Smoke n` Cinders
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Smoke n` Cinders
Monthly Meeting Sunday May 15, 11:00-3:00 Steve & Nancy Borakowski 15 Whitetail Lane Commack, NY 11725 631-499-0363 May 2016 11:00-3:00 Smoke n’ Cinders THE NEWSLETTER OF THE LONG ISLAND GARDEN RAILWAY SOCIETY INC SAVE THE DATE! The Summer picnic will be held on August 20 at Southaven Park where we will again be the guests of the Long Island Live Steamers. More information and a reservation form will be published in the June newsletter. Bob Russo will accept reservation checks at his home address and at meetings. Volunteers are needed and may contact Bob to let him know they can help. CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to raffle winner Gregory Piro of Glen Cove who was the winner of the Bachmann Thomas & Friends train set at the Planting Fields Arbor Day celebration. Inside this issue: View From the Cab 3 From The Secretary 4 Tom’s Picture Puzzle 5 Chic Chat Corner 7 Monthly Photo Contest Winner 10 Golden Spike Nominees 10 This Months highlights: Dinner Train p 6 Thanks to volunteers p 9 Summer Picnic Raffle p 9 Smoke n’ Cinders Staff LIGRS Officers President (‘15-’16) Tom Rizzo (631) 470.2217 [email protected] Editor Louise Sewall (516) 541-4837 [email protected] Dir-At-Large Louis Cortese (‘16-’17)) (516) 681.0789 [email protected] Vice President (‘16-’17) Mike Kmeth (631) 757-3784 [email protected] Web Master Trish Iannacone (516) 455-9259 [email protected] Treasurer (‘16-’17) Bob Sewall (516) 541-4837 [email protected] Membership Director(‘16-’17) Karl Wagner (631) 584-6619 [email protected] Dir.-At-Large (‘15-’16) Rick Bishop (631) 475-5165 [email protected] Program Director (‘15-’16) Rich McGorty (516) 285-4710 [email protected] Dir.-At-Large (’16-’17) Bob Russo (631) 277-1813 [email protected] Secretary (’15-’16) Nick Guarino (631) 595-2062 [email protected] Club Contact: Karl Wagner 152 Northern Blvd., St. James, NY 11780 Phone: 631.584-6619 [email protected] 2016 LIGRS Meetings & Events Schedule Dir.-At-Large (‘15-’16) Frank Clemente (631) 838-0890 [email protected] LIGRS Good & Welfare Module Coordinator Quartermaster Video Librarian Club Merchandise Coord. Eileen Wagner Dan Saporito John Sakal Nick Guarino Georgiana Gaherty (631) 584-6619 (631) 587-7282 (631) 754-6998 (631) 595-2062 [email protected] Date Program/Notes Time Place May 14, 2016 SATURDAY Refurbish layout 10:00 AM RMLI May 15, 2016 Monthly Meeting 11:00 AM Steve Borakowski June 11, 2016 Club Anniversary Celebration 6:30 PM boarding Essex Dinner Train, CT (see page 7) June 18, 2016 SATURDAY Monthly Meeting 11:00 AM Bob Gibney July 17, 2016 Monthly Meeting 11:00 AM Tom Rizzo August 20, 2016 Summer Picnic 11:00 AM-3:00 PM LI Live Steamers, SouthHaven Park August 27-28, 2016 Railfest TBA Riverhead, Railway Museum Of Long Island September 10, 2016 BOD 10:00 AM Karl Wagner September 18, 2016 Monthly Meeting 11:00 AM Ed Assaf October 16, 2016 Monthly Meeting 11:00 AM Rich McGorty November 13, 2016 Monthly Meeting 11:00 AM Northport Yacht Club November 26-27, 2016 Tabletop display TBA Sayville Historical Society December 4, 2016 Save the date Snapper Inn Page 2 Christmas Brunch SMOKE N’ CINDERS View From The Cab We all missed Bruce and Catherine Herlich. I planned on purchasing $200.00 worth of plants for our setup to make up for what the Herlich’s used to bring us. I have been trying to push participation in club events Susan Cortese saved the day with the help of a friend in most of my columns. I guess maybe members real- Otto Keil owner of Emma’s Garden Growers. Otto Keil and his son Craig very generously lent us hunly are reading them, because of the amount of our members that turned out for the Planting Fields show dreds of dollars worth of plants. Thank you so very much, it was really appreciated. this past weekend. When I was the Membership Director and keeping attendance I don’t ever remember (see more on page 8) seeing so many members helping setup. It was really nice to see our four newest members show up to help Our Fairy Garden Ladies did a beautiful job on their presentations. They worked twice as hard to make up setup this magnificent display. for the Fairy Garden Ladies that were unable to participate. If we do it again at Bayard Cutting this fall I hope we can get some more memWe were lucky Friday setting up, the weathbers to present their creations. er forecast was for rain, but it turned out to be a beautiful day. It got a little hairy setting up the trestle with the new roadbeds, but I want to thank Lou and Sue Cortese, Dan after a short while we worked out the kinks Saporito and Nick Guarino for going to seenough to get it up and running. We will lect and pick up and return the plants for need to make a couple of modifications for the display. I really need to thank Bruce the next time to make it less problematic. Kropp for volunteering to pick up and return But most members thought the roadbeds the trailer to Riverhead. Everyone that were well worth the expense. Ed Assaf and Dan Saporito did a great job of coordinating the con- showed up pulled their weight to make this show a great success. Thank you all for your ideas, and all struction of the display with the pond in the center the time and labor putting together this great looking and the lower trestle interwoven around and under the high one. Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday layout. were great, for the weather and public participation. Let’s hear it for Spring! It seemed like it was a long time in coming, but it’s here at last. Tom Rizzo SMOKE N’ CINDERS Page 3 From The Secretary Long Island Garden Railway Society Inc. th Executive Board of Directors Meeting, April 16 2016 Attendees: Tom Rizzo, President. Mike Kmeth, Vice President. Bob Sewall, Treasurer. Nick Guarino, Secretary. Karl Wagner, Membership Director. Rick Bishop, Lou Cortese, Bob Russo, Directors at Large. Dan Saporito, Past President. Pat Russo, Member. Smoke n Cinders for two months, they will be available for purchase. Club DVDs – Riverhead Museum has 13, Dan Saporito has 16, and Georgie Gaherty has 10, totaling 39 DVDs remaining in our inventory. Club Resource Library – Approximately 24 train related books were donated to the club by the Huntington library. Tom Rizzo would like Nick Guarino to keep some of the books and add President Tom Rizzo asked for a motion to open the Board of them to our library collection. The remaining books will be Directors meeting. A motion was made by Mike Kmeth and sold off. seconded by Karl Wagner to open the meeting at 10:16 AM. Club Computer – Karl Wagner and Tom Rizzo are working on Tom asked for a motion to read or accept the minutes from getting the computer dedicated to membership up and runth the January 17 Board of Directors meeting. A motion was ning. There is still a problem printing the roster and call back made by Karl Wagner and seconded by Rick Bishop to aclist. cept the January BOD minutes. Roadbed Project – Mike Kmeth developed a plan for building Financial Report – given by Bob Sewall. Bob stated that for roadbeds that attach to the tall trestle bents. The roadbeds second quarter (1/1/16 thru 3/31/16) the club had a starting provide a level surface for the elevated track. A committee balance of $3948.71, with income of $3927.77 and disburse- was formed and the construction was done at the home of ments of $4373.41 resulting in an ending balance of Frank Clemente. The cost of the project has not been estab$3503.07. If you have any additional questions please contact lished. Bob directly. Golden Spike Awards – BOD to consider several members. Membership – given by Karl Wagner. Karl stated that currentShows and Events: ly the club has 33 individual members, 20 family members, 2 extended family member (3 in a family) Planting Fields Arbor Day Setup – April 23rd and 24th. totaling 55 household memberships. The BOD votSetup April 22nd at 8:30 AM. We will be suppling our ed to make Ernie and Marie DeCarolis lifetime own plants for the setup. A motion was made by Karl members because of their years of active participaWagner and seconded by Bob Russo to spend $200 tion in the club. to purchase plants and flowers. Tom also suggested Junior Membership – Ray Shelton will be developthat we use the Fantasy Gardens as a theme for the ing a list of criteria allowing individuals under 18 display. years of age to become members. There was some th preliminary discussion from the board regarding junior mem- Freeman Railroad Cleanup – May 14 at 10:00 AM, at the Long Island Railroad Museum, Riverhead. bership. A motion was made by Bob Sewall and seconded by Lou Cortese to table the discussion until the next board meet- 25th Anniversary Dinner Train, Essex Ct – June 11th, boarding ing in September. at 6:30 PM. Dan Saporito reported that 33 people have registered for the trip. Meeting Dates – See Richie McGorty to schedule a date to host an outdoor meeting. All outdoor monthly meetings for 2016 have been filled. Club Picnic – August 20th, 11:00 – 3:00, held at the Long Island Live Steamers. Bob Russo is the chairperson. The comClub Insurance – Nick Guarino contacted the insurance agent mittee consists of Pat Russo, Bob Sewall, Mike Kmeth, Tom and advised him that we had a reduction in membership. This Rizzo, Paul Tobin, Bruce Kropp, and Richie McGorty. If you would like to volunteer please contact Bob Russo. There will resulted in a $140 refund from Nationwide Insurance. be a meeting at Bob’s house before the picnic to discuss the 25th Anniversary logo - Club mugs with the 25th anniversary arrangements. logo need to be ordered before the end of the year. We are Railfest – August 27th and 28th, at the Riverhead Railroad also considering placing the logo on hats and pins. Richie Museum of Long Island. We will be running trains at the FreeMcGorty to get pricing on club pins. Georgianna Gaherty to man Railroad. get pricing on club hats. Bayard Cutting Arboretum Fall Festival – TBA. Green Trailer - The tail lights on the trailer are working. Bob Russo will be installing new tail lights on the fenders of the trailer during the summer. Sayville Historical Society Thanksgiving Setup – November 26th and 27th. This is a new venue for our club. It will be a large table top display to usher in the Christmas season. The Red Trailer - President Tom Rizzo asked for a committee to event is advertised locally and attracts a large group of peodesign shelves and containers to more effectively house the supplies in the red trailer. Preliminary volunteers are Lou Cor- ple. tese, Mike Kmeth, Rick Bishop and Bob Russo. Christmas Brunch – December 4th, 11:30-2:30. Mike Kmeth Club Inventory – Frank Clemente gave the BOD a final count will be the new chairperson this year. The BOD is considering of the inventory in the red trailer. The BOD has elected to sell the Sunday Brunch at the Snapper Inn located in Oakdale. Final details have not been established. (go to page 6) off excess items in the trailer. After the items are listed in Page 4 SMOKE N’ CINDERS Tom’s Picture Puzzle (10 solutions on next page) SMOKE N’ CINDERS Page 5 Solutions to picture puzzle From the Secretary (continued) Cradle of Aviation – TBA. New Business: Hechscher State Parks Fair – June 18th. Dan Saporito was contacted by Don Fischer regarding the possibility of doing a one day step up at Hechscher State Park. The set up would have to illustrate how our club positively impacts the environment. There would be no electricity available to us. The BOD decided that our club would not be able to participate in this event. th Smithtown Historical Society Setup - September 18 . Several members met with the director of the Historical Society to discuss the possibility of a ground display. The BOD elected not to participate in this event due to lack of security. Our equipment would not be protected. Planting Fields Arbor Day Event – Several members noticed that LIGRS was not mentioned as an attraction in any of the advertising for this event. Lou Cortese made the suggestion that our contact person for this display meets with the public relations person at the arboretum to insure that our club is mentioned. The BOD accepted this suggestion. There was a suggestion made that the club purchase a “G” scale starter set to be auctioned off at the Planting Fields ground display. Bob Sewall suggested that special auction tickets be printed to avoid confusion at the time of the drawing. The ticket would cost $5 each or 3 for $10. A motion was made by Bob Russo and seconded by Mike Kmeth to purchase the starter set. Motion accepted. The next BOD meeting is tentatively set for September 10th at the home of Karl Wagner. President Tom Rizzo asked for a motion to close the BOD meeting at 12:45 PM. A motion was made by Bob Russo and seconded by Mike Kmeth to end the meeting. Respectfully Submitted, Nick Guarino, Secretary. Club Anniversary Dinner Train Join us as we celebrate our 25th year on board the Essex Dinner Train Saturday June 11th 2016. The train boards at 6:30 pm and departs at 7 pm, returns at 9:30 $80. per person includes meal, tax and meal service gratuity and train fare. Alcoholic beverages and soda are a separate cost and payable onboard, a gratuity for these beverages is customary (tea, coffee and glasses of water are included with dessert). This is a self-drive trip is about 3 hours driving time to Essex. Please mail your reservation check for $80. Check payable to Long Island Garden Railway Society, Inc. to Dan Saporito, 104 Sheffield Ave. West Babylon, NY 11704 (Please include your dinner choices.) (Checks must be received by May 25th) Page 6 SMOKE N’ CINDERS Chic Chat Corner Our beautiful Fairy Gardens from the Arbor Day Display, accompanied by Brittany Sparkles, a fairy from the circus appearing that weekend. SMOKE N’ CINDERS Page 7 Plants Donated for Arbor Day Display We would like to again thank the Herlicks for all the years that they donated the use of plants to beautify our Arbor Day displays as well as the man hours they and their crew spent assisting with the installation of the plants. As mentioned in the View from the Cab column, we were fortunate to have friends of the Corteses that are also in the business. Emma’s Garden Growers donated the use of plants to enhance this year’s display. Below, see a brief history of their business taken from their online blog. Otto Keil Florist/Emma's Garden Growers is a wholesale plant supplier with a long tradition in the service of Landscape and Garden Center customers. Otto Keil came from Germany in the 1930's with his brother Henry and together they began Keil Brothers Nursery in Bayside, Queens. Otto eventually married Emma Schwaner another German immigrant from his home town in Frankenberg, Germany. In 1942 Emma and Otto rented in Huntington Long Island, what was formerly the estate greenhouses of Otto Kahn the famous (at that time) industrialist and symbol of fantastic wealth and began Otto Keil Florist. Several years later Otto and Emma were able to purchase the Page 8 greenhouses and several acres surrounding them. (The original greenhouses they purchased are still in use and are now approaching100 years in age.) In the beginning Otto and Emma grew cut flowers which they sold to the local and NYC trade. Later they added potted plants and spring annuals. Today Otto Keil Florist/Emma's Garden Growers consists of four locations spread between Huntington and the North Fork of Long Island and is run by Otto Jr and his four sons Eric, Jeff, Greg and Scott. SMOKE N’ CINDERS Many Thanks To Our 2016 Arbor Day Volunteers See more pictures on Shutterfly at https://ligrs2016events.shutterfly.com/102 William Arndt Edward Assaf Richard Bishop Babette Bishop Steve Borakowski Frank Clemente Louis Cortese Susan Cortese Ernie DeCarolis Joe DiBenedetto Linda Dunn Tom Dunn Georgiana Gaherty Steve Gaherty Robert Garruba Roseann Garruba Geraldine Coney Bob Gibney Paul Giorrdano Nick Guarino John Hagedorn Fred Holzkamp Michael Kmeth Bruce Kropp Jack Lane Joseph Luginsland Kevin Mahon Dorothy Mahon Richard McGorty Helen Nelson John Pizzulli Walter Poppe Barbara Poppe Thomas Rizzo Judy Rizzo Robert Russo Pat Russo Danny Saporito Bob Sewall Louise Sewall Karl Wagner For This Year’s Summer Picnic Raffle These attractive structures, barn and gas/service station, donated and built by Steve Borakowski are this year’s Summer Picnic raffle prizes. Tickets may be purchased from Richie McGorty. SMOKE N’ CINDERS Page 9 Monthly Photo Contest Winner This month's winning photo was taken by tom Rizzo of an old bridge on his Sandy River & Penny Copper Railroad Golden Spike Nominations? Golden Spike awards are now being considered by our BOD. Share your nominations of club members with any of our directors or other club officers. (Their names and contact information are listed on page 2 of this month's newsletter.) Can’t Make A Meeting? To ensure that a voting quorum is reached, and an official meeting held, pleas send a signed proxy form to any of the club officers or the Board of Directors. A link to a printable copy of the proxy form can be found on the home page of the LIGRS website. See our distribution policy on the home page of LIGRS.org Page 10 SMOKE N’ CINDERS Monthly Meeting May 15, 2016 Steve & Nancy Borakowski 15 Whitetail Lane Commack, NY 11725 631-499-0363 11:00-3:00 Take the LIE or Northern State Parkway to Deer Park Ave (Rte. 231) north. Bear right onto Deer Park Road East. Merge onto Jericho Tpke. (Rte. 25) Travel on Rte 25 for approximately 1.5 miles. Turn RIGHT onto CALVERT AVE. (Hess station on left, fabric store on right) Turn LEFT onto SPINNER Lane. Turn RIGHT onto WHITETAIL Lane. SMOKE N’ CINDERS Page 11 Happy Mother’s Day! Happy Memorial Day! Trains, Mother’s Love and Apple Pie Visit us on the web @ www.ligrs.org THE NEWSLETTER OF THE LONG ISLAND GARDEN RAILWAY SOCIETY INC Smoke N’ Cinders at P.O. Box 2002, No. Massapequa, NY 117582002 Newsletter of the Long Island Garden Railway Society Inc Advertising Policy Advertisement shall in no way be construed as an endorsement of any product, manufacturer, product or reseller by The Long Island Garden Railway Society. Inc. Commercial Ads or Ads from Non-members for large scale or garden railway products are at a rate of $35.00/ full page, or $20.00/half page/issue. Artwork is the responsibility of the advertiser, at the discretion of the editor. 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