Thanks to All from Jackie Morris

The Blueberry Blues Fest was fabulous. I'm getting nothing but positive feedback, and lots of it! It was a fun family weekend for all! Lots of people, a great parade, lots of old cars, and the music was great! When "Organized Chaos" came on at the end, the little kids started dancing, and everyone else followed their lead. We had folks of all ages out there on that lawn having a TERRIFIC time!.......exactly what we wanted.

And we had a really wonderful surprise at the end. When we got there to clean up the next day, there was very little to clean up! The crowd was from everywhere and they all respected our little town. A good time and a very good, respectful crowd.

This worked because we had a wonderful, creative, festival committee who met every week and had a great time doing it. It was work, but it was also a lot of fun. We also would like to thank all of our sponsors from the business community and organizations who gave us their support. We could not have done this without them.

Especially we'd like to thank Ruth and Paul Ghosn who allowed us to use the lawn which is an extension of their front yard for our musical events, and the wonderful musicians who all donated their talents for this event. Paul Stewart and the East Lewis County Chamber of Commerce gave us support and encouragement, as well as helped with many details. It was a lot of people working together to make this happen. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Sincerely,
Jackie Morris
Mossyrock Blueberry Blues Fest coordinator

A Message from Jackie Morris, Blueberry Blues Fest Coordinator

Congratulations Team!! Looks like we are going to have one great music festival and all our hard work and effort is going to pay off. Very special thanks to all the musicians who have donated their time to making the first Blueberry Blues Fest filled to the brim with great, exciting and fun music! Thanks to the team members, our sponsors, and to the City of Mossyrock for their valued contributions. Lets have a great first Blueberry Blues Fest!--Jackie

Mossyrock Public Market, Saturdays thru Sept 1

The Mossyrock Public Market -- a local Horizons project -- is going strong every Saturday in downtown Mossyrock, just west of Mossyrock Auto Value on State St.

Check out the website at www.mossyrockpublicmarket.com to see the list of vendors, and more photos from the market.

Thanks to the charter sponsors and in-kind sponsors who supported this project, and to the initial coordinator, Ray Olson; current coordinator, Sharon Debuhr; and all of the volunteers, vendors, and of course the customers too!, for making this a success!

The market will be open through the first Saturday of September (Labor Day weekend), 10 am-4 pm. Stop by and "shop local"!

Blueberry Blues Fest Coming Aug 4th!

The Blueberry Blues Fest committee has been working hard to create this fabulous first annual event! Businesses in the area have come on board as Charter Sponsors and Event Sponsors. There's a great line-up of musical talent and fun events for all ages. A group of committee members and community residents will be doing a PSA and will be in the audience of KOMO's Northwest Afternoon on Friday, July 27, 3-4 pm. Watch the show and see your friends and neighbors on TV!

Find everything you need to know about the Fest, including contacts for more information, by visiting the website at www.mossyrockfestivals.com.

Kudos to Jackie Morris and her family, and all of the volunteers, sponsors, and enthusiastic community members for all they are doing to make this event a success!

Don't miss it! Read more in the Summer edition of the Mossyrock Area Horizons Newsletter