‘Stream Day’ among last drops of summer fun

Can you believe there are “back to school” sales going on? It seems like summer just started. Well, kids, there are still plenty of fun activities going on here in Washington’s northeast corner.

• If you are interested in theater, consider the Music Theater Camp for youth grades 5-12 at the Pend Oreille Playhouse. The two-week camp is $50 per student and takes place Aug. 16-20 and Aug. 23-27 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. The camp is limited to 25 students. Call (509) 671-3389, or stop by the theater at 240 N. Union Ave. in Newport, Wash., between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. The camp includes instruction in acting, improvisation, stage direction, singing and voice development, dance and stage movement, makeup and costuming, set design and construction, and photography and videography. Students will showcase what they learn on Aug. 27 in a final performance. All materials, snacks and beverages will be provided; students are to bring a sack lunch.

• Are you already an aspiring actor? A Pend Oreille Playhouse Youth Organization, Pend Oreille Players in Training, has selected “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” as this year’s production. A read-through and sing-through will be held at the playhouse today, 3 to 5 p.m., for middle school and high school youth. Performances will take place Nov. 12-14 and 19-21. Contact Dee Ann at deeann.boydston@gmail .com or visit www. pendoreilleplayers.org for more information.

• A fun and free activity for the whole family is a tour of the Pend Oreille County Historical Society Museum and its interesting old buildings. The museum and gift store are open daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Of course, it is always free and fun to swim in the Little Spokane River at Elk Community Park on Elk-Camden Road just north of Elk-Chattaroy Road.

• A “Free Family Stream Day” this Saturday is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Indian Creek. Volunteers from Washington State University Extension Office and the Kalispel Tribe Natural Resources Department will guide participants in biological exploration of the Indian Creek site. From Newport/Oldtown, go north about 7 miles on LeClerc Road to Indian Creek Road, then about a mile to Geophysical Observatory Road. Follow signs to the site. Bring lunch, sunscreen and old shoes for wading. Free, but call the extension office at (509) 447-2401 or e-mail cmack@wsu.edu to register.

• The Pend Oreille County Fair in Cusick is Aug. 19-22. The Clayton Fair, originally the Deer Park Fair, is celebrating its 100th year Aug. 27-29. • Parents, there are two back-to-school items you may be interested in. On Aug. 14 from 2 to 5 p.m., there will be a school supply giveaway for pre-kindergarten through 12th grades at the old fire station on Newport Highway, just north of Milan Road and Riverside Schools. The movie “Up” will be shown.

• The Spokane Regional Health District will hold a free school immunization clinic Aug. 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Arcadia Elementary School, 1120 East D St., Deer Park. Parent/guardian permission and immunization records for each child are required. Information: (509) 324-1600 or www.srhd.org.