The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
by Jennifer Dance, The Quill Staff
This weekend is sure to be a fun time in the "Olde" town. The Olde Tymer's Show is filled with excitement starting Friday, August 27 and ending Sunday, August 29.
Judy Overstreet will be directing all of the crafts and skills of different tradesmen. A caricature artist from Quincy will be available to sketch fun drawings, a Rope Maker will be in the cattle barn and a flea market filled with treasures are just a few of the many things going on.
Duane Harden reported that there would be a parade each day around the Grand Stand and also one at Oak Lane Nursing Home on Sunday afternoon.
The notorious Ham and Bean Supper will be served Friday night at no cost with a 2004 Olde Tymer's button. There will be loads of activities to watch; corn-shelling, threshing, sawing lumber, straw bailing, the antique tractor-pull and two threshers will be operating.
The FFA Alumni will be serving both dinner on Saturday and lunch on Sunday.
Kendall Hetrick of Lomax will be officiating the non-denominational Sunday morning service at 8 AM and there will be many talented singers performing each day.
Dennis Arnold will be featuring his family's 1931 McCormick-Deering at the show.
His dad, Vincent Arnold who was a mechanic at Dick Knapp's, received the binder from the Dannenberg's of Carman. They had been storing it in an old barn and were ready to tear down the building when they asked Vincent if he would like the binder. "Dad said, "YES!'
Got it out of the barn, hooked it up to his car and took it to be refurbished," Dennis said.
Lowell Cortelyou helped with the renovation. The first time out was in Moore Bros. field. Each year the Olde Tymer's bind their oats from that same field for the show.
The 1931 McCormick-Deering is kept in the Henderson County Museum year around with the exception of the Olde Tymer's Show.
Jim Hawk will have his 1947 Farmall-H on exhibit. The tractor was produced from 1939 - 1953.
Jim's dad, Clarence Hawk, bought the tractor in 1959 and it has been on their farm ever since. It has a 21 horsepower engine and was used for chores and as a loader tractor everyday until Jim restored it in 1993.
"It just sits in the barn looking pretty now," Jim said as to how it is being used these days.
The Hawk's have had the tractor at the Olde Tymer's show every year since it's restoration.
With good food, great entertainment and shopping to do, this weekend will be a hit for everyone! Come out and support your local agriculture and have a great time doing it!