Winter, 2017 Welcome to Northern Indiana International Harvester Collectors' Club Chapter #33 Greetings from all of us here at IHCC33!
A word from our President, Carl Overmyer.. Carl s Comments Greetings to all! At the time of my writing to you, we ve sure had some unseasonably warm winter weather. That has made our entire outside farm and excavating work somewhat easier. It has also made driving to the winter farm shows much more pleasant. While at the Ft. Wayne farm show, my brother and I decided to purchase a tile plow. We re hoping to properly drain several low areas in order to increase the productivity of our ground. Things have come a long way from when my father originally purchased a Cleveland wheel tiling machine. At that time, we were using a transit and targets to visually maintain tile grade. Now with GPS capabilities, we should be able to drive over the ground with the tractor and plow to get a topography map, make a tile plan in the monitor, and then drive back over the area with plow in the ground and put in a new system! They make it sound easy, but we shall see in the coming months how easy it really is. My son Ben has purchased a new (to him) property in December with a large shop on it to continue his restoration work. He has already started sandblasting and painting several projects. Two of the major restoration pieces are an Allis-Chalmers G and an IH 1206. They are both expected to be done before planting season begins. We are planning a member meeting April 1 st but have not settled on a location yet. If anyone has a helpful suggestion, I would appreciate the input. The summer meeting will be held at Crown Point during the Red Power Review but we have yet to determine when we will have our Fall meeting. Also, if you are interested, our next board meeting will be held March 15 th in Knox, Indiana. I hope to see several Chapter 33 members at the Winter convention in Columbus, IN on March 2 nd 4 th. I wish you all to have safe travels in the coming months and a good planting season! Runnin Red Carl Overmyer As of February 1, 2017 197 Active Members!!!
Club Officers: Carl Overmyer, President covermyer@fcremc.coop 5262 W 475 N Rochester, IN 46975-7724 574-727-1143 Tom McCormick, Vice President Tom@MEservesU.com 66488 Sycamore Rd. North Liberty, IN 46554-9035 574-876-8831 Secretary Douglas Seymour, Treasurer cseymour@csinet.net 0161 S 400 E LaPorte, IN 46350-9170 219-369-1646 Club Directors: Wayne Seymour wayne.seymour@live.com 99 S. Forester Rd. LaPorte, IN 46350 219-363-6578 Lee Howell suelee@csinet.net 2611 S US 35 LaPorte, IN 46350-8066 219-326-8694 Brian Hoover Membership Co-Chairperson 1714 Belmont Drive South Bend, IN 46615-1306 574-233-2671 n9lhm@yahoo.com Lowell Lindzy 13658 N. 400 W. Silver Lake, IN 46982 260-352-2371 slindzy_42@live.com Brian Rudolph 3862 S. State Road 104 LaPorte, IN 46350-6771 (219) 369-1860 smta@comcast.net Club Advisors: Al Barrett ajbarrett660@gmail.com (NEW!) 8975 W. 400 N. Rochester, IN 46975-8715 574-952-1246 Gene Skip Lee glee@csinet.net 517 W. Jefferson Monticello, IN 47960 219-608-1670 Fremont Hoover riverrun@pwrtc.com 7132 W 850 S 574-278-7277 Sue Howell Membership Co-Chairperson suelee@csinet.net 2611 S US 35 LaPorte, IN 46350-8066 219-326-8694
Donna Hoover Newsletter Editor donnabunny1@yahoo.com 1714 Belmont Drive South Bend, IN 46615-1306 Sharon Lindzy, Photographer slindzy_42@live.com 13658 N. 400 W. Silver Lake, IN 46982 260-352-2371 or cell: 260-578-2629 Carl Albertson c.albert@frontier.com 414 E. Dominic St. LaCrosse, IN 46348 219-754-2464 Kelli Smoker, Website ksmoker@csinet.net 10111 S. 900 W. Wanatah, IN 46390-9552 219-508-7 Cathy Seymour-Chapter Table Sales cseymour@csinet.net 0161 S 400 E LaPorte, IN 46350-9170 219-369-1646 Jerry Smoker smoker@csinet.net 10111 S 900 W Wanatah, IN 46390-9552 219-508-2618 Ivan Albertson ivan.albertson@ymail.com 302 Washington St. LaCrosse, IN 46348 219-754-2705 Directors meet six times annually or when needed. ********** UPCOMING EVENTS ********** March 2, 3, & 4, 2017. IHCC Winter Convention, Columbus, Indiana. Hosted by Chapter 7 Sunday, March 5, 2017 Toy Show 9 am to 3 pm EST at Plymouth High School. Hosted by Marshall County FFA. Saturday, April 1 st, 2017. Tentative Date for Chapter #33 1st Qtr. Membership Mtg. Location TBA. A postcard with location, time, and other details will be forthcoming. Saturday, April 15 th, 2017. Scholarship DEADLINE DATE. June 15-17, 2017. Red Power Round Up. Des Moines, Iowa July 7-9th, 2017. Red Power Review &Chapter #33 2nd Qtr. Membership Mtg. South Lake County Agriculture Historical Society annual Antique Farm & Tractor Show, Lake County Fairgrounds, Crown Point, IN July 13-16, 2017. Power from the Past, Winamac, Indiana
August 24-27, 2017. Half Century of Progress Show, Rantoul, Illinois November 3rd & 4th, 2017. 22nd Annual National Auction. Fulton County Fairgrounds, Ohio Turnpike - Exit 34, Wauseon, Ohio November 3&4, 2017. IHC Collector s National Auction hosted by Chapter 6 at Wauseon, Ohio. Sunday, December 3, 2017. Annual IHCC33 Christmas Party/Membership Mtg. Christos Banquet Center, Plymouth, IN Recipe of the Month: Blueberry Slab Pie Crust 2 1/2 cups Flour, all-purpose 3/4 teaspoons Salt 3/4 cup Butter Flavor Shortening 8-10 tablespoons Cold Water Crumb Topping Filling 6 cups Blueberries, fresh or frozen 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup Oats, Quick Cooking 1 cup Brown Sugar, packed 1/2 cup Flour, all-purpose 1/2 cup Butter, softened 1/2 cup Pecans, chopped Instructions: 1. In the Food Processor or large bowl, combine flour and salt 2. Mix in shortening until small pea size pieces of dough are formed 3. Add cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time until dough forms a ball 4. Roll dough on lightly floured working surface to 19 x 13 inches 5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees 6. Add foil to rimmed cookie sheet, roll dough onto rolling pin and transfer onto pan 7. Trim pastry if needed and use a fork to crimp the edges 8. Place washed blueberries in a large bowl and add lemon juice, toss to coat 9. In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon. Add to blueberries and toss to coat. 10. Spread evenly on top of crust 11. In a medium bowl, combine oats, brown sugar and flour. 12. Add butter and mix until coarse crumbs form. 13. Stir in pecans. Sprinkle on top of blueberries. 14. Bake for about 30 minutes or until bubbly. 15. Serve warm or cold
New 2017 Members: David Burns (Buchanan, MI) Sheri Miller (Goshen, IN) Josh Foreman (Rolling Prairie, IN) Doris A. Peck (Monticello, IN). CLASSIFIED ADS All Chapter #33 members are entitled to one free classified ad per issue. Ads will not automatically repeat, if you want them in a second time you must resubmit them. For Sale: I am downsizing my collection and have approximately 100 toy tractors and a bunch of memorabilia and signs that I would like to sell. I also have a few real tractors and equipment that I would sell. Call me and set up a time that you want to come look and maybe we can work out some deals. Jerry Smoker, 10111s 900 w, Wanatah, IN 46390. 219-508-2618 daytime or smoker@csinet.net. Wanted: 144 Hole soybean drum for an 8 row 900 IH planter. Part #548779R93. Lowell Lindzy Phone 260-352-2371 Wanted: Parts for a mounted one-bottom plow for a Farmall A (A-192?). Lift lever/quadrant which bolts to the operator s platform, rockshaft and lifting hardware (hand lift not exhaust lift). 574-233-2671, evenings, or write to n9lhm@yahoo.com. -----0----- National Auction 2019: Chapter #33 will be hosting the I-H Collector s National Auction in 2019. Start thinking about what you might like to sell! Chapter #33 is looking for members that are interested in serving as directors or officers. It s your club! Let any officer, director, or adviser know if you are interested. Please note that we have switched over to bulk mail for our newsletters and all members are now receiving a paper newsletter not electronic. Chapter #33 Scholarship Program: The IHCC #33 Scholarship is available for those to apply who are a IHCC #33 member or direct relative. (child or grandchild) They must be a U.S. or Canadian graduating high school student or current college student. They must also be enrolling or already enrolled full time (12 or more credit hours) toward a diploma or degree at an accredited college or university. Deadline for 2017 applications is Saturday, April 15 th, 2017. See the Chapter #33 Scholarship page at http://www.ihcc33.org/scholarships.html for the entry form.
Chapter #33 Website News: Be sure and check out the IHC Chapter #33 website regularly for the latest information about the club. The address is www.ihcc33.org. Check out the new women s page on the website: Irma s Home, featuring articles about Irma Harding, I-H s marketing effort toward farm wives. We are looking for pictures of member s tractors from all four seasons of the year for the website calendar and possible use for a printed calendar for next year. Send your pictures to Kelli Smoker at ksmoker@csinet.net. Pictures from Challenger Designs factory tour, February 3, 2017: Pictures from Christmas Party 2016