Newly appointed Bürgermeister Jon Childers (left) and retiring Bürgermeister Patrick Kellenberger (right) carry a keg together for the annual keg tapping ceremony during the Amana Colonies Oktoberfest in Amana on Friday. Every year a keg is transported on the Bürgermeister float and carried into the Festhalle for the keg tapping ceremony. Beer is distributed to 150 community members to drink during the ceremony. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) Newly appointed Bürgermeister Jon Childers (right) and his wife and the First Lady of Beer Tara Childers wave to the crowd as they cruise down 220th Trail for the annual keg tapping parade during the Amana Colonies Oktoberfest in Amana on Friday. Childers was the master of ceremonies for the festival until he took over the responsibility of Bürgermeis

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