[crw-talk] Meeting Notes

Thu Nov 26 10:10:58 CST 2020

Living proof, you all are smarter then I, John

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From: jcfitz at charter.net
To: "'John & Donna Griffiths'" <griff at mwt.net>; "'Membership mailing 
list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region Woodturners.'" 
<crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
Cc: "'Rich Eagan'" <EganR at westerntc.edu>
Sent: 11/25/2020 5:05:31 PM
Subject: Re: [crw-talk] Meeting Notes

>I also avoid Facebook
>
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>From: "John & Donna Griffiths" <griff at mwt.net>
>To: "Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region 
>Woodturners.", "Rich Eagan"
>Cc: "CRW talk"
>Sent: Wednesday November 25 2020 12:34:50PM
>Subject: Re: [crw-talk] Meeting Notes
>
>Face Book is something I mostly avoid, but sometimes I visit that 
>rabbit hole and try not to crawl too far into it.  Actually there is an 
>enjoyable group called "Woodchuckers" that is woodturners showing off 
>their creations, asking questions and chatting about, what else, 
>woodturning.  Having said that, I have not looked at it since early 
>this month and my life is generally better when I don't.  I tried 
>pitching my turnings on it, people would say they liked it; but no 
>sales ever resulted from it that I'm aware of.
>
>I have an Instagram account that I signed up for touting my on-line 
>Etsy.com shop but that is a complete mystery.  You almost gotta be a 
>teenager to fully understand it and I'm afraid I'm never going to be 
>one of those again!  If the pandemic ever slows enough so we can visit 
>the grandkids, I am going to get some hands-on experience in using it.
>
>John
>
>------ Original Message ------
>From: "Bob R" <raaschb at charter.net>
>To: "Rich Eagan" <EganR at westerntc.edu>
>Cc: "CRW talk" <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
>Sent: 11/24/2020 7:36:51 PM
>Subject: Re: [crw-talk] Meeting Notes
>
>>We'll said Rich.
>>
>>Bob R, Sent from my Phone
>>On Nov 24, 2020 5:56 PM, "Egan, Richard" <EganR at westerntc.edu> wrote:
>>>No Facebook for me either. My on-line presence is as small as 
>>>possible.
>>>Just one more thing to distract me from what's important in life.
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>>>From: crw-talk <crw-talk-bounces at crwoodturner.com> on behalf of 
>>>Kristine Clough <mogoldfish at yahoo.com>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 4:57 PM
>>>To: Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region 
>>>Woodturners. <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [crw-talk] Meeting Notes
>>>CAUTION: This email originated from outside of Western Technical 
>>>College. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize 
>>>the sender and know the content is safe.
>>>
>>>Personally, I don't use face book and never have.
>>>
>>>Kris
>>>
>>>On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 04:48:14 PM CST, Adrian Novak 
>>><adrian.novak at charter.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>Could we still keep crew-talk email?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Nov 24, 2020 at 4:14 PM, <Ken Grunke 
>>>><mailto:kengrunke at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>Thanks for posting this. I misread 1000 hrs as 1 pm LOL which I had 
>>>available but not 10 am.
>>>
>>>Also, I didn't realize we had a facebook page! Or Instagram. FB is 
>>>much better for sharing photos than this email list. But how many 
>>>members are on FB? Should we consider using FB as an alternative to 
>>>the website? This would not hurt my feelings any. There are probably 
>>>a few who would object to using it. But we can save some funds. We 
>>>would need to migrate the files over (newsletters, photos, etc.) Just 
>>>a thought.
>>>
>>>Ken Grunke
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On 11/24/20 10:59 AM, James Bloomer wrote:
>>>Good Morning Turners, hope this finds you well. I would like to thank 
>>>those that were able to attend our first Zoom meeting. It was good to 
>>>see familiar faces again and share both our works and some tips for 
>>>our new visitors. Hopefully we can have more onboard for the next 
>>>meeting In Dec.
>>>For those that could not make it, I wanted to pass on some of the 
>>>information from the meeting.
>>>- The officers decided to wave the annual dues for members for 2021. 
>>>We only ask that when we start meeting in person again that members 
>>>donate 15$ dollars to the club to help offset operating 
>>>costs(insurance, subscriptions, and other costs).
>>>-The board members present asked to be extended in their positions 
>>>for 2021, John Griffiths volunteered to be program director for the 
>>>year. Would just need to hear from John Fischer if he would like to 
>>>stay on as VP.
>>>-Duane has put out an email for the group buy from craft supply. if 
>>>interested get your selections to him by Sat the 28th to ensure 
>>>delivery and distribution by Christmas. We will be using social 
>>>distancing and other safety guidelines so I ask patience with your 
>>>order so we can safely distribute it on receipt.
>>>-We are starting to explore hosting interactive demos for future 
>>>virtual meetings. Many Master turners have turned to Zoom and other 
>>>platforms to continue to teach the craft. Our new PD has already 
>>>posted emails on possible demos.
>>>-Please continue to share your works, either through the email or our 
>>>Facebook page. If you are on Facebook and do a search for Coulee 
>>>Region Woodturners, its the page that has our patch on a pile of 
>>>shavings. Just another way to share your works.
>>>
>>>-We will be holding board and general meetings through zoom for the 
>>>foreseeable future. I have sent out some instructions on its use. Or, 
>>>feel free to email me direct at Callousedhandswoodturning at gmail
>>>
>>>
>>>In Service
>>>--
>>>James A. Bloomer
>>>
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