Campout Blast-Off held in Hailey

The Wood River Land Trust and the Environmental Resource Center are partnering to create an official campout town for the National Wildlife Federation's Great American Backyard Campout. The Campout Blast-Off will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at 541 Aspen Dr., in Hailey. The event is free, but participants must register to help with the planning and supplies.

The campout will start by gathering families together for games, activities, stories and more. Information or to register: 726-4333.

Wood River animal shelter sponsors free cat adoptions

The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley has joined shelters across the country this month in celebrating Adopt A Shelter Cat Month.

All adoption fees for adult cats will be waived for the month of June. All adoptable cats are spayed/neutered, micro-chipped and have received a full series of vaccinations.

To visit the cats and assist them in finding their forever homes, call 788-4351 or stop by the shelter at 100 Croy Creek Road in Hailey. Or view all of the cats online at the shelter's Web site animalshelterwrv.org.

Tour to explore areas of Stanley

The public is invited to take a guided historic walking tour of Stanley on Wednesday. The tour will begin at 3 p.m. at the Stanley Community Center. After Wednesday, the public can take the same tour, but self-guided, using a brochure keyed to markers throughout upper and lower Stanley. Brochures will be available at the Stanley Community Center and local businesses, and downloadable at www.discoversawtooth.org.

The tour was developed by the Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association (SIHA), Stanley's Historic Preservation Commission and was made possible by a grant from the Idaho Humanities Council, the state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, by a grant from the Sawtooth Mountain Mamas and in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service.

Motorcycle Escort kick starts Aug. 2

The eighth annual Motorcycle Escort to Camp Rainbow Gold will be held Aug. 2 at the blinking light rest stop at Timmerman Hill on Idaho Highway 75 and U.S. Highway 20.

The event kicks off with a barbecue lunch offered by the Kiwanis Club from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the rest stop. Food and drink tickets are $6. The escort begins at 1 p.m. The event wraps up with live music, beverages and a raffle from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wicked Spud Patio in downtown Hailey.

Information: Pat Pacheco at 539-6885, Karen McNary at 622-1639, or Sarah Gray at 578-0449.

CSI offers classes in Gooding

The College of Southern Idaho North Side Center announced several upcoming classes.

Adventures in Animal Anatomy, for kids age 10 to 14, will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. July 6, 7, 8 and 10, at the North Side Center. All supplies are included. Course fee is $40.

Beginning Bird-watching will have a classroom session from 7 to 9 p.m. July 9 at the North Side Center. The Saturday field trip will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on July 11. The course fee is $30 and the instructor is Dr. Fran Golding.

Dog Obedience will meet from 7 to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, July 6-22, at the North Side Center. The fee is $40. Participants must be at least 12 years old and must sign up with an adult. Proof of rabies vaccination is required. Instructor is Holly Parsons.

Iris Paper Folding will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. July 7 at the North Side Center. Kids, ages 9 and up, should register soon as space is limited. The fee is $18.

Information or to register: 934-8678 or visit the center at 202 14th Ave. E. in Gooding.

Groups join for lunch program curriculum

The Environmental Resource Center has joined The Hunger Coalition and Blaine County School District's Lunch Connection, a free summer food program that offers free meals to children ages 1 to 18, by holding its Wild Lunch Program from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through July 9 at Woodside Elementary in Hailey.

Each day new topics in nature and science are covered.

Information: Wild Lunch at 726-4333; Lunch Connections at 788-0121.