The Masquerade Ball is being presented as a fund-raiser for the Arts Council. We will be using the money for operating expenses, art supplies, and to hire teachers for our art classes.

The Arts Council is affiliated with Lock Haven University, and especially since the Ball will be held at the old gym, we're hoping that this will increase the attendance. We would love for students to come out and support all of the genres of art such as theater, fine art, and music.

I think we chose the Mardi Gras Masquerade theme as a result of the influence of Hurricane Katrina earlier this year. It will be sort of a Cajun-Louisiana effect with the combination of arts.

I'm going to win so much money this year, my caddie will make the top twenty money winner's list.

I'm afraid this will turn into a money pit.

We will spend less money next year than we did two years ago -- not very much less. The administration, having lowered the bar, got more of what it wanted out of Congress. At the end, the administration was holding the whip hand because it was Congress that wanted to go home.