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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 TTime has flown by, and one year as the MATC President down. All in all, it’s been a fun time and I look forward to another. It has been through the work of us all together that makes the many tasks of our club doable. Thank you all for doing what you do, it is so appreciated! Many more changes will be facing our club in 2016. There will definitely be a transition period for our newly elected Secretary and Treasure, but with help from Terry and Harriet, it will be smooth. We welcome both Emily and Evelyn with open arms and look forward to their help within our club. Judy Fairbanks will be stepping down from her help with the newsletter in the coming year. Judy has done an awesome job keeping our club’s newsletter top notch. A big hug and thank you to her as she takes some much deserved time to travel and enjoy a little slower pace in life. Please email your newsletter submissions to me, as I will be working with Jennifer to keep our newsletter as informational as it has been in the past. I wish each and every one of you the very merriest Christmas ever and a happy New Year! —Pam

PRESIDENTPam Vaillancourt

110 Cross Rd, Anson, ME 04911(207) 431-2718 • 93MATC@gmail.com

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) 844-1182 • Burl1949@roadrunner.com

The meeting and banquet were held at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. For Terry and I, the highlight of the meal was the baked scallops. Dale McConnell donated the John Deere pedal tractor he won from our annual tractor raffle back to the club. It was auctioned off at the end of the meeting. We received a nice Christmas card from Central Maine Septic. Did you ever see a porta potty encased in a snow globe? Next year it was suggested a youth under 18 could only pull 3 different tractors in the big tractor classes. The lawn & garden tractor pulling rules won’t be changed. Wesley Jordan is working on the blueprints for the covered pulling arena. Bob Hamlin decided not to accept the nomination for Board of Directors. He nominated Jay Fowler. It was decided to have the 2016 December meeting and banquet at Jeff’s Catering again. At the close of the meeting the quilt raffle was held. Winners were Matt Hunter, Joyce Nelson, and Bill Clark. Plaques were presented to the “Pullers of the Year.” T-shirts were presented to several members. The “Dick Larrivee Youth Award” was presented to Josiah Dillingham. A fun and lively auction followed. Door prizes were drawn.

This is my last column in the newsletter. It has been my pleasure being secretary for the last 19 years. The best part of my job has been meeting new members, getting to know them, and becoming friends. Terry & I are just retiring as secretary and treasurer, we are not retiring from the club. Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

Respectfully submitted by Harriet Spencer, Secy. for the last time

Officers elected for 2016 were:

President: Pam Vaillancourt Vice President: Matthew Hunter

Secretary: Emily Folsom Treasurer: Evelyn Twist

Board of Directors (4 year term): Jay Fowler

NEXT MEETING: Sunday, January 3, 2016

Hosts: Bob Hamlin & Rita Fitzsimmons 48 Malloy Rd. Turner, ME • (207) 225-3822

Pot Luck Lunch: 12:00pm • Meeting: 1:00pm

Treasurer’s Report (as of 11/30/2015)

Balance in Checking ................................$12,141.08 Balance in Savings ....................................$7,968.01 Balance in CD’s ........................................$10,314.94 Total Balance in Bank..........................$30,424.03

Balance on loan .......................................$18,058.26

Submitted by Terry V. Spencer, Treasurer

Highlights of the November Meeting

2016 Membership Dues Form(January 1 - December 31)

PLEASE PRINT VERY CLEARLY

Name: (print) _______________________________________________

Company Name: (if sponsor) _____________________________

Spouse/other: (print) ______________________________________

Names of children younger than 18 years:

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(For additional children, please provide information on a separate sheet.)

Address: ________________________________________________City: ___________________________________________________________

State: _________________Zip: __________________________________

Phone: ________________________________________________________

E-mail: _______________________________________________________

Membership is $25 per year per familySponsor membership is $40 per year/sponsor

Insurance is $15 per person

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Insurance: $ ___________

Both Membership and Insurance: $ ___________

The newsletter is available on the Club’s website: www.maineantiquetractorclub.com

Please check if you DO NOT WANT a copy of the newsletter mailed to you.

Please make checks payable to: MATC

Send to: Emily Folsom PO Box 125 Bath, ME 04530

2016 MONTHLYMEETING SCHEDULE

Jan. 3 ........ Turner, 48 Malloy Road Bob Hamlin

Feb. 7 ....... Mexico Town Office Mike & Debbie Rivard

Mar. 6 ....... Norridgewock Club House Mel & Donna Nickerson

Apr. 3 ....... Skowhegan, 398 Middle Road Bill & Harriet Clark

May 1 ....... Bar Harbor, 54 Knox Road Sandy Salsbury

June 5 ....... Kingfield Steve Keenan

July ........... No Meeting

Aug. 7 ....... Norridgewock Club House Steve & Sharon Lee

Sept. 4 ...... Turner, 48 Malloy Road Bob Hamlin

Oct. 2 ........ Wisscassett Chris & Emily Folsom

Nov. 6 ....... Lewiston, 19 Orestis Way Joe & Irene Landry

Dec. 11 ..... Brewer, Jeff’s Catering Annual Banquet Pot luck lunch starts at NOON Meeting starts at 1:00

FOR SALE BY OWNER: John Deere MC Crawler with a heavy duty blade. Has lights, in very good condition. $5995.00. For more information, call Ed Buschmann at 207-577-5878 or email EDBDUNROAMIN@gmail.com.

If you have something to sell, swap or want to buy, check out the MATC website classified ads. If you wish to place an ad, fill out the submission form on the site.

Mike Rivard and Bob Hamlin receive club shirts embroidered with their names from President Pam for their dedicated service leading the pulling this past year.

Josiah Dillingham receiving the Dick Larrivee Youth Award

1. The earliest self-propelled farm tractors were powered by what?

2. In 1892, who invented the first gasoline powered tractor in Clayton County, Iowa?

3. American inventor John Deere was best known for his improvements to which tractor implement?

4. Who built the first successful American tractor which had a two-cylinder gasoline engine and was built in Charles City, Iowa?

Answers on next page

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2015 BANQUETMany members and guests met at Jeff's Catering in Brewer for the December Meeting and Banquet to celebrate another successful year. The winners of the Quilt and Afghan Raffle were: afghans Matt Hunter and Joyce Nelson and the quilt was Bill Clark, congratulations on your winnings and thanks to Leon Barton for providing these beautiful items.

Pam gave special thanks to Volunteer of the Year, Leon Barton for the Angel Building and all of the donations he gave the club. To Bob Hamlin and Mike Rivard for heading the Pulling Committees and with their leadership, the tractor pulling had a very successful and fun filled year.

Gifts and awards were presented to the Pulling Committee: Jay Fowler, Emily Folsom, Chris Folsom, Mike and Debby Rivard and Bob Clark. New Youth Puller: Trisha Kostusyk.

The Dick Larrivee Award was presented by Martha Larrivee to Josiah Dillingham for the third year, a well earned award. Josiah is always there to lend a helping hand and his willingness to work at all events plus he loves to pull tractors. Good job Josiah.

The following are the pullers of the year:

Lawn and Garden Tractors:

Youth Class 750 ........................................................... Drake Knox

Youth Class 12-16 .............................................. Josiah Dillingham

Men's Class 900 ................................................. Josiah Dillingham

Men's Class 1100 and 1500 ..................................Armand Paradis

Men's Class 1500 16" wheel ................................ Skip Woodworth

Men's Class 2000 ......................................................... Bob Hamlin

2015 Farm Tractors:

2500 Class ...................................................................Mike Rivard

3000 & 3500 Class ...................................................... Mark Helsor

3500 & 4500 Class ...................................................Mark Blaisdell

5000 & 5500 Class ..................................................... Solomon Orr

6000 & Unlimited Class ...................................... Randy Chapman

6500 Class ....................................................................... Steve Lee

7000 Class ..................................................................... Bill Davids

7500 Class ........................................................................Bill Clark

Congratulations to these winners and to all of the pullers who participate in the pulling events through the year.

Thanks to Auctioneer Bart Winslow for the fun auction and entertainment. Hope to see you again next year.

President Pam thanked everyone for their support, help and participation during this past year, working together as a team made for a very successful and productive year for MATC.

We thank President Pam for all of the hard work, dedication and time she has put into our club. It is with her leadership that we have had such a successful and productive year. Thank you Pam for all you do, you are very much appreciated.

Submitted by Judy Fairbanks, Newsletter Correspondant

TRIVIA ANSWERS from previous page

1. The earliest self-propelled farm tractors were powered by what? Answer: steam

2. In 1892, who invented the first gasoline powered tractor in Clayton County, Iowa? Answer: John Froelich

3. American inventor John Deere was best known for his improvements to which tractor implement? Answer: plow

Who built the first successful American tractor which had a 4. two-cylinder gasoline engine and was built in Charles City, Iowa? Answer: Charles W. Hart and Charles H. Parr

Land & Building Committee and Festival Committee Meeting Schedule

Land and Building Committee meetings and Festival Committee Meetings for 2016 will take place at the

Norridgewock Club House at 6:00 pm on the second Wednesday of each month starting in February.

Everyone is welcome.

February 10th

March 9th

April 13th

May 11th

June 8th

No July Meeting

August 10th

September 8th

October 12th

November 9th

No December Meeting

The Veterans Day Parade on November 11th in Richmond was a cold, windy, rainy day. Our hats are off to all Veterans. We also thank our club members Burl Ewell, Glenn Dewitt, Russ Hudon, and Matt Hunter for enduring the weather

to represent our club while paying respect to our Veterans.

Maine Antique Tractor Club Truss Donations

Be a part of the history in the making as the Maine Antique Tractor Club raises

the roof of the Pulling Arena. We are proud to share with you the sponsors of our truss donation project. Are you, or someone

you know, interested in having your name, or your business name, displayed in the MATC Pulling Arena?

Join these people by sponsoring a roof truss. (Projected Total Trusses Needed: 39)

Your Name: ____________________________________________

Address: _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Phone# ________________________________________________

$300.00 donation per truss.

# Of Trusses ___________

x $300.00

Total amount of tax deductible donation ___________

Please include what you would like your truss plaque to read (15 words or less).

________________________________________________________

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PLEASE mail this form to:Pam Vaillancourt-MATC 110 Cross Road Anson, Maine 04911

Questions? Give me a call at 431-2718.

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2015 FALL FUN DAY FARM TRACTOR PULLOCTOBER 1024, 2015

500 CLASS1. Mike Rivard Oliver 60 60.62ft2. Josiah Dillingham Oliver 60 56.35ft

3000 CLASS1. Chris Folsom Massey Harris Mustang 64.98ft2. Peter Folsom Massey Harris Mustang 62.83ft3. Cliff Woodman Minneapolis Moline BF 38.20ft4. Coval Conant Farmall Super C 28.64ft

3500 CLASS1. Mark Hoener Farmall 230 85.84ft2. Coval Conant Farmall Super C 84.51ft3. David Berry Ford NAA 82.05ft4. Steve Lee Ford NAA 79.23ft5. Mark Blaisdell Farmall Super C 77.95ft6. Bob Hamlin Farmall 230 70.86ft7. Chris Folsom Massey Harris Mustang 70.38ft8. Josiah Dillingham Farmall Super H 59.29ft9. Cliff Woodman Minneapolis Moline BF 59.24ft10. Paul Canon International 404 48.80ft11. Skip Woodworth International 404 43.91ft12. Mike Pratt Cockshut 30 40.66ft13. Skip Woodworth Farmall Super A 38.09ft14. Paul Canon Farmall Super A 25.96ft

4000 CLASS1. Mark Blaisdell Farmall Super C 80.27ft2. David Berry Ford NAA 80.02ft3. Josiah Dillingham Farmall Super C 77.30ft4. Don Pease Cockshut 30 71.88ft5. Arthur Child Cockshut 30 62.29ft6. Josiah Dillingham Cockshut 30 55.42ft

4500 CLASS1. Arthur Child Cockshut 30 93.31ft2. Josiah Dillingham Farmall H 80.67ft3. Mark Blaisdell Farmall H 78.44ft4. Mark Blaisdell Farmall Super C 77.56ft5. Josiah Dillingham Cockshut 30 67.30ft6. Don Pease Cockshut 30 38.82ft

5000 CLASS1. Solomon Orff Massey Harris 33 80.92ft2. Mark Blaisdell Farmall H 77.67ft3. John Hilton IH 300Utility 77.36ft4. Arthur Child Cockshut 30 64.84ft

5500 CLASS1. John Hilton IH 300 Utility FULL/110.19ft2. Randy Chapman Oliver 88 FULL/57.46ft3. Solomon Orff Massey Harris 33 90.25ft4. Berl Ewell John Deere A 59.24ft

6000 CLASS1. Randy Chapman Oliver 88 60.85ft2. Solomon Orff Massey Harris 33 55.08ft3. Berl Ewell John Deere A 45.75ft

6500 CLASS1. Steve Lee Farmall M 66.81ft2. John Hilton Farmall 450 62.12ft7000 CLASS1. Mark Blaisdell Farmall 560 70.04ft2. Josiah Dillingham Farmall 560 69.98ft3. David Berry Farmall M 64.92ft4. Steve Lee Farmall M 63.76ft5. John Hilton Farmall 450 62.15ft

7500 CLASS1. Mark Blaisdell Farmall 560 FULL/60.71ft2. Bob Clark John Deere 720 FULL/52.96ft3. Randy Chapman Case 500 82.11ft4. Pam Vaillancourt John Deere 720 79.40ft5. Josiah Dillingham John Deere 730 78.49ft6. Bill Clark John Deere 730 64.78ft7. Floyd Emerson John Deere 720

Thanks to everyone who showed up for the fun day. We look forward to seeing everyone at all the

2016 pulls. Hoping for a short WINTER!

2015 FALL FUN DAY L&G TRACTOR PULLOCTOBER 1024, 2015

YOUTH 750 CLASS1. Drake Knox Wheel Horse 50.8ft2. Austin Dillingham Wheel Horse 49.1ft

MEN 900 CLASS1. Pete Crosby Allis Chalmers 59.1ft2. Mike Rivard Wheel horse 53.5ft3. Josiah Dillingham Wheel Horse 51.1ft4. Mark Hoener Wheel Horse 44.6ft5. Bob Hamlin Wheel Horse 40.3ft

MEN 1100 CLASS1. Pete Crosby Roper 90.10ft2. Arthur Child Bolens 84ft3. Skip Woodworth Cub Cadet 73.104. Pete Crosby Allis Chalmers 68.6ft5. Josiah Dillingham Cub Cadet 62ft

6. Josiah Dillingham Massey Ferguson 52.6ft7. Chris Folsom Wheel Horse 48.3ft8. Mark Hoener Wheel Horse 41.3ft9. Bob Hamlin Wheel Horse 41ft

MEN 1500 CLASS 12 INCH WHEELS1. Arthur Child Bolens 91.7ft2. Pete Crosby Roper 90.7ft3. Bob Hamlin Wheel Horse 39ft

MEN 1500 CLASS 16 INCH WHEELS1. Mel Nickerson Power King FULL/78.8ft2. Pete Crosby Power King FULL/76.3ft3. Chris Folsom Power King FULL/60.11ft4. Josiah Dillingham Power King 92.11ft5. Mike Rivard Power King 90.7ft6. Skip Woodworth Power King 88.8ft

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