What a weekend of cleaning, pruning, planting and enjoying time with friends and neighbors. The event though is still not over:

Thumbs Up Award nominations are being accepted until May 30th!
The Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the annual Spruce Up Awards until May 30th!
So nominate your neighbor, favorite business, and neighborhood today.

MULE PASTURE TRAIL is getting more chips....

What Beautification Days is:
It all started with a need for a trash can in the front of the library. The library asked the Chamber to help purchase a new garbage can so visitors had a place to toss garbage before entering the library.

Like flowers begin to grow and bloom each spring, the idea occurred to a group of Thompson Falls residents, that one garbage receptacle could blossom into something more significant –  a whole bouquet of programs that work to clean up and beautify the community, which is what is now known as Thompson Falls Beautification Days.

Now, a few years later, headed up by the Thompson Falls Community Development group, a long list of volunteers, organizations, businesses, government agencies and schools work together to clean up the community. It is no longer all about adding garbage cans to fight litter, but the idea has branched off into many different facets including a focused effort to assist the elderly and handicap members of the community keep their yards looking great. Other elements include awards and recognition, school art projects, student volunteerism programs, public service, education, special yearly projects and an overall effort to clean out the cobwebs from winter and haul that junk out of town.

Making the Thompson Falls area sparkle each spring is a community wide effort that needs community wide support. Mark your calendar today, dig out your pruning sheers and gardening gloves and sign up for this three day event which takes place April 17-19, 2008.

Thompson Falls Beautification Days is proud to offer:

• Children's poster contest
• Elderly & Handicap resident assistance
• County Transfer Station accepting two tires/day per person, small oil bottles, refrigerators & freezers, and more...
• Volunteer opportunities - contribute today!
• Sponsorship opportunities to show your pride in Thompson Falls
• Elderly & Handicap resident assistance
• Awards and Recognition - nominate your favorites today!
• Partnerships and Teamwork by various organizations within the community!