As you can see in this picture, it was another successful year with The Paperhouse Back to School in 60 Seconds donation drive. It’s businesses like The Paperhouse , and those that donated to the back-to-school drive, that help make St. Maries great.
Thanks to area businesses, local charitable groups and individuals, the local office supply and book store was able to donate 55 kits to local schools. That meant 55 local children had new school supplies when classes began Tuesday. Without these donations they may have had to have gone without.
There’s no way this would have been possible without the annual donations from the local businesses, organizations and individuals listed below. Their continued generosity outshines year after year, proof that St. Maries is a wonderful community.
Kiwanis of St. Maries
Potlatch Corp.
St. Maries Auto
Fast Eddie’s
St. Maries Co-Op
Pendell Oil
St. Mary’s Catholic Ladies
St. Maries Realty
Bonnie Burrows
Premiere Financial Services
St. Joe Oil
Four Seasons Realty
Friends of the St. Maries Public Library
Felton’s Auto Sales
Lena Myers
The Pines Motel
Gabe & Jim’s Floors
Big Boys Toys
Morris & Wolff
Les Schwab
St. Joe Valley Credit Union
First American Title Company
State Farm Insurance Services
St. Maries River Railroad
Are you ready for the biggest small town celebration of all time? This weekend is packed with events including a rodeo, parades, music, dances, carnival rides, a quilt show, logging events and two big fireworks shows. It is also marks final celebration of the City of St. Maries centennial year.
Yes, Paul Bunyan Days in St. Maries is one of the highlights of the year for residents and visitors alike. Don’t miss out!
Friday, Aug. 30
Noon
– Community Booths and Blue Ox Tavern
5 p.m.
– Pet and Doll Parade Check-In at Grub Box parking lot
– Carnival Opens
5:30 p.m.
– Pet and Doll Parade from 7th Street and Main Avenue to 13th Street and Main Avenue.
6 p.m.
– Home Run Softball Derby at Milltown softball fields. $5 entry fee.
7 p.m.
– Rodeo Bull Riding at the fairgrounds.
– Karaoke on stage in the city park.
8 p.m. – 12 a.m.
– Four on the Floor at the Blue Ox.
Saturday, Aug. 31
8 a.m.
– Registration for the Karen Ebert Memorial 5K Fun Run/ Walk at St. Maries High School gym parking lot.
9 a.m.
– Fun Run/Walk begins
9:30 a.m.
– Junior Olympics Registration. Free and Fun for children 12 years and younger at the football field in city park.
10 a.m.
– Rodeo: open barrel racing at the fairgrounds
– Helicopter rides
– Blue Ox opens
– Junior Olympics begin
11 a.m.
– Register for water events at the city pool
All Day
– Carnival, food booths, Blue Ox, and shopping at city park
Noon
– Inland Northwest Antique Snowmobile show at the east end of the soccer field in city park
– Water events begin
– St. Maries Community Band & Choir on stage in the city park.
2 p.m.
– Civil War Reenactment Show (check at the information booth for current location)
– Rodeo. Open Team Roping at the fairgrounds.
– Inspirations School of Dance on stage in the city park
3 p.m.
– Kevin Gardner on stage at the city park
6 p.m.
– Weigh In for the Tug of War at city park football field
– Mainstream Square Dance at the Eagles Lodge
7 p.m.
– Tug of War at football field in city park
– Rodeo finals at the fairgrounds
– Doug Degone on stage in the city park.
8 p.m.
– Four on the Floor in the Blue Ox
9 p.m.
– Low Aerial Fireworks Rose’s Fireworks Show
– St. Joe Valley Car Club Dance at the Cormana Building in city park. Admission $5.
Sunday, Sept. 1
7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
– Community breakfast. At the Eagles Lodge on Main Avenue.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
– Valley Piecemakers Quilt Show at the Heyburn Elementary School gym located at 1404 Main Avenue, just one block from city park.
10 a.m.
– Blue Ox opens
– Helicopter Rides
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
– Holey Board Game. Come play at the Blue Ox.
Noon
– Paul Bunyan Auction. At the football field in city park
– Registration for kids pool events. Ages 6-12. Parents must be present.
– Registration for logging events at the football field in the city park
Noon to 4 p.m.
– Spare Parts on stage in the city park.
1 p.m.
– Kids Pool Events
2 p.m.
– Civil War Reenactment Show at Mullan Trail Park by the fairgrounds
5 p.m.
– Billy’s Stelle Cadillac on stage in the city park
9 p.m.
– Fireworks Display on the soccer field at city park
Monday, Sept. 2
8 to 9:30 a.m.
– Register for the parade at Ken’s Body Shop
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
– Valley Piecemakers Quilt Show at the Heyburn Elementary School gym
10 a.m.
– Here Comes the Parade on Main Avenue
– Helicopter rides
Noon to Close
– Carnival, Booths, Blue Ox
– Registration for logging events at the softball field in the city park.
Noon
– Kids events on main stage at city park for children 2 to 5 years old.
1 p.m.
– Logging events
2 p.m.
– Duck Races at the river
It’s time for some good, old fashioned fun at the Benewah County Fair.
More than 200 exhibitors, children and adults, will enter one or more projects in the 2013 Benewah County Fair this week. The fair opens today and continues through Sunday.
Expect to see a variety of projects including clothing, cooking, art, photography, quilting, sewing, archery, firearms, gardening, hobbies, crafts, canning and more.
The Third Annual Pie Contest is Saturday. Pies will be checked in from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with judging to start at 2 p.m.
New this year is the archery range. Times for the archery booth will be announced each day of the fair. Those who are younger than 18 will need to have a parent or guardian present to participate.
Cow Patty Bingo is exactly what it sounds, with the money benefiting Hope’s Haven Animal Shelter and the Benewah County 4-H. A cow will be released into a small gridded arena at 3 p.m. Saturday. The lucky purchased the square where the cow drops a patty could win up to $500. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the Red Barn Thrift Store on Main Avenue.
An open jackpot barrel race is planned for Friday night. Registration is at 6 p.m. with the event to start at 7 p.m. A mounted shooting demonstration by Tammy Lueck is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday with team roping to follow. Team penning will be featured Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m. For more information, contact Dave Moore at 568-0010 or Dan Moore at 568-1517.
The Junior Show and Sale will also return again this year. The show kicks off Thursday with swine fitting and showing and continues throughout the week with lambs, goats, poultry, dairy, beef, turkeys and rabbits.
The Junior Show Market Animal Sale starts at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Kiwanis Buyer’s Appreciation Breakfast begins at 8 a.m. Mrs. Malensky said the sale is always greatly supported.
Between the indoor exhibits, the Junior Show and Sale, and other activities there is something for everyone to enjoy.
It’s good, old fashion fun.
Although summer is waning, there is still a lot of fun to be packed into the weeks before the children head back to school.
This Saturday, Aug. 10, is the St. Maries Rotary’s Mid-Summer Family Fun Festival at St. Maries City Park. The St. Maries Centennial Committee will be serving up free pulled pork sandwiches, so grab a bite and plan to stay for the fun. There’s something for children and adults of all ages.
Next week is the Benewah County Fair. Set up begins Monday. The fair will be open to the public starting Thursday, Aug. 15 and run through Sunday, Aug. 18 at 3PM. Members of local 4-H Clubs and the community will show their best in several displays at the fairgrounds.
The Junior Show and Sale is Saturday Aug. 17 and kicks off with a complementary buyer’s breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Breakfast is followed by the sale where young showmen hope to get top dollar for their beef, sheep and pigs they raised as club projects.
The fair also includes the third annual pie contest and auction, team roping and barrel racing competitions in the horse arena. There will be entertainment at the gazebo throughout the week with performances by the Community Band and Face to Face.
The annual Kiwanis Community Breakfast has been served the Sunday morning of the Benewah County Fair for as nearly as long as there has been a Kiwanis Club in St. Maries. Don’t miss out on those delicious pancakes, ham and eggs under the pines at the fairgrounds where they’ll taste extra good.
And then there’s Labor Day weekend, billed as the biggest little celebration in all of northern Idaho! Events, food and craft vendors, and the beer gardens open at noon Aug. 30 and continue through Monday, Sept. 2 concluding with the parade and logging events. Sunday night’s fireworks are expected to be spectacular as always.
This year’s parade, slated for Monday morning, may be the grandest in many years as the members of the centennial committee work to create floats that depict each decade.
Yes, don’t give up on summer! There’s still a lot going on and a lot to do!!
There is a ton of fun to be found at St. Maries Rotary’s third annual Mid-Summer Family Fun Festival Saturday at St. Maries City Park.
A barbecue challenge, Kiss Lizzy (the Donkey) Contest, children’s events, games, crafts, activities for adults and teens, a mechanical bull, frog races, a watermelon eating contest and vendor booths are just a few of activities slated for the day.
The festival also includes a free picnic that will begin at 11 a.m. and is organized by the St. Maries Centennial Committee. You’ll want to save room for the watermelon eating contest which starts at 2 p.m.
The event is a fundraiser for the Rotary’s Strive Scholarship. The local group has awarded more than $20,000 to local students since its inception. Day bracelets for children and adults cost $13. Individual tickets will also be available.
There will be prize drawings every half hour and more than $1,000 in prizes will be distributed to those in attendance during the day’s events.
Grand prize drawings will be at 5:30 p.m. The adult winner will receive a chance to spend up to $200 in groceries at Archie’s IGA. The teen winner will receive two passes to Silverwood Theme Park and the children’s winner will receive a bicycle from Hughes Ace Hardware.
Vendors are still welcome to set up at the Mid-Summer Family Festival. Call Sandee Reedey at 818-3137 for more information.
More information about the day’s events is available by calling 245-2457 or 568-0742. Andy Doman can be reached at 245-9155 for more information about the barbecue challenge.
