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The SCHÖMBS FAMILIENTREFFEN 2023
THE STORY of Schömbs 2023 is largely complete. Except that we are missing Fotos of the wonderful dinner Friday night at the Altes Ruderhaus in Worms. If you have fotos of this dinner, or orthers which absolutely must be in this Foto gallery, please click the Contact Link in the Navigation Bar at the top and paste them into an email.
There are also several captions below the Fotos which are incomplete or missing completely. In some casas they begin with a "#" sign. If you can assist in identifying the cousins in the Fotos, also please Click on the Contact Link and provide the information. Thanks. jds
Cousin Steve Mohr took many more Fotos of Schömbs 2023. They are on his SmugMug album. Click on the Link below,
- Click Here to see the Participant List. Most of the attendees are on the list. Many Germans, however, are not. Please send an email naming those Germans. The List will be updated.
- If you would like higher resolution copies of some of the Fotos, Click Here to go to Steve Mohr's SmugMug Photo Albums.
- We have no definitive plans for another Treffen but will certainly consider another in several years. A few people have volunteered to lead the next Familientreffen.
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DIE GESCHICHTE von Schömbs 2023 ist weitgehend abgeschlossen. Allerdings fehlen uns noch Fotos von dem wunderbaren Abendessen am Freitagabend im Alten Ruderhaus in Worms. Wenn Sie Fotos von diesem Abendessen haben, oder andere, die unbedingt in diese Fotogalerie müssen, klicken Sie bitte auf den Kontakt-Link in der Navigationsleiste oben und fügen Sie sie in eine E-Mail ein.
Es gibt auch einige Bildunterschriften unter den Fotos, die unvollständig sind oder ganz fehlen. In einigen Fällen beginnen sie mit einem "#"-Zeichen. Wenn Sie bei der Identifizierung der Cousins und Cousinen auf den Fotos behilflich sein können, klicken Sie bitte ebenfalls auf den Kontakt-Link und geben Sie die Informationen an. Danke. jds
Cousin Steve Mohr hat viele weitere Fotos von Schömbs 2023 gemacht. Sie sind auf seinem SmugMug Album. Klicken Sie auf den Link unten.
- Hier klicken, um die Teilnehmer-Liste zu sehen. Die meisten Teilnehmer sind auf der Liste.
- Wenn Sie einige der Fotos in höherer Auflösung sehen möchten, Hier Klicken, um zu Steve Mohrs SmugMug-Fotoalben zu gelangen.
- Wir haben noch keine genauen Pläne für ein weiteres Treffen, werden aber sicherlich in einigen Jahren ein weiteres in Betracht ziehen. Ein paar Leute haben sich freiwillig gemeldet, das nächste Familientreffen zu leiten.
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Most of the Fotos will enlarge, if you Click (or double click) them
Die meisten Fotos lassen sich vergrößern, wenn man KLICKT (oder doppelt klickt).
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Thursday, 29 June 2023
Donnerstag, 29 Juni 2023
The Welcoming Dinner
Schloß Cafe, Herrnsheim
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Cousins meet new Cousins |
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| Tina Carter and Jim Singer |
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Mark Smith, Pamela McKenna, Jacky and Rob Cramb and Jennifer Lamers |
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| The Mortensens - Mimi, Ernie, Craig and Portia |
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Iara Schemes Finn, Luigi Cutolo, Mieke and Arno Schembs, Adriana .... and Elson Schemes |
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Monika Schoembs, Larrry Hatch, Pamela Schembs |
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| Remy Chen, Richie Feronti, Riley Chen |
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| Britta Streicher, Walter Schembs, Marttin Schoembs, Martina Schembs |
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Mechthild Streicher, Chris Chen, Jim Schembs, Susie Crouse-Chen, Angelika Madi |
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Christine Koenen and Christoph Streicher |
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Friday, 30 June 2023:
Freitag, 30 Juni 2023:
Dittelsheim-Heßloch
Dorn-Durkheim
Hahnheim
Dexheim
Undenheim
Dinner at the Altes Ruderhaus, Worms
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The first inhabitation of Undenheim was in 767 (only three digits)! |
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| Riley Chen with Dorn-Dürkheim Welcome |
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Riley and Remy Chen |
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| St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Dorn-Dürkheim |
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The Altar in St. Joseph's |
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| Dorn-Dürkheim Street |
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Dorn-Dürkheimers |
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| Biblical Story in St. Joseph's |
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Susie Crouse-Chen and Lance Kayashima in a Vineyard |
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| Luigi Cutolo, Urban Krieg (D-H), Renate Fischer, Elson and Adrian Schemes |
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Remy and Chris Chen, Susie Crouse-Chen, Lance Kayashima, Riley Chen, Adriana and Elson Schemes, Iara Schemes Finn and Luigi Cutolo. Back row four Town Leaders from Dittelsheim-Heßloch. |
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| Renate Fischer and Iara Schemes Finn in the Catholic Church, Dittelsheim-Heßloch |
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Elson Schemes, Urban Krieg (D-H), Iara Schemes Finn and Renate Fischer. The Monument is the „Mariensäule“ built in 1914 in memory of a pilgrimage chapel close by. |
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| Departure from Dittelsheim-Heßloch. Lance Kayashima, Susie Crouse-Chen, Urban Krieg (D-H), Adriana Schemes, Iara Schemes Finn, Elson Schemes |
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Much of Hahnheim was Rebuilt after WWII. Many of the Citizens were National Socialists and put up Stiff Resistance. It was heavily bombarded by the Allies. |
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| Walter Kissel was an outstanding Hahnheim Town Leader. His Knowledge of Hahnheim's History was unparalleled. And his Telling was Gripping. |
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Monument to the Jewish Citizens of Hahnheim who were forcibly Removed by the National Socialists. Monument is on the site of the former Jewish Synagogue. |
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| Plaque Commemorating those Jewish Neighbors who were Deported to the Death Camps |
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Jim Schembs and Walter Kissel sip a Glass of Local Wine to Celebrate our Visit |
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| Many of our Group Descend from Hahnheim |
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Article in the Regional Paper Linus Wittich telling of the
Schömbs Descendants Visit to Hahnheim |
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| Linda Hatch at the Schömbs Schlöß (castle) |
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Local Sculpture on the Wall |
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| Mittagessen (Lunch) at Weingut-Historic, Dexheim |
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Welcomed by Frau and Herr Gerhard Blödel, Proprietors |
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| Introduction of Marcus Becker, Bürgermeister of Undenheim |
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Mostly Ludwigs, but with Becky Aftowicz and Shellie Thiel. Will fill in the Ludwigs names soon. |
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| Weingut-Historic Riesling |
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Paul Schambs, Iara Schemes Finn and Luigi Cutolo, Adriana and Elson Schemes, Mary Lynn Newsome |
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| Ali Morrocco, three Hahnheimer Leaders (Walter Kissel, Christian Wollheim, ??), right side front, Julie Bentz, Pamela and Jim Schembs, Beate Leibinger (Undenheimer) |
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Kathleen Sorenson, Judy Hulslander and Ed Nelson, Ashley Erickson and Matt Nelson, Karl Sorenson, Bürgermeister Becker |
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| Gary Schambs trying to show "Schambs" lived in Undenheim |
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Many picturesque small homes in Undenheim |
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| The Lineup of Ausländers and their Hosts in Undenheim |
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Jim Schembs talks with Bürgermeister Marcus Becker |
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| Richie Feronti at the Undenheim Historical Museum |
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The Altar in „ Pfarrei Maria Magdalena“, Undenheim's
Catholic Parish where the Schömbs worshipped |
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Otto Schwamb (the current owner of St. Albans Hof - #4 Tränkgasse) and Steve Mohr.
St. Albans Hof was the Home of Zacharias Schömbs |
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| Memorial to the Undenheim Dead (Gefallene) and Missing (Vermisste) in WWII |
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Former Home of Mathäus Schömbs (1726), Joh. Peter Schömbs (1800), J. Viermund Schömbs (1802), J. Viermund Schömbs II (1832) and Friedrich Josef Schömbs (1900) |
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| A Door |
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Bürgermeister Becker and Jennifer Lamers |
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Freitag Dinner at the Altes Ruderhaus
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Paul Schambs, Mary Lynn Newsome, Skylar Schambs, Gus Hatch, Natalie Schambs, Caroline Hatch |
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| Bianca von Rochow, Götz von Rochow, Trutz von Rochow, Vanessa Kratzer, Pia von Rochow, Ellen von Rochow, Thomas Bäuerlein, Monika Schoembs, Mark Ludwig |
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Bianca von Rochow, Götz von Rochow, Trutz von Rochow, Vanessa Kratzer |
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| Götz von Rochow, Trutz von Rochow, Vanessa Kratzer, Ellen von Rochow |
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Mo Braun, Eike Laufersweiler, Claudia Laufersweiler, Martin Schoembs |
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Saturday, 1 July 2023:
Samstag, 1 Juli 2023:
The Worms Dom (Cathedral)
The Jewish Cemetery (from outside)
Walk around Worms Centre
Familientreffen at Chateau Schembs
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The Nibelungenbrücke (Bridge and Gate)
over the Rhein River in Worms |
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Eckhard Schembs Bird Scupture in Downtown Worms |
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| Commemorating the Martin Luther Tribunal, Worms 1521 |
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Chris and Riley Chen at the Dom |
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THE TREFFEN AT CHATEAU SCHEMBS
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The Family |
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| Johannes Schembs and Uncle Arno Schembs |
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Martin and Monika Schoembs |
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| Pamela McKenna, Steve Mohr, Jennifer Lamers |
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#10 The Madis, Streichers, Werner-Koenen, and more |
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| #11 The Ludwigs |
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The French: Zoe Lefaucheux, Séverine, Eric, Pauline and Clémence Schömbs |
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| #12 Family of Claudia Edel |
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Jim Singer, Mark Smith, Tina Carter |
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| Arno Schembs, Reinhold Schembs and daughter Christine Schembs Glombik |
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Doris and Rainer Busch, Steve Mohr,
Michaela Busch, Monika Kleinkauf |
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| The Beginning of Wine |
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Steve Schembs and Richie Feronti |
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| Doris and Edi Schömbs |
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#14 Pia von Rochow, Remy and Riley Chen,
Ellen von Rochow, Chris Chen |
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| Becky Aftowicz, Shellie Thiel, Jennifer Lamers |
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(Most of) The Siblings of Arno Schembs: Walter Schembs, Gerlinde Guayasamin, Anja Jäger and daughter Emma Jäger |
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| Jim Schembs (Phoenix AZ) and Reinhold Schembs (Mainz/Laubenheim) met in 1995. We began the Schembs (in 1999 to become the Schömbs) family project. In 1999 we decided to have a Familientreffen. The rest is history! |
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Reinhiold Schembs and Daughter Christine Schembs Glombik |
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| Renate and Sarah Fischer |
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#15 Streichers and.... |
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| Linda Hatch, Iara Schemes Finn and Luigi Cutolo |
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#18 Michael and Inge Ludwig, Samuel Rudolph and Sabrina Ludwig, Mark Ludwig and Martina Seip |
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| Gus Hatch, Skylar Schambs, Larry, Caroline and Linda Hatch, Gary Schambs, Faith Pescatore, Natalie Schambs, Paul Schambs and Mary Lynn Newsome |
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Becky Aftowicz, Shellie Thiel, Mandy Glaze, Mimi Mortensen, Nate Mozeleski, Ernie Mortensen, Portia and Craig Mortensen |
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| Doris Busch and Pamela Schembs, Friends since 1999. |
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Michaela Busch and Martin Schoembs |
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| Brazil: Luigi Cutolo, Iara Schemes Finn, Elson and Adriana Schemes |
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Karl and Kathleen Sorenson, Judy Hulslander, Ed Nelson, Matt Nelson, Ashley Erickson |
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Möchtest du ein Glas Wein Trinken? asks Viola |
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| Australia: Jacky and Rob Cramb |
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#20 Schambs, Hatchs, Madis, Koenen, Streichers, Werner, and More |
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| Brothers Schembs: Arno, Eckhard, Walter |
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Pamela Schembs, Iara Schemes Finn, Mieke Schembs, Linda Hatch |
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| Mark Smith, R.J. Schembs, Pamela Schembs, Kristin and Jay Schembs |
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The Chens: Chris, Remy and Riley |
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| Reinhold Schembs and Mark Smith, the Laubenheimers |
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Sunday, 2 July 2023:
Sonntag, 2 Juli 2023:
Charter Bus to St. Goar
Burg Rheinfels
Picnic Lunch in St. Goar
River Boat to Boppard
Dinner at the Zwölf Apostel, Worms
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The "Blick" (view) of the Loreley from the Maria Ruh Viewpoint |
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| The Castle Ruins of Burg Rheinfels |
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The Early History of this section of the Rhein River
from 450 B.C. to 100 A.D. The right column is in English.
(click to enlarge, then Zoom!) |
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The 1794 French Invasion and Years Following
The right column is in English. |
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One of the Many Yards Inside the Exterior Walls |
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| Samuel Rudolph and Sabrina Ludwig |
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Robert Schembs |
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| Inge Ludwig, Vanessa Kratzer, Bianca von Rochow |
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Riley Chen, Chris Chen, Martina Seip, Mark Ludwig, Thomas Bräunlein |
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| Jay and Kristin Schembs |
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Remy Chen |
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| Lokale Kunst am Wegrand |
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Ali Marrocco, Julie Bentz. A Cool One after a Hard Day Trip! |
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Sunday Dinner at the Zwölf Apostel
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Arno Schembs, Pamella Schembs, Linda Hatch, Gus Hatch, Paul Schambs, Mary Lynn Newsome, Natalie Schambs, Caroline Hatch, Larry Hatch |
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Jennifer Lamers, Rob and Jacky Cramb, Pamela McKenna |
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| Ashley Erickson, Matt Nelson, Karl and Kathleen Sorenson, Ed Nelson, Judy Hulslander |
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R.J. Schembs, Britta and Christoph Streicher, Kristin and Jay Schembs |
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| Mechthild and Rolf Streicher, Mark Smith, Christine Koenen and Andreas Werner, Julie Bentz, Ali Morrocco, Steve Schembs, Richie Feronti, Mieke Schembs |
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Shellie Thiel, Becky Aftowicz, Gary Schambs, Skylar Schambs, Faith Pescatore |
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| Susie Crouse-Chen, Riley Chen, Jim Schembs, Remy Chen, Chris Chen, Lance Kayashima |
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Alina and Angelika Madi, back home in Israel after Schömbs 2023, enjoying a glass (a red and a white) of Arno Schembs' wine. |
Thanks for
joining us at Schömbs 2023!
Danke, dass Sie bei Schömbs 2023 dabei waren.
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