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Preserving the Historical Past for the Future
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Welcome to the Middlecreek Valley Antique Association, Inc. Located on a former farm in Snyder County, Pennsylvania just west of Selinsgrove; join us in our efforts to preserve agricultural artefacts and educate the public about farming and rural lifestyles of bygone days. For information on becoming a member and joining in our activities, contact Michael Smith, 104 Oak Lane, Middleburg, PA 17842
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Shows are held on our 43 acre gently sloped grassed show grounds. A newly leveled field for tractor square dance performances compliments the newly added announcers stand at the adjacent tractor pull track and the expanded covered eating facilities. Our shows feature exhibits and demonstrations of numerous antique equipment items from rural Pennsylvania as well as many flea market/craft items and food vendors ranging from kettle cooked potato chips, kettle cooked ham pot pie, french fries, hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fish sandwiches, ice cream, funnel cakes, hot sausage, cheese steaks, barbeque chicken (all three days), breakfasts each morning, and all kinds of drinks including cider, fresh squeezed lemonade, coffee, water and all kinds of soft drinks, plus much more! No alcoholic beverages or illicit drugs may be brought onto or consumed on the grounds at any time! Monthly members' meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM in the Community Room of the Weber-Rinck Health Center, Middleburg, Pa..
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Annual Show Schedule: 13th Annual Fall Show dates are:
Sep. 25-27, 2009. The feature tractor is Farmall and the hit 'n miss engine for the show is McCormick. Show contact information: (Phone numbers): Flea market/food vendors - Ira Lessman, 570-374-6591; Entertainment - Ray Hummel 570-743-7953; Tractor pulls - Mark Cromley 570-524-0249; Security - Mahlon Boop 570-374-8894 2010 dates for 14th Annual Spring Show are: May 14-16, 2010. The 2010 Fall Show will be August 27-29. The feature tractor for the 2010 shows is Allis-Chalmers and the hit-n-miss engine will be the Ideal. Free Admission, Free Parking, Free Camping and Free Fun for members! DIRECTIONS to Ass'n Show Grounds:
Drive West out of Selinsgrove
on Route 522; travel 1.8 miles;
turn right onto Salem Road;
travel 1.1 miles; turn right on
Old Colony Road; travel 1/2
mile to SHOW on left. ENTERTAINMENT for the Fall Show will be listed when available. Our Middle Creek Tractor Swingers began their 2009 season performing their famous antique tractor square dancing exhibitions at the Pa. Farm Show on Friday, January 9, 2009 in the big arena. Their video of the 2006 show on U-Tube has had over 255,000 hits. PCN-TV carried their Jan. 9th performance LIVE from the big arena.
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Members and collectors of antique farm machinery (especially tractors) are invited to bring and exhibit their collectibles at both our spring and fall shows. This year's show feature tractor is Farmall (including other IH tractors). The hit and miss engine is McCormick-Deering. Exhibitors are also encouraged to exhibit other farm machinery and equipment from IH and McCormick -Deering. For those who wish to join our Middlecreek Valley Antique Association, memberships are available on-site at the office. For more information on our tractor square dancers group, including pictures of them performing on our show grounds, click on the underlined words above for a link to their website. For more information about the Middlecreek Valley Antique Ass'n. call: (570) 837-0156
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- Our shows feature all of the following:
- Antique tractor square dancing by the Middle Creek Tractor Swingers
- Antique sawmill demonstrations
- Shingle and broom making
- Evening entertainment
- Antique stone crushing machinery demonstrations
- Antique tractor and truck parades
- Antique and Stock tractor pulls
- Flea market, crafts and antique dealers
- Gas and steam engines
- Farm, utility and garden tractors
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The 2009 Spring Show was a resounding success with 138 tractors, 52 garden tractors, 24 hit-n-miss engines and a miniature working sawmill registered. The featured tractor - Farmall had 63 registered. Positions elected at the November, 2008 meeting are: Carl Landis - President; Mike Lessman - Vice-President; Mike Clark - Secretary; Michael Smith -Treasurer and the two members of the Board of Directors are: Todd Willow and Kenny Frymoyer.
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