Hayden Days parade, festivities this weekend

| July 24, 2012 8:31 AM

Government Way closure scheduled for Saturday morning

Government Way in Hayden will be closed to the public Saturday morning to make way for the city's Hayden Days Parade.

The parade staging area will be between Hayden and Miles avenues on Government Way, so that section of the road will be shut down from 7:45 a.m. until the parade units leave the area following the 10 a.m. start of the parade.

Government Way will be shut down from Hayden to Honeysuckle avenues from about 9:45 a.m. until the parade passes.

This year’s parade will include the 2012 Hayden Citizen of the Year and Grand Marshal, Retired Colonel Carl Gidlund; Northern Lakes Fire Protection District; Shriner’s Octocycle; US Forest Service Smokey Bear; Cute as a Bug Camel Rides; Flip Factory Gymnastics; Coeur d’Alene High School Cheer Squad; Hot Punch Pipe Band; Disneyland Dancers of Dance Theater NW; Kootenai County Sheriff; classic cars; and more.

Hayden Days is being held in Hayden City Park Friday from 2-10 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

This year’s featured bands will be Scorpius and Overdrive. There will be a large variety of food and crafts vendors, a beer garden, the Hayden’s Got Talent Show, pony and camel rides, kids’ games, dance demos and more.