The forecast looked chilly and possibly wet too, but luckily a pause in the rain for a few hours during the RecCommittee s Oktoberfest gave us all a break. What we lacked in warm temperatures we matched in the warmth of the 100 or so people who came to Looking Glass Gardens for this annual Sandisfield celebration.

While we enjoyed the usual activities such as hayrides, crafting, pony rides, and the wonderful German music of Tom O Gara s band of tuba players, trumpeters, and drummers, this year we reveled in new additions like Sunny Rose Farm s mini-petting zoo comprised of sweet-faced donkeys, freshly made Riiska Brook Orchard cider donuts, and 65 pumpkins to decorate. The pumpkins were generously donated by Taft Farms and Ward s Nursery of Great Barrington.

Of course, Bub s Beans and the Dogs were stars with not only their standard delicious menu, but with the addition of bratwurst and German potato salad. Chuck and Zoe Nelson (owners of Looking Glass Gardens) started a huge bonfire and placed propane heaters about for visitors to warm their fingers and toes while wandering to and from all the activities. Those warming stations did the trick! People not only came, they stayed! A little chill can t keep hardy New Englanders away from a good time.

A special thank you to Looking Glass Gardens and Sunny Rose Farm who coordinated most of this event and charge neither the Recreation Committee nor attendees a fee. We look forward to next year!

Save the date of December 7 for the Sandisfield Historical Society and Recreation Committee s Annual Holiday Fair! This year the Fair will be held at Fire Station #2 on Rte. #57 on Saturday, December 7, from 10:00 aa.m.-2?00 p.m. More than 40 vendors, Penny Auction, and Santa will visit at 11:00 a.m. Hope to see all of you there.

For questions or to RSVP to our events, please contact us at sandisfieldevents@recreationcommittee.info.