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Mark Ronald was offering homemade flies for fishing.

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Glenn Woodford was helping Father Radoslaw Zawada sell religious-themed Christmas items for the Roman Catholic Church.

Working in retail, Woodford said Christmas is the busiest time of the year, but he wished there was more focus on the spirituality of the occasion.

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Sally Cormier-Ittinuar, organizer of the event, posted that the fair raised $740 for the Ikurraq Food Bank.