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LOUISIANA WILDFOWL CARVERS AND COLLECTORS GUILD
NEWSLETTER
Volume IV Issue V MAY 2012
Edited by K. Reeeves
CONTACT INFORMATION
LWCCG P.O.BOX 7596 METAIRIE, LOUISIANA 7596
WEBSITE: LWCCG.ORG or LWCCG.COM
NOTICE
LWCCG REGULAR MONTHLY
GENERAL MEETING WILL BE
HELD ON WEDNESDAY,
MAY 30, 2012 AT 7:00 P.M.
PICCADILLY CAFETERIA,
2222 CLEARVIEW PKWY.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Richard Reeves (985) 892-2215
Curt Fabre’ (800) 523-8474
Mike Bonner (504) 254-9984
Dickey Autin (504)451-6954
The May General Meeting will be
held on Wednesday, May 30th at 7:00
P.M.; the Executive Committee will
meet at 6:00 P.M..
Since our last meeting the Ward
World Championship in Ocean City,
Maryland. At this competition, the
LWCCG was well represented on the
Podium. Special congratulations goes
to John Scallan who won Best of
Show World Pairs and Dickie Autin
who won Over All Best of Show in
Novice; and to all members who re-
ceived awards at the Festival.
At this show, we passed out 50
Rules Booklets and 1,000 fliers adver-
tising our Festival. Several carvers
and venders have committed to attend
our Festival.
We have also attended several
other Events, Festivals advertising our
show, more information will be pro-
vided at our meeting.
I was also contacted by Mr. Gary
Lipham, who wants to inform our
members that on August 25th there
will be an Antique Collectors swap
meet at the Baton Rouge Blue Bonnet
Nature Center. This event will be
dedicated to Mr. Charles Frank and his
wife Jean. They will also provide a
table at this event for the use of
LWCCG to advertise our Festival.&
Show and sell modern carvings.
If anyone wants to attend, please
contact Gary Lipham at 1-225-571-
2835. There will also be flyers on this
swap meet available in the near future.
Don’t forget Show & Tell and door
prizes for the meeting.
Hope to see you at the meeting.
RICHARD
SPECIAL DOOR PRIZES
AT THE MAY MEETING
We are looking forward to seeing
Mrs. Charles Frank at the meeting
this month. Mrs. Frank has do-
nated some large pieces of carving
wood and also some old club items
which we will be giving away as
door prizes .
John Scallan receiving his Best of Show World
Pairs’ Award at the Ward Foundation Festival in
Ocean City, Maryland for a pair of Wood Ducks.
Dickie Autin is presented his award for Over All
Best of Show in Novice for his Spoon Bill at the
Ward Foundation Festival.
LWCCG MARCH 28, 2012
MINUTES FOR THE GENERAL
MEETING :
A representative from the Rotary
Club called and asked Richard to
speak at one of their meetings.
Club Directory: Richard asked
Lydia Foght about the directory she
is working on. Lydia said she will
call each person to verify informa-
tion.
THERE WILL BE NO MEETING
FOR APRIL, MANY MEMBERS
WILL BE ATTENDING THE
WARD SHOW IN MARYLAND.
Catering for Our Festival: Rob
Howell, owner of Sunrise on Second
Street Café has agreed to furnish
food for the Festival. He will offer
several choice dishes, sandwiches,
etc. as well as beverages.
Festival Chairman: Chris Towns,
festival chairman, said we need to
find ways to make our competitors,
vendors and visitors feed more wel-
come. Someone suggested greeting
bags composed of things New Or-
leans is know for. A letter will be
composed for donations. Chris
Weaver said Louisiana Fish Fry Co.
might donate some items.
Judging Committee: Alan
Kancher will take the lead with the
Judging Committee.
Chris Weaver said Times Picayune
would be a good place for our Festi-
val advertising. Also mentioned was
Collecting magazines, Hunting &
Fishing and Antique Decoys.
Bi-Centennial Fair: Will be in
May, carvers are needed to display
and demonstrate.
LWCCG Festival:
Joan Bonner said she needs help on
Saturday morning for the Art Com-
petition. She will need 3 judges for
each of 3 categories, including 10
people to help with co-ordination .
John Scallan met at the Round Table
with 14 Scout Masters who were
very interested and excited about
having a carving competition for the
scouts. Each troop would carve the
same wildlife creation with a Best of
Show 1st-$100, 2nd-$50, and 3rd-
$25. Stipulation would be given to
the Troop that carvers are willing to
help get them started for 1 hour for
each troop. 14 troops would require
14 hours. Troops would be asked to
come in uniforms for the Festival. In
September LWCCG members would
help scouts to earn their wood carv-
ing merit badge. We would need 4-6
weeks notice.
Lloyd Ferrier said he carves
shrimp boats, but will be glad to help
with the boy scouts.
Membership: John Scallan re-
ported that we have 62 paid mem-
bers and 96 members not yet paid.
The total membership is 158.
Show & tell: Jim Dennison, a guest
of Mr. Fred Guidry, showed his first
oil painting of his wedding. He also
had a beautiful charcoal portrait of
his two children.
Chris Weaver showed a nice Pintail
he carved from a piece of wood he
purchased at last year’s show. He
chip carved it and painted it with
oils.
Mr. Fred Guidry showed us a
Meacham Mallard carved by Don-
ald Meacham. He told us that Mr.
Meacham would be holding a carv-
ing class at Hornville High School
where he would be teaching several
adults with their children.
Being no further business, a motion
was made and seconded to adjourn
the meeting at 8:25 P.M.
MARCH SHOW AND TELL
Left: Jim
Dennison
displays
his first oil
painting
of he and
his wife’s
wedding
picture.
Left: Chris
Weaver
holds a
pintail he
chip carved
and
painted.
Right: Mr.
Fred
Guidry
shows a
Donald
Meacham
carving
from his
collection.