TMJ4 News: A German Fest celebration

German Fest can't happen this year, so we're celebrating on TMJ4 News at 3:30!

Watch the full half hour centered around celebrating German culture.

WELCOME TO A TMJ4 NEWS AT 330GERMAN FEST SPECIAL --THECELEBRATION OF GERMAN CULTUREWOULD HAVE KICKED OFF TODAY --BUT WAS CANCELED DUE TO THECORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.ORGANIZERS SAY THE 40TH ANNUALGERMAN FEST RETURN TO THESUMMERFEST GROUNDS IN 2021.MILWAUKEE HAS SUCH A RICHDIVERSE ETHNIC COMMUNITY --WITH OVER A DOZEN ETHNICFESTIVALS THAT TAKE PLACE EACHSUMMER..TODAY -- WE RAISE ASTEIN TO MILWAUKEE'S GERMANROOTS... JOINING US NOW TOTALK MORE ABOUT THE MOSTAUTHENTIC GERMAN EVENT INNORTH AMERICA IS ERIC RADUE-HE'S THE PRESIDENT OFGERMANFESTTELL US A LITTLE BITABOUT THE SPECIAL CONNECTIONMILWAUKEE HAS WITH GERMANHERITAGE...HERE'S A FUN GERMAN FACT --DID YOU KNOW THAT BEER STEINSDATE BACK AS EARLY AS THE14-TH CENTURY.AND IN THE 16-THCENTURY -- GERMANY MADESEVERAL LAWS REQUIRING THATALL FOOD AND BEVERAGECONTAINERS BE COVERED.THEREASON?

THE BUBONIC PLAGUE --SO THEY STARTED PUTTING A LID,HINGE AND EVEN A THUMBLIFT FOREASY ACCESS.A STEIN HOISTING IS ATRADITIONAL BAVARIAN ENDURANCECONTEST DURING WHICHCONTESTANTS MUST HOLD AONE-LITER STEIN OF BEER IN ONEOUTSTRETCHED ARM FOR AS LONGAS POSSIBLE -- THESE PICTURESARE FROM THE U-S STEIN HOLDINGASSOCIATION.

THE FILLED STEINWEIGHS ROUGHLY FIVE POUNDS ANDMUST BE KEPT PARALLEL TO THEGROUND AT ALL TIMES.WE'VE RECUITED A FEW BRAVE CO-WORKERS TO PARTICIPATE IN OURCONTEST-- JESSECCA, JODIE ANDJIM..THANKS FOR BEING GOODSPORTS.YOU ALL WERE SENT ACOPY OF THE OFFICIAL U-S STEINHOLDING ASSOCIATION RULES..WEWILL FILL THE STEINS WITHWATER..WHO EVER REMAINSHOLDING THEIR STEIN BY THE ENDOF THE SPECIAL IS THE WINNER...?ARE YOU ALL READY -- DO EACHOF YOU HAVE SOMEONE POURINGWATER INTO YOUR STEIN?READY --SET -- GO....WE WILL BE SURE TOCHECK BACK ON YOU ALLTHROUGHOUT THE SHOW...OURVIEWERS CAN CHECK IN ON THEM-- ON SOCIAL MEDIAPLATFORMS... GO CHEER THEM ON!GOOD LUCK!SPEAKING OF COMPETITIONS --NORMALLY -- WE WOULD ALSO SEESEE AXES AND WOOD FLYING --DURING THE STIHL TIMBERSPORTSU-S CHAMPIONSHIPS...UP NEXT --WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK ATTHE SPORTS FUTURE...IF YOU FIND YOURSELF BOREDTHIS WEEKEND IN MILWAUKEE,THAT'S A YOU PROBLEM.BECAUSETHERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF FUN ATTHE LAKEFRONT.(nats ofaccordion 054942 "millions ofpeople...")MAYBE NOT MILLIONSOF PEOPLE BUT IT WILL BE JAMPACKED ALONG THE LAKEFRONT.ANDGERMAN FEST, IN ITS 39TH YEAR,WILL SURELY RESEMBLE A CRAZYTRAIN.(nats 054907aye aye aye)deb wolf - german fest 051756we really thrive on being afamily friendly fest andreally wanting people to enjoyour music and culture and getinvolved.DEB WOLF SAYS OVERTHE WEEKEND, SHE EXPECTSUPWARDS OF 80 TO 100 THOUSANDPEOPLE.ALL ENJOYING GERMANFOOD, DRINK AND OF COURSE,MUSIC.(nat pop from iphonevideo of polka)alex meixner -grammy nominated musician054843it's a fun time for people ofthis background, it's a funtime for people that come hereform different backgrounds sowe can celebrate our cultures.SG TMJ4THANK YOU SHAUN FOR THATLITTLE FLASH BACK START OFLAST YEAR'S GERMAN FEST...THEFESTIVAL WHICH WOULD HAVE BEENIN ITS FORTIETH YEAR--AND IT'SKNOWN FOR ENTERTAINMENT...ANOTHER MAJOR ATTRACTION EACHYEAR IS THE STIHL TIMBERSPORTSCHAMPIONSHIPS THAT ARE HELD ONTHE GROUNDS EACH YEAR..COMPETITORS FROM ALL OVER THEGLOBE COME TO MILWAUKEE TOCOMPETE IN DIFFERNT TYPES OFSAW CONTESTS... AND CHOPCONTESTS... EACH YEAR -- WESEE SOME FIERCE COMPETITION...JOINING US NOW -- ROGERPHELPS... WITH STIHLTIMBERSPORTS..

THANKS FORJOINING US.ROGER -- áYOUALSO TRAVEL TO MILWAUKEE FORTHIS CONTEST..HOW MANYATHLETES COME TO MILWAUKEEEACH YEAR?WE WANTED TO CHECK BACK IN ONOUR STEIN HOISTINGCOMPETITION...HOW ARE YOU GUYSDOING?REMEBER --WHOEVER IS LEFT HOLDING THEIRSTEIN IN THE AIR BY THE END OFTHE SPECIAL IS THE WINNER!YOUCAN WATCH THEIR PROGRESS ONOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS --WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK... WITH APREVIEW OF WHERE YOU CAN GET ATASTE OF "WUNDERBAR" GERMANCULTURE OVER THE WEEKEND..

.HERE'S ANOTHER LIVE LOOK ATOUR STEIN HOISTINGCOMPETITION..."PROST" TO YOUALL!!!AGAIN --REMEMBER, YOU CAN FOLLOW THEIRPROGRESS ONOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS..IN THE MOOD FOR POLKA, MAYBE APILSNER AND BRAUTWURST?!

IF SO-- THEN THERE'S JUST ONE PLACEYOU GOTTA VISIT THIS WEEKEND.WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEBAVARIAN BIERHAUS -- THEY AREHOSTING GERMAN DAYS --WHICHGETS UNDERWAY THIS AFTERNOON...GENERAL MANAGER --- JOSHNYERIDER JOIINS US NOW WITH APREVIEW -- THANKS FOR JOININGUS...?HOW DIDGERMAN DAYS COME ABOUT?YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATIONABOUT áGERMAN DAYSá --INCLDUING TABLE RESERVATIONSON OUR WEBSITE -- ATTMJ4-DOT-COM.JUST HEAD TO THELINKS SECTION.AND AS WE SAID -- GERMAN FESTWILL RETURN TO THE SUMMERFESTGROUNDS IN 20-21.ALL SUMMERLONG WE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTINGTHE DIFFERENT ETHNIC FESTIVALSTHAT HAVE BEEN CANCEL DUE TOTHE CORONAVIRUS.MAKE SURE YOUTUNE IN ON TUESDAY TO SEEWHAT'S NEXT!WE HOPE THAT YOU'VE LEARNED ALITTLE MORE ABOUT GERMANCULTURE TODAY... AND HAD ASMUCH FUN -- AS WE'VE HAD...BUTBEFORE WE GO CAROLE -- DON'TFORGET -- WE HAVE TO SEE IFOUR STEIN HOISTINGCOMPETITORS...ARE STILLHOISTING THOSE STEINS...THAT'S RIGHT CHARLES -- ITLOOKS LIKE...THANKS FOR JOINING US TODAY AT3:30.

TMJ4 NEWS AT FOUR ISRIGHT AFTER THIS--AUFWIEDERSEHEN!