Cherries take center stage at festival
Linda Sappington
Local cherries ripened in time for the Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival last weekend, where buyers scooped them up by the bagful from Bundy Orchards' stand.
Linda Sappington
Ken Avison encourages a cherry pit spit contestant.
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Ken Avison reacts after a contestant spits a pit just a few inches.
Linda Sappington
Sweet cherries await buyers in convenient cup-sized amounts.
Linda Sappington
Polson High School cheerleader Cassie Carlyle gets dunked in water, all part of a fun fundraiser for the cheer squad.
Linda Sappington
Every cherry item imaginable was available at the festival, including a cherry fairy home, hand-crafted by Polson artist Verna Ivory.
Linda Sappington
Sweet cherries, including a Ranier variety, take center stage at the Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival.
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Herb and Bonnie Kimbell of Polson share a noodle dish.
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Contestant Daniel Wisekittel puckers up as he prepares to spit a cherry pit.
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A cherry pit spit contestant lets a pit fly.
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Ranier cherries were for sale from Bundy Orchards.
Linda Sappington
Packaged by the pound, the popular sweet cherries sold well at the festival.
Linda Sappington
Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival
Linda Sappington
Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival
Linda Sappington
Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival
Linda Sappington
Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival
Linda Sappington
Polson Main Street Flathead Cherry Festival
Linda Sappington
A 1947 Ford pickup held a pair of enormous metal cherries.
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Marie Mitchell and Yvonne Rehard of the Yellow Bay Ladies’ Auxiliary sell pies, muffins and chocolate cherries.
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Marie Nelson of Moses Lake, Wash., enjoys photo art by Polson photographer Gino Caselli.
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