From staff reports
The Catawba Valley Wood Carvers Club has announced that Elizabeth "Beth" Parham of Hickory has been chosen as the 2025 winner of the Mel Moose Award at its Nov. 15 meeting. This is the 17th year of the award, and the first time the award has been won by a woman. Parham’s win came a year after the award was won by her husband, Eugene.

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