Calendar Updates:

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chapter’s board has voted to cancel the Virginia IH show in June 2020.  Stay safe and healthy.  Thank you for your support.  See you in June 2021! — Tinker Moats, Chapter 41 President

2. Relay for Life on May 2 has been moved to September 12, 2020.  Same location and time.

3. Virginia Chapter 41 Meeting on June 14 is cancelled.

4. RED POWER ROUNDUP 2020 (Date Change):  Due to continuing concern about the COVID19 pandemic, Chapter 21 and the South Dakota State Fair announce the postponement of this year’s Red Power Roundup to August 8, 9 and 10 (Saturday, Sunday and Monday).

Due to the Corona virus and the safety of our members we have decided to cancel our Pork Sandwich Making and the Club Meeting for April.

The 2020 events calendar can be found on the website
on the events page https://ihcofva.com/events/ and is also outlined below:

IHCC41 Meeting October 12, 2019

The meeting was called to order by Tyrone Scott.

The minutes from the August Meeting were read. There was one correction. The Cub Cadet will be redone at Turner Ashby High School, not in Pennsylvania. After the correction was noted, a motion was made by Winona Scott to accept the minutes with the correction. It was seconded by Bobby Menefee. The motion carried.

Tyrone gave the Treasurer’s Report. The balance in the checking account is $8901.53. Winona Scott made a motion to accept the report. It was seconded by Mark Tanis. The motion carried.

After Tyrone calculated the sales of the BBQ Sandwiches and pork sold and subtracted the expenses, he said, if his figures were correct, the amount of profit was $850.25.

Roger and Tinker are looking at a mower. They will then see if the Chapter wants to purchase it. They are hoping to find parts.

The Christmas Meeting will be December 8, 2019 at 3:00 P.M. followed by the Christmas Dinner.

It is time to vote for three new Board Members. The terms of Bill Shaver, Berlin Zirk and Roger Baker are up at the end of this year. Both Bill Shaver and Roger Baker said they would run for another term. Dave Rushton said he would be on the ballot for the next term. A vote will be taken at the December Meeting.

There still needs to be a Vice President to be voted on as Tyrone became the President when Tinker resigned the office to run for the National Board. This position will be for one year only.

The IHC Charitable Trust wants to collect money to work on a Farmall B with a cotton picker that is in Alabama. The Board recommended that a vote be taken to donate $500.00 to the Trust with the stipulation that the money would be earmarked for work on the Farmall B with a cotton picker. After discussion, Eddie Bartley made a motion to donate the $500.00 with the stipulation that the money would be earmarked for work on the Farmall B with the cotton picker. Mark Tanis seconded the motion. The motion carried.

There was some discussion about having a table at the Winter Convention in Winston Salem, NC. The Chapter would not sell any items but have information about The McCormick Farm and some memorabilia that could be locked up in cases. If there is an interest in this, there needs to be some discussion about manning the table.

There has been discussion about changing the date of the Summer Show due to conflicts with Red Power dates. There would have to be discussion with the Fairgrounds. The second weekend in July would be a possible alternative date. There will be more discussion after more information is available.

Discussion about the National Auction will continue at the December Meeting after Roger Baker is able to get more information.

As there was no other business, a motion was made by Pope Reed to adjourn. It was seconded by Jerry McDonald. The motion carried.

IHCC41 Business Meeting, August 11, 2019 

The meeting was called to order by Tinker Moats. 

The minutes of the June Meeting were read. As there were no corrections, a motion was made by Mark Tanis to accept the minutes as read. It was seconded by Becky Seal. The motion carried. 

The Treasurer’s Report was given by Jennifer Puffenbarger. The balance in the account is $9651.25. It was also reported that the club had cash sales of $411.00 at Red Power and Relay for Life had cash sales of $569.00 at Red Power. A motion was made by Margaret McDonald to accept the report as given. It was seconded by Dave Rushton. The motion carried. 

Old Business: Tinker thanked everyone who participated at Red Power. 

Mark Tanis reported that he had a very positive report from a family that attended our Summer Show. The family really enjoyed the show and commented about how nice it was to be able to see such a show at no cost. 

Tinker also commented that were a lot of good comments about the show from other people who attended. 

At this time we have still been unable to find parts for the mower. 

New Business: There will be a Pedal Pull at Luray on Monday, August 19th and one at Somerset on Saturday, September 14th at 10:00 A.M. 

The club will have tables at Somerset and Field Days of the Past. The Winter Show will be in the Winston Salem, NC area in February. We need to elect two new Board Members at the October Meeting. The terms of Bill Shaver and Berlin Zirk are up. Bill Shaver said he would be on the ballot again. Also, as Tinker is running for the National Board, he will be stepping down as President of the club. As Tyrone is Vice President, he said he would be on a ballot for President and Mark Tanis said he would consider running for Vice President. This will be taken up at the October Meeting. 

The Cub Cadet will be going to Pennsylvania to be redone. BBQ Sandwiches will be pre ordered on October 10th and the sandwiches will be made on October19th. 

The club has a new item for sale. It is a reproduction gas gage. The cost is $10.00. 

Relay for Life: Becky reported that there would be new hours for the Relay for Life at the fairgrounds. The time will be from 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 2, 2020, until midnight. The auction would start at 2:00 P.M. 

McCormick Farm: Tinker, David, and Roger met with the new superintendent for the Farm. He said he wanted to continue things as they had been talked about in the past. McCormack Day is October 5th. Members can help with weekend tours (Saturday and Sunday) as they have done in the past. 

Several pieces of equipment at the farm can be redone. There is the possibility of starting the restoration or the Blacksmith Shop. 

National Auction is the last weekend of October, 2021. Do we want to consider doing the Auction? We would have to be there on Friday afternoon. The club would get a percentage of the sales but we would have to pay the fairgrounds. Roger Baker and Steve Scott are going to try to get more information. There will be more discussion before a motion is made to do the Auction. 

As there was no other business, Jerry McDonald made a motion that we adjourn. It was seconded by Robert Grogg. The motion carried. 

IHCC41 Business Meeting, February 10, 2019

The meeting was called to order by Tinker Moats.

The minutes from the October 20, 2018, Business Meeting were read. After the correction on
the misspelling of Mark Tanus’s name (spelled Tinus in the minutes) and the correction of
Blacksmith Forge to Blacksmith Shop, the minutes were approved.

The Board Minutes from December 5,2018, were read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: The balance as of February 10, 2019, is $9458.06. The report was
approved as given.

Old Business: Cub Cadet, FFA– The Cub Cadet is still at the East Rockingham High School.
Some work is supposed to be done at the school on Friday. Anyone who wishes to help with
this work can go and participate.
Tyrone is going to talk to Rebecca Holloway about possibly moving to another FFA group. He is
also going to talk to Vo Tech about possibly working there.

The mower was taken apart at the Farm. Members are working on getting parts and working on
the wheels.
There are plans to take the mower to Red Power Round Up in Pennsylvania.

New Business: $40,000.00 has been appropriated for work to be done at The McCormick
Farm. The work is scheduled to be done by Mountain Valley Preservation.
Tinker talked about the four year plan of our Chapter giving $2000.00 over a four year period as
discussed by the Board at the last Board Meeting. Dick Forster said the IHC Trust would not
give any money for the first year. As everything is on hold until a new Superintendent is
selected at the Farm a motion was made by Steve Kegley to table the discussion until after the
new Superintendent is selected. The motion was seconded by Eddie Bartley and approved.

Dick Forster said to keep documentation on money spent on the mower as it would be
reimbursed by the IHC.

A sheet will be passed around for members to sign up for manning the Chapter table at the Red
Power Round Up. It was stated that we would need 2 people per hour.

Relay for Life: The Relay for Life Team has $1200.00. They will be at the Riverheads Toy Show
in March. The auction items need to be in by April 1, to be put on the Auction List. The Chapter
gives an annual donation of $300.00 to The Relay for Life Team. Relay for Life will be at the
Rockingham County Fairgrounds May 10 from 6 P.M. until 6 A.M..

Show Report: Committee Reports

Food : Keezletown Ruritan Club
Inside Vendor: David Seal
Outside Display: Tyrone Scott
Auction: Winona Scott
Advertising: Cynthia Shaver
Set Up: Bill Shaver
Kids Set Up: Gary Mitchell

Price: at this time we believe the cost will be the same.

David Seal reported that the members should try to get more inside vendors. There needs to be
more support if we want the Show and the Chapter to grow.

There was discussion about the possibility of having the 2025 Red Power Round Up at the
Fairgrounds. Tinker had talked to Pennsylvania Chapter 17 about cosponsoring the show.
They said they would. Chapter 39, Maryland, said they would help also. As of the meeting,
there had been no response from the NC Chapter.
The Red Power Round Up would be based around The McCormick Farm. The tractor at the
Farm would be the toy tractor, there would be bus tours to the Farm and a belt buckle made.

Dick Forster explained some of the things required in advance in preparing for the 2025 Show.
There needs to be an exploratory committee for the Show.
He also talked about the costs for the show.
The IHC Board of Directors put together guidelines for hosting the Red Power Round Up. After
information was given by Dick, a motion was made by Teresa Grog to email the guidelines to
members. It was seconded by Jennifer Puffenbarger. The motion carried. After members have
had a chance to read these guidelines, there would be further discussion.

As there was no other business, a motion was made by Ron Knicely to adjourn. The motion
was seconded by Steve Kegley. The motion carried

IHCC 41 Business Meeting, October 20, 2018

The meeting was called to order by Tyrone Scott.

The minutes from the August meeting were read. As there were no corrections or additions a
motion was made to accept the minutes as read. It was seconded and approved.

Old Business: The Pedal Pulls at Luray and Somerset went very well.

New Business: Some items need to be ordered to restock the trailer. These are the items that
the club sells at the various functions we participate in. If we order now, we can get a 20%
discount. Winona Scott made a motion that we order the items needed. It was seconded and
approved. The items will be at the Christmas Dinner on December 9, 2018. We will have a
short meeting before the meal.

The club needs to have a Farmall work day. Everyone needs to think about when we want to
do it. There will be discussion later.

We still have the mower that needs to be worked on. There is $1000.00 in a trust for IH. We
have someone who will sandblast, primer and paint it for $900.00. Eddie Bartley made a
motion that we pay this lady to do the work. Mark Tinus seconded it. The motion carried. Also
we have the Cub Cadet that was given to the club for our auction. It needs to be rebuilt and
painted.

The Cub Cadet will be taken to East Rockingham High School. The FFA will do the labor on the
Cub. The FFA will take it to their Show in 2018 and 2019. Rebecca Holloway is in charge of the
FFA classes.The Cub Cadet will be finished and shown at our 2019 Summer Show. It will be
auctioned off at our 2020 Summer Show.

There was discussion about the shirts for the Summer Show featuring the Irma Hardy Home
Line. Bobby Menefee made a motion that we feature the Irma Hardy Home Line. It was
seconded by Eddie Bartley. The motion was approved.

Tyrone gave the figures for the sandwiches made from 8:30 until 12:00. We made 585
sandwiches. Tyrone donated his charcoal for cooking the pork loins.

Sandwiches: $2047.50
Meat sold: $ 112.00
Donations $ 30.00
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$2189.00
Expenses $ 667.36
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$1522.14

Anyone that would like to help with the tours at The McCormick Farm please do so.

As there was no other business Bill Shaver made a motion to adjourn. It was seconded by Jerry
McDonald. The motion was approved.

Due to forecasted inclement weather, the club dinner/meeting for today is canceled 12/9/18. Please be safe out there!