Friends, family, drummers and dancers you are invited to join us this July 9th in the Lapwai City Park at 7pm for an evening of singing and dancing. Bring your lawn chairs. Come early at 5pm with your favorite meat or side dish and family for a Community potluck.

When: Saturday July 9th

Where: Lapwai City Park

Time: 7:00 pm

More Info: Contact Jean Ann Moose cell at 208.816.2389 or Students for Success at 208.621.4612

Storytelling has always been a part of the history of people. For many, the oral history tradition continues to paint pictures and scenes in the minds of the listeners. In the early 1900′s, the technology of film begin to become a popular medium to tell stories. Over the years, Native Americans have been a popular subject of films and stories. At first marginalized and inaccurately depicted  in film, they slowly have began to tell their own stories. We celebrate the tradition of storytelling and focus this year on films that included Nez Perce actors, land, directors, and stories.

Wednesday July 6^th

6:00 pm             Nez Perce Legends
The Nez Perce Leep’wey Arts Council presents a play on Nez Perce legends by the Nez Perce Tribe’s Language Program and Students For Success, Wip Wip After School Program and Lapwai High School, with art work from Lapwai Elementary Art Classes, Art Teacher Linda Boyer, Renown Native American Artist George Flett, with assistance from Lewiston Indian Education’s Dawn Leighton and funding by a Idaho Commission on the Arts Grant. Filmed during the Lewiston production.

6:30 pm “Break Heart Pass”
A western written by Alistair MacLean and directed by Tom Gries. A train with medical supplies and a small US Army unit is heading through Rocky mountains towards plagued Fort Humboldt. Posing as a fugitive from justice, frontier undercover agent John Deakin (Charles Bronson) boards a train to go after a ruthless gang of outlaws. Ingredients essential to the action include an anti-military conspiracy involving gunrunners and Indians, a phony epidemic, and a down-and-dirty train-top fight between Deakin and Carlos (boxer-turned-actor Archie Moore). Break Heart Pass was filmed on the Nez Perce Reservation (1975) and utilized local Nez Perce for scenes.

Thursday July 7^th

6:00 pm             “Doing It?
In this abstinence education documentary, three Nez Perce high school students who are influenced by the images and messages they see on T.V. want to find out if everyone is “Doing It?”  They go around town and the reservation asking questions of the people they encounter. The documentary was filmed in Lapwai, ID in March, 2005. Writer/Director, Kimberly Norris-Guerrero;  Editor, Antonio Smith; Produced by Nez Perce Tribe Students for Success Program. (2005; 30 min.)

6:30 pm “Northwest Passage”

Northwest Passage is a 1940 film starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, and others. It is based on a novel by Kenneth Roberts titled Northwest Passage (1937). It is set in the mid 18th century during the French and Indian War. It gives an account of an attack by Rogers’ Rangers on a settlement of the Abenakis tribe at St. Francis. The purpose of the raid is to avenge the many attacks on British settlers and deter further attacks. The film is a truncated version of the original story, and only at the end do we find that Rogers and his men are about to go on a search for the Northwest Passage. The movie was filmed in central Idaho, near Payette Lake and the city of McCall.

When: Saturday July 9th

Where: Lapwai City Park

Sign-in time: 8:00 am Teams will be drawn from those registered and brackets set morning of the tournament.

Fees: Coming soon

Prizes: $200 for 1st place, $150 for 2nd place, $100 for 3rd place, and $50 for 4th place. Trophies will also be given.

More Info: Contact City  Hall @ 20.843.2212 or Mark Wilson

What: Rock da Block 3 on 3 Basketball Tourney

When: Friday July 8th

Where: Lapwai Elementary Parking Lot

Sign-in time: 8:00 am

Fees: $40 for a team of four.

More Info: Contact Quincy Ellenwod @ the Pi Nee Waus at 20.843.7360

BRACKETS Coming Soon!

Important Notice

The Event Committee along with Coca Cola will sell all beverages (pop, water, energy drinks, juice) for the event. Vendors may only sell specialty drinks such as coffees, milkshakes, Lemonades, Smoothies, Slushies, etc…

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Arts & Crafts Vendor Information
10 ft x 10 ft spaces available for only $15, price includes one table.

When: Saturday July 9th

Where: Lapwai City Park

Set up time: 8:30am

Fees: $15 for a  10’ x 10’ space, price includes one table. Additional tables available for $5. Fees due at the time of set up.

More Info/ Reserve a space: Contact Jon @ 843-2212 ext 1. Or email: lapwai-deputy@qwestoffice.net

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Community Yard Sale Information

10 ft x 10 ft spaces available for only $10.00; Or $15.00 with one table. Additional tables available for only $5 ea.

When: Saturday July 9th

Where: Lapwai City Park

Set up time: 6:30 am

Fees: $10 for a  10’ x 10’ space; or $15 with one table. Additional tables available for $5. Fees due at the time of set up.

More Info/ Reserve a space: Contact Jon @ 843-2212 ext 1. Or email: lapwai-deputy@qwestoffice.net

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Food Vendor Information

Spaces available for only $100.00 a day for professional businesses or $50.00 mom & pop businesses

When: Friday July 8th & Saturday July 9th

Where: Lapwai City Park

Set up time: Thursday and Friday

Fees: Spaces available for only $100.00 a day for professional businesses or $50.00 mom & pop businesses

More Info/ Reserve a space: Contact Jon @ 843-2212 ext 1. Or email: lapwai-deputy@qwestoffice.net

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Fun Run Walk 2011

This year the City of Lapwai celebrates 100 years as an incorporated city within the State of Idaho. Until the 1960′s, it was referred to as the Village of Lapwai and was a separate entity from Fort Lapwai. However, the Lapwai Valley has a rich and deep history that reaches beyond the 100 years of the city and fort’s existence. We want to celebrate and record this history in book form and with a walking path through our community at a future date. During this event, we plan to make contact with those who have lived here and experienced this wonderful place. Our hope is to capture the stories and images of the past that includes the Nez Perce people, the farmers, the businesses, the buildings, and the lay of the land.

 
Lapwai Memory Board

The Lapwai Local History Book Committee will kick off their history project at the Lapwai 2011 Centennial Celebration events on Saturday July 9 and Sunday July 10, 2011. Look for our booth.  Mr. Dan Wilson, a long time resident of Lapwai, Brian McCormack, the son of Ms. Virginia Hubbard Browne and Mr. Jim McCormack and Ann McCormack, daughter of Margaret McDonald McCormack and Levi Warren McCormack are serving on the Committee.

You can help by bringing the Committee any photos, stories, family memories, etc. about your home town of Lapwai to share at the history booth in the Lapwai City Park on Saturday or Sunday. Since the committee is just beginning the research phase of the project they will be collecting information about the people, places and things of Lapwai for the next year. The committee will have a scanner at the booth to copy anything that people are willing to bring forward now and a signup sheet if you want the Committee to meet with you one on one in a more private setting. We  thank you in advance for any information you are willing to share to make this project a success.

-  Ann McCormack

As part of our Lapwai Days 2011 Celebration we would like to extend to you and everyone in your community an invitation to participate in our Lapwai Days Fun Run/Walk. Good health is and has always been an important part of our families. The fun run is participants taking part for their own enjoyment rather than competition. It is about families being healthy together. Along with the run/walk, there will be an obstacle course for the kids to run through. Plan on join us for a 8 am start.

When: July 9th

Where: Lapwai High School Track

Time: 8:00 AM

Pre-Register by: 7:45 AM

Sponsored by: Nimipuu Health – Nutrition Program, Coordinated School Health Program, and Diabetes Program

For more Info call: Julie Keller 208.621.5000 ext. 2921 or Crissy Garcia 208.621.5000 ext. 2848

FREE for Participants

- water
- healthy snacks
- Recycled T-shirts
- Door Prizes

Be Healthy, Be Active

Major highways: U.S. Highway 12 and U.S. Highway 95

Elevation 955 ft (291 m)

Population: 1,134 (2000 Census)

American Indian/Alaskan Population: 923 (81.4%)

Males: 544 (48.0%)

Females: 590 (52.0%)

Median household income: $34,879

Median home price: $171,900

Cost of living (% of national avg): 84%

Unemployment: 2%

Violent crime index (1 is lowest): 3

Days per year with some sun: 170

Days per year with some precipitation: 103

Zip Code: 83540

Area Code: 208

Time Zone: Pacific

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