10. The Museum learned of the suit when president Jim Lundquist was served with the papers at his home while eating dinner with his children. Champion claimed that the springs belong to the Museum and the Museum should be responsible for the additional transportation costs.
11. The Museum investigated the suit and determined that we had no liability for the costs. We asked Champion Diesel and Sweetwood to remove us from the case. They declined. The original $450 freight payment by Champion was "just a donation" Gary Sweetwood was quoted as saying.
12. The Museum found that defending itself by hiring a lawyer to fight the action, as required by the State for corporations, would cost much more than the claim. Insurance was not applicable because of the high deductible.
13. The Museum purchased the debt from the collection agency for $2000. The Museum retained the right to try to collect the debt from Champion Diesel and Sweetwood at a future date if we so choose.
This action happened in the middle of a series of weekly meetings between the Museum and CZRy to negotiate cleaning up oil soaked dirt left on the Museum grounds by CZRy engines, repair of damage to Museum cars done while they were being used by CZRy, disposition of the sand pile left in the Museum's parking lot and other issues. The surprise suit cast an instant pall over the negotiations and they were soon discontinued amid an atmosphere of extreme mistrust. CZRy had agreed to repair the equipment and clean up the hazardous waste. It's now months later and nothing has been done.
Greetings From the New Caretakers at PSRM, Campo
I would like to pass along a thank you from Gwyneth and I for all the help we have received since arriving in Campo. While I would like to thank each individual, the list would be huge. So a general word of "thanks" will have to suffice.
Just a few things I would like to mention. If you come to Campo during the week to work, please stop at our site to make us aware you are on the property. A few folks have had their work interrupted when we finally found them. Also please make us aware of when you leave.
When you come through the entrance gate, please close it after you have driven through. If it was locked, please re - lock it once you are in and when you leave. During the week we keep the gate closed and locked unless prior arrangements have been made.
The gift shop has been thoroughly cleaned and rearranged. Stop by to see our new look. If you are a musician or a ham radio operator, stop to play some tunes or talk ham radio. Both Gwyneth and 1 are hams, KT4ET and KC5TXD. You are more than welcome to stop by to say hello, but Hiram will expect to have his head rubbed.
Bruce & Gwyneth Palmer and Hiram the Wonder Dawg (A small pup but with a high testosterone level!)
Editors note:
Our new caretaker, Bruce Palmer, plays guitar, and acoustic bass and fit right in to our impromptu hillbiliy muisc jam session that happens at our monthly volunteers BBQ at Campo. Ted Kornweibel plays autoharp and banjo, Frank Stites plays banjo, Larry Rose plays fiddle, guitar and mandolin and Tanya Rose rounds out the group playing guitar, and autoharp and singing lead. Old time train songs and traditional bluegrass music is the normal fare. Jack O'Lexey and Ron and Diana Hyatt have have been providing the chef duties at our monthly Saturday night pot luck gatherings. A joy ride on a motor car with Dave DiGiorgio is often part of the festivities. All members are invited to come out help wilh projects and then stay for the music and camaraderie.
Museum Paperwork Gets New Look
All of PSRMA's paperwork, from brochures to membership cards, has been redesigned as the older material has been used up. This has been a major undertaking by Publications Director Larry Rose and his able assistants Tanya Rose and Dick Pennick. The first item redone was stationary and envelopes to reflect our new (old) address at the La Mesa Depot. As was reported in the last newsletter, getting our library kicked out of the Santa Fe Depot caused a lot of things to happen down stream, not the least of which was that the museum operating paper was suddenly obsolete. As you have noticed we are phasing out using SDRM in our headings as none our facilities are now located in San Diego. Our legal name, PSRM, fits our current status and has a more regional sound to it as our founders intended. This also cleans up the massive confusion of names we have had, till now, with the San Diego MODEL Railroad Museum in Balboa park.
Dick Pennick stepped up to redesign the Museum's standard brochure with attached membership application. The membership cards, SD&A passes and Campo train ride tickets have also been redesigned by architect Larry Rose who designed the Museum's logo back in 1975 along with the masthead for this newsletter and that of our sister publication Hot Scoop. The cost of all this new printing has been borne by Larry and Tanya Rose with a fat donation from Bob and Paula Pearson, owners of Trans America Printing! Bob and Paula are music buddies of the Roses and are our newest members. Thanks people, for a splendid effort!
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