The Ashtabula County Antique Engine Club 4026 Rt. 322 PO Box 168 Williamsfield, OH 44093 Website: www.ashtabulaantiqueengineclub.com coming events January 7 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7:30 pm Wayne Town Hall February 4 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7:30 pm Wayne Town Hall March 4 Regular Monthly Meeting, 7:30 pm Wayne Town Hall April 1 (no foolin ) - Regular Monthly Meeting 7:30 pm, Wayne Town Hall ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE PERMIT #22 WILLIAMSFIELD, OHIO 44093 THE EXHAUST The voice of the Ashtabula Co. Antique Engine Club Inc. Ruth Lazor, editor, pro tem Volume 34 Issue 2 December 2016 THE NEW MUSEUM The new museum is the same design and size (50 x 105 ) as the original one built in 2007. There were some expected changes to the foundation requirements from 2007 so a Civil Engineer was contracted to do the preliminary engineering work for the Ashtabula County building permit. The new foundation became more complex because of engineering design changes. The new footer required 47 cubic yards of concrete while the original was only 23 cubic yards. The footer required a lot of rebar construction. Because of our talented help within the Club, we were able to do the preparation for pouring the footer ourselves and save a lot of cost. We were able to get all the rebar from McGill Septic Tank Co. of Kinsman, OH. Pete Kotanchek of Kinsman donated his time and dozer to prepare the site by moving most of the topsoil and leveling the site. Fred Shohayda of Kinsman and Jim Mateyko of Cortland donated their time and equipment to dig the footer. Our club members hooked up the field drains that went through the foundation building site. We installed close to 2500 feet of 1/2 rebar in the Footer. We purchased, from Kings Bros. of Bristolville, 1050 cement blocks, 40 solid half blocks, 32 bags of mortar, 7 tons of masonry sand and 65 anchor bolts. After the foundation was constructed, we had to go to J. R. Lumber of Andover to get four additional cement blocks to finish the foundation. I contracted M and M Masonry of Huntsburg (Milo 12 1
Gingerich) to pour the footer, form and pour the piers, and lay the block. The building package was purchased from Mast Metal Sales of Middlefield. We had three other quotes to supply the building and those prices were 1 1/2 to 2 times the cost we had with Mast. We installed drains inside and outside the footer. Marilyn, with her broken foot, and I dug the drain line out over the hill. Jim Mateyko of Cortland also donated the use of his excavator and his labor to do the finish grading inside the building. The erection of the building was done by Miller s L. H. Construction of Huntsburg. Aaron Miller quoted the same cost to erect the building as he charged us in 2007. It was enlightening to see his crew put the complete building up in six days. These men could not have worked together any better than they did. We installed six cable cross ties inside the building. This material was donated by Jim Mateyko of Cortland. Fred Shohayda loaned us his dump trailer to haul 120 cubic yards of sand and gravel from the Mark Lipps/Lisa Mason property out back. Our club members stepped up to the job of hauling the material into the building leveling it and packing the material down. Richard Loutzenhiser from Greenville, PA brought his Kubota tractor with a loader to level the bank gravel and get it back into the corners and around the piers. We put down a moisture barrier, expansion material all around the inside block, and wire mesh on the floor. I contacted Todd Higgins from Higgins Concrete in Bristolville to look at pouring the floor. Higgins concrete poured the floor in our Maintenance Building several years ago so I was familiar with his work. The good point was it could be done anytime, regardless of the weather. We agreed on a price to pour the floor, finish and seal it and saw the floor. We got our concrete from French s in Ashtabula, but we had to play second fiddle because French s was supplying concrete to a road job when the weather was good. This moved our schedule back several days. The biggest challenge to pouring was getting French s big cement trucks through the doorway into the building! We had to cut the dirt at the north doorway clear down to the cement block and then the trucks only had one to five 2 will see another 25 acres added to our grounds much needed space for parking. I know we are going to see another great year because this club has such wonderful people to work with. We all have the same goal, seeing that ACAEC remains one of the top clubs in Ohio. It will take all of us to continue being successful. One more thing may you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you in 2017. 2017 OFFICERS President Henry Lipps 1st Vice President Ted Siefert 2nd Vice President Gary Goodge Secretary Barbara Goodge Asst. Secretary Janet Lipps Treasurer Linda Lipps Asst. Treasurer Kathy Logan Membership Secretary Ruth Lazor Trustees 2017 Gary Alfonsi 2018 Walter Trumbull 2019 John Lipps Steering Committee 2017 Dave Cover 2018 Dave Hodge 2017 Art Coon Land Committee 2017 Julius Pal 2017 Francis Gordon 2018 Larry Lipps 2018 Ladi Kubichek Finance 2017 Ted Siefert 2018 Dave Hill Auditor Kathy Logan 11 2018 Larverne Goodge 2019 Herb Barber 2019 Gary Goodge These officers will begin their new terms at the January 7, 2017 meeting at the Wayne Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.
OUR YEAR IN REVIEW by Janet Lipps It is hard to believe that we have only one more meeting and our 35th year as a great club will be over. What a year it was for us. Building projects, shows, grounds maintenance, and such filled many hours for a lot of volunteers. It was exciting to watch our second BIG BUILDING being built. It is complete and we will probably be dedicating it sometime next year. An addition to the Fairbanks Morse building now houses the big engine from Sandusky and the oil field building from PA is now part of the landscape. We sometimes wonder if our advertising endeavors pay off proof came this year as we had visitors from Australia who told us they found us through the Ashtabula County Convention and Visitors Bureau. They spent the whole day with the grounds crew. We had other visitors throughout the summer and Dave Cover and others of the museum staff had a great time showing them around. We fed a lot of people this year at 6 events the kitchen brought in a profit of just over $10,000. We served over 2,000 sandwiches alone at the Big Show with 1104 being hamburgers or cheeseburgers that s a lot of flipping of burgers. Thanks to all who manned the grill to get them cooked and served. Another huge thank you to all who helped at any of the shows or helped during prep times, without you we would not be such a successful club. While people can see the hustle and bustle that goes on during an event, they may not realize all that happens to get ready for a show. There are trips to Sam s Club, Charlanne Farms, GFS, and other stores to get supplies needed. Hours spent on cleaning, stocking, chopping and whatever it took to get things ready were fun when you got to do them with friends and family. Every workday found a group of faithful volunteers doing whatever it took to maintain our beautiful grounds and get the extra jobs done in order to host the event. As we reflect on the year past, we are also looking forward to the next. What does 2017 hold for us? We are going to see a lot of projects finished for our visitors to see. Hopefully we 10 inches of clearance to get in and out of the building. A tight squeeze for the concrete truck! We did three pours of three truckloads each inside the building to finish the floor. While Higgins was still there, we poured the floor in the Fairbanks Building, another 1800 square feet in two days. We poured close to 110 yards of concrete in both buildings. We need to get all the members of the Museum committee and the Fairbanks Committee new brooms for Christmas so they can keep these new concrete floors shining. We will pour the pads in front of the museum building next spring. I think we got this building erected way under budget, thanks to you members who helped with the construction. 3 Laying and smoothing the floor Thanks to all, Wayne Johnson Project Manager ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS!!! We will be having meetings in January, February, and March. There are some things that need to be reviewed/revised/revisited, (i.e. safety rules and regulations, camping policies, etc). There s never enough time during the summer months to attend to these matters. Meetings will be held at the Wayne Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 7, Feb. 4, and March 4. Hope to see you there!!!
Our club lost a long-time member and friend with the passing of Darl Britton on November 16. He spent endless hours grooming and manicuring our grounds as our first Grounds Superintendent. Dale Fobes and he built the Bean Soup Shack and Darl s Sugar Shack during the early years at our current grounds. Records show that he has been a member since 1983. Now that s dedication! He could be found at our July show in the Sugar Shack, talking anything and everything to do with maple syrup. He had some very interesting maple syrup items. All of his 92 years were spent in the Kinsman, Wayne, Williamsfield area except for a stint in the Merchant Marines during WWII. We will miss his ready smile and his love for our club. Thanks, Darl, for all you did for us! MEMBERS ATTEND COVERED BRIDGE FESTIVAL by Janet Lipps It was a cold but sunny weekend for this year s Covered Bridge Festival. Several club members participated and we had a nice display of engines, equipment, corn shelling tools, tractors and even a giant pumpkin for guests to sign. We also had our raffle tractor on hand and sold a few tickets for it. Our members have exhibited at each of the 33 festivals, in all kinds of weather. This is a great place to showcase the ACAEC and its many talented members. Thanks you to all who brought items for display. Our members participate in several festivals throughout the summer including Trumbull Co. show, Portersville show, Austinburg Days, Saegertown and Cool Springs shows and the Covered Bridge Festival. Larry and I have been to other shows and usually run into someone who has been to our show. Just goes to show us that we have made a name for ourselves and we offer one of the premier shows. FROM THE PRESIDENT... Hi Everyone! Well, the frost has been on the pumpkin several times, and another year has come and nearly gone. I always feel a little melancholy when we are getting our grounds ready for winter. It seems each year we have a little more equipment and buildings to winterize, but we also put more items under cover. I have often thought how great it might be if we could put just one Red River thresher inside. That would make all the work worthwhile. There are many items that are going to be lost forever if someone doesn t get them under cover. We have accomplished more towards that end this year than we have for a long time. One more building 50 x 105 was just completed, and we completed a large addition to our Fairbanks engine building. We now will be in a position to accept some items we have had to turn away in the past. Our members worked very hard to do so much this year, and the best part, basically, is that the costs have been covered. It is also time for electing new officers for 2017, and I am so thankful that some new people have stepped up to the plate. We will be losing our 1st Vice President, Wayne Johnson, and our Recording Secretary, Marilyn Johnson, who wanted to step down from these responsibilities for 2017. When you see these two, please thank them for their services as they have done so much for our club in these positions. Job well done, members! 4 9 Seasons Greetings to you and yours. Hank Lipps THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMM! I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough. Venison for dinner again? Oh deer! Broken pencils are pointless. What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
PICTURES OF THIS AND THAT.... 2017 RAFFLE PRIZES Pete Ticel and his hillbilly Harley at the Fall Show. Constructing addition on Fairbanks Morse building to house new large engine. Dave Hodge training Herb Barber on the fine points of grilling a hamburger. 1st PRIZE 1941 FARMALL A Our visitors from Australia with Dave Cover. New cement floor in Herm s blacksmith shop. Milton & Terry Luce s baler display at the Fall Show. And the rains arrived at the Bluegrass Festival! 8 2ND PRIZE IHC LA ENGINE 5
Thought you might be interested. This is the first page of the very first edition of The Exhaust, Sept, 1983. The complete newsletter was only1 1/2 pages long!! 6 7