Morning fog over the pasture, the small cabin by the road
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Fog on the pasture, early
No. 003  ·  Week of Mon, Sep 7 For the Boulder crew
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A short Monday note from around the campus, so we are all working from the same information.

The Dirk Family Reunion was on the campus over the weekend, and the buildings turn over Monday through Wednesday. Shiloh Echo arrives Friday and runs through Sunday, around 300 people, most of the upper campus. It is the biggest weekend of the season so far.

Last week

Boulder system test. The test stays ongoing through September. You will be getting texts and links from the system number, +1 (208) 295-9612, as pieces come online.

Answers from last week
What were you grateful for this week?
AdamI really appreciate everybody’s energy and effort getting ready for next week’s events!
RogerBoulder days was amazing. Needed a good fireside song session.

Around the campus

One of the cows, close up, with a mouthful of yellow flowers
The cows.
Apples, pears, plums and a cucumber laid out on a cloth in the grass
The harvest: apples, pears, plums.
Picking fruit from the top of a ladder in the orchard
Up the ladder.
Split birch firewood with an axe set in the chopping block
Firewood, split.
Yellow dahlias in the garden with the shed behind
Dahlias in the garden.
Add your own photos here
Anything from around the campus this week. Photos and videos both work.

This week on the campus

Sep
7
Mon–Wed
Turnover
The buildings reset after the reunion and get ready for Friday.
Sep
11
Fri–Sun
Shiloh Echo
Friday morning through Sunday evening. Around 300 people expected, most of the upper campus in use. Lead: Seth and the organizers. Schedule at shilohecho.org.
Shiloh Echo volunteer orientation

Wednesday, September 9, 6:00 PM at Timberline Lodge. Volunteer forms and the details of each role are handed out there.

The vendor-help role is being available to vendors as they arrive Thursday and Friday morning, and as they pack up Sunday evening.

Coming up

Sep 18–20Orthodox Women's Retreat
Sep 21–30Landscape crew working in Burton
Oct 2Boys Fight Club at Boulder Meadows
Oct 3Bonners Ferry Folk Barn Dance, 5 to 9 PM
Oct 7Quarterly all-staff meeting
Oct 9Boys Fight Club at Boulder Meadows, 4 to 6 PM

Bonners Ferry Folk Barn Dance, Saturday, October 3, 5 to 9 PM. The full Bonners Ferry Folk Fest is now planned for 2027. This year we are gathering for live music around the fire, followed by a barn dance. Hosted by re•world and Common Ground. RSVP and volunteer details will follow.

Barry's question

Answer in the notes box below
What are you most excited about for Shiloh Echo?

A set, a food stand, a face you want to see again. Put it in the box below.

Around Bonners Ferry

Farmers Market
Saturdays 8 to 1, downtown. Their Harvest Festival is October 3, same day as the fest.
Market site →
The pond at evening, the trees reflected in still water
The pond, evening.

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