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THE ABTO GAZETTE January, 2016 Volume 24 Number 1
Mailing address: P.O. Box 50428, Mesa, AZ. 85208
Visit at: www.azbigtrains.org
IN THIS ISSUE
President’s Message
2016 Board Members
Christmas Dinner Photos
Calendar of Events
Rich & Sharon Hull Rooster Creek Railroad Photo by Ginny Morris
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THE ABTO GAZETTE
CALENDAR OF EVENTS:
Wednesday, Jan. 13 6:00pm Board Meeting at Medtronic
Saturday, Jan. 16 11:00am Membership Meeting at David and Sharon Kitchins’ Residence
Wednesday, Feb. 17 6:00pm Board Meeting at Medtronic
Saturday, Feb. 20 TBA Membership Meeting at John and Pat Meyerses’ Residence
Wednesday, March 16 6:00pm Board Meeting at Medtronic
Saturday, March 19 TBA Membership Meeting at Terry and Carolyn Fieldses’ residence
Friday, March 25 TBA Set-Up Module at Falcon Field, Mesa, AZ
Saturday, March 26 9AM-2PM Run Trains
Saturday, March 26 2:00pm TEARDOWN MODULE
Welcome to a New Year from your new ABTO Board, Dave Kitchen, Ginny Morris, Steve
Lewis, Daryll Smith Colin Criswell, and Darrell Woolfolk.
To finish off the year, we had a very nice and successful Christmas Party. Our guests
from Durango, George Niederauer and Duane Danielson gave a presentation on what our
club donation is doing for the historical society.
We did miss Jim and Carol Kangas, and hope Carol is feeling better. Daryll and Mary
Smith also missed the dinner due to being under the weather. We wish them a speedy
recovery.
Congratulations to Don Halver on his receipt of the Glenn Sampson Award. The Award
was presented to Don by Katy Sampson with Rich Hull assisting. Don has been a part of ABTO and served in many
capacities. Each task he took on was completed with success and continues to be a major force for our club.
Thanks to Rich Hull for his help in the continuation of the Glenn Sampson Award.
I would like to thank all members who opened their homes and those who helped at
the Christmas Open House Tours for the 2015 season. I visited several homes and enjoyed the layouts and visit-
ing our members. We had a successful Open House season, with more than 6,100 guests and substantial dona-
tions.
We had a trip to El Paso to spend Christmas with our daughter, son-in-law, and grand
kids. We just beat the snow storm by hours. And now we are ready to start a New Year and hopefully improve-
ments for the coming year.
January meeting at Dave Kitchins’
Chief Engineer
President’s Message January Gazette
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Alice M. Davis Bob & Laura Hankin
1653 N. Rose Circle 15509 West Whitewood Drive
Mesa, AZ. 85213 Sun City West, AZ 85375
480-964-7274 email: [email protected]
Phone: 623-551-0450
Cell: 623-810-9217
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THE ABTO GAZETTE
2016 DUES ARE DUE:
Please mail your check to :
Steve Lewis ABTO
ABTO OR % Steve Lewis
P.O. Box 50428 925 East Saddleback Place
Mesa, AZ. 85208 San Tan Valley, AZ 85143
You may bring your payment to the January 16th Meeting
$30.00 Members $35.00 New Members
Make checks payable to ABTO or Arizona Big Train Operators
GLENN SAMPSON AWARD
was presented to Charter
Member, Don Halver by
Katy Sampson.
CONTENTS
President’s Message...………………………………..2
Calendar of Events……………………………………..2
New Members…………………………………………...2
Treasurer’s Report…………………..………………...3
Dues are Due……………………………………………..3
Glenn Sampson Award Recipient……………….3
January Membership Meeting Info…………...4
2016/2017 Board……………………….……………..4
Christmas Dinner………………….....…………5 & 6
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THE ABTO GAZETTE
REMEMBER YOUR CHAIRS
2016/2017 Officers/Board of Directors President: Ken Hawkins
623-640-6446-cell
Vice President: Dave Kitchin
480-895-2246
Secretary: Ginny Morris
610-256-1121-cell
Treasurer: Steve Lewis
605-660-6911-cell
Directors at Large
Colin Criswell 602-765-9585 [email protected]
Daryll Smith 602-402-9458-cell [email protected]
Darrell Woolfolk 480-818-1715-cell [email protected]
L to R-Ginny Morris, Dave Kitchin, Ken Hawkins,
Colin Criswell, Steve Lewis, Darrell Woolfolk &
Daryll Smith
ABTO Membership Meeting January 16, 2016
David & Sharon Kitchin’s Residence
9401 E. Jadecrest Drive
Sun Lakes, AZ. 85248
Home: 480-895-2246
SCHEDULE: 11:00am—Arrive and view layout and
Run Trains-track power
12:00pm—Lunch is served
12:45pm—Meeting
LUNCH : Fried Chicken will be served.
MEMBERS BRING A—M—Salads, Side Dishes
N—Z—-Desserts
RSVP: DAVID KITCHIN, Vice President
By Wednesday, January 13, 2016
email [email protected] or
Telephone 480-895-2246
PLEASE BRING CHAIRS
Please use Dave & Sharon
Kitchin’s address
#1 on the map.
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THE ABTO GAZETTE Photos of Christmas Dinner Photos by Don Sorenson
Door Prize Winners:
Convention Club Car
Dorothy Chample
Terry Fields
Center Coupla Caboose
Don Halver
Rio Grand (Wooden) Coal
Hopper Car—Steve Lewis
Armour Refrigerator Car
Roy Towne-donated to
Cardon Children’s Medical
Center
LGB Car-Mike & Helen
Lewandowski donated car to
Cardon Children’s Medical
Center
One Year Membership to
Durango Railroad Historical
Society-Ken Hawkins
George Niederauer, Speaker from the
Durango Railroad Historical Society.
John Meyers, President of ABTO
presented Mr. Niederauer a ABTO
Club Car
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THE ABTO GAZETTE
SIGs and their Coordinators
1/ Modules Daryll Smith & Steve Lewis
2/ Painting/Airbrushing Jim Gardner
3/ MTH 1/32 Scale Roy Towne
4/ Gandy Dancer Roger Crooks
5/ Operating Sessions Glenn Saber
6/ Cardon Children’s Medical Bob Rauperstrauch & Don Halver
7/ Euro Trains David Kitchin
8/ Live Steam Stan Cornforth
9/ Model Building John Meyers
10/ Photography Mike Quaintance
Kauai Plantation Railway,
Kilohana, Hawaii submitted
by Brian Casull while visiting
Hawaii
Hostesses at Christmas Dinner
Pat Meyers & Kris Hawkins
Duane Danielson from
Durango Railroad Historical
Society
John Meyers, Outgoing President Ken Hawkins, Incoming President
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ABTO MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
The renewal fee is $30.00 per year and the new
membership fee of $35.00 per year entitles you
to attend all meetings and events, to receive the
monthly newsletter, and to have one name badge
created for you. Additional badges may be pur-
chased for $7 each.
ABTO CONTRIBUTIONS
Members are encouraged to contribute articles,
letters, illustrations and/or photographs related
to garden railroading for inclusion in the news-
letter and/or posting on the club web site.
Members who have hobby-related items for sale
or trade may submit an advertisement for publi-
cation and/or posting at no charge. Please limit
each ad to a maximum of four lines. Accompany-
ing photos will be considered for publication as
space allows.
OBJECTIVES
Membership in Arizona Big
Train Operators (ABTO) is open
to anyone with an interest in
gardening and the creation &
operation of large scale model railways. At our
meetings, items of mutual interest associated
with the hobby are discussed and demonstrated.
Meetings are typically held at member’s homes,
where they have the opportunity to showcase
their railway creations. General meetings are
usually held on the third Saturday of the month.
ABTO BOARD MEETINGS
Board meetings will be held on Wednesday prior
to the general meeting of each month. Board
meetings are open to members who are current
on their dues and have an item for the agenda.
If you plan to attend, call a Board member to
confirm location, time and date
ARIZONA BIG TRAIN OPERATORS
Arizona Big Train Operators 1633 E. Lakeside Drive Unit 1 Gilbert, AZ 85234
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