Review of Erickson's Show and Pull

Last weekend several of us had the unique opportunity to attend the Erickson Show. Thank you Dick for such a pleasant weekend!

Rosy and John were probably the first of our group to arrive on Friday and were soon put to work hauling in the guests. On Saturday Jim was able to give John a break and I enjoyed riding in the wagon as tour guide. It was neat meeting all the people who were mostly coming for the first time, like us.

The Erickson Farm is laid out much like an old town with a little bit of everytype of store, business, etc. to visit. Interspersed between all of that are his collections of cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors. It is a lovely valley setting surrounded with snowcovered peaks. In fact quite a bit of snow which had fallen last week when we had cold winds here in Page. By Sunday most had pretty well melted.

One of the first things they were trying to do on Friday was start up the tractor - pully - to run the saw mill. They got things going but it was turning too windy to handle the long belts that ran from the big tractor to the saw. On Saturday and Sunday the weather was perfect and everyone got the thrill of seeing this in action.

There was plenty of camper parking in the upper levels. Great food from at least 3 vendors and plenty of facilities. Dick is a very thoughtful host.

Over this next week I will be putting up a gallery of several photos of the weekend.

Be sure to check out the poster below on the Butch Cassidy Days in Beaver, UT, July 6&7.

On Saturday there will be a tractor parade at 11, sign-up for the pull at 12 and the pull at 1pm

Pull is across the street from Ernie's on North Main.

Remember - if you know you are going to attend and plan to pull in any of our events you can register ahead by contacting June Salisbury. It is sometimes hard to get a pull set up to start on time, just because of getting everyone registered. If most of us preregistered, it would save a lot of time and events could start on schedule.

Our pull on Saturday ended with a contest between Red Salisbury's 1957 Seaman and Dick Erickson's 1958 John Deere 830. They first tied with full pulls but a rematch using both the heavy and the lighter sled had Red pulling 141' and Eric with a full pull.

We've been getting calls for information on hotels in Page for the September event. A quick check with the Chamber of Commerce http://pagelakepowellchamber.org or our local tourism Department http://www.pagelakepowelltourism.com/ may be of help. I've been told that rooms are filling up fast. I am also making arrangements for self contained trailers and R/Vs.

This weekend we are off for the Erickson Show and Pull. Hope to see you there.

New items on the site

Lot's of things are happening on this site to make it worth your while to keep visiting.

1. For up to date information on our club, check out:

* the calendar of events side bar

* special posters at the bottom of the page

2. For photos of past events or special things that you want to share with the club such as:

* last years pull and parade at LaVerkin

* do you have a tractor you have just restored, etc.

3. For links to great tractor sites about:

* shows, pulls, etc.

* what other clubs are doing

* tractor and antique museums

* tractors for sale and parts, etc.

So be sure to put this site on your startup page or in your favorites and refer to it anytime you are looking for something to do with tractors, and antique machines.

Welcome

Welcome to the new CCAMA blog

I'm Judy Kitson. At the February meeting I was elected to do your newsletter and also set up a web page.

My husband Jim Kitson and our good friend Gene Tucker joined the Color Country AMA last fall when they pulled during Western Legends in Kanab and I joined at the pull in La Verkin when I pulled for the first time. Wow, what a feeling. Now we are all hooked on pulling and tractors. We are even planning our first tractor pull for Page, Arizona in September. We hope to make this a yearly event.

I choose to do it as a blog spot for several reasons. The main one being it is easy, free, and allows us to put up several things as well as being accessible to anyone, so maybe we will even draw new members or at least interest in our events, etc. from it.

I do hope you will find it useful and informative and maybe even fun. I welcome any and all comments, suggestions, pictures, articles, etc. This is your space, help us make it what you want.

Notes from Meeting - February 17th 2007 at Hurricane, UT

1.Welcome by Red Salisbury our President - 62 people were in attendance

2.Financial Report for 2006 by June Salisbury Secretary

3.Dues for 2007 discussed & collected

4.Next Years Officers
President___Red Salisbury
Vice President__John Kirkland
Secretary/Treasurer__June Salisbury & Rosie Kirkland as helper
1st Safety Officer___Phil Salisbury
2nd Safety Officer__Chris Wright
Newspaper Reporter__Judy Kitson
Scales Manager__Dean Dysart & Val Cram
Sled Maintenance Manager__Kody Kimber & Charles Canham
Show Chairman:
Work meeting organizer__Kody Kimber
Cotton Days– Washington__John & Rosie Kirklnad
Western Heritage-Kanab__Dean Dysart & Norm Kerr
Dick Erickson Pull__Red & Phil Salisbury
Iron County Ride & Show __Sheridan Hansen & Kip Hansen
Sorghum Festival-LaVerkin__Mel Wardean
Peach Days___Mel Wardean
Butch Cassidy Days-Beaver___Chris & Toni Wright
Page Arizona Pull___Jim & Judy Kitson
Kids Pulls___Diane Salisbury, Jack Kirkland, Toni Wright, & Betsy


Some Responsibilities of Show Chairman:
1. Work with city or county to plan & schedule event
2. Coordinate advertising
3. Schedule event
4. Site prep. Measure & layout show site
5. Make sure sled is there and ready to go
6. Assign responsibilities to other members
7. Make sure PA system is set up and working
8. Oversee the clean-up
9. Wright news letter articles for the reporter

5 .Schedule of Events for 2007 :
Work Meeting March 3
Spring Tractor Pull March 31
Hurricane Car show April 6 & 7
Farmers Market –LaVerkin April 27 & 28
Cotton Days– Washington May 11 & 12
Erickson Show & Pull-Walsburg June 8, 9 & 10
Parade-LaVerkin July 4
Parade-Hurricane July 4
Butch Cassidy Days –Beaver July 6 & 7
Monticello Pull July 21
Pioneer Days Parade-LaVerkin July 24
Western Legends-Kanab August 24 & 25
Peach Days-Hurricane August 31-September 1
Iron County Ride & Show Sept. 1 & 3
Page Arizona Pull September 21 & 22
Sorghum Festival-LaVerkin October 6

6. Youth Tractor Driving Licenses
& Liability release form will be worked on by Safety Officers

7. Video of Our 2006 year.
These can be purchased for $25.00 each, 2 for $45.00 * 3 for $60.00 * 4 for $72.00 in the clear cases. Or $30.00 each * 2 for $55.00 * 3 for $70.00 in the large cover cases.