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North Mason resident raises money for food bank
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“When the pandemic really hit, I
was thinking, well, I’m high risk but,
what can I do? What can I give?”
Just over one month into raising
money for the North Mason Food
Bank through selling homemade
masks, Ashley Gay raised more than
three—quarters of her $800 goal.
“She has a big heart for doing good
things for her community,” said Pam
Volz, North Mason Chamber of Com-
merce executive director.
Gay said she initially started mak-
ing masks for her husband when
masks became mandatory at Naval
Base Bangor.
“My husband, mom and dad be-
came my guinea pigs,” Gay said.
“They told me the things I needed to
tweak to make (the masks) better.”
Now the masks are being sold at
multiple locations, including Belfair
Licensing, the Root Cellar and Zech
Interiors in Belfair, and Hi-Lo’s Cafe Ashley Gay, center, is raising
money for the North Mason Food Bank. Gay aims to raise $1,000 by selling
home-
in Bremerton. The masks are $10 made masks. Herald photo by Isabella Breda
each and half of the proceeds go di-
rectly to the food bank.
“I would just be tickled pink if I
meet my goal,” Gay said. She added
that if she meets her goal, she will
continue selling masks until she
reaches $1,000 in donations.
Gay said she has always been
drawn to charity.
“My mom raised my brother and
I to give to, and love those who are
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and say I’m gonna be part of this com-
munity and make a difference.”
Gay has led fundraisers for every-
thing from Muscular Sclerosis and
hard to love,” Gay said. “When we Being married to a Navy sailor
were kids she would go to the store means moving —— a lot. Gay has had
and buy food for us to give. She’d the opportunity to share her gener-
have us pick a classmate we thought ousity with eight communities over
needed a meal and we would basically the course of 12 years. Cycstic
Fibrosis research, to Doors to
ding-dong ditch them with the food.” “I spent the early part of my life
Freedom, a home for survivors of sex
Because of her mom’s role in in- in a military family too. When you’re
trafficking in South Carolina. ,
stilling this generous spirit in her, moving around it’s not always easy
“I definitely think it’s in me to seek
Gay named her company Jena’s to get connected,” Volz said. “That’s
out areas where I can help some-
Daughter. quite an attribute of hers, to step in times they find me,”
Gay said.
As soon as wildland fire crews returned from aid-
ing agencies in the Coulee Meadows Fire in Doug-
las County, they headed out to northern Tahuya to
help stop a brush fire from spreading to a home and
workshop Sunday afternoon. . A Sunday
“We got back about 2 pm. and as soon as we brushfire in
pulled into the station, we got another call for a fire ' Tahuya
burned
out in Tahuya,” volunteer wildland firefighter Lind- 05 acres and
sey Chaffee said. destroyed 3
Upon the crews’ arrival, the reported 0.5-acre motorhome
fire near Blacksmith Lake had already destroyed a and
recreational vehicle and outbuilding. Mason County outbuilding.
Fire Department 6 and Department of Natural Re-
sources Wildland Fire crews were also on scene. Photo courtesy
N: firefighters, residents or animals were in- North
Jure ‘ ' Re iona/ Fire
Chaffee said once the flames were knocked down, Aughor/ty
NMRFA spent an hour digging a fire line and pa-
trolling the area for hotspots until the scene was
mopped up.
Central Mason, Kitsap County and Pierce Coun-
ty were enroute when additional responses were
cancelled.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Port: Revenue down due to
limits on social gatherings
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North Shore Road to be leased to a
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it as a real problem.”
Coppola also suggested that the
port should begin to consider new,
creative revenue sources while the
gazebo is unrentable due to limits
on social gatherings during the pan-
demic.
While the port typically earns
about $10,000 in revenue from gazebo
rentals, Coppola said they’ve only re—
ceived about $1,000 thisvyear.
Coppola proposed building a com-
mercial space across from the Port
of Allyn boat launch and dock on NE
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restaurateur. .
“We have restaurants in Allyng—
during the summer the Boat House
has music but there’s nothing on
North Shore,” Coppola said.
During public comment, Belfair
resident Ken VanBuskirk suggested .
the commissioners should keep in
mind that the proposed Grump Ven-
tures mine is located near the site
where the restaurant would sit.
Port commissioners said they will
consider and bring forward new cre-
ative revenue ideas in future meet-
ings.
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