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Beaver Round-Up 2016

KDLG 670AM

Published February 24, 2016 at 6:28 PM AKST

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Check here for photos, audio, and contest results from Beaver Round-Up.

Dillingham's annual winter festival is in full swing, and the KDLG crew has been out recording (we mean, enjoying) the festivities.

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We asked some listeners to share their stories of Beaver Round-Ups of years past.

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KDLG's Hannah Colton produced these stories from the old days of Beaver Round-Up...

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Richard and Della Clark took us back to the late '50s-early '60s with tales of the first Beaver Round-Up festivals: fur trappers, dog sled races tracked by plane, and talent shows in the old theater.

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The festivities got underway Wednesday afternoon with the annual parade downtown.

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KDLG's Dave Bendinger has more...

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The BBAHC outhouse rounded the bend to come in a close second.

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The parade was followed by three races down Main Street:

Costume Fun Run
1st Harper Savo
2nd Sam Fox
3rd Michaela Savo

Outhouse Race
  1st L&M (Lulu Andrew, Josh Cockerham, Tyler Payne, Russ Flanigan)
  2nd Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
  3rd N&N

Pushcart Derby
1st Manny Lopez

Check out the Beaver Round-up website for a full schedule of events.

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