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1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT a p r i l After the club meeting on Sunday, a nice older gentleman came up and held my arm. He wanted to know what I d be doing in ten years. Come to find out, he meant with the club. Anyways I ve heard this same question many times in the past few months and I d often thought about it over the past few years myself. Part of our clubs mission is to teach present and future generations about the history of agriculture. I was very pleased when our club donated $ to the Maine Agriculture in the Classroom program. I often find myself daydreaming of the Maine Antique Tractor Club joining up with this program and having school children come to our land to see how equipment was used years ago. We have a lot of work to do on the land before this could happen but it can t hurt to start thinking about it now. In order for our club to continue into the future, we need to find ways to entice younger generations to get in on the fun. The generation coming up now are those who grew up when the farms were going under. Most have no firsthand experience or knowledge of what farming is all about. There has to be a way for our club to get more involved by combining the agricultural ways of years ago to the ways of now a days. I truly believe there are no obstacles we can t overcome, from insurance issues to rainy weather and everything in between, arm in arm, we can carry out our mission and have fun along the way. Pam April Meeting Highlights The meeting was held at Bill & Harriet Clark s garage in Skowhegan with 56 members present. It was voted to donate $100 to Maine Agriculture in the Classroom. The antique tractor pulling committee is working on their schedule for this year. It was suggested some rodeo type games be added. The drivers will be asked to fill out information sheets to help the announcer. The land & building committee met March 23. Plans to expand the clubhouse are coming along. Members are anxious for the snow to melt so they can get onto the land. The festival committee met March 26. Many ideas were discussed. It was voted to give the committee a $5.000 budget to work with. This will be our 20 th festival and the first on our own land. Let s work together to make this a great time for all. Joe Landry donated the money to buy tracks and letters for two reader board marquee signs. It was voted to have the raffle tractor be a John Deere A. The donor stipulated the money go into the land & building fund. The afghan raffle netted $115. Thanks Leon, for donating the 2 afghans and Eunice, for selling the tickets. One of the festival ideas was to have a box social one night. How many remember box socials? Pam made up a nice box to show us. It was auctioned off and made the club another $26. HAPPY SPRING! Respectfully Submitted, Harriet Spencer, Secy. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Del & Jackie Carney from China recently celebrated their 75 th wedding anniversary. Congratulations! Chuckie Dews from Cumberland had a heart valve replacement on March 27 at Brigham & Women s Hospital in Boston. He is doing well and will be there for a while. Barry Cooley from York had one hand operated on and will have his other hand done soon to help with carpel tunnel. Raymond Bailey from Cambridge passed away on March 27 from an accidental death. He had the nice antique chainsaw display in the Starbird Building at the festival. NEXT MEETING: May 3, 2015 Sandy Salsbury s garage 54 Knox Rd. Bar Harbor, ME (207) Lunch - 12:00 pm (Sandy will furnish his famous Kentucky Fried Chicken again. Please bring desserts or drinks.) Meeting - 1:00 pm Treasurer s Report Balance in Checking... $8, Balance in Savings... $2, Balance in CD s... $10, Total Balances in Bank... $21, Submitted by Terry V. Spencer, Treasurer PRESIDENT Pam Vaillancourt 110 Cross Rd, Anson, ME (207) MATC@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT Matthew Hunter 17 Nash Drive, Chelsea, ME (207) mattelsie@roadrunner.com SECRETARY Harriet Spencer 35 N Shore Dr, Smithfield, ME (207) terriet1@tds.net TREASURER Terry Spencer 35 N Shore Dr, Smithfield, ME (207) terriet1@tds.net NEWSLETTER EDITOR Jennifer Libby 220 Eames Rd, Winslow, ME jennifer.libby@hotmail.com WEBMASTER Burl Ewell 48 Serenity Dr, W. Gardiner, ME (207)

2 NOTICE TO MEMBERS: If you plan to exhibit at any shows, parades ect. this year, you need to get your MATC insurance paid BEFORE MAY 1, if you have t renewed it yet. LAND & BUILDING REPORT The Land and Building Committee met at the Albert S. Hall School in Waterville on March 23 rd with 10 members present. Wes Jordan from the Sheriden Corporation joined us. Wes has been with this company for 8 years and is experienced in many aspects of building projects from safety to project manager. He has so generously offered his services to our club free of charge. Wes had received the drawing of our club house expansion and felt it met the specs for a public facility with the addition of one more exit door. Wes will get the permits needed to start construction from the Town of Norridgewock and the Fire Marshals office. He will give an estimate of the total cost of the expansion project to the committee as soon as the next meeting. The committee will be ready when the time comes to start the expansion project as far as having permits in place. The Committee discussed the lay out of the land in respect to the Festival. It was felt a better assessment could be made if we were actually on the land. Barricades will be needed for safety along the pulling area. Primitive camping will be available. No parking along the road way. A work day is planned for May 23rd along with a yard sale. Sponsors for trusses was discussed and Pam will draw up the paperwork to be given to club members to use for fund raising for the pulling arena roof. The next meeting is scheduled for April 20th at the club house in Norridgewock at 6:00 PM. All are welcome. Submitted by Pam Vaillancourt REMINDER to all Members: Any member taking the Barrel Train or People Mover to any fair or other event is responsible for obtaining insurance on the equipment for the time you are using it. EDGE-TA no longer provides insurance for this type of equipment including golf carts and other motorized vehicles. Written proof of insurance MUST be presented to a MATC board member 30 days before your scheduled event. If not, you will not be allowed to include either of these in your event SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES If you are graduating this year, the 2015 scholarship guidelines are below. All members' seniors who apply for a scholarship will receive monies. The amount they receive depends on how many students apply. To all graduating high school seniors who are requesting scholarship money: 1. Only graduating high school seniors who are dependent(s) of MATC members are eligible to receive a scholarship in the year they graduate from high school. 2. Each graduating senior who would like a scholarship must make a written request to the MATC Scholarship Committee Chairman NO LATER THAN MAY 1ST of the year of graduation. 3. Within the request, the student should identify the institution they plan to attend and the major course of study. 4. MATC scholarship funds will be available to applicants who are planning to attend any University, College, Community College, Junior College or Trade School. The scholarship will be paid directly to the applicant in the form of a MATC check shortly before the beginning of the fall semester and may be used for tuition, books, supplies, etc., necessary to begin school. 5. The parent (guardian) of the student requesting a scholarship must have been a member of MATC for at least one year immediately prior to the date of application for the scholarship and remain a member during the year in which the scholarship is to be awarded. If the student turns 19 years of age prior to awarding of the scholarship, they must become a member of MATC in their own right. 6. Additional information requested with the application are: work experience, high school extra-curricular activities, awards, civic affiliations, and the name and address of the high school and high school principal. 7. A recent picture is requested to accompany the application and will be returned to applicant. Send to: Terry V. Spencer 35 North Shore Dr. Smithfield, ME terriet1@tds.net

3 FESTIVAL COMMITTEE REPORT The Festival Committee meet on March 26th at the Albert S. Hall School in Waterville with 11 members present. Temporary primitive camping will be allowed for $10.00 a night for club members and $15.00 a night for non-members, starting on Wednesday night, June 24th. Judy Fairbanks will be taking reservations and collecting money for camping. All campers must be moved out by Wednesday July 1st. Porta potties will be available for campers.equipment can be moved onto the land anytime the week before the Festival and should be moved out the following week. Admission will be $5.00 per person 18 and older; $2.00 for kids 11 to 17; Free for kids 10 and under. Club members are free when your membership card is presented at the gate. A small building will be placed at the entrance to be used for gate admission personnel. Some sort of barrier will be used to distinguish the tractor festival entrance from the restaurant entrance. Exit will be the new entrance. The entrance for trucks and trailers hauling in tractors and equipment will be the new entrance follow the tree line to the back of the lot where you will be able to unload. Flea market will be lead by Debbie Rivard. Eunice Michaud will lead the club sales area. Bill Wilkins will lead the demonstration area. Pulling committee chairmen will lead the pulling for their areas. Doodlebug leader will be Randy Chapman? Hats will replace trophies. Tshirts will be on sale for 1/2 price. Pie baking contest on Sunday with auction. Food Vendors and Craft Vendors will be asked to join us. Need advertising. Friday evening at 6:00pm will be a club members and family BOX LUNCH AUCTION and camp fire to kick off the festival. Committee to request a $ budget. Next meeting is scheduled for April 20th at 6:00pm, to be combined with the Land and Building Committee Meeting. All are welcome to attend. Submitted by Pam Vaillancourt 2015 FESTIVAL The 2015 festival will be held at the MATC Land in Norridgewock on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 with lots of fun activities, antiques, lawn and garden and pedal tractor pulling, food vendors, crafts, sales tables, flea market and games. There is primitive camping available from Wednesday, June 24 through Tuesday, June 30 at $10 a day for members and $15.00 a day for non-members. Contact Judy Fairbanks at or dalejudy@ beeline-online.net for information or to let her know you are camping. Looking forward to seeing you there. Submitted by Judy Fairbanks 9 APRIL East Dixfield R.S. Osgoods & Sons Open House Open house is from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Refreshments provide at breakfast and lunch. Raffle tractor will be present all day. Members are encouraged to stop by to sell tickets. 18 Display at Walmart in Farmington Contact Bob or Union Farm Equipment Chip, Split & Drive Open House Contact Mark or at mark.buck@unionfarmequip.com. This event will start at 8:00 am and lasts all day. Raffle tractor will be present. Members are encouraged to stop by and visit/help and thank one of MATC s most active sponsors. There is very little room for antique tractor display. 2 MAY Maine Fiddlehead Festival Farmington Contact Festival is in Farmington on Academy Street from 10am to 3pm. This kicks off the Farmers Market with a theme of local food, local agriculture, and locally prepared food. There will be vendors, food and music. MATC is invited to display lawn and garden and antique tractors on Academy Street (there is no parade this year). Academy Street will be closed off to traffic and vendors will be set up near the Emery Arts Center, Merrill Hall, and parking lot EVENTS Aldemere Farm Calf Unveiling Day Rockport Contact Jeremy or jlucas@mcht.org. Aldemere Farm raises Belted Galloway cows and hosts an event each May called Calf Unveiling Day. This event is an opportunity for the public to come and meet all of the new calves born in the spring. The event will be held on Saturday, May 9, from 10am - 3pm at the farm, located at 70 Russell Avenue in Rockport. The farm would like to have a display of 4 to 6 antique tractors.

4 16 How Plowing Has Changed Through the Ages Day in Yarmouth JUNE Contact Lisa Display at the Skyline Farm in Yarmouth from Arrive early to unload and display your tractor at the farms Plow Day. They will be plowing their fields with horses drawn plows. Skyline Farm has a carriage museum which includes a large collection of New England based carriages. They are located at 9 The Lane in North Yarmouth Maine which is directly off Route 115/Route 9 which are easily accessed from the highway. Rain date - May Livermore Falls Days Contact Jason (home) or (cell). Livermore Falls Days will have an agricultural theme and is held from 4pm to 8pm. There will be an area reserved for tractors at the corner of Bridge and Main Streets. There is parking for trucks and trailers at the back side of the library and at the bank parking lot. 23 MATC Lawn/Yard Sale & MATC Work Day Lawn/yard sale and Word Day at 351 Waterville Road in Norridgewock from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Bring your gloves and help get the land in shape. Old Orchard Beach Memorial Day Parade Contact Pete Line-up at noon behind the fire/police station off Saco Street. Parade starts at 1:00 pm. This is a large parade with about 20 groups and goes about a mile. Searsmont Memorial Day & Bicentennial Parade Contact George Unload at the Sproul Building Components Yard. 8:00 am lineup at the town office for parade at 9:00 am. Bath Memorial Day Parade Contact Harry Line-up at 10:00 am at the American Legion Post, 10 Congress Avenue. Unload at Recreation Field parking lot across the street. Farmington Memorial Day Parade Contact Dennis Sponsored by the Farmington American Legion. Line-up at Mallett School or on Middle Street by the American Legion Hall at 9:00 am with parade at 10:00 am. The route will be left on Academy Street, right on Main Street, right on Court Street, stopping at the cemetery, right on High Street and back to Middle Street. 13 MAPA Fun Pull Contact Pam Maine Antique Power Association show at the Skowhegan Farigrounds. Tractor plus lawn and garden pull starting at 10 am. Good opportunity to tune up the old iron for the pulling season MATC Tractor Festival Contact Pam Waterville Road in Norridgwock. The fun begins each day at 8am. Tractor pulls, lawn & gardan pulls, Doodlebug pulls, flea market, crafts, food vendors and much more. Primitive camping available. 27 Strong Parade Contact Bill Line-up at 5:00 pm at the north end of town for 6:00 pm parade. 4 JULY Farmington 4th of July Parade Contact Dick Park and unload in UMF parking lot on High Street. Line-up at 8:00 am for 9:00 am parade. 4 Bath Heritage Days Parade Contact Glenn or dewitt1603@roadrunner.com. Details TBA. 4 Grand Lake Stream Parade Contact Dave or Events start at 8am and continue throughout the day with food available. Parade starts at 11am. 4 Brooks Agricultural Fair and Parade 2nd Annual Antique Tractor Show Contact Jim or jpbeirne01@gmail.com. Unload for parade at Brooks Community Park on Route 139 at Brooks Center by 8:30 am for 10:00 am parade. (Gates are open at 7am). Display area available inside park for tractor show. Parking available for truck and trailer on grounds. Trophies will be awarded at 2:30pm. 11 Harrison Old Home Days Parade Contact Brian Line-up at 11:00 am on Tolman Road off Route 117 west of town for 12:00 noon parade.

5 11 Moxie Festival Parade Lisbon Falls Contact Ed Line-up at 8:30am for 10am parade. From Rte. 196 enter Lisbon High School entrance. Follow signs to registration area. They will direct you to unload area. (parade is about 1 hour) Waterford Fair Contact Brian or bbwinslow@aol.com. Stressing agriculture during their fair and would like a line-up of antique tractors and equipment. Tractor pull on Saturday starting at 11 am. Tractor Olympics on Sunday at 10am. Barrel Train active all 3 days. 1 Andover Old Home Days Contact Floyd Unload for parade and display at transfer station ½ mile before the village. Line-up for parade at 9:30 for 10 am parade start. Display at Martins garage in village after the parade. 8 Wilton Blueberry Festival Parade and Pull Contact Pam Line-up for parade at 8:00 am at Western Maine Expo (formerly G. H. Bass) on Route 156, Weld Road. Parade begins at 9:00 am. Club pull (all classes) using progressive drag begins at 1:00 pm at Kineowatha Park. Check out the festival at Pittston Fair Contact Glenn or dewitt1603@roadrunner.com. Barrel train and tractor display for the four days. 26 The Curran Homestead Living History Farm & Museum - Orrington, Maine Contact Irv or irv@bangorlettershop.com. MATC exhibitors and their families will be special guests at 372 Field s Pond Road in Orrington. Activities at the c.1900 lakeside farm include displays of vintage farm machinery & tractors; Model T rides; blacksmiths round-up; kids activities; live music; a noon barbecue; beekeeping exhibit; small farm animals; along with storytelling and traditional-arts demonstrations. Embrace our rural history! MATC members encouraged to exhibit Bangor Fair Contact Dale or , or dalejudy@beeline-online.net. Bangor Fair People Mover will be providing service on these days from 2pm to 7pm. Anyone who can provide a tractor to pull the People Mover and anyone who can ride the People Mover should contact Dale. This is a great money maker for the club so anyone who can participate in helping out for a day or two would be greatly appreciated. 1-2 AUGUST Smithfield 175th anniversary Contact Terry Celebration activities both days with a parade on Sunday. Line-up for parade on North shore drive. Contact Terry for times and parking. 1-2 Scribners Mills Back To The Past Contact Brian Area for tractor display both days. 4-9 Topsham Fair Contact Glenn Tractor display and barrel train will be there all week Skowhegan Fair Contact Bill Tractors will be displayed at fairgrounds all week. 14 Phillips Parade Contact Steve Phillips Old Home Days Big Parade with line-up at 4:00 pm at the Ballpark west of town on Route 142. Parade begins at 5:00 pm, usually with a funny theme. 15 Brownville Days Parade Contact Alicia Parade at 10am. Please contact Alicia Harmon to get information on location, unloading and line-up time Maine Farm Days at Misty Meadow Farms Clinton, Maine Contact Bill Need big tractors and drivers to haul wagons with visitors on farm tour. There will also be ground plowing and harrowing both days using trailer plows and disk harrows. Please no hydraulic stuff. This will be for demonstration to visitors on how plowing and disking used to be done. Should be a fun two days! Union Fair Contact Glenn Tractor pull with progressive drag on Friday, Aug 28, at 5:30 pm. Tractors can be displayed all week.

6 22 Anson-Madison Days Parade OCTOBER Contact Bob Line-up on Main Street in Anson at 9:00 am for 10:00 am parade start time Windsor Fair Tractor display all week. 3-7 Blue Hill Fair SEPTEMBER Contact Dale or or dalejudy@beeline-online.net. Tractor Pull on Friday night at 5:30 pm. All classes using Progressive Drag. This is one of our pulls that is most appreciated by the audience and Blue Hill Fair association. 4-7 Harmony Free Fair Labor Day Parade Contact Ralph Bagley@ Unload at Chadbourne Road, there will be a sign for directions. Line-up at 8:30 am on Sept. 7 for 9:30 am parade. Display on fairgrounds afterwards for about one hour Litchfield Fair Contact Glen Maine Antique Tractor Club is invited to display tractors all three days. Barrel train will be active all three days Oxford Fair Contact Bill or Scott Tractor pull with Progressive Drag will be on the 19th at 9:30 am. The fair has decided that all entering the fair have to pay this year so be prepared to pay the gate fee for entry with club refunding the gate fee to pullers that request it. Oxford fair has requested that all pullers sign a waiver before pulling. It is hoped we still can have a good turnout to represent the club and provide the crowd with an entertaining pull. 2 Cumberland Fair Tractor Pull Contact Tim Tractor pull with progressive drag Friday October 2 at 6:00 pm in front of the Grand Stand Fryeburg Fair Contact Don or Antique tractor show on Tuesday Oct. 6 which is senior citizens day. Don is always looking for unique or special tractors. Please contact him for information if you plan to come so you can be ensured of a display space. Tractor pulls on Oct. 4 and Oct. 6 with Fryeburg rules. Contact fair office for information on pulls. 10 The Curran Homestead Living History Farm & Museum - Orrington, Maine Contact Irv or irv@bangorlettershop.com. Saluting the Maine Antique Tractor Club (MATC) and Farm Families with its HARVEST FESTIVAL on The Farm. Sponsored by Machias Savings Bank, MATC exhibitors and their families will be special guests (FREE ADMISSION) at 372 Field s Pond Road in Orrington. The MATC-sponsored DOODLEBUGS will stage their final SHOWDOWN of 2015; these vintage vehicles battle to see whose contraption can pull the most weight. Activities include displays of vintage farm machinery & tractors; Model T and hay rides; kids activities; live music; fresh-pressed cider, small farm animals; along with living history story-telling and traditional-arts demonstrations, including blacksmithing. Good farm family fun! MATC members encouraged to exhibit Plow Days in Gorham Contact Dave or , also by dmccull1@maine.rr.com. The Parson Family is looking forward to the 2015 Plow Days and are happy to have people come and turn sod. The Plow Days will be held October 17-19, Bring tractors early and plowing will get started by 8:00 each day for the early birds. Breakfast can be purchased by 8:00 and lunch by noon on both days. NOVEMBER -27 Unity Common Ground Fair Contact Glenn One of our most popular events! Need at least 5 or 6 big tractors to haul people movers from parking lot to fair grounds. Members are encouraged to attend and help drive the tractors. All drivers who want to park inside the fair grounds must be inside before 8:00 am. 11 Richmond Veterans Day Parade Contact Glenn Parade line-up at 10:00 am for 11:00 am. parade. Unload in parking lot of old Etonic Shoe plant on west side of town (Route 197). After parade, lunch and trophies at American Legion Post #132.

7 SATURDAY, JUNE 13 Mapa Fun Pull Skowhegan fairgrounds - 10am JUNE Norridgewock Tractor Festival Lawn & Garden Tractor Pulls SATURDAY, JULY 18 Waterford Fair Tractor Pull - 11am SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 Wilton Blueberry Festival - 1pm FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 Union Fair Tractor Pull - 5:30pm A big "THANK YOU" to our special club angels! Our first angel is Leon Barton. Leon's has donated to our club everything from a John Deere A to small items used for door prizes and everything in between. We can not start to thank you enough for your generosity to the Maine Antique Tractor Club Leon. You truly have the heart of an angel and this shines through in your giving ways. You are one of a kind and we thank you so much for taking our club under your wing. And for your sidekick angel, the lady who has devoted many many hours of her time to help make your donations profitable for our club, Ms. Eunice Michaud. From setting up the donated lawn sale items to selling raffle tickets, you too Eunice, are a special angel who shines on our club. I see your parents knew this when they named you. That's why you have nice in your name, you-nice!! You live up to your name very well! Thank you both for all you do, you are so appreciated. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Blue Hill Tractor Pull - 5:30pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Oxford Fair Tractor Pull - 9:30am SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 Cumberland Fair - 6:00pm... L & G TRACTOR PRELIMINARY PULL SCHEDULE SATURDAY, MAY 9 The Land - 9:00 am - FUN PULL SATURDAY, JUNE 13 Skowhegan - 9:00 am - FUN PULL SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Norridgewock Tractor Festival SUNDAY, JUNE 28 Points Pull (time/day TBD) SATURDAY, JULY The Land - 9:00 am - Points Pull SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 The Land - 9:00 am - Points Pull SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 The Land - 9:00 am - Points Pull SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 The Land - 9:00 am - Points Pull FOR SALE: CUSTOM BUILT UTILITY TRAILER - $ road clearance, including fenders 1/4 diamond plate floor 6 x12 interior floor space 2 in-place rear leveling jacks Dual axles w/electric brakes 4 new tires 2 tail light assemblies New (3 coats) black Rustoleum paint 6-point plug-in towing cap Safety red & white striping 6 welded D rings on floor for tie down 12 HD chain & binder - all new Fully road ready and inspection ready Contact Kenneth Myers (207) (Skowhegan)

8 a p r i l MATC SPONSORS Backside 2 O Clock, LLC Scarborough (207) Chapman Services Troy (207) Chippie s Old Farm Tractor Fords ( 39 54) Poland (207) Dews Door Co. Cumberland (207) Don Chandler s Garage Fryeburg (207) Fox Machine Norway (207) Hall Implement Co. Windham (207) Harvey Farm Equipment LLC Dover-Foxcroft (207) Jordan Collision Repair Inc. Anson (207) Manchester Heating Manchester (207) R.S. Osgood & Sons East Dixfield (207) Rocky Knoll Tractor Denmark (207) Rusty Knoll Farm Gorham (207) Tessiers Farm Skowhegan (207) Union Farm Equipment Inc. Union (207) Windy Hill Restoration Windham (207) Thank you for your support!