March 2023 Meeting – Straw Marquetry
There were problems with the video camera at the March meeting, so I was not able to post a Youtube video of the meeting. Our program was presented by Raul Darriba, who drove down from
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There were problems with the video camera at the March meeting, so I was not able to post a Youtube video of the meeting. Our program was presented by Raul Darriba, who drove down from
Continue readingAfter missing two years because of COVID, this year’s Christmas party was one of the best attended we have ever had. We were met at the door by Joe Mannke and two early birds that
Continue readingAfter the storm, we had a good turn out, with 27 people present. It doesn’t appear that any of our snow bird members have returned, but they will be back soon, as the weather up
Continue readingIt’s been a while since I posted to the website, mainly because we have been video taping the meetings and putting them on YouTube for everyone to access. But I realized that I had not
Continue readingPat Kerr, vice president, started the meeting with the announcement that our president, Greg Casagrande, had a heart attack, but is doing fine. He will be resting for a couple of months. Pat welcomed some
Continue readingWe kicked off the post COVID shop meet season with a special meeting at Larry Simmons shop Not that Larry’s shop was special, but we celebrated with FOOD. Ed Columbo helped at the grill cooking
Continue readingIt was so nice to get together socially after two covid years. A big thanks to Pat Kerr and Joe Mannke for putting this together. This was no place to be if you were on
Continue readingPresident Greg called the meeting to order, and started with a few announcements Announcements: The annual spring picnic and 2×4 contest will be held on April 3 at 1pm, at the Farm Bureau pavilion, corner
Continue readingAs covid numbers go down, more members are showing up at our monthly meeting. About half of our members, 21 were present at the February meeting. This years president, Greg Casagrande call the meeting to
Continue readingThere were 33 members at the May Zoom meeting: Business: Randy Cooper presented the Treasurer’s report for April. 2×4 Contest Daryl reported he has received 4 applications to date. Entries will be shown at the
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