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April 17, 2011

Duncan bustling with weekend activities

Joshua Kellogg The Duncan Banner

DUNCAN — It was a showcase of hobbies over the weekend in Duncan, with multiple organizations putting their crafts and hard work for the public to view or purchase.

On the east side of town along 5th Street, the Southwestern Oklahoma Railroad Association held their Annual Spring Open House to showcase the work and effort the club members have put into their model landscapes and trains that journey through the hills and tunnels on tracks strewn across the landscapes.

President Roy Grabman said the club was displaying four different scales of model trains, including O, N, Z and the most popular, HO that dominates the main showcase with dozens of square feet of model countryside, industrial plants and passenger terminals that the trains navigate around.

“We like to have this show to raise awareness of our club, so people can come in and take a look at the trains and promote the hobby,” Grabman said.

In preparation for this weekend’s open house, the members have been working to ensure  a proper, clean connection between the trains and the track.

“The trains run on a microchip that receives its orders from a computer in the corner of the room,” Grabman said. “The night before, we make sure the electrical system is working properly and clean the tracks and the wheels of the model trains.”

Melody Harper showed up with her family to the open house because her son Maverick has exhibited a major interest in trains.

“He (Maverick) loves to watch the trains go around the building, he has his own train set at home he likes to play around with and rebuild constantly,” Harper said. “It’s a neat to see the hours and dollars the club has put into the building of everything.”

On the south side of town at the Stephens County Fair & Expo Center, the Duncan Crafts, Arts and Hobbies Association held their Annual Spring Craft Show for the public to come and see their latest creations.

Susan Gooden, president of the club, said there were 28 vendors spread out across two rooms at the Expo Center, with most of the crowd showing up on Saturday.

“The wind on Friday must have keep some people away, we had doors blowing open all day long,” Gooden said. “There is a lot more traffic today (Saturday).”

Gooden said the club enjoys putting on a spring show to display their works that deal with the upcoming Easter and Mother’s day holiday.

Browsing a table of handmade kitchen towels, Katrina Miller showed up at the show with her mother Neva Kits-Miller,  in order find inspiration for her own sewing and quilting projects. Miller has been quilting for three years.

“I spotted a vendor that was selling little tutus and that I thought were pretty,” Miller said. “That is something that my brother’s two year old niece might look good in. This show is full of really neat stuff.”

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