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THE D UTC H TO UC H
February 2015
DUTCH CANADIAN CLUB (EDMONTON)
13312 142 Street NW, Edmonton, AB T5L 4T3 Phone: 780 452 2861
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KLAVERJAS TOURNAMENT
February 8, 2015
The Silver Skate Festival is celebrating its 25th year!!!!
During the daytime, the Silver Skate Festival is a larger-than-life
winter playground with fun for all ages. There are skating races to
watch (or compete in!), opportunities for families to try winter sports
(like snowshoeing!), a heritage village (your destination for bannock),
and so much more.
During the night, the Silver Skate Festival is a feast for the
imaginations of young and old alike. Walk the dream-like Folk Trails
with roving characters, cozy in to live music, burn the Fire Sculpture,
and so much more.
The DCC is going to be at the festival again with some delicious
Dutch food and hot beverages, so come out and enjoy the festival
and come and warm up in our dining area. THE place for some good
Dutch “gezelligheid”.
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SILVER SKATE FESTIVAL
February 13-22, 2015
QUILTING WORKSHOP
February 28, 2015
ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING
March 22, 2015
KONINGSDAG
April 27, 2015
SPRING MARKET
May 9, 2015
ABO U T T H E DU T C H T O UCH
The Dutch Touch is a publication for the
Dutch Canadian Club (Edmonton)
13312 - 142 St. NW,
Edmonton, AB T5L 4T3
Clubroom phone: 780-452-2861
February 2015
MEMBERSHIP DUES
INDEX
Our membership fees are per
calendar year: January - December
at the following rates:
Bustrip
14
Calendar
20
Family (with children under 18) $70.00
Ten monthly issues are published
Senior Family
$60.00
(from September to June)
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$40.00
$35.00
Please submit your articles and news by Senior Single
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or renewal with your name, address,
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phone number and email address to:
You may also contact
Jenny Smits - 780-473-0905
jismits@telus.net
Lisa Putters - 780-466-5756
lisajp28@telus.net
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
We welcome letters from our members
regarding Club matters and concerns.
Letters will be edited for grammatical
errors and will be forwarded for
comments to the appropriate
departments. Anonymous letters will not
be considered for publication.
Please send them to the above address
or to Jenny Smits: jismits@telus.net
Members of the Dutch Canadian
Club can place their personal
announcements and classified ads
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DCC Board
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Dutch cheese
17
Dutch passport
9
Editorial
3
FIFA 2015
13
Gouda clay pipes
16
Klaverjas Club
5
Managing your money
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Members Page
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Nederlandstalige Top 10
15
Netherlands News
19
Sewing & Craft Circle
4
Silver Skate Festival
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Stitch N Rip Club
5
Volunteers
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Windmills
6-7
Windmills billiards
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EDIT O RIAL
February 2015
Dear readers:
We had a nice surprise when we came back from our 2-week vacation: a lot of the snow had
disappeared while we were gone. That doesn’t mean it’s almost spring though, a few more months
of winter to go. We enjoyed some nice winter temperatures in The Bahamas and were able to cross
a few items off our bucket list while we were there. My highlight was swimming with the dolphins,
they are so gentle and intelligent. Great memories!
But now we are back and we are happy to have our family and friends around us again.
A few busy months are coming up at the Dutch Canadian Centre: First the Silver Skate Festival food
trailer for two weekends during the festival. Be sure to check it out! And then there is the Spring
Market in May which requires a lot of organizing for the market coordinators. And of course the
Annual General Meeting is coming up in March. And I heard some rumours that there is going to be
a big event on May 5th, the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands combined with the
first direct KLM flight from Amsterdam to Edmonton. Sounds like it could be an interesting event.
Some of our volunteers represented our club at Concordia University for their International Days in
January, which was very much appreciated by the organizers of their International Studies
department. And the Casino volunteers were out in full force on January 29 and 30 from morning till
very late at night for our turn as casino workers. Another job well done and we will know the final
results in a few months. Thanks Cor.
Next is the Silver Skate Festival. Come and support this wonderful winter festival and make sure
you come in for a bowl of delicious pea soup! See you there.
Jenny Smits - 780-473-0905 - jismits@telus.net
N E WS FROM T HE BO A RD
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
Our Annual General Meeting has been set for Sunday, March 22 at 2:00 pm in the Nordic Room.
Please come out and support your board and volunteers.
Wilma Thys, our treasurer has resigned her position and our interim treasurer is Judy Boekholt.
Thank you for stepping up Judy. Judy will be letting her name stand for treasurer at our AGM. Thank
you Wilma for the many hours you have spent on keeping our finances in order.
Two other board members will have finished their term: Piet Van Papeveld and Henk Alberda, who
completed the final year of the position vacated by Harm de Groot.
We are always looking for some members who are willing to get involved at our board level while we
are working on our plans for the future. Please let us know if you are available to be nominated.
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N E WS FROM T HE C LUB S
CARD MAKING CLUB
We had a nice turn out January 10 but not all the girls were there, some were on a holiday.
The next card making dates are:
February 7 and 21
March 7 and 21
April 11 and 25
Hope you all keep those who struggle with health problems in your prayers.
Ria Bok 780 472 2725- ria_bert@shaw.ca
SEWING AND CRAFT CIRCLE
Our quilting workshop will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 9:00
am until about 5:00 pm in the Nordic Room. The workshop coordinator is Trudy
Moulyn and the project we’ll be learning is the “Disappearing 9-patch” pattern.
Trudy has made a list of fabric and supplies needed and asks you to have the
fabric pre-cut prior to the class, so we can finish the project in one day. This is
a free workshop but you have to register so we know how many people we can
expect. Please bring your own lunch, we’ll look after the coffee and tea.
You can reach Tudy at 780-418-3138.
Jenny Smits - 780-473-0905 - jismits@telus.net
Five of the best outdoor ice-skating rinks in The Netherlands
1. Museumplein Amsterdam - Ice skating on a beautiful square surrounded by the Rijksmuseum, the
Concertgebouw and the Van Gogh Museum. You can rent ice skates and even take a skating lesson if you
like. Afterwards, enjoy a cup of hot cocoa on the pleasant terrace.
2. Leidseplein Amsterdam - From mid-November to mid-January, the Leidseplein is transformed into a winter
wonderland with a sweet little ice-skating rink. Enjoy lights in the trees, snow, and many Christmas stalls
serving delicious winter snacks.
3. Schaatsbaan Delft - A great little ice-skating rink is set up in the old town centre of Delft every winter. Open
from early December to mid-January for loads of fun with friends and family.
4. Vrijthof Maastricht - The beautiful winter landscape on the well-known Vrijthof square in Maastricht includes
a great ice-skating rink every winter. You can rent ice skates and warm up afterwards with a drink and a
snack.
5. De Markt in Eindhoven - The Eindhoven Markt also boasts a great ice-skating rink every winter. The square
is transformed into a winter landscape – and in the city of light, Eindhoven, they go about these matters in a
very big way!
Tip: Every ice-skating rink offers ice skates for rent. Some rinks charge an entrance fee, usually a small amount.
After skating, the Dutch usually enjoy a cup of hot cocoa, a plate of poffertjes or a bowl of pea soup, which are
served near every ice-skating rink and are the perfect way to complement your fun on the ice.
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N E WS FROM T HE C LUB S
Stitch N Rip Club
Time is going too fast. We hope your Christmas season was great.
We wish Ria Ruis all the best, and we hope to see you again soon.
Not much news at this time. We are busy again with our projects. We are thinking of
Joe and Rena Brand and wish you all the best.
Our thoughts and condolences go out to Trudy Van Lieshout with the loss of her husband.
If you like to join our busy knitters group, we meet every Monday at 12 noon. Coffee will be served
but please bring your own lunch.
Edith Van Leeuwen - 780-489-8404 - omavl@shaw.ca
DCC#Auxiliary#
The Silver Skate Festival will be here again from February 13 - 22, 2015. This year at Silver-Skate
the Dutch Canadian Club Auxiliary and volunteers will be serving authentic Dutch snacks again
from our mobile kitchen, with an attached dining room compliments of Sid Braaksma and
Northgate Industries.
The DCC kitchen will be open on Friday 13, from 6-9, on Saturday 14 & Sunday 15, from 11-9 and
on Monday 16, from 11-6 (Family Day). On the following weekend our hours are: on Friday 20,
from 6-9, on Saturday 21, from 11-9, and on Sunday 22, from 11-6. Frank & Riek Stolk are our
coordinators.
Thank you to Michael and Debbie Bok for bringing their Husky “Nook” to the children’s Sinterklaas
Party, it was very much appreciated by all.
Truus de Visser - 780-434-4133 - jtvisser@telusplanet.net
KLAVERJAS TOURNAMENTS
The winners from our January tournament were:
1. Jane VanderBleek
2. Johanna Kuipers
3. Laura Veldman
Congratulations ladies! Our next tournament will be on Sunday, February 8 at
1:30 pm. See you all there.
Piet & Erica van Leeuwen - 780-459-5367 - phvanl@hotmail.com
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N E WS FROM T HE C LUB S
WINDMILLS
With the dark mornings and evenings it is no wonder we want to stay inside, cozy and warm.
However with a few easy ‘to do’ tips. You can keep healthy and happy throughout the winter season.
! Stay active! Keep your body moving? ! Check your medicine cabinet, clear out any expired medications, and stock up with decongestants and cough mixtures. ! Keep yourself hydrated with cold water or herbal teas, as those warming coffees with added flavours can creep on the weight. ! Don’t forget to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables to maintain good health, but also to balance out all those sweet treats we have been eating. ! Watch your step when you are out and about by wearing footwear with soles with decent grip patterns. ! Utilize the longer nights by sleeping as this helps refuel your body from stress and it also
enables your body to secrete the hormone melatonin, which is believed to help repair the
immune system.
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I was having lunch with a few of my friends the other day when Linda Lankoff said she had been
invited to a Kitchen Party. I explained to her that this had nothing to do with coffee and cake in the
kitchen, but was in fact, an East Coast gathering and they all involve beer, food and music. It’s
informal, relaxed and most of all fun. A Kitchen Party is essentially just a big jam-session. Everyone
sits around and plays or sings – no talent necessary. Many old standards will be hauled out –
Barrett’s Privateers’ inevitably is sung in varying states of drunkenness. There will be 80’s pop and
power-ballads and lots of silliness. Mostly it will just be about good friends having a laugh together.
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Eastern Canada has a strong tradition of music. There is a rich Celtic influence from Irish and
Scottish immigrants who settled there. The Acadian French have left their musical mark on the East
coast as well. You can hear it in the fiddles and accordions they took with them all the way to
Louisiana and back. The Black Loyalists brought gospel music to Eastern Canada, where it still has
strong roots to this day.
But East Coast music isn’t all folk songs and tradition. It’s also cutting edge – rock, pop, rap, country,
you’ll find it all there. Sarah McLaghlan hails from Nova Scotia, as do Sloan, Eric’s Trip, Jale,
Trush , April Wine and Matt Minglewood, and I’m sure we all remember a bunch of other oldies.
There is music everywhere; in bars of course, but also in shops, restaurants, on the boardwalk, the
streets, even on the ferry. There are concerts and festivals across the East Coast, all summer long
for any style of music you can imagine.
The thing about all of this music is, you take it for granted and don’t realize how much you miss it
and how much you look forward to that part of your Heritage again. I’ll see you in the Kitchen.
A huge thank you to all our January volunteers. You are always the best.
To all our friends who need a little inspiration this month, “The golden opportunity you are seeking is
in yourself. It is not in your environment; it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in
yourself alone”.
We only have three Birthdays in February so on your Birthday, take time for you, and enjoy every
little thing you do.
Anybody had any other ideas about the Bus Trip or are you all happy with Sylvan Lake. If you have
any other suggestions either let Jenny Smits or myself know.
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Thank you
I would like to express my endless gratitude and thanks, for all your thoughtfulness and generosity
during my illness. From you all I have learned much of life’s philosophy.
Thank you all sincerely.
Judy Boekholt
Life is precious
My heart is like an open book, for everyone to see.
All the people that I meet who mean so much to me.
There isn’t a day that passes by that I don’t try to say:
Hello friend, how are you, have a wonderful day.
Life is much too precious and much too short you know.
Today I wish you blessings wherever you may go.
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Managing Your Money
Should I contribute to an RRSP, a TFSA or both?
The introduction of the tax-free savings account (TFSA) in 2009 represented the most important change to the
way Canadians save money since registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) were launched in the 1950s. But
the big question on many people’s minds is whether they should contribute to a TFSA, the tried-and-tested
RRSP, or possibly even both? Before shedding some light on this question, let’s first understand some of the key
differences and similarities between the two investment vehicles. First and foremost, both RRSPs and TFSAs
provide investors with the opportunity for tax-effective investment growth. But unlike an RRSP, contributions to a
TFSA are not tax-deductible, amounts can be withdrawn tax-free at any time, and withdrawn amounts are added
back into your TFSA contribution room the following year.
Which is best?
On a very basic level, looking at your pre-retirement and expected post-retirement marginal tax rates can help
you determine how to best allocate your investments. If you expect to be in a lower tax bracket during
retirement, contributing to an RRSP is generally more beneficial. However if you expect your retirement tax
bracket to be equal or higher than your pre-retirement tax rate, the TFSA may be more tax-efficient.
Hold on; not so fast.
Although it’s tempting to settle on a simple rule-of- thumb, the decision to use a TFSA or RRSP is not that simple
– your Investors Group Consultant can help you to determine what’s best for you. Even if you anticipate having a
lower marginal tax rate in retirement, maximizing your RRSP contributions may not always be the most taxefficient long-term strategy. Since RRSP withdrawals (directly or through your registered retirement income fund
(RRIF) or an annuity) increase your taxable income, those withdrawals may affect certain government incometested benefits and credits such as the Old Age Security benefit and the Age Credit. On the other hand, if your
expected marginal tax rate in retirement is equal to or higher than during your accumulation years, contributing
to your TFSA is not always the best approach. For example, RRSPs that are converted to a RRIF or an annuity
after age 65 can produce income that is eligible for the pension income tax credit, and thus qualifies for pension
income-splitting with your spouse. Other income-splitting strategies such as spousal RRSPs could distribute a
portion of your taxable income to a spouse with a lower marginal tax rate in retirement, further reducing your tax
bill and reducing the claw-back effect on your income-tested benefits and credits.
So where does this leave us?
Generally speaking, a TFSA may be better suited for shorter-term goals, such as an emergency fund or saving
for a major purchase, since there is no tax on withdrawals and withdrawn amounts are added back into your
TFSA contribution room the following year. An RRSP is a long-term investment vehicle. The taxes and lost
contribution room associated with early withdrawals are strong incentives to keep your money invested until
retirement. The TFSA can also be a powerful retirement savings tool. However due to the ease with which TFSA
savings can be accessed (no taxes on withdrawals or loss of contribution room), only a disciplined investor who
can resist the temptation to dip into their savings prior to retirement will fully benefit from its potential as a source
of retirement income.
When choosing between an RRSP or TFSA, remember to take into account your unique circumstances as well
as your short and long-term goals. Consider RRSPs for long-term investments, and if you’re in a lower tax
bracket after retirement. TFSAs may be a better option for short-term goals, and can be more tax-efficient if
you’re in a higher tax bracket.
Remember, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Your personal savings strategy needs to take into account your
unique circumstances as well as your short and long-term objectives. If you have any questions about choosing
between contributing to an RRSP or TFSA, I would be happy to help.
This column, written and published by Investors Group Financial Services Inc. (in Québec – a Financial Services Firm),
and Investors Group Securities Inc. (in Québec, a firm in Financial Planning) presents general information only and is
not a solicitation to buy or sell any investments. Contact your own advisor for specific advice about your
circumstances. For more information on this topic please contact your Investors Group Consultant.
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Renew your Dutch Passport
You should be aware that the Dutch Consulates in Edmonton and
Calgary will be closed permanently after September 2015. If you need
to apply for or renew your Dutch passport after September you will
have to go to Toronto or Vancouver.
Schedule an Appointment
All applicants must apply in person at a Dutch Mission since they are
lawfully required to confirm your identity and take your fingerprints.
This also applies to children. An appointment is required and can be
scheduled on their website. Processing time
Dutch passports currently take approximately four weeks to process, provided the application and
documents you submitted are correct and complete.
The process may take considerably longer if further information is required. You are therefore
advised to submit your application well before your current passport’s expiration date or your
intended travel date.
Please note:
- if you choose to have the new passport sent to you instead of picking it up in person, you abstain
yourself from the right to verify your fingerprints at the moment of receiving the passport.
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DUTCH CONSULATE
Website:
www.dutchmissions.com
Open: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Closed on
Tuesdays and Thursdays and all
Dutch and Canadian Holidays.
Appointment only.
Address:
2nd floor of the Bonnie Doon
Shopping Center, Suite 257, 8330-82 Avenue
Edmonton AB, T6C 0Y6.
Phone 780-428-7513
Fax: 780-424-2053
email:
consed@telusplanet.net
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Golden Hour Clock Shop
10040 - 164 Street
EDMONTON, AB T5P 4Y3
Phone 780-489-0171
Fax: 780-489-1847
Award Winning Gouda from the Heart of Alberta!
2009 Canadian Champion Smoked Gouda medium
Old Grizzle ex. aged gouda Gruyere medium (Swiss)
The 2011 Canadian Champion Spiced Herbs & Garlic Gouda
2012 World Champion Smoked Gouda
2nd Award Silver
2013 Canadian Champion
Old Grizzly Artistic Old Grizzly Gouda Ex. Aged
Available at Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market Edmonton
every Saturday from 8:00 am-3:00 pm.
Hess & Ronnie Nyenhuis
SERVING EDMONTON & AREA
FOR OVER 40 YEARS
Closed on Mondays
Free shipment across Canada, shipment by mail in 4 kg or 8
kg boxes. Order by phone, fax, online or visit our own store in
Red Deer (Mon.-Sat. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm).
Sylvan “Star” Cheese ltd.
Phone: (403) 340-1560 Fax: (403) 342 6831
RR #1, Site 6, Box 31, Red Deer, AB T4N 5E1
web: www.sylvanstarcheesefarm.ca
email: info@sylvanstarcheesefarm.ca
GUARANTEED CLOCK AND WATCH
REPAIR
Victoria
Fancy Sausage (2007) Ltd
! BEN’S MEATS & DELI
Family owned and operated since 1953
Enjoy an old world feel: many Dutch products including
Croquettes, Frikandellen, Rookworst and our delicious
Metworst. Visit our candy section for the sweet or salty tastes,
or browse our huge deli with Dutch liver sausage and imported
Gouda Cheese.
15726 Stony Plain Road
Edmonton AB T5P 3Z5
PH: (780) 489-1424
Fax: (780) 409-8236
6508—118 Ave Edmonton AB
780-471-2283
Email: victofancy@shaw.ca
Allen & Jackie Snyder
www.bensmeats.com
bensmeats@shaw.ca
CLASSIC EUROPEAN ANTIQUES
7000. Sq. Ft . Hidden Antiques &
Collectibles treasures
CONTACT ANNEKE: 780-482-4414
Cell 780-699-7839
www.classiceuropeanantiques.com
Hours: Tuesday to Friday 11:00—5:00.
Saturday 10:00-4:00. Sunday 11:00-4:00
13314-126 Ave . Edmonton
[ Across from Wholesale Sports ]
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Come and visit us for our large
assortment of Dutch items, as
well as sliced deli meats and
fresh meat products!
We are the supplier for the
Dutch Canadian Club’s famous
Croquettes!
members page
Thank You!
Thank you to Ray & Fran Riege
from St. Albert, who donated
two authentic Gouda clay pipes
to our club.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!
Windmills social!
every Thursday afternoon we need
volunteers for serving the lunch and
cleaning up. Contact Faye de Vries at
780-478-7599.!
(For some information about clay
pipes, see page 16)
Silver Skate Festival!
February 14, 15 & 16 - Food trailer at
Hawrelak Park. We need food preparers,
servers and clean-up help. Please contact
Riek Stolk at 780-464-4879 if you can
help.!
50 Shades of Pink
Please join or sponsor us again this year
for the Sunday May 3rd annual breast
cancer walk, hosted by the Breast Cancer
Society of Canada and 8 participating Cleo
stores in Edmonton, St. Albert, Spruce
Grove and Sherwood Park.
The walk is 5 K and starts at the River
Valley Road. Festivities include great
music, guest speakers, a Zumba warm up,
survivor tent, refreshments and activities
for the kids. Don’t forget to “pink” it up
with crazy costumes.
!
We had a great turn-out last year and
collected more than $3,000 for breast
cancer research.
We will do this again and we specifically
will walk for our club members who are
going through or lost their battle with
cancer.
For more info, contact Jenny Smits 780-473-0905 - jismits@telus.net
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John D. Stobbe
Owner/Broker
Century 21 - Shackleton
Realty
8724-91 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T6C 4L2
Bus 780-988-1100
Fax 780-485-1313
Hanging with Tante
Jennie and Tante Tis
in Amsterdam this
past Fall.
What wonderful
women they are!!
I Appreciate Referrals!! If you
know of any friends, family,
neighbours, or
co-workers who are looking
to Sell or Buy a home, have
them contact me directly.
Thank you!!.
www.century21shackleton.com
12418 - 118 Avenue
(780) 455-5855
For Weddings, Anniversaries,
Company Parties, Reunions, Dances etc.
(Club members and ESCA members
receive a discount on the rental)
Inquiries welcome
Willem Hubben
Certified Denturist
780-984-4569
Frank Stolk
DUTCH CANADIAN CENTRE
13312—142 Street,
Edmonton, AB
NEW DENTURES
RELINES
REPAIRS
www.edmontondenture.com
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HALL RENTALS
Netherlands is coming to Edmonton for the FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2015
On Saturday, June 6, 2015 the Netherlands women’s team (Oranje
leeuwinnen) will play against New Zealand at 7:00 pm and on Thursday,
June 11, 2015 they will play China at 4:00 pm. Both games are part of a
doubleheader that day and are played at the Commonwealth Stadium in
Edmonton.
The Dutch Canadian Club would like to organize a group of supporters so they can receive
discounts on the tickets and have their seats together. We could have an “Orange” section at the
stadium. We can also organize for a bus to pick up the supporters at the Dutch Canadian Centre
before the games. Let’s go out and support the “Oranje leeuwinnen”. Bring your Dutch flags!
At the same time we can support the Canadian team that plays the other games of the
doubleheader: On June 6 they play China at 4:00 pm and on June 11 they play New Zealand at
7:00 pm so bring your Canadian flag as well.
On Monday June 15, 2015 the Canadian team will play the Netherlands at Olympic Stadium,
Montreal at 19:30 local time.
The official schedule of this world cup can be found on http://www.fifa.com/index.html. The final
match will be played on Sunday July 5, 2015 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver at 4:00 pm local
time. The match for 3rd place will be played in Edmonton on Saturday, July 5 at 2:00 pm.
Participating countries are:
Group A - Canada, New Zealand, China, Netherlands
Group B - Norway, Thailand, Germany, Cote d’Ivoire
Group C - Cameroon, Ecuador, Japan, Switzerland
Group D - USA, Australia, Sweden, Nigeria
Group E - Spain, Costa Rica, Brazil, Korea Republic
Group F - France, England, Colombia, Mexico
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Windmill Billiards
Here are the standings
Games
Points
Games
Points
1
P. Putters
18
23
11
H. Sierink
18
16
2
A. Wolfert
15
22
12
A. Smits
13
12
3
J. Breunesse
16
22
13
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As you can see, there is movement all over the place and finally in first place a real billiard player.
Maybe it is time for Jack to make a move, we will be holding our breath.
Cor Brusselers
BUSTRIP
Please let me know if you are interested in a bustrip at end of May
or beginning of June. It will be a one-day trip, cost will be about
$50.00 for the bus per person based on 40 people.
My suggestion is Sylvan Lake. First a visit to John Schalkwyk at
Sylvan Star Cheese, where we can tour the cheesemaking
facilities and have lunch and a wine and cheese tasting. In the
afternoon we could take a cruise on Sylvan Lake of about an hour
and a half. We’ll stop for dinner on the way back. So far one person
expressed interest and that’s just not enough yet.
We can also stay closer to home and visit the Leduc Discovery Centre and the Devonian Gardens.
Or if you have any other suggestions, please give me a call or send me an email and I’ll work on it. I
do need enough lead time to organize and advertise it however, so, I’d like to know the sooner the
better.
Jenny Smits - 780-473-0905 - jismits@telus.net
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N ed e rl a n d s t a l i g e
Top 10
January 3, 2015
email: info@dennissells.ca
website: www.dennissells.ca
1
Nielson
Sexy als ik dans
2
Claudia de Breij
Mag ik dan bij jou
3
Racoon
Oceaan
4
Willemijn Verkaik
Laat het los
5
Jaman
Zwevend op de wolken
6
Maaike Ouboter
Dat ik je miss
7
Jannes
Eens
8
Glennis Grace
Dat ik je mis
9
Roy Donders
Ik wil jou
10
Samantha Steenwijk
Lieveling, wat hou ik van jou
Mag ik dan bij jou was het openingslied van de theatervoorstelling Hete vrede uit 2011, die de prijs voor beste
cabaretprogramma van het jaar ontving. Het lied werd toen wel als een single uitgebracht maar was niet erg
succesvol. In de afgelopen jaren won de song echter aan populariteit. Behalve dat Mag ik dan bij jou meer dan
50.000 keer is gedownload, is het lied ook 2 miljoen keer bekeken via YouTube. Bovendien staat het nummer van
De Breij al meer dan 3 jaar in de iTunes top 100 en eindigt de plaat altijd hoog in de Top 2000. Het chanson wordt
met grote regelmaat gedraaid of gezongen bij zowel huwelijken als begrafenissen.
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Gouda Clay Pipes
A Gouda clay pipe is a tobacco pipe made of
stone, which many men smoked in the 18th
century. In 1606, English mercenaries arrived in the
Netherlands as reinforcements for Gouda. They
taught the people of Gouda how to make the pipes.
Later, in 1660, the Guild of Gouda Pipe Makers was
founded. With the arrival of wooden pipes, the cigar and popularity of
cigarettes, the trade seemed to be dying out – but the opposite was true.
With the Gouda Pipe Foundation, three enthusiastic gentlemen breathed new
life into the pipe. You can admire their skills in the Waag in Gouda.
Did you know that?
•
The Gouda clay pipe was a huge success in China.
•
There are only a few people in Gouda who can still roll the original clay pipes.
Melbourne, Australia
There was a lot of interest for the art of Gouda’s Clay Pipe making at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival
in Sylvan (Melbourne).
From September 19-21, 2014, they celebrated the Dutch weekend at
this Festival, which was visited by approximately 15,000 guests. There
was a lot of amazement and interest in the art of making the “Gouda
Clay Pipes”. Quite a few visitors remembered their Grandfather
smoking a Pipe.
Patrick Vermeulen, from the “Goudse pijp” Guild ran several workshops
at the festival for children, who enjoyed learning to make their own
wonderful clay pipe, and specially because they were allowed to take
them home.
Clay Pipe maker
Patrick Vermeulen from
the Guild of Gouda
Pipe Makers has a part
in a historical action
movie about Dutch
hero
Michiel de Ruyter.
Vermeulen is a market
salesman selling clay
pipes in the movie
which will be shown in
Dutch theatres starting
January 29, 2015
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Ten Dutch cheeses
There is more to Dutch cheese than the plastic
versions of Gouda and Edam you tend to find in
foreign or even some Dutch supermarkets. Here are
some of our favourites, and we apologize if we’ve
missed yours. Dutch hard cheese, by the way, is
either jong (young, 4 weeks), jong-belegen (youngmature 8-10 weeks), belegen (mature, 16-18 weeks),
extra belegen (extra mature, 7 -8 months), oud (old,
10-12 months) or overjarig (very old, more than 18
months).
1. Leidse kaas - Cheese with cumin seeds to give it flavour.
2. Friese nagelkaas - Cheese with cloves and cumin seeds, an acquired taste for some and a
tried-it-once-never-again experience for others
3. Bleu de Wolvega - Organic French-style blue cheese from Friesland. Very tasty.
4. Goudse kaas, old - Crumbly, salty, pungent with overtones of stinky (don’t let this put you
off, just hold your nose and eat this delicious cheese on a piece of roggebrood or rye bread.)
5. Zeekraalkaas - Organic sheep’s milk cheese with samphire, made in Terschelling. Yum.
6. Geska Glarus - Not a Dutch cheese but such a pervasive presence on Dutch tables since
times immemorial that it deserves a place. It’s stinky, powdered Swiss cheese which tastes
like shredded cardboard. Expats who miss it can buy it in the home sickness shops on line.
7. Rommedoe - (roum is the Limburg dialect word for cream and doe is derived from the
French doux, or soft). A hold-your-nose Limburg cheese which is no longer made in Limburg
because of Dutch regulations but pop over the border with Belgium and you’ll find it under
the name Hervekaas. It’s production goes back to the fifteenth century. Sharp, pungent and
stinky. And please don’t take on any form of public transport after you’ve eaten some.
8. Edammer kaas - Small round cheese whose production goes back to the 17th century and
one of the best-known Dutch cheeses in the world. It was known as a klootkaasjes or ball
(as in gonads) cheese.
9. Texelse schapenkaas - This cheese was made in the 16th and 17th centuries on the island
of Texel. One of the more surprising ingredients was the juice of boiled sheep’s poo which
gave it is characteristic colour (green) and taste (sharp). It also helped keep the cheese.
This practice was discontinued in the 1930’s but you can still buy the poo-less variety.
10. Limburger - Beloved of comedians for its pungent smell – often compared to body odour –
Limburger cheese was made in the 19th century in the Duchy of Limburg, which is now
divided between the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Nowadays its mainly made in
Germany. They are welcome to it.
Note: Some Dutch cheeses have brand names, like Leerdammer (also: Maasdammer) or Old
Amsterdam. They have nothing to do with either Leerdam, Maasdam or Amsterdam but have
been given a brand new name by cheesy marketing men.
This article was first published on website Netherlands by Numbers
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Costume display
The verses below reportedly were written on the wall of Mother
Teresa's home for children in Calcutta, India, and are widely
attributed to her. Do it anyway
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior
motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed
anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.In the final analysis,
it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
In the Bahamas we found some interesting
tropical rum drinks:
Bahama Mama
1 oz. Coconut Rum
1 1/4 oz. Gold Rum
1 1/2 oz. Nassau Royale Liqueur
2 oz's. Orange Juice
2 oz's. Pineapple Juice
Dash of Angostura Bitters (optional)
1/6 oz Grenadine
1 Cherry and/or Slice of Orange
Gully Wash
2 oz. Gin
2 oz. Coconut Water
4 oz. Condensed Milk
Pretty simple: just mix the gin and coconut water
in half the glass over ice. Then fill the rest with
condensed milk. Raise glass and toast.
Enjoy!
Aris & Jenny
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780-984-4569
BOARD MEMBERS
President
Frank Stolk 780-464-4879
Vice-president
Emmy Diamond 780-433-5584
Secretary
Rita Hemmes-Davis 780-449-1080
Treasurer
Wilma Thys 780-406-9674
Officers
Piet Van Papeveld 780-437-0680
Lisa Putters 780-466-5756
Henk Albarda 780-466-0873
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780-459-5367
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President
Edith Van Leeuwen 780-489-8404
Secretary
Truus de Visser 780-434-4133
Treasurer
Erica Van Leeuwen 780-459-5367
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President
Pieter Putters 780-466-5756
Secretary
Judy Boekholt 780-470-3701
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Ria Bok 780-472-2725
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Advertising
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State lottery misled players over
winning odds: court
The Dutch state lottery misled players
between 2000 and 2008 by exaggerating
the likelihood of winning, the Supreme
Court has ruled. The lottery should have
warned players that it would use both sold
and unsold tickets when making the draw,
the court said. ‘This means the odds of
winning were lower than consumers
thought,’ the court said. ‘This is
misleading.’ The case was taken to court
by a foundation named Loterijverlies.nl
which represents some 23,000 lottery
players. The foundation says the players
are now ‘excellently’ placed to demand a
refund on their tickets. Everyone who
played the state lottery between January
1 2000 and 2008 can sign up for the next
step, the foundation said.
Rotterdam's mayor tells Muslims to
pack their bags and go if they don't
like freedom
Rotterdam’s Moroccan born mayor tells
his fellow Muslim immigrants they “can
---- off” if they do not appreciate freedom
of speech in the aftermath of the Charlie
Hebdo terrorist attack. Ahmed Aboutaleb,
a Labour politician and former
g o v e r n m e n t m i n i s t e r, i s s u e d h i s
uncompromising message on the day that
Islamist terrorists attacked the French
satirical magazine because it published
cartoons mocking Islam. “It is
incomprehensible that you can turn
against freedom. But if you do not like
freedom, in Heaven’s name pack your
bag and leave,” he said. “There may be a
place in the world where you can be
yourself,” he continued. “Be honest with
yourself and do not go and kill innocent
journalists. And if you do not like it here
because humorists you do not like make a
newspaper, may I then say you can ---off.” Mr Aboutaleb, who became the Dutch
city’s mayor in 2008, has repeatedly hit
the headlines for his outspoken views on
the integration of immigrants, including
praise from Boris Johnson. “[His] is the
voice of the Enlightenment, of Voltaire.
We can and will protect this country
against these jihadist thugs,” wrote
London’s mayor.
lisajp28@telus.net
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ria_bert@shaw.ca
CASINO
Cory Vriens 780-478-1450
CONCORDIA BAND
Dave Greidanus 587-269-3619
david.greidanus@shaw.ca
HALL RENTALS
Frank Stolk 780-984-4569
stolkfm@telus.net
HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Emmy Diamond 780-433-5584
emmy.diamond@ivanhoecambridge.com
KLAVERJAS TOURNAMENTS
Pieter Van Leeuwen 780-459-5367
LANGUAGE LESSONS
Nadine Silveira 780-570-2232
nadinewijsma@gmail.com
MEMBERSHIP
Lisa Putters 780-466-5756
lisajp28@telus.net
SEWING & CRAFT CIRCLE
Jenny Smits 780-473-0905
jismits@telus.net
SPRING MARKET
Barbara de Visser 780-444-8855
barbdev@shaw.ca
STITCH ‘N RIP CLUB
Edith Van Leeuwen 780-489-8404
omavl@shaw.ca
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to the board meetings
at 6:30 pm
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Stitch & Rip Club
12:00 - 3:00 pm
Tuesday:
Sewing Circle
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Klaverjas Club
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Seniors Drop-In Nordic
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Windmills Seniors
1:00 pm
Concordia Band
8:00 pm
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7:30 pm
Silver Skate
Festival February 13-22,
2015
Saturday:
Card Making
10:00 - 5:00 twice a month
(check dates on calendar)
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