Medinah Park District bids adieu to summer with Family Fest
You can't close out the summer without one last slice of fresh watermelon.
Which is why Medinah Park District made a watermelon-eating contest a featured event in its end-of-summer celebration Saturday at Family Fest.
Kids sunk their teeth into watermelon - watch out for those seeds! - during the family-friendly bash on the grounds of Thorndale Park and Connolly Recreation Center.
The festival also featured live music, a petting zoo, program demos and a production of Dave DiNaso's Traveling World of Reptiles. The event was sponsored by Itasca Bank & Trust and WSHE FM 100.3.
Parents watch as their children bounce around in an inflatable bouncy house Saturday during Medinah Park District's annual Family Fest at North Thorndale Park in Medinah.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
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