2026 February Meeting Invitation

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Our meeting for February 2026 will be on Saturday, February 21st at 10am.  We hope to see you there.

Attending in Person

Join us in Meeting Room A inside the Foster Family Community Health Center located in Traverse City, MI.

Use the main entrance on the north side of the building and proceed down the left-hand corridor to Meeting Room A (toward the end of the corridor on the right). Here’s a short video that shows how to get there.

Attending via Zoom Conference

If you’re not able to join us in person, we encourage you to attend via the following link to our Zoom conference call.

Topic: Division 2 February Monthly Meeting
Time: Feb 21, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83352322117?pwd=diuerbkujWvKAVnP1E22iWkFbLAmy5.1

If you can’t join via the preceding link, please use the following ID/passcode to join the meeting from the Zoom application:

  • Meeting ID: 833 5232 2117
  • Passcode: 430624

If you’re new to Zoom video conferences, please refer to our guidelines on basic Zoom etiquette.

Agenda

Superintendent

  • Welcome & Introductions – Assistant Superintendent & Webmaster – Paul Anderson

Pending Actions from January

  • Done – Paul: Create and publish the open house event page on the website, including a registration link and a map with approximate locations, and coordinate with Division on details.
  • Scheduled for May 1st – Paul: Make the detailed Google map with addresses available to registered attendees one week before the open house, and remove it after the event.
  • Done – Jens: Email a photo of the open house sign to Paul for use on the invitation/website.
  • Paul: Post a picture of the open house sign on the invitation/website so attendees know what to look for.
  • Done – Jens: Purchase and distribute (pending) additional open house signs as needed to hosts (one more for John, one for Keith, etc.).
  • Jens: Make and distribute unified donation jug containers to each host for the open house.
  • Pending – Paul: Collect and upload old clinic files (PDFs, card decks, presentations) to the website; members to funnel this content to Paul.
  • Done – Paul: Add the link to the nice video of Ernie’s layout to the website.
  • Board members: Develop plans/ideas for outreach to younger and new modelers, based on survey results, for discussion at the March board meeting.
  • Al: Send letters/emails to new and delinquent members as discussed.
  • Done – Keith: Provide detailed membership statements to Paul/Al (including who was added and dropped) for follow-up with new/delinquent members.
  • Done – John: Confirm Mr. Moxley’s presentation for April.
  • Done – Jens: (will send out prior to this meeting) – Create and maintain a list of helpers for running trains during the open house and distribute to hosts.

Reports – Updates

  • Superintendent & Newsletter Editor – Jens Hensel (remote)
    • May Open House Discussion
      • Website page is live.
      • RSVPs currently stand at 2.
      • Flyer for third-party display/mailing is done.
        • Flyer contains QR code and web links for accessing the website page for open house.
        • Discuss what groups currently have Flyers
      • As the open house date approaches:
        • Paul makes the Open House Google Map live and updates the website page for open house.
        • Send out an email reminder to all RSVPs with:
          • Open House Google Map link
          • Recommended railroad for first visit.
      • Signs:
        • Jens gives one (1) to Keith.
        • Jens buys one additional sign – David Zolnierek received a quote for one sign and will purchase it and give to John Campbell.
  • Assistant Superintendent & Webmaster – Paul Anderson
    • Added video to find meeting room at Foster Family Health Center.
    • Added page for Open House.
    • PDF Appreciation certificate
      • I can edit the Concord Flyer example for our purposes.
      • Do we have a PDF of the Michigan Central example? Discuss with T.J.?
  • Keith Aleo – Chief Clerk – Review current membership – Who has dropped, who was added and compare notes with Al.
  • TC Yardmaster – T.J. Stratton – Verify pending clinics
  • North Yardmaster – Michael McDougall
  • Paymaster – Dave Zolnierek
  • Trainmaster – Al Johnson – Review current membership – Who has dropped, who was added and compare notes with Keith.
  • NCR Board – T. J. Stratton
  • Achievement Program – Pete Magoun 
  • AP Certificates – Pete Magoun
  • Other Division Business and Discussion
    • Any other topics for the May 2025 Open House(?)
    • Officers to review Survey and prepare discussion for action items for March Board Meeting

Clinic

  • Mike Hauk will give a clinic on improving scenery with static grass.

Break

Show & Tell 

  • Anybody who brought something interesting can show it off to the attendees. If you’re attending via the Zoom video conference, and your computer/tablet/phone has a camera, you’re welcome to present even when you’re remote!

Future Meetings

Looking into the crystal ball, and following our tendency to schedule monthly meetings on the third Saturday of each month, our upcoming meetings are as follows:

  • March 21, 2026
    • Clinic – Craig Wilson – Ann Arbor Cabooses
  • April 18, 2026
    • Clinic – Ralph Moxley – Ann Arbor Railroad layout
  • May 16, 2026 – Open House

These meeting dates are best estimates until we post the official invitation (please check the Meetings archive). There are no monthly meetings during the summer months of June, July, and August.

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