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Rough and Ready Chamber of Commerce l P.O. Box 801 l Rough and Ready, California 95975 l Telephone (530) 797-6729
The Great Republic of Rough and Ready
News and Announcements

NOTICE: 2019 Secession Days Chili Cook-off is moved from the LAST Sunday in June...to the FIRST Sunday in June!
WHAT: Rough and Ready Secession Day, the 63rd annual modern celebration commemorating the 1850 secession of Rough and Ready
from the Union and the formation and the 3-month life of the Great Republic of Rough and Ready.
WHEN: Sunday, June 2, 2019, beginning at 7am
WHERE: Downtown Rough and Ready, located 5 miles west of Grass Valley on Rough and Ready Highway. Free parking available at
the Community Hall (formerly the Grange Hall) and The Animal Clinic of Rough and Ready.
ADMISSION: Free
TENTATIVE ACTIVITIES (Subject to Change):
★ Breakfast sponsored by the R&R Firefighter’s Assoc. in the Fire Station (starts at 7am).
★ Live Music (Starts around 9am)
★ Chili Cookers start cooking at 8am with tasting beginning at Noon
★ Chili Tasting Kits go on sale for $5.00 at 11:00am
★ Inflatable Play Area for the kids with Bounce House and Water Slide
★ Crafters and Peddlers Fair
★ Hamburgers and Bake Sale from the Rough and Ready Community Hall
★ Live Blacksmith Demonstrations with Michael Smallwood
★ Pulled Pork Sandwiches with chips and drink available from Firefighter’s Behind the Scenes in the Fire Station
★ Revival of "The Saga of Rough and Ready" Melodrama starts around 10:30
★ Rough and Ready Souvenir Sales
PROCEEDS: All proceeds benefit non-profit Rough and Ready organizations: The Chamber of Commerce, the Rough and Ready Community Hall and The Volunteer Firefighter's Association.