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Judith Durfey
L to R: Judith Durfey, President of Branch 54, pictured making a HOF presentation to club member Arlin Colborg in 2021.
Lewis-Clark Antique Power Club, Inc., EDGE&TA Br. 54 is pleased to nominate Judith Durfey for Hall of Fame recognition for her outstanding, steadfast leadership as president the past 5 years starting in 2018. Further, Judith was re-elected to serve again as president for 2023 (her 6th consecutive term). And, in 2019 she took on the additional job of editing/producing the outstanding club newsletters (aka, THE LUBRICATOR).
It was back in 2017 during Branch 54’s winter meeting, agenda item—elections, then president David Ruark threaten to lock the exit door of the meeting room until a member volunteered to run for presidency! After a long pause, when no long-term member spoke up, Judith, a relatively new member, raised her hand and said, “Heck, I’ll do it”. She had just recently retired from Washington State University where she was one of the most senior administrative professionals on campus— serving as admin assistant to the Vice President of Business Affairs. So, she brought a wealth of talent to the presidency of Branch 54 with an impressive “skill-set” to guide the club through the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions and beyond. Her communication skills are top-shelf. She sends timely email notices to club members—keeping members posted on coming events to include our sister club’s activities, Branch 197 located in Spokane, WA and the National EDGE&TA.
Further, Judith is a “farm-girl”. She grew up on a family farm in the lower Yakima Valley of Washington State. And, after a college undergraduate degree in accounting, she married a farmer. Together they farmed in the Tri-Cities area of the state. In the 1980s when farm loan interest rates went through-the-roof, the Durfey family made the decision to move to Pullman, Washington where her husband would enter graduate school in Agriculture Mechanization and Engineering. Following graduate school, her husband went on to become the director/instructor of the Agriculture Technology & Management program at Washington State University. So, Judith has had a wealth of exposure to agriculture in the northwest over the years.
Judith has been tireless in her support of Branch 54 member collections and exhibiting of same at fair, shows and special events. Judith and her husband have collected unstyled model A John Deere tractors, stationary engines and implements like rock-crushers. She has also demonstrated strong support for the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum located in Pomeroy, WA.
Further, she has demonstrated resourcefulness in helping find new venues for the Branch 54 quarterly meetings. Her many contributions as president of Branch 54 can best be characterized as a herculean effort.
EDGE&TA Branch 261
Join us on the third weekend in August at the NowThen Historical Power Association Show. Visit our Caterpillar Clubhouse and Crawler collection, and we will do our best to get you a chance at operating one of our antique crawler.
Kathie Rosenquist
We have had the pleasure of working with Kathie Rosenquist as board members and committee members over the past 25 plus years. Kathie has spent countless hours over the years working on behalf of Branch 15 with both activities and operations. She has been instrumental in the planning, completion and operation of our Wolf Ironworks Museum at Powerland Heritage Park in Brooks, Oregon.
Kathie and her husband David have attended many National EDGE&TA Shows representing our club, including the 2016 National Show in Palmer, Alaska. If there is a meeting or an activity that Branch 15 is involved in, Kathie will most always be there.
We have found that Kathie has great organizational skills and is creative in finding solutions to succeed in whatever project is at hand. She is easy to work with and is an inspiration to everyone working with her. Many times Kathie has stepped up to take on a board position or committee when no one else was willing to make a commitment. Branch 15 and EDGE&TA owe Kathie a debt of gratitude for all of her hard work and perseverance over the past many years and her continued commitment for the future.
Ed Weidinger
Ed Weidinger was part of a small group of individuals that got together at a friend’s place to share their love for old iron and times long past. It started as a group event but soon started to draw people from the local areas as spectators. By 1988 the group decided to join EDGE&TA, becoming Branch 29. Ed has always been involved with the growth of our club, expressing his opinions on issues good or bad. He served as President of Branch 29 until 1999.
He always shows up for club work days and has always been involved with the planting of wheat for our threshing bee. Ed displays his shingle mill every year making shingles during our show. For many years he set up a trailer with small engines and hand crank corn huskers for the kids to enjoy.
Ed is also one of our announcers during our show keeping the crowd entertained with his many stories and anecdotes.
Submitted by: Ken Amann, President Branch 29