Tekoa’s Slippery Gulch events this weekend

The 88th annual Slippery Gulch Days is underway in Tekoa with culminating events Friday and Saturday.

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

The theme is “Back to the '60s” with the grand parade at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Slippery Gulch egg toss immediately follows in which pairs span the downtown length of Crosby Street.

On Thursday night, Tekoa's royalty kicks off the weekend...