April - 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
April 16th
Frühlingsfestival
Knights of Columbus
1555 Grant St
Members……………$5
Non-Members………$8
Students 16…………$3
Under 16………….Free
We will be having our quarterly membership meeting on
April 17th at 2:00 p.m. We will meet at the Knights of
Columbus on 1555 Grant St. in Denver. Please bring a dessert to
share.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the March dance. We
had a lot of fun, and we hope to do it again on the 16th of April. It
is always a great pleasure to see our Schuhplattlers perform. If
you missed them in March, you will have another chance this
month.
The work on the clubhouse is coming right along. Barring any
really bad weather, we should be on schedule for our opening in
June. Keep an eye on the Echo for any updates.
The Oktoberfest Committee is in full swing. They are planning
on growing the festival again this year. We need lots of volunteers
to help run the event. We will be counting on our members to
come through and help make this successful. As soon as the signup sheets are available, we will let you know. If you want to have
a part in running Oktoberfest, please contact Amy Dodd or Lis
Lane.
Ron Stierle and his crew have been working hard up in
Morrison. If you has a few hours to donate to help cut grass, pull
weeds, etc, please contact Ron to see how you can help.
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
Julian, our cook will be back. He will be serving dinner for
your enjoyment. Come out and have dinner and a dance.
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Oktoberfest Committee
Already!!!!!!??
No, but it is time to plan
for this year. For all those
who enjoyed our weekend
and would like to be part of the planning,
or for those who have ideas on how to
make it better, WE NEED YOU.
Senior CitizensTop of the Hill
It is finally spring so we should start
having nicer weather for our luncheons.
We will meet on April 6th at 1 pm at our
usual spot in the Country Buffet. If,
however, we get a spring snow and you
aren’t sure if we will meet, please call
me.
We want to send out our best wishes
for Crystal Ashton, Mary Leister, and
Louise Torres. These three ladies are a
bit sick and need your thoughts and
prayers.
It has been a while since Jim and
Inge Johnston were members of our
group, as they moved away some years
ago. We did receive word that Jim has
passed on. For those that remember
him, he will be missed.
When there are a lot of committee
members the work is not so hard.
Call Amy Dodd at 303-378-7324 or
Lis Lane 720-209-7819 to volunteer
Elisabeth Burbach
303-288-9749
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Traditions of Germany
For many Americans, Oktoberfest is the
major holiday to celebrate. Beer, dancing,
and wurst are the highlight of every
Oktoberfest celebrated in America. But in
Germany, there is no need to wait for an entire
yer to celebrate. Frühlingsfest comes every
year and will run somewhere between the end
of April and the start of May.
Oktoberfest is only celebrated in Munich
as a celebration of the wedding of King
Ludwig. However, the Frühlingsfest is
celebrated in other parts of Germany.
One of the more popular festivals is the
Muncher Fruhlingsfest. Smaller and less
crowded than Oktoberfest, this is a favorite of
the locals. With 2 beer tents and a covered
bier garten serving up Helles and wheat bier.
Some of the other attractions is the flea
market, Bierkönigin and Oldtimer Cars.
Friday nights, the sky is lit up with a beautiful
fireworks display.
Stuttgart is another town that has a
Fruhlingsfest. It is celebrated along the
Cannslatter Wasen, the traditional fairgrounds
in Stuttgart’s Bad Cannslatt district.
The Frühlingsfest starts on a Saturday with
the traditional opening of a beer barrel by the
Stuttgart mayor.
The Fruit Column, a tall wooden structure
decorated with fruits, was introduced to the
Stuttgarter Frühlingsfest in 1995. Originally,
it was only present at the autumn Volksfest,
but in 1995, it was left to stand on the festival
site all year round. However, in recent years,
this practice was changed and once again the
column began to be dismantled in the autumn
of each year, leaving just the base. This base
carries a large can during the Stuttgarter
Frühlingsfest.
So no matter where you travel to in
Germany this spring, you can be sure there
will be a festival to attend, fun to be had, and
people to meet.
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Schuhplattler News…
As you read this, the Schuhplattlers
will be heading to Detroit for the 26th Mittelwest
Bezirksheimatfest (April 1st and 2nd) where our
youth will demonstrate their hard-earned
schuhplattling skills in exhibition and competition
dancing. The weekend events are designed for the
kids to learn more about their culture and connect
with kids from the Midwest region who share the
same passion. The kids have worked very hard
for the past few months in preparation…we will
post the results in the May Echo.
In July and August we’ve got a rather large
contingent heading to Bavaria to participate in the
Lechgaufest (July 15-17 in Steingaden, Allgäu)
and cheer on Aana, TJ, Maria and Michael as they
compete at the Bayerischer Löwe the following
weekend representing Edelweiss Denver and the
United States. There are also several other
representatives of the Gauverband Nordamerika
who will be competing so we will be celebrating
the accomplishments of many of our fellow
Trachtlers! The end of July we will be joined by
even more of our young Plattlers from Edelweiss
Denver as thirteen of our young Schuhplattlers
will be participating in the Jugend Austausch with
our Patenverein D’Ammertaler Diessen. This is a
biennial event in which hosting duties alternate
between Denver and Diessen. This year we travel
across the pond, spend about two weeks living in
the homes of host families and participate in
educational/cultural events. Both clubs feel it is
great to have so many young people excited to
learn and explore more about their cultural
Happy April Birthday!
4/21 – Mike Mader
4/23 – Sarah Goetze
4/25 – Michael Rase
4/28 – Juliana Jenssen
4/30 – Monika Ledford
heritage. If anyone is
interested in traveling with us to
ANY of the above events, please
just ask any Plattler for
information. We’d love the
company! We are also running a
King Soopers card fundraiser for
this event. If anyone would like
to join the program and help us
earn funds for the youth to
participate in the exchange,
please contact Terry Jenssen, or one of the plattlers
and we’ll answer your questions and get you a
card. THANK YOU to those who already have
cards and have been helping us along. Keep on
shopping!!
The Schuhplattlers will be performing at
the club’s dance on April 16, which will be held at
the Knights of Columbus at 7pm. (1555 Grant St.,
Denver, CO) Also, Schuhplattler practices will be
held at the Knights of Columbus through the end
of May--a great location with a great dance floor.
The Schuhplattler ’s would like to
congratulate and thank the new officers. We have
Aana Rase is the Jugen Dirndl, Adam Taylor, the
Jugen Vorplattler, and Rebecca Knapp is the
treasurer.
April Calendar of Events:
4/7-Plattlerabend-Knights of Columbus 7pm
4/14 Plattlerabend-Knights of Columbus 7pm
4/16 Fruhlingsfestival Knights of Columbus 7pm
4/21 Meeting- Knights of Columbus 7pm
The Schuhplattlers have a
great
fundraiser
and are
asking for help.
KING SOOPERS CARDS!!
CARDS
We are raising moneyy to send as many of our young P
Plattlers
lattlers as possible to
Diessen, Bavaria this summer to participate in our on-going youth exchange
hosted this year by our Patenverein,
atenverein, D’Ammertaler Diessen
Diessen.. As part of the exchange, our
Plattlers
lattlers will spend four days at a gathering of all Huosigau Schuhplattler youth from across
Bavaria at the Trachtenkulturzentrum des Bayerischen Trachtenverbandes at Holzhausen,
Holzhausen
Bavaria.. The remainder of their time abroad will be spent with host families from Diessen. We have chosen King
Soopers grocery cards as our fundraiser of choice for this event. Grocery cards may be used to purchase virtually
anything at King Soopers including gas. (We have used these cards to purchase food, gas,
prescriptions and ski
ki lift tickets.) The cards come loaded with $2.50 on them. You may load up to $500
at a time. Cards can be used indefinitely as long as a balance remains on the card.
The youth exchange earns 5% of reloads on the cards. If you shop at King Soopers and
are interested in helping our Schuhplattler youth reach Diessen this summer or have
questions about the program, please contact a Schuhplattler. We will have cards at upcoming club
events but will be happy to make arrangements to get you a card at other times
times! You can contact
Terry Jenssen or one of the other Plattlers
lattlers to get your card. Danke schön!
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
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Edelweiss
Karnevals
Gesellschaft
Schützengruppe
There is still time if anyone would
like to attend the Las Vegas Schüetzenfest to be
held April 24th - 26th, 2016. Rooms for this event
will be held at the Fiesta Hotel and Casino of
Henderson. You have to let Amy Dodd know asap
if you want to go, so arrangements can be made.
We would like to see the group start up again.
If anyone is able to run the group, please contact
Amy Dodd for all the contact information as well
as how to do it. This group normally meets only
once a month for 9 months out of the year and
requires little planning. Unfortunately, our
current leader is so busy that there is little time for
any extra activities.
With the thought of a new club house, we may
once again have an indoor shooting range. We
hope that this will bring the group back together.
Helau! Our 2016 season was a
success and now it's time to work on next
season! Our next meeting is April 13, 2016 at
7:00 pm at Davie's Chuck Wagon Diner #2 on
26th & Kipling. Please join us for elections of
officers and selecting a Prinz for the
2016/2017 season. We look forward to seeing
everyone. Thank you.
~Corinne Anaya
Amy Dodd
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April 2016
Sunday
4
3
11
10
Tuesday
Monday
5
12
Wednesday
6
7
Top of
the Hill 1:00 pm
Country Buffet
weather
permitting.
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19
20
24
Saturday
1
2
8
9
15
16
Frühlingsfestival
1555 Grant St.
Schuhplattlers
Continentals
7-11 pm
Schuhplattler
Practice 1555
Grant St.
Knights of
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Membership
Meeting 2:00
p.m. Knights of
Columbus.
Friday
Schuhplattler
Practice 1555
Grant St.
Knights of
14
13
EDKAG metting
Dsave’s Chuck
Wagon 7 pm
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Thursday
22
23
29
30
Schuhplattler
Practice 1555
Grant St. Knights
of Columbus
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26
28
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Schuhplattler
Practice 1555
Grant St. Knights
of Columbus
May 7: Mother’s Day Dance 1555 Grant St. Peter Kron
June: Grand opening of the Clubhouse Rick Borger
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Thank You for Your Cooperation
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AT ALL EVENTS, PLEASE.
April 2016
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. 757
April 2016
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