GOTEM

08/06/2026

08/03/2026

‼️ WINNER ‼️

This is Owen Collier one of our Scholarship winners from Greenup County High School!

His grandfather was one of our club members and he had a hand in building our pulling sled.

Congratulations!! And again thank you to everyone who applied!

07/26/2026

🚜❤️ THANK YOU, BOBBY HALL & MATT SMITH! ❤️🚜

Yesterday at our Memorial Tractor Drive, these two stepped up in a big way with a $2,000 donation toward our scholarships. Your generosity helps us support local students and keep the heart of this event alive.
We appreciate you both more than you know!

07/24/2026

‼️WINNER‼️

This is Brynlee Trippett she is another one of our scholarship winners from Russell High School!!

And thank you again to all the other that applied! We are excited for next year!!

07/24/2026

This Saturday July 25th is our Memorial Tractor Drive!! Everyone will meet at the Kentucky Farm Bureau building at ⏰9am.

Tractors will start pulling out at ⏰10am

Cookout/Lunch will be provided at Phillip Claxons, then the drive will make its way back towards the farm bureau building.

Everyone get your old iron out and join us!

07/20/2026

‼️Monthly Meeting‼️

Our monthly meeting is this Tuesday! We will be discussing our up coming events and our memorial tractor drive. Thanks

⏱️ July 21st 7pm

07/18/2026

‼️ WINNER ‼️

This is Ella Adkins she was one of our proud scholarship winners from Raceland High School! Once again thank you to all of you that put in an application! We can’t wait for next year!

07/18/2026

Here is an easy way to get tickets!

07/18/2026

Do not miss out on the one and only Farm to Table dinner!!! 🍽️

Tickets are only $35 for the event and kids under 5 are free!

We are proud to say we will be providing homemade ice cream for this event! You don’t want to miss out!! This will be a fundraiser for the kids of FFA, 4H, and the McConnell House!

📅 Today July 18th
⏱️ Gates open at 5pm

07/04/2026

Thursday July 2nd one of our beloved G.O.T.E.M members went to be with the lord in heaven. Chuck Thacker was one of the most dedicated members of this club and even a better friend. He would go out of his way anytime anywhere. He was always trying to lend out a hand to help anytime we had an event going on with our club. Chuck was a very knowledgeable man when it came to any with an engine. You could be trying to get an old tractor to run for an hour and he could walk over and do a couple things and you’d be on your way in minutes. He had a love for his hobby but that doesn’t even compare to the love he has for his family. We have truly lost a great friend and mentor.

Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers at this time.

Charles Ray “Chuck” Thacker, 56, of Flatwoods, Kentucky passed away Thursday, July 2, 2026, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Ironton, Ohio. Chuck was born January 27, 1970, in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of Henry Arthur Thacker of South Shore, Kentucky and the late Martha Jane Frazier Thacker. He was a 1988 graduate of Greenup County High School, member of G.O.T.E.M. tractor club, and member and former deacon at Chinns Branch Baptist Church. Chucktgrf5t6=] greatly enjoyed spending time with his family and grandchildren. He was a hardworking, loving, and wonderful father and husband who loved his family dearly. One of his favorite things was chocolate cake from Applebees.

In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by an infant brother David Wayne Thacker.

In addition to his father he is survived by his wife of 7 years Sharon Doreen Whitely Thacker; one son Nathanael (Emily Adams) Thacker of Ashland, Kentucky; one daughter Callina (Josh Mullins) of Grayson, Kentucky; two step daughters Erin (Dakota Brahier) Crosby of Flatwoods, Kentucky and Alicia (Nathan) Kelley of Flatwoods, Kentucky; four brothers Bill (Marsha Wilson) Thacker of South Shore, Kentucky, Ronnie (Jenny) Thacker of South Shore, Kentucky, Dale (Cathy York) Thacker of South Shore, Kentucky, Jeffrey “Shorty” Thacker of South Shore, Kentucky; three granddaughters Holly Rae Thacker, Baylee Jane Mullins, and Taylor Ann Mullins; and one grandson Ventus Lucas Kelley.

Funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at Reed Funeral Home in Greenup, Kentucky by Minister James Adams. Burial will be in Frazier Family Cemetery in Greenup, Kentucky. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm on Tuesday and one hour before the service on Wednesday. Condolences may be made at www.rlrfuneralhome.com.