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Photos: ‘Beating the Bitter’ in North Liberty
Take a look through photos from Beat the Bitter in North Liberty on Friday. The outdoor festival includes a community bonfire, horse-drawn carriage rides, and more.
Ron Dillavou of Chain Reaction Carvings carves an ice sculpture Friday during North Liberty's Beat the Bitter celebration at Penn Meadows Park in North Liberty, which continues Saturday with a host of activities, indoors and out. For a schedule, go to beatthebitter.com. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Keegan Vurke, 10, of North Liberty, blows out his marshmallows which he was toasting over a community bonfire at Friday night's Beat the Bitter activities at Penn Meadows Park in North Liberty. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Lilly Smith, 3, of North Liberty, drinks some hot chocolate around the community bonfire Friday night at Beat the Bitter festivities at Penn Meadows Park in North Liberty. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
A horse-drawn carriage offers free rides to people able to brave the cold on Friday during North Liberty's Beat the Bitter festivities. The winter festival continues Saturday with a host of activities, though the planned snowmobile rides had to be canceled because of a lack of snow. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
The Ambition Baton Twirling and Dance team toss some fire batons Friday at the Beat the Bitter festival at Penn Meadows Park in North Liberty. The winter festival concludes with a host of activities Saturday. For a schedule, see beatthebitter.com. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
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