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FRONTIER VILLAGE GAZETTE
WMAT&MA NEWS
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2010 News Letter
EDITOR: Duane Craig
- November 14th 2010, 1:00 PM,
Thrashers Dinner pot luck bring your own service, election of officers and meeting to follow.
Nov. 27th 2010 5:00 PM
Hot Chocolate Night until we run out of goodies.
Adrian Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Christmas Parade on Saturday afternoon Nov 27.
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Village happenings:
Well if you have been to the Show Grounds
lately you have seen some changes. The large Worthington five cylinder Diesel
Generator has been set on its pad and an enclosures has been started. This was
a very large endeavor which a few of our members undertook. Thanks to Bill
Thurman, David and Chris Jowett, Tim Hummel, Bob Highley and others from the
club. Also some non-members contributed greatly. Earlier in the year when this
proposal was made it seemed like an insurmountable task, what steps would be
necessary for the club to get this big engine. The City of Odessa MO. was
so easy to work with and accommodating to us that we now have the engine
on its pad just north of the mill house. The generator on the large nine
cylinder engine had to be moved before we could get the 5 cylinder out of the
building. We were able to remove it and scrap it out, selling enough scrap to
pay for the construction of the pad and enclosure for this engine.
- Kids Day:
On October 5th we hosted Kids day, there were fourth grade children
from Adrian, Butler, Ballard and Miami Schools, plus two or three Home Schools
attending. This is the 11th year that we have been hosting this event.
There were about 180 students plus a number of teachers, parents and other
helpers at the Village for our Annual Kids Day. There were fifteen stations
where the children were exposed to some of the crafts and skills of yesteryear.
We added one new station this year; the Thrashers Cook Shack was new this year.
Thanks to Ed Stamps and his wife who demonstrated this artifact of an era gone by.
We also enjoyed the Osage Spinners making yarn and the Miller Family cooking
apple butter. The ladies aux. demonstrated the school, church, store and ice
cream parlor. They also made us a tasty lunch for the workers at noon time.
Thanks Ladies.
Each of the teachers and parents I have spoken with had a very good
time and said the children enjoyed it and were interested in all of the
demonstrations.
Special thanks go to Ed Arndt, who is the main stay in Kids Day he
contacts the schools and gets the apples and oversees the cider pressing.
Thanks Ed.
- Swap Meet:
October 15th and 16th, what a grand week end to be out and about.
The weather was great we had 42 vendors at the swap meet; there was a great
variety of merchandise to select from. I hope that the vendors were as pleased
with the weekend as I was. There were a number of other activities competing
with us; I just hope there were enough people to make each event a success.
- Board Meetings:
There hasn’t been any unusual business at the board meeting just the
usual paying bills and taking care of normal business. The Ladies Aux. want
each family to bring two dozen cookies for hot chocolate night.
- Duane’s thoughts:
When I was out this weekend I remembered just how much I enjoy the
fall of the year. As the sun makes its journey towards the southern hemisphere,
it was bright and warm, not hot and steamy as June and July had been. I always
enjoyed the fall as a youth even if it meant that school was back in session.
In those days we didn’t start back until after Labor Day that seemed like
autumn, not late summer. When I was at home, September and October meant that
there were pumpkins to harvest, Corn to cut and shock for winter feed. Making
sure that the root vegetables were stored properly, in preparation for the cold
winter months.
In those days there were local truckers who made trips to places like
Waverly MO., to visit the apple orchards. They would buy a truck load of apples
and peddle them all over the country side. The cool mornings and warm afternoons
were a little more enjoyable with a fresh northern MO. apple when I got home
from school. Well so much for my musings about a time long long gone for me.
Until Next Time,
Duane Craig
- WMAT&MA Dates To Remember:
December Meeting --- Thursday December 9th, 2010 7:00
Game Night --- 2nd Saturday of each month.
Railroad Runs --- Every 2nd Sunday of each month. (Afternoon)
Board Meeting Every 2nd Thursday Of The Month --- 7:00 PM
2010
Threshers Dinner & Election of Officers --- Nov 14, 2010 1:00 PM
Hot Chocolate Night --- Nov 27, 2010 (5:00 PM Until the goodies are gone.)
2011
March 10th Board Meeting -- Dine out at 6 PM -- Mar. 10, 2011
Spring Swap Meet --- March 18 & 19, 2011
33rd Annual Steam and Gas Engine Show --- June 24, 25, 26 2011
Summer Picnic --- August 21, 2011 (4 PM, eat at 5 PM)
Kids Day --- Oct. 4th 2011
Fall Swap Meet --- Oct. 14-15 2011
Feature Tractors:
2011 - Ford & Ferguson
2012 - Oliver Hart Parr
2013 - Allis Chalmers
Check out our web site www.wmatma.com for late breaking news and events.
WMAT&MA
Duane Craig
1001 Country Club Dr.
Butler, MO 64730
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