The Scrollsaw Picnics in the summer of
1998 had a special meaning for the Scrollsaw Association
of the World. This was an opportunity to meet so many of
the scrollers who joined us when we had little more than
an idea and a lot of hope. Plus we had the opportunity
to let so many other scrollers know that we existed and
were working very hard to be able to help them.
The very First Scroll Saw Contest was
held in August, 1998 at Joe Diveley's picnic in Pontiac,
Illinois. This was the first opportunity scrollers have
ever had to be judged against and with other scrollers.
A total of 38 people entered the contest in one of four
categories:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Original Design
The judges for this First contest were
selected from some of the more prominent names in the
Scrolling industry: Dirk Boelman, Bill Guimond, Roy
King, Pat Spielman, and Dan Wilckens agreed to judge the
entries. The judges had such a difficult decision to make
in each category that there was no unanimous selection
in any category. All of those entrants who had their
work judged as best by any one of the judges, but not
selected as a winner, were given an Honorable Mention
Certificate. They did make the judging difficult for
everyone.
And the winners were:
Bob Ardrey - Beginner
Merle Krugman - Honorable Mention
Ernie Lang - Honorable Mention
David Morris - Honorable Mention
Bob Robinson - Honorable Mention
Mike Burch - Intermediate
Mike Britton - Honorable Mention
John Gillitzer - Honorable Mention
Bob Myers - Honorable Mention
Grover Irish - Advanced
Leroy Knoch - Honorable Mention
Keith Wikoff - Honorable Mention
Robin Wirtz - Original Design
Patti Beach - Honorable Mention
Dan Behnke - Honorable Mention
Ken Potts - Honorable Mention
Joan West - Honorable Mention
In December of 1998, our first election
for Board of Director members was held. The first
"elected" members of our BOD were Steve Landry
of NY, Dave Klimchuck of NY, and Janice Manuel of TN.
These BOD members will serve for a three year term. Over
the next two years, the volunteers who organized and
began the Association will run for election, so that by
the beginning of the year 2002, we will have a
completely "elected" Board of Directors. These
BOD members are voted on by the General Membership, with
each member having a vote.
