Slippery Gulch marks 86th year

It’s been going for 86 years and its origin is anyone’s guess.

The 86th annual Slippery Gulch Days celebration is in Tekoa this week, the latest incarnation of the event.

“It’s still elusive,” said Slippery Gulch Committee member Melinda Wilkins. “Everybody’s got some theory, but there’s nothing set in stone,” she noted on the origin of the Slippery Gulch title.

The week-long activities began Monday with the opening of the Hangman Creek fishing derby, in which kids catch fish and take them to Tekoa Hardware to be measured.

Saturday brings the main slate of activities as perennial favorites joi...