‘Green Day’ comes back for second year

Event will focus on saving money, energy

Del Norte County’s second annual “It’s a Green Day” celebration of saving money by saving energy takes place Oct. 24 at the county fairgrounds.

The event brings together green-minded vendors and consumers. More than 1,000 people showed up for last year’s inaugural event, organizers said.

“Last year was a huge success,” said organizer Cindy Vosburg said. “People came out of the woodwork.”

This year should be bring more of the same, she said.

“We’ve had a 90 percent return rate on vendors from last year’s event,” Vosburg said. “And we have been getting new vendors as well.”

It’s not too late to sign up for a booth, she said.

“If interested vendors get in touch with me before Wednesday or Thursday we will be able to get them signed up,” Vosburg said. “The scope of vendors is already amazing. We have everything from a vendor that crochets out of yarn from recycled bottles to Bernie Bishop’s Mazda.”

This year the event will feature a  free electronic waste collection site.

“People will be able to bring in their computers, and other electronics and dispose of them for free,” Vosburg said.

“It’s a Green Day” will be held at the fairgrounds’ Main Exhibition Hall on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event is sponsored by The Daily Triplicate, The Curry Coastal Pilot, Elk Valley Rancheria and Pacific Power.

For further information on how to register as a vendor, or questions about the event itself, contact Vosburg at (541) 469-3123.

The event actually kicks off Friday night, Oct. 23, with a public reception and a presentation by Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro at Elk Valley Rancheria’s community center.

The reception is from 6 to 7 p.m., followed by Chesbro’s presentation.

“Green means different things to different people,” Vosburg said. “We want this event to provide opportunities to explore what those definitions are.”

If you go 

WHAT: ‘It’s a Green Day’ event focusing on saving money by saving energy

WHEN: Public reception, 6–7 p.m., followed by presentation by Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro on Friday, Oct. 23. Vendor fair Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE: Reception at Elk Valley Rancheria Community Center; vendor fair at Del Norte County Fairgrounds