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Jerry JeffheadlinesweekendhihaltSTRICTLYinGermania Farmer Verein raising funds to repair 91 -year-old dance hall*By Chris CrewsStaff WriterANHALT — If your tastes run to posh discotheques that call themselves honky-tonks, serving up lukewarm adult beverages and tinny pseudo-country music, San Antonio has an abundance of entertainment venues designed especially for you.But if old German dance halls, ice cold beer and classic Texas music are more your style, the danceindecent-umcommomlyranging- in -THIS-H a llthe-vereinCHRIS CREWS/HerakJ-ZertungAbove, Darrell Moeller, a member of the Germania Farmer Verein, looks over the dance floor at the dance hall at Anhalt in preparation for two live music shows and a barbecue cook-off this weekend.The rules enumerated on the overhead signs are no longer strictly enforced. Below, Moeller bellies uphall in western Comal County will fit your weekend to the bar at the Anhalt dance hall, which was built in 1908. This weekend’s musical and culinary fundraisers will pay for repairs to the structure.plans like an old pair of boots.The Germania Farmer Verein is sponsoring a weekend of music and fine Texas dining that kicks off tonight with a show by Jerry Jeff Walker and the Gonzo Compadres.Entertainment also includes one of the county’s biggest barbecue cook-offs and a washer pitching tournament Saturday afternoon.Darrell Moeller, a Verein member and one of the organizers of the weekend’s festivities, said the original building at Anhalt was built about 1875 and thedance hall was completed in 1908.The spacious and immaculately maintained dance floor, with more than 3,000 square feet for waltzing - . . . , .and two-stepping, is one of the latest in the county, «nmsfbnnatton to a group to study methods forMoeller said.“We could fit four Gruene Halls in here,” he said.Though dancing is a prominent attraction, plentyof™T “ available on the grounds to sit back, relax an(j October began as exhibitions for the season'sand take in the atmosphere and history the venerable produce ^ induded ^ picnics.improvement of livestock and agriculture. Membership was drawn exclusively from Comal and surrounding counties.During that period, the annual meetings in MayAnhalt WeekendTodayDance featuring Jerry Jeff Walker and the Gonzo Compadres Admission: $20 at the door, $5 for children 12 and underSaturday Washer Pitching Tournament Barbecue cook-off judging Dance featuring GeronimoAdmission: $7.50 at the door, Children12 and under $5, children 6 and underfreebuilding exudes.‘‘Some people don’t dance — they come here mostly for the socializing,” Moeller said.The history of the Verein is the history of rural Comal County in many ways.It was formed in 1875 as a cooperative of livestock owners to deter predation of their herds by rustlers and Indians.By the 1880s, the organization had begun itsThe eighth annual barbecue cook-off will run through the afternoon Saturday, with judging aboutFar from fading into obsolescence, the Verein is flourishing as it enters the 21st century. Moeller said 3 p.m. The washer pitching contest will begin at 1the Verein was now 600 strong, with members from p.m. Saturday’s dance features Geronimo Trevino at8 p.m. Gate admission is $7.50 for adults and $5 foracross the United States and Europe.Tonight’s show will begin at 8 p.m., with Danachildren 12 and under, with kids 6 and under admit-Lee and the Ranger Band taking the stage. “Scamp” ted freeWalker will say “Hi, Buckaroos” about 9:30 p.mThe dance hall at Anhalt is off Texas 46 about 4.5Tickets, available at the door, are $20 for adults and miles west of U.S. Highway 281. Take Anhalt road$5 for children 12 and under.about two miles
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung
New Braunfels, Texas, US
Fri, Jun 11, 1999
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