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– 2026 Whaling Days –

2026 Whaling Days is in the books and it was a blast. We had Frank Stricklin leading pulling the Whale float with his JD B, he’s been working on the whale for the past few months and it came out great. Ken Griffin on his JD D, James Zerbrugg on Ken’s JD LA, Ben Joffrion on his Ford 8N, John Stageberg on his Oliver 60, Dale Hardesty on his Ford 620 and Dwayne Dunbar bringing up the rear with his Van decked out with club banners and pulling the trailer with the kiddy train cars. Jim Cook, Pat Stricklin, and Cheryl Griffin were in support roles with Taxi and photo services. Hopefully next year we will have some Red or Poppy Orange tractors in the line up.

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– 2026 Farm Days –

This year’s Farm Days event went very well this year. We had 4 tractor and wagons scheduled but 1 had to back out due to an illness. 

Three is the minimum that is needed for this event but 4 is better. 

The bubble machine was in full tilt which the kids love compliments of Frank Stricklin. 

This year we also had two display/back-up tractors and one was used to fill in for one that broke down mid- route. We worked through the situation and didn’t miss a beat. Our club members worked well with each other to keep the flow going and the disruption minimal. 

All total we gave rides to 1560 participants and made 108 trips.

I would like to thank the following for their time and efforts to make this event another success.

Bob & Ann Campy, Ken & Cheryl Griffin, Margaret & Ira Huff, Dwayne & Teresa Dunbar, John & Grete Stageberg, Craig & Rose Thielen, Frank and Mike Stricklin, Jim Cook,  Randy King, Matt Boyd, Dave Tonnessen, Cliff Hanson, Dale Hardesty, Scott McBride.

Out next event is the Whaling Days Parade in Silverdale on 27 July.

Come join in and let Dale Hardesty know at 360-900-6583.

We’d love to have you join us in the parade.

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– 2026 Club Farmall Raffle Tractor –

We are restoring this tractor to raffle off as a fundraiser.

If you are interested in helping/learning about how to do a restore, repair, or what the innards look like and get a close up view of them, contact us and we will give you info on how to come and join in.

If you have events that we can plan to advertise and promote this endeavor, contact us and we’ll look at our scheduling.

The picture currently posted is the before photo and the finished photo will be posted when the restoration is completed.

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– 2026 Daffodil Festival in Silverdale –

The weather cooperated again this year for our first event of the 2026.

The sky was most clear with a few clouds at first but the drizzle quit in the morning and it became a beautiful day for the rides.

We had three tractors & wagons running, the bubble machine was in full roar & the crowd was plentiful. The daily totals were 16 rides and 247 Festival attendees young and old rides.

Thanks go out to the following club members, Jim Cook, Dwayne Dunbar, Tommy Lee, Frank & Pat Stricklin, John & Greta Stageberg, Ira Huff, Margaret Huff-Levy, John Graham, Bob Campy, Ken Griffin, Dale Hardesty

Our next event is Farm Days at the Kitsap Fairgrounds for the Special needs Kids and their family/caregivers on 18-19 May. It’s a great two day event where we support that group of folks and families.

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– 2026 Tractor Show –