2008 Results

The 2008 Elk Toss, Charity Auction, and Winter Festival was the most successful year in the 75 year history of the DGS. We raised over $2000. The final total will be determined soon, since there is some money still floating around.

Photos and the results of the events will be posted on the website soon, but for now here are the results. We do not have full names for all of the winners, and we would appreciate that information if you have it. Just comment to this blog post and we'll get the info posted.

Jerseytown Burger Eat-Off
1st - Dave McGovern 3:43
2nd - Gary Gagliardi 3:50
3rd - Jason Zerbe 3:56

Elk Bugling
1st - John Zerbe

Scrap Iron Toss
1st - Gregg Davis

Salad Toss
1st - Caroline Keicher and Simon Hunt

Beard Competition
1st - Tim Stengel
2nd - Karl Shellenberger

Elk Toss
1st - Dave McGovern 58'6"
2nd - Mike Wilkinson 50'7"
3rd - Eric 46'0"
4th - John Zerbe 44'8"
5th - Sean Harmann 43'2"

A few videos:
Elk Toss by Tim Stengel
Elk Toss by Simon Hunt (or Simon Toss by Elk?)

Please send us photos and video links (we don't have the server space to post video) and we'll add them to our website.

Final Charity List

Here's the list of charities for the 2008 Elk Toss, Charity Auction, and Winter Festival:

• Central Susquehanna Opportunities
• Centre County Youth Services Bureau
• Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine
  
• Montour County Rec Authority (to assist with development of canal path)
• Montour County Summer Concert Series
• Team in Training (Ryan Zerbe plans to run a half-marathon in Alaska to raise money to fight cancer)
  

Friday Night Concert

Here are more details about the concert this Friday night at the Liberty Fire Hall (click link for map) .

February 15 at 8pm...

Pennsylvania Mountain Music by Matt Harrison and Van Wagner.

Possible guest appearances by Robb Bomboy and members of Slim Fit.

Liberty Fire Hall
195 Mooresburg Rd
Danville, PA 17821
(570) 275-2627

Final Elk Toss Schedule

Here's the schedule. There's also a printable .pdf on the DGS Website.

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
· Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation
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, American Legion, LT Evans, etc.
10:00 pm - Music by Slimfit and Van Wagner, and magic by Fred Iobst at the Pub
Late - More Tour of Danville and Cheese Cosmos at Danville Sub Shop

Happy Fastnacht Day and Other Updates

Today is Fastnacht Day. Please celebrate by eating a Fastnacht.

Boalsburg artist Ken Hull has donated some of his works to the charity auction. He provided a copy of his book, Going Local, and a print of one of his paintings, On the Rise.

To add to previous posts about what to bring to the Elk Toss...please bring your own mug or drinking vessel. We'll provide some cups, but we'd rather use less trash.

2008 Charities

The tentative list of charities for the 2008 Elk Toss has been determined. We may add another one or two, but for now the list is as follows:

• Central Susquehanna Opportunities
• Centre County Youth Services Bureau
• Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine (added 1/21/08)
• Montour County Rec Authority (to assist with development of canal path)
• Montour County Summer Concert Series

If you would like to see another charity added to the list, email us.

Preliminary Elk Toss Schedule

Here's the preliminary schedule for the 2008 Elk Toss, Charity Auction, and Winter Festival:

Saturday February 16, 2008

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, Presentation of Certificate of Appreciation

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

7:00 pm - Leave Wagner Farm and head to downtown Danville

8:00 pm - Tour of Danville begins at Pine Barn Inn bar, continue to fine establishments such as Mulberry's, BJ's, American Legion, LT Evans, etc.

10:00 pm - Music by Slimfit and Van Wagner, and magic by Fred Iobst at the Pub

Late - Cheese Cosmos at Danville Sub Shop

Food Bank Donations

We're once again collecting non-perishable food items for the Danville-Riverside Food Bank. Here are some suggestions as to items to bring to donate.

• Raisins or other dried fruit
• Laundry soap, bath/hand soap
• Canned beef stew and/or chili
• Canned meat such as Spam or chicken
• Jello or pudding, including diet varieties
• Canned pasta (spaghetti, ravioli, etc.)
• Instant mashed potatoes
• Coffee, Tea and Hot Chocolate
• Cooking oil
• Mayonnaise/Salad Dressing
• Dry cereal and oatmeal
• Baking and pancake mixes
• Dry macaroni or noodles
• Tomato products such as paste, diced, stewed, crushed
• Sugar and sugar supplements

This list was edited from one on the State College Area Food Bank website. Their list said they had sufficient supplies of soup and canned tuna. The Danville-Riverside Food Bank is probably in the same situation.

We're looking into whether the Danville-Riverside Food Bank accepts gift cards.

Once again, if you can bring more donated food than the combined total of the DGS Presidents, we'll buy beer for you all day.

50 Days Until 2008 Elk Toss

The Elk Toss is coming soon. Can you hear the far off sound of an elk bugle?

You can prepare for the event by doing the following:

• Gather items to donate to the charity auction
• Practice Elk Tossing (large goats are a suitable for practice if an elk is not available)
• Make arrangements if you plan to stay in Danville overnight. We recommend the Pine Barn Inn (800-627-2776, www.pinebarninn.com). Note that we found the online rates were $20 higher than reservations over the phone.
• Collect non-perishable food items to donate to the Danville-Riverside Food Bank
• Obtain Lederhosen if you don't have them already
• Become fluent in PA Dutch and/or German

A few other items to note:

• Like last year, Slimfit will play at the Pub II at 10pm after the Elk Toss.
• A detailed schedule of the weekend's events will be posted here soon.

No Elk for 2008?

Due to concerns about Chronic Wasting Disease in elk, the DGS Elk Handler and 74 time Elk Toss Champion Franz Klingermann is looking into whether we should not toss an elk this year. He has made contact with a Montour County goat farmer and it looks like we could get a large goat if necessary.