MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Iowa Association of Railroad Passengers Next meeting in the Des Moines area Saturday, August 27, 2005 IARP President Pat Hendricks, assisted by Gary Billmeyer, has made the following arrangements for the next meeting: Saturday, August 27, 2005, at the Okoboji Grill, 1225 Copper Creek Drive, Pleasant Hill (Des Moines), Iowa. (Okoboji Grill is located approximately 1¸ miles east of the Iowa State Fairgrounds, just off East University Avenue (Highway 163)). Attendees may enjoy an optional lunch from the menu at 11:00 a.m. and join together at 1:00 p.m. for the program and business meeting. Meals will be paid for by each individual participating in the lunch. The 1:00 p.m. program includes: Pat Hendricks, President, Iowa Assn. of Railroad Passengers Passenger rail update Dick Welch, Regional Director, National Assn. of Railroad Passengers NARP update and federal positions update George Davison, General Counsel, IARP ãHow to build steam for passenger rail.ä The public is invited and welcome and encouraged to attend the program and meeting. More information about the association is available at: www.simpson.edu/~iarp. After the meeting, attendees are invited to a special tour of the model railroad at the Iowa State Fairgrounds operated by the Central Iowa Railroad Club. The club was formed in 1967 and operates a 20x45 foot model railroad layout depicting Midwestern scenes. More than 8000 hours have been spent by club members creating the layout. The layout has the equivalent of nearly seven scale miles of mainline operating track. #