The Talkeetna Bachelor Society is a program of the Denali Arts Council, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. The Society's fundraising activities benefit the Talkeetna Bachelor Society’s Fund for Women and Children in Crisis, administered by the Sunshine Community Health Center. Instead of hosting a dinner where we discuss the problems of the world, we throw a party. The 25th Annual Wilderness Woman Contest and the 30th Annual Bachelor Auction and Ball will take place Saturday, December 4th, 2009
in beautiful downtown Talkeetna.

Start your day with The sort of Second Annual Oly and Lena Ski Relay. Voted the Most Unusual Event to Benefit the Su Valley Nordic Ski Team, this 2 x 2.5 km freestyle relay has a lot of rules, but it's open to everyone. One male, one female per team, or if not, you better dress the part. We'll help you. He can be a Lena, she an Oly, whatever. However, at the relay transition, you must tell an Oly and Lena joke to race officials before the next leg can continue. Prizes? You betcha. Sign up at 10 A.M. at the overlook on Ski Hill, ski at 10:30.

Whether you know it or not, you've spent years training for the Wilderness Woman Contest, a ladies only competition which determines the woman with the best Alaskan skill set. Local and visiting ladies can sign up beginning at 10 A.M. at Twister Creek Restaurant on the day of the event. Be ready to compete at 1 P.M. sharp. The event is free to anyone who wishes to enter, and takes place smack dab in the middle of town, on Main Street.

After a late afternoon nap, the fun starts back up at 7 P.M. for the Bachelor Auction, when it’s the bachelors’ turn to entertain the ladies and vie for their favor. The ladies in attendance may purchase, at fair market value, a feisty bachelor to accompany them at the Bachelor Ball. Each bachelor promises a drink, a dance, and, of course, the most honorable intentions. Tickets for the Auction are $10 at the door. Only women can attend.

Sober Rides will be provided all night long. They will get you home safely, and get you back to your car in the morning. Got a pen? Write this number down. Sober Rides: 733-3383. Don't worry, it will be posted all over town. Many people catch their Sober Ride at the Talkeetna Roadhouse, where, once again, you can get breakfast all night long. Breakfast starts at midnight, and so do the stories.

The Fairview Inn will be offering a Bachelor Preview on Friday night from 9 P.M. until Midnight. She who gets the most Bachelor autographs in her catalog by midnight will win a prize. The competition is fierce and the signatures illegible.

As if this wasn't enough, we've planned your Sunday morning too. Consider a second breakfast or some coffee for the trip home at Flying Squirrel Bakery and Cafe. Mention that you went to the Bachelor Auction and Flying Squirrel will donate $1 of your $10 or more purchase to the Bachelors' Society. This Bachelor Weekend special donation will only be offered on Sunday! Flying Squirrel is open from 7:30am until 7pm and it's an easy stop on your way out of town three miles outside Talkeetna. Check it out.

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