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Tractor Show and Ag Day celebrates 175 years of John Deere in Cambridge
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Press release submitted by Misty Wilson Cambridge Tractor Show and Ag Day celebrates 175 years of John Deere in Cambridge The 2012 Cambridge Tractor Show and Ag Day will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012 in Heritage Park in downtown Cambridge. The feature tractor this year will be a John Deere tractor owned by Bryce Wells, Milan, IL. This is the 175th year of John Deere and the Cambridge Tractor Show and Ag Day are going to celebrate! Set up and registration for tractors and exhibitors begins at 6:30 a.m. with everyone in their place by 8:30 a.m. Included in this years show are Tractors (antique and newer), Pedal tractors, Lawn and Garden tractors, Hit and Miss Motors, Semi Tractors and Farm Trucks. Registration for Kids and Tractor games will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. with games to begin at 11 a.m. All participants in the games must have an armband to participate this year. The 0-3 Pedal pull will be held first with a random winner being drawn to win a scooter/ride-on tractor donated by Russ Reed Commodities, Cambridge, IL. The 3 and over Pedal pull will be held following with a winner receiving a Pedal Tractor donated by Terry Bennett of Pioneer Seed Company, Cambridge, IL. The 10-70 age group Pedal pull will be held next with the winner of the random drawing winning a large John Deere tractor and cash prize. Following the Pedal pull, Tractor Games will be held with 5 different games. Some of the games will have 3 different categories. A breakfast will be held at the Cambridge American Legion in downtown Cambridge...and the Cambridge American Legion will also do an opening ceremony for the day with a Flag Raising Ceremony at 9 a.m. in Heritage Park. Food stands will be held throughout the entire day by the FFA Ag Alumni, 4-H, and the Cambridge Historical Society. There will be 1/2 hog raffles (with processing included) and 15 other raffle items available to win that day with the purchase of raffle tickets. A 50/50 drawing will also be held with proceeds to benefit Ron "Trog" Spence of Cambridge who was injured in a car accident on Dec. 31, 2011, and is now rehabilitating. Trog is a great friend to the Cambridge Tractor Show and Ag Day! Very unique tractors and semi tractors will also be on display during the day. Volunteers are still needed for the kids games and raffle tent...if you are interested in volunteering to help contact Karen Hutchinson at 309-937-5859 (Home) or 309-945-2858. For any further information, questions or registrations, contact Karen Hutchinson at the numbers listed above. 
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1863 -- 150 years ago: The annual review of the fire department of this city took placeyesterday and made a fine showing with machines and hose carts in tip-top order.
1888 -- 125 years ago: Last night's prayer meeting at Central Presbyterian Church wascalled off due to water in the basement, residue of last week's flood.
1913 -- 100 years ago: The junior class of Rock Island High School will hold a riverexcursion on the steamer St. Paul next Tuesday.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The 75th Anniversary of the Rock Island Arsenal today finds thenation's largest ordinance manufacturing plant filling many important orders for the army.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Miss Patrice Daly, Rock Island, a senior at Rock Island HighSchool, won second place in the recent state public speaking contest held in Peoria underthe auspices of the Knights of Pythias.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Hampton's sesquicentennial committee and the Hampton HistoricalSociety have scheduled a full slate of activities, which will be held throughout the year, to celebrate the village's 150th birthday. The first celebration will be the Memorial Dayprogram at 10 a.m. May 30, at the Brettun and Black Store Museum on River Road. Therewill be a sesquicentennial display.
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