edman2
Local Chapter Leader
Southwest Missouri IAP Picnic - UPDATE
Well, it's history. 49 folks from six states. See the posts at the end of the thread for latest info. Watch for the photo thread coming soon to a forum near you!
The Southwest Missouri IAP Picnic is set for August 16, 2008 at the Northwood Pavilion at Lake Springfield Park in Springfield, Missouri from 11:00 A.M. until 3-4ish. The Picnic is being sponsored by five IAP members in the greater Springfield area. If you can come, here is what you need to know:
1. Bring your families. This is a family fun event. It is a non-alcohol event (Springfield Park ordinance).
2. Bring a 2 liter bottle of soda (or two bottles if there are a bunch of you). We will provide the cups and ice.
3. Bring two pen blanks for a pen blank swap.
4. Bring any other material you would like to sell, trade, barter! You are on your own for this activity!
5. Lunch will be a barbeque plate (sandwich, potato salad, and slaw) for $5.00 per plate prepared by the multi-championship winning barbeque team "Smokin in the Dark." We will provide food, paper products and eating utensils.
6. Directions from U.S. Highway 65. From Springfield take Highway 65 South (toward Branson) to the Evans Road exit. Exit right and turn right onto Evans Road and go 2.5 miles to the entrance to Lake Springfield Park. (Before you arrive at the park entrance you will go past the coal fired power plant, cross the Lake Springfield Dam around the end of the Lake and go up a slight hill to the Park entrance). Turn right into the park and go 1 mile to the new Boathouse Conference Center. The entrance to the pavilion site is across from the Boathouse (turn left through the gate to go up the hill to the pavilion). For those of you with GPS capability the coordinates are: 37 degrees 06'56.84 N & 93 degrees 15'55.89 W
This will get you to the entrance of the park. Just follow the signs from there.
7. If you want to display items for sell, let us know. We have a limited number of spaces available.
8. The following companies have agreed to provide items for door prizes:
a. Wood-n-Whimsies. Tim and Tracey will have items for sale (including some picnic specials) and will provide some door prizes.
b. Bear Tooth Woods Enduro kits, pen kits, pen blanks, Sierra package (Thank you Ernie).
c. The Wood Gallery, soft sided pen holder/portfolio, five pen kits, and three grab bags of blanks. 3014-B East Sunshine, Springfield (directly behind Burger King) Thank you Ray.
d. Grizzly Industrial, Inc. 6" bench grinder and some hats (Springfield showroom, 1815 W. Battlefield, Springfield)
e. Harbor Freight Tools, Transfer Punch Set (3909 S. Campbell, Springfield) Thank you Dave.
f. Craig Jackson sent us an Easy Wood Tools Ci1 Easy Rougher on a Brazillian Cherry handle with an extra carbide insert (total retail value $137.94). Thank you Craig.
g. Heritance Nibs (DCBluesman) 5 SF nibs, one of each size converter and a pack of Private Reserve ink cartridges. Thank you Lou.
h. Metal Pen Blanks.Com 5 M3 metal pen blanks (winners choice for each one) Thanks Michael.
(see the post on page 3).
i. Hut Products, supply of finishing products, Fulton, Missouri. Thank you Larry.
In addition, there will be door prizes furnished by a number of individuals - Rifleman1776, TowMator, edman2 and Hughbie so far. Plenty of door prizes! We will add to the list of donors as they come in.
f. There will be demos in the afternoon. Jay Caughron will show his hand made street organs (more than 300 hours in each one), Jeff Farris, National Sales Manager for Tormek will demo sharpening tools and Craig Jackson, inventor of the Easy Rougher will be present to demo that tool.
g. We would like to know if you are planning on coming. We need a close estimate for food preparation. Just post on this thread or pm us to let us know and tell us how many.
If you have questions, you can ask on this thread or pm any member of the planning team: edman2, hayseedboy, mikeinmo, hughbie, or woodman928. It's gonna be a lot of fun!
Well, it's history. 49 folks from six states. See the posts at the end of the thread for latest info. Watch for the photo thread coming soon to a forum near you!
The Southwest Missouri IAP Picnic is set for August 16, 2008 at the Northwood Pavilion at Lake Springfield Park in Springfield, Missouri from 11:00 A.M. until 3-4ish. The Picnic is being sponsored by five IAP members in the greater Springfield area. If you can come, here is what you need to know:
1. Bring your families. This is a family fun event. It is a non-alcohol event (Springfield Park ordinance).
2. Bring a 2 liter bottle of soda (or two bottles if there are a bunch of you). We will provide the cups and ice.
3. Bring two pen blanks for a pen blank swap.
4. Bring any other material you would like to sell, trade, barter! You are on your own for this activity!
5. Lunch will be a barbeque plate (sandwich, potato salad, and slaw) for $5.00 per plate prepared by the multi-championship winning barbeque team "Smokin in the Dark." We will provide food, paper products and eating utensils.
6. Directions from U.S. Highway 65. From Springfield take Highway 65 South (toward Branson) to the Evans Road exit. Exit right and turn right onto Evans Road and go 2.5 miles to the entrance to Lake Springfield Park. (Before you arrive at the park entrance you will go past the coal fired power plant, cross the Lake Springfield Dam around the end of the Lake and go up a slight hill to the Park entrance). Turn right into the park and go 1 mile to the new Boathouse Conference Center. The entrance to the pavilion site is across from the Boathouse (turn left through the gate to go up the hill to the pavilion). For those of you with GPS capability the coordinates are: 37 degrees 06'56.84 N & 93 degrees 15'55.89 W
This will get you to the entrance of the park. Just follow the signs from there.
7. If you want to display items for sell, let us know. We have a limited number of spaces available.
8. The following companies have agreed to provide items for door prizes:
a. Wood-n-Whimsies. Tim and Tracey will have items for sale (including some picnic specials) and will provide some door prizes.
b. Bear Tooth Woods Enduro kits, pen kits, pen blanks, Sierra package (Thank you Ernie).
c. The Wood Gallery, soft sided pen holder/portfolio, five pen kits, and three grab bags of blanks. 3014-B East Sunshine, Springfield (directly behind Burger King) Thank you Ray.
d. Grizzly Industrial, Inc. 6" bench grinder and some hats (Springfield showroom, 1815 W. Battlefield, Springfield)
e. Harbor Freight Tools, Transfer Punch Set (3909 S. Campbell, Springfield) Thank you Dave.
f. Craig Jackson sent us an Easy Wood Tools Ci1 Easy Rougher on a Brazillian Cherry handle with an extra carbide insert (total retail value $137.94). Thank you Craig.
g. Heritance Nibs (DCBluesman) 5 SF nibs, one of each size converter and a pack of Private Reserve ink cartridges. Thank you Lou.
h. Metal Pen Blanks.Com 5 M3 metal pen blanks (winners choice for each one) Thanks Michael.
(see the post on page 3).
i. Hut Products, supply of finishing products, Fulton, Missouri. Thank you Larry.
In addition, there will be door prizes furnished by a number of individuals - Rifleman1776, TowMator, edman2 and Hughbie so far. Plenty of door prizes! We will add to the list of donors as they come in.
f. There will be demos in the afternoon. Jay Caughron will show his hand made street organs (more than 300 hours in each one), Jeff Farris, National Sales Manager for Tormek will demo sharpening tools and Craig Jackson, inventor of the Easy Rougher will be present to demo that tool.
g. We would like to know if you are planning on coming. We need a close estimate for food preparation. Just post on this thread or pm us to let us know and tell us how many.
If you have questions, you can ask on this thread or pm any member of the planning team: edman2, hayseedboy, mikeinmo, hughbie, or woodman928. It's gonna be a lot of fun!
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