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By Ron Walter For Moose Jaw Express For the first time in five years, a steam-driven tractor will run a The replica International Harvester Dealership building is still in threshing machine at the Sukanen Ship Museum Threshing Bee. construction. One of the members arranged to have a collector from Tuxford op- With the John Deere collection, the museum will have extensive erate his machine at the bee Saturday and Sunday. building collections of tractors by Case, Allis Chalmers and John “We’re really pleased to have it,” said museum president Gord Deere. Ross. “We haven’t had a steam tractor since 2013, the grand open- The museum has a new tractor game each day at 9 a.m. ing of our elevator.” The timed event has operators attach a chain in a box to the front Visitors have asked over the years why the museum no longer has a axle, pull it out to full length and try to pull the chain back in the steam-driven tractor at the threshing bee. box. “It is something that people seem to remember.” A Caterpillar Collector’s group will take part in the parade. He hopes the collector continues to operate the tractor at future On Saturday the tractor parade happens in the morning with the vehicle parade after lunch. threshing bees. The grand opening of the John Deere Building will take place on On Sunday, to allow tractors to take part in the John Deere grand opening, the parade will be at 1 p.m. with the vehicle parade in the Sunday at 12:30 p.m. after the church service. The building became available when founding museum members, morning. by agreement, handed over the keys after 40 years use and built An 8 a.m. pancake breakfast kicks off each day. Demonstrations include ploughing, binding, stook loading, stationthemselves a new Founders’ building. “We needed a building for our John Deere tractors. We have quite ary hay baler, hand threshing, two machines threshing as well as blacksmithing, stationary engines, rope making, quilting and square a few.” The museum has a rare Waterloo Boy built prior to John Deere buy- dancing. A tractor pull demonstration ends each day. ing that company in 1914 and a rare spoked flywheel model. “We have great support from Nelson Motors of Avonlea and we Saturday concludes with a dance and old-fashioned box social. have made a replica of their original John Deere dealership.” Members of the Nelson family will be on hand for the grand open- Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net ing ceremony. MINOT NORSK HØSTFEST
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