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Our year was off to a slow start due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Several of our spring events were canceled.

Dabney, our new president, is organizing a display at the VFW Post on Cedar Lane on Monday, May 25 (Memorial Day) from 11 am – 2 pm. We are going to line up the vehicles on the strip of land between the highway and the forest. This will be a silent display without publicity or food. We will encourage people to stop and talk while maintaining the proper social distance. In accordance to Hanover County’s conditions, there will be no rides. I would like to get one or two people to help this week bush hogging the area in preparation for the display. I would like to see a big turnout. I know that everyone has been battened down for the recent outbreak, so this will be an opportunity to recharge your batteries and enthusiasm.

Wade has gotten the club’s 1942 Ford Script Jeep motor running. The compression test on all four cylinders was 150 pounds. We need a new distributor and transmission and possibly a fuel pump. We especially need parts for the transmission. I would like to plan a workday at Wade’s shop in the future. We will talk about this at the display. I have a floor pan for the Jeep, but it’s going to take a lot of work to get it welded in. I am looking for volunteers.

Hanover County is just about out of excuses as to why we can’t put our building up on VFW property. We have hired an architect and an engineer and they are in communication with the planning commission. I would love to see some dirt fly within the next couple of months.

We are still planning on having the Big Shoot this summer at Stan’s. We will get the date soon.

Hope you are surviving with this outbreak which should have given you lots of time to work and shine on your military vehicles. See you on Memorial Day.

Richard A. Crane

Business Manager

804-241-8182

Racrane020146@earthlink.net 

2020 Calendar

·         Knob Creek (CANCELED) – April 3-4: Knob Creek Gun Range 690 Ritchey Lane West Point, KY 40177 (http://www.knobcreekrange.com/events/featured-events/machine-gun-shoot)

·         Aberdeen Military Flee Market (CANCELED) – May 1 – 3: Aberdeen Ripken Stadium 870 Long Dr. Aberdeen, MD 21001

·         Findlay Military Association Annual MVP International Convention (CANCELED) – May 14: 1017 E Sandusky ST, Findlay, OH. (https://www.mvpa.org/events)

·         Memorial Day VFW Post 10657 Static Display – Monday, May 25: 11 am - 2 pm

·         Stan’s Big Shoot (RESCHEDULED) – Date to be determined

·         Rassawek Spring Jubilee (CANCELED) – June 6-7: 6276 River Road West, Columbia, VA 23038 (https://www.rassawek.com/rassawek-spring-jubilee/welcome/)

·         Americans in Wartime Museum Open House (UPDATED) – August 29-30: 10 am – 4 pm 13906 Aden Road, Nokesville, VA (https://www.nmaw.org/news/events/directions-to-the-open-house/)

·         Grave’s Mountain Lodge – September 4 - 7

·         Somerset Pasture Party – September 11, 12, and 13 (http://www.somersetsteamandgas.org/pasture_party.html)

·         Field Days of the Past (Final Show at current location) – September 18 – 20: (https://fielddayofthepast.net/)

·         Christmas Parades (TBD)