Community Event: August 18th, 2018 Sturgis Threshing Bee - 9 am to 3 pm

Sturgis Threshing Bee 50^th Anniversary

RCWA Support of a Community Event

This event is hosted by the Sturgis & Meade County Historical Society and the Western Dakota Antique Club.

(Requested by Leo Heindel.)

50th Annual Black Hills Steam and Gas Threshing Bee

Date: Saturday August 18, 2018

Time: Setup for Event by 9:00am – thru 3 pm

Location : Alkali Road, Sturgis, South Dakota 57785

(Location is 1 mile east of Sturgis, past Buffalo Chip and across from the Sturgis Airport.)

http://www.wdantiqueclub.com/home.html

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Member Info:

Setup by 9:00 am

Bring your own chairs + water

Wear your red hat for admission

We will bring Vans for kids to color

We will put wheels on after Kids color the vans

Race track will be available

Bob will bring tables + vans + axles + wheels + toymaking kit + race track.

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Attendees (12):

Rick W, Rollie, Al, Ed, Brian, Gloria, Bob and Kathie, Harley, John Wolf, Lauree and Darwin

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Community Event: August 18th, 2018 Our Redeemer Lutheran Church - 10 am to 1 pm

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Toy Workshop 7-28-2018 (TWS2018-12)

Toy Workshop 7-28-2018

Today was a super summer day, so we setup sanders and routers in the parking lot and began.

Attendees (21):
Rick W and Paul W, Rollie, Paul D, Don, Danny and Mary, Al, Ed, Brian, Gloria, Ken, Bob and Kathie, Harley, Lauree and Darwin, Ralph, Julian, Richard, and Mary Jo.

Activities: 
      Routering critters with dremel routers (1/8" roundovers) (Ed)

      Drilling Give away vans (Mary and Darwin)

      Hand sanding after sealer:  (Kathie, Mary Jo, Don, Gloria)

      Wheel installation on toys (Harley, Julian, Richard, Ralph)

      Sanding and routering toys (Danny, Ken)

      Building Airplanes (Rick and brother Paul)
      Building Helicopters (Al)

      Building Paddles with wooden Ball and Strings (Rollie)
      Inventory and Storage (Lauree)

Toymaking Status:

At the end of the workshop, we had six boxes of toys ready to spray, and eight boxes awaiting the same operation in Bob's garage.    A small number of airplane wings need to be sprayed as well.

We prepared 241 toys for inventory today.  We currently have 1,043 toys in inventory.  We anticipate receiving requests for approximately 2,400 toys. 

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Scroll Saw SIG - July 19th, 2018

Tonight's discussions centered on Rick's recent motorcycle trip to Indianapolis and points nearby.

Attendees included  Ken, Darwin, Rick, Danny, Bob and Kathie.


Boxes were exchanged and sorted after an inventory of current toys was conducted by Rick.  New inventory was moved upstairs for the 2018 toy program.  Basket ball game stock was passed to Ken for building backboards and assembling launchers to basketball game bases.

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RCWA Members Assist CFB with Pinewood Derby July 16-20, 2018

ALL:

Just wanted to summarize the dates/times reserved for the CFB Pinewood Derby Assist - we will be helping build the race cars.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday from 9 am to 1 pm

Friday - 10:30 am to 12 noon

Please come to the blue doors - if they are locked, come around to the front doors and make your way to the Shop.

Come as you can.  Lyn is the Shop Super during this event.  Carri is the backup.  Thanks.  Bob B

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Assistance

    Monday - Jerry Hood, Bob and Kathie Buchanan

    Tuesday - Harley Paulson, Bob and Kathie Buchanan

    Thursday - Jerry Hood, Harley Paulson, Bob and Kathie Buchanan

    Friday - Paul Douglas, Bob and Kathie Buchanan

By Friday, 108 race cars had been started,  and 82 were built, painted, and ready for the races next week.   A test track was used to ensure that all cars would fit on the race track on race day.  

Lyn and the kids made a card to tell us that they appreciated the efforts we put forth to make their Pinewood Derby a success.  

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