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. Tell the cashier you are with Apple Country so gratuity will be added. 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 $100 per person or $150 for family of two. 

Dues are due in December. Please mail to: Ivagene Parham, 2698 New Leicester Highway, Leicester, NC 28748. The information desired is: name, street, city, state, zip and phone. If you pay your dues before the end of January, 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.

Miscellaneous:
Interesting Reading by local 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.

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: Ivagene Parham
Newsletter Editor: Al Smith

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

YEARS 2009-2010:
Ray Metcalf
Jim Holbrook
Bill Maddox
John Rhinehart
Robbie Raines

YEARS 20010-2011:
Jeff Ballard
Delaine DeBruhl
Lee Roy Nicholson
Ken Parham
Al Smith

ALTERNATE:
Ray Trull
Frank Loveland