Uptown Marion closed down to traffic Saturday for the third annual Oktoberfest, presented by Sheets Forrest Draper Insurance.

Thousands of Scouts from Santa Clara County have trekked up to the rustic former logging camp east of Sonora since 1949.

Paulaner brewmaster Christian Dahncke taps the first beer barrel Saturday, the opening day of the 189th 'Oktoberfest' beer ...

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started the 189th Oktoberfest at noon when he inserted the tap into the first keg.