Upcoming Events

[Ron Fiebelkorn <rfieb@inetport.com>]

Here's the latest information on our events on October 26, 27, &
28.

Flatonia Czhilispiel

Jim will tow the trailer to the Flatonia Convention Center on
Friday, October 26 and the plans are for everyone to meet there at 2:00pm
to set up the layout.   We are suppose to have an area
approximately 38' x 29', which includes the area for the aisles between
the layouts.  Chairs and table will be furnished.  

We'll be running trains on Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5pm. 
Adrian will be the FAT Controller on Friday, Steve on Saturday, and Ira
on Sunday.   Jim will tow the trailer back to Austin Sunday
night.

We will hold another raffle at this event.  Steve has purchased a
Lionel Construction Zone Set, which we will use for the first place
raffle prize.  We will also have a hard bound book on the history of
Lehmann Toys (a $25.00 value) and TTAT club memberships.  Raffle
tickets are priced at $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00.  The winning
tickets will be drawn around 4:30 on Sunday and the winner need not be
present to win.  We discovered at the last event that most people
will buy a raffle ticket once they are aware of the raffle.  If you
see someone viewing our layout, ask them if they are aware of the raffle
and if they have bought a ticket.  Hopefully we'll make a few
dollars,  be able to promote the club, and maybe recruit a couple of
new members.

Bob has received passes from the Czhilispiel committedd and it sounds
like you will need passes to get into the convention center area even on
Friday night.  If you plan on going to this event and don't have a
pass yet, contact Bob (bostet.aol.com or 263-3320).

Austin Jamboree
Saturday, October 27, Bob, Rick, Ricky, and Scott will set up the
4x8 layout at the First United Methodist Church, which is located at 1004
N. Mays Street in Round Rock.  The show will be open form 8am to
2pm.  The layout will be in the middle of the raised area, which
they refer to as the 'alter' area.  Besides running some trains,
we'll be promoting the club, handing out information about the club, and
hopefully recruiting some new members.  

This will be a busy week-end for the club.  If you can, try and make
it to Flatonia.  It looks like we will be able to set up a large
layout, be able to run a lot of trains,  and there are also a lot of
events scheduled at Czhilispiel.  Check out their web site
www.flatonia-tx.com
for more information.  There's also a link to it from the club's web site www.trainweb.org/ttat 

See you next week-end.

Ron