Orchard Valley Middle School eighth-grader Mackenzie Garland receives some carving tips from visiting artist Dave Shields in Washington Township, Monday, May 13, 2013. (Staff Photo by Lori M.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - Jerry Schierholz began carving “comfort birds” several years ago. He read in a magazine about a Pennsylvania carver who made them and because there was a pattern included, he ...