<body><div>MARYVILLE — The combination of beautiful Fall weather and lots of activities brought many families out on Saturday, Oct. 19 to take part in the 2024 Kiwanis Fall Festival.The children were greeted with a free pumpkin, sponsored by Mayor Craig Short, and decorating supplies to turn that pumpkin into their own created Jack-o-lantern. Once finished, they made the rounds to the many booths offering trick-or-treat candies, various giveaway items and fun activities.There were also bounce houses available. The Maryville Ministerial Alliance sponsored a petting zoo and pony rides that were quite a hit with kids of all ages. Food trucks offered other snacks beyond the candy, popcorn and cotton candy given away. There were also free hot dogs for the kids. And, of course, the always favorite, face painting.Families also brought out the four-legged friends to participate in a Bark in the Park contest. Dogs were adorned in costumes and strutted their stuff for anyone interested in watching.The Maryville Fire Department opened its doors and equipment for everyone to see. Kids were allowed to explore the trucks and equipment and see how firefighters helped their community.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=41kZiD_0wEeOfug00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=41kZiD_0wEeOfug00" width="1200" height="849" ><figcaption>Maryville Mayor Craig Short (left) helped a founding member of the Kiwanis, Gary Ceretto, hand out pumpkins to kids at the Kiwanis Fall Festival. Mayor Short sponsored the free pumpkins for the first 500 children. (Photo by Kathy Turner)</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Ytm72_0wEeOfug00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Ytm72_0wEeOfug00" width="900" height="1200" ><figcaption>Paisleigh Keel shows off her decorated pumpkin at the Kiwanis Fall Festival in Maryville. Paisleigh attended with her parents, Adam (right) and Haley (not pictured.) (Photo by Kathy Turner)&nbsp;</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2C0Nn9_0wEeOfug00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2C0Nn9_0wEeOfug00" width="1200" height="900" ><figcaption>Rylee Houston expressed his desire to take the donkey from the petting zoo home with him at the Maryville Fall Festival. When asked how he would care for a donkey at home he stated he ‘would make it work.’ (Photo by Kathy Turner)</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0lDbHH_0wEeOfug00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0lDbHH_0wEeOfug00" width="900" height="1200" ><figcaption>October (the handsome one on the left) and his ‘mom’ Cindy Baker were all ready for the Kiwanis Fall Festival’s Bark in the Park contest as October shows off his firefighter best. (Photo by Kathy Turner)</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4T4U6i_0wEeOfug00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4T4U6i_0wEeOfug00" width="1200" height="900" ><figcaption>Two favorites at the Maryville Fall Festival petting zoo, and apparently good friends, were the pig and his buddy the Great Pyrenees dog. (Photo by Kathy Turner)</figcaption></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=10shsg_0wEeOfug00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=10shsg_0wEeOfug00" width="1200" height="900" ><figcaption>A big draw for the kids attending the Maryville Fall Festival was the fire department. Kids were able to see the equipment up close and hear about how the fire department serves the community. (Photo by Kathy Turner)&nbsp;</figcaption></figure></div></body>

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Maryville Kiwanis Hosts Fall Festival

MARYVILLE — The combination of beautiful Fall weather and lots of activities brought many families out on Saturday, Oct. 19 to take part in the 2024 Kiwanis Fall Festival. The children were greeted with a free pumpkin, sponsored by Mayor Craig Short, and decorating supplies to turn that pumpkin into their own created Jack-o-lantern. Once finished, they made the rounds to the many booths offering trick-or-treat candies, various giveaway items and fun activities.