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By GORDON WEEKS
gordon@masoncoun cam
Bagpipe bands, highland dancing,
Scottish sports, a gathering of clans,
vendors and a beer garden are among
the offerings at the fourth annual Hood
Canal Highland Celtic Festival, hosted
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday at Belfair State Park.
Admission for adults is $13 for one
day, $18 for two; for military and se-
niors, $11 for one day, $15 for both; and
children ages 7 to 12, $8 per day. Chil-
dren ages 6 and younger are admitted
free of charge.
Park visitors normally would need a
Washington State Discover Pass or pay
a daily fee to enter, but that require-
ment is being waived for the festival.
The event began as an annual back-
yard barbecue for members of the Don-
ald clan.
It was hosted for three years at the
Mary E. Theler Center in Belfair, and
last year was moved to Belfair State
Park for more space and more parking
spots.
The sports include the stone, ham-
mer and caber tosses. The athletic
events were sanctioned for the first
time last year. That means the points
earned by athletes count toward na-
tional competitions, which organizers
say brings in better competitors.
The entertainers include the Far-
raige Mhor Academy of Irish Dance,
McWilliams, MacRae/McPherson
Scottish Highland Dancers, Whistlin'
Oysters, Olympia Highlander Pipes
& Drums, Tacoma Scots Pipe Band,
Backwood Irish, Slieveloughane Irish
Dance, Plateau Scottish Dancers,
the Seattle Knights, storyteller Tom
Galt and herding demonstrations by
Wolston Farms.
Clans and societies hosting booths
include Buchanan, Campbell, Ch-
isholm, Davison, Donald, Connachaidh,
Douglas, Gregor, Guthrie, Johnston/
Johnstone, MacKenzie, MacKinnon,
MacLachlan, MacLaren, MacMillan,
Muirhead, Nisbett/Nisbet, Sinclair,
Stewart, National Tartan Day Society
of Washington and Pacific Northwest
Day Society of Washington.
Breakfast will be served beginning
at 8 a.m. both days at the beer garden.
A church service is presented at 8:30
a.m. Sunday.
IF YOU GO:
WHAT: Hood Canal Highland Celtic Festival
WHEN: 9 a.m. to S p.m. Saturday and Sunday
WHERE: Belfair State Park, 1351 NE state
Route 300
ADMISSION: One day $8-$13, two days $8-
$18; children 6 and younger free
INFORMATION: 27S-4935, Hoodcanalscots.
org
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STAFF REPORT
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The Green Diamond Resource Com-
pany will expand a program requiring
access permits for portions of its lands.
The company announced the addi-
tion of more than 35,000 acres of land
to the program Tuesday.
Green Diamond began requiring ac-
cess permits on 23,000 acres of its land
near Goldsborough and Cloquallum
creeks.
The now 60,000-acre pay-to-access
area includes those areas as well as
land west and north of the two creeks.
Green Diamond has pledged to contin-
ue to allow free access to other properties.
Permits for the expanded area will
go on sale Sept. 1.
Motorized family permits cost $250,
non-motorized permits cost $125 and non-
motorized individual permits cost $75.
The new permitted area will be open
to motorcycles and other off-road vehi-
cles from Sep. 1 through Dec. 31.
"Permit holders enjoy the exclusive
access to permit areas and have shared
many positive recreational experienc-
es," said Patti Case, Green Diamond
public affairs manager in a statement.
The fees from permits have allowed
the company to improve security on its
land, according to Green Diamond.
Permits will be sold at
greendiamond.com/recreation and at
the company's office at 215 N. Third St.
in Shelton.
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