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Calendar

DPWW Regular Meeting

Usually the fourth Wednesday (Meeting

location on the last page of the Newsletter)

June 28th.

July 29th Auction

DPWW Board Meeting

Usually the 1st. Mon. of the Month

St James Church, Glen Ellyn

July 3rd. St. James

Activity

Shop visit

Aug. 5th. 9-12 PM Jack Harkins

June .. Milan Huba from Stanley

tools

July Auction

August Will Richards..Intarsia

September Will Brethauer .. Make a

Cigar Uke

Peter D’Attomo

From the President’s Corner

Programs

Logo Clothing

Caps are $15 and polo shirts are $20. We now

have long sleeve Tee shirts.

A few weeks ago I asked for volunteers to help with

the St. James garden as a way to pay back the

church for the use of their facility for zero cost to us.

On May 17th Earth Care (Mr. Donald Kuhn) and his

crew took out the sod and tilled the plot and his crew

& the club volunteers helped each other. Earth Care

did a great job and should be commended for their

work. But only 3 out of 150+ members volunteered

to help. Rich Rossio, Carl Shaffer and myself.

That’s unfortunate…

Pastor David and Lisa

Mirabella, program

coordinator, were very

happy as are 11 fami-

lies who are benefitting

from this program.

The volunteers spent a

few hours moving sod,

spreading compost,

sand, and mulch. The

payoff is gratitude in

giving and fulfilling our

agreement to St. James. I strongly urge you to

volunteer when asked. As the famous line goes:

“Ask not what your club can do for you, but what

can you do for your club”.

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Jerry Johnson

May Door Prizes

Secretary’s Report

Board Meeting – June 5, 2017 Peter D’Attomo called the meeting to or-der at 7:00 p.m. Present were Mike Kalscheur, Rich Rossio, Laura Rossio, Bruce Kinney, Lee Nye, Bert LeLoup, Whit Anderson, Will Richards, Eleanore Richards, Tony Evansky, Jack Pine, and Jerry Johnson. Reminder: Any club mem-ber is invited to attend board meetings.

The May minutes and treasurer’s report were approved. Committee Reports Membership –There were no new members added in May so the membership remains at 156. A question was raised about the date for reduced dues and how that would tie into the seller’s fee at the Auction. After some discussion Jerry provided a clarification saying that the dues are $25 through June 30.On July 1 they drop to one- half rounded to $13. The individual must be on the roster as of June 30. Individu-als that join on July 1 or later need to pay the auction seller’s fee. The ten percent seller’s fee applies to all non-members. Prizes – Bruce reported he has acquired door prizes for meetings through September. Newsletter – The deadline for submitting material to Bert is Saturday June 10. It was noted that Rockler has opened two new stores in our area. This raised the question of whether they should receive a copy of the newsletter. It was affirmed that any business that offers the club members a discount should receive a copy and they have a choice of email or “snail” mail. (Reference: May, 2015 board minutes.) Activities – Rich has plans for a Jack Harkins shop tour on June 17 from 9:00 to noon... He also is arranging a rabbet plane making workshop to be led by Chris Yonkers – tenta-tive date July 22. Programs – June’s program will be Milan Huba from DeWalt. July is the auction. Web Site – Whit reported on the progress to date and the site is operational with many improvements. While the work is not done the results thus far can be used and hold the promise of making the site more useful. He and Jim Harvey received a fine round of applause. He will give a short presentation to the June general meeting to acquaint the members with the new site and capabilities. Old Business -The church’s need for help with a garden was satisfied and completed.

-The video equipment update has been completed. -The greeter trial will be continued and temporarily staffed by Bruce and Rich. -Peter has submitted facility reservation requests through next June. -The auction day schedule will be 7:30 set up; 8:00 sign in; 9:00 start auction; 1:00 pm out of the build-ing. -Reminder: July board meeting is on the 10

th.

New Business -Auction contacts with other clubs will be: Lee: Fox Valley; Rich: Hickory Hills and Illiana; Peter: Windy City, Chicago Woodturners, and the church. -We have still been unable to recruit a leader for the Toy committee. There was some concern that the enthusiasm for the program has waned both on the part of the woodworkers and the recipients. There were a number of potential alternatives that surfaced during the discussion but not any that generated enough interest to be put to a vote. The item was tabled for more future discussion. Adjourned 7:55 p.m. Jerry Johnson, Secretary

Rich Rossio

PROGRAM

Our program for the June meeting is going to be Mi-lan Huba Field Service and Sales Manager for Stanley Black and Decker, Inc. He will present a program for the Dewalt woodworking tools. He may also present

some information on other tools for the wood-

worker

Coffee Makers

Gotta have coffee at the meetings! Thanks to those

who pitched in at the Last meeting

Anyone is welcome to make coffee. Just arrive a little

after 6:00 and join the fun with others preparing cof-

fee, cookies, and cleanup after

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Mike Kalscheur

In light of the passing of Dave Brearley and the me-morial service on June 17, in consultation with Jack, we have decided to postpone the shop visit toJack Harkins' shop that had been scheduled for that day. It will be held instead on Saturday, Aug. 5, from 10 to noon.

Dupage Woodworkers Club Events Jack Harkins Shop Visit When: Saturday August 5th. Time: 9:00 AM to 12 noon Where: 5216 Fairmont Ave Downers Grove -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plane making class with Chris Yonkers Class will be taught in Chris’s shop in Palos Heights. All material will be furnished. Also get to tour Chris’s shop (Worth seeing) Date: July 22 Time: 9:00 AM Class is limited to eight students. Cost will be $50.00 Sign up by contacting Pete D’Attomo or Rich Rossio INFORMATION ON ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFOR-MATION WILL BE SENT TO ALL THAT SIGN UP. Questions? Call Rich Rossio 815-953-7696 (Cell) or 815-838-7686 (Home)

MEMBERSHIP

...NOTICE...

Borrow Some Tools

Don’t forget that one benefit of being a member of the DuPage

Woodworkers is that we have some tools that you can borrow.

The Work Sharp, scroll saw, moisture meter, metal detector,

and Drill Doctor are available to members by contacting

Wayne Maier at 630-303-1341.

The Club had 1 new member join

within the past month. Please wel-

come Ronald King from Naperville.

Ron’s woodworking interests include

scrolling, turning and toys.

The Auction Is Coming! The Auction Is Coming! Yes, the auction is coming; and it is back to the last Sat-urday in July. This year’s date is July 29, 2017. Now is the time to start taking stock of what you have collecting dust and polish it up for sale to generate cash to buy something new. When you have items that you know you will be offering at the auction, please send me a brief description of the most desirable ones and I’ll men-tion them in the next Newsletter. The more attractive items we can identify in advance, the more bidders will attend. The annual action will be held at St James the Apostle Church, 480 S. Park Blvd, Glen Ellyn starting at 9:00 am with setup beginning at 8:00 a.m. Jerry Johnson jlj1625@aol.com.

June door prizes & May Winners!

Porter Cable 1/2” Drill/Driver & 1/4” Impact Driver Kit

PSI Digital Display Moisture Meter

Set of 3 WoodRiver Stainless Steel Cabi-netmaker's Rules. (6”, 12” and 24”)

Robert Gross….Jay Zimmermann….Jim Harvey

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FROM OUR WORKSHOP

Whit Anderson Green Man Carving

Jerry Kuffel Dish

John Moddie Fisherman Harbor Marquetry

Peter D’Attomo Walnut Bowl

Tony Leto Bats

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Tom Olson Slim line Pens

Jim Harvey Moving Fillister

Al Cheeks Cutting Board

Harry Trainor Floral Trivet

Stan Anderson Oak Trivet

Will Richards Floral Trivet

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Bert Le Loup Trump Whirligig John Mammoser Childs Adirondacks chair

Bob Baksais

Mark McCleary Bangle & Pendent

Dave Reilly Eagle

The Hamilton Collection

The Hamilton Collection

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Each month there will be a new toy plan in the DP

June Toy...Copy & print it out for your shop