Delaware Saengerbund and Library Assn., Inc. · 2011-06-16 · Delaware Saengerbund and Library Assn., Inc. OKTOBERFEST 2011 COMMITTEE CHAIRS CHAIR Carl Renner 302-447-1709 [email protected]

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JULY - AUGUST 2011 NEWSLETTER

The next Membership General Meeting will be held on Monday, August 8, 2011 at 8:00 pm

IN MEMORIAM

Bedrich “Fred” Grabner Howard W. Houseman8/21/1940 - 6/1/2011 6/13/1931 - 6/7/2011

A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT

Liebe Mitglieder - Dear Members,

Thanks to all of you that volunteer and support the club in many different ways, the D.S.B. is doingwell but can always use an additional pair of hands in many areas.

Festivities will be fewer during the summer months however, peruse your newsletter and visit usduring the posted hours and Friday evening when grill specialties will be served from theBauernstube.

There will be no General Meeting in July. Have a safe and fun filled summer, come back refreshedand ready to work on the Oktoberfest and all the excitement it brings.

Mit freundlichen Grüssen,

Norma Grieb

OKTOBERFEST COMMITTEE

In this month’s newsletter you will find a list of the Oktoberfest Chairpersons. Please take a fewminutes to contact a chairperson to sign up for your favorite area. If that area is full, please shareyour talents and enthusiasm with another committee. Every volunteer is needed and very muchappreciated.

If you are not sure what a particular area does, the Chairperson will be happy to let you know. Weare a membership of over 900 members, so let’s fill all the volunteer slots early this summer so theChairpersons can enjoy theirs. Any last open jobs will be filled at the August Members Meeting onAugust 8th, where you can get an update on all the new things happening at Oktoberfest, as wellas enjoy free beer and sodas!

Advance tickets for Oktoberfest will be sold at the August and September meetings for the discountprice of $5.00. Also there will be more details about the new Remote VIP parking with shuttle!

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OKTOBERFEST 2011 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

CHAIR Carl Renner 302-447-1709 [email protected]

CORE COMMITTEE Hans Nafzinger 410-620-4644 [email protected]

CORE COMMITTEE Sam Kalb 302-229-6533 [email protected]

VOL COORDINATOR Stephanie Schulz 302-453-8557 [email protected]

ADMISSION Bob Spittle 302-438-9615 [email protected]

BARClaire CurreyGary Huggler

302-999-8997302-738-9156

302-367-6369 (Claire’s cell)[email protected]

BEER PAVILION Simon Schock 302-994-8349

CAKES Doris Pyle 302-738-0702 [email protected]

CASHIER Hil Fricke 302-731-5904 [email protected]

CLEAN-UP (Early AM) Tommy Keith 302-981-1759 [email protected]

CLEAN-UP (Fest) Hank Maier 302-239-6552 [email protected]

DANCERS Reinhold Kuska 302-998-5357 [email protected]

ELECTRICAL Harry Seibert 302-738-7328 [email protected]

FIRST AID Debby Statler 302-678-2662 [email protected]

FOOD SERVICELINES

Norma GriebMary Degenhardt

610-388-1447732-270-3818

[email protected]@comcast.net

HOSPITALITY/INFO Ed Reitstetter 302-838-2118 [email protected]

KITCHENJohn DegenhardtBettie Hopkins

732-270-3818302-563-5885

[email protected]@gmail.com

PARKINGDaniela GeorgeffJim GeorgeffBill Dower

302-765-3535302-275-2436

[email protected]@[email protected]

PARKING - REMOTE Michael Kirschnick 610-299-9930 [email protected]

PUBLICITY Arno Fels [email protected]

PRETZELSGisela WellerRon Kalmbacher

302-294-6129302-388-6168

[email protected]@comcast.net

ROLLMOPS John Nothstein 302-529-7766 [email protected]

SECURITY Paul San Doe 410-658-5450 [email protected]

SETUP/TAKE DOWNGary HugglerJohn Werner

302-738-9156303-463-1568 [email protected]

SIGNAGE Bill Hucker 302-753-5400 [email protected]

SODA/HOT DOGS Wayne Mulford 302-793-1161 [email protected]

SOUVENIRS Bob Dreibelbis 302-292-3367 [email protected]


PROPERTY COMMITTEE

There is no Property Comm. Meeting planned for July – however anyone with some time to dograss cutting and trimming should volunteer, contact me via either phone or email. Telephone:Richard Grieb, 484-802-3218.

2011 GERMAN HERITAGE NIGHT WITH THE BLUE ROCKS

Saturday, September 3rd @ 6:05 pmBlue Rocks vs. Frederick Keys

Special Ticket Rate of $9!($16 includes a Ticket, a Bratwurst and a beverage!)

See the website flyer or Bettie Hopkins for ticket information

FROM THE LADIES OF THE DSB

Our most heartfelt thanks go out to all who volunteered their time, efforts, and items for the annualpicnic. It was a great success and we could not have done it without the assistance of all ourmembers!

Also we hope all of those who joined the Ladies on their annual outing had a wonderful time. Wethank all of you who participated to make this a memorable event.

Our next meeting will be June 27th at 7:30pm and there will be no meeting in July as to break forthe summer. The following meeting will not be until August 29th at 7:30pm. Come on in and join ussometime, and we wish you all a wonderful summer!

FROM THE BAUERNSTUBE

From time to time, I'll be stopped and asked, what is my favorite warm weather beer to drink andfor the longest time, my answer would probably have been a Pilsner or wheat and both still hold aclose place to my liver. However, they say the way a man's heart is through his stomach and mineis much easier obtainable if you bring along a Kölsch. Yes, we have discussed Kölsch before but itdoes bear re-mentioning and there are so many good examples being produced lately. "But Bob,you just had a Kölsch beer on tap in June," you may be saying to yourself. Yes, we had/haveHarpoon Summer Beer on tap and while it is a Kölsch style ale, I want to revisit a local brew thatreally does a bang up job representing the true Kölsch style. Fordham's Queen Anne's Kölsch. Ofcourse if you want a true Kölsch you would need to travel to Cologne where the style originated.The appearance is like a Pilsner pale straw-colored and clear. The taste is delicate and refreshing,less bitter than a Pilsner, fruitier and a little sweeter, often with a delightful biscuityness. A palebarley malt is used, sometimes with wheat added. The result is a refreshing cool beer, ideal forsummer afternoons. Many people would mistake it for a lager, and foreign brewers who attempt abrew in this style often describe it, incorrectly, as a lager. In fact, Kölsch is a warm fermenting beer,a survivor of the days before lager. Fordham will stay on tap through August or until the distributorsays I have to pick something else because they ran out. Our bottle beer of the month(s) will beMiller Lite.

I would like to remind everyone that we do have summer hours and the Bauernstube will be closedall Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays during the month of July. I have set up the Tiki-torches,Simon planted the horseshoe pits, every now and again the grill will be out, all we need is you. Ihope you have a great summer. Please note I will be on vacation from July 4th through July 18th. Ifthere is anything that cannot wait until my return please see Gary Huggler. Thanks!


DELAWARE HAUSBRÄUERS

So you think the committees have all taken the summer off, there's nothing to do. Not so fast. TheHausbräuers are still going to meet in July, just not on our scheduled night. We'll be meeting onSaturday July 30th, (hopefully with our heads head high from taking the grand prize at the Fair) at 8am. We'll be brewing 20 gallons on John Greer's sculpture and fermenting in his large fermenter.This would be a great day to come out and see how larger batches are brewed and some of theadvanced equipment utilized. We'll be using a grain mill, pumps, heat exchangers, and all kinds offun stuff. Don't forget the State Fair on July 23rd. See you at the club!

3rd Annual DSB CRAB FEAST

August 27th 2:00 pm in the Deutsche Hall

Tickets are on sale now and you must reserve your seat or takeout byAugust 13th

$30 all you can eat ticket includes:Crabs, Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Corn-on-the-Cob,

French Fries, Hot Dogs, Homemade Pasta Salad and Cole Slaw.Pabst, Yuengling, Coors Light and sodas are included!

(Children 12 yrs and under are $10)

Also available:$25 dozen or $15 half dozen crabs take out.

Price includes cornbread only.

There will be no tickets sold at the door!

Tickets will be on sale at the bar until August 13th or you can use the formbelow and place in the 1stVP mailbox or drop off to any bartender with

payment. You may also email me with your reservation [email protected]

August 27th Crab Feast

All you can eat ___ x $30 =___ Children ____x $10 =_____

Dozen Crabs ___ x $25 =____ Half Dozen Crabs ___ x $15 =____

Name & Phone # _________________________________________


Enzian Volkstanzgruppe

43rd Stiftungsfest

Saturday, September 10, 2011Music by

Heidi und Heimat Echo

Special performances by visiting Schuhplattler and Volkstanz Vereineand by our very own Enzian Musikanten des Delaware Sängerbundes

Doors Open at 6:30 pm Einmarsch at 8:00pm Dancing 8:30-11:00

Donations: $8.00

Tickets will be available at the DSB August General Meetingand will continue on Thursday Nights, 7:30 – 9:00 at the DSB

For Additional Ticketing Information Contact:Louise Kirkpatrick at (302) 547-5286


ENZIAN VOLKSTANZGRUPPE

We have had a very busy spring this year with the Enzian Volkstanzgruppe. On March 19 severalof our Kindergruppe members participated in a Jugend Einzelplattler event at the LancasterLiederkranz in Manheim, PA. This event gave our young dancers an opportunity to perform asindividual couples and be adjudicated. Chris Henry came in first place in his category, LillianPresley won second in her category, and Morgan Schulz tied for second in her category. OurKindergruppe also participated in the 18th Annual Mid-Atlantic Kinderfest on June 4 in Dover, NJ.Over 200 children attended from the mid-Atlantic region, stretching from New England to Virginia,with over 300 adults also attended. Plans are underway for us to host the Kinderfest here at theDSB in 2013.

On May 7 our adult dancers participated in judges training at the Lancaster Liederkranz. Wedanced over and over again that afternoon to give adjudicators ample opportunity to practicescoring in preparation for Gaufest. The evening closed with a fun-filled heimatabend with several ofour Musikanten musicians performing. Between June 30 and July 3, over 30 members of the EVTGattended the 23rd Gaufest in Orlando, FL. This biannual event is always exciting becauseschuhplattler dancers from all over North America gather together for four days of competition,demonstrating new dances, camaraderie, and gemütlichkeit. At our August DSB meeting we willannounce the results of the competitions. After Gaufest we will break for the month of July, andthen resume rehearsals in August in preparation for our Stiftungsfest and Oktoberfest. Pleaseconsider becoming involved with the Enzian Volkstanzgruppe. Rehearsals are on Thursdayevenings with children and jugend practicing from 7:30 to 8:30, and adults starting at 8:30.

GARDEN COMMITTEE

It is mid-term and I hope you have been enjoying the“Pictures of the Month” so far. I have been taking themfrom the Austrian “Alter Bauernkalender für dasGemeinjahr 2011” (in English: something like theFarmer’s Almanac).

Plant of the Months of July and August: ROSE

A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosacea. There are over 100species. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America,and northwest Africa. Ornamental roses have been cultivated for millennia. Many thousands ofrose hybrids and cultivars have been bred and selected for garden use as flowering plants. Roseperfumes are made from rose oil, which is obtained by steam distilling the crushed petals of roses.The oil is transparent pale yellow or yellow-grey in color. In the United States, “French rose syrup”is used to make rose scones and marshmallows. The fruits (“rose hip”) of many species havesignificant levels of vitamins and have been used as a food supplement. If you ever come across arose named “Saint Joseph”… buy it. It develops the most beautiful blossoms, which are initiallyyellow-orange, thereafter turn into orange-pink and finally into a deep voluptuous red. Once thebloom is gone, cut the branches back to the first 5 fingered-leaf, which allows further branches todevelop. All that roses require is a fairly good soil, lots of sunshine, enough water when it is reallyhot. A rose fertilizer applied according to commercial instructions during the growth season doesnot hurt either. A well kept rose will be able to fight all diseases and pests (which by the way aretoo numerous to name in a short column). Please enjoy the roses, which I planted on the southpart of the DSB property.

Have a HAPPY summer. Elisabeth Knapp ([email protected])


SINGERS REPORT

The Delaware Saengerbund Chorus presented their Spring Concert program at Little Sisters of thePoor on May 11th and also at the DSB on May 14th. With over 200 members and guests in theaudience, we feel this concert was well attended. Thank you all who were there on that memorableSaturday night to hear, enjoy and support us. Your DSB Chorus is now in their Summer recess andare looking forward to an interesting fall program: Blue Rocks Stadium with National Anthems,Erntedankfest, von Steuben Day, DSB Variety Night and our Advent Concert. Musical selectionsare in place for all these events and chorus rehearsals will resume on the first Wednesday inSeptember, September 7th. All DSB members who are interested in singing German Choral Music(with some American show tune selections mixed in), are cordially invited to please come to yourclub and join us. For the Singers, Richard Leaning ([email protected])

CULTURE COMMITTEE

The German Civilian Experience from 1900-1950

Sunday afternoon, June 26 at 2 PM in the von Steuben Room: The Culture Committee invites allmembers to attend a presentation by Siddhartha Banerjee, who teaches at the Delaware CountyCommunity College. He is writing a book on this subject. His aim, he said, is to explore howGermans coped with war, the rise of totalitarianism, economic depression, saturation bombing oftheir cities, as well as expulsions from their Eastern European homes.

The material that he is uncovering includes primary sources such as narratives, diaries, letters andphotos from Germans with first hand experience of that period or from their descendants and fromarchives. He has traveled extensively, worked in multinational organizations and taught at DrexelUniversity,

2011- 2012 DEUTSCHE SCHULE IM DELAWARE SAENGERBUND

REGISTRATION: DEADLINE – SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The Deutsche Schule im Delaware Saengerbund is preparing for the new school year with anoutstanding team. Richard Grieb and Andreas Lehmann will serve as Coordinators of the schooland all questions are to be directed to them at 610-388-1447 or [email protected] [email protected], 302-832-2130. Members are urged to sign up their children andgrandchildren as soon as possible, as the first 15 will be accepted into each level. We will againopen the school to non-members who are interested in the German language, culture, andheritage. THERE IS NO FEE FOR MEMBERS, THE NON-MEMBER FEE IS $150.00 PERSTUDENT. The cost of any new books required will be the parents’ responsibility. Classes will beheld from 2:00 – 4:00PM EVERY SUNDAY BEGINNING September 25, 2011 until May 6, 2012.Fill out and submit the registration form with check made out to DSB and send to Deutsche Schule,49 Salem Church Rd. Newark, DE 19713 c/o Richard Grieb.

DEUTSCHE SCHULE REGISTRATION

Name: __________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________

Phone No.:___________________ Parents’ email:___________________

Emergency Phone No.; __________________________________

Name and age of child(ren)____________________________________________ _________________

____________________________________________ _________________

____________________________________________ _________________

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Date Day Event Time Place Doors Open

Jun 26 Sun Culture Committee Mtg 2:00 pm Von Steuben Zimmer

Jun 27 Mon Ladies Meeting 7:30 pm Von Steuben Zimmer

Jul 30 Sat Hausbrauers Meeting 8:00 am

Aug 4 Thu Culture Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Board Room

Aug 8 Mon General Members Meeting 8:00 pm Deutsche Halle 7:00 pm

Aug 27 Sat DSB Crab Feast 2:00 pm Deutsche Halle

Sep 1 Thu TAG Meeting 7:00 pm Bauernstube

Sep 3 Sat German Heritage Night 6:05 pm Frawley Stadium

Sep 6 Tue Membership Committee Mtg 7:30 pm Von Steuben Zimmer

Sep 7 Wed Chorus Rehearsal resumes 7:30 pm Deutsche Halle

Sep 10 Sat EVTG Stiftungsfest 8:00 pm Deutsche Halle 6:30 pm

Sep 12 Mon General Members Meeting 8:00 pm Deutsche Halle 7:00 pm

Sep 16 Fri Oktoberfest 5:00 pm Club Grounds

Sep 17 Sat Oktoberfest 12:00 pm Club Grounds

Sep 18 Sun Oktoberfest 12:00 pm Club Grounds

Oct 2 Sun Erntedankfest 3:00 pm

Oct 8 Sat DSB Hayride Schmidt Farm

Oct 10 Mon General Members Meeting 8:00 pm Deutsche Halle 7:00 pm

Oct 22 Sat Singers Variety Show/Dinner 6:00 pm Deutsche Halle

Nov 5 Sat Oktoberfest Appreciation 5:30 pm Deutsche Halle

Nov 12 Sat Ladies Christmas Bazaar 11:00 am Deutsche Halle

Nov 14 Mon General Members Meeting 8:00 pm Deutsche Halle 7:00 pm

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Delaware Saengerbund and Library Assn., Inc. · 2011-06-16 · Delaware Saengerbund and Library Assn., Inc. OKTOBERFEST 2011 COMMITTEE CHAIRS CHAIR Carl Renner 302-447-1709 [email protected]