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PUBLISHER FROM page 11 that magically showed up in their yard. The mother of the bride placed the blame on a “crazy” uncle who just happened to be homeless. Yet he managed to coordinate a vehicle to transport a 500-pound iron structure in the middle of the night without being detected. One reporter actually asked me if I felt a little bit sorry for the family. I won’t repeat my response. What struck me was that, for less than $500, the family could have rented the entire garden for three hours and enjoyed a ceremony under any one of the trellises amid 1,200 blooming rosebushes tended lovingly by almost 200 volunteers. It also dawned on us that if we didn’t manage the garden and work it with volunteers almost daily, the theft may have gone unnoticed by the city. I’m told that park theft and vandalism are rampant. In the initial report, the police asked us to estimate the value of the trellis. For guidance, we turned to one of our garden volunteers, Bill
Kuyper. He’s an iron sculptor who a few years ago created a beautiful companion gazebo in the center of the garden that we funded with private donations. Bill was willing to make and install a replacement for $6,000, so we reported that value to the police and the press. Then we got a call from the iron artist who originally made the trellises for the city about 18 years ago. He was upset because the city paid him $15,000 apiece, and he thought he should be hired to replace it. By this time, however, it was a moot point because the trellis had already been found. I am grateful for the attention to our beloved garden, but it certainly came at a cost to those of us who volunteer in terms of time, worry and management of the repair. Let’s hope the publicity keeps this from ever happening again.
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