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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
October 16, 2005
According to the history books, Oktoberfest got its start in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of King Ludwig I to Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen. The first Bend Oktoberfest gave appropriate props to King Ludwig in its program, but the all-day event was less about marriage and more about watching....