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OLR Fall Festival for Sunday
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Bed of Roses: Pat Beck designed and pieced the queen-sized quilt that is the top prize for a drawing during Our Lady of Refuge's annual Fall Festival Sunday. She is shown with her husband, Wayne Beck, and festival organizer Kate Campbell.
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The annual Fall Festival at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church Fall Festival set for Sunday, (Oct. 25) has added new games and a new look but organizers made sure to bring back all the old favorites.

The live and silent auction is on ta, along with new kids’ games along with unique, one-of-a-kind items for sale to help everyone get a jump on Christmas.

The plant sale will be from 10:30-1:30 p.m.and will feature some beautiful plants and garden items.

The Country store will be in the room adjacent to the auditorium filled with homemade baked goods, jams, jellies, pickles and crafts.

The kid’s costume contest will be from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Awards for the best costumes by age level will be passed out.

The Kid’s Carnival will feature a moon walk, children’s train, bake walk, pumpkin painting, fishing hole, duck pond, golf, bean bag toss, football, Bubble gum blowing contest, coloring contest and Oreo stacking contest.

Wii games will be played and snacks will be offered from 2-4 p.m.

The barbecue dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the auditorium for $6 per plate. Take out will also be available.

Bids can be placed on the silent auction items until 2 p.m. The live auction will be from 1:30-4 p.m. with Jack Sportsman serving as auctioneer.

Parishioners wishing to donate items to the auctions may leave them at the church office Thursday and Friday during office hours.

Also, Betty Bauer, Kate Campbell and Carolyn Hughes will be working at the auditorium on from 9-12 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23 from 9-12 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 24, from 9-4 p.m. or until finished.

Auction items may be dropped off at these times.

A drawing for 12 great prizes will take place during the auction. Prizes include a queen size floral quilt designed and pieced by Pat Beck.

Other prizes are a gas grill, fishing trip for three, fire pit, picnic table, four feet rustic wooden bench, $100 gift certificate to Academy and Blue Sky, $25 Moya’s gift certificate, a tool kit from Discount Auto, full detail job from Wilkinson’s, and ice cream and gift certificates from the Dairy Queen.

Drawing tickets are $1 and are being sold by the CCD students and parishioners and will be available the day of the festival.

“The Fall Festival promises to be lots of fun for all ages so please plan on joining us for the festivities,” said Kate Campbell, coordinator of the event.

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