Kimberley Oktoberfest

Happy Hans led the kids parade along with Clarence Uhll on accordion through the streets of Kimberley, BC. The kazoos could be heard as they entered the platzl to open this years Oktoberfest. Live music by Clarence, Ian Ferrie, L8 and the European Touch, a beer garden, a Bavarian obstacle course and a strudel eating contests were some of the highlights of the event. The Mayor was also present to crack the first growler and kick off the day off, along with a German student to help translate. The party atmosphere kept the crowds smiling and the taps flowing in a celebration of beer and German heritage. E-KNOW, which launched July 6, 2011, brings old school journalism to the new frontier, meaning there is no gratuitous corporate interference in the product — which is all about need-to-know information, being a lively forum of regional voices and home to the best photojournalism in the Kootenays.