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On Saturday, numerous spectators gathered at the New Haven Fire Station for New Haven’s Oktoberfest 2012. Among the activities were the New Haven Road Angels car show, a three-on-three basketball tournament, a cornhole tournament, a watermelon seed spitting contest, musical entertainment, a bounce house, numerous rounds of a cake walk, a 5k walk/run, a visit from Smokey the Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog, as well as a pumpkin decorating contest and a chili cook-off. Pictured are a pair of New Haven youngsters picking out the perfect color for their pumpkin and some of the adults getting their samples of chili from the various entries. Additional scenes from Oktoberfest 2012 can be seen on page A3.

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