July 4 will bring out the band

Bayview Daze and the Fourth of July are upon us again. Several new features will be included in the street fair. The booths will be set up in the parking lot of the new condos across from the Navy base. Those wishing to enter Bayview Saturday should plan to be in town before 10 a.m. to avoid being caught at the roadblocks prior to the annual parade, which starts at 11 a.m.

Following the parade, will be a “show and shine” for classic cars, judged at the community center about two blocks up the hill on Perimeter Road from Ralph’s Cafe.

The fireworks display will occur Saturday night, just after 10 p.m. Just prior to the fireworks will be a lighted boat parade. The grand marshals for this year’s parade are members of the Haddon family, descendants of Elmer and Ozelia Haddon, the first homesteaders in Bayview, back in the late 1800s.

Food service will be provided by the local businesses, Ralph’s Cafe, Bay Cafe, the Floating Patio and Rusty’s Buttonhook Inn.

The Floating Patio will feature the Muddy Frog Waters band Saturday with afternoon and evening sets. Rusty’s Buttonhook Inn will, in addition to regular dining and lounge service, have an outdoor barbecue and beer sales operation in front. The 25th Army National Guard band will be featured July 4. They will set up at the Bayview Scenic Apartments lawn on Main Avenue for a free concert at 2 p.m. The band approached the Bayview Chamber of Commerce with the idea. Two years ago they enjoyed playing during Bayview Daze, and they wanted to come back.

On June 18, there were two open houses, one at the Farragut Brig Museum, the other at the Navy research facility in Bayview.

Alan Griffitts, director of the facility, said, “We are fortunate to be here on Lake Pend Oreille and in the community of Bayview for test purposes. We appreciate the great community support we get and are happy to have the opportunity to give something back to the people in Bayview.”

He said more than 1,000 visitors attended the event.