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M E S S A G E F R O M THE P R E S I D E N T www.maineantiquetractorclub.com m a y 2 0 1 7 Collaborate! Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. This quote is very symbolic of our club.

I m a true believer in where s there a will, there s a way, and I see that over and over again. I thank you all for that kind of support. Very heart warming!

1 M E S S A G E F R O M THE P R E S I D E N T m a y Collaborate! Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. This quote is very symbolic of our club. We are making great progress in moving the Maine Antique Tractor Club forward with many members helping when and where they can. I m a true believer in where s there a will, there s a way, and I see that over and over again. I thank you all for that kind of support. Very heart warming! Our Show & Shine and Tractor Festival are filling up so we will be looking for your continued support. We will need help with the bake sale, flea market, the gate, along with parking the display vehicles at the Show & Shine. Please let me know how you can help. Our safety record is 100%, with no issues. We all need to be aware of what s going on around us and be proactive in keeping our record top notch. Safety first, safety always. I m looking forward to a fun season with the antique tractors and seeing everyone. Pam May Meeting Highlights The May meeting was hosted by Sandy Salsbury and his daughter Frances at their home in Bar Harbor with 55 members present. Mel Nickerson has been feeling a little under the weather, but we are glad he is feeling better and is back in action planning the plow day for the land. Our website has been updated with 3 new classifieds for sale which include a Farmall 200, Farmall C, and an array of equipment & parts. The Antique Farm Power Club of Michigan is hosting this year s annual National EGETA meeting on June 8th and they have invited our club members to attend. We are still looking for some people to volunteer to run the people mover at the Bangor Fair. Please let us know if you would be available to help. Scholarships are due June 1st for graduating seniors, the details are on our website. This year the Memorial Day parade falls on Harry Higgins 93rd birthday so we would like to get more people signed up to take their tractor in the parade. We still have a box of awards from the December banquet that recipients haven t picked up. If you won an award but did not receive it, please let Pam or myself know. They will also be available to pick up at the meetings and events. I have a correction to make from the sponsors list in the last newsletter. It stated that Ferry Ridge Farm was a sponsor, but it is supposed to read The Ferry Farm. I apologize for the confusion. A thank you letter was read from the Maine Agriculture in the Classroom for our $100 donation. The Secretary and Treasurer s reports were read and accepted. Chris Folsom reported that he, Mike Rivard and Mark Blaisdell worked to get the transmission back in the drag. They also took the sprocket out to try out a larger sprocket in an attempt to make the weight box move slower, resulting in smaller tractors pulling further. They are going to try to test it in May. Chris also reported that the first lawn and garden fun pull is going to be held at the land on May 20th. The Land and Building Committee reported that they met at the clubhouse on May 3rd. They have scheduled the plow day for May 20th at 9am. They will be planting oats. The plans for the Show & Shine are coming right along with 3 food vendors signed up and 9 swap meet members. The Continued on page 2 TREASURER S REPORT (as of 4/30/2017) Balance in Checking...$4, Land Development Savings...$29, Raffle Tractor...$3, Total Balances in Bank...$36, Respectfully submitted by Evelyn Twist, Treasurer NEXT MEETING: Sunday, June 4, 2017 The Blaisdell s Farm, 163 Waterville Road, Norridgewock Hosted by John and Toni Jo Blaisdell, Mark and Sherry Blaisdell and John Hilton Pot Luck Lunch: 12:00pm Meeting: 1:00pm 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 Emily Folsom 33 Hale Pond Rd, Wiscasset, ME (207) emilyrae1989@gmail.com TREASURE R Evelyn Twist 14 Ward Brook Rd, Wiscasset, ME (207) twisted883@hotmail.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR Jennifer Libby 220 Eames Rd, Winslow, ME j@jenlibby.com WEBMASTER Burl Ewell 48 Serenity Dr, W. Gardiner, ME (207) Burl1949@roadrunner.com

MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED clubhouse is going to be used for the space for the bake sale this year. We are looking for baked good donations for us to sell.

2 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED clubhouse is going to be used for the space for the bake sale this year. We are looking for baked good donations for us to sell. Cow chip bingo tickets are still for sale, they will be available at meetings and events or you can contact me for your ticket; they are $10 each with the chance of winning up to $500. So far there is one crafter signed up for the tractor festival this year. The flea market will be held inside the club house at the tractor festival rather than spending $1300 to rent a tent. The committee discussed holding the tractor festival next year to accommodate the Annual National EDGE&TA meeting. The committee recommended to the members that we think about selling the enclosed trailer as well as its contents of tables and chairs since it has not been used in over a year and there are no prospects of it being used. The members voted to sell the 6 X12, single axle enclosed trailer for at least $1500; it will available for sale to MATC members first, then will go out for sale to any buyer. A motion also passed to sell the tables and chairs that are inside the trailer for whatever we can get out of them. The coliseum committee recommended moving forward with the building. Pam, Bill Clark, John Hilton, and Bill Wilkins went to Truss Worthy Truss in Hodgdon to discuss with them a quote for the building. They came back with a quote of $58,000 ($20,000 in labor, $38,000 in materials). This price does not include the ground work which is quoted to be $6,000. The committee proposed planning on a cost of $70,000 to allow for some wiggle room to get to the $70K they propose taking $25,000 out of the savings account and taking out a $45,000 loan from Camden National at 4.14% for 10 years with the land as collateral and a monthly payment of $ A motion to accept the committee proposal for building the coliseum passed the vote of members. Truss Worthy Truss plans to start building in August and estimates it will take them eight days to complete. Kyes Insurance is due for the people mover, motion passed to pay the $714 to them for our policy. In the April newsletter, there was a misprint in the date for the Cumberland fair, the actual date is September 25th. Joe Landry discussed needing three more gallons of paint for the outside of the clubhouse. At the meeting, there was a donation made for the three gallons, so Joe is going to get the paint and start working on the outside of the clubhouse now that him and the gang have it looking great inside. The November meeting is being changed from Joe s house to the club house. Bob Collier donated all the spruce wood and screws/hardware needed to replank the people mover. John Hilton donated the paint for the planks and has already painted them so they are will be ready to put on. Don and Linda Briggs donated a refrigerator to the club for the club house. Union Farm Equipment, along with Milt McCrum, donated an antique sickle bar mower with attachments to the club, John Stansbury has picked it up in Union and brought it to Bill Clark s house so we can have it for display at the show and shine and Tractor festival. A huge thank you goes out to all of you donors, we really appreciate you all! Pam and John Hilton send out reminder letters to 187 members that had not paid their dues since I have received a couple dozen back so far. Since the meeting, the MAPA fun pull that was scheduled for June 3rd in Skowhegan has been changed to a fun pull at the land at 9:00 am. See you all at the pink barn in June! Respectfully yours, Emily Folsom, Secretary Club members selling raffle tickets at the Union Farm Equipment open house.

BUILDING AND FESTIVAL COMMITTEES The Land & Building Committee has met three times since the last report April 12th, May 3rd, and May 8th at the clubhouse.

After an in-depth look at our finances, loan options, a trip to Hodgdon, and updated building cost estimates, the committee made a recommendation to the membership at the May 7th monthly meeting that

00 from our saving accounts puts our club on the path to having a pulling arena constructed fully by the end of August.

3 BUILDING AND FESTIVAL COMMITTEES The Land & Building Committee has met three times since the last report April 12th, May 3rd, and May 8th at the clubhouse. With the encouragement of the majority of club members, the committee feels it s time to move forward with the building of the Pulling Arena. After an in-depth look at our finances, loan options, a trip to Hodgdon, and updated building cost estimates, the committee made a recommendation to the membership at the May 7th monthly meeting that moving forward is a good option. Securing a $45, loan at a fixed rate of 4.14% for 10 years, and committing $25, from our saving accounts puts our club on the path to having a pulling arena constructed fully by the end of August. The committee will recommend that the MATC club trailer that is used to hold tables and chair be sold as we have no use for it. The antique equipment Plant & Plow day is set for May 20th. This is open to the public and free of charge. A Lawn & Garden tractor pull will happen the same day starting at 11:00 a.m. Agway in Skowhegan has donated the oat seed for this project. The Show & Shine and Tractor Festival events are filling up with many new vendors and exhibitors and we will need your continued support to help out where needed to ensure success at these events. The pageant has been cancelled for this year and we will continue to work on this in coming years. The next committee meeting is Wednesday June 14th at 6:00 p.m. at the clubhouse. Everyone is welcome to attend. A visit to Hodgdon to discuss our pulling arena plans with Truss Worthy Truss Company. Bill Clark, Bill Wilkins, John Hilton, and Ernest. (Pam was taking the photo.) A N N O U N C E M E N T S A speedy recovery going out to Mel Nickerson, J. R. Rose, and Harry Higgins! Our club sent out fruit baskets to these gentleman. Joyce and Don Nelson are looking to fill several spots for the Bangor Fair People Mover. Please give them a call if you can help out Thank you going out to Don and Linda Briggs for the donation of a refrigerator for our club house. They delivered it right to the door and with the help of Mark Blaisdell, it s been installed at its new home. Union Farm Equipment, along with Milt McCrum from Hardwick, Massachusettes, have donated a John Deere Sickle Bar Mower to our club. We will use this as a display at events in the near future. Thank you to them both. Our People Mover will have new boards (shown right), and all new hardware, complements of Bob Collier. The paint has also been donated by John Hilton. A wagon load of thank you going out to these fine people. Tractor signs that members have donated or loaned for display at the clubhouse

MAY May 18: Bucksport Bay Farmers Market 99 Main Street in Bucksport. Display of small antique tractors from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. every Thursday, May 18 thru October. Contact Rose Rapp at 322-8368.

May 20: Plow & Plant Day 351 Waterville Road, Norridgewock Maine. The public is invited to come see this demonstration free of charge.

May 29: Old Orchard Beach Memorial Day Parade Line-up at noon behind the fire/police station off Saco Avenue, with the parade starting at 1:00 p.m. This is a large parade with about 20 groups and goes about a mile.

4 MAY May 18: Bucksport Bay Farmers Market 99 Main Street in Bucksport. Display of small antique tractors from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. every Thursday, May 18 thru October. Contact Rose Rapp at May 20: Dover Cove Farmers Market 1033 South Street in Dover-Foxcroft. Display of small antique tractors from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Contact Rose Rapp at May 20: Plow & Plant Day 351 Waterville Road, Norridgewock Maine. The public is invited to come see this demonstration free of charge. The Antique Lawn & Garden folks will also have a progressive drag tractor pull beginning at 11:00 a.m. May 29: Old Orchard Beach Memorial Day Parade Line-up at noon behind the fire/police station off Saco Avenue, with the parade starting at 1:00 p.m. This is a large parade with about 20 groups and goes about a mile. Contact Pete Ellis at May 29: Searsmont Memorial Day Parade Unload at the Sproul Building Components Yard for 8:00 a.m. lineup at the town office. Parade begins at 9:00 a.m. Contact George Sproul at May 29: Bath Memorial Day Parade Line-up at 10:00 a.m. at the American Legion Post, 10 Congress Avenue. Unload at the Recreation Field Parking lot across the street. Contact Harry Higgins at SHOW & SHINE food vendors are: Reggie s Sausage Norridgewock Sportsman s Club The Maine Tater E V E N T C H A N G E S T O N O T E : U P C O M I N G EVENTS JUNE June 3: Fun Pull at MATC Clubhouse The MAPA Skowhegan Fair Pull has been cancelled. We will have the FUN PULL at our clubhouse at 9:00 a.m. instead. Please help spread the word to your fellow pullers and guests. All club members are welcome to primitive camping on our land for the pull on June 3rd and the monthly meeting on June 4th. Contact Pam at June 10: MATC Show & Shine 351 Waterville Road, Norridgewock Maine. Gate open from 6:00-8:30 a.m. for display vehicles and vendors. Gate opens to the public at 9:00 a.m. Admission is $5.00 per person with under 5 being free. Admission is free for club members with your membership card. Swap meet (space still available), live auction, bake sale, raffles, Cow Chip Bingo fundraiser, along with displays of antique and vintage cars, trucks, tractors, fire trucks, snowmobiles, and much more. Rain date is June 11. Contact Pam at June 13: Dover Cove Farmers Market 1033 South Street in Dover-Foxcroft. Display of small antique tractors from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Contact Rose Rapp at June 18: Savage Oakes Vineyard & Winery Antique Tractor Display 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 174 Barrett Hill Road in Union. Contact Evelyn Twist at or Holly Savage at June 23: Strong Parade Line-up at 5:00 p.m. at the north end of town for 6:00 p.m. parade. Contact Bill Birden at June 24 & 25: MATC Tractor Festival Gates open at 8:00 a.m each day. Two fun-filled days of antique tractor displays, tractor pulling, Lawn & Garden tractor pulls, doodlebug pulls, craft and food vendors, flea market, antique farm equipment demonstrations, kids games and pedal tractor pulls, and much more. Primitive camping available with your donation. Contact Pam at MATC will be having a bake sale during the Show & Shine event on June 10th. The Skowhegan Fair Pull has been cancelled and we will have the FUN PULL at our club house at 9:00am instead. Please help spread the word to your fellow pullers and guests. Note: club members are welcome to primitive camping on our land for the June 3rd pull and monthly meeting on June 4th. We are asking our members to please bake cookies, cakes, pies, brownies, bread, or any of your favorites and donate them to our sale. We will be located in our beautiful clubhouse. Cumberland Fair Pull is Monday, September 25th, not Sunday as previously stated. You can view the entire event calendar on our website at

Exhibitors are asked to be in the gate before 8:00.

5 Comejoin us for afunfilled day of antique cars, true s, tractors, hot rods, rat rods, vintage snow machines, motorcycles, drag cars, classic cars and more. Everyone is welcome to show their shine. Exhibitors are asked to be in the gate before 8:00. Food and Craft vendors,swap Meet, with space still available, Cow Chip Bingo Fundraiser with a $ pay out, Live Auction, MATC Bake Sale, _... Pageant, and more. Admission is $5.00 per person-under 5 Free.

First Fun Pull of the Season June 3rd at the MATC Clubhouse 9:00 am for all Lawn & Garden and Farm Tractors 2017 L & G TRACTOR PULLING SCHEDULE Our next raffle tractor has been picked up from club

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY (ALL PULLS AT THE CLUB LAND) Saturday, May 20th 11:00 am Fun Pull / Club Plow Day Saturday, June 3rd 9:00 am Fun Pull (Replacing cancelled MAPA fun pull) Saturday, June 24th 9:00

6 First Fun Pull of the Season June 3rd at the MATC Clubhouse 9:00 am for all Lawn & Garden and Farm Tractors 2017 L & G TRACTOR PULLING SCHEDULE Our next raffle tractor has been picked up from club member John Stansbury. John has donated an Allis Chalmers B for our raffle tractor. Thank you, John, for your generous donation and continued support! HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY (ALL PULLS AT THE CLUB LAND) Saturday, May 20th 11:00 am Fun Pull / Club Plow Day Saturday, June 3rd 9:00 am Fun Pull (Replacing cancelled MAPA fun pull) Saturday, June 24th 9:00 am Points Pull / Tractor Festival Saturday, July 22nd 9:00 am Points Pull Saturday, August 12th *possibility* Saturday, August 26th 9:00 am Points Pull Saturday, September 9th 9:00 am Points Pull Saturday, September 30th 9:00 am Points Pull October: TBD

PLOW & PLANT DAY A 1931 McCormick-Deering, 10-20, steel wheel

and Carole Works from Winslow, Maine, will be featured along

antique harrows, and an antique seed spreader to plant a crop

The oat seed was generously donated by Agway of Skowhegan.

7 PLOW & PLANT DAY A 1931 McCormick-Deering, 10-20, steel wheel tractor, donated to The Maine Antique Tractor Club by Errol and Carole Works from Winslow, Maine, will be featured along with other antique tractors at our Plow & Plant Day on Saturday, May 20th. The club members will use one- and two-bottom antique plows, antique harrows, and an antique seed spreader to plant a crop of oats. The oat seed was generously donated by Agway of Skowhegan. The public is invited to come see this demonstration free of charge. The Antique Lawn & Garden folks will also have a progressive drag tractor pull beginning at 11:00 am.

may 2017 T H A N K YOU T O OUR 2017 MATC S P O N S O R S Chapman Services PO Box 7 Troy, ME 04987 (207) 416-9700 The Ferry Farm 268 Ridge Road Plymouth, ME 04969 (207) 341-4053 Hight Chevy Buick GMC

Chandler s Garage 78 Corn Shop Road Fryburg, ME 04037 (207) 935-3331 Hall Implement Co.

8 may 2017 T H A N K YOU T O OUR 2017 MATC S P O N S O R S Chapman Services PO Box 7 Troy, ME (207) The Ferry Farm 268 Ridge Road Plymouth, ME (207) Hight Chevy Buick GMC 29 Madison Avenue Skowhegan, ME (877) Union Farm Equipment PO Box 155 Union, ME (207) Dews Door Company 50 Forrest Lake Road Cumberland, ME (207) Don Chandler s Garage 78 Corn Shop Road Fryburg, ME (207) Hall Implement Co. 1 John Deer Road Windham, ME (207) Harvey Farm Equipment LLC 1251 Bangor Road Dover Foxcroft, ME (207) Jordan Collision Repair Inc. PO Box 308 Anson, ME (207) Tessiers Farm 337 Malbons Mills Road Skowhegan, ME (207) Windy Hill Restoration 115 River Road Windham, ME (207)

SECRETARY NEWSLETTER EDITOR Pam Vaillancourt 110 Cross Rd, Anson, ME (207)

SECRETARY NEWSLETTER EDITOR Pam Vaillancourt 110 Cross Rd, Anson, ME (207) d ec em b e r 2 017 www.maineantiquetractorclub.com M E S S A G E F R OM THE PRES IDENT I would like to say thank you to everyone for your support, the fun, the laughs, and the friendships we have made