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September 23, 2009
By Cheryl McCord
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This Saturday the Kuna Farmers Market celebrates Oktoberfest and the second session
of Meet the Candidates. Everyone is invited to join the celebration of the harvest
and the end of the Farmers Market season filled with music, activities and German-inspired
foods. See the Oktoberfest ad listing many other Kuna businesses that are also holding
special activities and offering discounts for the celebration.
Vogel Farms will serve their own specially blended sausages (Wursts). The Market
bakers will have traditional favorites such as Plum Cake (Pflaumenkuchen) and soft
Pretzels (Brezeln).
Decorate pumpkins at the Confetti’s booth. They will have a selection of pumpkins
and different faces to apply.
“Elvis,” Jim McDonell of Kuna, will sing popular hit songs. Also hear traditional
German merrymaking songs.
Why is Oktoberfest in September? The original “Oktoberfest” was in October 1810
to celebrate the marriage of King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Bavaria. Soon
after, the town fathers of Munich decided Oktoberfest should be celebrated every
year.
The festival was dedicated to the fall harvest. Tradesman, merchants, and citizens
throughout Germany came to examine the crops, sing and dance to the music of the
brass Umpah bands, play games and feast on good food--bratwurst, grilled chicken,
potato salad, dumplings, cakes, and sauerkraut. Beer was not introduced until 1880.
Over the years the festival became longer with the opening date pushed backward
to take advantage of the mild weather at the end of September. Today Oktoberfest
spans 16-18 days with the last week still in October. It has inspired similar celebrations
in many cities around the world.
Meet the Candidates, Session 2, is also this Saturday. All ten candidates running
for the Kuna City Council are invited to attend. It is an informal event and a good
opportunity to meet and speak with those vying to represent the citizens of Kuna
for the next four years.
Plan to celebrate Oktoberfest in Kuna Saturday while selecting from a bounty of
the best-of-the crop produce from our Market vendors. Tomatoes, green beans, tomatillos,
pickling cucumbers, peppers, potatoes, apples, melons, pumpkins and grapes are available
in good supply.
The Market is held Saturdays from 9 am to 12 noon at Sandstone Plaza in Kuna at
the west end of Main Street. For more information, contact Cheryl McCord at 922-5113
or visit the website at
www.KunaFarmersMarket.com.
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