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Response 2.1: 1. Away fromtheir place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accon-nodations; <br />Projection * The Spirit of the West offers a weekend pass which allows festival goers to attend <br />all concerts and the dance at an early bird special rate. Being on President's <br />weekend, we hope to entice not just festival -goers but also families that would like <br />to come our and experience Cowboy Traditions and live music. Out of the area <br />visitors will be more justified and likely to spend on to four nights at a local <br />hotel/motel and therefore purchase more fuel, meals and merchandise in Kittitas <br />County and the surround area along with enjoying other opportunities provided in <br />the area. <br />By also providing free performances around town we can also keep visitors <br />downtown Ellensburg and contribute to local spending. This feature provides local <br />businesses the opportunity to become a venue and contribute to the festivals <br />success. Visitors can experience a unique festival experience and continue to <br />return year after year. <br />2500 character lirrit <br />Response 2.1; Hotel information that we received by calling the local hotels we had a total 18 <br />Evidence* confirmed room night stays. The festival also provided 36 room nights paid. (we <br />don't get donation of all rooms so we pay for the accommodations) The Kittitas <br />Valley Event cent er confirmed 15 overnight camping stays. So total confirmed <br />accommodations is 69 room nights. From the Zip code information we obtained <br />from our ticket sales we estimate that about 27.5% of the attendees were from <br />Kittitas County, 72.5% were form out of county with 57% of that total attending from <br />more than 50 miles away. <br />2500 character linit <br />Response 2.2: 2.To a place fifty rriles or rrore away fromtheir place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; <br />Projection * President's day provides the opportunity for the annual Spirit of the West event to <br />be hosted on a three day weekend, in downtown Ellensburg. The event will take <br />place during the off-season time of the year and with no other even of this kind, <br />during this time of the year, in the area. Spirit of the West will have numerous <br />events designed with the goal of increasing attendance and tourism to Kittitas <br />County such as various free concerts, family friendly events, and ticketed concerts <br />with well-known headline entertainment. On Friday and Saturday, in the old <br />downtown Ellensburg business district, free entertainment will be offered for 4 <br />hours. Visitors can enjoy the entertainment at an inexpensive price in exchange for <br />a night or two in Kittitas County. <br />2500 character lirrit <br />Response 2.2: Through concert ticket sales we can confirm that there were at least 581 attendees <br />Evidence * at the Spirit of the West in 2018 over the 3 days. That number does not include all <br />those attendees (participants and spectators) who did not purchase a concert <br />ticket but rather only attended the many free events that took place over the 3 day <br />festival. We estimate at least another 1500 people attended the festival's cowboy <br />concert, free downtown concerts over two days, cowboy children's events, gear/art <br />show, open mic event, educational workshops and ranch roping competition. Ticket <br />sales also does not include all the entertainers and their families, contestants and <br />their families, and many volunteers who spent several days in the area. <br />2500 character lirrit <br />