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Pepperoni Roll Festival Makes Its Debut at Wheeling Park

Contestants in the Pepperoni Roll Eating Contest got down to business during the inaugural Pepperoni Roll Festival Saturday at Wheeling Park. The winner, by just a half a roll, was Johnny Haught (standing). (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Big smiles came with the territory Saturday at Wheeling Park during the first annual Pepperoni Roll Festival. Rolling with it, from left, are Magen Maxwell, 7-year-old Grizzly Maxwell, 2-year-old Gansen Eddy and Daniel Eddy of Bethesda. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Fresh, oven-baked pepperoni rolls with marinara sauce, as expected, were the popular food item of choice Saturday at the first annual Pepperoni Roll Festival at Wheeling Park. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Contestants in the Pepperoni Roll Eating Contest got down to business during the inaugural Pepperoni Roll Festival Saturday at Wheeling Park. The winner, by just a half a roll, was Johnny Haught (standing). (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Early rain subsided and sunny skies greeted guests to the first annual Pepperoni Roll Festival at Wheeling Park on Saturday. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Big smiles came with the territory Saturday at Wheeling Park during the first annual Pepperoni Roll Festival. Rolling with it, from left, are Magen Maxwell, 7-year-old Grizzly Maxwell, 2-year-old Gansen Eddy and Daniel Eddy of Bethesda. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Contestants in the Pepperoni Roll Eating Contest got down to business during the inaugural Pepperoni Roll Festival Saturday at Wheeling Park. The winner, by just a half a roll, was Johnny Haught (standing). (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Members of MSM - Miller Smith Mazure - band perform on the main stage during the inaugural Pepperoni Roll Festival Saturday at Wheeling Park. (Photo by Eric Ayres)
Early rain subsided and sunny skies greeted guests to the first annual Pepperoni Roll Festival at Wheeling Park on Saturday. (Photo by Eric Ayres)

WHEELING – Wheeling Park hosted its inaugural Pepperoni Roll Festival on Saturday, celebrating one of West Virginia’s most iconic culinary traditions – the pepperoni roll. The event featured a live cooking demonstration, a pepperoni roll cook-off, live music, food and more for visitors of all ages.

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