NORTH MASON BRIEFS

Hood Canal Summerfest Saturday at Belfair State Park

The North Mason Rotary Club hosts Hood Canal Summerfest from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Belfair State Park.

The event includes a car show, firefighters’ breakfast, live music, food and art vendors, and a beer and wine garden.

Pride and Diversity event Sunday in Belfair

The Mason County Democratic Party presents the Belfair Pride and Diversity Celebration with a walking and driving parade through Belfair from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Participants are invited to gather at 11:30 a.m. at two locations. The drivers will meet at the Belfair Post Office and drive to the Pacific Northwest Salmon Center barn. The walkers will gather at Key Bank to march to the barn.

Attendees can vote on the best decorated vehicle, the best drag outfit, and the best drag performance, with prizes awarded. Donations will be accepted for the North Mason Food Bank.

Resource and job fair at Belfair church

The Mason County Resource and Job Fair is hosted from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 25 at The Bridge Church, 23001 state Route 3 in Belfair.

Attendees can find out which local businesses are hiring, and what resources are available. Participants will include Olympic College, WorkSource, Sound Learning, the Coastal Community Action Program, Crossroads Housing, Mason Transit Authority and KMAS. For more information, call the state Department of Social and Health Services at 360-432-2001.

Overdose awareness events

The seventh annual Mason County Overdose Awareness Walk and Resource Fair is hosted Aug. 31 at the Timberland Regional Library in Belfair.

The event honors the memory of lives lost to overdoses and provide hope to those still struggling.

At the Belfair event at 23081 NE state Route 3, the Resource Fair begins at 3 p.m., the gathering for the walk begins at 5:45 p.m., and the walk begins at 6:05 p.m.