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Hello Olympia! Oyster Bay Farm will have organic pastured chicken available on July 27 and July 28. We will be processing chickens those two days, and customer pick up will be in the evenings (5-8 pm). They will be fresh, cold, but not wrapped, and customers should bring a cooler or your own bags to bring them home. We are charging $5.00/lb and chickens will weigh between 4 and 5 pounds each. If you'd like to put in an order, please contact us with the number of birds you'd like and which day works better for pick up. Use either Facebook PM, email: oysterbaycsa@gmail.com, or phone 360-867-9333 to get in touch with us. We only have about 150 birds left to sell, so don't miss out on this year's delicious poultry.
If you could use a summary of "The Winter's Tale," the Weekly Volcano has a review of this production, at www.weeklyvolcano.com/stage-and-visual-reviews/2018/07/Shakespeare-in-the-Park/
Summer 2018: The Winter’s Tale
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Director: Brian Hatcher One of Shakespeare’s late works, Winter’s Tale is a play full of duality. It is a grim psychological drama and a pastoral comedy. It is a love story and a story …Thank you, TCSO, for the quick investigatory work and arrest of suspects in the robbery of the Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool.
A fundraiser to replace some of what was taken is still ongoing, at www.gofundme.com/replacing-stolen-toys-for-si-coopToday, TCSO Detectives made 2 arrests in connection to a burglary that occurred at a preschool in the Steamboat Island area on July 10th. The suspects were a Shelton area couple in their 30’s. #safetoliveworkplay
Companion Cove will be hosting our 2nd Farmers Market July 28th 11am to 3pm
Same $10.00 fee as the first Market.
Come in to let us know if you want a
table/tent. You can pay when you visit or the day of the Market.
Hope to see bunches of new faces
Oh... and please share on your Facebook page so the news can travel ... and travel
Thx
Thurston County Washington
Thurston County has pioneered a fish passage barrier removal program that has become a model across Washington! On Monday, July 16, we, along with our partners from the Squaxin Tribe, broke ground on one of five fish passage barrier removal projects scheduled for completion by the end of 2018.
Apply today: bit.ly/2zN2vAL
"The barrier is located on Hunter Point Road near Steamboat Island, and is considered the most critical of the fish passage barriers in the County."
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Questions and inquiries regarding News Release content should be directed to the Thurston County Public Information Officer:The Griffin Foundation Auction is September 22nd. Tickets are on sale NOW and can be purchased only online at griffinschoolfoundation.org/
Griffin School Foundation – Enhancing our community through the enrichment of our youth
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Here's the lowdown on the Annual Community Picnic, Saturday, July 21st.
We need your help to put on an event this big! Some areas of need are children’s activities, food/beverage prep and serving, set-up and take-down, etc. High school kids looking for service hours would find this a great fit too. We could really use some help handling the grill, too. It doesn’t take a full-time commitment; if you can help for even an hour or two, please contact Becky at furacres@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you all on the 21st!
Our Annual Community Picnic is July 21st
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Perhaps the biggest event in the Griffin Neighborhood Association's yearly calendar is the Community Picnic. On Saturday, July 21st we will again take over the lawn in front of the Tin Cup Golf Driving Range and overflow into Prosperity Grange with food and fun for the whole family. Come join your n...
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There was a break-in of the Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool, earlier this week. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up, to help offset the cost of replacing some of the toys that were stolen.
Can you make a contribution? Any amount will help the SICP reach their goal of raising $1500.
Please consider sharing this, so that others may know about the campaign. Thanks!
Our Annual Community Picnic is July 21st
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Perhaps the biggest event in the Griffin Neighborhood Association’s yearly calendar is the Community Picnic. On Saturday, July 21st we will again take over the lawn in front of the Tin Cup Golf Driving Range and overflow into Prosperity Grange with food and fun for the whole family. Come join your neighbors!
This year we’ll have live musical guests Humor & Heart. Local resident, Ellen Rice, will also perform with her mountain dulcimer.
Our popular bouncy house will be back, along with other kid’s activities: face painting, bag games, bubble stations, hula hoops and more. Try your skill on the golf driving range, with pro tips and prizes provided by the Salish Cliffs Golf Club.
Hamburgers, hot dogs, and beverages will be provided and, thanks to generous donations from Taylor Shellfish Farms, seafood dishes featuring the recipes of local favorite Xinh Dwelley will also be served.
A number of local organizations and businesses will provide information about their work and some great items for sale. Here are some of the local businesses and organizations who are expected to attend:
Bay Mercantile
Companion Cove
DiversiTree Arbor Care
Dogwoods Canine Play and Stay
Feline Friends
Griffin School Foundation
Lighthouse Alpaca Ranch
Melody Byrd Aprons
Nicholson Insurance
OCCU (Our Community Credit Union)
Rainbow Girls
St. Christopher’s Community Church
Stacy Lynn Wellness
Steamboat Animal Hospital
Steamboat Island 4H
Steamboat Island Cooperative Preschool
Steamboat Island United Methodist Church
Thurston County Master Gardeners Foundation
Mark Iler and Jess McKeegan are two of three members of Humor & Heart.
Admission is free to all Griffin Neighborhood Association members. All other residents will be charged $5 per adult, or $10 per household. No charge for children. If you choose to become a member of the GNA on the day of the picnic, not only is your entrance free but you will be able to participate in a members-only choice of several raffle items donated by local businesses. We have a $25 gift certificate from Character’s Corner, website development services valued at $600 and two hours of home computer service (a $250 value) from Continental Computer Services of Olympia, and more. Your admission includes all activities and food!
Annual Community Picnic
Saturday, July 21
3 PM to 7 PM
Tin Cup Golf Driving Range and Prosperity Grange
Many thanks to our sponsors!
Blissful Wunders Confectionary Chocolats’
Character’s Corner
Continental Computer Services of Olympia
Island Johnny
Nicholson & Associates Insurance, LLC
Salish Cliffs Golf Club
Steamboat Island Church
Steamboat Trading Post
Taylor Shellfish Farms, featuring recipes from Xinh Dwelley
Thurston County Explorer Search & Rescue
Tin Cup Golf Driving Range
We need your help to put on an event this big! Some areas of need are children’s activities, food/beverage prep and serving, set-up and take-down, etc. High school kids looking for service hours would find this a great fit too. We could really use some help handling the grill, too. It doesn’t take a full-time commitment; if you can help for even an hour or two, please contact Becky at furacres@gmail.com.
We hope to see you Saturday!
Steamboat Conservation Partnership Reports to Its Members
The Steamboat Conservation Partnership has released its 2018 report to supporters on the completion of their ninth successful year of operation. Here is that report.
Donations:
During our 2017-2018 fiscal year (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018), we raised $14,818.86 for Capitol Land Trust (CLT), earmarked to finance part of their operational activities within the Steamboat Peninsula Region where most of us live and/or own property. This was slightly below our annual goal of $15,000 in collections.
Over the nine years of the existence of the SCP, we have raised $148,447.96 for CLT, which is $13,447.96 above our goal of $135,000 for that nine-year period. We should all be very proud of generating these funds to ensure that many of our natural areas will be available to our children, grandchildren and beyond.
The SCP is a five-year agreement between the Griffin Neighborhood Association and Capitol Land Trust during which we attempt to raise at least $15,000 per year to help finance the operational activities of CLT within the Steamboat Peninsula Region (the watersheds of Eld Inlet and Totten Inlet). After completion of the first five-year agreement in 2014, a second agreement was made. We have just completed the fourth year of this five-year agreement. The SCP is unique. We are told that no other agreement for raising earmarked funds exists between a neighborhood association and a land trust in the nation.
Activities:
Since the SCP was formed in 2009, with our help, CLT has been able to add several areas to its bank of conserved properties within the Steamboat Peninsula Region, including:
- The Adams Cove Preserve, 35 acres and a pocket estuary in Totten Inlet.
- The Lower Eld Estuary Preserve, 55 acres along southern Eld Inlet.
- The Schmidt Conservation Easement addition, 5.5 acres near Hunter Point, adding to 29 acres already conserved.
- In addition, our donations were used to establish a stewardship fund to protect the remaining 175 acres of the Wynne Tree Farm. The 530 acre Wynne farm has now been conserved. This jewel of a farm located in the Schneider Creek Valley with the headwaters of Schneider Creek.
- These conserved properties are in addition to many other properties in our area conserved in prior years, including the Triple Creek Farm, Randall Preserve and Allison Springs, and Willits Tree Farm.
Here are the Candidates on August’s Primary Ballot
The Primary Election is Tuesday, August 7. If you are not yet registered to vote, or if you have had a change of address and haven’t informed elections officials, there is still time. The last day for new registrations is July 30, but you must register in-person at the Thurston County Auditor’s Office in order to be eligible to vote in the Primary.
Voter’s Pamphlets will be mailed on July 11 and the ballots will be mailed a week later, on July 18. As usual, ballots must either be dropped in a ballot box before 8 PM on election day or they must be postmarked by that day. There’s a ballot box conveniently located in front of the Griffin Fire Department Headquarters. Have questions about voting? The County’s elections officials have an online FAQ here. Contact the Thurston County Auditor’s Office directly, if you have other questions.
Under our state’s primary system, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election regardless of party.
Here’s a rundown of the candidates you will see on your ballot. Where the candidate’s web site could be found, the candidate’s name is linked to the web site.
U.S. Senator
There are 30 candidates for this position (according to the Spokesman-Review, “The modern record for a U.S. Senate race in Washington is 33, set in 1983”). The entire list appears in the Voter’s Pamphlet.
Maria Cantwell is the Democratic incumbent. Her chief challenger is Susan Hutchison (Republican Party)
U.S. Representative – Congressional District No. 10
Denny Heck is the Democratic incumbent. His challengers are:
Nancy Dailey Slotnick (Indep. Centrist Party)
Tamborine Borrelli ( Ind. Progressive Party)
Joseph Brumbles (Republican Party)Read More
Griffin ‘Old School’ Reunion this July 21
If you attended school in the original Griffin School building – the one built in 1927 – there is a reunion at the new Griffin School cafeteria, this July 21st. This is a social gathering and will include a tour of the “new” facility. “We did this once before in 1999 and it was a great success!” writes organizer Mike Dermond. “We will again supply name tags and be taking pictures and updating contact information.”
“If your parents are available, bring them too as they supported us during this period and were part of the excellent education we received which continues to this day.”
Old Griffin School Reunion
July 21
12 noon
Griffin School cafeteria
PLEASE PASS THE WORD TO OTHER ALUMS!
Hope to see you there!
For more information, contact Mike Dermond at (206) 962-9337, dermond@uw.edu
For the rest of you, interested in learning a little more about the history of the Griffin School – the 1927 building was demolished after the new building was opened, in 1969 – click here to read an article published on the GriffinNeighbors blog.