A Rochesterfest Button Kick-Off event was held Tuesday, May 24, 2023, at the city-county Government Center in Rochester. The 40th Rochesterfest kicks off on June 17th and runs through June 25th. This year's theme is "Be a Kid Again!"
Rochester Mayor Kim Norton purchases the first Rochesterfest Button from this year's button contest winner, Mike Pruitt, as Rochesterfest Chairperson Kathleen Harrington looks on during a Rochesterfest Button Kick-Off event Tuesday, May 24, 2023, at the city-county Government Center in Rochester.
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Mike Pruitt, the 2023 Rochesterfest button contest winner, wears a shirt showing off his various winning designs during a Rochesterfest Button Kick-Off event Tuesday, May 24, 2023, at the city-county Government Center in Rochester.
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Kathleen Harrington, this year's Rochesterfest chairperson speaks as Mayor Kim Norton laughs during a Rochesterfest Button Kick-Off event Tuesday, May 24, 2023, at the city-county Government Center in Rochester.
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Kathleen Harrington, the Rochesterfest chairperson presents this year's button contest winner, Mike Pruitt, during a Rochesterfest Button Kick-Off event Tuesday, May 24, 2023, at the city-county Government Center in Rochester.
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Rochester Mayor Kim Norton speaks during a Rochesterfest Button Kick-Off event Tuesday, May 24, 2023, at the city-county Government Center in Rochester.
Joe Ahlquist is the photo editor at the Post Bulletin. Joe is a 2013 graduate of Winona State University and previously worked at the Winona (Minn.) Daily News and the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader before arriving at the Post Bulletin in July of 2017. Readers can reach Joe at 507-285-7624 or jahlquist@postbulletin.com.
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