By Gloria Towne and Sage Hamilton
Olympia and Past Annual assembly and PopArt occasion on June 1, and handed out this yr’s Thurston County Tourism Awards on the Fingers On Kids’s Museum.
The lineup of distributors on the occasion included Olympita, the Oyster Boys (Perkins Household Farm), Budd Bay Café which additionally had a bar upstairs and down. Easy and Scrumptious Donuts, which was an enormous hit for treats. And Jerk An Tings introduced tasty hen that ran out instantly.
There was a photograph sales space, treasure looking, and Winged Aerial Acrobats that did acrobatic acts that amazed everybody mingled with music from D.J Robert and whereas a mural was being painted.
2022 Thurston County Tourism Award Winners
Awards got out for 2022 Thurston County Tourism Award Winners and nominees had been additionally honored. Annette Pitts, Expertise Olympia & Past CEO introduced.
There have been three important classes, beginning with Boldness in Tourism, which was introduced by the Mayor of Bucoda, and awarded to Christen Greene of Workforce-Tomorrow and South Sound Block Get together.
The second class was the Excellence in Hospitality Award, which was introduced by Justin Bourdon of the Wild Coronary heart Sipping Vinegars and Sandstone Distillery. He awarded this to Sofie Landis of Sofie’s Scoops Gelato.
The final Class was the Patrick Knutson Tourism Legend Award, which was introduced by Don Trosper of the Olympia-Tumwater Basis, who awarded this to Carol Riley of the Olympia Harbor Days.
2023 Nominees
BOLDNESS IN TOURISM AWARD NOMINEES:
Alicia Elliott, West Central Park Neighborhood Heart
Wayne Fournier, Metropolis of Tenino Mayor
Christen Greene, Workforce Tomorrow
Mitch Lewis, Summit Farms
Ryan Perkins, Oly City Artesians Soccer Membership / Olympia Ballroom
Janine Phillips, Hampton Inn & Suites
Donna Taylor Mayo, Of Water, Wind and Woods
EXCELLENCE IN HOSPITALITY AWARD NOMINEES:
Jamie Brayshaw, Octapas Cafe
Emily Dunn, The Marie Mattress & Breakfast
Wayne Fournier, Metropolis of Tenino Mayor
Christen Greene, Workforce Tomorrow
Sofie Landis, Sofie’s Scoops
Jay Potter, Fingers On Kids’s Museum
Mark Sand, Ashley Creek Farm
Matt Trotter, Effectively 80
PATRICK KNUTSON TOURISM LEGEND AWARD NOMINEES:
Patty Belmonte, Fingers On Kids’s Museum
Christen Greene, Workforce Tomorrow
Andy Moreno, CapCity Presents
Carol Riley, Olympia Harbor Days Competition
George Sharp, Thurston EDC
Christian Skillings, Cynara and Iron Rabbit
