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PHOTO GALLERY: Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival


  • By Amanda Sebastiano
  • | 4:00 a.m. October 11, 2014
  • East County
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PHOTO GALLERY: Hunsader Farms Pumpkin Festival
Brie Burgess plays around in the pumpkin patch.
Brie Burgess plays around in the pumpkin patch.
Jenna Canaday and Cali Dyal cool down in the shade.
Jenna Canaday and Cali Dyal cool down in the shade.
Brighton and Cason Castiglione make a new friend.
Brighton and Cason Castiglione make a new friend.
Two-year-old Sophia Darcy picks out a pumpkin on which to rest.
Two-year-old Sophia Darcy picks out a pumpkin on which to rest.
Isabella Dijiulio admires her face paint in the mirror.
Isabella Dijiulio admires her face paint in the mirror.
Caitlyn and Jennifer Dischinger enjoy the day’s festivities. —
Caitlyn and Jennifer Dischinger enjoy the day’s festivities. —
Cullen Fells rides a pony beside his father, Andrew.
Cullen Fells rides a pony beside his father, Andrew.
Luke and Allie Fredenburg, and Abby Jones watch the lumberjack show.
Luke and Allie Fredenburg, and Abby Jones watch the lumberjack show.
Joe Higgins and Tiffany Barnhill make time for a snack.
Joe Higgins and Tiffany Barnhill make time for a snack.
Riess Pellegrino and Colin Gentile snack on a turkey leg.
Riess Pellegrino and Colin Gentile snack on a turkey leg.
Alexis Roper and Sarah Bryant reenact their caricature poses.
Alexis Roper and Sarah Bryant reenact their caricature poses.
Bruce Saratian plays with fire.
Bruce Saratian plays with fire.
Mary Shimon, Sheila Stenger run The Eat Shack with Linda and Connie Hunsader.
Mary Shimon, Sheila Stenger run The Eat Shack with Linda and Connie Hunsader.
Makenzie and Hallie Sorrells play in the hay maze.
Makenzie and Hallie Sorrells play in the hay maze.
Jordan Vititoe tours the old West jailhouse.
Jordan Vititoe tours the old West jailhouse.
Sanorah and Obadiah Watson say “cheese” in the pumpkin patch.
Sanorah and Obadiah Watson say “cheese” in the pumpkin patch.
Reese Whiting and Rhonda Wells wait for the circus act to start.
Reese Whiting and Rhonda Wells wait for the circus act to start.
The Wilson family — Dave, Helen, Summer and Reef.
The Wilson family — Dave, Helen, Summer and Reef.
Riley and Autumn Bodenweiser show off their Halloween costumes beside Yaxel Benejam.
Riley and Autumn Bodenweiser show off their Halloween costumes beside Yaxel Benejam.

 

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