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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Friday, May 2, 2008 Kristi's Notebook: Granite Falls auction will be custom job By Kristi O'Harran Herald Columnist Such a novel idea for an auction: Find out what folks would like to buy. That's what they did at Granite Falls High School for a silent and live auction with a fiesta theme planned for 6 p.m. Saturday at the Granite Falls High School Performing Arts Center, 1401 100th St. NE, Granite Falls. Students in the school's manufacturing department surveyed neighbors. The respondents liked wooden bowls and whimsical, wooden pens. "So they designed them on the computer, sketched them out on wood logs, lathed them, decorated them and will sell them at the auction," said event organizer Kari Hanson. "It's a small glimpse of what a wonderful facility we have for manufacturing in our new high school." There is another twist, too. Besides auctioneer Barry Martin with the Everett Parks and Recreation Department, a couple of students should be there to add a bit of comedy to the proceedings. Not your typical auction. And where can you get nachos for a buck? * * * The Peace Corps seeks folks with experience, enthusiasm and humanitarian natures. And you don't have to be 22 years old. Autumn Preble, 57, of Langley left in mid-April for Botswana in southern Africa. She will receive training as a district AIDS volunteer and work with the Botswana government's National Strategic AIDS plan. As far as experience goes, she is a graduate of Stanford University, where she earned a degree in psychology. Preble joins the 363 Washington residents currently serving in the Peace Corps. More than 7,911 Washingtonians have served in the Peace Corps since 1961. * * * I can usually recognize a joke, but not this time. Gail Folgedalen with Sons of Norway in Stanwood said his group offers a Norsk dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. May 10 at the Sons of Norway Hall, 9910 270th St. NW, Stanwood. Make a reservation by calling 360-652-8439. Find a smorgasbord with Scandinavian entrees, salads and desserts for $10. Folgedalen said sorry, but there won't be any lutefisk served at this dinner. What happened to the lutefisk? "It was a joke," she said. "You can't get lutefisk this time of year." Alrighty then. * * * Fun Fact: The principal at Pinewood Elementary School in Marysville is Breeze Williams. Her son is named Ocean. "His grandmother's real name is Sunshine," Williams said. "We wanted to name a child after her. When we had boys instead of girls, we took our favorite boy's name, Shawn, and turned it into a nature name, Ocean." Her real name is not Breeze, it's a nickname she has had for 35 years. "Only my doctor calls me Christine." Columnist Kristi O'Harran: 425-339-3451 or oharran@heraldnet.com.

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