January 2007 Newsletter

Dear Member,

      The next general membership meeting for all members will be held at the Inaugural Ball on Saturday, January 13^th at 6:00 pm.  Come and welcome our new President, Richard Grieb.  Welcome back Brian Schulz as our new 2^nd Vice President and Gudrun Simms as our Recording Secretary.

2007 Calendar of Events

Date	Day	Event	Time	Place
Jan  5	Fri	Food Night in Bauernstube	6:00 pm	Bauernstube
Jan 13	Sat	Inaugural Ball & General Membership Meeting	6:00 pm	Deutsche Halle
Jan 19	Fri	Food Night in Bauernstube	6:00 pm	Bauernstube
Jan 29	Mon	German Genealogy Group	7:30 pm	Deutsche Halle
Jan 29	Mon	Ladies Meeting	7:30 pm	Von Steuben Rm
Feb  5	Fri	Food Night in Bauernstube	6:00 pm	Bauernstube
Feb 10	Sat	Valentine’s Day Celebration	8:00 pm	Bauernstube
Feb 17	Sat	Fasching		Deutsche Halle
Feb 26	Mon	German Genealogy Group	7:30 pm	Deutsche Halle
Feb 26	Mon	Ladies Meeting	7:30 pm	Von Steuben Rm

ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE

Thank you to the Schmidt’s for donating this year’s live Christmas tree in the Hall.

Thank you to everyone who helped with the German Christmas Show, The Children’s Christmas Party and Tannenbaum Nacht. 

New Year’s Eve Ball – Saturday, December 31st

Tickets for our New Years Eve Party will cost $45 per member and $50 per guest.  Dinner will be prepared by our Ladies group. The menu includes Kasseler Rippchen (smoked pork chops), Roast Beef, Sauerkraut, Coleslaw, Roasted Potatoes, Green Beans, with Sweets and Sandwiches at midnight.  Also included are Beer, Wine, Mixed Drinks and Soda.  Doors open at 7:00.  Dinner starts at 7:30.  Dancing is from 8:30 to 12:30.  Music provided by Albert Messmann and Family, from Germany.  Tickets will be sold in the bar every Wednesday until Dec 20^th. 

Inaugural Ball – Saturday, January 13^th 2007

No tickets are required for the Inaugural Ball since this is our January general meeting. After the meeting The Windjammers will play until 11:30.

Fasching – Saturday, February 17^th 2007

Fasching is our Masked Ball which will be held on the last Saturday before lent.  The Jacob Titz Orchestra will play.  Prizes will be awarded to the best costumes.  More info next month.

BAUERNSTUBE

Food will be served on selected Friday’s from 6:00 – 9:00pm in the Bauernstube.

• January 5^th – Shrimp Night!!!
• Steamed Shrimp:                                                      $2.00 (¼ #)

$3.75 (½ #)

• Buffalo Wings:                                                           $0.25 ea.
• Cheese/Pepperoni Tray:                                          $3.50
• January 19^th – Roast Beef
• Roast Beef Sandwiches w/ Baked Beans:            Price T.B.A
• Cheese/Pepperoni Tray:                                          $3.50
• February 2^nd – Beef Stew
• Beef Stew w/ Roll:                                                     $3.00
• Grilled Cheese w/ Bag of Chips:                             $2.50

GERMAN GENEALOGY GROUP

The Genealogy Group will not meet in December.  The next meeting will be on Monday, Jan 29^th at 7:30 in the Deutsche Halle.  As one way of studying the social history of our ancestors we will have the privilege of hearing about daily life in Europe from two of our club leaders who grew to adulthood in Europe before immigrating to America.  All members are invited to attend this meeting.  The program will be repeated the last Monday of February with two more speakers.  They will be:

• Richard Grieb
• Helga Kissell
• Annemarie McNeal
• Simon Schock

FROM THE LADIES OF THE DSB

Please feel free to join us in congratulating Emma Wipf and Rae Beattie!  Emma is the Ladies new Vice President and Rae is continuing to serve the Ladies as Secretary.   Congratulations to you both!

We would also like to thank Karen Swank for her service for the past 2 years as the Ladies Vice President.  Thank you for a simply outstanding job!

The dinner menu has been selected for the Inaugural Ball on January 13^th, 2007.

Rouladen, Red Cabbage, Green Beans, Noodles, Dessert

Dinner is available for $10.00.  Please make checks payable to the Ladies of the DSB and send to the attention of AnneMarie McNeal.  Final deadline for dinner reservations is January 6^th, 2007.

Our next meetings will be Monday January 29^th and February 26^th at 7:30pm in the Von Steuben room.  We always welcome new members to join us!

SINGERS NEWS

January 10th will be the first rehearsal of the new year.

EVTG NEWS

January 11th will be our first practice of the new year.

CULTURE COMMITTEE NEWS

New in the Library/Video Library

· Heimat

A Chronicle of Germany

The acclaimed 15 ½ hour saga made for German TV in 1984 tells the story of the village of Schabbach/ Hunsrück from 1919 to 1982 through events in the lives of the Simon family.  German language with English subtitles.  To sign out the DVD set, please contact the Culture Committee.

· Das Echolot: Abgesang ‘45

By Walter Kempowski

In the last twenty years novelist Walter Kempowski compiled an intimate portrait of World War II in the form of a collective diary. The project is known as Das Echolot (The Sounding). It comprises four volumes, Barbarossa ‘41, Das Echolot, Fuga furiosa, and Abgesang ‘45.  The Delaware Saengerbund has volume four Abgesang ‘45 in the Library, and will acquire the other three volumes as they become available (German language only).  To sign out Abgesang ’45, please contact the Culture Committee.

PROPERTY COMMITTEE

Property Committee action items include (1) building security, (2) mechanical and plumbing systems inspection/maintenance, (3) south athletic field soil and drainage remediation, (4) main roof replacement, (5) parking lot snow removal, and (6) fence repair. 

Members are reminded daily building access shall be via Bauernstube and rear corridor keylock doors (southwest side) only.  Hall access via front double doors is restricted to scheduled DSB events under the authority of our 1^st Vice President (House Committee).  Also, everyone should please be aware that disposal of personal yard waste in the DSB dumpster is not allowed and violates the DSB trash removal contract.

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

Items for consideration in next month’s newsletter are due on the date of the next DSB monthly meeting (January 13^th at the Inaugural Ball).  The next newsletter will contain items/events for February, March and beyond.

If readers have questions about content, missing items or event details please contact the event sponsor directly. If you see an omission, typographical or editing error for an item you submitted, please let me know immediately by phone or Email.  Thank you for your on-going support - Rick Malley, Communications Secretary, Cell: 443-756-2361 or Email: RickofDSB@DelawareSaengerbund.org.

Bauernstube Hours*

Day	Hours*
Sunday	2pm	-	7pm
Monday	7pm	-	11pm
Tuesday	3pm	-	9pm
Wednesday	7pm	-	11pm
Thursday	7pm	-	11pm
Friday	2pm	-	1am
Saturday	7pm	-	12am

*Subject to change