PHOTOS: Cloverfest in Columbia Falls
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 6 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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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | 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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