Great Peninsula Future Festival 2009

Great Peninsula Future Festival
August 1-2, 2009, Port Gamble WA
www.GreatPeninsulaFutureFestival.org

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Gene Bullock, 360-394-5635; email genebullock@comcast.net

Sustainability Festival PromotesGreen Lifestyle with Family Fun
Volunteer-organized community service event
The Great Peninsula Future Festival, August 1-2, 2009, in historic Port Gamble, was conceived as a fun way to involve the whole community in thinking about sustainability and how our lifestyle choices affect the future health of our communities, our economy and our environment.

The festival grew out of a 2007 conference on sustainability, involving some 60 Kitsap community leaders. Sponsored by West Sound Conservation Council and led by Rep. Larry Seaquist (Gig Harbor), the brainstorming workshop involved area mayors, legislators, county commissioners and leaders from many Kitsap community organizations.

“Interest was so high, I decided we needed a way to keep the conversation going and involve the rest of the community,” said Kitsap County Commissioner Steve Bauer. “I invited other Kitsap community leaders to join me in organizing an annual festival with sustainability as its theme. The response was amazing. Dozens of community leaders volunteered.”
“Our goal is to bring citizens together with community leaders, public officials, environmental educators and green entrepreneurs in a festival atmosphere,” explained Bauer. “Our vision was to get people to come for the fun and leave realizing we all need to do our part to create a sustainable future.”

Last year’s Great Peninsula Future Festival drew some 5,000 attendees and hosted 110 green exhibits. It featured such speakers as Congressman Jay Inslee, State Senator Phil Rockefeller, State Representative Larry Seaquist, Kathy Fletcher of People for Puget Sound and authorities on a variety of related topics, including alternative energy, sustainable gardening, buy local campaigns and sustainable business practices.

The biggest attraction, however, was the headline entertainment. This year’s festival will once again feature the popular New Old Time Chautauqua, a vaudeville troupe offering live music, magic shows, topical humor, acrobatics, jugglers and colorful parades. The two-day festival will also feature other live bands and entertainers.

The festival will host scores of green exhibits, hand-made crafts by local artists, delicious food, informative speakers and practical workshops on such topics as alternative energy, beekeeping, weaving, sustainable gardening,” buy local” opportunities and heritage trees. There will also be a trash art contest and science fair open to all ages. The festival will offer lots of fun stuff for kids, including FIN, a walk-in mobile salmon.

Major sponsors for the nonprofit event are
Wet Apple Media, publishers of West Sound Home & Garden Magazine and the Kitsap Business Journal.
The Kitsap Sun
Kitsap County Commissioner Steve Bauer
Port Madison Enterprises/Suquamish Clearwater Casino
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
Puget Sound Energy
Other Area Sponsors, Event Sponsors and Friends of the Festival are Kitsap Bank, Port Gamble (Olympic Property Group), Port of Bremerton/Kitsap SEED, Embarq, Kitsap Commissioner Josh Brown, Kitsap County Parks & Recreation, West Sound Utility District, Stillwaters Environmental Education Center, Kitsap Audubon Society, WSU-Kitsap Extension, Pollen Collection & Sales, Poulsbo-North Kitsap Rotary Club and the Kitsap Peninsula Visitor & Convention Bureau.

Festival hours are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 1st; 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 2nd. Admission is $7.00 for adults. Children 12 and under are free. Military and Youth 13 to 18 - $5.00. Parking is free.

If you would like to participate as a sponsor, exhibitor, vendor or volunteer visit the Great Peninsula Future Festival website http://www.greatpeninsulafuturefestival.org/, call 425-788-7496 or write to GPFF, PO Box 935, Poulsbo WA 98370.
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Fruitcake Contest

WANTED!
HOMEMADE FRUITCAKE
LAST SEEN ON YOUR GRANDMOTHER’S CHRISTMAS BUFFET TABLE.

BRING YOURS TO THE PORT GAMBLE ANNUAL
FRUITCAKE CONTEST! ALL ENTRIES MUST BE
RECEIVED AT THE PORT GAMBLE CONFERENCE
ROOM, WITH A COPY OF THE RECIPE, ON SATURDAY,
12/13, BY 1:00PM.
CASH REWARD
FOR MORE INFORMATION: WWW.PORTGAMBLE.COM or 360.297.8074

The Fabulous 'Roasted Chestnuts' Caroling Contest

Saturday, December 13, 2008
Downtown Port Gamble
Proceeds benefit ‘Toys for Tots’

Team Leader Registration Packet
Thank you for your interest in participating in
‘Roasted Chestnuts Caroling Contest 2008’. The contents of this package are
designed to get you and your team signed up. After we receive your
registration, more detail will follow.
If you have any questions about participating in Caroling Contest, please
contact Sharon Greany at roastedchestnuts@ymail.com
‘Roasted Chestnuts’ Q & A
THE FABULOUS ROASTED CHESTNUTS CAROLING CONTEST
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Downtown Port Gamble
Time – 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Awards – Announce on Sunday, December 14, 2008

WHAT IS THE FABULOUS ROASTED CHESTNUTS CAROLING CONTEST?
All traditions must start with the first year. Our goal is to make this an annual event with
rotating fund-raising groups. This year we are focusing on US Marine Corps Toys for Tots
Foundation They have supported Port Gamble Country Christmas for years and we would
like to improve there donations by having this contest. Plus the teams that wins have
bragging right for a whole year as the best carolers in the county.

HOW DO I PARTICTE?
Recruit your friends to carol as a team, assign a team captain, fill out the registration form
and mail in the form and registration fee to: Olympic Property Group, 19245 10th Ave
NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370 Attn: Roasted Chestnuts. Registration fee before November
15th is $5, after this date the fee is $10. Make check payable to Olympic Property
Group. Once you registration fee is received and information packet will be mailed to
you with more details.

HOW CAN I HELP THE FUND-RAISER?
Simply ask your friend, family, co-workers and community to donate to you caroling
team. This year the fund-raiser is US Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation. Collect
new toys and bring them to the sing area before you designated time to perform.

HOW DOES THE CAROLING CONTEST WORK?
1. Sign up and pay your registration fee.
2. Ask friend, family, business and co works to participate and donate.
3. Practice your carols. All teams are asked to sing a cappella.
4. On December 13th, bring your donations to the registration table in Port Gamble
before you designated time slot and sing your heart out. Times slot will be signed
after registration.
5. Awards will be given out on Sunday, December 14th, at the Port Gamble General
Store. Time of awards announcement and singing assignments will be in your
information packet.
‘Roasted Chestnuts’ AWARDS

WHAT ARE THE AWARDS?
There are four ways to win awards.
1. Most Donated – This award is given to the team who brings the most
donations to the fund raiser.
2. People’s Choice Award – Ballots are given to spectators to vote for
there favorite team.
3. Best Dressed – The weather out side is frightful. Dress warm and
dress colorful. Dress in a theme. Dress nice or dress naughty but
please be dressed. The most outrageous and creative will win. This
price will be awarded by caroling judges.
4. Best All Around Choir – Pride yourself in your vocal talents. This is
the category for you. This price will be awarded by caroling judges.
*****Note: Contest will be held outside in Port Gamble proper. Please
dress weather appropriate. There will be no electricity or heat.
Name of Group
Name of Group Leader
(contact person)
E Mail: Phone:
Address:
City State Zip
Circle one: Company Group Church School Other
Circle one: Professional Organized group Only for contest
Circle one: Large group (Over 7 members) Small Group (under 6 members) Single (1)
Group Members (If large group, only the Leader need fill out informtion about)
Please print clearly
Member 1: Name
E-mail:
Member 2: Name
E-mail:
Member 3: Name
E-mail:
Member 4: Name
E-mail:
Member 5: Name
E-mail:
Member 6: Name
E-mail:
Send form and payment to: (make checks payable to 'Olympic Property Group' )
Olympic Property Group
19245 10th Ave. NE
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Attn: Roasted Chestnut
Return by mail with registration payment ($5 before Nov 15th, $10 after Nov 15th)
The Roasted Chestnut Caroling Contest
Registration Form
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Downtown Port Gamble, WA

Port Gamble Sustainability Festival Involves Whole Community

Great Peninsula Future Festival
August 2-3, 2008, Port Gamble WA
Building a sustainable future—together.

NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gene Bullock, 360-394-5635; bullockg@earthlink.net

Port Gamble Sustainability Festival Involves Whole Community
Dozens of community organizations are involved in organizing a sustainability festival in historic Port Gamble, August 2-3. The outdoor festival will mix headline entertainment, live music, local food, hand-made crafts and a farmers market with exhibits, speakers and workshops focused on the theme of sustainability.
“We want to bring community leaders, environmentalists, educators, green business leaders and citizens together in a festival atmosphere to talk about sustainability,” said Kitsap County Commissioner Steve Bauer, who is spearheading the event planning. “We decided that learning how to live a greener lifestyle should be fun.”
“We want families to come for the fun and take away ideas they can use in their own neighborhoods and communities,” explained Bauer. “We’ll have lots of activities for kids, including clowns, magic, puppet shows, story tellers, jugglers, mask making, a walk-in mobile salmon and a trash art contest.”
The festival will feature dozens of entertainers on three stages, including such headline entertainers as the Flying Karamazov Brothers, jazz singing legend Alice Stuart, an internationally known clown, a magic show and many others.
How It All Started
The Great Peninsula Future Festival was inspired by a Kitsap community workshop last October led by Larry Seaquist (State Representative for the 26th District). Some 60 Kitsap community leaders gathered to brainstorm on strategies for achieving a sustainable Kitsap. The group included two mayors (Kim Abel, Darlene Kordonowy) two state legislators (Derek Kilmer, Larry Seaquist) and two Kitsap County commissioners (Steve Bauer, Josh Brown). The workshop was sponsored by West Sound Conservation Council, WSU-Kitsap Extension and Sustainable Bremerton.
Bauer was so impressed with the level of enthusiasm and interest in sustainability he wanted to find a way to build on the interest and involve the entire community. He talked about it with his sister, Sandra Bauer, who was one of the original organizers of the popular Oregon Country Fair.
By the end of the conversation, they had come up with the idea of organizing an annual sustainability festival. Dozens of Kitsap community leaders answered Steve’s invitation to form a festival planning council. Jon Rose of Olympic Property Group generously offered Port Gamble as the host site on a prime summer weekend, August 2-3.
The festival has since earned broad support among Kitsap business and community service organizations, as well as volunteer groups all across Kitsap County. Major sponsors include Kitsap County Commissioners Steve Bauer and Josh Brown; the Kitsap News Group family of newspapers, WSU-Kitsap Extension, Home Builders Association of Kitsap County, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Port Gamble (Olympic Property Group), Wet Apple Media (Kitsap Business Journal). Other sponsors include Puget Sound Energy, Port Madison Enterprises (Suquamish Tribal business unit), Town and Country Market, West Sound Utilities, Port of Bremerton Kitsap SEED, Kitsap County Solid Waste Division and Monty Mahan, candidate for SK County Commissioner.

Festival organizers include volunteers from Stillwaters Environmental Education Center, Kitsap Audubon Society, WSU-Kitsap Extension, Kitsap Community and Agricultural Alliance, Sustainable Bremerton, SCALLOPS (Sustainable Communities All Over Puget Sound), Washington State Farmers Market Association, Kitsap Conservation Voters, Poulsbo Farmers Market, Kitsap Citizens For Responsible Planning and New Old Time Chautauqua.

To learn how you can become involved, visit www.GreatPeninsulaFutureFestival.org.

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Port Gamble Sustainability Festival Involves Whole Community

Dozens of community organizations are involved in organizing a sustainability festival in historic Port Gamble, August 2-3. The festival will mix headline entertainment, live music, local food, hand-made crafts and a farmers market with exhibits, speakers and workshops focused on the theme of sustainability.
“We want to bring community leaders, environmentalists, educators, green business leaders and citizens together in a festival atmosphere to talk about sustainability,” said Kitsap County Commissioner Steve Bauer, who is spearheading the event planning. “We decided that learning how to live a greener lifestyle should be fun.”
“We want families to come for the fun and take away ideas they can use in their own neighborhoods and communities,” explained Bauer. “We’ll have lots of activities for kids, including clowns, magic, puppet shows, story tellers, jugglers, mask making, a walk-in mobile salmon and a trash art contest.”
The festival will feature dozens of entertainers on three stages, including such headline entertainers as the Flying Karamazov Brothers, jazz singing legend Alice Stuart, an internationally known clown, a magic show and many others.
How It All Started
The Great Peninsula Future Festival was inspired by a Kitsap community workshop last October led by Larry Seaquist (State Representative for the 26th District). Some 60 Kitsap community leaders gathered to brainstorm on strategies for achieving a sustainable Kitsap. The group included two mayors (Kim Abel, Darlene Kordonowy) two state legislators (Derek Kilmer, Larry Seaquist) and two Kitsap County commissioners (Steve Bauer, Josh Brown). The workshop was sponsored by West Sound conservation Council, WSU-Kitsap Extension and Sustainable Bremerton.
Bauer was so impressed with the level of enthusiasm and interest in sustainability he wanted to find a way to build on the interest and involve the entire community. He talked about it with his sister, Sandra Bauer, who was one of the original organizers of the popular Oregon Country Fair.
By the end of the conversation, they had come up with the idea of organizing an annual sustainability festival. Dozens of Kitsap community leaders answered Steve’s invitation to form a festival planning council. Jon Rose of Olympic Property Group generously offered Port Gamble as the host site on a prime summer weekend, August 2-3.
The festival has since earned broad support among Kitsap business and community service organizations, as well as volunteer groups all across Kitsap County. Major sponsors include Kitsap County Commissioners Steve Bauer and Josh Brown; the Kitsap News Group family of newspapers, WSU-Kitsap Extension, Home Builders Association of Kitsap County, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, Port Gamble (Olympic Property Group), Wet Apple Media (Kitsap Business Journal). Other sponsors include Puget Sound Energy, Port Madison Enterprises (Suquamish Tribal business unit), Town and Country Market, West Sound Utilities, Port of Bremerton Kitsap SEED, Kitsap County Solid Waste Division and Monty Mahan, candidate for SK County Commissioner.

Festival organizers include volunteers from Stillwaters Environmental Education Center, Kitsap Audubon Society, WSU-Kitsap Extension, Kitsap Community and Agricultural Alliance, Sustainable Bremerton, SCALLOPS (Sustainable Communities All Over Puget Sound), Washington State Farmers Market Association, Kitsap Conservation Voters, Poulsbo Farmers Market, Kitsap Citizens For Responsible Planning and New Old Time Chautauqua.

To learn how you can become involved, visit www.GreatPeninsulaFutureFestival.org.

Events at the Tea Room at Port Gamble

1st Annual "DADDY - DAUGHTER PROMISE TEA"
Sunday, June 15th – 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
No matter how old your Daughter is or how old your Daddy is, we have a special date for the two of you to spend together.
We will present each Father and Daughter with a Scrolled Promise (age appropriate) that will further cement your promises to each other:
Daddy's to love and protect & Daughter’s to love and honor.
We will act as witnesses to the two of you signing the Scroll and seal it with a gold seal, presenting it to you to take home.
Traditional Chocolate High Teas will be served with a little something extra for the Daddy’s. Cost: $ 20.95 per person
Reservations Required

"2008 UPCOMING EVENTS"

July 2008:
**Champagne Brunch (Sunday mornings only, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm). Menus and more info will be sent out soon to you. Reservations Required.

July 25th through the 27th will also be the Arts and Crafts Festival held in Port Gamble. These would be wonderful days to have Breakfast, Brunch or High Tea with us. Please call to make reservations.

**Evening Dessert Teas with favorites from Local Wineries (Friday or Saturday evenings, TBD – 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm)



Saturday, July 19th – “LIFE IS SO SWEET” Pink Tea – A Tea designed to inspire, reward and encourage breast cancer patients and survivors, and those who love them.
More information to follow. Reservations Required.


August 2008:
Saturday, August 2ND – “LIV” Fund Raiser (North Kitsap Life is Valuable) – 10% of all sales made on this day at the Tea Room will be donated directly to “LIV,” a youth suicide prevention and awareness taskforce. Donations will go towards the purchase of books on Depression, Suicide, Pregnancy, Gay/Lesbian and Bisexual Issues, Losses, IE: death, divorce, moving and other topics that are of great concern to our Community. These books will be donated to two (2) School based Health Clinics (North Kitsap High School, Poulsbo and Spectrum Community School, Kingston).

LIV was formed in 2003 as a means to education the community about mental health issues including depression and suicide. They have done community education presentations with survivors of suicide as speakers (those who have lost a loved one to suicide); have sponsored parent forums, spoken at Service Clubs, Churches, and have supported development of crisis plans for schools in North Kitsap and Assist Trainings to implement student lead suicide prevention programs at the secondary level that are taught in the health classes. For additional information contact www.yspp.org. For immediate help call the suicide helpline: 1-800-273-TALK.


Friday August 29th, 8:00 am to 12:00 noon. Christopher Buck of “Next STTEP Life Coaching” will be visiting the North Kitsap area from Spokane, WA, doing a seminar on “Seeking to Bring Lasting Change in Life.” His Workshop Topics typical cover issues such as 1) Taking the Nest STTEP, 2) Confidence in a Challenging World and 3) You Have IT Inside YOU! More information will follow shortly on this Event through future emails, but for more specific details or to talk with Chris directly, you may contact him at: 509-714-1182 or email him at: nextstteplifecoaching@comcast.net. Lunch will be provided with Registration of this Seminar.


SEPTEMBER 2008:
Saturday, September 20th – TBD

OCTOBER 2008:
Friday, October 31st (Halloween Night, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm) – The floors will creak
in the Tea Room and candles will flicker during the 3rd Annual Halloween
“Victorian Horrors Tea” and Theatrical Reading Event. Edgar Allen Poe, HG Wells
and others will haunt you with tales of horror from the past. This is the perfect event for
a group activity or a date night. It is recommended that children not be brought to this event. Reservations Required.

NOVEMBER 2008:
November 15th – “Cinnamon and Spice” High Tea – Our Tea Room has become known for building new friendships, and at this special Tea Time, it will be no different. Our High Tea Menu will be altered to offer different Tea Sandwiches, Scones and other scrumptious baked goods, along with Teas that are more indicative of the Fall/Winter weather. Also, we ask that all guests bring along a recipe to share with the other guests; favorite Family Thanksgiving or Christmas recipes that you truly enjoy. Bring one copy of your recipe printed on a 4 x 5 card, and we will make copies for everyone to take home in booklet form. Reservations Required.

December 2008
These events coincide with Port Gambles Country Christmas!!)

Saturday, December 6th - Tea with Mrs. Claus (1:00 pm to 3:00 pm) – Mrs. Claus will join us for a 3rd year, sharing stories about Santa, answering questions, taking notes back to the North Pole from children and being her own wonderful self!! She might even serve you your High Tea!!! Reservations Required.

Saturday, December 13th - Tea Cup Exchange (1:00 pm to 2:30 pm) Bring a wrapped Tea Cup to exchange with other guests following a traditional High Tea.

Saturday, December 20th - “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” Tea Time (3:00 pm to 4:15 pm) – “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there…” Relive the magic of holidays gone by, enjoy holiday cookies, hot cider, hot chocolate’s, and listen to a guest Theatrical Reader recite Clement Moore’s famed poem, as well as other Christmas Time Treasures. This is a great activity for both young and old. Reservations Required.

We look forward to serving you, and having you become part of the Tea Room at Port Gamble family. More information will follow on each of these events as they get closer.

Have a lovely balance of day, and we will see you very soon.

Janis Kelley
Tea Room at Port Gamble, Owner
32279 Rainier Street
PO Box 333
Port Gamble, WA 98364
(360) 297-4225
www.tearoomatportgamble.com

Marcia Breece at the Hallway Art Gallery - Dauntless Bookstore

May 12, 2008

Throughout the month of May, the intriguing photographic art of Marcia Breece is on display at the Hallway Art Gallery in The Dauntless Bookstore in Port Gamble

During years of job enforced travel throughout the world, with destinations such as New York, London, Boston, LA, India, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Chili, Argentina and New Zealand, Marcia became enticed with photography. Living a much quieter existence at her self-created labyrinth of inspiration and meditation, she now finds the time to spend on her passion…that of creating art through the medium of photography.

All art is available for sale. This is a free exhibit open to the public.

The Dauntless Bookstore is located at 4790 NE State HWY 104, in the charming, historic town of Port Gamble, Washington. For further information, call 360-297-4043. http://www.dauntlessbooks.com

“Mothers Day High Tea” in Port Gamble

“Mothers Day High Tea”
Saturday, May 10th (day before)
Sunday, May 11th (Mothers Day)
Hours: Both days: 10:00am to 5:00pm

It is that time of year again, when we celebrate the women in our lives that have taught us so much, who have loved us with all that is in them and whom we cherish beyond measure.

Share your special day with us here at the Tea Room at Port Gamble.
We aim to help your Special Mother/Grandmother realize JUST HOW WONDERFUL SHE IS to you.
A special something extra will be given to all Mothers/Grandmothers who join us on this special day.

Now taking Reservations – We are already booking for this special event, but wanted to give our previous customers an opportunity to Reserve before we advertise in the Newspaper.

Call today – 360-297-4225
Don’t miss out on this early opportunity.
Talk with you soon.

Janis Kelley
Tea Room at Port Gamble, Owner
32279 Rainier Street
PO Box 333
Port Gamble, WA 98364
(360) 297-4225
www.tearoomatportgamble.com

Spring Events at Port Gamble Guest Houses

Port Gamble Guest Houses Open House
To celebrate our new management, we are inviting our past guests to an open house on Sunday, April 13, 2008 from noon to 5 pm. No need to reserve. Come by and meet the new innkeepers.

Spring Fling Special
With the arrival of Spring comes our Sping Fling Midweek special. Now through April 30th, two consecutive week nights (Mon - Thu) at special rates. Each reservation will include a gift basket upon arrival containing gifts and certificates from local businesses. Please visit our site for rates and availability.

What's New at the Guest Houses
Starting with the launch of our new website last Fall, we have set out to make the Guest Houses a prime destination without losing the charm and uniqueness guests have come to love. Based on feedback from some of our guests, we have created a spacious and private suite that includes a bedroom, bath and living room with TV. In addition we will soon be naming all of our rooms after historical people of Port Gamble. And finally we are in the process of establishing relationships with local businesses to offer activities and services in conjunction with your stay at the Guest Houses.

For more information on services, rates and availability please visit our website at http://www.portgambleguesthouse.com/ or call us at 360-297-5114.

March Murder & Mayhem in Port Gamble

The Kingston Kiwanis is putting on an event in March called "March Murder & Mayhem in Port Gamble", based on a play, "The Square Dance of Death", by Mark Robyn. This event will be held on March 29th, from 2pm-6pm, in Port Gamble. This event operates like a life-sized Clue game, with all of the characters and suspects hiding out in various businesses throughout town. Stop at each business to interrogate the actors and try to solve the mystery. After careful detecting....decide who did dastardly deed, then, at 5:00PM, go to the Theater located upstairs in the Post Office Building. Meet there to submit the name of the person you believe to have committed the crime, and then enjoy food and wine while watching the short play to discover the true identity of the murderer. Those who correctly discover the id entity of the murderer will have their name entered into a drawing to win $100.00 worth of Port Gamble Bucks!

Begin this event by going to the Conference Room, located beneath the General Store in Port Gamble Turn in your ticket and receive a program which contains a brief outline of the story, a list of characters and where they are located in town, and a little history of the town itself. Participants will also pick up their food and wine tickets at this time.

Tickets for this event are $20.00, and can be purchased in all Port Gamble businesses and participating Kingston businesses. All proceeds from this event will go to the Kingson Kiwanis which is part of a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world, one child and one community at a time.
The play itself is a totally fictionalized story, using some real names of real people and some very loosely related events of the time.
For further information, contact The Dauntless Bookstore, 4790 NE State HWY 104, Port Gamble, WA., 360-297-4043.