SPECIAL MEETING CELEBRATING OUR NEW SHOP
MEETING DETAILS
Date SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2025
Time 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.*
NEW SHOP LOCATION: THE DORFMAN CO. BUILDING
1314 OGDEN AVE, SUPERIOR, WI 54880
This is our second meeting in our new shop location.
· Get ready to celebrate our new shop!
· FOOD!! There will be a Potluck following our meeting. If you can, please bring something to share. If you don’t have anything, that’s okay… come and join in on the fun, food, and excitement.
· We will be celebrating with DOOR PRIZES, a 50-50 RAFFLE and some GIVE-AWAYS of equipment we are no longer needing as a club.
· We’ve also been talking about the Elizabeth Weber demonstration and workshop we are offering in June 2026. Check out the attached information. We are excited to be cooperating with Jeff Dorfman and the Superior Craft School to bring this professional to our club.
AGENDA
When you get to the meeting, please sign in so we know who is attending, and wear a name badge to help those who are not familiar with who we are put names to our faces.
Half-hour before the meeting: Meeting set-up (Chairs & Lathe) plus coffee & chatter!
DOOR PRIZE TICKETS WILL BE GIVEN TO MEMBERS UPON ARRIVAL
9:00 CALL TO ORDER
PRESIDENT REPORT – Susan J Van Loon Runnoe
TREASURE REPORT – Paul Howard: Current balance, Income and Expenses
OLD BUSINESS:
· Mentoring: Whether you are interested in finding a mentor to help you with a particular woodturning skill, or if you are experienced and wouldn’t mind sharing your skills with others, we want to know. We are trying to match individuals to expand our talents!
· Last call to collect the Walnut wood still available outside of John Nephew’s building in Proctor.
· Superior Curling Club Wooden Rock Trophies – first team project day after today’s meeting.
· Demonstration and workshop in June – how many are interested?
NEW BUSINESS:
· Mentoring/ Open Turning-Dates to be announced. Come down and join us for turning.
SHOW & TELL – As always, we love to see what you’ve been turning. This month’s theme is the upcoming holidays. Do you have a specialty ornament you’ve turned? Have you made someone a wood-turned gift for Christmas? Have you made candlesticks, a chess set, a Nutcracker, or did you get inspired to turn a gnome after last month’s demonstration? Bring in your turning and show what you have been up to! You can ask for critiques of your work, or you can simply show your turnings. We can discuss turning ‘challenges’, talk about best practices, and chat about perplexing pieces of wood you would like suggestions on how to turn or what to turn it into. We would like to have members show one of their turnings and once everyone has a chance, if time permits additional items can be shown.
SAFETY MINUTE – Open Discussion – Best practices, what to do and what not to do.
RAFFLE: This month in celebration of our new space we are forgoing our regular raffle, and will be having door prizes and giving away wood, tools, and other exciting stuff. This is something you are not going to want to miss!
PROGRAM
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o Bill Penning has been doing some work on the club’s bandsaw. He will show how to replace bandsaw tires. In addition, he will show how to set the guides.
o Robb Glibbery will demonstrate his Christmas light ornament.
o Romaine Meller will turn a seasonal tree.
o Jon Stephenson will show how he makes his birdhouse ornaments.
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Other
Membership – IMPORTANT:
September began our new fiscal year, and if you have not yet completed a new membership form or submitted your 2025-2026 dues payment, please get these in as soon as possible. Membership dues remain at $60/year. The money raised by dues helps us maintain our equipment, purchase supplies, and prepare for rent and moving costs when we move to our new shop.
Our club offers many opportunities to learn, including demonstrations, hands-on workshops, and formal and informal training. We provide a safe environment to learn proper safety techniques. We form a great community, and it’s an awesome place to connect with others who share an interest in woodturning. As you all know, woodturning is a great hobby, whether your interest is in turning into practical pieces, or if you lean towards creating items with a more artistic flair.
New members are always welcome. Help support your club by bringing a friend who would be interested in learning, sharing knowledge, teaching, or someone who just appreciates great art.
The current Board of Directors:
· President Susan Van Loon Runnoe
· Vice President Bill Penning
· Secretary Doug Runnoe
· Treasurer Paul Howard
· Program Manager – John Skarja
· Bonnie McDermid
· Greg Whitaker
