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The Columbus Garden Railway Society
January 2003 Online Newsletter Volume 12 Number 1 Table Of Contents |
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Holiday Party |
Mike Walls |
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doors to the Dana family’s beautiful home were thrown wide open for more
than 50 CGRS guests. The annual holiday potluck dinner consisted of many
different hot dishes, dips, and great desserts, this along with coffee and
soft drinks made for a great meal for everyone. Some guests I do believe had
seconds. You know who you were! Ha! |
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| In this Issue | Richard Abler |
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There are a couple of forms further back in this issue, one
for your annual dues (with the special price for gift memberships) and one
for the annual banquet.
It is important for CGRS planning purposes that you take care of these
housekeeping items as soon as you can. For the banquet, for example, several committees are hard at work - as we speak - to ensure a great evening for all. Committees are planning for raffle prizes, table decorations, physical setup of the banquet facility, the banquet buffet, and all the behind-the-scenes activities necessary to ensure that everyone has a good time. But as of now, the committee members don’t know how many of you to plan for. This year we’re privileged to have Paul Busse as our guest speaker. Paul is internationally known for his G-gauge railroad public displays. And again this year Jim Kimmel has built a one-of-a-kind structure that will go to a lucky raffle winner. There’ll be other great prizes as well. So please help us out. Send in your banquet reservations check this evening. If something comes up and you need to cancel, you’ll get your money back up to one week before the banquet. Make your checks for the banquet reservations and dues payable to "CGRS." Thanks in advance for your cooperation! |
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| The Plant Manager | Barbara Abler |
| Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let
It Snow Some of you might say "Bah, humbug!" to the sentiments expressed in the title. But there are some real advantages for the garden in a deep snowfall. That thick, fluffy layer provides great insulation for all those tender plants in your garden and as long as it stays around you don’t have to worry about frost heave or mulching to prevent frost heave. Mother Nature has done that for you. In addition to the insulation, as the snow melts it provides for a nice, slow replenishment of the ground water supplies. That might not mean much to you now but it will if we have another dry summer. There is one tiny problem with this heavy snowfall. It weighs down the branches of all those cute little evergreens in the garden railroad. The weight can damage landscape plants, whether by malforming the branches or by breaking them. So, put on your boots and get your snow shovel and GENTLY shake the snow off the branches of the shrubs and small trees. Then, when you go back in the house, fix a nice hot toddy with a shot of brandy in it, settle in a comfy chair in front of the fire place, and go through all those seed catalogs and plant catalogs that are arriving now in the mail. And dream of all the great plants you will be putting out in the garden come spring. |
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| Next Meeting is the CGRS Banquet in February | Cecil Easterday |
| It is now time to get your
reservations in for the CGRS Banquet. It’s shaping up to be a great event!
Paul Busse will be our speaker, DaVinci’s promises a tasty meal, the
decorations committee is at work to make the site attractive, and our emcee is
new this year. Come to find out who he/she is! There will be prizes for everyone and the raffle will provide many exciting railroad items to bid on. The grand prize will include another special one-of-a-kind buildings by Jim Kimmel. You will have a chance to fill out a questionnaire indicating your preferences for subjects to be covered at monthly meetings. There will be an opportunity for youto offer to share your talents in a clinic, and/or your railroad/home for a meeting. All we need now is your reservation. The form is included in this newsletter. You won’t want to miss this event. Following are the vital statistics. -The date is Saturday, February 22, 2003. -The place is DaVinci’s Restaurant – located in northwest Columbus at the corner of Kenny and Henderson Roads. -The schedule starts at 6:00 with a Social Hour (Cash bar available). -Dinner will be served at 7:00. -Paul Busse’s presentation will be after the dinner. -The cost will be $30 per person. Get your reservation in to Jim Kimmel. We look forward to seeing all of you at DaVinci’s. |
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| Cincinnati Home & Garden Show Tickets at Discount | Amy Wiedenbein |
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Bill Logan got this email letter recently.
If any of you are interested in tickets for this show, let me know. [Ed.] Show hours, garden photos, and exhibitor lists by clicking on our website's
link below. In doing so, you'll notice that if you choose to come the second weekend,
you will get two shows for the price of one: you can enjoy "Shopping for Gardeners" at the JUNIOR LEAGUE OF
CINCINNATI GARDEN MARKET with over 100 retail booths. |
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| Shell's garden railroad on "cover" of new CDROM | Richard Abler |
) Those of you who had your railroads open for the
pre-convention tour this past June should by now have gotten two complimentary CDROM discs of photos
of all the garden railroads open for that tour.If you take a closer look at the photo on the "cover" of the second disc you¹ll see in the background a photo of Jim & Lorinda Shell's garden railroad. Nice going Shells! I'm not sure about the photo on the cover of Disc One. The photo discs are available for purchase through the Large Scale web site at www.largescaleonline.com. |
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| Welcome New Members! | Richard Abler |
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Columbus Garden Railway Society is pleased to welcome the following new
members: Don & Sue Corbin, Mt. Gilead; Wayne & Bonnie Beedle, Baltimore; Charles & Kay Doeble, Sunbury; Jim & Valerie Nicholson, Gahanna; Gil & Cari Schroeder, Delaware; and Ron Roberts, Centerburg. A hearty Welcome Aboard to all! |
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| Logo Sweatshirts Available | Richard Abler |
 Just
in time for cold weather our new batch of logo sweatshirts will be available
for you at the next CGRS meeting on the 18th. These quality sweats have
our crossbuck logo prominently displayed across the front.Pick one up at the meeting and save the $3.50 shipping charge. Call Jim Kimmel if you'd like a new sweatshirt but can't make it to the next meeting. We only have a few that aren't already spoken for. |
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| Deadline for next issue | Richard Abler |
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deadline for the next newsletter is November 15th. Then a few days
later we'll hold a work session to fold, staple, label, and
stamp the newsletters for mailing. All CGRSers are invited to attend this work session which starts at 8pm, and generally over by 10pm. CGRS business matters are discussed and decisions are made. Call (or email) ahead, 614-885-0351, to let us know and verify date and location. |
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