ROTARY CLUB BRINGS GERMANY TO AREA.About 1,000 pounds of bratwurst, 900 pounds of homemade German sauerkraut and more than 4,000 Beck's beers were enjoyed by thousands of Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by residents in celebration of the Newbury Park Rotary Club's 15th annual Oktoberfest on Sunday. In Germany, Oktoberfest centers around Munich, where large beer tents are set up with long tables and benches, and costumed beer maids carry two or three steins in each hand. In the quiet suburb of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , there was only one beer trailer, and two soda trailers, but with free admission, a live four-piece band, two moon bounces, puppet shows, handmade crafts and rock-climbing walls no one seemed to mind the difference. ``There's probably not quite as much beer as the real Oktoberfest. Here it's not quite as crazy,'' said local restaurant owner restaurant owner n → dueño/a or propietario/a de un restaurante Francois Zanni, who was costumed in lederhosen dating back to the 1950s. More than 60 vendors set up booths in the Conejo Creek North park, in back of the Thousand Oaks Library. This year new Kidfest and Teenfest areas were included as part of the festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. . ``My wife is of German descent, so we come out every year. It's a lot of fun,'' said Alan Hardie of Thousand Oaks, who has been coming to the Oktoberfest since it started 15 years ago. The event is the main fund-raiser for the Newbury Park Rotary Club, which donates 100 percent of its earnings to local, national and worldwide charities. ``We get a chance to really meet the people in the community, and they get a chance to meet us,'' Steve Brooks Steve Brooks can refer to:
Last year's Oktoberfest raised $44,000 for charitable purposes. The international organization is currently conducting a $500 million polio polio: see poliomyelitis. vaccination program worldwide, former Rotary Club district governor Felix Masci said. Most of the money is raised from selling German-style bratwurst, potato salad and authentic tangy yellow sauerkraut made from Camarillo resident Monica Holdereid's secret family recipe. Along with scores of others, Mike Hughes Mike Hughes (b. November 17, 1974) is an Canadian professional wrestler who has competed on the North American independent promotions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s as a co-founder and mainstay of Real Action Wrestling [1] , a Moorpark resident, sat with his friends in the picnic area, the food trailer in front of him, and the drink trailers behind him. He and his buddies sported wild hats with blinking beer maids and beer kegs. The table was littered with pretzels and memorabilia obtained on a recent trip to Germany. ``We have photos from the trip,'' Hughes said with a grin. ``We're reliving re·live v. re·lived, re·liv·ing, re·lives v.tr. To undergo or experience again, especially in the imagination. v.intr. To live again. Noun 1. the whole experience.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Floyd and Heide Standke dance to traditional German music during the Rotary Club's 15th annual Oktoberfest on Sunday in Thousand Oaks. (2) Thousand Oaks resident Kurt Sauter uses his head to pour out a beer during Sunday's Oktoberfest. Tina Burch/Staff Photographer |
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