An event to help animals and their people is among this week’s possible fun family activities.
In Skagit County, Chuckanut Valley Veterinary Clinic is sponsoring Dog Day Dash 2006, a 5K fun run and walk with your dog.
The event is located at the Port of Skagit County in Burlington. Runners and walkers and their pets, who all start at 10 a.m., will enjoy the well-defined groomed trail system in beautiful Skagit County.
Medals will be presented following the race to the top three overall men, women and children category winners of the fun run. There will be no awards for the non-competitive walking event; however each participant will receive a certificate of completion.
Registration is $30, which includes a T-shirt. Registration time is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
All canine vaccines must be current, and only one dog is allowed per participant. No aggressive dogs or dogs in season will be allowed. Dogs under the age of 6 months are discouraged from participating.
Proceeds from the event will go directly to a local animal rescue organization, SPOT (Saving Pets One at a Time) and Guide Dogs of the Desert International, which provides guide dogs for the visually impaired.
From I-5, exit at Chuckanut Drive (exit 231). Proceed west on Josh Wilson Road. Turn left onto Higgins Airport Way and follow signs to the Dog Day Dash.
Lil’ Critters Pet Photography will be available before and after the race for those choosing to have their pets (and humans) photographed.
Island County Fair: Langley is where it’s at through Sunday for the 82nd year of the Island County Fair.
You can expect contests, carnivals, animals and good food.
Entertainers this year include Gerry Andal performing tonight, The Timebenders on Saturday and Danny Ward &Reality on Sunday.
Gates open at 9:30 a.m. and close at 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $6, $4 senior (65 plus), junior (6 to 15) or military; children under 6 free.
Evergreen State Fair: Snohomish County’s summer-ending party begins Thursday in Monroe.
The theme of this year’s fair is More Than a Dog &Pony Show.
Opening day is kid’s day, so children 15 and younger get in free. There’s plenty of displays, demonstrations, contests and live entertainment planned for the younger set, as well as the carnival and the fair food. The grandstand Thursday night features Monster Madness.
Regular fair admission is $8, $6 seniors (62 to 89), $4 youth (6 to 15), free 90 and older and 5 and younger. Discount tickets are available at Bartell drug stores, Duvall Family Grocer, Monroe Arco AM/PM, QFC stores in Snohomish County and Ticketmaster. Discounts are also available for groups. Parking is $5.
Advance-purchase carnival specials include one-day wristbands for $20 at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, Bartell, Snocope Federal Credit Union and the fairgrounds pass booth.
Tickets for the Monster Madness show are $15 to $20, available in advance at Fred Meyer, Tower Records, The Wherehouse, FYE, G.I. Joes, the fairgrounds and Ticketmaster.
Information on the rest of the fair, which runs through Labor Day, will be published in the Aug. 25 A&E section.
LEFT: People and their dogs participate in a previous Dog Day Dash at the Port of Skagit County in Burlington.
BELOW: a previous Dog Day Dash participant seems to be ready for action.
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The All-Alaskan Racing Pigs show, a favorite at the Evergreen State Fair, impress a crowd in 1999.
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