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Lone Star Division TCA Minutes from the Plano Meet August 19 & 20, 2011 Minutes from the Friday, August 19, 2011 Lone Star Division Board Meeting at the Holiday Inn Express, Plano, Texas. Meeting called to order by President Pat Halpin at 6:42 PM. Treasurer’s Report: The Secretary-Treasurer’s minutes and financial report were approved as printed in the last newsletter. Grievances: None Old Business: • President Pat Halpin informed the Board of the third party estimate of $3700 for the shipping of the Texas Special mint cars to the buyers. Secretary-Treasurer Clay Kinsner shared the results of the cost-analysis of money taken in for shipping versus cost. • Director at Large Newt Derby made a motion that the next mint car, the Southern Pacific Daylight, be priced $64.95 with $9 to ship and $5 shipping for each additional car. Vice President David Fronick seconded, and the motion carried. • Director at Large Newt Derby made a motion that we donate one Texas Special Mint car to TCA National. Central Texas Chapter President Dick Dooley seconded, and the motion carried. • David Fronick made a motion that we put a case from the damage/ overage of Texas Special Mint cars back for fundraising purposes at the 2016 National Convention in Houston. North Texas Chapter President Ron Spinek seconded, and the motion passed. • The Board discussed the success of the New Orleans chapter and encouraged all officers to promote the November meet in Ponchatoula within the chapters. • The Board discussed the wording of the proposed rewrites of Article 1 and 2 of the By-Laws. New Business: • Convention Chairman Robert McLeroy discussed his progress with the convention logo. • The election ballots were unsealed at the board meeting and tallied. The results of the Division election: For President, Pat Halpin 126 votes, Robert McLeroy 1; Vice President: Robert McLeroy 50, Ron Spinek 74; Secretary-Treasurer: Clay Kinsner 125, Michelle Bradford 1. The ballot count was confirmed by unanimous vote. A motion was made and carried to destroy the ballots. Board Members Present: Pat Halpin – LSD President; Dave Fronick – LSD Vice President; Clay Kinsner – LSD Secretary/Treasurer; Dick Dooley – Central Texas Chapter President; Ron Spinek – North Texas Chapter President; Robert McElroy -- Gulf Coast Chapter and 2016 National Convention Chairman. The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 PM. Minutes from Saturday, August 20, 2011, Lone Star Division Business Meeting in the trading hall of the Holiday Inn Express Plano. The meeting was called to order at 10:13 AM by Pat Halpin — LSD President. Secretary-Treasurer Clay Kinsner read the minutes from the previous evening’s Board of Director’s Meeting. There were no changes. The BOD minutes were approved by those in attendance. There was no grievance, old business, or new business presented from the floor. Pat Halpin thanked all those who brought layouts and worked hard at this meet. The meeting adjourned at 10:17 AM. The Cowcatcher Magazine is now 36 pages and covers two more states The Cowcatcher Magazine is a publication that covers the interests of both the model railroader and railfan enthusiasts. It covers Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and now has added the Kansas and Misouri area. The Cowcatcher Magazine, formerly the Cowcatcher Round Up, is a 8 1/2” x 11” 36 plus pages bi-monthly publication. Tim Blackwell is the editor of the Cowcatcher Magazine. A limited number of free copies of the Cowcatcher Magazine are available at many of your local hobby shops. Tim lists all our TCA Lone Star Division meets in his “Events Calendar”. Our websites: National: www.traincollectors.org Lone Star Division: tca-lonestardivision.org Chapter: tca-centraltexaschapter.org tca-gulfcoastchapter.org tca-northtexaschapter.org tca-louisianachapter.org An annual $12.95 subscription, for six issues, gets the publication sent to your home. The address is Ballpark Impressions, PO Box 176 Keller, Texas 78248. For more information: (817) 379-5528 or cowcatcher@verizion.net Page 2 tca-lonestardivision.org TCA – Lone Star Division Newsletter – November 2011 Fall Meet – Ponchatoula, LA
LONE STAR DIVISION Train Collectors Association’s FALL MEET – PONCHATOULA, LA November 5, 2011 Hosted by the Louisiana Chapter Train Collectors Association Mission Statement: To develop an appreciation of and to preserve an important segment of history - Tinplate Toy Trains - through research, education, community outreach, fellowship, establishment of collecting standards, and to promote the growth and enjoyment of collecting and operating toy, model and scale trains. First Baptist Church Gymnasium 325 East Pine Street, Ponchatoula, La. 70454 OPEN BOX RULES WITH TABLES COVERED AFTER SET UP! NOTE: ALL TCA STANDARDS RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLY! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011 3–9:00 PM Unloading (Open Box Rules Covered Tables) 9:00 PM Doors Locked 7:00 PM Division Board Meeting SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 7–8:00 AM Registration / Unloading (Enter through freight doors on left side of hall) 8:00 AM Trading Begins for TCA Members 8:30 AM Division Business Meeting 9:00 AM Meet Opens to the Public 2:00 PM Silent Auction (Please donate items to this-100% of the proceeds goes to the LA Chapter!) 3:00 PM Contest Winners Announced 4:00 PM Meet Closes 7:00 PM Hall must be cleared CONTESTS: Most Unusual Toy Train Accessory Rarest Modern Era Toy Train Rarest Pre–War Toy Train Rarest Post–War Toy Train Most Interesting Train-Related Paper Item Best Custom Paint Toy Train Best of Show (To be voted on by the attending TCA members from the above) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- cut here --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: If you reside in the Lone Star Division area, but are not a current division member, admission will be $10.00 Pre-Registration $5.00 per Member (family included) $ 5.00________ (At the Door Registration $6.00 per Member / family) Fill out back side Tables Pre-Reg $23.00 per 2 1/2 x 8’ table X_____= $____________ of this form! (10 max per member–tables $25 at the door if available) Postmark by Guest Pre-Registrated: (12 & under free) $6.00 per Guest X_____= $____________ Sat., Oct. 29, 2011 NAME___________________________________TOTAL: $____________ ADDRESS________________________________________________TCA #_____–____________________ CITY __________________________ STATE______ZIP_________–______PHONE (____) ____________ E-mail address_____________________________ NAMES OF FAMILY MEMBERS ATTENDING _________________________________________________ TCA NAMES – Lone OF Star GUEST Division (S) Newsletter ATTENDING – November _________________________________________________________ 2011 Fall Meet – Ponchatoula, LA tca-lonestardivision.org Page 3
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