Gap Relief Sale 2008

We had the opportunity to go to the Gap Relief Sale

on August 9. We were very excited to meet

who built the MCC Mobile Meat Canner out of wood

He is Edgar Lehman from chambersbur, Pa

Edgar is a very gifted craftsman who has been creating many pieces of wooden handiwork.

This replica is a 1:17 scale model built out of oak wood and the result of over 100 hours of meticulous crafting.

trip to Leamington, Ont. Canada

Loren left on Thursday morning at 4: a.m. and returned home Sat. at 6: a.m.

He went to Leamington, Ontario, Canada to pick up the Meat Canner Sealer that was being repaired there, the following Monday we took it down to Akron, Pa

We were able to meet with 3 of the 4 guys that will be working on the canner this year

Viktor from Germany, Peter from Manitoba, Canada, and Steven from Chambersburg, Pa.

They were busy working on the canner when we arrived there. They helped to unload the sealer from the truck.

MCC Meat Canning Schedule 2008-2009

October 10-14 Sterling, Ohio
Oct. 16-17 Middlefield, Ohio
Oct. 20-23 Kidron, Ohio
Oct. 27 Moundridge, Kansas
Oct. 28-30 North Newton, Kansas
Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Buhler/Inman, Kansas
Nov. 3-4 Hillsboro, Kansas
Nov. 6-7 Hutchinson, Kansas
Nov. 10-11 Milford, Nebraska
Nov. 13-14 Mountain Lake, Minnesota
Nov. 19-22 Winkler, Manitoba, Canada
No.v 25-26 Freeman, South Dakota
Dec. 1 - 4 Henderson, Nebraska
Dec. 8 - 9 Hydro, Oklahoma
Dec. 11 - 12 Fairview, Oklahoma
Dec. 15-16 Pryor, Oklahoma
Dec. 18 - 19 Versailles, Missouri
Dec. 22-23 Cantril, Iowa
Jan. 8-9, 2009 Kalona, Iowa
Jan. 12-13 Montgomery, Indiana
Jan. 15-16 Freeport, Illinois
Jan. 20-30 Goshen, Indiana
Feb. 2-3 Berne, Indiana
Feb. 5-7 Berlin, Ohio
Feb. 10-12 Spartansburg, Pa.
Feb. 16-19 Belleville, Pa.
Feb. 23-27 White Horse, Pa.
March 2-6 Hinton, Virginia
March 9-13 Chambersburg, Pa.
March 16-20 Kirkwood, Pa.
March 23-27 Ephrata, Pa.
March 30-April 1 Hatfield, Pa.
April 2-4 Myerstown, Pa.
April 7-10 Sterling, Ohio
April 13-16 Penn Yan, New York
April 20-23 Leamington, Ontario, Canada
April 27-30 Elmira, Ontario, Canada