Announcements
 

Annual Dues

The annual membership dues were payable by January 1, 2008. Please remit to Mary Ann Douglas, Treasurer, your dues payment for the new year as soon as possible.

Job Opportunity

Dennis Cherry has announced his retirement from the Gaylord Texan Hotel by July 1, 2008, and he wishes to inform the members that anyone interested in applying for his position should contact him immediately since the job will be publicly posted soon. This is a great opportunity for a fun job if you love garden railroading.

Job Description

Lead Special Events Production

This position is for a person who loves garden railroading and its challenges. Candidates must be able to think on their feet, be innovative and energetic, and willing to take challenges on new ideas and be able to come up with something special.

Must be able to work well with other employees and able to instruct helpers on tasks in detail so they can complete a task in a timely manner. Must be able to work on tight schedules, plan projects, design displays, give presentations, purchase equipment and building materials, maintain inventory on all train related items and displays, make schedules and lead a team in construction of the train displays. It's important to be good at preventive maintenance and repairing equipment.

This person must have be very mechanically inclined, with a good working knowledge and hands on experience in woodworking, electronics, electrical wiring, connections and power calculations, and have basic computer knowledge in basic CAD software.

This is a full time position at the Gaylord Texan. Other duties may include care and feeding of the fish in the inside rivers. A successful candidate must learn animated lighting techniques, and help in making seasonal displays.

Contact Dennis Cherry via email at dbcherry@swbell.net