Several club members have been actively searching for a meeting location in or near downtown Kirkland, where the club has traditionally met for most of its nearly 87 year history. Dave DeBois has investigated the Fraternal Order of Eagles (258 Central Way • menu), which has a meeting room and kitchen capable of serving a variety of food for a club meeting. The Kirkland Kiwanis meets there during the lunch hour.Jocelyn Ellison has investigated RockCreek Seafood and Spirits (89 Kirkland Ave. • menu), which has a small meeting room, and L’Experience Paris (1002 Lake Street S. • menu), which is not regularly open for dinner but suggested menu options based on the Bellevue location fare, and received proposals from both restaurants.
Rashmi Garimella has investigated Sparrow (9736 NE 120th Place • menu), which at this point in the research appears to have the best combination of meeting space, parking, and location—Juanita Bay.
Six club members plan to dine at Sparrow on May 27. If the venue can accommodate Monday meetings on a regular basis, can offer a reasonably priced menu for club meetings, and can offer adequate parking at the site, the board has agreed to hold a special meeting for a decision on moving the club's meetings. Directors discussed the value of an order-as-you-go process to simplify the dinner cost arrangements, and generally prefer that option for the sake of simplicity and variety of choice.