Mullis Center Craft Fair – Peggy Sue McRae photo

Island Senior is a regular column on the San Juan Update written by Peggy Sue McRae…

Get your holiday season shopping off to a festive start at the Mullis Center’s Holiday Craft Fair. The Fair happens the weekend before Thanksgiving, this year on Friday, November 22, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm and on Saturday, November 23, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

The Mullis Center will be sparkling with holiday cheer. Local artisans will feature a broad variety of arts and crafts including jewelry, home décor, cards, calendars, ornaments, wreaths, soaps and body care items, candles, orgami and more.

Mullis Center Craft Fair – Peggy Sue McRae photo

Bonnie Sliger will be cooking up some delicious hot food for a snack or a meal while you visit or you can get it to take home. Offerings from the kitchen including her “Best in Show” ribbon winning cinnamon buns, hamburgers, hot dogs, soups and cupcakes.

Sales from the kitchen will benefit the Meals on Wheels program.

Bonnie Sliger – Peggy Sue McRae photo

Bonnie Sliger at the Mullis Center will be cooking up some tasty meals and snacks to be on sale during the Mullis Center’s Holiday Craft Fair. The Craft Fair starts on Friday, November 22, 5:00 – 8:00 pm and continues Saturday 23, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Yes, that’s the weekend before Thanksgiving and its coming right up! 

Here is what is on the menu: Char broiled hamburgers, Costco sized hot dogs, vegetarian cheese tortellini soup with biscuit, Black Forest Cupcakes, gluten free chocolate cherry cupcakes and/or gluten free Monster Cookies and Bonnie’s award winning cinnamon buns. Enjoy at the Fair or get it to go! Also, enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee or tea.

“The proceeds will be benefiting our Meals on Wheels program.” said Sliger.

Tide of Transition by Cathryn Mallory – John Miller photo

Looking up through this art installation, we are presented the illusion of being submerged midst the kelp, under water. Changing light throughout the days alters the mood of this very tactile art at the San Juan Islands Museum of Art (SJIMA). We are challenged by the installation, Tide of Transition, designed by Cathryn Mallory of Missoula, MT. She intends for the Atrium to be a space for reflection on the beauty and function of marine plant forms of the Pacific Northwest. She presents a kelp bed to highlight its value as a nursery for plant and sea life and as a sustainable energy and carbon-neutral food source. 

Cathryn Mallory – Contributed photo

Bob Durden, former Curator, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, described her exhibition Trace Identity thus, “Like many artists working today, Cathryn Mallory rejects the abandonment of beauty and instills beauty into her work through the use and command of her materials and the forms that she chooses to create. For her, to make something beautiful reflects a positive outlook on life.”

Mallory uses a variety of skills and materials to build this seductive, touch-able environment. From her textile background, she hand-felts wool and weaves, wraps, binds and twists fibers and copper mesh to her will. Wool protects sheep, humans and homes mirroring a function of kelp beds which provide protection, habitat and nutrition for aquatic life. When interacting with wool and water, she fashions felt from a process like moving kelp in the sea. She uses copper, a healing material which provides energy reflecting traits of a kelp bed. Read More »

Inspired by Desire II, our 34th annual holiday showcase, features unique works for gift giving – jewelry, ornaments, paintings, sculpture and a few oddities curated just for you. Join us for Prosecco Night, both Thursday and Friday 11/21 & 22, 4-7 pm.

Glass Ornament by Janis Miltenberger – Contributed photo

The Board of Trustees is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on the five-member library board. The non-paid term of office is from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024, and the trustee is eligible for reappointment to another full five-year term. Recommendation will be submitted by the current Board of Trustees, and the appointment made by the San Juan County Council. 

To see a full job description, go to http://www.sjlib.org/employment/ or contact Laurie Orton, Library Director, at 360-378-2798. 

Official letters of interest and qualifications should be sent to the Board of Trustees, San Juan Island Library, 1010 Guard St., Friday Harbor, WA 98250. All letters must be received by Monday, December 2, 2019 in order to be considered for the position.

Max Phone-a-Thon – Contributed photo

The San Juan Public School Foundation would like to thank our community members who have made a donation during our fall fund drive! We had a successful phone-a-thon and we are very excited to continue to see the gold envelopes coming back to us.

This month, your gifts helped the foundation fund math materials and planners for middle schoolers, musical instruments and grade level libraries for elementary school students, and speech and language books for all schools. Your continued support is making a difference in Friday Harbor classrooms every day!

Sincerely, San Juan Public School Foundation Board of Directors

NEXT WEEK!   Cross-Industry Symposium
Connect with San Juan County businesses on Wednesday, November 20th, from 1 to 3 PM, in the San Juan Island Library meeting room. For more info, see: https://www.sanjuansedc.org/kwn/. All are welcome and the event is free of charge.

NEXT WEEK!   Business Entities Workshop
SCORE, the SJICF and the EDC invite business owners and nonprofit leaders to a workshop on reducing your risk as a business owner. Thursday, November 21st from 10-11:30 a.m. at Heritage Bank, Friday Harbor. For more information, see: https://www.sanjuansedc.org/business-entities-workshop/.

Datapalooza!
Legislators, business owners, community leaders:  Join us Wednesday, December 4th from 10:30 AM to noon at Emmanual Church’s Parish Hall (Eastsound, Orcas Island) for an in-depth data and demographics event including lunch and great conversation!  Click here to learn more:  www.sanjuansedc.org/datapalooza.  Tickets are $25 and include lunch.

EDC Trades Training
The Board and Staff of the EDC are proud to report that our trades training initiative has been a great success this past year – thanks to YOU!  Many students took our courses on Lopez, Orcas, and San Juan Island. We have an upcoming course on tree work on Orcas Island (application deadline: Nov. 21).  Consider donating to this life-changing initiative:  www.sanjuansedc.org/trades.