Mid- Eastern Region of the NMRA
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| January 22, 2022 | "Model Railroad Photography" | Jeffery Flesher and Norm Reid |
| February 12, 2022 | "Tips for Improving Car Construction" | Ken Montero |
| March
12, 2022 |
"Landscape Scenery Techniques" | Cam
Green |
POTOMAC DIVISION NEWS
OCTOBER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
The Board of Directors meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7:30 P.M.. using the Zoom Virtual meeting platform. To register to attend the meeting click on the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkfu6vrDwiE9VRXqfvLSOLCDpjeHMWc8Al
After registering you will receive
an email with the link to the BOD
meeting. The agenda will be
available prior to the meeting.
DEATH
OF KEN VAN MECHELEN
The Board of Directors has received notice of the death of Ken Van Mechelen, Life Member, on Septembe 28, 2021. No additional details are available.
JOINT POTOMAC / JAMES RIVER DIVISION'S MINICON
The Potomac and James River Divisions will hold a joint Minicon on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at the Battlefield Baptist Church, 4361 Lee Highway, Warrenton, VA 20187. It will start at 9:00 and end at 1:00 P.M. followed by two Open houses. Click here for more information.
POTOMAC
DIVISION MEMBERS IN ACTION
Thirteen
members of the Potomac Division were at the
Great Scale Model Train Show (GSMTS) the weekend
of October 2nd and 3rd staffing the Potomac
Division booth. The Board of Directors thanks
all involved and appreciates their time spent
staffing our booth at the show. This kind of
activity is important to the recruitment of
members and supporting the model railroad hobby.
The Board of Directors thanks all involved and
appreciates their time spent staffing out booth
and also thanks the GSMTS organization for their
donation of the table space for our booth. Click
here to see a picture of
Michael Fleming and Gary Eames or here to see a picture of
Ken Wilson and Steven Stroschein at the show.
ELECTIONS PROCESS FOR 2022 ESTABLISHED
The Board of
Directors has established the elections process
for the 2022 elections. Two positions are open
to election, Division Assistant Superintendent
and Division Paymaster. For more information
concerning the election process click here.
WELCOME TO THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE DIVISION -
As a new feature to our website we will post a list of the new arrivals to our Division. Here is a list going back to February, 2021. Please join the Board of Directors in welcoming them to our Division.
| FEBRUARY | MARCH |
| Doug Davenport - Laplata, MD | William Schultheiss - Washington, DC |
| Jim Doherty - Silver Spring, MD | Benjamin Sullivan - Brookeville, MD |
| J.D. Gaines - Rockville, MD | |
| Richard Stevens - Gainesville, VA | |
| APRIL | MAY |
| Andre Koneczny - Chantilly, VA | Fletcher Muse - Washington, DC |
| JUNE | JULY |
| Roger Andes - Gaithersburg, MD | Gregg Detkos - Washington, DC |
| Tobert Sauer - Leesburg, Va | Axel Stockhaus - Lorton, VA |
| Robert Gifford - Hamilton, VA | |
| AUGUST | SEPTEMBER |
| None | Keith Jordan -
Germantown, MD |
The
Potomac Division Virtual Clinics normally held on
the the third Sunday of each month will resume on
December 19th. There will not be clinics in October
or November due to other Division or Region events
that are taking place. All
Virtual clinics are
presented using the Zoom video platform which
will allows attendees to have video and
audio, video only, or just listen access.
Click here for
Information on how to use Zoom. An
email with information on how to access
the on-line clinic will be sent to the PD
membership prior to two weeks prior to the
clinic and reminder emails will be sent
one week prior and the day of the clinic.
Here is the schedule:
| DATE |
TOPIC |
CLINICIAN |
| December 19, 2021 | "Earning the Prototype Model AP" | Alex Belida |
| January 16,2022 | "Northlandz" | Patrick Bentz |
| February
20,2022 |
"Tank
Cars" |
Joe
Connelly |
If you have a topic you would like to present contact Martin Brechbiel, our Superintendent.
If
you want to see a list of ALL Potomac Division
clinics, both virtual and "Build and Take" click here.
Past Virtual clinic videos are posted on the Potomac Division's YouTube Channel, "Potomac Division Mid Eastern Region NMRA". Click here to access the Virtual Clinic area of the clinic page.
The staff of the Potomac Flyer thanks everyone who submitted an entry for the Rolling Stock Challenge. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE to vote for your favorite to determine the winner of the challenge. All you have to do is vote for YOUR favorite by identifying the car in an email to the Potomac Flyer staff. Click here to vote , the voting deadline is November 10th.
POTOMAC FLYER FAVORITE TRACKSIDE STRUCTURE CHALLENGE
The
staff of the Potomac Flyer announces the
next Potomac Division Challenge. To
participate send a submission with
photos and a description of your
favorite TRACKSIDE STRUCTURE to the
Potomac Flyer staff by clicking here.
The deadline for submissions is November
10th. This contest is only open to
Potomac Division members.
POTOMAC DIVISION CHALLENGE I - "Show me your model railroad layout"
A new page has been established on the website to feature the Potomac Division Challenges. Click here to see the submissions for "Show me your model railroad layout".
