Song fest, pie social
Organizers report a great turn out for the first Birchdale Congregational Church Song Fest & Pie Social Sunday. Local performers from the International Falls and Baudette areas participated as did those from Birchdale, including the bands Sloughgrass and Ditchgrade. Alvin Bressler was recognized as driving the furthest to participate. Bressler , of the Bressler Brothers band, and his wife drove from Missouri to visit their son Scott and his family. Here, the Birchdale Congregational Church choir performs during the event.
