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

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 months, 1 week AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
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. | 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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