Brotherhood Obituaries

Winter 2002
Volume 109 - No. 4

BLE Calendar

IWC 2003, Sparks

BLE and GIA members looking to get a head start on summer plans may wish to consider making reservations now for the 63rd Annual International Western Convention in Sparks, Nevada (June 1-5, 2003).

Jeffrey Valentine is hosting "IWC, 2003 - Sparks," which will be held at John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel & Casino in Sparks.

For reservations, call (800) 648-1177 and ask for the IWC room rate, or identify yourself as a BLE member (in Reno/Sparks, please call: 356-3300). A room rate of $89 per night has been secured from May 30 through June 7. For more information, members may also visit the John Ascuaga's Nugget website at: <www.janugget.com>.

Activities include a golf tournament at The Resort at Squaw Creek, a Robert Trent Jones designed course in the High Sierras, a bus trip to Virginia City, America's largest historical landmark, and a dinner/dance sunset cruise aboard the MS Dixie on Lake Tahoe.

Those wishing to contact Chairman Valentine may do so by phone by calling (775) 857-2013, or by e-mail: <jval@accutek.com>.

EUMA 2003, Baltimore

EUMA Arrangements Chairman Fred Cox and the members of BLE Division 52 will host the 65th annual Eastern Meeting Union Association in Baltimore. The meeting will be June 29-July 3.

Guests will stay at the Baltimore Hyatt Regency in the inner harbor area of Baltimore. Early-bird reservations can be made by calling: (410) 528-1234.

Brother Cox reports that tentative activities include a tour of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad museum, a harbor dinner cruise, the annual golf tournament, and a Baltimore Orioles baseball game.

For further details, contact Brother Cox at: (717) 244-4855 or e-mail: <euma03@aol.com>.

From June 28-July 3, the B&O Railroad Museum will hold the "Fair of the Iron Horse," the grand finale of the museum's 175th anniversary celebration. The fair will feature rare locomotives, pavilions dedicated to all types of railroading, interactive activities and live entertainment.

For members planning to visit the B&O Museum while attending the EUMA, more information about the Fair of the Iron Horse is at: <http://www.borail.org/>.

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