Message from President George Boehm
Dear Members:
I hope you all have a nice and healthy summer so far.
Our Corresponding Sec. Helga Zettl has all the points covered in here report, so I can go direct to our Summer Fest.
Again we need your help for our German- American Summer Fest on August 19th, 20th and 21st.
I try to get the tent set up on Wednesday the 17th. The company will inform me a week before, you can call or send an e-mail to georgeboehm@sbcglobal.net.
I will return from Germany on August 10th.
Please sign up by contacting the following:
For setting up call George Boehm at 773 - 775 - 0163 or 312 - 420 - 1114 (cell), for bar tending call Horst Langer at 847 - 593 - 5637, for kitchen duty call Hildegard Hiller at 847 - 297 - 8565, Martha Christ at 847 - 966 - 9690, or Gisela Boehm at 773 - 775 - 0163, to help selling tickets call Erika Amling at 847 - 229 – 0703; for gate duty call Otto Weber at 847 - 398 - 8651. Clean up Monday at 8:00 AM.
Please Note: On Friday we will start making potato salad at 12 noon.
This year is our last year with the Elmhurst Maennerchor in German Day on September 9th, 10th, and 11th. There we will need everybody's help. We also need the money so we can support our Verein and the Schwaben Center.
Please contact the same people to volunteer.
Enjoy your summer.
We will see you at the next meeting!
George Böhm
Official Notice from Secretary Helga Zettl
Hello Schwaben Members:
July is here and we are looking forward to our "134th Oktoberfest in August" or better known to some of our members as "Cannstatter Volksfest"
This year the Fest begins on Friday, August 19th and ends on Sunday, August 21st. We started something a little different this year. On Friday evening "Chef Dan & the Appetizers" will play for us from 7 to 9 PM and the "Crisis Band" will entertain us from 9 to 12 PM These are local bands from the western suburbs.
On Saturday from 1 to 5 PM we have a special treat. The "El Rey Music Center" with their young adults will perform in a concert for our guests. The well known "Paloma Band" will play from 5 to 11 PM for your dancing pleasure. We will also be entertained by our Schuhplattler Vereine Edelweiss and Holzhacker Buam. On Sunday the "Phenix Band" will play from 2 to 9 PM. We will introduce our special guests, and the Schwaebische Saengerbund, the American Aid Youth Gruppe, the Amazonen dancers and the Fanfaren Corps from the Rheinische Verein will add to our festivities. It will be a fun weekend with lots of good food, beverages and Gemuetlichkeit. As you well know help is always needed and we ask you to volunteer a couple of hours. George Boehm is in charge of set up. His number is 312 - 420-1114. Horst Langer will run the bar his number 847 - 593-5637. Hilde Hiller is in charge of the kitchen her number 847 - 297-8565. If you would like to sell tickets my number is 630 - 653-1716. Better yet, come to our next Member meeting on Sunday August 14th at 2 PM when final arrangements will be made.
I have enclosed Raffle tickets for you to buy or sell to your friends. This will give you a chance to win nice prizes and also help to cover some of the expenses to the Verein. Please return the stubs with your check to Erika Amling. Thank you in advance.
Since time goes by too fast, we are already making plans to participate in the 46th Steuben Parade on Saturday September 10th. If you would like to join us, please give me a call.
This will be our final year to have a kitchen and bar at the 91st German American Fest on Lincoln and Leland Ave. This will take place starting Friday thru Sunday, September 9th, 10th & 11th of this year. We want to thank the Elmhurst Maennerchor for joining us in this busy adventure. We have experienced a great friendship between our clubs.
Again we have to ask for help. Please call George Boehm.
Finally, we get to October 2nd and the German American Commemoration celebration at St. Benedict's Church. Please join us. You will be so proud to belong to our great German American Community in the Chicago area.
I hope to see you all on August 14th at the Schwaben Center.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Helga Zettl
Membership News
New Members
Hildegard Rieder: joined at the last membership meeting. She came from Ulm, Germany and now makes her home in Palatine. Her sponsors are Karin and Ray Quitschau.
Welcome to the Schwaben Verein!
In loving memory
Anton Stiglmeier: Sadly we have to say good bye to our member since 1967. Anton Stiglmeier, passed away on Saturday, May 21st of this year. He was 77 years old
Our heartfelt Sympathy to their wives and families.
May they rest in Peace.
Unser herzlichstes Beileid!
Greetings and News from Members
This is your corner to share your news or to give your opinion. Nobody did it this time, but we look forward to hear from you in the future.
Contact information of the editor:
Uli Senz
6129 N. Bernard Street
Chicago, IL 60659
PH: 773.604.5205
e-mail: ulisenz@sbcglobal.net
News from elsewhere
Another Oktoberfest!
Nothing succeeds like success, and the American Services of the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Middle West –GACCOM- (who have successfully organized the Christkindlmarket in Chicago for several years now) want a piece of the pie. GACCOM Executive Director Simone Pohl and German American Services Vice President Ray Lotter attended the June Delegates’ Assembly of the German Day Association to report about “Germany’s Best and Oktoberfest”, a project that would bring an “authentic” German style Oktoberfest to Navy Pier in Chicago, starting September 23rd and ending October 10th. German-American clubs are invited to present their aspects of German culture during this event.
Reception of the announcement was somewhat mixed among the delegates present. While there is a generally welcoming attitude towards all projects that promote German culture, some concerns were expressed that this event could take away from existing programs by clubs, and that downtown events typically end up to be disconnected and not to give back to the German-American community once they are stand-alone and successful.
Schwaben Facts
In honor of our newest member, Hildegard Rieder who hails from there, lets learn a few things about:
Ulm
(German pronunciation: oolm ) is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg , situated on the River Danube . The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 (2006), forms an urban district of its own ( German : Stadtkreis ) and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district . Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and traditions as a former Free Imperial City ( German : freie Reichsstadt ). Today, it is an economic centre due to its varied industries, and it is the seat of a university ( University of Ulm , founded in 1967). Internationally, Ulm is primarily known for having the church with the tallest steeple in the world, the Gothic minster ( Ulm Minster , German: Ulmer Münster) and as the birthplace of Albert Einstein .
Ulm lies at the point where the rivers Blau and Iller join the Danube , at an altitude of 479 m (1,571.52 ft ) above sea level . Most parts of the city, including the old town, are situated on the left bank of the Danube; only the districts of Wiblingen, Gögglingen, Donaustetten and Unterweiler lie on the right bank. Across from the old town, on the other side of the river, lies the twin city of Neu-Ulm in the state of Bavaria , smaller than Ulm and until 1810 a part of its (population ~50,000). Except for the Danube in the south, the city is surrounded by forests and hills which rise to altitudes of over 620 m (2,034.12 ft ), some of them part of the Swabian Alb . South of the Danube, plains and hills finally end in the northern edge of the Alps , which is approximately 100 km from Ulm and is visible from the city on clear days.
Incidentally, our friends of the “Donausschwaben”, the Danube Swabians, who are not necessarily Swabians but have roots in many areas of Germany and neighboring lands, derive their collective name from the fact that they typically made their journey east on the Danube river starting in Ulm, on boats called “Ulmer Schachteln” (Ulm boxes or crades).
Note from the Editor
Dear Friends:
How nice it is that a decent summer has replaced our long and drawn out nasty spring. I indulge in the heat and humidity and enjoy every degree of it.
Otherwise, not much is new. Our fest is fast approaching, and with a lot of new initiatives, ideas, and programming, I am looking forward to a successful and entertaining event. The work has and is being done, let's pray for good weather.
See you all at meetings and the big fest.
Uli Senz
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