Author AP Award Presented
On August 6, 2018 Capital Division Superintendent Andy Keeney (on the right) presented Mark Cowles, editor of the Capital Division Newsletter, his well earned NMRA AP Certificate for Author. Congratulations to Mark! This presentation took place at a recent Lansing Lashup Convention Committee Meeting. Click here to see recent editions of the newsleter. You can receive this feature packed divisional newsletter free by sending a request via email to nkpcowles@yahoo.com.
Lansing Lashup 2018
On October 11th through 14th, 2018 we sponsored “Lansing Lashup 2018”, the annual North Central Region Convention.
Here’s a video of some of the activity:
The Convention was certainly a success! The final attendance was 184, of which 16 were on a one day pass, and 17 were new RailPass NMRA Members. We thank you, one and all, for being there!
Special thanks to our Banquet Dinner Speaker, Chuck Geletzke. We greatly enjoyed his presentation drawn from his experiences working on the railroad. His books about his adventures are available here.
| The Division 5 Planning Committee extends its appreciation and thanks for the work done by these individuals, organizations, and vendors: | |||
| Roland Bunting Mark Cowles Mark Frechette Alan Godfrey Steve Harsh |
John Hartmann Andrew Keeney Craig Rosenberger Jason Stevens Ron St Laurent |
Megan Ten Broeke David Wentworth Cindy Young John Young |
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| Layout Tour Participants: | |||
| Clark Becker John Bussard Mark Cowles Mark Frechette Gaylord Gill |
Alan Godfrey Kevin Griffin Lansing Model RR Club Andy Keeney Dave Regan |
Craig Rosenberger Karl Scribner Bill Selleck Brooks Stover Jerry Taylor |
Bob Truax David Venzke Tom Weaver David Wentworth Howard Zigler |
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| Prototype Tours: |
| Huckleberry Railroad Backshop Steam Railroading Institute/Durand Union Station and Durand Model RR Club Jackson and Lansing Railroad Brake Test Demonstration |
| Clinicians (Total Clinics Presented: 23) |
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| Alan Bell Bob Blake John Bussard Dave Capron MMR Mark Cowles Jeff Fryman Gaylord Gill Steve Gladstein |
Nathan Holth Norm Krentel Norm Logan Skip Luyk Pete Magoun MMR Rich Mahaney Fritz Milhaupt Scott Pandorf |
Brook Qualmann Greg Rich Bill Rubarth Bill Selleck Ron St. Laurent Sam Swanson MMR Larry Wolohan MMR John Young |
| Door Prize Donors (151 items donated. Special thanks to Steve Harsh for working with these donors!) | |
| Michigan Hobby Shops: Hobby Sports – Portage Nankin Hobby, Inc. – Farmington, Southgate, Westland & Ypsilanti Rider’s Hobby Shop – Grand Rapids & Flint Trains & Things Hobbies – Traverse City Vendors and Manufacturers: |
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