OctoberFest shall be MarchFest, or possibly AprilFest

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At the organizational meeting for OctoberFest on Saturday, it was determined that there was not enough time to plan the event everyone wanted to have, with lots of ingredients for all comers.

A new date remains to be set, but it will most likely come in March or April, 2010. More on this as plans gel. Contact Sandy if you wish to get involved: sallen11@comcast.net.


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