BY JEFF BACON
For Lorna Hazelton, this year’s Kiwanis Home and Garden Show, happening this Saturday and Sunday, is the perfect way to kick off springtime in the Wood River Valley.
Now in its third year, the Home and Garden Show will be moving from its previous location at the National Guard Armory, on South 3rd Avenue in Hailey, to the Campion Ice House, at 771 Main Street South, Hailey.
“Now that the ice has been melted at the Ice House, they are able to rent the space for events and shows,” explained Hazelton. “The Kiwanis Home and Garden Show will be the first event to be held in the new arena since the ice was melted off earlier this month.”
As event coordinator, Hazelton has been working with the many vendors that will be on hand at this year’s event.
“We really do have a great number of different vendors this year,” Hazelton notes. “We’ll have experts to talk about native landscaping options or building fences to jewelry makers and designer crafts. The main thread through all the vendors is about things for the home or garden.”
Like previous years, this year’s event will also include several different options for food, as well.
“Fire Pie Pizza will be here this year to bake personal pizzas in a woodstove and The Wicked Spud is teaming up with the Hailey Fire Department to offer a good old-fashioned barbecue,” Hazelton explains. “Personally, I’m really looking forward to the vendor that has told me he blows up voles. I’m interested to see what the process is because we are having such a terrible problem with them this year.”
Also this year, the Kiwanis Key Club will be holding their bike rodeo for young kids that have started riding bicycles.
“Our Key Club will help small children learn about bicycle safety as they take them through a series of tasks designed to help them navigate safely on a bicycle,” Hazelton said. “Bicycling is such an important aspect of life in the Valley. It’s important that we impart good bicycle etiquette and knowledge of safe riding skills to our young folk.”
This year’s Kiwanis Home and Garden Show will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Campion Ice House in Hailey. Admission is free.
“Programs like the Home and Garden Show help Kiwanis raise money for many of the projects we work on to improve our community,” explains Hazelton. “We’ve built play structures in local parks, supported The Senior Bash and sports teams at the high school and even buy books for students in the Head Start program.
“I really like the Home and Garden Show because it’s something that the community can enjoy and it helps us do a lot of great work, as well. It really is a win-win.”
Jeff Bacon is the Hailey Chamber of Commerce’s membership director. For more information, visit haileyidaho.com or call the Chamber at 208.788.3484.