The meeting was called to order March 4th at 1 PM by Club President Earl Blanchette.

The minutes from February were introduced; a motion to accept as read was made by Joe Pyland and seconded by Bill Lancaster. The minutes were accepted.

The Treasurer’s Report was presented, explained, and accepted.

Old Business

Yahoo Groups was selected and Kennedy Gauger will be the moderator for the club message forums. A handout was available to club members. Kennedy gave a brief explanation about who will be able to access the groups. Joe Pyland explained what the groups were all about.

Mike Cleveland presented a draft letter to be used for the purpose of accepting donations. Suggestions were made to word smith and fine tune the letter. It was decided that more discussion was needed at a later meeting.

Pat Dye of the Museum needs to know if we will have volunteers to man and run the hand cars for the Temple 125th Aniv in April 2006. It was decided to finalize plans for this event at the April business meeting.

New Business

Librarian Bill Lancaster is editing and cataloging slides for your viewing pleasure.

Mike Cleveland expressed his opinion that we should develop an orientation packet for new members that would aid assigned “mentors” in introducing new members to how the club functions. He also asked if we should establish an age limit for unsupervised operations.  He suggested forming operating protocols for each scale. A brief discussion ensued – some scales may need more stringent limits. The club by-laws do not address this topic. Earl will do more research and report at a later meeting.

Bill Lancaster reported on upcoming field trips for local schools as Spring approaches. Some will be visiting Wednesday, March 8th. Carol with the Santa Fe Depot is looking for volunteers to man and operate the hand cars.

Mike Cleveland proposed that the club purchase a printer to be used for train show activities, club functions, and related reports. Kennedy Gauger made a motion which was seconded by Paul Otis to purchase a printer. The motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 2:25 PM.

The meeting was called to order at 1:05 PM on January 14th by newly elected Club President Earl Blanchette.

Earl read the minutes for November. Betty Neill made a motion to accept the minutes as read, and Joe Pyland seconded. The motion carried.

The Treasurer’s report for November and December 2005 were distributed to the membership. The report was accepted.

Old Business

Betty requested a motion from the floor to appoint Dan Ladd as Assistant Treasurer so he can be added to the signature card at the bank. Joe Pyland motioned, and Bill Lancaster seconded. The motion passed.  Dan Ladd will be the Assistant Treasurer.

A memoriam was sent on behalf of the club to the Hierzig family and we received a card of thanks. Former member James West donated a 3-D puzzle of New York City. Bill Lancaster indicated that the Temple Library had expressed an interest in the same for display. Ed Neill made a motion to donate the puzzle, and Wiley Starnes seconded. The motion passed.

The budget for CY 2006 was distributed to the membership. Members of the Budget Committee were Bill Lancaster, N Scale; Mike Cleveland, HO;  Wiley Stearnes, O; and the committee was chaired by Betty Neill, Club Treasurer.

Discussions on utility usage ensued. A motion was made to add a lock to the fuse box by Wiley Starnes. The motion was seconded and passed.  Another discussion centered on the increasing cost of utilities. It was suggested that the budget be amended to include these costs.  A motion was made by Joe Pyland to table further budget considerations pending a review in 90 days. The motion was seconded and passed. The budget as presented by the Committee and with the inclusion of the two motions was approved.

New Business

An Ad Hoc committee was formed to examine the proposal for a lease renewal of the Depot. The committee will be chaired by Ed Neill and members Bruce Koehler, Dan Ladd, Bill Lancaster and Bob Alston.

Bill Lancaster made a motion to name the Club Library the Dieter Hierzig Library in honor of Dieter’s long and arduous hours. The motion was seconded and carried.

Mike Cleveland made a proposal to try and have quarterly field trips to visit other member’s home layouts.

Bill Lancaster offered his N Scale layout to the club for the 2006 raffle layout, gratis! It will need motive power and rolling stock. The club accepted this generous gift.

The club’s historic layout is in need of workers. See Dan Ladd on how you can help out.

Mike Cleveland reminded the club that clinics are to be held on each workday effective with February’s business and work meeting.

The meeting adjourned at 2:45PM.

There was no business meeting this month. The membership had a wonderful Christmas Dinner Party and gift exchange December 9th at the Santa Fe Depot. Outgoing Club President Ron Miller introduced the new officers for 2006.

The club was saddened by the news of Dieter Hierzig’s passing earlier in the month.

The meeting was called on November 5th at 1:05 PM by Club President Ron Miller. The next Run Day will be November 19th. There will be no business meeting in December. The next business meeting will be January 14th, 2006 and the following Run Day will be January 21st.

The minutes for October were presented. A motion was made by Ed Underwood and seconded by Mike Cleveland to accept them as read. The motion passed.

Betty Neill presented the Treasurer’s Report for October. The report was accepted as presented. Betty explained the donation received on October 8th was for a birthday party held at the depot.

Old Business

The Christmas Dinner Party is scheduled for Friday, December 9th. Please notify Betty ASAP if you plan to attend and the number of guests. There will be a White Elephant gift exchange. Gifts should be $10 and under.

Betty requested disposition of show proceeds for the September 2005 dealer no-shows, deposit or apply to next year’s show. Bill Lancaster made a motion, seconded by Howard Bell to allow Betty to apply proceeds to a deposit for the next year’s show. The motion passed.

New Business

A motion was made by Bill Lancaster and seconded by Joe Teakell to pay our contract for the 2006 Train Show in advance for September 15-17, 2006. Betty has a copy of the contract and it is in the club’s best interest to settle now. The motion passed.

Please be sure to notify Betty Neill if you change your scale and wish to apply 50% to two scales.  This is critical for budget purposes.

Joe Teakell requested swift action on our flyers for the 2006 Train Show. The club agreed and Joe will have a draft by November Run Day. This brought up the need to set an admission price for next year’s show. It was agreed that it should remain the same.

A motion was made by Ed Neill that the club offer for sale to members by floor auction, the donated 2001 raffle layout with all items included. The sale will be conducted at the end of today’s business meeting. Mike Ross seconded, and the motion carried.

The nominating committee presented the election slate for 2006: Earl Blanchette for President; Mike Cleveland for Vice President; Mike Ross for Secretary; and Betty Neill for Treasurer. Mike Cleveland also accepted the duties of Train Show Coordinator. Dieter Hiersig will remain Librarian. Ron Miller asked if there were any nominations from the floor. There being none, Ed Neill made a motion to cease further nominations. Ed Underwood seconded and the motion carried. Noel Cowling motioned to accept the slate by acclamation, and Bill Lancaster seconded the motion.  The motion carried. Thanks to the present incumbents for their service in 2005.

The meeting adjourned at 2:10 PM.