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LANDESVERBAND
NEWSLETTER AND MAGAZINE
DONAUSCHWABEN
EVENTS
 02/24/13
October November December
2009 Volume 4 Number 4
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VISITING
AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE
OCTOBER
2009
PHILADELPHIA/TRENTON
DONAUSCHWABEN
DANCE
AT
GERMAN
HERITAGE NIGHT
PHILADELPHIA
PHILLIES
Forwarded
From Philadelphia and Trenton Donauschwaben
The Philadelphia Phillies organization decided to host a
German Heritage Day during one of its last regular
season games - their first ever. Our
Philadelphia/Trenton Donauschwaben Dance Group was given the opportunity to
dance before a packed stadium of 46,000.
Dancing
in Front of the Biggest Crowd Ever!
So
when the World Series contending Philadelphia Phillies
organization needed a German dance group to perform during
their very first German American Day Celebration, upon whom
did they call? That’s right, the Philadelphia-Trenton
Donauschwaben Dance Group!
Not surprisingly, our dancers jumped at the
opportunity. Not
only would they be performing in front of 40,000+ baseball
fans at the stadium, it turns out they would be on “Fox
Sports” national TV for about 40 seconds too. WOW!
The
whole idea was hatched in less than a week’s time for one
of the last regular season home games for the National
League Champs on October 3rd.
Given the occasion, anyone able to do so quickly
cleared their schedules for the Saturday afternoon
performance. The
group of 16 dancers met before the game with Phillies’
organizers and their popular mascot, Philly Phanatic. Guided
by the talented family of Tanzgruppeleiter Fred Gauss, our
dancers “coordinated” some humorous dance moves with the
furry Philadelphian. An
impromptu practice then followed in the unlikeliest of
places, a big bathroom inside one of the locker rooms!
Meanwhile,
parents and a number of other dance group supporters way up
in the right field seats, level three, could only wait
nervously. Suddenly
the “Tanzgruppe” emerged from the third base side tunnel
as the fifth inning drew to a close.
A few minutes later the group’s smiling faces
appeared on the “Jumbo Tron” and they began marching
onto the field to the announcer’s introduction.
The Donauschwaben had arrived!
The
familiar music of one
of the best known dances suddenly blared from the public
address system as the dancers and the Philly Phanatic began
whirling and twirling in unison.
Those watching didn’t know whether to look at the
giant screen above or directly at the group far below.
Most of us tried to do a combination of the two,
looking up and down repeatedly and an almost dizzying
fashion. The
dancers were marvelous!
They smiled, laughed and looked like they were having
the time of our lives.
All the while, the Philly Phanatic masterfully
injected himself into and out of the performance in a manner
all seemed to enjoy. It
went very well indeed and there was an appreciative round of
applause at the end.
Kudos to our dancers and to everyone involved in making this
event happen, including the Gauss family and Philly DS
president Rose Matico.
Congratulations as well to our friend Bill Galgon,
president of the UGH, for performing with his band
“Heimatklaenge” just before the first pitch.
We hear that the Phillies’ organization liked the
whole thing so much they are considering more of the same in
the future. Perhaps
then another lucky German dance group will get the call to
appear on field. We
know they’ll have the same home run of a good time ours
did.
Submitted
by
Hans
Martini
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VISITING
AUTHOR-ARTICLE
OCTOBER
2009
The
Ambassador
of
the Federal Republic of Germany
visits
Cleveland
by
Karoline Lindenmaier (Hetzel)
Translated
by Thomas C. Thornton, M.D.
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Doctor
Klaus Scharioth
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On 31 August 2009 the Danube Swabians of Cleveland
had the honor of receiving the Ambassador of the Federal
Republic of Germany, Doctor Klaus Scharioth, in the
German-American cultural center.
10 days prior to this event, the special consul in
Cleveland, Mrs. Diana Thimmig had informed the Danube
Swabian office that the German Ambassador, as well as the
new general consul, Mr. Onno Hückmann of the general
consulate, Chicago, would arrive on 31 August 2009 in
Cleveland and briefly welcome the representatives of the
local German clubs. For
this event the Danube Swabians, as well as representatives
of other German clubs of Cleveland and the surrounding area,
Pastor Hörst Hoyer, Dr. Robert Ward and some broadcast
announcers arrived at 11 a.m. in Holzer Hall of Lenaupark. They
were cordially welcomed by our president Franz Rimpf.
The special consul, Diana Thimmig, joined the honored
guests and opened the event. She introduced the ambassador,
Dr. Scharioth, and general consul Hückmann. She
listed their impressive credentials. The attendees
discovered that Ambassador Scharioth was born in the year
1946, in Essen, Nordrhein Westfalen, is married and has
three children. He
has been active for 33 years in foreign service and, since
2006, has served as ambassador of the Federal Republic of
Germany to the United States.
Dr. Scharioth cordially opened his remarks and
stressed the importance of the cooperation
between the United States and Germany. He
discussed some recent activities of the two countries. The
attendees introduced themselves and affiliation with their
respective clubs in Cleveland. President
Rimpf took the opportunity to discuss the 50 year
anniversary of our club as well as its activities.
Dr. Scharioth gave a lecture in the evening with the
“Cleveland Council of World Affairs“ on the subject of:
“Transatlantic Agenda “. We are grateful that these
gentlemen, even if only briefly, took the time to spend an
hour with us for coffee (there were leckere cakes) and
mingle with several attendees. Photographs
were taken of this memorable meeting with these honored
guests.
Karoline
Lindenmaier (Hetzel)
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Ingrid
Dorr, Karoline Lindenmaier, Mina Rimpf, Diana
Thimmig, Onno Hückmann
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Franz Rimpf,
Klaus
Scharioth, Josef Holzer, Elisabeth Filippi, Robert
Filippi,
Pastor Horst Hoyer, Frank Awender
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VISITING
AUTHOR-ARTICLE
OCTOBER
2009
AMERICAN
AID SOCIETY
TOTENGEDENKFEIER
Forwarded
by American Aid Society, Chicago
Da wir einen sehr kuhlen Fruhling hatten, wurde am
Vormittag der Totengedenkfeier debattiert ob wir die Messe
am Denkmal oder in der Halle abhalten sollen. Es wurde
beschlossen, da es keinen Regen gab oder Vorschau von Regen
war, die Messe am Denkmal abzuhalten. Schließlich eignet
sich daß Denkmal zu diesem Zweck und wurde fur diese Feier
errichtet. Diese Feier war auch unserer Vertreibung vor 65
Jahren besonderst gewidmet. Es war auch gut so da wahrend
der Feier die Sonne im vollem Glanz war und wir mussten
sogar einen Schirm aufstellen fur etwas Schatten fur den
Priester.
Die Feier begann mit einem Einzug der
Muttergottesmadchen von unserer Kindergruppe, der
Jugendgruppe mit den Kreuzen auf denen Namen der
Ver-nichtungslagen geschrieben waren, etli-chen Beamten, und
Pater Langsch. Der deutsche Kirchenchor der St. Alphonsus
Kirche unter der Leitung von Maria Bap-pert sang das
Eingangslied und auch die Lieder wahrend der Messe. Pater
Langsch hatte in seiner Predigt die alte, die neue und die
ewige Heimat verbunden.
Würdige Worte zur Vertreibung der alten Heimat vor
65 Jahren. Nach der Messe wurden Kranze von der Deutschen
Tag Vereinigung, Kerneier Verein, Donauschwaben von Chicago
und Milwaukee, und American Aid Society zum Andenken an alle
Verstorbenen in der ganzen Welt zum Denkmal gebracht. Auch
einige Geldspenden wurden von dem Karlsdorfer und Zerneer
Verein uberreicht.
Vize Prasident Siefried Henz bedankte sich bei alien
Vereine fur die Blumenkranze und Geldspenden. Danach stellte
er President Joseph Stein, vor der die Rede von Pater Rettig
"For Whom the Bells Toll" vorlies. Diese
Rede wurde in Cleveland zur 50 jahrigen Vertreibung der
Donauschwaben gegeben. Diese Rede wiirdigt die traurige
Geschichte unseres Volkes. Die wurdige Feier wurde mit dem
Lied "Ich hat' einen Kameraden" beendet.
President Stein bedankte sich bei Pater Langsch fur
die Lesung der Messe, beim St. Alphonsus Kirchenchor, bei
der Kinder- und Jugendgruppe, bei allen Vereinen die
anwesend waren und beim Kuchen, Bar, und Arbeitspersonal die
mitgeholfen haben um dieses Fest zu gestalten. Allen
anwesenden Gasten wurde besonderes ein Dank ausgesprochen
weil sie zu dieser Ehrenstunde kamen zur Erinnerung aller
unserer verstorbenen Landsleute.
Danach genossen alle das gute Essen und noch einige
Stunden mit Freunden und Landsleuten bei herrlichem
Sonnen-schein und angenehmen Klima.
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VISITING
AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE
OCTOBER
2009
United
German Hungarians
22ND
GAUFEST REPORT
Saturday-
A Busy Schedule
Saturday was a busy day with a hectic schedule
beginning with the Group Prize Plattling at 9 AM at the
Seagate Convention Center. Sixteen groups participated and the
winners would be announced on Sunday at the Picnic at 3:00 PM.
Our Prize Team
consisted of:
John Reiter –
Connie Reiter
Dan Galgon –
Janet Malofiy
Rolf Stielow –
Karen David
Werner Fricker
III – Lisa Fricker
Alex Blank –
Susi Hartmann
With Marlene
Fricker as coach and Maria Antoniak as the accordion
accompanist.
There was time for lunch and then our youth
participated in the Jugend Einzelplattler. We had the largest
number of couples participating:
Sasha Malofiy
Jr. – Michelle Paul
Joey Reiter –
Kristin Reiter
Stevie Paul –
Mikaela Malofiy
Sasha Malofiy
Jr. – Fallon Weyershaeuser
Josh Meck (Auerhaun)
– Allysa Reiter
Joey Reiter –
Karina Fricker
The youth are only critiqued and are not rated.
We now hurried back to our own hotel to change into our
Bavarian Tracht for the Mass and the Banquet.
The “Bauernmesse” was held in the Convention Center
and was attended by many of the Gaufest attendees. It was a
beautiful event and quite a few of our members were able to
attend. A bus then picked us up to take us to the Oak Shade
Grove in Oregon, Ohio to attend the Banquet Festivities.
During the impressive Parade of Flags, our new “Fahnentraeger”(Flag
carrier) Werner Fricker III proudly carried our flag. A
delicious dinner was served and various welcome addresses were
heard by the Gaufest chairman, the 1. Gauvorstand, and local
officials. Later six dance groups performed their “Ehrentaenze”(
these dances were performed by other groups throughout the
weekend.).
Our group had been requested by the host group to perform
during this evening and we proudly performed for the first
time “A Laendler Potpourri”. There were fireworks later
and finally the Einzelpreisplattler Awards were announced.
Music
was by Die Sandler a group from Germany who had played at our
Oktoberfest the previous year. Four more clubs performed their
Ehrentaenze and at 12 midnight, the banquet ended.
We returned by bus to our hotel, the Crowne Plaza and
many enjoyed the various hospitality rooms.
Sunday
Picnic and Farewell Dance
The busses began departing from both hotels at 10:30 AM
for the Oak Shade Grove. A Brass Band, Die Fichtler Buam Band
played music and Ehrentaenze were continued throughout the
afternoon. Food was served until 2:00 PM while the Parade of
Flags was again at 1 PM. The Awards were announced at 3:00 PM.
Only the first five are announced and we were happy to be in
that group.
The Gaufest
Gruppenpreis Plattler results were:
1. Bayern Verein
Newark – Newark NJ
2. 2. STV
Bavaria-Cleveland, Ohio
3. GTEV Maple
Leaf Almrausch-Ottawa, Ontario
4. TEV
Edelweiss-Denver, Colorado
5. UNITED GERMAN
HUNGARIANS – OAKFORD, PA
6. SVEV
D’Oberlandler – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
7. Gemuetlichen
Enzianer – Franklin Square, NY
8. SG Edelweiss
– St. Paul Minnesota
9. Auerhahn
Schuhplattler – Oley, PA
10. SVV Original
Enzian, Franklin Square, NY
11. Edelweiss
Passaic = Passaic, NJ
12. SG Alpenland
– Montreal, Quebec
13. BSC
Holzhacker Buam – Toeldo, Ohio
14. Almrausch
Altoona PA
15. Bavarian
Club Edelweiss – Westchester, NY
16. Alpenland
Tanzer – New Britian, Connecticut
There was a new scoring system introduced this year for
the judging. It is interesting to note that number one’s
impression was 95 and their total was 392. Number sixteen
impression was 56 and their total was 247. The German
Hungarians impression was 91 and the total was 367.
Our club was awarded a plaque for the Meist Prize (a
prize for having the most attending).
At eight o’clock the Farewell Dance took place at our
hotel. Since “Klinger” a character of the TV Series
“MASH” was from Toledo, the hosts decided to use this TV
series for the theme of their Farewell Dance. Many came in
regular clothing, many came in semi-Mash theme but quite a few
really went all out and it was a riot! Prizes were awarded in
various categories and among the children our Christopher
Deely Junior won as “Baby Mash”. Of course it was kind of
fixed since the winner was chosen by the applause of the crowd
and since we had the most people and lots of friends there,
three month old Christopher won. However, since there was a
terrific four year old dressed as “Hot Lips Houlihan”;
Nichole gave the prize to her.
Later, we returned to the BS Room and partied to the
wee hours of the morning.
Monday,
Farewell Toledo
On Monday morning, we said farewell to many old and new
friends as well as those of our members who would be leaving
by car. The bus headed for Pennsylvania and home. It was a
good Gaufest. We were happy with all our dancers. We had many
hours of camaraderie with old and new friends and are eagerly
looking forward to the 23. Gaufest in Orlando, Florida on June
30 to July 3 with the STV Maigloeckchen of Daytona Beach,
Florida.
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The
United German Hungarian Schuhplattler Group placed 5th
out of 16 groups in the Gruppenpreisplattler at the
22nd Gaufest held in Toledo, Ohio, August 13-16. In
the Einzelpreisplattler competition, Alex Blank and
his partner Alissa Row from the Auerhahn Schuhplattler
placed 10th out of 46 groups. Competing for the first
time in the Einzelpreisplattler, Michael Fricker and
his partner Nichole Deely placed 37th out of 46
groups. In addition, our club won the Meist Preis for
the guest club having the most people at the Gaufest.
Congratulations to All !!!
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VISITING
AUTHOR-ARTICLE
OCTOBER
2009
AMERICAN
AID SOCIETY
MUSIKFEST
Forwarded
by American Aid Society, Chicago
Das Musikfest am 28. Juni war eines der schonsten
Tage in diesem Sommer. Angenehm warm, keine Feuchtigkeit und
lachender Sonnenschein. Dies machte sich bemerkbar da die
Besucherzahl die grofite war von den letzten funf
Musikfesten. Die 43
Mann starke Blaskapelle aus Fornach im Salzkammergut, Monika
Lenz, Heinz Koch und das Barden
Duo trugen reichlich dazu um die Gaste anzulocken.
Die Kapelle spielte auf der Freilichtbuhne und die
Show fand in der Halle statt. Die Kapelle spielte zweimal
fur zwei Stunden und es wurden auch zwei Shows angeboten.
Die zweite Show musste spater gegeben werden da der Wind
einen Ast abgebrochen hatte und die elektrische Stromleitung
durchschlug. Die American Aid Society Kindergruppe brachte
einige Volkstanze welche von den Gasten reichlich ein
Applaus belohnt wurde.
Der ganze Tag und die Shows sind von alien Besuchern
hoch gelobt worden. Leider war die Küche total ausverkauft
trotzdem wir mehr vorbereitet hatten. Da es keine
Kartenvorbestellungen gab war es sehr schwer zu plannen
wieviel gekocht werden sollte. Bei schlechtem Wetter
ware wahrscheinlich die halfte von dem Essen übrig
geblieben.
Ein Dankeschon geht an Armin Homann der sich viel Mühe
gibt um deutsche Entertainers hierher zu bringen. Es ist
keine leichte Arbeit. Allen Helfern der Kiiche, Bar, und
Kartenverkaufer von der American Aid Society ein großes
Dankeschon fur die muhevolle und freiwillige Arbeit die sie
zum Guten des Vereins leisteten.
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VISITING
AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE
OCTOBER
2009
2009
Donauschwaben
Jugendfreundschaftslager
Akron
Forwarded
From Akron Donauschwaben, German Family Society
Präsident:
Sepp Geiser
This summer did provide something special
and it took place at our own Donau Park. The
GFS had the honor of hosting the second
“Donauschwaben
Jugendlager”
(Danubeswabian youth-group camp-out), which was
initiated last year by the St. Louis, MO Danube
Swabian Club. It turned out to be so wonderful,
that our national organization asked that it be
continued annually, and Akron was chosen because
of our great facilities and centralized location. Silvana
and Dave Sensius, as our “Jugendleiters”,
graciously accepted the responsibility of
organizing the 4-day event, which took place on
July 9th through the 12th. All sorts of activities
were planned and types of meals discussed (we all
know how picky eaters young people can be).
Then came opening day, with the first
groups of young people and chaperones arriving
already at two on Thursday afternoon. Soon all
50-plus guests were settling-in and began putting
up their tents around the grounds of our main
soccer field (after-all it was a camp-out and this
area was chosen because of the shower and bathroom
facilities). After the youth introduced
themselves, a few brief speeches were presented by
the national President, Robert Filippi, the
national Jugendleiterin, Ingrid Dorr, myself as
host city President and national V.P., and of
course Dave and Silvana with welcoming remarks and
explanations of the planned itinerary.
Then the real fun began with some planned
games, dinner and refreshments. This was a great
way of breaking the ice and allowing the young
people to burn off some energy before settling
down around a camp fire and eventually turn-in for
the night (well almost, as you could hear the
muted giggles and whispering of excitement leaking
out of the tents until well past midnight). As the
kids eventually began to fall asleep, it was time
for the chaperones to get acquainted over a few
beers and Jaegermeisters. I have to say that many
new friendships were also made between the adults
during this time, and very fascinating discussions
were held about the various organizations.
The next day turned out to be a scorcher,
but that was perfect, as Dave and Silvana planned
an outing at the Geauga Lake water park. Everyone
(including the chaperones) had a great time there;
the water rides were constantly sought after and
lunch was served as a picnic in the shelter.
Hundreds of photos were taken with my
camera
to record the event, and the smiles of the young
people were evident in every picture. After a
brief rest upon returning to the GFS, the youth
rebounded with amazing energy and following a
wonderful and filling dinner, they danced most of
the evening away with music of all sorts
including: rock, country, hip-hop and even polkas
(Anton aus Tirol would be astonished!). The dance
music was
DJ’d
by our national Danube Swabian Foundation
President, Ed Tulius from Cincinnati, who had
every type of song imaginable on his laptop. Great
job Ed!
However, not all was just for fun and
games, as the youth were assigned responsibilities
throughout the “Lager” event. This included
cleaning-up after the meals and helping out with a
variety of duties assigned to pre-established
groups. No one seemed to complain and all the
young people were very respectful and cooperative
(what a great representation of our “ethnic”
German upbringing!). Saturday was “Culture”
day, and it began with everyone learning how to
make “Schwobische” bratwurst . It was humorous
to see that some of the youth were surprised to
find out what sausage casings actually were. I
even heard a few “Eeeks”, but no one shied
away from getting their hands right into the
process. Mrs. Ganz was also there to help
demonstrate how homemade German potato salad
was
made, and all seemed to be delighted with her
cooking skills, humor and accent.
While one rotating group was busy in the
kitchen, another group was being taught a new
heartfelt song about our Danubeswabian heritage
entitled “Donauschwaben Kindes-Kinder” written
by a band (the Schilcher Krainer) made-up of third
generation “Schwobs” now living in
Switzerland. This tune may become the new
“Schoen ist die Jugend” (a traditional song
sung by generations of our youth) of the future.
Fred Leipold was there with his accordion skills
as our music instructor, and the lyrics were
translated so that those who did not understand
enough German could follow along and absorb the
meaning of the song. Following the singing of this
and other traditional “Volkslieder” chairs
were put away and folk-dances were shared and
taught by the various leaders of youth groups
present.
After lunch, a more serious but also
important kind of lesson about our ethnic history
was presented to the youth, as Mrs. Anna Koenig
arrived to give a heart-wrenching talk about her
experiences during her frightful time after World
War II in concentration labor-camps under the
communist regime of Tito in the former Yugoslavia.
One could see the sadness but peaked interest in
the faces of the youth. She also discussed the
many hardships that were faced by her family (as
were by many of our families) after coming to a
strange new land with nothing
but the clothing on their backs. Yet, she
explained, “these same immigrants, who did not
understand a word of English, managed to persevere
and with hard work and a will to survive became
one of the most productive and successful parts of
our American society”.
This was followed by a question and answer
session, and many of the adults present were
surprised by the degree of interest shown by our
youth. Although some of the topics covered were
poignant and intense, this is a part of our Danube
Swabian history that needs to be told so that our
future generations can appreciate their heritage.
There was some down time after this, and then it
unexpectedly
began to rain very hard, but even that couldn’t
spoil the fun as some creative young minds decided
to make a water slide next to our
“Edelweisshaus” out of some plastic tarps and
dish soap found in the kitchen. It was hilarious
to see these kids, clothes and all, sliding into
the torrential monsoon.
Even some of us adults were (not all that
reluctantly) coaxed into joining in (I have some
great photos to prove it). Of-course all the wet
clothes and water-soaked kids coming into the hall
to change in the bathrooms drenched our dance
floor, but it was quickly mopped up and things
eventually returned to normal without a single
complaint by any of our GFS directors (the things
we endure for the sake of our youth?).
Next, a surprise dinner was served, and it
consisted of the same sausage and potato salad
made by the youth earlier in the day and you could
see by the ravenous appetites that it must have
been good, because almost all of it disappeared
quickly. We had other menu items for those who
were hesitant in trying their own handiwork (LOL-
email acronym for “laugh out loud”).
Saturday was the last night for the
“Lager”, but some of tents around the soccer
field were flooded from the rain, and a few
campers asked if they could sleep inside the hall.
This turned out to mean, “everyone stayed in the
hall”! Sleeping bags were scattered everywhere,
under tables, in hallways, in the classroom behind
the stage, in the coatroom, behind the bar (Dave
found a spot all to himself) and even in the
office. What a site! It was like a wave of new
immigrants moved into the Akron GFS. However, it
was too early to go to
sleep just yet, so Dave put on some dance music on
our club sound system, and away it went. The youth
were like a ball of energy that wouldn’t quit,
and since it was their last night together, they
were allowed to stay up, dance, sing, and enjoy
the camaraderie as long as they were able.
This is when the new friendships that were
made really became obvious. You could see that a
few of the younger ones were somewhat saddened
that this was going to be their last night
together, but on the whole everyone just wanted to
hug, dance, sing and have a good time. I hope
everyone understands that this is a reason of why
the “Jugend Lager” was initiated. It was to
help establish long lasting friendships between
our youth from all over the country, yet also
educate them about our culture and heritage while
having a rewarding experience with life-long
memories.
I truly believe that the
“Jugegendlager” in Akron succeeded, and I hope
that it was (in no small way) a building block for
keeping our clubs and our heritage alive for many
years into the future through the learned
experiences and continued friendships of our
youth. Many of our ethnic clubs preach “that the
youth are our future”, and these
“Jugendlagers” are an example of practicing
what we preach!
Well, Sunday, was farewell day, and
although we only had one to two hours sleep (if
you call sitting on a bar stool sleeping), Dave,
Silvana and Carrie Sensius along with myself began
to make a special breakfast at six in the morning.
Over seventy eggs were scrambled using my secret
recipe (if I told you, I’d have to kill you…LOL),
muffins, more of the homemade sausage, and a
variety of fruits and
juices
were served. Then as the groups began to depart,
it was fantastic and rewarding to see all the hugs
and kisses, and shouts of “I’ll text you”
and “don’t forget to email me as soon as you
get home”. Although the “Jugendlager” was
intended for the youth, I believe, as adults, we
also learned much and made many new friends during
this experience. I will never forget these four
days in July of 2009, and I believe that many of
the chaperones present saw the value of such an
event, and will report this to their respective
organizations.
Mit
freundlichem Gruss:
Sepp Geiser
Praesident,
German Family Society, Akron
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OCTOBER
2009
United
German Hungarians
131st
Oktoberfest
Our new site proved to be an easier and less costly
undertaking. Three tents were erected to the side of our
clubhouse facing Spruce. Since we were in this area, we were
able to use not only the stage but the bar pavilion and the
kitchen beside the large patio. Everything worked well and the
few glitches that occurred will be corrected in the future.
All three days proved to be successful and the local
bands were immensely enjoyed by all as well as the Oberkrainer
Power from Austria. A group from middle Wisconsin who had
performed and marched in the Steuben Parade also attended on
Saturday and performed for us. Our dancers were as always very
popular although we were a little surprised when Jennifer
Lineman went flying across the stage floor, and I do mean
flying, during the Kreutz Koenig Dance. She was a little
bruised but immediately got up, walked across the floor to her
partner and continued dancing. What a trooper!
The food throughout the weekend was delicious and the
soccer fans enjoyed the games played throughout the weekend.
Photos
of the Oktoberfest weekend can be found at this link:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=113790&id=78638202035
Bavarian President, Alex Paraker and German Hungarian
President, Bill Galgon thank all the many volunteers and all
who attended or helped in any way to make this Oktoberfest a
success!!!
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