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Published June 19, 2012, 12:00 AM

Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest 2012


Noelle Krumrie, 6, of Cottage Grove, gets some air on the bungee trampoline at the Strawberry Fest carnival. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente

  • Noelle Krumrie, 6, of Cottage Grove, gets some air on the bungee trampoline at the Strawberry Fest carnival. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Sophia Rivera, 8, of St. Paul, enjoys a carnival ride Saturday at Kingston Park. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Natalie Bearth, 7, enjoys a ride at the Strawberry Fest carnival. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Isabelle Hernandez, 8, of Cottage Grove, is all smiles while riding the Jitter Bug ride at the Strawberry Fest carnival. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Cottage Grove police officer Mike Vandervoort led a demonstration with the department’s K-9 dog, Blitz. Here, Blitz tries to take down a volunteer wearing a protective sleeve. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • Maddie Brill (right) tries her luck at a carnival game while her friend, Madison Amland, looks on. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • The Strawberry Fest fireworks were sponsored by the South Washington County Bulletin. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Large crowds flocked to Kingston Park over the weekend for food, music and entertainment. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Short helicopter rides were available to Strawberry Fest-goers this year. The rides started and ended at Kingston Park. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • James and Louise Schilling of Cottage Grove check out a vintage convertible on display at the Strawberry Fest Car Show Saturday afternoon. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • Al Boche, vice president of the St. Paul Park/Newport Lions Club, fishes a beer out of a cooler at the beer garden as temperatures started to rise on a muggy Saturday afternoon. The Lions donate roughly a third of the proceeds from beer sales to the festival – about $5,000, Boche says. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • Tylene Scott gets some stage time with a guitarist from the band Rockfist on Saturday. Scott was with her grandmother, Joyce Scott, of St. Paul Park. Bulletin photo by Scott Wente
  • Even Strawberry Fest’s littlest fans got to watch the Grande Day Parade in comfort: here, Tynan Barrett, 1, of Mound, enjoys some candy a front-row parade seat along Jamaica Avenue. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • The South Washington County band performs in the parade. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • Four-year-old Riley Hall, of Cottage Grove, gives a wave as the Grande Day Parade passes by on Jamaica Avenue. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • Park High School cheerleaders worked to fire up a crowd of parade-goers. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • Park High School track stars throw candy from the South Washington County Bulletin's parade unit. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • Mayor Myron Bailey participates in the Strawberry Fest parade. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • St. Paul Park’s Heritage Days Royalty made an appearance at neighboring Strawberry Fest on Saturday. Heritage Days, St. Paul Park’s annual festival, is set to take place the third weekend of August. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • East Ridge High School cheerleaders greet Indian Boulevard parade watchers Saturday morning. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • A pair of candy-tossing Boy Scouts run to catch up with their troop’s Grade Day Parade float. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • Cottage Grove Athletic Association basketball players dribbled their way through Saturday’s parade. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • Washington County Commissioner Autumn Lehrke, of Cottage Grove, takes part in the parade. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • The 2011-12 Strawberry Fest Ambassadors dance during Saturday’s parade. On Monday, Ambassador candidates took part in the coronation at The Alley church. Bulletin photo by Jon Avise
  • Cottage Grove’s new ambassadors were selected Monday. Pictured in back (from left) are Sierrah Nelson, junior miss princess; Ashley Schutz, junior miss princess; Kimberly Eckes, junior miss princess; Elizabeth Eckes, Cottage Grove princess; and Brittany McGuire, Cottage Grove princess. In front (from left) are Julia Dorn, little miss Cottage Grove; Olsen, the new queen; and Melissa Rossel, junior miss Cottage Grove queen. Bulletin photo by Judy Spooner
  • Brittany Olsen was crowned Miss Cottage Grove during a coronation that concluded this year's Strawberry Fest. Bulletin photo by Judy Spooner