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Boiled potatoes before being await to be peeled.

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Micky Gatzke, standing at right, his wife, Helen Gatzke, both of Northwood, second from right, and friend Elonia Linzmeier, left, of Toledo, peeling potatoes.

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Colleen Biggie, of Oregon, left, mixes the ingredients while Susie Novinsky, of Northwood, keeps the plastic lining out of the salad as they work on their first batch of potato salad.

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People line up to volunteer for the potato peeling at the festival.

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Kathy Stults, left, and Shaunna Gilliland, both of Toledo, carrying knives and bowls on their way to the potato-peeling tent at the Oak Shade Grove.

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Nicole Cossin, of Perrysburg, left, and Kary Whearty, of Sylvania, and Diane Ludwig, of Oregon, right, and Kelly Gill, also of Oregon, behind Ludwig, are part of a long table of peelers.

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Nicole Cossin, of Perrysburg, left, and Kary Whearty, of Sylvania, and Diane Ludwig, of Oregon, right, and Kelly Gill, also of Oregon, behind Ludwig, are part of a long table of peelers.

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Kelly Gill, of Oregon, left, her mom Diane Ludwig, also of Oregon, Nicole Cossin, of Perrysburg, and Kary Whearty, of Sylvania, peeling potatoes at the event.

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Sisters Panka Eneff, 83, left, and Evanka Dimitroff, 82, and both of Oregon, peeling potatoes at the event.

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David Buenrostro, left, carries loads of unpeeled potatoes to deliver to tables needing them with his daughter Isabella Buenrostro, 4.

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David Buenrostro, left, carries loads of unpeeled potatoes to deliver to tables needing them with his daughter Isabella Buenrostro, 4.

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Rolf Fischer, of Rossford, left, and Alfred Studtmann, of Walbridge, carrying a load of potato salad. The two men have volunteered for every festival since 1966.

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