Borders 3 Jamboree is on!
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| Last years' Borders 3 Jamboree packed downtown Bonners Ferry with over 200 world-class classics, and despite a minor snafu, this year's 13th annual Jamboree is expected to be even better. |
Earlier, there were serious questions raised by the City of Bonners Ferry regarding the wording of a hold harmless clause in the Rodbenders Car Club's special use permit that, had it gone unresolved, could have forced the club to move the event out of town or, worse yet, to have canceled it altogether.
A number of downtown merchants raised concerns, saying that the event has been a benefit to the city, drawing hundreds of people from near and far to the community. City officials and officers of the Rodbenders car club, led by president Gene Andrews, were able to resolve the issues in the nick of time, so now the show can go on!
The Borders Three Jamboree in 2011 brought over 200 entrants who put on display everything from world-class show cars, trucks and motorcycles to working rigs to jalopies held together with spit, duct tape and baling wire!
Like last year, most downtown businesses will be open to cater to all the visitors drawn to the event, and there will be concessions, activities and more, making this an event offering something for everyone in the family.
It all kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, with a parade of classy and classic vehicles coming from the city parking lot and rolling through town.
Participants entering vehicles in the show will be registering between 8 and 11 a.m., and the car show officially opens at 11 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. Awards will be bestowed beginning at 3 p.m.
The Borders Three Jamboree isn't the only thing going on in downtown Bonners Ferry on Saturday; the Farmer's Market opens in the city parking lot at 8 a.m., offering the best produce, starts, crafts, baked goods and more, and KBFI's JoJo Baker will be spinning the oldies all day long!
The Boundary County Museum will be open, with the Smithsonian exhibit, "The Way We Worked" on display, and at 6 p.m. the action will shift to the fairgrounds arena, where the "Pass in the Grass" lawn mower races will be burning up the track!
No matter what your particular likes and interests are, and no matter your age, you're going to find something just for you in downtown Bonners Ferry this Saturday!