Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction

It is that time of year again. The Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction will take place next Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17, 2019. This annual auction raises money for our Forks High School Graduates to help them go to college or a qualified training program. All graduates of Forks High School are eligible for a scholarship. Last year the auction raised more than $90,000. The Miller Tree Inn will be donating a gift certificate for Breakfast for Four at the Miller Tree Inn as well as some baked good (which have yet to be determined.) There are always hundreds of items donated by local businesses and individuals. Items vary and could include cars, baked goods, packets of smoked salmon, firewood, fishing trips, sports mementos, etc. We also have rooms available at the inn if you want to experience this fun weekend. Come on over, help our 2019 Forks High School graduating class and join in this annual community event.

Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction

We were reminded last week that the annual Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction is coming up on March 18 and 19. It is fun and one of our favorite weekends of the year. The auction is live at Forks High School and is broadcast through our local radio station, so folks can call in their bids. Hopefully items will be pictured on line, so people can participate that way. All money raised at the auction during that weekend is given in scholarships. All students graduating from Forks High School or the Quileute Tribal School are eligible for scholarships. The students and scholarship committee hope to raise $92,000 at this year's auction.

Local businesses and individuals donate items for the auction. Items might include smoked fish, a pie, quilts, furniture, a car, etc.
Typically, the Miller Tree Inn donates a breakfast for 4 at the Inn, and some baked goods for the auction. There will be hundreds of items to bid on.

This year, we are especially committed to making the auction a success. Innkeeper, Bill is a member of the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction Committee, and was a scholarship recipient back in 1973. Our niece is one of the student chair persons and 2 of our employees are graduating this spring and will be eligible for scholarships

During the auction, the Senior Parents operate a concessions booth with all sorts of food items, so you don't have to leave the auction to go to breakfast, lunch or dinner! The funds from the concession stand go towards Senior Safe Night, providing a safe party and celebration on graduation night.

The Miller Tree Inn, still has many rooms available for the Scholarship Auction Weekend. Come join the fun on March 18 & 19 and help out our graduating seniors earn scholarship money. It is a win, for everyone!

Happy Easter 2016!

We have had a great and busy week at the Miller Tree Inn.  Lots of folks from around the world and the United States taking advantage of spring break travel.  It has been wonderful meeting so many friendly and happy travelers.

We are all set for Easter tomorrow.  The tables are decorated for Easter and spring and devilled Easter chicks will be the plate garnish for tomorrow's breakfast.

We are still collecting money this month for the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction.  Any donations can be sent to the Miller Tree Inn, P. O. Box 1565, Forks, WA 98331.  We would like to have those donations in by Thursday, March 31, so that we can make a deposit at the bank.  The Auction raised more than $70,000 for scholarships last weekend.  Anything else we can add to the total will make it that much better.  Please make checks out to:  Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction.

On Friday, April 1, we will have our first quarterly drawing.  Can't wait to see who the lucky winner is!

2016 Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction

It is Scholarship Auction weekend! Here at the Miller Tree Inn, we have been preparing Danish Puff Pastry and a gift certificate to take to the auction tomorrow. The auction starts at 9AM in the Forks High School Commons. The scholarship auction committee has given out more than 1 million dollars in scholarship money to gradutes of Forks High School since the committee was formed in the 1960s. Auction items will be accepted March 19 and 20 at Forks High School. Monetary donations made be made at any time. The Senior Parents will also be serving food throughout the auction. All proceeds from the sale of food will go toward the 2016 Senior Safe Night. Come on out and support Forks High School students!

March 2016

Though we have had lots of rain and wind since March began, the camellias don't seem to mind. We have a very healthy bush blooming off of our side porch giving us hope that spring might just be on its way! Speaking of hope, thanks to all who donated to our February charity of the month, the Forks Caring Place. Because of your kind donations, some of the people who walk through their doors will experience some love and hope. With our matching gift, we were able to send more than $100 to this worthy cause. Thank you!
 Don't forget the Quillayute Scholarship Auction coming up on March 19 and 20. They are our worthy cause for the month of March.  Donations of auction items may be sent our way, but we need them by March 18 to make sure your donation actually gets into the auction.  Monetary donations may come to use through the end of the month.  Checks should be made out to the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction.  We will pass them on to the auction committee AND make sure that your name is entered in our quarterly drawing.  Our first drawing will be held on April 1, 2016.  That is no April Fool's joke!

Happy March!

Happy March 1! It is stormy and blowing over here in Forks. We can truly say that March is coming in like a lion! We will have to wait and see about the lamb part.

With a new month comes a new charity in celebration of our house's 100th year. This month we are featuring the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction. For more than 50 years this annual auction has raised thousands of dollars in scholarship money to give to any Forks High School graduate who is going on to some... form of higher education. Each graduate can apply and receive this scholarship for two years. The money is raised during a live auction conducted over a Saturday and Sunday in March. This year the auction will be March 19 and 20.

How can our facebook friends participate? If you would like to make a monetary donation, you may mail us a check made out to the Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction and send it to: Miller Tree Inn, P. O. Box 1565, Forks, WA 98331. We will enter your name in our quarterly drawing for your choice of a $100 gift certificate to go toward a night of lodging at the Miller Tree Inn OR breakfast for 4 at the Miller Tree Inn. We will collect cash and checks for this worthy cause the entire month of March and will pass on our collection at the end of the month. As with the other charities, the Miller Tree Inn will match monetary donations up to $100.

If you have an item or gift certificate that you would like to donate to the auction; you can mail or ship it to the Miller Tree Inn at the above address. Auction items MUST be received no later than March 18. If you donate an auction item, we will enter your name into the quarterly drawing and will deliver your donation to the the auction. Or better yet, come on over to Forks that weekend and attend the auction! We still have rooms available at the Miller Tree Inn.

Mick Dodge Comes to the Miller Tree Inn

Anyone that is a fan of the National Geographic program "The Legend of Mick Dodge," would have enjoyed being with us for breakfast yesterday.  Mick came and had breakfast at the inn with a few of his friends.  It was very nice to have him join us and he even made the day of one of our former guests by talking to him on the telephone.

The weather continues to be warm, though we did have a little rain this week and more predicted for the weekend. 

Lots of things are still to come this spring in the Forks area.  Next weekend will be the annual QVSD Scholarship Auction.  Always a lively time and a great fund raiser for the Forks High School graduates.

In April we will look forward to Rainfest and the opening of the new Arts Center. 

Come take advantage of our beautiful spring weather and the events in the area.

Spring 2014

The sun is out, the birds are singing.  Spring is in the air, finally!  We know that there will be more rain to come, but for now we are enjoying the sunshine!

It has been quite a week.  The annual Quillayte Valley Scholarship auction was a huge success and broke all other records.  The amount raised for scholarships was $93,000!  Way to go Forks!  It is a wonder what this small community will do every year for students wanting to continue their education.  We are proud to be part of such an amazing community.

The new editor of the Forks Forum, Christie Baron, hosted an open house for the Chamber of Commerce and West End Business Association on Wednesday evening.  The new office looks great and Christi is doing a wonderful job at the Forum.  We are lucky to have her.

We could have deduced that spring was here given the increase of guests coming to us from abroad.  Last night we hosted guests from Finland and China.  If you drove by the inn yesterday or today, you would have seen those two very distinctive flags along with our own stars and stripes and the Canadian flag.

This weekend we will be changing our decorations from St. Patrick's Day to Easter.  One of our terrific guests blessed us by giving us a Ukranian Easter Egg.  It is the first Easter decoration to go and it is proudly hanging from our dining room chandelier.  Thanks, Toby.

Where Were They From?

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Over the weekend we had guests from the country represented by this flag. Do you know where they were from?

Scholarship Auction update: The Scholarship Auction held this past weekend raised $59,000 for scholarships for the graduates of Forks High School. The community of Forks, the Scholarship Auction Committee, the students, those who donated items to the auction and those that were bidding are AWESOME! Thanks so much.

Scholarship Auction

Friday, March 16, 2012

Tomorrow is not JUST St. Patrick's Day. Tomorrow is the beginning of the Quillayute Valley School District Scholarship Auction. This auction is an annual event in which the community raises $50,000 - $60,000 to use toward scholarships for graduates of Forks High School. Prior to this year, the auction had been held at a local bank. This year for the first time, the auction will take place at Forks High School. The auction will be broadcast by our local radio station.

If you are looking for something to do this weekend, come on over to Forks!

Twilight Guests From Which Country?

Monday, March 21, 2011

We had guests from the country represented by this flag. What country were they from?

The Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction wrapped up another successful year last night. We are told that they raised $60, 000 for scholarships for this year's graduating class as well as other continuing college students that had previously graduated from Forks High School.

Pocket Edward is leaving this Wednesday afternoon, March 23 to go on a short Pacific Northwest vacation. Come back to this blog later in the week to see where Pocket Edward has gone.

QVSD Scholarship Auction March 19 & 20, 2011

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

If you are not able to be in Forks for the weekend to attend the auction in person, there are a couple of ways you can attend, on line. The Auction Committee has a website that can be found by clicking here. Also you can log into your facebook account and search for Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction. We are sure Bella, the Cullen family, and all the gang from the Twilight series will appreciate your participation!

Twilight and Auctions and Countries, OH MY!

Monday, March 14, 2011

This past week we had Twilight fans from all over the USA as well as some from other countries. Innkeeper, Bill has been collecting flags from foreign lands and tries to get flags up on our front porch as a welcome to our guests from other countries. Which country is represented by this flag?

On another note, our annual Quillayute Valley Scholarship Auction is coming up on March 19 and 20. This year, auction items will be up for bid at the live auction at Bank of America AND they will be up on Facebook and a special auction website. Check back later this week for links to those sites or better yet, come over and stay with us. We still have rooms over the weekend and the auction is great fun. Come support our Forks High School graduates.