Kylee Smith, 7, of Winlock, has her cell-phone camera ready while she encourages her dad, Russ Smith, as he competes in the Mossyrock Blueberry Festival blueberry pie eating contest on Saturday afternoon.
Carly Palmer, 6, and her mother Tamie Palmer, both of Lakewood, root on their 10-month-old Dachshund, Bella, during the wiener dog races at the Mossyrock Blueberry Festival on Saturday afternoon. The Palmers and Bella finished the event in third place.
Orlin Liebelt, of Onalaska, spins his wife, Sherry, as they Cougar Squares, a square dancing club from Toledo, puts on a demonstration at the Mossyrock Blueberry Festival on Saturday afternoon.
John Richied, 9, Centralia competes in the Mossyrock Blueberry Festival's blueberry pie eating contest on Saturday.
A blueberry pie eating competitor raises his hands in what he thinks is victory, but little did he know that he was the last one to finish in the 10-13-year-old group at the Mossyrock Blueberry Festival on Saturday.
A blueberry pie eating contest, wiener dog races and square dancing were just a taste of what the Mossyrock Blueberry Festival had to offer on Saturday afternoon.
A blueberry pancake breakfast at the Assembly of God Church kicked off the day and a parade capped off the morning’s events.
Hundreds of people milled around Klickitat Prairie Park in downtown Mossyrock, getting their faces painted and filling their faces with a food from a wide variety of vendors, all as part of the annual community-led event celebrating the town’s favorite fruite.
