Fall 2009
NMDHA 2009 FIELD DAYS
September 26th & 27th, 2009
Gene & Pat Loxtercamp
Sauk Centre, MN
After the morning fog lifted on Saturday and the grass dried out along with everyone’s feet, we had a beautiful day for our 30th Annual Field Days. The teamsters showed in style along with the large crowd which took in the activities go on during the day. As the day drew to an end, many of the teamsters camped overnight and were treated to a bonfire along with entertainment. There were a lot of stories being told around the bonfire. Thru the night we could hear the wind picking up. Sunday turned out to be a very interesting day as the wind became stronger causing tents to go flying and the canceling of the parade. Although, the spectators still came to see the events of the day.
The many activities the teamsters were involved in were: plowing, disking, mowing, raking, and stacking hay, corn binding & picking, threshing oats, grain binding, digging of potatoes and other various activities and the grand parade.
The potatoes again were a big success with 290 bags sold at a $1.00 each.
The pumpkins were another success as we sold $212.00 worth.
Field Days 2009 Activity Report
Number of Horses/Mules: 153 Drafts. 8 Mules, 2 Oxen
Number of Teamsters: 66
Number Attending: 1844
Vendors: 11 Total Raffle
Raffle Tickets sold: 2752
New Members signed up: 24
Raffle Ticket Drawing Winners:
Colt: Roger Jurgens , South Haven, MN
$25.00 Sue Spanier, Paynesville, MN
$15.00 Susan Scott, Mora, MN
$10.00 Greg Fuchs, Eden Valley, MN
High Ticket Sellers:
Stearns County Fair Ladies – 30 Books
BJ Klejeski – 18 Books
Mel Klein – 10 Books
A Note From The President
A huge thank you to everyone that helped to make the 2009 field day a success! Thanks also to Gene and the whole Loxtercamp family for hosting the event. We had a good attendance, a large number of horses, and a lot of activities. We appreciate the extra effort that many of you made to travel the long distance to be part of the field day.
So thank you again to everyone
Donny Montag
Teamsters-Please inspect your equipment. There were several parts found on the grounds.
(Cream Colored Spring, Lines, Orange Knob, Rods & Stakes & Army colored sweatshirt)
Please return any unsold raffle tickets to JoAnn Holthaus; we are required by law to account for these tickets.
Annual Meeting:
The Annual Banquet Meeting will be held on February 28th at noon at The Landing in St. Anna, Minnesota.
There will be director positions open at our annual meeting in February. Please consider being a director. You must be a Teamster to be a director. If interested please have a member nominate you.
We will also be selecting a new Draft Horse Queen for the 2010-2011 year. If your parents are active members of the club and own draft horses or mules, you are eligible to become queen.
DVD’s for 2009 will be $25.00 plus $3.00 for mailing if preferred.
Field Day Pictures by Richard Hicks:
www.flickr.com/photos/12451323@N04/sets/
If anyone is interested in picking up potatoes at Gene Loxtercamp, give him a call. 320-987-3254
Advertisement:
For sale 3 – 14” Plow Lays for Minneapolis Moline – Contact Mel Klein at 320-558-2601 or
320-250-0946
Check your mailing labels for renewing your membership. If you have a Feb. 2010 on your label, you will need to renew your membership.