Grant work party

Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

Work party topics: CAPSIS deadline Feb. 6th, using CAPSIS, Phase 2 direction We have an upcoming grant deadline; if you wish to help us work on the application for FY2017 for Phase 2 construction, please come.* Other topics and grant deadlines will be announced as we discover them. *Note: attendance optional, regular monthly committee meetings continue as scheduled.

Seedy Saturday 1

Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

First of three consecutive seed swaps. Bring your seeds! Bring your seed catalogs! Heirloom seeds encouraged. We have Fedco and Tomato Growers Supply. Please join us! 

Seedy Saturday 2

Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

It's the second consecutive Seedy Saturday! Looking for herbs? Planning your vegetables? Come trade with your neighbors at the Seedy Saturdays at your local library! Join the Garden Group and help us all year round if your green thumb itches too much.

Seedy Saturday 3

Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

Our third Seedy Saturday of the season, for those of you who missed the other two, means there is still a chance to get together and trade with your neighbors! Flower seeds, vegetable seeds, quick-growing greens like lettuce and mustard—we've got 'em! Come down and trade what you've got and we'll share ours. While you […]

Library Friends at the EVFD Auxiliary Sale

Ester Volunteer Fire Department 3570 Old Nenana Hwy, Ester, AK, United States

Join us at our table for to benefit the John Trigg Ester Library at the community garage sale! The garage sale is put on by the Volunteer Firefighters' Auxiliary every year to raise funds for the firefighters' banquet. Bring your items for donation to the library table and raise funds for the JTEL and the […]

Webwork session 1

Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

Wordpress board session  - CANCELED We'll go over how to add events, information to put on them, how to categorize and tag posts and events and why, and generally de-clutter the website. This will be the first of several training sessions for board members learning to use our Wordpress site. If you have a laptop […]

Webwork session

Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

Our previous session was canceled due to a lack of participants. We're going to try again. It should take only about a half hour to 45 minutes. If you have a laptop or iPad, please bring it! All board members are invited. We'll go over how to add events, information to put on them, how to […]

Gardening at the Gazebo

Ida Laine Gazebo 504 Village Road, Ester, AK, United States

The sweet williams are blooming! Our perennial beds at the Ida Laine Gazebo across from the Ester Post Office are looking better every year, as more and more perennials get planted and come back to decorate Village Road. Please join us any time and bring a few flowers to add to the collection. Our annuals […]

2016 Annual Membership Meeting

Hartung Hall Ester Loop & Wellhouse Road, Ester, AK, United States

Call to order: 4:10 Amanda and Mo began with the 2016-annual-report Mike Musick made a comment about partnering with the Fire Dept. to use the new water storage tank as a fire hydrant. Carla Helfferich made a comment about waiting until after the Clausen Cabin is finished for the survey D.Eagan made 2 comments: one […]

Grants Committee meeting 11-9-2016

Clausen Cabin 3629 Main Street, Ester

Agenda New members/roll call Grant management: current grants status (ST) Grant writing and crowdsourcing: BP application First National Bank of Alaska GoFundMe drive? GVEA Good¢ents grant IndieGoGo drive? Kresge Foundation Legislative CAPSIS application Lend-A-Hand application Murdock application Paul G. Allen Family Foundation contact form Pick.Click.Give. Rasmuson Tier 2 application Tips for crowdsourcing USDA Rural Energy […]

#GivingTuesday

The JTEL is participating in #GivingTuesday this year! Posts relating to #GivingTuesday are: Please Give and Do Good Check Out A Book Historical Gardens Library Programs Community Events The People We Love Bookshelf Dedications One Week to Go! Rewards Programs Our Capital Campaign Ruth Jasper Children's Fund Be Happy In-Kind Donations Membership Time Our Endowment Did […]

Seedy Saturday #1

Hartung Hall Ester Loop & Wellhouse Road, Ester, AK, United States

Schedule: 11 am: setup 1 pm: doors open 3 pm: featured speaker: Christine & Brad St. Pierre of Goosefoot Farm, a diversified vegetable farm using ecological, sustainable methods 5 pm: doors close, cleanup Links to more information about this year's Seedy Saturdays.