Dave: Before I get the dates wrong in the ZEPHYR - September 12-15 in
St. Louis at the St. Louis Airport Marriott. Correct??
Bill Greenwood and I have talked and he is making some phone calls. More
to follow. MIke
On Sun, 14 Oct 2001 16:44:55 -0500 "David E. Lotz" <Dave_Lotz@m...>
writes:
>Hi Gang!
>
>I'm please to announce that the dates and location has been set for
>the 2002
>BRHS Annual Fall Convention in beautiful, centrally located, St.
>Louis,
>Missouri.
>
>Mark your calendars now for September 12th through the 15th, 2002.
>Get
>those vacation days spoken for and start saving your extra change,
>'cause
>this is one BRHS Convention you won't want to miss!
>
>The Convention will be held at the St. Louis Airport Marriott - just
>across
>Interstate 70 from Lambert International Airport, or a 25-minute ride
>on
>Metrolink from the Amtrak station. We are trying to plan the
>convention so
>that those who fly or take Amtrak, won't have to rent a car to get
>around.
>
>Those of you who were at the Paducah meet know that I wanted to do
>the
>convention downtown, but the sticker shock was unbelievable. Room
>rates
>would have been twice or more per night! Knowing that many of our
>members
>are on fixed income, and just as the Burlington management was, some
>members
>are very frugal...I've negotiated a flat rate of $69.00 per night
>single or
>double occupancy. They do have some suites, but those will cost a
>little
>extra. John Lee, my Co-Chair & I visited the Marriott last Saturday
>and
>were VERY impressed. We hope to sign the contract and get a block of
>rooms
>reserved sometime in the next two weeks. Once this is done will send
>out an
>early notice to the BRHSlist so you can get your hotel reservations
>in
>early. (One of the many benefits from subscribing to the BRHSlist!)
>By the
>way, if you're still not a BRHS member...WHY? Take the opportunity to
>come
>to one of our meets - this year's Spring Meet is in Streator, IL - or
>come
>to the St. Louis Convention and check out the friendly, helpful folks
>that
>belong to the BRHS. But by all means, we hope that you will join!
>
>John & I have already made arrangements for layout tours Thursday
>afternoon
>and evening. Friday we will be going to the Museum of Transport.
>Come &
>see the LAST Q shovelnose, 9908 Silver Charger, eat a box lunch in
>Silver
>Spoon, take a leisurely browse through the business car Aleutian, and
>see
>the many other pieces of CB&Q equipment preserved at the museum.
>Friday,
>after lunch, take Metrolink downtown to see Union Station - the
>Gateway
>Arch - Busch Stadium - The Bowling Hall of Fame - or try your luck on
>the
>Admiral or Casino Queen. We are working on a couple of surprises on
>Friday - one at the Museum of Transport and an extra fare event/meal
>Friday
>evening - more details when plans become finalized.
>
>Saturday will include the normal fare - the swap meet; three clinics
>(worth
>their weight in Chinese Red!); the model and photography contests;
>Diana is
>working on a dynamite ladies program; an afternoon tour of Metrolink's
>light
>rail maintenance facility with possibly our own train from and back to
>the
>Airport; a banquet fit for a Silver King; raffle; and a slide program
>on St.
>Louis Union Station and the railroads that served her.
>
>Sunday morning we are going to have our farewell brunch, with a guest
>speaker or more slides.
>
>With the low attendance at the Paducah meet, John & I have been trying
>to
>think "out of the box" with some things to spice up our convention,
>plus
>leave plenty of time for socialization and seeing St. Louis while you
>are
>here.
>
>Make your plans early, and "Meet me in St, Louie!"
>
>Dave Lotz & John Lee
>BRHS 2002 Convention Co-Chairmen
>
>
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