On July 4, the Carmel Lions Club held its annual Strawberry Festival at the clubhouse, located at 141 E. Main St., and the delicious strawberries and shortcake were sold out in less than an hour and a half – despite nearby road construction.
(Above left) Mary Jane Bodnar and Benita Hutt preparing the shortcake for hungry customers
(Above right) John Jensen and Bryan Ferry functioned as walking advertisements for the Strawberry Festival, as well as selling raffle tickets for a drawing at the upcoming Fish Fry set for July 22. Read more about that in Saturday’s edition of The Reporter.