Rangeley Oktoberfest weekend winners announced

2 mins read
Stien hositing chmaps with Mickey Bechard of Sam Adams at the O
Sue Lind was the winner in the women’s stein hoisting competition and Rusty Shorey was the winner in the men’s category. At center is Mickey Bechard of Sam Adams. The event was  held during Rangeley’s Oktoberfest Weekend.

RANGELEY – The Rangeley Oktoberfest Weekend held Oct. 1 – 4, activities have concluded and winners were announced at ceremonies held at the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce office on Sunday.

The annual Rangeley Oktoberfest Brat & Strudel Contest was held Thursday night, sponsored by the Rangeley Lakes Chamber of Commerce and hosted by The Rangeley Inn and Tavern. Local chefs prepared their best brat and strudel and their entries were judged by both a panel of expert judges (Ron Haines, Klara Haines and Lisa Hofmann) and a popular vote from the almost 80 attendees.

The winners were:

Judges’ Vote Brat: Rangeley IGA, Buzzy Jensen; Strudel: Inner Eye, Joanna Farrar.

Popular Vote: Brat tie: Forks in the Air, Payson Farrar; and Rangeley IGA, Buzzy Jensen;
Strudel: Saddleback Maine, Patrick Friel.

Many visitors picked up a copy of the Rangeley Oktoberfest brochure and passport and collected stamps at participating businesses. All stamped passports were entered into a random drawing for the grand prize, donated by Moose Alley.

The winner of the grand prize (a custom bowling ball, ball bag, gift certificate and tee shirts) was drawn by Chamber Board member Karen Seaman, general manager of Forks in the Air and the lucky winner was Sue Lind, of Rangeley. Sue Lind was also the winner in the women’s stein hoisting competition and Rusty Shorey was the winner in the men’s category.

There were many activities to enjoy throughout the Rangeley Oktoberfest weekend, including the Maine Forestry Museum’s 22nd Annual Apple Festival. The weather was perfect, the town was bustling and Rangeley Oktoberfest 2016 promises to be even bigger and better.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.