March 2015 - German American Social Club of Cape Coral, Florida

German American Social Club of Cape Coral
www.GASC-CapeCoral.com
Der anzeiger
March 2015
Volume 44, ISSUE 3
Board of Directors
GEMÜTLICHKEIT
GOOD FELLOWSHIP
STIMMUNG
President:
GAIETY
GESANG
Hubert Prem
SONG
1st Vice President:
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - Hubert Prem (239) 549-2463
Bob Kraft
2nd Vice President:
Bob Hildebrand
Dear Members,
Treasurer:
The month of February was filled with
beloved Club events, the Birthday and Anniversary Party, perfectly arranged by
Teresa Kohl and the well visited
"Gartenfest", an afternoon of fun and good
cheer. And then the highlight of our
Carneval season, the "Prinzenball" on Valentine's day, Feb.14th, when all our former
princesses and princes marched into the
von Steuben Hall, led by this year's royal
couple, with their court and escorted by the
"Elferrat" and "Funkenmariechen". Last,
but not least great entertainment with the
German Spring Music Show with various
German music entertainers on Feb.28th
In March, we are looking forward to another Gartenfest, hopefully as sunny as the
last one, the Spring Concert of our Edel-
Mary Edgar
Secretary:
Kerry Ann Bauer
Past President:
Gerhard Veith
Director:
Teresa Kohl
Director:
Mary Pakusch
Director:
Chris Pilsbury
Director:
Dorothy Tamedl
Liebe Mitglieder,
Director:
Heinz Theruetzbacher
Director:
Barbara Wilken
Inside this issue:
Calendar
P. 20
Events
P. 3
Prinzenball
P. 6
Schützen News
P. 25
In the Press
P. 26
der Monat Februar war gefüllt mit
beliebten Club-Veranstaltungen, der
Geburtstags- und Hochzeitstag-Party, wie
immer perfekt ausgerichtet von unserer
unermüdlichen Teresa Kohl und dem gut
besuchten Gartenfest, ein Nachmittag voll
Freude und guter Laune. Und dann der
Höhepunkt unserer Karneval-Saison, der
Prinzenball am Valentin`s Tag, als alle
unsere früheren Prizessinen und Prinzen in
die von Steuben-Halle einmarschierten,
angeführt von unserem diesjährigen
Prinzenpaar mit ihrem Hofstaat und
begleitet vom Elferrat und den
Funkenmariechen. Nicht zu vergessen: Gute
Unterhaltung bei der Deutschen Frühjahrs
Musik-Schau mit verschiedenen Deutschen
Unterhaltern am 28. Februar.
weiss Chorus and the Hafenkapelle, the
German Heritage Day at Casselberry, preceded by the Heimatabend and last but not
least the night of the Harbor Lights, on
March 28. There should be something for
everyone. Enjoy, what the Club is serving
you.
According to Art. XII "Revisions and
Amendments of the Bylaws", you will find
in this March-issue and again in the Aprilissue of the Anzeiger the Board-approved
amendments, proposed by the Bylaws Committee. Please check carefully, because you
have to vote upon them in the April General
Meeting. Wishing you a wonderful Springtime.
Hubert Prem, President
Im März freuen wir uns auf ein neues
Gartenfest, das hoffentlich so sonnig wird
wie das letzte, auf das Frühjahrskonzert
unseres Edelweiß Chores und der
Hafenkapelle, auf den Deutschen Heimattag
in Casselberry und nicht zuletzt auf die
Nacht der "Harbor Lights" am 28. März. Da
sollte eigentlich für jeden etwas dabei sein.
Genießt was der Club Euch bietet.
Gemäß Art.XII "Überarbeitung und
Ergänzungen der Satzung" werdet Ihr in
dieser März- und nochmal in der AprilAusgabe des Anzeigers die vom "Board"
bestätigten, vom "Bylaws-Comitee"
vorgeschlagenen Ergänzungen
vorfinden..Bitte sorgfältig prüfen, denn Ihr
habt bei der April Generalversammlung
darüber abzustimmen. Eine schöne
Frühjahrszeit wünscht
Hubert Prem, Präsident
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D E R AN Z E I GE R
DER ANZEIGER
Founded August 1972 as “NEWSLETTER” by Jack Fitzmaurice and renamed
“Der Anzeiger” - June 1977
Published Monthly by:
GERMAN AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB OF CAPE CORAL,
INC.
P.O. BOX 150819
CAPE CORAL, FL 33915-0819
Phone: (239) 283-1400
ANZEIGER COMMITTEE
ADVERTISING
MANAGER:
Susie Zimmer (239) 282-0685
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(For email submissions, please put
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THE ANZEIGER,
PLEASE CONTACT
THE ADVERTISING MANAGER:
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New Members Table
If you are a new member, concerned because you do
not know anyone or uncertain where to sit when you
come to our club, please join me at the new members
table. I wish to also include past new members who
may have the same concern. I will assist you in
meeting other members and placing you at a table so
you can enjoy the club dinners and functions. The
ladies at the front desk will be happy to show you
where I am located. I look forward to meeting with
each one of you and assisting with any questions you
may have about our club.
—Ingrid Turner
In February, we gave special thanks to
Hartmut & Karin Krueger
New prices effective as of September 2013
as our Volunteers of the Month!
(1 year - 11 issues)
Business card
1/4 page
1/2 page
Full page
$100.00
$300.00
$600.00
$900.00
Thank you for your dedication to the
Club!
GERMAN AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB
POLICY STATEMENT
THE GERMAN AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB IS OPEN TO ALL PERSONS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE,
CREED, CULTURE OR ETHNIC BACKGROUND.
ANY DISCRIMINATION, RACIAL COMMENTS, BIGOTED REMARKS BY MEMBERS OR GUEST, THEFT,
AND WANTON DESTRUCTION TO CLUB ASSETS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR TOLERATED!
FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THIS POLICY WILL RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION STATED IN SECTION
VIII, F 5* OF THE GASC BY-LAWS.
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SUNSHINE
Our good wishes go out to a number of members who are suffering from a variety of illnesses and injuries.
June Jordan at Hope Hospice would like
cards and visitors.
Doris Sewick who was admitted to Cape
Coral Hospital with pneumonia.
Carol and Peter Cornet both came down with
bad colds in early Feb., but are now recovered.
Marlene Kraft at home with pneumonia.
Karen Schnieder coping with reduced mobility due to an injured knee.
Prayers also for Carole Cornet whose
brother, Jean, passed away on 2/3/15 from a
severe illness. He and his wife live in Phoenix, AZ
Thank you to all who let us know about the
need for thoughts and prayers for the above
members.
Linda Wabrek
239-573-1583 or
[email protected]
Karen Schnieder 239-599-2980 or
[email protected]
Carole Cornet
239-281-5434 or [email protected]
Please pray for their swift recovery.
At the February General Meeting, President Hubert Prem had the honor of announcing four distinguished members. Thank you for 25 years of dedication to
our club:
Antje Trebing, Helga Strauch, Gerd Trebing and Eva Essmann
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Anne Keller
As Spring approaches, in this merry month
of March, we the chorus members are celebrating our Director. Last month (February
15th, exactly) Anne Keller had her 88th
birthday. Can you believe! And now she is
commemorating 25 years as Chorus Director! We are so proud!
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one in the Spring, and one at Christmas. Upon request, the chorus will sing at
funerals, and of course, or other more festive
events. Anne does all the preparation. At
times additional musical arranging of the old
German songs is required. To this day, Anne
does it all! She has had many accomplishments, too many to mention here.
We are honored to have Anne as the EdelAnne studied music, back home in Yugoslavia. It's in her blood, and in her family. If I weiss Chorus director and wish her all the
best.
- Barbara Wilken
recall accurately, her father also played an
instrument. Michael Keller, Anne's late husband was one of the founding members of our
band. For many years, Anne led the Accordion Group at our club. While Anne's two
daughters are not active in music today, one
of her granddaughter's is an accomplished
musician. You can hear the pride when Anne
speaks of her.
Under Anne's direction the chorus has presented songs from the U.S. and of course Germany. There are two formal concerts a year,
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PRInZENBALL
FEBRUARY 14, 2015
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Dorothea Degenhardt
e-mail: [email protected]
Laßt‘s uns mal ruhig offenbaren:
wir sind nicht mehr, was wir mal waren.
Es sei ganz ehrlich hier gesagt,
der Zahn der Zeit, er hat genagt.
Man merkt‘s beim Gehen und beim
Sitzen,
strengt man sich an, kommt man ins
Schwitzen.
Beim Laufen wird die Luft schon knapp,
bergauf geht‘s
schlechter als bergab. Man merkt‘s, wenn
wir die Treppensteigen,
wir mögen es nur keinem zeigen.
Doch oben wird uns voll bewusst,
schwach sind wir etwas auf
der Brust.
Drum sind wir uns auch längst im
Klaren:
Wir sind nicht mehr, was wir mal waren!
Die schönsten Jahre sind vorbei,
wir brauchen uns’re Arzenei,
der eine hat so’n Herzenklopfen,
benötigt täglich seine Tropfen,
der and‘re darf um Gotteswillen
niemals vergessen seine
Pillen, dem einen es im Magen drückt,
den and‘ren hier und dort es zwickt.
Wir können uns davor
nur retten, verschreibt der Arzt genug
Tabletten.
Am eignen Leib muss man erfahren:
Wir sind nicht mehr, was wir mal waren!
Es ist nicht mehr, wie einst im Mai,
die Männer geh’n an uns vorbei,
es will uns niemand mehr vernaschen,
man klaut uns höchstens nur die
Taschen.
Jetzt heißt es, nur für‘s Alter sparen:
Wir sind nicht mehr, was wir mal waren!
Auch Nüsseknacken geht nicht mehr,
Ich könn’t noch viele Dinge nennen,
das fällt den dritten Zähnen schwer,
die wir nicht mehr wie früher können.
und Lesen ohne seine Brillen
Doch wiederum wird uns auch klar,
geht auch nicht mehr, beim besten Willen. dass früher gar nichts besser war.
Und wenn man in den Spiegel schaut,
Für vieles, was wir heut’ erleben,
dann steift man fest,
braucht man ein bestimmtes Alter eben.
man ist ergraut.
Wer’s Herz hat auf dem rechten Fleck,
Wo früher Locken waren und Wellen, da
sich nicht erregt bei jedem Dreck,
zeigen sich
wer‘s Leben nimmt, so wie es ist,
lichte Stellen. Das Auge hat an Glanz
und nicht gleich heult bei jedem Mist,
verloren,
wer dankbar ist, dass er gesund,
man hat viele Fältchen, große Poren.
sich dessen freut zu jeder Stund,
Man möchte aus der Haut oft fahren:
wer Spaß hat auch an kleinen Dingen,
Wir sind nicht mehr, was wir mal waren! wer sich nicht muss zum Lachen zwingen,
Dann hat man auch noch außerdem
dem macht‘s nichts aus, zu offenbaren:
mit der Figur so sein Problem.
Wir sind nicht mehr, was wir mal waren
Das liegt am Essen und am Trinken,
weil zu viel Gaumenfreuden winken.
Hat sich erst festgesetzt, der Speck, was
man auch
tut, der geht nicht weg.
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New Members
Here’s one for the record’s book—At the February General Meeting, we greeted
just a share of the 54 new members that signed up to join our club! Thank you
for joining. GASC welcomes you!
Paul Klann
Elizabeth Barnett
Michael Bill
Olga Bill
Melvin H. Briggs
Ashley Brookman
Cheryl Combs
Thomas Combs
William H Curtis
Lutz Dreyer
Nancy Ehlers
Jean Ehlers
Michael A. Erlich
Antoniette Erlich
Stretton Leigh Gramlich
Francis J. Gressley
Sandra Gressley
Evelyn Grunau
Guenther Grunau
Brian Hall
Judith Harvey
Joe Holley
Laura Holley
Kevin P. Hooper
Samuel E. Huber
Edgar Hueck
Sven Heiko Jutz
Jodi Ann Kurz
Erick G. Kurz
Daniel Lukas
Diana Lukas
Dale E. Mausteller
Andrew Miller
Melanie Pech
Wolf Ruediger Pech
Jordan Pekas
Jeff Radke
Harry Reifschneider
Ellen Schultz
Juergen Schultz
Ken Schuman
Marilyn Schuman
Klara Schweyher
Gerhard Schweyher
Keith H. Tomey
Robin Upperman
Raymond L Urfer
Jim Waymire
Nicole Waymire
Kenneth N. Weaver
Bruce Welch
Terri Welch
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BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE
Steve Eichner (239) 997-9470
Our resident
painter, Don
Schuenzel,
once again put
his talents to
work and
painted a scene
on the door of
the new steel
building.
Good use is being made of the new steel building. It is filling up fast.
Many of the items were previously stored outdoors or in storage further away.
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.
I would like to thank the volunteers
who worked so generously on our
float for the Edison Festival of
Lights parade this year. From Bob
Heinrich who was always available,
Stefan Geisel who did the plaster
work and climbed atop to make sure
all of our lights worked and Maggie
Ebly who cut out the architectural
detail.
Joyce Amann figured out how to
make the Quadregia look like old copper.
Doug Witt assisted with the design and provided a system of lights that wouldn't over-tax the generator and drove the tow vehicle.
Geri Witt oversaw the light installation and fed us on parade day. Dean Schaftlein did most of the
frame construction work. Gunter Wortkotter was in charge of the paintwork.
Finally, I would like to thank Petra (Miss Oktoberfest), Mary Pakusch, Ron and Ingrid Turner,
Chris Pilsbury, Dean Schaftlein, Joyce Amann, Doug and Geri Witt, Stefan Geisel and Jerry Menear for walking in the parade with our float. Chris Kaelin
Dance Group
Landlers * Dreisteirer * Zwiefacher * Plattles
Our dance group is slowly getting off the ground. We met for the
first time on Sunday, February 15. Our second meeting is Sunday,
March 1 at 7pm in the von Steuben hall.
It is not to late to join us. We are concentrating on Landlers, which
are not physically demanding. We will also do some simple plattles.
Come out Sunday, March 1 at 7 to join in the fun
Jim Walker [email protected] (239)433-3615
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DANCE TICKET SCHEDULE
Betty Johnson (239) 283-2264
PLEASE NOTE: When purchasing tickets for the dances, the person in whose name the table reservations are held,
should purchase the tickets.
Tickets are on sale every Friday night in the Von Steuben Hall from 5:00 –9:00 PM and on dance nights.
PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE
2-28-215
3-21-15
3-22-15
German Music Spring Show
Music: Edith Prock, Rudi Ecker & others
Dress: Trachten or casual
Price: $11.00 for members, $15 for
guests
HEIMATABEND (Casselberry)
Music: Witiker’s Heimatmusikanten
Dress: Trachten, Semi-formal
Price: $39.00—includes buffet dinner
& two drink tickets
23rd HERITAGE DAY (Casselberry)
Music: Europa Band
Dress: Trachten, Semi-formal
Price: 27.50 —includes buffet dinner /
cash bar
1-30-15
2-13-15
2-6--15
3-6--15
2-6-15
3-6--15
GASC Fußball News
CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER GAME MARCH 22ND 10 AM
Having advanced to the Finals in the German International Soccer League, GASC—
Fussballers will represent North Amerika against the European Finalists “Liga Altgregorstadt”.
WE NEED REFEREES (volunteers)!!!
The game will be held in Cape Coral at one of the city parks. To be announced.
Celebration at noon!
Gilbert Fezer—Fussball Committee Chair ([email protected] ; 239-458-3011)
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BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES
Teresa Kohl ( 239) 540-0411
The G.A.S.C. honors members’ birthdays and anniversaries at a monthly party. If you wish to participate in this celebration, please notify Teresa Kohl to make your reservation. The next B&A event
will be held on March 1 at 3 pm. We celebrated the following at our February 1st B&A.
Anniversaries
Ingrid & Gerhard Mager
Birthdays
58 years
Carol Kenna
Maria Krick
Klara Schweyher
Anne Keller
Teresa Kohl
Rebecca Mendenhall
February 6
February 14
February 22
February 15
February 24
February 4
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Hafenkapelle
http://hafenkapelle.com
[email protected]
Hafenkapelle played for a great Gartenfest on February 8. We had beautiful weather, lots of people, and lots of dancers. It was a wonderful day. As usual our most popular dance music were the latin and big band numbers.
We will be back here at the club on March 20 for the Spring Concert with the Edelweiss Chorus. During our part of the
concert we will have an Easter Parade. We encourage all the ladies and gents to dress in their finest Easter duds and
join in the parade. We haven’t had an Easter Parade for several years, but the band used to host it every year. So put
on your Easter Bonnet and join the Easter Parade on Friday night, March 20.
GASC Web Page
http://gasc-capecoral.com / http://capecoraloktoberfest.com
Jim Walker, Webmaster
[email protected]
The chairperson of several club committees has changed Checkout the COMMITTEES web page to see who the new chairpersons are. For many of the committees you can click on the chairperson’s name to read about the committee’s
function, and to learn how to join.
Sie sind herzlich eingeladen.
Deutschsprachiger Gottesdienst jeden 4ten Sonntag im
Monat um 15.00 Uhr.
Danach gemütliches Besisammensein
mit Kaffee und Kuchen.
Rev. Dr. Kurt June (239) 4433-5944 Cape Coral und
Rev. Michael De Long (239) 594-7230 (Cell) in Naples
Are you on Facebook?
We are!
Join our Group at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/
gasc.capecoral/
And checkout
Messiah Lutheran Church
2691 N.E. Pine Island Road
Cape Coral, Florida
www.capecoraloktoberfest.com
March 2015
SUN
1
MON
2
TUE
3
WED
4
Beautification– 8 AM
GALS - 9 AM
Skat—5.30 pm
German Class
(advanced) 7-8:30
Hafenkapelle 7.15
Birthdays & Anni- Edelweiss Chorus
versaries 3 pm
7 pm
Music: Peter &
Edith
19
20 Spring Concert
Farmers Market
Music:
Hafenkapelle/Chorus
Dinner: 5.30-7.00
Paprikaschnitzel
25
26
Beautification– 8 AM
GALS - 9 AM
Skat—5.30 pm
German Class
(advanced) 7-8:30
Hafenkapelle 7.15
Farmers Market
27
Casual Night
Music: Sepp & Heinz
Dinner: 5.30-7.30
Salisburg Steak
1
2
3
Meeting Night
4
10
11
Board Meeting
7:00
Beautification– 8 AM
GALS - 9 AM
Skat—5,30 pm
German Class
(advanced) 7-8:30
Hafenkapelle 7.15
15
BEAUTIFICATION PICNIC
16
Edelweiss Chorus
7 pm
17
18
Kulturgesellschaft
7 pm
Beautification– 8 AM
GALS - 9 AM
Skat—5.30 pm
German Class
(advanced) 7-8:30
Hafenkapelle 7.15
22
GUN SHOW
23
Edelweiss Chorus
7 pm
24
30
31
5
6
Edelweiss Chorus
7 pm
7
Music: Sepp & Heinz
Dinner: 5.30-7.00
Schweinerippchen
Pork Ribs
Music: Manni Daum
Dinner: 5.30-7.30
Wiener Rostbraten
Vienna Roast
11
Edelweiss Chorus
7 pm
7
Farmers Market
10
29
Farmers Market
Bar 7 pm
6
General Meeting &
Dance
SAT
13
9
Edelweiss Chorus
7 pm
3 PM German
Church Service
Messiah Lutheran
5
FRI
12
8
GARTENFEST
NOON TO 5 pm
Board Meeting
7:00
THU
Beautification– 8 AM
GALS - 9 AM
Skat—5.30 pm
German Class
(advanced) 7-8:30
Hafenkapelle 7.15
8 Beautification– 8
AM
GALS - 9 AM
Skat—5.30 pm
Farmers Market
SCHUETZENFEST
14
21
GUN SHOW
28
HARBOR LIGHTS
Music: Manni Daum BandDress: Nautical or Smart
Dinner: 5.00—7.30
Rouladen
Bar 7 pm
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Dear GASC family,
As I sit here with tears streaming down my face, as I was finally able to read the multitude of sympathy cards that we received for the passing of my dear mommy on Jan 17th. I can't express enough
how overwhelmed I am at the outpouring of love and sympathy from all of you! And many thanks as
well to all who were able to attend mommy's celebration of life at Christ Lutheran Church, the place
was full! We were able to listen to my brother-in-law Steve, my son Ian and my wonderful husband
Gerhard get up and talk fondly about my mommy. She truly was a very special person and I will
miss her very much. I have to give a special thanks to my "family", the GALS. They have supported
us over the last 2 years of taking care of mommy at home, whenever I needed a comforting word, I
knew where to go!! And of course, they gladly supplied the luncheon with their usual plentitude of
sweets and goodies. Thank you, my friends!
As Gerhard and I now get back to our life as a couple, just know that your love and comfort will
never be forgotten and we'll keep you all in our prayers and bless you. Peace be with you. Diana
and Gerhard
We feel greatly honored to have been selected as honored workers of the month February 2015 by
our respectable board of directors.
The plaque will remind us to continue to volunteer to this great GASC and its Members.
Sincerely,
Karin & Hartmut Krueger
We want to thank the Karneval Court and all the people who attended this year’s Masken Ball and
Prinzenball for your support. The costumes for Masken ball were outstanding. You really got in to
the spirit of “Be a Star”. A big thank you to all who participated. We had TV stars, sports stars,
movie stars, cartoon stars, and of course the court came as rock stars. Alex Meixnar’s band was awsome as usual.
A delightful Valentine’s celebration of peace and love commemorated this year’s Prinzenball. Europa Band was perfect for the occasion, as always. Thanks to all the former Princes and Princesses
for participating in this event. The Prinzenball is probably the most beautiful of all the balls the club
has each year.
Prince James and Princess Ann Elizabeth
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Schützen News
What Still Matters Most
by Kristin Isley
I reread the article that appeared here after last year's
Schützenfest with the American-German Club of the Palm
Beaches (Lantana). I wanted
to remember how we relayed
the results of the contest to
our own GASC. This is important, because as it turns out,
the message is the same.
whether they were shooting or
And that message is that our
team enjoyed the wonderful
hospitality offered by the Lantana club, including breakfast
and mid-day dinner, plus music and dancing.
supporting. The Gemütlichkeit was abundant throughout
the day, be it on "Der Bus" or
We provided 13 shooters this
year to match their 13, and
when the shooting was over we
learned that we are loaning
the trophy to the other club
again, but this time they they
won by only 12 points - less
at the Lantana location. Our
Schützen club is strong, and
we have great spirit; we're already talking about next year's
Schützenfest, which will be
held at our GASC. Does winning matter? Of course it
than last year's 18 points and does, but what matters most
are the people who come tofar less than the 2013 differgether throughout the year to
ence of 54 points.
enjoy a sport that evolved from
And what still matters most is our common culture. Enjoy
that, despite our disappointsome photos of this wonderful
ment in not winning the cup,
day!
all members of the GASC who
took the trip did their best,
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Gartenfest puts the 'oom-pah' into spring
Article in the NewsPress onFebruary 5th, 2015
If you missed the celebrated Oktoberfest at the
German-American Social Club of Cape Coral, or if you
just wish you could enjoy beer, bratwurst and "oompah" music in the biergarten more than one month a
year, you're in luck. On Sunday, Feb. 8 and again on
Sunday, March 8, the club celebrates the coming of
spring by throwing traditional Gartenfests.
"Germans are a festive people, and they love to party,"
said Tom Isham, the Gartenfest chairman for the club.
"Gartenfest is at the coming of spring and the beginning of the planting season."
The spring-themed fling is shorter than Oktoberfest,
taking place in a single afternoon with a shorter food
menu and a single band, but club members say it offers
the same atmosphere of "gemuetlichkeit" that the bigger festival possesses.
You feel the gemuetlichkeit," said Susie Zimmer, the
club's advertising chair. "It's the good feeling — the
fellowship — and more than that, it's coziness. It's coming together with people and communing and having a
great time."
The Gartenfest menu will feature bratwurst, schnitzel-on-a-stick, potato pancakes, chicken and pretzels.
The authentic bratwursts are made by Geiers Sausage
Kitchen in Sarasota and served on special hearty,
crusty rolls baked by BAM German Bakery And More
of Cape Coral with a choice of condiments such as
grainy mustard and sauerkraut.
The potato pancakes start as whole potatoes that are
peeled and shredded in one of the club's shiny kitchens
housed in the small, alpine-decorated buildings that
dot the garden. Cooked to a crispy golden brown, the
pancakes are served with applesauce and sour cream.
The club will go through about 450 pounds of potatoes
during a one-day Gartenfest in comparison to the 4,000
pounds of potatoes it takes to make pancakes for the
six days of Oktoberfest.
Two of the club's three outdoor bars will be open for
Gartenfest. The beer offerings at the festival will include Gordon Biersch, Beck's and the difficult-to-find
Krombacher.
"We're the only place in Lee County you can get
Krombacher pilsner on tap," Isham said. "Our bar committee chairman, he's German, and when he was in
Germany he went to the Krombacher brewery and
talked to them about exporting it to us. We got it set up
to go through Budweiser."
Music for the February festival will be provided by
Hafenkapelle, the club's band that performs costumed
in the traditional lederhosen. The 20-piece Bavarianstyle band features three alphorns, the wooden horns
that are 10 feet or more in length. The group will perform at the club's outdoor bandstand in the dance pavilion. Music for the March festival will be provided by
the singing duo Peter and Edith.
The people who want to dance will be sitting right up
here," said Jim Walker, the kapellmeister (musical director), gesturing toward the picnic tables next to the
pavilion. "But the people who want to listen, they will
sit back here and eat a brat and a pancake and sit here
all afternoon."
While they are quite the parties, the club's festivals
serve a serious purpose. The German-American Social
Club donates any funds raised that are beyond those
necessary for its own operation and maintenance to
local charities. With the exception of the few paid employees necessary to keep daily operations such as the
club hall kitchen running, all labor is provided by volunteers. Last year the club donated over $24,000 to
nine charities, including Hope Hospice, Cape Coral
Caring Center, Pine Island Food Pantry, Cape Coral
Historical Society and Museum, Helping Paws Animal
Sanctuary and the Southwest Florida Public Service
Academy.
"Everything we do here — the Oktoberfest, the Gartenfest and all of the activities — are run by volunteers
on their own free time," Zimmer said. "They're here to
support the club, of course, but in the end to support
the community because the German-American Social
Club has been a huge part of the community at the
Cape for the last 50 years."
As a part of the community, the club is very welcoming to newcomers. Far from being a private or exclusive
club, members of the public may visit for the Friday
night dinners with live music and dancing, and the
public may also purchase tickets to attend special
events such as the upcoming Valentine's Ball. Nonmembers sign in and pay a $4 entry fee to become temporary members for the evening whenever they visit
the club for the dinners or dances.
"Season people who are here for two months might
come every week but not join," Walker said.
The temporary memberships also allow people who
might be interested in becoming permanent members
to learn more about the club. New members don't have
to speak German or even be of German ancestry to join.
But first, check out the Gartenfest and attend the after
party that will take place in the club hall after the festival finishes in the garden at 5 p.m..
"Why wouldn't you come?" Zimmer said. "It's so much
fun. We have the sunshine and we have the nice garden and we have good music and good food. It's a
unique experience."
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WHAT’S COMING UP ?
DON’T MISS OUT ON THE FUN!
Spring German Music Show
Saturday, February 28th
Featuring several German entertainers
Spring Concert featuring
Hafenkapelle / Edelweiss Chorus
March 20th
Harbor Lights
featuring Manni Daum Band
March 28th
GARTENFEST
SUNDAY, MARCH 8th
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