Annual Holiday Dinner and Auction
Rick Anderson, Club Vice-President, started the meeting at 6:00 pm by welcoming everyone and letting us know that dinner was ready. There were 66 people present, which included members, family members and friends.
Presentation
Holiday Dinner with lots of good things to eat – ham, turkey, salads, vegetables and desserts.
Joe Mannke, club President, welcomed guests, thanked current board members for their service and conducted the business meeting.
Business Meeting
There will not be any Demonstration or Shop Meets this month due to the holidays.
Voting of new board members: John Peasley was voted in as the new club Vice-President and Andy DiLorenzo was voted in as the new club Secretary. In January, Rick Anderson will move into the role of Club President.
Upcoming Events
Wood Working Show, January 26-28, 2018 in Tampa – Contact Al Brown if you would like to volunteer to work our display and for more information. We still have a few spots to fill. Reminder that we need items to display for this show. Bring them to the January club meeting or contact Al Brown.
February 2018: FL State Fair (February 8-19, 2018) To enter woodworking projects – Registration must be received by January 5, 2018. For registration- go to their website at http://www.floridastatefair.com/p/about/404 . We also need some volunteers to staff the Fine Furniture area at the State Fair. Contact John Darovec for more information.
Other upcoming events – Sarasota County Fair (March 16-25, 2018; entry deadline is February 9 – https://www.sarasotafair.com/creative-arts.html), and Spring Picnic & 2X4 Contest (April)
Auction: Denny Wetter was our awesome auctioneer and he did a great job. The auction brought in $966.
Thanks for the awesome work of John Philips, Andy DiLorenzo, and Thelma Proctor keeping track of the bids and money.
Auction & Gift items
Rick Anderson – End grain cutting board and a Cheese board
Advantage Lumber – Shot glass trays
Alan Brown – Cocobolo pen & wall st. hdwe,Rosewood pen & pencil set
John Peasley – Cedar rose intarsia, praying hands intarsia 
Floyd Yoder – Trivet
Larry Simmons – Chair, Cookie box 
John Slezak – Heart bandsaw box, Freeform bandsaw box 
Marvin Stoltzfus – Birdhouse, vase 
Terry Bair – Small box, wooden basket 
John Philips – Bowl, cedar clock, walking stick
Neil McCullough – Wine bottle holder
Mike Swart – Teddy bears
Andy DiLorenzo – Mallet
Reuel Detweiler – Manger set, Owl intarsia
Al Downs – Dove nest boxes
Fred Damianos – Lidded bowl, Mirror turning
Bob Parrish – Pepper mill, Turning tool
Ken Kisida – Candle holders, Christmas ornament
Susan Darovec – Rolling pin, compote
John Darovec – Selfie sticks
Craig Spottswood – Picture frame, tool pouch, ladder
Barry Meyers – Cutting boards
Ken Brinker – Sea urchin accent light, sea urchin ornament
Denny Wetter – Segmented bowls, vases
Thelma Proctor – Walnut scrollsaw bowl, Nativity set puzzle
Mike Dumett – Plant stands – painted and clear finish, log candle holder
Bob Eslinger – Live edge clocks
Adam Ross – Wine boxes w/wine, Christmas tree ornaments
Kim Jones – Turned pen
Thanks to Neil McCullough for the bottle openers he made for everyone!
Next Month’s Meeting – January 10, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at Advantage Lumber.