{"id":292492,"date":"2026-06-20T11:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/loktoberfest-fete-ses-40-ans\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:52:46","slug":"loktoberfest-fete-ses-40-ans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/fr\/loktoberfest-fete-ses-40-ans\/","title":{"rendered":"L\u2019Oktoberfest f\u00eate ses 40 ans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Des semaines \u00e0 pr\u00e9parer des boulettes de viande, \u00e0 faire tremper la choucroute et \u00e0 \u00e9craser des pommes de terre \u2013 pour ne nommer que quelques-unes des nombreuses t\u00e2ches r\u00e9alis\u00e9es avec amour par l\u2019\u00e9quipe de b\u00e9n\u00e9voles derri\u00e8re l\u2019Oktoberfest de Ladysmith \u2013 tout s\u2019est concr\u00e9tis\u00e9 au cours du week-end alors que la 40e c\u00e9l\u00e9bration annuelle du patrimoine allemand de la ville a pris la vedette \u00e0 la salle communautaire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Des centaines de personnes, certaines v\u00eatues de tenues traditionnelles allemandes, ont rempli la salle et les terrains environnants d\u00e8s vendredi soir pour trois jours de c\u00e9l\u00e9brations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Cette ann\u00e9e, 1 000 livres de choucroute seront consomm\u00e9es, 5 000 livres de saucisses seront consomm\u00e9es \u2013 et si vous n\u2019avez pas go\u00fbt\u00e9 aux boulettes de viande, pour l\u2019amour du ciel, faites-le \u2013 200 livres de boulettes de viande aussi \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Mark Papousek, ma\u00eetre de c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de la soir\u00e9e d\u2019ouverture de vendredi, en accueillant les personnes rassembl\u00e9es.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>La pr\u00e9sidente de longue date Lorraine Bretzlaff est mont\u00e9e sur sc\u00e8ne pour rendre hommage aux cinq organisateurs originaux restants du festival qui l\u2019ont lanc\u00e9 il y a quatre d\u00e9cennies, incluant sa premi\u00e8re pr\u00e9sidente, Louise Donaldson, ainsi que les directeurs Shirley Bretzlaff, Essie Schwartz, Roy Bretzlaff et Karen Kelly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Ce sont les pionniers de l\u2019Oktoberfest. C\u2019est pour vous, les gars. Votre enthousiasme in\u00e9branlable et votre travail acharn\u00e9 ont jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le d\u00e9terminant dans l\u2019\u00e9tablissement et la croissance de l\u2019Oktoberfest de Ladysmith, la transformant en la force dynamique et influente qu\u2019elle est aujourd\u2019hui \u00bb, a dit Mme Bretzlaff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Vos contributions ont touch\u00e9 d\u2019innombrables vies et votre h\u00e9ritage continuera d\u2019inspirer et d\u2019\u00e9lever les autres pour les ann\u00e9es \u00e0 venir. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Ces organisateurs originaux ont ensuite \u00e9t\u00e9 honor\u00e9s de plaques en bois portant des messages de remerciement, et la pr\u00e9sidente Bretzlaff a \u00e9galement eu une belle surprise avec une plaque sur laquelle \u00e9tait grav\u00e9e la recette de chou rouge de sa m\u00e8re, en guise de remerciement pour ses 26 ann\u00e9es \u00e0 la t\u00eate du comit\u00e9 organisateur.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mme Bretzlaff a ensuite c\u00e9d\u00e9 la sc\u00e8ne \u00e0 Mme Donaldson, qui a parl\u00e9 de l\u2019importance du festival et a partag\u00e9 des souvenirs des ann\u00e9es pass\u00e9es. Ensuite, Danny Sylvester est mont\u00e9 sur sc\u00e8ne pour le reste de la soir\u00e9e, entra\u00eenant la foule sur la piste de danse au rythme des succ\u00e8s country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Le reste du week-end a compris un tournoi de fer \u00e0 cheval, un tir de camion, un d\u00e9fil\u00e9, de la musique en direct avec des artistes comme Gail Gavan, une favorite de Pontiac, et une performance de Brassmusix, une fanfare que l\u2019ambassade d\u2019Allemagne a amen\u00e9e au Canada pour quelques spectacles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>En somme, le week-end a vu quelques milliers de personnes profiter d\u2019une partie du festival.<\/p><div class=\"theeq-paragraph-10 theeq-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"theeq-3009294807\"><div class=\"theeq-adlabel\">Advertisement<br><\/div><div id=\"theeq-37099152\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/lotodamedecoeur.ca?utm_source=website&#038;utm_medium=web_banner&#038;utm_campaign=3rd_edition&#038;utm_id=the_Equity_Journal&#038;utm_content=starting_march2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Queen of Hearts Lottery\"><img src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner.jpg\" alt=\"Queen of Hearts Lottery\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/queen-of-hearts-banner-150x50.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday5-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La performance de Schuhplattler le dimanche apr\u00e8s-midi a attir\u00e9 de nombreux participants \u00e0 la 40e Oktoberfest annuelle de Ladysmith au cours du week-end.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">La pr\u00e9sidente de l\u2019Oktoberfest, Lorraine Bretzlaff, souhaite la bienvenue aux participants lors de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie d\u2019ouverture de vendredi soir.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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Shirley Bretzlaff, lors de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie d\u2019ouverture. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.08_OktoberfestSunday2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tout au long du week-end, les b\u00e9n\u00e9voles ont travaill\u00e9 sans rel\u00e2che derri\u00e8re le bar et dans la cuisine. De gauche \u00e0 droite, Rosemary Zimmerling, Rachel Faulkner, Debbie Zimmerling et Lise Dagenais font une pause dans la distribution de choucroute pour poser pour une photo. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Des membres du service d\u2019incendie de Thorne ont fait du b\u00e9n\u00e9volat derri\u00e8re le bar de l\u2019Oktoberfest de Ladysmith vendredi soir. Au fond, de gauche \u00e0 droite, se trouvent Rick Leders, Samantha Renaud, Eric Desormeaux et au premier plan, de gauche \u00e0 droite, Melissa Marchant, le chef Lee Laframboise, Alex Wagner et Chris Thrun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Des semaines \u00e0 pr\u00e9parer des boulettes de viande, \u00e0 faire tremper la choucroute et \u00e0 \u00e9craser des pommes de terre \u2013 pour ne nommer que quelques-unes des nombreuses t\u00e2ches r\u00e9alis\u00e9es avec amour par l\u2019\u00e9quipe de b\u00e9n\u00e9voles derri\u00e8re l\u2019Oktoberfest de Ladysmith \u2013 tout s\u2019est concr\u00e9tis\u00e9 au cours du week-end alors que la 40e c\u00e9l\u00e9bration annuelle du [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":276525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1701,6,1608,1717,1675],"tags":[2418,1331,1773,2419,2332,2421,1198,2420],"class_list":["post-292492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mrc-pontiac","category-news","category-non-classe","category-thorne","category-tourism-fr","tag-gail-gavan","tag-ladysmith-oktoberfest","tag-lee-laframboise","tag-lise-dagenais","tag-lorraine-bretzlaff","tag-shirley-bretzlaff","tag-thorne","tag-thorne-fire-department"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest5-1024x683.jpg","blog_images":{"medium":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest5-300x200.jpg","large":"https:\/\/theequity.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-08_Oktoberfest5-1024x683.jpg"},"acf":[],"ams_acf":[{"key":"subheading","label":"Subheading","value":""},{"key":"story_order","label":"Priority","value":"6"}],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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