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68th ANNUAL MAsoN COUNTY
Thursday, lily 31
Paradise Amusement Carnival-Family Night,
Gates open at 4 pm
Gateway Center, Olympic Highway North
Friday, June 1
Carnival-gates open at 4 pm, closing time
depends on attendance and weather
Saturday, June 2
Goldsborough Fun Run/Walk-7 am & 8 am,
Junior Jog 9:30
Registration at Post Office on Railroad Avenue
begins at 6 am.
Family & Pet Parade-10:15
Registration and judging begin at 9 am
Paul Bunyan Parade-11 am
Registration, staging and judging begin at 7:30 am
Parade awards at Loop Field between 1 and 2 pm
Carnival-gates open at noon, closing depends on
attendance and weather
Logging Show-l:30 pm at Loop Field
Food, craft vendors-Loop Field
between 10 am and 4 pm
94.5 ROXY Family Fun Night
Our Community Credit Union parking lot,
Olympic Highway North
Grand Fireworks Display-10 pm
Oakland Bay Junior High Field,
Wallace-Kneeland Blvd.
Sunday, June 3
Car Show-Off-10 to 3 pm, Olympic Highway
North • Registration from 8 to 11 am
Tour de Mason Lake-32 mile bike ride
Registration 8 am, Anytime Fitness on Olympic
Highway North, Start Time:9 am
Carnival-gates open at noon, closing time
depends on attendance and weather.
Kiwanis Club Duck Float-Goldsborough Creek
7th Street-lst Street at 3 pm
MASTERGARDENER
Straw bal gardening has its benefits
The Mason County Master the soil over time. post or purchased potting soil on top
Gardeners held the most suc- ~ • Are easily re- of bail and water well.
cessful plant sale in their his- N moved at the end
tory over the weekend at Kneeland of the season or in Planting:
Park (See Page B-l). The weather the case of rental Plant flower seeds or vegetables
was beautiful and many people got property, as directed on seed packet.
gardening advice and healthy plants Small transplants such as toma-
at the sale. Thank you to everyone Bale preparation:toes, peppers, cucumbers, etc. can
who stopped by, including the many Decide where to be planted by pushing aside some of
vendors and the American Rhode- By JEANNE place the bales and the soil and tucking the plant into
dendron Society. REItWALDT in what configura- the hole. Be sure to spread out roots
I have been asked what the tion. Once bales then tamp soil lightly around the
straw bale outside the WSU Exten- are wet they are roots.
sion office is doing there. We pjan very heavy and difficult to move. Tall plants such as corn or large
on setting up a demonstration of If placing bales on top of grass or tomato plants are more difficult to
straw bale gardening there for the weeds, place four or five thicknesses grow in the bales because the straw
summer. Here are some facts about of newsprint under the bale and is loose and can't provide strong
straw bale gardening, extending out several inches to pre- root support, so stake them se-
vent grass and weeds from growing curely. Some plants such as cherry
Advantages of straw-bale up into the sides of the bales, tomatoes can be planted on the
gardening: Place bales with cut side up andcorner and allowed to trail over the
• Can be placed on top of hard, binding twine on the sides, edges.
rocky soil, or heavy clay soil with Water the new bales thoroughly
poor drainage, and keep them wet for two-three
• Can be placed directly on a days. Keeping the bales moist is
concrete patio or asphalt driveway very important. The inside of the
(avoid placing on wooden decks or bales should start to warm up. You
patios as they may be too heavy for may want to add a little general
the supports or rot the wood), purpose (10-10-10) fertilizer and wa-
N Can be placed in an area that ter it to speed things up.
gets full sun during the day. If grass or weed seeds sprout, pull
• Bales are approximately two them out while they are still small.
feet high making them more acces- Small mushrooms may sprout also.
sible for the handicapped or people They can be pulled or left on the
with bad backs bale (do not eat them).
• When placed on poor soil, they When bale is comfortably warm to
will attract earthworms, improving the touch, spread 2-3 inches of cam-
Watering:
Water the bales daily (preferably
in the morning). Straw absorbs a lot
of water and it is important not to
let it dry out.
Fertilizing:
Fertilize once a week with a gen-
eral purpose fertilizer (10-10-10) or
one formulated for vegetables.
Dilute the fertilizer to 1/4 of the
recommended strength.
Always water well before and af-
ter applying fertilizer.
uegrass festival
Courtesy photo
A number of local bands will be among those
performing at the Eighth Annual Bluegrass
From the Forest festival.
day, Saturday and Sunday
at Shelton High School, at
3737 N. Shelton Springs
Road, as a presentation
of musicians from across
the United States and the
Northwest.
All bands have been
hand-picked for quality and
entertainment value.
This year Frank Solivan
and Dirty Kitchen from
Virginia bring instrumen-
tal and vocal talent to the
stage, and the Kathy Kal-
lick Band from California
will showcase West Coast
traditional bluegrass in
Shelton.
Other bands to perform
are local favorites Runaway
Train, The Bluegrass Regu-
lators, The Howdy Boys,
Luke and Kaiti and Way-
ward Vessel.
There are four stage
shows as well as master
workshops by the band
members.
Other activities include
contests, band scramble,
open mic, youth programs,
camping, jamming, and
many vendors.
For more information vis-
it bluegrassfromtheforest.
com.
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