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STEPPING OUT

There’s an old saying we’ve all heard, which advises us that even the longest of journeys must begin with a single step. Another old bit of philosophy states that, “once begun, a job’s half done”. Most of us have learned the elemental truth of those proverbs in our own lives, usually the hard way. Whatever the project at hand, we know that every stage of the work is dependent upon the previous stage, ya’ gotta’ start somewhere. That first saw cut, that first shovel-full of dirt, that first furrow to strike out a land in a field. When you get that behind you, things can start to roll, but nothing happens until the “first step” is taken.

With the dawn of 2011, the MMOGTA has embarked on an ambitious journey, indeed, with the hosting of a special, 4-day show featuring the Rumely Products Collectors of America. An uncommonly wet spring seemed to make that first step rather elusive this year, but a recent Wednesday night work bee at the grounds made it clear that there’s a whole lot of “steppin’” goin’ on ‘round here now.

The old farm was a veritable beehive of activity, on a beautiful July evening, as workers toiled in every corner. The addition to the Haak Building (Mill Barn) has been framed and roofed, creating a space for the new gang saw display. The new, huge stationary steam engine is up on its mounting pad in the steam barn. The 5 new showers and the additional handicap facilities are nearly completed. New fencing has gone up in the playground area. New foundations are being placed under one of the Buckeye engines. The new scale house is framed. The wheat to be threshed at the show has been bound and loaded on wagons. All of this, of course, takes place alongside the never-ending maintenance and upkeep work that must continue regardless of events. Clearly, we are very much in the middle of our “busy” season.

We remind all members that not a single bit of our growth happens by itself, every change, every expansion, every improvement you see on the grounds, has the handprints of your fellow members all over it. To be proud of it……. be a part of it.

We leave you with some photos of our progress. Thanks to Ann and Jerry Gengler for some of the photos from the wheat harvest.

(click individual photos to enlarge)

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