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Intermediate banjo contest winner Jesse Martin, left, met long time NOTFC competitor and sometimes judge, Jacie Sites Sunday afternoon. The pair competed in and placed third in Sunday evening’s banjo and fiddle contest. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
2025 Banjo/Fiddle winners, Vi Wickam and Rod Aquayo
Entering his first banjo contest, eight-year-old Declan Homey, Boise, placed third in Sunday afternoon’s intermediate banjo contest division. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
06/17/2025 - 7:00pm
There’s barely been a break since June 5 in the sounds of music pouring out of the area around the Snake River Heritage Center, Slocum Hall and Weiser High School.
Campers for the 72nd National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest and Festival started...
Opinions
06/17/2025 - 2:03pm
I hope all of you dads out there had a great Father’s Day last Sunday! Cathy and I had met up with family earlier in the week and so we had Sunday to ourselves. We took advantage of the weather to enjoy each other’s company by driving to McCall...
Sports
After daily track and field practices from May 26 through May 31, Weiser’s annual Recreation Track Meet was held at the Weiser Middle School track. A large number of children from both in and out of town participated. Children competed in running, jumping and throwing events, and another large number of teen and adult volunteers helped with the meet’s success. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
Weiser’s annual Recreation Track and Field meet draws young athletes between the ages of 2 to 12, with the youngsters competing in running, jumping, and throwing events. Longtime program organizer Joyce Taylor was back at the helm this spring, and worked through changing the location for this year to the Middle School track. Photo by Nancy Grindstaff
06/12/2025 - 7:00pm
The super thing about small athletes is they don’t really care where they run, jump or throw. This year, it was a challenge to host the annual Weiser Recreation track camp and meet.
Yes, there is a new track at the high school but the grounds...
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