September 2011

For the Kitchener Schwaben Club & Community
www.kitchenerschwabenclub.com
September 2011
WICHTIGE DATEN 2011
September 10 Kirchweih
Main Hall
Band – The Golden Keys
September 11 Film Nachmittag - Das Beste aus
Keller
dem Musikantenstadl
September 23 Cooking Class - Cabbage Rolls
Kitchen
October1
Schwaben Hall
Kidtoberfest
Band – frankenfrieda
October 2
Film Nachmittag - Mythos Wiesn
October 7-15 Oktoberfest
All Halls
Bands – The Golden Keys & Schwaben 12
October 28
KISS Tribute Show: The Destroyers
October 29
Halloween Dance
November 6
Film Nachmittag
Schwaben Hall
Schwaben Hall
Schwaben Hall
Band – The Barefoot Boogie Band
November 19 Frauen Gründungsfest
Main Hall
Band – The Golden Keys
December 11 Christmas Luncheon
Main Hall
Various Groups
December 14 German Christmas Show
Main Hall
Raphael & Susanna, Zillertaler Edelweiß Trio
Yasmine-Melanie, Der Blonde Hans
December 31 New Year’s Eve Ball
Main Hall
Band – The Golden Keys
Goundskeeper Wanted!
The Schwaben Club is looking to hire a
part-time contract groundskeeper.
Duties would include mulching, grass
cutting, edging, watering, weeding
gardens and around property, and
general garden maintenance.
Compensation negotiable.
Please drop off resume in the office.
Only parties of interest will be
contacted for an interview.
IMPRESSUM
Für die Inhalte der aktuellen
Druckausgabe:
Anschrift der Redaktion
Schwaben Club
1668 King Street East
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
N2G 2P1
Telefon
519-742-7979
Hauptredakteur
Peter Speckner
Graphische Gestaltung
Catherine Thompson
Please forward all newsletter
submissions to:
nachrichten@live.ca
Praesidentenbericht
Am Labour-Day-Wochenende machen wir uns auf dem
Wege nach Mansfield, Ohio, um Teilnahme am grossen
Tag der Donauschwaben zu nehmen. Es soll eine grossartige Veranstaltung fuer alle Anwesenden sein. Als
ich diese Zeilen schrieb war der Bus schon voll, mit vielen Mitgliedern im eigenen Auto unterwegs. Mit ueber
90 Personen aus Kitchener soll das Wochenende von
viel Spass gepraegt sein.
In einem Augenzwinkern wird es Oktoberfest sein! Es
freut uns sehr, dass unsere Oktoberfestkarten sich gut
verkaufen lassen, so bitte nicht zu lange warten, wenn Sie
noch Karten brauchen, da Enttaeuschung vorprogrammiert waere! Am 1. Oktober wird das erste Kidtoberfest
bei uns veranstaltet. Dieser Nachmittag verspricht
Tanzen, Spiele und lebhafte Unterhaltung fuer klein
und gross. Bringen Sie ihre Kinder und Enkelkinder
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heraus und geniessen die Gemuetlichkeit.
Hallenvermietungen fuer Hochzeiten, usw.
waren sehr gut in diesem Sommer. Unsere
Raeumlichkeiten finden immer mehr Gebrauch,
was gut ist, da wir uns staendig um Reparturen
und Verbesserungen rund um den Klub kuemmern muessen. In der Kellerstube wird immer noch gearbeitet. Einen Dank geht an die
Kartenspieler fuer ihren Geduld. Wir wollen
diesen Nebenraum zur Klubbar ein bisschen
freuendlicher gestalten, damit unsere Mitglieder
einen gemuetlichen Ort zur Verfuegung haben.
Eine Klimaanlage auf der Schwabenhalle muss
auch leider ersetzt werden. Wie Sie sehen, fallen
im Klub immer wieder neue Unkosten an.
Karten fuer das “Alle Jahre Wieder” Weihnachtskonzert am 14. Dezember verkaufen sich auch
sehr gut. Kaufen Sie Ihre Karten vorzeitig!
Beigelegt mit diesem Nachrichtenblatt sind
Informationen ueber die Reise nach Brasilien in
Januar zur 60. Jahresfeier. Wie schon in anderen
Nachrichtenblaettern erwaehnt, stellt diese Reise
eine gute Gelegenheit dar, die donauschwaebische
Gemeinde in Brasilien zur ihrer 60. Jahresfeier
kennenzulernen. Bitte, die Infos durchlesen und
denken Sie ernsthaft daran mitzumachen!
President’s Report
The coming Labour Day weekend we are off to
Mansfield Ohio.The Tag Der DonauSchwaben
in Mansfield is sure to be a great event for our
club members. At this writing we have a full bus
load and many more members driving. WIth
approximately 90 plus people attending from
Kitchener it is sure to be a fun weekend.
Within a blink of an eye it will be Oktoberfest.
We are pleased that our Oktoberfest ticket sales
are on track but anyone needing tickets better
not wait any longer or you may be disappointed. So be sure and get your tickets soon. This
year we are also hosting Kidtoberfest on October
1st. This will be a fun afternoon filled with lively entertainment, dancing and games. So bring
your children or grandchildren and their friends
to what is sure to be a great way to get into the
Gemutlichkeit spirit.
Hall rentals at the club for weddings and functions have been very good this summer. We have
seen more usage this summer than the first four
months of the year. Always good news considering the usual on-going maintenance expenses
we incur. This summer we have continued to
work on improving the Keller room and we appreciate the card players’ patience. We are striving to make the room more friendly and a place
our members will want to use more often. We
are also looking at replacing another roof top air
conditioning unit for the Schwaben Hall. There
is always some repair or improvement on the go
at the club.
We are also seeing some solid ticket sales for
the Alle Jahre wieder Christmas Show on
Wednesday December 14th, 2011. To avoid disappointment be sure to get your tickets soon.
This month we have included information about
the Brazil trip in the Nachrichten. As I have
mentioned in previous newsletters this is an opportunity to visit a Donauschwaben community
in Brazil and help their club celebrate their 60th
anniversary. So be sure and check out this information and give some serious thought to joining
us on what is sure to be a memorable trip.
George Kraehling Jr.
President
Manager’s Report
“What’s Going On”
Summer was very hot and so was ticket sales for
Oktoberfest. Some nights are already sold out
and the others have limited tickets left. I would
recommend you don’t delay and get your tickets. We have many great events scheduled for the
rest of this year, plan early and get your tickets
so you don’t miss out, as these events are and
will be popular. Also the way that Christmas
and New Years Eve falls this year all food order
for New Years Eve will need to be placed before
Christmas. I will be ordering all food and liquor
needs by Thursday December 22nd, so if you are
planning on attending the New Years Eve Dinner
and Dance this year PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
purchase your tickets by December 21st.
I’m looking forward to a busy end of the year
and look forward to seeing everyone at many
of the special events scheduled here at the
Schwaben Club. Remember, plan ahead and get
your tickets early. Should make for an exciting
and fun few months and end of the year. See you
soon……………
Don Egley
Manager
The Family of
Elisabeth Resch
invite you to join us
to celebrate her
85th Birthday.
We are hosting an open house
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Schwaben Club on
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from 2-5pm.
Best wishes only.
Geburtstage für September
Allen Mitgliedern des Kitchener Schwabenklubs,
die im Monat September Geburtstag feiern
Herzlichen Glückwunsch und das Beste im
neuen Lebensjahr.
Name
Geburtstag
Becker, Katharina
Zeitler, Josef
Weiland, Christina
Hanke, Judy
Schiketantz, Elizabeth
Foster, Anne
Boehnke, Willy
Petkovic, Anna
Schaman, Maria
Langlois, Irene
Ehrenberg, Ingeborg
Kiefer, Frank
Kahnke, Karin
Cook, Robert
Krech, Karl
Willyung, Frank
Kretschmann, Kathy
Clausing, Darlene
Bischoff, Franz
Gaysek, Stan
Adam, Joseph
Mammen, Siegfried
Haas, Guenther
Hanke, Penny
Endresz, Michael Sr.
Schick, Anton
Wirtz, William
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Neidenbach, John
At the Sunnyside Nursing Home, Kitchener
on Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the age of
91 years. Beloved husband of Barbara (nee
Fackelmann). Loving father of Mary Ann
Schwarz (Wilchelm), Herold (Beth) and Tim
(Barbi). Cherished grandfather of Adrienne
Joosse (Eric), Katrina Matthew (Kyle),
Tanja Schwarz (Rory Hall), Conan Schwarz
(Katherine), Jason Neidenbach, Coralene
Loewen (Christopher) and Paul Neidenbach.
Great-grandfather of Mckenna, Katelynn
and Noah Joosse, Emma and Evan Matthew.
Dear brother of Anna Schustereit .
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Frauengruppe
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Greetings everyone! Fall is here! Where has the
summer gone? Now that we are into September,
our first meeting is on the 7th.
Then right away on September the 10th is our
Kirchweih Evening. That is always such a lovely evening and I hope to see everyone there. Are
your rosemary plants getting tall? We will discuss
when we will make the strausses at our meeting.
It is usually the day before the event but if you
need more info and can’t attend the meeting, but
would like to help, then call the office and we will
leave the info there. We can always use as much
help as possible to make the time shorter for those
of us who are able to come out. A reminder also,
that we need raffle prizes for the event.
We also need to think ahead about making
cabbage rolls. We will be doing that also in
September. I think that covers everything for
now. And now I am off to the Schnitzengiggle in
support of the Schwaben Dancers. It is always
an enjoyable evening. See you at the meeting
Susan Cook
Frauengruppe Secretary
SEPTEMBER FILM NACHMITTAG
SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
SCHWABEN CLUB KELLER
DOORS OPEN 2:00 PM
FILM BEGINS 2:30 PM
Admission $4.00
Coffee & Cake Available
Kindergruppe and
Jugendgruppe
Welcome back dancers! After a nice summer break our dancers first practice back was
August 25th. We welcome Katie Harvey as
our new Kindergruppe Instructor and welcome
back Brandy Chapman and Kirk Hanke as our
Jugendgruppe Instructors.
We have a busy couple of months ahead with
Oktoberfest soon to be here. This month we are off
to Mansfield, OH where both our Kindergruppe
and Jugendgruppe will perform. We look forward to seeing everyone at Kirchweih and our
newest event Kidtoberfest!
Our Jugendgruppe is in the midst of collecting
older Schwaben Dancers green dirndl’s to use as
a second outfit. If you still have yours and would
be willing to donate it to our Jugendgruppe,
please contact Lisa Schaadt at rl@netflash.net.
NEW DANCERS WELCOME!
KINDERGRUPPE ages 4-9
JUGENDGRUPPE ages 9-15
Practice: Thursdays at 6:30pm
Lisa Schaadt
Kindergruppe/Jugendgruppe President
Und … Trinken!
Those are the magic words from host David
Borch that started every event in the Schwaben
Dancers’ 3rd Annual Schnitzengiggle. They also
inspired the crowd to cheer and jeer their favourite teams at the annual fundraiser celebrated at
the Schwaben Club.
The evening started with the sounds of the
Golden Keys, raising the energy level of the room
in anticipation of the beginning of the tournament. The opening ceremonies consisted of a
parade of all the teams, and then a special performance from the Schwaben Dancers of their
brand new Bierstein Marsch. Nothing could be
more appropriate to start a drinking competition
than a dance about what else … drinking! And
this year, there were twice as many teams as last
year, with the following countries/states being
represented: Germany, Canada, Hawaii, Japan,
Scotland, Hungary, Netherlands, and returning
champs – Sweden. With tables being setup for
the first two events, Flip Cup and Beer Pong, the
competition began.
At times the crowd could be deafening as they
cheered for their favourites. And after each team
had completed two matches in each event, points
were tallied to see who would move on. At 4-0,
Japan was the surprise leader. At 3-1, we had
Hungary and Hawaii tied. Those teams were
given a bye into the semi-finals for their successes. The other five teams, with scores of 2-2 or
worse, were relegated to competing in the third
event for their survival – Musical Beer Chairs.
A new event this year, Musical Beer Chairs.
All competitors must carry a full drink while
walking around the chairs, and when the music
stopped, must first drink their glass empty to earn
the right to sit down. And the two fastest in the
room were from Sweden and the Netherlands.
Sweden advanced to the semis.
The semi-finals consisted of the Beer-Lay Race
– a four-round obstacle course to be finished as
quickly as possible. Japan took the early lead,
breezing through the Hula Chug and the Baseball
Bat Chug. But they stumbled enough in the third
round, Hula Lasso, to give Sweden the chance to
not only catch up, but take the lead. Had Japan
not dropped their tray of drinks at the end of the
fourth round, Stack & Serve, it would have been a
much closer match. Sweden was onto the finals.
The other semi-final race pitted Hungary against
Hawaii. Both teams were fairly close through
the first two rounds, but it was the Hula Lasso
that made the difference. Hungary got stuck in
that round, giving Hawaii the chance to finish
the last round at a relaxed pace, ensuring their
victory. Hawaii was onto the finals.
The final event was of course, Das Boot. Four
glasses per team, first team to drink them all
wins. When the starting phrase was bellowed,
it was unfortunately obvious right away that
Hawaii’s chugging ability was not quite as good
as Sweden’s. In the end, it was a third victory for
Team Sweden.
We thank the Schwaben Dancers for a great
tournament, and look forward to next year’s.
Hopefully someone will finally dethrone Sweden
and take home the “Boots” for themselves!
Peter Speckner
Cultural Director
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presented by the
Schwaben Club & Transylvania Club
Wednesday
December 14, 2011
Doors Open 5:30 pm
Dinner 6:30 pm
Show 8:00 pm
Members - $39.95 + tax
Member of either Schwaben or Transylvania Club
Non-Members - $44.95 + tax
Jade & Nick’s Shower
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11:00 am to 5:00 pm
$5 General Admission
3 & Under Free
Music by
“frankenfrieda”
Yodeling Contest
Pretzel-eating Contest
Chicken Dance Competition
and much more!!!
Food and Beverages Available
For more information:
www.kitchenerschwabenclub.com
Search “Schwaben Club” on Facebook
Call office: 519-742-7979
Tickets are available at the office as well as at the door
Schnitzengiggle 2011
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Great German Stein
Roundup
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We need to display some German Heritage, and
we are asking for your help!
Have you ever gone into a museum or gallery,
seen something, and thought “wow that looks
like something from my attic or garage”? This
time it really could be something from your attic
or garage!
This is a call out to all citizens within the TriCities to bring their old, or new, German Steins to
the Schwaben Club (1668 King St. E., Kitchener,
downstairs) on Wednesday, September 14, 2011
at 7:00 pm. The Stein will be tagged and featured
in our first ever Stein-tastic Exhibit being held
from Friday, October 7th - Tuesday, October 11th
at Kitchener City Hall (behind the Rotunda).
Don’t worry, the tagging system guarantees
the safe return of your Stein once the exhibit
is closed!
THANK YOU!
On behalf of Jade, Joe and Joan Adam and
myself, we would like to thank all the ladies that
attended our Traditional Schwaben Shower here
at the club on August 21st. It was very nice and
meant a lot to see all of you having fun playing
bingo and eating outstanding hamburgers with
lots of onions. We enjoyed our day very much
and thank you for your support.
We would like to thank everyone that helped
make the day a great one including the men in
the kitchen, and the ladies for their baked goods,
decorating and smiles.
THANK- YOU!
NicK LANg
Mary Bruckler
celebrated her
90th Birthday
at our
Schlachtfest, 2011
Congratulations
Mary!
Members, Members,Members
Free Glassware And Dishes
This past month, we have been cleaning out
one of our many storage rooms here at our beloved Schwaben Club and we have decided to
give away all the glassware and dishes that we no
longer use or have a need for. Over the past few
years we have purchased new dishes and glassware to replace the out-of-date ware we had. The
board of directors has decided that before we offer this stuff to an organization or charity, we
would offer it to our members first.
Starting at our September General Meeting , we
will be offering this glassware and dishes to our
members for free. Take as much or as little as
you like. It would be great at home or at the cottage. Even great for kids or grand kids that need
items for their first house or are off to school
away from home.
It will be available at the September General
Meeting, in the office during the month of
September and at the October General Meeting.
After this, it will be donated to an organization.
Call Melissa in our office for details.
REGULAR DRINK GLASSES WINE GLASSES
BRICK BEER GLASSES
DISH SETS, CUPS and SAUCERS
Nick Lang
Director
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Kitchener Schwaben Club
1668 King St. E.
Kitchener, ON N2G 2P1
TEL: 519-742-7979
DAY
TIME
ADMISSION $
including meal
ADMISSION ONLY $
EMAIL: schwaben@kitchenerschwabenclub.com
5.00
E N T E RTA I N M E N T B Y
Saturday, Oct 1
11am-5pm
free for children 3 yrs and under
Friday, Oct 7
Saturday, Oct 8
Sunday, Oct 9
6pm-1am
4pm-1am
11am-5pm
29.50 + tax
31.50 + tax
20.00 + tax
16.50 + tax
18.50 + tax
8.00 + tax
Thursday, Oct 13
5pm-1am
8.00 + tax
Friday, Oct 14
Saturday, Oct 15
6pm-1am
4pm-1am
20.00 + tax
FAMILY DAY
CORPORATE NIGHT
29.50 + tax
36.50 + tax
‘The Golden Keys’
and
the ‘Schwaben 12’
16.50 + tax
23.50 + tax
Free Parking Casual Dress
October Film Nachmittag
Setup &
Club Clean-Up
Day
Sunday
September 25, 2011
9:00 a.m.
www.kitchenerschwabenclub.com
free for children
12 yrs and under
We recommend that you arrive before 6:30 pm.
Tickets are available at the Schwaben Club office during regular hours;
Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm.
You can also order by phone with credit card payment; pick up at the
office before date or upon arrival on date.
Oktoberfest
FAX: 519-742-0004
Der Film zeigt alle Faszetten
des Oktoberfestes und die
wahnsinnige Anspannung
und Arbeit der Beteiligten im
Dienstleistungsbereich
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ISE YOUR BUSIN
ADVERT
in our
Schwaben Club Nachrichten.
Everyone welcome.
Contact: email nachrichten@live.ca
or call the office (519) 742-7979
SCHWABEN CLASSIFIEDS
FOR SALE
DIRNDLS FOR SALE: beige size 16 or 44
euro size $50.00 or best offer.
Child’s dirndl blue for 3 year old child
$ 30.00 or best offer. ph: 519- 748-2144
To add an item please contact the Schwaben Club at
519-742-7979. or send an email to nachrichten@live.ca
Transylvania Club
DATES TO REMEMBER 2011
11. September Youth Dance Group practices start – 18:30 Uhr
21. September Seniorentreffen – Seniors’ Luncheon - Alpine - 11:30 Uhr
01. Oktober
Charity Golf Tournament for Anselma House – Dundee Country Club - 10:30 Uhr
01. Oktober
Pre-Oktoberfest Event – Polka for a Purpose – 18:00 Uhr
07. bis 15. Oktober Oktoberfest
19. Oktober
Seniorentreffen – Seniors’ Luncheon - Alpine - 11:30 Uhr
05. November Trachtenball – Aylmer Saxonia Club – 20:00 Uhr
12. November Schlachtfest – 18:30 Uhr
13. November Volkstrauertag – Remembrance Service – 14:30 Uhr
16. November Seniorentreffen – Seniors’ Luncheon – Alpine - 11:30 Uhr
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Schwaben Club
1668 King Street East
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
N2G 2P1
www.kitchenerschwabenclub.com
schwaben@kitchenerschwabenclub.com