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style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Perpetua">Library salutes
the season with
SpringFest<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span
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font-family:Perpetua">After presentations by well-known authors
Philip Gulley
and Tracie Peterson, “The I’s Have It: Inspired, Imagined &
Illuminated,”
the 10<sup>th</sup> annual Spring Literary Arts Festival
sponsored by the
Herbert Wescoat Memorial Library and the Friends of the Library
in McArthur,
Ohio, will host a SpringFest on Saturday, April 12<sup>th</sup>
in the
library’s meeting room and on the grounds under “the big tent”
that will
include fun activities for the entire family.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Perpetua">Beginning at 6:00 p.m., the evening’s
events will include
a dessert bake-off contest, open to all members of the
community. By 5:30 p.m.,
participants need to submit a contest form with each dessert
(pie, cake, bars,
brownies, cookies, bread, roll, muffin, or candy). The form is
available in the
library or on the library’s website at </span><a
href="http://www.vintoncountypublic.lib.oh.us/"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Perpetua">www.vintoncountypublic.lib.oh.us</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Perpetua">. The announcement
of 1<sup>st</sup>,
2<sup>nd</sup>, and 3<sup>rd</sup> place winners will be held at
approximately
6:30 p.m. Winners must be present. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Perpetua">After judging, desserts will be shared
with the community
during a “free” community soup and sandwich supper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Perpetua">Ohio Big Bounce will provide
festival-goers hours of fun
in the “Jump-n-Slide” bounce house, while children and adults
can try their
luck at various carnival-type games to win prizes under “the big
tent.” <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Perpetua">Offering short tours around the village of
McArthur, John
Hutchison will team up his draft horses and hitch them to his
padded “Pioneer
Equipment Wagon” so that 20 passengers will be able to travel in
comfort for
each ride. Throughout the evening, live music, showcasing local
talent, will be
offered under “the big tent.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Perpetua">For information about the festival,
contact the library
at (740) 596-5691 or visit the library’s calendar of events at </span><a
href="http://www.vintoncountypublic.lib.oh.us/"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:Perpetua">www.vintoncountypublic.lib.oh.us</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Perpetua">. The Herbert
Wescoat Memorial
Library serving Vinton County and the Friends of the Herbert
Wescoat Memorial
Library are also on Facebook. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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