German-American Club of Tucson
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P. O. Box 12984, Tucson, AZ 85732
By: Darlene Rietz
President’s Corner
iebe Mitglieder und Freunde
Dear Members and
Friends
Attendance at the Boogie-Woogie
Dance on April 11 was quite low (50
members and 14 guests), but judging
by the number of attendees who
stayed late and danced everyone seemed to enjoy the
music by the 60's Garage Band. We did have a glitch with
the starting time of the dinner and the availability of food;
we ran out of food prematurely. I apologize to all
attendees who were affected by the mishap and assure
you that steps are being aken to avoid this problem in the
future.
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The picnic on Saturday, April 25, at Gina and Tom Crisp’s
ranch was attended by 67 persons and was quite enjoyable;
even the weather was perfect and everyone appeared to have a
great time. The sausages, picked up from the butcher in
Phoenix by Hartmut and cooked by Bernie and Hermann, were
excellent (thanks Hartmut, Bernie, and Hermann) as were all
the side dishes brought by the members. Again, I would like to
thank everyone for their contributions and a special “Thank
You” to Gina and Tom Crisp for their generosity and the use of
their beautiful ranch.
Several members who participated in last year’s trip to
Casino Del Sol at 5655 West Valencia Road recommended to
have an outing to the casino again. The Board agreed and is
arranging for a visit to the casino on Thursday, May 14.
Participants will meet at the main entrance of the casino at 12
noon; anyone welcome. Last year’s first time visitors to the
casino received a free lunch and some play money to gamble
with. All in all an enjoyable afternoon with friends.
The annual recognition dinner will be held on
Saturday, May 23 at 6:00 PM at the El Corral Restaurant
at 2201 West River Road. This outing gives me and all
other members a chance to thank the members of the
Board and their significant others for their efforts and
dedication to keep the Club running smoothly. So far, 36
members and guests have signed up and is shaping up to
be a well-attended get-together. Anyone not signed up yet
but wanting to attend, please contact Wendell at 299-8683
www.germanamericancluboftucson.com
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no later than May 16 to be added to the list to ensure a
proper size room can be reserved.
Our next Stammtisch outing will be on Saturday,
June 13 at 6:00 PM, at the Macayo’s del Norte Mexican
Restaurant at 7360 North Oracle Road. Please contact
Wendell on or before May 31 if you want to join the 26
members who have already signed up for this gettogether.
The membership breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, July
11 at 8:30 AM at The Good Egg (NE corner of Grant and
Swan). Please mark your calendar if you are planning to attend.
In conclusion, I want to wish everyone a pleasant and safe
summer. I look forward to seeing many of you at several of the
Club’s planned outings and, hopefully, all of you at the
beginning of the next season.
Wendell Heckele, President
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Sec’y
Council Members:
Erna Heckele
Doris Wack
Sonja Papoutsis
Hartmut Hausler
Aggie May
Ingrid Kron
Upcoming
Activities
Wendell Heckele
Hermann Kron
Doug VanDorpe
Sulfa Brauner
Darlene Rietz
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299-8683
790-8868
299-4290
749-8673
744-0789
299-8683
825-2133
733-5767
299-5262
885-7964
790-8868
Club
May 14, 12:00 noon, Meet at
Casino del Sol Casino
May 23, 6 pm, Board of
Directors Recognition Dinner
at El Corral, River Road & Campbell
June 3, 7 pm, Special Planning Meeting for
Oktfest
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June 13, 6 pm, Stammtisch Get-Together,
Macayo’s Del Norte, 7360 N. Oracle Road
July 11, 8:30 am, Membership Breakfast, The
Good Egg, NE corner Grant and Swan
Congratulations to members
celebrating a birthday in May
Gisela Ohlig
Marshall Nichols
Jerry Mullins
Christa Schrubbe
Filiberto Baca
Wendell Heckele
Bobbie Gaumond
Evelyn Kubis
Marie Ortenreiter
Marlene Hilligoss
06
12
16
17
22
24
26
27
27
28
Also congratulations to
those members
celebrating birthdays in
June
John Papoutsis
Werner Hueppe
John Hobrath
Elfriede Nichols
Arno Tepper
Elfriede Amsden
Jeffrey Martensen
Trudy Dauernheim
Guillermo Teran
Ilsa Teran
Bobbie Gaumond
Michael Kud-Kudijaroff
Sonja Papoutsis
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03
06
06
11
12
18
20
25
25
26
26
27
The annual recognition dinner,
scheduled for May 23, will be at El
Corral, River Road and Campbell.
All board members and their
significant others will be guests of
the Club to thank them for their
hard work and contribution to the
success of the Club. All other
members are also welcome to join
the recognition dinner, but must contact Wendell no
later than May 16 so he can make reservations for the
correct number of attendees at the get-together.
New Members
We want to wish a warm welcome to
Janice and Richard Harper, Rita
McFarlin and Jeffrey Martensen,
who joined the Club in April. We hope they will be
long, active members.
Thinking of you as you face
your health challenges:
Josephine Boehm, Louis
Dauernheim, Frank Hastings,
John Hobrath, Bob Holdcraft,
John Lesko, Roger Taylor, and
Greg Wack.
The club will have a Stammtisch gettogether at 6:00 pm on June 13 at
Macayo’s Del Norte, 7360 North Oracle
Road. Please advise Wendell if you plan
to attend.
Thanks for your contributions
For any club to continue to prosper and be
successful, the help of many volunteers is required.
The following members deserve a big “THANK
YOU” for their contributions with either hands-on
activity, donations to the Club, or both at the
“Blumentanz”.
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Erna Heckele
Richard Hoppe
Inge & Arno Tepper
Darlene Rietz
Doris Wack
Anna Graves
Charlotte Griffin
Sonja Papoutsis
Gina & Tom Crisp
Jean Brett
Werner Hueppe
Aiga & Emil Loeffler
Syvana Amsden-Elias
Aggie May
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Waltraut & Hartmut Hausler
Nelly Hobrath
Hermann & Ingrid Kron
Bernie Schulz
Doug Van Dorpe
Jerry Mullins
Olga Claassen
Christa Schrubbe
Shirley Springborn
Friedl Amsden
Trudy Dauernheim
Gisela Ohlig
Lilian Kling
I realize that several other members also may
have made contributions even though they were
not on my list of volunteers. I apologize for any
omissions and thank those contributors as well.
Please, in the future, let me know about your
contribution so I can properly thank you in the
name of the Club for your commitment.
Happy Mother’s
day to all
Mothers and
Grandmothers
on May 10 and
Happy Father’s Day to all Dads and Granddads on
June 21.
Remember to
fly your
flag on Memorial Day May 25 and on
Flag Day June 14.
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4007 E. Paradise Falls Dr., Suite 212
Tucson, Arizona 85712
Office: (520) 352-0008
Cell: (520) 344-2495
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Email: [email protected]
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