[SEL] Will County Threshermen Show in Illinois

[Dave Rotigel]

The same thing is true in the USA Reg--NOT worth the paper it's written on!
         Dave

At 12:34 AM 3/13/2005, you wrote:
>I sure wish we could do that disclaimer thing here!
>Sadly, the lawyers and their cohorts have closed off that line of approach.
>Even if I put up a notice stating that this was the case, It has already
>been reviewed by the 'law' and found to be a waste of paper.
>Reg & Marg Ingold.
>Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
>randmingold at hotkey.net.au
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Terry & Carolyn Welshans" <welshans2 at comcast.net>
>To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 1:27 AM
>Subject: [SEL] Will County Threshermen Show in Illinois
>
>
> > Many of the list members in the Midwest have brought engines and other
> > displays to our show in the past years.  It is for that reason I am
>sending
> > this to the list.  If you have no interest in our show, then please ignore
> > this message.
> >
> > Last year we moved the show from Burn's Woods, near Deselm, Illinois to
>the
> > Dollinger Farm south of Minooka, Illinois.  At that time we were required
>by
> > the land owner to guarantee that all persons exhibiting equipment at the
> > show (tractor, engine, car, or implement) prove that they were insured for
> > liability, or be a member of our Association, where they would be covered
>by
> > our policy.  To accomplish that, we had three ways an exhibitor could
> > satisfy the land owner's demand.
> >
> > Anyone can bring and exhibit any equipment for display at no cost, as long
> > as they do one of the following:
> >
> > 1) Join our Association at a cost of $10 per year, including a monthly
> > newsletter and all other Association events and benefits.
> >
> > or
> >
> > 2) Join our Association for the duration of the show for $5, with no
> > newsletter or other Association events or benefits.
> >
> > or
> >
> > 3)  Sign a waiver releasing the Association and the land owner from any
>and
> > all liability.
> >
> > Many exhibitors from previous years took this to mean that they had to pay
> > to exhibit at our show, and started rumors to that effect at every show
>they
> > where they exhibited.  This rumor was spreading this year in Florida at
>the
> > Flywheeler's show, and several of our members who were there made comments
> > about this at our March meeting.
> >
> > This has caused a lot of discussion in our Association, and that has
> > resulted in a revision to our exhibitor policy, and a request for all
> > concerned to spread the word about our exhibitor policy as widely as we
>can.
> > Here is our current exhibitor policy:
> >
> > Anyone can bring and exhibit any equipment for display at no cost, as long
> > as they do one of the following:
> >
> > 1) Join our Association at a cost of $10 per year, including a monthly
> > newsletter and all other Association events and benefits
> >
> > or
> >
> > 2) Sign a waiver releasing the Association and the land owner from any and
> > all liability.
> >
> > As you can see, we do not charge admission to exhibitors nor require them
>to
> > join.  In fact, we did not require an exhibitor to join last year, but
>some
> > folks took our policy to mean that.  We want to make it clear that the
>rumor
> > about our Association charging exhibitors was totally false then, as it is
> > now.
> >
> > Please consider this in July when we put on our 43rd Threshing Reunion and
> > Antique Tractor show.  The dates are July 21st through 24th.  For more
> > information about our show including maps and driving directions pleas
>take
> > a look at our web site:
> >
> > www.steamshow.org
> >
> > If anyone wants to ask a question or make a comment, I am all ears, as we
> > are trying to make our show larger and better, so suggestions are always
> > welcome.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Terry Welshans
> > Secretary, Will County Threshermen
> >
> > "Always do right- this will gratify some and astonish the rest. "
> > Mark Twain (1835-1910)
> >
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> > www.terrystoy.com
> >
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