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FFA and FFA Alumni Ag Festival coming
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July 19, 2012 |
 From
breakfast to well after dark, the Boundary
County Fairgrounds will belong to local Future
Farmers of America and alumni as they celebrate
their Agriculture Festival on Saturday, July 28,
but you don't have to be affiliated with the FFA
to enjoy, this family-friendly event is open to
everyone!
The day's events are being sponsored by the
Bonners Ferry FFA Chapter, and it all begins
with a hearty ranch breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m.
in the fairgrounds dining hall for just $5.
Demonstrations begin at 8 a.m. in the sheep
barn, where sheep shearing takes place; and at
10 a.m. there'll be a sheep dog demonstration in
the warm up arena. The milking demonstrations
kick off at 11 a.m. with cows, and goats at 1:30
p.m. Please keep in mind that times are subject
to change if the animals happen to want to.
For the more sports-minded, they'll be playing
baseball at 10:30 a.m.
At 2:30 p.m., the Summer Youth Theater cast of
"The Wizard of Oz" will present a full costume sneak
peek at the exciting play, and at 6 p.m. the
cast of "Cats" will do the same.
There will be much more going on than is
reported here; concessions, demonstrations,
vendors booths, time to catch up with old
friends and more.
Once evening falls, the FFA Alumni will take
over the events, which include a barbecue from 5
to 7:30 p.m., a beer garden put on by the
Kootenai River Brewing Company from 1 to 10
p.m., and a good ol' country hoedown to the
music of the Monarch Mountain Band from 7:30 to
10 p.m.
Passes for meals and the dance can
be had for $15 per person or $40 or a family of
four, and each pass sold comes with a raffle
ticket, which are available for $4 each or six
for $20.
Thanks go out to Les Schwab Tire, Big R,
Boundary Tractor, Pape Machinery and Country
K102 for sponsoring the event, and thanks also
goes out to Akins Harvest Foods and Super 1 for
their food donations.
More information on all that's going on will be
broadcast on K102, and you can call Garvin,
(208) 290-6844, Gary, (208) 255-9018, or Paul,
(208) 290-1496 if you're needing specific
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