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Sterling Heights Were you daring enough to taste the great outdoors?
Many people had their chance at the Carpathia Jäger Bankett held on March
10, 2007. It was an evening filled with delicious cuisine, music, friends
and fun.
The evening began with a wonderful dinner of Reh (Venison), Wildschwein
(Wild Boar) and Schnitzel. As usual, the Carpathia Club served a delicious
and savory meal that impressed everyone. The generous serving sizes were a
hit and I even noticed many couples sampling each other's choices. This
year, the venison was donated by Arthur Beneker who has helped out the Jäger
many times in the past and by Ariel Pscheidl, Oskar Pscheidl's 13 year old
granddaughter, who donated the first deer she ever got to the Jäger. The
kitchen staff, Art, and especially Ariel were all applauded during the
evening.
After dinner, the program opened with the new Jäger President, Tom Forest,
welcoming the many guests at this popular event. Other groups that attended
were the Deutsch-Amerikanischer Schützen Verein, Detroit Kolping Society,
German American Cultural Center, Austrian Society, Swiss Society, GBU
Saxonia/Rheingold, Nordamerikanischer Sängerbund, and the Jägermeister
Company. Unfortunately, Carpathia Jäger's good friends from the Rhine Danube
Sportsmen Club in Leamington, Canada, could not attend, but we'll see each
other soon at our Friendship Trap Competition.
After the opening, it was Carpathia President John Huth's turn to say a few
words. John told the guests about a deer-hunting story that happened this
past season. After much text messaging and a good hunt, everyone got a buck
including Nick, Mike Talan's teenage son. Actually, almost everyone got one.
Sorry you weren't lucky, John, but thanks for sharing your humorous hunting
story.
Tom Forest then continued by thanking the many people that help the group
during the year. Tom specifically mentioned his Vorstand, Bela Frenczli and
the Carpathia Chor. A special thanks also went to Mike O'Connor and the
Jägermeister Company for their support.
The Jäger realize the importance of the youth of Carpathia. Recently, the
Jäger changed their bylaws to allow junior members at 12 years of age and
Tom introduced four new members: Joe and John Reiter, Nick Talan, and Steven
Seiberling. All of them have taken hunter's education and all of them have
been out in the field. In Tom's words, most importantly, these young men
seem genuinely excited at the sport and this is what we need if we want the
Jäger, and hunting in Michigan, to be around for a long time."
Tom reminisced about hunting for European hare in Canada and wants to make
sure that tradition continues. Another tradition is a Jäger song. It was
sung by the group and actually sounded very good. Tom then awarded the
Luftgewehr (air rifle) shooting medal to Tony Brandelik, Sr. who has won for
three years in a row. The Luftgewehr competition is held at the end of each
monthly Jäger meeting. Imagine holding a ten-pound gun, aiming at a target
more than thirty feet away and putting five shots into a group the size of a
pencil eraser. That takes skill.
After the singing and the award, the band Enzian started playing again and
made sure the dance floor was full for the rest of the night. It was good to
see many new faces and even some teenagers at the event. Later in the
evening, everyone had a chance to see if they were lucky with the raffle.
The raffle had especially good prizes this year including overflowing gift
baskets, sporting equipment, and special prizes generously donated by the
Jägermeister Company. Late in the evening, Enzian played a song that
certainly had the audience waving their arms and clapping. If you were
there, you know which one I mean - I'll have to learn that one myself!
After the band was gone and the lights turned off, the last remaining group
of friends got the hint. In the middle of talking and laughing with good
friends, sometimes you just don't want the night to end. We all agreed to
say, to be continued...."
If
you missed the Jäger Bankett this year, please mark your calendars for next
year or visit the Jäger Königsball on October 13, 2007. If you don't want to
wait for the fun, feel free to drop in and introduce yourself to the Jäger.
They're a friendly group that welcomes new members.
Please keep in mind, Carpathia Club hosts many entertaining events in
Spring. You might have heard that Hansi Kiesler is coming to Carpathia Club
on Tuesday, April 24th. His show, Musik von Wilden Kaiser," is first class
entertainment directly from Germany. The show includes dinner and
performances by Blumi, Lydia Huber and the Alpenhippies. Finally, coming on
May 12th, the Chor and Frauengruppe are hosting their Bankett. You can be
sure that the evening will be full of singing, Gemütlichkeit and dancing to
the music of Enzian. Tickets can be purchased by calling Maria Dosenberger
at (586) 822-2366.
Monica Forest |
