PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE, MARCH, 2011

I would like to thank Bill Briggs, Judy Wolf, Bill Dewald, Joe Lutz, John Roush, Rich Samay, and Ed Livingston for all the things that they helped our club accomplish in the past year.

I am very happy to welcome Tampa Woodcarvers into our fold. I am very sure that this will be a good step for both clubs.

The president's challenge for this month is for each person to carve a name tag. This is a challenge put forward for all members whether at the business meeting or not. We have plenty of pins for backs or Joe Kane can get magnets if you prefer ($2.00).

When I came home from the March business meeting, I noticed that I had a message on my phone. Bill Brigg's son called and told me that Bill was put back into the hospital, hence the need for me to run the business meeting. Please keep Bill in your prayers for a speedy recovery.

Peace,

Alan Anderson

SUNCOAST WOODCARVERS MEETING MINUTES

March 15, 2011

Seminole Recreation Center

The meeting was called to order by Vice President Alan Anderson in the absence of President Bill Briggs.

Treasurer Judy Wolf had distributed her report for January, February, and the Annual Show. There were no comments, and it was accepted.

Election of officers was conducted by Secretary Bill Dewald. Alan Anderson automatically advanced to the Presidency. There were no nominations from the floor, so a vote was held on the following proposed slate:

· Vice President – Bill Briggs

· Secretary – Bill Dewald

· Treasurer – Judy Wolf

The slate was elected unanimously by a show of hands.

Alan covered a number of subjects of interest, including positive comments on the previous officers and Jan Hytrek, who assists the Secretary in issuing CHIPS and the membership list.

Website - http://suncoastwoodcarvers.com. Alan commented that the website is looking good. The Webmaster is Richard Samay, who also provided the photos for this issue of CHIPS.

Storage of Show Items – Discussion was deferred to the next meeting, as Bill Briggs has current info on his search. Later in the meeting, Carl Smith noted that the trailer park where he resides locally would permit a trailer to be parked there and that he would volunteer to build one during the summer. He has built such a unit on a trailer base before.

OLD BUSINESS

At the last meeting, Alan had proposed that the Club consider allowing the Tampa Woodcarvers to join with us as a satellite. They are currently a group of eight under the leadership of John Simpson, an instructor certified in Hillsborough County. They are associated with the Sarasota Club, but find the distance too great to integrate well. Alan listed a number of positive results in joining the groups. After some discussion, the membership voted to accept the proposal and implement it. The By-Laws will be modified by the Secretary to reflect the change. Alan will take the lead in the integration.

NEW BUSINESS

The Florida Roundup is scheduled for March 23-26 at Bahr’s Mobile Home Owners CO-OP INC., 39444 Dancers Lane, Zephyrhills, FL. It is located on RT54 east, about 1.3 miles east of the SR301 and RT54 east intersection. See the Upcoming Events Section for the website link. Bill Dewald asked if any who plan to attend the Roundup have been informed by Lucille Erickson of their course assignments. No one had heard.

The President’s Challenge for April is for members to wear carved badges bearing their name at Tuesday Workshops and the Business Meeting.

50/50

Bill Dewald was the lucky one, and the Club is the beneficiary.

JOE KANE’S BAG OF TRICKS

Joe covered a number of subjects including the use of tools, tool sharpening, plumbing problems, and novel solutions.

SHOW AND TELL

Andy Szymaszek showed a carved rose in rosewood and cedar. The rosewood is hard to carve, but takes a beautiful finish. See below.

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Bill Dewald has two items in progress, the river otters from Desiree Hajny’s course in January, and a bear is to be completed in Leah Goddard’s course at the Florida Roundup.

Jerry Moore showed a cedar cane with an octopus head. The shaft was red heartwood and the octopus was white sapwood. Striking.

Jack Stewart showed a wooden case containing characters from the Xmas manger scene, all tucked neatly into their own little spaces. Novel. The painting was done by Diane.

Nick Stella showed works in progress in the form of chip carved boxes. They were circulated through the members. See below.

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UPCOMING EVENTS - Except for the Roundup, there are no further events (Shows) listed for Florida in the current issue of CHIP CHATS, the official organ of the National Wood Carvers Association, through November. Some local events are listed below.

· The Florida Woodcarvers Roundup is scheduled for Wednesday, March 23 –Saturday, March 26, 2011. For more information on class schedules, go to http://webspace.webring.com/people/qj/jeodea/.

· The Lake Seminole Presbyterian Church holds their Spring Community Market on Saturday, March 26^th. A free booth is offered to Club members who wish to demonstrate carving, encourage joining the Club, and selling their carvings.

· There is also a Yard Sale at the Seminole Recreation Center on Saturday, March 26^th.

· In the same vein, members are encouraged to demonstrate carving on Wednesdays through Saturdays at Heritage Village. Club members regularly demonstrate carving and display their works on Thursdays at Heritage Village (see the photos below). If you’re interested in demonstrating carving at Heritage Village on a day other than Thursday, please contact Bill Dewald and he will put you in contact with the proper people at Heritage Village.

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Bill Dewald, Alan Anderson, and

Libushe Zorin at Heritage Village.

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Some of Libushe’s work on display.

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Bill, Alan, Karl Allison, and

Greta Murphy at Heritage Village.

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Carvings from the group on display.

PROGRAM FOR NEXT MEETING

Mark Daly will make a carving presentation at the April 12 Business Meeting, which will be held at 7PM in the Seminole Recreation Center.

NOTES

In a sad note, we recently learned that longtime member Charlie Lown died last fall. We conveyed our condolences to his widow.

If there are questions related to our newsletter, CHIPS, or Club activities, or if you have any changes in your contact information (street address, email address, or phone number), please call me at 727-595-7542 or email me at suncoast_woodcarvers@comcast.net.

We hope to see you at the next Business Meeting and at the Tuesday morning Workshops.

The meeting was adjourned.

Bill Dewald, Secretary