PHOTOS: St. Patrick's Day at Old DeBorgia Schoolhouse
MONTE TURNER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 3 months AGO
The spirit of St. Patrick was in the serving line at the Old DeBorgia School on Sunday as corned beef, cabbage, spuds and carrots were generously heaped onto plates. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Any festivity that the DeBorgia Schoolhouse Foundation conduct has an incredible array of desserts and St. Patrick’s Day was no exception. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Around 75 people enjoyed the Irish fare at the Old DeBorgia Schoolhouse on Sunday. Raffled off was a beautiful sunset quilt and ‘The Luck of the Irish Basket’ valued over $300 with certificates from the Montana Bar and Hideout. Plus a custom wooden sign from Twin Creek Creations, a bottle of Irish Cream liquor, Irish butter, soda bread, crackers, tea and aged cheddar cheese.
St. Patrick's Day at Old DeBorgia Schoolhouse
Any festivity that the DeBorgia Schoolhouse Foundation conduct has an incredible array of desserts and St. Patrick’s Day was no exception. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Around 75 people enjoyed the Irish fare at the Old DeBorgia Schoolhouse on Sunday. Raffled off was a beautiful sunset quilt and ‘The Luck of the Irish Basket’ valued over $300 with certificates from the Montana Bar and Hideout. Plus a custom wooden sign from Twin Creek Creations, a bottle of Irish Cream liquor, Irish butter, soda bread, crackers, tea and aged cheddar cheese.ARTICLES BY MONTE TURNER
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