One of the Crown Point Cabinetry Scholarship recipients, Alex Goss, receives his diploma

Each year, the Crown Point Cabinetry Charity Committee awards a scholarship to a local graduating high school senior.  This year, our Charity Committee chose to award two scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each.  Recipients of the 2011 Crown Point Cabinetry Scholarship are Jacob Van Velsor and Alex Goss!

The scholarship is an employee funded award, given to a graduating student continuing his/her education in general construction in the areas of woodworking, electrical, plumbing, heating, engineering, architecture or computer assisted drafting.  Recipients also had to meet criteria including a grade point average of 2.5 or higher, demonstration of financial need plus submitting two letters of recommendation and a personal interview with Crown Point Charity Committee members.

Let’s meet our 2011 recipients!

Jacob Van Velsor lives in Charlestown, New Hampshire and recently graduated from Fall Mountain Regional High School.  Jacob has been actively involved with 4-H for many years, and has also participated in track & field, band and football all while working part time and tending to his parents’ farm.  Through 4-H, he has given back to his community by building and donating a playground, participating in clean up day, making quilts for children’s hospitals and much more.  He is looking forward to attending the Lakes Region Community College in Laconia, NH where he plans to get an Associates Degree in Applied Science in Electrical Systems Installations and Maintenance.

Alex Goss lives in Goshen, New Hampshire and graduated with the class of 2011 from Newport High School.   Since he was little, Alex has been interested in the field of engineering and its application to space travel.  He has taken pre-engineering courses at the high school level and was selected to participate in the St. Paul’s Advanced Studies Program during the summer of 2010.  His first choice school is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York where he plans to study Aero Nautical Engineering.

Congratulations Jacob and Alex!  We wish you both the best of luck!

The grillers for today's barbecue are (from left) Ted Nemetz, Tammy Aldrich, Todd Scranton and Jeff Schneider

Although the construction industry was off as a whole, Crown Point is ending our fiscal year on a high note at a twenty percent gain over last year! A celebration was in order, and we all love a barbecue!  Rain couldn’t dampen our spirits as we ignored the downpour and enjoyed grilled chicken, burgers, salads and desserts underneath the covered receiving area.  The sun may have been absent, but smiles abound!

Peter Ippedico, Matt Faro and Mark Wirta pause for a photo

Crown Pointers make their way down the line

Crown Point President, Brian Stowell, offers up an umbrella for the walk back to the building

Check out more photos of today’s barbecue on our Facebook page!

This Crown Point kitchen is featured in the current issue of Lake Living!

The Summer 2011 issue of Southern Maine’s Lake Living Magazine features a colorful Crown Point kitchen!   The homeowners of this Waterford, Maine farmhouse chose Soldier Blue Milk Paint over Cherry Stain for their cabinetry, adding an unexpected burst of contrasting color to the timberframe style home.

Read the article at lakelivingmaine.com!

For more photos of this Crown Point kitchen, check out our Gallery, album number 50.

As promised, below is our second installment in the Edson Project: The Transition Begins!

Follow George through the partially gutted space as he explains how the layout will come together.  Also stay tuned toward the end as George gives us an inside peek at a clever tradition he has kept up since he started building.

Didn’t see the first installment?  Click here to catch up!

Hankering for more? Part three in the Edson Project: Gutting the Kitchen will be posted shortly!  Also, visit Crown Point’s YouTube Channel to check out our growing video library!

**Update 8/15/11: Watch the third installment in The Edson Project: Gutting the Kitchen!

**Update 10/13/11: Watch Part 4 of the Edson Project: Framing, Electrical and Insulation: Oh My!

When our photography crew travels to shoot installed Crown Point kitchens, we often encounter family pets who are quite curious about us and our equipment.  This inspired us to create a new segment of our blog called “Crown Point Critters.”

"Pitty Kitty" awaits his close up during a Crown Point Photo Shoot

Today’s critter is “Pitty Kitty” also known as “Pids.”  This rambunctious little guy was very interested in our crew when we were photographing a home in Charlestown, NH.  Here, he was sitting pretty next to the cabinetry, obviously wondering why we were more interested in photographing the cabinetry than him!

Do you have a Crown Point Critter?  Send a photo of your pet posing with your Crown Point Cabinetry.  We just might feature your furry (or scaley, or feathery) friend on the blog!

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A stunning hutch from Crown Point’s recently introduced Prairie line is featured in the Summer issue of Arts & Crafts Homes Magazine!  Handcrafted from Sapele, this beautiful hutch was custom designed to showcase Crown Point’s recently patented Squared Channel face frames and the new Ellsworth door (design patent pending.)

Want to see more?  Cabinetry from the Prairie line was also featured recently on www.homeportfolio.com!