General Meetings followed by Board Meeting
General meetings are the fourth Tuesday of the month at Bay Breeze Seafood Restaurant, 1830 Asheville Highway in Hendersonville, NC. Visitors are welcome. Dinner is at 5:30 pm, meeting starts at 6:30 pm. Note: gratuity will be added to your check. In October, the General Meeting is likely to be moved to the third Tuesday to allow us time to have the meeting before Fall Harvest Days. In December the General meeting is moved to the first Saturday as a Christmas dinner.

Membership
Membership dues are $20 for the calendar year. We also have a Life Membership for $150 includes family. 

Dues are due in December. Please mail to: Niki Metcalf, 11106 Glenn Road. SE, Arden, NC 28704. The information desired is: name, street, city, state, zip, phone and email. If you pay your dues before the end of February, you will be listed in the Apple Country Membership Roster available to all members.

Membership Benefits:
Monthly Newsletter, Membership Roster, free admission for family to club events: i.e.., Fall Harvest Days, voting privileges at General Meetings, Christmas Dinner.

Affiliates:

Author

Daughter of ACAETA members Robert & Betty Delwiche - Elizabeth Engelhardt - Hendersonville High Class of 1988, and then college downstate - is currently teaching at University of Texas, Austin.

Several BBQ proprietors in Central Texas, in conjunction with the Southern Foodways Alliance, were searching for a writer to do a book that would capture their families' history. Elizabeth accepted the challenge. With a team of 11 graduate students, they worked for over two years interviewing and photographing the owners and employees of some 25 renowned haunts in the middle of Texas - some spanning 3 or 4 generations - to produce this 257 page book containing more than 100 full color photos.

Enjoy this richly satisfying journey into the world of barbecue as food and culture, filled with first-person stories from pit masters, barbecue joint owners, sausage makers, and wood suppliers.

The book titled Republic of Barbecue: Stories Beyond the Brisket, was officially launched this month, and now available on Amazon.com, and local book stores soon.  Look for ISBN: 978-0-292-71998-9. I carry a copy in my truck; ask if you would like to take a look. You can check www.republicofbarbecue.com, or find them on facebook at Republic of Barbecue and on twitter @RepublicofBBQ).

For more information, call Bob Delwiche (828) 674-5575.

Club Affiliate:

Mountain Farm & Home Museum, 101 Brookside Camp Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792, proprietor A.B. Wexler (828) 697-3349 contains both mechanical and home equipment displays, including many horse drawn as well as engine and tractor pieces. 

Web Sites: 

mfhmuseum.homestead.com

NC ECHO - North Carolina Exploring Cultural Heritage Online

Apple Country Antique Engine & Tractor Association is a non-profit 501 3(c) corporation. 

Mailing Address:
Apple Country Antique
Engine & Tractor Association
3 B&D Drive, Mills River, NC 28759

Officers
President: Larry Phillips
Vice President: Tim Asbury
Treasurer: Robert Goode
Secretary: Joan Cox
Membership: Niki Metcalf
Newsletter Editor: Al Smith

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

YEARS 2011-2012:
Ray Metcalf
Jim Holbrook
Bill Maddox
John Rhinehart
Doug Dunlap

YEARS 2010-2011:
Jeff Ballard
Delaine DeBruhl
Lee Roy Nicholson
J.Z. Maxwell
Al Smith

ALTERNATE:
Kevin Metcalf
Frank Loveland