
Sleepy Eye couple share woodcarving hobby
He carves, she paints Some hobbies reveal an undeveloped talent. Which explains how Charles and Delores Menk, of Sleepy Eye, have carved out and hand painted a collection of more than 100 Santa Claus figures and a number of other wooden items for the past 30 years. Charles and Delores Menk display some of the more than 200 wood carvings of Santa Claus and other subjects Charles has carved and Delores has painted during the past 30 years of their hobby. Photo by Steve Palmer A