The meeting was called to order on August 6th at 1:15 by Betty Neill.

The minutes for July were presented. Bruce Koehler made a motion to accept seconded by Mike Cleveland. The motion passed and the minutes were accepted as read.

Betty submitted the Treasurer’s Report. 173 tables have been sold for the Train Show so far.

Old Business

Bill Lancaster and Ed Neill spoke with Belton Lions Club on July 27th about the Club.

Train Show – Betty passed out the tentative work schedule for the show. Please review and give Betty any changes that need to be made as soon as possible.

Mike Cleveland spoke about clinics for the show. He needs volunteers to sign up for a host of topics. Bob Alston and Bruce Baker will present “Planning a Layout”. Mike will post schedules throughout the Convention Center. Mike will also make a laptop available for PowerPoint presentations.

Train Show PR – Jerry Johnson will have the show advertised in Model Railroader magazine. Ed will contact the Temple Telegram newspaper.

Bill Lancaster says there is space for the club to set up at the Temple Mall the first weekend of September on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Betty made a motion that we set up at the mall. Bill seconded and the motion passed.

Ed recommended that each club member sell $30 worth of Train Show tickets. Mike Cleveland made a motion to that effect, Wiley Starnes seconded, and the motion passed.

Dan recommended that we again have the Christmas party at the Depot, and wants to reserve the Depot, either on December 9th (first choice) or December 2nd (alternate).  Betty made motion to not commit until the membership has had time to consider. Ed Underwood seconded and the motion passed.

New Business

Betty introduced a new member, Bob Cozby. Bob Alston will serve as mentor.

A cart for the TV was discussed and it was decided to be too expensive at this time. Members were asked to look for a good used cart.

The meeting adjourned at 3PM.

The meeting called to order on July 2nd at 1 PM by Club Vice President Earl Blanchette.

The minutes for June were introduced. Joe Pyland mad a motion to accept the minutes as read. Mike Cleveland seconded, and the motion passed.

The Treasurer’s report was submitted by Betty Neill. Thus far, the club has sold 133 tables. The insurance premium for the following year has been paid. The report was accepted.

New Business

One of our life members, Ernie Hansbearry, has moved to Bellevue, Washington, and another, Annie Adams, has moved to San Antonio.

Dieter Hierzig would like to move the TV equipment out of the library to accommodate users. This was tabled for discussion at the next business meeting.

Mike Cleveland will postpone clinics until after the Train Show. Be sure to sign up for any clinics you care to conduct, both for the Show and Run Days.

Ed Neill reported that the 1st National Bank (Extraco) will once again sponsor the club’s raffle layout. Thanks to them!

The meeting adjourned at 1:20 PM.

The meeting called to order on June 4th at 1:10 PM by Club President Ron Miller.

The minutes for May were introduced. A motion was made by Bill Lancaster, seconded, and passed to accept the minutes as read.

The Treasurer’s Report was submitted. We have sold 128 tables for the Train Show thus far. The report was accepted as presented.

Old Business

A Lionel speeder for the kiddie’s layout was purchased by Wiley Starnes. The speeder was on display during the meeting, and making its way around the layout.

New Business

Ed explained our insurance coverage as it pertains to personal property. Inventories of equipment, yours or clubs, should be taken as soon as possible, just in case.

Bill Lancaster installed a cabinet for ladies purses in the kitchen.

The raffle layout needs to be completed now that nearly all items are on-hand.

Betty suggested adding clinics to the work day/business meeting day so layouts can be run without interruption on run day. Clinics could be started 15 minutes following business meeting. Ed Neill made a motion to that effect, to which Bill Lancaster seconded. There being no further discussion, the motion passed.

Bill Lancaster solicited assistance in areas of responsibility for the coming show.

The meeting adjourned at 2:20 PM.

The meeting was called to order on April 2nd at 1 PM by Club President Ron Miller.

The minutes for March were presented. A motion to accept as such was made by Bill Lancaster and seconded by Wiley Starnes. The motion carried and the minutes were accepted.

The Treasurer’s Report was submitted by Betty Neill. She reports we have 43 paid members. The remainder are delinquent and notices will be sent by Betty after conferring with Ron Miller.

Old Business

Bids to copy the print of the Temple Yard are $30, but we are still waiting for a downloaded file from Matt Zebrowski.

Mike Cleveland still has opportunities to conduct a clinic. He is currently contacting hobby shops for publicity and interested modelers. We need members to participate. The next open house on April 16th will feature a clinic on the “Basics of DCC” by Joe Pyland.

Joe Teakell presented an agenda item from last month’s meeting. He discussed a need for the club to review participation in outside shows. Betty discussed insurance ramifications concerning these activities, especially during transportation and we can expect the cost of the club’s liability insurance to increase.

Bob Alston made a motion to purchase the additional insurance, which will become due in July, at the cost specified, to which Bill Lancaster seconded. The motion carried. Immediately following the vote, Joe Pyland made a motion to accept Joe Teakell’s document as written, to which Howard Bell seconded. That motion also passed.

Jerry Johnson’s CentraMod sign efforts, and those of his Marketing Class, were in evidence as Earl Blanchette presented the new signs.  If you haven’t noticed, you should see they are first-class. Plaudits to Jerry.

Bob Alston presented the costs for a new CentraMod banner. He inquired as to our direction concerning this. Joe Pyland made a motion to table further discussions; Craig Lancaster seconded, and the motion passed.

New Business

New members Bob Johnson and Bruce Baker were introduced. Both model in HO Scale.

One of the hand carts on the Kiddie Layout wound up on the casualty list. Wiley Starnes presented the replacement cost and it will be up to the club if they want to proceed.

The raffle layout for this year’s Train Show appears to be “on track”. Track and cars have been donated by PufferBelly’s of Waco. He also donated a locomotive. Wiley suggested the club give PufferBelly a complimentary table at this year’s show. Wiley made a motion to offer a free table to PufferBelly, to which Bill Lancaster seconded. The motion passed.

The Temple Train Show will be held a week after our Show in September. A motion was made to have a second open house for this occasion. Richard Leonberger seconded and the motion passed.

Ron Miller suggested we place signs in the depot’s windows at strategic locations to advertise the club’s open house. This will be looked into.

It was discovered that the club’s PO Box addressee was listed as “Texas Train Festival”.  This was changed on the spot by the nice folks at the Post Office.

The meeting adjourned at 2:10 PM.

The meeting was called to order on March 5th at 1:05 PM by Club President Ron Miller.

The minutes for February were presented. A motion to accept as such was made by Bill Lancaster and seconded by Wiley Starnes. The motion carried and the minutes were accepted.

The Treasurer’s Report for February 2005 was discussed by Ron Miller and accepted.

Old Business

Jerry Johnson said we should have the logo sign in two weeks.

The plans for the Temple Yard circa 1940 are in disk form and should be sent to us by designer Matt Zebrowski.

New Business

Mike Cleveland discussed the Clinic Presentation. Topics should be given by 2 or 3 people for short duration working on advance notice. Joe Pyland requested the possibility of video taping the presentations. Joe Teakell suggested making public service announcements and inviting an outside audience, thus giving the club more exposure. We decided to try and present the first clinic in April 2005.

For the past two or three years, the N and 0 Scale members have been running module layouts at the Waco Doll show. They wanted to discuss the disposition of donations made for attendance at shows, and in general, for layouts traveling to various locales, and to establish rules of engagement at future shows.

Topics for discussion were:

1. Should the club vote on each activity as if it were a club function?
2. Use of club property.
3. Reimbursement of direct expenses incurred.
4. Whether donations should go to the club as a whole.
5. Insurance considerations.
6. Admission to function if limited to participants only and not the entire club membership.

After a lengthy discussion, Richard Zamudio made a motion essentially to present to the club as an agenda item for a future business meeting. Bill Lancaster seconded and the motion passed.

Kennedy Gauger inquired if the club would be interested in purchasing a type of pullover shirt for use by members, which would have the club logo and member’s name. He will check on prices and availability and report back to the club.

Dieter Hierzig reported that library books are available for check out. We also have 25 picture albums with over 6,000 slides available. He also mentioned that certain members have long overdue items which need to be returned to the library.

The meeting adjourned at 2 PM.