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Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM

Currie celebrates the 4th!

  • Today, 06:00 AM
Currie celebrates the 4th!
TANNER HAUGER makes his pitch at Saturday’s co-ed softball tournament. BELOW: Emma Mathews reaches for a throw to the plate as Casey Brown of Westbrooks ducks from it as he scores a run.

Photos by Per Peterson

ABOVE: A Duck Race volunteer tosses a wayward businesssponsored duck back into the race. RIGHT: No one was 100% sure if this was a mallard or a pheasant, but it performed well in the race.
ABOVE: AVA SWENHAUGEN (LEFT) AND AVERY ANDERSON were more than ready to feed hungry patrons at Saturday’s Currie Town & Country Membership Drive Picnic. RIGHT: AIDEN MOTARJEMI, 2, of Eden Prairie enjoyed the swings in the park with his grandfather, Joe Schreier. LEFT: Shane Erickson follows through on a kill at sand volleyball.
FOUR-YEAR-OLD CLARA THOOFT of Slayton gazes down into the water of the Des Moines river, waiting for the Duck Races to begin.
FROM LEFT: JAEDA NELSON, Hadii Nelson, Hayes Nelson, Adeline Harrington and Creed Nelson were ready for some holiday fun in the park.
LEFT: The “Touch A Tuck” display attracted a number of youth, including these six kids — Huxley Byrne (front), Noah Schreier, Mallory Schreier, Avery Hansen, Christian Hansen and Levi Schreier.
GREGG HANSEN of Walnut Grove was one of the competitors at the bean bag tournament.
OLIVER OPDAHL, 16 months, of Avoca, did a little carb loading at Saturday’s Currie Town & Country Membership Drive Picnic.
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