October Meeting Highlights The meeting was held at the MATC Clubhouse in Norridgewock, with over 50 members present. In the morning, the lawn & garden tractor pulling committee held a progressive drag pull. At noon, there was an ample supply of good food for all our hungry members to enjoy.

Get well wishes to Mel Nickerson, Thurston Haslem, and Del Carney. Take care. We miss you both, along with Jackie and Jo Ann. Except for the Blueberry Festival, the progressive drag hasn’t had any major breakdowns. Thanks, Ric Parady and Ron Winship, for your excellent work this spring.

We had another successful year at The Common Ground Fair. Our drivers deserve a big thank you, especially Jeremy Chabe, Burl Ewell, and Charlie Hawkes. They drove all day Friday, without even a lunch break. At the end of the day, they were covered with dust. The Cub Cadet tractor raffle cleared $560.18. One of our own, Bob Davids, was the lucky winner. Thanks to Arthur Child and Patty Ladd, we had 2 sets of bleachers donated to us. Weld’s bicentennial will be in 2016. it was voted to have an antique tractor pull on Sunday, August 14, 2016 to help the town celebrate.

Notice to All Members – Because of the cost of printing, editing, and mailing the newsletters each month, it has become necessary to raise the dues, as they do not at present cover the cost. The following amendment was read – ARTICLE V: Dues Section 1: Dues shall be $25.00 per Member per annum and shall be effective for one calendar year beginning January 1, 2015. Section 2: Sponsors are dealerships and other business entities who wish to be members. Dues for sponsors shall be $40.00 per annum and shall be effective for one calendar year beginning January 1st of any year. This amendment will

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M E S S A G E F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N TGreetings to all our members. Our meeting at the Norridgewock Club House was very well attended, with 50 plus members I think. Some members think we need to expand our building and I agree that this should be a priority. On a motion by Steve Lee, it was voted to give Thurston Haslem an honorary membership to our club. I don’t think anyone enjoyed our club functions more than ‘Dusty’ has. We miss him not being able to come to the meetings lately, and we all hope for his quick return. Keep them tractors rolling. —Bob Clark, President

PRESIDENTBob Clark

634 Sandy River Rd, Starks, ME 04911(207) 696-3698

VICE PRESIDENTMatthew Hunter

17 Nash Drive, Chelsea, ME 04330(207) 622-6608 • mattelsie@roadrunner.com

SECRETARYHarriet Spencer

35 N Shore Dr, Smithfield, ME 04978(207) 362-3351 • terriet1@tds.net

TREASURERTerry Spencer

35 N Shore Dr, Smithfield, ME 04978(207) 362-3351 • terriet1@tds.net

NEWSLETTER EDITORJennifer Libby

220 Eames Rd, Winslow, ME 04901jennifer.libby@hotmail.com

WEBMASTERBurl Ewell

48 Serenity Dr, W. Gardiner, ME 04345(207) 522-0693

be read again at the November meeting and voted on at the December meeting.

President Bob Clark has finished the pulling pad. It will have its test run Saturday at the Fall Fun Day. We would like to express our thanks to John Hilton and Skip Woodworth for keeping the grass on the grounds mowed this year. They have done an excellent job. Skowhegan Grange has closed and donated 25 nice padded chairs to the club. Terry and I have finally finished the fence out front. We like Pam Vaillancourt’s fall decorations along it.

Happy Fall!

Harriet Spencer, Secretary

NEXT MEETING:Sunday, November 2, 2014

Hosts: Joe & Irene Landry 19 Orestis Way, Lewiston, ME — 783-2100

Pot Luck Lunch – 12:00 pm, Meeting – 1:00 pm

Treasurer’s Report for AugustBalance in Checking ........................................$5,730.25Balance in Savings ...........................................$1,974.89Balance in CD’s ..............................................$10,617.42Total Balances in Bank ............................... $18,322.56

Submitted by Terry V. Spencer, Treasurer

OXFORD FAIR - PROGRESSIVE DRAG PULLSEPTEMBER 13, 2014

2000 lb class 1. Dylan Partridge ......Allis Chalmers B ............84.0’ 2. Matt Woodbury ......Allis Chalmers B ............79.1’ 3. Bernard Bumpus .....Farmall Cub .....................8.0’2500 lb class 1. Don Pease ...............Farmall BN ................108.06’ 2. Steve Powers ..........Oliver 60 .....................99.05’ 3. Dylan Partridge ......Oliver 60 .....................95.08’ 4. Mark Buck ..............Ford 2N .......................80.06’ 5. Brooke Stewart .......Ford 2N .......................78.08’ 6. Bernard Bumpus .....Ford 8N .......................74.06’3000 lb class 1. Mark Helsor ............Ford NAA ...................108.06’ 2. Scott Stevens .........Case VAC ...................107.06’ 3. Coval Conant ..........Farmall Super C .........105.05’ 4. Mike Rivard ............Oliver 60 ...................103.07’ 5. Ron Winship ...........Oliver 66 .....................99.06’ 6. Chris Folsom ...........Massey Harris Mustang ...98.08’ 7. Steve Powers ..........Oliver 60 .......................95.0’ 8. Mark Buck ..............Ford 8N .......................92.07’ 9. Josiah Dillingham ...Farmall Super C ...........92.02’ 10. Josiah Dillingham ...Ford 8N .......................91.06’ 11. Ric Parady ..............Oliver 66 .....................89.10’ 12. Kevin Buck .............Ford 8N .......................89.02’ 13. Matt Degrandpre ....Farmall Super C ...........85.05’ 14. Kevin Buck .............Ford 8N .......................83.09’ 15. Don Pease ...............Farmall BN ..................80.06’ 16. Mark Buck ..............Ford 8N .......................78.11’ 17. Dylan Partridge ......Oliver 60 .......................78.0’ 18. Brooke Stewart .......Ford 8N .......................77.05’ 19. Matt Woodbury ......Oliver 60 .....................76.11’ 20. Matt Degrandpre ....Ford 8N .......................68.06’3500 lb class 1. Mike Pratt ...............Cockshutt 30..............205.04’ 2. Bill Davis ................Oliver 66 ...................197.04’ 3. Spencer Berry .........Ford NAA ...................121.03’ 4. Brian Winslow ........Oliver 66 .....................114.0’ 5. Floyd Stevens .........Oliver 66 ...................113.09’ 6. Floyd Stevens .........Oliver 66 ...................111.11’ 7. Scott Stevens ..........Case VAC ...................108.07’ 8. Chris Folsom ...........Massey Harris Mustang ...107.0’ 9. Dale McConnell ......Farmall 230 .................104.0’ 10. Mark Helsor ............Ford NAA ...................102.03’ 11. David Berry ............Ford NAA .....................99.07’ 12. Coval Conant ..........Farmall Super C ...........96.10’4000 lb class 1. Scott Stevens .........Oliver 77 .....................94.02’ 2. Mike Pratt ...............Cockshutt 30................83.10’ 3. Mark Helsor ............Ford 850 ......................83.05’ 4. Bill Davis ...............Oliver 66 .....................79.04’ 5. David Berry ............Ford NAA .....................67.07’ 6. Dale McConnell ......Farmall 230 .................67.02’ 7. Chris Folsom ...........Massey Harris Mustang ...59.07’

4500 lb class 1. Steve Powers ..........Oliver 77 .....................94.02’ 2. Mark Helsor ............Ford 850 ......................92.11’ 3. Mark Buck ..............Ford 841 ......................90.10’ 4. Ric Parady ..............Oliver 77 .....................87.04’ 5. Kevin Buck .............Ford 841 .............. 86.08’ (tie) 5. Dylan Partridge ......Oliver 660 ........... 86.08’ (tie) 6. Jeff Partridge ..........Oliver 660 ........... 82.10’ (tie) 6. Soloman Orff ..........Massey Harris 33 . 82.10’ (tie) 7. Roy Farnum ............JD A .............................78.04’ 8. Riley Adams ...........JD A .............................77.06’ 9. Chuck Dews ............McCormick Deering .....68.12’5000 lb class 1. John Hilton ............International 300 .......118.10’ 2. Steve Powers ..........Oliver 77 ...................112.07’ 3. Soloman Orff ..........Massey Harris 33 .......106.10’ 4. Ric Parady ..............Oliver 77 .....................92.04’ 5. Jeff Partridge ..........Oliver 660 ...................88.05’ 6. Josiah Dillingham ...Ford 841 ........................88.0’ 7. Dylan Partridge ......Oliver 660 .....................84.8’ 8. Kevin Buck .............Ford 841 ........................84.3’ 9. Floyd Stevens ........JD 435 ...........................82.9’ 10. Chuck Dews ............McCormick Deering .......74.6’ 11. Rodney Stevens ......JD 435 .........................69.03’5500 lb class 1. Dylan Partridge ......Oliver 880 .................103.07’ 2. John Hilton ............International 300 .........101.0’ 3. Soloman Orff ..........Massey Harris 33 .........94.05’ 4. Ric Parady ..............Oliver 77 .....................93.03’ 5. Roy Farnum ...........JD A .............................76.01’ 6. Riley Adams ...........JD A .............................70.06’6000 lb class 1. Jeff Partridge ..........Oliver 880 .................119.04’ 2. John Hilton ............International 300 .......114.01’ 3. Ron Winship ...........MM U ........................101.04’ 4. Brian Winslow ........JD A .............................97.09’ 5. Gene Partridge ........Oliver 770 ...................96.03’ 6. Steve Lee ................MM ..............................87.05’6500 lb class 1. Steve Lee ................MM .............................108.0’ 2. Bill Davis ...............JD 60 .........................103.09’ 3. Mark Blaisdell.........Farmall 560 ...............103.04’ 4. Ron Winship ...........MM U ........................101.07’ 5. Gene Partridge ........Oliver 770 .................100.10’ 6. Brian Winslow ........JD A .............................96.03’ 7. Brian Winslow ........JD D.............................96.02’ 8. Rodney Stevens .....JD D.............................96.01’7000 lb class 1. Mark Blaisdell.........Farmall 560 .................93.02’ 2. Ron Winship ..........MM G ..........................88.05’ 3. Ron Winship ...........MM U ..........................86.07’ 4. Bill Davis ................JD 60 ...........................84.10’ 5. Rodney Stevens ......JD 60 ...........................83.08’ 6. Brian Winslow .......JD D.............................76.04’

7500 lb class 1. Mark Blaisdell.........Farmall 560 .................79.01’ 2. Bob Clark ................JD 720 ...........................74.0’ 3. Josiah Dillingham ...JD 730 .........................72.03’

OXFORD FAIR, CONTINUED

4. Bill Clark ................JD 730 .........................70.06’ 5. Ron Winship ...........MM G ..........................68.11’ 6. Floyd Emerson ........JD 720 .........................67.10’

CUMBERLAND FAIR - PROGRESSIVE DRAG PULLSEPTEMBER 25, 2014

2000 lb class 1. Matt Woodbury ......Allis Chalmers B ..........59.03’ 2. Dylan Partridge ......Allis Chalmers .............B59.0’2500 lb class 1. Steve Powers ..........Oliver 60 ...................118.03’ 2. Dylan Partridge ......Oliver 60 .....................98.03’ 3. Roy Farnum ...........Farmall BN ..................97.08’ 4. Riley Adams ...........Farmall BN ..................96.09’3000 lb class 1. Mark Helsor ............Ford Jubilee .................93.03’ 2. Scott Stevens ..........Case VAC .....................93.01’ 3. Chris Folsom ...........Massey Harris Mustang ...87.05’ 4. Steve Powers ..........Oliver 60 .....................76.06’ 5. Kevin Buck .............Ford 8N .......................71.08’ 6. Tammy Buck...........Ford 8N .......................68.02’ 7. Josiah Dillingham ...Ford 8N .......................67.11’ 8. Ric Parady ..............Oliver 66 .......................62.0’ 9. Matt Degrandpre ....Farmall Super C ...........58.08’ 10. Dylan Partridge ......Oliver 60 .....................51.09’3500 lb class 1. Bill Davis ................Oliver 66 ....................88.06’ 2. Scott Stevens .........Case VAC .....................88.04’ 3. Mark Helsor ............Ford Jubilee .................87.11’ 4. Chris Folsom ...........Massey Harris Mustang ...83.10’ 5. Brian Winslow ........Oliver 66 .....................79.03’ 6. David Berry ............Ford NAA .....................77.10’ 7. Dale McConnell ......Farmall 230 .................75.05’ 8. Josiah Dillingham ...Oliver 66 .....................72.06’ 9. Matt Degrandpre ....Farmall Super C ...........44.02’4000 lb class 1. Scott Stevens .........Oliver 77 ...................147.08’ 2. Mark Helsor ............Ford 850 ....................115.05’ 3. Bob Hamlin ............Farmall 230 ...............110.11’ 4. Mike Pratt ...............Massey Harris 101 JR ...110.06’ 5. Andy Haslam ..........Massey Harris 101 JR ...107.04’ 6. Arthur Child ...........Cockshutt 30..............107.02’ 7. Don Baldwin ...........Ford 900 ....................105.05’ 8. Don Pease ..............Cockshutt 30..............105.04’ 9. Bill Davis ...............Oliver 66 .....................96.02’ 10. Dale McConnell ......Farmall 230 .................89.08’4500 lb class 1. Mark Helsor ............Ford 850 ....................122.90’ 2. Jeff Partridge ..........Oliver 660 .................116.70’ 3. Arthur Child ...........Cockshutt 30..............115.02’ 4. Kevin Buck .............Ford 841 ....................114.80’ 5. Steve Powers ..........Oliver 77 ...................114.40’

6. Tammy Buck...........Ford 841 ....................111.10’ 7. Roy Farnum ............JD A .............................107.8’ 8. Ric Parady ..............Oliver 77 ...................106.11’ 9. Don Pease ...............Cockshutt 30..............106.01’ 10. Don Baldwin ...........Ford 900 ....................104.10’ 11. Riley Adams ...........JD A ...........................101.08’ 12. Bob Hamlin ............Farmall 230 .................97.20’ 13. Chuck Dews ............McCormick Deering .....86.08’5000 lb class 1. Mike Ross ...............JD 60 .............................91.0’ 2. Soloman Orff ..........Massey Harris 33 .........82.01’ 3. Jeff Partridge ..........Oliver 660 ...................77.08’ 4. Ric Parady ..............Oliver 77 .....................72.08’5500 lb class 1. Mike Ross ..............JD 60 ...........................88.09’ 2. Soloman Orff ..........Massey Harris 33 .........83.01’6000 lb class 1. Dylan Partridge .....Oliver 880 ...................91.04’ 2. Randy Grant ...........Farmall Super M ..........87.02’ 3. Ron Winship ...........MM U ..........................87.01’ 4. Gene Partridge ........Oliver 770 ...................86.04’ 5. Josiah Dillingham ...JD A ...............................81.0’6500 lb class 1. Jeff Partridge ..........Oliver 880 .................106.06’ 2. Ron Winship ...........MM U ..........................93.08’ 3. Gene Partridge ........Oliver 770 ...................93.05’ 4. Randy Grant ...........Farmall Super M ..........91.08’ 5. Bill Davis ...............JD 60 ...........................90.10’ 6. Rodney Stevens .....JD A .............................84.02’ 7. Brian Winslow .......JD A ...............................77.0’7000 lb class 1. Bill Davis ...............JD 60 ...........................89.08’ 2. Matt Woodbury ......Oliver Super 88 ...........80.08’ 3. Ron Winship ...........MM G ............................74.0’7500 lb class 1. Harry Higgins .........JD 730 .........................98.09’ 2. Bob Clark ................JD 720 .........................92.01’ 3. Gene Partridge .......Oliver Super 88 .............92.0’ 4. Pam Vaillancourt ....JD 720 .........................83.10’ 5. Josiah Dillingham ...JD 730 ................. 83.04’ (tie) 5. Ron Winship ...........MM G .................. 83.04’ (tie) 6. Bill Clark ................JD 730 .........................82.02’Open Class 1. Mike Rivard ............McCormick Deering .....89.09’ 2. Chuck Dews ............McCormick Deering .....64.01’

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Upcoming Events

N O V E M B E RNOV 11 - Richmond Veterans Day Parade Contact Glenn Dewitt @ 737-9206. Parade Line up at 10:00 a.m. for 11:00 a.m. Parade. Unload in parking lot of old Etonic Shoe plant on the west side of town (Route 197). After parade, lunch and trophies at American Legion Post #132.