Feature TheReview Wednesday, May 23, 1990 B13 California or bust for mini-train re by Valorie Lennox The Review A snazzy replica of a modem B.C train is on track to turn heads at a model railroading show in Califoria this weekend. The train is a working scale model of the modern B.C. Rail Electric locomotives used in the Tumbler Ridge coal mine. “Tt certainly looks the part,” says Saanich Historical Artifacts Society president Art Gardner. The train is a joint project of the Vancouver Island Model Engi- neers Society and the Saanich Historical Artifacts Society and is intended to provide a permanent train for use on tracks at the society grounds in Central Saa- nich. ‘A lot of expertise and workmanship goes into these model units’ Until this train was built, the society relied on privately-owned model trains to provide rides on days when the society grounds were open to the public. An estimated 20 members will accompany the model to the Inter- national Brotherhood of Live Steamers international show in Los Angeles, California, on May 26 and 27. . Gardner said the group received _an $8,400 New Horizons grant in 1983 to build the train. He esti- mates 20 to 30 people donated time to creating the scale model. “There has been some beautiful workmanship go into it,” he said. One challenge has been creating a special battery to operate the train. The trains at Tumbler Ridge run on overhead electrical wires, Gardner said, so builders felt the replica should also run on electric- ity. VERSES Continued from Page B1 From the six children have come grandchildren and now great- grandchildren, whom Stewart describes in one poem as “‘little twinkling nebulae — the grand- children — a veritable Milky Way! And they tie back the curtains of the dark and hold our jeweled pattern in Eternity.” Her verses celebrate the children and enduring marriage, the chal- lenge of aging and the hazards of verse, are often destroyed by small irritations and strengthened by challenge. There are people who snore when they nap, Leaky washers in the tap, Very special wine unchilled, Toilet paper rolls unfilled, Spots on spotless carpet spille@d— It’s not a challenge of dimension That introduces nasty tension, So biow winds of challenge! TOOTIN’ ALONG on a replica ofa modern electric coal train Is Saanich Historical Artifacts Society president Art Gardner. fhe train will be on display at a show in California later this monin. Thousands of hours have gone into the project, which has included construction of a special engine house on the property to house the locomotive. “A lot of expertise and work- manship goes into these model units,” he said. When cars are added to the train, Gardner said the locomotive can pull 20 to 25 adults around a track. At the California show, the train will be one of hundreds of units on display, Gardner said. He noted there are also many model trains being built in the south Vancouver Island area, mainly because the track is availa- ble on the artifacts grounds. The only other area with a comparable facility in the province is Central Park in Burnaby, Gard- ner said. RURAL SCENES like this prize winning pony and pibbon-bearing Owner are a common sight on the Peninsula. Horseback rid- ing and showing 1s a pop- ular sport in the area, leading to repeated applications to North Saa- nich couneil for a public nlaing ring. ATTENTION SCHOOL DISTRICT 63 RESIDENTS! SAANICH PENINSULA HOSPITAL INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL CLAUDE BUTLER BURSARY ($1000) FOR INFORMATION/APPLICATIONS CONTACT SPH ADMINISTRATION OFFICE 652-3911 0830 TO 1630 HOURS, MONDAY TO FRIDAY APPLICATION DEADLINE: JULY 31 daily life. 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