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NEWS Camas Lily Day
This weekend, Fairfield will celebrate the annual Camas Lily Day with a kids fishing derby, care show, cornhole tournament, music in the park, and lots of local vendors. The Kids Fishing Derby will be held at Kids Pond one mile east of Fairfield. Sign-up your young fisher boy/girls from 8 to 9 a.m. and start fishing at 9:00. Prizes for bigest/longest fish will be handed out at 12 noon for age brackets 0-5, 6-9, and 10-13. There will be hot dogs all participants. Please note: Children must be accompanied by an adult and a liability waiver will need to be signed. Sponsored by the Camas Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile, out at the Centennial Marsh (13 miles west of Fairfield), the Camas County PTO is holding their annual Fun Run/Walk on a new course around the marsh. Along with a 1 mile and 5K, they have added a 10K run. Check-in is at 9 a.m. and the running/walking begins at 10:00. Participants will receive T-shirts, swag and prizes!
Lily Update: It's not a great year for the iconic blue flowers but still worth a trip to the marsh.
Events at the Fairfield City Park will begin at 10 a.m. with two dozen vendors in the park and a yard sale at the Senior Center just across the road. The yard sale will run June 8th thru June 15th. The Car Show will run all day starting at 9 a.m. The Cornhole Tournament will begin at 2 p.m. Entry fee is $40 per team with 50/50 cash prize. This event is sponsored by the Camas County Pro Rodeo committee. To sign up, call Mandie at 208-731-8628. On Sunday morning (June 9th) the Camas Chamber will be serving breakfast from 8 to 10 at the Senior Center. Come enjoy some great food and check out the yard sale. Proceeds from the breakfast will support the chamber's fireworks fund.
Grizzly Sighted North of Salmon
Idaho Fish and Game officials have confirmed a grizzly bear sighting in the North Fork Salmon River area near the Montana border. The bear was photographed by a game camera on May 23, and the bear was clearly identified as a grizzly. It is not known if the bear is still in the area. Homeowners, recreationists and hunters are asked to be “Bear Aware” and remove any possible food attractants, such as garbage, animal feed, or other food items. Bear hunters in Units 21, 21A, 30 and adjacent units need to carefully identify their targets and should not assume any bear they see is a black bear. Most of Idaho’s grizzly bear populations are in the northern Panhandle area and the area in cont. on page 2... and around Yellowstone National Park in Eastern Idaho. But grizzlies...
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
June 5, 2024
Vol 48 Num 23
This Friday, Outlaw Day celebrations begin in Richfield with an ATV Rodeo. Bring your dirtbike, four-wheeler, or side-by-side and test your skills at barrel racing, wheelies and other events. Registration fee is $10 per person and helmets are required. Call Lee Correia at 358-208-8898 for more info. Tickets are $5 per person (5 and under are free). After the ATV Rodeo, head downtown for the Street Dance with live music by the Heath Owens Band (sponsored by the Richfield Riding Club). On Saturday morning, the Richfield Yough Athletics will be serving a Community Breakfast at the School Cafeteria from 7 to 9 a.m. Donations appreciated! After breakfast, find your favorite spot along Main Street to watch the Outlaw Day Parade which starts at 10 a.m. Once the parade is finished, it's time to shop at the vendors in the city park, or put together a team to join the Cornhole Tournament. Events at the Rodeo Arena will begin at 12 noon. Tickets are $5 per person or $20 for an immediate family (under 5 are free). The big kids will ride bulls & broncs, do barrel racing and team roping. Little kid events will include stick horse race, best dressed lil buckaroos, goat ribbon pull, and calf riding. After the rodeo events, put in your ear-plugs for the Mud Race. Registration is from 11 to 2 with a Drivers meeting at 2:30. Race catagories include: Pro-mud, Mud-mod, Pro stock, Super stock, Diesel, Pro Powderpuff, and Powderpuff. Saturday night, kick off the mud with more street dancing. Live music will be provided by The Shenanigans.