Another Successful Elk Toss

The 2009 Elk Toss, Charity Auction, and Winter Festival has been a success. We raised over $2300 for several charities, and had a great time in the process. We will provide more details soon. For now, check out the recap article from the Sunbury Daily Item.

Franz Klingermann

The all-time greatest Elk Toss champion, Franz Klingermann, will be returning again this year for the 75th year. Franz is a colorful character who has many interesting accomplishments during his life.

Driveway Conditions and Parking

From the Danville German Society Traffic and Road Conditions Department...

Unlike the past few years, we have received reports that "the driveway at the Wagner Farm is relatively free of snow and ice as of February 20 10:00 am."

Once you get up the hill, look for someone directing you to a parking location.

Parking will be much easier if everyone makes sure they carpool as much as practical.

Downtown Danville Map

We have added a map of downtown Danville to the DGS website. Check it out.

Surprise! More Reminders

At the request of Van...

-No dogs or chimpanzees
-Auction donations should be placed in front of the stage in the barn
-Food bank donations should be placed in the canoe in the barn
-Bring a friend

Reminders, Again

To repeat some reminders for Saturday...

-Bring quality items to donate to the auction
-Bring food bank donations
-Bring your own drinking vessel for use at the Wagner Farm
-Bring pot luck food to share with everyone
-Wear Lederhosen or a Dirndl (with warm layers underneath)
-Bring cash or checks to pay for events and the auction items
-Plan to carpool

Elk Toss Charities

Our current plan is to split the proceeds from the events and auction between the following charities:

-Gatehouse Shelter in Danville
-Heart-to-Hand Ministries
-Centre County Women's Resource Center
-Milagro House in Lancaster

Event Rules

The rules for the events to be held this Saturday can be found on the DGS Website. Please study the rules so you are properly prepared.

Why should I go to the Elk Toss?

You should attend the Elk Toss for these reasons:

1. It will be fun

2. It benefits several charities (see all the good things the DGS has done recently)

3. Danville misses you

4. Seriously, why are you even asking why you should attend?

Another Elk Toss Video

We found another Elk Toss video from last year on You Tube. We are not sure who put this video together, but someone took some time to do it, since there are multiple tosses shown and background music. If you are the creator of this video, let us know so we can thank you.

It's Cool to Carpool

Parking at the Wagner Farm is somewhat limited, so carpooling is recommended. If you need to drive to Danville by yourself, you can always leave your car at the Pine Barn Inn parking lot and hop in a friend's car to get to Jerseytown or the Farm. The DGS Officers thank you in advance for your assistance.

15 Days Until the Elk Toss

Before you know it, the Elk Toss will be here. A printable .pdf file of the schedule and a map of event locations can be found on the DGS Website. Here's an recap of the events to occur on Saturday February 21:

8:00 am - Pappas Restaurant for Annual ScrappleFest

9:00 am - Salvation Army Shopping Trip

10:00 am - Jerseytown Tavern in Jerseytown
Jerseytown Burger Eat-Off

11:30 am - Arrive at Wagner Farm
Scrap Iron Toss, Salad Toss, Ice Roping, Sled-Dog Race, Chicken Race, Block Shoot, Beard Contest, etc.
Charity Auction and live music will be held between each event
Annual meeting and officers reports
Pot luck style food

4:00 pm - ELK TOSS followed by more competitions and auction

6:00 pm - Leave Wagner Farm and head to downtown Danville

7:00 pm - Tour of Danville begins at Pine Barn Inn bar
Mulberrry’s, BJ’s, Old Forge Brewing Company, LT Evans, etc.

10:00 pm - Music by Slimfit and Magic by Fred Iobst at the Pub II

Late - More Tour of Danville and Cheese Cosmos at Danville Sub Shop

Auction Items

Sometimes, rarely, we get questions about what to bring to donate to the Charity Auction. The answer is simple - bring things that you honestly think that someone else will want to buy. Some of the popular items from years past have been homemade infused liquors, other alcoholic beverages, quality artwork, musical items, functional household appliances, clothing, gift certificates to restaurants, etc. Please do not bring things that you would have otherwise thrown in the trash.

This year, we will also be having a silent auction. If you have any items that you feel are very special, post a comment to this blog entry and we will add it to the list of silent auction items.

Oh, and one more warning. Please do not sample food or alcohilic auction items before they are auctioned off.

Grundsau?

Happy (belated) Groundhog Day! It looks like the major groundhogs (Punxsutawney Phil, Octoraro Orphie, Kurt) have all seen their shadows and predicted six more weeks of winter. Some minor groundhogs are saying we'll have an early spring.

What does this mean for the Elk Toss? Only time, and forecasts from human weathermen, will tell.

A summary of the history of Groundhog Day can be found from our friends at Wikipedia.