Rapid City Woodworkers Association (RCWA): December 2022

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Projects for a Snowy Day

Here’s what Rick is doing for his snow day:

Last week Rick finished this shelf:

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Sunday, December 11, 2022

Wheels and Axles - for 2023 - In Place - 12.9.2022

We have depleted our stock of wheels. Our last order was in April 2021. During the pandemic years we didn't use as many wheels, because almost all Community Events were cancelled. We used the last box of wheels at our last toy workshop.

Jim Brown stopped by the Smith Wood Products warehouse in Texas last week and picked up our order. He delivered it on Friday to the RV Barn. So, many thanks to Jim for picking up the wood parts and saving us the freight charges. And thanks to Maggie for letting Jim drive her Delivery Truck home from Texas!

Maggie's Delivery Truck

Loaded with 12,000 wheels and 15, 000 axles pegs

The unloading crew

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Saturday, December 10, 2022

RCWA Christmas Family Potluck 12.10.2022

Twenty-one members of the RCWA traveled to the Nemo Community Center in Nemo, SD, on Saturday for our annual Christmas Family Potluck luncheon. Hosts Patsy and Jerry setup tables, chairs, music and the tree for the event. Patsy, Kathie, Ron, Rick and Cori put on table cloths and decorated the tables. Grant made outdoor smoked turkey, a treat we look forward to each year. This was the best turkey yet! Patsy and Jerry served a mighty fine ham for the other main dish as well. We started our luncheon about 11:30 am.

Lots of great salads, breads, and desserts filled out the really enjoyable luncheon.

We started the meal with Kathie giving thanks for all the blessings of the past year, followed by lots of eating and visiting.

After lunch, Bob spoke to the group thanking everyone for all their efforts during the year in our toy making endeavors. He reported that even though we have given almost 40,000 toys out to kids over the past 15 years, there are still kids in town who haven't received any and could use a few. This was based on a conversation at Sam's Club last week with a grandma who had just recently been given custody of a large number of grandkids to watch over.

Patsy surprised us by handing out gifts of embroidered "Old Red Trucks" she made on her embroidery machine for each family. Thank you Patsy!

The road to Nemo was clear, and the gathering concluded by 2:30 pm and everyone was home long before dark. Thanks Patsy and Jerry for hosting and making the event very enjoyable. Thanks to all attending as well.

The attendees at today's Christmas Family Potluck (21) included Keith, Dorla, Bob, Kathie, Jerry, Patsy, Rick, Cori, Ron, Grant, Mary, Lon, Vicky, Al, Jeri, Tony, Darwin, Lauree, Harley, Rollie, and Norma.