A festive centerpiece complete with a train! Santa and his
sleigh circle overhead
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Errol Coker and wife watch Rich Cutler set out an appetizer
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Watching Santa's flight. To the right are Moe January and Roger
Macauley
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Another view of the centerpiece - it and the food helped make
the kitchen a popular spot!
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Rich explaining how he intends to fill this upstair room with a
layout
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Out on the balcony adjoining the future layout room, overlooking
Lake Conroe
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John Christiansen, Mike Kremheller and Moe Janaury
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Back in the kitchen - these are just the appetizers!
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Outside on the back patio. Marty Barkley on the left
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Scott Kurzawski, Rich Clayton, Robert Miller
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Mike K and Mike K
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Larry Stella and his better half
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Rich showing John Christiansen and his wife a sketch of a track
plan for his layout
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Looking at the house from the lake
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Duane Darling, Rich Clayton, and next to him his wife, Beth
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Larry, Marty, John, Scott, and a few of the wives
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Barry, Duane Darling, Moe, Rich, Ray McClure and more wives
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Chow time! Members and wives in the food line fill their plates
while Rich introduces Mrs. Santa Claus
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Santa handing out presents to Rich and Beth Clayton
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Santa surprises APN President Duane Darling with a present
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Ray McClure in the kitchen
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The main course was a choice of several kinds of bar-b-que
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Duane and John on the patio.
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More on the patio. The weather was perfect.
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Mike and Moe
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Santa admonishes Frosty for sitting in his sleigh as Barb and
Rich look on
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Mrs. and Mr Claus, Barb and Rich Cutler
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Rose, Mark and Scott
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Duane presents Rich and Barb a Poinsettia
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Mike Kremheller recieves the 2006 President's Award from Duane
Darling
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After all that eating Rick shows some videos of prototype trains
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