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THE NEXT BIG THING
So, it’s that
time of the year when
we blow the soybean
fuzz and dog hair off
the old crystal ball,
douche it with a little
Windex, give it a small
caress, and see what
the magic orb shows
for our future. Bear
in mind that we live
in Michigan, and it
is near November, so
our crystal ball more
closely resembles a
snow globe, but that’s
a story for another
day.
Just like in our own
lives, what happens
in our future has a
lot to do with what
we’ve done in
the past. I think most
would agree that our
club has labored long
and hard to lay the
foundations for a successful
future. In that regard,
we have advanced on
several fronts this
year. We have added
the new “Walt
Shop” service
and repair facility
to our inventory of
resources, the Haak
family memorial building
has been more than
doubled in size, our
acreage has increased,
we hosted a very successful
enterprise in the form
of our Fall Swap Meet,
and of course we did
a very thorough flushing
of our tile drainage
system right during
the show this year.
It seems to me that
we have done a diligent
job of charting our
course for the years
to come, the generations
to come. When I see
young people still
eager to join our numbers
and become members,
I view that the same
as one might note new
branches on a tree.
They are indicative
of a thriving life
force still within,
a potential for spreading
new growth in new directions,
and that the roots
are all still firmly
planted in the history
of our past.
What’s ahead?
Well, we can’t
know all the variables,
of course, but we do
know a few “givens”.
We’ll be cracking
open and lighting up
the old Showgrounds,
bright and early next
April, eager to start
a new season. You know
the headline, it’s
a legend now; “The
Roar of the Tractors,
and the…..”.
But, the thing is,
we don’t really
close up shop for winter
around here. We have
the November meeting
where everybody is
nervously drumming
their fingers, waiting
for opening day of
deer season, then the
Christmas party meeting
where there will be
too much food, too
many happy kids, and
too many tall tales
told. And then it will
be January, and we’ll
be starting to put
together the new Board,
designing the new showbook,
setting up committees,
and ignoring the fact
that the snow is still
a foot deep outside.
It will be 2012, and
the August Show, our
38th, will be up on
the marquee for all
to see. What’s
it going to look like?
Bigger and better than
ever, that’s
what. Oh, and one more
detail, (time to let
the cat out of the
bag) it’s going
to look a little something
like this---see below
for a sneak preview
of what’s going
to shine in our 2012
Featured Brand Corner
!!
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to enlarge)
  
  
  
  
  
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