The 40^th annual Denare Beach Winter Festival is coming up February 22^nd to 24^th.  Recreation Director Mel Durette says they have early events with a children’s coloring contest with pictures to be in at the school or Recreation Office by the 14^th and an ice sculpturing contest with judging on the 20^th. She says other activities get underway on the 22^nd.  She explains that Friday they have fireworks, Musher’s supper, penny parade, Kids Got Talent, turkey curling, pizza shoot and on Saturday the fishing derby, pancake breakfast, horse rides, bingo, boot hockey, kid’s curling and the Sunday will be King and Queen Trapper and the snow drags.

The festival wraps up on the 24^th.  You can volunteer to help out with festival events by calling the Recreation Office at 306-362-2050.