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   Letter from the Editor

The Waybill is for you the members and our friends to enjoy. If there is something you would like to see in the Waybill then please contact us by email at contactus@mysticvalleyrs.org or by mail.

We are always looking for stories to include, as we have many members who are no longer able to go on any trips and they get great enjoyment out of reading about them.

So if you have ever wanted to be a Newspaper reporter now is your chance…


Group Sales Policy: 10 or more tickets purchased in ADVANCE by the SAME PERSON will be entitled to a 10% DISCOUNT subject to availability.

BLOCK SPACE may be arranged on any non-restricted event with Ticket Coordinator or Tour Director (when assigned) at least 50 days prior to departure. For further information, please contact the Mystic Valley Railway Society, 617-361-4445 or e-mail at contactus@mysticvalleyrs.org.

 


 From the President

by Theresa E. Rylko

Happy New Year as we start our 53rd year. There have been a lot of changes, but one thing stays steady. That is your love for traveling with the club. Remember this is your waybill and the best way to communicate with other members. Thank you for your comments and concerns concerning your membership. Our membership year runs from April 1 to March 31. We use the first year of the membership for coding - So this year will be coded M23. Here is the Picture of the members of the Board.

MVRS board


 

From the Acting Vice President

by Jeff Costello

 

 

April 2023 Mystic Valley Railway Society is 53 years old and we made it through some difficult times but we’re doing our thing. Our annual was May1 and we welcomed a new director Gerard Sevigny a good friend and frequent traveler on our adventures. The trip team has presented a list of familiar but good trips. Clarks Bears, Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway Museum in Alna Maine, boat cruises, and of course lots of good food and good friends. More in the Waybills. If you have any places of interest, good restaurants, contact the MVRS trip team and maybe you’ll see “your trip” listed. Back at home, I’m the happiest engineer. Train layout with at least 30 cars and accompaning engines up and running! Of course there is still more to do and gig dreams keep me going! Also big trains, Cape Cod Central Railroad in Hyannis has Mothers Day and Fathers Day trips with lunch. More trains I love it. My wife thinks I should have been an engineer! Mystic Valley Railway Society is still here and we hope all can join us on the upcoming planned trips. Of course as usual ideas from our members are welcome All aboard!

 

 The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Officially Ends –

by Kimberly Calvi, Paralegal to Attorney Bradley C. Pinta of Pinta Law Group, LLC

 
It is probably safe to say that no one is sad to see the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Per federal mandates, the public health emergency will officially end on May 12, 2023. Massachusetts will end it the day before. After an abrupt start just over three years ago in March of 2020, the pandemic affected society in every single way—personally, professionally, technologically, socially, and financially—and resulted in some serious setbacks for businesses—the travel and restaurant industries, for instance. It also forced people to be adaptable and resilient, and those are skills that cannot be minimized. Medical experts state that the virus will still continue to mutate and resurface periodically, just like the flu, but the daily burden of accommodating it and factoring it into our lives will no longer be a preoccupation. Vaccines will still be available to the public and will still be funded by the government. But what does this really mean for us in our communities? First, it goes without saying that life will not return completely to the way it was before the pandemic. Too much has changed and has become the ‘new normal.’ Hand sanitizers are everywhere, from elevator banks in buildings to entryways in smaller shops, to public places, such as libraries. In many restaurants, menus are only available by means of a QR code or looking at the menu on the restaurant’s website, which means you must have your cell phone available. Second, prominently displayed and a part of the tourism industry are new, contactless technologies. It was just a few short years ago that these were novel concepts, such as self check-in at the airport. The pandemic accelerated these technological advancements. The upside, though, of no longer laboring under the cloud of a global pandemic—and with the warmer weather on the way—is that summer travel is something we can again look forward to and make more than tentative plans. It should be noted that people have been traveling for several months with limited restrictions, so traveling again isn’t a recent development. But it is reassuring to know that there’s a bit of freedom to be had, and enjoyed, knowing that we no longer have to remember to pack masks! Let’s all finally look forward to a great summer!



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Calling all Members!
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ACTIVITY??
ALL ABOARD with the Mystic Valley Volunteers – the activities are as varied as
their locations. Auto transportation is essential for some events, but many are located
on the MBTA routes and may gather at special locations or at members’ homes. Is
distance an impediment? NO WAY, for we have dedicated members in many states
and foreign countries who complete their activity by letter or E-Mail. Remember: volunteering
allows you to share your talents and interests with those who would benefit
most.
TO JOIN THE FUN Please request a volunteer form by submitting your request
& membership number to: M.V.R.S.   P. O. Box 365486, Hyde Park, MA 02136-0009
or visit our Website www.mysticvalleyrs.org.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Your request is presented at our regular meeting so
that you will be contacted by the appropriate chairperson. From there it is up to you
how involved you wish to be, for the level of activity and variety of trips offered by the
Society are solely determined by the level of participation supplied by our volunteer
members. WELCOME ABOARD!

 


 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2022-2023
President – Theresa E. Rylko (Tracey)
Vice President Elect
Treasurer – Judy Berson-Hoyt
Recording Secretary – Nancy Roney

Directors: Jeff Costello (Acting Vice President till Annual Meeting), Lillian Garvey, Nancy Juskin,
Eleanor Manning (Ellie), William Manning (Billy), Marcia Pennington



 

You will see many of these volunteers as tour leaders on your trips.

It takes a team effort to have a successful volunteer organization. Please share your talents as a volunteer with MVRS and be

rewarded by seeing your work in action.  Call 617-361-4445 and a volunteer form will be sent to you.

 

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Previous Waybills: 

 Spring 2023

Winter 2022-2023  Fall 2022 

Winter 2021-2022  Summer 2021  Spring 2021

Winter 2020-2021  Fall 2020   Summer 2020  Spring 2020

Winter 2019-2020  Fall 2019    Summer 2019   Spring 2019

 Winter 2018   Fall 2018   Summer 2018   Spring 2018

 Winter 2017   Fall 2017   Summer 2017    Spring 2017   

Winter 2016 Fall 2016   Summer 2016    Spring 2016    

Winter 2015   Fall 2015   Summer 2015     Spring 2015     

Winter 2014     Fall 2014

 

 

 

 

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-2023