Central Illinois Green Club

Another January has come and gone and there are only 48 days until spring. Time seems to fly by even faster when the winter is milder and the sun is up and the days get longer.

It’s time to check those calendars and always keep an eye on the Greensheet as events will be filling dates quick.

Every year in the upcoming weeks, we start planning on attending some toy shows, and fundraisers.

Let us know what we can put on our calendar for you. Don’t forget our 2023 winter months meeting schedule for February and March. Our next club meeting is February18, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at the Bonfield

Lions Club. The March CIGC meeting will be the same time and the same place on March 18, 2023.

2023 Membership dues can still be paid. Bring them to a meeting or mail them to our P.O. Box 8, Bonfield, Illinois 60913. Bring a friend and your ideas or plans for future club events. Please keep those who are ill or have lost loved ones in your prayers.

I hope to see all of you at our upcoming meetings.
Sincerely,
Dave Wehrmann

I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season. With plenty of free time now we can reminisce about another great year.

It sure did go by fast. Let’s get on with 2023 and make it better than 2022. Don’t forget to read the Greensheet concerning our winter meeting day and time that has changed. Be sure to highlight the third Saturday of January, February and March on your calendars.

I hope to see you at 9:00 a.m. on January 21, 2023 at the Bonfield
Lions Club Hall for our January membership meeting. Keep everyone that is experiencing health problems or has lost loved ones in your prayers.
Be safe everyone.

Sincerely,
Dave Wehrmann

I hope everyone enjoyed the fall and have completed the harvest. Things moved along very quickly in the fields this year and the activities of October are just a memory. This year the fall colors came early and disappeared even faster as did the warm weather, too. So here we are in November, another busy month with Thanksgiving a few weeks away. We all have many things to be thankful for. Our homes, the bridges and roads we use every day, aren’t blown up and we didn’t have to maneuver the combine around craters left by bombs or missiles. We can thank our Veterans for our Freedom.
Be sure to honor our Veterans on November 11th. Bring your appetite to our potluck on the 16th. Hope you Rsvp’d!

Please don’t forget our Christmas party on December 14th. Keep in mind that the 14th is the second week of December. You’ll have to come to our November potluck meeting, read the Greensheet and emails for further details. Mark those calendars and start buying some items for the Christmas silent auction.

Be sure to remember those that have lost loved ones or are experiencing health issues.
Be safe everyone.

Sincerely,
Dave Wehrmann

Here we are in September with another Ride the River behind us. It was great and everyone had a wonderful day. We proved once again that a little rain never hurts anyone. Many countless hours were put into the planning and execution of the ride by the Members that helped. I sincerely appreciate it. Thanks to all of our sponsors for your support of the ride. A big Thanks to the Kankakee County Fair for a place to stage the ride. The Azzarelli Family (Mt. Langham) and Ag Reliant in Aroma Park for the space to have our morning break stops. Thank you to the Stauffenberg Family for inviting us to enjoy lunch at their farm and see their beautifully restored IH tractor collection. Ride the River wouldn’t exist without everyone that signed up to participate. Whether you attended or not, you will enjoy a club membership through December. We added this perk to say Thanks.

We’re looking forward to you renewing it with us by January 2023.
If you didn’t attend RTR you are still entitled to the RTR hat. You can pick it up at Plow Day or at our next meeting.

Looking ahead to Rodney’s plow day on September 10th Please be sure to sign up early as Rodney needs a head count for lunches. Call Jim Moody at 815-549-8127 or email james.moody5@gmail.com. Our next membership meeting is September 21st at 7:00 pm at Bonfield Lions Club Hall.

Don’t forget to keep our members and friends in your Prayers that are ill or have lost loved a loved one.

I hope to see you all soon!
Sincerely,
Dave Wehrmann

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer weather. It’s been quite a change from this spring. The tractor rides have been great and the good weather has helped a lot. This year is no different than others for things to do. There’s something for everyone to choose from.

Many of our members belong to the Will County Thresherman’s Club. Don’t forget their show July 21-24 at The Spiess Farm. Ride the River on August 20th will be here before you know it. Most of the planning is done and the route is set. It’s going to be another great one.

If your planning on riding we need your application and entry fees as soon as possible. August 10th is the deadline. We rely on head count to order hats and meals. We can always use additional help with this event. Let me know if you are interested. Our next CIGC membership meeting is July 20th, 7:00pm at Bonfield Lions Club Hall. Please don’t forget to include those who are dealing with illnesses or loss of loved ones in your Prayers. Let us know so the Club can mention this at our meeting and send a card. I hope to see all of you at our next meeting.

Sincerely,
Dave Wehrmann