Ducky Dash big hit at Rathdrum Oktoberfest
Hannah Stagner of Creative Canvasses paints Jax Green's face while his brother, Eli, shows off his blue tongue at the Rathdrum Octoberfest on Saturday at Rathdrum City Park.
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Rathdrum Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ashley Cameron enlists the help of a child to release the 300 ducks in the Ducky Dash while Northern Lakes firefighters dump water into the stream from two firetrucks.
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German American Society Spokane choir members Joe Danneker, Inge Bohnet and Gail Miller arrive to celebrate the Rathdrum Oktoberfest. The singers performed a number of songs including "Edelweiss."
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Rathdrum Chamber of Commerce's Executive Director Ashley Cameron watches the finish line as a child leaps with excitement at Rathdrum City Park. Families eagerly watch to see which duck crosses the finish line first at the Rathdrum Oktoberfest on Saturday.
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RATHDRUM — Vibrant fall colors painted the backdrop to the brats and beers being served in Rathdrum City Park on Saturday.
The city’s first Oktoberfest organized by the Rathdrum Chamber of Commerce included activities for kids and a rubber ducky race.
“We’re pretty pleased,” chamber Executive Director Ashley Cameron said.
Families listened to the German American Society Spokane Choir, dressed in dirndls, while they ate and enjoyed the warm weather.
The finale was a colorful ducky dash through a creek.
Northern Lakes firefighters dumped two truckloads of water into the creek to rush over 300 ducks downstream. Each duck had a number on the bottom and was racing for first place, as onlookers chased them from the shore.
The crowd shouted with excitement as yellow duck No. 161 crossed the finish line first, winning its owner a prize.
