This years holiday party was held at the beautiful new home of Art & Sarah Ludwick. Everyone was in awe as they gathered and toured the home and compound. |
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| As we approached the house, we caught a glimpse of the Easley Pacific Railroad. These garages house the rail cars and TC. |  |
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| And if the miniature railroad is not enough Art has a large runabout to run around the compound. It was a gift from his daughter. It comes complete with sound effects, stereo, bell and makes Art smile. | ||||||||||
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It was a shame but due to darkness no pictures were take of the home or yard but it was incredible to say the least. |
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| One of the few things the Guild does better than eating is visiting. Here we try to sit people before dinner. |  |
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| And dinner was fabulous. How could it be done for only $25 you ask? Well $25 was all each member paid, and the club subsidized some via proceeds from last years auction but Santa helped out big time. Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Claus. | ||||
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| Next on the agenda was awarding the annual Motoring Guild Award. | ||||||
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| And this year the Frank Mason Award went to David Edgar. Congratulations! | ||||||
| The Earl Sargent Award for driving their TC on the most club events went to Gene & Karen Olson. Good going. | ||||||
| And after the awards auctioneer extraodinaire, Art Ludwick, took command. To the right Art gets bidding going for TCMG aprons. |  |
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| At several points we had wives bidding against their husbands, members bidding to give an item to another member and some kept still and quiet so as to not bid by mistake. | ||||||
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| As you can see everyone was having a great time. The bidding was calculated, hilarious, surprising, and entertaining. | ||||||
| Surprise of all surprises, Harvey even bid on something and won! |  |
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| And thanks to Arts skillful tactics, your donations and your generous bidding, the club made a good sum to use towards subsidizing next years party. Thank you one and all. | |||
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And many, many thanks to Art and Sarah for opening up their magnificent new home to us. They went through a lot of work organizing and preparing for this event and it was very much appreciated by everyone.
Three cheers for our generous hosts. Hip, Hip, Hurray Hip, Hip, Hurray Hip, Hip, Hurray |
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