NEWS & UPDATES

May 4, 2021
• SOLD OUT – The remaining two convention cars sold at 2:29 PM today. Thanks to everyone that bought one, or two, to help make this a very successful convention car sale.
April 23, 2021 @ 5:00 PM
• CUTOFF – Registrations submitted after 5:00 PM today will not be eligible for Door Prizes. The list of registrants received by 5:00 PM has been submitted for the draws.
• UPDATED – Sponsors video on Home page.
April 22, 2021
• ADDED – Notice for Registered Attendees on Home, Schedule, and Registration pages to look for an email from the Committee about accessing the virtual convention and what to do if they cannot find the email.
• UPDATED – Registrations must be submitted by 5:00 PM Friday, April 23, to be entered in the door prize drawings. Registrations submitted after that time will not be eligible for the door prize drawings.
• ADDED – Two new door prizes donated by clinician Jeff Johnston's Pictures and Words Productions, Eugene, Oregon, on the Home page.
• ADDED – Convention car weighs 2.5 oz empty and 3.9 oz with the included crate load on the Home page. During today's PCR Business Meeting a member asked how much the car weighed. (The weights shown are for my car. Dave Grenier, Webmaster)
• ADDED – Milton has agreed to make 4 additional cars, for a total of 10 more cars since we sold out on 4/12/21!
• ADDED – Downloadable PDF handouts for Steve Redeker's clinic "Modeling the Hetch Hetchy RR in Black and White" on the Clinics page.
April 18, 2021
• ADDED – Link to YouTube video for Jim Niell's SP LA Division/Bakersfield Sub HO layout on the Layout Tours & Layout Owner Live Panel Q&A page.
April 15, 2021
• ADDED – Meet the Modeler page with the projects being featured during that program segment.
• ADDED – Link to YouTube video for Rob Briney's Sierra, Clovis & Western HO layout on the Layout Tours & Layout Owner Live Panel Q&A page.
• ADDED – Convention cars back on sale! Milton agreed to build 6 additional cars after we sold out earlier this week. See the Company Store page to order yours before this batch sells out.
• ADDED – Online registration Closes at 5:00 PM, Friday, April 23^rd on the Home and Registration pages. This is to allow our staff adequate time to complete preparations for the convention the next day. Latecomers are welcome to attend the convention at no cost without registering, but will not be eligible for door prizes.
April 12, 2021
• SOLD OUT – The last convention car sold at 2:01 PM today. Thanks to everyone that bought one, or two, to help make this a very successful convention car sale. We can't make any promises, but maybe a write-in campaign might prompt Milton to make a few more? He explained the process during yesterday's TSG Live Crew Lounge podcast starting at 54:50, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWoDrxHafjk. Six cars were purchased in eight minutes during his presentation!
• ADDED – Link to TSG Live Crew Lounge podcast from Sunday, April 11, on Home page.
• UPDATED – Annual Business Meeting time and date to Thursday, April 22 at 2:00 PM on the Keynote Speaker page with link to PCR Master Calendar entry for the Zoom meeting ID, passcode, and phone numbers.
April 5, 2021
• ADDED – New door prizes and link to a sponsors video on Home page.
April 2, 2021
• NEW – Seventh clinic added! Jeff Johnston's clinic "A Field Trip to Sugar Pine Lumber Company Territory" at 2:25 PM. See a description on the Clinics page.
• ADDED – Prominent "Request for Volunteers" announcement on Home page.
• UPDATED – Formsite registration form to add volunteer sign-up and e-mail notification sent to Volunteer Coordinator automatically.
• ADDED – Prominent "Convention cars are almost sold out!" announcement on PCR Master Calendar page.
• UPDATED – Only 7 Convention Cars left! See the Company Store page to order yours before they are sold out!
April 1, 2021
• UPDATED – Only 8 Convention Cars are available for purchase. See details on Home page.
March 26, 2021
• ADDED – Door Prizes amounts, donors, and prizes on Home page and Schedule page.
• ADDED – "QwikLinks" page navigation links on Home page.
• ADDED – PCR Board of Directors and Annual Business Meeting dates on Home page.
March 24, 2021
• ADDED – Promotional Video link on Home page.
March 20, 2021
• ADDED – New Fresno Fun Facts page with interesting facts about the City and County of Fresno.
• UPDATED – Home page rearranged and edited as needed.
• UPDATED – Volunteers page dress rehearsal starting time of 1:00 PM.
March 12-14, 2021
• ADDED – NEW information about the virtual convention was added to the following pages: Home, Registration, Schedule, Volunteers, Clinics, Layout Tours & Layout Owner Live Panel Q&A, Company Store
• ADDED – See the Registration page for the NEW online registration form to re-register for the virtual convention even if you previously registered for the in-person convention. Registration is FREE and only takes a minute!
• UPDATED – Reopened the Company Store page to sell convention merchandise. Updated car photos to show the underside detail of the custom limited edition car.
• ADDED – New Keynote Speaker page to announce our Keynote Speaker, Mike Osborne, for the virtual convention on Saturday, April 24th.
• DELETED – These pages were removed from the website: Hotel, Contests, Excursions, Hobos, Non-Rails, SIGs, Swap Meet, and Banquet.
March 11, 2021
• ADDED – New Schedule page for the virtual convention on Saturday, April 24th. More coming very soon...
March 7, 2021
• UPDATE – Planning is well underway for the Virtual Sugar Pine Centennial 2021 PCR Convention being planned for April 24, 2021. We will have six hour-long clinics, Meet the Modeler, Keynote Speaker (see below), video layout tours, and a live Layout Owner Panel Discussion. Registration for the Virtual Convention is FREE, but re-registration will be necessary even if previously registered for the live convention to be entered in the drawing for door prizes.
• UPDATE – The Banquet Speaker is now the Keynote Speaker during the virtual convention. See the Banquet page for more information.
February 28, 2021
• ADDED – Four layouts have been lined up to participate in the virtual Sugar Pine Centennial 2021 PCR Convention on April 24^th. See the Virtual Layout Tours & Layout Owner Live Panel Discussion page for descriptions and links.
February 27, 2021
• CANCELED – The Sugar Pine Centennial 2021 PCR Convention has been canceled! Planning is underway for a one-day virtual event on Saturday, April 24th, 2021. Keep checking back here for updates. All registrants have been contacted by the Registrar regarding refunds.
February 10, 2021
• The following five layout tours and operating sessions have been canceled on the Layouts & Operating Sessions page due to coronavirus health concerns by the layout owners: Tom Davis, Bob Jakl, Jim Niell, Tom Sovulewski, and Glenn Sutherland.
January 17, 2021
• Added new page to the website, SIG Program. This was the last page to be populated and made available.

• Added new layout tour for the Fresno Model Railroad Club on the Layouts & Operating Sessions page.

• Updated "QwikLook" Master Schedule and Daily Schedule to v1.2 on the Schedules page to show Registration Desk and Company Store closing at 12:00 PM on Saturday.
• Updated Error 404 — File not found page to indicate ALL pages are now populated and available.
January 16, 2021
• Added Daily Schedule v1.1 grid and "QwikLook" Master Schedule on the Schedules page.
• Added location of this year's Annual Hobo Breakfast on the Annual Hobo Breakfast page.
• Updated Error 404 — File not found page to indicate only the SIGs page is not yet available.
January 15, 2021
• Added link to drawing winners on the Home page. Added winners' hometowns on the Excursions, Registration, and News & Updates pages.
• Reduced number of convention cars available to 48 from 50 on the Home page. At last night's committee meeting, we learned that only enough materials for 48 cars is available.
• Updated mail-in registration form to version 6.50 without Early Bird Registration line item on the Registration page.
January 14, 2021
• Added 3 new clinics by Bob Chaparro, Chalk Markings, Citrus Industry Operations, and Open Car Loads on the Clinics page.
January 13, 2021
• Added new clinic, "Contest Forms and Judging" by Bill Scott on the Clinics page.
January 6, 2021
• Added link to Jeff Johnston's Sugar Pine Lumber Co. layout on the Clinics page.
January 1, 2021
• HAPPY NEW YEAR!

• Removed Early Bird Registration information from the Registration page.

• Winners of the Early Bird Registration drawings held this morning were:
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Shay Cab Ride: Frank Markovich (This drawing was held 12/1/20.)
- Operate the live steam locomotive on the Hillcrest & Wahtoke: Steve "RailDawg" Wesolowski
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Shay Cab Ride: Seth Neumann and Jon Schmidt
- GRAND PRIZE WINNER Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad All Expenses Paid for the excursion which includes bus fare, dinner, and cab ride--$95 value: Mike O’Brien
Congratulations to the lucky winners! Thanks to everyone that registered early and participated in the drawings.
December 26, 2020
• Added description of Steve Redeker's Modeling in Black and White clinic and corrected the spelling of his name on the Clinics page.
December 17, 2020
• Updated hotel reservation information and photos on the Convention Hotel page. Call the hotel directly at the phone number shown to get the quoted rates. Housing is now open for reservations.
December 16, 2020
• Updated mail-in registration form to version 6.00 with Convention Cars added and old Formsite QR code removed. See the Registration page.

• Added limit of 3 convention cars per person on the Home and Company Store pages.

• Updated Clinics page with descriptions of several new clinics added to the program.

• Updated Page Visit Summary ("Hits") page to add Swap Meet page visits. Note: The link for this page is at the bottom of the News & Updates (this) page.

• Enabled page visits ("hits") counters on Clinics and Contests pages.
December 15, 2020
• Added Convention Cars on the Home and Company Store pages.
December 13, 2020
• Added photos for Tom Sovulewski's On30 San Joaquin & Sierra Railway on the Layout Tours & Operating Sessions page.

• Added link to TSG Multimedia's brand new video of Glenn Sutherland's HO Sierra Railway on the Layout Tours & Operating Sessions page.
December 5, 2020
• Updated Registration page with the winner of the first of 5 drawings for cab rides in steam locomotives. Congratulations to Frank Markovich of PCR! Frank won a cab ride in a Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Shay locomotive during the April 22, 2021, excursion to the railroad.

• Updated Company Store page with post-registration add-on sales items, including the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Excursion, Hillcrest & Wahtoke Railroad Excursion, the Visit to the Woods Excursion, and Swap Meet table. These items may be added to your registration package from this website or through your personal account on the RegFox website.

• Updated Excursions page with links to the Company Store to facilitate post-registration purchase of the excursions.
December 4, 2020
• Updated Convention Hotel page with the newly-negotiated lower rate of $87.00.
December 3, 2020
• Replaced "None planned this year." on the Non-Rails page with "To be announced..."
November 30, 2020
• Added 9 layout tours, many with operating sessions, to the Layout Tours & Operating Sessions page. More coming soon! Check back here occasionally for updates.

• Regarding Operating Sessions, four weeks prior to the convention, all registrants will be contacted by email with the operating sessions schedule and a form for layout preferences to fill out and return to the coordinator. Layout preferences will be given according to dates that the forms are received. Occasionally, please check the Layout Tours & Operating Sessions page for updates.
November 17, 2020
• Changed cutoff date hotel reservations must be received by to April 7, 2021, from March 31, 2021, per the recently renegotiated contract with the hotel. Also revised incorrectly stated room tax to 13.52% from 13% on Hotel page.

• Updated Registration, Home, and Excursions pages with the new Early Bird Registration incentives.

• Removed Pat LaTorres as PCR Convention Dept Manager on Committee page.
November 14, 2020
• Added Jeff Johnston's "Visit to the Woods" excursion on Excursions page.

• Updated Registration, Home, and Excursions pages with the new Early Bird Registration incentives.

• Removed Pat LaTorres as PCR Convention Dept Manager on Committee page.
November 13, 2020
• Announced Early Bird Registration incentives, consisting of drawings for cab rides on both excursions, plus a FREE Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Excursion ticket (a $95.00 value) that includes the bus trip, train ride, dinner, and a cab ride in the YMSPRR Shay locomotive. See the Registration page for the details

• Added new Swap Meet page with information on the what, where, when, why, and how to reserve tables (maximum 2 per person) for the Friday evening activity.

• Updated Home page with link to a Bruce Morden promotional video about the Sugar Pine Centennial 2021 PCR Convention.
October 8, 2020
• Updated Banquet page to add Mike Osborne as the Saturday Awards Banquet speaker, an active brakeman/conductor for both the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads since 1979. Join us to hear Mike’s entertaining and engaging anecdotes about his time working on the railroad.

• Updated Company Store page with information on ordering excursion tickets, banquet add-on tickets, and convention shirts using the new RegFox system. Added link to the RegFox Registrant Guide.
October 5, 2020 • Excursions On Sale!
• Updated Excursions page to add new information and ticket costs. Also changed date of the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad Excursion to Thursday, April 22, from the tentative Friday schedule. These extra-fare excursion tickets may now be ordered on your RegFox account. See RegFox Help for more information about your RegFox account.
September 18, 2020
• Updated Committee page and others to add Bill Scott and Walter Mizuno as Sugar Pine Centennial 2021 Convention Co-Chairs. They can be emailed at spc2021chair@pcrnmra.org. A big Daylight "THANKS" to both for stepping up and taking on this critical role.
August 29, 2020
• Updated the Home page with additional verbiage explaining that California state sales tax and shipping costs are added to shirts ordered from Daylight Sales, but are included when ordering from the convention.
August 20, 2020
• Updated the Clinics page with preliminary information for 9 clinics. More coming soon...

• Updated the Layout Tours & Operating Sessions page with information on Bob Pethoud's Fall Creek Branch modular HO layout that he will display and operate at the convention.
August 17, 2020
• Updated the Layout Tours & Operating Sessions page with new verbiage and removed all "carpooling" references.
August 10, 2020
• Updated the Company Store page with new contact information for Denni Baumer to obtain assistance with RegFox, the new online registration and payment system that replaced Formsite and PayPal.

• NOTE: The PCR Webmaster, Dave Grenier, cannot provide any assistance or answer any questions regarding RegFox. All requests for RegFox assistance MUST be directed to Denni Baumer.
July 31, 2020
• Added convention shirt prices to Home page since the Company Store function transferred to the new registration system, RegFox.
July 30, 2020
• Added link for the new online registration and ordering system, called RegFox, on the Registration page.

• Updated the Company Store page with information about how to order excursion tickets or convention shirts. (There will not be a convention car this time.) The Company Store on the website is now CLOSED. All orders must be placed on your RegFox account.
July 20, 2020
• Added Tom Sciara as Layout Tours and Operating Sessions Coordinator on the Committee page and the Layout Tours & Operating Sessions page. Tom can be emailed at spc2021operations@pcrnmra.org.

• Added Chuck Harmon, MMR®, as Contest Chairman on the Committee page and the Contests page. Chuck can be emailed at spc2021contests@pcrnmra.org.
• Thanks to both Chuck and Tom for taking on these additional responsibilities.
July 3, 2020
• Added Convention Shirt ordering to Company Store page and the description on the Home page. Shirt may also be ordered directly from the vendor, Daylight Sales, and shipped to you before the convention.
June 19, 2020
• Added Walter Mizuno as Volunteers Coordinator on Committee page. Walter can be emailed at spc2021volunteers@pcrnmra.org. Welcome aboard, Walter!
May 11, 2020
• Added Tom Sciara as Operating Sessions Coordinator on Committee page. Tom can be emailed at spc2021operations@pcrnmra.org. Welcome aboard, Tom!

• Added new pages to website: Layout Tours & Operating Sessions.

• Added online Layout Tour Information form.

• Updated Error 404 — File not found page with pages NOT ready for publication: Schedules; SIGs.
May 9, 2020
• Renamed "Prototype Tours" to "Excursions" throughout the website, including side and bottom navigation menus.

• Added new pages to website: Excursions; Volunteers; Non-Rail Activities; Awards Banquet.

• Updated Error 404 — File not found page with pages NOT ready for publication.
May 8, 2020
• Sugar Pine Centennial 2021 is now accepting registrations! See the Registration page.

• Added new pages to website: Convention Hotel; Annual Hobo Breakfast; Contests.

• Updated Home page to add explanation of what a "mini-convention" is and why this year's PCR convention is a mini-convention and add an announcement that we are accepting registrations.

• Updated Error 404 — File not found page with pages NOT ready for publication.

• Updated Committee" page for missing assignment.
May 2, 2020
• Added new pages to website: Registration; Company Store to open the website to accepting registrations for the next PCR convention, the Sugar Pine Centennial 2021 in Fresno, April 22-24, 2021.

• Uploaded Mail-in Registration form, version 2.23 to start accepting mail-in convention registrations. See the Registration page for more details.

• Created Online Registration form to start accepting online registrations and payments using PayPal. See the Registration page for more details.

• Updated Committee" page for missing members.
April 1, 2020
• Added new pages to website: Clinics.
March 31, 2020
• Tweaked color scheme and sidebar navigation buttons.

• Added new pages to website: Links; Committee
March 30, 2020
• Changed color scheme and font-families on website.
March 28, 2020
• Started work on the Sugar Pine Centennial 2021 PCR Convention website, cloning the Clear to the Coast 2020 website.

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