Show was held at Ken Rock Community Center Rockford, IL.  Complete story is shown below.

The club decided to get shirt with logo on them. Cost was $20.00. The boy scout contacted the club and asks if we would be willing to teach wood carving to them.  A number of carvers went to Lowden State Park and work with the scouts.  Also, the cub scouts contacted our club about soap carving again a group help the club scout at Alpine Park. These young boys earned merit badges.  Club picnic was at Sinissippi Park.  December meeting is Christmas party.  Refreshment and tool swap and etc.

This was a sad time Joe Getty passed away on December 19, 2000.  Joe liked to carve bears.

Club Officers

President Gary Meyer
Vice President Gale Terrell
Treasurer Judy Englund
Secretary Dolores Cascio

Librarian Marshall Field
Program Committee Marshall Field
Newsletter Editor Gary Meyer
Show Chairperson Gordon Moscinski and Ray Olson
Photographer Larry Clark

These are pictures of the show in Chip Chats Magazine September-October 2000

From the Rockford Register Star, Wednesday, June 7, 2000

Blackhawk Woodcarvers Host 6^th Annual Show

The Blackhawk Woodcarvers of Rockford Illinois hosted their 6th annual carving show on June 11, 2000. The auditorium at Kenrock Community Center was full of carving tables, carvers and show visitors. Carvers from Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa particitpated. The one day show had a visitor attendance of 500 with 35 carvers and vendors participating.

This years vendors were Cliff Drinkwine from Madison, WI (tools). Del Lor from Rockford, IL (wood). Pete Altage from MO (cutouts), and Gotleb Brandli from Monroe, WI (chip carving supplies).

Features of this years show that proved to be hit were the children's soap carving table supervised by Tony DeVita along with Elaine and Gail Terrell which was continually busy with future carvers. An area for continuous VCR demonstration of carving run by Marshall Field Jr. also proved to be a popular attraction with the carvers and the non- carver show attendees.

Club President Gary Meyer and his group of club members pro-vided a quick show setup and take down. Thanks to these people for all the work put into making things run smoothly. Special thanks to Dolores Cascio, Judy Englund, Marion Blasco and Dave Lothian for their efforts in the judged carving tallies and distribution of awards. Thanks again to Larry Clark and his crew, Dolores Cascio, Gary Meyer, Judy Englund, Wes Englund and Gordy Moscinski for making a photo record of all the winners and the display tables of the individual carvers. Thanks to the judges, Jay Brost from Fontana, WI and Paul Hochstetter from Poynet, WI, who had a challenge in selecting winners from the 85 entries in the judged competition. Thanks to their efforts the three levels of carving skills (beginners. intermediate and advanced) received helpful comments about improving their carvings.

The judges awarded the "Best of Show" to Ernst Possner's animal carving at the advanced level. This carving also won a first in that category. Bob Le Master won the "People's Choice" for the second year in a row for his excellent display of carvings on his show table.

Another good note from this year’s show was the increase of carvers entering the beginner's level of the competition. There were sixteen entries in a total of five categories.
The winners in the BEGINNER’S level are as follows:

First place were Lee Thomas (Human). Horst Hart (Miscellaneous and Chip Carving).

Second place winners were Lee Thomas (Characters and Animals), Horst Hart (Chip Carving and Miscellaneous), and Dave Hoffman (Birds).

Third place winners were Marion Blasco (Caricature), Elaine Terrill (Stylized), Lee Thomas (Animals), and Dave Hoffinan (Birds and Miscellaneous).

The winners in the INTERMEDIATE carving level are as follows.

First place winners were Harold Olds (Human), Roger Benedict (Birds), Jolin Susin. Jr. (Character), Gale Terrell (Stylized), Wes Englund (Chip Carving), and Don Petritis (Birds and Miscellaneous).

Second place winners were Harold Olds (Character), Roger Benedict (Human), John Susin Jr. (Mythical and Character), Gale Terrell (Stylized), Richard McCartin (relief and Animals), Wes Englund (Character) and Dan Petritis (Animals).

Third place winners were Armond Brastad (Character), Tony DeVita (Miscellaneous and Mythical).

The winners in the ADVANCED carving level are as follows:

First place winners were Ray Olson (Stylized), Dave-Lothian (Mythical and Character). Henry Rosenthal (Mythical), Bob Le Master (Human, Human Realistic, Relief and Fish), Richard Byrm (Relief), and Ernst Posner (Animals).

Second place winners were Ray Olson (Fish and Relief), Henry .Rosenthal (Caricature), Robert Boehm (Stylized), Bob Le Master (Human and Stylized), Marshal Field Jr. (Miscellaneous), and Dave Donahue (Birds)

Third place winners were Robert Boehm (Birds), Bob Le Master (Stylized), Dave Lothian (Mythical), Gordy Moscinski (Mythical), and Ernst Posner (Human).

Honorable mention was; given to a number of carvers, Ray Olson, Marion Blasco, Dave Lothian, Jack Lichtenheld, Terry Evans, Ernst Possner and Dave Donahue.

Vendor cash award winners were Bob Le Master, Richard Byme; Dave Tothian, Ray Olson, Terry Evan, Ernst Possner and Henry Rosenthal.

We had an exciting show, which was made successful by the work of many of the club members and the participation of the vendors and carvers in the competition. Thanks to all of you and we hope to see you at the Blackhawk Carvers show on June 10, 2001 for another fun day and carving experience.