Farmer's Festival, Slippery Gulch coming up next week

LaCrosse is gearing up for its annual Farmer's Festival June 17-19. The celebration is booked this year with old and new events.

The traditional kiddy parade will begin at 10 a.m. by the post office, and the parade will follow at 10:30. A new aspect to the parade this year is the “Looking Toward the Future” float contest sponsored by Nealey Farms. The winning float will receive a $100 prize, and the only rule for the contest is that the float must be on wheels.

Judging for the contest begins at 9:40 a.m. on June 18, prior to the parade. The judging will be during the parade line-up, and those wishing to participate must register for the parade before June 18. Parade line up begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Scale House.

Pre-registration for the parade can be completed by mailing an entry form to P.O. Box 207, LaCrosse, Wa., 99143. The forms can also be given to Ellen Bachman at Pioneer Telephone Co.

Tekoa's 88th annual Slippery Gulch Days will take place for 2016 June 17, 18 and 19.

The celebration will feature a fun run, class reunions, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, fishing derby, parade, softball game, musical show in the Empire Theatre, ever-expanding egg toss, kids games and races in the park and a fireworks show Saturday night.

The theme is “Back to the '60s” with the kiddy parade preceding the grand parade at 11 a.m.

The Slippery Gulch egg toss immediately follows, in which pairs span the downtown length of Crosby Street.

The five-mile and two-mile fun run will take place Saturday morning at 8 a.m. before the Chamber breakfast.