The fall festival in Willow Springs was held on Saturday, October 1st this year. The annual event has many nice attractions, one being a very large fruit and vegetable garden harvest competition. Gardeners enter their fall bounty in several categories including fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, preserved fruit, preserved vegetables, preserved other and jams and jellies. Kim Rich, editor of the Howell County News manages this event. I judged the entries and then enjoyed the festival.