Photos: Arc of Bradford cow-patty Bingo and fall festival

Is Mike Ruszkowski giving some encouragement to Bessie? His wife, Sherry, wound up being the winner of this year’s Arc of Bradford cow-patty bingo. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Arc of Bradford Executive Director John Williams (right) shakes hands with Mike Ruszkowski, whose wife, Sherry, won the $1,000 prize. This Arc fundraiser involves selling 100 sqaures at $50 each. Then, it’s up to nature to take its course as a cow is ultimately responsible for determining the winner. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Nathan Bannon takes time from enjoying his snow cone to try to pet Bessie the cow. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Before enjoying her hot dog, Vivian Chappell pays a visit to Bessie to see how close she is to Chappell’s square. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Josh Adkins (left) and Stacie Hallowell hang out, waiting to see which Cow-Patty Bingo square Bessie the cow will select. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Terri Smith tosses bean bags as This year’s cow-patty bingo also featured games as part of a fall festival at the Arc’s new location at the old Hampton Elementary School. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Mikey Smith (right) plays the ring-toss game as Greg Smith looks on. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Cake-walk participants (l-r) Christine Genosa, Jessica Genosa and Makynzi Pernell go round and round, waiting for the music to stop. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Arthur Sinabian holds a container of cupcakes he won by participating in the cake walk. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Lila Sellars (left) visits with James Searcy, who was a winner in the event’s cake walk, as evidenced by the cupcakes on his lap. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Makynzi Pernell celebrates her luck with a winning duck. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Dani Veliz (left) has fun hanging out at the cow-patty bingo and fall festival with her sister, Gabi, who is approaching the age of 3 months. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Tristan Rowe enjoys a snow cone. Oh, and don’t worry — that’s not a real spider on his forehead! Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Greg Smith (left) gets the Superman symbol painted onto his hand by Alicia Parramore. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Dani Velez (right) has fun on a hayride with her grandfather, Chuck Kramer. Arthur Sinabian (background) is also pictured. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
Steve Dara mans the grill at every cow-patty bingo, which offers up free hot dogs for visitors. Photo by Cliff Smelley.