December 2011 - German American Social Club of Sarasota

December 2011 - German American Social Club of Sarasota

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Upcoming functions:
December 10, 2011
Peter Mȕller
Christmas Party
December 31, 2011
Sepp Diepolder
New Year’s Eve*
January 28, 2012
Sepp Diepolder
Western Night
February 18, 2012
Peter Mȕller
Fasching
Dances start at 7 pm (unless otherwise indicated) at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 4880 Fruitville Rd., Sarasota, FL. For
reservations call Brigitte at (941) 371-7786 or e-mail her at b.wetjen@verizon.net and the deadline is Wednesday before the
event unless otherwise indicated.
Our next event is the Christmas Party. It is free for
all members of our club and includes dinner for
everyone. Please bring your 2011 membership cards
as proof when checking in at the door. Other clubs’
memberships will not be accepted that evening.
Guests pay $15.00 at the door (dinner included).
The deadline for reservations is December 1st, 2011
since we need time for ordering the food.
Menu for December 10, 2011
Christmas Party
Kassler, Potatoes, Sauerkraut,
Pickles, German Bread
Stollen - Coffee
*The New Year’s Eve dance starts at 8 pm. There will be NO dinner. We will provide hors
d’oeuvres on every table as well as a bottle of champagne per table for midnight toasting. Sepp
Diepolder will keep us entertained until 12:30 am. The price for this evening for club members
and guests is $35.00 per person. Brigitte suggests that you get your groups of 8 together and call
her for a table. The event has to be paid by December 15th either in cash or by check made out to
G.A.S.C. Why not include this payment together with your annual dues (see below) in the
enclosed envelope.
It is once again time for our annual membership dues. Brigitte Wetjen thanks those who
have already paid for 2012. For those who have not, membership payment of $30.00 per
person is due by January 15th, 2012. Please pay Brigitte between now and then, and
again, make your checks payable to “GASC” and mail it to Brigitte in the enclosed
envelope.
Around the second half of January 2012 I will be working on a new directory. When you pay
your dues, please let Brigitte Wetjen know of any changes in your address, phone number or
e-mail address. It is important to keep these up-to-date, so that you will receive newsletters
and reminders in a timely fashion.
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Many of you may not know that Erwin Wetjen is once more
seriously sick. Please keep him in your hearts and prayers
during these dark times. Everyone who has been in this
situation with a loved one knows how Brigitte must find the
emotional strength to see this through.
Here is the
flyer for
next year’s
Heritage
Day. For
more
details
and to
purchase
tickets,
please
contact
Ron
Stopperich
at (941)
358-0621
Event Schedule for The German American Club of Manatee County
Bayshore Community Recreation Center
6919 26th Street West, Bradenton
Jan. 14, 2012 - Klement & Michal Kackovic
Febr. 11, 2012 – Sepp Diepolder
March 10, 2012 – Harmony
April 14, 2012 – Just the 2 of Us
May 12, 2012 –Harmony
Oct. 13, 2012 – Klement and Michal Kackovic
Nov. 10, 2012 – TBA
7:00 to 10:00 pm
BYOB, snacks and soft drinks available.
RSVP – Elvira (941) 761-3833
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There are still complaints from people who are not getting updates, announcements and
reminders. Here are the instructions we published before:
For our new members with internet access as well as a reminder for those who have not
subscribed, changed internet provider or their email address.
In order to receive Brigitte Wetjen’s very informative monthly reminders and updates for our
dances, picnics, etc. via email, you have to subscribe to our GASC group by doing the following:
1) Go to our club’s website http://www.sarasotagermanclub.org, click on E-NEWS and fill in
your CORRECT and COMPLETE email address and click on SUBSCRIBE.
2) If you entered you email address correctly, shortly thereafter you will receive an email from
noreply@googlegroups.com which you will have to open and follow its instructions to finish the
registration.
These two simple steps are all you have to do to be registered. You will get the
CONGRATULATIONS window when the subscription is complete.
If by chance you have not received the email from noreply@googlegroups.com within a day,
either you have entered an incorrect address or the message ended up in your SPAM or JUNK
box. Check your SPAM and JUNK boxes and if you do not find the message there, subscribe
again double-checking for correct email address
Erwin Deutsch
Message from Edith Dean: Die Deutsche Kirchengemeinde
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH
7750 Beneva Road
Sarasota, FL 34238
Liebe deutschspechende Freunde in Sarasota und Umgebung! Unsere kleine Gemeinde ist
oekumenisch offen: Protestantisch oder katholisch, Christ oder Nichtchrist – jeder ist bei uns
willkommen. Hier sind die Daten der kommenden deutschen Gottesdienste:
Dezember 25, 2011 um 13 Uhr – Weihnachtsgottesdienst
Januar 8, 2012 um 13 Uhr
Febuar 12, 2012 um 13 Uhr
März 11,2012 um 13 Uhr
April 8, 2012 um 13 Uhr – Ostergottesdienst
Im Namen der deutschsprechenden Gemeinde grűßen Sie ganz herzlich,
Karl Kaefer, Pastor (Tel. (941) 756-1969
Edith Dean, Sekretärin (Tel. 941) 921-6410
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Frank Zeckel and his wife, Rikki, originally from Germany, have lived in Sarasota for over 16 years. His extensive background in
the banking industry gives him an edge when it comes to dealing with the banks in our area. As a Board Member for the Siesta
Key Chamber, Frank stays “in the know” of all Siesta Key events and with his membership in the International Club and
Snowbirds Club stays attuned to the needs of our clients. Frank is the techie of the Siesta Key Team and as such handles all our
technological needs.
Andrea, represents the marketing arm of the Siesta Key Team. With her past experience in marketing and fundraising, Andrea is
able to help our clients position their properties in the fast changing Sarasota marketplace. Andrea is also a member of the Siesta
Key Chamber.
Together we are poised to help you achieve your real estate needs
whether you want to downsize into a condo, find a home for your
winter getaway, to relax in the island lifestyle or join the downtown
cultural center. We listen to our clients. This is a major step and of
utmost importance in helping to identify your wants and needs.
Customer satisfaction is our ultimate goal and we stress relationship
building with everyone we meet. We understand that purchasing a
home is a momentous event…we want it to be stress free and joyful
as well.
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Ich moechte mich bei Ihnen kurz vorstellen. Seit 1997 lebe und
arbeite ich in Sarasota. Aufgrund meiner Ausbildung zum Bankkaufmann in Deutschland, arbeitete ich von 2000 bis 2008 als
Manager fuer verschiedene amerikanische Banken in Sarasota. Seit 2007 bin ich Vorstandsmitglied im Siesta Key Chamber of
Commerce .
Im Immobilien bereich bin ich seit 2008 selbstaendig taetig, und in 2009 gruendete ich das Siesta Key Team, mit meiner
Geschaeftspartnerin Andrea Smith.
Sollten Sie ueber einen Verkauf Ihrer Immobilie erwaegen, wuerde ich Ihnen gerne unser Marketingkonzept vorstellen. Gerne
erstelle ich Ihnen auch auf Anfrage eine kostenlose Wert-Analyse fuer Ihre Immobilie. So koennen Sie sicher sein, den optimalen
Preis fuer Ihr Objekt zu erzielen.
Bernadette Mattei, former owner / master stylist
has joined New York Hair Salons in Bradenton
Lowe’s Shopping Center, SR 70 & I-75
Bernadette has over 20 years experience
Color – Perm – Style & More
Call 941-752-2323
to make an appointment
with Bernadette and receive coupons for
exciting deals on hair care products & services
Englewood, Manasota Beach Road, Charming 3 BR/2BA house
available for seasonal rental. The house is fully furnished, new
appliances, washer and dryer, screened lanai, fenced yard, dog
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Travel Report: Our Tour of Ireland, England, Wales & Scotland
In September, we flew to Ireland to begin a 25 day tour that would also include England, Wales and Scotland. The
evidence of history is everywhere with churches and monasteries from the 12th to the 15th centuries and monuments,
castles and palaces of more recent centuries. Even more ancient is Stonehenge (3000 B.C.) and the Roman Baths
(100 A.D.) in England. For nearly 400 years, Britain was occupied by the Romans but by 420 A.D. the Romans
were gone. Saxons from Germany and Holland replaced the Romans.. The Normans under William the Conqueror
from France conquered England in 1066. A feudal system lasted until the Black Death plague of the 14th century.
The 16th century saw revival of civilization with the Renaissance, world exploration and Shakespeare. Destruction of
churches and monasteries in England by Henry the VIII in the 16th century after he broke with the papacy in Rome
and the destruction of Irish institutions by the Englishman Oliver Cromwell in the 17th century are depressing
impressions.
Ireland and Great Britain share similar climate with lots of drizzly rain that results in green countryside. There are
many good major roads with extensive use of roundabouts but secondary roads are narrow and often difficult for a
tour bus to negotiate.
Ireland suffered a potato famine in the mid-19th
century that caused widespread starvation and
forced more than 1 million Irish to emigrate
mostly to America. There had been a population
of 8 million before the famine but the current
population is now only 4 million.
The Irish economy is recovering from the
financial collapse but manufacturing has suffered.
Waterford crystal is now made in Eastern Europe
but not in Waterford Ireland. However, Guinness
brewing is successful and there is some new
industry such as aquaculture in Galway for raising
mussels.
The 700 foot Cliffs of Moher on the Atlantic Ocean are awesome to see. We visited Blarney Castle and climbed 120
steep spiral steps to reach the Blarney Stone. Whoever kisses the stone will grow more eloquent. So far we note no
change. There are quaint seaports like Dingle and historic seaports like Cobh from which the Titanic made its last
port of call in 1912.
Dublin is by far the largest city in Ireland with a population of 1 million. Trinity College in Dublin was founded in
1592. It has a major library that includes the Book of Kells from 800 AD that is a hand written Latin transcript of the
four Gospels. On a major street in Dublin there is an often photographed statue of buxom Molly Malone with her
wagon full of mussels “Alive, Alive-O”. Dublin has many acres of parks and much Georgian architecture from the
18th century.
After 2 weeks in Ireland we flew to London. We saw Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Parliament, Westminster Abbey
but we also rode the London Eye that is a 450 foot ferris wheel
located at the Thames River. It rotates once in 30 minutes and
has 30 enclosed egg-shaped capsules in the wheel and each
capsule holds 25 people. The views of London from the Eye are
outstanding.
Eighty miles west of London is ancient Stonehenge. It is 5000
years old with stones as high as 25 feet and weighing 50 tons in a
circle about 80 feet in diameter. The stones are aligned with the
summer and winter solstice but we don’t know whether this had
religious or astronomical significance. Only half of the original
stones are now standing.
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In the nearby town of Bath, the Roman Baths built in 65 A.D. fell into disrepair when the Romans left in the 5th
century. These baths were excavated in 1878 and now function and are part of the Bath museum.
In Wales, abandoned slate quarries are recalled by a National Slate Museum where a lone retiree demonstrates how
to split a piece of slate to the thickness of a shingle. We rode a small gauge steam engine driven train through the
picturesque Snowdonia region of Wales.
York in northern England with a population of over 100,000 has the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe
called the York Minster. York has 2 miles of medieval walls that encircle the city. Its railway museum has 60
locomotives including Stevenson’s (1829) rocket, the Japanese bullet train and the Eurostar that connects London
with Paris via the Chunnel.
The Moors are rolling marshy country-side covered with heather and were seen as we traveled north of York to the
North Sea port of Whitby. Nearby are spectacular ruins high on a cliff. Near the Scottish border are the remains of a
73 mile stone wall built by the Romans in the 2nd century by Emperor Hadrian to protect the northern border of the
Roman Empire. Much of the wall has been removed over the centuries for other construction.
We ended our trip in Edinburgh the capital of Scotland with a population of 500,000. The main street called the
“Royal Mile” has the Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyrood. The Castle goes back to the 12th century. The
Palace is the official Scottish residence of the British Monarchy and was built by the Kings of Scotland starting in
the year 1500. Edinburgh is very lively with many historic hotels, taverns and points of interest. The Scotch have
their own Parliament located in a uniquely modern building and they have significant political autonomy.
We left Edinburgh to return home when it was 80 degrees when 60 degrees would have been normal. We ended the
tour surprised at how much more we now know about this part of Europe.
Milt & Stephanie Kruk
Als neues Mitglied möchte ich mich
vorstellen. Ich bin Altenpflegerin mit 20
Jahren Berufserfahrung, 14 Jahre davon habe
ich in diesem Beruf beim Deutschen Roten
Kreuz in Düsseldorf gearbeitet. Ich bin mit
meiner Tochter in die USA eingewandert und
habe 2 Jahre in Connecticut als Babysitter,
Housekeeper und Caregiver verbracht. Nun
lebe ich hier und ich freue mich, daß es hier so
viele Deutsche gibt. Wenn Sie Bedarf für
meine Qualificationen haben, rufen Sie bitte an
oder e-mailen Sie mir.
Clever Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide
• Disinfect your countertops and cutting boards
• Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day
• Mix 1 oz. in 1 quart of water and water your plants. It adds oxygen to the soil and helps
roots grow
• Use peroxide to clean mirrors. There is no smearing
• Add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of white in your laundry to whiten them
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Do Deutsch
Deutsch lernen lohnt sich
Learning German is worth
it.
German is the most widely
spoken native language in
Europe. On the one hand,
this is because of Germany’s
size, which with around 82
million inhabitants is the
most populous country in
the EU. On the other hand,
German is also spoken in
Austria,
Switzerland,
Belgium, Luxembourg and
Liechtenstein as well as in
Italy’s South Tyrol. In
addition, German plays a
role as a recognized
minority
language
in
Denmark, France, Poland,
the
Czech
Republic,
Hungary, Romania and
Slovakia. Approximately 55
million Europeans speak
German as a foreign
language.
In
Hungary,
German is increasingly
popular with students and is
number one among foreign
languages.
Around
the
world German is the third
most
taught
foreign
language and after English
the second most popular in
Europe and Japan.
Other good reasons to learn
German
are
certainly
Germany’s strong economy and its leading position as a major export nation. In particular, German
products such as cars and machines as well as food and pharmaceutical products are known throughout
the world. Therefore the career opportunities that German companies offer young German-speaking
Americans are another reason to learn German.
Precisely for these reasons the German Embassy set as its goal with the campaign “Do Deutsch Campus
Week” to promote German as a foreign language at American universities. More than 40 partner
(German World Education Special)
universities across the nation highlight German language and culture.
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Die Weihnachtsbäume
von Gustav Falke
(1853 – 1916, norddeutscher Erzähler und Lyriker)
Nun kommen die vielen Weihnachtsbäume
aus dem Wald in die Stadt herein.
Träumen sie ihre Waldesträume
weiter beim Laternenschein?
Könnten Sie sprechen! Die holden Geschichten
von der Waldfrau, die Märchen webt,
was wir uns alles erst erdichten,
sie haben das alles wirklich erlebt.
Da stehn sie nun an den Straßen und schauen
wunderlich und fremd darein,
als ob sie der Zukunft nicht recht trauen,
es muß doch was im Werke sein.
Freilich, wenn sie dann in den Stuben
im Schmuck der hellen Kerzen stehn,
und den kleinen Mädchen und Buben
in die glänzenden Augen sehn,
dann ist ihnen auf einmal, als hätte
ihnen das alles schon mal geträumt,
als sie noch im Wurzelbette
den stillen Waldweg eingesäumt.
Dann stehen sie da, so still und selig,
als wäre ihr heimlichstes Wünschen erfüllt,
als hätte sich ihnen doch allmählich
ihres Lebens Sinn enthüllt;
als wären sie für Konfekt und Lichter
vorherbestimmt, und es müßte so sein,
und ihre spitzen Nadelgesichter
sehen ganz verklärt darein.
The Officers and Directors hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and
a Happy and Healthy Year 2012.
2012. We wish you the best Christmas gifts of
all – the love of family, the warmth of home, and memories so good you
just can’t stop smiling.
GermanGerman-American Social Club of Sarasota
2012 Event Dates
Date
Band or Event
Theme/Location
January 28, 2012
Sepp Diepolder
Western Night
February 18, 2012
Peter Müller
Fasching
February 29, 2012
General Membership Meeting
Gulf Gate Library
March 4, 2012
Club Picnic
Longwood Park
March 24, 2012
Peter Müller
Anniversary Dance
April 28, 2012
Sepp Diepolder
Hawaiian Night
May 19, 2012
Bill Millner
Mai - Tanz
July 28, 2012
EURO Express
Sommerfest
September 22, 2012
Bill Millner
Oktoberfest
October 27, 2012
Peter Müller
Weinfest
October 30, 2012
General Membership Meeting
Gulf Gate Library
November 4, 2012
Club Picnic
Longwood Park
November 17, 2012
Peter Müller
Wiener Abend
December 8, 2012
Sepp Diepolder
Christmas Party
December 31, 2012
Peter Müller
New Year’s Eve *
Dances start at 7 pm (*New Year’s Eve at 8 pm) at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 4880
Fruitville Rd., Sarasota, FL.
For reservations call Brigitte at: (941) 371-7786 or e-mail b.wetjen@verizon.net and the deadline is Wednesday before the event.
Picnics start at 11:00 am at Longwood Park. General Membership Meetings start at 6:30 pm at
the Gulf Gate Library
Rosemarie Deutsch, 6803 Coyote Ridge Court, University Park, FL 34201, Tel. (941) 358-5088, e-mail: rodesa2@gmail.com