Fall Festival a Smash Hit!

                                                       

    The Mokelumne River Ward Fall Festival was a smash hit in every way.  As the cultural hall filled, all kinds of amazing costumed characters enjoyed a dinner of homemade chili, cornbread, and hotdogs. Food was under the direction of the Relief Society, Elders' Quorum, and Bishopric. Tables and centerpieces carried out the festival theme.
   Recent convert Juan Felix was busy taking pictures and video the entire evening and his photography was “funny and joyful,” as he put it. After the event he commented that it looked like the parents were having as much fun as the kids! To quote his mom:  “Juan, one day you will know that the body ages, but the spirit remains very young.”  There were definitely lots of young spirits in attendance at this joyful event.
   After dinner, the party goers headed to the pavilion for fun games each hosted by a Young Men's or Young Women's class.  A big attraction was set up by Sherrill and Ken Adamska and involved trying to eat donuts dangling from the ends of ribbons.  (See video on this post.)
   The “Trunk or Treat” cars were a big hit as the children collected candy while visiting each decorated car trunk in the parking lot.
    Kudos to Don Daley for coordinating the event with excitement and enthusiasm. The comment was often heard, “This is the best fall/Halloween party I’ve ever attended.”   

Here are a few pictures from the fun evening. Click on the collage to view it in a larger size. Clicking the big X in the upper right will allow you to come back to the blog.

This short video will give you a feel for the event, and especially the fun games on the pavilion. After starting the video be sure and click the icon on the bottom right to view the video full screen.  Esc. will take you back to the blog.