September 16, 2008	Contact:	Patricia Cosgrove, Museum Director
For Immediate Release		(253) 288-7437

WHITE RIVER VALLEY MUSEUM FUNDRAISING BALL RETURNS TO AUBURN

Historical Museum’s 10^th Annual Harvest Costume Ball and Silent Auction at Muckleshoot Casino

Auburn, Wash. – The White River Valley Museum 10th Annual Harvest Costume Ball returns to Auburn on Saturday, Oct. 25, 6 p.m. to midnight at the Muckleshoot Casino. Tickets are $50 per person and include dinner, dancing and parking. Proceeds help expand the award-winning education programs at the White River Valley Museum and Mary Olson Farm.

Enjoy a costume competition, dance tunes from the 1970s, an expanded auction and all the Muckleshoot Casino has to offer.

The Harvest Ball is generously sponsored by Auburn Regional Medical Center. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Call the White River Valley Museum at 253-288-7433 to purchase tickets and learn about sponsorship opportunities.

The White River Valley Museum is located at 918 H St. S.E. and the Auburn Senior Activity Center is located at located at 808 Ninth St. S.E. Call 253-288-7433 for event information or visit www.wrvmuseum.org.

ABOUT MARY OLSON FARM

The White River Valley Museum is working with the City of Auburn to restore Mary Olson Farm, the most intact 1880s family farm in King County. It opens in 2009 as a living history and environmental learning site. The farm is a King County Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places. Significant features include an 1897 barn, a 1902 farmhouse, a century-old apple orchard and two salmon runs in Olson Creek.