The meeting for September 2006 was called to order on September 2nd by Club President Earl Blanchette at 1:05 PM.

The minutes for August 206 were presented; a motion was made by Joe Pyland to accept the minutes as read and was seconded by Wiley Starnes.The motion passed.

The Treasurer’s report was submitted, read, and accepted. Going into the show, we have sold 183 tables.  We have received lots of publicity.

Old Business

Two examples of proposed club shirts w/logos were shown to the membership. Thoughts for the next meeting were solicited.

Christmas dinner at the Temple Santa Fe Depot is limited to Friday, December 1st and 22nd due to previous bookings. This is another topic for later discussion.

New Business

On Friday, September 15th at approximately 8 AM, with layouts and essentials in hand, we will load up from the Moody Depot so as to arrive on or about 10:30 AM at the Mayborn Convention Center for setup. We must be out of the center by 10 PM. The doors will open on Saturday around 7 AM for vendor setup.

Mike Cleveland will develop a questionnaire for “feedback” in different show aspects for use in future shows.

The meeting adjourned at 2PM.

The meeting for August 2006 was called to order August 5th by Club President Earl Blanchette at 1 PM. The next business meeting will be September 2nd. The next run day is August 19th.

The minutes for July 2006 were presented; a motion was made by Joe Pyland to accept the minutes as read and was seconded by Troy Wolff. The motion passed.

The Treasurer’s report was submitted, read and accepted. As of today, we have sold 176 tables.

Due to his wife’s illness, Dr Vanaman will be unable to attend the show.

Old Business

A certificate of appreciation was presented to Darlene Vance who has made our club vests in the past by Earl and Betty. Letters of appreciation were also signed and mailed to Melody Locke and Rhoda Bolton for donating club name badges.

A clean-up session was scheduled prior to next month’s train show and everyone pitched in to pickup nails left over from the new roof located around the Depot.

The existing modules not claimed in the coming week will be moved and stored by Ron Miller and Mike Ross.

Ed Neill reported on the building renovation progress. Paneling and trim will be needed on the inside where two replacement windows have been installed. Some skirting also needs to be replace the overhang painted. Ed has a bid on the painting to be done.

New Business

It looks like mall space to show the raffle layout and sell tickets will be unavailable this year. Bill Lancaster will check into this as long as possible prior to the show.

Please contact Kennedy Gauger if you are interested in purchasing a quality shirt with the club logo and possibly your name. Cost is to be determined, but expected to be nominal.

Mike Cleveland reported on Train Show committee meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 2:05 PM

The meeting for July 2006 was called to order on July 1 by Club president Earl Blanchette at 1PM. The next run day is scheduled for July 15th and the next business meeting will be August 5th.

The minutes for May and June 2006 were presented; a motion was made by Bill Lancaster to accept the minutes as read and was seconded by Ed Neill. The motion passed.

The Treasurer’s report was submitted, read, and accepted. As of July 1st,  we have sold 158 tables for the September Train Show.

Old Business

Ed Neill reported on renovations to the depot. The building and contents insurance will increase. Ed has decided to have all of the rain gutters replaced with new aluminum gutters.  He has also decided to remove two doors from the north side of the building and replace them with windows similar to those being installed now. There will be no need to insulate as there is insulation in the baggage area now. We still need to replace two other doors and paint the overhead brackets, and locate more-efficient floor vents for the air conditioning.

We have acquired storage space at the KATY Depot.

A work day for clean-up prior to the September show will be scheduled.

New Business

The modules from the back room need to be moved to the storage area. They have not been used in over seven years and are in disrepair.

Dan Ladd reports it was never Pat Dye’s intention to schedule hand car operation on our meeting dates.

Neal Locke presented the work schedule for the Train Show. If you see any scheduling problems or conflicts, please contact him or Betty Neill.

Betty reported that Darlene Vance, who currently fabricates our vests, is now living in an assisted living center. It was suggested that a letter of appreciation be prepared and presented to her for her past efforts for the club. Earl Blanchette also suggested letters of appreciation be prepared for Melody Locke and Rhoda Bolton for their generous donation of the badges to the club.

The meeting adjourned at 2PM.

The meeting for June 2006 was called to order on June 3rd by Club President Earl Blanchette at 1 PM. The next business meeting will be July 1st and the next run day will be June 17th.

The minutes for May 2006 were not available to be read.

The Treasurer’s report for June was presented by Betty Neill. The report was accepted.

Old Business

The air conditioning now works and has been paid for in addition to the under floor insulation. The new windows are on order, as is the siding. They will hopefully all be installed by the next business meeting.

New Business

ID badges need to have pictures attached and should then be available for member use. They will then be found on the ID board in the waiting room.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 PM.