ST. PAUL, MN – Because of the heat, it was decided that all five groups would be announced and then each would perform. The announcement began – Fifth Prize went to STV Bavaria of Cleveland, Ohio; Fourth Prize to Bayern Verein, Newark, NJ; Third Prize – TEV Edelweiss, Denver, Colorado; and Second Prize to Gemuetlichen Enzianer of Maspeth, NY. Now they made believe that they dropped the paper with the name of the First Prize. Our minds were a whirl! Could it be? The top teams had already been called, – and then the announcement “and First Prize – The United German Hungarians.” Pendemonium reigned…read MORE.
1999 Preisplattler Team:
- John Reiter – Karen David
- John M. Blank – Janet Malofiy
- Sasha Malofiy – Susan Hartmann
- Rolf Stielow – Lisa Fricker
- John P. Hubert – Connie Reiter
- Marlene Blank, Coach
- Bill Simon – Chris Tokarski, Alternates
- Jack Mattes on Accordion
The top five ranked clubs were as follows:
- 1st – United German Hungarians, Oakford, PA
- 2nd – Gemuetlichen Enzianer, Maspeth, NY
- 3rd – TEV Edelweiss, Denver, CO
- 4th – Bayern Verein Newark, Union, NJ
- 5th – Schuhplattler und Trachtenverein Bavaria, Cleveland, OH
See all the results at www.gauverband.com
The featured image is our 1999 Gruppen Prize Plattler team in St. Paul, MN.