By Joel Reyes – Grand Junction, Colorado …In what can be called typical 2020, a heavy snow fell just days before the annual Intermountain Adventist Academy’s fall festival, threatening to ruin the afternoon of fun, games, and food.
Resilient, the home and school team organizing the event continued with their plans. As the weekend drew closer, the snow still wasn’t melting. That Friday, however, unusually warm temperatures returned to the Western Slope causing the snow to rapidly disappear before the planned gathering.
The community was welcomed on the first Sunday of November with sounds of laughter from game booths, the smell of fair food, and all the cotton candy an individual could desire.
“It was a lovely Fall day to have activities outside. We enjoyed some delicious chili and watching the children paint pumpkins,” Karla Klemm, Grand Junction church member said.
Some twenty booths were available with fall items for sale helping raise funds for IAA. Activities included a cake walk, face paintings, and hay rides.
Everyone had their favorite activity.
“I liked the bumper balls because you got to knock people over,” Sophia, IAA third grader commented.
Max, a third grader at IAA said, “My favorite thing was wrestling in the bubbles.”
The fair cuisine will be remembered by some as their favorite, “my favorite part was probably the snacks and cotton candy,” Elloise, IAA third grader stated.
While others enjoyed everything, “the fun games that we played and good food,” Mason, IAA third grader said.
As the sun dipped behind Colorado National Monument, guests headed for home. Children had their hands full of items they had acquired at the different booths, including homemade pastries and yes, lots of cotton candy.
–Joel Reyes is principal at Intermountain Adventist Academy; photos supplied
