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The show was an outstanding
success with most of the club's membership
participating. 20 plus tables were filled with some of the
most beautiful displays of woodcarvings you could hope to
see. Free door prizes were given away every 30
minutes. Several folks came back many times to try and win
the hand carved and painted items donated by club members.
The door prizes ranged from Christmas ornaments, to small
figurines, to turned items like mushrooms and small bowls
donated by the wood turner in our club, Bob Adam. The club
also handed out several pairs of hand carved pliers
to children. The pliers were carved by our oldest member,
Ray Engle who is 89 years young. A raffle was held to help
pay for the 2002 show. Pat Gregory and Greg Owens, both
well known Central Illinois duck and fish decoy carvers
donated duck decoys for the raffle. A fish decoy and jig
stick were also donated by a non member, Richard Brenan from
New Hampshire, who works temporarily in Bloomington and
comes to an occasional meeting.
Excitement was in the air as
club members displayed and demonstrated their talents for
two fun filled days. Because this was our first
ever show we wanted to start slowly and limited
participation to club members only. Not so for future
shows. Because the show was a great success, we will
be opening it up for outside displayers and sellers from
here on out.
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