THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST at the Fire District 3 station is a fixture at the annual Hockinson Fun Days celebration. The all-you-can-eat breakfast will take place from 7-11:30 a.m. on Sat., May 30. Stephen Harrier is shown here making pancakes at last year’s breakfast.
THE WATER SQUIRT is just one of many activities offered throughout the morning of Sat., May 30 at the Fire District 3 station. Lincoln Williams (then 4 years old), of Battle Ground, is shown here getting something wet at last year’s Hockinson Fun Days.
THE HOCKINSON FUN DAYS PARADE is always a hit at the annual event. The parade will take place at noon on Sat., May 30 this year.
The annual Hockinson Fun Days community celebration will be condensed into two days this year, filling Fri.-Sat., May 29-30 with a plethora of activities for area residents to participate in.
The theme for this year’s event is “Once Upon a Time’’ and the grand marshal for the annual Hockinson Fun Days parade is Donavon Mattern, who retired earlier this year from Fire District 3 after serving for 38 years in the fire service in Clark County.
In the past, Hockinson Fun Days has been a weekend event, but organizers elected to center the annual celebration around two days this year.
“We are trying something a little different,’’ said event organizer Julie Atchley, of the Hockinson High School AAA Boosters. “We’ve had the Fun Run on Sunday morning in the past and last year we didn’t have it at all. This year, we’re going to try a twilight run on Friday night.’’
Hockinson Fun Days organizers have also added a Star Gazing Party on Friday night as well. There will be no events on Sunday this year.
“We added stargazing on Friday evening,’’ Atchley said. “A couple of our teachers from the middle school are involved with a local astronomy group and they are going to come out with some telescopes for a stargazing event.’’
This year will be the second year for the Fun Days Bed Race, which proved to be a hit last year.
“The Bed Race was a new event for us last year and it was well received,’’ Atchley said. “It’s pretty fun. It didn’t go completely without some kinks, but if we continue to make it an event every year hopefully it will go even better.’’
A highlight of Saturday’s Carnival will be the presence of ponies, courtesy of Short Acres Farm.
“The ponies will be available for petting and pictures,’’ Atchley said.
Parking is available throughout Saturday’s events at Hockinson High School and a shuttle is available to other events.
Here’s a look at the schedule for this year’s Hockinson Fun Days celebration:
Fri., May 29
The annual Family Bingo Night will take place from 6-9 p.m. in the commons at Hockinson High School, 17912 NE 159th St., Brush Prairie. Concessions will be available.
The Twilight Run will begin at 7 p.m. on the Hockinson High School track. The Kids Run (1 mile) will take place first and the 5K run will follow at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10 for children under 12 and $20 for adults. Prizes will be awarded and goodie bags and Fit Right gift certificates will be awarded.
The Star Gazing event will begin at 9:30 p.m. in room 221 at Hockinson Middle School, 15916 NE 182nd Ave., Brush Prairie.
Sat., May 30
The annual Clark County Fire District 3 Station Events will kickoff the second day of Hockinson Fun Days.
The popular Firehouse Pancake Breakfast, featuring all-you-can-eat pancakes and other breakfast items will be held from 7-11:30 a.m. at the Fire District 3, 17718 NE 159th St., Brush Prairie. Cost is $5 per individual or $15 per family.
Other fire station events include an appearance by Smokey The Bear and the crash test dummies, beginning at 7 a.m. The water squirt will take place at 8:30 a.m., followed by the car extrication demonstration at 9 a.m., the arrival of Life Flight at 9:30 a.m., the K-9 demonstration courtesy of the Clark County Sheriffs Office at 10:15 a.m., a sprinkler house demonstration at 10:45 a.m. and a structure/fire rescue demonstration at 11 a.m.
The Vendor Bazaar will take place in the Hockinson Middle School gymnasium from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and the Carnival will be open at the middle school parking lot from 10 a.m.-noon and from 1-4 p.m.
The Cruise-In and live Rock ‘n’ Roll will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the lawn at Elim Lutheran Church, 15815 NE 182nd Ave., Brush Prairie.
The Fun Days Parade will take place at noon and the 2nd annual Bed Race will immediately follow the parade at the corner of NE 159th Street and NE 182nd Avenue (across from Hockinson Middle School).
