January 2018 Meeting

The January 2018 meeting of the Carroll Carvers will take place on Saturday the 27th 10-noon at the Robert Moton Ctr. Paul Wildisan will lead a demo on carving caricature faces.

It's that time of year again to renew your club membership dues are $20.00 per individual & family.

We will also discuss the palns for our Carving Show Scheduled for April 14th.

May Meeting Minutes

Herb Scott brought meeting to order. Discussed show and several issues/complaints.

1. How to increase number of entries in novice & intermediate class: Discussion followed included creating a master class where a carver would have to win blue ribbons in three advance categories to move to master class. The only way to increase entries in novice & intermediate was by increasing number of new members and entries from non members. Members discussed ways to increase membership and exposure of club. This will be discuss @ Club Picnic  June 24th.

2. There was a complaint that we didn't have enough beverage choices. The feeling was that there was no way we could/would supply every beverage choice. The club (Junius & Iloma Wilson) have provided the drinks free and we provide plenty of choices.

3. Issue of having enough tables. The good news is we had just enough, but if someone came to the show and wanted a table we couldn't provide one. Discussion was on how to get people to reserve ahead of the show and to restrict tables to carvers and suppliers. The club has a limited number of tables. Thanks to Ron Clements we have 15 tables and the Rec Center has =/- 10. We have plenty of room in the gym and we discussed asking members to bring in their own tables.

4. Ed reported that the Silent Auction brought in $302.00. It was a great success and special thanks go to Nancy Horn, Karen Escalante & Ed for organizing and holding the auction. The members voted to continue the auction next year.

5. Thanks in a large part to the auction we made a profit of $165.00. We estimate around 96 paying customers attended the show.

Club Picnic: The picnic will be held Saturday June 24th @ Christmas Tree Park, Manchester, MD starting @ 11 AM to ?. Please bring a dish to share and something to carve. The club will provide meat, rolls, condiments, paper products and yes drinks. If you have special drink request (non-alcoholic) BYO.

Junius Wilson will do a power carving demo.

Show & Tell:  Junius Wilson: Bull's Head & Herb Scott : Bark carved gargoyle

WELCOME!

Welcome to Carroll Carvers! We are a wood carving group located in Westminster, MD. We meet every fourth Saturday of the month - except for the following months:

April: This is our annual carving show. Date: April 15, 2017
June:  Our annual Picnic: June 24th  @ Christmas Tree Park Manchester, MD
July: No Mtg
November: Holiday Party
December: No Mtg Christmas

Where: Robert Moton Ctr, 290 South Center Street, Westminster, MD
Time: 10 Am - Noon

All meetings are open to the public. Everyone from non-carvers to expert carvers are welcome to join. Meetings are opened to the public. Come for a visit, meet and our members. Yearly dues: Individual & Family are $20.00. We are a diverse group of experienced carvers and novices. We have books, tools, and wood to get you started, plus lots of helpful advice.

PLEASE VISIT US @ https://www.facebook.com/CarrollCarversMaryland for updates.

or connect Pete Turner Membership Chairman @ papasarmy@comcast.net

2015 SHOW FLYER

CARROLL CARVERS

26th ANNUAL

FESTIVAL of CARVING April 11, 2017

Sat.10:00-4:00

Robert Moton Center

300 South Center Street, Westminster

CARROLL CARVERS FESTIVAL of CARVING

Our annual FESTIVAL OF CARVING is a chance for members and carvers from all over the region to exhibit and/ or sell their creations for ribbons and prize money.

Hourly Door Prizes, Demos, Exhibits and items for sale.

All are welcomed: Admission is $3.00 at door children under 12 accompanied by an adult are free. Free Soap Carving Kit for first 25 children.

FEATURED ARTIST: HOWARD GERMAN: AWARD BAS RELIEF CARVER

The show has attracted international attention with entries from as far away as England and Canada, and nationally from as far as Arizona.

Competition is in four classes: Youth, Novice, Intermediate, Advanced in 25 plus categories including animals, sticks and canes, waterfowl, song birds, birds of prey, human figures, caricatures, relief carving, chainsaw carving and carvings in materials other than wood.

Directions:  From Baltimore
Baltimore Beltway (695) to Northwest Expressway (795) to RTE. 140. Proceed north on 140 to Center St (Mall is on the right) Turn Left at light on Center ST. Proceed on Center ST. (Become S. Center) Go straight through light at Main St. Go thru second light. At bottom of hill turn right into the Robert Moton Ctr. 

From RTE 97: Go North to RTE 140 turn left onto RTE 140. Proceed to Center St.

From North: Proceed to RTE 140 to Center St.

From East: RTE 27 to RTE 140. Proceed to Center ST.

CLUB MEETINGS:

CARROLL CARVERS is a club open to anyone with an interest in carving.  The club meets the 4^th Saturday of the month at The Robert Moton Center, 300 South Center Street, Westminster, MD  from 10:00-Noon.  Visitors are welcome.  Bring a knife and wood block, and a bag lunch.  The club has a supply of knives, books and wood blanks to loan to beginning carvers.

Next Meeting: March 25, 2017

CARROLL CARVERS PROVIDES   CEREMONIAL WALKING STAFFS TO WOUNDED VETERANS.

For further information contact:

Pete Turner

443-798-0642

Email: papasarmy@comcast.net

Information can be found at:https://www.facebook.com/CarrollCarversMaryland

SHOW UPDATE

It was decided at our Feb Mtg that inactive members who haven't paid their 2012 dues will be charged the $3.00 admission fee and higher entery and table fees. They can of course pay their 2012 dues at the door and be entitled to all the benefits of active/dues payning members.

Here a great link from a new member Melanie http://thinkersoftware.com for free you can have a picture/photo turned into a line dwg. This is a great timesaving for a relief carving. Thanks, Melanie

SUMMER PICNIC

The summer party will be at Cordorus State Park, Hanover, PA on Saturday June 18th - raindate July 9th. PLEASE let me know ASAP if you are coming and how many in your party.

The picnic will start at 11 am. and end ? But I'll be there early to reserve tables.  Click on the map to enlarge it and you can print it out. I'll be glad to mail a copy if needed. The club will provide cold cuts, rolls condiments and drinks. Members have volunteered to bring chips, salads, plates, cups, napkins, utensils, ice. We still need desserts, veggies and dips, salads and anything else you want to contribute.  There will be no electricity so make sure you have a way to keep things cold. Also bring a chair or blanket and something to carve.

If you haven't been to Cordorus it's a beautiful place and one of the top 10 state parks in the USA. Plenty to do bird watch, walk, disc golf, rent a boat, fish if you have a PA license. Hope to see you there.

2011 Summer Party

Here's some photos of two picnic areas for the proposed picnic @ Cordorus State Park.  There are lots of picnic areas, plenty of parking, restrooms, great views, bird watching (eagles) walking, etc. You can even rent a pontoon boat or kayak  Also a map of the park.

Cordorus State Park Info & Maps

I picked two dates for consideration: June 18/July 9th