Gym Doors Open Saturday for Annual Elementary Fall Carnival
Paris, ID · October 8, 2026
Cardboard booths and prize bins are taking shape in the school gym today ahead of the weekend rush. With afternoon sun pushing temperatures well into the seventies, it is an easy day to spend outside before dusk brings the chill.
The Lead
The elementary school gymnasium is gearing up for its biggest autumn gathering of the season. On Saturday afternoon, the Parent Teacher Organization brings back the annual Halloween Carnival, turning the corridors along South Fielding Street into a festive maze of ring tosses, cake walks, and homemade carnival booths. For a school serving roughly 140 students across the lower end of the valley, the four-hour event carries serious weight: ticket proceeds and cake-walk quarters directly finance classroom supplies, field trip transportation, and supplementary library materials through next spring. Local parents and teachers are putting the final touches on game construction and prize sorting today. Doors unlock at 2:00 PM this Saturday, with carnival games running straight through until 6:00 PM.
Local Pulse
- Bears Volleyball Sweeps Preston on Road Schools Bear Lake preserved its unbeaten conference record Wednesday night, taking three straight sets over the rival Indians.
Today's Outlook
- High 76°F · Low 43°F — Clear
- Grab a light jacket for the chilly start, then enjoy warm sunshine all afternoon.
What's On Around Town
Today
- Preschool Story Hour Bear Lake County Library (138 N 6th St), Montpelier, 11:00 AM · Free Morning picture books, rhymes, and hands-on activities for little ones.
Saturday
- Paris Elementary Halloween Carnival Paris Elementary School (39 S Fielding St), 2:00–6:00 PM
Spotlight & Story
- Houston Reynolds
- Balancing morning clinic rounds at Bear Lake Memorial Hospital with afternoon whistles on the gridiron, he took the Bears' head coaching reins carrying a deep collegiate football pedigree. On fall Friday nights, he simply swaps his stethoscope for a sideline headset.
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