banquet
Banquet
Banquet Host - Jerry Hoverson , MMR
We’ve got a great evening of fun and socializing planned for the Saturday night Banquet. The highlight will be our guest speaker, none other than Hal Carstens, president and former publisher of Carstens Publishing. Want to know more about Hal, check out his bio below.
The Sheraton’s banquet area is well laid out and there won’t be a bad seat in the house. This should be a fantastic night, here is the agenda:
6 PM – Doors open for “Happy Hour”. A cash bar will be located in the banquet room and a slide show will be in progress documenting all the great activities of the convention. Make sure to look for yourself on screen!
7 PM – Seating and opening remarks followed by the Invocation.
7:15 PM – Dinner is served, see the menu below.
8 PM - Ballroom lights flash letting everyone know to return to their seats because the program is about to begin.
President’s remarks
Acknowledgments
Guest Speaker - Hal Carstens takes the podium and entertains us with tales and anecdotes of his years as the publisher of one of the top model railroad magazines in the nation.
Pop Loeffler/Gil Freitag Award
Achievement Awards
Contest Awards
Tribute to Jack Leming
Presentation on the 2010 “Alamo Rails” San Antonio convention
Raffle Drawings
Adjourn
| Convention Banquet: Cash Bar at 6 PM with Dinner at 7 PM Saturday Tossed Garden Salad with choice of 2 dressings Both: Chicken Chardonnay & London Broil w/ Demi Sauce Fresh Seasonal Vegetables Roasted New Potatoes Fresh Baked Rolls with Butter Alternating Seats Chef's choice of Pie and Cake Fresh Cofee, Decaf, and Iced Tea |
| Railroad Breakfast Buffet: 8 AM Sunday Orange Juice Fresh Scrambled Eggs Breakfast Potatoes Grilled Sausage Basket of Homemade Biscuits & Gravy Fresh Coffee, Decaf, and Hot Tea |
Speaker Host - Marc LaChey
We’ve got a special guest speaker lined up for the Trinity River Interchange Banquet, Harold Carsten.
That’s right Harold Carsten of Carstens Publishing, the ones who publish Railroad Model Craftsman magazine. Harold has agreed to entertain us with highlights and antidotes that have happened along the years as the Editor of one of the best model railroading magazines around.
This promises to be a great night filled with food, drink, friends, trains, and fun!
Marc LaChey
| Carstens Publications, Inc. Serving the model and collecting hobbies since 1933 108 Phil Hardin Road, P. O. Box 700, Newton, New Jersey 07860 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For additional info contact Harold H. Carstens Phone: 973-383-3355. FAX: 973-383-4064. E-Mail: hal@carstens-publications.com HAROLD H. CARSTENS Biographical Information Born in Fort. Lee, N. J., June 20, 1925. Life long resident of Bergen County, N. J. until moving to Sussex County, N. J. in 1973. President & former Publisher, Carstens Publications Inc., 108 Phil Hardin Road, P. O. Box 700, Newton, New Jersey, USA. The firm publishes three internationally distributed monthly magazines:Railroad Model Crafstman, Flying Models, and Railfan and Railroad. The firm also publishes soft and hard cover books primarily in the model hobby and railroad fields. Founded in 1933 by Emanuele Stieri, ownership passed in 1934 to Charles A. Penn, formerly with Bernarr MacFadden’s publishing empire. In 1940 the company moved from New York City to Ramsey, N. J. In 1973 the company bought a ten acre site in Fredon Township, Sussex County, N. J., and built its present custom tailored editorial building. Carstens joined the publishing firm in 1952 as associate editor of Railroad Model Craftsman and Toy Trains magazines while attending Fairleigh Dickinson University at night. He studied journalism and art at the Philippine Institute for the Armed Forces in Manila. . He was appointed managing editor of the two magazines in 1954, becoming Editor and Vice President in 1957 and President in 1962 following retirement of founder Charles A. Penn. He had his first article published in Railroad Model Craftsman while a student at Dwight Morrow High School, Englewood, N. J. Carstens attended Wagner College, receiving his B. S. in Business Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1952. He is a member of the Magazine Publishers of America. Carstens enjoys his British Morgan sports car and holds membership in the Morgan 3/4 Morgan Motor Car Club. He is a member of the Photographic Society of America and is a former associate editor of their PSA Journal. He is a past president of the Newton Rotary Club 1986-1987 and is a Paul Harris Fellow. A Lutheran, he is active in church affairs and has served on several church councils. He graduated from the Army School of Roentgenology in Memphis, and served in the Philippines with the 103rd Medical Service Company, U. S. Army Medical Department, during World War II. He is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Carstens is listed in Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World. Carstens is a past president and secretary of the Hobby Industries of America, Inc., 2000 member trade association with headquarters in Elmwood Park, N. J., 1971-1972, and served 11 years on the HIAA Board of Directors. He served as chairman of the Public Relations, Management Review, Education and Awards committees. He was chairman of the Publishers Section and the Model Railroad Division, and was vice president of the Educational Foundation of the Hobby Industry Association. He is a past president of the Train Collectors Association, Inc., as well as TCA's Metropolitan Division. Life member. He is also a past president of the Model Railroad Industry Association, a manufacturer's trade association, now the Model Railroad Division of the Hobby Manufacturer’s Association. He is a past chairman and secretary of the Eastern Model Railroad Manufacturer's Association. Carstens served eleven years on the Wagner College Board of Trustees, two years as Secretary of the Wagner College Board of Trustees: 1986-87. He served three terms as President of the Friends of the New Jersey Railroad & Transportation Museum, Inc., working to establish a railroad and transportation museum in New Jersey. AWARDS & HONORS: WAGNER COLLEGE: Alumni Achievement Award, 1976. HOBBY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA: Meritorious Award of Honor, 1979. HIA Model Railroad Division Big Wheel Award, Anaheim, California, 1987. NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION, INC.: Distinguished Service Award, Montreal, PQ, 1952. Life member. NMRA MODEL RAILROAD INDUSTRY Man of the Year Award, 1989 MODEL RAILROAD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION Model Railroad Hall of Fame, 1996 NMRA PIONEERS OF MODEL RAILROADING, 2003 ROTARY PAUL HARRIS FELLOW NMRA HOWELL DAY MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM, July 6, 2006, for many years of dedicated service, Philadelphia, PA NEW JERSEY GENERAL ASSEMBLY Resolution to Harold H. and Henry Carstens, March 31, 2007 , at Drew University, Friends of the RR Museum Symposeum. He is the author of many articles on model railroading, railroads, photography, lumber industry, and motor cars. Among publications in which his articles and photographs have appeared are Railroad Model Craftsman, Toy Trains, Railroad Magazine, Railfan & Railroad, Creative Crafts & Miniatures, Flying Models, PSA Journal, The Lutheran, Ladies Home Journal, New York Lumber Trade Journal, Book of Knowledge encyclopdia, The Morganeer, Hobby Merchandiser, and others. He has edited many books on model railroading, railroads, crafts, miniatures and model aviation. His 150 Years of Train Models published in 1999 covers the history of the model railroad hobby and industry Carstens has presented many seminars and programs on model railroad and railroad subjects at conventions and meetings in the United States, Canada and England. He has addressed hobby manufacturers and industry buyers in the USA, England and Germany. Carstens and his wife, Phyllis, reside in Fredon Township, Newton, New Jersey. They have four children: Rebecca Collis, of Raleigh, North Carolina; Heidi Lynch, Jacksonville, Florida; Henry; and Harold G. Son Henry continues in the publishing business, becoming publisher in August 2006. MORE INFO: 973-383-3355. Revised 4/3/07 |
Our Speaker for The Evening
We’ve got a special guest speaker lined up for the Trinity River Interchange Banquet, Harold Carsten.
That’s right Harold Carsten of Carstens Publishing, the ones who publish Railroad Model Craftsman magazine. Harold has agreed to entertain us with highlights and antidotes that have happened along the years as the Editor of one of the best model railroading magazines around.
This promises to be a great night filled with food, drink, friends, trains, and fun!
Marc LaChey
