New England Chapter No. 8 NAWCC

Meeting Canceled because of Snow Storm.
All registrations for the January 23 meeting
will be refunded the week of February 14.

WINTER MEETING, SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2005

Worcester Holiday Inn
500 Lincoln St., Worcester MA
508-852-4000

Directions to Worcester Holiday Inn, Worcester, MA.
From the East:  Mass Pike 90. Take Exit 11A on to 495 North. Take Exit 25B onto 290 West. Take Exit 20 (Lincoln St.) Bear RIGHT off the ramp onto Lincoln St. The Holiday Inn will be at a set of lights about ½ mile on the left. Turn left at the lights to enter Inn driveway. There is a Dennys on that corner.

From the West:  Mass Pike (90), West: Take Exit 10 onto 290 East. Take Exit 21 (Plantation St.) Take a Left off the ramp, take a left at the first set of lights onto Lincoln St. At the next set of lights take a left to stay on Lincoln St. The Holiday Inn is about ½ mile on your right.

From the North:  I 93 South to 495 South-take Exit 25B onto 290 West. Take Exit 20 (Lincoln St.) Bear RIGHT off the ramp onto Lincoln St. The Holiday Inn will be at a set of lights about ½ mile on the left. Turn left at the lights to enter Inn driveway. There is a Dennys on that corner.

From the South:  I 95 North to I 295 North to 146 North to 290 East. Take Exit 21 (Plantation St.) Take a Left off the ramp; take a left at the first set of lights onto Lincoln St. At the next set of lights take a left to stay on Lincoln St. The Holiday Inn is about ½ mile on your right.

Registrations by January 15, 2005 are $19.
Registrations received after January 15, 2005 and "walk-ins" will be $25.
As always, registration includes your luncheon and is required for participation in any of the meeting activities.

MEETING SCHEDULE
7:30 AM Registration name tags available for those members who preregistered.
Registration table open for "walk-ins". Mart area open for set-up by table holders only.
8:00 AM Mart open; with closing at 11:45 A.M. for 12:00 Noon Luncheon.
(a watchman for Mart will be provided)
8:30 AM Silent Auction Table will run from 8:30 to 10:15A.M.
9:00 AM CLOCK PENDULUMS - understanding their functions and purpose; by Joe Brown, former Chapter 8 President, NAWCC Fellow, AWI Certified Clockmaker, Corporator, Trustee and past conservator of clocks at the Willard House & Clock Museum, Trustee of Charles River Museum of Industry, past Pres. And Sec. Of the Grtr. Boston Watch and Clock Collectors. This is a must for those who have not attended in the past and always informative to the experienced clockmaker.
10:30 AM TWENTY FIRST CENTURY WATCHMAKING - Jack Kurdzionak, will discuss how a watch shop should appear and the equipment it should have in order to service currently produced quality Swiss watches; both mechanical and quartz . Jack, an AWCI certified watchmaker runs a watch and clock sales and service center, The Watchmaker in Stoneham, Mass. A former teacher and an alumni of the North Bennet St. School watchmaking course. Jack keeps up to date by attending classes at the ETA Training Center in Grenchen , Switzerland and at WOSTEP in Neuchtal. He’s the immediate past Pres. of the AWCI and a Director.
11:45 Mart closes
12:00 Noon Luncheon
12:30 Luncheon Program:
We are pleased to have Bob Merrill presenting RESTORING A HISTORIC LOWELL STREET CLOCK, a task beyond most of us, Bob, with the support of his family, took on the challenge of restoring Page’s clock which had been installed in 1914 in the Spring of 1991. Bob is a past Pres. of Chapter 8 and Chapter 89, AWCI Certified clockmaker and owns Kingston Time . He has also owned shops in Rockport and Andover, Mass.

The Silent Auction table (8: 30 to 10:15) - enables you to sell a few items without the need for a table:

Fill out a slip at the table with your minimum price you will accept for the item. Members can then write in their bids during the course of the auction.

The cost to you as a seller is only $3.00 PER ITEM. The charge is payable in advance and applies whether item sells or not.

AND
At the same table or at the registration table in the hall you can buy a ticket for the 50-50 raffle. YOU get 50% of the total pot and Chapter 8 benefits from the other half. $1.00 per ticket or three for $2.00.

Suitcase Clock Repair Courses
Ron Hunt, a director of Chapter 8, will handle the NAWCC Suitcase Program. If you are interested, contact Ron at a meeting or call him at 978-369-5629. Contact by E-mail is rdh@theworld.com.

Chapter Contacts:
If you any of you have a question or wish to contact someone in the chapter, get in touch with any of these people and they will get your message to the right person if they cannot help you.

President Dave Deutemiam
81 Kingman St., Lakeville, MA 02347
508-946-1082
davmardeut@tmlp.com

1st Vice Pres. Burt Kassap
112 Bullough Park, Newtonville, MA 02460
617-332-0162
milbur@earthlink.net

2nd Vice Pres. Harold Lincoln
5 Ringbolt Road, Hingham, MA 02043
781-740-1190
hgyl@aol.com

Treasurer Wayne Paskerian
5 Warren St., Winchester, MA 01890
781-729-0113
winway2@worldnet.att.net

Secretary Mel Greene
Post Office Box 365, Tweksbury, MA 01876
978-851-6656
greenemal@aol.com

Past President Bob Frishman
53 Poor St., Andover MA 01810
978-475-5001
Bob@Bell-Time.com

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