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Knotty Carvers meeting minutes April 5, 2025
Proctor Area Community Center
Treasurer Kathy Ide 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. Sign up for treats for May on the sign up.
Meeting minutes: March meeting minutes M/S
Treasurer report: educational fund $1405.52. General fund $4162.27.
Communications: We got an email from Joy at Cloquet Community Ed. She wants to know if
anyone would like to teach a class. Barb texted to say she missed us all; she will be home mid-April
and she may want to teach a class in Cloquet – don’t know what topic or when yet. Sandy told Joy we
can advertise the class once it’s set up.
Show & Tell: Sandy will take photos to post on our Knotty Carvers Facebook page.
Guests: none today.
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.
Kathy has talked to several instructors but has no confirmations yet for 2025.
Kathy will reach out to Charlie Banks to see if he can teach in the fall.
If anyone wants to demonstrate anything to the club, let Kathy know.
Old Business:
Chip Chats – Barb submitted the article and photos. No new information yet. It’s a quarterly so it should come out this month.
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.
Jim, Bill and Kathy were going to do a library review to downsize the library, but the winter
weather got in the way.
Bill’s BD yesterday so he won’t be here today.
Bruce brought a bunch of books – the majority are birds – take a look.
New Business:
Thanks to Barb and Bea for the “buttload” of treats today.
Sandy and Wayne went to Cromwell to buy books from Wanda. We kept a few but are donating the rest – they are on the table and are free so just take what you would like or take to pass onto someone else. They are on the right side of the table.
Kathy is going to Snow Daze this month so she will search for classroom teachers.
There is extra cottonwood bark in the blue bin – feel free to take what you need.
At the last meeting for the winter, in May we will do an exchange – bring anything you don’t need or use, wood or tools, to pass onto someone else.
Wayne mentioned that the Minnesota Bound TV series has a program on a spoon carver.
Roberta is looking for a Dremel tool – she tried one that is too loud – Jack and Jim recommend a Foredom tool, it may be quieter.
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.
Snow Daze Carve sponsored by Central Woodcarvers Association on St. Cloud, MN April 25-27, 2025, in Waite Park, MN. Contact Wayne Nicoloff
April 12 & 13, Prairie Canada Carver’s Association Show and Competition, Pembina Curling Club, 1341 Pembina Hwy, Winnipeg, www.prairiecanadacarvers.com or contact Doug Fyfe dougmfyfe@shaw.ca 204-396-6409 or Lynda Baxter lyndabaxter0@gmail.com 204-255-6216.
48th Red River Valley International Wood Arts Festival at the Fargo Air Museum May 2-4, 2025 in Fargo, ND
Milan School – Spoon Carving – June 5 & 6, 2025
Meeting adjourned at 9:20 time to carve.
Next meeting will be May 3, 2024.
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