Volunteers from Citizens-Union Savings Bank held a Kiddie Olympic event at Fall River Celebrates America to give younger children a chance to test their abilities. A course that included three relay events -- a crab walk, a sponge relay and an egg and spoon race -- was set up on the lawn at Heritage State Park. The 22nd annual festival also included music, food, amusement rides, games and fireworks held at the City Pier, the Fall River Carousel and Battleship Cove, with a theme of “Our Community’s Family Festival”. The three-day event also included a complete line-up of local bands, the popular Fall River Catches a Star competition, and a new Kids’ World area that included a man-made beach, a marine touch tank exhibit, entertainment, a bubble dome and more. Bands included the Funky White Honkies, Soul Power, Down & Dirty, Apponequet Summersing, The Streamline Band, New Image, Ilhas de Bruma, d’Alma and Santa Mamba. Click here for photos of the 2006 event. For more information about the event, contact the Fall River Chamber of Commerce at 508-676-8226.
 

(Top row, left and right) Nicole Emsley and Audrey Figueroa compete in a game that requires them to fill a sponge with water, run to the other end of the course, squeeze the water out into another bucket, and return to the starting line. (Top row, center) Liz Pires and Mike Mulrooney describe the rules of the game to Nicole and Audrey. (Middle row, left and right) Sidney Demarco of Warren competes in the crab race. (Bottom row, left) Three-year-old Dominic Alderman is given instruction on how to hold an egg in a spoon for the next race. (Bottom row, center) Audrey and Nicole display their photo certificates and "gold" medals provided by Citizens-Union staff. (Bottom row, right) Amelia Bauer, her mother Cathy enjoy some cotton candy.