OCTOBER 2009

OCT. 2009Newsletter

Salt River Antique PowerAssociation , Inc.

****Next Meeting

: October 15th. at

7:00 pm****

Meeting Location

We meet at the Spencer County Extension Office located at 66 Spears Drive. To get there,turn right off Hwy 155 between the Country Mart and the Citizens Union Bank on IndustrialBlvd in Taylorsville, go one block and turn left onto Spears Drive. As you may see, this is ourquarterly dinner meeting, so bring a dish and join us for food, fellowship and information.

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2009 Officers President: Scott LeCompte 502-633-5030 Secretary: Teresa Scherffius 502-244-5279Vice Pres: Jim Hance 502-220-6016 Treasurer: Steve Scherffius 502-244-5279

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Additional thoughts about our meetings for new and prospective members:

Our normal meeting night is the 3rd Thursday of the months January through November.We have a Christmas party on a Friday or Saturday night in December in place of that month’s meeting.Our meetings start at 7:30 pm and usually run about one hour.In January, April, July and October, we gather at 7:00 pm for our quarterly dinner before the 7:30 Meeting.============================================================================

Our sympathy:

Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of our members that are in poor health.We regret to have to report that a member and good friend Bob Marshall passed away. Bob has been amember of this Club since 1993 when the Club was formed. Bob had an extensive background in farmequipment and was a wealth of knowledge on tractors and equipment. He also enjoyed antique cars andtrucks and participated in several associated clubs. Our sympathy goes out to his wife, Dorothy and hisfamily. Bob will be missed.============================================================================

Upcoming Events:

A Plow Day

is scheduled for Saturday, October 10th at the Scott Travis Farm with a rain date of Saturday,October 17th. Scott’s farm is located on Max Rouse Road off of Hwy 31 south of Mount Washington. Onthis plow day we will be

“Plowing for a Cure”

and raising money for

Breast Cancer Research

. Wehave missed several Plow Days due to adverse weather in the past year. Lets hope that this one comes off asplanned. We would like to have a large turnout for this event to support this important cause, so come outeven if you do not have a plow, and we will hook you up. Spectators are very welcome too.

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Upcoming Events continued:

The Annual Glendale Parade

and show will be held on Saturday, October 17th in Glendale, Kentucky.This is a fun event with lots of food, entertainment, and tractors. It is our understanding that the paradestarts at 10:00am, so you will have to get started early to make the cut. Our member, Phil Worsley goes tothis show regularly, so if you have questions about times, exits, or where to park, etc, you might want to givePhil a call.

The annual Shelbyville Christmas Parade

will be held on Saturday, December 5th, 2009. We meet atthe Shelbyville Fairgrounds at 9:00am to unload and stage for the parade. The Parade starts at 10:00am andUsually takes about one chilly hour to complete. It is always a cool ride, but well worth it to show theClub’s support for the event.

The Annual Club Christmas Party

is scheduled for Friday, December 11th at the Finchville Ruritan Club.This event includes a dinner for all members and their guests. We do require reservations for the dinnerand you make your reservations may be made by sending your check for $25.00 per person, made our to theSalt River Antique Power Association, to Mary Prather at the address listed on the form below.As always, to motivate members to attend more Club events, the Club will return your check for each mem-ber that has attended at least six Club functions, (i.e. meetings, parades, shows, plow days, etc) in the pastyear. The checks will be returned only to those members that actually attend the dinner party. If you send acheck and make a reservation, but do not attend, the club will cash your check because the food has alreadybeen prepared for you. This rule also states that a member attending the required 6 events may bring aguest, (husband, wife, child or significant other) and that guest will enjoy a free dinner as well. Additionalguests may attend for the fee of $25.00 per person, accompanied by their reservation.**********************************************************************************************************

2009 Christmas Party Reservations

Name _____________________________________ Phone Number ______________ Name _____________________________________ Name _____________________________________ Name _____________________________________ Name _____________________________________

Please remember to include your check for $25.00 per person withthis reservation.Mail this reservation to:Mary Prather3795 Little Union RoadTaylorsville, KY 40071

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Membership news:

Our Club continues to grow and is now boastinga

record 152 members

that have already signed up for 2009. As youknow, we will accept membership applications anytime throughout theyear. We will continue to keep you posted on our progress.

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Just as a reminder, dues are $15.00 for the first member in a household, and $5.00 for otherfamily members living at the same mailing address. If you want a membership application formthat you can give to prospective members, please contact Steve Scherffius at 502-244-5279 ore-mail SHS13000@aol.com. Spread the word.

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In the last month,

our members have participated in several events including:The Jeffersontown Parade. Our Club presented 14 tractors and the Club wagon in theparade and all the members that attended enjoyed a box lunch from KFC and a lot of goodfellowship.The Simpsonville Parade. Our members were spread thin that weekend and brought only 3tractors to the parade, and only 2 tractors actually participated in the parade because of alack of drivers.The Taylorsville Parade. The Taylorsville Octoberfest (Formally the Taylorsville Homecoming)and parade was back on at the last minute and our Club did vote, at the September meeting,to participate, after some clarification about parade problems. There were about 20 tractorsthat participated and we did pull the Club wagon. This event was severely downsized this year,not just in tractors, but in the number of the parade participants as well as the spectators.Hopefully things will get back to normal for next year.

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Several members have asked

about listing antique power equipment and related items for sale in thisnews letter. We feel that listings of this nature would be of interest to our readers, therefore, we are happyto publish items as space permits. You may submit your listings to:Teresa Scherffius Or you may call 502-244-527913000 S. Pope Lick Road Or you may e-mail SHS13000@aol.com