It was a huge year for the music festival and it seems everyone enjoyed themselves. This is one professionally run event! If you think it's just a bunch of hippies having a party, well, that's the idea. The truth is, this is a group of people that know what they're doing, and do it well. If anyone wonders if this is worth it for the community economically, here's some redneck cipherin': let's say there are 10,000 people and every 4th one fills up with gas at, say, 50 gallons, at, say, $4 a gallon. That makes $500,000, a half a mil. At 7.25% sales tax, that's $36,250, not including all the other taxes that go into gas. We haven't even talked about food, drink, laundry, yada, yada, yada. It's a good gig for us.

Next big event is Sled Wars. This event is going to be a big one in the years to come, wait and see. Keith and Kenny have lined up some great racing AND a show by Liv Fast. Some of you may remember these guys perform in Portola during Railroad Days a few years ago and they were flying down the main street 30 feet in the air on their motor bikes. Fantastic show. There's a link to their website on our front page, or heck, I'm done talking, so here it is now! www.quincysledwars.com

This Saturday is the annual County Picnic at the fairgrounds. The main attraction is the Sierra Cascade Streetrodders Show and Shine,  but there will be several food and commercial vendors too. The Quincy quilt guild will be selling tickets for their opportunity quilt, the Lions Club has their breakfast and QHS alumni will have a little get together in the Mineral Building. Footloose Dance Studio will perform right by the front gate.

The other annual event that I look forward to is the Junior Livestock small animal weigh-in. One of the first steps a 4H or FFA member takes in raising an animal for the auction, Sunday, August 12, the last day of the fair. If you want to come see the pigs, goats and sheep, come back by the livestock barns around 8am this Saturday.

It all wraps up with American Valley Speedway racing that night. They had a great turn-out at the last race, that must mean they're doing something right!! Come on out and watch race, you might get hooked.

If you like volunteering, and if you like helping out someplace fun, then you should stop by the fairgrounds and see what you can do. We need help on everything from gardening, to light construction, to organizing projects, to janitorial work, to answering phones, to clerking for judges. It really is fun and the people are all fun. Call the office and let Kathy, or me, know what you can or want to do and we will surely find a spot. Thanks in advance!

Don't forget the Children's Fair this weekend and you need to get serious about what you are going to enter into the fair. Entry deadline is July 13.