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'It's like a big reunion'

Residents, past and present, take in Corn Fest celebration

Big wheels and big crowds could be found on Liberty Street as the 2012 Grundy County Corn Festival wrapped up Sunday. 

Early in the afternoon, one attraction for festival-goers was the annual Kiwanis Big Wheels Races. Children in big wheels of all colors could be found at the starting line at Liberty and Washington Streets, waiting for their cue to start pedaling furiously to the end line at Main Street.

One competitor was Grace Lines, 8, of Morris. She ended up taking second place in her age group, with fellow 8- and 9-year-olds. It wasn't her first year, though.

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