LAST EDITED ON Mar-25-03 AT 08:44 PM (EDT)
On April 5th (a Saturday) in the town of Clarion (Exit 64 off I-80) the Division 11 of the NMRA's Mid-Central region will be holding its annual Jamboree! You may wish to attened the Jamboree and see the various exhibits avaiable! The several clinics! Or even the WHite Elephant table where you may be able to find a great deal, or sell your own stuff! Also plan to stick around for the "Honest Amos" Raffle! AND the "Bring -n- Brag" where modelers enter their creations of all kinds for voting on everyone's favorite! Also, the other wonderful Judging contest is the "THUMBS" Contest where you are judged on creativity to make a beleivable, or not, contraption, entries range from a double-cabbed Conrail SD70I, to a "Big Boy" converted to a "Fuel-oil powered steam turbine hauler"! To something as simple as a Conrail exectutive scheme GP38-2!!!
You may also beinterested in the "power Pull" contest, if you're the sporting type! Or the "N-Scale Switching challenge!" In this event you compete to see if you can properly spot the cars in the fewest moves!Go here for more information and times!http://www.clearnet.net/users/nmra/Jamboree%202003.htmAlso, after the show is over, or is starting to wind its self down, you can head 2 blocks downtown and visit the Calrion Model Railroad Club and see their wonderful operating layouts! All scales from N to G! See the Impressive HO-Scale Lake Erie, Franklin & Clarion depiction! The Grand N-Scale layout with wonderful mountain scenery! See the work in progress of the S and O Scale layouts to see just what supports these fine examples of Modeling Quality! PLUS, the Hobby and Gift shop will be Open for your browsing Pleasure!Also, I do beleive that several model railroads in the area will be Open for Visitors! Tenative tours in clude Bob's wonderful Conrail Low-grade HO-Scale layout, and Rich's wonderful, free-lance HO Scale layout, the Miola Central! Ask at the Jamboree about these events!Yes, thats the NMRA's Mid-Central Region's Division 11 Jamboree, Saturday, April 5th, in the United Methodist Church on the corner of 6th and Wood in Down-town Clarion, Pennsylvania, AND the Clarion Model Railroad CLub of Downtown Clarion!(NOTE: I was not paid to do this, At least I don't think I was...)
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