Andrew & Sarah Jones

June 2023 Updates

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What great end spring and a great start to summer! And with the start of June, brings a few events and other updates. First don’t forget June 10th is the annual Upland Strawberry Festival! Be sure to check out some new modules on the layout while getting your strawberry fix. June 24th, Lance & Vickie Brock are hosting our first open house of the season. This open house will include a pitch-in lunch! See the event page for details. 

Also of note, there have been a few items and collections posted on the for sale page. Long time member Pauline Sparger is selling her entire collection before moving to Florida. She needs all items picked up by July 15th, so contact her if you are interested.

Fall Newsletters are Here!

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And suddenly fall is here as the temperatures cool off and out of scale leaves find their way back to our rails… But on the bright side, Bud Hunter has produced another fantastic newsletter! This months newsletter contains information about today’s luncheon, A review of 2022 so far, photos of the recent open houses, and so much more!

Also to help you delay in collecting leaves (only so more of them are down before removal of course), is the September/October GR News. The headline articles are as follows: Making a S.R.&R.L. Consist, Engine House Under Construction, and Maryland Central RR: Railroad on a Right of Way.

Happy reading!

Catching up on the news!

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Hello all, I was a bit behind on posting the fall newsletter here on the website. In that time the September/October Garden Railroading News has come out. Please enjoy.

In other news, the next couple of events are just around the corner. First is the November 20 Danville Train Show and (yes it is that time already) Jingle Rails!

Lastly, a shout out to the last Modular Layout setup getting a brief mention in the news shown below.

Upcoming ILSR Open House and Modular Layout Event

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Open House – Event Info
As a reminder, Randy and Jacquie Banks will be hosting an open house this weekend Saturday September 11, from 1 – 4 PM.  They are located at 7621 Fall Creek Parkway, Indpls.  Randy wants us to either park in his driveway, his neighbors’ driveway to the south or the Pines neighborhood across the street,  please do not park on Fall Creek Parkway.  It looks like the weather will be great for this event so I hope to see many of you Saturday.

Modular Event – Event Info
The club will be setting up our modular layout at Boone County Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday September 17 and 18.  This is an annual event in Lebanon, called Back to the Fifties and attracts many people from the area.   There is a lot to do for the entire family including,  a Car Show, food vendors , Children’s fun park, Merchants building, and bands all day Saturday, see the attached flyer for details.  In addition to the items listed there is an AKC dog show and an antique bottle show on the fairgrounds on Saturday.  All events are free of charge so it’s a great time to see the modular layout and enjoy a day of fun.

Save the Date October 9 Open House  – Event Info
In the month of October Dave Beck is hosting an open house on October 9 from 2 – 4 pm.  Watch for more information in the upcoming newsletter.

Hope to see many of you at our upcoming events.
Dave Wheelock
VP of Events