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RCWA Meeting Minutes
Date: 11 Sept 2023 Meeting Start: 7:00 Meeting Finish: 8:32
Attendees:
Bob Buchanan, Kathie Buchanan, Jim Burk, Grant
Coffin, Frank DiCesare, Lon Gose, Stu Kellogg, Rollie Lynde, Norma Lynde, Ken
Maron, Dave Maude, Harley Schmadeke, Nick Spano, Russ Stueckrath, Rick Weisbeck
Introductions: No new introductions tonight.
Treasurer’s
Report:
Donations
from the threshing bee and panel saw sale of $200. Tool sale distribution and personal expense
reimbursement amounted to $393.30.
Current balances are
Checking $5,801.88
Workshop $1,034.98
Savings $ 331.77
Total $7,168.63
Maintenance fee is due.
This is a utility fee of $125 per quarter. Insurance will also be coming due in
October.
Shop Tours: No announcements on new shop tours at the present time.
Special Interest Groups
Next Scroll Saw SIG is this Sept. 21 at Rick Weisbeck from 1:00-3:00
6704 Kimberly
Drive, Blackhawk.
Turning SIG Sept. 27 1:00-3:00 at Brown’s. Turning will include a demonstration by Al Oines on inside out turning. Attendees will be given a set of blanks ready for inside out ornaments.
Threshing Bee
We gave 100 tractors and about 30 vans away. Helping with the event were Bob and Kathie Buchanen, Jerry and Patsy Hood, Darwin and Lauree Buus, Lon Gose, Rollie and Norma Lynde, Rick Weisbeck and friends, Al Oines, Stu Kellogg, Nick Spano and what seemed like the whole Schmadeke clan.
Little Black Hills Battles
Little Black Hills Battles is set for September 9 at Old Story Book Island. We ended up with 12 people helping with the event. We gave about 45 giraffes away plus a number of love bugs and one van.
Announcements
We moved everything from Mary’s barn; we brought two trailers of wood plus one trailer with 6 shelves to store at Bob’s. All Wood Show materials are stored at the basement
of the church.
Rick has replaced a train for one of
the display cases ( @ mall) but we would like to put in a few new toys in the display
cases.
Toy
program
Toy workshops are set for September 16 and September 23. We will continue workshops every Saturday until
December or until toys are finished.
The count for completely finished toys is 966. We have about 400 toys left from last
year. With what is planned, we will
likely deliver around 3,500 toys this year.
Airplanes are close to completion but are missing wings. They are probably made and are just being
finished. Airplanes - we have 150 planned
and current count is 84.
Cradles 10 big ones and 13 small ones are done. 12 small cradles are still being worked
on. Cradles are under control and should
be finished in next two weeks.
Cup and ball games are 90% done. They just need strings assembled.
Paddle games need to be sanded and routed.
Ring toss handles are done.
We have 50 turtle banks.
There are tons of tops; 17 tops from Colorado in addition to
tops Dave Maude makes.
Jewelry boxes count is 42.
The single heart and double heart boxes Keith is working on. We have planned 85 total jewelry boxes.
Critter bags – we are planning 100 bags with about 10 critters
per bag. We have a bunch of critters done, but we need to bag em. 1 and a half
boxes of critters still need to be cut.
Darwin captured 6 barrels of ¾ inch scraps of wood. They will also donate 2 pallets of 2 x 4
material. Lauree brought 10 boxes of 1 x
3 stock which is out at Bob’s.
Locomotives are all done waiting to be sprayed.
Helicopters we have planned 225. We currently have about 35. Fire trucks 56 out of 60 are done.
Blocks need some work.
We plan to have 40 bags of blocks.
MISC
RCWA potluck picnic is September 23, 4:00-7:00. Potluck is at Bob Buchanan’s house. Sign up for deserts and salads.
Next RCWA meeting is Oct. 9, 2023.
Show and
Tell
Rick Weisbeck displayed an elephant and 3 human/dog
interactions completed with a scroll saw.
Stu Kellogg talked about wine bottle stoppers and an off set turning jig from Niles Stoppers.
Minutes Taken by: Stu Kellogg
