VOL. XXIV NO. 1

WINTER ‘06Art by Suzanne Stryke

PHOTO COURTESY OF GOODWIN AVIATION CO.

SPECIAL MEMBER PREVIEW

The Natural History Exhibit

Thursday, January 12, 2006, 4:30–6:30

REFRESHMENTS SERVED

“We kept along the shoreto the Southeastward, starting in ourway vast flights of water fowl such as Auks,Divers, Ducks & Wild Geese. . .”

Archibald Menzies, surgeon naturaliston the Vancouver Expedition, 1792

❄PROTECTION ISLAND —

A Northwest Treasure

OCTOPRESS

P O R T T O W N S E N D M A R I N E S C I E N C E C E N T E R • F O R T W O R D E N S T A T E P A R K

2 [ Protection Island: A Northwest TreasureThree Special Guest Speakers

3 [ Schedule of Events

4 [ Winter Programs[ Seth Bender Memorial Scholarship Fund[ What’s New at The Burke

5 [ Marine Birds: Trends & Stewardship

6 [ Free Fish Identification Class for Divers[ Building Awareness About Puget Sound’s Health

7 [ Tides of March Needs Your Help[ Annual Meeting Speaker

Inserts [ MSC Pen[ Tides of March Benefit Auction

You are invited to

The Port Townsend Marine Science Center’s

W I N T E R E X H I B I T

PROTECTION ISLAND —A Northwest Treasure

January 13–March 19, 2006

F E A T U R I N G

The island’s geologic and human historyand its important role for marine wildlife of

Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

New Winter Hoursin the NHE

Beginning January 2, the Natural History Exhibit

will be open three days a week,

Friday through Sunday, noon to 4pm.

The Marine Exhibit is closed until April 1

when both exhibits will be open

Friday through Sunday.

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This winter, the Natural History Exhibit will host a special exhibit onProtection Island, from January 13th through March 19th. Throughthis exhibit we hope to focus attention on both the fascinating histori-cal legacy and the critical ecological value of this island refuge.

Protection Island has many stories to tell. Its bluffs tell of the advanceand retreat of three successive glaciers. Native American and earlyexplorers offer accounts of this beautiful landscape and its importanceto their lives and activities. Several generations of hardy homestead-ers made efforts to eke out a living on its flower-sprinkled prairies.The island was the site of a number of interesting projects before be-coming a target for developers in the latter part of the 20th century.Finally, there is the inspirational story of two dedicated local womenwho recognized the importance of the island to nesting seabirds, andwho worked to convince the Federal government that the island’s bestuse was as a home for wildlife.

Designing exhibits that illuminate these intriguing stories hasn’t beenleft up to PTMSC staff and volunteers alone. A group of enthusiasticstudents from Jefferson Community School have had their hands in ittoo, researching the history and geology of Protection Island, design-ing posters, building models and developing interactive displays. Ithas been exciting to watch their work unfold.

Other students will have a chance to participate too, thanks to a gener-ous contribution from First Federal Savings & Loan. Elementary andmiddle school classes from around the Olympic Peninsula are invitedto visit the Protection Island exhibit at no charge during the months ofFebruary and March. While they are here these groups will take partin hands-on activities developed especially to bring Protection Island,along with its human and natural history, alive to students.

Many of our winter public programs will focus on themes related tothe island. We’re also fortunate to have three special guests during theperiod of the exhibit who will offer their unique perspectives on theisland’s history.

An Informal Afternoonwith Eleanor Stopps

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2:30PM

Eleanor Stopps is well known on theOlympic Peninsula for her deep commitment to Pro-tection Island and the birds that nest there. She and herfriend Zella Schultz were instrumental in building support at thelocal, regional and national level for preservation of the island for nest-ing seabirds, and it was Eleanor’s perseverance that led to the decisionto designate the island a National Wildlife Refuge in 1982. We arethrilled that Eleanor has agreed to spend an informal afternoon with usto visit and answer questions.

Pigeon Guillemot Researchon Protection Island

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2:30PM

Marine birds nesting on Protection Islandhave been the subject of several researchprojects in recent years. On Saturday, Janu-ary 28th, Wildlife Biologist Lee Robinsonwill tell about her work researching pigeonguillemots on Protection Island National Wildlife Ref-uge since 1994. Originally on staff with USFWS, workingwith the Puget Sound Ambient Monitoring Project, Lee is now inves-tigating the birds’ fledging success as a volunteer. Over the years, Leehas had lots of help from her family. Her youngest daughter, Karen,will help in the presentation and talk about the study she is doing aspart of her high school graduation requirement.

Early Peoples of Clallam andJefferson Counties, with Kathy Duncan

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2:30PM

Native peoples lived and moved about on theStrait of Juan de Fuca for thousands of yearsand Protection Island was a part of their lives.We are very pleased to host a program byKathy Duncan, Cultural Resources Specialistof the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, who willshare her abundant knowledge of this area’searly peoples. Kathy has authored numerousarticles on the early history of the JamestownS’Klallam Tribe and other native peoples,and she is a contributing author of the bookNative Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula:Who We Are.

Admission to the lectures is $5.00 for non-members ($3.00 for youth), $3.00 for mem-bers ($2.00 for member youth).

Special Winter Exhibit in the Natural History Building

Protection Island: A Northwest Treasure

Octopress is a quarterly publication of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, A 501(C) (3) nonprofit educationalorganization. Your comments, contributions, and support are greatly welcomed and appreciated. PTMSC is located at FortWorden State Park in Port Townsend, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula.

PTMSC532 Battery Way, Port Townsend, WA 98368

(360) 385-5582 l (800) 566-3932 l Fax: (360) 385-7248info@ptmsc.org l www.ptmsc.org

The Main Office is located on the 2nd floor of the Fort Worden State Park Office. The Marine Exhibit &Natural History Exhibit are located on the Pier and on the Beach at Fort Worden State Park.

Admin. StaffAlice Kinginfo@ptmsc.orgext. 104

Americorps InternsMikkel BjornsonKristin WilkinsonMolly Maline

BookkeepingMarilyn Hoeftmhoeft@ptmsc.orgext. 105

Educator/AquaristCinamon Moffettcmoffett@ptmsc.orgext. 109

Bo BricklemyerDan Darrow

PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ron DeisherFrank Handler

Gordon JamesJohanna King

Michael LegarskyEv Muehlethaler

Executive DirectorAnne Murphyamurphy@ptmsc.orgext. 102

MaintenanceJeff GallantKeith Brkich

Gary PascoeDave Sterritt

Chuck Turner

MarketingChristina Pivarnikchristina@pivarnik.com379-3378

Museum Curator/EducatorJudy D’Amorejdamore@ptmsc.orgext. 204

Volunteer CoordinatorJean Walatjwalat@ptmsc.orgext. 112

VolunteerScheduling No.ext. 112

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JAN. 10 TU Geology Study Group 5:15pm NHE12 TH Special PI Exhibit Preview for Members 4:30–6:30pm13 F Opening of the Protection Island Exhibit in the NHE15 SU Winter Speaker Series: An Informal Afternoon

with Eleanor Stopps (see p. 2) 2:30pm NHE24 TU Geology Study Group 5:15pm NHE28 SA Winter Speaker Series: Pigeon Guillemots of Protection Island

with Lee Robinson (see p. 2) 2:30pm NHE29 SU Fish Identification 8am–5pm Put on by the SeaDoc Society (see p. 6)

FEB. 11 SA Annual Meeting: Speaker Dr. John Piatt,U.S. Geological Survey (see p. 7) 2:30pm NHE

14 TU Geology Study Group 5:15pm NHE18 TU Geology Study Group 5:15pm NHE25 SA Winter Speaker Series: Early Peoples of Clallam & Jefferson Counties

with Kathy Duncan (see p. 2) 2:30pm NHE

MAR. 4 SA “Tides of March” Benefit Auction Jefferson Co. Fairgrounds 6pm11 SA Marine Birds: Trends & Stewardship (see p. 5)14 TU Geology Study Group 5:15pm NHE18 TU Geology Study Group 5:15pm NHE25 SA Marine Birds: Trends & Stewardship (see p. 5)25 SA Protection Island Spring Migration Cruise 1–4pm26 SU Guest Lecture: Bud Kannenberg—Lewis & Clark 2:30pm NHE

APR. 1 SA Spring Hours at Both Exhibits:Exhibits open Friday through Sunday: 12–4pm

1 SA Protection Island Spring Migration Cruise 1–4pm15 SA Protection Island Spring Migration Cruise 1–4pm22 SA Protection Island Spring Migration Cruise 1–4pm29 SA Protection Island Spring Migration Cruise 1–4pm

NEW WINTER HOURSNatural History Exhibit: Friday through Sunday: 12–4pm

Marine Exhibit: by appointment for groups of 12 or more

PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER

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FOR INFORMATION ON ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS CALL THE PTMSCat 360-385-5582 or e-mail—info@ptmsc.org

PORT TOWNSEND MARINE SCIENCE CENTER PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN COOPERATIONWITH THE WASHINGTON STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

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Seth Bender Memorial Scholarship Fund

2006 will mark PTMSC’s 18th season of week-long summer over-night and day camps. These hands-on Marine Science and Natural His-tory camps provide educational opportunities for boys and girls ages8–18. This scholarship fund, established in memory of Seth Bender,provides tuition assistance for low-income families.

We sincerely thank the following who have contributed since our lastissue:

Mary Jane Gossmann Sarah PattersonBob & Jacki Bent Cynthia & Michael Diament

Betty Anne & Allen McCall Chuck Kinsey

Contributions to the scholarship fund are always accepted and can besent to:

Seth Bender Memorial Scholarship FundPort Townsend Marine Science Center

532 Battery Way, Port Townsend, WA 98368

PROGRAMSJANUARY1 CLOSED7 SA Learn about Otters!8 SU Invasive Species14 SA Bioluminescence15 SU Guest Speaker, A Conversation with Eleanor Stopps21 SA Dolphins!22 SU A Bird for Every Season28 SA Pigeon Guillemots of Protection Island with Lee Robinson29 SA History of Protection Island

FEBRUARY4 SA Forest of the Sea5 SU Where Do Islands Come From?11 SA Echinoderms12 SU Legacy of Protection Island18 SA Building a Bluff19 SU Puget Sound Food Webs25 SA Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula with Kathy Duncan26 SU Climate Change

MARCH4 SA Humpback Whales5 SU Discovery of Protection Island11 SA Navigating the Sound12 SU Food from the Sea18 SA Beaks to Feet19 SU Low Tide25 SA Whale of a Tale26 SU Lewis & Clark—Guest Lecture with Bud Kannenberg

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❄❅❆What’s New at The Burke?

Artifact ID DaySaturday, January 21, 1–4pm

It’s time once again for artifact identification day! Do youhave something you can’t quite place? With luck, if it’s fromsomewhere along the Pacific Rim or Native North America,one of the Burke’s curatorial experts can help you figure itout. Archaeologists and geologists will also be on hand tolend their expertise. Please, no more than three items perperson. And as always: the Burke cannot provide valuations.

Opening Weekend ~ The Eternal ThreadSaturday & Sunday, February 4–5, 10am–5pm

The Burke will be abuzz with Maori artists for five days inFebruary! The opening weekend of The Eternal Threadexhibition will feature more than a dozen Maori weavers,carvers, and ta moko (tattoo) artists, plus special lecturesand presentations by both Maori and Northwest Coastartists. Check the museum’s Web site for details:www.burkemuseum.org

Family Event ~ Dinosaur DaySaturday, March 4, 10am–5pm

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StudentJulia Bennett

IndividualCarol BakerRobert BrookeSandra CrowderSusan DeshazerSarah Hadlock & Justin LathropLarry HeaterSharon HollensbeSue LongLisa LynesNaomi MarcusGlenn MarquardtBarbara & Roth MasonMargaret OrthDorothy PlutDixie RomadkaM. Jean StanksJudith ToledanoLaura TuckerKaren UriosteJerry Watson

FamilyTerry & Diane AllenDaniel Barnes &

Cheryl MagloskyBrent and Holly BecksteadMs. Sheila BenderKatherine BuchananCindy Buxton & Russ WhiteEdward & Ruth CablerDouglas & Frances CampbellPatricia CarterBarbara Rae ClarkLarry & Ellen CrockettWilliam DaviesJoab & Eden EadesSonja ElendGary & Karen ForbesSandee FreemanHelen & Paul FrenzenMarilyn & Andy FriedrichLydia GallagherJames GarrityJeff GibbonsLaurette & Jerry GilbertPaul GneidingJim & Kendra GoldenPaula & Victor GrayBarbara GrayMardy & Tom HarroldLisa Heinkel & Nikole BlueSuzanne and Bill HempsteadPhoebe HuffmanJohn & Marjorie IllmanJuanita JensenTom & Karen JonesRollin KonopaskiStephanie KurtzSandra Kurtz & George GoodallPaula & Greg LalishAndrea Lawson &

Michael HamiltonChelcie & Kathy LiuKaren Elliott LovekampWesley LudemannChris MartellAmy MartinClara MasonDavid & Julie McCullochShannon MichaelsBill & Marty MillerMelissa MillerSue Milliken & Kelly DodsonJames & Elizabeth MooreRobert & Elizabeth MossNancy Naslund & John PiattLinda Newberry & Rick Ruble

Ruby NewtonLucia & Paul NorrisDaniel ParrDon & Betsy PendergastChristine, John &

Zachary PetersonDavid PhillipsGordon & Isabelle PhippsChristina & Jim PivarnikAnn & Cliff ProutBob & Anne ReevesClifton & Everett RossJim & Pat RyanDavid Rymph & Linda LittleJonathan, Leanne &

Benny RyweckCheri & Al ScalfLaurel SheltonSue SkubinnaRobert Steele & Mary SwiftCindy StirlingLew & Marta StockLois TwelvesSandra Vanvig & Bruce StoweFred & Ann WeinmannPhillip and Vera Williams

FriendMearl & Connie BergesonWendy Bietz UnzelmanJanke & Cornelis KolffAmy Leitman

Louchard’s Yacht RestorationStephen Lewis &

Deborah Gottlieb LewisGus & Judy McCutchenRobin & Gabe OrnelasJeanette RichouxMary RizzardiHugh ShipmanJenifer & Lynn Taylor

SustainingRodie & Al AbramsWilliam & Barbara CollinsGeri FroomerNadine & Gary Jonientz

Fleet MarineBud & Evelinn KannenbergPat & Mike Kenna, The PrinteryJoe & Cinda LangjahrBrian & Kathy LinnellDixie & Dave Llewellin

Sunshine Window Inc.Diane Michalek

Southern Heights Ele. SchoolJ. A. NorthKitty Reed & Gerald ThorsenTed & Erica SpringsteadJannette and David WoodruffHsushi Yeh

Business/ProfessionalThe Green Eyeshade

Marilyn & John StaplesOtter Crossing Café

Heather PolizziProvisions, Hope Borsato &

Candace HulbertShoreline Marine Diesel Inc.

Mark JochemsSweet Laurette & Cyndee’s

Patisserie & French BistroLaurette McCrae

T’s Restaurant, Tim Tocatlian

Octopress SponsorDavid Chuljian, DDS

David ChuljianCrestone Creations, Lovett FamilyKimball Woodworks

Fred & Janie Kimball

Marine Birds: Trends and Stewardship

Surveys show a number of marine bird species are declining in the PugetSound/Straits area. Why is this happening and what do people in the PugetSound/Straits region need to know in order to help keep local seabird popula-tions healthy?

Marine naturalists and environmental education professionals are invited toattend a series of workshops sponsored by the Port Townsend Marine ScienceCenter and Washington Sea Grant, led by the following top Puget Soundresearchers:

• Recent work on Declining Scoters and Grebes in the Puget Sound/StraitsRegion, with David Nysewander, WDFW, March 11, 2006.

• Black Brants and Blackbellied Brants, life histories and habitat needs inPuget Sound/Straits, with Greg Schirato, WDFW, March 25, 2006.

• Nesting birds on island refuges—the habitat needs of alcids, cormorantsand oyster-catchers, with Julia Parrish of the UW and Kevin Ryan USFWS,June 6, 2006.

• Late summer Gulls of the Olympic Peninsula, their reproduction anddevelopment, with Bob Boekelheide, Dungeness River Audubon Center,August 22, 2006.

• The assemblage of fall migrants, how they use Puget Sound/Straits, withBill Tweit, Westport Seabird Cruises, September 30, 2006.

An additional program will be scheduled for October 2006, title and speaker tobe announced at a later time.

For information on workshop locations, dates, and registration, contact the PortTownsend Marine Science Center, (360) 385-5582, (800) 566-3932 orinfo@ptmsc.org.

NEW & RENEWING MEMBERSThanks! To our New & Continuing Members! The followingfolks have either joined or renewed their PTMSC membershipsince the Fall ’05 Octopress was sent!

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Many Thanks are due …

For making theBeer Tasting Benefit Cruise a success:

Otter Crossing Café for the deliciousappetizersNew Belgium Brewing Company forthe variety of beer servedPuget Sound Express for the use of theGlacier Spirit

For their inspired Cooking Classes:

Hope Borsato & Candace Hulbert ofProvisionsTim Tocatlian of T’s RestaurantLaurette McCrae of Sweet Laurette &Cyndee’s Patisserie & French BistroAnd Marilyn Staples of the GreenEyeshade for hosting the classes

For helping with theChocolate Octopus Treasure Hunt:

The Bayview Restaurant for feedingthe Treasure HuntersQFC for donating ice, softdrinks, water,and paper platesTownsend Bay Dive ShopVolunteers from Port Townsend DiveClub‚—Slack Tide Divers

Beach masters: Mark Peil, Terry TaylorBeach assistants: Dennis Johnsen,Ed AbleKitchen helpers: Laurie Able, DavidGee, Kathy Legarsky

For sharing her expertise:

Lee Whitford for her fascinatingmushroom talk and foray

And of course:

PTMSC Volunteers

Free Fish IdentificationClass for Divers

The SeaDoc Society is sponsoring free courseson how to identify marine fish and inverte-brates of the Pacific Northwest. Courses of-fered in Bellingham, Port Townsend, Olym-pia, and Seattle will teachparticipants toidentify key re-gional fish andinvertebrates.Instruction willbe given on howpeople can monitor and help recover fish andinvertebrate populations while recreationallySCUBA diving through the REEF Fish andInvertebrate Survey Project. The PortTownsend class take place January 29, 2006at the PTMSC. To register, contact LavonneHull (lwhull@ucdavis.edu or 530-752-3854).

David T Chuljian, DDS, PS

(360) 385-3100

1303 Washington StreetPort Townsend, WA 98368 www.chuljiandds.com

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Building Awareness AboutPuget Sound’s Health

There is a groundswell of opinion about theneed to implement a major initiative to restoreand protect Puget Sound. We’re hearing itfrom Governor Gregoire’s office in Olympiaand from Congressman Dicks’ office in Wash-ington, D.C.

This discussion is not new on the state level.The Puget Sound Action Team, an interagency,intergovernmental body responsible for defin-ing, coordinating and implementing the state’senvironmental agenda for Puget Sound, cameout with an alarming Puget Sound Report Cardfor 2003–2004 as part of their State of TheSound 2004 report. That report concludes bysaying that despite all the work going intoimproving the health of Puget Sound, it is notenough. The scale of the problem is too largeand will continue to increase as we accom-modate the 1.4 billion people projected tomove into Puget Sound by 2020.

Getting attention for Puget Sound on the na-tional level is new. Chinook Salmon recoveryand a dying Hood Canal helped elevate ourbeloved home waters to this level. Congress-man Dicks has voiced concern that salmonrecovery won’t happen without protectingPuget Sound and Hood Canal. He’d like tosee Congress give Puget Sound equal timewith Chesapeake Bay and the Great Lakes.

In September of this year, the Governor con-vened a meeting in which national expertstraveled to Washington State to meet with keybusinesses, agencies, elected officials, tribalrepresentatives and conservation communitymembers to discuss elevating the restorationof Puget Sound to national significance. Manyagreed that the time is now; waiting wouldonly complicate solutions and add to the costof restoration efforts. This group speculated a10 billion dollar price tag and an aggressivetimeline of a turnaround by 2020.

A key element in starting a national campaignof this magnitude is to build awareness locally.For that reason, I’d like to ask you to considerwhat you know about the health of PugetSound. What questions do you have andwhat more would you like to know? As anorganization that promotes stewardship, thePTMSC has a role to help involve citizensin Puget Sound’s restoration and preparethem for living along marine shorelines in the21st century.

Executive Director

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Donald R. Young, DDS, FAGDFellow, Academy ofGeneral Dentistry

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Annual Meeting on February 11Features Dr. John Piatt

Sea Birds as Indicators of Change in the

Puget Sound Ecosystem

Please join us on February 11 for the PTMSC’s annual meet-ing at 2pm in the Natural History Exhibit. Anne Murphy,Executive Director, will briefly present an organizationalperspective, and then turn the floor over to Dr. John Piatt, amarine biologist for the U.S. Geological Survey.

Dr. Piatt has beenstudying marinebirds, forage fishand marine ecosys-tems for 25 years.He explains thatseabirds are visiblemembers of marinecommunities andthey feed high onthe food chain, sothey are useful indicators of change in marine systems. Whenthe biology, abundance or distribution of a seabird changes,these changes are often correlated with changes in the envi-ronment, ranging from small-scale events such as local spillsto large-scale deviations in ocean climate. Dr. Piatt will re-view recent changes in some seabird populations in PugetSound, including Protection Island, speculate about someof the possible reasons for those changes, and consider whatthese changes may indicate about marine ecosystems in thenortheast Pacific.

Dr. Piatt lives in Port Townsend but carries out researchboth locally and at the USGS Alaska Science Center inAnchorage. He is also an affiliate professor at the Schoolof Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Wash-ington, and maintains an office at the USGS MarrowstoneMarine Station.

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Tides of March Auction CommitteesNeed Your Help

One of the great things about working or volunteering for anonprofit organization is the opportunity to stretch your skillsand creativity into areas that you haven’t exercised before, oralternatively, to contribute with confidence in areas where youhave a lot of prior experience. The Tides of March Auction(March 4, 2006 at Jefferson County Fairgrounds) is a chancefor volunteers to exercise those well-developed skill-musclesor to build some new ones. Call forth your budding or experi-enced writer, salesperson, data entry worker, artist, chef, bottlewasher, security guard or clean-up artist. Call Jean Walat at385-5582, ext. 112, to sign up. Here are some of the widelyvaried areas where your creativity and contributions will bevery welcome:

Acquisitions/Donations (Pam Gray) Obtains auction items,sets price ranges for items, and manages an accurate list andstorage of donations before the auction. Committee membersmay bring a free guest.

Solicitation of Sponsorships (Ron Deisher, ChristinaPivarnik) Solicits advertising from businesses and sponsor-ships from private parties, with a goal of covering the costs ofthe event.

Editor/Data Entry (Johanna King) Edits donation in-formation for completeness and accuracy for input into thecatalogue.

Thank You/Receipts (Mena Quilici) Ensures that every do-nor, volunteer, and “big spender” receives a “thank you” andreceipt as appropriate.

Certificates (Celeste Osborne) Identifies auction items thatneed printed gift certificates and obtains/makes them.

Food (Pam Gray– needs lots of help, especially day of theevent) Obtains food donations from volunteers or merchantsand vendors, does food preparation, and plans the foodpresentation.

Decorations and Set-Up (Katherine Jensen) Helps develop amarine-related theme and decorates for the event.

Auction Logistics (Dick Barrow) Helps organize the auctionitself, including display of auction items, bidding system, liveauction, and management of bids at the end of the auction.

Check-In/Check-Out (Heidi Eisenhower) Sets up fast,friendly check-in and check-out.

Auction Catalogue (Daphne Kilburn) Produces the auctioncatalogue, offsetting the cost with the sale of ads.

Clean-Up You know what we mean.

Promotions/Publicity/Advertising (Christina Pivarnik) Getsa good turnout for the auction.

Beverages (Christina Pivarnik) Obtains beer, wine, and otherbeverages, donated if possible.

SATURDAYS, 1 PM TO 4 PM

MARCH 25APRIL 1, 15, 22 & 29Tickets: $50 per person($45 for PTMSC, Burke Museum, Audubon or WOS members)Reservations and information:(360) 385-5582, (800) 566-3932 or cruises@ptmsc.orgDiscounts are available for children and groups

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