Grimmincks donate pedal tractor and sleds to Kirkton-Woodham Optimist Club

Sylvestor and Geraldine Grimminck are pictured with the New Holland pedal tractor and one of the two pulling sleds that they generously donated to the Optimist Club of Kirkton-Woodham. This equipment is used in the kids' tractor pull at the Kirkton Fair, which had 108 children participate this past September.  Sylvestor manufactured the sleds himself.

By Val Thomson

The Optimist Club of Kirkton-Woodham has been running a kids' pedal tractor pull at the Kirkton fair for over 30 years.

They got along with one Ford pedal tractor and sled, plus another tractor and sled borrowed from the Clinton Optimist Club for many years. The need for more equipment was apparent. Case-IH, through sales representative Paul Hern of Stratford Farm Equipment, donated a Case-IH pedal tractor.

Sylvestor Grimminck manufactured two pulling sleds and he and his wife, Geraldine, donated the sleds, plus a New Holland pedal tractor, to the Kirkton-Woodham Optimist Club. One-hundred and eight kids had the chance to use the new equipment at the Kirkton fair this past September.

The generosity of these people is greatly appreciated by the Kirkton-Woodham Optimist Club, the community and especially the kids.