[AT] Now Portland

[Gene Dotson]

    Paul; and all others;

    If you feel like volunteering, there will be a job for you. All jobs do 
not require walking and climbing. One of the hardest jobs to fill is the 
routine office work and organization. You could even monitor the volunteer 
list to be sure you are on it. Telephone runner is another job hard to fill. 
Just monitor the office phone and pass messages along on your cell phone. No 
one has ever been turned away, and besides, we get free dinner at Ponderosa 
and a free ticket to the winter banquet in Fort Recovery. Many jobs are open 
before and during the show that would well suit your abilities.

    I share the frustrations of you and Farmer in not being able to secure 
an assigned area for our tractors. Every request I have made has always been 
answered by "rope off an area in the tractor area and put up your sign". The 
tractor area is nothing but one row after another in the hot sun with 
nothing to lure people there. I have repeatedly told the tractor directors 
that we would be interested in bringing more tractors and displays if we had 
a committed area closer to the main attractions.

    Our future camping arrangements were greatly enhanced last summer by our 
volunteering and getting the verification vouchers. Harold and Bill worked 
well with us to be sure we were counted and our area will be expanded for 
next summer. We also made ourselves known to other directors and especially 
the club officers. Harold and Bill have some numbers to work with now.

    DON'T FORGET, WORKDAY IS THE LAST SATURDAY IN APRIL.

The feature tractor next year is lesser know tractors. Another of my 
assignments there is to line up tractors for the Girard Family Threshing 
Crew. Our annual event will be to run all feature tractors for the Friday 
threshing demonstrations. Worked well with Allis Chalmers this past year. 
Got an oddball with a pulley or PTO? Bring it over.

            Gene Dotson
            A.T.I.S.,  Camping Wagonmaster
            Girard Family, Power Coordinator.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Fuel prices: Now Portland


>I will probably ramble bit here.  I like the tractor list much better than
> engine list. But I take engines to Portland, because, they are easier to
> haul, and they are in ATIS group. I wonder why engines stay together but
> tractors don't. Certainly some farms bring 10-12 tractors and they are in 
> a
> group. We now have 2 tractors that would fit, 1956 JD 420 and 1953 Ford
> Jubilee.  There is not a darn thing fancy about them, We use them, Period,
> But enjoy meeting people and talking old tractors.  I have camped with
> tractors guys last couple of times, they are the friendliest people as a
> group I have ever met, not necessarily so with other group I know.
>
> I feel bad, living 100 mi away, that I do not make their work days. What 
> can
> a 69 yr old that can't walk far do to help ... not much I think, so I have
> stayed away.  I am not sure what next summer will bring, for my wife has
> health problems right now, BUT if some one does not mind a couple of old
> ugly tractors being in the group, I will try and find a trailer big enough
> to haul both to Portland.
>
> Thanks for listening, and thanks Gene for all you do.
>
> Paul Waugh - IN
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 4:26 PM