JULY 2009

JULY 2009Newsletter

Salt River Antique PowerAssociation , Inc.

Next Meeting

: JULY 16th. 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 on to Spears Drive.

Note, this is our quarterly potluck dinner meeting,

so bring a dish and join us for somegreat food, good fellowship and lots of valuable Club 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:

We are sorry to have to report that Duncan LeCompte is not doing very well but he hascome home from the hospital. Also, Kenny Tapp is at home, but not doing very well. Roy Wisehart is stillsick, but he is out of the hospital and recovering at home. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of ourmembers that are in poor health.============================================================================

Harvesting

theway they used todo it.From standingwheat through the JD Binder thatclips it, gathers it,bundles it andturns it into a pileof work that hasto be hand loadedonto the wagon.Club member John Moody runs the binder pulled be Steve Scherffius to make the bundles. The real work begins when members Tom Barber, Steve and Robert Yount load the wagon pulled by George Clements.

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Upcoming Events:

Oldham County Days

with their annual Parade, Tractor Show and Community Festival will be held onSaturday, July 18th. This is a great event that includes a fun parade through downtown LaGrange, a beautifularea on the grounds of the Oldham County History Center for our tractor display, and lots of food vendorsthat will supply all types of cuisine for our dining satisfaction. We hope to see you there.Gene Crady is our Club member contact for this event at 502-592-0341.

Henry County Showcase

will be held at the Henry County Fairgrounds in New Castle, Kentucky on July25th at 9:00am. There will be static displays and a tractor parade around the fairgrounds as well as a bandand a lot of farm fresh produce to choose from. Our Contact for this event is Mike Ray, 502-321-7588.

Spencer County Fair Tractor Pull

will be put on by our Club on July 29th, at 6:00pm at the SpencerCounty Fair Grounds. Our Club contact is Jimmy Hance at 502-220-6016. As always, Jimmy and his teamneed your help to make these pulls a success, so come out and lend a hand. It is a lot of fun.

Our Club Picnic

will be held Sunday, August 9th, at the Finchville Ruritan Club in Finchville, Kentucky. Weplan to gather at 2:00pm for a late lunch and socializing.

Westport River Daze

which includes a parade and tractor show will be held on August 18th at West PortKentucky on the river. This information is in question at this time.

The Robert Yount Antique Farm Machinery Show

will be held on August 28th and 29th at the YountFarm located at 5541 Bethlehem Road, Pleasureville, KY, 1.5 miles north of Bethlehem, KY. This show willfeature tractors, steam engines and horses. There will be a host of working displays including hayingoperations, plowing and disking, the Rock Crusher, a Thrashing Machine, and two working Saw Mills.In preparation for this show, a group of us ran the binders through the wheat field where we cut and bound3 wagon loads of wheat for the Thrashing Machine to process. We took pictures and video so you will beable to see the whole process.There will also be good food and Bluegrass music Friday night. A special part of event will be the antiqueTractor Pull which will include a

Steam Engine Pull

on Saturday evening. You will not want to miss this!Contact Robert Yount at 502-845-4068 for show information and Reuben Yount at 502-706-0083 forinformation on the pull.

The Brownsboro Festival

is a moving target but we now understand that the final dates for the show areFriday August 21st. and Saturday, August 22nd. Our member, Gene Crady is the contact and his cell phoneis 502-592-0341.

The Lanesville Tractor Show

will be held on Thursday, September 10th through Sunday September 13th.Our Club is always well represented at this event.

The Jeffersontown, KY Parade

will be held on Thursday, September 17th. We will meet at 5:00 pm atthe J-Town High School. The Parade starts at 6:00pm.

The Taylorsville Homecoming Festival

will be held on Saturday, October 3rd. We normally meet at9:00am for the parade that starts about 10:30am. Salt River Antique Power association has participated inthis event for many years bringing 50 to 80 tractors and several hundred participants to support the show.There is some question as to the number of tractors that they plan to allow in the parade this year. If thenumber is limited to 8 or less as suggested, our Club may not be able to support this event. We will justhave to keep you posted.

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Membership news:

Our Club continues to grow and is now boasting a

record 143 members

that have already signed up for 2009. As you know, wewill accept membership applications anytime throughout the year. We willcontinue 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.

============================================================================2009 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORMNAME (1) ________________________________________________________________________ (2) ________________________________________________________________________ (3) ________________________________________________________________________ (4) ________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER HOME _____________________________________ CELL _____________________________________ E-MAIL _____________________________________________________ You may turn this form in with your dues at any regular Club business meeting or you may mail the formwith your check for the dues to our Club Treasurer:Steve Scherffius13000 S. Pope Lick RoadLouisville, KY 40299-4600============================================================================

A Board meeting

has been called by our Chairman of the Board, Roger Cox, for Thursday, July 9th, at 7:30pm. The meeting will be held at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Building.