MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

It is a blowy blustery Saturday which belies the early spring we are having. My lilac is leafing, the forsythia is yellow, the magnolia buds are ready to open, and there are green sprouts popping up everywhere I look. The sure-fire sign of spring here on Comeback Bay is that the geese are no longer standing around in flocks but have paired off, looking for all the world like sweethearts.

Spring has come to Bizarre Bazaar also. On Monday several of us gathered to make flower bouquets from miscellaneous artificial flowers and whatever containers inspired us. The result is that the shop is so colorful and happy looking and also full of bright spring clothes. Rose Chaney and Judy Dabrowski took it upon themselves to organize the back room to maximize efficiency. They even had the flowers colorized on a long table so no one had to tear through everything to find flowers for a masterpiece color scheme. 

The Tour d’Thrift was Saturday and Biz Baz was hopping when I left at 1:00. We had done almost $800 in 2 ½ hours. I wasn’t there when we first opened, but I understand that people were waiting outside for us to open the doors. Joyce had a white board at the door announcing hourly specials. It was a great idea, I just wish we had a bullhorn so we could bellow: “Attention Shoppers! For the next hour all shoes are $2”. It would have just added to the happy chaos of the day.

I want to thank all of you for attending the meeting last Wednesday and going along with my not so subtle humor. There is a lot going on right now. Because I have such a great board I feel like things are pretty quiet, but that is because the board is quietly going full speed ahead. In the month of March grant and scholarship applications are being filled out, Karen Hanna has converted the website to the new version, Robbie Gleason has redesigned the member application, Lin Otey has finalized the spring luncheon at 41 South, and Patty Bowman has had a bike rake designed and installed for the store. All this has been done quietly and efficiently while I just goof around at the podium.

I’ve gotten wonderful feed-back from members on how much they enjoyed hearing Sally Transue, Pat Lewis, and Marilyn Pagano’s presentation on the founding years of CAL. Those founding 16 women had their fingers in everything. I had no idea that we can thank them for being part of spearheading the Festival at Sandpoint and POAC. What a legacy they have left Sandpoint and a pretty high expectations for CAL to continue to strive for.

Thanks for all you do. 

Yours, Sherry