Our Fall 2019 meeting will be
Saturday, November 9th
9am until 12:30pm (doors open at 8:30am)
at a new location for us:
Northgate Baptist Church - Fellowship Hall
633 Summit Drive
Greenville, SC 29609
Note: Fellowship Hall parking and entrance are behind the church
check your email for details on clinics and layout tours
Our Columbia 2019 Division Meet was held April 13 at Arsenal Hill Park in Columbia, SC. This historic building is home to the AMROC (Associated Model Railroads of Columbia) club.
This is the first time we've met in Columbia in a LONG time, so we adjusted the format a bit to provide more of an informational "show and tell". We had 22 in attendance, and shared a great deal of info. Steve Todd gave his "High Tech, Low Cost DCC" presentation and demo'ed some of his gadgetry. Rich Lehman and Clark Gregory shared the history and vision of AMROC, then we adjourned downstairs to check out this intriguing set of layouts in various scales. After lunch, we toured Rich Lehman's excellent basement layout. Everyone indicated the meeting was time well spent.
Our Spring 2019 Division Meet was held March 30 at SWU (Southern Wesleyan University) in Central, SC.
We had a great meet at this nice facility, with great entries in the Tips & Techniques contest. Sandy Eustis had a great clinic on "Consider the Wye". We missed out on Howard Garner's "Awesome Awnings" clinic as he had an injury. Attendance was down, but it seemed that all had a great time. After lunch, we were able to visit three excellent layouts: Bob Folsom's Norfolk & Western Pocahontas Division, Howard Garner's Cascade Western, and the Central Railroad Museum. The Central Museum also hosted an excellent scenario-based operations session for us.
Our Fall 2018 Division Meet was held on November 10, 2018 at the Berea Library. A big thanks to everyone who helped get the show started quickly. Attendance was not quite up to recent meetings, but those who attended reported a great time. We had quite a few "Favorite Models" this time, with some very close voting.
We heard two great clinics (click to download slides):
We held our Spring NMRA Palmetto Division Meeting on Saturday March 10th, at the Woodmen of the World (WOW) Lodge in Greer.
The meeting was well-attended (51 plus guests) and everyone had a great time. The contests are getting more popular every meeting, with lots of fantastic models and tips and techniques (see photos for winners). Jon Judd honored our friend Mike Jensen, and helped us all to remember what a fantastic man he was. We had two excellent clinics:
When: November 4th, 2017
Where: Medical Office Building of Pelham Medical Center
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When: Saturday March 11, 2017, 9am to 12:45pm
Where: Brushy Creek Rehab in Greer, SC
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We had a great meeting with 60 members and guests in attendance, one of our best-attended events! The meeting included two great clinics:
When: Saturday October 29, 2016, 9am to 12:45pm
Where: Brushy Creek Rehab in Greer, SC
Great meeting with 42 members and guests in attendance. It featured great clinics from:
When: Saturday March 5, 9am to 12:45pm
Where: The Cottages at Brushy Creek in Greer, SC
We had another excellent meeting at the Cottages on March 5, with 41 members and guests in attendance. The meeting featured great clinics from:
When: Saturday October 31, 9am to 12:45pm, 2015
Where: The Cottages at Brushy Creek in Greer, SC
The Palmetto Division fall meeting was held at The Cottages at Brushy Creek. The meeting began at 9:00am and included two great clinics:
a convention report,
and a model contest.
After lunch, we toured the interesting home layout of Chuck Heynen in Clinton, SC.
