Winners of the costume competition.
October Was A Fest And A Fright—And A Lot Of Fun By Fran Odyniec, Former Villager Editor In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, a couple of festive afternoons out in the cool fall mountain air may have been just what the Village needed.
On the weekend of October 10th and 11th, LLV held an Oktoberfest, complete with an Oompah band, pretzels, birch beer and regular beer.
for all ages that accented the festivities.
The festivities started on Saturday with a Turkey Trot Golf Tournament at the Chalet golf course, organized by Bob Gettis. The game was played in pairs and was a perfect start to the day. As usual, there were loaner clubs for those who needed to borrow them. The Tomaselli team won first place, the team of Henkel and McClure came in second, and the Pace team was third. The LLV Recreation Committee brought in the seven-piece Schutzengiggles Oompah Band that more than set the tone for the afternoon at Locust Lake on Saturday Oct. 10. Playing before LLVers who showed up with beach chairs or laid claim to festively decorated round tables, the band brought the music of Bavaria and the Alps as well as a sampling of contemporary tunes to the shores of Locust Lake.
“We couldn’t have an Oktoberfest without beer,” said the committee’s cochair Carrie Pohl. “Our tap system worked very well to everyone’s satisfaction.”
crafts in the picnic table section as well as games on the beach.
“The dedication and work of our volunteers really made the Oktoberfest a great success,” commented Holohan. “From decorations, to stuffing Lion’s Head Pilsner from pretzel bags, to running the keg was set at a twothe kids’ games and crafts, cup limit which sat well the volunteers were simply with the folks lining up for spectacular not to mention their taste of the hops. And the oompah band.” on their way to the beer table, they could pick up As the day turned to soft pretzels to go along night, a horror film was John Smith (Most Original) with their brew. There was presented at the Pavilion. a moment towards the end An occasional and chilling when the beer keg spout breeze swept through malfunctioned, but we and around the 25 folks were saved by a villager who dared to brave the who brought a spout from dark and sit on the edge home and we once again of their seats through could serve the thirsty the foreboding movie crowd. Next year the Rec “Halloween.” Committee will have to get On Sunday afternoon more beer. carvers took over the For the under 21 crowd Pavilion when they came or the young-at-heart, to compete with pumpkins free birch beer from the of every size and in grizzly keg was available. And as well as cute dimension. the younger set kept Carved prior to arrival, themselves busy with these creations captured pumpkin decorating and Nicole Clark (Scariest)
“It was easy to see and hear how great this band was, and how much the audience enjoyed them,” said Recreation Committee co-Chair Pat Holohan. “You best believe it that we look forward to bringing them back for next year’s Oktoberfest.” There were also “seasonal” refreshments
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