The Hoodland Women’s Club’s (HWC) annual Crab Feed will move a little bit
down the road, this year held at the Mt. Hood Lion’s Club, but the delicious
Dungeness will remain the same.

And even though the crab season got a late start this year, organizer Brigette
Romeo anticipates a good haul of the crustaceans for the event (the 10th
annual), adding that they have never run out of crab for the participants.
“We’ve done okay there,” she said.

The event, which is capped at approximately 125 people, offers a no-host bar,
raffle baskets and dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2. Tickets are
$25 per person and can be bought at the Welches branch of the Clackamas

County Bank, Welches Mountain Building Supply and the Welches Liquor
Store.

Busy Bee Catering caters the event (including making clam chowder, garlic
bread, desserts and more), which serves as a way for the HWC to thank the
community.

“It’s not a money maker for us,” Romeo said, adding that the guest list
typically includes the County Commissioners. “(It’s a) way to get community
together.”

The Mt. Hood Lions Club is located at the intersection of Hwy. 26 and
Woodsey Way in Welches.

For more information, call 503-622-4618.
By Garth Guibord/MT

Crab Facts
From the South Coast Oregon Directory
Dungeness crab was reportedly named after a small fishing village on the
Strait of Juan de Fuca in Washington state.
They have been harvested commercially along the Pacific Coast since the late
1880s.

Abundance of these highly prized crustaceans fluctuates.
Total coastwide production ranges from 35-55 million lbs. annually.