March 30st, 2013: Swap
meet. Open 9:00 at the showgrounds.
OCTOBER
11th, 12th, & 13th, 2013:
The three
days of Cotton Ginning Days will be here soon! Show grounds open Wednesday October
10th
for those wanting to camp and visit a little
longer. Click here for
show flier.
Friday night there is a social
around the gin building with hot
apple cider and deserts of all
kinds. Come get reacquainted with
old friends and meet some new ones
at 6:00 p.m. See ya at the gin
building in the middle of the show
grounds.
Saturday night our club provides a
free country style dinner for all
exhibitors in the Citizens Resource
center at the entrance to the show
grounds. Be sure to get your tickets
for dinner when you register your
display with
Bill or Jill at the registration
desk under the gin building in the
middle of the show grounds.
Eagle Scout Project:
Our
young club member Devin Holland has
gotten approval from the Eagle Scout
project review board. Devin will be
building a early 1900's style
machine shop at the show grounds in
the village with the existing
blacksmith building. This exciting
project will be developing in 2009.
Fund raising letters were mailed out
in late January and we are awaiting
receipt of donations. The Parks &
Recreation Dept. is assisting us in
meeting with the correct personnel
in Code Enforcement for the building
permit.
FOLLOW
THE PROJECT HERE. Update:
Devin completed the project in March
2011 and received his Eagle Scout
award. Come to CGD's and see the
machine shop.
Pictures of CGD's 2010:
CLICK HERE
for some photos of last year's
Cotton Ginning Days festival.
SECURITY
Exhibitors can rest easy knowing
their displays will be under careful
watch by our local police department
the week of and the weekend of the
annual show.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Our
Representative, Sue Myrick, attended
Cotton Ginning Days a few years ago
and was so impressed she requested
GAMTRA prepare a "Local Legends"
record of Gaston County to be
on permanent display at the Library
of Congress. This can be seen
on the web
here.
JOIN IN THE FUN Interested
in becoming a member of the GAMTRA
organization? Do you like antique
engines, tractors, steam engines,
traction engines, or farm equipment?
Maybe you'd like to rub shoulders
with fellow hobbyist in the area.
The GAMTRA group is a great
organization to meet like minded
folks interested in this great
hobby. Preservation of
Americana, and then displaying it to
educate the public about the
way of life a 100 years ago is the
mission of our friendly
group. We have meetings once a month
and a couple of club picnics/dinners
at the show grounds each year.
