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Citizenship in this town holds 'second', even 'third' status for bidders
Having
selected its “second Citizen of Grace” (past our press deadline),
the mystical township located at Bothell’s east flank is offering
“third Citizen” status to a successful bidder at the October 29
auction to be staged by Northshore Rotary Club, in part to raise funds
for the Northshore Performing Arts Theater.
“We’re holding ‘first Citizen’ status for one of our own
12 residents, hoping one of them will eventually deserve the honor,”
explained self-appointed Mayor-for-Life Terry Jarvis of his mystical
township (some claim mythical as a better description). “Since we are
an all-volunteer bureaucracy,” the mayor noted with tongue-in-cheek,
“we’re not exactly cash strapped, but we do like to support our
worthy charity causes in a grand style.”
The “second Citizen” went for big bucks ($1,000) at the
Woodinville Rotary Club’s 15th annual charity event, Uncork
the ‘60s, which had attendees at the Bellevue Hyatt outfitted in
fashion from the 1960s. The club blended tie-dye, peace symbols and
bellbottoms with a plethora of wine, winemaker dinners and other
wine-related auction offerings, thanks to the generous support of 17
winery-members of the Woodinville Wine Country. The goal was to raise
$200,000 for local charity, including Hopelink social services agency.
(Did you know that Bothell spawned Hopelink – formerly known as
Northeast Multi-Service Center?)
Among the recipients of the Woodinville event will be the same
Performing Arts Foundation as well as the Northshore Rotary’s pet
holiday project, the Santa Breakfast on December 11, when the clubs will
again provide six or seven hundred brand new winter coats for area kids
in need. They will accomplish this through a national program called
Operation Warm, started by a Pennsylvania Rotarian and promoted in the
Puget Sound area by these two local Rotary clubs. Also targeted for
charity dollars will be the Butterfly program in Bothell which provides
small, emergency grants for residents threatened with rent eviction or
having water or electrical service interrupted when they find they
temporarily can’t make the payments.
Citizenship in Grace is not as commonplace as the apparent
indiscriminate issuance of annexations for which Jarvis takes much of
the credit, or blame, depending on the property owner’s feeling about
being annexed by certification. His latest target is on Camano Island,
the funky art gallery operated at the south end of the island by
well-known Northwest artist Jack Gunter. The gallery is named History of
the World Fine Arts. “If nothing else,” Jarvis explains, “we like the name. It fits well with the theme of ‘having fun is serious business’ in Grace. That’s our town motto. Jack will have to adopt that, too, once we reach out and annex his triangle of mirth.” Gunter, incidentally, crafted an original work of art for the Woodinville crowd, entitled “Second Shift” and it depicted a weary band of sheep, pigs and cows trekking along a dirt road, stained to the waist in purple, having participated in a Tuscany-like round of grape stomping in a huge barrel. Buy
your way into town
What does being “second” or even “third” Citizen of Grace
entail? The auction catalog described it: “Here’s your chance to buy
your way into the township of Grace - win the honor of being ‘Second
Citizen of Grace for 2006’. The Second Citizen will receive
complimentary annexation to Grace; a trip to the local dump courtesy of
Grace Public Works; a tour of the town for two – complete with history
lesson – in the official town car, a 1934 Nash luxury model, followed
by lunch at the Maltby semi-underground Café; opportunity to co-host
the Saturday morning Pat Cashman Drive-Time Hour on radio Grace, KGRC; a
framed certificate of appreciation for whatever service the recipient
deems plausible; an invite to the official tasting of vintage 2005 of
Reckonyard Gold pinot noir courtesy of Grace Town Vineyards; and, guest
of honor status at the annual holiday meeting of the Grace Provisional
Rotary Club.”
Who wouldn’t raise a bid card to win that?
In return for the generous support of Woodinville’s growing
family of wineries, a scholarship program has been started through the
Northshore Scholarship Foundation to support students in the viticulture
and enology programs at Walla Walla Community College and at Washington
State University.
The first recipient at WSU, receiving a $2,000 grant this fall to
help her through her senior year is Catherine Hinken, a 2002 graduate of
Inglemoor High School whose interest is to go into the wine industry
after working toward a masters degree in food science. One last plug. The scholarship foundation will get some help from both auctions toward raising $35,000 this fall to increase the value of all of its 2006 scholarships. More on that in our next Northshore Citizen.
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