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The Review-Mirror August 31, 2017 – 16 Ken Hutchings, son of renowned carver Sam Hutchings may have got some talent from his dad. At the Ward World Championship in 2013 Hutchings won best in species best in division and second best in show for a female golden eye which he's displayed with one of his dad's birds. •Continued from page 1 ture of the surface of the bird upon which he etched diamond shapes. "He claimed that cut down on the glare on the bird," said Hutchings. A hooded merganser of Hutchings with the check- ering sold at auction in 2012 for $50,025 U.S. Hutchings was never a keen farmer but found an opportunity with the con- struction of Hwy. 15 in the 1930s and purchased a dump truck. "He was always kind of leading edge. He had one of the first dump trucks in the area. He worked with his dump truck on Hwy 15. All the rates were based on horse and wagon. It didn't take them long to figure that one out," said Hutchings. His dad was always willing to try something or get the attention of politi- cians including sending maple syrup to Diefenbak- er or writing a letter to the Minister of Transport in 1948 to replace the swing bridge at Jones Falls. Some people would remember Hutchings carved maple leaf pins. "He was a proud Cana- dian and he loved the maple leaf but hated the one on the flag. "He carved all his life. He always had something on the go," he said . Sam Hutchings lived to be 101 and was in excel- lent health until the two weeks before his death. "His mind was sharp right up to the end. He never looked back He was always positive. He was quite a guy," said Hutch- ings. 41 Foster St., Perth Hurry into Fashion Sari for best selection! Closing Sept. 30, 2017 3 Bedford St., Westport Closing Sale 50% OFF Entire contents of the store Mahinda wishes to thank all of his customers for the past 15 years in Westport and invites everyone to visit him at Hutchings a lifelong carver

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