Garfield plans May Day events

Garfield will celebrate May Day, Saturday, May 18. The annual event is organized by the Garfield Community Association.

The day will begin with a Boy Scout breakfast at the school from 6 to 10 a.m., followed by a 3.2-mile Fun Run sponsored by the Garfield Parks and Recreation Association.

A Kiddie Parade with prizes will follow before the main parade starts at 11 a.m.

Craft and vendors’ tables will open on Main Street from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. while the Potlatch Fiddlers play from noon to 2 p.m. in front of State National Bank.

There will also be a silent auction for May Day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with winners picking up items at 2:30 p.m. Supporting the May Day fund, auction items include gardening baskets, wine baskets and ale baskets.

Food vendors on the day include wood-baked pizza, shaved ice and more.

A bouncy castle, craft table, sandbox and obstacle course will be included.

Raffle winners will be announced on the half hour after the parade starts. Prizes include gift cards from restaurants, a basket of produce and a baked dessert once per month for a year by Darlene Perkins.

If the weather turns bad, various May Day activities will be moved into the Garfield fire house and community center, according to Connie Kriebel, secretary/treasurer of the Garfield Community Association.