Port of Dewatto cancels community event

The Dewatto yard sale, barbecue and potluck scheduled for Saturday has been canceled because not enough people signed up to participate.

During their Aug. 10 meeting, Port of Dewatto commissioners acknowledged the lack of interest in the event, with “only a couple of people” wanting to take part, in spite of the efforts of Port of Dewatto neighbors Rich and Kathy Kroll to stage the gathering.

When Kathy Kroll asked port Manager Jeana Crosby what it would take to stage such an event, Crosby told Kroll the cost to rent the port building for the day would be $200, and Kroll would need to c...