Knotty Minutes

Knotty Carvers meeting minutes

September 12, 2026, 2026

Proctor Area Community Center

President Barb Hokanson brought the meeting to order at 9:00 with 18 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: May meeting minutes were emailed out and were approved.

Treasurer report: Educational fund $1731.37 General fund $4208.56

Communications: Birch logs from Julie, West Wisconsin Wood Carving Show,

Bryan Schaap asking about transport to Cohasset for driftwood – anyone who can drive him to Cohasset contact Sandy and she will connect you

A notice about the 49 th Annual Peace Love and Woodchips from Red River Valley International Wood Arts Festival Oct 2-4, 2026 was sent and passed around today.

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

Guests: Martha Alm came with a message to our club – she gave a card to treasurer Kathy which included a donation for our club. We had a few photos and a memory table for Al today.

Welcome to David Johnson from Superior – new carver.

Education:

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

CONFIRMED CLASS - Bruce Futterer: Oct 10 & 11 may be flexibility in dates, Christmas ornament or Gnome spoon – sign up with Kathy up to 12 people.

CONFIRMED CLASS - Bruce Ankeny: November 7 & 8 (same day as Nov mtg) Character or small animal.  Sign up with Kathy up to 12 people. Examples of his work included on the Show and Tell table.

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

Old Business:

 Annual Show Saturday Oct 24 –flyers passed out today. Barb usually sent out invitations to 19 vendors in July.

• Scott Belzik said yes as a wood seller. 

• Herb Johnston (tools and sharpener) is

• coming.

• John Lindquist is coming.

• Gary Steen from Ashland.

• John Thompson plans to come.

• Rosemaling group will have table.

• John Carlson will come.

• Gary Bjerky and John will be selling knives.

We are asking all members to carve some little items from wood – to give out to kids. Sandy will post some ideas on Facebook.

Anyone wanting a table at the show will need to donate an item for the raffle.

Tim Donavan passed away last summer.

SpoonFest in July at Fish Lake at Sandy & Wayne’s house on July 25 – 9 people participated. We had Karen Henderson as an instructor; she had a dozen kinds of hardwoods to carve – see the spoons at Show and Tell today. She usually teaches at Snow Daze in Sartell and is a very good instructor

New Business:

Thanks for treats today.

Dues are due today, $15 per person for the year. Pay by November meeting (which is also our annual meeting according to our bylaws).

Also passing around a club roster for Kathy, make any changes needed and pass back to her today.

Scandinavian Festival Sept 19, 2026 St. Luke Sport and Event Center. We will have a table at that show with examples of carving and some of our show flyers.

Barb is interested in getting T-Shirts – she will order some in grey and green in Large and XL to have before our show.

Sandy mentions the carver that taught recently at Spirit of the Lake Community Arts – Kevin Ewing – someone to contact for a future relief carving class.

Bill Gedes is out so will do a color talk later in the year.

Carving Opportunities:

ONGOING:

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

per meeting.

Superior Wood turners meet every second Saturday of the month in Superior.

 SHOWS

September 19-20, 2026 Wisconsin River Woodcarvers Show and Sale. Also the Character Carvers of America.

September 21-23, 2026 CCA School of Caricature Carving, after the CCA competition in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

October 3, 2026 Chippewa Valley Wood Carving Show and Sale, 2233 Birch St., Eau Claire, WI 54701

October 2–4, 2026 23rd Annual Minnesota Woodcarvers Association (MWCA) Carving Weekend at the Coon Rapids VFW Post #9625 located at 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd. NW in Coon Rapids, Minnesota

October 2-4, 2026 49 th Annual Peace, Love and Woodchips by Red River Valley International Wood Arts Festival at the Fargo Air Museum

October 24, 2026, Knotty Carver’s Annual Woodcarving Show, St. Luke’s Sport and Event Center, Proctor, MN

Snow Daze Carve In – April 16-18, 2027 Sartell, MN

Meeting adjourned at 9:35

Next meeting will be October 3, 2026.