I was there as a volunteer, which I have done for the past few years. I helped with making sure everything was in place and ready to go when the show opened to the public. Then, I spent most of my shift walking through the aisles, answering customer questions and helping restack misplaced items. The last half hour was at the area where books are restocked.
After my shift ended, I did a bit of shopping, buying three books and a movie DVD for myself. It was a very nice time as always.
The threat of flooding caused postponement of that night's scheduled match between Saint Louis FC (https://www.saintlouisfc.com/) and Ottawa Fury FC. It will be rescheduled for a later date this season.
The next morning found me at the Kirkwood Community Center (https://www.kirkwoodparksandrec.org/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/3/445) for the spring show of the Midwest Model Vehicle Association (MMVA) (https://sites.google.com/view/ipmsgatewaychapter/mmva-page). I was there at this model car contest and vendor swap meet representing IPMS/Gateway (https://sites.google.com/view/ipmsgatewaychapter/home). Our club had a table with several models I brought and some club flyers. Bill Wagner, IPMS/Gateway's vice president, also manned the table with me.
I browsed among the vendors, chatting with several of them, and looked over the models entered in the contest. Our table had several visitors, who chatted with Bill and I. It was a nice show and a good way to promote our club and hobby.
The MMVA Fall Show will be held on Sunday, 27 October at the Kirkwood Community Center.
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