After 3 to 10” of rain in the state earlier in the week, we lucked out with less than an inch at the Field Days grounds. The weather was raining in the morning with skies clearing about noon. The sun made an appearance and gave us a beautiful day for our 31st Field Days.
The teamsters show up ready to show off their equipment and skills. These activities included: disking, plowing, several hay activities, corn binding & picking, threshing and binding of grain, digging of potatoes, thistle cutting, road building and various other activities and the grand parade. The drawing for prizes followed by the parade.
Number of Animals: 115 Drafts, 3 Mules, 2 Oxen
Number of Teamsters: 44
Number Attending: 957
Vendors: 7
Total Raffle Tickets Sold: 2685
Potato Bags Sold: 93
New Members Signed Up: 22
Foal: Pat Hood
$100 Cash: Keith Wolbeck
$50 Cash: Marvin Hoppe
$50 Cash: Jay Knevel
$25 Cash: Jon Nutt
$25 Cash: Steve Vollmer
$25 Cash: Ted Smith
Stearns County Fair Volunteers - 428
B.J. Kledjeski – 100
Barry Gorsegner – 80
Mel Klein – 50
Don Moyer – 50
Jay Knevel – 50
Teamsters – There was a neck yoke found in Richmond. If you are missing a neck yoke please call Barb Schloemer. 320-293-8279
Raffle Tickets – If you have money for or any unsold raffle tickets, please return to JoAnn Holthaus. Accounting for raffle tickets is required by state law.
Field Day Pictures by Richard Hicks: Go to NMDHA.com and click on Image Galleries and go to 2010 Fall Field Days.
The Annual Banquet Meeting will be held on February 27th, 2011 at noon at The Landing in St. Anna, Minnesota.
There will be director positions open at our annual meeting in February. Please consider becoming 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 2011-2012 year. If your parents are active members of the club and own draft horses or mules, you are eligible to become queen.
2010 DVD’s will be on sale at our banquet. If you want them mailed it will be an extra $3.00. We are still looking for grounds for future Field Days. If interested please contact one of the Board Members.
We are also looking for someone to host the Spring Plow Days.
Wanted A team of Percheron geldings. Golden Shire Stables. Greg Szczech 320-253-413