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Payette’s first Payette AppleBlossom took place 89 years agoand many of the festivities thattook place then continue in theApple Blossom Festival today.

Originally, Portia ClubPresident, Mrs. F. H. Hogue wastrying to figure out a way to payfor an upcoming convention ofthe Women’s State Federation,but the club itself was in finan-cial trouble. The idea of theApple Blossom Festival wasforged.

On May 8, 1923 the first AppleBlossom Festival took place anda week’s worth of events was en-joyed by the local community.

The first royal court of the fes-tival sat on a float made byHogue and her husband with thehelp of Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Ainey.

The two couples finished thefloat and covered it with appleblossoms.

The pageant for the coronationwas held on the high schoolgrounds.

For nine years after that, thePortia Club continued to orches-trate the festival.

Each year, the club worked onimproving the events during theweek-long event and the crowdsgrew more and more each year.

In 1931, the Portia Club decid-ed to forego organiz ing the eventand a city committee was estab-lished to replace them.

John McMillan was the firsthead of the committee and heand the other planners helped thefestivities to gather biggercrowds.

The festival received state-wide publicity and soon after1931 made arrangements to takecare of the greatest crowd in thehistory of the festival.

From all over the TreasureValley and throughout Idaho andeastern Oregon, people came toenjoy the festival.

According to the pamphletgiven to the guests in 1932, thefestival was expected to receive

10,000 people from all over. That year’s Apple Blossom

Festival was looked upon as the

greatest event in Payette history.Now, almost 90 years later, the

The history of Payette’s Apple Blossom Festival

This photo from the Payette Museum captures one of the festivities during a past Apple Blossom fes-tival. Date unknown.

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Hannah Briscoe remembers growingup and seeing past Apple Blossomprincesses. She saw how confidentthey were and what good role modelsthey were to young girls like Briscoe.Now, it’s Hannah’s turn.

Hannah was born in Grants Pass,Ore. The Briscoe family moved toPayette when she was four years old.

At Payette Primary School, Hannahreceived a 4.0 GPA and has kept thatgrade point average throughout her ed-ucational career.

In Westside she was involved in thegroup talented and gifted and alsojoined the DARE club.

Music is a major part of Hannah’s life. In high school she is the pit percussion cap-tain for marching season and the clarinet section leader in concert band.

“Throughout my childhood I have gained a true love of music, starting from a veryyoung age. I have been singing ever since I was three and when I was nine I startedTreasure Valley Children’s Chorus,” she said.

This chorus went on tour to California and they placed first in every division theycompeted in, sweeping all the competition, she said.

Hannah also has a love for piano. She began playing when she was five and has wonmany ribbons, certificates and trophies in the last twelve years. Briscoe self-taught vi-olin when she was nine and only two years ago began taking lessons. Recently, she

Princess Hannah Briscoe

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From left to right, last year’s alternate princess Linsay Turpin, and Princess Kaley Kingstand with newly crowned Princess Rickey Kamimae, Queen Sophie Hanigan, PrincessHannah Briscoe and last year’s Princess Tara Cutler.


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All smiles, Sophie Hanigan exudes afeeling of positive energy. Cheer cap-tain for the Payette Pirates and classpresident, Hanigan is still able to retaina 4.0 GPA and juggle the other clubsand organizations she is involved in.

The Hanigans moved to Payette eightyears ago. For Sophie, Payette is a safe,friendly and homey place, she said.

At Westside Elementary, Sophie re-members her fourth grade teacher, Mrs.Spelman, used Sophie’s work as the ex-ample for the entire class on how to dothe assignment correctly.

“I blushed and smiled to myself- notbecause I thought I was better than the rest but because I simply felt proud of myself,”she said.

Hanigan admits she has an emphatic character. She is willing to help any peer whocomes to her and loves having the ability to help others.

In the eighth grade the high school cheer coach approached Sophie and encouragedher to try-out for the cheerleading squad. With support from family and friends, she didand she hasn’t looked back since.

“I loved the feeling of standing at attention, then jumping high in the air as I got ex-cited about a good football play, or an awesome three-pointer during a tied baketball

said, she has begun teaching herself to play the guitar. “If all that wasn’t enough though, I also teach piano lessons to three students.” Hannah

said.Hannah participates in family, career and community leaders of America, youth ad-

visory committee and has been in the Ford leadership institute program which, alongwith a group of students, are responsible for beautifying the community.

Briscoe is involved with her church and goes to Treasure Valley Community Collegeto tutor GED students twice a week with them.

She believes being on the Apple Blossom court means she is expected to representPayette as an honest, virtuous, hard working, intelligent young woman and through hervolunteer work and dedication to school and musical capabilities she has proven herworth on the court.

“I know that this would be a privilege to be the Apple Blossom Queen or a memberof the court and as such, I would not just be presenting myself but also all those whohave helped shape my life in this community,” she said.

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Mahatma Ghandi said, “be the changeyou wish to see in the world.” For 17 yearold Rickey Kamimae she strives to fulfillthat every day.

Kamimae was born on March 9, 1995 inNampa.

When she was born, she said her feetwere so big the newborn baby bootieswould not fit on her feet. Although thismay not have sparked her natural athleti-

game,” she said.She was appointed cheer captain this year and though it was a difficult year for the

squad and herself due to a lower number of cheerleaders, she takes pride in rallying thecrowd alongside the squad.

“I’ve been given a role of leadership in basically everything I’ve ever been involvedin, because leading my peers seems instinctive to me,” Sophie said.

Along with cheerleading and being class president, Hanigan was an Idaho Drug FreeYouth officer in middle school, involved with student council every year of high schooland is the French horn section leader in the school band.

As junior class president, the responsibility to plan and execute the prom fell onHanigan’s shoulders.

Months of planning, gathering supplies, keeping on budget and an endless amount ofhours in her basement on the phone gave Sophie a night to be proud of.

Prom was a success and she was grateful for the other students who helped her planthe dance.

Sophie also decided to take a photography class recently. Her passion and skills fortaking photos soared and she was hired to take some of her friend’s senior photos.

Even with the busy schedule, Sophie mainstains a 4.0. She is in the Honor Societyand has been on the Parade of Champions every year since she moved to Payette.

“My life has brought me many twists and turns, but it has also brought me incrediblelove from my family and friends, and has given me the gifts of leadership and problemsolving. I truly love cheerleading, I love laughing with my friends and joking withclassmates. I have loved growing up in Payette because of the small town, close-knitcommunity feeling that I’ve been provided in my formative years. I’m proud of my-self, my family, my school and my community,” Hanigan said.


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cism it certainly did not hinder it. Rickey’s parents signed their daughter

up for tee-ball at the age of four. Once Rickey began school at Payette

Primary she began playing baseball withthe boys during recess.

Through this, Kamimae found that shewas drawn towards her fellow sports ath-letes.

Once Rickey began middle school shestarted working hard on getting bettergrades.

In the sixth grade Rickey decided toleave the Fruitland Rec. Department,where she had been participating insports since she was four, and went to gosee what programs Boise had to offer.Rickey wanted to challenge herself, par-ticularly in competitive softball.

She tried out for the Idaho DiamondBandits, a traveling softball team, andmade the cut.

“This step in my life was very impor-tant to me because it made me love thesport more than I already did. It becamemy passion,” she said.

Early in 2007, Rickey lost two impor-tant people in her life.

“The things I wish I could control, Icouldn’t... The only way I could copewith all the sudden changes was to playsoftball and work even harder in school,”Rickey said.

Through softball and her friends andfamily, Kamimae slowly got better.

Continuing middle school and into herhigh school career Kamimae did not loseany steam in being involved with sportsor clubs and organizations in school.

In freshman and sophomore year ofhigh school she attained a 4.0 GPA andalso in her sophomore year was nominat-ed and accepted to the National HonorSociety.

Earlier this year, now a junior in highschool, Rickey and her teammates inPayette were playing Parma in a homevolleyball game where she partially toreher right ACL. Kamimae was told shecould not finish the rest of her volleyballseason.

After surgery, the doctors said the tearwas not as bad as they had thought andRickey could play basketball, whichstarted in four weeks.

Obviously thrilled, Kamimae played

for two weeks and misfortune struckagain when she completely tore her leftACL in half.

“Rickey, couldn’t you have been satis-fied with hurting only one of your knees?But no, you had to hurt both of them,” her

doctor had said jokingly.Although she is busy with several

sports, Rickey also volunteers at a nurs-ing home with the Lions Club and is ac-tively involved with the Youth Advisory


Kaley King gives a congratulatory hug to the newly crowned Queen Sophie Haniganat the coronation with last year’s Princess Tara Cutler. Princesses Hannah Briscoe,left, and Rickey Kamimae, right, wait for their turn.

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Robert and Della Schroeder have beenliving in Payette for nearly five decades.Through their committment and invovle-ment in the community, the Schroedershave become a staple and integral part ofwhat makes the community what it is to-day and that is why they are this year’sApple Blossom Festival grand marshals.

Bob Schroeder served in the Navy dur-ing World War II.

When Bob Schroeder was discharged,he went to Klamath Falls, where his sisterlived and attended the Oregon Institute ofTechnology.

He worked construction during thistime and Della Schroeder’s grandmotherknew a woman who said she knew some-one Della should meet.

16 year old, Della Schroeder was not in-terested.

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Unbeknownst to Della Schroeder, whowas ready for bed at the time of the sur-prise date because of the late hour, hermother was at the sink washing disheswhen she said Della’s grandmother wasbringing over Bob Schroeder.

“I just went through the roof,” Dellasaid. “I will meet him,” she told her moth-er, “and then excuse myself and you getrid of him!”

However, Della Schroeder recalls thathe came in through the backdoor, much toher chagrin, had to traipse through thehouse and finally came to stand in front ofher.

“Then I looked up at him. ... He had a

lock of hair on his forehead, rosy cheeks,a blue shirt and black slacks and he intro-duced himself to me,” she said.

“He was so easy to talk to,” she admit-ted.

The pair continued to talk well into thenight. Della Schroeder eventually

brought out the photo albums of the fam-ily to show Bob.

“And we’ve been talking ever since,”she said.

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Bob and Della Schroeder were nominated and awarded this year’s grand marshals be-cause of their committment to the community.

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es to avoid being set up with Della, be-lieves it was the Heavenly Father whopushed the two together.

Della Schroeder was only 16 years andone week old when Bob met her. He was20 years old.

The two got married soon after sheturned 18.

Now, the Schroeders have eight chil-dren, six naturally and adopted two sis-ters, 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

When the Schroeders lived in KlamathFalls, after the wedding, they owned 100acres and were growing potatoes. A mancame up to Della Schroeder and said hehad a business proposition for her. Shedeclined but told him to tell BobSchroeder about it.

The business proposition was sellingcemetery property. After receiving thepresentation, Bob Schroeder, who hadprevious sales experience, was interestedand decided the pair should buy a ceme-tery.

Della’s grandfather had bought someproperty in a cemetery in Payette and saidhe wanted to be buried there. The couplewent to Payette to search for the property.

They found out that the entire cemeteryproperty was for sale. Bob went into the

office to talk about some information onthe property and came out, having justpurchased the entire cemetery.

Originally, the now-Rosewood memo-rial cemetery was sold to Jack Haniganbut under the assumption that the manselling the land would stay and build thecemetery.

The land was an absolute disaster.“I was so worried about this place,”

Hanigan had said referring to the land,“but now that you kids have got it, I’m notgoing to worry about it any more.”

They signed the papers and the proper-ty was in their possession in 1963.

Bob’s previous sales experience al-lowed him and Della to have a very suc-cessfully running cemetery and mortuary.

The Schroeders retired from the ceme-tery when Della was 75 and Bob was 80.

On May 18, the two will have knowneachother for 65 years. They have beenworking together for nearly that long too.

“We have been working together inbusiness for all these years ... she gets alittle feisty once in a while,” Bob joked.

“I have to keep him in line,” she retort-ed.

Now, Della Schroeder is involved witheight different clubs and organizations inthe area and Bob Schroeder has been in-volved with the veterans organizations inPayette.

During the Apple Blossom QueenCoronation, Della Schroeder wascrowned the lifetime queen of the CivicLeague, an organization with which shehas been heavily involved.

“We have had a great marriage. We’vejust gotten a little bit slower,” Bob said.

Now the two will be leading the AppleBlossom Grand Parade as this year’s

grand marshals. One of their sons will becoming to drive them through the parade,too.

Della questioned the sanity of thosewho would nominate her and her husbandfor the honor but appreciates the nomina-tion nonetheless.

“It just better not rain,” she joked.


Della Schroeder was crowned Civic League’s lifetime queen at the Apple Blossomcoronation on May 2.

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Committee who is cleaning up the old wall on the side of the Keystone building to pre-pare it for Payette’s future mural.

She is the associate student body vice president, FFA historian, BPA Historian andParliamentarian and a member of the yearbook committee.

For Rickey, her expectations of being on the Apple Blossom court means that she willbe a role model, not only to the children of Payette, but also in the Treasure Valley.

“It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity and I think I would be a good representative ofPayette thoughout the community, my manners, my drive to do my best in everythingI do and my dedication to everything I am involved in. I feel I would fit the AppleBlossom queen or court criteria perfectly and am honored that I would have the chanceto represent my community.”

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MONDAY, MAY 14TH Ice Cream Social from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Serving ice cream and homemade cookies. In Central Park under theApple Blossom Event Tent. Entertainment will be porvided by the Payette High School Cheerleaders under theinstruction of Amy Caviness . Ice Cream will be proviided by “The Apple Blossom Festival Committee andcookies have been donated by Intermountain Community Bank.WHAT A GREAT WAY TO KICK OFF OUR APPLE BLOSSOM FEST/VALl!!!

TUESDAY, MAY 15TH ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH Breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. under the Apple Blossom Tent in CentralPark. Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and juice. Tickets are $6.00 per person, $3.00 perchild 5 and under. Apple Blossom Talent Show held at the Payette High School Auditorium, starting at 7:00 p.m. Come down andenjoy all our local talent. Under the direction of Friday Musicale Club. Admission: $2.00 adult, $1.00 for children12 and under, $5.00 for a family. Proceeds go to the Music Scholarship for our local students. Contact LeoraJohnson at 642-2823 or Kathy Borgholthaus at 642-4161 if you have any questions. Cash prizes courtesy of theApple Blossom Festival.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16TH Food Vendors will be setting up and opening at 11 :00 a.m. "Arts in The Park" will be setting up and opening at11 :00 a.m. Museum Open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Treasure Valley Eagles #3803 Apple Blossom Breakfast – 7:00 a.m. -10:00 a.m. At the Eagles Lodge. Menu:Bisquits, Gravy, Sausage, Scrambled Eggs, Milk, Juice, and Coffee. Donation: $5.00Pretty Baby Contest - Registration at 5:30 p.m. at the Apple Blossom Event Tent in Central Park. Contest beginsat 6:30 p.m. There is a $5.00 entry fee. Three age groups: Birth to 1 year old, 1 to 2 years old, and 3 to 4 yearsold. Categories are: "Prettiest Eyes", "Rowdiest Hair", "Cutest Smile", "Best Dimples", and "Judges Choice". Sponsored by PHSCheerleaders and Coach Amy and Coach Mari. Prizes are courtesy of Apple Blossom Festival. Karaoke on the stage in Central Park. Registration starts at 5:30 and starts at 6:00 p.m. Two classes: youth andadult. COME AND ENJOY THE MUSIC!

THURSDAY, MAY 17THMuseum Open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."Arts in The Park" all day. Opening 11 :00 a.m. Food Vendors in Central Park all day. Opening at 11 :00 a.m. Contact Jody Clements at 989-0197.QUILT SHOW at the Library during Library hours Vendors Set Up & Opening in Kiwanis Park. Contact Jody Clements at 989-0197. P CARNIVAL OPENS at 5:00 p.m. in Kiwanis Park!!!!! "Gone To The Dogs" Contest in Central Park! Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Entry fee is $5.00. Prizes will beawarded in 5 categories: "Best Trick", "Best Dressed", "Smallest", "Biggest" and "Owner-Dog Look-A-Like".Sponsored by “Engaging Young Serving Community” and “4-H Club”.Contact Joan Gill at 642-6022. Prizes arecourtesy of Apple Blossom Committee. Live Music - 7:00-9:00 p.m. FREE CONCERT!!! Performed by DAN SEVEY, Classic Country. Location: CentralPark. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the music!BEER GARDEN OPENS- 6:00 P.M. TO 10:30 P.M. Sponsored by Patrick's Pub

FRIDAY, MAY 18TH Museum Open – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Yard Sale on the lawn. Proceeds going toward new roof . Raffle Sale:Prize is Starter Kit for New Homemaker. Idaho Hall of Fame Reception at the museum at 7:00 p.m."Arts In The Park" in both Central Park and Kiwanis Park, opening 11 :00 a.m. Food Vendors in Central Park all

day. QUILT SHOW at the Library during Library hoursCARNIVAL OPENS AT 5:00 P.M. Outlaw Lawn Dragsters Race at 6:00 p.m. Location: Main Street. WOW! Real drag racing!!!Live Music 8:00to 10:30 P.M. FREE CONCERT!!! Featuring "THE BIG WOW BAND” The Party Band playing Rockand Roll. Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the music!BEER GARDEN OPENS- 6:00 PM to 10:30 P.M. In Central Park. Sponsored by Patrick's Pub

SATURDAY, MAY 19TH'RUN-WALK TO THE CROSS' Sponsored by Payette Cross Committee and Payette Minstrial Committee. Pre-register or Register 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at Payette Middle School or at the road at the foot of Clay Peak.Registration fee and/or donation accepted for the support of the “Cross”. QUILT SHOW at the Library during Library hoursMuseum Open 10:00 a.m. To 4:00 p.m. Yard Sale on the lawn. Proceed go toward new roof. Raffle Sale: PrizeisHomemaker Starter Kit.Rods of Ages Car Show - Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Location: 815 1st Ave. South. All day event. Comeand enjoy the beautiful cars! "Arts in The Park" - at both Central Park and Kiwanis Park, opening 11 :00 a.m. Food Vendors in Central Park,opening at 11 :00 a.m. SENIOR CITIZEN HAMBURGER FEED at the Senior Citizen Center on Main Street. Time is 10:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Also, they are having an indoor yard sale. “PIE EATING CONTEST'- 2:00 P.M. Sponsored by Albertsons. Location: Apple Blossom Event Tent in CentralPark. Competition will include 3 age groups: ages 1 to 8, 9 to 14, and 15 to adult. This will be limited to 6finalists per group. The 6 finalists will be drawn from the entries submitted to Albertsons. Preregistration isrequired. Preregistration form is provided on the back of this brochure. So, get your form into Albertsons andcome and eat some Pies!!!CARNIVAL OPENS AT NOON "Help Them To Hope" BBQ in front of Patrick's Pub. Serving chorizos. Sponsored by Patrick's Pub. APPLE BLOSSOM PARADE BEGINS AT NOON. Theme: "Just Wanna Have Fun". FREE CONCERTS IN CENTRAL PARK: 1 :00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. “TO PRAISE HIM” Gospel Music and Soft Rock. 3:00 p.m. To 5:00 p.m. Guitar Solutions” sponsored by Bill Conneley. Beginnersand intermediate Jam Session. Contact Bill Conneley at 541-889-4228. 7:30 p.m. To 10:30 p.m. “Joy Ride”-Rock and RollSYRINGA LIONS APPLE BLOSSOM RACE- Buy your apples from any Syringa Lion $5.00 each, 6 for $25.00.“Prizes Galore” will be given away at 4:00 in Central Park Event Tent. Contact Linda Guy 624-1332FFA BBQ at High School, starting at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Serving hamburgers, hot dogs and chips. Cost is bydonation only!APPLE BLOSSOM FINALE FIREWORKS DISPLAY at dusk. Location: High School. Hosted by Payette FireDepartment. Sponsored by the Apple Blossom Committee and Inland Carnival Bring your blankets and lawnchairs and enjoy the fun.

SUNDAY, MAY 20TH CARNIVAL ALL DAY!!!! PLEASE ENJOY THE EVENTS. WE DO ASK THAT YOU NOT BRING YOUR PETS TO THE EVENTS UNLESS IT ISTO PARTICIPATE IN ANY LISTED EVENT. THANK YOU. ALBERTSON'S PIE EATING CONTEST ENTRY FORM

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APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL - PAYETTE, IDAHO _2012 Schedule of Events THEME “JUST WANNA HAVE FUN” Grand Marshals: BOB & DELLA SCHROEDER; Junior Grand Marshal: TOMMY DUNGAN • Apple Blossom Festival, Inc.P.O. BOX 154 • PAYETTE, IDAHO 83661 208-739-3905 - Twana Morin • 208-989-7160 - Kathy Clements 208-989-0197 - Jody Clements • 208-741-5204 - Linda Williams

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