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October 20, 2026 - Meeting Summary
The San Diego S-Gaugers held the October club meeting at our new club house in Parkway Plaza, at 9:30 am PDT. Attendees were: Mike Forys, Dale Minard, Robert Graves, Don Briggs, Scott Lewis, Ken Sadlock, Allen Keil, Dave Posledek, Dave Horn, Dennis Denk, and Raulf Polichar.
Introduction of new faces / Show and Tell:
Allen said the Stoney Point layout is going well. Scotty mentioned that Trainz has parts for S Helper models. Dale has recreated the Beatle’s Abbey Road Album cover on the Liberty Loop window layout. Ken had a give-away of a 10” circular saw blade and an irrigation controller.
Treasurer's Report:
We received $24.00 in member dues.
We received $848.21 in visitor donations, $788.69 above last month, and $516.05 above the average for August. It is the most we have ever received in a month.
$87.41 of these donations came from our Venmo account. In total, we have received $3823.77 in Venmo donations.
Our matching donations program brought in $500 this month.
We receiver $167.14 worth of donated trains, and there are lots more yet to be inventoried and evaluated from that collection and previous months.
We continue to clean, repair, and evaluate previously donated trains, resulting in an increase of $27.77 in the value of assets for sale.
Revaluing items for sale based on the latest Greenberg book decreased their value by $3.00.
We put $6.50 worth of donated Assets for Sale on the freebee table.
We receive $18.35 in savings account interest.
We sold $23.39 worth of donated trains at a profit of $6.39 over the $17.00 at which they were carried in inventory.
To date, we have received $12808.15 from the sale of donated trains.
We reimbursed Les Smith $35.44 for Junior Engineer Stickers.
We spent $90.34 on paint for refurbishing module faces and skyboards.
We paid $400 rent for our new Parkway Plaza clubhouse.
We paid $826 for our first Parkway Plaza electric bill.
The result for the month is a net gain of $320.63.
Standards Report:
N/A
Publicity Report:
N/A
Library Report:
N/A
Window Button Status:
September 19, 2026 to October 17, 2026: 4,408 over 28 Days equals 157.4 per day.
Window 1 = 2,304, Window 2 = 2,104
Parkway Plaza pushbutton count total (beginning September 2026) – 5,011
Visitor Attendance:
Parkway Plaza visitor total = 3,196
Grossmont total (beginning February, 2016 Ending June, 2026) –375,556
Visitor total since 2/1/2016 = 116,784. This is the final total for Grossmont Center.
Day One (beginning May, 2011) total – 418,813
Old Business:
Upgrade SDSG Website, Google My Business, and Facebook page:
New pictures have been added to the website.
Great train show October 3rd and 4th at the Del Mar fairgrounds.
Several members attended and thought: the show was bigger than last year with more layouts, the All Gauge Club was there, the 3 Railers were there, and S-Gaugers from Orange County were there.
Right window, Liberty Loop layout status:
No change.
Right window (Peter’s) layout status:
Complete except for corner and provenance.
Sn3 layout status:
No change.
Front wall display status:
No change.
New Lionel offerings:
There are two new diesels from Lionel, using the 250th anniversary paint scheme from four Railroads.
They are also releasing a 250 anniversary, caboose. All are, build to order. The order must be placed by November 17th. Delivery is expected in the 2nd quarter of 2027.
Miscellaneous:
Grossmont Center Mall sent the Club a letter stating the club had fulfilled its contractual obligations and there are no outstanding items. Mike will keep the letter on file, just in case there is a problem in the future.
New Business:
Next meetings, Tuesday’s November 17th 2026, and December 15th, 2026.
Location will be the new clubhouse in Parkway Plaza.
Opening days at Parkway Plaza
A group of E-Bikers have been seen riding dangerously through the mall. Not sure what can be done to stop them.
Sign approval from the mall:
All signs, except the one over the front door, have been approved.
Entrance sign:
The new sign over the front door has been designed but not yet been approved. Dale is working with a vendor to fabricate the sign.
Lighting conversion from Metal Halide to LED.
An estimate is in work for the light and power upgrades, including the center “post” and the front and rear center large light fixtures.
Grant investigation.
Dan Touchstone and wife are working on grant application paperwork. They are generating a list of items the grant would be spent on.
Halloween, Saturday, October 31:
We will be handing out candy during our normal hours to children in costume. Costumes are encouraged for support this Saturday.
Spook fest Friday October 30th 4 to 6 pm.
We will be open from 4 to 6 pm on Friday and hand out candy. If you are going to support, and have a costume, you are encouraged wear it. You should arrive early since there will be rush hour traffic.
2027 Calendar review:
Mike distributed a proposed calendar for 2027 for review. Send any update information to Mike.
Other Items:
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 pm.
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