Oktober Fest in Portal Arizona 2011

The annual Oktober Fest was held today in downtown Portal.  As a fund raiser for Portal Rescue sponsored by the SewWhat Club this years events were again centered in Schaughency Park, the Post Office, and Myrtle Kraft Library.  As well as a number of vendors there was the silent auction of donated items, the bake sale, and of course lots of bratwurst.  The Oktober Fest girls were in evidence, busty blonde maidens every one and Dr. Topoff exchanged his PhD for an MD for the day to warn all the locals about the dangers of shingles (the roofing kind).  It was a pleasant day in Portal and the whole valley seemed to be in evidence.

Oktober Fest Girls and bake sale

The Doktor is in

Oktober Fest Panorama

Chiricahua Pelocnillo Heritage Days 2011

Another Chiricahua Peloncillo Heritage Days is now over.  Starting Friday night with a reception and keynote address on fire ecology and the recent Horseshoe 2 Fire at the Chircahua Desert Museum,  Heritage days continued with 2 days of talks at the Chiricahua Event Center.  A wide variety of talks ranging from art to ranch history were presented to a crowd of about 70 people.  Lunch both days was hosted by La Beuna Vida Farms and a farmers market was held outside both days.  A special thanks to Kim Vacariu, western director of the Wildlands Network for putting together another great event and to the Wildlands Network for their support.   The newest group in the canyon, Friends of Cave Creek Canyon, was also represented.

Farmers market

Chiricahua Peloncillo Heritage Days in Rodeo New Mexico

Friends of Cave Creek Canyon table.