6th PNW and HPR Mushroom Festival Another Success!

07-28-2013

Hawks Prairie Rotary's 6th Annual Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival Held July 26-28, 2013 was another great success.  Cosponsored by the City of Lacey and Ostrom's Mushroom Farms for the 6th year, the event attracted almost 10,000 visitors.  New this year was a 5k "Glow in the Dark" Run at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey, home of the Mushroom Festival, and a 2nd Food and Wine event happened Friday evening at the Washington Land Yacht Harbor's Harmony Hall.   Over 300 runners participated in the first Mushroom Festival 5K run and enjoyed dancing until midnight to music provided by a DJ on the RAC basketball courts.  This year nine (9) entrees were served in the 6th Shroom Feast and over 10,000 were purchased.  Shroom Feast participants included Ricardo's Oven fired Pizza, the Red Wind Casino, the Lucky Eagle Casino, and HP Rotaries entry was staffed by Jimbo Jitsu's BBQ.  First Place winner was the Red Winds "Portebello Slider".  There was a tie for 2nd Place including Ricardo's Ravioli and Jimbo Jitus's "Bacon Wrapped Mushroom Finger".  Chef's Choice Award by Chef Dan Thiessen went to the Bacon Wrapped Mushroom Fingers.  Over 30 vendors had retail booths and as usual, the Kids Zone sponsored by Hometown Properties was a bigf hit with all the kids, especially the alpacas.  All net proceeds go to support the various organizations HPR donates to each year.