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Tilt A J Septembers IMP- Ingel3 We took by storm at the Keith exhibition with his class of Georgetown took Red Breast Sunfish third prize al the wood carving entry in aquatic and marine life of Georgetown won second place in the bear in- Iherouifti class with this grizzly bear Craig Thompson won fifth prize In the miscellaneous class with this work boot Photos courtesy of Thomson News Service 4th Georgetown register today Beaver Cub Scout Venturer Andrews United Church and Rover registration will be held Other scouts to register Sept in North Halton District starting on 12 and 14 details to follow Sept for Georgetown pm Outlook on Saturday 3 DAYS OF FUN GEORGETOWN WEEKEND PASSES AVAILABLE AT Gaorgttown Fabrics Macs MilkMountslnvlm OHIc Magic Trio DIscounHMoore Park United CcOp Youngs Pharmacy The Herald Georgetown Independent Locals fared well at the fair TORONTOPerhaps its because fewer and fewer things are made from wood nowadays Perhaps its the feel and look of wood Or simp ly because beauty will always have Relocated this year to the Better Living building of the Canadian National Exhibition the wood car ving competition has seen the qualities of its entries increase dramatically The competition is designed to highlight the best and brightest of wood carvers from North America Great Britain and Europe and to promote the art form to CNE visitors Entries this year are down slightly to about pieces But competition official Jim Williams says the number enter ing pieces has increased to The figures are evidence of an increas ing interest says Mr Williams He speculated that carvers also are being more particular about the pieces they enter Mr Williams an executive member of the Ontario Wood Carvers Association which mounted the show along with the CNE explains that wood carving can be divided into three categories relief for wall hang ing three dimen sional marquetry pictures from wood veneers and wood burning But for competition purposes within these categories are classes such as caricature wildlife abstract floating decoys aquatic and marine life walking stick and housewares For wood carvers the undeniable attraction of the Cana dian International Wood Carving Competition is not only the variety of classes but more importantly the quality of the art form To illustrate just how coveted the best wood carvings are a nearlife size carving of Arctic birds carved by resident Paul Burdette reportedly sold for before being exhibited at the CNE Many of the carvings in the com petition which is boasted as the biggest and most important of such competitions in the world take as many as hours to carve Others such as whittled chains and caricatures take as little as two hours Wood carving skill cornea easy to some but for others requires years of patient practice says Mr Williams But with as little as hours of lessons a carver could do a fairly decent carving he says But when you get into more detail youre looking at carvers who have done it for a few years adds the 40year veteran carver A good carver says Mr Williams is one who observes detail and tries to imitate it Above and beyond that basic re quirement Mr Williams says good carvers consider the originality of their design its presentation and its finish which can be either natural stained or painted Chisels and knives are generally used in carving although the tools required depend on the carving style Best of Show at this years com petition was an entry by resident Neil Cox who also won the runnerup award Cox a competition favorite won a total of awards this vear A partial list ot this years win ners is as follows Keith of Georgetown came third with his Red Breast Sunfish entry in the aquatic and marine life intheround class Craig Thompson also from Georgetown came second in the novice wildfowl class and fifth with his entry in another class Helnrich of Georgetown won a secondplace ribbon in the bear class Boehringer also won an honorable mention in another class David Huber of Erin won a fourthplace ribbon in the painted intheround class his bald eagleentry John of received a filthplace ribbon for his entry in the abstract class MM meat shop OPEN DAYS 8732151 Sun MonWed Saturday 9am6pm DAY CARE Programs for children up Nutritious meals Ample inside and outside facilities to develop your child physically and mentally Experienced child workers on staff MAPLE ROCK DAY CARE CENTRE 8731876 Fabulous PreSeason fat Sole SAVE 20 OFF A superb selection more than 1000 of this seasons newest coats and jackets from todays leaders Choose leathers suedes or lush wools with leather trim faux furs all weather fashions too in styles that range from casual to high fashion London Fog Sterling Stall Noveltl Pizzaz Far West and Luhta are just some of the famous names you will find in sizes 620 6- 16 SAVE 10 On exciting new designer fafl and winter And be sure ti visit OFF Too tor dim great savings OPEN Mon Sat96 Fridays 99