ular Attendance price of $5.00.

A special THANK YOU to the following persons who donated items for the club raffle: John Fleming, Col. Joe Fox, Keith Mar-tins, Cecil Douglas, Peter Martin, Wayne and Pam Robbins, Tim Perrin, Ken Walz and Roger Wood.

Free coffee, juice and donuts. Be sure to bring knives to buy, sell or swap, plus any new knives you would like to show and tell. Come and enjoy the fellow-ship. See you there.

Sorry for the late newslet-ter! We had a total “Crash” of our computer system. By the time we had the problem di-agnosed, new computer built, programs reinstalled and data transferred, we lost more than two weeks. Plus there is a learning curve with the new programs.

The next meeting of the Badger Knife Club (BKC) will be Sunday, January 26, at 7:00 p.m. at the Three Harbors Council, Boy Scouts of Amer-ica, 330 S. 84 Street, Milwau-kee, WI, lower level Pieper-Power Learning Center.

Note 1: The east and west Exit 306 ramps off I-94 are closed due to construction. Use alternate routes.

Note 2: Do not use the exterior stairs to the meeting room due to ice and snow. Use the rear entry to the building—ring door bell for entry.

The Feature Program will be the start of a series of top-ics about the Bowie Knife. The Bowie Knife is said to be the first knife truly attributa-ble to America. Over time, we will be discussing the his-tory, various designs, materi-als and laws concerning the Bowie Knife.

We will have the Progres-sive Attendance prize which is now at $30.00 and the Reg-

Club Meeting Sunday, January 26, 2014

Badger Knife Show Be sure to plan on attending the

Badger Knife Show on March 28, 29 and 30, 2014.at the Holiday Inn Ex-press & Janesville Conference Center.

This is your opportunity as a mem-ber of the Badger Knife Club to sup-port your club.

Come and see what’s new (and what’s old) in all types of knives. Your attendance and support of the Badger Knife Show will help assure future shows.

Remember, Badger Knife Club members get in FREE! Parking is FREE! Such a deal; you can’t afford to miss!

2014 Club Knife We will be selecting the

2014 Badger Knife Club Knife at the meeting on Jan-uary 26th. Come and vote for your favorite that you would like to have as the club Knife for 2014. Club Knife Chairman Bob Stachowicz will have several that have been suggested.

Winter Issue 2014 January 2014

Phone & Fax: 414-479-9765

E-mail: badgerknifeclub@aol.com

www.badgerknifeclub.org

Badger Knife Club 29 Years Strong

Winter 2014

2014 Meeting Dates All Sundays!

January 26

April 27

July 27

October 26

BKC Show

March 28, 29, 30, 2014

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Additional Badger Knife Show Information

The Holiday Inn Express is undergoing a major renovation on the interior and exterior of their building. This will have some impact at the time of the Badger Knife Show. They are currently working on the exterior facelift and will finish that up in November.

The interior work will start in November. The new phone system and upgraded fiber optic internet and HD TV channels by Charter have been installed. They will start on the fifth floor, doing one floor at a time, and work down. All public areas and guest rooms are being done from the wallboard to the floors. They will restructure the lobby, pool and breakfast areas. All new public and guest-room furniture are in the plan. The exer-cise room will be moved to the second floor and expanded, along with new equipment. The completion date is scheduled for April 2014.

This is where it will impact the show. There will be no guest rooms available on the first floor during our show. This also means there will be fewer guest rooms available. Make your guest room reservations at the Holiday Inn Express early!

We have arranged for an additional block of rooms at the neighboring Microtel Inn by Wyndham Janesville. It is right next door to the Janesville Conference Center. You can call the Microtel Inn at (608) 752-3121 for reservations. Room rates start at $56.00 plus taxes.

Be sure to mention the Badger Knife Show to get the special room rates. They will hold the block of rooms until March 1, 2014.

Knife Judging and Awards There will be no knife judging/awards at the 2014 Badger

Knife Show. The floor plan of the first floor will be totally changed. The smaller meeting rooms will be eliminated and there is no other area available at the time of the show to do the judging. We will made decisions concerning future shows at a later time.

Looking forward to seeing you March 28, 29, & 30, 2014, for the

2014 Annual Knife Show!

Club Dues Check the mailing label for your renewal date. If you

received a dues statement with this newsletter, please send in your dues right away. You can pay 1, 2 or 3 years at a time at $5 per year. You can mail in your dues or pay at the next meeting. Check made out to Badger Knife Club. Your continued interest and support is truly appreciated.

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Please support the generosity of our makers and dealers that donate knives and other items to the Club’s silent auction and Club meeting raffles. We are placing their business card ads at no cost. Thanks everyone. The Club truly appreciates your support.

Badger Knife Club

P.O. Box 511

Elm Grove, WI

2014 BKC Meeting Dates

January 26, April 27,

July 27, October 26

Annual Badger Knife Show

March 28, 29 and 30, 2014

See you at the meeting!

Winter 2014 Badger Knife Club 29 Years Strong

Upcoming 2014 Shows We try to present information on upcoming shows in our area. For additional listing, check out current

issues of KNIFE WORLD and/or BLADE.

February 1—2: Wolverine Knife Collectors Club. Annual Show at Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi,

MI. Call Pat Donovan 586-786-5549

March 28, 29, 30: Badger Knife Show. Held at Holiday Inn Express & Janesville Conference Center, Ja-

nesville, WI. Call Bob Schrap 414-771-6472

April 12—13: North Star Blade Collectors Club Knife Expo. Held at Minnesota State Fair Grounds, St.

Paul, MN. Call Sid at 651-768-3257