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Friday August 5, 5k run/walk. Saturday August 6th, parade, teen dance, music, ﬁreworks, food, bingo, Watermelon seed spitting, eating, slicing and bowling. Regular bingo all day and cowpie bingo. Rafﬂes and contests. Beer tent. An old fashioned small town celebration. All proceeds to various community activities and Scholarship program. Fireworks on August 6.

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• The Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery traveled more than 4,000 miles on an expedition to explore the area west of the Mississippi River. The beach area that they discovered in Washington was not a sun-filled beach. In fact, the area is known for lots of rainy days. Even so, the beach, on the southwest coast of the state, is a fun spot, with more than 60 festivals and celebrations held on the Long Beach Peninsula in 2011. It is home to the World Kite Museum and also the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.

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• Do you know which country has the longest shoreline in the world? Canada. Canada also has an area named “Long Beach.” The Long Beach “unit” of beaches consists of Radar Beach, Long Beach, Combers Beach and Wickaninnish Beach, which run from north to south for 15.5 miles and comprise the most popular portion of Pacific Rim National Park. This is the only national park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, the westernmost province of Canada. It has long, sandy beaches, rocky shoreline, a rainforest and more.

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Nothing is quite so refreshing on a hot summer day as a cold glass of lemonade. Well, how about all that refreshment in a delicious dessert! This has all the ﬂavor of lemonade, but it’s so creamy it will practically melt in your mouth! 12 (2 1/2-inch) graham cracker squares 2 (4-serving) packages sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix 1 (4-serving) package sugar-free lemon gelatin 1 1/3 cups dry milk powder 2 cups diet lemon-lime soda pop 1 cup reduced-calorie whipped topping 1. Evenly arrange 9 graham crackers in a 9-by-9-inch cake pan. In large bowl, combine 1 package dry pudding mix, dry gelatin, 2/3 cup dry milk powder and 1 1/4 cups diet lemon-lime soda. Mix well using wire whisk. Blend in 1/4 cup whipped topping. Carefully spread mixture evenly over graham crackers. Refrigerate while preparing topping.

2. In same bowl, combine remaining package of dry pudding mix, remaining 2/3 cup dry milk powder and remaining 3/4 cup soda pop. Mix well using wire whisk. Blend in remaining 3/4 cup whipped topping. Spread topping mixture evenly over ﬁlling. Crush remaining 3 graham crackers into ﬁne crumbs; evenly sprinkle over top. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Makes 8 servings. (c) 2011 King Features Synd. Inc.

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