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The Galt Chamber of Commerce sponsored the Second Annual
Oktoberfest! German food, beer, music, dancers, cars and the
"World's longest German Chocolate Cake" (in Galt), were some of the
features that attracted the crowds.
There's something for every age group at the Galt Oktoberfest.
Baby George Smith meets a new friend.
In the beer garden, guests were greeted with music by "Fern
and her Fabulous Friends". They entertain in hospitals and rest
homes in Lodi, Manteca, Stockton, and the surrounding areas. The
phone number for more information is (209) 887-2707, or contact them
by email at fernmay @ mfire.com and take out the two spaces for the
address to work.
The "World's Largest German Chocolate Cake" (Before) sponsored by the
Galt Youth Action Team. Slices were sold for $1.00 and all
proceeds will be used for the Action Team.
(After) Kymm Griffin slices a piece of "The Worlds Longest
German Chocolate Cake. Girl Scout Troup 322 donated six cakes,
Galt High School's La Rassa donated eight cakes, and the remaining
cakes came from anonymous home-bakers. In all, 27 cakes were
donated to establish the Galt-World Record of 28 feet and 1 inch!
Other helpers were Ed and JoAnn Forbing and Bianca Ochoa.
Dancers
The dance team, performed German Folk dances throughout the
afternoon; they later invited the audience to join in the fun.
Draft Horses
Shire horses, "Lucy" and son "Boone."
a Belgian, and
"Mugs," a Clydesdale, all represent draft horses used for pulling heavy
loads, whether on the farm or at the brewery. The ladies posing with "Mugs" from left to right are: Pat Shockey, President, South County Horsemen's Association; Martha Conlin,
member and Terry Riley, Treasurer, of CA Draft Horses & Mules. Terry
is also a member of the American River Parkway Equestrian Trail
Patrol.
Four Volkswagen Auto Clubs, Deutsch Stahl (German Steel)-Galt, Lee
Stahlecker, President; Tru-Dubs-Sacramento; Old School Air-Cooled-Sacramento;
and Folks Laggin from Manteca, brought their vintage Volkswagen
vehicles adding to the German theme.
Always popular with the kids, the Jumper, provided by Parks &
Recreation.
Booths (Alphabetically)
Amy Cooper (left) and her mom Carol Able are
independent Cookie Lee
consultants. Cookie Lee is uniquely created jewelry that
can only be purchased through Cookie Lee consultants, not department
stores. Contact them via email at amy @ abcoop.net and
take out the spaces.
Debbie Weber owner, His Creation, designs cards, gifts,
bookmarks, framed images, driftwood and seaweed crosses, and wire
crosses. She does her own photography for her creations.
If you missed her at this event, she'll be at the
Celebration of Creativity
October 22, 2005 in Galt.
"Designs by your Pal", Patricia Ann Lujan
from Herald, designs mother and daughter purses, cruse bags, holiday
bags, travel bags, theme bags (i.e. U.S.A., Breast Cancer, and Support our
Troops) baby bags and blankets, or custom bags that you request. Patricia also
sells Mary Kay and can be
reached through the website or by phone.
Barbara Fiorica (left) and Mary Kravitz create items
from hand-spun goat and alpaca yarn for Goat Farm Creations. Goat-milk soap, hand-spun yarn, home-made
dolls, natural and died fibers, and sheep wool quilt batts, are
available to purchase. Alpaca yarn is soft, breaths, and wears
longer than store-bought sox--it's well worth the 20 hours it takes to
knit them. Home-spun yarn can be special ordered.
Agents from Farmer's Insurance, LaVine Insurance Agency,
816 C Street, Galt, provided insurance information and were
available to answer questions from insurance to retirement options and
more. Email address rlavine @ farmersagent.com and remove the
spaces.
Judy Baldwin (Left) and Lorraine Robinson share photos
of the house Lorraine's husband helped build through
Habitat for Humanities. Donations of
time and money are always welcome.
Christine Dwyer, a Loan Officer for
Home 123, displays a variety of loan
options. Formerly RBC Mortgage, Home 123 specializes in low
starter rates for first time buyers, but offers a variety of other
types of loans as well.
Michael Ram shown with only a portion of the many
photos available to purchase. His most popular photos are Disney
characters, but he has many past and present sports personalities as
well.
Lisa Leonard, an Independent Sales Director Consultant
for the Pampered Chef, makes house calls for her in-home kitchen
shows. She'll come to you home, prepare a dish demonstrating the
unique Pampered Chef
products, then you and your guests will sample the finished cuisine.
A full-colored catalog is available on-line with recipes and special
sales items.
Winona Casity is an independent consultant for "Princess
House." With the holidays just around the corner, she offers
many dining and entertaining products that make wonderful gifts
throughout the year.
Linda and Ryan are a mother-daughter team who have
combined their talents (and names) to create one-of-a-kind jewelry for
their Rylin Designz
designer name.
Carol Hendrickson, representing the County of
Sacramento Registrar's Office, was available to register citizens for
the upcoming election, on Tuesday, November 8. Galt High School
District has a Bond Issue on the ballot and Carol encouraged people to
"register to be heard." She informed visitors about a new
machine the County will be using, for the first time, to aid disabled
voters to vote unassisted. It will be on a special table with
wheel chair access, and headphones with choices spoken in English or
Spanish provide privacy.
Donations
Susan Stillwell of Galt, is raising money for
treatment for her 14 year old son, Daniel Pepin who has an aggressive
form of Brain Cancer. The medicine that can help Daniel is in
the testing stage so insurance won't pay for it. If you can make
a tax deductible donation, please mail it to either:
Farmer and Merchants Bank
Acct. #0327135801
1200 C Street
Galt, CA 95632
Phone: (209) 745-1503
Or
Law office of Len Reid Reynoso
908 C Street, Suite B
Galt, CA 95632
Phone: (209) 745-14411
Nine Galt churches have adopted the city of
Lesotho, Africa. Individuals adopt children through World Vision, to
provide for their education and medical needs. To date, 325 children
have been adopted. The churches adopt the community and provide
"basics" like clean water or electricity. On Saturday October
22, 2005, the money raised through Galt's
Celebration of Creativity mentioned above, will go towards
drilling a well.
Oktoberfest 2005 through the eyes of Al Baldwin:
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