By Jeff Moorman

This Thursday (October 2) it is time to kick off the 2014-15 clinic season in North Seattle. We will still be meeting at the same place, but in a different room. Please review the “Directions” section below.

Bring along your tales of what you did (railroad-wise) this summer, any projects you’d like to share for Show & Tell, and one modelling tip. Hopefully it will be a tip we haven’t heard before, but regardless, there will be a prize for the best one we hear.

Our last regular meeting was back in May. And if you missed that you missed a classic Bobj presentation. As you may know Bobj seems to collect everything, including different brands of toilet paper and full size fire engines. Most of his collections are railroad related which he shares with us from time to time.

Bobj brought along what he claimed was a little less than half of his railroad hat collection. He then proceeded to tell a story (or two, or three) about each one. All were fascinating. Look at the included photos. Make up a story about any hat you see and it probably will not be half as good as the tale Bobj told.

Bobj's Hats 1

Bobj’s Hats 1

Bobj's Hats 2

Bobj’s Hats 2

 

Bobj's Hats 3

 

Thanks, Bobj, for sharing.

Directions: We meet at the Ronald United Methodist Church, 17839 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline, WA. That is on the west side of Aurora (State Route 99) between 175th and 185th Streets and more specifically, between the Cadillac dealer on the south and Deseret Industries to the north. Going southbound on Aurora, make a right-hand turn into the church driveway immediately after passing the Deseret location. The parking lot is at the rear of the church. For regular meetings go up the steps to the main entrance. We meet in the Fireside room which is immediately to the left inside the door.

Meetings are the first Thursday of each month, usually September – June. However in June we often do something different, so there may be no “regular” meeting. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the program starts at 7:30.

Remember the next regular evening meeting is October 2. The one after that will be November 6. Hope to see you there or at least sometime on down the line.