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Willapa Harbor Festival gears up with summer fun RAYMOND, Wash. — The Wil- lapa Harbor Festival is a Ray- mond tradition and offers a full weekend of family-friendly events and activities Friday to Sunday, July 31 to Aug. 2. Enter the softball tourna- ment, running all weekend in the Eighth Street Park, or stroll through the shops downtown and see the sidewalk sales. Street vendors can be found along Third Street noon to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 pm. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The Raymond Timberland Library will host a book sale and scavenger hunt, Arc Pho- tography will display a photo VKRZWKH¿UHKDOOZLOOKRVWDQ open house and demos, and Raymond High School will host a quilt show all three days. Friday-only events The Raymond Timberland Library will host a children’s performance at 2 p.m. Friday. McDougall will perform at 5:30 p.m. on the Coors Light Main Stage in Third Street Park. The stage will also host a family concert and community dance from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. featuring Country Lips. The Elks Lodge will host a salmon dinner and karaoke at 6:30 p.m. If you want a later night, DJ Pete Bitty will spin tunes at the Pitchwood Ale- house starting at 10 p.m. Tons of fun Saturday Mudtown Fitness is hosting its second annual Mudtown Mud Run starting at 8 a.m. Saturday. This year’s course will be located at the Willapa Harbor Airport off Washington State Route 105 just outside of Raymond and will feature two separate courses for kids and adults. The kids’ course is “one big mile-long mud pie.” Obsta- cles will be scaled for young folks of ages 5 to 11. The adult course is a 5K trail run that will take you along the shores of the Willapa River. The obstacles will be assembled throughout the trail in a choose-your-own- adventure style. Registration is DYDLODEOH DW ZZZPXGWRZQ¿W- ness.com or in-person at Mud- town Fitness, 434 Third St. The cost is $55 for adults and $10 for kids. The Classic Car Show will be set up from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday on the grass at the South Fork Landing Park, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 101 and Washington State Route 6. The car show will rev its engines and go on a crosstown cruise at 2:30 p.m. The annual parade will walk through the streets at noon Sat- urday. It’s always a lot of fun. You can rent kayaks at the Downtown Riverfront Park kayak dock from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., enjoy carriage rides at the Northwest Carriage Museum form 1 to 4 p.m., and go on a free swim from 2 to 5 p.m. at Dr. O.R. Nevitt Pool. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., en- joy a bouncy house at Third Street Park, and a Kid’s Train from 1 to 7 p.m. The Coors Light Main Stage in Third Street Park will feature Pretty Gritty at 12:45 p.m. after the parade; Sam and Dam Densmore at 2:30 p.m.; Jessica Marie Porter at 4 p.m.; Rabbit Wilde from 5 to 7 p.m.; and Clint & The Eastwoods from 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. Project Lionheart will per- form starting at 9:30 p.m. at Pitchwood Alehouse. Multiple beer gardens will bloom during the festival. The Eagles will host a food and beer garden from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. At noon, the Elks Lodge will serve barbecue and beer. Enjoy an all-day beer garden offered by Pitchwood Ale- house at Third Street Park — note that from 5 to 8 p.m., the park will host a Home Brew Contest. The $25 admission includes samples from local home brewers and live music. Tickets are available at Pitch- wood Alehouse and Willapa Printing. Sunday The festival starts winding down Sunday. The Elks Lodge will host a champagne brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Street vendors, the sidewalk sale and the photo show will still go strong. The softball champion- ship will take place at 9 a.m. Third Street Park will host free events for kids, starting at noon with Eric Herman play- ing kids music and including a ¿VKSRQGIURPQRRQWRSP face painting from 1 to 3 p.m.; a hay scramble at 12:30 p.m.; cookie decorating at 1 p.m.; and a Kid’s Train and bouncy house from noon to 7 p.m. Music on the Coors Light Main Stage includes Jah Won’t Pay the Bills at 1:45 p.m.; Project Lionheart at 3 p.m.; and Black Vinyl Allstars from 5 to 7 p.m. July 30, 2015 | coastweekend.com | 21
