Canadian National Wildfowl Carving Championship


Joe Stalzer

The Grand Valley Woodcarvers Club has dedicated the 2010 competition to the Memory of Joe Stalzer.
A long time member and friend who passed away a couple of weeks before the competition. 
If you look over the results of the competition you will see his carvings have won in some categories.
The club entered these on his behalf.
Thank you to Al Forler for looking after this for the club.
 


2010 COMPETITION RESULTS

The following are the results of the competition held at Bingeman Park during the Kitchener-Waterloo Wood Show on March 12,13,14, 2010. If you have a question about these results, please contact Grand Valley Carvers Web Master Jim Gehl

The Grand Valley Woodcarvers of  Kitchener Ontario congratulates the many award winners and sincerely  wish to thank all the competitors.
Also many thanks to the outstanding World class judges:

Lionel Dwyer Bruce Lepper George Wickham Fred Negrijn
Gilles Prud’homme Wayne Simkin Glen McMurdo John Leeder
Jason Lucio Gary Shropshire Al Forler Tim Forler

All the above and the many devoted members of the Grand Valley Woodcarvers of Kitchener, helped to make the 2010 competition such a great event. It was another OUTSTANDING SUCCESS!!!

We would also like to thank our very generous sponsors, without whose support this competition would be impossible: Bill Marshall, KW Wood Show, Kirk Williams, M & T Printing Group, Ontario Die Company, Rubberline Products Ltd., Lee Valley Tools, Razertip Industries, Thermal Safety and Supply, KV Woodcarving and Chipping Away.

Sincerly
Jim Gehl
President (2009-2010)

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PURCHASE AWARDS
 

 

  Purchase Award – Ring Necked Drake
 Sponsored by Kirk Williams

Presented by Show President
Larry Livingston

FIRST
 $4,000.00

 

Lionel Dwyer
Port Perry, Ontario
 

Ring Necked
Drake

SECOND
 $150.00

Victor Paroyan
St. Catharines, Ontario

Ring Necked
Drake

THIRD
$75.00

Tony Bomben
Surrey, British Columbia

Ring Necked
Drake

 

Purchase Award – Merlin
Sponsored by M & T Printing Group

Presented by Show President
Larry Livingston

FIRST
$2,500.00

Jim Van Oosten
Niagara Falls, Ontario
 

Merlin

SECOND
$150.00

Martin Ward
Stratford, Ontario

Merlin

THIRD
$75.00

Craig Hutton
Lindsay, Ontario
Merlin

 

Purchase Award Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Sponsored by Ontario Die Company

Presented by Show President
Larry Livingston

FIRST
$1,900.00



Bruce Lepper
Millbrook, Ontario
 

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

SECOND
$150.00

Gilles Prudhomme
Val Caron,  Ontario

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

THIRD
$75.00

Uta R. Strelive
Eden Mills, Ontario

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

 

Purchase Award
Miniature Ducks (Champaign Ducks)
Sponsored by Rubberline Products Ltd.

Presented by Show President
Larry Livingston

FIRST
$1,900.00

Bruce Lepper
Millbrook, Ontario
 

Shoveller
(Champagne Ducks)

SECOND
$150.00

Harold H. Grunau
Lakefield, Ontario
Common Goldeneye (Champagne Ducks)

THIRD
$75.00

Murray Pearson
Peterborough, Ontario
Hooded Merganser (Champagne Ducks)

BEST OF SHOW / BEST OF CLASS AWARDS

 

Best of Show
(Open Class)
Sponsored by Al Forler

Presented by Club President 2009-10
Jim Gehl

FIRST
 $300.00

Gilles Prud’homme
Val Caron, Ontario
 

Sun bittern

SECOND
$150.00

Jason Lucio
Bothwell, Ontario

Shoveller

THIRD
$75.00

Gilles Prud’homme
Val Caron, Ontario

Merlin

 

Best of Class
(Intermediate Class)


FIRST
$150.00

(Lee Valley Tools)
 

George Mechelse
Vineland, Ontario

Ring-Necked Duck

SECOND


Bill Wilson
Cambridge, Ontario
 
Prothonotary Warbler

THIRD


Vicky Theis
Kitchener, Ontario
 
Barn Swallow

 

Best of Class
(Novice Class)


FIRST
$100.00

(Lee Valley Tools)
 

Blanche Foote
Stirling, Ontario
Red-Breasted Merganser

SECOND


Brent Lees
Wingham, Ontario
 
American Robin

THIRD


Steve Heatherley
London, Ontario
 
Ruddy Duck

 

Best of Class
(Beginner Class)


FIRST
$50.00

(Lee Valley Tools)
 

George McDonald
London, Ontario

Evening Grosbeak

SECOND


Dan Meloche
Amherstburg, Ontario
 
Greater Scaup

THIRD

Terry Wilson
Wingham, Ontario
Yellow-Throated Warbler

 

 BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS - OPEN CLASS

Decorative Diving Ducks (1A)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

Tim Eskritt
Chatham, Ontario
Ring-Necked Duck

SECOND
$150.00

Tim Eskritt
Chatham, Ontario
Lesser Scaup

THIRD
$75.00

Tim Eskritt
Chatham, Ontario
Redhead Hen

 

Decorative Marsh Ducks (1B)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

Jason Lucio
Bothwell, Ontario
Shoveller

SECOND
$150.00

Jim Smith
Brantford, Ontario
American Widgeon

THIRD
 $75.00

Grant Parks
Belleville, Ontario
Shoveller
Honorable Mention Doug Mason
Carrying Place, Ontario
Cinnamon Teal

 

Decorative Ducks (Cat.2)
(Open Class)
Non-Floating

FIRST
$300.00

Doug Mason
Carrying Place, Ontario
Cinnamon Teal

SECOND
$150.00

Howard Stockdale
Utopia, Ontario
Blue-Winged Teal

THIRD
$75.00

N/A  

 

Decorative Waterfowl (Cat.3)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

George Wickham
London, Ontario
Eared Grebe

SECOND
$150.00

Howard Stockdale
Utopia, Ontario
Brown Pelican

THIRD
$75.00

Howard Stockdale
Utopia, Ontario
Common Puffin

 

Decorative Songbirds (4A)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

Craig Hutton
Lindsay, Ontario
Masked Lovebird

SECOND
$150.00

Fred Negrijn
Exeter, Ontario
Blue Jay

THIRD
$75.00

Dieter Golze
Montague, P.E.I.
Blue Jay

Honorable Mention

Uta R. Strelive
Eden Mills, Ontario
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

 

Decorative Songbirds (4B)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

Bruce Lepper
Millbrook, Ontario
Barn Swallow

SECOND
$150.00

Bruce Lepper
Millbrook, Ontario
American Redstart

THIRD
$75.00

Greg Gillespie
North Bay, Ontario
Red-Breasted Nuthatch

 

Decorative Songbirds (4C)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

Ray Popkie
Oshawa, Ontario
White-Winged Crossbill

SECOND
$150.00

Ray Popkie
Oshawa, Ontario
Purple Finch

THIRD
$75.00

Greg Gillespie
North Bay, Ontario
Indigo Bunting
Honorable Mention Craig Hutton
Lindsay, Ontario
Scrub Greenlet

 

Decorative Birds of Prey (Cat. 5)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

Gilles Prudhomme
Val Caron, Ontario
Peregrine Falcon

SECOND
$150.00

Jim Van Oosten
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Sharp-Shinned Hawk

THIRD
$75.00

Yvan Dufour
Laval, Quebec
Great Horned Owl
Honorable Mention Robert Comeau
Montreal, Quebec
Barred Owl
Honorable Mention Fred Negrijn
Exeter, Ontario
Long-Eared Owl

 

Decorative Others (Cat. 6)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

Gilles Prudhomme
Val Caron, Ontario
Sun Bittern

SECOND
$150.00

Dieter Golze
Montague, P.E.I.
Piping Plover

THIRD
$75.00

Murray Pearson
Peterborough, Ontario
Common Snipe

 

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl (Cat. 7)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

Gilles Prudhomme
Val Caron, Ontario
Merlin

SECOND
$150.00

Bruce Lepper
Millbrook, Ontario
Red-headed Woodpecker

THIRD
$75.00

Gilles Prudhomme
Val Caron, Ontario
Green Heron

Honorable Mention

Bob Lavender
Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Gyrfalcon

 

Working Decoys (Cat. 8)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

Dave Ricci
Newmarket, Ontario
Hooded Merganser

SECOND
$150.00

Dave Weatherbee
Barrie, Ontario
Mallard

THIRD
$75.00

Dave Ricci
Newmarket, Ontario
American Widgeon
Decorative Life-size smoothie (Cat. 9)
(Open Class)

FIRST
$300.00

Bruce Lepper
Millbrook, Ontario
Cedar Waxwing
SECOND
$150.00
Gary Shropshire
Mount Albert, Ontario
Mallard
THIRD
$75.00
Bud Frees
Dunnville, Ontario
Black Duck
Honorable Mention Lionel Hall
Scarborough, Ontario
Mallard

 

Stylized/Interpretive Wildfowl (Cat. 10)
(Open Class)

FIRST

Adam Connolly
Prince Albert, Ontario
Common Merganser

SECOND

Adam Connolly
Prince Albert, Ontario
Cliff Swallow

THIRD

Ken Avery
Mississauga, Ontario
Stylized Wildfowl

 

BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Decorative Ducks (Cat. 1A)
(INTERMEDIATE CLASS)

FIRST George Mecheise
Vineland, Ontario
Ring-Necked Duck

SECOND

Evelyn Horford
Belleville, Ontario
Red-Breasted Merganser

THIRD

Frank Felice
North Bay, Ontario
Ring-Necked Duck
 

BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS INTERMEDIATE CLASS

Decorative Marsh Ducks (Cat. 1B)
(Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Ken hicks
Belleville, Ontario
Shoveller

SECOND

Stephen Baldock
London, Ontario
Blue-Winged Teal

THIRD

Frank Felice
North Bay, Ontario
Wood Duck

 

Decorative Ducks – Non-Floating Cat. 2
(Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Winston Smith
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Ring-Necked Duck

SECOND

Rick Miles
Exeter, Ontario
Blue-Winged Teal

THIRD

Barbara Janman
Calgary, Alberta
Black Duck
Honorable Mention Robert Mowbray
Minden, Ontario
Hooded Merganser

 

Decorative Waterfowl Cat. 3
(Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Barbara Janman
Calgary, Alberta
Common Loon

SECOND

Frank Felice
North Bay, Ontario
Pied-Billed Grebe

THIRD

Frank Felice
North Bay, Ontario
Horned Grebe
Honorable Mention Bill Ventry
Youngstown, New York
Common Loon

 

Decorative Songbirds Cat. 4-A
(Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Tom Cox
Guelph, Ontario
Mourning Dove

SECOND

Bill Wilson
Cambridge, Ontario
Red-headed Woodpecker

THIRD

Robert Orr
Brockville, Ontario
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Honorable Mention Earl Jones
London, Ontario
Blue Jay
Honorable Mention Henry Flamming
Waterloo, Ontario
Eastern Kingbird
Honorable Mention Barbra Janman
Calgary, Alberta
Stellers Jay
Honorable Mention Peter McLaren
Kitchener, Ontario
Black-Capped Chickadee

 

Decorative Songbirds Cat. 4-B
 (Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Bill Wilson
Cambridge, Ontario
Prothonotary Warbler

SECOND

Vicky Theis
Kitchener, Ontario
Barn Swallow

THIRD

David Long
Atwood, Ontario
Yellow-Throated Warbler

Honorable Mention

Peter McLaren
Kitchener, Ontario
Magnolia Warbler

 

Decorative Songbirds Cat. 4-C
 (Intermediate Class)

FIRST

John H. Okumura
Oakville, Ontario
American Goldfinch

SECOND

Robert Mowbray
Minden, Ontario
Northern Oriole
(Baltimore Oriole)

THIRD

Bob Solomon
Oshawa, Ontario
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
Honorable Mention Les Chatham
Newcastle, Ontario
Indigo Bunting

 

Decorative Birds of Prey Cat. 5
(Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Jerry Forler
Elmira, Ontario
Screech Owl

SECOND

Robert Mowbray
Minden, Ontario
Saw-Whet Owl

THIRD

Robert Mowbray
Minden, Ontario
Coopers Hawk

 

Decorative Others Cat. 6
(Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Bob Jenner
Rochester, New York
Great Blue Heron

SECOND

Winston Smith
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Willow Ptarmigan

THIRD

Bill Douglas
Stratford, Ontario
American Woodcock
Honorable Mention Dwayne McMurter
Bobcaygeon, Ontario
Spotted Sandpiper

 

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl Cat. 7
(Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Barbara Janman
Calgary, Alberta
Common Loon

SECOND

Raimo Repo
Frankford, Ontario
Great Horned Owl

THIRD

Henry Flaming
Kitchener, Ontario
Eastern Kingbird

Honorable Mention

Peter McLaren
Kitchener, Ontario
Magnolia Warbler

 

Working Decoys Cat. 8
(Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Bill Whitlock
Wasaga Beach, Ontario
Red-Breasted Merganser

SECOND

Frank Felice
North Bay, Ontario
Ruddy Duck

THIRD

Frank Felice
North Bay, Ontario
Ruddy Duck

 

Decorative Life-size Smoothie Cat. 9
(Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Barbra Janman
Calgary, Ontario
Long-Tailed Duck

SECOND

N/A  

THIRD

N/A  

 

Stylized/Interpretive Wildfowl Cat. 10
(Intermediate Class)

FIRST

Brian Dent
Waubaushene, Ontario
Ring-Billed Gull
SECOND Linda Gawel
Kitchener, Ontario
Ruffed Grouse
THIRD N/A  
 
BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS
(NOVICE CLASS)
Decorative Diving Ducks Cat. 1-A
(Novice Class)
FIRST Steve Heatherley
London, Ontario
Ruddy Duck
SECOND N/A  

THIRD

N/A  

 

Decorative Marsh Ducks Cat. 1-B
(Novice Class)
FIRST N/A N/A
SECOND N/A N/A
THIRD N/A N/A
 

Decorative Ducks Non-Floating Cat. 2
(Novice Class)

FIRST

Blanch Foote
Stirling, Ontario
Red-Breasted Merganser

SECOND

Steve Heatherley
London, Ontario
Mallard

THIRD

Julia De Zoete
Barrie, Ontario
Mallard
Honorable Mention Allison Laing
Kitchener, Ontario
Green-Winged Teal
 
FIRST N/A N/A
SECOND N/A N/A
THIRD N/A N/A

 

Decorative Waterfowl Cat. 3
(Novice Class)

FIRST

Doug Cooper
Chatham, Ontario

Tufted Puffin

SECOND


N/A
 

N/A
 

THIRD


N/A
 

N/A
 

 

Decorative Songbirds Cat. 4-A
(Novice Class)

FIRST

Ben Brown
Belleville, Ontario
Blue Jay

SECOND

Roland Crowder
St. Mary's, Ontario
Eastern Kingbird

THIRD

Joe Stalzer
Kitchener, Ontario
Black-Capped Chickadee

 

Decorative Songbirds Cat. 4-B
(Novice Class)

FIRST Brent Lees
Wingham, Ontario
American Robin
SECOND Patti Huber
Kitchener, Ontario
Parula Warbler
THIRD Jeannine Barkhouse
Kitchener, Ontario
Blackburnian Warbler
Honorable Mention Jim Gehl
St. Agatha, Ontario
Blackburnian
Warbler
Honorable Mention Hugh Lemon
Waterloo, Ontario
House Wren
Honorable Mention Ben Brown
Belleville, Ontario
American Robin

 

Decorative Songbirds 4-C
(Novice Class)

FIRST

Mary Beckstead
Brockville, Ontario
Northern Oriole
(Baltimore Oriole)

SECOND

Ed Holterman
Elmira, Ontario
Cardinal

THIRD

Jim Potts
Cambridge, Ontario
Dark-Eyed Junco
Honorable Mention Blanche Foote
Stirling, Ontario
Cardinal

 

Decorative Birds of Prey Cat. 5
(Novice Class)

FIRST

Peeter Musta
Kitchener, Ontario
American Kestrel

SECOND

John Tatham
Georgetown, Ontario
Red-Tailed Hawk

THIRD

Joe Stalzer
Kitchener, Ontario
Merlin

 

Decorative Others Cat. 6
(Novice Class)

FIRST

Robert R. Trottier
Belleville, Ontario
American Avocet

SECOND

Roland Crowder
St. Mary's, Ontario
American Woodcock

THIRD

N/A N/A

 

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl Cat. 7
(Novice Class)

FIRST

Brent Lees
Wingham, Ontario
White-Throated Sparrow

SECOND

Mike Uniac
Waterloo, Ontario
Emperor Penguin

THIRD

Mike Uniac
Waterloo, Ontario
Harlequin Duck

Honorable Mention

Elizabeth Wilson
Waterloo, Ontario
Cedar Waxwing
Honorable Mention Joe Staltzer
Kitchener, Ontario
Scarlet Tanager

 

Working Decoys Cat. 8
(Novice Class)

FIRST

Robert R. Trottier
Belleville, Ontario
Redhead

SECOND

Art Doughty
Kincardine, Ontario
Bufflehead Hen

THIRD

N/A N/A

 

Decorative Life-size Smoothie Cat. 9
(Novice Class)

FIRST

Mary Beckstead
Brockville, Ontario
Ruddy Turnstone

SECOND

Harold H. Grunau
Lakefield, Ontario
Common Loon

THIRD

 N/A N/A

 

Stylized/Interpretive Wildfowl Cat. 10
(Novice Class)

FIRST

Dorcus Schauberger
Kitchener, Ontario
Peregrine Falcon

SECOND

Elizabeth Wilson
Waterloo, Ontario
Cardinal

THIRD

Mary Beckstead
Brockville, Ontario
Ruddy Turnstone
Honorable Mention Mary Beckstead
Brockville, Ontario
Green Heron

 

BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS
BEGINNER CLASS

 

Decorative Diving Ducks Cat. 1-A
(Beginner Class)

FIRST

Dan Meloche
Amherstburg, Ontario
Greater Scaup

SECOND

 N/A N/A

THIRD

 N/A N/A

 

Decorative Life-Size Ducks Cat. 1-B
(Beginner Class)
FIRST Jim Gerard
Maidstone, Ontario
Shoveller
SECOND  N/A N/A
THIRD  N/A N/A
 

Decorative Diving & Marsh Ducks Cat. 2
(Beginner Class)

FIRST

 N/A N/A

SECOND

 N/A N/A

THIRD

 N/A N/A

 

Decorative Waterfowl – Non-Floating Cat. 3
(Beginner Class)

FIRST

 N/A N/A

SECOND

 N/A N/A

THIRD

 N/A N/A

 

Decorative Songbirds 4-A
(Beginner Class)

FIRST

Jim Gerard
Maidstone, Ontario
Blue Jay

SECOND

 N/A N/A

THIRD

 N/A N/A

 

Decorative Songbirds 4-B
(Beginner Class)

FIRST

Terry Wilson
Wingham, Ontario
Yellow-Throated Warbler

SECOND

Gord Mason
Stratford, Ontario
Golden-Crowned Kinglet

THIRD

David Costa
Guelph, Ontario
Yellow-Throated Warbler
Honorable Mention Gerald Sturgeon
Cambridge, Ontario
White-Breasted Nuthatch

 

Decorative Songbirds 4-C
(Beginner Class)

FIRST

George McDonald
London, Ontario
Evening Grosbeak

SECOND

George McDonald
London, Ontario
Cardinal

THIRD

James Ennis
Keswick, Ontario
White-Crowned Sparrow

 

Decorative Birds of Prey Cat. 5
(Beginner Class)

FIRST  N/A N/A
SECOND  N/A N/A
THIRD  N/A N/A

 

Decorative Others Cat. 6
(Beginner Class)

FIRST Tom Riedel
New Hamburg, Ontario
American Woodcock
SECOND Tom Hislop
Sebringville, Ontario
American Woodcock
THIRD Gerald Sturgeon
Cambridge, Ontario
Ostrich

 

Decorative Miniature Wildfowl Cat. 7
(Beginner Class)

FIRST

Dan Meloche
Amherstburg, Ontario
Pintail

SECOND

Marsha Mazurk Red Tailed Hawk

THIRD

N/A N/A

 

Working Decoys Cat. 8
(Beginner Class)

FIRST

N/A N/A

SECOND

N/A N/A

THIRD

N/A N/A

 

Decorative Life-size Smoothie Cat. 9
(Beginner Class)

FIRST

N/A N/A

SECOND

N/A N/A

THIRD

N/A N/A

 

Stylized/Interpretive Wildfowl Cat. 10
(Beginner Class)

FIRST

N/A N/A

SECOND

N/A N/A

THIRD

N/A N/A

 


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