THE EDELWEISSCLUB - German-American Club of Boise, Idaho
THE EDELWEISSCLUB - German-American Club of Boise, Idaho
THE EDELWEISSCLUB - German-American Club of Boise, Idaho
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The Edelweiss <strong>Club</strong> Newsletter<br />
Recent Events<br />
Maifest<br />
Since we were out <strong>of</strong> town, Ginny Hayes was nice enough to keep notes at the Maifest: On<br />
Saturday, May 22. 2010, approximately 30 hearty souls showed up at the Village Pub<br />
to celebrate Maifest. It was a nasty, cold rainy day, but in spite <strong>of</strong> the fact that it poured rain the<br />
entire time, our wonderful club members were not deterred!<br />
Special thanks go out to Andy Thomas, who got soaked as he set up the barbecue, music<br />
and decorations. Wally and Rudy brought the brats, buns, delicious sauerkraut, and all <strong>of</strong> the<br />
utensil boxes from the storage unit. Extra special appreciation goes out to Kathy Rundquist and her<br />
mother, Lorna, who were gracious enough to go home in order to bring back jackets, gloves and<br />
blankets. We could not have made it without you help!!<br />
We sang the Edelweiss song, huddled together, and enjoyed all <strong>of</strong> the fantastic food provided by<br />
our club members.<br />
We also had two visitors: Rev. Philip Bohlken and his wife Kathy, from Caldwell.<br />
He came to our get together, as he wanted to practice speaking <strong>German</strong>. We were delighted to<br />
oblige him and exchange <strong>German</strong> travel stories with him and his wife.<br />
A wonderful time was had by all by all in spite <strong>of</strong> the inclement weather. Thanks again to all <strong>of</strong> the<br />
dedicated participants!!<br />
International Festival<br />
The International Festival in Ontario was held last Saturday, the 5 th <strong>of</strong> June. Rudy and Wally had<br />
organized everything beforehand so that our set up on Friday evening went rather smooth. Rudy<br />
had picked up several tables and chairs from Kathy’s neighbor – thank God he has a trailer. Also<br />
Dagmar and Jack Nieland, Kathy and Natalie Rundquist with their mother Lorna, Karin and Karl<br />
Heinz Ruttke and Uschi and myself.<br />
It was a rainy evening and the grass was soaked. We had hoped for some business but it was not to<br />
be. The next day, however, brought dry weather with some sunshine and more helpers: John and<br />
Pauli Wanamaker and Emma and Werner Fien. At times we were quite busy. We did not sell<br />
everything but I think we did rather well. Andy Thomas came and he was very helpful at the end <strong>of</strong><br />
the day with the clean up. A big Thank You to all!!
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