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Matanuska Electric Association (MEA) Charitable Foundation Alaska Animal Advocates www.alaskaanimaladvocates.com (907) 841-3173 Alaska Animal Advocates is a non-profit group of dedicated volunteers who are devoted to enriching the lives of companion animals in Alaska. In order to do this, we will place homeless pets in loving environments, address medical concerns, spay or neuter, microchip, vaccinate, and offer training as is needed. We believe that every animal deserves a loving home, for his/her entire life and Alaska Animal Advocates will provide the resources to make this happen. In order to make this mission possible, we need the help of volunteers and foster homes.
Connect Palmer Inc. www.ConnectPalmer.org (907) 746-9675 Connect Palmer is a Christ Centered Training Center and Housing for Women located in downtown Palmer. Connect Palmer’s two primary programs are God’s Work Design, and LIFE Connect. We also have Sarah’s House, which a Safe and Caring place for ladies, without homes, to live while they participate in our back to work and life skills programs. We also offer different community assistant programs, such as The Locker, to provide personal care and basic house hold cleaning items and Scarlet Tapestries which offers basic sewing skills instruction. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
Denali Family Services
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291 East Swanson Ave. Wasilla, AK 907-222-2331 or eolivares@denalifs.org Denali Family Services provides therapeutic foster care to Alaskan children with mental health needs. If you are committed to working with a team, receiving training and implementing positive interventions to school-age children and teens, we need your talents and skills. We are in search of professional, therapeutic foster parents who are willing to make a commitment to the children of Alaska by providing a stable home environment. For more information, please call or email our Foster Care Recruiter, Ernestina D. Olivares, at 907222-2331 or eolivares@denalifs.org.
www.mea.coop/mea-in-the-community/round-up meacontact@mea.coop 907-761-9300 Since 2011, the MEA Charitable Foundation has given grants to fund projects impacting libraries, playgrounds, seniors, veterans, recycling, at-risk youth, and much more. In 2019, MEA Charitable Foundation reached over $1,000,000 in contributions to the community with Operation RoundUp® Program! Organizational grants are capped at $10,000. Please remember to check our website for requirements and submit your completed application — including financials! For meeting and reviewing grants, MEACF operates on a quarterly cycle.
Mat-Su Health Foundation healthymatsu.org (907) 352-2863 The mission of the Mat-Su Health Foundation is to improve the health and wellness of Alaskans living in the Mat-Su. The tools we use include grantmaking, convening of local partners, and policy change. We have generated significant improvements in systems that support the health of Mat-Su residents in areas such as behavioral health, child welfare, crisis response, community connections, workforce development, transportation, housing, and senior services. Visit healthymatsu.org to learn about
scholarship and funding opportunities.
Mat-Su Health Services, Inc. www.mshsak.org (907) 376-2411 Dedicated to improving the health of our community, one person at a time – through affordable medical, dental and behavioral health care.The clinic is a Federally qualified Health Care Center and we accept Medicare, Medicaid, and most other third-party insurances. For those who qualify, there is a sliding scale payment, based on household income. We offer early morning and evening appointments appointment. You can also contact our 24/7 behavioral crisis intervention line by calling the main number: 376-2411.
Mat-Su Regional Adult Basic Education (Nine Star) MatsuAdultEd@ninestar.com (907) 373-7833 Mat-Su ABE provides basic education in math, language arts and English as a second language (ESL), aiming to raise student skills beyond the high-school level in order to pass tests like the GED, enter training programs or college, and advance on the job. Enrollment is open to all adult residents of
Alaska, year-round. Youth Employment for ages 16-24 not in school -- get a job, keep a job, advance on the job. Nine Star 300 N Willow 373-3006 (in the MYHouse building)
Mat-Su Youth Housing (MY HOUSE) myhousematsu.org (907) 373-4357 MY House is a homeless youth drop in center with two for-profit businesses that train and employ homeless youth. Gathering Grounds Cafe is a coffee shop with homemade soups, sandwiches, salads and baked goods. Steamdriven is a trendy thrift shop featuring Steampunk items made from repurposed donations by our youth designers. Fiend2Clean and Young People in Recovery offer support for substance abuse recovery with activities and events. We offer transitional housing for qualified 18-24 year olds, Outreach services to connect homeless youth, organizations and groups to services, and access to Public Health and NineStar job/education services on site.
Valley Arts Alliance www.ValleyArtsAlliance.com Valley Arts Alliance, bringing the community together through the arts... We are a place for both new and established artists of all types—painters, sculptors, musicians, and those involved in the performing arts—to network and to experiment with new ideas and media. We work with local libraries, schools, museums, art councils, and music and art groups to create more venues for the arts, and to help promote art related events. Join us at our informal weekly meetings, every Thursday @ 11 at Sophia’s Cafe, 9191 E Frontage Road, Palmer-Wasilla Hwy. Check out our archives www.ValleyArtsAlliance.com
Valley Charities, Inc. www.valleycharities.org Valley Charities, Inc. has proudly served the Mat-Su Valley Community for over sixty years. Our purpose continues to be “Connecting those who need help with the help they need” specifically and directly within the Mat-Su Valley. We provided community services through our turn-A-leaf thrift store, medical equipment loans, Housing and Safety Grant Programs. We have expanded our services and partnerships to reach additional families in the Mat-Su needing support beyond clothing vouchers and Medical Equipment loans when an unexpected crisis arises.
Valley Community for Recycling Solutions www.valleyrecycling.org (907) 745-5544 RECYCLING: Be part of the solution. DROP OFF: The community recycling center is located at 9465 E Chanlyut Circle, next to the MSB Animal Shelter at the Central Landfill. Follow the smells. NEW HOURS: Drive through drop-off open Tues – Fri 9:30 - 5:00 and Sat 8:00 to 5:00. Recycle cardboard, aluminum cans, magazines, this newspaper and more. Remember to REDUCE, REUSE, and then RECYCLE! ONLINE: Visit our website for more details, follow us on FaceBook and Instagram. To learn more, visit our classroom. Volunteer opportunities available. Make a difference in your community!
Valley Interfaith Action (VIA) www.valleyinterfaithaction.org (907) 230-1006 To address quality of life issues for all residents of the Mat-Su Borough, utilizing the faith values of our members, developing community-wide interest and mobilization around quality of life issues. Through training, leaders address community problems by providing forums for discussion, researching alternative solutions, and working as facilitators with residents and leaders for institutional change.
Wasilla Homeless-Committee www.wasillahomeless-committee.org (907) 521-2949 Wasilla Homeless-Committee is a 100% volunteer organization funded by private donations and regular fundraising events. Our sole purpose is to assist the homeless, those at risk of homelessness, and others who do not meet the criteria for help that is required by other advocacy agencies in the valley. Wasilla Homeless-Committee provides case management, housing search assistance, move in assistance, job search assistance, clothing, furniture, help with transportation, and resource guidance for homeless and disenfranchised in the Mat-Su Valley. Visit our website for application, or call 907-5212949. Find us on Facebook facebook.com/wasillahomelesscommitteepage
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TAROT CARD READINGS 3/19/2020, 4/14/2020 - 5PM Black Birch Books 390 N Main St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-2677 NOISES OFF 3/20/2020 - 4/5/2020 Fridays & Saturdays @7PM, Sundays @2PM Valley Performing Arts The Glenn Massay Theater 8295 E. College Dr. Palmer Tickets: $21 Seniors/Students, $23 General www.valleyperformingarts.org OPEN MIC NIGHT 3/20/2020, 4/17/2020 - 7PM Black Birch Books 390 N Main St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-2677 KATTAM & HIS TAM-TAMS PERFORMANCE 3/20/2020 - 7:30PM Alaska Junior Theater Atwood Concert Hall, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts Tickets: $24.75-$33.75 www.akjt.org ALASKA ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP MEETING 3/21/2020 - 2PM Alaska Rock Garden Society Matanuska Experimental Farm/Palmer Community Extension Service 1509 S Georgeson Dr. Palmer FREE Event - (907) 354-5660 www.akrockgardensociety.org BACCHUS MEETS MUSKOXUS WINE TASTING 3/21/2020 - 3PM Musk Ox Farm 12850 E Archie Rd. Palmer Tickets: $35 Non-Oxoholic, $50 Wine www.muskoxfarm.org 2020 VISION DINNER & AUCTION 3/21/2020 - 5PM Mat Su Republicans Women’s Club Evangelo’s Restaurant 2530 E Parks Hwy. Wasilla Tickets: $60 Early Bird, $65 @Door www.matsurepublicanwomensclub.org
2020 ALASKA JUNIOR THEATER ANNUAL BENEFIT DINNER 3/21/2020 - 5:30PM Alaska Junior Theater Anchorage Marriot Downtown 820 W 7th Ave. Anchorage Tickets: $95 BOOM TOWN ROLLER DERBY VS. SOCKEYE SALLYS 3/21/2020 - 6PM Boom Town Roller Derby Menard Sports Center 1001 S Clapp St. Wasilla Tickets: FREE Kids (Ages 0-5) $10 Senior/Military, $12 General www.boomtownrollerderby.org NEW MOON CIRCLE 3/22/2020 - 5PM Black Birch Books 390 N Main St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-2677 WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH FUNDRAISER LUNCHEON 3/27/2020 - 12PM Alaska Family Services Palmer Train Depot 610 S Valley Way, Palmer Tickets: $40 per ticket, $300 per 8-seated table www.akafs.org MAT-SU OUTDOORSMAN SHOW March 27, 2020 - 12PM March 28-29, 2020 - 10AM Mat-Su Outdoorsman Show Menard Sports Center 1001 S Clapp St. Wasilla Cost: FREE Military, FREE Children (Ages 0-12), FREE on Sunday for Everyone, $5 General MEADOW LAKES HEALTH FAIR 3/28/2020 - 8AM Meadow Lakes Seniors, Inc. Meadow Lakes Elementary School 1741 N Pittman Rd. Meadow Lakes FREE/Low Cost Event - (907) 357-3999 MEET THE AUTHOR: DAVE KOSTER 3/28/2020 - 2PM Black Birch Books 390 N Main St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-2677
14TH ANNUAL FLY FISHING FILM TOUR 3/28/2020 - 5PM & 8PM F3T: Fly Fishing Film Tour Everett’s Restaurant Tickets: $20 www.flyfilmtour.com
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE 4/10/2020 - 7PM First Baptist Church of Palmer 1150 E Helen Dr. Palmer FREE Event - (907) 745-4483 www.fbcpalmer.com
BEGINNER CROCHET CLASS 3/31/2020 - 5PM Black Birch Books 390 N Main St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-2677
STEAK NIGHT WITH T. HARVEY COMBO 4/10/2020 - 6PM Elks Lodge 2682 17111 N Eagle River Lp. Eagle River www.elks.org
MEET THE AUTHOR: JEAN MURRAY 4/4/2020 - 2PM Black Birch Books 390 N Main St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-2677
BOOK SIGNING FOR JEANNETTE BROWN’S “EMILY HIGGENBOTHAN, THE GIFT” 4/11/2020 - 2PM Black Birch Books, Dyer West Press Black Birch Books 390 N Main St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-2677
WASILLA WARRIORS BASEBALL TEAM ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DINNER AUCTION 4/4/2020 - 6PM Wasilla Warriors Baseball Team Mat-Su Career and Technical High School 2472 N Seward Meridian Pkwy. Wasilla Tickets: $20
ELKS PARTY NIGHT 4/11/2020 - 5PM Elks Lodge 2682 17111 N Eagle River Lp. Eagle River www.elks.org
TRIPLE J ROADHOUSE BLUES NIGHT 4/4/2020 - 8PM Triple J Roadhouse 16966 W Parks Hwy. Houston FREE Event - (907) 892-3663 www.triplejroadhouse.com
EASTER SUNDAY WORSHIP 4/12/2020 - 10:30AM First Baptist Church of Palmer 1150 E Helen Dr. Palmer FREE Event - (907) 745-4483 www.fbcpalmer.com
MINIATURE PAINTING CHILL NIGHT 4/5/2020 - 6PM Black Birch Books 390 N Main St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-2677
CONSIGN49 SPRING 2020 CONSIGNMENT EVENT April 16-19, 2020 - 9AM Consign49 Raven Hall, Alaska State Fairgrounds FREE Admission www.consign49.com
MATT CARR’S DRAWING CLASS 4/8/2020 - 5PM Black Birch Books 390 N Main St. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 373-2677 VALLEY CRITIQUE GROUP 4/9/2020 - 5PM Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Wasilla Public Library 500 N Crusey St. Wasilla FREE Event www.alaka.scbwi.org
AKTIVE VALLEY TRAIL RACE 4/16/2020 - 6:30PM Aktive Soles Crevasse Moraine 642 S Alaska St. #100, Palmer Cost: $50 - (907) 746-0600 FREE CLOTHING GIVEAWAY April 17-18, 2020 - 9AM Wasilla Bible Church 701 S Seward Meridian Pkwy. Wasilla FREE Event - (907) 376-1565
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DISCIPLESHIP UNCOMPLICATED DR. WARREN HAYNES April 17-18, 2020 - 6:30PM First Baptist Church of Palmer 1150 E Helen Dr. Palmer FREE Event www.fbcpalmer.com
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Contributed by Ahliil Saitanan Kattam & His Tam-Tams Performance 3/20/2020 - 7:30PM Alaska Junior Theater Tickets: $24.75-$33.75
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2020 Alaska Junior Theater Annual Benefit Dinner 3/21/2020 - 5:30PM Alaska Junior Theater Tickets: $95
Alaska Junior Theater is excited to present Kattam and his Tam-Tams to Anchorage on Friday, March 20, 2020, at 7:30PM in the Atwood Concert Hall of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. To the sound of the n'goni, balafon, djembe, naffar, darbouka and dhol, percussionist Kattam invites you to discover Africa, the Middle East and India through rhythm, song and dance! That love for world music shines through each of Kattam’s more than
200 performances a year. Accompanied by his monkey and two friends, Kattam never fails to delight and involve his audience! No matter your age, he will get you moving to the beat of his drums and help you find a beat of your own. While in Alaska, Kattam and his Tam-Tams also will headline the 2020 Alaska Junior Theater Annual Benefit Dinner on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Please consider joining us in costume or traditional dress for this Middle
Eastern Masquerade, which includes a champagne reception, dinner and silent and live auctions. It’ll be an exciting evening surrounded by exotic sights, sounds and entertainment with a Middle Eastern flare as Alaska Junior You can preview Kattam and his TamTams at www.akjt.org. Show tickets are available at 263-ARTS or http://bit. ly/2TYgfBn. For tickets to the benefit, you can call our office at 272-7546.
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Contributed by Maureen Kelly, Valley Fine Arts Association Local art is being displayed all around the Valley! If you are interested in seeing some of the work our local artists are creating here are some venues for you to check out in March and April. KALADI BROS: March: Karen Wichert April: Beth McElroy VAGABOND BLUES: March: Maureen Kelly BEAR PAW BREWING COMPANY: March: Carolyn Hayes April: Diane Paoletti ADVANCED PHYSICAL THERAPY: March: Terry Phillips April: Michelle Cornelius
ALLSTATE INSURANCE (TEBOW) PALMER: March and April: Linda Peters
Local art is also on display at Humdingers and 203 Kombucha in Palmer. CALLING ALL ARTISTS! If you would like to meet other artists and create art together, the Valley Fine Arts Association meets several times a month. On the first Friday of the month we meet from 1 to 4 at the Wasilla Area Seniors Inc. On Friday, March 20th, we’ll meet at the Palmer Public Library. Mark Andrews will demonstrate how to draw realistic eyes- demo starts at 2PM. We will meet at Mat-Su College, room 212 FSM Building, between 11AM and 4PM on Saturday, March 21st. Michelle Cornelius will be demonstrating how to paint an ocean/beach scene in acrylics. Come and paint with us! For more information, contact PO Box 873277, Wasilla, AK 9968
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EAR, NOSE & THROAT OF ALASKA: March and April: Michelle Cornelius
BURGER JIM: March: Barbara Hunt and Mimi DeGange April: Arial Potts
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Contributed by Charice Chambers By the time she was three or four, Cindy Pendleton had covered the walls of her home with art. Her youthful scrawls could be found everywhere. She and her eight siblings were all artistic in one-way or another, and all were encouraged and supported by their parents. The resultant musicians, artists and writers were the fruits of that parental support.
limited their choices to either Puerto Rico or Alaska. Pendleton opted for Alaska, sand and scorpions were not her thing. Her best friend longed for warm sun and sandy beaches. A flip of a coin decided it. In August of 1967, the girls hopped in Pendleton’s old red Willy jeep and headed for Alaska. For Pendleton, the one-year adventure turned into a 50+-yr. love affair with the state. Alaska was good to Pendleton. There she met and married her husband and raised two children. She worked for many years as an art instructor for the Anchorage School District, retiring in 2002. During that time, she also worked with her late husband as the chief still photographer and art consultant for his film production company, Pendleton Productions. She started her own business as well: Pendleton Fine Arts. Pendleton loves to paint. She says that she has a great internal clock and always knows within minutes just
what time it is, except when she is painting. She often picks up a brush, looses track of time, and what feels like an hour or so, is actually four or five hours. For her, painting is a sheer joy. Though well-skilled in many mediums, Pendleton’s media of choice has always been watercolor. She is entranced by the “freshness and immediacy of transparent watercolor”. Though she has captured a wide variety of images on canvas, from scenic vistas to animal antics, her favorite subjects are Alaska’s children. She presents them in a light hearted and loving manner that has become her distinctive signature style so appreciated by her public. She is also known for her ‘Forget-MeNot’ series: renditions of many old familiar Alaskan landmarks lost in time. From the Birdhouse, featuring its famous chicken dinners (boiled eggs) to the Rabbit Creek Inn, a well-known local eatery with a magnificent view of Cook Inlet and enough wild rabbits to fill the parking lot, Pendleton has beau-
tifully documented our glorious past. She has recently reduced these prints to postcard style, and they are available as a set. According to Pendleton, she doesn’t desire to hang her art in museums. She hopes to see it hung in homes, giving people joy and happiness. “If you see my art, and you smile, then I have succeeded.” Pendleton produces limited edition prints, gallery pieces and greeting cards, does commissioned portraits and logo design, and in short transforms paper and pigment into the story of Alaska. Many of Pendleton’s products may be found at the Matsu Senior Services Gift Shop. It is located at 1132 South Chugach Street in Palmer, across from and adjacent to Palmer Junior Middle School. The shop is open to the public from 10am to 2pm, Monday through Friday, with prices that please.
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In seventh grade, Pendleton decided to become an art teacher. She attended Wayne State University, and in 1966 received her Bachelor’s degree in art education. Most of her friends were settling into domestic bliss. Pendleton had different ideas as did her best friend, a music teacher. Neither considered themselves marriage material and both were ready for an adventure. They discovered that they could each teach as government employees while moving around the world. Unfortunately, their single year of teaching experience
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Poetry & Prose Contributed by Yvonne Moss A sunny day in May, Clear skies hold back the gray, ‘Cause everyone today is gay, Hurray! The circus comes to town, Children, along the streets, are found Cheering elephant and clown, Resound! They jockey for a better view, Complete with cars and pickups too, To watch for beast and bright balloon, Their hue!
Contributed by Nan Potts Let me not omit the facts and subscribe to omitted truths. Lies are those that alter minds and warp the hearts of men. Or, in bending truth, heap destruction upon one’s foes. Where is thy information sought for a thorough story make? Voluble opinion as the truth without substantiation, leads down a path to ruin.
However real, they may prove false, thou art shielded from the muzzling censors and are free to openly opine. Why look for flaws to drive fervor through the ranks and stir the mob to frenzy? Perhaps undo a wrongful act or, instead, manipulate the many? What basis hast thou to act as judge for the collective, if one’s opinion holds the truth for only thou? As with Milton, I concur, “Many opinions for opinion in good men is but knowledge in the making.” Be certain, as good men, thy judgement rests on candid grounds.
What drives this animus of diverging views or attitudes when apprised?
The acts, they pause to say, “Come and watch us at play, For we don’t have long to stay, Today!”
Contributed by Robert Lyons
The gayety moves on, Among the crowd they fawn, Such excitement they have drawn, Soon gone!
There is no dawn, suns always on Reflective glaring alloy Darkness comes in the lee True darkness spinning to leave
This only happens once a year, Most everyone in town will hear, The shouts and squeals of happy cheer, Most clear!
Left long ago, this lost mission Home long gone, ages gone Star’s light isn't seen, the scene dark Bleak in it’s meaning, I saw the spark
What will we find, new alloys we can mine? Hopes are high as we search for the creature Dirty beasts with some of the right features Bipedal, a sizable brain-case, rapid fornicators
Red trucks bring up the rear, The end of parade is near, And those ready in cleanup gear, Appear!
Apocalyptic, but a light Bright then gone, dark night Alone us twelve, diaspora A dozen ships sail sorrow
Our vessel pointed us to this horn of plenty Our new home, in 10000 revolutions Humanity's entry will come to fruition Engineered to feast upon the universe
The day has come and gone, It’s time to move along, But the air’s still filled with song, And throng!
Blue wonder we found Lunar lee Patches of ground Luscious activity
They will be us, I must believe For us to go on in longevity To them we give seed So one day this planet, they will leave
Descending dash into the seas Life abundant, with splashing glee We excitedly lift to inspect the land From forest to mountains massive and grand
What a glorious way, To spend a springtime day, Can’t wait until next May, That crazy, lazy, mazy day, come May.
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Contributed by Robert Lyons I wish I was numb to the stinging eponychium Ripped asunder Throbbing agony, panic attacking just a reaction To picking my pocket or salting my digit I wished it away as I twisted and fidgeted Salty language echoing as I bellow in anguish Everything dangerous , this is hangnail serious!
Merciless , this nerve running a curve from shoulder to paw Soldering the nip could pause the fury, or bolder still An amputation! That may kill the pounding strain Boggles the brain how the little, the seemingly mundane Can inspire my tome of a thumb in pain
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Literature
Contributed by Sharon Aubrey This year will be the second year Alaskan authors and illustrators will be joining together to bring a unique booth to the state fair in Palmer, promoting books published or authored by Alaskans. While Alaskana is our most famous genre, many of our authors write in a variety of other areas too like science-fiction, fantasy, romance, mystery, impossible crime, poetry, biography, adventure and children’s books. The plethora of books from your fellow Alaskans is amazing. Last year, our booth was primarily sponsored by Relevant Publishers LLC, Alaska Magazine, Best Beginnings, The People’s Paper and 34 Alaskan authors. We united as a co-op concept to bring the booth into reality, but there were some unique and unexpected challenges for our first fair. The initial obstacle was obtaining a booth, which thanks to fair staff connecting outgoing booth owners with new booth seekers, we were able to purchase a used booth in the spring. Unfortunately, we were unaware the booth support framing had dry-rotted in the storage lot at some point. Upon moving the booth into place,
it almost tipped over. The intensity of the moment to secure the building to protect it from loss and from damaging surrounding booths was quite an adrenaline rush and not in the good way. It took almost 12 hours, working late into the night to reframe and support the front wall while the building was simultaneously tied off to my pick-up truck for support. Thankfully, the end result was a fairly straight building from the front. However, if one looked closely down the 30-foot line between the booths, our structure still had a slight lean to it that could not be adjusted. This unexpected booth event caused us to be lovingly nicknamed the “Tipsy Book Nook” by other vendors and fair staff, which brought great comical relief to the whole booth
leaning affair. It still brings a smile to my heart when I look back now too. After the fair, we knew it would be impossible to move or preserve the structure intact. As we began to dismantle it, we discovered not only were the major support beams dry-rotted, but there were no headers for the doors and no adjoining sill plates for the walls. In laymen’s terms, there was nothing holding opposite walls together except two nails in each corner. It’s still a mystery how that building moved back and forth into the fair storage lot successfully for so many years without falling apart before us. It’s probably one of the 7 Wonders of the Construction World. The booth building came down rather quickly, as you can image, having limited solid construction to it. Many of the materials we
hoped to salvage to reconstruct another booth for 2020 were not able to be recycled. However, this year, we are hoping to partner with other businesses, community members, readers and authors to reconstruct a safe and secure booth for many years to come. In honor of our nickname, we are calling our fair booth, “Alaska’s Book Nook”, hopefully leaving out the “tipsy” part this year. The Alaska Historical Publication Association, a local 501c3, is joining with us to help provide a tax-deductible way for partners to donate resources to building a new book booth for our community at the state fair. We would deeply appreciate your support of this project be it by donating new or recycled construction materials, expertise in booth design or construction, or in providing funds to purchase construction materials. Our goal is to raise $5,000 by June to allow time for construction before August. Any help you can give toward this goal is welcomed and appreciated greatly. For more information on how to donate to our book booth project, please contact Sharon Aubrey at 907-775-4516 or visit: www.alaskanbooks.com/donate-tothe-booth-building