The Courier
News Camas County Fair
Country Pride, County Wide
Next Tuesday, August 1st, is the deadline to have your Pole & Window displays ready for judging. Local businesses are encouraged to decorate their windows or put up a display to reflect this year’s Fair Theme: Country Pride, County Wide. If you have driven through downtown Fairfield recently, you may wonder how that might work given the construction. While the powerpoles are gone, there is (or will be) plenty of brand new sidewalk to set up displays and to park your chairs for the parade which will take place on Saturday, August 5th. If you have locally grown produce, crafts, painting, photography, etc. bring it in to the American Legion Hall on Wednesday, August 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s okay to show off... a little. August 3rd (Thursday) is Family Night & Bingo in the City Park preceded by the Bike Parade at 5:45 p.m. Kids are invited to the school playground at 5:15 to decorate their bikes for the ride. The 4H Dog Show will be held on Friday, August 4th, at 9 a.m. That evening is the Community Potluck Picnic at 6 p.m. Bring a main dish, salad, or dessert, as well as your own plates and utensils. Lawn chairs and/or blankets are good too. The Camas County 4H Livestock events will take place on Saturday, August 5th, beginning at 8 a.m.
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
July 26, 2017
Volume 41 ~ Number 30
Lincoln County Fair & Rodeo
From Pioneer Days To Modern Ways
The Lincoln County Fair will continue this week with the goat, sheep and dairy showing today. The swine show will begin tomorrow morning (Thursday) at 8 a.m. The beef show will be this Friday at 9 a.m. followed by the large animal Round Robin at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 29th, the Market Animal Sale will give area farmers, businesses, friends and family an opportunity to support the hard work our 4H/FAA youth have done in raising their livestock. Sale begins at 11 a.m. The Ranch Rodeo starts tonight (July 26th) at 7 p.m. Ranch Rodeo is all about team work, and it’s a great way for our local cowboys and cowgirls to show us how they get things done! IMPRA Rodeo will begin tomorrow night (July 27th) at 8 p.m. with a second show on Friday. The Lincoln County Fair will close out the week of fun with the United Truck & Tractor Pull on Saturday, July 29, at 5 p.m.
After The Flood: Recovering from the Damage
NRCS News Release Severe winter storms and melting snowfall this year created substantial widespread flooding across Idaho, which has caused significant damage to private property as well as public infrastructure. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is working to help agricultural producers rehabilitate private land affected by severe flooding across the state with special funding. In addition, NRCS Idaho is coordinating with other state and federal agencies in order to match landowners’ needs with appropriate programs. Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds can be used to help address damage to agricultural infrastructure as well as streambank
erosion and landslide treatment/land reclamation. To apply, visit your local USDA Service Center to apply or goto www.nrcs.usda.gov/getstarted. For more information visit your local USDA Service Center or www.nrcs.usda.gov/farmbill Applicable practices include: • Clearing and Snagging • Irrigation Canal or Lateral • Irrigation Field Ditch • Lined Waterway or Outlet • Underground Outlet • Open Channel • Channel Bed Stabilization • Structures for Water Control • Dam/Diversion/Dike
• Sediment Basin • Water and Sediment Control Basin • Ponds • Critical Area Planting • Riparian Herbaceous Cover • Riparian Forest Buffer • Stream Habitat Improvement and Management • Streambank and Shoreline Protection • Aquatic Organism Passage • Stream Crossing • Forest Trails and Landings • Grade Stabilization Structure • Access Road • Obstruction Removal • Fence