Prior
to our first contest at SAW Conference 2000, we
experimented with a contest format at the Pontiac, IL
Scrollsaw Picnic. These are just a few pictures from
that event.
The contests were well
received, in spite of the fact that there was no advance
advertising of it. Entrants found out about the contest
as they arrived at the picnic and had to decide whether
or not to enter one of their items from their
"Brag" table. Many of them did decide to
enter.
1998 Contest and
Winners
Our first contest had probably our
Most prestigious panel of judges. Patrick Spielman, Dirk
Boelman, Dan Wilckens and Roy King judged the event.
They all commented on just how difficult it was to
select from the entries. They each voted for their first
place project, and a second place. We totalled the
number of votes each project got for first place. If
there was a tie, then we added in the number of votes
that project got for second place to determine the
winners. A certificate for Honorable Mention was given
to everyone who got a vote in each category. Each of the
judges signed a group of certificates, so that the
people receiving them got at least one autograph of a
judge.
And
the 1998 Winners were.....
Beginner Category - Bob
Ardrey
Intermediate Category - Mike
Burch
Advanced Category - Grover
Irish
Original Design Category - Robin
Wirtz
Honorable Mention Certificates
were given to Ernie Lang, David Morris,
Bob
Robinson, and Merle Krugman in the Beginner
Category; Mike Britton, Bob Myers, and
John Gillitzer in the Intermediate Category;
Keith Wikoff
and Leroy Knock in the Advanced Category; and
Patti Beach, Dan Behnke,
Ken Potts, and Joan West in the
Original Design Category. Our congratulations go out
to each of the winners and to the Honorable Mention
winners. Our thanks go out to all of those who
entered the contest and made it such a success.
We would
like to add more pictures from these earlier events. If
you have some pictures of these early contests, we would
like to add them to this page. Please write to SAW,
and if possible, send a copy of your pictures for
inclusion on this page.
