Knotty Minutes

Knotty Carvers meeting minutes

March 7, 2026

Proctor Area Community Center

President Barb Hokanson brought the meeting to order at 9:04 with 21 people in attendance.

Sign-in sheets for attendance. Please sign up on the way in because the treasurer pays the PACC $2 for each person that attends. If anyone gets sick, we can contact people.

Meeting minutes: February meeting minutes were emailed out and were approved.

Treasurer report: educational fund $1,059.28 General fund $4184.56

Communications: none

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

Guests:

• ·         Alan Tesky – is from Tallahassee, FL relocated to Tredo. Was part of capital city carvers in Tallahassee. Mostly does caricature carvings.

• ·         Scott Peterson from Proctor is just starting out.

Education:

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

• ·         John Carlson - old style chip carving class – he’s available to teach.

• ·         Bill Geddes presenting a talk on color & painting projects, maybe in April or May.

• ·         Paul Karlsson – cottonwood bark wood spirit would be available to teach a class in May; bark comes from the southwest. It takes 6 hours, will be held after our meeting in May.  If you buy wood from him, it will be $4/lb. Barb is looking for 10 people. Cost for class will be low. He is available on the first or third Saturday in May.

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

Old Business:

• ·         Still trying to get ahold of someone to store the books at the PACC

• ·         Project and wood exchange today, people brought 5 tables worth of wood blanks and unfinished projects – people took home what they wanted.

New Business:

• ·         Thanks for treats today.

• ·         Jeff talks about his new building and 1314 Ogden in Superior, just starting up a folk school there. The woodturning meets on the second Saturday of every month – open to visit 9-noon. 35 people were there last month. Wood turning classes are available, one in April and one in June. Charlie Banks is going to come and teach a class. They carve every Tuesday 4:30 – 7 or so. Dorfman Co. is the sign on the building.

• ·         Snow Daze coming up.

• ·         Barb will pass around the Wahpeton flyer around.

• ·         Barb brought along the North House Folk School flyer. She mentions a couple of carving classes.

• ·         Show and Tell on the table: Kathy shows his hockey player, she also completed a Santa and a gnome from Bruck Ankeney, Jerry made 5 little snowmen from a You Tube video, Wayne brought 3 larger snowman.

Ongoing Carving Opportunities:

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

• ·         April 24-26, 2026 Snow Daze Sartell Community Center, Sartell, MN https://www.centralmnwoodcarvers.org/product/snow-daze-carve-in-2026/4

• ·         May 9 & 10th, 2026 Prairie Canada Carver’s Association 2026 Annual Show and Competition, Winnipeg, Canada

• ·         September 21-23, 2026CCA School of Caricature Carving, after the CCA competition in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The CCA Competition is being held in conjunction with the Wisconsin River Woodcarvers Show and Sale on September 19-20, 2026.

• October 24, 2026, Knotty Carver’s Annual Woodcarving Show, St. Luke’s Sport and Event Center Meeting adjourned at 9:22

Next meeting will be April 4, 2025.  (April meeting was canceled due to weather.  Next meeting will be May 2nd.)