Like other recent fun runs, Nampa’s Harvest Classic tradition will continue — virtually

The 36th annual Harvest Classic will still go on — as a virtual fun run this year.

This means, well, you know the drill: There is no race date or location.

The date is replaced with a time frame and the location is where ever your heart desires.

Just choose your distance (1 mile, 2 mile or 8K) and run or walk it at your favorite spot, whether that be a trail, around your block or even on your treadmill. It’s entirely up to you. If you happen to be stuck on where to run, you can find suggested routes at nampaparksandrecreation.org/184/Harvest-Classic.

And no rush either. You have from Sept. 10-19 to complete the race.

After accomplishing your run, report your time to Nampa Parks and Recreation to have your name included on a list of finishers that will be posted online.

Registration fees are $20 general and $10 for kids ages 12 and younger, includes a cotton T-shirt, participation medal and a race packet. Pay an additional $5 for a wicking shirt (free to the first 75 registrations). All participants will also receive free admission to the Nampa Rec Center on Sept. 19.

Early registration deadline is Aug. 31. Fees will increase $5 after that date. Packet pickup is Sept. 9-10.

Proceeds benefit “youth through the purchase of P.E. equipment for local schools and Nampa Parks and Recreation Department Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships for youth to access recreational activities,” according to a press release.

To register or get more information, call the Nampa Recreation Department at 208-468-5858 or go to namparecreation.org/184/Harvest-Classic.

Artisans for Hope sell face masks made by refugee artisans

Since the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down the Artisans of Hope studio, which helps “refugees learn skills and connect them to the Boise community,” the refugees haven’t been able to make their products to sell to the public.

To help keep the artisans afloat during this difficult time, the studio is selling face masks, which the refugees make at home. Volunteers cut the fabric, deliver the kits and then pick up the finished masks.

The sale is held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays in the Artisans for Hope parking lot, located at the corner of Hays and 15th streets in Boise.

Masks are available in adult and children sizes, and come in a variety of fabrics and designs. Custom orders will also be taken.

A portion of the proceeds from each mask goes to the refugees who make the masks.

So far, more than 200 masks have been sold. The sale plans to continue each Saturday for approximately three to four weeks.