Racing ‘wiener dogs’ help H.B.’s Old World Village celebrate German Heritage Day

Racing dachshunds took center stage Sunday at Old World Village in Huntington Beach during a celebration of German culture.

Hundreds of people gathered at the restaurant at 7561 Center Ave. to eat free traditional German food at the 40th German Heritage Day while listening to a German-American brass band, watching folk dancers and cheering on “wiener dogs” as they competed on a makeshift racetrack.