Chainsaw Carving Championship held in Libby
Todd Coats of Woods Bay works on his bear carving Saturday.
Ron Adamson of Libby competes Saturday.
Spectators on Saturday attend an auction of wood carvings. The eagle at right, carved by event emcee Steve Backus, was a raffle prize.
Pat McVay of Widbey Island, Washington polishes one of his carvings Saturday.
Sasquatch takes a selfie in this carving by Pat McVay.
Kootenai Country Montana organized Libby’s first chainsaw carving championship, which took place Friday through Sunday at the north end of Mineral Avenue. Spectators were able to watch local artist Ron Adamson and 13 other competitors work on more time-consuming competition sculptures as well as so-called “quick-carve” items hewn from smaller pieces of wood.