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Go For the Gold in Fairfield
The Camas County Fair will kick into highgear this Thursday, August 1st, with the Small Animal Show at Sten Frostenson Barn in the city park. Show begins at 8:00 a.m. and will include rabbits, poultry, dogs and a small animal round robin. Thursday evening at 5:15 p.m., kids will gather at the school to decorate their bikes for a Bike Parade from the school to the city park where they will enjoy the carnival. Thursday night at the carnival is free thanks to the support of the Apex Foundation. Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. the 4-H Archery Shoot will be held at the Legion Baseball field north of the Iron Mountain Inn. Open class and 4-H displays will open to the public from 10 to 4 at the American Legion Hall behind the Post Office. And... from 11 to 4, get your car cleaned by the Camas Cheerleaders. Friday evening is Family Fun Night at the carnival with vendors, shopping, and live music with Heath Clark. You are also invited to join the Camas County Olympics. On Saturday, August 3, the Camas Cheerleaders will serve breakfast in the park with the 4-H Livestock Show beginning at 8:00 a.m. At 1:00 p.m. the Fair Parade will roll down Soldier Road with Grand Marshals, Tony & Mickey Dalin. Tony Dalin and Mickey McCammon were high school sweethearts at Camas County High School and were married 14 years after Tony graduated. Tony worked at the City of Fairfield for 17 years then move over to Camas County Road & Bridge in 2003. Mickey spent many years driving to the Wood River Valley for various jobs, but she is best known for her time as the Fairfield City Clerk. They are both happily retired now, which gives them more time to spend with their grandchildren. They are both proud and honored to call Camas County their home. Saturday events will continue with the Market Animal Sale at 2:00 p.m. and the Junior Bull Riders Tour at the C Me Later Arena. This event will include Mutton Busting and barrel racing. At 9:00 p.m. the Heath Owens Band will provide live music for the Street Dance on Soldier Road. On Sunday morning, have breakfast at the American Legion Hall from 8 to 11, then head over to the city park for Church in the Park at 10:30 a.m. The Camas County Fair will wrap up with Music in the Park with live music by Curtis Laib from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m.
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
July 31, 2024
Vol 48 Num 31
Broadband Project Begins in Fairfield
Folks in the town of Fairfield could have access to high speed internet before the end of the year with ground breaking beginning in the next week or so. The infrastructure in Fairfield will be owned by Camas County and the network will be managed by ETS. In preparation, every home in Fairfield is receiving information about Open Access Idaho, a platform designed to serve as a resource for both customers and providers. Internet providers can sign up to access the network, and customers can choose between any provider on the list. The goal of the broadband construction project is to bring fiber optic cable to every home in Fairfield. The free installation of the fiber optic line does not obligate homeowners to connect any internet service, however, once the project is finished there will a cost for installation. The time to connect is now. The construction company, B. Jackson, will visit each home before the installation to determine the best location for the fiber optic connection. If you are suspicious of advertisements promising high-speed internet that doesn't exist, this one is the real thing. To sign up, go to Open Access Idaho and click on Camas County Fiber Network. This will take you to a "Right of Entry Agreement" and you can begin the process of enjoying a high-speed connection to the world. If you live outside the town of Fairfield... don't worry, highspeed internet will be coming to you soon!
“Open Primary Initiative” Faces Challenge at Supreme Court
Press Release - Idaho Attorney General's Office Attorney General Raúl Labrador has filed a petition with the Idaho Supreme Court to challenge a ballot initiative that has been deceptively and inaccurately promoted as the “Open Primary Initiative.” The petition for a writ of prohibition or writ of mandate addresses two flaws with the initiative. First, despite a crystal-clear prior ruling from the Idaho Supreme Court that the initiative does not propose an “open primary,” Idahoans for Open Primaries... cont. on page 9...