General Membership Meeting 05-17-08

Don't forget that Saturday, May 17 we'll be having a general membership meeting at 7:30 at B&L Bagels, located on Main street in downtown Rapid City.

We will be deciding on a pattern for this years' Steins, so be sure to come in with designs or prepared to vote!

bis dann,

--travis

Well, it's been a while!

Sorry for the delays in updating; the Webmeister has been a bit busy lately.

The club recently received an email from a student at Trier, Germany asking for help with a research project. I'll post her email here so Members can help her out:

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am a student at the University of Trier, Germany and am currently conducting research for my dissertation on “Heritage Tourism”.

If I could kindly ask you to take a few minutes of your time to complete and send back the attached questionnaire to help my research, I would be very grateful.

Please click on the following link:
SURVEY LINK

The questionnaire is on the subject of travel to Germany and is aimed at Americans of German descent - it will only take a few minutes to complete. All information will, of course, remain confidential.

With warm regards and many thanks in advance.

Sarah Heitz

PS. If you know any other persons of German descent (members in your club) I would be very grateful if you could forward this email to them. Thank you!!!

I'm sure we can help her out!

On the horizon, be sure to remember that the next general membership meeting is on May 17. Also, let's start thinking about 2008 stein designs!

Prost,
Travis

01-19-08 General Membership Meeting

Greetings, Everyone:

The next General Membership meeting will be held on January 19 at 7:30 pm at the B&L Bagel Shop located at 512 Main St in downtown Rapid City.

An executive summary of the Board Retreat will be shared with the membership, along with recommended plans and changes for the upcoming year. We hope to see you there!


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Remember: Christmas Party is Dec. 1!

That's right! For those members that signed up for the Christmas party, don't forget that we'll be meeting at the Elks Lodge at 6pm for a social, with dinner being served at 7pm. We'll see you there!

For those of you that don't know where to go, here's a map:

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German Club featured in Rapid City Journal

Sommerfest grew out of 1972 flood
By Michelle Muellenberg, Journal correspondent

RAPID CITY - "Ein Prosit, ein Prosit, der Gemutlichkeit." -- the familiar sound echoes as fairgoers enter the gates. Both old and young raise their glasses and recite the well-known German saying toasting to good life and friends.

The German Tent, celebrating its 25th anniversary at the Central States Fair, is packed even on a midweek night as people enjoy the music, beer and conversation with friends. (Steve McEnroe, Journal staff)

For 25 years, people of all generations have packed into the blue and white striped tent and enjoyed the music, food, camaraderie -- and, of course, the beer, synonymous with German tradition.

The Rushmore German Club's annual Sommerfest celebration has itself become a local tradition.

"I can't believe it's been 25 years," Randy Smith, president of the club, said. Smith joined the club in 1981 after being stationed in Germany.

To read the rest of the article, click here.

Free Dance Lessons at the Tent!

The Rushmore German Club is offering free dance lessons at the German Tent on August 20th and 22nd from 5-6pm. If you want to learn how to polka or waltz, come to our dance floor on those days! Depending on how turnout is, we may offer additional lessons.

Get out there and dance!

Get ready--Sommerfest begins this Friday!

That's right, everyone. We've been hard at work setting up the familiar Blue and White Sommerfest German Tent at the Central States fairgrounds to be ready in time for the official kickoff day of the fair on Friday, August 17.

Here is the schedule of bands, admission and gate times slated for Sommerfest:

Friday, August 17
Steve Rock und Seine Tanzkappelle -- $5 admission, 7pm - midnight

Saturday, August 18
Steve Rock und Seine Tanzkappelle -- $5 admission, 7pm - midnight

Sunday, August 19
The Happy Wanderers -- $2 admission, 7pm - 11 pm

Monday, August 20
The Happy Wanderers -- $2 admission, 7pm - 11 pm

Tuesday, August 21
Rick Borger and the Average German Band -- $4 admission, 7pm - midnight

Wednesday, August 22
Rick Borger and the Average German Band -- $4 admission, 7pm - midnight

Thursday, August 23
Rick Borger and the Average German Band -- $4 admission, 7pm - midnight

Friday, August 24
Rick Borger and the Average German Band -- $5 admission, 7pm - midnight

Saturday, August 25
Rick Borger and the Average German Band -- $5 admission, 7pm - midnight

Jason from Sturgis writes:

"What german beer is going to be at the fair this year, and will you have different varieties or just the same stuff as last year?"

Well Jason, you sound like a man who knows his priorities! The Rushmore German Club will proudly be serving Schell original and Schell dark for fans of German-style beer. We will also be serving Miller lite and Mike's Hard Lemonade. Any of those would be perfect to wash down some of the delicious brats that will be served in the tent!