Saturday, June 18th, was a glorious summer day. The weather was perfect to have a tractor drive in memorial tribute to Russel Miner. This event was presented by the Sangamon County Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee. There was a lot of mingling among friends as the tractors were unloaded at the New Berlin High School. … Continue reading Driving In Memory of Russel
Another successful Prairie Days Tractor Show was held, in Pawnee IL, Saturday June 11th. This year was one of the biggest anyone could remember. There was a good amount of tractors on display. This year there was a large amount of Lawn and Garden tractors added. We can thank Carl Davis for the majority of … Continue reading Prairie Days Show
This is a definition I discovered... Pilgramage' is often used to describe an individual journey through life, sometimes as a general description of personal growth and exploration. However, in an overall context, the journey is not always religious Mecca' a place regarded as a center for a specified group, activity, or interest. These two words … Continue reading “Tractor” Pilgrimage to Ohio
The views from inside Spoon River Valley Antique Tractor Clubhouse Spoon River Valley Antique Tractor Club held their second annual Memorial Day Weekend show on Saturday the 28th and Sunday the 29th. I was informed the show size doubled in attendance. Jim Demery, the club president, thinks they will need a larger venue if the … Continue reading Big Fun at the Club House
If you have never been to AJ's Jamboree you are missing out. What's going on you ask? Garden tractors everywhere! Andy Hinrichs has been hosting this event for quite a few years now. I didn't find out just how long, but his son AJ has led the parade since he was 7, he's 16 now. … Continue reading A Day in Oregon
I have a couple more read / listen books to recommend. My Publisher and friend Jack LaFountain has created a series in which his protagonist Ed Landry keeps encountering menace and evil. Jack has a great ability to write about monsters. One of my previous recommendations Death Rides the Red River told the story of … Continue reading More Good Reads or Listening Content
My most recent collection add may have not been in my best interest....at first. I'm the type of collector that's better off with a electric start toy. That may have been good advice I gave to myself, but I didn't listen. I purchased a Shaw Du-all on auction last year. Maybe it had something to … Continue reading Modified
Readers, of my material, probably have come to notice that I don't get to technical. There's reasons for that. I will admit I'm not the most mechanically inclined. I know just enough to get myself into trouble. My talent is to seek, con maybe is a better description, help from more reliable sources. I'm fortunate … Continue reading How Not to Replace a Selinoid
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