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Sixth-grade WPS student Taylor Eigsti, a frequent
performer with jazz professionals, will entertain at Mardi Gras. His personal auction item, his music at your event, is listed, simply, as “priceless.”
Parent Connie Le Beau joined forces with Rich Greer of The Audible Difference in creating a sumptuous Mardi Gras package of top quality audio electronics.
This piece, “Arch” by Marantz, won an award for its compact design and its engineering.
facilities (still on the wish list) will feel the direct impact of Auction and Annual Fund success.
Friends of the Priory have donat- ed hundreds of items valued at thou- sands of dollars, ranging from treats suitable for the limited budget to lus- cious, dream-come-true delights.
“Sun River was absolutely fabu- lous,” said Scott Immel, who was the successful bidder for the family vaca-
tion site last year. “Every detail, every amenity you could think of, was at the house...If we had wanted to, we could have skied in the morning, gone golfing or fishing in the afternoon, biked on nature trails in the evening, and then hit the hot tub. But we’re ski- ers — we just skied our brains out!” he reported.
The Sun River vacation is available again, as is a terrific three-day vacation on the beach at Pajaro Dunes in a 4-bedroom, 4-bath townhouse that com- fortably sleeps eight. Party-goers will find lots of get- away packages to bid on.
Among other tempting auction items:
• Dinners fit for a Mardi Gras King at Stars, Julius’ Castle, Carpaccio’s, and many other sites.
• Compaq Prolinea 486/100 MHZ, 8 MB RAM, 420 MB hard drive, 14” color monitor. Translated from computerese, this is a quality, reliable machine that will easily handle word process- ing, spreadsheet and money management pro- grams.
• The 12th in Father Martin Mager’s hand-crafted “Grand Father Clock” series. They are show- stoppers; last year’s model brought $13,000.
• A fascinating harbor scene, said to be painted by Winston Churchill’s art instructor, sold for about $1,500 in the 1940s. WPS Librarian Peter Reinhardt, who is quite taken with the work, is looking for additional information.
Dane Stark, vintner of Page Mill Wineries, bottled only six of these Pinot Noir magnums, each intended for someone’s very special occasion.
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“Extravaganzza,” now cruising the Caribbean,
is the ultimate in a luxury bay cruise.