Elijah's Retreat Fall Festival by Jessica Payne
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Josie Fox with the Cherokee Civic Theatre smiles for a photo at Elijah’s Retreat Fall Festival on Saturday. The event helps raise money for the retreat which caters to families with children affected by autism. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Gabriella Watson, 4, pets a goat dressed as a hot dog while attending Elijah’s Retreat Fall Festival on Saturday. The event was a celebration of the retreat’s 10th year in business. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Children get ready to play a game of “yard battle” at the Elijah’s Retreat Fall Festival. The event was a celebration of the retreat’s 10th year in business. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
An Elijah Retreat tractor sits on display at the retreat’s Fall Festival on Saturday. The Fall Festival is one way the retreat raises money to keep costs at a minimum for families touched by autism who are looking to unplug and build lasting memories in a sensory-friendly environment. (Jessica Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A family purchases tickets at Fall Festival hosted by Elijah’s Retreat on Saturday. The event included auctions, bounce houses, bean bag toss, face painting, petting zoo and more. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Kim Felt, owner of La Ti Da, was one of many vendors on hand at the Elijah’s Retreat Fall Festival in Jacksonville. The Saturday event included auctions, bounce houses, bean bag toss, face painting, petting zoo and more. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Pam Anderson with Calvary Baptist Church smiles while driving a children’s train at the Elijah’s Retreat Fall Festival in Jacksonville. The Saturday event included auctions, bounce houses, bean bag toss, face painting, petting zoo and more. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jacksonville students shoot baskets while attending a Fall Festival hosted by Elijah’s Retreat on Saturday in Jacksonville. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A young girl plays with a retreat cat at the Elijah’s Retreat Fall Festival in Jacksonville. Elijah’s Retreat is a 50-acre family experience that allows children to enjoy hayrides, feeding farm animals, fishing, bird watching, star gazing, finding eggs in chicken coops and mini-equine therapy sessions. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jackson Jones, 2, attempts to throw a strike at a Fall Festival hosted by Elijah’s Retreat on Saturday in Jacksonville. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Children play on hay bales on Saturday while attending Elijah’s Retreat Fall Festival. The event was a celebration of the retreat’s 10th year in business. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jacksonville High School student Hadley Hillencamp gets her face painted at Elijah’s Retreat Fall Festival celebrating 10 years in business. The event raised money, in part, with an auction that included ballet tickets to the Nutcracker, dove hunt for four in Argentina, American flag made from Fire Department retired hoses and more. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Vendor booths line a pathway at Elijah’s Retreat at their Fall Festival on Saturday, November 16. The event helps raise money for the retreat which caters to families with children affected by autism. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jacksonville and surrounding area residents headed to Elijah’s Retreat for their Fall Festival on Saturday. The event served as a fundraiser and celebration of 10 years in business. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Dillon Castillo, 4, get a pony ride at the Elijah’s Retreat Fall Festival in Jacksonville. The Saturday event included auctions, bounce houses, bean bag toss, face painting, petting zoo and more. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A sign sits outside a designated barn at a Fall Festival hosted by Elijah’s Retreat in Jacksonville on Saturday. The Fall Festival is one way the retreat raises money to keep costs at a minimum for families touched by autism who are looking to unplug and build lasting memories in a sensory-friendly environment. (Jessica Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
A clown makes balloon animals at a Fall Festival put on my Elijah’s Retreat on Saturday. The event helps raise money for the retreat which caters to families with children affected by autism. (Jessica T. Payne/Tyler Morning Telegraph)