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ROUNDHOUSE REVIEW

The Monthly Newsletter of the

BOEING EMPLOYEES’ RAILROAD CLUB – ST. LOUIS

VOL. XXXII No. 7___ JULY 2009 _Editor:_Ron_Hardy_

External Website - [www.berrc-stl.com]

Next Meeting Minutes of the Regular Meeting held July 14, 2009

August 11, 2009 7:00 p.m. President Bob Keeler called the monthly meeting of the Boeing Employees’ Railroad Club – St. Louis to order on Bridgeton Trails Branch of the St. Louis County July 14, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Twenty-seven members were present at Bridgeton Trails Branch of the St. Louis Library, 3455 McKelvey Rd. County Library.

OFFICERS’ REPORTS COMING EVENTS Secretary – Ron Hardy – The minutes of the June meeting were approved as published in the Roundhouse September 12th - Boeing Employees’ Railroad Club – St. Review. Motion to accept by Don Landschoot, Second Louis Fall Swap Meet; Queeny Park by George Shindel. October 10 and 11 - The 19th Annual Greater St. Louis Treasurer – Bruce Ketts – The Treasurer’s reports for Metro Area Train Show, Kirkwood Community Center. June was received as presented. November 7th – Gateway Division, Mid Continent Region Councilor – Mike Chizmar – One of the display cases in NMRA Model Train Meet, Trinity Lutheran Church, 14088 Bldg 67 collapsed a couple weeks ago. The Computer Clayton Rd., Ballwin Club had a display on the top shelf which came down on everything in the case. We suffered the most damage, December 5th – Great St. Louis Christmas Train Show; some was able to be repaired, but did lose one club car. Life Christian School, 13001 Gravois Rd, Sunset Hills Recreation has moved. They are now located outside the Bldg 64 lobby, where Badging used to be. January 30, 2010 – Great St. Louis Christmas After Train Show; Immanuel Lutheran School, 9733 Olive, Olivette CONDUCTORS’ REPORTS

Club Officers Swap Meet – Wayne Schimmel – I mailed the flyers to our sellers on June 23rd, and received the first on back President Bob Keeler - work 233-1013, home - 314- on July 2, 2009. So far, I have 29 people signed up for 434-8640; 70 tables. The flyers are here for you to tale to the hobby Vice President Wayne Schimmel – work 233-6407 - shops you visit. Please make sure you mark the sheet home 636-668-6451; so I know where you took them. One hobby shop, namely “hobby Town” in Secretary Ron Hardy - work 232-5744, home 314- Manchester has moved to Ballwin. About 3 ½ miles 739-7285; west from where the shop was in Manchester. It’s Treasurer Bruce Ketts - work 233-0737, home 314- about 60% bigger but still under construction as of last 741-0711; Saturday. It’s in front of the Target store. Councilor Mike Chizmar work 777-7574, home 636- Roundhouse Review – Ron Hardy - Any items you wish 240-1788 to have included in the July newsletter no later than July

1 29th. Items for the August newsletter are needed Christmas party ’09 is still in good shape. August 26th. Drop letters had to be sent out to Ed Duddy, Jeff Library – George Rees – No report. Ahrens, Jim Toth, and Art Meierotto. In addition we lost Bob Swain, who asked to be removed, and Alden Club Contest – No report. Williams and Bert Young. Ed has renewed his membership tonight. Tools – Bob Keeler – No report. NEW BUSINESS Freight Agent – Vic Dunajcik – No report. Bill Dowdy made a motion to close the Trip Account and Programs – We will view a DVD. transfer the funds to the General Fund. The motion was seconded by George Shindel. The motion was approved Magazines – Dale Schuk – Please continue to look for by the members in attendance. them as some previous lost issues have been found. Mainline Modeler – Nov ’04, Feb ’06; N-Scale – Nov/Dec Bill also recommends destroying the trip folder. ’05; Trains – Dec ’04, Sep ’05. Overdue magazines – Passenger Train Journal – ANNOUNCEMENTS 2006:4, 2007:1, 2007:2, 2008:1, 2008:2, and 2008:3; Trains – Feb ’09, Mar ’09. “ How the railroads made the west” is on display at UMSL’s Barringer Library from now thru September. Videos – Dale Schuk – No report. Rosters are available. HO Modules – Jim McClain/Kevin Brown – HO modules will set up at the Fall Swap meet. Also, we have been Mark Rudy went to Union, IL to visit the museum. asked to set up again at the St. Charles Model Railroad Club swap meet in January 2010. Don Landschoot reported on a DVD the library has featuring celebrities train layouts, including Frank N Modules – Tom Mallien/Bob Keeler – We may take a Sinatra. small display back to Decatur in September. BRING AND BRAG Trailer – Bob Leight – We have received the paperwork for the trailer insurance. Fred Houska showed a N scale Japanese steam engine and showed photos taken near Glencoe on the UP Web Site – Mark Rudy – We received an offer from a tracks. He also spoke on the N Scale magazine article group to purchase our domain name, which was turned he wrote and photographed. down. The fees for the rights to the name are now paid thru next year. Rich Young showed 2 narrow gauge boxcar kits he built,

Museum Volunteers – Bob Leight – No report. Bob Keeler showed photos of his G scale logging cars

OLD BUSINESS Clint Kasten was awarded the door prize.

We still have openings for the positions of Program The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Conductor, Trip Conductor and Contest Conductor. Respectfully submitted Application for IRS tax status is still pending. Ron Hardy, Secretary State registration form has been sent in. Boeing Employees’ Railroad Club – St. Louis

You are invited to the St Louis Live Steamers public run days at Kircher Park in Eureka. Best way is to take I-44 west to hwy 109, get off and get right back on EB I-44 and immediately exit at Williams Road and take the first right into the park. The remaining public run days this year this year are September 12 (in conjunction with Eureka Days) and October 3 Runs are between 11 and 4 each day.