The polka band trio known as Bob and the Bavarians announced that the next number would be the “Chicken Dance”—a classic of the genre—and asked for kids to come and perform along with them.
A few children moved forward, but as the song rang out, it was adults doing the dancing.
Under a big tent in the back parking lot at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Saturday, Oktoberfest took place for the 14th time, with proceeds to benefit MUST Ministries.
The familiar rhythms of past festivals echoed again, and not just of the musical variety. Plates of sausage, sauerkraut, German potato salad and pretzels were washed down with huge mugs of beer.
Kids played in a bouncy house and tossed horsehoes, vendors displayed their wares in the church hall, and a display of classic cars greeted attendees out front.
Indoors, a concert of church music was featured via piano and Holy Trinity’s custom-designed Parkey organ, thundering at the conclusion with “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God,” written by Martin Luther himself.
All around the church grounds, a present-day Martin Luther greeted everyone in his monkish garb, and then settled in for a bratwurst himself.
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