August Membership Meeting 2016

Next TGoM family meeting & corn feed set for Wednesday, August 10

Meeting champion Herb Fick submits the following:

Ken Zitur’s MZ75 Power Hammer

The August meeting is once again at Dan Pate’s, 35730 Highway 56 Blvd, Dennison MN. (map link below), and is much a repeat of last year.
We believe we have Ken and Mary Lou Zitur demonstrating a relatively large power hammer that he has developed to sell. Ken will welcome people to “test drive” the 75 pound hammer assuming they have proper attitude, clothing, and hearing and eye protection. (And bring their own stock to try.)
I’m working on making sure that we have power and air for the power hammer.
Dick Carlson provides the ever-popular corn feed. I have ordered a hog, some chickens, and lots of garlic.
Dan has machinery to show that he did not have last year (surprise).
We will want a few laborers to help arrange Dan’s shop starting sort of at 9 AM. Thanks for those who helped last year.  We need setup volunteers for early and for all day. It’s a good way to get acquainted with the members, and it makes work lighter. Besides, Gary Myers and Jim Moenck are nice people. People should want to come early just to be near them, and to get garlic all over them!
BTW: Highway 56 is heavily patrolled. I would hate to see a peach pie being held up by the highway patrol while some hapless member tries to talk his way out of a ticket!
And everyone should pray for good weather. We have been incredibly fortunate at Dan’s these last now several years.
Potluck meal starts at 6:30 pm, as usual. Food providers should probably not focus on meat. The hog and a few chickens just might be adequate. Think vegetables, soup, pies and cakes and, of course, raisin oatmeal cookies for Myron Hanson. He will be hungry because we will talk him into coming early and doing small demonstrations prior to the meeting.
Call Herb Fick with questions: 507 663 0569 or 507 649 1611 (cell)