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  • Tekoa cranks up 89th Slippery Gulch Festival

    Garth Meyer, Gazette Reporter|Jun 15, 2017

    The bobbers dip along Hangman Creek, the eggs are stacked and chilled. The air conditioner hums at the Empire Theatre. Chris Smith raises a megaphone to his lips. The 89th Slippery Gulch Festival has arrived in Tekoa. Beginning Monday with the fishing derby – for which all week kids catch fish in Hangman Creek and take them to Tekoa Hardware to be weighed for prizes – the celebration culminates Friday and Saturday with a full schedule of events. With an ‘80s-based theme for 2017, the 30-ye...

  • Palouse lavender farm prepares for second annual festival

    Starla Meighan|Jun 15, 2017

    Gazette Staff Enchanted Paths Lavender Farm is gearing up for its second annual Lavender Festival set Saturday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The farm is located on Stan Wilcox Road about four miles northeast of Palouse. Owner Jennie Tevlin has coaxed the once abandoned homestead back to life, and it now grows more than 300 lavender plants representing approximately 12 different varieties. The festival features this versatile plant with ongoing tutorials in wreath- and wand-making. “We have w...