I have tried very hard to avoid revealing this underground truth about Olympia, but now the story must be told. Should I die within the next 24 hours, regard my demise with many questions since I have seen fit to speak the unspeakable.

There is an obscure group house snugly fitted into the westside of Olympia. None of the neighbors know what is going on behind the walls of this 1980s-looking structure. But I know. I know only too well. And the very marrow of my soul quivers just to tell you about it.

Every in-patient and out-patient resident of this facility share the same affliction. At the back of their craniums there is a secret, hidden hinge (or in the case of more modern victims, zippers). And when the cranium is unhinged (or unzipped) the top lifts off like the hood of car. And inside, where the brain is supposed to be, is a little person sitting in a comfy chair behind an instrument panel controlling all the functions of the "host body." Sometimes this person is a ballerina, or a cowboy, or banker, whatever. It is strange. A tiny gay priest could be controlling the body of a right-wing conservative activist, or a miniature Nazi could be running the show for a Green Party official. You never know.

Anyway, if you sat in the lobby of this place, you would be amazed at the number of high-ranking elected officials and local TV news personalities who frequent this "residence" for regular checkups. I mean, really amazed. I'm talking about people at the highest levels of Washington State Federal and State government. And how, you may ask, do I know about this place?

Well, I must admit, if you unhinge my own cranium you'll find a circus clown in there. He wears a pointy hat and smokes a foul cigar. He needs a shave. He has big shoes and pom-pom buttons.

 I know all of this sounds pretty wild and far-fetched. If you don't believe me just reach around to the back of the head of an important elected official and find the latch. Then you'll see.

Rotary Clubs are working with the City of Olympia to develop a new Park just north of the Fabrication plant on West Bay Drive. Rotary Clubs have asked the city to make it a Legacy Park to honor the contributions of past Rotarians to the life and commerce of the City. The Park will be a passive park intended for families and carefully designed above the high water line, except for a launch site for kayaks. Interpretive signs are planned that will honor the contributions and history of the Tribes in the area, white settlers and Rotary leadership. There will be a fundraising program using bricks. Donations have come from Jeff Glander (a West Olympia Rotarian) for landscape design, Bob Wubbena’s company EES has done the environmental design work, Berschauer Phillips the heavy equipment work with an estimated cost of donations totaling more than $120,000. The City has secured grants, in part because of the contributions and pledges of Rotary members, to purchase the land and Rotary will develop the park. Work with start in July, with completion of the park planned for September 2007 with a dedication planned for October 2007.