MWTCA Area F tool meeting now on Sept. 13th

Announcing change of date, MWTCA Area F tool meeting (Nappanee, Indiana) will be on Sept. 13 th. 2025. Old date Sept 20^th. I apologize for any scheduling problems this change may cause you. The Nappanee Apple Festival will be on the 20^th, which means several streets will be closed and every parking space in a 6-block area will be full.

This Area F meeting of will be like meetings in past years.

Location – 2^nd floor at Coppes Commons. 300-400 East Market Street, Nappanee, Indiana. Unload at the elevator at the steps on the East side of the building. Upstairs and follow the signs. A 2-wheel cart will be very helpful.

Time – arrive when you want (8 AM is good), stay till noon.  Remember  Sept 13^th.

Setup – round tables are free, I just need to know how many you want. Table covers provided.

Cost – $5.00 per MWTCA member, Pay at the door. Spouse, children & friends etc. are no cost.

I would like to publicly thank Thomas Mast & Family, they own Coppes Commons and Thomas is a member of MWTCA and has offered this venue free of charge for several years.

Registration    (do not send money, pay the door)    but I do need to know how many people in your party (Cinnamon rolls and coffee, etc.) and the number of tables you want.   Send an email to me with that information, please.

My email is wmwyork@aol.com          cell number is    1-574-326-7493

If you do not have email, send a registration letter to my address.

William Warner 13654 N. St. Rd. 19 Nappanee, IN 46550

For More Info Contact Bill Warner (574) 773-3228 wmwyork@aol.com

USMWT CA Area Meetings in Indiana have usually been in the Southern or the Northern part on the state. The Southern meeting is at McCormick Creek State Park. Usually in March, next year’s meeting will be the twentieth consecutive meeting. This is a two-day meeting at a great location. The Northern meeting has recently been in an old kitchen cabinet factory, in Nappanee, Indiana. Coppescommons.com is the web address. Coppes commons has become a destination for shoppers and tourist. Coppes is famous for making their own brand of the “Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet” from 1902 thru 1940. Coppes is still in business, making it the oldest continuous operating kitchen factory in the U.S. I have volunteered at Coppes for many years as the Coppes Historian. The actual room used for the tool meetings has moved around in the buildings, depending on the space available. This year we will be in an upstairs room (elevator accessible) of the earliest building, built in approx. 1892. Plenty of room to spread out on tool tables. The owner of Coppes Commons is also a MWTCA member and has generously provided the room for no cost, his personal tool collection is also located in this room. My goal is to have a low-cost meeting for the attendees. Check out the web site and see all the shops located in Coppes Commons.