Welcome Nisqually Land Trust 2018 Conservation Dinner & Auction

A fundraiser to protect land, water, and wildlife forever Heads or Tails Tickets: $10 per person Join us for this fun game and a chance to win half the pot.

When it’s time, our auctioneer will ask all Heads and Tails participants to stand up and raise your tickets high.

Before each coin flip, select either “heads” or “tails” by putting your hands on your head—or your tail!

Watch the coin flip on the screen to see if you picked correctly. Keep playing until you make the wrong choice.

We’ll keep flipping until only one player is left standing. This person is the lucky winner.

Raffle: Win a One-Night Stay at Alderbrook Resort for 2 (value $285) Tickets: $5 each or 5 for $20

The winner will enjoy a one-night stay in a luxurious room overlooking the Hood Canal.

We will draw the lucky number at the end of the live auction. The winner must be present to win.

Program 2018 Conservation dinner and auction An evening to protect land, water, and wildlife forever

4:30 p.m. Check-in and Silent Auction Purchase raffle and Heads or Tails tickets Hors d’oeuvres served Taylor Shellfish Oyster Bar open Bars open

5:45 p.m. Green tables close

6:00 p.m. Blue tables close

6:15 p.m. Super Silent tables close Buffet dinner served

6:30 p.m. Welcome - JW Foster, Emcee Conservation Highlights - Joe Kane Heads or Tails

7:00 p.m. Live Auction - Cindy Schorno, Auctioneer Forever Fund “Raise the Paddle” Raffle drawing If you have already registered your card you do not need to check-out, simply pick up your items and head home. We will mail your receipt to you. Thank you! Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors Lead Sponsor Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors

Alex B. Young, CRPC® Vice President Senior Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch

Klein Family Foundation “Buy land—they’reWelcome not making it anymore.” —Mark Twain

Dear Friends of the Nisqually Land Trust:

Welcome to our 26th annual Conservation Dinner & Auction, our main fundraising event of the year. Your support tonight is the foundation for everything we do. Our goals for the next twelve months:

• Habitat Protection: We’ve targeted nearly 1,000 acres of superior wildlife habitat for permanent conservation. This includes continued expansion of the Nisqually Community Forest – the first of its kind in the state.

• Puget Sound Protection: Our new Marine Conservation Initiative is pursuing shoreline protection projects that, mile for mile, are among the most ambitious in Puget Sound. Keep an eye on Anderson Island!

• Stewardship and Restoration: Once again, we’ll plant tens of thousands of native trees and shrubs, with the help of more than 1,000 students and 400 volunteers.

• Extending the Yelm Prairie Line Trail across the Nisqually River: Our next Great Adventure! We’re helping Yelm connect trail networks in Thurston and Pierce counties with the first hike-and-bike bridge across the Nisqually River.

• Carbon Sequestration: We’re working with Microsoft and others to expand our Nisqually Carbon Project, still the only successful car- bon-credit project in the Pacific Northwest.

Again, welcome to the night’s festivities. We hope you enjoy yourself. And thanks for helping to conserve our shared natural legacy forever.

Joe Kane Executive Director Live Auction Olympia Symphony Orchestra 1 Season Tickets for 2 Fill your year with beautiful music! These season tickets are for Orchestra Section II seating for regular concerts during the 2018-2019 season at the Center for the Performing Arts.

Thank you: Olympia Symphony Orchestra Value: $500

2 Just Call Me Sam Artist Marion Pollmann loves to capture the beauty of the elements and local surroundings to make one-of-a-kind pots that can withstand exposure to cold, hot, dry, and tropical climates. This fish sculpture is an original ceramic vase that is designed for indoor or outdoor placement. Fired at over 2200 degrees, it will withstand winter frosts and hot summer days.

Thank you: Marion Pollmann Ceramics and Fred & Mary Gentry Value: $380

University of Washington Game Day 3 Package Here’s a package that any Husky fan will enjoy: four tickets to the 2018 home game of your choice along with sideline passes and Husky gear sized to fit.

Thank you: Athletics Value: $600 4 “Eclipsed” by Doyle Fanning Doyle’s art has been described as an alchemy. She layers and combines photographs in a process that seems to have more to do with magic than with digital manipulation.

On her website she says, “I found myself looking for ways to bring traditional printmaking and graphic arts into my digital photography. I take pictures of things that catch my eye...I use Photoshop to trans- form images and then layer them together to make a digital print. I’ve created filters and other tools to add texture. I use archival pigment inks on rag paper for the final prints. Truthfully I just play around with the images until they tell me what they want to be.”

Thank you: Doyle Fanning Value: $485

Studio Tour with Nikki McClure 5 and Jay T. Scott Renowned local artists Nikki McClure and Jay T. Scott are opening their studio and workshop on the eastern shore of Budd Inlet to the lucky high bidder and five guests.

Nikki is an internationally-known artist, author, and illustrator. Visit her studio and take a peek at her current work and watch a paper-cutting demonstration. Jay is a fine-woodworker with furniture in public and private collections. Watch his process with hand tools and see samples of his furniture.

Your group will also tour their custom green-built home designed by Roussa Cassel, a local award-winning architect, with landscaping that features a native forest and shoreline restoration. Take in all of the beauty while enjoying tea and cookies.

Thank you: Nikki McClure & Jay T. Scott Value: $600 Coffee for 4 with Washington State 6 Attorney General Bob Ferguson Bob Ferguson is an interesting man! Did you know that before attend- ing law school at New York University, he and a college friend spent six weeks driving around the country with the goal of seeing a game at every Major League Baseball stadium? Or that he spent time on the professional chess circuit in Europe playing under the clock? The attor- ney general has stories to tell!

There’s also the fact that last year, in the space of a few days, Ferguson went from unknown state attorney general in the far corner of the country to making national headlines.

Have your questions ready when you and three friends join him for coffee.

Thank you: Attorney General Bob Ferguson Value: “Priceless”

Handcrafted Side Table by Harts Lake 7 Pioneer Lumber Own a piece of the Nisqually: Harts Lake Pioneer Lumber specializes in making beautiful live-edge custom furniture from timber grown on the Wilcox Family farm, on the banks of the Nisqually River, where they have been growing trees for over a hundred years. Katie Wilcox, a member of the Nisqually Land Trust Board of Directors, and her dad and business partner, J.T. Wilcox, have lived on the farm for nearly their whole lives.

Katie is also our first second-generation director! Her dad was a found- ing board member and served from 1990 through 1992.

Thank you: Harts Lake Pioneer Lumber Value: $300 Westport Charters Salmon Fishing Trip 8 and One Night Stay for 2 Chinook and Coho salmon will be the top prize for your day on the water!

New to fishing? The skipper and deckhand will gladly show you what to do because they want you to have a great time and catch lots of fish.

This trip includes an overnight stay at Chateau Westport, which features spectacular ocean views and miles of uninterrupted solitude where you can comb for sea treasures. Top off your trip with a meal at Bennett’s Fish Shack.

Thank you: Jack Jones and Westport Charters Value: $505

9 “The Flow of Energy 2” This print, #19 of 100 signed and numbered copies, is a depiction of salmon coming together and departing as we do in everyday life: We come and we go.

The artist, Chief Rande Cook (K’alapa), was born and raised on north- ern Vancouver Island. His cultural heritage is in the Namgis, Maam- tagila, and Mamalilikala tribes. He inherited his chieftanship from his grandfather, who also taught him the essential elements of art.

Rande is a master artist who has explored woodcarving, mask making, box design, and numerous other forms of coastal First Nations art. Last year, he was an Artist in Residence at both the in Tacoma and the Pilchuck Glass School in .

Thank you: Mike & Ann Ryherd Value: $500 Oyster and Paired Beverage 10 Tasting for 8 at Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar, Olympia Gather your friends for a delicious night out! Guided by the restaurant staff, your group will enjoy four pairings of local oysters, clams, and geoduck with wine, beer, or cocktail pairings to suit your preferences.

Thank you: Chelsea Farms Value: $950

Aerial Tour of the Nisqually 11 with Pilot Judy Scott for 2 Enjoy a 1.5 hour flight with Judy Scott. Take in the beauty of the Nisqually River in a way that few people have— from the air! Judy, a private pilot with over 1,000 hours of flight time,will take you on a tour of the Nisqually River in her personal aircraft.

Thank you: Judy Scott Value: $380 Two Nights at Pirate’s Cove Beach 12 House on the Puget Sound for 12 Spend two nights at this private, waterfront home on 11 acres on the shore of Hammersley Inlet near Shelton, Washington. The property has lots of space to roam, including an orchard, forest, meadows, and 800 feet of private beach. Relax in the spa overlooking the water, enjoy dining on the deck, and gazing at the spectacular views. There’s room for up to twelve (three bedrooms, each with king beds and trundle beds. One sleeper sofa in the house). Amenities include a full kitchen, BBQ, gas fireplace, WiFi, 4 kayaks, free EV charge, and more!

Thank you: Phil Freeman & Catharine Gallagher, Greatgetaways.com and Copper Creek Inn at Mount Rainier Value: $1,170 13 Ascend FS10 Sit-In Angler Kayak A feature-packed kayak designed for outdoor enthusiasts, this vessel will take your freshwater adventures to the next level. Adjustable foot braces deliver a comfortable fit for most adult anglers. It has durable high-density, linear, polyethylene construction and measures 10 feet long by 30 inches wide. With the seat, it weighs 57 pounds and has a maximum weight-capacity of 325 pounds. Made in the USA. Delivery can be arranged.

Thank you: Bass Pro Shops Value: $550

Seven Night Stay for 4 in Bend, 14 Oregon October 14-21, 2018 Enjoy a seven-night getaway to Mount Bachelor Village in Bend, Oregon, from October 14-21, 2018, including four passes to the Athletic Club of Bend

This comfortable two-bedroom condo is located just seven miles from Bend, above the Deschutes River and 20 miles from Mount Bachelor. Bend offers something for everyone. Whether you’re seeking world- class river activities, hiking and biking opportunities on endless miles of trails around the city, the pristine beauty of trail running on Bend’s cutting-edge Urban Trail System, a living history trip to the High Desert Museum, or simply enjoying the vibrant energy of a hip, cosmopolitan mountain town, this package is for you!

You, and your guests, can also enjoy tennis, swimming, and a full range of amenities at the Athletic Club of Bend.

Thank you: Morris-Sockle PLLC Value: $3,000 15 “Salmon Man” Mask This stunning mask was hand-carved from red cedar by Tulalip master carver and storyteller Kelly Moses. The mask is signed by the artist on the back and dated 2008. It is approximately 29 inches tall and 13 inch- es at its widest and is in excellent condition.

Thank you: John & Claire Sleeter Value: $600

16 Starry Hill Star Party Treat up to 24 friends to a spectacular “Star Party” at Starry Hill, a private, state-of-the-art planetarium and observatory located at a “dark sky site” near Eatonville and the confluence of Ohop Creek and the Nisqually River.

What’s a Star Party? Imagine a warm summer evening with the Milky Way glowing above as you and others in your party use telescopes to explore the treasures of the night sky. You will find star clusters, nebulas, galaxies and more. If you like, you can engage in astrophotog- raphy using the big telescope under the dome of the observatory.

Or you can make your Star Party “weather independent” – an immersive Planetarium show and Observatory tour that focus on the wonders of our Universe and can happen at any time of the year.

Hosts Tom and Gracie Pauly will help you plan a program that works for you. And you can bring a picnic lunch or dinner to enjoy inside, or out on the expansive deck and lush grounds – including a pickle-ball court that’s yours to use.

Either way, a Starry Hill Star Party is a magical, unforgettable experi- ence for kids and adults alike!

Thank you: Starry Hill Observatory Value: $600 17 Vintage Wine Weekend for 6 This unique package includes a two-night stay for six people in three different vintage trailers at The Vintages, centrally located in the heart of the Oregon wine country.

You and your friends will enjoy a private all-inclusive tour of three wineries curated by a Personal Sommelier from Triangle Wine Coun- try. The tour includes private tastings with the winery owners and all tasting fees are paid.

Last stop is Winter’s Hill Winery, for a late afternoon picnic following a private tasting. This package will truly provide unforgettable memories for you and your friends for years to come.

Even better…. between April and October Triangle Wine Country offers a Wine Tour and Hot Air Balloon ride along with the winery tour. The hot air balloon ride will be available with this auction package at a reduced rate, but cannot be guaranteed as it is a weather dependent activity.

Thank you: Mary & Fred Gentry, Winter’s Hill Winery, The Vintages, and Triangle Wine Country Value: $2,844 Forever Fund With every property we acquire we make a bold promise to you. We promise to protect each acre of forest and wetland, each mile of river and shoreline. Forever.

We cannot keep this promise alone. We can keep it only with your help.

This is not a promise satisfied with a quick fix. Saving an acre of forested shoreline bluff or planting a native tree to reclaim habitat is a big first step. But conservation is not a single act. It is a practice, requiring our vigilant attention, our heartfelt sweat equity, and our hard-earned dollars.

Land stewardship is essential to protect natural systems and build their resilience to human influence and climate change. A healthy, green infrastructure is more than an amenity. It affects the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the economics of our watershed communities. They all depend on your stewardship.

Raise your paddle tonight to permanently protect our water, wildlife, natural areas and scenic vistas.

Forever Starts Tonight!

Thank you for being a Forever Fund Steward with your generous gift! 18 Friday Harbor Excursion for 2 Your Friday Harbor excursion begins as you and a guest climb aboard your Kenmore Air flight. Upon arrival, settle in for a one-night stay at Tucker House Inn, which features water views, private hot tubs, fire- places, and kitchens. Your chef will prepare a three course breakfast delivered to your room with the freshest seasonal ingredients to start your day.

There’s no need for a car to see Friday Harbor. Everything is with- in walking distance of the ferry landing, and it is easy to get around, including shuttle buses and a trolley to take you around the island, as well as bike, three-wheeled Scootcoupe, and moped rentals. From Friday Harbor you can also catch an inter-island ferry to Lopez, Orcas and Shaw Islands.

Thank you: Kenmore Air and Tucker House Inn Value: $1,160 19 25 Tons of Sand or Gravel Spring is nearly here, so get ready to start your landscaping projects. This load of 25 tons of sand or gravel will help you get going. The donor, Miles Sand and Gravel, will deliver your sand or gravel free of charge within ten miles of any of their gravel pits (locations in Thurston, Mason, Lewis, King, and Pierce County). Delivery outside of ten miles is available for additional cost

Thank you: Miles Sand and Gravel Value: $500

“The Birds and The Bees” 20 by Mimi Williams Mimi is an Olympia printmaker whose work is inspired by our community and the incredible beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Her work has a relational aesthetic and often a narrative in a single frame; full of life, nature and relationships — the title of each piece gives you just enough to set the story.

Mimi carves each of her striking images in a linoleum block, then im- presses the inked carving on to the paper using the back of a wooden spoon. Each print is unique, and she only prints two at a time, on BFK Rives printmaking paper from France.

Thank you: Mimi Williams Value: $400

Two Tickets to a Seahawks Regular 21 Season Home Game of Your Choice Calling all twelfies! This home game package includes two tickets next to the Seahawks tunnel (section 130) for any regular season home game between September and November 2018.

Thank you: Brad Jones Value: $840

One-Week Summer Vacation on 22 Anderson Island for 6 Welcome to tranquility and seclusion! Enjoy the simple beauty of nature while spending six nights in a private home on the southwest shore of Anderson Island. This home looks out at the Nisqually Reach and on sunny days there are brilliant sunsets. You are likely to catch a glimpse of eagles soaring over the Sound with seals and marine birds playing and diving just offshore. Leave your electronics behind and reconnect to your real world.

Two sleeping areas will accommodate up to six people. There are 2 full baths, 2 living rooms, kitchen/dining room, and a totem pole on the Sound side! Your stay must be prearranged with the owners. Good through the end of September 2018.

Thank you: Anne Kroeker & Richard Leeds Value: $2,000

23 “Diving Loon” by We discovered this treasure hidden in our archives. It’s a limited-edi- tion signed print (#54 of 60), by Tony Angell, a well-known wildlife artist and writer.

Angell added a personal message to the Nisqually Land Trust thanking us for our work to protect salmon.

Equally talented in small, intimate forms and large-scale works, Angell focuses on the animals and natural materials of the Pacific Northwest. Prominent public collections that own his works include the Nation- al Wildlife Museum, Jackson; The , Seattle; ; Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA; ; and the Northwest Collection of Art of Century Link Field, as well as in numerous private collections around the world.

Thank you: Friend of the Nisqually Value: $700 24 Double Date Night in Seattle Start your night enjoying an “Ultimate Oyster Experience” at a Seattle Taylor Oyster Bar. This VIP experience for 4 guests includes oysters, wine, steamed mussels or clams, and a seasonal selection of geoduck or Dungeness crab.

After devouring delicious seafood, take in a show at the Fifth Avenue Theatre with these four tickets to a performance of Kiss Me Kate, which runs April 6 - April 29, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, which runs June 1 - June 24. These tickets include admission to the Producer’s Club which opens one hour before show time and is also open at intermission. No lines for drinks or restrooms!

Thank you: Taylor Shellfish and Fifth Avenue Theatre Value: $570

Petersen Family Farm Tour, Barbecue, Beer, and Grass-Fed 25 Beef Treat up to 7 of your hungriest and thirstiest friends to a rare, private tour of the historic Petersen Farm, set on a spectacular reach of the Nisqually River near Yelm, followed by a riverside barbecue of the Petersen’s grass-fed Nisqually Valley Farm beef, side salads and fixings, and local craft beer. And then take home 20 pounds of Nisqually Valley Farm beef for breakfast – or whenever!

The Petersen family will share their best stories from five genera- tions of life on the 230-acre working farm, which is now permanent- ly protected by a Land Trust conservation easement. The tour will include the extensive salmon-habitat restoration work being done on the site by the family, the Land Trust, and the Nisqually Indian Tribe.

Thank you: Petersen Enterprises Value: $375 Nisqually Aquatic Reserve Lunch Cruise 26 With boat captain Eric Hurlburt and guide Joe Kane Ahoy! Enjoy a gourmet lunch for four with beer and wine as you tour the Nisqually Aquatic Reserve, on Puget Sound, aboard the M/V Patina, a fully restored 41-foot pilot-house trawler built by Skookum Marine in Port Townsend and launched in 1977.

You’ll embark at Zittle’s Marina, head out and around Ketron Island and Anderson Island, and return along the Nisqually Reach. During this 3-4 hour cruise you’ll see some of the Land Trust’s ambitious new Puget Sound shoreline projects, biologically diverse uplands and wet- lands, and open-water and deep-water habitats.

Thank you: Eric Hurlburt Value: $500

Hook a Steelhead! Guided Summer Fishing Trip for 2 on the 27 Cowlitz When mid-June arrives, so do the steelhead on the Cowlitz River, which is the #1 spot for catching these fish in Washington. Your expert guide will take you and a friend for a day on the river in his 16-foot drift boat along with all of the equipment needed. Your job is to enjoy the thrill of reeling in these “catch me if you can” fish!

Thank you: Kim Malcolm, Riverman Guide Service Value: $650 “Water Quality Testing” 28 at Three Local Breweries It’s the water — Nisqually water! That’s the main ingredient in the great beer now being brewed by three local brewpubs, the Fish Tail and Three Magnets in Olympia and Top Rung in Lacey. You and five of your favorite people will experience water-quality testing like never before as you sample their beers. Each brewpub will offer your group flights or samples of beers, bar snacks or appetizers, branded swag, and a talk or tour by the brewer to sweeten the deal. Enjoy this package as three separate outings you’ll never forget or one epic adventure you may not remember. To be enjoyed responsi- bly by bidders 21+ years young.

Thank you: Fish Brewing Company, Three Magnets Brewing Company, and Top Rung Brewing Value: $400

Overnight Stay for Two at 29 Wellspring Spa Enjoy an ultimate Northwest experience for two at the luxurious Wellspring Spa and Retreat, located at the base of Mount Rainier and the main entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. You will feel posi- tively pampered with this overnight stay in a deluxe log cabin, two one hour massages, and a soothing hour in a Wellspring hot tub.

Thank you: Wellspring Spa & Retreat Value: $405 Nisqually Salmon Bake for 25 30 Guests Gather your friends and family and host a feast with enough salmon and fry bread to satisfy your group. The staff of the Nisqually Indian Tribe’s Department of Natural Resources will prepare your meal in the traditional way at your home or another location of your choice.

Please note: The salmon bake is available anytime in 2018 but is sub- ject to availability of the staff and fresh salmon.

Thank you: Nisqually Indian Tribe’s Department of Natural Resources Value: $500

Check-Out If you pre-registered your credit card before the event or at check-in, just pick up your live and silent auction winnings and head home. Your card will be charged in the week following the event and a receipt will be mailed to you.

If you pre-registered your card but would like a printout of your purchases, stop by the checkout table. Note: Your credit card will be charged in the week following the event and a receipt will be mailed to you.

If you have not pre-registered a card, please pay at the checkout table before picking up your items. You may pay using cash, check or credit card.

Your silent auction items can be collected in the lobby area.

Live auction items can be collected from the front of the room. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brian Sullivan, President Mary Gentry, Vice President Kathy Mix, Secretary Suzanne Nelson, Treasurer

Roger Andrascik Lloyd Fetterly Ann Harrie Brad Jones Martin McCallum JW Foster Sean Smith Sunny Thompson Katie Wilcox

BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS George Walter

STAFF Joe Kane, Executive Director Kim Bredensteiner, Associate Director Susan Callender, Development Manager Nikki Dizon, Operations Associate Charly Kearns, Land Steward Cris Peck, Outreach Coordinator Addie Schlussel, AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator Henry Smith, Administrative Assistant Auction Rules Items will be sold in two ways: Silent Auction and Live Auction. Your bid number card is included in this packet. Use this number, as well, for all silent auction bidding. All successful bids for your bidder number will appear on one invoice. If you need additional bidder numbers, please stop by the registration desk.

Silent Auction Rules Silent Auction begins at 4:30 p.m. and continues until approximately 6:15 p.m. Closing time for each section of tables appears on your program and on the item descriptions at each table. Absentee or proxy bids will be accepted.

A bid sheet is displayed with each silent auction item. Place your bid by writing your name and bid number next to the bid amount on the sheet. Bidders must then step back to allow others an opportunity to bid.

All items in the Silent Auction section close promptly at the time announced. If a bidder is in the process of writing, he or she may complete the bid. The last valid bid on the bid sheet at closing is the winning bid. An auction official will close the section and note the winning bid number on each item’s display card.

In the event of a dispute, an auction official shall determine the winning bid. An on-the-spot Live Auction for the item may be held, if necessary.

The auctioneer may, at his/her discretion, at any time, move a Silent Auction item to the Live Auction.

Live Auction Rules To place a bid, raise your bid number card high and attract the attention of the auctioneer or his/her assistants. Bidding will be fast-paced, so make bids quickly.

The auctioneer will acknowledge the highest bid and a clerk will record the bidder’s number. In the event of any dis- pute, the auctioneer will have sole and final authority.

On the fall of the auctioneer's hammer, title to the item and/or service passes to the highest bidder who, at that point, assumes full risk and responsibility for the item.

General Rules A bid acknowledged by the live auctioneer is a legal contract to purchase the item. In the silent auction, designation of your bid as the top bid by the silent auction official is, likewise, a legal contract to purchase that item. All purchases are final and there will be no exchanges or refunds on unless otherwise noted.

The Nisqually Land Trust has endeavored to catalog and describe items correctly, however, all items are sold "as is" and the Land Trust neither warrants nor represents and shall in no event be responsible for the correctness of description or genuineness, authorship, provenance, or condition of item. No statement contained in catalog or made orally at the auction or elsewhere shall be deemed to be such a warranty, representation, or assumption of liability.

Values set forth with item descriptions being auctioned are donor's estimates and are not warranted by the Nisqually Land Trust for tax purposes or for general value.

Payment by the successful bidder is made at the cashier's table at the conclusion of the live auction. Payment must be made in full the night of the auction. Cash, checks and VISA, MasterCard or American Express credit cards are accepted in payment.

Gift certificates (trips, products, overnight stays, restaurants, services etc.) are subject to the conditions set forth by the donor. Unless otherwise specified, all auction item and services certificates must be redeemed within one year of the date of the auction.

Successful bidders must remove purchases from the hall at the conclusion of the auction unless other arrangements have been confirmed with auction staff.

The auctioneer may, at his discretion, change the order of auction items and add items to or delete items from the auction.

Each person issued a bid number (bidder) assumes all risks and hazards related to the auction and items obtained at the auction. Each bidder agrees to hold harmless from liability arising there from the Nisqually Land Trust, its officials, members, and employees, the auctioneer, event organizers, sponsors, and volunteers.