Hermosa Beach Oktoberfest a new tradition, Mayor declares [UPDATE]
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”2804″ display=”masonry” ngg_triggers_display=”always”]by Kevin Cody by Kevin Cody Hermosa Beach Mayor Raymond Jackson yodeled as he took the stage Saturday morning in downtown Hermosa Beach to announce the opening of the Locale 90254 Oktoberfest. Then he raised his beer stein and asked, “Any young guns out there ready to take on the old man in the stein hoisting contest?” The stein hoisting contest was held Saturday afternoon, though Mayor Jackson was disqualified from participating after it was discovered his stein had a false bottom that reduced its volume. Bob Diaz, of Torrance won the steine hoisting contest with a time of 3 minutes 14 seconds, despite claiming he didn’t train. John Vega, of Manhattan Beach, a former Alpine Village champion, finished second. He said he trains by surfing at the Manhattan Beach pier. Kerri Krusinski, of Hermosa Beach, won the women’s stein hoisting contest. She is a former, second place Alpine Village finisher. The wiener dog race that followed was won by a ringer named Stevie from Manhattan Beach. Stevie is a two time winner of the Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals, held each year at Los Alamitos Race Track, according…
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