Moms, dads and plenty of kids stopped by Olson’s Ace Hardware in Park Ridge Saturday for the annual “Harvest Festival” the store hosts and opens to the greater community.

The event included a storewide one-day sale, an inflatable pumpkin kids could jump inside of, a Rita’s Ice truck out front, vendors from around the community, a pumpkin patch, face painting and cornhole.

For the last few years, the store has held some kind of fall celebration for area families, both in a bid to promote the store and to promote the community overall. The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce supports the event.

Chamber President Jackie Matthews explained that the city’s North Park area doesn’t always get the attention of other business districts in Park Ridge.

“The reality is, we need to have things here to b

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