The Billy Joe Athay Award is the highest award our club members can receive.

                                                                Billy Joe Athay Meorial

                        The award was established by the club to honor Billy Joe (A gifted local carver) for the inspiration he provided. 
                             The award goes to the carver who has done the most for the club that year.  Sadly Billy Joe passed away in July 
                             of 1992,  just two months before the second show. The Billy Joe Athay Award is still presented each year in his 
                             honor by his widow, Jean Athay Parlier.

We held the firs

Each year the winner of the Billy Joe Athay Award has their name added        to this Awards Plaque.  This plaque was carved by the club members        shortly after the club was created in 1990. Even Billy Joe Athay helped        carve the plaque. Past Winners 1991-Wayne Covert 1992-Danny Tharp 1993-Charles Myers 1994-Keith "Bub" Wright 1995-Drew Knote 1996-Darrell Hedrick 1997-Nathan Stump 1998-Jean Knote 1999-Dottie Covert 2000-Robbie Gibson 2001-Louise Snow 2002-Charles Myers 2003-Pat Hedrick 2004-Bill Allnutt 2005-Robbie (Hobo) Gibson 2006-Marcia Myers 2007-Robbie (Hobo) Gibson 2008-Darrell Hedrick 2009-Darrell Hedrick 2010-Jeff Kleineick 2011-Robbie Gibson                                                                                                              ROBBIE GIBSON our 2011 Award Winner