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The Roundhouse columnist Bill
McCaffrey sends best wishes for good health to the MVRS family. He has set
himself the goal of encouraging companies like Microsoft and Adobe to include
the word “railfan” in their spell check software.
Director Nancy Roney and her son Joe visited Hawaii
[English-language spelling] from Mon 3/9 to Tue 3/24, leaving Boston as things
were starting to shut down. Their first week was in Honolulu visiting her
daughter and son-in-law. For the second week they visited the Big Island and
were able tour Hawai’I [Hawaiian-language spelling] Volcanoes National Park,
despite limited staffing and no programs. It was fascinating to see the Volcano
Hotel which overlooked the crater of Mauna Loa volcano. There has been a hotel
there since the 19th century. The day was overcast so not much color. All was
quiet with the volcano, but it was interesting to see steam coming from the
ground. In 2018 it erupted, causing a substantial change in the park. They
planned to stop at the Laupahoehoe Train Museum near Hilo but weren't able to
get to it. The island takes some time to drive around. (Columnist and calendar
editor Dirk Hertel remembers riding this narrow-gauge steam tourist railroad in
1992. It originally transported sugarcane to the mills, powered by sugarcane
cutoffs.)
Nancy also sent this link
https://imemories.us/2Wi0ZPt to a
film her late husband (and MVRS director from 1970-1984) Mike Roney took on a
1973 trip out west that was probably organized by the MVRS.