concordia nachrichten web 2011-06
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concordia nachrichten web 2011-06
Nachrichten Nr. 490 Juni 2011 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 itàxÜàtz 19. Juni 2011 Auf der Farm und Brunch in der Schenke CONCORDIA IM JUNI Klub Vorschau/Club Events Group Events Concordia in June 4. Schenke: Edelweiss Duo 10. Hall: German Language School Concordia graduation 11. Schenke, TC Alpine Echos 15. Germanic Gourmet Night with Guest Chef and Beer Pairing “contemporary Germanic” (tentative) 18. Black Forest Band 19. Father's Day Brunch, Schenke 25. Schenke: Graham and Bowie SUNDAY Halle Weinstube 7.30 19.00 July preview: 1. Club closed, Canada Day 2. Schenke: Edelweiss Trio 9. Schenke: TC Alpine Echo 16. Schenke: Black Forest Band 23. Schenke: Europa Band Weinstube 7 pm Enzian Group Senioren[Gruppe (1st Wed. of month) Ladies Group (1st Wed. of month) Horticultural Group (2nd Wed. of month) Bowlers (3rd Wednesday of month) Tennisgruppe (Jeden 2. Mittwoch im Monat) Tennisgruppe (2nd Wed. of month) 6.00–8.00 8.00–10.00 7.00–1.00 7.00–10.00 9.00 Senioren Garde Table Tennis Group Schach/Chess Eisstock-Gruppe Fussball/Soccer Office Telephone Extensions & Info Line Front Office Membership Banquet Inquiries Manager Payroll Accounting Reservations General Inquiries Ticket Sales Portier/Doorman MONDAY Halle Jaegerstube TUESDAY Halle Jaegerstube Schenke 1.00–5.00 Ballroom Dancing 7.00–8.30 8.30–10.00 6.00–7.00 7.00–8.00 Gemischter Chor Männerchor Kinderchor Jugendchor 6.00–8.00 8.00–10.00 7.30–10.00 Kinder & Junior Garde Narrenzunft Skat-Gruppe WEDNESDAY Halle 6.00–10.00 Jaegerstube 3.00–5.30 7.30–10.00 Jaegerstube 7.30–10.00 THURSDAY Halle Jaegerstube Eisstock Schenke FRIDAY Victoria Bowl 6.45 Jaegerstube 8.00 101 101 101 102 103 104 105 105 105 106 Bowlers “Treffpunkt” (2nd Friday of month) Schenke Band Schedule Daily Specials Oktoberfest and upcoming Events Oktoberfest Bands Oktoberfest Parking & Dress Code Oktoberfest Ticket Availability Special Announcements & Farm Bridge Report 2009 Membership Fees 572 532 541 572 573 574 543 524 You can call the extensions or announcements by using any touch tone telephone. 2 Bericht des Präsidenten Unser Oster-Buffet war wieder ausgezeichnet, mit viel Auswahl für den Gaumen und dem Auge ein Genuss. Ein Kompliment an unsere Geschäftsführung, Peter, Ruth, Chef Andreas und seinem Küchenpersonal. Am 30. April hatten wir unsere alljährliche Klubgelände-Reinigung bei herrlichem Wetter. Es hatten sich viele Mitglieder fleissig daran beteiligt. Herzlichen Dank. Es ist erstaunlich wieviel Unrat sich jedes Jahr ansammelt. Am 1. Mai war Erholungsgelände Reinigung. Trotz des schlechten Wetters haben wir doch einige Stunden arbeiten können. Diesen Frühling werden wir fast jeden Tag mit mehr Regen überrascht. Das Frühlingskonzert der Chöre war gut besucht und wer nicht dabei war, hat ein sehr schönes Konzert verpasst. Dank an unsere Chorleiter Dr. Alfred Kunz und Angelika Werner für die Auswahl der schönen Lieder. Dieser Frühling ist nicht gerade günstig für uns Gärtner, viel Regen und immer noch kalt. Man hat keine Lust mit kalten Fingern im Garten zu graben. Herzlichen Dank an die Gruppen die uns finanziell unterstützt haben für den Erwerb der Blumen. YOUR COMFORT IN RETIREMENT 483 and 507 OTTAWA STREET SOUTH, KITCHENER, ONTARIO Mailing Address: 483 Ottawa Street S., Kitchener, Ontario N2M 5H1 Tel. (519) 745-1200 • Fax (519) 745-0467 Attraktive 1-SchlafzimmerWohnungen in gewohnter heimischer Atmosphäre Call Karin for information 3 Wie manche von euch wissen, beteiligen wir uns, Kathi und ich, an der Chorreise nach Deutschland, auch Rita Allmendinger die erste Vize Präsidentin. Vom 8. Juni bis Ende Juni wird unser zweiter Vize Präsident - Peter Schöpke - mein Amt übernehmen. Nicht vergessen - Vatertag ist am 19. Juni. Feiert mit entweder in der Schenke oder auf der Farm in “The Home on the Range”, abgehalten von der Outdoor Gruppe. Ein Aufrichtiges Beileid an die Hinterbliebenen von Brigitte Pastrik. Brigitte war immer hilfsbereit, wo immer sie gebraucht wurde. Sie soll stets in unserer Erinnerung bleiben. Euer Präsident Karl Braun. President’s Report their generous donation towards the purchase of the flowers. My wife Kathi and I are joining the Choir on their trip to Germany, Austria, Croatia and Slovania from June 8th to 29th. Rita Allmendinger our first Vice, will also take part on the trip. Peter Schöpke, our 2nd Vice President, will be in charge until we get back at the end of June. I would also like to extend my condolences to the family of Brigitte Pastrik. Brigitte was always there to help with the Hall decoration for various Club events. Brigitte, you will be missed, but not forgotten. Thank you – I hope there will soon be warmer weather for us all to enjoy! Your President Karl Braun The Easter Buffet at our Club was outstanding again this year with lots of food to choose from and also very nicely displayed. I got many compliments from our guests and I would like to pass them on to our management, Peter, Ruth, Chef Andreas along with his kitchen personnel. Thank you. On Saturday April 30th we had our annual spring cleanup at the Club. It was a very nice day, the sun was shining for a change and we got a lot of work done. I want to give a big thank you to everybody that helped. Unfortunately it rained again for the Farm cleanup on the following day. For a couple of hours everyone worked hard, until we were all wet from the damp weather. This year’s spring has been unusually wet and cool. We will need a few more nice days to finish up the preparation of the flowerbeds. We thank the various Club groups for 4 Der Geschäftsführer berichtet Oktoberfest Tickets If the sale of our tickets is any indication for a successful 2011 Oktoberfest then we'll have a banner year! The demand for our tickets is at an all time high. For instance we’ve had more than 100 of our members line up as well as 100 non members when we started to sell them over the counter. Our on line sales over the internet caused a huge computer 5 crash in Burlington shutting down 400 company web sites! Our provider had to move us to a separate high volume server to accommodate all the “hits” we were getting simultaneously. Let me tell you it was a circus, as our phone lines were also overloaded with inquiries – actually to the point that we could not process credit cards any longer, because the credit card terminal also uses one of the phone lines. Finally late Friday afternoon, May 13th, it was running smooth and it seems that we'll have the weekends sold within a few hours. We have also received many complaint letters on the topic that the limits per person are too high, simply because there are organized groups of people purchasing the maximum of tickets, regardless whether or not they need them. The writers could be correct as we also find our tickets being sold for a much higher price on sites like kijiji or e-bay. White Asparagus Menu The last week of May as well as the first week in June we’ll feature our special Menu with “White Asparagus Meals”!! This delicacy can be enjoyed right here in the Schenke! We purchase this delicacy from a farmer within 100 Km distance and it is a guaranteed fresh product, as we pick it up ourselves and prepare it without delay! The special menu is available with certain exceptions during these two weeks. It is not available on Tuesday evening May 31st (but lunch is a yes, not available Thursday Chef's night and not available Saturday (June 4th) lunch “while supplies last”!!!!! We suggest to please call ahead! Gourmet night beer pairing Yes, we are working on a special Gourmet Night with a “Contemporary Germanic” Theme. Our guest Chef comes from the well known “41 King Street” restaurant in Kitchener and wants to prepare dishes called “tastes of the region” from a bio raised pig guaranteed without growth hormones and things of that nature. Actually the animal comes from Punkee Doodle Corners and is especially raised for our purpose. The meal will be served in 5 different courses and this time around we’ll pair it not with wine, but with appetizing different beer products. We’ll limit this event to 80 persons and cost will be $ 75.- per Person plus applicable taxes. It will include of course the various brewed beverages. Reservations are required! Call our office. (this event is pending “not confirmed at the time of printing”, therefore, please call ahead) Fathers Day Brunch June 19th is the magic date to pay a little tribute to our fathers and of course we offer our brunch on that day in the Schenke! Don’t forget to book your table early! Patio lunch and supper When we are on this subject: of course this is also the time to come on out and to enjoy what our beautiful patio has to offer. Be it for lunch or supper – it’s the ideal place to enjoy company! I don’t think there are too many places in town like ours! Many of our guests confirm this and of course compliment us on how beautiful the setting of our patio really is. Enjoy! I am sorry, but I am out of time to submit a German translation of my report – this is because we’ve had ongoing issues with our on line ticket sales and the publishing deadline is here. I will however try my best to have the German back for the next issue of the Nachrichten. With best regards, Peter Pijet 6 1. KG Narrenzunft Concordia Hello Karneval Friends ! June!!! Warm weather is here and summer is upon us! Even though the Karneval events have come to an end we are enjoying attending Club Events. The Garde girls performed at the Downtown Bridgeport Community Center in April to a small but well received audience. Well done girls on an amazing season! Some events to mark on your Calendar are the Karneval Opening on November 12th and Crazy Ladies Night on February 18, 2012. This event is a costume party for both 7 women and men! Don’t let the name fool you, we do have some very crazy looking ladies (men) attend! We always welcome new members to join us! Call Juergen at 519-745-5617 for information. Have a wonderful summer! Until next time… Alaaf und Helau Joan Trautrim High Single Over Average: Concordia Bowlers Well, our bowling season is over for another year. Our year end banquet was held at the Club on Saturday April 30th. Trophies were also presented and our winners are as follows: Anita vanReenen +96 Most Improved: Leah Martin +32 Skunk: -68 Carol Bergen League Champs: Los Amigos: Henry Lorenz, Heidi Nowak, Nick Zeis, Peggy Maassen, Rudi Schmidt, Linda Klein MEN High Average: Mario Lulay 245 High Triple: Peter Uebel 754 High Single: Frank Kauck 322 High Triple Over Average: Peter Bergen +260 High Single Over Average: Wayne Martin +127 Most Improved: Karl Zensner +19 Skunk: Joe Wallner -75 High Average: Monica Kauck 174 High Triple: Ursula Uebel 611 High Single: Lilli Neu 258 High Triple Over Average: Soll es eine Reise in die alte Heimat sein, oder An all inclusive beach vacation or maybe a cruise? Anne Schmidt +131 Let me help you with ALL your travel needs. Für alle Ihre Reisefragen, bitte rufen Sie mich an. 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Silver: The Hell Raisers – Alfred Herzing, Ingrid Kauck, Stan Gaysek, Erika Koeckritz, Rita Allmendinger Bronze: The Strikers – Peter Uebel, Sandy Adamson, Helga Engel, Joe Weber Vergessen Sie nicht unseren Ausflug nach Toronto am 17. August. *Unsere Saison beginnt wieder am 9. September! Bis zum nächsten Mal, Monica Kauck CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! We are now looking forward to our year end trip to Toronto on August 17th. *Don’t forget our Bowling Season starts again on September 9th! Finally, best wishes go out to our bowlers who are celebrating a birthday this month. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag: June/Juni 5. Gerda Nowak 15. Ewald Nowak 15. Reiner Remers 18. Peter Bergen Until next time, Monica Kauck, Yeh Bowling! 9 Promote - Motivate Appreciate Inspire Tom Toth President Showroom: 52 Francis St. N., Kitchener, ON N2H 5B5 Phone: (519) 745-5432 Fax: (519) 579-1758 Phone: (519) 745-5432 Email: sales@tomkar.ca Campers Summer is finally here, which means lots to report from the Campers!! In spite of the somewhat rainy weather, there was a good turnout for Farm Cleanup, and a lot was accomplished. Thanks to everyone who pitched in, and thanks to the Farm Committee for organizing everything. If you weren’t there, you missed out on some great Pea Soup!! Our first event of the season, is coming up on June 11th, and is our Opening Picnic, and Farm Olympics! This is a change from previous years when a Soccer Tournament was held, and we feel this will appeal to a much larger group to participate. The “Olympic Events” are geared towards just about everyone, and every age group. (there will be no Pole Vault, or 100m race) Most of the games will involve more luck than skill, as anyone who has played bocce at the farm will tell you! Come and join us for an afternoon of fun, and an evening of dancing to the music of the Oktoberfest Award winning band, “Seven Castles” Games registration is from 11am to Noon ($5 per “athlete”), the kitchen and bar also open at 11. Our next event, is our Canada Day Celebration on Saturday July 2nd. We will be holding the annual beach Volleyball tournament with registration from 11am to Noon ($5 per person), and the tournament starting at 1pm. Something new and exciting for this year, will be the Launching of a Hot Air balloon from the Farm! There is room for 2 passen- gers, and we’ll have a draw at 5pm from everyone who makes a $20 donation towards the fireworks. (all other donations are graciously accepted) For safety reasons, passengers must be over 10 years of age, and physically able to climb in and out of the basket. Open shoes such as sandals are not allowed. This will be a great opportunity to see the whole process of getting a balloon launched, up close and personal. Dance to the tunes of Canada’s Premier Polka Band, “The Black Forest Band” Of course we will also have our traditional fireworks extravaganza after dark! Mark both of these dates on your calendar, as well as August 27th, which is our Closing Picnic! Don’t forget to check our calendar of events on the Farm page of the club web site, where we will list other events such as Euchre and Poker nights, as well as weekly specials from the kitchen. If you have any questions about any of our events, you can ask on our facebook page, or email us at concordiacampers@live.com. Hope to see everyone out at the Farm this summer!! Bruce Emmerson Keep those special moments in your life present with a completely customized photo book or calendar you will treasure forever. Call us today for more details. 13-31 McBrine Dr., Kitchener, ON T 519.748.0363 email: alertgraphics@gmail.com 10 11 MISS CONCORDIA 2011 Kyla Pfister Miss Concordia 2011 Acceptance Speech Guten Abend Meine Damen und Herren, My name is Kyla Pfister and I would like to thank the Concordia Club for giving me this honour of representing you as Miss Concordia 2011. I am excited and look forward to this year’s upcoming events. I am a graduate from Conestoga College, with a diploma in Recreation and Leisure Services and post graduate in Event Management. I am presently employed at Saint Luke’s Place, as a Therapeutic and Recreation Coordinator in long term care. One of my fondest memories as a child, was getting dressed up in my tracht and attending various events at the club. I became a member of the Concordia Club in 2006 in order to explore my German heritage. My involvement within the club includes being a camper at the farm, a member of the Outdoor Group and the Treffpunkt as well as serving on 2 committees, the Campers and the Outdoor Group. Being Miss Concordia, will create many amazing experiences, it will further my involvement within the club, by attending various events, meet new members and will be a great way to honour my late father, – Wolfgang. I know he would be proud of me today. Congratulations Kristen on your successful reign as Miss Concordia 2010 and I wish you all the best. Sincere thanks to Alexandria and the Miss Concordia committee for giving me European Vision this opportunity to of Fashion carry on this exciting • CUSTOM MADE DRESSES • WEDDING GOWNS tradition. Lastly, I CASUAL WEAR would also like to • ALTERATIONS thank the ladies group Marzanna for hosting this year’s Calujek Master Dressmaker event and I hope you Designer all enjoy the rest of 80 Wellington St. N. Kitchener, Ontario your evening. Bus: (519) 571-9169 Vielen Dank (Corner of Waterloo Street & Wellington Street) 12 her year representing the club and I hope she has as good of a time as I did. Alexandria Thoene, my manager for the year. You guided me through this year, always encouraging me to meet new people and enjoy this opportunity to its fullest. Because of you I was always where I needed to be, dressed as needed, and on time. Thank you for all the encouragement, the guidance and the good times. I could share so many stories about my ventures over the last year, but I am assuming that everyone is just as anxious as I am to see who our new Miss will be for this year. So I’d like to say thank you once more, and I look forward to continuing to share laughs and good times with everyone from the club in the years to come. Kristen Storer Miss Concordia 2010 Farewell Speech First I’d like to start off by saying thank you to everyone for making my year as Miss Concordia a truly enjoyable one. I have had the opportunity to meet many of the club’s members as well as a variety of other people in our community through various events I have attended. Every event I went to became another learning experience for me while allowing me to share the celebration of our German culture with so many different people. I am fortunate to have spent my year as Miss Concordia with Werner during his last year as the club’s president and I wish all the best to Karl Brown in his years to come as our new president. I would also like to wish the new Miss of 2011-2012 all the best in 13 Miss Concordia Donations Karl & Katharina Braun Rita Allmendinger Heidi & Ewald Nowak Lorne Walters Helmut & Erika Koeckritz (Miss Concordia Sash) Alexandria Thoene Concordia Ballroom Dance Group Concordia Bowlers Concordia Campers Concordia Choir Concordia Eisstock Concordia Enzian Schuhplattler Concordia Garden Group Concordia Narrenzunft Concordia Outdoor Group Concordia Table Tennis Concordia Tennis 14 DEUTSCHES RENTENBÜRO EUGENE F. RAPP - PENSIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. Gegründet 1967 AMTLICH SEIT 1972 Erstes deutsches Rentenbüro in Kanada Postanschrift RPO Jackson Stn. 57264 HAMILTON, ONT. L8P 4X1 Canada Renten-Commissioner mit Dienstsiegel Rechtsbeistand bei Rentenansprüchen und Klagesachen bei Sozialgerichten VERA MOROZ - Administration TEL: (905) 529-9918 FAX: (905) 529-8365 Sprechstunden nach tel. 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Das Reportoire beinhaltete von deutschen Volksliedern bis hin zu Kirchenliedern, mit den entsprechenden rythmischen Bewegungen. Rita Allmendinger Vorsitzende - Deutsche Kultur Come see our family owned European style deli, committed to award winning food and service! 985 est. 1 Just 5 minutes from the St. Jacobs Market Retail Wholesale Gluten & M.S.G. Free products available 3031 Lobsinger Line Heidelberg ON, N0B 1Y0 Tel: (519) 699-4590 Fax: (519) 699-4234 w w w . s t e m m l e r m e a t s . c a Treffpunkt The Treffpunkt Group held our first ever Frühlingsfest on May 6th. The Golden Keys set the atmosphere with a mix of polka and rock & roll. Many people enjoyed the decor, including some sofas and pub tables as well as the photo booth set up by Fred Trautrim. The dance committee did an awesome job! Many thanks to the following donors of prizes, who helped us to create a great Tombola table… • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • World Gym Eisbrenner Family Hatchwell Family Ali Nowak Magnussen Furniture Laurie Artinger Kubasta Family Manulife Financial Elaine Keller (Remax) Nowak & Wilhelm Chartered Accountants Schwegel Family Hot Head Salon Andre Schilha Sonnenhof Club of Brantford Erika Therian Aesthetician Shannon Bontaine (Pampered Chef) Steve Ritchtarich Jr. Maryhill Golf Course Thank-you to the Club’s Board of Directors, all the Club Groups and everyone else who came out to support us and make it a memorable evening! Thank-you to the German Canadian Remembrance Society for their financial support. On July 9th, we will be heading out into the unknown on a mystery trip. If any members are interested in coming, please contact myself, (Diane) at email hatchwells@rogers.com to sign up. As of now, the price has not been finalized, but is going to be around $50 / person. Upcoming events: June 10 - Treffpunkt Patio Social June 19 - Father's Day July 8 - Treffpunkt meeting SCHLICHTER’S July 9 - Mystery Trip COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR SERVICE Our meetings are on the second Friday of every month. Please join us at 7:30 pm in the Jägerstube. Everyone is welcome! Certified Drive Clean Facilities and Repair Services Toro Lawnmowers/ Snow Blowers Small Engine Repairs Diane Hatchwell Secretary 132 Queen St. South Kitchener - 745-5689 CAMBRIDGE TRAVEL SERVICE PRESIDENT’S TOUR Take your trip of a lifetime India/Nepal Oct. 22 - Nov. 8/11 Fully Escor ted Delhi/Jaipur/Ranthambore/ Bharatpur/Agra/Varanasi/ Katmandu 5 star accommodations $6,799/pp dbl Air/Tour/Air taxes Included For more information: CAMBRIDGE TRAVEL SERVICE 1425 Bishop St., Unit 15, Cambridge 1-800-294-0656 cts@golden.net Tico # 2389379 20 Outdoor Group Fellow Outdoor Group and Concordia Club Members On April 30th we had our Home On The Range clean up. There were approximately 12 hard workers in attendance and they did the work of 50. The HOTR has never looked better. Thank you so much for your hard work. Everyone who is a Outdoor Group and Concordia Club Member will have an opportunity to see our newly renovated Home On The Range June 19 for Fathers Day. Fathers Day Picnic is one of the Outdoor Groups biggest functions. The day will start at 9am with home made breakfast. After breakfast we will be starting our Bocce Ball Tourny. The bar will be open at noon accompanied by mouth watering feast of PILLER SAUSAGES & DELICATESSENS LTD. Makers of finest Quality European Cooked Smoked Meats (International Gold Medal Winner) Available in leading Food Stores from Coast to Coast 443 Wismer Street, Waterloo, ON (519) 743-1412 ribs for lunch. There will be games and prizes for both adults and children. Bring the whole family out to the Concordia Farm (Home on the Range) we have something for the entire family. May 14 and 15 was our annual Rice Lake fishing trip. The trip is totally booked and I will give you the details in next months bulletin as to who did what and how many fish we caught. On May 29 we are canoeing the Grand. For some reason we have had problems getting enough people to go on this excursion. All of the events the Outdoor Group are having are subsidized by the funds we make at Oktoberfest and your membership dues. We will be collecting your dues of $10.00 at Fathers Day Picnic and will have your membership cards on hand. If you can not make Fathers Day and would like to be an Outdoor Group Member, you can drop a check off at our mail box in the Concordia Club. We will mail you your membership card. On July 17th we will be having our Horse Back Riding trip at Outback Adventures on Northfield Drive. If you like to ride and eat we will be having a BBQ that same day. I will give everyone more details closer to the date or you can sign up at Fathers Day. Thanks for now and take care. President ODG, Mario Lulay IMMOBILIEN UND FINANZIERUNG SIND VERTRAUENSSACHE WHEN IT’S A MATTER OF TRUST HOME REALTY INC 560 Parkside Dr, Waterloo, ON, N2L 4Z5 21 MARCUS KALLWEIT Bus: (519) 570-4663 Cell: (519) 590-3056 Email mkp-realty@rogers.com www.kallweithomes.com Concordia Tennis Group Liebe Mitglieder, am 16. April fand unser gemütliches Beisammensein statt. Der Termin für unser Piknik steht noch nicht fest. Sobald wir Bescheid wissen, wird jeder benachrichtigt. Vom 16-18 August werden wir in Grand Bend sein. Wir möchten uns noch bei Herrn Werner Schlüter bedanken, für seine ausgezeichnete Arbeit und Einsatz für den Concordia Klub. Gleichzeitig heissen wir Herrn Karl Braun als unseren jetzigen Präsidenten willkommen, und wünschen ihm viel Erfolg. Am 29. April verstarb nach langem Leiden unsere liebe Brigitte Pastrik. Wir werden sie sehr vermissen und sie wird uns immer in guter Erinnerung bleiben. Wir möchten hiermit Manfred und seiner Familie unser aufrichtiges Beileid aussprechen. 22 Concordia Choir All the practise in the winter months, has finally come together as we performed for our guests at our annual Spring concert on May 1st. A big thank you to our guests who joined us, corporate sponsors, and the crew behind the scenes who decorated the hall, set up chairs, helped at the door and all the other jobs that need to be done, to make this a successful event! We hope you enjoyed our program that Dr. Alfred Kunz put together, and the choir will take these songs and a few more, in preparation for the “European Tour” in June. The children’s choir performance was also a highlight of the show, and congratulations to Angelika Werner for doing such a great job in getting the kids “Concert Ready” On May 14th the choirs are invited to perform at the Hamilton Germania spring concert. On June 4th the choirs have been invited to per- 00 form at the Mannheim club, to celebrate the Transylvania’s 60th Anniversary. Shortly after that the choir departs for Europe and returns June 22nd. If you haven’t already, please remember Fred Trautrim is looking for your support for prizes at our Annual Chicken BBQ on August 13th at the farm. The choir would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to Elizabeth Krekel and family on the recent passing of Joseph Krekel. The choir is very appreciative of your many, many years of support. The choir is sending our prayers to Guenter Mowinski and family. A few of the men were able to sing for Guenter at Lisard House in Cambridge. Due to space limitations only a few were allowed to attend, but we want you to know the entire choir is thinking of you at this time. Yours in song, Mary Mehnert Senioren-Gruppe Die Concordia-Senioren trafen sich am Mittwoch den 4. Mai zur neuen Zeit puenktlich um 14:30 Uhr (2:30 p.m.) in der Jaegerstube. Geleitet von unserem Praesidenten Franz Feest, beprachen wir Geschaeftliches und kamen zu der Einsicht, alles ist in bester Ordnung. Wir gratulierten unserem 90jaehrigem Geburtstagskind Ernst Klarner, der den Nachmittag bei bester Laune und Gesundheit genoss. Noch viele heitere und gesunde Jahre lieber Ernst! Grosszuegigerweise bestellte Ernst den Kaffee und Kuchen fuer alle 18 Anwesenden. Wir verbrachten den angenehmen Nachmittag umrahmt von Gesang, Musik, guter Unterhaltung und einem amuesanten deutschen Fernsehfilm. Wir freuten uns auch, dass unser Altpraesident Fred Heix und seine Frau Jaco wieder bei uns waren. Wie bekannt, hat Fred gesundheitliche Besorgnisse, und so war es besonders schoen, Fred und Jaco wieder in unserer Runde zu haben. Auch Ursula Harfmann kam wieder zu uns aus ihrer neuen Heimat in der Gegend von Hamilton. Das naechste Treffen der Senioren findet statt am Mittwoch, den 1. Juni 2011 um 14:30 Uhr (2:30 p.m.). – Genau zwei Wochen spaeter werden wit unser jaehrliches Senioren-Picknick am Mittwoch den 15. Juni zwischen etwa 11 Uhr und 14 Uhr auf der Concordia Farm veranstalten. Die Einzelheiten dafuer werden am 1. Juni besprochen. Inzwischen sind alle ConcordiaMitglieder die mindestens 65 Jahre jung sind eingeladen, uns zum naechsten monatlichen Treffen am 1. Juni zu besuchen. Wenn euch Geselligkeit, Kaffee, Kuchen gute Unterhaltung und informativer Informationsaustausch in deutscher Sprache gefaellt, dann sind die Senioren eine gute Wahl fuer euch. Ihr seid herzlich willkommen. Fuer weitere Information, ruft mich an. Alan Joachim Nanders Senioren Vize und Schriftfuehrer Tel.: 519-741-0005 Frauengruppe Wieder ist ein treues Mitglied unserer Gruppe von uns gegangen. In unserer letzten Sitzung dachten wir an Brigitte Pastrik. Brigitte war seit 1998 ein aktives Mitglied der Frauengruppe. Von 2004-2005 Vizepräsidentin und von 20062008 Präsidentin. Im Namen der Gruppe unser herzliches Beileid an die Hinterbliebenen. Leider steht der Frühling nur auf dem Kalender, aber wir hoffen auf den Sommer. Wie jedes Jahr, werde ich den Sommer in der alten Heimat verbringen. Habt eine gute Zeit beim Picknick auf der Concordia Farm. Ich wünsche euch schönes Wetter für den Trip im September nach Toronto zur Vorführung “Totem” des Cirque du Soleil. Tschüss, bis zu unserer Sitzung im Oktober. Für den Fehler im letzten Bericht, möchte ich mich hiermit entschuldigen. Der Name ist Gisela Kohardt, nich Komardt. Habt einen sonnigen Sommer. Rotrud Schaar 24 Garden Group It’s been a LONG, COLD winter and the gardeners are itching to get into their gardens, especially after our lovely visit to Canada Blooms in March. It was a welcome breath of summer and colour. There have been a few changes in our executive. First of all, a hearty THANK YOU to Ursula Schwegel for the many years as our trusty treasurer. Our new treasurer, as of February 18, 2011, is Fred von Kaitz. Welcome to Fred in his new position. Barristers & Solicitors, Notaries Public Suite 604, 30 Duke Street, W. Kitchener, Ontario N2H 3W5 Tel: 578-8010 Fax: 578-9395 e-mail: inquiries@wglaw.org M.M.President’s Walters, Q.C. (1921-1997) Report Adolf Gubler, M.A., LL.B. Areas of Practice Include: Powers of Attorney Wills and Trusts Estate Planning and Administration Real Estate and Mortgages Corporate Law Business and Commercial Law Weekend and Evening Appointments Available English and German Spoken 25 Our April 13 presentation was by K-W tree expert, Greg Salvian. Greg discussed how and when to trim shrubs and trees. We appreciate Greg stepping in to fill this important topic, a change from our initial presenter. In May, our topic is Water Gardening, creating and maintaining ponds. Ponds are a very desirable element in urban and rural landscapes, especially as they attract animals. We look forward to seeing you in the Jägerstube on May 11, 2011 at 7:30 for our presentation by Don Stewart, water garden Specialist. CONCORDIA CLUB PROPERTY CLEANING Danke Danke Danke Der Hauptvorstand mit Präsident Karl Braun bedankt sich bei den folgenden Concordia Gruppen: Chor Treffpunkt Fussball Tischtennis Gruppen anwesend waren, die ihre Zeit zur Verfügung gestellt haben um das Klubgelände sauber zu machen, waren 33 Personen beteiligt. Der Wettergott hatte für diesen Tag “Keinen” Regen geschickt, so konnte fleissig gearbeitet werden. Als Abschluss gab es einen gemeinsamen kleinen Imbiss und etwas “Kühles” für den Durst. Eisstock Skat für ihre Hilfe beim Reinigen des Klubgeländes! Trotzdem nur 6 Concordia Nochmals vielen Dank an alle Helfer!!! gez. Rita Allmendinger Thank you Thank you The Main Board with President Karl Braun wants to say thank you, to the following Concordia Groups: Choir Treffpunkt Soccer Table tennis for their help with the cleaning up of the Concordia Club Property. Also only 6 groups showed up, we where 33 people to clean up, and the Weather god helped along und send us a day without rain, so in no time the Property of the Club was cleaned up. Lots of work made everybody hungry, so we all had something to eat and something cool to drink in the Schenke. Eisstock Thanks again along. to everybody who helped Skat Rita Allmendinger. 26 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 $17.99 TUESDAYS: FRIDAY EVENING: BUY ONE, GET ONE FOR 1/2 PRICE FRIDAY NIGHT BUFFET purchase one entree and get the second of equal or lesser value at half price!! all your favorites and much more WEDNESDAY: BAVARIAN BUFFET Lunch: $10.95 Dinner: $14.95 only $15.95 SATURDAY EVENING: DINE & DANCE Live Entertainment Regular Menu & reasonable prices SUNDAY: All prices plus applicable taxes Gratuity not included Certain exclusions/conditions exist as of August 2008 BRUNCH $17.99 Reservations are recommended 27 Tischtennis Gruppe sick for some time. Manfred to you and your Family, our sincere condolences. Our prayers be with you! Liebe Freunde! So see you at the “Games”! Der Mai ist gekommen, es regnet und die Bäume schlagen aus, und draussen ist es kalt, da bleiben wir zuhaus. Yours Ferdinand Staab ! Unsere Klubmeisterschaften hatten einige Verspätungen. Unser Turnierleiter John Mayer musste sich um seine kranke Frau kümmern, wir hoffen John, dass es ihr besser geht. Ivo Babic übernimmt das Turnier für 2011. Er will damit am 5. Mai 2011 beginnen. Ich hoffe ihr unterstützt Ivo mit den Spielen, nicht soviel meckern, sonder mithelfen. Skat-Gruppe Am 12. und 19. April wurde um den Tony Dissler Pokal gespielt. Gewonnen haben: 1. John Galfusz 2557 Punkte 2. Rudy Freiheit 2513 Punkte 3. Lothar Dahlke 2421 Punkte 4. Erich Schwind 2382 Punkte 5. Ulrike Schmidt 1976 Punkte Da möchte ich auch noch erwähnen, dass die Frau von Manfred, Brigitte Pastrik, nach langer Krankheit am 29. April 2011 gestorben ist. Unsere ganze Gruppe, sowie alle Klubmitglieder wollen Dir und Deiner Familie unser herzlichstes Beileid aussprechen. Unser Gebet ist mit Euch! Wir gratulieren. Wie immer Euer SKAT GROUP Ferdinand Staab On the 12. and the 19. of April we played for the Tony Dissler Pokal. Our Winners are: TABLETENNIS GROUP Dear Friends ! Wir erwähnen hiermit nochmals, dass unser Sommerpokal (Picnic) am 24. July 2011 um 10.00 Uhr stattfindet. Einschreibung ab 9.30 Uhr. Anschliessend Brunch mit Partner. Gut Blatt, Gertrud 1. John Galfusz 2557 Points 2. Rudy Freiheit 2513 Points May 1. and it is raining and cold, but we are Canadians “EH”! 3. Lothar Dahlke 2421 Points Our Club tournament was delayed. John Mayer’s Wife is sick and he has to take care of her, we hope she is doing fine. 4. Erich Schwind 2382 Points 5. Ulrike Schmidt 1976 Points So Ivo Babic is the new tournament leader and he will start the games on May 5. 2011. We wish you all the best Ivo! I have to close with some sad news, Manfred’s Wife Brigitte Pastrik died on April 29. 2011. She was Congratulations. A reminder, that on the 24. July 2011 we will play for the Sommerpokal, starting at 10.00 a.m. Registration starting at 9.30 a.m. Followed by Brunch with Partners. Good Blatt, Gertrud 28 MOTHERS DAY BUFFET 2011 Cake buffet Salad buffet Kata and Chef Andreas 29 Wichtige Veranstaltungen Important Events VORSCHAU - JUNI/JULI 2011 19. Juni Father’s Day auf der Farm und Brunch in der Schenke 11:00-14:00 Uhr 1. Juli 2. Juli Klub geschlossen Canada Day Feuerwerk / Farm Bitte reservieren Sie Ihren Tisch und besorgen Sie die Eintrittskarten zu den Veranstaltungen rechtzeitig 30 Concordia Club Board of Directors 2011/2012 President: 1st Vice President: 2nd Vice President: Karl Braun Rita Allmendinger Peter Schoepke Farm Committee Steve Richtaritsch Peter Bergen Hans Malthaner 1st Secretary: 2nd Secretary: Heidi Nowak Hans Malthaner Float Committee Mike Brasch German Culture Rita Allmendinger 1st Treasurer: 2nd Treasurer: Peter Schoepke Bob Nowak Historian Leo Tukums Directors: Peter Bergen Mike Brasch Rob Kerr Alexandria Thoene Klaus Schwegel Steve Richtaritsch U. Werner Schlueter Honorary Member Heidi Nowak Karl Braun Bob Nowak Long Range Planning U. Werner Schlueter Karl Braun Peter Schoepke Bob Nowak Peter Pijet Membership Heidi Nowak Alexandria Thoene Karl Braun Rita Allmendinger Peter Schoepke Miss Concordia Alexandria Thoene Heidi Nowak Nominations and Bylaws U. Werner Schlueter Karl Braun Rita Allmendinger Manager Committee Members Arbeitsgemeinschaft Archives U. Werner Schlueter Buildings Karl Braun Hans Malthaner Mike Brasch Oktoberfest Hans Malthaner Klaus Schwegel Karl Braun Bulletin Hans Malthaner Bob Nowak Oktoberfest Inc. Christkindlmarket Bob Nowak Peter Schoepke Peter Bergen Rob Kerr Karl Braun U. Werner Schlueter Peter Schoepke Ombudsman Horst Beyerle Rental Properties Klaus Schwegel Steve Richtaritsch Peter Bergen Sales and Marketing Steve Richtaritsch Peter Schoepke Rob Kerr Seniorenhaus Concordia Heidi Nowak Rita Allmendinger Economic Affairs & Finances Peter Schoepke Karl Braun Rita Allmendinger Employee Liaison Rita Allmendinger Entertainment Rita Allmendinger Alexandria Thoene 31 Available on tap at The Concordia Club 429 Ottawa Street South Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 3P6 (519) 745-5617 Available at the LCBO and select Beer Stores and restaurants www.beerbarons.com