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St. Regis Winter Festival

AMY QUINLIVAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 4 months AGO
by AMY QUINLIVAN
Mineral Independent | December 19, 2023 11:00 PM

St. Regis Winter Festival


    The St. Regis school grounds were beautifully decorated for the 2nd Annual Winter Fest held on December 11. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Activities included a snowball throwing game, hot cocoa drinking, and plenty of merriment. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    The Live Oak Belgians came out from St. Ignatius to offer horse-drawn wagon rides around the track on the St. Regis School grounds during the Winter Festival. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Senior Brooke Filek helped hand out food during the event last Monday. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


    Younger students, William and Eden layer frosting on their cookies, while the bigger kids wait in line for their turn at cookie decorating. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
 
 


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