CTTC May Meeting – May 28, 2025

The May CTTC Meeting will be Wednesday, May 28, at 7:00 PM.
Doors open around 6:45 PM.

ZOOM:

Club Business (7:00 – 7:40)
Show and Tell Pt 1 (7:40 – 8:20)
Show and Tell Pt 2 (8:30 – 9:00)

 

Announcements

  • It has been requested that individual Show and Tell presentations be 5–7 minutes in length.

  • Please take side conversations away from the train table as a courtesy to others.

 

Old Business

    • Conner and family visited the Grand Canyon over spring break and got to ride on the Railway, which included a train robbery.

    • Dr. Charlie was in New York and told a great description of visiting the subway, which led to some great stories of the hidden control room and some very old switch levers.

    • Bosse Toy Train Museum

      • Now open the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturday starting in May.

      • Work on the expansion is coming along, and the hope is that the expansion will open by the end of the year.

New Business

  • Bosse Toy Train Museum:

    • Father’s Day Special – June 14, fathers with children get in free. Tell your friends.

    • Looking for Volunteer Docents.

      • With the increase in weekends and the upcoming expansion, more help is needed. It doesn’t have to be every weekend. Talk to Kal if interested.

    • High School Service Hours:

      • The museum is a 501(c)(3), and volunteer hours count towards high school service hours.

      • Summer help needed for writing summaries of train sets on display. Interested? Talk to Kal.

  • Dave Halbeisen’s 35th Annual Festival of Toy Trains:

    • Any updates on whether it will be held this year?

    • There was talk of hosting it at one of the Library’s satellite sites or the Montecito Public Library.

    • Any suggestions are welcome.

  • Annual CTTC Dinner:

    • Do we still want it at the Timbers?

    • We are requesting this year to have separate checks.

    • Date depends on the Festival of Toy Trains.

  • Annual CTTC Dessert:

    • This was usually held at the Library after the dinner.

    • Do we want to hold this again this year?

    • Location is unknown, depending on the Festival of Toy Trains location and policies.

    • Any suggestions are welcome.