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          March 16, 35th Annual OMRA Train
        
        
          Show & Swap Meet with vendor tables and operating layouts
        
        
          from Z to G scale and tin plate. Also home layout tours and
        
        
          clinics on the History of the Ft. Leonard Wood Branch, Model
        
        
          Railroading 101, and Weathering with PanPastels. Remington's
        
        
          Community Event Center, 1655 West Republic Road. Info from
        
        
          Ron Williams at
        
        
        
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            OHIO, GREENFORD,
          
        
        
          March 21-23, 21st Annual Midwest
        
        
          Narrow Gauge Show hosted by Gary Kohler at Greenford Space
        
        
          Center (formerly South Range Middle School), West South
        
        
          Range Road (Route 165). Featuring clinics, vendor tables,
        
        
          model contests, layout tours, and narrow gauge camaraderie.
        
        
          Additional info at
        
        
        
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            OHIO, KIRTLAND,
          
        
        
          March 16-17, Railfest 2013, hosted by NMRA
        
        
          MCR Division 5, at Lakeland Community College near SR306
        
        
          and I-90. Info at
        
        
        
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            OKLAHOMA, TULSA
          
        
        
          , March 22-24, 4th Annual Layout Design
        
        
          and Operations Weekend, hosted by NMRA Indian Nations
        
        
          Division. Speakers include Mike Porter, Barry Karlberg, Jim
        
        
          Senese, Robert Bornfleth, Steve Newton, and Marc Montray.
        
        
          Op sessions on local layouts Friday and Saturday evening plus
        
        
          Sunday morning. Info at
        
        
        
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            OREGON, PORTLAND,
          
        
        
          March 9, Willamette Model Railroad
        
        
          Club Swap Meet with vendors featuring model railroad equip-
        
        
          ment, railroad memorabilia, books, photos, and more. Kliever
        
        
          Memorial Armory, 10000 NE 33rd Drive. Free parking. Request
        
        
          fee info at
        
        
        
        
          
            Oregon, Portland,
          
        
        
          April 20th, 2nd Division PNR Spring Meet.
        
        
          Located at the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad club, it will feature
        
        
          clinics by Tony Thompson, Rod Spangler, and Richard Hendrickson.
        
        
          Layout tours in the afternoon followed by Operating Sessions
        
        
          News column - 24
        
        
        
        
          MRH-Mar 2013