Next Meeting Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 6:30 pm, Generations

           NOTE NEW MEETING TIME

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
by Don Lorier

Thank you Phil Schils for doing a fantastic job during 2011. Thank you also to outgoing
board members Frank Lohr and Matt DeTroye.

I took the job of President because of the “team” that was already in place, so thank you to
Richard, Alice, Dianna, Mary, Lori, Judy, and Aaron. I also look forward to working with new
board members Larry and Jim.

Thank you for the opportunity to once again serve as your President.


MEETING MINUTES
by Alice Prahl

The meeting was called to order by President Philip Schils at 6 pm. Phil thanked the
members for a good year and introduced the newly-elected President, Don Lorier. He also
introduced the new board members Larry Lienau and Jim Roeder. He then re-introduced the
remaining officers, Richard Young as VP, Alice Prahl as Secretary, and Dianna Witt as
Treasurer. Phil turned the meeting over to Don.

Don thanked Phil, we enjoyed our meal, and the meeting resumed after the meal. First off,
door prize numbers were drawn and winners chose their prize. Everyone won door prizes.
There was a great variety of things to choose from. Thanks to the "shopping" committee--
Maureen and Dianna.  

Display Cabinet. The glass and locks for the cabinets at the Generations Center are
installed.  Thanks to Willie Van Sluys for getting the project completed.  

Saturday Carve.  A Saturday carve was scheduled for January 7 at Generations Craft Room
at 9 am. Bring your own project this month.

Saturday Carve Committee. Don asked for a volunteer to head up all Saturday carves.
A committee volunteered to take on this duty including Darrell Abston, Sandy Doebert,
Pam Moir, and Helen Williamson.

Canes. Don Lorier cut blocks and asked members to start carving them. We will be doing
three canes for Artistry in Wood with themes of Seasons, Wisconsin, and Variety. A fourth
cane will be donated to the Cancer Fundraiser. Top and bottoms for the canes will be carved
by Aaron Lippert, Neil Coulthurst, Gene Ninedorf, Don Lorier, and Phil Schils. Judy Larson
has more blocks if you need them, and blocks will be available at the next meeting. Bring
completed blocks to the next meeting; the Cancer Fundraiser cane must be completed in
March.

Most Improved Carver. Al Herwig  
received the plaque from Phil
Huenink. His name has been
engraved on the plaque, and he
will enjoy it for the next year.

Meeting Start Time Changing.
Don asked what we thought about
the idea of starting meetings at
6:30 pm. It works out better for
Generations if we are out of the
building a little earlier. Richard Young
made a motion to change the meeting
start time to 6:30 and Darrell Abston  seconded the motion. The membership approved
moving the starting time to 6:30 pm starting with the February meeting.

Summer Picnic Location. Don advised that Generations will be developing a park area that
should be ready before our August picnic. He suggested we change the location since the
Generations chef could provide the meal, and we could also save the park fee previously
paid. Richard Young made the motion to move the picnic location to Generations and Phil
Schils seconded the motion. The majority of the membership agreed to the change of
location.

Christmas Fundraiser. Very few  donated ornaments placed on the tree at Generations
were sold. The proceeds of the sale would have gone directly to Generations. Martha Laning
has an idea for next Christmas of having completely decorated trees up for auction during a
fundraiser party. We discussed decorating a larger tree with hand carved ornaments and
donating the tree to Generations for this fundraiser. The 2011 unsold ornaments could also
be used.

July Meeting. Now that we are not holding our meetings in the school cafeteria, we could
have a July meeting. We will discuss this further at a future meeting.

Community Education Carving Class. Darrell Abston mentioned that he and Pam Moir will
be teaching another carving class beginning on January 24 from 6-9 pm.

The meeting was adjourned by President Don Lorier.


BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

Aaron Lippert, February 9

Happy Birthday to Aaron and all other members having a birthday during February.


FLEXCUT REBATE
by Judy Larson

Flexcut has a mail-in rebate offer available that will expire July 31, 2012. You will receive $5
cash back on a $50 purchase or a $10 rebate for a purchase of $100. Forms are available
online or from me.


DEMO FOR FEBRUARY MEETING
by Richard Young

Richard will be doing the demonstration after the February meeting. Using one of his own
carvings, he will critique the item as if it were being judged in competition.

Please contact Richard if you have an idea for a future demonstration or wish to be a
demonstrator.


MEAD LIBRARY FUNDRAISER
by John Schumann

Spring raffle, Arts for Books, will be held at Mead Public Library. The drawing will be April 28,
2012. Donations are welcomed before February 1 and will be kept in a locked display case
until the drawing. Contact Helene Capizze at Mead Library or Judy Born 452-2527. This is a
great chance to show off your carvings to people in Sheboygan and get some recognition for
your work.


CARICATURE CARVING CLASS WITH FLOYD RHADIGAN
by Pam Moir

February 17 (evening only)
February 18 & 19 – All Day

Cost: $125 per person
Location: Lakeland College

More details to follow for those who sign up. Contact Pam Moir to sign up for this class.
Participants will be accepted based on the order in which they are received. Floyd Rhadigan
is the president of Caricature Carvers of America. He has been teaching carving since the
1970s. Floyd brings countless roughouts of Indians, cowboys, Santas, animals, etc. You pick
which project you would like to work on, and he will work individually with you on it.

The class will meet at Lakeland College on Friday evening and all day Saturday and
Sunday. Floyd’s classes are a lot of fun, and we are fortunate to have him come to our area
to teach.


K-STAR DUPLICARVER
by Judy Larson

I received an email from David Koebel who is selling a K-Star duplicarver. It's dual spindle so
you can carve two parts to match your master. Check out this website www.terrco.com/
woodcarvers/kstar.php and then contact David if you are interested.  

David Koebel
Roots Acoustic Music Company
610 Broadway Street
Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085
(920) 467-4482


UNITY MUSIC FESTIVAL

The eighth annual Unity Music Festival will be held on Saturday April 14, 2012, at 7 pm. The
Kettle Karvers Klub will be donating a friendship cane to this event. Please pick up a block to
carve if you wish to be a part of this fundraiser.

All proceeds stay in Sheboygan County to benefit local families suffering financial hardship
due to cancer. Entertainment will include Kelsey & Ryan Stefanczyk, the Saddle Tramps
Western Music and Comedy, guitar soloist Amanda DeAmico, Morning Star, and a surprise
performance.

The Sheboygan County Cancer Care Fund (SCCCF) is dedicated to improving the health,
well-being, and quality of life for individuals and families of Sheboygan County who have
been diagnosed with cancer or a disease of the blood.

Tickets are available at the Weill Center Ticket office weekdays from 10 am to 5 pm; phone
920-208-3243 during ticket office hours; $20.00 general admission.

Obtain more information from weillcenter.com/html/events.html.


NOTE FROM YOUR EDITOR
by Judy Larson

Email me with articles or photos to be included either in the newsletter or our website.

Newsletters from other clubs that are sent to me are available for viewing at the meetings;
they are located at the Show & Tell table.

I would like to send birthday greetings to members in the newsletter. If you want to be
recognized, enter your birthday (not birth date) on the page next to the sign-in sheet.

We need more members to be featured in the Meet our Members section of our website.
Please check out the pages on our site or chose CCA Members on the Caricature Carvers
of America site for ideas of how your page could look. If you don’t currently use the internet,
come see me and we will work on your page.


UPCOMING EVENTS

February 4-5, 2012: The Cedar Valley Woodcarvers Show, Longbranch Convention Center,
90 Twixt Town Road NE, Cedar Rapids, IA; Saturday 9 am-5 pm and Sunday 10 am- 4 pm.

February 18-19, 2012: Winter Wood Wonders Festival, Kane County Fairgrounds,
525 South Randall Rd, St. Charles, IL; 10 am-4 pm.

March 17-18, 2012: Wisconsin River Woodcarvers 12th Annual Show, Competition & Sale,
The Patriot Center, 10101 Market Street, Rothschild, WI; Saturday 9 am-5 pm and Sunday
9 am-4 pm (located adjacent to Cedar Creek Mall, Exit 185).

March 31-April 1, 2012: Northeastern Wisconsin Woodworkers Guild 30th Annual Show,
Sale & Raffle, Southwest High School, 1331 Packerland Drive, Green Bay, WI; 9:30 am-3 pm.

April 21, 2012: Kettle Karvers Klub, Artistry in Wood, Municipal Building, 375 Buffalo Street,
Sheboygan Falls, WI; 10 am-4 pm.

June 9-17, 2012: 46th International Woodcarvers Congress, Jackson County Fairgrounds,
Maquoketa, IA; competition exhibit open June 14-17; enter carvings in competition
June 9-10; seminars June 11-15; www.awcltd.org.
February 2012 Newsletter
Volume 21  Issue 2