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A total of 26 teams competed. The premiere of the unusual competition attracted many to the open air. That’s what the Grafenwalders say.
“Half of Grafenwald is there, but maybe everyone is already here,” said a Grafenwald citizen appreciatively. Here, meaning the grounds of the Holy Family Church, where the long-awaited premiere of the Wöller Christmas tree throw took place. The earliest event of the year had already been canceled twice due to the pandemic – but it finally started on Sunday morning. The organizer was the Grafenwald shooting club, which “wants to bring people together again on a family day”, as chairman Stefan Kreul said. Secretary Victor Thiele added: “We wanted to do something different and when six crazy people come together on the board, something like this happens!”.
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The organizers were very satisfied with the response. “It’s been well received. It was worth beating the drums,” organizer and board member Willi Hülskemper drew a satisfied first conclusion. A total of 26 teams had registered to fly trees, so that the successful event dragged on into the afternoon. Except for the mixed celebrity team with the mayor, priest and church council, marksman queen and representatives of the sponsors Bellendorf and Bitburger, all teams were recruited from the associations, clubs and institutions of the district. In addition to many teams from the departments of the VFL Grafenwald and the companies of the rifle club, delegations from the fire brigade, the choirs, the Seepferdchen daycare center and the primary school took part with teams of students and teachers.
Fir trees have been pruned beforehand to suit the group
Each team had six participants regardless of age or gender. The fir trees, donated by Holz Hegener and Fockenberg, had been trimmed beforehand so that the children had to throw one-kilo tree tops, the women two-and-a-half kilos and the men five kilos of prickly greenery as far as possible. All throwing techniques were permitted on the two lanes, you could see slingshots with different turns, javelin throws, kicks or the “flat throw with slide technique”. general reasons for participation.
Of course, you could also simply throw away a Christmas tree, but that way you can still have some fun with it and “O Christmas tree” would take on a new meaning. “You have to stick together in the village, if there’s such a great event, let’s join in,” said Markus Bode, deputy chairman of the Grafenwald brass band, whose musicians performed right at the beginning. “Come on, hit one out!” coach Carsten Husemann cheered on his throwers from the VfL Grafenwald team sports badge and jokingly threatened tightened training. His department also wants to “support the village and strengthen cohesion.” The team from the 1st company lamented the uneventful last few years and is happy “to finally be able to do something with the rifle club again.” The best throws from two rounds were added together for the overall result .
Celebrity team wins unusual competition
The celebrity, who also achieved the largest individual distance with eight meters, was able to reap the victory. The places were occupied by the team colonel and the tennis department. In the children’s teams, the 2nd team of the VfL D youth won ahead of class 4b of the elementary school and the second team of the D youth. The sunshine in the morning had already attracted many visitors, who were not deterred by the light rain in between. Queues formed at the refreshment stations and there were few seats under the pavilions. In many cases, the home lunch was replaced by potato pancakes or bratwurst.
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