2010 Calendar of Community Events
Celebrating 150
Years: 1860-2010
"Gilded Past - Golden Future"
Visit our special Sesquicentennial
Events Calendar
February
February 5th-7th ~ Pierce Winter
Festival
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Here for Full Schedule
- Sledding at Bald Mountain Ski Hill
- Entertainment at The Vug
- Lion's Club Breakfast
- Ice Man Relay (Teams of 3)
- Kids Games, Snowman Contest & Sled Races
- Passport to Pierce Businesses
- Tractor Hay Rides
- Bar Stool Races
- Snow Sculpture Contest
- Haystack & Chili Feed
- Bonfire & Special Speaker - Norm Steadman
- Live Music at the Timber Inn
- Drawing for $300, $200, & $100 CABELAS Gift Cards at the Bonfire
- Sponsored by Pierce-Weippe Chamber of Commerce, Pierce Gem Team,
Lions Club, Clearwater Ridgerunners Snowmobile Club, Bald Mountain
Ski Club, Xi Alpha Nu & Alpha Omicron Sororities, Black Dog Tackle
and Rockin Apple Ranch. For more information call: Harv or Colleen
Nelson at (208) 464-2171
April
April 10th ~ Elk Calling Contest/Orofino
Spring Roundup
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Event Flyer and Press
Release
- Sponsored by the Clearwater Valley Chapter
- Saturday, April 10th at the Orofino City Park
- Roundup starts at 1:00 p.m.
- Elk Calling Contest starts at 3:00 p.m.
- Four divisions - Cash and trophy prizes
- Rib-Eye Steak Dinner at 5:00 p.m.
- Auction to Follow
- Live Entertainment and Dance with "STAMPEDE!" & "ROCKIN'
HW"
- Raffle and Games
- Campfires and Beverages
- Proceeds go toward local high school scholarships and the ICARE
cancer assistance and recovery effort. For more information on ICARE
and their other events, Click
Here to download their flyer.
- For information and tickets, call (208) 476-7148 or (208) 476-5971
or (208) 983-9267
May
May 1st ~ Pierce-Weippe Chamber Of
Commerce Banquet and Auction
- Weippe Community Hall - Begins at 6:00 p.m.
- Games - Plinko, Blackjack, Lightening Ball, Clown Toss, Live Auction,
Silent Auction, Bucket Raffles
- Choice of Prime Rib or Chicken Dinner with Dessert
- Cost $15 per adult, $8 per child (5-11)
- Cash Bar (Beer & Wine)
- Drawing for Savage 116FXP3 Rifle, long barrel, AccuTrigger with
scope, $10 per ticket. Ticket available at local businesses. (Need
not to be present to win)
- Sponsored by the Pierce-Weippe Chamber of Commerce. Contact Charlene
Douglas at (208) 476-7405 or (208) 476-3254 for more information.
May 28th-30th ~ 10th Annual Weippe
Camas Festival & Retreat to Weippe Fun Run
- Memorial Day Weekend
- Theme: "Road to the Buffalo"
- Dutch Oven Cook-Off
- Melodrama
- Favorite Photo Contest
- Fun Run/Walk
- Demonstrations
- Music
- Horseshoe Tournament
- Special Speakers
- Silent Auction
- Arts, Crafts, & Food Vendors
- All Weippe School Reunion
- Sponsored by the Weippe Camas Festival. Call Marge at (208) 435-4362
for further information or questions.
- For a complete schedule of events, visit the Camas Festival page.
June
June 12th ~ Deer Creek Fishing Tournament
- Deer Creek Reservoir
- 6:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Final Weigh-In at 2:30 p.m.
- $20 Entry Fee - Pre-sale at the Timber Inn and Pierce Hardware in
Pierce.
- Each entry fee paid receives a free bottle of Xtreme Reel + donated
by Empire Mfg. valued at $20.
- Concessions available for purchase.
- Kids Awards
- Prizes for Heaviest Fish: 1st Prize: $400; 2nd Prize: $200; 3rd
Prize: $100
- Prizes for Largest Fish: 1st Prize: Rod donated by Black Dog Tackle;
2nd Prize: Reel donated by Pierce Hardware.
- Fishing Fun for the Whole Family!
- Sponsored by the Pierce-Weippe Chamber of Commerce.
June 18th-25th ~ Pacific Rendezvous
July
July 10th ~ Annual Chamber Wine Tasting
Extravaganza
- At the Timber Inn Courtyard in Pierce from 6:00 to 8.30 p.m.
- Odom Northwest Beverages will bring Wines for tasting.
- Tickets are $20.00 and include 6 tastes of wine, appetizers, and
chances to win door prizes.
- There will be a silent auction for several beautiful wine baskets.
- Sponsored by the Pierce-Weippe Chamber of Commerce.
- Questions? Call Harv or Colleen Nelson at The Outback (208) 464-2171
or Bev Bailey at Creative Gifts (208) 435-4189
- Must be 21 to participate.
August
August 6th-8th ~ Pierce 1860 Days
Celebration
- 2010 Theme: "Sesquicentennial"
- Pie & Ice Cream Social
- Street Dance with the "Kingpins"
- Walk for Joyce
- Old-Fashioned Shoot-outs in the Street
- 1860 Days Parade
- ATV Fun Run (Contact Bill or Alison at (208) 464-2379 for information.)
- Ride
Photos
- Watermelon and Pie-eating Contests
- 1860 Days Costume Contest
- Dutch Oven Cook-Off
- Bow Shoot
- Muzzleloader Shoot
- Softball Tournament
- Kid's Activities
- Arts & Crafts Vendors
- Food Vendors
- Horseshoe Tournament
- Sponsored by the 1860 Days Committee. Call Kathy Coles for more
information: (208) 464-1083.
- For a complete schedule of events, visit the 1860 Days page.
August 21st-22nd ~ Wild Weippe Rodeo
- Cowboy Breakfast
- Parade
- Kid's Events
- Rodeo Grounds with Covered Bleachers
- Non-Alcoholic Section
- Fun for the Whole Family!
- Live Music and Dancing
- Sponsored by the Wild Weippe Rodeo Committee. Contact: JoAnn Schlader
(208) 435-4142 - Parade Info: Carolyn Lage (208) 435-4845.
September
September 5th-6th ~ ABATE Motorcycle
Friendship Run
- Labor Day Weekend
- Motorcycle Rodeo in the Park
- Camping & Shower Facilities
- Live Music and Dancing
- Sponsored by ABATE and the Timber Inn. Contact Rob at (208) 464-2736
for more information.
November
November 21st ~ 30th Annual Pierce
Holiday Arts & Crafts Bazaar
- Saturday before Thanksgiving
- 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Holiday Shopping Jump-Start!
- Arts & Craft Vendors
- Youth Art Contest
- Merchant Turkey Give-Away
- Hourly Door Prizes
- Soup and Salad Luncheon at 11:00 a.m.
- Free Admission
- Sponsored by the Pierce Community Center. Call (208) 464-2443 for
more information.
December
December 11th ~ Festival of Trees
- Sponsored by Pierce Mountain Community GEM Team
- Holiday Decor Auction
- Free Admission
- Free Snacks
- Free Crafts for Kids
- Musical Entertainment
- Proceeds Support Community Projects
- Contact Carmen at (208) 464-1088 for more information.
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