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1860 Days Celebration
Celebrating the founding of the First
Gold Rush Town in Idaho!
Dates: August 6-8, 2010
Theme: "Sesquicentennial"
Throughout Both Days
- Legends Of The West Re-Enactment Shooting Performances - Main St.
- Food Vendors - Main St.
- Craft Vendors - Main St.
- Horseshoes - Timber Inn
- Sesquicentennial Passports stamped at the Blue Moose Mercantile
Friday, August 6th
- 3:30-4:30pm: Drop-off Huckleberry Bake-Off Entries for Judging - Community Center - Open to Adults and Youth
- 5-5:30pm: Huckleberry Bake-Off entries open for public viewing.
- 5:30-6pm: Huckleberry Bake-Off Judging
- 4:30-8pm: Kickoff in the Park - Play Park
- Barbeque; Pie & Ice Cream Social; Huckleberry Bake-Off winners announced
- 6pm: Welcoming Speaker - Greg Gerot, Mayor of Pierce
- 6:30-7:30pm: Bluegrass by Molly & Tenbrooks
- 9pm-1am: Live Music - Timber Inn & The Vug
Saturday, August 7th
- 7-11am: Breakfast - Lions Clubhouse
- 8-10am: ATV Trailriders Fun Run Registration - Lions Clubhouse (Contact Bill or Alison at (208) 464-2379 for information.)
- Buy raffle tickets for New Suzuki 250 ATV at White Pine Credit Union, S&S Foods, The Vug or Timber Inn - 1 for $10 or 3 for $20
- 8am: “Walk For Joyce” Memorial (Late) Registration - Timberline & Canal St.
- 9am: “Legends of the Old West” Street Shooting - Main Street
- 9-11am: Kid’s Fishing - Orofino Creek
- 9am: Softball Tournament Sign-Up - Ball Field
- 10am: Registration for Best Groomed Beard, Longest Beard, Best Handlebar Mustache, Best 1800s Costume, Best Lookin’ Legs In 1800s Costume (Male & Female) - Main Stage NOTE: Participants Must Register to Qualify for Judging
- 10am: Timberline All-Class Reunion - Sign-in at Courtyard Park
- 10am-5pm: 1860 Days Jail - next to the Blue Moose Mercantile
- 10am-5pm: 50/50 Drawing - Main Stage
- 10am: Parade Participants Check-In - Kiosk/Mini-Mart Area
- 12-4pm: J. Howard Bradbury Memorial Logging Museum & Courthouse Open
- 12 Noon: Parade - Main Street
- 1:30pm: 1860 Days Auction - Main Stage
- 2pm: Ducky Derby - Orofino Creek (Sponsored by THS Girl’s Basketball)
- 2pm: “Legends of the Old West” Street Shooting - Main Street
- 2-4pm: Free Kids’ Games - Main Stage Area - Water Balloon Toss, Kids & Adults - Main Stage Area
- 2:30pm: Book Signing “Rocky Mountain Oasis” by author, Lynette Bonner - Library Lawn
- 3pm: Hells Canyon Ghost Riders Shooting Exhibition - behind The Outback
- 3pm: Dutch-Oven Cook-Off Begins - The Outback On Main St. - Open to Adults and Youth
- 3:30pm: Kids’ Watermelon Eating Contest - Main Stage Area
- 4pm: “Legends of the Old West” Street Shooting - Main Street
- 4pm: Winners Announced - Longest Beard, Best Groomed Beard, Best Handlebar Mustache, Best 1800s Costume, Best Lookin’ Legs In 1800s Costume, All Saturday Contest Winners Announced, 50/50 Raffle Winner’s Name Drawn - Main Stage (Must Be Present)
- 5pm: Dutch Oven Cook-Off Judging And Tasting - The Outback (Public Participation)
- 5pm: ATV Prizes and ATV Raffle Drawing - Lion's Clubhouse
- 8pm-1am: Street Dance - Featuring The Fabulous Kingpins - Main Stage
Sunday, August 8th
- 8am-3pm Softball Tournament - Ball Field
- 10am: Country Church with Wold Crystal Musical Glasses - Lutheran Church Back Lawn
- 12 -4pm: J. Howard Bradbury Memorial Logging Museum & Courthouse Open
At the Play Park on Sunday- 12pm: Water Balloon Toss Contest - Kids & Adults
- 12:30pm: Pie-Eating Contest
- 1pm: Kids’ Sack Race
- 1:30pm: Kids’ Three-Legged Race
- 2-3pm: Shiloh Sharrard - Country & Western Entertainer
- 3:30pm: Play Park Stage Announcements:
- Softball Tournament Awards
- Drawing for 1/2 oz. Gold Miner Charm, Quilt & Barbeque
- Drawing for Historic Pierce Cemetery Friends Memorial Flag
- Drawing for S4B Pavilion Laptop Raffle
- All Sunday Contest Winner’s Names Announced
- 4pm: Pierce 1860 Days End of Celebration
Sponsored by the 1860 Days Committee. Call Kathy Coles for more information: (208) 464-1083.
Bring the whole family and join us in celebrating Idaho's beginnings!
Pierce-Weippe Chamber
of Commerce
PO Box 378 · Weippe, ID 83553
Phone: (208) 435-4406
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