The Blackhawk Woodcarver
Good-bye 2016
and welcome to 2017, and it sounds to me that we will very busy. Also our
incoming VP will be in Florida for the first a couple of months so I will do
the Show and Tell unless I can get a volunteer.
I will be bringing several old items for discussion in our
January Business Meeting, scheduled for the 18th.
I’m doing this so that you can prepare your thoughts for the
discussions.
However, my wife Karen broke her left hip on Christmas eve, so I might
have to delay this discussion until our February meeting.
First: The Show
Committee needs new blood. We
need a new chairman to run it and several others have expressed the need to
take a break.
Second: I have
received several letters on what to do with excess funds and what can be
done with them. One of them has
several suggestions:
Helping members with the cost of going to a carving classes
at CLR.Instructor’s fees at CLR and Ken-Rock, Monetary fees to those members
helping with outside organizations (i.e. soap carving)’
Full catered Xmas Brunch.
The amount of the fees would be set by the executive committee.
Another letter was totally negative on the idea.
Third:
Donations to charity organizations like GIGI Place.
Fourth: The executive committee
to develop and set an annual budget.
Fifth: Verify the list of
Committees in the Newsletter.
Bob Matthews
Club
Officers
(815 area code)
President - Gary Curl, 895-5106
Vice Pres. - Frank Lay, 677-1190
Treasurer - John Skaggs, 547-6951
Secretary - Martha Fitch, 399-2453
Show Co-Chairmen -
Membership - Chuck Drewes,
985-8575
Newsletter Publisher, Gary Johnson 399-1697
Newsletter Editor, Gordy Moscinski, 874-7978
Photographer - Larry Clark, 262-9982
Historian - Elaine Terrell 765-2886
Programs—Bob Matthews 544-2359 &
Denny Neubauer 515-508-9524
Petty Cash—Dona Wisner
Librarian temp -
Picnic -
Tony Devita
Soap Carving –Gary Lundquis
Club Activity Schedule
January 4
open carving
January 11
open carving
January 18
open carving and meeting
January 25
Sand Bluff Bird Observatory by Mike EIckman (see page 3)
February 1
open carving
February 8
open carving
February 15
open carving and meeting
February 22
Wood Turning by Don Hyson and Bernie Budzynski.
March 1
open carving
March 8
open carving
March 15
open carving and meeting
March 22
open carving
March 28
open carving
April 5
open carving
April 12
open carving
April 19
open carving and meeting
April 26
open carving
January Birthdays
(that we know
about)
1
Mike Petty
11
Gale Terrell
20
Will Rottman
Deadline for the news for the next newsletter is February 1, 2017.
Blackhawk Carving Club Minutes December 2017
Minutes of the
regular monthly business of Blackhawk Woodcarvers; held on
December 21, 2016 at 3218 Eleventh Street, Rockford, Illinois.
The Meeting was
called to order at 08:154. by John Skaggs, Treasurer in the absence of
President Gary Curl and Vice President Frank Lay.
John dispensed
with the minutes of the previous meeting in the absence of the Secretary,
Martha Fitch.
John turned the
meeting over to Roger Benedict to present the Carver of the Year Award to
Carol Behning. Roger read the
declaration on the plaque that highlighted her 5 years of membership, good
carving skill, excellent vision, great attention to detail, participation in
the Show Committee, and tireless work at the show to make it a success.
There was no
Old Business.
There was no
New Business.
There was a
request to review the newly elected officers:
Bob Matthews,
President - Jerome Mais, Vice
President
Steve Terrill,
Secretary - John Skaggs,
Treasurer.
Treasurer: John
Reported that we were solvent at the end of October and have since paid
Stockholm Inn for our Christmas Party and the rent for out carving room.
Roger noted that we paid for 67 members for the Christmas Party but
only 47 attended. That drove the
cost per person to $ 14.
Elaine Terrell
noted that we have two people who will receive cards for their upcoming
surgery. Gary Curl will have
surgery on his back for a ruptured disc.
Al Klingenberger will also have surgery.
There was a
request to find out why Nancy Peters is not receiving a newsletter.
Chuck Drewes indicated that she did not pay her dues for 2016, but
she is now paid. Chuck will see
that her e-mail address is added to the Newsletter distribution.
Dona Wisner
reported that Petty Cash is solvent.
Chuck Drewes
had nothing to report on Membership.
There was a motion to adjourn the meeting which was seconded
and approved.
Steve Terrill
Secretary
Don't forget the Door Prize drawing on First Wednesdays. Bring something
you don't need or want anymore, but know someone would be thrilled to win at
the drawing.
Grace Lutheran Church’s Friday Fun Fest
We need
volunteers to help with soap carving and wood working.
There will be 4 four week sessions on Fridays. Volunteers should
arrive by 3:30 pm with session ending at 5:00 pm.
Session 1, September 30, October 7, 14, 21
2016
Session 2, November 4, 18, December 9, 16
2016
Session 3, January 20, 27, February 3, 10
2017
Session 4, February 24, March 3, 17, 24 2017
Anyone with questions should talk to me Wednesday mornings. Richard Dunphey
I booked Mike Eickman from Sand Bluff Bird Observatory
(SBBO) to give us a presentation on January 25. He will be at Ken Rock
between 9 and 9:30 and suggested we setup the TV and he will have a laptop
for Power Point. I will talk to the school to see if they want to
attend. Also he will invite us to participate at their Birdfest Event
in the Spring.
February 22nd
– Wood Turning by Don Hyson and Bernie Budzynski.
Bob Matthews
The Woodcraft Shop, Bettendorf, Iowa
Josh Guge, realistic bird carving and
painting. Friday to Monday: January 27, 28, 29 and 30, 2017 -$290.00 (plus a
$30 material fee).
Harley Refsal, Scandinavian flat plane carving. Friday evening 6:00 pm to
Sunday at 4:00 pm: February 17, 18, and 19, 2017 - $125
Josh Guge, all things
painting. Friday to Sunday: February 24, 25, and 26, 2017 - $185.00
Floyd Rhadigan, carving caricatures. Friday to Sunday: March 17, 18, and 19,
2017 - $95.00
Denny Neubauer, sharpening class and carving miniatures. Saturday and
Sunday: April 8 and 9, 2017 -
$95.00.
John Engler, medium relief
woodcarving. Friday to Sunday: May 26, 27, and 28, 2017 - $185.00.
Josh Guge, realistic
bird carving and painting.
Fridan to Monday: September 15, 16, 17 and 18, 2017 –
$270.00 + a $20.00 material fee.
For more
information call toll-free 800-397-2278 or go to
www.thewoodcraftshop.com
Attention Snowbirds
We want to hear from you.
Tell us about a carving group or a class that you have attended.
Or send a picture of a warmer climate to gordy@moscinski.net
Forty-seven members, including
spouses, attended a buffet breakfast on December 7 at Stockholm Inn.
Thank you Gary Lundquist for arranging a good get together.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
Show and Tell pictures by Larry
Clark
and comments by Steve Terrill
Tyrone Johnson, new to the club showed Santas for Christmas Ornaments that
he learned to carve in Don’s class this fall.
Gordy showed Christmas Ornaments he carved from the pattern in the winter
issue of Woodcarving Illustrated.
They were birds in a wreath.
Jerome Mais showed 2 ornaments, a Chicadee from years ago and a Cardinal
from now.
Bernie Budzynski showed Puzzle Pieces he made that families are like
puzzles.
Bob Matthews showed a Canadian Goose he had carved in ’87 but which had
split. He was able to repair it
and repaint it.
Steve Terrill showed a Santa Ornament that he carved in ’13 from Don
Stansfield’s class and has now finally painted.
Roger Benedict showed his Relief carving of the Statue of liberty with the
saying “It Hurts”
Tony DaVita carved and painted a “little People” Santa.
One ship drives east and another drives west with selfsame winds that blow.
It’s the set of the sails and not the gales that tells them where to go.
Like the winds of the sea are the winds of fate.
As we voyage along through life.
It’s the set of the sail that decides it’s goal, and not the calm or the
strife.
Happiness does not depend on outward things, but on the way we see them.
