March BCREA Meeting Held

The March meeting of the Barron County Retired Educators Association (BCREA) was held on Thursday, March 16th, 2017.  It was held at First United Methodist Church in Barron. Approximately 37 members enjoyed the presentation by Arlyn Colby about the history of the railroads in the Barron County area and the information on the Caboose project taking place at the Barron County Museum.  This project was designated as the BCREA service project for 2016/17.  A collection was taken from those members present a a little over $1000 was collected.
A business meeting was held following the presentation lead by Kathy Duerr.  As part of this meeting, possible changes to the by laws of the organization were discussed.  It was also voted to help defray the cost of those attending the district meeting to be held in Superior on Tuesday, May 9th.
A delicious meet served by the ladies of the Methodist Church took place following the business meeting.
The next meeting of the BCREA will take place on Thursday, May 18th at St Paul's Lutheran Church in Cumberland.  The presentation will be made by someone from Rice Lake Weighing.

Arlyn Colby with copies of his books on trains.