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Galesburg Youth Fishing Derby Casts Off Sunday

This Sunday kicks off the 21st Annual Galesburg Youth Fishing Derby at Lincoln Park. The derby is free and Derby Committee Chairman Sue Dutell says it's fun for the whole family but only kids aged 15 and under can participate.


Dutell tells WGIL the event doesn't officially kick off until late morning Sunday morning.  "Nothing really gets started until 11 o'clock," Dutell said.  "Noon is registraion.  The kids stand in line for about an hour to get their goodie bag with their ticket.  Once they get that, they go back, and at one o'clock, Al (Hayden) will call the go-ahead, and all the fishing poles are released, and hopefully, they catch a fish within seconds, and run to the table, and collect a prize."


Dutell says draft horse haystack rides will be available and educational displays provided by the Illinois Department of Fisheries and Illinois Department of Conservation.


Refreshments and food will be available by Friends of the Fishing Derby.

05 17 08 by Newsroom
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