The Lewis-Pacific Swiss Society’s 52nd annual Oktoberfest celebration took place on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Swiss Hall in Frances. Alli Engel, 17, of Pe Ell, was crowned the 2021-22 Swiss Miss.
According to a previous news release from the Swiss Society, Engel is a senior at Pe Ell High School and a Running Start student at Centralia College. She is an active student athlete, earning academic honors while playing volleyball and fastpitch. Engel is an active member in 4-H where she has shown pigs and entered baking contests.
She is the daughter of Chris and Stacy Engel.
Other events at the Oktoberfest celebration included outdoor traditional Swiss style nine-pine bowling, pinochle and horseshoe tournaments and a stein holding competition.
Here are the results for those competitions:
Men’s bowling:
Jason Hodel, first place
Phil Kaech, second place
John Hodel, third place
Women’s bowling:
Danni McDonald, first place
Brittany Kaech, second place
Kim Porter, third place
Pinochle:
Judy Seiler, first place
Cydi Elrich, second place
Women’s stein holding:
Stephanie Werner
Men’s stein holding:
Andy Portmann
