Dave Hochstetler, right, receives his 2024 Kalona Community Award from Ryan Schlabaugh.
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Making baked beans at the chuck wagon, a first-time feature at Fall Festival this year.
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Face painting already in place, a coordinating butterfly gets added to the wrist.
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The Mid-Prairie choir performs, under direction of Collette McClellen.
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Enjoying a plate of onion rings under sunny skies.
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Deep frying apple fritters at the Hillcrest Academy booth.
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Carmon Slater speaking about his quilts on display at in the gallery.
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Serving fresh hot pretzels at the Sharon Bethel booth.
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Shopping inside the vendor tent, work by J.K. Creative Wood in foreground.
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Pathway music students performing on stage.
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Assembling fry pies. . .
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. . . and the sweet results.
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Little Will is delighted by a pony ride.
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Enjoying another sunny day at Fall Festival.
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Taking a train ride past the vendor tent.
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2024 Community Award winners after the presentation on stage. Top row, L-R: Andy Rowe (WCRF), Karen Dennler (WCRF), Stephanie Sexton (WCRF), Becky Rich (WCRF), Jack Pope. Bottom row: Clayton Hershberger, Tina Hershberger, Mary Ann Hauth, Jim Hauth, Jon Read (WCRF), Todd Patterson (WCRF).
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Jim Miller demonstrating the telegraph inside the train depot.
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Playing in the corn crib.
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A student of Michelle’s Musical Keys performing on stage.
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Grinding corn.
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Exploring the depot and new boxcar.
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