Concordia Nachrichten 2016-01 web

Nr. 539 Januar 2016
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Nachrichten
142 JAHRE
142 YEARS
3 - 2015
ISSN 0384-952X
Concordia Club, 429 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2M 3P6 / Tel. (519) 745-5617, Fax 745-5141
Internet: www.concordiaclub.ca or for e-mail: mail@concordiaclub.ca
Ein gutes und erfolgreiches
2016
CONCORDIA IM JANUAR / FEBRUAR 2016
Klub Vorschau/Club Events
Concordia in January
1st
2nd
9th
10th
16th
16th
23rd
30th
New Year’s Day Closed
Schenke
Edelweiss Duo
Schenke
DJ Novak
Main Hall – Concordia Club Bridal Open House
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Schenke
TC Alpine Echo
Kameradschaftsabend – Schwaben Club
Schenke
DJ Novak
Schenke
TC Alpine Echo
Concordia in February
6th Schenke
DJ Novak
6th Main Hall
Mardi Gras Costume Ball
9th Weinstube
Advanced Polls for Annual Meeting
5:00p.m.-8:00p.m.
10th Schenke
Ash Wednesday Herring Dinner 5:00p.m.
13th Schenke
Edelweiss Duo
14th Main Hall
Valentine’s Brunch Buffet
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
15th Family Day Club Closed
20th Schenke
DJ Novak
21st Main Hall
Annual Membership Meeting - 2:00p.m.
27th Schenke
TC Alpine Echo
Office Telephone
Extensions & Info Line
Front Office
Membership
Banquet Inquiries
Manager
Payroll
Accounting
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101
101
102
103
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Group Events
SUNDAY
Halle
MONDAY
Halle
Jaegerstube
1.00–5.00 Ballroom Dancing
7.00–8.30
8.30–10.00
6.00–7.00
7.00–8.00
TUESDAY
Halle
6.00–8.00
Jaegerstube 8.00–10.00
Schenke
7.30–10.00
WEDNESDAY
Halle
6.00–10.00
Jaegerstube 3.00–5.30
Jaegerstube 7.00 pm
Jaegerstube 7.30–10.00
Weinstube
7.30
19.00
Weinstube 7.00 pm
THURSDAY
Halle
6.00–8.00
8.00–10.00
Jaegerstube 7.00–1.00
Eisstock
7.00–10.00
Schenke
9.00
FRIDAY
Victoria Bowl 6.45
Jaegerstube 8.00
Gemischter Chor
Männerchor
Kinderchor
Jugendchor
Kinder & Junior Garde
Narrenzunft
Skat-Gruppe
Enzian Group
Senioren Gruppe (1st Wed. of month)
Ladies Group (1. Wednesday of month)
Horticultural Group
(2nd Wed. of month)
Bowlers (3rd Wednesday of month)
Tennisgruppe
(Jeden 2. Mittwoch im Monat)
Tennisgruppe (2nd Wed. of month)
Senioren Garde
Table Tennis Group
Schach/Chess
Eisstock-Gruppe
Fussball/Soccer
Bowlers
“Treffpunkt” (2nd Friday of month)
Reservations
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General Inquiries
105
Ticket Sales
105
Portier/Doorman
106
You can call the extensions or
announcements by using any
touch tone telephone.
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Bericht des Präsidenten
Ein glueckliches neues
Jahr, wuensche ich mit
Janice allen Klubmitgliedern! Ebenso danken Janice und ich, für
die Einladungen der
Concordia Gruppen.
Wir hatten eine gute
Zeit!
Ich hoffe, Sie alle hatten ein schoenes Weihnachtsfest mit Familie
und Freunden.
Endlich haben wir alle
Rechnungen und Unterlagen fuer Oktoberfest 2015 und koennen das vergangene Jahr
zum Abschluss bringen.
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Weitere Planungen werden fuer das Oktoberfest 2016 vorgenommen, was besser
gemacht werden kann.
Zum 2. mal findet die “Wedding Show” im
Concordia Klub am 10. Januar 2016 in der
Halle statt. Besucher sind herzlich willkommen!
Kameradschaftsabend wird am 16. Januar
2016 im Schwabenklub stattfinden.
Die Narrenzunft beendet die Faschingszeit
am 6. Februar 2016 in der Halle!
Die Jahresversammlung ist am 21. Februar
2016 in der Halle, um 14:00 Uhr. Alle
Mitglieder sind herzlich eingeladen!
Nehmen Sie an Diskussionen teil die den
Concordia Klub betreffen !
Moechten Sie ein Vorstandsmitglied werden, dann geben Sie ein Antragsformular
bis 16. Januar 2016 im Klubbuero ab!
Ich hoffe Sie bald zu sehen
Ihr Klubpraesident
Rob Kerr
President’s Report
Janice and I would like to wish a Happy
New Year to all the Concordia Club members. May your year be filled with health,
happiness and good fortune. I know that
everyone is following the resolutions that
they have made for the new year as we have
a group of strong willed and determined
people. Janice and I would like to thank all
the groups that invited us to their holiday
season gatherings. We had a great time at all
these events and it is so nice to be able to
spend time with all the members of the club
and get to meet or know you better in a more
intimate and casual setting.
This festive season has been very busy and I
hope that everyone had time to spend with
their families to carry on traditions as well
as create some everlasting memories. This is
the time of year that we must put aside all
the noise in our life and focus on what is
truly important to us, our families.
We have finally received all the invoices for
Oktoberfest 2015 and will have the final
results in time for the start of this month so
that we can conduct an evaluation of this
past year’s events and start the planning for
this year’s festival.
This years festivities starts with our 2nd
annual wedding show here at the club. This
event will take place in the main hall on
January 10th from 1-3 p.m. We will showcase the hall and all aspects of planning a
wedding on this day. This event is open to
all members as well as the general public.
In keeping with the family theme and tradition, Kameradschaftabend will be held at
the Schwaben Club this year on Saturday,
January 16, 2016. I hope that I will see many
members at this event as we celebrate fun
and friendship with our fellow German
clubs and their members.
The Mardi Gras society had a great start to
their season with unbelievable attendance
at their opening. The closing of the season is
highlighted by another event on Saturday,
February 6th in the main hall.
The Annual general meeting will be on
Sunday, February 21, 2016. At this years
meeting we will discuss the finding of the
long range planning committee and will
suggest to the membership the recommendations of the board. This is also a time for
the membership to bring up any questions
or concerns that they might have.
If you are looking to run for a position on
the board of directors the final day to have
your nomination form into the committee is
noon on Saturday, January 16, 2016.
Hoping to see you all soon,
Rob Kerr
goligerstravel.com
Contact: Mike Doersam,
519-622-7777 | 1-800-294-0656 | 1425 Bishop St., Cambridge
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From the Manager’s Desk
Membership Renewals
The annual membership
fees are due at the beginning of each calendar year! I have listed them below for those
of you who missed it in the December issue
of the bulletin:
Concordia Membership Renewal
Fees for 2016
INCLUDING HST (13%):
$147.00
$103.00
$ 41.00
$ 25.50
per Family
per Single Person
per Senior
per Student
Senior membership fees apply to anyone
who has been a full member for 5 consecutive years and have reached the age of 65. If
you have held a family membership and one
of the spouses turns 65, the senior rate will
then apply for both...a payment of $41.00
each.
Please be reminded that you must have a
valid 2016 membership card before January
15th to continue to receive the 15% members discount in the Schenke. Please show
your new cards to the Schenke staff since
this is the only proof of payment that is
accepted. Your cooperation is greatly
appreciated! Please remember......the staff
are only doing their job in requesting to see
your membership card.
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Concordia Bridal Open House
On Sunday, January 10th from 1:003:00p.m. we will be hosting our Bridal Open
House in the Main Hall. We had such a good
response to our show in 2015 that we are
hoping to attract even more couples this
year! It is a wonderful way to showcase our
beautiful hall to prospective brides and
grooms looking for the perfect location for
their wedding. The hall will be decorated
beautifully by one of the best decorators in
the Kitchener Waterloo area. We will have
food sampling available as well as wine tasting. Along with a few select vendors, door
prizes and more, we hope to have a great
show!
Valentine's Day Brunch Buffet
With Valentine's Day falling on a Sunday
this year, we will be have a special
Valentine's Day Brunch Buffet in the Main
Hall featuring a wonderful selection of
goodies for everyone to come and enjoy the
day with their loved ones! The Brunch will
run from 11:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. The price
per person will be $22.50 for adults and 1/2
price for children between 4 – 12 and free
for children under the age of 4.
Please call the office to reserve your seats!
For information, contact: Tom Mennill, Partner KPMG LLP
115 King Street South, 2nd Floor Waterloo, ON N2J 5A3
Tel: 519-747-8800 Fax: 519-747-8830
www.kpmg.ca
AUDIT • TAX • ADVISORY
Long Range Planning Committee
The Long Range Planning Committee’s
recommendation on the future of the
Farm was accepted by the Board of
Directors on December 10, 2015. At the
Annual General Meeting on February 21,
2016, all members will be asked to
approve the Board’s motion that the
sewage system at the Farm Pavillion be
replaced/updated as required by the
Ministry of Environment. The current
estimated cost is $300,000.
The current campground operation
would continue mostly unchanged. The
campsites would not have any water supply or sewage disposal services.
The Finance Committee will be meeting
before the Annual General Meeting to
review and discuss the results of the
membership survey, the recommendations of the Long Range Planning
Roundtable Discussion Group and the
Long Range Planning Committee on
where the money should come from. The
Finance Committee will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors in
advance of the Annual General Meeting.
Treffpunkt
As 2015 comes to an end and a new year
begins we reflect on all the wonderful memories made with so many of our friends and
family. Our club and its members comprise
a large part of that.
Again we enjoyed performing at the Seniorenhaus. Spending time together tasting
yummy treats and singing carols is always
something we look forward to each year!
Our annual Christmas party and dinner took
place in the Jaegerstube with delicious food
and terrific service by the club staff. Thank
you to all of you for making our evening
special as always!
We have a winter getaway weekend
planned for February. Some of the fun
events include skiing, skating and warming
up by a fire. I hope to share some stories
and photos in the next bulletin.
Our annual Fruelingsfest takes place May
14th, 2016. Save the date and hope to see
you there!
As always we continue to donate blood. If
you would like to donate our partners in life
number is CONC010846.
Till next time, Andrea Schilha
Looking forward to seeing you on
February 21st, 2016! Please speak with
me if you have any questions.
Ali Nowak, Long Range Planning
Committee Chair
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Concordia Kegler
ALLES GUTE IM NEUEN JAHR!
Ich hoffe, daß ein jeder die Festtage gut
überstanden hat. Im Dezember hatten wir
unsere Weihnachtsfeier. Es war ein wunderschöner Nachmittag. Die Ergebnisse von
unserem Turkey Roll stehen noch nicht fest,
so werde ich die Gewinner im nächsten
Bericht mitteilen.
Am 15. Januar haben wir unsere Jahreshauptversammlung. Bitte merken Sie das
Datum an eueren Kalender.
Vorschau/Upcoming Events:
Annual Meeting – January 15th
Cosmic Bowl – February 12th
Last Day of Bowling - April 29th
Closing Banquet - May 6th
*this is a Friday - 5:30p.m.
Finally, best wishes go out to our bowlers
who are celebrating a birthday this month:
Januar/January
8.
12.
14.
14.
15.
24.
Henry Lorenz
Angie Zimmerriemer
Helen Majunke
Janis Pfister
Wilma Schmidt
Vlasta Vacik
Bis zum nächsten Mal, Monica Kauck
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope everyone had a great holiday season.
We had a wonderful time at our Christmas
Party in December. The results from our
Turkey Roll are not known yet, so I will post
them in the next bulletin.
Don’t forget our Annual Meeting will take
place on January 15th. Please mark this
date on your calendar.
Until next time, Monica Kauck
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Concordia Club
130 JAHRE
130 YEARS
7 3 - 2003
Miss Concordia 2016
Wieder ist es Zeit um unsere jungen Damen vom Concordia Klub
aufzufordern, sich für die “Miss Concordia”-Wahl zu bewerben
Die Bewerbungs-Unterlagen sind im Klubbüro erhältlich und sollen
auch dort wieder abgegeben werden.
Bei den Bewerbungen ist folgendes zu beachten:
 Bewerberin muss für ein Jahr Mitglied im Concordia Klub
sein
 Bewerberin darf nicht verheiratet oder geschieden sein
 Bewerberin muss 18 Jahre oder älter sein und möglichst die
deutsche Sprache sprechen.
 Miss Concordia 2016 sollte bei Klub- sowie öffentlichen
Veranstaltungen den Concordia Klub repräsentieren.
Mit dem Anmeldeformular sollte ein Passbild sowie eine kurze
Erklärung mit dem Thema: “Warum ich Miss Concordia werden
möchte” abgegeben werden,
Die Bewerberinnen werden zu einen Treffen eingeladen um die
Details auszuarbeiten.
Für mehr Informationen wenden Sie sich bitte an das VergnügungsKommitee.
It’s time once again to choose a young lady to be our Miss Concordia.
If you feel you could represent the Concordia Club, we ask that you
fill out the application form and forward it to the Club office.
Please be advised of the following:
 Applicant must have been a member of the Concordia Club
for at least 1 year.
 Applicant may not be married or divorced.
 Applicant must be 18 years of age or older and if possible
speak the German language.
 Miss Concordia 2016 should be at club functions as well as
other functions throughout the year to represent the club.
 A short statement should be attached to this application
"Why I want to become Miss Concordia".
With the Application there should also be a short essay answering
the question
“Why I want to be Miss Concordia” as well as a passport picture.
Applicants will be invited for a meeting to work out all the details
If you would like more information, please contact the Entertainment
Committee.
Name ______________________________________
Tel. ______________________________________
Strasse/Street ________________________________
Ort/City __________________________________
Province/Postal Code ________________________
Geburtsdatum/Date of Birth: __________________
Schule/School ____________________________
Klasse/Class ________________________________
Beruf/Occupation __________________________
Alter/Age ______________
Hobbies: ________________________________________________________
Unterschrift/Signature: ______________________________________________________________________
Why I want to be Miss Concordia
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Ladies Group
Happy New Year 2016!!!
Our ladies group bazaar went very well with
lots of cakes & cookies, crafts & cards.
Thank you ladies for all your hard work.
Our Children Christmas party was a wonderful success with the lovely crafts they got
to make with Maria Grupp and her helpers.
Thank you to Santa who came out to visit us
even though we know he has such a busy
schedule at this time of the year.
Cake table
At our Christmas party we had a very delicious meal. Thank you to the kitchen staff
and Victoria, who served us. Later we
played our Christmas game of who gets
what present. In order to pick out your gift
you had to wear an Elf hat that jingled and
lit up. We had lots of fun laughing and
singing.
See you all at our next meeting on
Wednesday, 13 January, 2016 at 2:00 pm.
Until next time.
Elisabeth Rowsell
Else Osbelt 25 yr. member
Christmas cookies
Gloria Foisey our new member with Mary Stammwitz,
Erna Patzner 40 yr. member our President
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Outdoor Group
We held our annual Christmas Dinner on
Sunday, November 29 with almost 60 members and guests in attendance. The Club
served a wonderful meal and we shared carols and good memories of times past!
Many thanks were given to everyone who
volunteered their time at Oktoberfest in our
booths and throughout the rest of the year.
We also announced our “Member of the
Year” for 2015: Rob Krauskopf! Rob helped
out with many projects this year including
the new kitchen and bathroom ceilings at
the Home on the Range. We look forward to
seeing Rob and his family at many more
ODG events.
Our Committee is working hard to organize
events for you, so please see the list below
of tentative dates for some of the things
coming up in 2016 ‐ stay tuned for more
details in future issues of the Nachrichten
and on our Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/concordia.odg
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Winter Karneval
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Home on the Range Cleanup
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Father’s Day
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Fishing Derby and Fish Fry
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Annual Meeting & Corn Roast
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Saturday, September 3, 2016
Halloween Party
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Christmas Dinner
We wish everyone a joyous holiday season
and a prosperous New Year!
February 9, 2016 - 5-8 pm
Advanced Polls
for Annual Meeting
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SKAT GROUP
Dear friends
We are announcing our winners for the
year:
1st Place:
Guenther Bauer
2nd Place:
Siegfried Barta
Rudi Freiheit
2nd Place:
Rudi Freiheit
Peter Evers
3rd Place:
Peter Evers
1. Platz:
Guenther Bauer
2. Platz:
Siegfried Barta
2. Platz:
3. Platz:
Siegfried und Rudi waren dies Jahre punktegleich und teilen sich den 2ten Platz
Siegfried and Rudi have the same points
and are sharing second place.
Wir wuensche allen einen Guten Rusch ins
Neue Jahr 2016
We would like to wish everyone a Happy
New Year 2016
Unsere Jahres Hauptversammlung ist am
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Our Annual Meeting will be January 16th
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Concordia Chöre
Happy New Year everyone. Hope you all
had a wonderful holiday, that you didn’t
indulge in too many of Oma’s cookies and
that you don’t have to move the belt buckle
too many notches.
The choir had a very busy December, beginning on December 5th we took part at the
annual Chriskindlmarkt. We were joined by
the children’s choir. It’s always fun when
the young ones are involved. They did a
super job.
To all of our Concordia family and friends
who joined us to celebrate the season with
our Christmas concert we thank you for
your continued support. We followed this
up with our Christmas Party on December
14th, where we enjoyed a delicious meal,
sang some carols and oh yes, had a visit
from the man himself, SANTA. It seems he
has a fine voice and really enjoys singing.
Who knew???? Our thanks to Ziggy and
Marilyn for all your work in putting together such a nice evening. At that time we also
honoured our fifty year singers, Erika
Koeckritz and Elisabeth Rowsell. The 2015
Singers of the Year also received their certificates. This years recipients were Ursula
Dressler and Nickolaus Zeis. In order to be
selected as the Singer of the Year one must,
through his or her behaviour and choir spirit distinguish themselves and endeavour to
further friendship and fellowship amongst
all brothers and sisters in song. By good
example adhere to choir discipline, and
contribute and assist where required.
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Nick Osbelt and Jorge Schikora were inducted as honorary members to the Concordia
Choir. One becomes an Honorary Member
by working for the choir not just in singing
but by being there when needed to do physical work, such as setting up for concerts,
special events etc. Congratulations, and our
thanks to Erika, Elisabeth, Ursula, Nick,
Jorge ad Nick O. For your years of dedication and devotion to the Concordia Choir.
We are grateful for all you have done, and
I’m sure will continue to do for your choir.
Well the New Year always brings resolutions. Eat healthy, get fit etc. How about
joining our choir, is that something you
have thought about but haven’t done yet?
NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT!!!!!!!!!!!
Come and join us, we practice every
Monday evening at the Concordia Club
7:15. We will be happy to give you all the
help you need, to get you started.
Almost forgot to say thanks to the men’s
choir who took time out of their busy
Christmas schedule to entertain the residents of Seniorenhaus with some great carolling. We really appreciate your annual
visit. It is something all the residents look
forward to.
I think that’s all the news for now.
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE,
may this new year find you healthy, happy,
and of course singing.
Keep a song in your heart,
Beverley
Tennisgruppe
Zur Zeit meines Schreibens sieht es wirklich nicht sehr weihnachtlich aus. Es ist
mild und soll heute noch regnen. Aber es
sind ja noch zwei Wochen bis Weihnachten,
vielleicht wird es doch noch eine Weisse
geben.
Was das Thema Weihnachten betrifft, hatte
unsere Gruppe am 28. November eine wunderschöne Weihnachtsfeier in der Weinstube. Alle Mitglieder waren anwesend. Rob
Kerr mit Frau Janice waren als Gäste da und
Gertrud Frim kam von Barrie und feierte
mit. Wir genossen ein ausgezeichnetes
Essen und einen gemütlichen Abend. Ein
grosses Dankeschön an Chef Andreas und
die Küche für das ausgezeichnete Essen
sowie auch an Iris, die uns den ganzen
Abend so gut versorgte.
Unsere
Jahreshauptversammlung
mit
Wahlen fand am 11. November in der
Weinstube statt. Wir haben diese mit
unserem
geselligen
Mittwochabend
Zusammensein verbunden. Zuerst hatten
wir unser Abendessen mit etwas Zeit zur
Unterhaltung dann fing die Versammlung
an. Drei Positionen mussten neu gewählt
werden - Präsident, Sekretärin und Kassierer. Da sich keine neue Kanditaten meldeten, wurden diese Positionen durch Akklamation besetzt.
Unser Vorstand
Präsident:
Vize-Präsident:
Kassierer:
Martin Patzold
Heidi Haas
Stephen Sherwood
Sekretärin:
Maria Grupp
Bis ihr dieses liest, hat ein neues Jahr angefangen. Ich hoffe, dass jeder die Weihnachten schön und gemütlich feierte und sich
jezt auf das Jahr 2016 freut.
Manche unserer Mitglieder verlassen uns
im Januar für wärmere Temperaturen im
Süden. Wir wünschen ihnen eine gute
Reise, einen ausgezeichneten Aufenthalt
und freuen uns dann auch wieder auf ihre
Rückkehr.
Zum Schluss möchte ich noch alle
Mitlglieder (die im Land sind) an unsere
Versammlung am 13. Januar 2016 erinnern. Sie findet wie immer um 17:30 Uhr in
der Schenke statt.
Maria Grupp
TENNIS GROUP
As I am writing this, it surely does not look
like Christmas. It is quite mild and we are
to expect rain later on. But since it is still a
couple of weeks till Christmas, we might yet
have a white one after all.
On the topic of Christmas, our group had a
wonderful Christmas party on November
28th in the Weinstube. All members were
present. Rob Kerr and his wife Janice were
guests and Gertrud Frim joined us from
Barrie for the festivities. We enjoyed an
excellent meal and a great evening of socializing. Thanks to Chef Andreas and his staff
for a delicious meal and to Iris for looking
after us so well all evening.
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Our annual meeting with elections took
place on November 11th. We combined it
with our bi-monthly social. The evening
started off on a very relaxed note with supper, time to socialize then we got down to
business. Three positions were open for
election, that of president, secretary and
treasurer. Since there were no takers for
these positions, the committee remains the
same through acclamation.
Our executive committee:
President:
Vice President:
Martin Patzold
Heidi Haas
Treasurer:
Stephen Sherwood
Secretary:
Maria Grupp
By the time you read this, we will have
started a new year. I hope that everyone had
a wonderful Christmas and is now looking
forward to what the year 2016 might bring.
For our snowbirds that will be leaving the
country this January for a warmer climate,
have a safe trip, enjoy your stay and we look
forward to seeing you when you get back.
Last but not least, a reminder that January
13, 2016 will be our first social evening of
the year.
As always, we will meet at 5:30 in the
Schenke.
Maria Grupp
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Tischtennis Gruppe
Liebe Tischtennis Freunde,
Wenn dieser Bericht im Januar-Nachrichtenblatt erscheint, liegen die Feiern der
Weihnachtstage und des Jahreswechsels
bereits wieder hinter uns. Normalitaet wird
eingekehrt sein und einige unserer Spieler
geniessen nun ihren Urlaub im Sueden.
Allen Mitgliedern, denen es im vergangenen
Jahr gesundheitlich nicht so gut ging, noch
einmal gute Besserung und alles Gute im
neuen Jahr.
Ansonsten bleibt mir nur ein kurzer Rueckblick auf unsere Jahreshauptversammlung
am 26. November 2015. Mit nur 17 anwesenden Mitgliedern war die Versammlung
nicht so gut besucht wie in den Jahren
zuvor. Da die Wahl des Vize-Praesidenten
und die Planungen fuer das neue Jahr auf
der Agenda standen, waere eine groessere
Beteiligung und die Bereitschaft Verantwortung fuer unsere Gruppe zu uebernehmen,
schon wuenschenswert. Dies zeigte sich
besonders bei der Wahl und Neubesetzung
der Position des Vize-Praesidenten.
Unser neuer Vorstand sieht wie folgt aus:
Praesident
Scott Sinclair
(fuer ein weiteres Jahr);
Vice-Praesident
Eckhard Michalski
(neu, fuer zwei Jahre)
Hans Malthaner
(fuer ein weiteres Jahr);
Kassierer
Schriftfuehrer
Eckhard Michalski
(fuer ein weiteres Jahr).
Weihnachtsfeier
Am 5. Dezember 2015 fand unsere Weihnachtsfeier in der Jaegerstube statt. Scott
Sinclair begruesste unseren Klub-Praesidenten Rob Kerr und seine Gattin Janice als
unsere Ehrengaeste. Er gab einen kurzen
Rueckblick auf das abgelaufene Jahr und
einen amuesanten Bericht von seinen beruflichen Erlebnissen in Oman. Vor dem Essen
sprach Nina Furniss das Tischgebet und
danach verfiel unsere Gruppe in ein
geniesserisches Schweigen.
Ein herzliches Dankeschoen geht an Martina und unser Kuechen- und Servicepersonal.
Traditionsgemaess wurden von allen
Anwesenden einige Weihnachtslieder, dieses Jahr unter der Klavierbegleitung von
Rolf Malthaner, gesungen und wie schon im
letzten Jahr hatte Nina wieder ein interessantes Frage- und Antwortspiel vorbereitet.
Das beigefuegte Bild zeigt unseren Maennerchor beim Singen der „Gruppenhymne“,
welches in den gemuetlichen Teil des
Abends ueberleitete. (Oder schnappten
unsere Maenner nur nach Luft??)
TABLE TENNIS GROUP
Dear Friends,
When you read this report the Christmas
season and the New Year’s Eve celebration
lie behind us and everything is back to normal. Some of our players are enjoying their
vacation in the South. All other friends,
having some health issues lately in the past
year, our best regards and best wishes for
2016.
Otherwise, I don’t have much to report
except a brief recap of our Annual General
Meeting of November 26, 2015. With only
17 members, the meeting was not as well
attended as in the past years. Since the election of our new Vice-President and the plan-
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ning of our activities in 2016 were on the
agenda, a greater participation and the willingness to take on responsibilities for our
group would have been appriciated.
Election:
The 2-year term of our vice-president had
come to an end. A new officer for this position needed to be elected.
Our Group Executive for the next year will
be comprised as follows:
President
Vice-President
Scott Sinclair
(for one more year)
Eckhard Michalski
(new, for two years)
Treasurer
Hans Malthaner
(for one more year)
Secretary
Eckhard Michalski
(for one more year).
Christmas party
On December 05, 2015 our Christmas party
took place in the Jaegerstube. Scott Sinclair
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welcomed our Club president Rob Kerr and
his wife Janice as our guests of honour. In a
brief speech Scott gave an interesting and
amusing report of his business trips to
Oman in the past year.
After Nina Furniss had said grace we
enjoyed the Christmas dinner. A heartful
„thank you“ goes to Martina and to our
kitchen and service staff.
After dinner Nina surprised us with another
interesting ‚Questions and Answers-Game‘.
Thank you very much, Nina. We are looking
forward to your quiz next year.
Following the tradition of singing some
Christmas songs, this year with Rolf Malthaner at the piano, our „TT-mens choir“ lead
over to the fun part of the evening. (If you
closely look at the picture below you might
think some of our performers are in need of
fresh air.)
„Tschuess“ and until next time,
Eckhard Michalski
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1. KG Narrenzunft Concordia
Hello dear friends of Karneval,
We hope you had a Wonderful Christmas
and a Happy New Year !!
Our 49th Anniversary Celebration on
November 14th was a Great success!!! We
had a full house to help bring in our
Karneval Season. We acknowledge our
Garde Girls, Brantford Garde and the
Vienese Dancers from the Schwaben Club
for their performances. Euro Connection
provided the entertainment for the evening.
We are sad to see Prince Manfred and
Princess Karin step down from their 5 year
reign and thank them for their exuberance!
We are happy to announce the crowning of
our new Prinzen Paar: Prince Seppi Hoedl
and Princess Monika Hoedl.
are as follows: President Peter Trautrim,
Vice President Manfred Kruse, Secretary
Joan Trautrim, Treasurer Karin Kruse ,
Directors: Kerstin Saur, Jürgen Budczinski,
Elaine Keller.
We want to thank the Concordia club for the
great food and service during our Christmas
parties held on December 15th and 20th.
Our upcoming events for the New Year:
January 22nd-24th-Masken Ball in
Cincinnati:
The bus will leave 8am Friday January 22nd
from the Concordia Club and return Sunday
evening, January 24th. We welcome anyone
to join us for a fun filled weekend. Those
interested in attending please contact Joan
Trautrim(519-886-6009) Cost of $100 Bus
trip and Maskenball entrance. Hotel not
included.
February 6th Maskenball: in the Main hall
at the Concordia Club. Doors open at
7:30pm Event starts at 8:00pm.This is a costume party with prizes for best costume,
couple and group. See Poster on the following page.
Until next time…Alaaf und Helau
Peter Trautrim
Thank you to those people including members, Concordia groups, out of town guests,
dignitaries and friends who made this event
successful!
On November 24th we held our Annual
meeting and the positions of the committee
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Wichtige Veranstaltungen
Important Events
JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2016
1. Jan.
New Year’s Day (Club closed)
10. Jan.
Concordia Bridal Open House
1:00-3:00 p.m
16. Jan.
Kameradschaftsabend
Schwaben Club
9. Feb.
10. Feb.
14. Feb.
Advanced Polls for
Annual Meeting Weinstube 5-8 pm
Ash Wednesday Herring
Dinner Schenke 5:00 pm
Valentines Brunch Buffet
Main Hall 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
15. Feb.
Family Day (Club closed)
21. Feb.
Annual Membership Meeting
2:00 pm, Halle
Bitte reservieren Sie ihren Tisch und besorgen Sie die Eintrittskarten zu den Veranstaltungen rechtzeitig.
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Welcome to. . .
The Schenke
Open 6 days a week
CONCORDIA DAILY FEATURES
TUESDAY through FRIDAY
THURSDAY EVENING:
WEEKLY LUNCHEON
SPECIALS
CHEF’S NIGHT
SPECIAL
or
SOUP & SANDWICH
COMBO
2 Wiener Schnitzel Dinners with
Potatoes and Vegetables
only
$18.99
FRIDAY EVENING:
TUESDAYS:
BUY ONE, GET ONE
FOR 1/2 PRICE
purchase one entree and get the second
of equal or lesser value at half price!!
IT’S THE FRIDAY
EVENING BUFFET
all your favorites, Salads, Schnitzel,
Desserts and so much more
only
$17.95
WEDNESDAY:
SATURDAY EVENING:
BAVARIAN BUFFET
Lunch: $12.95
Dinner: $15.95
DINE & DANCE
Live Entertainment
All prices plus applicable taxes
as of November 2015
Gratuity not included
Regular Menu & reasonable prices
SUNDAY:
BRUNCH $19.99
Reservations are recommended
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Concordia Club Board of Directors 2014/2015
President:
1st Vice President:
2nd Vice President:
1st Secretary:
2nd Secretary:
1st Treasurer:
2nd Treasurer:
Directors:
Manager
Committee Members
Arbeitsgemeinschaft
Archives
Bulletin
Christkindlmarket
Club Buildings
Club Historian
Club Ombudsman
Club Rental Properties
Concordia Seniorenhaus
Economic Affairs
Employee Liaison
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Rob Kerr
Michael Brasch
Alex Thoene
Sarah Fretz
Elaine Keller
Ali Nowak
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Rolf Malthaner
Helmut Kruschat
Michelle Zimmer
Marcus Kallweit
Mike Matich
Ruth Rajna
Rob Kerr
Mike Brasch
Alexandria Thoene
Elaine Keller
Sarah Fretz
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Elaine Keller
Mike Matich
Mike Brasch
Helmut Kruschat
Leo Tukums
Harald Schwegel
Ronny Horvath
Helmut Kruschat
Rob Kerr
Mike Brasch
Peter Bergen
Ali Novak
Rob Kerr
Peter Bergen
Ali Nowak
Entertainment
Sarah Fretz
Michelle Zimmer
Alexandria Thoene
Farm Committee
Mike Matich
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Finance Committee
Ali Nowak
Peter Bergen
Rob Kerr
Sarah Fretz
Float Committee
Ronny Horvath
German Culture
Marcus Kallweit
Honorary Member
Sarah Fretz
Ali Nowak
Rob Kerr
Long Range Planning
Ali Nowak
Marcus Kallweit
Rolf Malthaner
Rob Kerr
Membership
Michelle Zimmer
Miss Concordia
Alexandria Thoene
Nominations and
Bylaws
Karl Braun
Rob Kerr
Oktoberfest Chair
Rolf Malthaner
Oktoberfest Inc.
Ali Nowak
Marcus Kallweit
Rolf Malthaner
Sales and Marketing
Rolf Malthaner
Marcus Kallweit
Ronny Horvath
Security
Rob Kerr
Alex Thoene