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Festmaster for 2017 La Crosse Oktoberfest revealed
New Festmaster served as state Senate president for years
Former Wisconsin Sen. Brian Rude won a new election this year – a secret vote not revealed publicly until Saturday night.
Rude and his wife Karen will be Festmaster and Frau for the 2017 Oktoberfest in La Crosse.
The announcement was made at the Festmaster’s Ball, now held in August, a month ahead of the start of Oktoberfest.
Rude works at Dairyland Power in La Crosse, but lives in Coon Valley, Wis.
Before joining Dairyland, the Westby, Wis., native served nearly 20 years in the Wisconsin Legislature, mostly in the Senate, where he was president for many years.
Oktoberfest will run from Sept 28-Oct.1
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