The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

this year as Oktoberâ€" hk fest gets ready to wa officially begin its 28th year in Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo with the ‘tapping of the ceremony to behcmn?mn(ofllgdmcfiylufl Friday at 12:15 p.m. Peopkshouldgflomandcxpm- ence Oktoberfest this year just for the fun of it. Although this year‘s festival actually runs from Oct. 11 (this Friday) to Oct: 19, as usual, Waterloo residents will get an early opportunity to take part in the Oktoberfest spirit. Waterloo council‘s Oktoberfest barâ€" ecue will be held Thursday at noon it Brewmeister‘s Green at the corner f King Street South and William TS 29M CGCL 21 \Ims Priday) to mance begins at 1:30 p.m., with During the nights of Oct. 11, 12 Oct: 19, as usual, Waterloo residents _ admission $2 for adults and $5 for and Oct. 18â€"19, the Molson Take Care will get an early opportunity to take families. Program will be in effect. On those art in the Oktoberfest spirit. Probably the highlight of each nights, between 11 p.m. â€" 1:50 a.m., Waterloo council‘s Oktoberfest barâ€" Oktoberfest festival, the Thanksgiving _ Kitchener Transit will be providing ecue will be held Thursday at noon _ Day Parade, will begin at Erb Street free bus service from the various fesâ€" t Brewmeister‘s Green at the corner _ and King Street South Oct. 14 at 8:30 _ thalls to the downtown Kitchener bus f King Street South and William a.m. It will travel approximately five _ terminal so Oktoberfest revellers can treet. ' kilometres south along King Street catch their normal buses back home. Craig said there are basically two _ ending at Cedar Street just past Marâ€" Finally, for the second year in a row, rasons why Waterloo gets to tap into _ ket Square. the Waterloo regional police will be ktoberfest one day early. First of all, As for drinking and driving proâ€" conducting RIDE programs throughâ€" ecause the formal opening cereâ€" grams at this year‘s festival, there are a _ out Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo but, in conâ€" onies are held in Kitchener, counâ€" _ number of programs in place that will junction with Oktoberfest organizers, I‘s barbecue offers Waterloo allow people to enjoy a fun but safe _ they will be handing out special sidents a chance to warm up to Oktoberfest. books of coupons to everyone they ktoberfest. } The Pepsi Designated Driver Proâ€" _ find who is not drinking. "Also it‘s an opportunity for the gram allows a to go to one of People will be able to fill out one uncillors, too, to do something for mm.m,pq: coupon which will make them eligible e citizens," Craig said. "It‘s a time small fee, receive a sticker and then for a draw later on. The winner of that hen people can come and get a .. ... be served Pepsi all evening. That perâ€" _ draw will win a flight for two from it. It was good. They went out and had fun doing it." And that may well be the main message Craig would like to get acries to people "They always talked about whatever _ Square Oct. 1 they did at Oktoberfest as being fun. Organizers wi Even getting up at 5 a.m. to be on the many as 15,00 parade route, you know, they enjoyecd _ "Amybody I knew But Craig, a 43â€"yearâ€"old chartered accountant and father of two, says a large part of the reason why he became involved in Oktoberfest was the simple fact that the festival looked like so much fun, "Anybody 1 knew who was involved with Oktoberfest never talked about Oklobcrfcsusbcingwork,'cnig When the current president of Kâ€"W Oktoberfest Inc. became Whmwwflmum ago,hchadambaolmfordoiqm, Ffiflofafl,WlabowddeonCfighuwalotofm profit groups in the area used Oktoberfest as a way of helping them raise funds for their various organizations. Secondly, he knew the festival helped foster a sense of iden tity among many Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo residents and also helped build community spirit. Just for the fun of it never taliked about who was involived Probably the highlight of each Oktoberfest festival, the Thanksgiving Day Parade, will begin at Erb Street and King Street South Oct. 14 at 8:30 a.m. It will travel approximately five kilometres south along King Street ending at Cedar Street just past Marâ€" sausage and the councillors are there serving it to them." For those who may not have a lot of confidence in Waterloo councillors barbecuing ability, Oktoberfest volunâ€" waswilllbobtdmhtbinglopw- pare the food. Other major Oktoberfest events include the CHYMâ€"CKGL big Panâ€" cake Breakfast at Waterloo Town Square Oct. 12 from 7:30 â€" 11:30 a m. Organizers will be able to feed as many as 15,000 people. The Great Okioâ€" berfest Barrel Race will occur Oct. 12 between 10 a m. to 2 p.m. on King Street South in front of Waterloo Town Square. The entry fee for each team who wants to take a crack at rolling a barrel approximately g Anrsemidaclinani c hing t e P d Finally ECCO ‘%6 will also be an important part of this year‘s Oktoberâ€" lctFxhyar,Ohobcrialorganmrs try to set up displays and programs that will benefit area school children in downtown Kitchener This year‘s theme will revolve around ecology and the environment. flmkswapawlpuwom the munity and Oktoberfest (ECCO), 2 nnmbaofdiq;hy;willbcsaqin the former Toronto Dominion Bank building at the corner of King Street East and Frederick Street as well as in the basement of Market Square ECCO ‘%6 will be on display from Oct. 7 to Oct. 19. Other people besides school children will also be d)kwsadtdisphysqutheday and on weekends. A warm Waterioo welcome to the Festival o% 'L‘ié“fl 'E mt it w actobic class of *dirnd! 8. Strudel: Delicious German dessert available at many of the festhalls. You can‘t stop a one. Indulge and have a secâ€" ond helping. You can always work it off with another Bird Dance or an casiest dance to learn a Okaoberfest. With only four simple steps, even left feet can perfect thus in downtown Kitchener, where friendly greeiers can the form of the dimnd! (traditional dress designed to enhance nature‘s bounty) and Lederhosen (Geather shorts worn by dieâ€"hard Okaoberfesiers on even the coldest days ol the festival. 6. Willkommen: Weiâ€" come! Applicable 10 every vismor to Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" be hard at every festhall an event, increasing in 7. The Bird Dance The 4. Tacke, Zacke , Zicke , Zacke, Hoi, Hoi, Hoi!! Orignally 2 cheer heard a German soccer games fest is Wunderbar!" 3. Ein Prosit! or Prost! P mpredianpsie on spirn of hospuskity, good times and friendship uu-t::.u ub-u-*b 1““ 5. Tracht: Traditional 1. Gommetlichket The as the night proâ€" 17