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PHOTOS: Evergreen's annual pie auction kicks off the season

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 months, 4 weeks AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
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]. | November 26, 2025 11:00 PM

The annual Evergreen Pie Auction & Light Up Evergreen at Glacier Ace Hardware on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

    A cherry huckleberry pie donated by Jessi and Caitlynn with Glacier Bank at the annual Evergreen Pie Auction & Light Up Evergreen at Glacier Ace Hardware on Tuesday, Nov. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Attendees bid on pies during the silent auction at the annual Evergreen Pie Auction & Light Up Evergreen at Glacier Ace Hardware on Tuesday, Nov. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Pies up for auction at the annual Evergreen Pie Auction & Light Up Evergreen at Glacier Ace Hardware on Tuesday, Nov. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Evergreen Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ben Dorrington shows a pie to attendees during the live auction at the annual Evergreen Pie Auction & Light Up Evergreen at Glacier Ace Hardware on Tuesday, Nov. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Attendees bid on pies during the silent auction at the annual Evergreen Pie Auction & Light Up Evergreen at Glacier Ace Hardware on Tuesday, Nov. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    The Evergreen Christmas tree is lit and suspended from a crane outside Harmon Crane & Rigging on Tuesday, Nov. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    A huckleberry peach pie donated by the Evergreen Fire Department at the annual Evergreen Pie Auction & Light Up Evergreen at Glacier Ace Hardware on Tuesday, Nov. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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