Adventure tour offers fun for families Sunday

The village of Ransweiler in the Donnersberg area will host this year’s family event “Moscheltal Adventure Tour” 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Ransweiler and other communities located in the valley called Moscheltal will offer a diversified entertaining program including historical craftsmanship presentations, exhibitions, musical performances and children’s activities.

After the official opening at 10 a.m. on the stage near Buergerhaus (community center), a Pentecostal worship service will begin at 10:30 a.m. to be followed by a performance of two brass player classes of the IGS school in Rockenhausen 11:30 to 12:30 p.m.

Exhibitors will show off their skills under the motto, “Craftsmanship in former times and today.” Numerous stands will be put up around the local Buergerhaus. Vendors will offer minerals, natural soap, knitted items, hats, dolls’ clothes, teddy bears, jewelry, flowers, plants, vegetables and other regional products.

Craftsmen such as a blacksmith, beekeeper, brush maker, basket maker, stonemason and goldsmith will demonstrate how they work.

Hungry visitors will be able to taste Palatinate food specialties such as boiled beef with horse radish, bratwurst, smoked salmon, goat cheese, pizza, Thai dishes, vegetarian food and homemade cakes.

Children can take part in the artist’s program of a children’s circus from 1 to 4 p.m. The Donnersberg Forest Office will offer activities having to do with the forest. There will be face painting, and at 4 p.m., magician Atschy will demonstrate his magical skills.

A guided herbal hike, where participants will learn about valuable weeds, will start at 1 p.m. at the information stand of the Rockenhausen and Alsenz-Obermoschel union communities.

Ransweiler with about 250 residents is located northwest of Rockenhausen and south of Obermoschel. For more information, visit www.alsenz-obermoschel.de/vg_alsenz_obermoschel/Home/.