PHOTOS: Cloverfest in Columbia Falls
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 9 months AGO
Kids race off the starting line during the fun run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Noah Kent reels in a prize at a fishing game in the kids carnival area at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bailey Peterson has her face painted in the kids carnival area at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants race off the starting line during the fun run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Malcolm Craig plays a cup stacking game in the kids carnival area at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants race off the starting line during the fun run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Runners race to the finish line in the 5K run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Runners race to the finish line in the 5K run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Brad Dolesh crosses the finish line in first place in the 5K run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bailey Peterson looks at the shamrock painted on her cheek in the kids carnival area at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Runners race to the finish line in the 5K run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Casey Kreider is a photographer for the Daily Inter Lake and was awarded the 2024 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year from the Montana Newspaper Association. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. He can be reached at [email protected]. | March 16, 2024 2:00 PM
Attendees celebrated St. Patrick's Day at the annual Cloverfest held by the Columbia Falls Area Chamber of Commerce. Events include a 5k run, one-mile fun run, live music by local musicians, kids carnival with games and prizes, a beer and distillery garden and St. Patrick's-themed competitions.
Noah Kent reels in a prize at a fishing game in the kids carnival area at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bailey Peterson has her face painted in the kids carnival area at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Participants race off the starting line during the fun run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Malcolm Craig plays a cup stacking game in the kids carnival area at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Participants race off the starting line during the fun run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Runners race to the finish line in the 5K run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Runners race to the finish line in the 5K run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Brad Dolesh crosses the finish line in first place in the 5K run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bailey Peterson looks at the shamrock painted on her cheek in the kids carnival area at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Runners race to the finish line in the 5K run at Cloverfest in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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