2010 December Newsletter

Well ladies, it is finely here. DECEMBER! More time to spend with family and friends. The weather is cold and wet so we might as well stay inside and paint.


The November paint-in went well although our time had to be made short, and I apologize for that. We had a mix-up with the schedule and the club house was booked for two different things for the same day. It all worked out in the end. I want to thank June for doing such a great job of teaching us the wonderful painting technique of Russian painting. We didn't have much time but I think most of us learned a lot. Hopefully we can get June to come back next year and we can try it again when we have more time.

Remember the Christmas party on the 11th at Maddox's restaurant in Brigham City on Hwy 89 at 11 am. The cost is $14.00. The ugly sweater contest is canceled until a later time. Also we have a couple of really nice prizes for the “looser raffle ticket” drawing, but you have to be present to WIN if your name is drawn. Hope to see you all there, we should have a great time. Also we will be having an “Ornament Exchange” at the Christmas party.


Those running for 2011 Chapter officers are:
   Nancy Coley - President
  Glenda Mitchell - Vice-President
  Eileen Barnard - Vice-President
  Lydia Gossett - Secretary
  Gloria Eldridge - Treasurer
  Tirzah Probasco - Seminars
  Mickey Hutchinson - Historian and Grants
  Terry Pulver and Pat Reeder will be in charge of the Blog


If there is someone that you would like to nominate for an office or run yourself please call me or Pat Reeder and let us know. We need to know before the 11th of December.


I hope that we can get more members and get some of our old members back.


Hope to see all of you at the Christmas party. Have a wonderful Christmas and a safe New Year.


Glenda


Painting tip: Use a small roller to base coat your project and you will have a nice smooth surface to paint on. You can also multi color slip slap other colors on to add a cool background. Keep your roller in a zip lock bag and it will keep for a very long time.

2010 Seminars and Paint-ins

December 11th (Saturday): Christmas Party

2011 Seminars and Paint-ins

January 27th-29th (Thursday-Saturday): Heidi England Seminar

2011 Elections

The Chapter will vote on new officers in December. Below is a list of those who are willing to serve the Chapter in 2011.

      Nancy Coley - President
     Glenda Mitchell - Vice-President
     Eileen Barnard - Vice-President
     Lydia Gossett - Secretary
     Gloria Eldridge - Treasurer
     Tirzah Probasco - Seminars
     Mickey Hutchinson - Historian and Grants
     Terry Pulver and Pat Reeder will be in charge of the Blog

December

Christmas Party
Date:          December 11th, 11:00 am
Cost:           $14.00

We will be having an “Ornament Exchange” at the Christmas party. We Also have a couple of really nice prizes for the “looser raffle ticket” drawing, but you have to be present to win.


The Party will be held at  Maddox's Restaurant (in Brigham City on Hwy 89).

Contact Glenda (801-782-5648) to sign up for the Christmas Party.

January

Heidi England Seminar
Teacher: Heidi England
Date:           January 27th-29th 9:00am - 5:00pm

Cost:           $250.00 (class fee, wooden bench, photo/pattern packet, and lunch)
                   $280.00 (Non-Members)

Seminar: A $100 non-refundable deposit must be paid when you sign up to hold your place in the class and pay for the wood. The balance for the seminar is to be paid when the pattern and wood is picked up.

The Seminar will be held at the Clearfield City Municiple Building (55 S. State, Clearfield, UT) 2nd floor, Multi-purpose Room. Take I-15 #335 and go south on Main Street about six blocks. The City building is on the east side of the street with plenty of parking around the building.

Lunches are included in the seminar price. All lunches will include bottled water and dessert. Coffee and tea will be provided during the seminar.

Contact Tirzah (801-825-2660) if you have any questions about the seminar. Checks can be made out to Golden Spike Decorative Painters and mailed to the Chapter at 295 W. Center Street, P O Box 302, Willard, UT 84340.



2011 Chapter Service Project

Beginning in January, the Chapter will be starting a Food Drive as a new Community Service Project. Members are urged to bring one or more (non-expired) canned goods item to each Paint-in they attend. In return, members will receive one free raffle ticket. There is a lot of need in these hard times, so we hope everyone will support this effort.

Chapter Minutes

November 20th 2010 - Russian Floral Box

President - Glenda Mitchell                                     Carol Easley

Vice President - Nancy Coley                                 Helen Mahoney

Treasurer - Gloria Eldridge                                   
Secretary - Lydia Gossett                                        June Skollingberg  - teacher
Seminar/Paint-ins - Tirzah Probasco 
Blog - Terry Pulver
                   

As the class started to base in the flowers, June talked about the Russian masters and the Zhoslovo style of painting. She had samples of the style of painting for everyone to see.


The auction was a lot of fun. Everyone participated in the bidding and received a lot of beautiful items.


The floral swing box is beautiful and everyone had a great time painting it. Class ended at 1:30 due to another group waiting for the room.

!!! ATTENTION LADIES !!!

December

Christmas Party
Date:          December 11th, 11:00 am
Cost:           $14.00

The Christmas party has been moved from the Westwood Village Club House to Maddox's in Brigham City. The chef  who was to have catered our party has been hospitalized with blood clots and will be out of commission for several weeks. The Ugly Sweater Contest that we had planned will be cancelled til a later date. We will still have a good time, so plan on joining us.

2010 November Newsletter

Smell the Turkey? (Cooking, not alive HA! HA!)

Well, time to put the skeletons and coffins away and bring out the pumpkins and turkeys. Time to spend with family and friends. FRIENDS? Hey that's us. The November paint in should be extra fun this year. We will be painting a Russian floral with June Skollingsberg and having a great Auction. We have a lot of very talented ladies in the chapter and some of them have donated beautiful items. It's not too late to get your handmade item in to be auctioned off. You can even bring it to the paint-in. We will start the auction at 12:00 noon so if you can't make it to paint, please drop by for the fun of the auction. If you don't have Golden Dollars or don't have enough golden dollars, you can buy them for .50 on the dollar. Any money that we collect will be donated to a local charity. Please get involved in your painting chapter. We need more members and we need the old members to come and paint.

Oct. paint-in went well. Glenna Nielsen did a great job on the Fairy plate. It was a fun project to do. We learned more about dry brushing and glazing. If you missed the class, you missed a good one. A big thank you to Glenna for coming the long way from Salt Lake to teach we really appreciate it. She is a wonderful teacher and we're lucky to get her.

Get ready for a fun Christmas party coming next month. We will have great food and wonderful chatter with friends. There will be some really nice prizes for the “looser raffle ticket” drawing. Oh, and don't forget to get your “UGLY SWEATER” ready. Remember the uglier the better.

Ladies, we need you to run for an office. PLEASE get involved with YOUR chapter. Help make the discussions on what we paint for seminars and what we do for the monthly paint-in and who we get to teach the seminars and paint-ins. It's not too late to show your support by running for an office.

A little tip: Don't over use them. Change to a new brush of the same size after 2-3 hours of use. Clean them well and allow them to rest. Do not use them again until they are dry.

Tip from Della Wetterman.

Hope to see you at the paint-in Auction on the 20^th.

Happy Painting and Happy Thanksgiving

Glenda

2010 Seminars and Paint-ins

November 20th (Saturday): June Skollingsberg: Russian Floral
                                       (Golden Dollar Auction - 12:00 noon)
December 11th (Saturday): Christmas Party

2011 Seminars and Paint-ins

January 27th-29th (Thursday-Saturday): Heidi England Seminar

November

Russian Floral by Misha Lebedov
Teacher: June Skollingsberg
Cost:          $7.50   (class fee only)
                  $21.00 (class fee with 9" x 4" swivel-lid box)
Date:          November 20th, 10:00 am - Note Date change

(Setup and chat time 9:30-10:00 am) (Must be Out by 4:00 pm)

Palette: Delta

Chambray Blue (or Lavender Lace)

Payne's Grey

Maroon

Phthalo Blue

Diox Purple (Americana)

Walnut

Woodland Night Green

Straw

White

Shimmering Silver

Prep Instructions:

The base color is Payne's Grey. Apply pattern to lid of box. Design for the border will be discussed in class. Bring a chalk pencil with you.

The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building.

Contact Tirzah (801-825-2660) to sign up for the Paint-in and arrange to get your box and pattern. Checks can be made out to Golden Spike Decorative Painters and mailed to the Chapter at 295 W. Center Street, P O Box 302, Willard, UT 84340.

Golden Dollar Auction

We will be holding the "Golden Dollar Auction" during the November Paint-in. Everyone is invited to attend this fun event. Don't have enough Golden Dollars? No problem. You will be able to purchase Golden Dollars at the paint-in for fifty cents (50c) a piece. Proceeds from this event will be donated to a local charity. Can't attend the entire Paint-in? Still no problem. The auction will be held at noon, so join us then.

2011 Elections

Pat, our nominating chairperson has been busy calling members and asking them to run for next year's officers. We hope you have given her a YES answer. The Chapter will vote on new officers in November.

December

Christmas Party
Date:          December 11th, 12:00 noon
Cost:           $14.00

Menu:

Baked Artichoke Crostini with baguette
This is a warm Italian appetizer that contains marscapone cream(Italian style cream cheese), artichokes and a slight sprinkling of red chili flakes that is served on a toasted baguette.

Insalata
Traditional green salad with fresh greens, black olives, red bell pepper, tomatoes, chick peas, celery, and carrots. Served with your choice of salad dressing: Italian or ranch.

Ragu alla Bolognese
A ragu of pancetta, ground pork and beef with san marzano style tomatoes. This popular Italian pasta dish also contains button mushrooms and a trinity of onions, celery, and carrots.

Vanilla Bean Cheese Cake
Made with fresh Cream Cheese, local honey and Madagascar Vanilla Bean.

Beverages

Coffee and a Ginger Ale Pineapple Punch.

The Party will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building

January

Heidi England Seminar
Teacher: Heidi England
Date:           January 27th-29th 9:00am - 5:00pm

Cost:           $250.00 (class fee, wooden bench, photo/pattern packet, and lunch)
                   $280.00 (Non-Members)

Seminar: A $100 non-refundable deposit must be paid when you sign up to hold your place in the class and pay for the wood. The balance for the seminar is to be paid when the pattern and wood is picked up.

The Seminar will be held at the Clearfield City Municiple Building (55 S. State, Clearfield, UT) 2nd floor, Multi-purpose Room. Take I-15 #335 and go south on Main Street about six blocks. The City building is on the east side of the street with plenty of parking around the building.

Lunches are included in the seminar price. All lunches will include bottled water and dessert. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate will be provided during the seminar.

Contact Tirzah (801-825-2660) if you have any questions about the seminar. Checks can be made out to Golden Spike Decorative Painters and mailed to the Chapter at 295 W. Center Street, P O Box 302, Willard, UT 84340.

Clocks are Here!!!

At the Mystery Paint-in, Betty Jo Evens showed us a clock that she had painted with the same pattern as the tray she taught. A number of people wanted the clock, so the Chapter ordered several. They have arrived and are ready for pickup. The cost is $20 and you can contact Tirzah at 801-825-2660 to arrange to get yours. (Note: pictures are available.)

Chapter Minutes

October 9th 2010 - Witch and Blue Faeries Plate

President - Glenda Mitchell                                   Eileen Barnard

Vice President - Nancy Coley                               Mickey Hutchson

Treasurer - Gloria Eldridge                                    Wendy Ouellette
Secretary - Lydia Gossett                                     Glenna Neilsen - teacher
Seminar/Paint-ins - Tirzah Probasco                     Chris Stegen - visitor

Glenda welcomed everyone to the class and reminded everyone about the November 20th paint-in and auction. She also asked for donations for the auction. She then turned the class over to Glenna. The plate is beautiful and it involved a lot of dry brushing. Glenna suggested using Ronnie Bringle's brushes and/or Jo Sonja's blenders or whatever a person preferred . She did a great job teaching the class as always.

The class ended at 3:00 pm.

2010 October Newsletter

Happy Fall Yall,

Well I think it's finely here. FALL. No more HOT weather. The leaves are changing color and you know that means? Time To Paint. The September class went well. I hope that everyone had a good time and and enjoyed painting their banner. We had a few setbacks, but everyone worked through them. I really enjoyed teaching the "Legend Of Fall" class. It was a fun banner to do.

Now it's October and time for our next great painting project, "Witches and Blue Faeries Plate", a Bobbie Takashima pattern that will be taught by Glenna Nielson on October 9th. Hope to see you all there.

Remember to bring a raffle item and get extra Golden Dollars for the November Auction. You will also get a Golden Dollar for just showing up, or if you bring a snack or a guest. We have a lot of really nice things that our members have made, but it's not too late for you to make a little something to donate for the auction. The more items we have the more fun we will have. If you can't come to the Paint-in, you can come just for the auction at 12:00 noon. Remember, if you don't have enough Golden Dollars, you can use cash (.50 on the dollar) and all the money that we get will go to a local charity.

Also be thinking about running for an office for next year. Get involved with the Chapter by being a President, Vice-President or any other officer. Help to make the decisions for the Chapter events.

Before you know it the Christ:mas party will be here. Remember to pull out those Christmas sweaters and MAKE THEM UGLY!!! The cost of the Christmas Party will be around $14.00 per person. We will have games and prizes, ugly sweater contest, and lots good food, not to mention lots of friends to talk to. Hope to see you there.

Have a great Fall and keep paining,

Glenda

2010 Seminars and Paint-ins

October 9th (Saturday): Glenna Nielson: Witch and Blue Faeries Plate
November 20th (Saturday): June Skollingsberg: Russian Floral
(Golden Dollar Auction - 12:00 noon)
December 11th (Saturday): Christmas Party (Ugly Sweater Contest)

October

Witch and Blue Faeries Plate by Bobbie Takashima
Teacher: Glenna Nielsen
Cost: $10.00 (class fee only)
            Provide Your own Surface (16" plate)
Date: October 9th, 10:00 am - (setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)

Palette: JoSonja Artists Acrylic paints (regular and background collections)

Regular collection

Unbleached Titanium

Naples Yellow Hue

Indian Yellow

Burnt Sienna

Raw Umber

Carbon black

Moss Green

Brown Earth

Ultra Blue Deep

Pacific Blue

Juane Brilliant

Vermillion

Amethyst

Dioxizine Purple

Potting Shed Background colors

Claret rose

Geranium

Marigold

Mouse

Raindrops

Seedlings

Stillwater

Preparation: Basecoat and seal the surface with Black and Sealer mixed together, then another coat of Black. Dry. Sand lightly, wipe it. Then casually slip-slap some Ultra blue Deep over the center of the design and lightly around the outside, then do the same with Pacific Blue. This is just to give a broken background and interest to the piece—do not overdue it, since we still need the black to show through. Dry, then transfer pattern. (Because I used the 16 inch plate, the pattern is slightly to big where the Blue Fairies go, but it does fit the center, I just moved the fairies a little to adjust for it.)

The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building.

November

Russian Floral
Teacher: June Skollingsberg
Cost: $7.50 (class fee only)
            $20.00 9" x 4" swivel-lid box
Date: November 20th, 10:00 am - Note Date change

(Setup and chat time 9:30-10:00 am)    (Must be Out by 4:00 pm)

The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building.

Golden Dollar Auction

We will be holding the "Golden Dollar Auction" during the November Paint-in. Everyone is invited to attend this fun event. Don't have enough Golden Dollars? No problem. You will be able to purchase Golden Dollars at the paint-in for fifty cents (50c) a piece. Proceeds from this event will be donated to a local charity. Can't attend the entire Paint-in? Still no problem. The auction will be held at noon, so join us then. The items to be auctioned off are handcrafted items donated by our members. Below are some pictures of the items to be auctioned.

2011 Elections

Pat, our nominating chairperson has been busy calling members and asking them to run for next year's officers. We hope you have given her a YES answer. Without your help, there will be no Chapter. The Chapter needs You, so please give serious thought about serving as an officer for 2011.

Chapter Minutes

September 25th 2010 - Leaf Man Banner

President - Glenda Mitchell                      Pat Reeder

Vice President - Nancy Coley                 Sandy Reeder

Treasurer - Gloria Eldridge                     Judy Morgan (from Logan)
Secretary - Lydia Gossett
Web/Newsletter - Terry Pulver
Seminar/Paint-ins - Tirzah Probasco
Helen Mahoney - (Helen stopped in briefly for a chat and to pick up her pattern)

Glenda did a great job teaching the leaf man banner. The piece was done on Roc-lon (a fabric used to line drapes). Very durable, it has a nice texture to paint on and does not need to be hemmed.

We all enjoyed the class and the wonderful raffle prizes. Glenda donated some of her beautiful table runners and a lovely handbag. There were other wonderful prizes too.

The class ended at 2:00 pm.

2010 September Newsletter

Hi Ladies,

I guess we are in the “dog days of summer”. It’s been a little hot and windy but most of the time it is beautiful. Our Mystery at Checkered Board Farm Mystery-Paint-in was a lot of fun. Our mystery teacher was Betty Jo Evens from the Boise chapter. She is a great teacher, very warm and positive. The tray we painted turned out very nice. We shared a tasteful lunch, a lot of raffle prizes and a few special gifts. Thank you to everyone who helped put this Paint-in together with a special “Thank You” to Nancy Coley and Tirzah Probasco who were in charge. While I’m thinking about this, the initials MFB were not correct. They were false clue to throw you off as we heard some of you were trying to guess. MFB are my father’s initials.

On August 25th, I sent an email to the GSDP Board announcing my resignation of president, effective immediately. It became time to get my life in order and make some hard decisions. Continuing to serve as president became one of the activities I had to give up. I’m not dropping out of the Chapter, I just can’t serve on the Board any more. Glenda Mitchell, 1^st Vice President will serve as president for the balance of the year. Please support her. It has been my pleasure to serve on the board for the past 3 ½ years, I’ll see you soon at a monthly paint-in.

CarolAnn

Message from our New President

Well ladies there have been a few changes in the Chapter's Officer lineup. CarolAnn has decided to resign and I will be the acting President of GSDP for the remainder of the year. I only hope that I can do as good of a job in the next four months as CarolAnn has done for the the past eight.

The Mystery Paint-in was a big success. Betty Jo Evans was our teacher. She taught us a lot about dry brushing. The project was really fun, so if you missed it, you missed a great time. We had a wonderful lunch and great raffle prizes. I think everyone had a good time. I also want to thank everyone for all their hard work that got the Mystery Paint-in going and made it a success.

Fall is coming fast and winter will be here before we know it, so we need to be thinking of the November Paint-in and the Golden Dollar Auction that we will have then. If you have not been able to collect enough Golden Dollars, you can still participate in the auction. We will be selling Golden Dollars for fifty cents each. All the proceeds will go to a local charity for Christmas. We have a lot of really nice items that have been donated by some of the members. There is still time to get something that you have made in to one of the Board for the auction. So plan on joining us Saturday, November 20th at noon for the Golden Dollar Auction.

Don't forget to nominate someone for an office for the up coming 2011 election in November. The new officers will be announced at the Christmas party. Pat Reeder is the co-chair on the nomination committee, so when she calls, tell her you would like to run for office. We need some new faces on the board, maybe someone that has never held an office and would like to, or someone that has been an officer in the past that would like to run again.

Also don't forget about the Christmas party. Get out or find an ugly sweater. Or maybe take an old one that you already have and "ugly it up". We will have a great meal, games and a afternoon with friends.

Fall is Near keep painting,

Glenda

2010 Seminars and Paint-ins

Sept 25th (Saturday): Glenda Mitchell: Leaf Man Banner
October 9th (Saturday): Glenna Nielson: Witch and Blue Faeries Plate
November 20th (Saturday): June Skollingsberg: Russian Floral (Golden Dollar Auction)
December 11th (Saturday): Christmas Party (Ugly Sweater Contest)

September

Leaf Man Banner
Teacher: Glenda Mitchell
Cost: $7.50 (class fee only)
           $5.50 Banner
Date: September 25th, 10:00 am - NOTE DATE CHANGE -(setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)

Palette: Delta
Dark Chocolate
Empire Gold
Golden Brown
Lt Ivory
Raw Sienna
Iron Oxide
Timberline

Prep Instructions:

Base coat roc-lon twice with Black on both sides, using small paint roller. Apply pattern to lower center of banner. Put a wash of Golden Brown on leaves and face.

The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building.

October

Witch and Blue Faeries Plate by Bobbie Takashima
Teacher: Glenna Nielsen
Cost: $10.00 (class fee only)
           Provide Your own Surface (16" plate)
Date: October 9th, 10:00 am - (setup and chat time 9:30-10:00)

The Paint-in will be held at the Westwood Village Clubhouse (1111 N. 2000 W., Farr West, UT).Take I-15 #346 and go north on 2000 W/UT-126 0.6 of mile. The Clubhouse is on the west side of the street with parking on the west side of the building.

Golden Dollar Auction

We will be holding the "Golden Dollar Auction" during the November Paint-in. Everyone is invited to attend this fun event. Don't have enough Golden Dollars? No problem. You will be able to purchase Golden Dollars at the paint-in for fifty cents (50c) a piece. Proceeds from this event will be donated to a local charity. Can't attend the entire Paint-in? Still no problem. The auction will be held at noon, so join us then. The items to be auctioned off are handcrafted items donated by our members. And it's just in time for your Christmas shopping!

2011 Elections

Our nominating committee will on the phone this month asking members to run for next year's officers. We will be electing members for the positions of President, 1st and 2nd Vice Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer. The Chapter also needs Chairpersons for Seminars/Paint-ins, Christmas Party, Memory/Treasure Boxes, Grants/Publicity and Web/Newsletter Editor. The Chapter needs You, so please give serious thought about serving as an officer for 2011.

Member Mentions

Eileen Barnard, Rita Johnson, and Wendy Ouellette lost their mother this August.  I'm sure you join us in sending the sisters and their families our condolences. Nancy Coley's daughter was in a serious car accident August 13th. Keep her in your thought also.

Chapter Minutes

August 14th 2010 - Mystery Paint-in

President - CarolAnn Smith                             Judy Graham
1st Vice President - Glenda Mitchell              JoLynn Johnson

Past President - Rebecca Chaffee                Carol Easley

Treasurer - Gloria Eldridge                             Hazel Rammasch
Secretaty - Lydia Gossett                               Sandy Reeder
Web/Newsletter - Terry Pulver                        Pat Reeder
Seminar/Paint-ins - Tirzah Probasco             Betty Roberts
Helen Mahoney - Treasure Boxes                  Glenna Nielsen

Micket Hutchinson                                              

The meeting was called to order at 9: 15 am by CarolAnn Smith and she announced the following:

The Chapter would like to extend their condolences to Wendy Ouellette and Eileen Barnard on the loss of their mother.

Also our thoughts and prayers are with Nancy Coley's daughter who was in an auto accident and may be under going surgery Saturday morning.

The Chapter received their twenty year certificate from SDP.

In case some of you missed it in the last issue of Decorative Painter, JoAnn Fabric and Crafts stores have again agreed to provide SDP members with a JoAnn VIP Discount Card. But it will. not arrive in your Decorative Painter as it has in the past. Rather, effective July 10, 2010, you (members) can request a card online at or by calling toll-free at 1-877-604-2280. The new card is valid from 8/1/10-8/31/11. A JoAnn's manager must validate the new card prior to first use by showing, your SDP membership and a state-issued photo ID.

The Christmas party is on the 11th of December, so start creating your ugly Christmas sweaters to wear at the party.

There's a table in the back of the room with a few donated items to be auctioned at the November paint-in. So come and join us in November and use your Golden Dollars. No Golden Dollars, come anyway, and Golden Dollars will be available for purchase at the paint-in for fifty cents (50c) a piece. Proceeds from this event will be donated to a local charity. Start collecting your dollars by checking under your chairs for Golden Dollars.

Contact Mickey Hutchinson if you would like to paint an angel and donate it to the Festival of Trees in memory of Marie Whitehouse.

CarolAnn then thanked the board members for thier help in planning the Mystery Paint-in.

She thanked the Salt Lake Chapter for the help with the Blog/Newsletter.

In conclusion, CarolAnn asked for one yes answer to the following questions:

1. Is anyone willing to donate a craft for the November auction?

2. Is anyone willing to run for office?

3. Is anyone willing to help the nomination committee?

She then turned the time over to Tirzah who introduced Betty Jo Evans. Betty Jo has been painting for the pass thirty-three years and teaching for twenty-five of those years. She worked for Chroma and is known as the Dry Brush Queen. The class was then turned over to Betty Jo. The mystery project was a metal tray, designed by Jo Sonja.

The raffles were held after our delicious lunch. Nearly everyone won a beautiful prize. After the raffles, Glenda read a mystery story titled, "Checker Board Farm" (where Mr. and Mrs. Claus lived during the summer). Someone had to guess the who, what and where. Everyone received a mystery bag with an item or clue that was mentioned in the story. Every time that item was mentioned, the person with the clue held it up. Glenna Nielsen solved the mystery and received a gift certificate for one free paint-in and surface of their choice. The mystery was, Mrs. Claus was missing and what happened to her? Mrs. Claus was found in the barn where she had been milking the cow, when the cat knocked the milk pail over and in her haste to retrieve the pail Mrs. Claus tripped over the cat, fell and bumped her head. She was found by Frosty the hired hand.

The Mystery Paint-in was in appreciation to all the chapter members. Everyone enjoyed the class and the wonderful teacher. The class ended at 3:30.