Longtime SDMS member Jean Leighton passed away New Year’s Eve. She was 86. Jean was well known for her company, Impact Decorating, in which she used creativity and artistry to furnish decorations for conventions, businesses, events and parties. Jean ran Impact Decorating for more than 30 years.

Jean was very active and athletic, biking long distances and swimming in La Jolla, Ocean Beach, and San Diego Bay off Kellogg Street. “Jean was very inspirational to everyone who met her,” said Dan Remer, who worked with Jean for more than 25 years. “Lots of people admired her, and even idolized her for her courage in battling stomach cancer.”
A wake will be held at her home on Easter Sunday (March 31) any time after 11 a.m. at 1402 Willow St (between Fenelon St & Garrison St). SDMS members are invited. It will be a pot luck affair.

For more information contact Dan at (619) 222-5360.

Our April meeting is April 1st (no fooling) in Room 101 in the Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park at 6:30. Our speaker is Mr. Shadi Hajjar who will be talking on the Production and Storage of Truffles. Mr. Hajjar is a native of Lebanon and has a B.S. in Agriculture from the American University in Beirut and a M.S. in Horticultural Quality Management from the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies in Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece. His thesis work focused on the postharvest physiology of truffles, during which he spent months in Italy working with truffles. Come and learn more about these fascinating fungi.

How do I identify wild mushrooms? How are wild or store-bought mushrooms best cooked and served? What are the best types to eat? Which ones are dangerous? How do I learn to hunt for them? How can I grow my own?

The San Diego Mycological Society will answer these questions and more at the 15thannual Mushroom Fair on Sunday, Feb. 17, at Balboa Park’s Casa Del Prado, Room 101. Doors open 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Mushroom Fair will showcase wild San Diego-area mushrooms with proper identification, gourmet cooking demonstrations, and talks given by three prominent local mushroom authorities. Learn how mushrooms play an essential role in the web of life of our forests and are found in every ecological niche from seashore to valley to mountain to desert floor.

The event will also have vendors with books, identification guides, posters, mushroom growing kits, T-shirts, and art-related objects with mushroom themes. Kids and adults will appreciate the educational materials, including a lichens display.

The event is free, donations are accepted, and visitors are encouraged to BYOM (Bring Your Own Mushrooms) so that they may be identified by experts.
Parking is free. Take Hwy 163 South to Park Blvd Exit. Turn left at Park Blvd and the left onto Village Place. Park at the Carousel/Spanish Village lot or adjacent to the Natural History Museum. The Balboa Park Tram also stops at the Prado; it’s a short walk eastward along the Prado to Casa Del Prado.

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San Diego Mycological Society