German-American Social Club of Peekskill, Inc



German-American Social Club of Peekskill, Inc.

11 Kramers Pond Road

P.O. Box 395

Putnam Valley, NY 10579

845-528-5800



October 2008 Newsletter

Dear Members,

Oktoberfest 2008 was a big success, even though the two days were hotter than we would have liked. Several guests told me that our Oktoberfest is the best Fall event of the Hudson Valley, and we couldn’t have accomplished it without the hard work of our club members and their families and friends. Frank Schusteritsch, Kurt Kampp, and all the people who helped them, did yeoman’s work in setting up the grounds and venues for the Oktoberfest. Herman Buck had the challenging job of making arrangements for entertainment, including finding our wonderful band from Germany, the Trachtenkapelle Hohenmirsberg, and lining up the Schuhplattler dancers. Thanks to Sig Linnemeyer, who arranged to house the band. The people who staffed the office worked non-stop: Marilyn and Herman Buck, Maggie Kampp, Rich Hansen, and Eric Boggs. Marianne Kapfer supervised the main food line on both Saturday and Sunday. Other tireless workers were Peter Gibbons at the inside bar, Ruth Ann and Walter Ritter at the Wurst Express, Rudy and Sigi Meyer, along with Trudy and Charlie Gilleo at the funnel cakes, and the amazing Ahrens family who prepared, cooked, and served the potato pancakes. A huge job in ensuring the success of the potato pancakes is the preparation of the potato pancake mix. This tedious job was accomplished by Jennifer and Fritz Scheuermann, and Kurt Kampp. Special thanks go to Paul Scherer and CJ Durham for designing and building our beautiful new outside bar.

Membership Meetings

The next membership meeting is 11 October at 7:30 pm. We will serve coffee and cake. There is no charge.

On Sunday afternoon, November 16, we hold our annual nominations meeting and goulash dinner. Marianne Kapfer will prepare the goulash dinner.

Saturday, 6 December, at 7:30 pm is the elections meeting. Last year we did not have a quorum and so we couldn’t elect the officers for 2008. Please plan to come to the November and December meetings so that we can conduct essential club business.

Upcoming Events

Taj Mahal Bus Trip, 18 October. For more information, please see the flyer included in this newsletter.

Harvest Moon Dance, 8 November. Marilyn and Herman Buck will cook. For details, please see the flyer on the last page of this newsletter.

Kids’ Christmas Party, 7 December. Santa is coming to the German American Club on Sunday, 7 December, between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. Activities include crafts and a magician. Refreshments will be provided. Cost is $5.00 per family, which consists of members with their children or grandchildren. However if both parents and grandparents attend, we consider that to be two families and the cost is $10.00. Santa will hand out presents. So be sure to bring a wrapped gift for each child you are bringing to the party. Make sure that the name of the child is clearly marked on the gift. Please let Marilyn Buck know how many children, parents, grandparents, or other family members will be attending (845 227-5159). We would greatly appreciate donations of cookies or other snacks.

GAC Annual Christmas Dinner Dance, 13 December. Bud and Linda Gramer and the Melodies will play a mix of German, ballroom, and popular music. Chef Kevin Scanlon will prepare a delicious dinner. You will have your choice of a chicken or a salmon dinner. Doors will open at 6:30, with dinner at 7:30. Music begins at 8:00. Before dinner, feast on delicious homemade hors d’oeuvres.

Club Trips

We are in the process of planning some club trips. Possible excursions are visits to the Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze at the Rockefeller Estate in Sleepy Hollow, New York; and to the Old Heidelberg Restaurant in Bethel Connecticut. The trips would occur in October or November. Next year we are considering a club trip to the Paramount Theater on 11 April 2009 to hear a performance of German opera music, principally music of Mozart, Beethoven, and Humperdinck. Please let Chrissy Meslener know if you are interested in any these trips – 845-736-3922.

2008 Kitchen Duty List

October 11 We are working out details

November 16 Ruthann and Walter Ritter

December 6 Al and Linda Ahrens

Please be at the club house one hour before the meeting.

Remember: If you are unable to fulfill your kitchen duty, you are responsible for finding someone to take your place or paying $25 toward hiring a paid worker.

Food Basket

The club continues to collect food items for our food basket, which are usually donated to the needy through Grace Lutheran Church in Yorktown. Please continue your generosity and bring nonperishable items when you come to the club on Friday evenings or for meeetings.

2008 Membership Dues

Dues for the year come due on 1 January. If you haven’t paid your dues, please pay them as soon as possible. Send or give your dues payment to Monika Wolf. Her mailing address is 13 Boswell Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579.

Do You Know

The New York City marathon is one of the most prestigious marathons in the world. This year it will be run on 2 November, attracting more than 100,000 applicants, who enter a lottery that decides who will get to run. A strong field of world-class runners will compete for over $600,000 in prizes. In all, more than 39,000 runners will compete, about half of them from outside the United States. It’s great fun to be in Manhattan the week before the race and see the many obviously fit athletes taking pictures, jogging, or conversing in their various languages.

Because marathons in different cities run over different terrain and in different climate conditions, the marathon has no true world record classification. For men, the fastest marathon time—2:03:59—was set in September by Haile Gebrselassie in the Berlin Marathon. That’s well under five minutes per mile and over 12 miles per hour. Paula Radcliffe set the fastest woman’s time—2:15:25—last year in the New York City Marathon. Since 1971, The New York City Marathon has run through all five burroughs, for the most part in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan, with short stretches in Staten Island, where the race starts, and also through the Bronx for few miles. Before 1971, it made several tedious loops around Central Park.

$45.00 Per Person

Refreshments Provided on Bus

Leaving From Home Depot Parking Lot

Rt. 6 Mohegan Lake, NY At 8:30 AM

Will make a pick-up in Westchester County

At Sam’s Club – 333 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford, NY

$18.00 Give Back from Taj Mahal

$5.00 Food Comp valid at the Sultan’s Feast Buffet

( total return per person is $23.00 )

Hosted by the German-American Social Club of Peekskill, NY

Reservations – Linda Geppert @ 845-628-9283

All reservations must be paid prior to the event.

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Officers:

President: Linda Geppert

1st Vice President: Kathy Scherer

2nd Vice President: Chrissy Meslener

Secretary:

Treasurer: Eric Boggs

Financial Secretary:

Monika Wolf

Directors:

Jeff Bernert

Marilyn Buck

Kurt Kampp

Sigrud Linnemeyer

Frank Schusteritsch

Fred Sprado

George Wolf

Alternate Directors:

Volunteers needed

Committee Chairpersons:

Atlantic City Oktoberfest Trip

Marilyn A. Buck

Bar: Peter Gibbons

Building: Paul Geppert

By-Laws: Fred Sprado

Entertainment: Board of Directors

Grounds: Frank Schusteritsch

Kitchen Coordinators

Marilyn Buck

Volunteer

Membership: Kathy Scherer

Newsletter: Linda Geppert

Public Relations: Chrissy Meslener

Rentals: Kathy Scherer

Reservations:

Chrissy Meslener

Kathy Scherer

Linda Geppert

Souvenirs: Kathy Scherer

Tag Sale: Monika Wolf

Webmaster: Kurt & Maggie Kampp

Die Trachtenkapelle Hohenmirsberg provided a delightful mix of traditional German music and contemporary American popular music for the entertainment of our guests.

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It was the perfect day for a parade – especially one up Fifth Avenue. Of course it was the 2008 Steuben Day Parade, held on 20 September. The Peekskill Club turnout was about the same as last year, with most of the same members marching. The proud, the few, representatives of our club included (from left to right) Wilhelmina Ottenwalder, Ulla Zoller, Frank Hartl, Roland Link, Paul Geppert, Marianne Kapfer, Linda Geppert, and Frank Schusteritsch. Also marching, though not pictured, were Erich and Marianne Bayer, Peter Gibbons, Monika Wolf, Trudy Reynolds, and Frank Hartl’s daughter, Marilyn.

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Above, youngsters who came to our Oktoberfest this year enjoyed games and crafts at the Kinderzelt, run by the Mahopac High School German Club. At right, members Anny and Randy Hendricks supplied water and soda for our Oktoberfest guests.

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Photo: George Wolf

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