Despite rain, the Oktoberfest show goes on
Kathleen Woodford Mineral Independent | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 1 month AGO
A rain drenched “Beer Garden” sign welcomed patrons during Oktoberfest on Saturday. Funds raised will be used to support Superior’s new swimming pool. (Kathleen Woodford photos/Mineral Independent).
Nightliner Duo, Bear and “Rockin’ Ricky” McKee played some tunes from inside Jackie’s Flowers.
Not everyone hated the rain, 3-year-old Steven Mackey enjoyed splashing through the muddle puddles in the parking lot of Oktoberfest on Saturday.
Chamber member Loie Turner puts a bucket under a stream of water falling from the roof as she manages to heat pretzels in a microwave on a table tucked under an eave during Sat. October 7 festivities.
Terry Zylawy paints Wally Crosby’s face into the clown from the popular thriller movie “It” on Saturday.
The weather just didn’t cooperate last Saturday while the Mineral County Chamber of Commerce hosted a day of festivities for Oktoberfest at the Old School House in Superior. The day was filled with family activities, food vendors and music. The Superior Swims committee also hosted a beer garden to raise funds for a new town swimming pool.
But frequent downpours put a damper on things.
“What can you do?” said Chamber member Suzanne Galiher. “Next year we hope to use the Old School House gym,” but it wasn’t available this year and so festivities had to work around the rain. Nightliner Duo, Bear and “Rockin’ Ricky” McKee played some tunes from inside Jackie’s Flowers as people filtered in and out of the beer gardens sampling local brews.
There was also a few food venues and Terry Zylawy did face painting for the kids. There was also a baking contest for items made with apples and pumpkin as well as a sauerkraut making contest. Loie Turner had tucked her table under an eave and moved a bucket under a stream of water pouring from the roof. She was selling pretzels and was heating them in a microwave that she was trying to shelter from the rain.
“Of course I’m the one with the microwave,” she laughed.
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