Talkeetna Bachelors are back on the market

The Talkeetna Bachelor Society announces the resurrection of its annual winter fundraiser benefiting Women and Children in Crisis. The 27th Annual Wilderness Woman Contest and the 32nd Annual Bachelor Auction and Ball will take place Saturday, December 1st, 2012 in beautiful downtown Talkeetna. Help us raise awareness of, and prevent domestic violence.

Advanced tickets for the Bachelor Auction & Ball available online at Denali Arts Council.

Thanks to a group of cold footed and warm hearted bachelors, accompanied by the new leadership of two naïve and enthusiastic volunteers, these festive and uniquely Alaskan events will continue. Like the persistent bachelors who fearlessly brave the auction block year after year, and the rugged women who haul buckets of water down a frozen Main Street in sub zero temperatures, these events just won’t quit. Yes, we said last year was the last year, but bachelors exaggerate. So let’s just say we’ve lost our lease again -- all sales are final, everything must go.

The Society cordially invites All Single Ladies, 21 years of age and older to compete in the Wilderness Woman Contest, Saturday, December 1st, 2012 at 1 PM sharp, or thereabout, in Talkeetna, Alaska. Single ladies will demonstrate their proficiency at a variety of vital skills necessary for daily living on the Last Frontier such as water-fetching, beverage opening, and ‘ptarmigan’ shooting. At 7:00 P.M., the Bachelors Auction will take place at The Sheldon Community Arts Hangar. Doors open at 6:00. Buy a man and dance at the Bachelor Ball! These men come from all walks of life, including mechanics, firemen, loggers, pilots, miners, guides, businessmen, carpenters, geologists, teachers and more. And hey, let’s not forget the unemployed. Bachelors range in age from 21 to 70. And you won’t find these products on eBay, they do things the old-fashioned way -- a “Male Order Catalog”, with a tongue-in-cheek biography and photo of the 2012-2013 members, is available for purchase from the Society.

Mark your calendars, book passage and lodging, and come to participate in or chronicle the 32nd Annual Talkeetna Bachelor Auction on Saturday, December 1st, 2012.