Concordia Nachrichten 2014-10 web.compressed
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Concordia Nachrichten 2014-10 web.compressed
Nr. 525 Oktober 2014 87 1 Nachrichten 138 JAHRE 138 YEARS 3 - 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 014 2 r t obe t s k e O . rf 18 10.- obe 2014 t ember est k O Nov gsf 1. un t f i t S Tim Reckmann / pixelio.de CONCORDIA IM OKTOBER/NOVEMBER Klub Vorschau/Club Events SUNDAY Halle MONDAY Halle Concordia in October 4th Schenke Graham & Bowie 10th – 18th Oktoberfest with the Black Forest Band, Edelweiss Trio and T.C. Alpine Echos 19th – 22nd Club Closed for Clean Up 25th Schenke Edelweiss Duo Jaegerstube Concordia in November 1st 1st 8th 15th 15th 16th 22nd 23rd 25th 29th 30th Schenke – Graham & Bowie Main Hall – Stiftungsfest with the Golden Keys Schenke – Edelweiss Duo Schenke – Black Forest Band Main Hall - Mardi Gras Grand Opening Woodland Cemetery German Remembrance Day Service Schenke – Black Forest Band Main Hall – Ladies Group Christmas Bazaar SCHENKE CLOSED FOR PRIVATE EVENT Schenke – T.C. Alpine Echos Main Hall – Children's Christmas Party Office Telephone Extensions & Info Line Front Office Membership Banquet Inquiries Manager Payroll Accounting Group Events 101 101 101 102 103 104 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 105 General Inquiries 105 Ticket Sales 105 Portier/Doorman 106 You can call the extensions or announcements by using any touch tone telephone. 2 Bericht des Präsidenten Leider war der Sommer kuehl und nass und die Camper konnten die Farm, incl. Pool nicht so oft geniesen, wie in den letzten Jahren. Das Zelt kam frueher als erwartet und war schon ende August aufgestellt. Rolf Malthaner und Mike Brasch mit ihren Helfern, sind mit dem Aufbau beschaeftigt, fuer das 47. Oktoberfest. Ende September ist eine “Trade Show” gebucht, wie jedes Jahr, doch sonstige Veranstaltungen wurden schon vor Jahren abgesagt! 3 Alle Mitarbeiter und Freiwillige muessen ein AODA-Training haben!! Sollten Sie schon im vorigen Jahr diesen Kurs mitgemacht haben, so muessen Sie dies nicht wiederholen! NEUE Mitarbeiter und Freiwillige muessen dieses Training machen. Der Termin wird vom Klubbuero festgelegt! Ein Gesundheits- und Sicherheits-Training wird “ON LINE” oder aber auch bei ihrer Arbeitsstelle anerkannt! Dieser Kurs wird nach den Richtlinien des “Ontario Health and Safety Act” durchgefuehrt!!!! Besuchen Sie den 15. Pioneers Day am 14. Oktober 2014 im Kitchener Rathaus. Der Concordia Chor wird singen und die Enzian Schuhplattler tanzen! Unterstuetzen Sie diese Veranstaltung, denn unser Concordia Klub ist stolz, auf Herkunft und Kultur und - der Klub ist dieses Jahr unter den geehrten! Stiftungsfest (Geburtstag) des Concordia Klubs findet am Samstag, 1. November in der Halle statt. Eintrittskarten sind im Klubbuero zu erhalten! Die Narrenzunft eroeffnet den Fasching am Samstag, 15. November in der Halle. Am 16. November ist der Heldengedenktag auf dem Woodland Friedhof, auch dort wird der Concordia Chor singen. Alle Hilfe vor und waehrend des Oktoberfestes wird sehr geschaetzt und wir hoffen, viele Gaeste beim Oktoberfest zu sehen! Unterstuetzen Sie unsere Veranstaltungen! Euer Praesident, Rob Kerr President’s Report Where did the summer go, did we ever get it? This summer was very cool and wet and our campers did not get to use the farm and the pool as much as in the prior years. The tent arrived earlier than expected this year and was erected by the end of August. This will allow the set up crew of Rolf Malthaner, Mike Brasch and their crew to start the process of setting up all the items that need to be ready for our 47th Oktoberfest celebrations. We have a trade show booked for the end of September similar to previous years. We will not have any preOktoberfest events in the tent as the Rock the Tent event was cancelled a few years ago. In keeping up with all the required government training that we need to do to be compliant, we will once again need to conduct training sessions. All staff and volunteers will need to have AODA training to be able to properly help the disabled. If you went to a training course last year you have been trained and will not need to attend a ses- sion. If you did not attend training last year or are a new staff member or volunteer you will need to attend a training session. These training sessions will be set up through the office personnel. A new training element that everyone needs is the Health and Safety awareness training. This course can be taken either on line or by attending a training session. If you have taken this course at your work place and have a certificate to verify your completion of the course this will be accepted as well. This training helps all employees or volunteers to know the basics of the Ontario Health and Safety act. Please plan on attending the 15th annual German Pioneers Day celebrations at Kitchener city hall on Tuesday, October 14th 2014. The Concordia Club has been chosen as one of the groups to be honored this year and we need to support this event in order to show how proud we are of our Club, our heritage and our cultural beliefs. The choir will be singing for this event as well as the Enzian Schuhplattlers will be dancing. The Concordia Club’s birthday (Stiftungfest) will take place on Saturday, November 1st in the main hall. The Mardi Gras Society will celebrate their grand opening on Saturday, November 15th in the main hall. The Remembrance Day ceremonies will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery on Sunday, November 16th. Your attendance or help during the Oktoberfest celebrations is greatly appreciated as we showcase our club for a large number of guests that we normally do not see. Your President, Rob Kerr 4 From the Manager’s Desk Oktoberfest The event of the year is just around the corner! We have been working very hard in preparation for another successful year. Our tickets for the weekend evenings have been sold out for quite some time. The anticipation of the first Friday is very exciting! A great night for friends and family to come out and enjoy the beginning of the Thanksgiving weekend. The feeling of Gemuetlichkeit is definitely in the air. Our family days, Sunday and Monday, are free of charge to members so please bring along your membership cards. Our door staff will need to see it to verify the free admission! We love to see so many children and grandchildren dressed in their lederhosen and dirndls learning the bird dance and playing the games! A great family tradition ..... come and join in the fun! Wednesday evening Walter Ostanek will be playing with the Black Forest Band in the tent. They always put on a great show. Corporate Night, Thursday, is another very popular evening for businesses to come and entertain their staff and customers. Tickets are still available for both evenings but don’t wait too long to get them. Thursday will sold out beforehand. We will be hosting a number of corporate events throughout the festival. As well as hosting the Seniors Bus Tours during the days on Tuesday and Wednesday we will also be hosting a number of other private events. On Wednesday evening we host Passport to Success in the Main Hall, on Thursday we host the Ontario IBEW in the Main Hall for lunch, Chamberfest in the Main Hall for dinner as well as Brock Solutions in the Schenke. All of these events help to contribute to the financial success of Oktoberfest. A.O.D.A. Training As you may recall we had a number of training dates set up last year for the required Accessability for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (A.O.D.A.) for all staff and volunteers in the booths. This year is not any different. However, if you completed the training last year, you IMMOBILIEN UND FINANZIERUNG SIND VERTRAUENSSACHE WHEN IT’S A MATTER OF TRUST HOME REALTY INC 4169 King St. E, Kitchener, ON, N2P 2E8 5 MARCUS KALLWEIT Bus: (519) 570-4663 Cell: (519) 590-3056 Email mpkrealty@gmail.com www.kallweithomes.com DO NOT have to repeat it. Only all NEW staff and volunteers are required to attend. Workplace Health & Safety Awareness Training As of July 1st we are required by the provincial government to train all staff and supervisors in the Workplace Health & Safety Awareness Act. This is for staff and supervisors only.....not volunteers. If you have done this training with another employer and can prove it by providing a certificate of completion, you do not have to participate in the training dates we have set up. If you do not have it however, you are required to take part in the sessions that we will be hosting. I have listed a few options for you to attend: goligerstravel.com 1425 Bishop St. UNIT 15 519-622-7777 Contact Mike Doersam DATES FOR A.O.DA., WHMIS AND SAFETY AWARENESS TRAINING Sunday, October 5th at 2:00p.m. in the Main Hall - Safety Awareness Training Wednesday, October 8th at 6:00 p.m. in the Jaegerstube - A.O.D.A. & WHMIS for NEW STAFF & NEW VOLUNTEERS Wednesday, October 8th at 7:00p.m. in the Main Hall - Safety Awareness Training Thursday, October 9th at 6:00p.m. in the Main Hall - Safety Awareness Training STIFTUNGSFEST Our annual club birthday celebration will be on Saturday, November 1st! Tickets have been on sale since the beginning of September so don’t put it off any longer! The cost for members is $23.00 and the cost for non- members is $40.00. Music will be provided by the Golden Keys! Also included will be a wine bar, appetizers & a wonderful dinner. KALE DINNER Chef Andreas will be preparing the traditional Kale Dinner Menu again this year in November. At this time we do not know the exact dates but there will be additional information available in my November bulletin. I hope to see you all during Oktoberfest! With best regards, Ruth Rajna, Manager 6 Skat-Gruppe Der Sommer ist Geschichte und wir hoffen dass der Herbst uns noch schoene Tage beschert. Leider muessen wir uns von unserer Skatspielerin Gertrud Frim verabschieden, denn aus familiaeren Gruenden wechselt sie ihren Wohnsitz in den Norden. Gertrud war im Skat-Vorstand als Schriftfuehrerin taetig, sehr verlaesslich und immer da wenn sie gebraucht wurde. Auch fuer mich als Skat Praesidentin war Gertrud immer behilflich. Vielen Dank Gertrud fuer deine Hilfe und wir werden dich sehr vermissen. Leider ist auch Eddie Appelt im Skat Vorstand nicht mehr taetig, aus gesundheitlichen Gruenden. Auch dir ein Dankeschoen fuer deine langjaehrige Unterstuetzung. Oktoberfest steht vor der Tuer und wir haben beschlossen Marcus Kallweit und Karl Braun in den Skat-Vorstand aufzunehmen. Euch beiden vielen Dank das ihr so spontan euch dazu bereiterklaert habt. Der “Anne-Wolf Pokal” wird im September ausgespielt. Der Bericht folgt im Oktober Bulletin. Der Silvester Pokal wird erstmals am 9ten und am 16ten Dezember ausgespielt Unsere Weihnachtsfeier wird am 7ten Dezember in der Schenke stattfinden. Nun wuensche ich allen Gruppen viel Erfolg und allen Besuchern viel Spass beim Oktoberfest. Gut Blatt Rita Allmendinger Skat-Praesidentin 7 SKAT GROUP Summer is almost history and we hope that Fall will bring us still a few nice days. We regret that we have to say Good Bye to our Skat member Gertud Frim who will move up north for family related reasons. Gertud was a director of the Skat group and secretary, she was very dependable and always there when needed. She was always very helpful to me as President. Thank You Gertrud, we will miss you. We also regret that Eddie Appelt resigned from being a director due to health issues. A big thank you to you for your long support. As we are heading into Oktoberfest, we have decided to nominate Marcus Kallweit and Karl Braun as directors in our group. Thanks to both of you that you have agreed so promptly. We will Play for the “Anne-Wolf” Pokal in September and will report in the next bulletin. Our Silvester Pokal will be played for this year for the first time on December 9th and 16th. Our Christmas Party will be held on December 7th in the Schenke. I wish all groups a successful and all visitors a great time at Octoberfest Gut Blatt Rita Allmendinger, Skat-President Senioren-Gruppe Bei Kaffee und Kuchen traften wir uns am 3. September in der Jägerstube. Auch möchte ich hierbei mitteilen dass wir uns um 14:30 Uhr, nicht wie im Bulletin angegeben um 15:00 Uhr treffen. Ein Missverständnis. Also 1. Oktober um 14:30 Uhr im Klub. Eine alte Bauernregel: ist der Oktober warm und fein, kommt ein scharfer Winter drein. Bis zum nächsten mal tschüss R. Schaar Ladies Group “OUR TRIP ALONG THE ST. LAWRENCE” Well the Ladies Group finally had their big trip along the St. Lawrence River. Our first day took us to the City of Kingston where a local guide joined us for a tour of Kingston “The Limestone City”. After the tour we checked into the “Courtyard by Marriott Hotel”. Later we went on an enjoyable evening Sunset Dinner Cruise. On day two we made our way to Montreal. There we had a walking tour in the center of Old Montreal in order to get to the historic Notre Dame Basilica. After the walking tour, our tour continued by bus until the bus stopped at the Hotel Le Cantlie Suites to check in and have a quick change & drink to fuel up. Later we went back to Old Montreal and had a dinner at a lovely rustic steak house. Day three we departed for Old Quebec City where we had lunch on our own before we Great Canadian Tour friends met up with our tour guide. Our tour consisted on foot & by bus. After our tour we checked in at the hotel where we stayed for two nights “Chateau Laurie”. Supper was on our own, but there was a limitless amount of restaurants just around the corner. Day four was a very busy day. Our first destination was the Copper Art Museum, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre, Chez Marie’s Bread Oven and Montmorency Falls. After we could have lunch and free time in Old Quebec City or some of us went to the city market in lower Quebec. Later we departed the hotel to have dinner in Ile d’Orleans at an old stone mill that had been converted into a restaurant. On day five we departed the hotel at 8:00 am for our long journey home. With many stops along the way, one stop was the Big Apple where you could buy all the apple pies you wanted. It was shortly after 8:30 pm that our bus rolled into the Concordia Club parking lot. All in all we had a great time on our beautiful trip of three very old cities. Ladies at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Well Oktoberfest is almost upon us and we hope that everyone will be able to make 8 their shifts as we are very few ladies at the moment. Also our Christmas Bazaar will soon be upon us and we hope that everyone is busy as a beaver working on their crafts, cookies and cakes. Wishing you all a happy Oktoberfest and Thanksgiving. Ingrid Fischer & Mary Stammwitz baking bread Elisabeth Rowsell LADIES GROUP 80TH ANNIVERSARY As the Concordia Ladies Group celebrate their 80th Anniversary on October 4th, we honour our beginnings in 1943 under the leadership of Frau Frida Spalinger of the Frauenverein. They undertook many small jobs, cooking and serving in banquets, feeding workers at farm clean-up, etc. Still today, we organize and help fund the Children’s Christmas Party, craft and bake for the Christmas Bazaar and co-run Miss Concordia with our Bockbierfest. We enjoy theatre and trips together, special dinners, presentations and “coffee and kuchen” at monthly meetings Käthe Metzger and Lilo Grueneberg have been active members for over 50 years. Past presidents of the Ladies include Erna, Lilo, Ingrid, Wilma and Lis, still active in our group. Congratulations to all members of our small but vital group. 9 Mary Stammwitz Concordia Chöre Wir haben unsere Proben mit unserem neuen Dirigenten Martin Anderle wieder aufgenommen. Eine traurige Nachricht, einer unserer ehemaligen langjährigen Chormitglieder, Artur Beier, verstarb am 27. August 2014. Wahrscheinlich wussten viele nicht, das der Art die weiß/roten Kegel für die Wurfbude gebaut hat. Sie werden auch heute noch benutzt und bis hundert Mal während des Oktoberfestes wieder aufgestellt. Die Beerdigung fand am Donnerstag 4. September statt. Der Männerchor hat gesungen, von Martin dirigiert. Unser berühmtes Chor Picknick fand am 16 August 2014 statt. Es wird als eines in Erinnerung bleiben, in dem die meisten Aktivitäten wegen Regen gestoppt werden mussten! Die Silent Auction wurde in den Pavillon verlegt, aber die Wurfbude und die Kinderspiele fanden nicht statt. Vielleicht wird es dadurch mehr Vorfreude auf nächstes Jahr geben! Wenn diese Ausgabe der Concordia Nachrichten erscheint, haben wir bereits unsere Fahrt ins Blaue gemacht, aber heute weiss ich noch nicht wohin! Fragen Sie mich jetzt nicht, weil es mir niemand sagen will. Ich weiß, dass das Datum der 13. September war. Am 20. September hatten wir auch unser Winzerfest. Ich war der MC und die scheidende Weinkoenigen war Kyla Pfister. Danke Erika Koeckritz für die Herstellung der Schaerpe! Hoffentlich hatten Sie alle Spaß beim Tanzen und Trauben essen! Oktoberfest ist nahe! Immer viel zu tun und Hilfe ist immer erforderlich. Bis naechstes Mal! Lied Hoch, Andre Schilha CONCORDIA CHOIRS We have started our practices again with our new conductor Martin Anderle. On a sad note, one of our former long-time choir members, Artur Beier, passed away on August 27, 2014. Likely not many knew this unless I wrote it before, but Art was the one who designed and built the white/red pins for the Wurfbude. They are still used today and set up hundreds of times during Oktoberfest. The funeral was held on Thursday, September 4 with the Male Choir singing, conducted by Martin. 10 Our famous Choir picnic took place on August 16, 2014. It will be remembered as one in which rain stopped most activities! The Silent Auction was brought into the pavilion, however the Wurfbude and the children’s games did not take place. Maybe there will be more anticipation for next year! We’ll have taken our Fahrt Ins Blaue by the time you read this...and I’ll have known where we went! Don’t ask me now because it seems like nobody wants to tell me. CONCORDIA CHOIRS WELCOME NEW CONDUCTOR The Concordia Choirs are pleased to announce that Martin Anderle has accepted the position of full-time conductor. He will commence his duties on August 11 I know the date was September 13. We also had our Winzerfest September 20. I was the MC and the outgoing Weinkoenigen was Kyla Pfister. Thank you Erika Koeckritz for making the sash! Hopefully you all had fun dancing and eating grapes! Oktoberfest is near! Always lots to do and help is always needed. Bis naechstes Mal! Lied Hoch, Andre Schilha 18th, 2014. Martin comes to us with a very impressive background in choral conducting. In Germany, he conducted performances with members of the Munich Radio Orchestra and the Augsburg Philharmonic. Martin studied at the University of Music, Vienna as well as the University of Music “Mozarteum”, Salzburg. Martin has a Masters degree in both music and organ performance. He is currently the music director at Dublin Street United Church in Guelph. Before moving to Ontario, he directed the Langley Community Choir. Martin is also a registered piano teacher in the province of Ontario. Martin is a very positive and energetic conductor who seeks to bring out the very best in each of his singers. We all look forward to working with him and to begin our musical journey together. We would also like to take this opportunity to encourage all those who love to sing to join our choir. We practise every Monday at the Concordia Club beginning at 7:15pm. You will be warmly welcomed. Come and join us! Erreichen Sie Ihre Immobilien Träume! - Achieve Your Real Estate Dreams! 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Keeping with tradition we officially open the Ceremonies at 8:11pm. Doors will be open at 7pm. Tickets which are $12 can be purchased through the Concordia Club Office. 519-745-5617 Future Events: Make a note on your calendar for 2015 this fun evening. Many of you took part in making it a success this past February and we look forward to seeing you again hoping to see new faces! Call Joan at 519-8866009 Until next time…. See you at the Club!! Helau und Alaaf Joan Trautrim I’m also assuming that we’re still in need of volunteers for the Campers booth at Oktoberfest. If you’d like to help out, please call Jesse Turner at (519) 841-4905. I would also like to apologize to Harold Kremkau, as I missed including your name in last month’s report on the Campers Elections. Harold is still part of our committee. Happy Oktoberfest!! Bruce Emmerson On behalf of the Camper’s Committee Karneval Costume Party/Closing Ceremonies February 14, 2015. Come join the Narrenzunft!! Unfortunately, I can’t write about the Halloween Party, as I’m writing this before it happens, but I hope everyone had a great time!! European Vision of Fashion • CUSTOM MADE DRESSES • WEDDING GOWNS CASUAL WEAR • ALTERATIONS Marzanna Calujek Master Dressmaker Designer 80 Wellington St. N. Kitchener, Ontario Bus: (519) 571-9169 (Corner of Waterloo Street & Wellington Street) Concordia Garden Group With the approach of Thanksgiving and Oktoberfest, we once again take a break for family and club functions. In September, Edith planned a visit to Sheridan Nursery to enjoy a group talk on Preparing our Gardens for Winter and to make plans for the spring. It had to be delayed a week to organize with the nursery staff. We return to normal schedules in November. Edith will let us know by phone. Enjoy your fall gardens and Thanksgiving holiday. Mary Stammwitz 14 K.G. 1 Narrenzunft Concordia’s 48th Annual Opening Times: Official Proclamation Ceremonies at 8:11 pm Doors Open at 7pm Where: Concordia’s Main Hall When: November 15, 2014 Entertainment Euro Connection Garde Dancers 15 Concordia Kegler Unsere neue Saison hat am 5. September angefangen. Ein herzliches Willkommen an Siegfried Klaus, Trudy Schaar und Katie Schertzer, die mit uns dieses Jahr kegeln. Wir kegeln jeden Freitag um 6:30 abends bei der Victoria Bowl. Unsere Gruppe hat 69 Kegler und neue Mitglieder sind immer herzlich eingeladen. Jetzt steht das Oktoberfest vor uns und die Vorbereitungen sind im vollen Gang. Freiwillige sind immer notwendig für unsere Bowling Booth. Bitte melden Sie sich beim Komitee an, wenn Sie aushelfen möchten. Bis zum nächsten Mal. WICHTIGE DATEN/IMPORTANT DATES: October 10th- 18th Oktoberfest December 12thTurkey Roll/Cosmic Bowling Christmas Party *this is a Sunday - noon *NO BOWLING ON BOXING DAY....DECEMBER 26th! January 16th Annual Meeting February 13th Cosmic Bowling April 24th May 8th October/Oktober 2. Manfred Kruse 21. Diana Nowak 23. Linda Majunke 31. Otto Berg HAPPY OKTOBERFEST! Monica Kauck TBA Finally, best wishes go out to our bowlers who are celebrating a birthday this month: Until next time, Prost! December 21st Booth, please contact one of the committee members. As well, the bowlers would like to welcome Siegfried Klaus, Trudy Schaar and Katie Schertzer who are bowling with us this year. We bowl every Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Victoria Bowl. We have a great group of 69 people and new bowlers are always welcome. Bowling Tournament Last Day of Bowling Closing Banquet *this is a Friday - 5:30p.m. CONCORDIA BOWLERS Our new season is well underway and Oktoberfest is right around the corner. If you would like to volunteer in our Bowling Monica Kauck Bitte vormerken!! 1. November Stiftungsfest in der Halle 16 Outdoor Group On Friday, July 25th we had our first annual Grand River Dinner Cruise with over 20 members along for a relaxing trip down the Grand with dinner, drinks and transportation back to the Club – be sure to look for this event next year! On Saturday, August 23rd we had 12 people out for a lovely trail ride at Conestogo Horseback Adventures followed by a delicious BBQ lunch and some refreshments. We had a nice day for our Annual Meeting & Corn Roast on Sunday, August 24th with about 30 people in attendance. We would like to welcome Alf Herzing to our 2014/ 2015 Committee, thanks for joining us! 17 We are still looking to fill many shifts at our Oktoberfest Booth - as everyone knows, the shooting booth is one of the biggest in the tent and we need lots of volunteers to fill it – this is our only way of providing funds for the survival of our group! Please contact Jesse Turner 519-841-4905 to sign up for a shift or two – it’s a lot of fun! Our group Christmas Party is tentatively booked for Sunday, November 30th – more details in the next bulletin. Andrew Saur Eis Stock-Group Good Day to all of you, The fourth tournament of our Ontario Open Club Masters 2014, hosted by the Kingston & Area Ice Stock Club on Sunday, August 17., looked already promising during the organisation phase, 8 teams advised their appearance. Hotels had to be booked due to the fact that the club is the furthest away. All the Teams arrived on Saturday, some using the afternoon for sight-seeing others for a little fishing trip while visiting Friends. At night we came together Downtown Kingston at Amadeus Café, a Euro- pean Restaurant and Bastion of Alpine Tradition. The Guestroom was prepared for us with a special menu of treats from overseas like Kaes-Spaetzle or Beef-Rouladen even Hungarian Gulasch was offered, this all was toped by a Dessert most of us still dream of. The Kingston Guys could not sit quiet as the Accordeon player started on her Instrument, a Plattler-dance for good half an hour dropped the chin of most of our Canadian fellow Athletes. Considering the Age of nearly 80 years of some dancers they just kept on going. The mood was accordingly, so it’s fair to say that we were the last guests and turned the Keys as we left. 18 The next Day at the tournament we had to juggle a little around to complete the Cambridge Team which just arrived with two players, but uncomplicated help was offered by the Concordia Group which would have otherwise played with two teams. The Bayern Club, the Concordia Group and Cambridge started with one team each, the big surprise though was Kingston appearing with 5 Teams. What a success that is, thanks to Karl Hammer jr. and his effort to revive the sport in his Area, even the Press was informed and Locals showed up to see what Icestock Sport means. The Tournament proofed to be such fun that some teams didn’t even care what the standings are, they had just been infected with the Icestock fever, unfortunately we could play only one round losing out on time and decided to play a final round between the two leading teams with 12 pts each and a small final for 3rd place between the next two teams with 10 and 9 pts. The final results are: 1.Cambridge Icestock Club, consisting of: Ryan, Luca, Wolfgang and Alexa 2.Kingston & Area ISC 1, consisting of: Bill, Helen, Taylor and Andy 3.Concordia Group, consisting of: Milutin, Kata, Novica and Steve 4.Kingston & Area ISC 2, consisting of: Walter, Karl sr., Dylon and Eric 5.Bayern Club, consisting of: Jennifer, Jim, Stefi, Brad and Helmuth as spare 6.Kingston & Area ISC 3, consisting of: Ingrid, Gerhard, Jason, Matt 7.Kingston & Area ISC 4, consisting of: Bert, Normand, Erich and Raymond 8.Kingston & Area ISC 5, consisting of: Karl jr., Michelle, Tasha and Chris 19 We played just with a short break inbetween as the event was so organized that there were food and drinks served on the go, with Burgers, Sausages, Coffee and Pop, as well Cup-cakes as dessert all sponsored by Club members of different areas, another example of the cameradery in between stock sport enthusiast and friends. Sport brings People together and combines all ages and genders in a fascinating way, the children as well were kept busy as Latt’l-shooting was set up on the sideline. Sunshine pure rounded up a fantastic weekend of Icestock celebration as new Friendships were made and hopefully carried on for the future. In this sense we look forward to our next Tournament hosted by the Cambridge Icestock Club on Sunday, September 14. Stock Cool Hot Ice Ronny Horvath President of Canadian Icestock Federation Treffpunkt As I write this, 18 of the Treffpunkt group arrived home today from a fantastic weekend together in the Port Colborne area for our annual cottage weekend. We had beautiful early September weather. Everyone pitched in to help make the weekend a memorable one. On Saturday afternoon we took some time to have a meeting to discuss upcoming events. Most important on our topics of discussion was Oktoberfest. Most group members have signed up for a few shifts to help run our dunk tank. There are still a few remaining spots open which need to be filled. Each year we make necessary improvements to keep the dunk tank in good working order and this year is no exception. We look forward to Winzerfest and celebrating this time of year with our fellow club members. It is always a wonderful evening dressing in our best Tracht and watching the crowning of our new Weinkonigin. As always we continue to donate blood. If you can donate, please do. Our partners in life number is CONC010846. Till next time, Andrea Schilha 20 Wichtige Veranstaltungen Important Events PREVIEW - OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2014 10.-18. Oct. 14. Oct. Oktoberfest Pioneers Day Kitchener City Hall 19.-22. Oct.Club 1. Nov. 15. Nov. 16. Nov. 23. Nov. Closed for general Clean-up Stiftungsfest Halle Mardi Gras Grand Opening Halle German Remembrance Day Service Woodland Cemetary Ladies Group Christmas Bazaar 1:30 to 5 pm, Halle Bitte reservieren Sie ihren Tisch und besorgen Sie die Eintrittskarten zu den Veranstaltungen rechtzeitig. 21 Concordia Club Board of Directors 2014/2015 President: 1st Vice President: 2nd Vice President: Rob Kerr Michael Brasch Alex Thoene Entertainment Sarah Fretz Michelle Zimmer Alexandria Thoene 1st Secretary: 2nd Secretary: Sarah Fretz Elaine Keller Farm Committee 1st Treasurer: 2nd Treasurer: Ali Nowak Peter Bergen Peter Bergen Michelle Zimmer Ronny Horvath Finance Committee Directors: Ronny Horvath Rolf Malthaner Helmut Kruschat Michelle Zimmer Marcus Kallweit Martin Patzold Ali Nowak Peter Bergen Rob Kerr Sarah Fretz Float Committee Ronny Horvath German Culture Marcus Kallweit Honorary Member Martin Patzold 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 Sarah Fretz Oktoberfest Chair Mike Brasch Rolf Malthaner Oktoberfest Inc. Ali Nowak Michelle Zimmer Rolf Malthaner Sales and Marketing Ronny Horvath Rolf Malthaner Marcus Kallweit Security Rob Kerr Alex Thoene Manager Committee Members Arbeitsgemeinschaft Ruth Rajna Rob Kerr Mike Brasch Archives Alexandria Thoene Bulletin Martin Patzold Sarah Fretz Christkindlmarket Peter Bergen Ronny Horvath Elaine Keller Martin Patzold Club Buildings Mike Brasch Helmut Kruschat Club Historian Leo Tukums Club Ombudsman Harald Schwegel Club Rental Properties Ronny Horvath Helmut Kruschat Concordia Seniorenhaus Rob Kerr Mike Brasch Economic Affairs Ali Novak Rob Kerr Peter Bergen Employee Liaison Ali Nowak 23