Volume 34 Spring, 2014
By Tom Waters, Division Supt. By Rick Uhlenkott, Editor Well this should be the Spring issue of the Purple Sage as we have not put one out yet this year. And I owe you all an apology for not getting this done sooner. I think it s June already, isn t it? If you haven t been around lately, you don t know that Sharon and I bought a new house after being in the old one for over 36 years. So, the Elbow Valley RR is now a thing of the past and like Phoenix rising, a new Elbow Valley is in the works. Tearing down my 25 year project has not been fun, but the idea of a new, bigger double deck RR is oh so exciting. And so I don t forget, I need to say a big thank you to all of my 3rd Div. friends for their help over the years. I would list them all by name but you don t have time to read such a long list. And as you would expect I can t remember all of it. Enough about me and now for the good stuff. Here is what I wrote to the PNR for an annual report. Tom reported that several vandals descended on the Elbow Valley recently, causing much damage to scenery. They defended their actions by noting that the management had been preparing to do just that, anyway, so they were just helping. Considering management was among the vandals, the railroad police decided to let the matter be and left to continue preparations for relocating to bigger quarters at the new home office. The 3rd Division has pretty much recuperated from putting on the Regional Convention last Summer. We had a great crew, lots of wonderful participation and most of all very positive comments from those who attended. To all who attended, from near and far, we thank you for sharing this great hobby with us! The train show portion of the convention made money due to the free rent associated with the convention. Numerous folks in the area have asked that we put on an annual show and we have a committee looking into this. So far this year we have added approximately seven new members. Also we now have an official membership chair and welcome letters are being drafted. We are also working on changes to our by laws to include rules for rotating the three offices on a three year basis. This does not mean an officer can t run for their position again. We have had a wonderful web master for a number of years, Bruce McCosh. He has recently passed the job on Chris Mesa and we are now looking to put ourselves on Facebook. A number of the local members are planning to attend this years Regional in Tacoma as we fully expect yet another great convention. As for me, I feel taking the reins of the 3rd Division is a wonderful opportunity, one where we can pull in the members to participate just a little more in Continued, page 2 Sandy's article on the LP appears in the July/August issue of N Scale Railroading. Very nice, although he sold the Gready Mills logging operation to the Klearkut operation. I don't know what else Sandy has in the pipe line, but given the number of N scalers in the area I'm sure many more fine articles are a coming.
Engineer's Side, Continued from page 1 this hobby of railroading. As I have often said, we don t discriminate against scale. So to expand on the above, Chris Mesa has taken over as Web Master and also as Membership Chairman. Skip Dautel continues as Secretary and Jerry Thomas has taken on the 3Rd. Div. Treasures job. Warren Smith has offered to run the Favorite Model Contest during the Spring and Fall Meets. And speaking of the Fall Meet, we are locked on for September 27th at the same place as the past meets. The monthly business meeting was moved to Idaho Pizza Co. on Fairview near Cole Road in Boise in order to get away from noisy video game machines at the Overland store. In closing, you can see that some changes have been made lately, so check the web page often for the latest info. high 60's to low 70's so you can escape the heat of south west Idaho and cool off. Also there are any number of places to stay in and around Fortuna and Eureka. We will give you gate passes and parking permits to get into this small county fair. By the way, the Humboldt County Fair was the first county fair in California, dating back to the late 1800's. There are many things to see on the north coast of California from the tallest trees in the world to Victorian Villages like Ferndale used in a number of Hollywood movies. If you could give us a weekend, one or two days or some evenings during the week please get in touch with me at http://secure.infoharvest.ca/nmra/pnr/3div/ And as you should already know, if there is anything I can help you with don t hesitate to contact me (info, on the 3rd Div. web page). The Eureka California Depot in the mid 50's Tom Waters Eel River Valley 229 7107 or rcp4449@gmail.com Come and make it part of your vacation this year and enjoy the beautiful Redwoods and one of the most outstanding coastlines in the world. There are any number of places to camp if you wish. The temperatures will be in the Ron Plies A total look at the club's module layout Shively, California down in the Eel River Canyon in the heart of the redwoods
Spring Meet Contest Results By Tom Waters This year s Spring Meet was just a little different for me this time. I asked Bruce Oberleitner to take over running the contest as he has been instrumental in helping me in the past. As luck would have it, Steam Locomotive 1st Terry Jackson, HO scale MDC Shay Brucer was under the weather that day and couldn t even get out of bed to call me. Well, Michael Starkey stepped up and offered to take over. And a big THANKS to him for doing a great job. As for me, I have fallen on my head in getting this write up done and getting ribbons to the winners and I apologize for that. This time there were 28 entries entered by 10 of us. Now I know more of you have been busy building models so plan on entering the contest this Fall, we want to see your handy work. Here are the items you all liked the best at the Meet: Complete Train 1st George Wolfrum, N Scale log train 2nd Bryan James, HO scale Orient Express 3rd Don Osborn, O scale Hafner passenger train ADVERTISING ADVERTISING RATES FOR ONE YEAR ARE: 2 X 3 1 /2" 3 X 3 1 /2" 4 X 3 1 /2" COMMERCIAL 24.00 36.00 48.00 CLUB 20.00 30.00 40.00 CLASSIFIED 1 6.00 24.00 32.00 INDIVIDUAL PIKE 1 2.00 1 8.00 24.00 SEND YOUR READY MADE AD (AS A GRAPHIC), OR I CAN LAY IT OUT FROM YOUR MOCKUP SUBSCRIPTIONS THIS PUBLICATION IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES, MEMBERS OR NOT, FREE OF CHARGE. WE WILL GLADLY ACCEPT A $6 PER YEAR CONTRIBUTION FROM NON-MEMBERS WHO MAY STILL WISH TO CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING. Diesel Locomotive 1st Bryan James, HO scale Athern GP 38 2nd Floyd Warden, (assume G scale) Something he didn t write down Passenger Car 1st Michael Starkey, S scale wood passenger car 2nd Bryan James, HO scale Santa Fe observation car 3rd Warren Smith, HOn3 scale business car Alamosa Non Revenue Car 1st Warren Smith, HOn3 scale ditcher 2nd Bryan James, HO scale crane and boom car Caboose No Entries
Color Photo 1st A three way tie: Carl Sorensen UP on the Columbia Carl Sorensen MT14 on the Mt. Hood RR Carl Sorensen POVA (whatever that is) 2nd A two way tie: Carl Sorensen RDC in Payette Carl Sorensen calendar Black & White Photo No Entries Freight Car 1st Rick Uhlenkott, N scale Tri level Autorack on UP flat car 2nd Warren Smith, HOn3 scale drop bottom gondola 3rd Bryan James, HO scale gas tank (?) Traction Locomotive No Entries On Line Structure 1st Rick Uhlenkott, N scale Idaho County Light & Power LPG facility Off Line Structure 1st Sam Parkins, HO Scale General Store Vehicle No Entries Tree No Entries Other No Entries Module No Entries Diorama Best N Scale George Wolfrum N Scale log train Best HO Scale A five way tie: Warren Smith, HOn3 business car Alamosa Warren Smith, HO scale Oakleaf Supply Warren Smith, HOn3 scale ditcher Bryan James, HO scale Athern GP 38 Bryan James, HO scale crane and boom car Best O Scale Don Osborn, O scale Hafner passenger train Best G Scale Floyd Warden, The something He didn t write down 1st George Wolfrum, N Scale Tug Boat 2nd Warren Smith, HO scale Oakleaf Supply Best of Show George Wolfrum N Scale log train SPECIAL CONTEST the GET ER DONE contest: Rick Uhlenkott N Scale Wicks New Loading Dock, phase 1
And again, please try your best to vote in every category, your friends will really appreciate it. And don t forget that we want to see your handy work in the contest. And As Always, Thanks A Bunch! Tom modules. They have over 50 linear feet of quality, detailed work finished and several more on the way. The club has their own painted trailer with logo to transport to frequent shows. Jim showed us the huge HO layout. It was multilayered in Western scenery. In places the layout has three levels with a fair amount of HOn3 track mostly working the mines. Club Scale Rails of Southwest Florida By Jerry Thomas Sometimes when travelling model railroaders trip upon a gem quite by accident. Maybe this has happened to you as it did to me when I was visiting my father in Fort Myers, Florida and found Scale Rails of Southwest Florida. Visiting on a regularly scheduled Tuesday work session, we were warmly greeted by Dwight and Jim who toured us around their spacious layout building. At the entrance the club has a for kids only Lionel layout. Dwight showed us the N Trak members were demonstrating a high level of skill in completing their tasks. The club has participated heavily with the NMRA achievement program and clinics. Electronics and construction techniques demonstrate skilful work. Look for Scale Rails to be featured in MR in early 2016. If you end up near Fort Myers, Scale Rails of Southwest Florida is located at The Depot,1262 Piney Road, North Fort Myers 33903. HobbyTown News I ve been informed by the staff in the Boise store that the Nampa store is closing. The last day for the Nampa store will be the 27th of June. Mac I DON'T BELIEVE IT! BENNEY FILED AN APPEAL WITH THE F. R. A. AND THEY'VE ORDERED ME TO CEASE ABANDONMENT, PENDING...
FALL MEET SPECIAL CONTEST Add a New Freight Car to Your Road: Fall Meet 2014 Improve an existing freight car, finish one, or build one new. Any scale or type of freight car qualifies. Tell why the car interested you. At the meet share the experiences you had building the car. Bragging rights competition will be determined by vote. Fall suggestion: Jerry 2014 NATIONAL ELECTION RESULTS NMRA Secretary John Stevens has announced the results of the voting which took place earlier this year for the Board and Canadian officer positions. Please note the results aren't considered official until the Board of Directors meets this July in Cleveland and accepts the report of the Ballot Committee. Canadian District Director Fred Headon 194 votes NMRA Canada President Clark Kooning 198 votes NMRA Canada Vice President Steve McMullin 198 votes There were no write in candidates, and some ballots did not indicate a vote for some candidates. NOTICE OF 2015 ELECTIONS The following NMRA Officers and Board of Directors positions are open for election in 2015: 1. President 2. Vice President, Administration 3. Vice President, Special Projects 4. Eastern District Director 5. Pacific District Director, and 6. At Large North America Director All incumbents are eligible to be candidates for this election. Please check Article III, paragraph 12, of the NMRA Executive Handbook (EHB) located at http://www.nmra.org/national/organization/nmra_organization.ht ml for the extent of the districts affected. Qualifications for candidates are listed in the EHB. All submissions of candidate's names for consideration by the Nominations Committee for all offices except Pacific District Director shall be submitted to Tony Koester, Chairman of the Nominations Committee, nkpfan@ptd.net no later than June 15, 2014. All submissions of candidate's names for consideration by the Pacific District Director Nominations Committee shall be submitted to Sam Mangion, Chairman of the Pacific District Director Nominations Committee, mangion2@bigpond.com no later than June 15, 2014. Candidates may wish to run for these positions by petition and not be subjected to the decisions of the appropriate nominations committees. Requirements for submitting by petition are contained in the EHB. All submissions by petition shall be received by the Secretary NMRA no later than July 31, 2014. Central District Director Peter Magoun 1185 votes Bob Beaty 1 vote Bruce Brintnall 1 vote John Burchnall 1 vote Russel K Ceasar 1 vote Bob Fink 1 vote Paul Mangan 1 vote Stan Whittingham 1 vote There were 1193 votes submitted, of which one ballot was blank.
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