Alto Pass to host Fall Festival

Alto Pass is making plans to host its fifth annual Fall Festival.

This year's celebration is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5, in the Union County village.

The Fall Festival is sponsored by the Alto Pride Community Group.

The festival will feature a backyard barbeque competition, a Great Downhill Derby, an apple bake-off competition, live music, a raffle, concessions and more.

Live music is planned from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at the pavilion in downtown Alto Pass. All musicians are welcome.

The apple bake-off competition is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday.

The barbeque competitions gets underway Friday and continues on Saturday.

Entry forms and information for the barbeque and apple bake-off competitions are available at Grammer's Market in Alto Pass, phone 893-2490, or by emailing milakel.sims@gmail.com.

New this year is the Great Downhill Derby. The event is set for 10 a.m. Saturday.

Information about the Great Downhill Derby is available by email at tmaddison@gmail.com.

Barbeque Competition

The backyard barbeque competition will be held rain or shine.

Categories will include chicken and KidsQ chicken, pork ribs (loin or spare) and KidsQ pork, pork (shoulder/butt) and beef brisket.

A grand champion will be named, as will first-, second- and third-place winners.

Great Downhill Derby

The Great Downhill Derby is being presented by the Village of Alto Pass and the Alto Pass Business Association.

The derby is billed as a family event which is designed to encourage participation through parent-child or team-building experience.

Divisions include kids ages 6-9, 10-13 and 14-17, teams under age 18, and adults and teams ages 18 and older.

Categories will include competitive (built for speed), novelty/creativity (built for fun) and the people's choice (the spectator favorite).