Knotty Minutes

Knotty Carvers meeting minutes May 5, 2025

Proctor Area Community Center

President Barb Hokanson brought the meeting to order at 9:00 with 19 people in attendance.

Sign-in sheets for attendance. Please sign up because the treasurer pays the PACC $2 for each person that attends.  If anyone gets COVID we have a list so we can contact people.

Meeting minutes: April meeting minutes M/S

Treasurer report: educational fund $905.52   General fund $4126.27.  

Communications: Barb reviewed communications from Wahpeton (carving show in June), Chip chat spring magazine included our carved quilt as well as spoon and cottonwood bark carving, Cloquet Community Ed requested a beginner’s carving class which Barb has agreed to do.

Show & Tell: Sandy will take photos to post on our Knotty Carvers Facebook page. 

Guests: Roger Odalen from Stoughton, WI

Education:   

Reminder that scholarships are available to members for classes – just contact Kathy or Barb to learn more about it.

John Carlson is willing to teach a class. 

Bruce Ankeny agreed to do a class either this fall or next spring.  Kathy will keep us posted.

Charlie Banks is also willing to do a class. He is a flat plane caricature carver.

Kathy and Barb received club scholarships to attend Snow Daze in St. Cloud. They reviewed the projects they worked on and reviewed how Snow Daze was organized. Sandy and Wayne also took classes at Snow Daze.

If anyone wants to demonstrate anything to the club, let Kathy know. 

Old Business:

Chip Chats – Knotty Carvers featured in April/May/June 2025 Spring issue.    

There won’t be a spoon carving gathering this summer at the Skrien/St. John house this summer.  They are taking a break this summer and may start it up again next year. 

Our fall carving show is scheduled for October 25 at the St. Luke’s Sports and Event Center. Barb will send out vendor requests in July. Kathy encouraged members to start working over the summer on donations for the raffle which is our main money maker for the club.

Jim, Bill and Kathy began the review of our library. We are working on a way of categorizing our books and magazines.

New Business:   

Thanks to Kathy & Kristen for  treats today.

 A wood and project free table was provided. Thanks to Jerry for the donation of his multiple cutouts.

Thanks to Bob for bringing magnets with our club logo on them

Patches – Kathy has some – they are for sale $5 per patch. A few purchased today.

Ongoing Carving Opportunities:

·         Duluth Folk School open carve last Saturday of the month from 9-11 a.m.

·         Carves ‘more- meets the 4th Friday of the month at the PACC from 10-12.  $2 per meeting.

·         Milan School – Spoon Carving – June 5 & 6, 2025

Meeting adjourned at 9:20 time to carve.

Next meeting will be September 6, 2025.  Have a great summer. See you in the fall.