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Page A-10 Shelton-Mason County Journal Thursday, July 2, 2020
Hoodstockreturns in new form to Mason County
elements“ ’
adam@masoncounty. com
The local festival with a fa-
miliar name will have a new
format this year.
Hoodstock, which began
in 2018 as 'a three-day music
festival outside the Skokom-
ish Valley Grange, will take to
the water Aug. 14 and 15 on
Hood Canal.
The Friday festivities will
include a VIP party and float
starting at Hood Canal Ma-
rina. While patrons follow
social distancing by boat or ,
on foot, the event will offer
live music by Suped Up Fjord,
Seth Unger and Big Blue Van.
Catering by Hook & Fork will
offer fresh, local food, as well
as local beers, wine and spir-
it pairings. Cost is $145 per
person. Tickets went on sale
Wednesday.
“It will be projected out
onto the water for boats,” said
Kelli Kohout, organizer of the
event. “If you have a canoe
you can be out there. The tides
are really working with us, so v
that’s good news.”
NEWS
Belfair woman
injured,
charged
after collision
A Belfair woman was in-
jured earlier after passing
a vehicle, losing control and
hitting'another vehicle earlier
this week on state Route 300
in Belfair. ,
Katherine M. Gray, 54,
was charged with reckless
driving and transported to
Harrison Medical Center just
after midnight Sunday after
striking a vehicle driven by
a 27-year-old Port Orchard
man. The Port Orchard wom-
an was not injured, according
to a Washington State Patrol
memo.
Both vehicles were totaled
in the collision.
Gray allegedly attempted
to make a pass on state Route
300 near Sand Hill Road in
Belfair when she lost control
of her vehicle and struck the
Port Orchard man’s car, ac-
' cording to the memo.
Both drivers were wearing
their seat belts. Drugs or al-
cohol were not involved.
Chamber
cancels
business expo
The Shelton-Mason County
Chamber of CommerCean-
nounced earlier this month
that its Business Expo Street
Fair and the Bite of Mason
County has been canceled.
The event took place July
19, 2019, along West Railroad
Avenue in downtown Shel-
ton, and traditionally offers a
Fingerstyle guitarist Dan Walker, from Napier, New Zealand, performs the
John Butler
song “Zebra” last year in Skokomish Valley during Hoodstock. This year
will feature a
different format. Journal file photo by Shawna Whelan
Residents can also float in
‘ the marina and enjoy music,
but Kohout said she.’ will allow
chance for residents to check
out local services, retailers
and restaurants.
“As social distancing guide-
lines become less restrictive,
we look forward to presenting
events and programs that will
continue to provide commu-
nity connections and support
for the business community,”
the chamber wrote in an
email. “Stay tuned!”
ShellfiShing
restrictions
could soon
'be in plaCe
Three commercial shellfish
harvesting areas in Mason
County are facing restrictions
due to bacterial pollution. .
Annas Bay, Oakland Bay
and Pickering Passage were
listed among areas that could
soon have additional restric-
tions, according to a news
release from the Washington
State Department of Health.
As of June 25, the three
Mason County shellfish har-
vesting areas were meeting
water-quality standards, but
could still face restrictions .
due to the bacterial pollution,
which can come from animal
waste and human sewage.
The areas are among 1210—
cations the state could down-
grade, leading to restrictions
on harvesting. .
The restrictions would be
in place by July, according to
the Department of Health.
“State health officials are
working with county part-
ners, shellfish growers and
tribal governments to imple-
ment the required classifica-
tion changes and finding and
fixing pollution problems
in these area,” the release
Micro
attendees to offer a donation
or digital tip. The event will
be live-streamed, meaning
states.
To get up-to—date informa-
tion on shellfish safety, go to
https://bit.ly/2NKfJCI.
businesses
eligible for
relief grants
Mason County businesses
can get up to $10,000 in busi-
ness relief grants from the
state Department of Com-
merce’s Community Develop-
ment Block grant program;
Businesses can use the
money for rent, supplies,
inventory, utility bills, oper.
ating expenses or consulting
or training, according to the
Economic Development Coun-
cil of Mason County.
The deadline to apply is
5 p.m. Saturday.
All businesses with five or
fewer employees, which have
had losses due to coronavirus
and have been in business
since May 1, 2019, can apply,
although businesses must
meet other requirements in
order to be eligible. '
For more information, or to
apply, go to bit.ly/3ngEss, or
call EDC at 360-426-227 6.
Kilmer votes
in favor of
health care act
.8. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D—
Gig arbor, voted for The Pa-
tient Protection and Afford-
able Care Enhancement Act,
which aims to make health
care and prescription drugs
more affordable, according to
residents can watch it online.
On Saturday, organizers
will offer Hoodstroll, where
a news release from Kilmer’s
office.
The legislation would ex-
pand access to health care,
strengthens protections for
people with preexisting condi—
tions and reduces racial and
health coverage disparities,
according to the release.
The act aims to lower
health insurance premiums
for U.S. residents and would
expand eligibility for insur-
ance premium tax credits,
according to Kilmer, of the
6th Congressional District.
The legislation also would
make prescription drugs
more affordable by allowing
Medicare to negotiate lower
drug prices and make those
prices available for U.S.
residents with private health
insurance.
The Democrat—controlled
House passed the bill Monday
along party lines, 234-179.
The bill would have to pass
the Republican-controlled
U.S. Senate in order to be-
come law.
HCC receives
communicator
award
Hood Canal Communica-
tions recently received an
Award of Distinction from
the Academy of Interaction
,and Visual Arts during its
26th annual Communicator
Awards.
The Mason County—based
company received the award
for its fiber optic internet pro-
gram campaign with Mason
PUD 3.
The Communicator .
Awards is the largest and
most competitive awards
program honoring creative
excellence for communica-
tions professionals, wrote
residents can purchase a ticket
and receive the GPS location
data of four private residents’
homes on Hood Canal where
musical artists will play. The
event will go from noon to 4
p.m., where patrons can see
Runaway Train, 3,000 Miles,
the Weathermen, The Essen-
tial, The Annalee Company, ,
Kitty Mae, Hippy & The Squids
and The Lady Drinks Whiskey.
After Hoodstroll, attend—
ees will return to Hood Canal
Marina for another six hours
of music by Groove Lab, Chris
Eakes and Hurts Like Hell.
Hoodstroll was created in
honor of Union resident How-
ard Leggett, a well-known art-
ist who died earlier this year.
Boat passes for the Satur-
day event will be $40.
Most of the money raised
from the event goes directly
to the musicians, Kohout said.
Other funds will go toward lo-
cal nonprofits, with an empha—
sis on youth environmental
and arts education, according
to the Hoddstock website.
For more information, go to
www.hoodstock.org.
Billy Thomas, director of
marketing, public relations
and customer experience for
Hood Canal Communications,-
in an email.
‘ “I’m honored to receive this
recOgnition forour communi-
cations work,” Thomas wrote.
“For an organization of our
size to be told ‘Hey, we like
‘what you’re doing,’ by execu-
tives at GE, Starbucks, ESPN
and others, is very encourag-
ing.”
HCC is a local commu-
nications service provider
with approximately 5,500
residential and business
customers in Mason County.
With ofiices in Union and
Shelton, the company has
operated in v
Mason County since 1934..
For additional information,
go to www.hcc.net.
Insurance
company
offering grants,
State Farm insurance is ‘
soliciting applications to hand
out $25,000 in grants to 40
nonprofit organizations.
To apply, go State Farm’s
Neighborhood Assist pm
' gram’s website at www.
neighborhoodassist.com start-
ing July 15. The first 2,000
submissions will be accepted.
A review committee will nar-
row the field to 200 finalists.
Winners will be announced
Nov. 4.
Since the program began
nine years ago, it has awards.
ed $8 million for more than
300 causes, according to an
email from Melanie Bakala of
State Farm Bakala Insurance
in Shelton.
I Compiled by editor in chief
Adam Rudnick