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What's your A-C story? What's your A-C story? Send your photos and/or text to Send your photos and/or text to Old Allis News Old Allis News, 471 70th Ave., Clayton, WI 54004, , 471 70th Ave., Clayton, WI 54004, or oldallisnews@amerytel.net. or oldallisnews@amerytel.net. All are welcome to Gray in eastern Tennessee for the 34th annual Tri-State Antique Farm Show and Farmers Reunion April 22-25, 2027, host site of the Gathering of the Orange. Scott Rutledge is the contact for general information about the Allis-Chalmers feature display area. Contact him at (423) 754- 0805 or rrfarmscvtn@gmail.com. Donnie Morrison is the contact for vendor spaces in the A-C display area. Contact him at (704) 223-0768. There are indoor and outdoor spaces available. The feature tractor will be the "B," with this being the tractor model's 90th anniversary. Any version of a "B" will be found in the feature display. All other A-C's will be welcome, as well. An Allis banquet is planned for that Saturday evening at 6 p.m. Tickets will be available Jan. 1, 2027. Contact Rutledge at (423) 754-0805 for tickets. There are several hotels available in Johnson City, Tenn., 6 miles away, and Kingsport, Tenn., 12 miles away. The hotels closest to the show are the Holiday Inn Express, (423) 328-0500, and Quality Inn, (423) 410-0977. Camping on the fairgrounds is available but usually fills up quickly. Contact David Burnette at (828) 275-3563. Text is the best way to contact Burnette. Hosts look forward to seeing the A-C family at the show in eastern Tennessee next April. Organizers of the Gathering of the Orange next August in Oakley, Mich., have set a goal to round up a record number of Allis-Chalmers Model A tractors. They hope to re- create the iconic group photo from the Kansas show in the early-2000s that Saturday afternoon. The GOTO will be Aug. 20-22, 2027. Gates will be open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Classic construction equipment and Beach Masters will be highlighted. A lot of Beach Masters were sold into the Great Lakes area; hosts want to see how many they can get to the grounds. GOTO coordinator Matt Mallory has issued a friendly challenge to A-C collectors: "We need to set the bar high. I have a friendly bet that we'll have more Allis tractors on the grounds in 2027 than the John Deere guys can bring out in 2028 at our show. Bring out your orange and let's make them work for it." The GOTO banquet is scheduled for Aug. 21. Meal and ticket details will be forthcoming. Other show highlights will include daily tractor pulls, working sawmills & Veenkers Mill demonstrations, engine barns and live demos, dyno horsepower testing. Primitive camping will available on-site. For details, contact Cheryl Ziola at (989) 280-5453. Nearby hotel options include: Chesaning Inn and Suites (Chesaning, Mich., about 6 miles); the Comstock Inn and Conference Center (Owosso, Mich. about 14 miles; the Pines Country Inn (Owosso, Mich., about15 miles; Quality Inn (Durand, Mich., about 23 miles; Comfort Inn Birch Run - Frankenmuth (Birch Run, Mich., about 24 miles; AmericInn by Wyndham (Birch Run, Mich., about 24 miles; and Holiday Inn Express Birch Run-Frankenmuth Area (Birch Run, Mich., about 24 miles. For more information, visit MMOGTA.ORG; check out Mid-Michigan Old Gas Tractor Association on Facebook; or contact show coordinator Matthew Mallory at (989) 666-6170. Tennessee GOTO to highlight 'B' Michigan GOTO aiming for 'A' goal 7 OLD ALLIS NEWS