[Crw-talk] Norskedalen Threshing Bee

[John & Donna Griffiths]

Greetings members:

First I'm going to ask a question.  Did you leave Shorty's so stuffed 
you needed to be helped to your car?  That was our best Shorty's event 
since I have been in the club and several members drove a hundred miles 
to get to it.  Hats off to those who drove such a distance.  Mary and 
Alan Lacer really gave a great demo.

We have another opportunity to eat your way into oblivion.  Free. And 
much closer for those who live south and east of La Crosse. Norskedalen 
is having their Threshing Bee on Saturday September 20. Yes, it 
conflicts with our club meeting, but it is an opportunity for us to 
demonstrate in an enclosed shelter and sell turnings.  The usual rule 
applies, 25% of the take stays with the club and the member who made it 
gets 75%.  So even if you can't attend, but want to have some pieces 
sold, get them turned in (no pun intended) and the persons running the 
event will sell them for you.  And the culinary delight is Norskedalen 
will give each member working the event a free ticket for the thresher's 
dinner.  And when you have a dinner there it gives meaning to the phrase 
"eating like a thresher".  Now the food is not as good as Shorty's but 
it is very tasty and served in quantity.  If you eat so much you need to 
be helped back to the demonstration area, then your participation there 
will be a success.

So if you can, please sign up by contacting me.  I'll get names etc. 
together and give them to the member or members who take the lead . I 
need to know who is planning to be there so Norskedalen can send us the 
correct number of lunch tickets.  If you leave there hungry, it is your 
own darn fault.  Of course if you demonstrate bring your tools, wood and 
such.  Bring a chuck with 1"X 8 TPI threads if you turn something that 
requires a chuck.

September 20 is rapidly approaching so get your plans checked and let me 
know if you can contribute.

Thank you, John