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THIS IS FOR ALL WRESTLING FAMILIES AND WRESTLING CLUB MEMBERS - !!!!
Feburary 21, 2010
Thank you to all of the those who volunteered, donated baked goods and helped out at the recent Denmark High School Wrestling Regionals this past Saturday. The Denmark Wrestling Club ran the kitchen at this event, and all profits from this area goes right back into the club's fund. Thank you for supporting another successful fundraiser!

Just wanted to put some more information out here for you:

DWC MEETING -- The Denmark Wrestling Club will hold a meeting next Wednesday, February 24, 2010 in the Multipurpose Room at the Denmark High School at 6:00pm. Officers and board members will be meeting to discuss current issues and all members are invited to attend to learn more about the club, to ask questions to or to bring up new topics. If you have topics for discussion that you would like to present ahead of time, please email Lisa Loberger, the DWC Secretary, at 'lisa@eisimplementinc.com' or contact another Officer (Pat Van Rite, Paul Warden or Michelle Schmitz) or Board Member (Ross Groehler, Vincent Wertel, or Jim Bergelin). Our club's website is www.denmarkwrestling.com."

HIGH SCHOOL STATE TICKETS
Denmark Wrestling Club has 80 tickets to state for Feb 25-27 at the Kohl Center in Madison. The tickets are $40. If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please contact Lisa Loberger at wloberger@centurytel.net, lisa@eisimplementinc.com or 920-323-1384. The tickets will go FAST!!

OFFICER NOMINATIONS - DUE FEBRUARY 19, 2010
The Denmark Wrestling Club has 7 officers -- President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and 3 Board Members. The President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer each have 2 Year Terms and the Board Members each have a 3 Year Term. When a decision (monetary or otherwise) needs to be approved, 4 out of the 7 board members need to approve it. Officers meet at least 4 times a year to make decisions regarding the club's activities and corresponds via email/phone throughout the year.

Positions up for election this year are Vice President, currently held by Paul Warden, Treasurer, currently held by Michelle Schmitz, and Board Member, currently held by Vince Wertel.

Continuing positions are President, held by Pat Van Rite, Secretary, held by Lisa Loberger, and Board Members, held by Ross Groehler and Jim Bergelin.

Nomination forms for officers are due February 19, 2010 for either existing officers to run for re-election or for new members to run. If you are interested in running for a position on the board, please submit your name, address, phone number along with the position you are running for and 2 signatures from Denmark Wrestling Club members nominating your decision to run, and a short bio on yourself. You may give this to our Secretary, Lisa Loberger, or email her at wloberger@centurytel.net; or lisa@eisimplementinc.com.
Election to be held 12:30pm March 14, 2010 at the Denmark Wrestling Club Annual Banquet at Whipps Dining Hall.

ANNUAL BANQUET
All wrestlers and their families are invited to attend the Annual Banquet at 12:00pm March 14, 2010 at Whipps Dining Hall. The club provides the chicken and potatoes, and families are asked to bring a side dish or desert to pass. An email will sent out next month to ask for families to sign up if they plan to attend.

Thank you,
Michelle Schmitz
920-609-4455

November 3, 2009
Dear Wrestling Families:
This is to inform everyone (Youth, Middle School & High School families) on what is going on for the 2009-2010 Season. The Denmark Wrestling Club ask that every family pay a $10 family fee each year - this helps to defray some of the banquet costs at the end of the year. The Spring Banquet is scheduled for March 14, 2010 at Eddie Whipp's the doors will open at noon and we will eat at 12:30. Chicken and Parsley Potatoes will be provided - we ask that everyone bring a dish to pass. Some suggestions would be pasta salads, salads, fruit salads, veggies, finger food, desserts, buns, taco plate, veggie pizza, and any other suggestions you may have. We would like everyone to attend because this banquet is all about our WRESTLERS! The coaches in each area talk about their year and their teams - we hope everyone can attend. This meeting is also our quarterly meeting - the meeting will take place after the introduction of all the teams! Everyone who has paid their $10 family fee will have the opportunity to fill out a ballot for club officers - when you attend the banquet you will be given a ballot form and you will need to fill this out prior to the start of the banquet. The positions that are open for elections this year would be Vice President, which is currently held by Paul Warden; Treasurer, which is currently held by Michelle Schmitz; and Board of Director, which is held by Vince Wertel. All current officers have expressed that they will run for re-election. Anyone wishing to run for office must have their nomination in to the officers prior to February 19, 2010 - nomination form would consist of two nominating Denmark Wrestling Club member signatures and the individual you are nominating and their signature agreeing to nomination and a short campaign speech.
Our Youth Tournament is January 23, 2010! This is our 11th Annual Tournament and this has been our major fund raiser we need everyone to help! The club is asking that everyone get their raffle ticket- we are asking that everyone sell $50 worth of raffle tickets. The raffle tickets are 1 for $1 or 6 for $5. If anyone's employers would be interested in donating to the raffle please let Faith or Kevin because they are the chair people for the raffle. We are looking for volunteers in all areas please contact me if you can help out in any area. This year I would like to have committee heads and they will report on there areas and they will be responsible for having their area ready! I need to get this tournament broke down into workable committees. If you turn this sheet over the Youth tournament is broken up in areas with explanations.
All graduating seniors interested in applying for the Denmark Wrestling Club Scholarship will need to obtain the guidelines form from www.DenmarkWrestling.com and click on the scholarship tab.
The Denmark Wrestling Club has done several other fund raisers. The fund raiser are the Rummage Sale, Golf Outing and this year they club worked a volleyball tournament at the Coop and will be having a 9 Pin Bowling Tournament. I think it awesome to get a couple different events going - to get everyone involved!
Dates to remember:
November 7, 2009: 9 Pin Tournament - CZ Bushville Lanes
December 11, 2008: Tournament Meeting for everyone interested in volunteering to help out. - 6 pm sharp
December 30, 2009 - Family fees should be paid please just fill out the bottom form and either mail it or give it to Lisa.
January 9, 2010: Bus to DC Everest High School Meet
January 10, 2010: Turn in all Raffle tickets
January 19, 21, & 28: Only High school Home Duals - in there will be the mat dedication ceremony TBD
January 23, 2010: Youth Tournament
February 13, 2010 : High School Regionals @ Denmark
February 19, 2010: Nomination forms for officers are due
March 6, 2010: Need an email or call if you have not signed up for the Spring Banquet. We need a # attending.
March 14, 2010: All Denmark Wrestlers and their families Banquet at Eddie Whipps
Anyone having questions please do not hesitate to contact any of the officers listed on our website. You can contact me at 920-323-1384 or email me at wloberger@centurytel.net or lisa@eisimplementinc.com. We would like to have all Family Fee paid by December 30, 2009. Please turn in raffle tickets to Michelle Schmitz or Lisa Loberger by no later than January 10, 2010!
Thanks for your continued support and without all of your our program would not continue to grow as it has! If you could provide an email address we will add you to our mailing -we do a lot of communicate via email due to being in 3 groups.
Thank you --- Lisa Loberger, Secretary (mail Lisa Loberger, 9236 Radtke Road, Maribel WI 54227 or Michelle Schmitz )
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Wrestler(s) Name: _________________________________________________________________________
Parent(s): _____________________________________Email: address:________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________________Phone:______________________________
Program(s) involved in: Youth _____ Middle School _____ High School _____
Officer Form: ___ Family Fee ___ Raffle Tickets (o-handed out /=returned) ___ Banquet RSVP
Committee Heads for these individual areas:
Registration: Saturday 6:45 am to 8:30 am --

We will need 4 to 5 volunteers to register the wrestlers. This entails registering
And handing out weigh in cards.
Admissions:
This will be for taking admission for spectators. I will need a total of 4 people
With two different time slots.
Saturday: 6:45 am to 8:30 am
Saturday: 8:25 am to 10:30 am
Chart Hangers:
Saturday: 9:00 am ( mini - 4 people )
These people will be responsible for preparing the walls with tape to hang chart
And hanging charts.
Trackwrestling Chair Person: Alice Bergelin is the Chair person for this department.
Friday night:
Saturday: 7:00 am

This person with the aid of at least one Trackwrestling Educated person will need to run the show!
This will entail do the entering of walk ins, entering of weight after weigh-in and keep the rounds updated by bouts. This also entails getting the bout sheets printed and down to the tables and brackets printed so the chart hangers can hang them. This individual will need to be able to take several hours on Trackwrestling and run test tournaments to work out the bugs. I can honestly say all you can do is practice until you are comfortable with it - I will help this person out with the learning process. Get the charts printed and ran down to the chart writers
Table workers and Score Keepers: Saturday: 9:15
I will need time keepers, score keepers. If you volunteer for scoring please make
Sure you understand the scoring - we will explain so please don't let this scare
You. We have ten tables and we would realistically like 3 people assigned to
Each table so we can rotate and give everyone some down time.
Table Runners:

Saturday: 9:30 - 9:45 am ( 6 people )
These people are responsible for running the chart to the head tables for the
Chart Writers:
Chart Writers:

Saturday: 9:30 - 9:45 am ( 5 - 6 people )
These people are responsible for writing the final charts.
Referees:
Anyone interested in doing this please let me know - we have the high school
Wrestlers scheduled and any Alumni Wrestlers that would like to do it also.
Raffle Area:
Faith Brantmeier is the head of this department -- please see them if you are interested in helping.
Kitchen: Faith is checking to see if Ted is interested in running again.
We are looking for someone to head this department up.
Awards:
Handing out awards
Security and Bathroom Monitors:
Walking hallways and keeping all bathrooms stock and if there are any mess you are clean up also.
Everyone is asked to participate in clean up following the tournament!
We will need baked goods for selling at the tournament.

Feb 14, 2009 High School Regionals; Feb 21, 2009 High School Sectionals & Feb 26-27-28 High School Wrestling State
If you would like State Tickets for Feb 26-28, please contact Lisa Loberger.
Quarterly DWC meeting - Wed, Feb 18, 2009, 5:00pm at DHS cafetorium area;
*Brief Overview of Tournament - Results & Concerns/Improvements, Any other business; If you have any questions about the Denmark Wrestling Club, please feel free to ask an officer, come to the meeting, or send an email.

February 19, 2009
Anyone else wishing to run must have their nomination in to the officers prior to February 19, 2009. A nomination form consists of two nominating members signatures and the individual they are nominating and for what position they are running for. We will hand out ballots at the beginning of the annual meeting (March 15) to adult members for their vote. If you will not be attending the meeting and would like to vote, please notify me the first week of March and I will get you a ballot of those individuals that are running for this year's election.
**Terming Positions
- President (Incumbent Pat Van Rite running) - 2 yr term
- Secretary (Incumbent Lisa Loberger running) - 2 yr term
- Board Member (Incumbent Ross Groehler running) - 3 yr term

**Other Positions still active
-Vice President Paul Warden - Term thru 2010
-Treasurer Michelle Schmitz - Term thru 2010
-Board Member Vincent Wertel - Term thru 2010
-Board Member Jim Bergelin - Term thru 2011

March 14, 2009 - Youth Wrestlers Regionals & March 27-28, 2009 Youth Wrestlers State

March 15, 2009 Banquet at Eddie Whipps, Door open at 12:00, lunch at 12:30; Club provides chicken and potatoes, family are asked to bring a dish (fruit, veggies, pasta salad, taco salad & chips, buns, desserts) to pass. Please let Lisa Loberger or myself know if you will be attending and how many, what dish by March 6, 2009.

April 10, 2009 - DWC awards $1200 in scholarships to DHS graduating seniors; applications will be available the first week of March and need to be turned into an officer by April 10, 2009

May 2, 2009 Rummage Sale / Food Stand Fundraiser - More details to follow later

June 27, 2009 Golf Outing Fundraiser - Twin Oaks Golf Course - 4 Man Scramble - More details to follow later

July 26, 2009 DWC wrestlers participate in Denmark Lions Parade

Other Items- Raffle Ticket Winner Mark Cherney -- Does anyone know this person? He won a raffle prize but did not write his name or address on the orange ticket. If you know him, please contact me, so that I can mail out the prize to the correct individual.

Youth and Middle Sweatshirts/pants -- I spoke with Joe from Denmark Trophy and we are expecting to receive the orders late next week. I will contact those who ordered when we receive them.

***New Mat - Due to the success of fundraisers ran over the last few years, the Denmark Wrestling Club has purchased a new mat. It will be used on March 7, 2009 at a Minnesota College tournament before arranging with our officers to pick it up the following week. This new mat is a 2" Dollamur Flexible Mat that is 40' by 42'. Purple in color with the Denmark Vikings name and logo, along with a "Donated by the Denmark Wrestling Club"signature.

Thank you to all!

NOVEMBER 12, 2008 Officers meeting : in attendance were Pat Van Rite, Lisa Loberger, Jim Bergelin, Michelle Schmitz, Paul Warden.
Old Business: Scholarship forms will be redone to add an area requesting the applicant reveal any athletic code violations he received during the 4 years of high school. Scholarship forms must be sumbitted to a club officer no later than April 30, 2009. Applicants must have participated in the Denmark High School Wrestling Program for a minimum of three years.
Youth State Event: Discussed the option of aiding in paying for a coaches room for one night of the State Function. This was tabled to due gray areas and will be rediscussed at a later meeting.
Lisa Loberger will contact the Middle School to have them make an announcement that the Youth Wrestling Program will be starting in December and any 6-8th grader interested in starting prior to their start in January are more than welcome to attend the Youth Practices on Tuesday and Thursday.
New Business:
Pat Van Rite brought up for next year raffle tickets that we should approach the Subway in Denmark to see if they would like to be listed on the Raffle Ticket for $XX off a sub and they would possibly sponsor the raffle tickets -- this is what the Bellevue Fire Fighters did!
The Banquet newsletter will be handed out at the being of the season to all Wrestling Families to explain what will all be happending. There is a $10 family fee per year. New this year nominations will be in prior to the March Banquet. Anyone who has paid their $10 will get a ballot when attending the meeting and the voting will be done prior to eating so the new officers can be announce at the meeting portion of the banquet. All nomination forms must be received by the current officers by February 19, 2009. Current position that will be open for election will be President, Secretary, and a Board Member.
Discussion on purchasing a mat or championship singlets for high school program was discussed and tabled for a future date.
December 11 a Tournament Meeting has been scheduled for anyone working the Tournament excluding the wrestlers due to that is a home wrestling event - I will meet with them one night after practice. The meeting is scheduled for 6pm sharp! We are looking for committee heads for all departments.
Alice Bergelin will be checking with Viking Rescue to see if they will again attend our tournament in case their assistance is needed.
February 16, 2009 is a tentatively scheduled officers meeting - as we get closer to this date we will firm this date and time up.
Banquet is schedule for March 15, 2009 at Eddie Whipps.
Officers Meeting was adjourned. Open meeting attendance was Alice Bergelin - no other business meeting was adjourned.

NOVEMBER 4, 2008
There will be a Denmark Wrestling Club Informational Meeting on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 7:00 pm in the Multi-Purpose/Wrestling Room at the Denmark High School. Please enter through the doors on the North Side of the building, nearest the football practice field. This meeting is designed for all Youth, Middle School and High School Wrestling Families. We will have SignUp Registration for the Youth Program (open to all 4K through 5th grade students), handout raffle tickets to families, and signup for committees for the upcoming 10th Annual Youth Wrestling Tournament (January 24, 2009), as well as other volunteer opportunities for all to get involved. I have attached a copy of the Youth Wrestling Form, in case you would like to fill it out prior to the meeting. Registration is $10/family; check can be made payable to Denmark Wrestling Club.

NOVEMBER 12, 2008
Quarterly Denmark Wrestling Club Meeting - November 12, 2008 (Wednesday) 8:00pm at Rookies, back room, in Denmark. Officers and Board Members are meeting at 7:00pm, then 8:00pm is open to all. Please feel free to attend to learn more about the club, present ideas or ask questions. If you have topics for discussion that you would like to present ahead of time, please email Lisa Loberger, the DWC Secretary, at 'lisa@eisimplementinc.com' or contact another Officer (Pat Van Rite, Paul Warden or Michelle Schmitz) or Board Member (Ross Groehler, Vincent Wertel, or Jim Bergelin).

DECEMBER 2 and 4, 2008
Youth Program Practices begin Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00pm - 7:30pm: Denmark HS Multipurpose/Wrestling Room

DECEMBER 21, 2008, Sunday
Area Youth Wrestling Tournament - Shawano

JANUARY 24, 2009
Denmark's 10th Annual Youth Wrestling Tournament
6-16-08

Wrestling Parents - Just wanted to mention a few things.

*Golf Outing Committee meeting is Tuesday, June 17th at 7:30pm at Rookies.

* 1st DWC Golf Outing is planned for June 28th at Twin Oaks.

*DWC awarded 4 Scholarships of $300 each to Josh Hansen, Ryan Baugnet, Ryan VandenBush, and Alex Van Rite. They were presented by Coach Jeff Blohowiak at the June 7, 2008 graduation ceremony. These scholarship winners were also announced in the 06/12/08 Denmark Press.

PARADE: The Denmark Wrestling Club will be participating in this year's Denmark Parade on Sunday, July 27, 2008, which promptly starts at 11:30am. It starts in the parking lot by McDonalds and Village Mart (Cty R & Hwy 96). We ask that all participants show up no later than 10:30am--possibly even 10:00am, as once our ride/wrestlers are set to go, we are placed in the lineup (no designated spot in lineup). If you and/or your child would like to participate and be part of this event, please contact me to let me know, so that I can include you in on all the details as they become available as the time nears. If you know of anyone else that may be interested in participating, please pass along the word, as everyone does not have access to email, nor do I have everyone's address, and we would like a large turnout of wrestlers of all ages (kindergarten through alumni), parents included. We ask that Wrestlers make up posters (3' by 3'--poster size) promoting our club and the upcoming 10th Annual Denmark Wrestling Club Tournament on January 24, 2009 that we will display on the float area.

*SUMMER CAMP -- 2008 All American Edge Wrestling Camp (ages K-12); runs Monday-Wednesday, July 28-30, 2008 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Denmark High School (sign in at the door); Cost is $50 (for all three days), and $25 for second child; Coaches Corey Vangroll, John Goral, and Luke Goral; Questions, call John Goral at 217-5027

*NEXT DWC MEETING --Quarterly Denmark Wrestling Club Meeting - August 20, 2008 (Wednesday) 8:00pm at Rookies, back room, in Denmark. Officers and Board Members are meeting at 7:00pm, then 8:00pm is open to all. Please feel free to attend to learn more about the club, present ideas or ask questions. If you have topics for discussion that you would like to present ahead of time, please email the DWC Secretary at 'lisa@eisimplementinc.com' or another Officer (Pat Van Rite, Paul Warden or Michelle Schmitz) or Board Member (Ross Groehler, Vincent Wertel, or Jim Bergelin).
03-17-08

Quarterly Denmark Wrestling Club Meeting - May 14, 2008 (Wednesday) at Rookies at 8:00pm (Officers and Board members meet at 7:00pm-8:00pm, then open the meeting to all members at 8:00pm). If you have any issues or concerns to address, please let me know. Otherwise, please plan to attend at 8:00pm on 05/14/08 to learn more about the direction of the Club or ask questions.

PRACTICES-- There are only two remaining practices --THURSDAY, March 20, and THURSDAY, March 27, from 6:00pm - 7:30pm. Much thanks to all coaches, parents and wrestlers for their time, patience, and involvement in our weekly practices.

SINGLETS - I ask parents to return the singlets that they have rented, if their child is no longer competing in tournaments this season. Please return your singlet to Shari Warden (863-6579) or Michelle Schmitz (609-4455) by March 31, 2008, as an inventory of singlets needs to be completed. Thanks to Shari for handling the singlet inventory for the past years and thanks to Anne Bruss for volunteering to take over the singlet inventory for the 2008-2009 wrestling year.

UPCOMING FUNDRAISER--
**May 3, 2008 - FOOD STAND & RUMMAGE SALE at the Denmark Community Wide Rummage Sale; Looking for donated food items, baked goods, and any donated rummage items to be sold; Also looking for volunteers (who are not obviously busy with their own rummage sale) to help with setup of items, the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (April 30-May 2) before the sale, to help the day of the sale on Saturday (May 3), and for clean up after the sale (May 3). Contact person is Anne Bruss (863-8698). Should you have any large or specialty items to donate for the sale, please call Anne to let her know, so that they can be listed in the Community Rummage Sale Flyer that is distributed to all rummage salers on that day.

PUBLISHED RESULTS - Results from Depere and Regionals (BayPort/Lakeland) were published in last Thursday's (03/13/08) Denmark Press and last Saturday's (03/15/08) Green Bay Press Gazette.

THIS WEEKEND RESULTS - I have forwarded the results from this past weekend's tournaments - Fond du Lac, Reedsville, Two Rivers, and Pulaski to the Denmark Press (hopefully appear in the 03/20/08 edition) and to Green Bay Press Gazette (should be in 03/22/08 edition). Anyone else participate in any other tournaments, please let me know and I can also forward that information to the Denmark Press and GB Press Gazette, if you would like.

Upcoming Tournaments (or ck out other Wis tournaments at www.wiwrestling.com )
Saturday, March 21 & 22 - STATE for Youth Wrestlers in Madison
Saturday, March 22 - Brillion & Little Chute

Take 1st at a WI tournament this season -- Wrestlers can participate in the following two tournaments (Menasha and Gillette), which round up the season. You can obtain the registration form online at www.wiwrestling.com or contact me. I will have forms at practice this Thursday night.

Saturday, April 5 - Menasha - Need a copy of their Winner Chart and preregister by April 3 ---there are NO WALK INS.

Saturday, April 19 - Gillette (NEW DATE) - There are two divisions and starting times (K-4th Graders begin at 8:15am and 5th-8th Graders begin at 12:45pm). Need a copy of the Winner Chart to present at time of PREREGISTRATION and WEIGH IN, with last date to register April 15. NO WALK INS. Bracketing is done on April 16, 2008--online. Thus far, our club has 5 members registered for this tournament.

If you have any requests, inquiries, concerns, or comments, please do not hesitate to email or call me. I will do my best to answer them or forward them along to the appropriate party.

40 Years of Dedication - Thank you Mr Yazawa