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“Welcome to Maine, the way life should be!” Chapter 89 has ninety-five members, but
it’s not always easy for everyone to “get thay-er frum hear-er”. Maine’s a big state. Forty-six members and guests arrived at
the Rockport Boat Club in dow-east Rockport, Maine. There was a light breeze. We either got a whiff of the lobsters,
corn and chicken cooking, or a whiff of the lobstermen at the next landing
float cutting bait. All in all, it
was a wonderful “puffy cloud” day, lots of sunshine and simply a perfect
day for a picnic. It was good to be
back at the Rockport Boat Club.
Sweet Maine!
Newcomers aren’t strangers for long, for Chapter 89 is
known for good hospitality. Everyone
had an opportunity to ponder over the growing display of Show ‘N’ Tell
items, and we all enjoyed the “har-bah” view and “go-en-ons” at Rockport
Harbor. I counted nearly dozen
members sitting near the edge of the quay with flip-ups flipped down. That’s the way we like it in Maine!
The 156th meeting and 35th year
of Maine Chapter 89 got underway at 11:00 a.m. with some NEW faces in the
crowd. During the Welcome Hour, we
caught up on the latest news.
The Business Meeting started around 1:15 PM, led by
President Dennis Hillman. He
welcomed members and guests during his opening introduction.
OLD BUSINESS: Chapter Secretary Ern Grover rendered a
reading of the Minutes of the Meeting for our May 2004 meeting. Treasurer Jim Powers rendered the Treasurer’s
report. The membership accepted
both reports.
NEW BUSINESS:
Looking
ahead: Our Annual Chapter 89 Auction and member meeting will be held
on September 18, 2004 meeting at Miller’s Restaurant in Bangor,
Maine.
NEW
MEMBERS INDUCTED: Director Carl McCabe officiated in the induction of Hamilton
Hall and Warner Vaughn, both having been sponsored by Jim Lea.
Silent auction: Jim Powers brought in a nice
Seth Thomas mantel and a Sessions mantel with faux marble finish for the
Silent Auction. Unfortunately they
brought no bids.
Raffle drawing: Don Rogers won the $20 first
drawing, and brand new member Harrison Hall won the $10 prize. We had three additional drawings for the
extra lobsters from the kettle that went to Carl McCabe, Trudy Crosby and
John Vickery. “They say” Carl
grumbled that he won the lobsters, but he was smiling awful pretty!
presentation:
While folks continued to pick corn from between teeth, David
Lindow led off our program “Calculating and Cutting a Missing Wheel”. He came to us from Lake Ariel,
Pennsylvania. After having
apprenticed with Gerhard Hartwigs for several years and later took over the
shop in 1997 when Gerhard died.
With the use of an overhead projector, the membership was able to
follow along on worksheets, how to calculate for a missing or badly damaged
gear wheel. As a practical
application, he actually cut the calculated wheel on a wheel cutting
machine (of his manufacture), mounted the wheel and had the membership
“test the fit” on a depthing tool.
This wasn’t a wimpy workshop; it was one of the best presentations
we’ve had. Our hearty thanks go to
David Lindow.
thank you:
A special “Thank you!” goes to Jim & Barbara Lea for
hosting our guest speaker during his visit to Maine. As I understand it, they went “garage
sailing” and fetching lobsters and corn a good part of the morning before
the meeting. What better way to see
Maine?
I hope each of you appreciates the efforts Allison, Jim and Barbara
put into this event. It’s couldn’t
have been an easy task. Jim had a
lot of set up work to do behind the scenes, fetching lobsters and corn and
stuff. Every time I looked into the
kitchen, Barbara was cleaning up and putting everything back in order. I only had to stand at the lobster
kettle and look like I knew what I was doing. Jim Lea’s granddaughter, Allison, was also so helpful to lend
a hand. Not only did she shuck five
dozen ears of corn, she was also our official “corn roller.” Thank you Allison, Jim and Barbara. Who plucked the feathers on those
chickens, Jim?
Invitation: Come
join us at a future meeting. We’d
love to show you some Maine hospitality.
Ern Grover, Chapter 89 Secretary
Lobster “Picnick” Pictures here
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