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1 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT a p r i l With this edition of our Club s monthly newsletter comes the Events Calendar; members guide to having fun with our old tractors. Please check out the new events added and please, be sure to confirm all events before heading out, as things do change at the last minute. With the start of our 2016 events just around the corner, I would like to remind everyone about safety. It is extremely important we do all we can to make our events safe for everyone, including our spectators. Safety is everyone s business. If you witness an unsafe practice, behavior, or display, please bring it to the attention of the person or our safety officer. It only takes one incident to change the course of an event. I look forward to seeing as many of you as I can at these fun-filled events. Have a great season! Pam Highlights of the March Meeting The April meeting was hosted by Bill & Harriet Clark at their house in Skowhegan with 58 members present. The secretary & treasures reports were read and accepted. On May 15th through May 22nd the club is going to have a tractor display at the Auburn Mall, for more information or if you would like to display your tractor please contact Bob Hamlin. On April 20th there will be a Pulling Committee meeting at 5 pm and a Land & Building committee meeting at 6pm. The Angel building is going to be moved next to the club house and there is going to be a building coming to be used as an announcer s booth. Mike Pratt got the new distance sign and had all of the electronics we already had upgraded. They have all been sent back and came in under budget at $ Mike mentioned that he found out that Agratronix sells the units to build scales so he is going to check into it further. The pulling sled calibration is still being worked on but is coming along and expects to be ready by the upcoming pulling season. The club is in search of a tractor to use as the next raffle tractor and is open to all suggestions if anyone has or knows of a tractor. There was a vote to allow Pam to use the $50 Walmart gift card, from the tractor display there last year, to purchase auction items for the upcoming June events. Cumberland fair tractor pull has been changed to Sunday September 25th at 6:30 pm. The Northern Maine Antique Tractor Club has contacted Pam and is interested in setting up a tractor pull for the clubs to host together. A motion was accepted for Pam to plan further with the NMATC to set up the pull. The NMATC would like to hold it at the Millinocket air strip. A date and time has not been proposed yet Membership pins are in, they will be available at the club meetings and events for pick up. See you all on May 1st in Bar Harbor at the next meeting. Respectfully yours, Emily Folsom, Secretary TREASURER S REPORT (as of 3/31/2016) Balance in Checking... $16, Balance in Savings (truss money)... $13, Balance in Savings (Power s Memorial & L&G Raffle)...$1, year CD...$5, year CD...$ Total Assets...$42, Balance on loan... $16, Respectfully submitted by Evelyn Twist, Treasurer NEXT MEETING: Sunday, May 1, 2016 Host: Sandy Salisbury 54 Knox Road, Bar Harbor, Maine Sandy will provide the Kentucky Fried Chicken Dinner. Members are asked to bring desserts and drinks. 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 PO Box 125, Bath, ME (207) emilyrae1989@gmail.com TREASURER Evelyn Twist 14 Ward Brook Rd, Wiscasset, ME (207) twisted883@hotmail.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR Jennifer Libby 220 Eames Rd, Winslow, ME j@visiondesigncreativeservices.com WEBMASTER Burl Ewell 48 Serenity Dr, W. Gardiner, ME (207) Burl1949@roadrunner.com

2 NEW ANNOUNCER BOOTH A new announcer booth has been donated to the MATC. This 6 x 8 cottage was built by Hillview Mini Barns in Etna, Maine and will be delivered to the Norridgewock land on Friday, May 20th. Stop by to lend a helping hand with moving our building around on this day. Thank you to our generous donors for such a nice gift. We are very blessed with such a group of givers! FOR SALE Brian Winslow has been our club s events calendar coordinator for the past few years. He tried handing it over to someone new last year, but was gracious enough to continue for one more year. This year, Brian succeeded in the handover. Brian, words can not express how much we thank you for your past dedication and service to our club. Thank you for making the transition easier on us all with your continued support. You will be missed! 1945 John Deere B. Narrow front end. Completely dismantled and restored. New muffler, manifold, gaskets, radiator, temperature gauge, 2 front tires, 2 rear tires and tubes, paint. Replaced 2 rear rims, right grill. Price $ Call Roger Whitehead in Glenburn at FOR SALE 2 like new, Road and Field Tires, size $ Call (207) The committee meeting scheduled for April 13th has been moved to Wednesday, April 20th at 6:00 pm at the clubhouse in Norridgewock. In addition to this meeting, a Pulling Committee Meeting has been added and will start at 5:00pm. All club members are welcome. ANNUAL SPRING CONSIGNMENT AUCTION MAY 21, :30am CHAPMAN SERVICES 135 Rogers Rd. Troy ME Trucks, Farm & Construction Equipment, Parts & Miscellaneous Small Items Conducted by Tilton s Auctions. To consign, please call Jeff Tilton at (207) or Randy Chapman at (207) We will add pictures to our website (chapmanservices.net) as items come in. Sponsors A UPDATE We have had some response to our invitation for the June 18th Show and Shine. Much like most outdoor events, the weather will play a major role in how the day goes. Remember the rain date being on Sunday the 19th. We have confirmed that the Radio Control Cars will be demonstrating at this event. We have also lined up some very nice vendor booths. We are looking for auction items from club members and sponsors. Please bring your donations to a club meeting or contact Pam to set up a pickup time so we are able to have items tagged before the day of our event. We are looking for flea market items too. You can make arrangements to drop off flea market items starting the first part of June. We will be looking for volunteers to help with the set-up and clean-up, entrance gate, collecting money, parking display cars and spectator cars, raffle tractor ticket sales, flea market helpers, (both set-up and selling), auction runners and record keeping/money collector, and trash control. Please let Pam know if there is a specific job you would like to do for this event. Then comes our Tractor Festival: June 25 and 26th is shaping up to be a fun-filled family weekend. Primitive camping will be free for the weekend with donations gladly accepted. We are looking forward to seeing the Radio Control Pulling that is new this year. And yes, they pull a drag! Also in need of auction items for this event and volunteers too! We are looking for more antique equipment demonstrations, should you know of any, please let us know. Posters have been made for both events and members are asked to help post these around your home town.

3 SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES If you are graduating this year, the 2016 scholarship guidelines are below. PAINTED RED Ever wonder why so many barns are painted red? In the mid-19th century, some American farmers found they could make a cheap and long-lasting wood covering from red iron oxide, skim milk, and lime and linseed oil. This mixture gave the barn a bright-red color. It s use became so widespread that, by the late 1800s, red had become traditional for barns. FYI - The club is looking for our next raffle tractor. We have one that has been brought to the clubs attention for the cost of $ , a 1948 Ford N with a set of plows. We have had the raffle tractor for the past few years donated. Our electronic read out pulling equipment has been fixed and is in transit back to Mike Pratt. Thank you Mike for all your dedicated time in getting our club s equipment fixed up and ready for the pulling season. This will be the last newsletter you receive if your 2016 dues have not been paid. Thank you. The word tractor comes from the Latin word trahere which means to pull. At first the meaning of this word was an engine meant for wagons or other implements. In 1859, it got new meaning traction engine. All members' seniors who apply for a scholarship will receive monies. 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 JUNE 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: Emily Folsom PO Box 125 Bath, ME 04530

4 MATC 2016 EVENT CALENDAR 4 APRIL Apr 30, Union Farm Equipment Open House This event will start at 8AM and last all day Saturday. 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. Contact Mark or at mark. buck@unionfarmequip.com. 5 MAY May 7, Maine Fiddlehead Festival, Farmington 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). Academy Street will be closed off to traffic and vendors will be set up near the Emery Arts Center, Merrill Hall and parking lot. Contact Pam or Lucas May 7, Aldemere Farm Calf Unveiling Day, Rockport Aldemere Farm raises Belted Galloway cows and each May has an event 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 of The Calf Unveiling Day will be Saturday, May 7, from 10:00am 3:00pm at the farm located at 70 Russell Avenue in Rockport. The farm would like to have a display of 4 to 6 antique tractors. Contact Jeremy or jlucas@mcht.org if you can display a tractor. May 15-22, Auburn Mall Tractor Display Looking for as many tractors as possible to fill the corridor. The public will be invited to vote for a People s Choice award, and a John Deere pedal tractor raffle is planned for this event. Tractors are under lock and key at night and Bob will be present while the Mall is open. Contact Bob for details on times to drop off and pick up your tractor. Contact Bob or Hambone6253@yahoo.com. May 30, Old Orchard Beach Memorial Day Parade Line up at noon behind the fire police station off Saco Avenue with the parade starting at 1:00pm.. This is a large parade with about 20 groups and goes about a mile. Contact Pete May 30, Searsmont Memorial Day Parade Unload at the Sproul Building Components Yard. 8:00am line up at the town office for parade at 9:00am. Contact George May 30, Bath Memorial Day Parade Line up at 10:00am at the American Legion Post, 10 Congress Avenue. Unload at Recreation Field Parking Lot across the street. Contact Harry JUNE June 4, Spring Festival, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport, Maine Animals, Activities, Music, Food, Face Painting, Hayrides, Demonstrations and more. 10:00am to 3:00pm. June 11, MAPA Fun Pull, Skowhegan Maine Antique Power Association show at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds. Farm Tractors plus Lawn and Garden Tractors, pull starting at 10 AM. Good opportunity to tune up the old iron for the pulling season. MAPA will also have a silent auction, flea market, and raffle going on while they demonstrate their old engines. Admission is free. Concession available. Contact Pam June 18, MATC sponsors a SHOW & SHINE, 351 Waterville Road, Norridgewock Gate opens from 6 to 8:30 a.m. for display vehicles. Gate opens to the public at 9:00am. Admission is $5.00 a person with under 10 free. Admission is free for club members with your membership card. Live auction at Noon, flea market, raffles, concessions available all day. Contact Pam June 25-26, MATC Tractor Festival, 351 Waterville Road, Norridgewock The fun begins each day at 8:00am. Tractor Pulls, Lawn & Garden Pulls, Doodlebug Pulls, Flea Market, Crafts, Food Vendors and so much more. Primitive camping available. Contact Pam June 24, Strong Parade Line up at 5:00pm at the north end of town for 6:00pm parade. Contact Bill

5 7 JULY July 4, Farmington 4th of July Parade Park and unload in UMF parking lot on High Street. Line up at 8:00am for 9:00am parade. Contact Dick July 4, Grand Lake Stream Parade Events start at 8am and continue throughout the day with food available. Parade starts at 11am. Contact Dave if additional details are required. Contact Dave or July 4, Brooks Ag Fair and Parade/2nd Annual Antique Tractor Raffle Unload for parade at Brooks Community Park on Route 139 in Brooks Center by 8:30am for 10:00am parade. Gates are open at 7am. Display area available inside park for tractor display after parade. Parking available for truck and trailer on grounds. Trophies will be awarded at 2:30pm. Contact Jim or jpbeirne01@gmail.com. July 9, Harrison Old Home Days Parade Line up at 11:00am on Tolman Road off Route 117 west of town for 12:00 noon parade. Contact Brian July 9, Moxie Festival Parade, Lisbon Falls Line up at 8:30am for 10am parade. From Route 196, enter Lisbon High School entrance. Follow signs to registration area. They will direct you to unload area. (Parade is about 1 hour). Contact Ed July 15-17, Waterford World s Fair The Waterford World s Fair is stressing Agriculture during their fair and want a line up of antique tractors and equipment. Tractor pull on Saturday, July 16, starting at 11am. Tractor Olympics on Sunday at 10am. Barrel Train active all 3 days. Contact Brian or bbwinslow@aol.com. July 21-24, Pittston Fair Tractor display for the four days. Contact Glenn July 23, Bingham-Moscow Bicentennial Celebration Parade 10:00am. Line up on Owens Street at 8:30am. Truck and trailer parking at the old gym in the center of Bingham. Contact Natalie July 24, The Curran Homestead Living History Farm & Museum, Orrington MATC exhibitors and their families will be special guests at 372 Field s Pond Road in Orrington. SPOTLIGHT ON Maine Farms & Families-OPEN FARM DAY. Activities at the c.1900 s 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; and traditional-arts demonstrations. EXPLORE, DISCOVER, and EXPERIENCE our rural history! MACT members encouraged to exhibit. Contact Irv or irv@bangorlettershop.com. July 29-Aug 7, Bangor Fair People Mover will be providing service on these days from 2pm to 7pm. Anyone who can provide a large tractor to pull the People Mover and anyone who can ride the People Mover should contact 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. July 30, Weld Bicentennial Parade Barrel Train will be in the parade. Looking for a large turn out of all size tractors for this parade which starts at 11:00am. Line up by 10:00am. Look for MATC signs for truck and trailer parking. Lots of activities going on all day with a huge fireworks display over the lake at dark. Contact Steve AUGUST Aug 6, Andover Old Home Days Unload for parade and display at transfer station ½ mile before the village, (look for MATC sign). Line up for parade at 9:00am for 10:00am start. Display at Martins Garage in village after the parade. Contact Floyd Aug 6, Wilton Blueberry Festival Parade and Pull Line up for parade at 8:00am at Western Maine Expo (formerly G. H. Bass) on Route 156, Weld Road. Parade begins at 9:00am. Club pull (all classes) using progressive drag begins at 1:00pm at Kineowatha Park. Check out the festival at Contact Pam AUG 9-14, Topsham Fair Tractor display will be there all week. Contact Glenn Aug 11-20, Skowhegan State Fair Tractors will be displayed at fairgrounds all week. Contact Bill

6 Aug 13, Montville Field Day Full day of fun activities planned around an agricultural theme, 9:00am to 3:00pm. Looking for tractors to join the downhill parade route, (safety first!), and/or tractor display after the parade. Also interested in any farm equipment for their display area, (working is even better). Mary would like you to contact her in order to plan how much room to reserve for the tractor and/or equipment displays. Contact Mary or trmontville@fairpoint.net. Aug 14, Weld Bicentennial Celebration Antique Tractor Pull Look for MATC signs for truck and trailer parking. Pull begins at 10:00am. Contact Steve Aug 24 & 25, Maine Farm Days at Misty Meadow Farms, Clinton 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! Contact Bill Aug 21-27, Union Fair Tractor pull with progressive drag on Friday, August 26 at 5:30pm. Tractors can be displayed all week. This event has the possibility of being canceled. Please confirm ahead of time. Contact Glenn Aug 20, Madison-Anson Days Parade Line up on Main Street in Anson at 9:00am for 10:00 am parade start time. Parking is through the town of Anson at the Trotting Park on the left. Contact Bob Aug 28 - Sept 5, Windsor Fair Tractor display all week. Glenn SEPTEMBER Sept 5, Harmony Free Fair Labor Day Parade Unload at Chadbourne Road, there will be a sign for directions. Line up at 8:30am for 9:30am parade. Display on fairgrounds afterward for about one hour. Contact Ralph Bagley@ Sept 5, Oosoola Days Parade, Norridgewock Line up at the Mill Stream Elementary School at 8:00am for a 9:00am Parade. Display at the Oosoola Park while watching the FROG jumping contest and other events. Contact Bob Sept 8-11, Clinton Fair MATC will provide People Movers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Need volunteer tractor drivers and club members to ride the People Movers. Contact Bill Sept 9-11, Litchfield Fair Tractor display all 3 days. Contact Glen Sept 14-17, Oxford Fair Tractor pull with progressive drag will be on the 17th at 9:00 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. The Club will refund the gate fee to pullers that request it. Oxford Fair has requested that all pullers sign a waiver before pulling. Contact Bill or Scott Sept 23-25, Common Ground Fair, Unity One of our most popular events! Need at least 5 or 6 big tractors to haul People Movers from parking lot to fairgrounds. Members are encouraged to attend and help drive the tractors. All drivers who want to park inside the fairgrounds must be inside before 8:00am. Contact Glenn Sept 25, Cumberland Fair Tractor Pull Tractor pull with progressive drag Sunday at 6:30pm in front of the Grand Stand. Contact Tim OCTOBER Oct 2-9, Fryeburg Fair Antique tractor display on Tuesday, October 4, which is Senior Citizens Day. Contact Don or 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 2 and Oct 4 with Fryeburg rules. Contact fair office for information on pulls. Oct 8, Fall Festival, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport This wholesome family festival features activities and demonstrations, live music, hay bale climbing, face painting, animal interactions, tasty local food and more. 10:00am to 3:00pm. Oct 15, Wiscasset Community Day The town would like a large display of tractors for their Fall Harvest Day, geared mostly to the youth in town. Scarecrows are made and displayed at the town office corner, with other activities ongoing. A possible pulling event could be announced for this day as well. Contact Emily

7 Oct 1, The Curran Homestead Living History Farm & Museum, Orrington Saluting the Maine Antique Tractor Club (MATC) and Farm Families with HARVEST FESTIVAL on the Farm. Sponsored by Peoples United Bank, MATC exhibitors and their families will be special guests (FREE ADMISSION) at 372 Fields s Pond Road in Orrington. The MATC-sponsored DOODLEBUGS will stage their final SHOWDOWN of 2016; 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, noon barbecue, small farm animals; along with traditional-arts demonstrations, including blacksmithing, Good farm family fun! EXPLORE, DISCOVER, EXPERIENCE! MATC members encouraged to exhibit. Contact Irv or irv@bangorlettershop.com. October 15-16, Plow Days, Gorham The Antique Tractor Plow Days will be held this year at the Parson Family Farm on 322 Buck Street in Gorham. The fields are quite flat allowing for easy plowing and having furrows that are up to 2500 feet in length! Plowing starts on Saturday at 8:00am and finishes at 2:30pm on Sunday afternoon. Come and leave your equipment early during the week if it is convenient. Past years very successful YouTube videos have been made and posted, and we expect the same to happen again this year. The area White Rock Grange provides great food for breakfast and lunch. Come and be part of this opportunity to get your plowing itch scratched! Contact Dave McCullough at dmccull1@maine.rr.com or call or for more information. 11 NOVEMBER Nov 11, Richmond Veterans Day Parade Parade line up at 10:00am for 11:00am 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. Contact Glenn

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