The Courier
News 2018 Camas County Fair
Traveling entertainment such as the circus, vaudeville, and magic lantern shows, have been around for hundreds of years. In 1893, the Chicago World’s Fair sparked something new - the traveling carnival. Between 1900 and 1940, traveling carnivals grew in number from about a dozen to over 300. Today, there are less than 200, with most of them owned by a handful of companies. This year the Camas County Fair Board (thanks to generous donations) has brought in new carnival rides that will appeal to all ages. This Thursday night, the carnival is free. Right after the Bike Parade at 5:45, head on over to the city park. After the rides shut down at 9 p.m., stick around for an extra special FAMILY MOVIE UNDER THE STARS! Movie starts Bring your ‘movie’ chairs and a little spare change to buy popcorn. Friday morning at 9 a.m. the 4-H Dog Show will take place at the city park, and at 10 a.m. the Legion Baseball field will host the 4-H Archery Contest. At 6 p.m. bring your appetite to the city park for the Community Potluck Picnic (bring a main dish, salad, or dessert... and your own utensils, lawn chairs, etc.). After the picnic, sit back and enjoy entertainment including the Cow Chip Toss! This Saturday, August 4th, the city park will be the temporary home for this year’s 4-H Livestock projects. Animal shows start at 8:00 and the Livestock Sale will be at 2:00 p.m. At 12:30, bring your organization, class reunion, businesses, and antique vehicles to the parade line-up at the football field (west side of Fairfield), and join this year’s Grand Marshals - Ron and Doloris Chapman (photo with their new great-grand child - Hunter) The Chapmans came to Fairfield in 1997 and took over Valley Service (east Garnet Street). Since then, they have become an indispensable part of the community, serving with the American Legion Post 19, the Museum board, and Ron was a County Commissioner for 14 years. On Saturday evening be downtown for the Main Street Bull Riding (6:00 p.m.) followed by the Street Dance starting at 9:00. Sunday at 10:30 is Church in the Park with Pastor Nick Tracy and special music. After church, enjoy western music with the Rocky Mountain Riders from Bliss.
News from the Heart of Idaho Camas • Lincoln • Gooding
August 1, 2018
Vol 42 ~ Num 31
Health Advisory For
Mormon Reservoir & Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir
The South Central Public Health District (SCPHD) and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) are issuing a public health advisory today for both Mormon Reservoir and Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir. The DEQ said results from water testing on July 23rd show levels of a micro-toxin, Microcystin, are now at unhealthy levels because of a recent harmful algal bloom (HAB) in both reservoirs. The public is advised to take the following precautions: *Avoid exposure to water in reservoirs experiencing a HAB. *Take extra care that children, pets, and livestock are not exposed to the water. *Do not consume water with a blue-green algae bloom. Neither boiling nor disinfecting removes blue-green algae toxins from water. *If fish have been exposed to a blue-green algae bloom only consume the fillet portion (remove the fat, organs, and skin). Wash hands after handling. The risk associated with consuming fish caught in waters with a blue-green algae bloom is unknown. SCPHD Public Health Program Manager Josh Jensen said, “Children and pets are particularly susceptible. Exposure to the toxins produced by cyanobacterial HABs may result in lifethreatening liver damage, neurological problems such as muscle spasms, decreased movement, labored breathing, convulsions, and possible death.” DEQ will continue to monitor water quality until the bloom dissipates and will advise the public when the concern no longer exists. “We rely heavily on the public to report suspicious looking water bodies to us and we respond by investigating the water body,” said Kiley Mulholland, DEQ Regional Water Quality Manager. “The BloomWatch app (available for IOS and Android) is a great tool that anyone can use to report the location of a potential bloom, take photos that we can use as a screening tool, and upload the data and photos to a citizen science database that emails DEQ with an alert.” More information is available at phd5.idaho.gov/AlgalBlooms and www.deq.idaho.gov