Dear Members and Section Friends,

The April 19th Allis-Chalmers meeting was well attended at Briggs & Stratton by more than 60 members. We enjoyed listening to Larry Gruenberger describe the methods and challenges of tractor development in the late 1970’s. The presentation was displayed from an old-style carousel slide projector, but the stories remained thrilling. It’s truly remarkable to see how product development has advanced over the last few decades! Many thanks to Clinkenbeard for presenting their rapid product development capabilities at the meeting. We are grateful for the continued financial sponsorship they provide to the Milwaukee Section.

Our family day event will be June 16th, at the June Sprints hosted at Road America. SAE will have a hospitality tent with soda and water available to all members attending. Purchase your tickets online today.

In closing the year, I’d like to reflect on the past nine months of activity. My primary goal this past year was to increase meeting attendance. Our methods to achieve this were improved timeliness for newsletter distribution, higher interest topics, and more affordable meal prices. I’m proud to say that our meeting attendance was at record high levels throughout the year! Thank you for engaging with our section and participating at the events. I’m confident that our momentum will result in another fantastic year beginning in September. I hope to see you at our final Section meeting at Oshkosh Corporation. I wish you a wonderful summer!

Best regards,

Jim Ryan

Chairman – Milwaukee Section