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(Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER) Miniature versions of some of the carousel’s “painted ponies” gallop across a desk at a champagne reception for The Carousel of Smiles on Thursday. The event was a chance to showcase some of the carousel’s horses, in various stges of renovation, as well as update the community on the project as well as raise funds for the carousel project. Clay and Reno Hutchison saved the 1920s Allan Herschell carousel from being broken up and sold at auction when they purchased the entire machine in 2000. For more information on the project, go online to the…

(Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER) One of the "painted ponies" stands at attention during a champagne reception for The Carousel of Smiles on Thursday. The event was a chance to showcase some of the carousel's horses, in various stges of renovation, as well as update the community on the project as well as raise funds for the carousel project. Clay and Reno Hutchison saved the 1920s Allan Herschell carousel from being broken up and sold at auction when they purchased the entire machine in 2000. Community volunteers are breathing life back into the ponies as each one is restored, from the…

(Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER) Pieces of some of The Carousel of Smiles' ponies drew a lot of interest at a champagne reception Thursday. The event was a chance to showcase some of the carousel's horses, in various stges of renovation, as well as update the community on the project as well as raise funds for the carousel project. Community volunteers are breathing life back into the ponies as each one is restored, from the hand-carved woodwork to the colorful paint that gives each one its unique personality. For more information on the project, go online to thecarouselofsmiles.org .

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| December 21, 2019 12:00 AM

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(Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER) One of the "painted ponies" stands at attention during a champagne reception for The Carousel of Smiles on Thursday. The event was a chance to showcase some of the carousel's horses, in various stges of renovation, as well as update the community on the project as well as raise funds for the carousel project. Clay and Reno Hutchison saved the 1920s Allan Herschell carousel from being broken up and sold at auction when they purchased the entire machine in 2000. Community volunteers are breathing life back into the ponies as each one is restored, from the hand-carved woodwork to the colorful paint that gives each one its unique personality. For more information on the project, go online to thecarouselofsmiles.org .

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(Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER) Pieces of some of The Carousel of Smiles' ponies drew a lot of interest at a champagne reception Thursday. The event was a chance to showcase some of the carousel's horses, in various stges of renovation, as well as update the community on the project as well as raise funds for the carousel project. Community volunteers are breathing life back into the ponies as each one is restored, from the hand-carved woodwork to the colorful paint that gives each one its unique personality. For more information on the project, go online to thecarouselofsmiles.org .