After a rainy, stormy start to the day, almost every St. Anthony VillageFest event on Saturday August 6 proceeded as planned, from the soccer alumni game and Tot Trot at the high school track and field in the morning, to the “competitive” Partner Carry and Bags Tournament, as well as the bands, booths, and bingo, petting zoo and fireworks, and all the other food and fun that comes with a festival. Look for more from the Tot Trot on the Northeaster’s Facebook page!
Below: In order of appearance and numbered for ease of use.
1. Maria Hildebrandt, SAVHS 2017 grad, talks with coach Paul Pawlyshyn after the alumni soccer game. (photo by Karen Kraco)
2. Morning rain didn’t keep the little ones and their parents from checking in at the Tot Trot. (photo by Karen Kraco)
3. Warming up for the Tot Trot. (photo by Karen Kraco)
4. The SAVHS track team helped out with the Tot Trot. (photo by Karen Kraco)
5. And they’re off! The children ran all the way around the high school track. (photo by Karen Kraco)
For more Tot Trot photos, see the Northeaster’s Facebook and Instagram accounts.
6. Hula hooping during The Pulse kids’ show. (photo by Karen Kraco)
7. More hula hooping. (photo by Carol Jensen)
8. It’s not a festival without mini-donuts!. (photo by Carol Jensen)
9. Kids decorated visors with stickers. (photo by Carol Jensen)
10. The Partner Carry is a competitive, athletic, couple bonding activity. (photo by Karen Kraco)
11. There’s more than one way to carry a partner! (photo by Karen Kraco)
12. Jason Sieg and Ashley McCormick won first place in the Partner Carry race (photo by Carol Jensen)
13. All the Partner Carry participants. (photo by Karen Kraco)
14 & 15 . The bags tournament. (photos by Carol Jensen)
16. Derek Stendahl called the numbers for Bingo. (photo by Karen Kraco)
17 and 18. Bingo players were all ages. (photo by Karen Kraco)
19 &20 . Rampage, a band of St. Anthony Middle School students and they attracted a good crowd. . (photo by Karen Kraco)
21. The band UnderGroove followed Rampage. (photo by Karen Kraco)
22 and 23. The petting zoo included goats and rabbits, a llama and a miniature donkeys, as well pony rides. photo by Karen Kraco)
24. A meat raffle winner chooses a prize. (photo by Margo Ashmore)
25. New Villagers -formerly from the Logan Park neighborhood – attended the New Villager Mixer, sponsored by the Northeaster. (photo by Margo Ashmore)
26. Chad Gilliard was selling raffle tickets for the opportunity to be the Guest Pyrotechnician for the evening’s fireworks. (photo by Margo Ashmore)
27. Chris Kachman was the winner of the fireworks raffle. (photo provided by VillageFest)