Finally, on behalf of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the Space City Ski Club, I would like to extend our sincere best wishes to all of you for a happy and healthy holiday season.

See you on the slopes and think SNOW!

We are also planning to see a show at the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo during the month of March. The details of this event have not been finalized yet, so stay tuned for more details.

Katy Stomp and Wine Tasting (recap) 

On October 27th, Christina Anderson, Mary Wollman, Judy Schiro, Ron Hayes, David Cone, Barbara Belzung, Lynn Burch and Sandy Perry and a couple of friends of Ron and Judy met at the Katy Stomp and Wine Tasting. We tasted wines from several vendors and snacked on appetizers. The location for the Wine Stomp was in a beautiful garden at The Pink Magnolia. If we had only known that it was in a garden, we would not have worn our high heels! Some of us enjoyed the wine so much that we bought wine to take home. This wine tasting was a benefit for Susan Komen Breast Cancer Center.

Wurstfest (recap)

On November 3rd 39 participants hopped on the bus heading for New Braunfels to help salute the German sausage, better known as "Wurstfest". This is New Braunfels version of Octoberfest. The bus was late because the driver got lost and Sandy had to go and find him and lead him to our pickup location. Once we got the bus to the pickup location, we proceeded to load the bus with beer, wine, ice and people. After everyone settled in, had eaten their lunch from Jason’s Deli and put a few drinks in their tummy and well on our way to New Braunfels, we were all happy again.

Gary Barrett was so enthralled with the food that he waited an hour and a half in line for a pork chop on a stick. I hope it was worth it! Marsha and Peggy went shopping at the booths in the Marketplatz. Several visited the Craft Show. Dianne Duperier and friends made sure they got to meet the Wurstfest Dignitaries. Cliff Jacobs and Cindy Moore stayed at Wursthalle almost all day and evening where they danced (Cindy in her dance shoes and Cliff on his roller skates) almost non-stop to the great polkas and waltzes. They were quite a couple amongst the polka dancers. Christina and friends enjoyed the Chicken Dance so much, that they were seen doing it several times.

The Granbery sisters, Susan and Sarah, plus two friends, who joined the club just for this trip, grabbed an outside table, loaded it with pitchers of beer, and watched the passing parade. They were soon joined by three guys from San Antonio, who compared notes with them on the talent, then their next group of friends had a deck of cards and a Texas Hold’em game involving the whole table was soon underway. I bet Mother Theresa was making sure they played the game fair!

The Wellhausen family took in the food, music and dance, as we usually do. We took in the yodeling and then made our way to the big tent to watch our favorite band, “Alpenfest”. Chris and his aunt Sandy went people watching. (Well actually I watched my nephew getting to know some young ladies with his pitcher of beer.) Sandy also modeled her chicken hat, but found it to be too hot to wear all day.

Everyone promptly loaded the bus for the return home. Some took a nap while others told their Wurstfest stories. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to hear all the stories or they would be in this article!