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It all started with ice cream at the drug store
In the second- and third-grade elite race at last Friday's Mini Bloomsday, Caleb Feeley (left) and Ryder Clark eye each other shortly after the start of the race, with Jayce Bob, Peyton Vera, Linnea Turner, and Chaylee Graves between them. Many of the kids wore red handprint face paint in honor of MMIW, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. - Scott Hunter photo
Hundreds of children took part in a 45-year-old tradition Friday by running races on the grass in perfect weather on the athletic field below Lake Roosevelt Schools.
The first Mini Bloomsday occurred in 1979. The idea came from a first-grade teacher at the time, Carolyn McNeil.
Mrs. McNeil and Mrs. Selle had their first-graders race to Acre's Drug Store, where the owner gave each student a free ic...
Reader Comments(1)
Susan Treu writes:
Thank you for the great historical article about Mini-Bloomsday. What a wonderful tradition for the elementary kids!
05/10/2024, 8:23 am