Driveway Update - March 31, 2015

Urgent news from the Wagner Farm, as wet snow falls on this last day of March...

"so far just wet conditions but if snow starts to stick I will provide an update."

Stay tuned for more news if conditions change.

Schreiber Pediatric Center Blog

The Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center thanked the Danville German Society on their blog. You can see it here.

Note that they also thank Donegal High School who also recently held a dance marathon to raise money for Schreiber. That event was organized by the sister-in-law of the co-president of the Danville German Society. Family.

Elk Toss vs. THON

Many years, including 2015, the Elk Toss and the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) are held on the same weekend. Our Statistical Interpretation Department has complied the following analysis to determine which event is better.

	THON*	Elk Toss	Winner
Money Raised in 2015	$13,026,653.23	$2,150	THON
History	Started in 1973	75th Annual	ELK TOSS
Franz Klingermann?	NO	YES	ELK TOSS
Total Raised in Event History	$127,887,558.34	$24,839	THON
Number of Barns	0	1	ELK TOSS
Chickens?	NO	YES	ELK TOSS
Duration	46 hours	~6 hours	THON
Number of Dancers	700+	1**	THON
Beer?	NO	YES	ELK TOSS
Snow?	NO	YES	ELK TOSS

Final Score: Elk Toss 6, THON 4. Winner - ELK TOSS!

Notes:
*THON is an amazing event that has literally raised millions of dollars to fight pediatric cancer. We encourage supporting the organization.
**For purposes of this analysis, we are considering Joey McMonagle to be "dancing" while playing the guitar.

Driveway Conditions Update - March 4

Due to severe icing, the 2016 Elk Toss is postponed until next year. Please submit any questions via email to Joey McMonagle.

2015 Fundraising Results

For the 75th Annual Elk Toss, Charity Auction, and Winter Festival, the Danville German Society will be donating a total of $2150 split between the following organizations:

$1000 to The Gate House, Danville
$500 to Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center, Lancaster
$400 to The Jared Box Project, Port Matilda
$250 to The Food Bank of the State College Area

The Old Forge Brewing Company also will be donating $116 to the Gate House based on a portion of their sales during the musical performances by Van Wagner and the Brothers McMonagle. They gave $1 per pint of beer sold.

We also donated about two shopping carts worth of food to the Danville-Riverside Food Bank. The Danville Area Diaper Bank also sold peanut butter eggs at the Elk Toss, but the total amount raised is not yet available.

Elk Toss Results

The Sunbury Daily Item published an article about the 2015 Elk Toss.

Here are the results of the Elk Toss and other events. Fundraising results will be posted soon. Let us know if any of the names are misspelled or there are any other errors below.

Men's Elk Toss
1st - Colby Longenecker, Northumberland - 59'5"
2nd - Shawn Dodge, Northumberland - 50'4"
3rd - Adam Zakarian, Danville - 49'0"
4th - Matt Dodge, Turbotville - 47'7"
5th - Joe McMonagle, Lancaster - 47'7"

Women's Elk Toss
1st - Pamela Shellenberger - 29'1"
2nd - Tamara Wagner - 27'9"

Scooter/Skateboard Competition 
1st Scooter- Calvin Wagner, Danville
1st Skateboard - Luke Friscia, Danville
Most Stylish - Ethan Weader, Danville

Children's Elk Toss 
Most Spinniest - Ben Crane, Danville
Youngest (2 months old) - Rowan Sick, Danville
Most Angular - Owen Crane, Danville
Deadliest - Luke Wagner, Danville
Straightest - Samuel Garvin, Danville
Female - Emily Garvin, Danville
Longest (64 ft) - Ethan Weader, Riverside
Highest - Luke Friscia, Danville
Floatiest - Calvin Wagner, Danville

Elk Bugling Competition 
1st - Nora Jens, Lancaster

Salad Toss
1st - Joe and Erin McMonagle, Lancaster

Beard Competition 
1st- Matt Dodge, Turbotville
2nd - John Zerbe, West Chester
3rd - Karl Shellenberger, State College

Scrap Iron Toss 
1st - Jake Stamey, Winfield
2nd - Karl Shellenberger, State College

Block Shoot 
1st - Kate Clarke, State College

Weather Update - Friday Mid Afternoon Edition

There is still a wide range of forecasts for precipitation for tomorrow.

AccuWeather is calling for 1" to 3" of snow during the day in Danville, and then another 1" to 2" in the evening. On the other end of the snowfall totals is the National Weather Service. Here is their updated snowfall forecast...

Elk Toss Transportation Reminders

There will not be any 2 hour delays or closings for the Elk Toss. It will go on as scheduled. Check back on this blog later this evening for more updates about the weather, driveway, and elk conditions.

Here is a recycled quote about the driveway from a few years ago:

"My front wheel drive Saturn has been fine...but people CAN NOT STOP HALFWAY UP TO SMELL THE ROSES AND THEN TRY TO GO AGAIN. My driveway is like a marriage, you have to commit. Like a marriage, there is ice, there are ditches, it is wet is places, you'll have arguments about drinking, you have push on because at the end is a glorious mountain top with space and sunshine."

We are not sure if that quote will be an accurate description of the driveway tomorrow, but we do urge everyone to be careful on the driveway.

Steady pace, no jerking, organize a carpool. If you do not have a 4WD/AWD vehicle, it is recommended that you park at the bottom of the hill.

Weather Forecast - Friday Early Afternoon Edition

Looks like the snowfall forecasts are now showing more snow than previously forecasted. Here's the snowfall forecast from the National Weather Service (as of 12:31 pm).

Weather Forecast - Friday Morning Edition

The meteorologists do not seem to be sure of the forecast yet, so we'll review what they are thinking as of 9am this morning, and we'll review these forecasts later.

AccuWeather - Morning Low -2°F, Afternoon High 27°F, Saturday Night Low 26°F, 2-4" snow

National Weather Service - Morning Low 0°F, Afternoon High 26°F, Saturday Night Low 24°F, 1-2" snow

Weather Channel - Morning Low 3°F, Afternoon High 28°F, Saturday Night Low 26°F, 3-5" snow

Weather Underground - Morning Low 2°F, Afternoon High 28°F, Saturday Night Low 26°F, 5-8" snow