October 2018 Richmond Carvers Society meets every Wednesday from 6:30-9:00 pm during the school year at Hugh McRoberts School, 8980 Williams Rd at Garden City Rd President David Kennedy Vice President Mike Cohene Treasurer John Scott Membership Linda Love Demos John Scott Show Chair Dan Lemire Vice Show Chair David Phillips Library Linda Lait Secretary David Price Website Conrad Rademaker Newsletter Neil Elmer. Social Committee Kati DeGraaf, Linda Lait Members at Large Len Sawyer& Beryl Brown Meeting Dates No Meetings on the following dates Oct 31 Dec 26 Jan 2 March 20, 27 Last night June 12 The Prez Sez Mike and I are at present at a hotel waiting to go to the carving show here in Puyallup. We were certainly welcomed warmly. Lots of visiting with members, especially those who know Mike. He got a bunch of first ribbons and two best of division. Well done Mike! Had lots of fun last night at the banquet. For the next issue we'll include photos of some of the entries. Some beautiful work on display. Don't forget to reserve the date for our December banquet. More Details soon. Dave W Sights https://www.boredpanda.com/pumpkin-carvings-ray-villafane/? utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic Email: richmondcarvers@gmail.com. www.richmondcarvers.com. Facebook: Richmond bc carvers
Coming Events B.C. Art after stroke October 25 Roundhouse community arts 181 roundhouse Mews Vancouver https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/art-afterstroke-tickets-45981165905? aff=ebdssbdestsearch December 12 Richmond carvers Christmas/ seasonal Party Richmond Nature Park SMILE. Q: What is a vampire s favorite fruit? A: A nectarine! Newsletter ideas If anyone has any photos, articles, non offensive jokes, or anything they think the club would be interested to see in the newsletter please Email it to Maplehead1@hotmail.com and if possible I will include it. If it is time sensitive please send it by the 10th of the month for inclusion Fraser valley Art of the Carver October 20 Saturday 11 am 4 pm Matsqui Hall Abbotsford USA NWCA Artistry in Wood Show October 13-14, 2018 Waller Road Grange Tacoma, WA 98404
Hi all These next pictures are of the Mungo Martin totem pole raising at the Peace Arch crossing Saturday September 21. The pole is a replica of a totem pole at Skidegate. Mungo Martin (Ruperts great grandfather on his mother's side) was commissioned to carve this pole and Bill Reid worked on it as well. The totem pole was raised without the proper ceremony and taken down without proper consultation by a contractor. The Shemiamoo First Nations found out about it and took possession of the Mungo Martin totem pole. They contacted Kwakwakawakw and Haida Nations and informed them about what had occurred. That was 10 years ago. The Shemiamoo First Nations then started the laborious task of making the wrong right. It took 9 years to complete this process! They never gave up and the NDP government helped it to happen. The premier apologized for the wrong and said that he wants to work toward reconciliation with first nations peoples. These are pictures that I took of the event. Halakasla Rupe For a Video of the raising go to https://www.peacearchnews.com/news/replica-totem-pole-tobe-raised-at-peace-arch-park/
A Couple of Jokes from Mike to brighten your day Wayne was returning home from a business trip, bags in hand, and slowly making his way to his vehicle in the crowded airport garage. Suddenly a large dark car screeched to a stop in front of Wayne, and the driver pointed menacingly at him. "Get in," the driver ordered. "I'll take you to your car." Startled, Wayne took a step backward. "Ah...no thanks," he answered. "I can get there myself." "No!" the man barked back as he threw open his passenger side door. "Get in!" Wayne's eyes now darted around the garage, hoping to find a security guard. Just then, the driver's face softened. "Please," he said, "I've been driving up and down for two hours. I can't find a space to park, and I want yours.". Kenny, a city boy, moved to the country and purchased a car from a farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the car the following day. The next morning, the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry, son, but I have some bad news. The car broke down." "OK, well, just return my money to me," Kenny said. "Sorry, can't do that," said the farmer. "I already spent it." "OK then, just unload the car," said Kenny. "Whatcha gonna do with it?" asked the farmer. "I'm going to raffle it off," Kenny replied. "You can't raffle off a broken-down car!" the farmer exclaimed. "Of course I can," replied Kenny. "Watch me. I just won't tell anybody it doesn't work." A few weeks later, the farmer met up with Kenny and asked, "So, what happened with the car?" "I raffled it off. I sold 500 tickets at two dollars a piece and made a profit of $898.00," explained Kenny. "Didn't anyone complain?" inquired the farmer. Kenny proudly replied, "Just the guy who won. So, I gave him his two dollars back."
One Nice day of demonstrating on Steveston at the Murakami boat works on September 29th.
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