Members and guests began arriving around mid-morning. Member check-in, officer ballots, door prize raffles, quilt raffles, and 50/50 tickets were handled by Terry Norton, Joanne Tarbox, Sue Hoffman and Cheyenne Hoffman (Sue's granddaughter).
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| Terry Norton and Sue Hoffman |
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| Joanne Tarbox |
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| Cheyenne Hoffman
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| Important Sign at Registration |
Just past registration we found Norm Waycott with a Circus Modelers Workshop.
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| A New Tent for the Circus |
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| Philip Lentz, Frank Howard and Sue Norton |
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| Steam Train at Gorham Station
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| Track Crew at the Section House |
Our next stop was lunch with David Blue at the grill, assisted by Ernie Bay. Members provided both side dishes and desserts in quantity. Thanks to Norm Waycott for providing the drinks and to Andriana Colucci for the plates, cups, plasticware and napkins.
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| Ernie Bay and David Blue |
During lunch there were also non-rail visits to Shaggy Bark Park and other places....
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| Carl and Ben in the ATV |
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| Dennis gets a driving lesson from Ben's grandson Malik |
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| Terry's brotherTom Norton, Sue Norton and Tom's grandson Liam
After lunch we moved on to the Annual Meeting and Charity Auction. We heard and accepted the Treasurer's Report and the Secretary's Report.
The result of the annual election of officers was as follows. Thanks to non-members Cheyenne Hoffman and Tom Norton for counting the ballots.
President: Carl Churchill
Vice President: Art Handman
Treasurer: Dennis Farrell
Secretary: Terry Norton
Trustees: Hunk Erskine, Ben Braithwaite, Mac McLaughlin, Norman Waycott, and Frank Howard.
During the discussion on Membership, Terry introduced our newest and youngest member. He is Teyian Tarbox, grandson of Joanne Tarbox. His parents are Dawn and Tyson Tarbox.
The member, quilt and 50/50 raffle winners were
First
club drawing (USA TRAINS reefer): Doug Johnson
Second
Club drawing (PIKO boxcar): Hunk Erskine
Third
club drawing (USA TRAINS reefer): Terry Norton
First
quilt (Thomas): Dennis Farrell
Second
Quilt (Modern trains): Hunk Erskine
50/50
raffle: Bill Goodrich
The charity auction began after the Annual Meeting adjourned. This year Frank Howard and Ben Braithwaite were assisted by past auctioneer Barry Sandford. He is known for the trestles he built at several Holiday Train Displays. He also operates Pine State Drilling, so if you need any drilling (or blasting) to build your Garden Railway, he can help you out!
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Members pick up their Auction Ticket Numbers from Joanne.
The auction started with small items, and then moved on to bids for the Brooklyn Bridge and a very nice, white Mustang convertible owned by one of the members.
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