Upcoming CVWC Meetings
Starting September 16th we will be meeting at the Hiawatha Community Center. It is located at 101 Emmons St, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233. The entry door is on the right (north) side of the building as viewed from the parking lot.
Please mark the following dates on your calendar.
2025:
Sep 16th
Oct 21st
Nov 18th
Dec 16th
2026:
Jan 20th
Feb 17th
Mar 17th
Apr 21st
May 19th
Jun 16th
Jul 21st
Aug 18th
The room is available between 4pm and 11pm. We will need to clean up the room and place all tables and chairs back to where we found them. For our September meeting the doors will open for carving at 4 pm with the business meeting starting at 6 pm.
Carving at the Marion Public Library 10 am
Aug 16
Sep 20
Congratulations to the club members that placed at the State Fair, 2025
Check out our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/CVWoodcarvers/
We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at American Legion Post 298 at 625 31st Street in Marion at 6 p.m. and you are cordially invited to come see what we do and how we do it. Our meetings last about a half hour and are followed by classes taught by our members.
The Club elected the following officers for 2025:
President - Harold Miller
Vice President - Randy Gager
Past President - Don Potter
Treasurer - Scott Garbe
Secretary - Don Lund
Board of Directors are the above and 2 AtLarge
Mike Quist (newly elected for 2 year term)
Kay Lund (2nd year of 2 year term)
Here is our most recent newsletter
Julio puts it out for us.
July Show and tell
Need help with your Carving?
If you would like help learning and mastering new techniques, contact the CVWC Mentoring Program.
Program Director - Don Potter 319-551-5055
Club Members volunteering to help teach carving
Don Potter Beginning and advanced carving techniques
John Marion Beginning and advanced carving techniques
Merle Krug Beginning and advanced carving techniques
Ann Ristow Chip carving, Wood burning
Linda Langenberg Curtis Power carving, Animals and more
David Steil Power carving, Birds and more
Don Lund Power carving, Fish and more
Ken Ormiston Chain saw, Animals and more
If any carver would like help on a project, they can call on of the programs directors and they will put them in contact with someone who can help them.
We have a scholarship available to members
We are just a bunch of folks that share and promote the joy and art of woodcarving.
Our club collage is kind of cool.