Steve Stockham
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 | | 07/26/2008 9:15 AM |
| | Marty keeps his "thingy" pretty much low profile! I don't think he wants the locals to know that he has all of this nice stuff out at his place! | |
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NTCGRR
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Nebraska City NE
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| | 07/26/2008 9:22 AM |
| the whole town is like a 3 mile circle. Its at the west edge of town by the old golf course. I think its the west Busness hwy 2 exit. its like the 2nd left and looks like your going into the gold course.
I don't have a dealer list yet.
But I know we will have the big main room for Friday night at the depot so we are not so packed in the back room.
Still hard to know who how many will show. | |
 Marty Cozad
North Table Creek GRR
Nebraska City, NE
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Jerry Barnes
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Lexington, NE
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| | 07/26/2008 10:37 AM |
| | Ron Teten and I plan to be there. ROn Senek said he was coming also. Reserve some track for double heading live steam Mikados! Jerry | |
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Ed Harvey
Lincoln, Nebraska
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| | 07/26/2008 11:01 AM |
| Posted By Steve Stockham on 07/25/2008 4:57 PM
Patsy managed to book us into a place called "Lied Lodge." Does anybody know anything about this place? Patsy said it was near Neb. City in the country. I hope it's not too far away or too difficult to find. I'm hoping to get up there in time for Friday nights festivities!
My wife Carol and I are staying in the "Lied Lodge" that weekend (as we do every year). We have stayed there many times in the past and I have attended several conferences and planning sessions there as part of my job with the university. It's a very nice place for a romantic weekend get away and very comfortable for a "Marty's Thingy" weekend as well. It's a beautiful lodge with exposed timbers and limestone which remind me of some of the lodges we've stayed in at the National Parks - El Tovar, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Glacier, and Yellowstone - for example. They have an indoor pool, a great dining room with good food and a fair wine list. There's a big fire place and a great view of the Arbor Day Farms orchard, and you can dine on the terrace and enjoy the view and sunsets. It's just up the road from the other local motels listed in this post, and the main stop light where you turn south to go to Marty's. There are also hiking trails, and adventure center, an orchard, a golf course, and a park nearby. Depending on how you come into town, you take the old NE Highway 2 into town (coming east from Lincoln, NE). There is plenty of signage and it's all well marked. I think you will enjoy it. It is a bit more expensive than the chain motels in the area, and you will want to be careful when going to the bathroom at night not to walk into one of the log columns next to the bed (you'll see what I mean when you get there - I've done it a few times). Otherwise, a great place, a great experience, and a terrific place to spend the weekend.
NO, I don't work for the lodge, nor am I affiliated with them in any way 
Ed | |
Ed Harvey & Carol Rogers
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Steve Stockham
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| | 07/26/2008 6:09 PM |
| | Cool! It sounds like we'll have a great time! | |
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NTCGRR
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| | 07/27/2008 5:14 PM |
| | Ed, are you and Carol still doing that kinky blindfold stuff??? running into post???? I beat you have a choocho hat on?? | |
Marty Cozad
North Table Creek GRR
Nebraska City, NE
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John J
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| | 08/13/2008 7:23 AM |
| It's getting close Have you packed your bags yet | |
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NTCGRR
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| | 08/13/2008 3:54 PM |
| JJ its is getting closer and all I do is work.
thankfully we do have work. the building inspector said today there is only one house going up in town and everyone is slow.
anyone who gets here early will be on ballast duty and misc fix up and dress up before they can run.
thanks
Marty
Also, I fully understand if some can't make it.
small friendly bunch is always welcome. | |
Marty Cozad
North Table Creek GRR
Nebraska City, NE
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Ed Harvey
Lincoln, Nebraska
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| | 08/13/2008 8:45 PM |
| Posted By NTCGRR on 07/27/2008 5:14 PM
Ed, are you and Carol still doing that kinky blindfold stuff??? running into post???? I beat you have a choocho hat on??
Hey, what can I say Marty it keeps the relationship fun and exciting. As far as wearing a choo choo hat,...I'll never tell. Whooo Whooo!!!  | |
Ed Harvey & Carol Rogers
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Joe Hall
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| | 08/14/2008 7:17 AM |
| Hi Marty,
I'm going to attend and please put me down for the food events. I will be bring live steamers. I'm pretty sure that other members of my GR club will attend but they may not have let you in on their intentions.
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Jerry Barnes
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Lexington, NE
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| | 08/14/2008 12:02 PM |
| Hey Joe,
Maybe we can get 'steam-up' put back in to replace 'thingey' . See yah, Jerry | |
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Jim Shutt
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| | 08/15/2008 10:45 AM |
| My wife has decided I'm too old and feeble to drive all the way to Nebraka and back by myself. I suggested she let me hire a couple of (much) younger relief assist drivers but she noted I was reading the personal ads page of the local paper at the time and volunteered herself. So there will be two of us at the "thingy" Friday through Sunday.Put us down for the organized events and we will do our usual best to try to disorganize everything else. Looking forward to seeing the Arizona and Arkansas contingent and meeting all the rest.
Jim Shutt | | | |
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John J
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| | 08/15/2008 6:29 PM |
| YEA Jim and Mrs Shutt are coming. Jim and I had a great time at the FAIRPLEX watching them set up for the days run. | |
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Joe Hall
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| | 08/16/2008 6:44 AM |
| Hey Jerry,
Yeah, I'm going to definitely going to boil water and a couple of Arkansas guys, "Mitch" Mitchell and Bruce Stockbridge are coming. I have added onto my garden railway by opening up a few tight curves and can now run larger locos. There's a rumor that a K-36 will make an appearance this winter. Santa, be good to me!
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Torby
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| | 08/17/2008 6:25 AM |
| Not sure if I'll be there this year Funds are getting real tight and Sophira needs new struts and leaks coolant. | |
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Ron Senek
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| | 08/17/2008 5:57 PM |
| | Marty please order a shirt, size large. Holly and I are looking forward to our visit to your place again. | | | |
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NTCGRR
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| | 08/17/2008 6:31 PM |
| I'm truely humbled by folks still wanting to come with gas prices.
Today we had the NE/IA mixed train club pinic here and all went well. the long trains eat the battery power tho.
The highline did not run because I had no operator for it. Richard was kind enough to come help me run.
Carrie helped with food and we ran out of grill gas. dumb me....
perfect weather tho. a number want to come back and see the live steamers. | |
Marty Cozad
North Table Creek GRR
Nebraska City, NE
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Ed Harvey
Lincoln, Nebraska
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| | 08/17/2008 7:12 PM |
| Marty,
Sorry I forgot to call this morning to tell you I couldn't come down to help today. Also sorry I couldn't make it down to help. That thing that I mentioned that I didn't know if I could get out of or not, I couldn't get out of so I couldn't come down. 
Ed
P.S. I had plenty of gas today, must have been Bubba's beans...you should of called me. | |
Ed Harvey & Carol Rogers
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Terry Jackson
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| | 08/17/2008 7:54 PM |
| | Marty we will be there Wanda and I. Put us down for Friday and Saturday night dinners. | | | |
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John J
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| | 08/17/2008 9:35 PM |
| Wow concider all the people that are coming This is going to be a great year
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