Last year Don came up with the idea of a "Huckleberry Homesteader Pentathlon" for the annual Huckleberry Festival in Trout Creek. The festival features arts and crafts vendors from all over the west, and has been held every August for 31 years. Don thought it would be good to offer an activity that involved everyone visiting the festival, so the "Pentathlon" was born.
It involves 5 timed/scored events: pounding nails, pumping water, shooting an AirSoft pistol, casting a fishing line, and sawing a log. The Homesteader Pentathlon booth was one of the most popular events at the Huckleberry Festival this year, so Don is probably hooked into doing this every year from now on.
Meanwhile, right next door to Don at the festival, our Huckleberry Hounds Agility Club hosted a "fun match" and public demo. This was our third year to be invited to the event, which was great exposure for our sport of dog agility.
We had help at both our activities from friends from central Washington: Bob Rains, Christine Canter, and Barb Madsen.
I tried my luck in the Huckleberry Dessert contest again this year, after taking second place two years ago. But my recipe for huckleberry buckle didn't place, so Don and our guests got to eat the results. If I do say so myself, this year's entry was even better than the last one I entered!
Weather was tremendous and everyone was happily exhausted at the end of the three-day event, held Aug. 13-15.
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