Majorpalooza rockin away

SENNETT -- The Sunday afternoon heat and leftover exhaustion from a one-mile fun run were not enough to discourage dozens of children from enjoying the jumpy house and inflatable slide set up for the 12th annual Majorpalooza.

As soon as their parents parked the car in the Auburn Correctional Facility's recreation center parking lot, the children jumped out and ran toward the inflatable structures, screaming in excitement as they tore off their socks and shoes mid-stride.

"It takes my kids a little while to warm up but once they get going they wont stop," said Auburn resident Heidi Church as she watched her children, Rieley, 11, and Zac, 8, climb up a flight of stairs before plunging off the top of the 30-foot high slide.