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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, September 21, 2016 3A PHOTOS BY DANIELLE PETERSON/STATESMAN JOURNAL Festivalgoers brave the rain during the 51st Mount Angel Oktoberfest on Saturday. The four-day festival, which celebrates the harvest, features live music, Bavarian-style food and beer. Steve Susmilch of Salem makes onion blossoms at the Knights of Columbus booth during the 51st Mount Angel Oktoberfest. Dressed in Bavarian garb, Ross A. Fogelquist attends the 51st Mount Angel Oktoberfest on Saturday. The festival draws thousands of visitors each year. Oktoberfest Continued from Page 1A fered booths with elephant ears, meat- balls, cobbler, and German sausage with onion and sauerkraut spilling off the sides. Chris Bischoff, president of Okto- berfest, said the rain didn’t stop visitors from grabbing a pint of German beer and indulging in German delights. Bischoff said he estimates roughly 350,000 visitors will attend the four-day celebration, which is 50,000 less than last year. “I think that because Oktoberfest is only 4 days out of the year, it would take more than a little rain to keep some of our faithful patrons from coming,” Bis- choff said. More than 80 craft and art booths lined East College Street, selling everything from hand puppets to hand- painted Ukrainian eggs. Joyce Church, a Silverton resident, helped men and women of all ages find the floral crown that best suited their style in her booth, which was bursting with flowers and leaves. Church, who has participated in Okto- berfest for 28 years, said the crowns are a celebration of the end of harvest sea- son. “We sell about 1,200 at least an Okto- berfest weekend,” Church said. “It wouldn’t be Oktoberfest without them.” It also might not be a true Oktoberfest without beer, said Sean McGuire, the sales manager for Point Blank Distribut- Church Directory IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH 25 303 N. Church Street Silverton, OR 97381 Phone: (503) 873-8656 Pastor Leah Stolte-Doerfl er Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Service time 10:30 a.m. Nursery Available ing, the company responsible for hauling many kegs of beer to provide to visitors in the beer garden. As of 4 p.m. Saturday, 20 kegs of beer had been consumed, McGuire said. “So at about 105 pints in each keg, that would be about 20,000 pints,” McGuire said. “It’s been awesome. People come and they want to drink.” Sixteen beer taps lined the Biergar- ten, but beer was flowing in every venue. Portland resident Tris Masterson- Miller can’t drink beer, but said Oktober- fest isn’t all about alcohol. “I like the fact that people of all ages come - it can be for families, it can be for younger people, older people,” Master- son-Miller said. “I enjoyed last year and seeing all the older German couples dressed up and stuff, and it made me want to come back this year.” Bischoff said Mount Angel’s Oktober- SILVERTON PRAISE CENTER Mount Angel Oktoberfest When: Continues Sunday Where: Mt. Angel; for GPS use, 5 Garfield St., Mt. Angel Cost: Many free activities; $5 to 15 for some areas Tickets: Purchase in advance at eventbrite.com Information: 855-899-6338 or go to oktoberfest.org fest allows anyone of any cultural back- ground to be Bavarian for the four day celebration. “I hope they experience and enjoy some German culture and gemutlichkeit (family party - not a perfect transla- tion),” Bischoff said. ST. MARY’S CHURCH Church of God 814 N. Second St. 873-1206 Sunday morning worship 10:00 AM “Committed to Christ, Committed to the Community” Silverton Friends Church Pastor: Fr. Philip Waibel 575 E. College St. 503-845-2296 Weekday Mass 6:50 a.m. Saturday Vigil Mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday masses 7:30 a.m., 10 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. (Spanish Mass) at St. Mary Parish. Mass for Holy Rosary Mission at Crooked Finger is at 10:00 a.m. Confession: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. on Saturday “loving God… loving others” Pastor Bob Henry 606 N. Second St. Service: 10:00am 503.873.3991 www.silverton4.com Pastor Rob McKeown Silverton Christian School 229 Eureka Ave. • 873-5131 silvertonfriends@frontier.com Adult Sunday School at 9:00 am Sunday Worship Service: 10:45 am Full Nursery Care • Youth Group meets Thursday 7:00 pm ()%' ' "" # ##"#$ $)') "+')%$ www.stpaulsilverton.com !-((# )*'- "&# *$-%'$ $(( # %%$$(&.%" %"--(#&# SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Jose Galvez Saturday Services Sabbath School 9:30-10:30 am Worship Service 10:50 am 1159 Oak Street 873-8568 Inviting All to a Friendly Bible-Based Church Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA Pastor Carl Hansen 500 N 2nd Street Silverton, OR 97381 (503) 873-2635 Sunday, Worship 11am www.trinitysilverton.org trinitysilverton@gmail.com