mainegardenrailwaysociety2023

We had excellent weather for the club's annual event on Saturday, July 14th at the Overlook Garden Railway in Buxton.  Members and guests began arriving around mid-morning. Member check-in, officer ballots, door prize raffles, quilt raffles, and 50/50 tickets were handled by Terry Norton, Joanne Tarbox,  Sue Hoffman and Cheyenne Hoffman (Sue's granddaughter).  Terry Norton and Sue Hoffman  Joanne Tarbox  Cheyenne Hoffman      Important Sign at Registration Just past registration we found Norm Waycott with a Circus Modelers Workshop. A New Tent for the Circus   The next stop was coffee, visiting with other members, and both watching and running trains on Carl's new raised layout.  Philip Lentz, Frank Howard and Sue Norton Steam Train at Gorham Station  Freight and Seam Trains Passing the Overlook Hotel         Track Crew at the Section House   Our next stop was lunch with David Blue at the grill, assisted by Ernie Bay. Me...

The club’s annual cookout, business meeting, election officers and charity auction is coming right up on Saturday, July 14 th . The hours are 10am-4pm. Please plan to attend, bring a dish to share and items for the charity auction. Rumor has it that a member of the Auctioneers Hall of Fame will be making a special appearance this year.   Those helping with setup should come to Carl’s at 10am on Friday, July 13 th .   This spring Carl built a new section of raised layout, so there will be a place to run trains.