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HERITAGE TRACTOR ADVENTURE 2008

Monday, June 16

Grundy County Fairgrounds Rt. 47 Morris-
6:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast at Grundy County Fairgrounds

8:00 AM
Tractors begin their adventure. All tractors leave together for Newark. Faster tractors continue on to Silver Springs State Park in Yorkville

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Slower tractors lunch at Newark Community Park

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Faster tractors lunch at Silver Springs State Park in Yorkville

1:00 PM
Tractors begin leaving for Pitstick’s Pavilion in Ottawa

4:00 PM
Tractors arrive at Pitsticks Pavilion for Dinner

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Dinner

6:30 PM
Max and Orion’s “Noon at Night” Show.


Tuesday, June 17

6:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast at Pitstick’s Pavilion

8:00 AM
Tractors begin leaving for their ride to Marseilles.

11:15 AM
Tractors start arriving at the Marseilles National Guard Training Center

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Lunch is served by the LaSalle County Farm Bureau

1:00 PM
Tractors depart for the Goose Lake Prairie Conservation Park in Morris

4:00 PM
Tractors begin arriving at Goose Lake.

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Dinner is served.


Wednesday, June 18

6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
Breakfast at Goose Lake Conservation Park

8:00 AM
Tractors begin leaving the Park for their final journey

11:00 AM
Tractors arrive at Dollinger Family Farm

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Lunch

1:00 PM
Awards and closing ceremony hosted by Max Armstrong


TRACTOR GAMES 2008

First Place Winners

Blind Obstacle Course (blindfolded assisted verbal command)
Roger Weber & Houston
Blind Distance (best to estimate distance from start)
Joel Robertson
Chain Drag Box (drag the chain into the box)
Hank Balder
Hitch Pin in the box (two tractors with hitch pin on twine drop pin into the box)
Harv Jipping & Hank Balder

Thank you to all that participated:

  • Al Heatherwick
  • Dave Petroelje
  • Terry Wood
  • Sandra Robertson & Bernie
  • Jeff Graham
  • Jacob Graham
  • Terry Giles
  • Roger Brock

Sponsored by Central Illinois Green Club

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