Echoes Of The Past Have Busy Month

The Echoes of the Past have been busy in July.
The activities started with participating in the Akron Fourth of July parade. Members showed off their antique restored tractors, including John Deere, Case, Farmall and International. A special tribute was paid to Richard Harstine, a long-time club member who died this year.
July 6 found the club participating in the Kosciusko Couty fair parade. Afterward, tractors were parked all week at the fairgrounds in the Antique Village area. The club made tractor-churned ice cream each day. Special treats were made Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Sawmill demonstrations were also held during the week. Visitors to the village could browse through the mercantile to get a glimpse into the past by seeing antique tools, farm equipment and more.
The Echoes of the Past participated in the 4-H auction on July 11. The club was able to support 19 4-Hers with their animal projects.
Next up for the club, on July 17, was the binding of wheat. Using a binding machine that was over 100 old, members were able to work the half-acre field to bind two trailer loads of wheat that will be threshed Aug. 1 and 2 at the club’s SummerFest Tractor Show and Pull event in Claypool. The field, located in Leesburg on CR 825N, provided a perfect amount of wheat to be used in August. The Warsaw Chapter of the FFA assisted the club in the binding.
The club brought tractors to Main Street Warsaw’s Third Friday event on July 18. Celebrating the theme Downtown Hoedown, the antique tractors proved to be a popular addition, according to a news release from Echoes. Patrons could check out John Deere, Case, International, Farmall tractors and even the Bean.
Check the club website at www.theechoesofthepast.com or their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/oldtractors for more information.