Island Guardian

Thursday, March 31st

Charlotte Hincke - 100 Years Young

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Charlotte Hincke

Flowers and presents and music at the Mullis Senior Center for 100 year old Charlotte Hincke. Charlotte and her daughter Pat Ball are both very active at the center, and participate in the Center's annual Craft Sale. At 100 years young her eyes are still strong enough to crochet, embroidery, and collect the money at the Craft Sale. Charlotte was the middle of five children, all girls, and is the only surviving of the five. Besides her daughter Pat, who lives on San Juan, she has two other children, seven Grandchildren and three Great Grandchildren. She was married once, and daughter Pat said Charlotte says "once was enough".

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Friday, March 25th

Looking Good At The Mullis Community Senior Center

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Landscaping and a whole lot of water for plants

By Jack Cory

The long awaited earthmoving and landscaping of the Mullis Center is under way. Work is expected to be completed in time for spring planting. Geneva Topping has been working on landscaping plans for sometime, and with the "stand-back-and-get-out-of-the-way" driving force of Mr. Don Galt, the earth is being moved. The engine of the Senior Center is -and always has been- volunteers and donations, and with the help of the usual suspects, and a few new ones, we can soon expect to see a new showplace of gardens and plantings for all to enjoy.

A new well has been drilled and is pumping thirty gallons a minute. This will supply the landscape with the water needed to keep the plantings healthy and happy. The Pelindaba Lavender Farm is supplying some plants to the Center at cost, and with the help of a retired Professor of Botany, Richard Norris and his wife Fiona (both of whom have designed public gardens), Gene Wilkinson, and Norm Schwinge, these plants will soon be incorporated into Geneva's plans. The Master Gardeners of San Juan County will also be an on-going part of the process, and will be creating and maintaining a demonstration garden.

The Center invites the public to stop by take a look at the progress, and a great time to do so will be on Sunday, the 3 of April, when, coincidently, you can have a great breakfast, and the $5.00 you spend will help the many volunteers continue their fine work. In fact, on every first Sunday of the month you can have a great breakfast at the Senior Center. See you there!

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Wednesday, March 9th

Painting Project Completed

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Colleen Clancy, Skagit Valley College Administrator

Photo and Story By Mary Kalbert

With sleeves rolled up and sufficient caffeine, six Rotarians and two
college administrators taped, rolled and brushed their way through
gallons of paint this past Saturday at Skagit Valley College. The Adult
Basic Education (ABE) room is a project of the San Juan Islands Rotary
Club, and a new paint job was needed.
Rotarians Dr. Michael Wingren, Diane Giesy, Jack Cory, Jack
McKenna, John Kalbert and Mary Kalbert, along with Colleen Clancy and
Heidi McKenna, college administrator and ABE professor respectively
participated.

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Monday, March 7th

Eleanor Roosevelt is visiting our islands!!

It was the "New Deal" all over again at the Mullis Community Senior Center Monday lunch. Frozen lunches were clearance priced at $1.00 donation and there was a free bread and bagel line. Perhaps many seniors were involved in the hot topic of our times about whether Social Security, which was begun by Franklin D. Roosevelt, would be there for their grandchildren. Suddenly at the stroke of noon, Wendy Stephens, Lead Senior Services Coordinator, announced to the seniors that Eleanor Roosevelt had arrived to talk to the seniors!

Elena Dodd as Eleanor Roosevelt answering many questions from the seniors and speaking of the need to preserve human rights around the world.

You can still meet Eleanor Roosevelt:
March 8 at 7p.m, Tuesday (International Women's Day) at the Grange presented by Amnesty International where she will be speaking about human rights (free & dessert)
March 9, at 7 p.m. at Skagit Valley College
March 11 at 7p.m. at the Orcas Island Library.

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