‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the DANK Haus, not a creature was stirring, they’re were all passed out from dues processing…even the mouse.
The cards were all hung by the Epson with care, in hopes that more presents for the office soon would be there.
The Special 50th Anniversary Edition of the German-American Journal is now posted online for you to download. This paper is DANK’s largest to date and is full of great articles.
Time for a new Video of the Week! We’ve been busy around here and haven’t been able to post for a while, but we should be getting more consistent again. This weeks video comes from a post on our forum submitted by voitlin. The song in the video is one that gets stuck in your head, and as voitlin put it… “it never [...] Read more »
Thousands of Austrians have joined an online campaign against Santa Claus.
More than 70 fan groups have been set up by anti-Santa Facebook users backing the “Pro-Christkind” initiative which wants a ban on the American figure of Santa Claus in favour of the “Christkind”.
My apologies on getting the Video of the Week out this late. This week Germany celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Deutsche Welle ran an interesting set of videos surrounding this event and I decided to pick out an interesting one to share on this blog. DW detailed the days [...] Read more »
After the Saturday Gala Ball, delegates made it back to their rooms to change into more comfortable attire. Off with the shoes, out of the gown, and into some comfy pajamas or what ever one may sleep in. Some of the delegates were shy at first but after a few beers and some lively singing, everyone let their hair down and had a great time. [...] Read more »
Delegates, guests and dignitaries were dressed to kill as the evening festivities got under way. The emcee welcomed everyone and then invited Bill Schimidt, President of DANK South, Mayor Jim Holland of Frankfort , Consul General Onno Hückmann and National President Bill Fuchs forward to bring greetings and congratulations to all present. The line at the bar was constant and the dance floor was full.
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The Presidency was again uncontested and Bill Fuchs was unanimously re-elected. After the votes were counted Erik Wittmann and Donna Lippert were re-elected to the positions of Vice-President. Beverly Pochatko was uncontested for the position of Secretary and Maria Thompson was uncontested for the position of Treasurer, both are expected to serve for the next two years.
After the elections, Werner Juretzko, who witnessed the end [...] Read more »