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Koulee Kids Fest offers tons of fun Saturday — with prizes

A child gets a first-rate tour of the inside of a fire truck duing the annual Koulee Kids Fest.
A child gets a first-rate tour of the inside of a fire truck duing the annual Koulee Kids Fest.

Kids, there’s a special day for you this Saturday, June 15.

It’s the Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce’s Koulee Kids Fest.

Details and a map are available to help you plan your day, inside this week’s Star newspaper.

A host of prizes will be awarded to some lucky kids.

The grand prize, being awarded by the chamber, is an iPod Touch. Other prizes include a remote controlled Spy Tank, an inflatable boat set, three AquaZookas, four tickets to Ephrata Raceway Park, gift certificates, free ice cream cones, a digital video camera, t-shirts, a sweatshirt and a gift card. Details on the firms providing the prizes can be found inside today’s newspaper.

Here’s all you have to do!

Visit the sites outlined in today’s Star, have someone sign off on your visit, and deposit your entry.

Prizes will be awarded at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Faith Community Church in Electric City and kids can enjoy a feature-length movie while there.

Good hunting and good luck! See page 8 in The Star.

You can also read on, but the map may be easier to follow on paper, which also offers the entry form.

Koulee Kids Fest Activity list

Geode Break at Funzee’s (bring your own sock)

Pedal Boats at Coulee Playland

Mini Golf at Sunbanks Lake Resort

Geo cache at the Visitor Arrival Center

BB- North Dam Park – Lions Club

Coulee Cruizers Car Show North Dam Park,

kids vote for their favorite car

Sidewalk Chalk Art – in Electric City

(by the post office, city hall in front of Tropical Pig & ECT)

Fire truck at North Dam Park

Disk Golf demonstration at the new

Disc Golf course in North Dam Park

Delight Ice Cream truck, free ice cream

for all kids participating in the event.

Sponsored by Coulee Dam Federal Credit Union

 

Stars indicate place where activities are happening.
Stars indicate place where activities are happening.

 

Here’s how to fish Banks Lake right now

Open up our guide for great tips and a map.
Open up our guide for great tips and a map.

Here’s a free copy (OK, it’s digital, but still…) of our guide to fishing Banks Lake in early spring.

It’s full of great tips for anglers, even those foolish enough to pass up on the opportunity to get into this weekend’s (April 6-7, 2013) “Are You Tough Enough — Triple Fish Challenge” fishing derby.

Check it out here:

Are You Tough Enough…

To fish our upcoming derby?

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You’re probably not a real good angler, so just move on. Nothing to see here.

Unless you actually are tough enough for the local chamber of commerce sponsored triple challenge coming up in April.

You read that right: TRIPLE challenge. Meaning you have to catch bass, walleye and rainbow, all in one event, in the first event of the year in eastern Washington.

Thinking about a visit? Watch this …

An overview of the Grand Coulee Dam area, produced by KXLY TV.
This is a screenshot of a video overview of the Grand Coulee Dam area, produced by KXLY TV.

Someone just reminded me of this piece on the Grand Coulee Dam area, produced by KXLY TV for their Explorer TV series, in which I was interviewed.
They did a great job of cutting in quick and useful information, and it’s worth a few minutes of your time.
One thing I forgot to mention (one of those “I wish I had said” moments) is that the drive through here on SR 155 is actually the heart of a National Scenic Byway called The Coulee Corridor.

This KXLY video is only offered in Adobe Flash, so it may not play if you’re using a mobile device.