2017-007-High Country Log Show (2)

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APPLICATION QUESTIONS High County Log Show is requesting $6,500 from the 2017 Lodging Tax Fund. 1) The family friendly High Country Log Show (HCLS) was founded in 2011 as a tribute to the heritage of the logging industry in Kittitas County. Our mission is to preserve the history of logging in Kittitas County. The annual event is held at Runje Field, Roslyn on Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day Weekend. The HCLS has 26 entertaining events that showcase the skillset required by loggers past and present. The 2016 HCLS had 45 competitors from throughout the Northwest (Washington, Oregon and Idaho). Each year our attendance has grown and we estimate 3000 + spectators from throughout the Northwest over the 2 day event for 2017. It has become one of the premier log shows in Washington. Since 2015 we have awarded a scholarship to a local high school student in honor of the logging history of Kittitas County. We are requesting $6,500.00 from the 2017 Lodging Tax. We will use $4,500 in our marketing and advertising campaign in both Western and Eastern Washington to bring additional competitors and spectators to Kittitas County. We have partnered with the Kittitas County Chamber/Genesis Marketing for our advertising campaign through social media, radio & television, and print media. We will use $2,000.00 towards our operating budget for rental of additional bleachers and Sani-cans for our spectators. 2) Competitors and spectators of the HCLS stay overnight in lodging, purchase meals, gas and visit retail stores in both Upper and Lower Kittitas County during Labor Day Weekend, which is a high tourist/travel weekend. Many of our spectators also visit the Roslyn Farmer's Market, the Coal Miner's Festival, the Heritage Festival and Kittitas County Fair and Rodeo. Receipt of Lodging Tax Funding will allow us to increase our marketing and advertising campaign in both Western and Eastern Washington reaching additional tourists. With additional spectators additional funding will also allow an increase in our operating budget for rental of additional bleacher seating. Eighty percent of our competitors and sixty-five percent of our spectators travel from outside of Kittitas County. Deanrunyan.com shows that in an event, 30% of the tourists stay overnight (spending $214.00 daily), 35% of the tourists stay one day (spending $86.00 daily) and 35% of the spectators are local people (spending $45 daily). 2017 Lodging Tax Fund Application Page 1 of 3 Estimates for 2017 Show I Staying overnight in paid Competitors: 30 accommodations including Spectators: 400 camping and hotels 2017 Lodging Tax Fund Application Page 1 of 3