Newsletter: May 1996
In this issue:
Letter From The President - May 1996
By Mike Schnieder and Karl Bernard
To start things off for the 96-97 year, let us now have some words from
our president, Mike Schneider:
I am honored to be your president for this year. There are some developments
on the horizon for HTOS. Our bylaws are official, and then it's on to the
permanent layout! I am currently working on ideas for generating revenue
for the club. If you have any thoughts, please share them with me. Also,
if you know anyone interested in our hobby, by all means bring them up
to our club. The sight of the trains in action will certainly get them
excited about our hobby. I'll be in touch!
The Prez,
Mike Schneider
Our Very First Issue
By Karl Bernard
Welcome to the first issue of The Houston Tinplate Society's
Newsletter. In this issue you'll find mostly commentary and some news about
what's happening in our organization. Since this is the first issue, content
may be a bit, short, but rest assured, more is definitely on the way. Keep
your eyes open for member profiles, reminders of events and updates on
the state of O-gauge and tinplate railroading in general in addition to
any topic that members wish to discuss or provide articles about.
We Are Moving!
By Karl Bernard
Just like the man said, there are exciting developments on the horizon.
Some we face with mixed emotions, such as our impending move. With the
change in management at Town & Country Mall comes a change in the grand
scheme of things for the Houston Tinplate Operator's Society and that change
means moving.
For those who don't remember, we used to be on the second
level next to Neiman Marcus. The space we now occupy, next to the Sabarro
Pizz is very small. Soon we will all be
familiar with our old stomping grounds all over again as we move in and
set up shop once again. This is certainly a major change and inconvenience
for us at this time, but it will be a great opportunity to enlarge and
expand our permanent layout. The space we will be moving (back) into is
close to four times the size of our current sight. Hopefully this will
be our last move for a long time. No matter what space we are in, we continue
to owe a great deal to Town & Country Mall for being our benefactor
and generously working with us to provide a Tinplate Railroad experience
for mall-goers.
Change in Town & Country Mall Managment
By Karl Bernard
As most of us know, there has been a changing of the guard in the management
team of Town & Country Mall. The mall is now under the steady hand
of Jim Roemer as our Property Manager. Our president, Mike, has been in
touch with Mr. Roemer, and things look good. We are still seen as a valuable
public relation asset to the mall and he is willing to work with us under
those terms. We may even be able to make a firmer agreement to be in our
new (old) spot for at least 18 months. These are all tentative plans which
will be worked out by our president and Mr. Roemer.
Your Officers
By Karl Bernard
- President...............Mike Schneider
- Vice-President......Mark Whetzel
- Treasurer...............Will Esken
- Secretary...............Karl M. Bernard
- Communications...Luther Franklin
