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Festival Fun Run/Walk
Registrations are now open for the 10K Fun Run and 5K Walk that will kick off the day of family fun on August 7 at the 19th Annual Raspberry Festival at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, 465 Keuterville Road, in Cottonwood. 
Beginning at 8 am in front of the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude, the course follows an out-and-back route on a quiet, paved country road. The stretch offers views of the Seven Devils mountains, Salmon River breaks, Gospel-Hump Wilderness Area and the Camas Prairie, making the Raspberry Festival Fun Run one of the most scenic running/walking events in Idaho. Water and refreshments will be provided and showers are available at the nearby Prairie High School gym. Enjoy the Pancake Breakfast served 8-10 a.m. outside the Museum, featuring pancakes, bacon and scrambled eggs. Entry fees are $15 if submitted by July 29 and $18 afterwards, including the day of the race. Registered runners and walkers will receive a commemorative T-shirt. For information and registration, call 208-962-2053 or e-mail museum@stgertrudes.org. Register online at www.signmeup.com/69524. The 19th Annual Raspberry Festival is a fundraising event for the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude and includes an arts and crafts fair, quilt show, Show ‘n Shine car show, kids carnival, live entertainment and Raspberry Shortcake, BBQ beef sandwiches and the Raspberry Rendezvous, Chapel tours and museum visits, historical costumes and cultural demonstrations. Learn more about Raspberry Festival at www.MyRaspberryFestival.org. 
Quilt show entrants sought Quilters are invited to enter their handiwork in the Raspberry Festival quilt show to be held Sunday, August 7, at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, 465 Keuterville Road, in Cottonwood. The quilt show is one of many family-friendly activities at the 19th Annual Raspberry Festival, which is a fundraiser for the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude. Other events include a 10K Fun Run and 5K Walk, Pancake Breakfast, arts and crafts fair, kids carnival, and museum and Chapel tours. BBQ beef sandwiches and Raspberry Shortcake top off the day of old-fashioned family fun. For entry forms and more information, call the Historical Museum at St. Gertrude, 208-962-2050, or e-mail museum@stgertrudes.org. Quilt show entry forms must be postmarked by July 17. Learn more about Raspberry Festival at www.MyRaspberryFestival.org.  |
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