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Monday, May 14, 2012

Order Your Titan/WHO Tractor Tires

Call 1-800 - USA - BEAR and ask for Linda to order your WHO Tractor Tires!

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Monday, May 14, 2012

New Tractor Ride Color Groups

10 MPH

REVISED 5/14/12

10 MPH
1.	Jeff	Balvanz
2.	David	Balvanz
3.	Richard	Betz
4.	Raymond	Betz
5.	Thomas	Chebuhar
6.	Verne	Crabbs
7.	Mark	Croonquist
8.	Dennis	Fay
9.	Gary	Folkerds
10.	Don	Frischkorn
11.	Marshall	Fuqua
12.	Robert	Galbraith
13.	Joe	Gleason
14.	James	Gocke
15.	Butch	Gordon
16.	Keith	Gulling
17.	James	Hagen
18.	Tommy	Hagen
19.	Tom	Hagen Jr.
20.	Edmund	Hopkins
21.	Gary	Hopkins
22.	Odean	Jukam
23.	Dennis	Kessler
24.	Peter	Kiernan
25.	Larry	King
26.	Darryl	Landsverk
27.	Leonard	Lane
28.	Brian D.	Larson
29.	James	Ledger
30.	Quentin	McCune
31.	Leonard	McCune
32.	Leo	Miller
33.	Roger	Nelson
34.	Richard	Nelson
35.	Larry	Nikkel
36.	Carroll	Oberman
37.	Joe	Parks
38.	Eric	Popelka
39.	Chad	Princehouse
40.	Max	Princehouse
41.	John	Reynolds
42.	Neil	Rowe
43.	Duane	Schlomann
44.	Ron	Shank
45.	David	Vinzant
46.	Michael	Vinzant
47.	Orville	Weber Jr
48.	Gaylyn	Welton
49.	John	Williamson
50.	Carl	Zahradnik
BLUE

12 MPH
1.	Michael	Ackerman
2.	Nick	Ackerman
3.	Michael	Anderson
4.	Jerry	Arnold
5.	Delbert L.	Beenken
6.	Sonny	Beenken
7.	Richard	Bertram
8.	Robert	Bertram
9.	Robert	Betz
10.	Kenny	Black
11.	Larry	Bork
12.	Jon	Branson
13.	Larry	Branson
14.	Doyle	Carlson
15.	Norman	Clubine
16.	Carl	Cruchelow
17.	Darren	Cruchelow
18.	Terry	De Cook
19.	Jeff	Fight
20.	Larry	Fight
21.	Jerry	Fight
22.	Dale	Gottschalk
23.	Randy	Gottschalk
24.	Kenneth	Graham
25.	Dylan	Havens
26.	Ronald	Hersom
27.	Tom	Hollingshead
28.	Donald	Johnson
29.	Karen	Kaalberg
30.	Ray	Kauffman
31.	Norm	Kinkade
32.	Beryl	Kyner
33.	Steve	Kyner
34.	Gary	Lindgren
35.	Herb	Lobberecht
36.	Jim	McCarty
37.	Ron	Partlow
38.	John	Rains
39.	John	Rice
40.	Randall	Romesburg
41.	Brent	Romesburg
42.	Garvin	Ross
43.	Jerry	Rote
44.	Irvin	Rozenboom
45.	Edward	Rozenboom
46.	Ronald	Rozenboom
47.	Kendra	Schwellinger
48.	Larry	Snuggs
49.	Fred	Throckmorton
50.	Gordon	Van Gundy
51.	Tom	Vincent
52.	Terry	Wendt
53.	Bob	Westendorf
54.	Arlene	Wilder
55.	Roger	Zunkel
CREME

12 MPH
1.	Duane	Brandt
2.	Greg	Brandt
3.	William	Brandt
4.	John	Camp
5.	Tom	Carlson
6.	Al	Caruth
7.	Clyde	Casady
8.	Vaughn	Cline
9.	Carolyn	Coates
10.	Mardis “Jake”	Coffey
11.	Wallace	Deters
12.	Leland	Dolecheck
13.	Marvin	Ehnen
14.	Rick	Finley
15.	Bill	Francisco
16.	John	Georg
17.	Randal	Glade
18.	Ron	Glade
19.	Dennis	Glade
20.	David	Glade
21.	Tom	Heikes
22.	Fred	Hembry
23.	Gary	Hembry
24.	Stanley	Housberg
25.	Norman	Huisman
26.	Larry	Jacobson
27.	Larry	Jacobson
28.	Dallas	Koch
29.	Eugene	Kraber
30.	Steve	Kraber
31.	Harlan	Maasdam
32.	Larry	Maasdam
33.	Kent	Manternach
34.	Robert	Maxwell
35.	Deb	May
36.	James	Metcalf
37.	Tim	Meyer
38.	Jon	Miller
39.	Austin	Milligan
40.	Jim	Milligan
41.	Darin	Mills
42.	Bob	Moore
43.	Charlie	Morgan
44.	Ken	Niemeier
45.	Tom	Plunkett
46.	Calvin	Poppe
47.	Paul	Pruismann
48.	Ivyl	Ransom
49.	Fred	Rider
50.	Harlyn	Riekena
51.	Edward	Robinson
52.	Dave	Rogers
53.	Ben	Rogers
54.	Dale	Ryon
55.	John	Spain
56.	Robert	Stevens
GRAY

12 MPH
1.	Wynde	Allen
2.	Daryl	Bennett
3.	Clair	Cairns
4.	Alan	Fiala
5.	Tim	Fiala
6.	Glenn	Freese
7.	Douglas	Gibson
8.	Chop	Gibson
9.	Delores	Gibson
10.	Maynard	Hansen
11.	Milton	Heins
12.	Terry	Hertle
13.	Bill	Hughs
14.	Randy	Huyser
15.	Carl	Jackson
16.	Mark	Johnson
17.	Harold	Knudsen
18.	Doug	Kruse
19.	Amy	Lucht
20.	Marvin	Mahr
21.	Charlie	McCoy
22.	David	McDonald
23.	Matt	McDonald
24.	Milford	Moen
25.	Dennis	Pansegrau
26.	Dustin	Platte
27.	Janet	Platte
28.	Thomas	Platte
29.	Randy	Pollock
30.	Arthur	Reddish Jr
31.	Steven	Rosenboom
32.	Jeffery	Rudolph Jr.
33.	Gary	Russell
34.	Luverne	Schmidt
35.	Lonnie	Schmidt
36.	Ali	Schnell
37.	Darwin	Schossow
38.	CW ‘Bill’	Schossow
39.	Paul	Schroeder
40.	Gerald	Simpson
41.	Keith	Streit
42.	Alan	Suckow
43.	Garold	Titus
44.	Donald	Van Wyk
45.	John E.	Van Zee
46.	Dennis	Walvatne
47.	Jerry	Warner
48.	Ed	West
49.	Bill	Zegers
GREEN

12 MPH
1.	Verlin	Akers
2.	Ron	Besco
3.	Harry	Beukema
4.	Jeff	Brooks
5.	Jim	De Bruin
6.	Ruth	De Bruin
7.	Keith	Dencklau
8.	Martin	Dobson
9.	Merle	Doty
10.	Art	Feyereisen
11.	Delmar	Ford
12.	Raymond	Gibbs
13.	Jim	Goodhue
14.	Mike	Goodhue
15.	James	Granzow
16.	Mark	Granzow
17.	David	Granzow
18.	Roy	Greenlee
19.	Joseph	Grote
20.	Tom	Hanus
21.	Lance	Hauser
22.	Dale	Henry
23.	Edwin	Henry
24.	Leon	Herndon
25.	Darryl	Hull
26.	Jeff	Johnson
27.	Heidi	Kaisand
28.	Jeff	Kaisand
29.	Larry	Kenyon
30.	Marlin	Kirkdorffer
31.	Dale	Larsen
32.	Gary	Larsen
33.	Steve	Locker
34.	Lisa	Meinders
35.	Nathan	Naberhaus
36.	Donald	Petty
37.	Gary	Roorda
38.	Gary	Schrad
39.	Phil	Sereg
40.	Gordon	Shinn
41.	Bill	Shoup
42.	Howard W	Slocum
43.	Dale	Thompson
44.	Larry	Van Ersvelde
45.	Kenneth	Van Maanen
46.	Vernon	Van Wyk
47.	Carl	Veldhuizen
48.	Roger	Vos
49.	Rick	Vos
PURPLE

12 MPH
1.	Kenneth	Brown
2.	Roger	Bruxvoort
3.	Ken	Fynaardt
4.	Cindy	Glandorf
5.	Daniel	Glandorf
6.	Clayton	Green
7.	Larry	Griggs
8.	Michael	Hofer
9.	Myron	Huyser
10.	Vicki	Huyser-Eatwell
11.	Ross	Jabaay
12.	David	Kardell
13.	Mike	Larson
14.	Ken	Larson
15.	Virgil	Larson
16.	Tom	Naberhaus
17.	Christopher	Peiffer
18.	Dana	Peiffer
19.	Kristin	Pyle
20.	Ronald	Ritter
21.	Lawrence	Roose
22.	Dean	Saunders
23.	Paul	Schaper
24.	Ken	Schnell
25.	Donald	Seaton
26.	Jerome	Sheets
27.	Marv	Shippy
28.	Cyril	Steinlage
29.	Andrew	Sternhagen
30.	Bill	Thoms
31.	Don	Tibbals
32.	Scott	Tibbals
33.	Jeff	Titus
34.	Bill	Tucker
35.	Nancy	Tucker
36.	Terry	Ubben
37.	Ty	Ubben
38.	Jake	Van Gorp
39.	Ed	Van Kooten
40.	LeRoy	Van Maanen
41.	Brett	Van Soelen
42.	Arvin	Van Wyk
43.	Jeremy	Vander Molen
44.	Josh	Vander Molen
45.	Marty	Vander Molen
46.	Ron	Veren
47.	Darlene	Vos
48.	Harris	Vos
49.	Larry	Wildin
50.	Jay	Wildin
51.	Craig	Zylstra
ORANGE

14 MPH
1.	Jim	Anderson
2.	Richard W.	Booth
3.	Ronny	Bristle
4.	John	Bunnell
5.	Steve	Bunnell
6.	Robert	Campbell
7.	Ronald	Christensen
8.	Ray	Cook
9.	Duane	DeVore
10.	Tom	Duitsman
11.	Bob	Frazier
12.	Larry	Gillman
13.	Doug	Good
14.	Scott	Grubbs
15.	Dennis	Hanson
16.	Jerrod	Hanson
17.	Kelly	Haws
18.	Don	Haws
19.	Lynn	Holdeman
20.	Ron	Johanson
21.	Komer	Johnson Jr
22.	Rodney	Jolly
23.	Randy	Judge
24.	Leroy	Lemberg
25.	Gary	Luett
26.	Richard	Marsh
27.	Erik	McFarland
28.	Raymond	Moody
29.	Ronald	Picray
30.	Richard	Pisarik
31.	Virgil	Roorda
32.	Bruce	Roorda
33.	Loren	Roorda
34.	Lyle	Roorda
35.	Elmer	Roorda
36.	Norman	Roorda
37.	Robert	Schirm
38.	Lowell	Sherwood
39.	Terry	Steel
40.	Linda	Steel
41.	Doran	Van Rheenen
42.	Roger	VanDer Kamp
43.	Sterling	Weeda
44.	Marvin	Wehrle
45.	Richard	Wenzig
PINK

14 MPH
1.	Kim	Barkmeier
2.	J. Carroll	Boot
3.	Richard	Burns
4.	Matt	Conner
5.	Stuart	Conner
6.	Weston	Conner
7.	Diana	Craig
8.	Aaron	Fay
9.	Pat	Fay
10.	Jim	Genter
11.	Jerry	Griffin
12.	Kevin	Hacker
13.	Stan	Harms
14.	Clarence	Heideman
15.	George	Kirkland
16.	Richard	Klocko
17.	Dave	Lovett
18.	Ed	McDonald
19.	Raymond	Miller
20.	Cliff	Mulder
21.	Brent	Mulder
22.	Noel	Nehman
23.	Jack	Neubauer
24.	Denny	Neubauer
25.	Leonard	Penning
26.	Reece	Penning
27.	Dennis	Pitstick
28.	David	Raymond
29.	Ronald	Rice
30.	Jimmie	Robson
31.	Steven	Smith
32.	Jim	Smith
33.	Wayne	Speer
34.	Wayne	Stewart
35.	Gene	Strohman
36.	Jeff	Throckmorton
37.	Pat	Tobin
38.	Brent	Torgeson
39.	Kevin	Torgeson
40.	Roland	Van Vark
41.	Dan	Van Wyk
42.	Loren	Van Wyk
43.	Bob	Vander Wilt
44.	Dean	Vander Wilt
45.	Robert	Whitham
46.	Ken	Wieland
47.	Mark	Williams
48.	Donald	Williams
49.	Lowell	Wykle
RED

14 MPH
1.	John	Brannen
2.	Dennis	Brown
3.	Dean	Cleveland
4.	Sam	Cleveland
5.	Billy	Elrod
6.	Hank	Geery
7.	Curt	Hansen
8.	Otis	Henning
9.	Mike	Hornick
10.	Jim	Johnston
11.	Craig	Johnstone
12.	Cliff	Kessler
13.	Wayne	Koos
14.	Larry M.	Koos
15.	Ward	Koos
16.	George	Kraber
17.	Dick	Lammey
18.	Linden	Leonard
19.	Terry	Leonard
20.	Max	Maggard
21.	John	Nearmyer
22.	Gerold	Olson
23.	Kalven	Simbro
24.	Bill	Sturtz
25.	John	Van Ryswyk
26.	Don	Van Ryswyk
27.	Carl	Van Ryswyk
28.	Larry	Van Weelden
29.	Brad	Van Wyk
30.	Allan Scott	Van Wyk
31.	Allan	Van Wyk
32.	Alvin	Van Wyk
33.	Norman	Vansice
34.	Jim	Walker
35.	Bill	Waugh
36.	Raymond	Woody
37.	Jerry	Woody
38.	Don	Wormley
YELLOW

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Wanted: Natural Gas-fueled Tractor For Display

The Big Show needs a tractor fueled by Natural Gas for display on Monday, May 21 in Grimes, Iowa, during their live broadcast. If you have a tractor that runs on Natural Gas, please call Janine at 515-988-1095.

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Monday, May 07, 2012

Mark Your Calendars!......Come See The Big Show Tractor Tire By Titan Tire

May 11th - Friday
Time - 11:30 a - 1 p…the Big Show!
Place - Centerville Tractor & Implement on the South side of Centerville

It will be 44 days until the Great WHO Tractor Ride so stop and visit and meet the WHO Big Show crew!

Guest will include but not be limited too;

Jane Inman and Skip Sagar from Titan Tire - showing off the Big Show Tractor tire..come and see it! Get all your questions answered!

Joyce Bieber - Chamber of Centerville - updates on all the activities that are planned in Centerville.

Jim Kirby - Centerville Tractor & Implement -discussing Semi parking for Tractor ride

Bob Sinclair - Sigourney Tractor - New John Deere News

Its Beef Month….of course there will be BEEF to eat!

Look forward in seeing everyone!

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Monday, April 30, 2012

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF CENTERVILLE WELCOMES THE WHO TRACTOR RIDE

The members of the First United Methodist church are opening their homes and hearts to the WHO Tractor riders. We have housing/tractor/trailer parking and a meal opportunity for participants/support/families of the WHO tractor ride. All proceeds go to the First United Methodist Church in Centerville. We will match your needs to our accommodations. Free meal with rental. Tax receipts will be available. If interested please call the church office: 641-856-3213 or e-mail your inquiry to centervilleumc@iowatelecom.net.

See accommodation list at centervillefirst.org

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Tractor Ride Auction - FRIDAY, APRIL 27th

Tractor Ride Registration Auction - Friday, April 27th - 11:30 a.m. - 1p.m.

Listen to the WHO Big Show this Friday the 27th to buy your registration for the 2012 Tractor Ride in Centerville! The ride is full and has a waiting list so this is your opportunity to give to a charitable organization plus get you a coveted space on the 2012 Ride.

The auction will begin at 11:30 a.m. and continue through the Big Show until 1p.m.

Please call 515-284-1040 after 11:30 a.m. to place your bid for a WHO Tractor Ride registration.

We will action off 2 WHO Tractor Ride Registrations, and 2 WMT Tractor Ride Registrations.

2012 WHO Tractor Ride is SOLD OUT…Please call to put your name on the waiting list…515-245-8921

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Friday, April 13, 2012

TITAN Tire And The Big Show Present The 2012 WHO Tractor Ride Tire!

Transposed CNC engraving of the mold

The official announcement will air live on the Big Show later today, April 13, 2012, so if you're reading this before 11:30 AM, you're among the first to know!

We're extremely pleased to tell you that TITAN Tire has designed a limited edition tractor tire commemorating the 2012 WHO Radio Tractor Ride, promising drivers a smooth ride and a truly distinctive mark that will undoubtedly be treasured for generations.

TITAN Tire will produce two sizes of tires, whose run gets underway today, April 13, and will be limited to 50 tires in each of the two sizes!

Call TODAY to reserve your Tires! Phone: 800-USA-BEAR (800-872-2327); ask for Linda.

SIZES
12.4-38......$480.00 + tax
13.6-38......$540.00 + tax

Credit cards only, please! Delivery options will be discussed when you place your order.

WHO Radio and the Big Show would like to thank TITAN Tire for their many hours designing the perfect tire for Big Show tractor drivers!

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

NEW And DIFFERENT Is Fun��really!

In past years, the WHO Tractor Ride has divided riders by numbered groups. This year, we’ll divide you into groups by color. We’ve gone through the list, put you with your friends, and divided you into groups of 50 - 60. Due to the size of our Break and Lunch locations we cannot just let you go when you want to this year. Break locations have room for roughly 50 tractors, so groups will need to be about that size. You won’t be able to change around this year, as in past years, or we won’t fit!

We have 9 groups of tractors this year. To help keep us all in the right group, you’ll be given a colored number to place on your tractor. If you’re assigned a red tractor number, you’ll be required to ride only with the red group. There’ll still be lots of chances to spend time with riders from other groups when we’re not actually on the ride course.

We’ll be sending out your group assignment very soon. Look it over carefully and make sure you are in the group you plan to ride with all three days. If not, please call us ASAP at 515-245-8900 and ask for Pat. The tractors are divided by speed into 10, 12 and 14 mph groups. Group Leaders and Tail Drivers will stay the same, but we won’t have 11 and 13 mph groups this year…those two will be moved into 12 or 14 mph groups. It's something new, and it’ll work fine if we all ride with our friends in the proper groups.

Each day the 10 mph group will start us off…followed by the 12 mph groups and, finally, the speed demons in the 14 mph groups. The order of the 12 and 14 mph groups will vary each day, so you’ll need to follow your color route card. If you were in the Red group, and you left in the second group Monday, you may leave in the fourth group on Tuesday and the third group on Wednesday. Oh, what fun you’ll have! Just read your route card and you’ll be just fine. Remember, it’s about having fun!

There’ve been lots of changes to make the 2012 ride different, fun and more exciting! If you have any concerns – or you want more explanation – please call Janine at 515-245-8933.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Tractor Ride Is FULL!

Thank you for sending in your applications.

Please check to see if your name is on the attached file. Check the spelling to make sure it is correct for your name tag.

View Document

If you need to make any changes please call us ASAP: 515-245-8900. Ask for Pat. If you do not see your name you are on the waiting list. The first part of June we will be adding people from the waiting list if we have had people call and cancel their spot on the ride.

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