2015 Sponsors
Thank you to all of our 2015 sponsors!
Gold Level
Yuengling Beer (Dixie Beverage)
2705 South Pleasant Valley Road
Winchester, VA 22601-4256
540-667-1656
D. Richard Hottel, Jr, President
The premier beverage distributor of the Shenandoah Valley. Come taste Yuengling's new Oktoberfest brew at GermanFest!
Silver Level
Daryl Bowman Livestock, Inc.
2828 Fairview Drive, Woodstock, VA 22664
Mr. Bowman is a local Shenandoah farmer and is the current Hottel-Keller Memorial, Inc. tenant farmer. He utilizes about 58 acres of our 392 acre property, planting corn and other grains which help support his livestock herd. Thanks to his time and efforts in getting the property ready for Germanfest.
Grand Rental Station
1625 Berryville Pike, Winchester, VA, 22603
Jeff Solenberger, Sr., owner
(540) 667-1400; grs15346@yahoo.com
Grand Rental Station provides our tent, tables, chairs, and generator for our event. They are the primary rental equipment company in the Northern Shenandoah Valley. They have party rental and construction equipment rentals.
James River Equipment
150 Johns Manville Drive, Edinburg, VA 22824
Joe Bowman, manager
(540) 984-3337; whitesel@shentel.net
James River Equipment has helped support our event by providing a gator to use during the festival. They are the main John Deere dealer in Shenandoah County. Our own William Jake Keller, Sr. was the first John Deere dealer in the County in the early 20th century.
New City Entertainment
of Winchester, VA, 22601
Cathy Kerns, co-owner(540) 247-6918, LKittyk2b1@aol.com
Ms. Kerns will be performing her very popular Patsy Cline tribute show. She will also be providing a PA system, and DJ services. **Patsy Cline (Virginia Hensley) is descended from the Hottel & Keller families (the host property of Germanfest) on her mother’s side of the family.
Check the About Us page on the Germanfest website to show her descendant chart.
Cathy Kerns and Curt Creswell started the New City Entertainment Company in 2002. The combination of a Live Band, Tribute shows, DJ and Karaoke Services have allowed the couple to work full time at providing various forms of entertainment in many different settings including bars and restaurants, Fraternal Order clubs and organizations, fairs and festivals, weddings and private events. Cathy is always looking for another opportunity to meet new clients and entertain.
Richard Stickles and Family
of Strasburg, Virginia
A thank you to Mr. Richard Stickles and members of his family for volunteering to be involved in our 4th annual Germanfest. They are sharing some of their private collection of farm implements as well as bringing some oxen, chickens, and a horse to our event. They will be having several farming demonstrations throughout the day.
Massanutten Antique Tractor & Gasoline Engine Club, Inc.
Bill Shrum, representative
www.massanuttenantiquetractor.com
The Massanutten Tractor Club is back for a second year as an integral part of Germanfest. Thanks to their participation last year, we were able to utilize the George Hottel homesite for the first time (in addition to the George Keller site). We are again, offering vendors and demonstrators on both sites. The tractor club’s 30 passenger wagon transports festival goers to and from each site while soaking in the view of our natural resources that our 392 acre property incompasses. They also provide a barrel-train ride (weather permitting) for small children’s enjoyment. We thank them for their ongoing support of Germanfest and HKMI.
Bronze Level
Jimmy John's
2033 S. Pleasant Valley Rd.
540.722.4091
Freaky Fast Delivery! Stop by our location, call for delivery or order online at jimmyjohns.com
NPS -- Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
8693 Valley Pike, Middletown, VA 22645
Eric Campbell, lead park ranger
(540) 868-0937; eric_campbell@nps.gov
www.nps.gov/cebe
A National Park Service ranger, Jeff Driscoll, will present a program that will provide an overview of the Battle of Toms Brook (October 9th, 1864), part of which occurred on the front 200 acres of the Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum’s property (host site of Germanfest). This 30-40 minute guided tour will be presented 3 times during the day: 11:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm. We thank them for their time and effort in putting this program together. Their Visitor Contact Station is located in Middletown and is a good starting point to get information about the park and the programs they offer.
Winchester Printers
212 Independence Drive
Winchester, VA, 22602
Ron Hottle, President
(540) 662-6911; info@winchesterprinters.com
www.winchesterprinters.com
Winchester Printers is a full-service commercial printing company. It is family-owned and operated by three generations of the Hottle family. They have been a sponsor for all four years of Germanfest. Our rack cards, business cards, posters, and festival program booklet were made by Winchester Printers.
***Ron is a life member of Hottel-Keller Memorial, Inc. (host site of Germanfest) and current serves as President of Celebrate Patsy Cline, Inc. (owner and operator of Patsy Cline’s historic house museum on S. Kent Street).
Don Ober, Farrier
Gold Level
Yuengling Beer (Dixie Beverage)
2705 South Pleasant Valley Road
Winchester, VA 22601-4256
540-667-1656
D. Richard Hottel, Jr, President
The premier beverage distributor of the Shenandoah Valley. Come taste Yuengling's new Oktoberfest brew at GermanFest!
Silver Level
Daryl Bowman Livestock, Inc.
2828 Fairview Drive, Woodstock, VA 22664
Mr. Bowman is a local Shenandoah farmer and is the current Hottel-Keller Memorial, Inc. tenant farmer. He utilizes about 58 acres of our 392 acre property, planting corn and other grains which help support his livestock herd. Thanks to his time and efforts in getting the property ready for Germanfest.
Grand Rental Station
1625 Berryville Pike, Winchester, VA, 22603
Jeff Solenberger, Sr., owner
(540) 667-1400; grs15346@yahoo.com
Grand Rental Station provides our tent, tables, chairs, and generator for our event. They are the primary rental equipment company in the Northern Shenandoah Valley. They have party rental and construction equipment rentals.
James River Equipment
150 Johns Manville Drive, Edinburg, VA 22824
Joe Bowman, manager
(540) 984-3337; whitesel@shentel.net
James River Equipment has helped support our event by providing a gator to use during the festival. They are the main John Deere dealer in Shenandoah County. Our own William Jake Keller, Sr. was the first John Deere dealer in the County in the early 20th century.
New City Entertainment
of Winchester, VA, 22601
Cathy Kerns, co-owner(540) 247-6918, LKittyk2b1@aol.com
Ms. Kerns will be performing her very popular Patsy Cline tribute show. She will also be providing a PA system, and DJ services. **Patsy Cline (Virginia Hensley) is descended from the Hottel & Keller families (the host property of Germanfest) on her mother’s side of the family.
Check the About Us page on the Germanfest website to show her descendant chart.
Cathy Kerns and Curt Creswell started the New City Entertainment Company in 2002. The combination of a Live Band, Tribute shows, DJ and Karaoke Services have allowed the couple to work full time at providing various forms of entertainment in many different settings including bars and restaurants, Fraternal Order clubs and organizations, fairs and festivals, weddings and private events. Cathy is always looking for another opportunity to meet new clients and entertain.
Richard Stickles and Family
of Strasburg, Virginia
A thank you to Mr. Richard Stickles and members of his family for volunteering to be involved in our 4th annual Germanfest. They are sharing some of their private collection of farm implements as well as bringing some oxen, chickens, and a horse to our event. They will be having several farming demonstrations throughout the day.
Massanutten Antique Tractor & Gasoline Engine Club, Inc.
Bill Shrum, representative
www.massanuttenantiquetractor.com
The Massanutten Tractor Club is back for a second year as an integral part of Germanfest. Thanks to their participation last year, we were able to utilize the George Hottel homesite for the first time (in addition to the George Keller site). We are again, offering vendors and demonstrators on both sites. The tractor club’s 30 passenger wagon transports festival goers to and from each site while soaking in the view of our natural resources that our 392 acre property incompasses. They also provide a barrel-train ride (weather permitting) for small children’s enjoyment. We thank them for their ongoing support of Germanfest and HKMI.
Bronze Level
Jimmy John's
2033 S. Pleasant Valley Rd.
540.722.4091
Freaky Fast Delivery! Stop by our location, call for delivery or order online at jimmyjohns.com
NPS -- Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
8693 Valley Pike, Middletown, VA 22645
Eric Campbell, lead park ranger
(540) 868-0937; eric_campbell@nps.gov
www.nps.gov/cebe
A National Park Service ranger, Jeff Driscoll, will present a program that will provide an overview of the Battle of Toms Brook (October 9th, 1864), part of which occurred on the front 200 acres of the Shenandoah Germanic Heritage Museum’s property (host site of Germanfest). This 30-40 minute guided tour will be presented 3 times during the day: 11:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm. We thank them for their time and effort in putting this program together. Their Visitor Contact Station is located in Middletown and is a good starting point to get information about the park and the programs they offer.
Winchester Printers
212 Independence Drive
Winchester, VA, 22602
Ron Hottle, President
(540) 662-6911; info@winchesterprinters.com
www.winchesterprinters.com
Winchester Printers is a full-service commercial printing company. It is family-owned and operated by three generations of the Hottle family. They have been a sponsor for all four years of Germanfest. Our rack cards, business cards, posters, and festival program booklet were made by Winchester Printers.
***Ron is a life member of Hottel-Keller Memorial, Inc. (host site of Germanfest) and current serves as President of Celebrate Patsy Cline, Inc. (owner and operator of Patsy Cline’s historic house museum on S. Kent Street).
Don Ober, Farrier
