February 2010 - the 4th Division â¢ PNR â¢ NMRA

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Page 2 Issue 517 • February 2010 Dennis Hill Another year of the Pacific Science Center Show—and another success! Once again the volunteers, led by the PSC Show Committee of Frank Dekker, Jeff Moorman and, for the first time, Rob Jones, produced another winner. The many volunteers that helped out over Martin Luther King Weekend did a fantastic job of making nearly 15,000 attendees aware of trains and the joy this hobby offers people of any age. My thanks to everyone who participated! The PNR Convention is coming to the 4 th Division this September. It begins with the PNR Board meeting and a social on Wednesday, September 15 th and concludes with the Awards Banquet on Saturday, September 18 th . In between, we’ll have clinics for every level of skill; prototype tours; contests for models, photos, and crafts; special AP Assessment judging; layout tours in all scales; our annual membership meeting; and much more. All of this for the low, low price for NMRA members of only $40. (The banquet is only another $35 per person.) It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lynnwood. Special room rates include a full cooked-toorder breakfast and added benefits make this a real opportunity for a fantastic time! See the registration form at www.4dPNR.org. Nominations are being accepted for the offices of Superintendent and Director, Position Two. Any member of the NMRA living in the 4 th Division is welcome to participate. Dennis Hill and J.J. Johnston have agreed to run again but anyone else that would like to help is certainly encouraged to step forward! The United Northwest Show in Monroe, Washington, benefiting 4H programs, will be February 6–7. Please show your support by attending this really fine Train Show and Swap Meet. We plan to bring back the 4D’s Spring Meet in 2011. Any input or suggestions are welcome. Please contact me at toontrain@yahoo.com with your ideas. We voted to skip the Spring Meet this year because of the PNR Convention. In the past, the Spring Meet was pushed aside due to other train-related shows, or held as an add-on to other events. In 2011 we want to make this the beginning of a new and different show for members and guests of the 4 th Division. Your help will be appreciated. The 4D’s quarterly Board of Directors meeting will be held Saturday, February 13 th at the Yankee Grill in Renton, Washington at 1 PM. As always, all 4D members are invited to attend. Thanks and “Keep on Training!” From the Superintendent’s Desk 4D News Jeff Moorman attempts to put on a good face despite spending all of his waking hours working on the 2010 PSC Train Show. Layouts Needed for Cascadian International 2010 Tours Clay Hanson The Pacific Northwest Region’s Annual Convention, the Cascadian International 2010, will be held September 16–18, 2010 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Lynnwood. We want to show conventioneers the great layouts we have here in the 4 th Division. If you’re willing to share your layout with visitors during the convention, please contact me by April 30, 2010. Because of the NMRA insurance policy conditions, every layout tour host is required to be a current NMRA member. (There will be no exceptions to this requirement.) Please email me the following information: • Name, email, telephone number, mailing address, street address (if different) • Name of layout, size, and scale • Brief description of your layout and the period you model • Number of persons that can view the layout at once • Access for wheelchair and other physically-challenged persons • If there are times when the layout is not available As it can still be warm in mid-September, it would be helpful if you could provide refreshments such as cold drinks, cookies, or other snacks. Travel to the layouts will be by cars; there will be no tour buses. Car pooling is encouraged. Email or postal mail your information to me at 1555 Union Ave NE #31, Renton, WA 98059-3968, chskier736@comcast.net. Thank you! Cover Photo Doug Bulger Our 2008 and 2009 Golden Grab Iron winners, Ed and Gay Liesse, congratulate each other for their awards, given at the recent Pacific Science Center Annual Train Show, January 18. Article on page 4.
Issue 517 • February 2010 Page 3 Golden Grab-Iron Service Awards go to Gay and Ed Liesse Al Lowe The Golden Grab-Iron Service Award is given each year to a member of the 4th Division, Pacific Northwest Region, National Model Railroad Association, who exemplifies service to the organization. For 2008 and 2009 the selection committee has chosen Gay & Ed Liesse for their many contributions to the hobby, the NMRA, and especially the 4th Division. Ed has been an NMRA member for over 50 years; a frequent clinician at both the regional and national levels; a PNR Contest Judge, AP Judge, and AP participant; was PNR Regional Secretary for five years; a constant attendee and contributor to the 4D Tacoma clinic; has served on numerous 4D mini-meet committees; and has been a principle clinician for 4D train shows. He currently serves as the PNR Education Chair. Gay was the PNR Switchlist editor for four years; a primary player in the 4D Tacoma clinic; hosted out-of-state clinicians, providing room, board and transportation; and is an AP program participant. Gay & Ed have attended 15 consecutive National Conventions, volunteering their services to each convention’s committee to serve in any capacity needed. They were primary members of the PSX 2004 Convention Committee, with Gay working as Convention Secretary and Non-Rail Hospitality Chair, while Ed chaired Facilities and Clinics. They both attended the National Conventions in Ft. Lauderdale, Toronto, and St Louis for the primary purpose of “selling” the Seattle convention and working the PSX 2004 registration desk. In addition, they have attended 11 consecutive PNR Conventions. They currently serve as PNR Co-Office Managers. Their involvement and leadership with the education and encouragement of new and younger modelers is unmatched, as is their ability to sell the hobby and the benefits of NMRA membership. Olympia Model Railroad Layout Tour To all our fellow 4D Grab- Ironers: Scott Buckley The Olympia Open House & Operations Group (OO&OG) will be hosting the Seventh Annual Olympia Layout Tour on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Ten layouts have committed to be on the tour, with the possibility of two more. Various scales and gauges will be represented, including N, HO, On30 and 3/8n20. Jim Younkins’ N scale Mud Bay & Southern and Greg Wright’s 3/8n20 Consolidated Republic Mining Railroad have been featured in national publications. Many of these layouts are under construction, which gives visitors the opportunity to see each builder’s construction methods. As with last year, a few of the layouts will be open early, while a few will stay open later, to give visitors the opportunity to see as many layouts as possible. We hope that you will take the opportunity to visit our layouts. There aren’t many chances to see this many layouts at one time without spending the money to attend a convention. I’ll have additional information, including how to request your tour map, soon. Contact sbuckley@nwrain.com, 360-352-5567 if you have questions. Helping on the N Scale Children’s Layout A special thanks to all of you for honoring us with the Golden Grab-Iron Awards for 2008 and 2009. We are humbled to think you deem us worthy of this recognition. It helps make the years of participation and volunteering worthwhile, though we’d do it all for the love of model railroading and for the chance to know and work with all of you — without any special recognition. Gay and Ed Liesse Clay Hanson Helping at the Pacific Science Center Model Railroad Show is a fun-filled experience! I was in charge of the N scale children’s layout during the morning of January 18 th and thoroughly enjoyed letting the children and future model railroaders run the train around the track. Later that day, I helped children make scale trees. Both were lots of fun. If you have not yet helped at the show, by all means volunteer to do so next year. You will enjoy it! Grab-Iron Service Award Winners 1955 George Heliotis 1956 Dee Cowan 1957 Walt Mendenhall 1958 Don Lind 1959 Ed Hibben 1960 Howard Durfy 1961 Robert Johnson 1962 Herb Chaudiere 1963 Chuck Allen 1964 Brian Ellerby 1965 Carl Hadeen 1966 J. Woodrow Matthews 1967 Philip H. Kohl 1968 Donald C. Dietrich 1969 Duane Damgaard 1970 Kenneth Schmelzer 1971 Robert L. Tunnard 1972 Richard Day 1973 Keith & Dawn Newsom 1974 Nathan Oxhandler 1975 Chuck Evans 1976 Lou & Pat Toppano 1977 Robert M. Smith 1978 Vic Stuhr 1979 Dave Hoffer 1980 Pat & Lou Toppano 1981 Tony Raimondi 1982 Howard Bell 1983 Dan Peters 1984 Walter R. Hanson 1985 Roger F. Horne 1986 Tom Schuh 1987 Roger Ferris 1988 Louise Clough 1989 Richard “Dick” Roth 1990 Al James 1991 Rolan Brockhoff 1992 Marshall Wilson 1993 Al Carter 1994 Keith Lyons 1995 Bob Chapman 1996 Robert “Bobj” Berger 1997 Kenneth L. Gentili 1998 Dale & Diane Kraus 1999 Jim Easley 2000 John & Jan Becker 2001 Gene Swanson 2002 Dave Kreitler 2003 Didrick Voss 2004 Frank Dekker 2005 Jack Hamilton 2006 Jeff Moorman 2007 Al Lowe 2008 Gay Liesse 2009 Ed Liesse
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