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Steven Higgins Alex Pricob Chainsaw Carving Championship - Friday Kootenai Country Montana by Maggie Craig September 26, 2018 The second annual Kootenai Country Montana Chainsaw Carving Championship took place over the weekend, September 21-23, along Mineral Avenue. The three-day event featured 20 of the best carvers from around the world, representing the United States, Zimbabwe, Japan, Lithuania, Scotland, Argentina, Moldova, Slovakia and Ireland. Returning carvers included Steven Higgins from Missouri, last year's overall, quick carve, and People's Choice winner for an awards sweep; Hikaru Kodama from Japan, Mark Colp from California, Todd Coats from northwest Montana, Josh Blewett from Oregon, Jacob Lucas from Washington, Les Smith from northwest Montana, and Joe Dussia from Pennsylvania. The carvers began their work Friday morning and continued throughout the day. Besides an exhibition piece to be completed by Sunday, the participants were required to quick-carve a piece each of the three days of the competition. These pieces were auctioned to the public on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Incredible artistic talent showcasing Libby's beauty and abundant natural resources was on display during the three days of this carving competition. Related Links: Chainsaw Carving Championship Friday 2017 on LibbyMT.com carvemontana.com Kootenai Country Montana Chainsaw Carving Championship on Facebook

Hikaru Kodama John Hayes Abby Peterson Bears everywhere Canada goose in the works Quick carve Adrian Bois Mark Colp Food court Quick carve Garry Shand Les Smith Todd Coats' lion Joe Dussia's eagle The end of Mineral Avenue Golden eagle Bears and more Realistic cougar Artwork on display And more Bighorn ram John Schulz moose Big fish A cute pair A Les Smith bear Incredible octopus Adrian Bois Wall art Wall art Jacob Lucas Yikes! Abby Peterson Bears and bowls Steven Higgins Beautiful Bigfoot in the making Alex Pricob A cute little guy Raimondas Uzdravis Joshua Blewett Susan Miller Bongo Love Dennis Beach A lineup Quick carve Susan Miller Raimondas Uzdravis Ready-made pieces for sale Beautiful fish Bears and owls Jacob Lucas Adrian Bois Mark Colp Tomas Vrba Adrian Bois Mama bear Carvers' stations

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