Doing a good turn everyday !
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Allen Claire I was born on February 4,
1942. I graduated from high school at Jessieville, Ar, in 1960. Went to
work for the USFS in November, 1960. Worked with them for 37 years. Held
the position of towerman on Ouachita Pinnacle and also aerial observer. In
the mid 70's held the position of fire dispatcher for the Ouachita and
Ozark National Forest. Retired from USFS in 1998 and joined the
Good
Sams Club (RV Club) and have been traveling ever since.
Claude Allen
Claire
Bob Houston recently entered into an early retirement program at Henderson State University where he served as Vice President for Academic Affairs for thirteen years. Prior to that appointment, he was Dean of Arts and Sciences at East Texas State University in Commerce, from 1989 to 1995, and Head of the Music Department there from 1984 to 1989. A percussionist and jazz drummer, Bob served in the US Navy Band in Washington D.C. during the Viet Nam War. Prior to that and subsequently,he did recording and television work in Miami, New York and throughout Texas. He has been involved with woodworking for over thirty years, but has just recently purchased his first lathe, so he is looking forward to the opportunity to learning and working with the members of the Central Arkansas Woodturners organization. Bob and his wife, Carol, live in Arkadelphia, where she teaches piano at Henderson and Ouachita Baptist University. On a part time basis, Bob continues to serve HSU as Assistant to the President for International Program Development and he is President of the Ouachita Council of the Boy Scouts of America headquartered in Hot Springs. Scott Minton I was born near Bono, Arkansas; graduated there from high school in 1956. Joined the Navy, served 4 years as an avaition electronics technician. After discharge enrolled in Arkansas State University, graduated with major in Physics and Math. I married my high school sweetheart , Mary Lou Ford,
in March 1958, over 50 years ago, while in the Navy. We have 5
children and 13 grandchildren.
Immediately following college I worked for
Southwestern Bell in many management assignments and locations, the last
15 years as District Plant Manager. Retired from Bell telephone Co. in
1991.
Joined Edward Jones as an investment representative
in Janurary 1992. Became a top producer and partner in 1995; retired
from Jones in 2007.
I started woodturning in 2003 on a small $250 used
belt driven lathe with Texas A&M stamped on the side. I have learned a
lot since then and still enjoy turning.
Dick Colestock Born & raised in the frozen north (MN), earned a degree in Chemistry from the U of Minn. and was paid to have fun in the 3M labs for 43 years. Married the beautiful Beatrice in 1953, raised six kids and is now dealing with having to remember the names of a dozen grandkids and three great-grandkids. Retired in 1996 and moved to the Village, built our dream house on top of a ridge (with a 1000 sq. ft. shop, and began to get serious about my woodworking. Bought a Jet 1236 lathe in 1998 and graduated to a Stubby 750 in 2002. Seeks to create the perfect bowl and believes that the finish should be ‘in’ the wood, not ‘on’ it. Alan Newman I was born and raised in northern Ohio. I earned a B.S. Degree in Forest Management from Michigan Technological University in 1968. I served as a pilot in the Air Force for 5 years( 2 in Vietnam) before joining the U.S. Forest Service in 1973 as a forester. I retired from the Forest Service in 2006 after many assignments in the eastern half of the US including Texas, Michigan and Kentucky. My last assignment before retiring from the Forest Service was Forest Supervisor of the Ouachita National Forest(1995 -2006) headquartered here in Hot Springs. My wife of 41 years(Terrie) and I have remained in Hot Springs after retiring. We have 3 children. I have been woodturning for about a year and a half. I got started by taking two woodturning course at NPCC from Fred. I still use my dad's shopsmith to do all my woodturning. It's over 20 years old now. Bill Connelly I was born in Akron, Ohio,raised and educated in Western Pennsylvania and lived 35 years in the Chicago area. Married 44 years to my wife Millie. We have three great children and two grandchildren.I worked in the paper packaging business. My background included package engineering, packaging sales and sales management. I became interested in wood working about 20 years ago. I began making furniture, replicating antique cars and designing and making clocks. We moved to Hot Springs Village three years ago. I have enjoyed my association with village woodworkers. I joined CAW in January, 2007 and enjoy learning all aspects of wood turning. Gary L. Curry is a former United States Air Force Logistician. He retired at the rank of Colonel after 26 years of military service. He holds a BA degree in Chemistry from the University of Kentucky and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee. Colonel Curry is a graduate of the Naval War College and the Air War College. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit.Gary took up wood working after retirement form the Air Force. He studied carpentry at the Quapaw Technical College and built a small shop where he makes sawdust, noise, and occasionally, a piece of furniture for his wife, Ann.
Dr. Bob Miller My woodworking hobby goes back to my childhood in Kentucky when I receivedmy first pocket knife. From there it was using my father's tools when Icould to make toys for myself and my brothers. I took a shop course in Junior High School where I began making furniturefor my parent's home which required some spindle turnings for the legs. Someof these pieces are still in use after fifty-some years. The woodworking ceased while I was in college and dental school because ofthe demands on my time. But after dental school, I picked up the hobby again with more seriousness. It took a few years to acquire a shop but I was fortunate to get some of the equipment that I had worked on during Jr. HighShop. In 1974, I began to concentrate on woodturning and eventually enteredmy pieces in galleries in Little Rock, Arkansas, Las Cruces New Mexico, andClinton Arkansas. Among those who have purchased my work are FormerPresident Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton. Now that I am retired, I can devote even more time to woodworking. Don Dale
retired from Weyerhaeuser Company in 2004 after spending 39 years
as a forester with various responsibilities in
Have been enjoying woodwork for 20 years and started woodturning about 2 years ago. Attended Fred Treutel’s beginning and intermediate woodturning classes. Do not spend as much time on the lathe as I would like. During much of March-October my wife and I travel with a local Good Sam’s RV chapter and November-March write Forestry Stewardship Plans for the Arkansas Forestry Commission. Am presently the Secretary/Treasurer of the Central Arkansas Woodturners. OC "Chuck" Tanner I was born in I
spent 5 years in the U S Marine Corps, serving in
Sara
and I were married in
Have loved working with wood all my life, however, did not have time to do so seriously until retirement, and now bad health puts a limit on how much I can do. Started working with the lathe in 2004 with a Delta Midi-Lathe, moved up to a Delta 1642, and now have a Oneway 2436. Have no formal training in woodwork, except what I have learned from friends, CAW members and guest demostrators. Jim Evans was born and raised in Central California. Married 45 years to Melba, we have three children, seven grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. I retired from the US Forest Service after 40+ years as an engineering technician and wildland firefighter. I Fought fires in over 25 States in addition to doing hurricane and other relief work. I have been a lifelong woodworker, but I never really had the time or tools to do any woodturning. The last time I did any wood turning before joining the CAW was in high school. I am a member of the American Association of Woodturners AAW). At the present time I enjoy experimenting with new woodturning projects, building ornamental/rose engine lathes, and learning to use them. Larry Thomson has been an amateur wood-worker most of his life. While on active duty during his 24 years in the Air Force, he bought a Shopsmith for it's portability. When he "retired", he built a nice workshop and hoped to spend many hours working with wood. But, unfortunately he is still failing retirement so doesn't get to do as much as he would like. He has been turning for about a year now. See some of his work in the photo gallery. Harold Randol was a high school teacher and business education department chairman in Elmhurst, Illinois for 36 years. I retired in 1994 and moved to the Village in 1997. I joined the Village Woodworkers shortly thereafter. I am a charter member of CAW and turning is as rewarding as it is at times frustrating. Harold says "Don't check the museums for my turnings as they are not there, nor will they ever be." Fred Treutal Born and raised in Central Wisconsin. Married 48 years to Trudi, they have three children and six grandchildren. Retired from the Army after 20+ years. Spent time in Korea, Vietnam and Germany I have been involved in woodworking most of my life and started woodturning about eight years ago. Woodturning education includes a week long course at Arrowmont in Tennessee, a two day session with Dick Sing at Mountain Home, Arkansas, and another with Dick Sing in Hot Springs and attending a session with John Jordan in Little Rock. Fred is a member of the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) and was the First President of the Central Arkansas Woodturners in 2004-05. Attended the AAW Symposiums in Kansas City in 2005 and in Louisville, KY in 2006. I teach an eight week beginning and intermediate woodturning courses for the past two years at the National Park Community College (NPCC). Also I assist in teaching the lathe portion of the woodworking course to the High School students at NPCC. My other teaching experience includes, three years in Army schools and four years at a University. At the present time I enjoy experimenting with new woodturning projects such as urns with threaded lids, inlay work and spinning wheel repairs.
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