07-31-2016
 
Hawks Prairie Rotary Club's 9th Annual Pacific Northwest Mushroom Festival wrapped up Sunday, July 31, 2016  with a perfect week-end, great crowds, and a lot of satisfied attendees, vendors, speakers and volunteers.  Held again at the Regional Athletic Center in Lacey,WA., featured favorite activities included the free Kid's Zone and a new Mushroom Hunt, the "Shroom Feast" with 8 new mushroom tastes, a 5k Glow In the Dark run on Friday night for both adults and kids, and a Wine and Beer Garden.  The Festival was co-sponsored by Ostrom's Mushroom Farm in Lacey, Stormans Thriftway and Bayview Catering, the City of Lacey and the Rotary Club of Hawks Prairie.  Proceeds go to several local area non-profits including Homeless Backpacks and the Little Red Schoolhouse as well as several high school scholarships.