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2024 Mittelwest Bezirksfest April 5-6: Save the Date!

The Blautaler of Kansas City, Missouri, will be hosting the 2024 Mittelwest Bezirks-Heimatfest in 2024. All the info you need is in the flyer. The Bezirksfest is always a wonderful experience with lots of friends from all over the Gauverband. The Blautaler are sure to be excellent hosts.

Chiemgau Windsor's Heimatabend--Join them!

GTEV Chiemgau Windsor, Ontario, is hosting a Heimatabend on Friday, Nov. 17, and would love to have you join them. It will be held at their Vereinsheim, Heimat Windsor, and the $25 (Canadian) admission includes music by Siasswasser Tanzlmusi from Edelweiss Detroit and a wonderful Brotzeit as well as performances by Chiemgau's dancers.

Tragic News from D'Wageggler Haldenwang

Thomas Karg of D’Wageggler in Haldenwang shared the tragic news that their Vorsitzende Miriam (Benda) Reiter and her unborn son passed away on September 21st.  There is a writeup on their website 

Apply for the 2024 Paul Ulrich Sr. Scholarship!

You have until December 31, 2023, to apply for the Paul Ulrich Sr. Scholarship! All the information--guidelines and application--is at this LINK.  The Scholarship Committee is looking forward to reading this year's applications.

Volksmusik--its Importance to the Trachtenbewegung

Volksmusik is one of the important elements that we uphold in our motto "Sitt und Tracht der Alten wollen wir erhalten."  Without music, much of our Brauchtum would be lost--dialects, region-specific customs, references to ways of life and times, dance, and so much more. Alt-Washingtonia's Michael Leggett did an interview with Gaumusikwart Rick Michels and asked him great questions about his role as Musikwart, what "echte Volksmusik" means, how it relates to Gau-NA's goals, and how the Gauverband benefits from Rick's enthusiasm for music.

Remembering Barbara Mayer

Barbara's family asked that this sad news be shared with the Gauverband. 

Barbara Elizabeth Mayer, born Barbara Elizabeth Grasmugg on July 16, 1941, in Chicago, IL, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2023. She was the daughter of Frank and Barbara Grasmugg and grew up on the vibrant North side of Chicago alongside her siblings, brother Frank and sister Katherine, and under the care of her parents and grandparents.

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