August 15 - TEV Edelweiss

Vom Schreibtisch des Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
President............Spaulding Goetze
Vice President....Elisabeth Lane
Treasurer............Hal Dodd
Membership.......Stefanie Kirsch
Property.............Ron Stierle
Srgt. Arms..........Karl Cordova
Publications.......Amy Dodd
Vorplattler..........Michael Rase
Oktoberfest
Admission
Our bathrooms are finally finished. A big THANK YOU to Ron
Stierle and his crew for all the hard work you’ve done to make this
happen. It was great to have our midsummers night dance and not have
to use the port-o-potties!
A reminder that our next membership meeting will be on Sunday
September 27th. We are holding it a little late to ensure we can gather
all the information we need to present concerning a possible building.
Don’t forget our club picnic on the 9th. This is free to all members.
Food will be available for purchase.
The Board is in need of some assistance. If you would like to fill in
as Secretary or Entertainment chair, please contact any BOD member
asap. We really need a little bit of help.
We have Oktoberfest and we are hoping to make this our biggest one
yet. We are looking for a few strong men, or some generic teens to help
us prepare for the event. We need help with set up on Friday and tear
down Sunday/Monday. If you can help, please contact Stefi Kirsch
720-841-2570.
T.E.V. Edelweiss Board of Directors
Location is: 17832
Highway 8, Morrison,
CO 80465
Admission
Adults………….…..$7
Kids 6-15………….$3
5 and under...........Free
We are now on the Gunter
Auerbach show. Over the
air (antenna tv) at 23.6 on
Sunday from 12-3 pm.
Or listen online anytime at
www.grtvd.com
Oktoberfest
The club is still alive and we need our membership to help it thrive. This
money goes towards our future. I know that many of you have helped in the
past, but we still have a future. We need your help.
If you can’t help at the Fest, we can always use your help peeling
potatoes, making knoll or just setting-up the kitchen. Call Lis Lane at
720-209-7819
Oh you guys are not left out. We need your muscles to move tables, tents
set up, and make sure lights go where they need to go. If you don’t have a
lot of muscle we can always use your brain.
If you are interested in volunteering you can go to
www.signupgenius.com for TEV Edelweiss Oktoberfest. The link is on the
home page of our web site. You can always call me to see what we have
open for you to volunteer for.
This isn’t just for members. If you are a non-club member, you can sign
up and get all the perks of volunteering: Free entry to the Oktoberfest, and a
meal with a drink. Now is your chance to get to know our members.
Steafanie Kirsch
720-841-2570
[email protected]
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www.eventsincolorado.com
Thank you to our sponsors
GACC
Prost Brewing Company
Andechs
Schwans
Rocky Mountain Coolers
Events in Colorado
and of course a big THANK YOU to all our
volunteers! Members and Non-members alike
Congratulations to our two
couples who were married
in July. Jeff and Brigitte
Johnson (right). Klaus and
Kathy Matten (left).
May you be blessed with
many years of happiness.
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T.E.V. Edelweiss
Schuhplattlers
A
contingent
of
Schuhplattlers spent part of the summer break
Einzelplattling in preparation for Gaufest which
was held in Milwaukee, July 30th through August
2nd. This Echo went to print too early to let you
know how these plattlers fared in competition; but
we’ll get that information to you in next month’s
Echo. Nineteen plattlers represented Edelweiss
Denver as well as several guests from Bavaria
who joined us for the event in Milwaukee—Sepp
and Leni Kaindl from our Patenverein in Dießen,
Max and Christa Haas from Geltendorf, and Erika
and Andreas Schreiber from Munich. Nine
couples performed an Ehrentanz on behalf of the
club. Thank you Onkel Sepp and Terry for
playing for us!
We’ve got a few Oktoberfests on
our September schedule. If you are up in the
mountains, please join us in Keystone on
September 5th and Breckenridge September 11th
-13th as we bring a bit of Bavaria to the mountain
folks. Don’t forget Deutscher Tag on September
5th and 6th in Centennial again!
Schuhplattler Birthdays this month:
Kevin Rase
Rex Lane
Renate Davison
Sawyer Koopmeiners
Monika Ledford
Edith Gorner
Senior CitizensTop of the Hill
Congratulations to Jeff and Brigitte on their July
wedding! It was a gorgeous day for their beautiful
ceremony and the reception was high-spirited and
fun. We wish you both many years of happiness.
Thank everyone that showed
up for our picnic. We had
about 50 people there. Very
happy everyone could show up. Our next
meeting will e at the Country Buffet at 1:00 p.m.
Please don’t forget about Oktoberfest. I know
there will be lots of fun things planned, and I
hope to see you all there.
Our first practice after a condensed summer break
will be August 13th at 7pm at the Morrison
Pavilion. Please feel free to come out and say
hello. There isn’t a prettier place to hang out and
we’d love the company. We’ll be dusting the
cobwebs off our dances as we plan for the busy
upcoming Oktoberfest season which kicks off
with the club’s Oktoberfest on August 29th and
30th. Join us for some great food, great beer and
great music for dancing…and bring all your
friends! And if you haven’t seen the upgrades to
the Pavilion, you really need to come out and see
the fruits of some very dedicated workers’ efforts.
We are very fortunate to have some extremely
dedicated and talented people pouring so much of
their time and energy in to something we all can
enjoy. Thank you to you and to your families for
sharing you for this club project!
Elisabeth Burbach
303-288-9479
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Schützengruppe
Our little group doesn’t seem to be
able to get together much any more.
With Jeff Johnson returning from his honeymoon,
Ed Volk preparing goodies for Oktoberfest, and the
Dodd family planning a move, life seems to be very
busy this summer. What we really need is more
members to actually make the shoots so we have a
reason to get together and practice again. If you are
good with an air gun (or any gun really) and want to
join our group, please contact Amy Dodd at
303-378-7324. We need more members.
In 1812, through his efforts, King Maximilian I.
Joseph brought an agricultural festival to the lower
Danube area for the citizens of Straubing promoting
“welfare and happiness for Bavarians”.
Initially the Straubingers had to alternately share
hosting the festival with their neighbor cities Passau
and Landshut. Therefore, in 1898 the Straubingers
decided to organize their own festival. Even back
then, 25,000 visitors came to the city of 17,000
inhabitants to celebrate.
Today, Straubing is a thriving city in the heart of
Lower Bavaria, carrying the official title “The City
of Science”. The Gäuboden Festival with its
consumer exhibition became a mega-event
unrivaled in Bavaria. This year, during the eleven
days of the festival between August 08th and August
18th, 1.3 million visitors are expected to enjoy the
beer-tents and carnival rides.
This year in celebration of this special
anniversary, the festival goes back to
its roots 200 years ago. There will be a historic area
on the festival grounds, where visitors will be able
to experience the flair of the good ol’ days: a special
beer-tent providing traditional Bavarian folk music
“Gstanzl-Singen” and Bavarian dances such as link
“Schuhplatteln” ende link accompanied by brass
bands. There will even be an entire ox on a skewer
to provide the guests’ with a unique culinary
experience. Yesterday’s carnival rides will excite
today’s visitors: the “Toboggan” for instance, a 52
meter wooden slide (Europe’s highest traveling slide), the Witches’ Swing, a nostalgic ghost train,
and to top it all off (literally), the historic wooden
Ferris wheel that made its debut in 1900.
Die Volkstanzgruppe
It’s hard to believe summer will soon be
over, but since the weather is just great in September,
It’s a perfect time for Octoberfest. We hope to see
everyone at the TEV Edelweiss’s Oktoberfest and
have been trying to schedule some programs;
working around everyone’s schedule is a challenge.
Of course we will dance for the Foundations’
German Day on September 5th and Parker’s Fest
September 19th in the afternoon. Last we were blown
off the earth with a late afternoon rain/hail wind
storm.
You might go visit Don Hessler at Denver
Health Medical center between July 27 and
maybe the 30th. He really enjoys the company
and it gives Lorraine a break.
Greeley has had to move the date for their
Fest to Oct. 3rd; the vendors were all going to
the Brew fest.
We need YOUR help!
We are trying to organize a social event for
September, but it is Oktoberfest season. If any
members would like to step forward and organize a
social, please contact Amy Dodd 303-378-7324
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For Rent
Our beautiful pavilion is up for rent.
It’s the perfect spot for weddings,
graduation, retirement, family reunions, or
any other celebration.
Located just outside of Morrison and
minutes from Denver, we have the perfect
spot for your next event. We have several
packages to choose from.
For more information, call Lisa
Wheeler, our rentals manager at
720-839-1276
Edelweiss Scholarship Fund Guidelines
Purpose -The purpose of this scholarship is to
recognize outstanding achievement by our young
members by providing financial assistance for
further education at the university or vocational
level.
Eligibility -- A recipient of a grant must be a
member in good standing, have distinguished
himself or herself within the TEV Edelweiss, and
not be older than 21years of age. Special
consideration will be given for involvement in past,
present and future activities involving the German
language and culture.
They’re Finished!!!!! But if you want a
peek inside, you have to come to our
picnic on the 9th.
Application -- The official printed application form
must be used. Two letters of recommendation must
accompany each application for consideration by
the TEV Edelweiss Board of Directors. To get an
application, please contact Elisabeth Lane.
Deadlines -- All applications must be received by
October 31 in the year preceding the award year for
review by the TEV Edelweiss Board of Directors.
Approved grants will be published in the February
edition of “Das Edelweiss Echo” each year.
From our July 19 dance
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Edelweiss
Karnevals
Gesellschaft
Wow! The summer sure flew by
fast. I hope everyone got out in the
sun and had a little fun. Our July meeting was a
success. We met on July 15th at McCoy's
restaurant and hashed out the details for the
upcoming season.
Fasching opening will be on November 14, 2015.
The Kappenabend/Weiberfasching dance will be
on January 23, 2016 and the Maskenball (3 Crazy
Day) will be on Friday, Feb 5, 2016. All the
dances this season will be at the Denver Kicker's
Club and our bands this season are Rick Borger
and the Average German Band and the
Continentals. We are extremely excited to be
partnering with the Kicker's Club this and look
forward to seeing everyone out there and ready to
party! We are going to have a great time. The
Orden is in production and just some last-minute
details need to be finalized.
Our fundraising efforts for the upcoming season
are going well so far. Thank you to everyone that
has helped, donated and supported Edkag. We
couldn't have done this without your help. Please
check the website and/or Facebook for our next
fundraising event at the Morrison property. Edkag
has also decided to make an Ad Booklet this year.
This is another effort to raise money for the group
and we need advertisers. Do you own a business
or know someone who does and would like to
promote your business to our membership and
friends around the country?? This is the perfect
opportunity to do just that. Please talk to any
Edkag member about the details and/or to sign up.
Space is limited so don't delay! Our next meeting for August will be on August
12, 2015 at 6:30 pm at Ed & Millie Volk's house.
Their address is 2 Twilight Dr. in Lakewood.
Until we are together again...Helau u. Alaaf!!!
~Corinne Anaya
Thank You Ron
Stierle!
We would like to thank everyone who helped
make our wedding on July 18, 2015, such a
glorious day, especially Ron Stierle. A year ago,
when we began planning our day, Ron promised
us one restroom. Not only did he surpass his
promise and have two beautifully completed
restrooms, but he did this despite many setbacks.
Ron worked tirelessly to complete not only both
restrooms, but also numerous modifications to the
pavilion, and made sure countless other details
were taken care of right down to the morning of
the wedding. Thanks also to the Stierle family
members who helped and gave their family time,
so that Ron could complete these additions.
Klaus and Kathy Matten
T.E.V. Edelweiss Members
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August 2015
Monday
Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Thursday
Saturday
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3
2
4
Volkstanzgruppe
practice
7:00 p.m.
Colorado Miners
facility 4809 Race
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Club
Picnic
2:00 pm
Morrison
Pavilion
Food will be
sold.
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11
18
Volkstanzgruppe
practice
7:00 p.m.
Colorado Miners
facility 4809 Race
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23
Oktoberfest
12 pm to 5 pm
Morrison
Average
German
Band
30
25
31
Volkstanzgruppe
practice
7:00 p.m.
Colorado Miners
facility 4809
Race
6
7
8
13
14
15
21
22
28
29
Top
of the Hill
Gang 1 pm
Country
Buffet
12
Volkstanzgruppe
practice
7:00 p.m.
Colorado Miners
facility 4809 Race
17
16
5
Schuhplattler
Practice 7 pm
Morrison
Pavilion
20
19
Schuhplattler
Practice 7 pm
Morrison
Pavilion
26
27
Schuhplattler
Practice 7 pm
Morrison
Pavilion
Sept. 2 Top of the Hill meeting
Sept. 27 Membership Meeting 1 pm
Oct. 24 Halloween Bonfire
Oct- Elections
Nov. 14 Fasching Opening
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Oktoberfest
12 pm to 11 pm
Morrison
Continentals/
Rhinelanders
Both dance groups
Thank You for Your Cooperation
PLEASE OBSERVE OUR DRESS
CODE: NEAT AND CLEAN ATTIRE
AT ALL EVENTS, PLEASE.
August 2015
Littleton, CO 80160-0698
T.E.V. Edelweiss
P.O. Box 698
Littleton, CO 80160-0698
Physical: 17832 Highway 8
Morrison CO 80465
www.tevedelweiss.org
Phone: 303-289-5621
Mailing: P.O. Box 698
T.E.V. Edelweiss
NO. 749
August 2015
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