March 2011 - the Schwaben Club!

For the Kitchener Schwaben Club & Community
March 2011
www.kitchenerschwabenclub.com
WICHTIGE DATEN 2011
March 6
Film Nachmittag: Sisi (2009)
March 19
Schlachtfest
Schwaben Keller 2:00 pm
Main Hall
Band – Variations
April 3
Film Nachmittag: Da Wo die Berge
Sind...Hansi Hinterseer
German Spring Concert-Axel Becker,
Duo Mosaique, Marcel, Romy & Pfälzer Buam
Landestrachtenfest (Toronto, ON)
Mother’s Day Luncheon
Schwaben Keller
April 6
Schwaben Hall
April 9
May 1
Main Hall
May 14
Schlachtfest
March 19th, 2011
Various Groups
Viennese Gala Ball
Main Hall
Band - Variations
June 12
Annual Picnic
August 13
3rd Annual Schnitzengiggle
Music provided by
the Variations
Wilmot Rod & Gun Club
Schwaben Hall
Band – The Golden Keys
September 3-4 Tag der Donauschwaben (Mansfield, OH)
September 10 Kirchweih
Main Hall
Band – The Golden Keys
October 7-15 Oktoberfest
All Halls
Bands – The Golden Keys & TBA
October 28
KISS Tribute Show: The Destroyers
October 29
Halloween Dance
Schwaben Hall
Schwaben Hall
Band – The Barefoot Boogie Band
November 19 Frauen Gründungsfest
Main Hall
Doors open: 5:30pm
Dinner: 6:15pm
1668 King St. E
Kitchener, ON N2G 2P1
519.742.7979
Member - $25
Non-Member - $35
Children - $10
Band – The Golden Keys
December 11 Christmas Luncheon
Main Hall
Various Groups
December 31 New Year’s Eve Ball
Main Hall
Band – The Golden Keys
Monatsversammlung/Monthly
Members’ Meeting for April will be
held on Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The German Spring Show takes place on April 6.
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Schwaben Club
1668 King Street East
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
N2G 2P1
Telefon
519-742-7979
Hauptredakteur
Peter Speckner
Graphische Gestaltung
Catherine Thompson
Please forward all newsletter
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Berichterstatterin
Wera Dennis
Telephone (519) 894-6695 or
[email protected]
Praesidentenbericht
Am 19. Februar feierte der Schwaben Klub sein 80jaehriges
Jubilaeum. Die Halle war fuer die grosse Feier bis zum
letzten Sitzplatz vollbesetzt und wir wurden wieder mal von
unseren Tanzgruppen sowie von den Golden Keys reichlich
unterhalten. Ich moechte mich bei allen freiwilligen
Helfern, sowie beim Kuechen-und Bedienungspersonal
fuer die geleistete Arbeit, um den Abend einen vollen
Erfolg zu gewaehrleisten, bedanken. Zudem moechte ich
meinen Dank an die Tanzgruppen fuer ihre grosszuegigen
Spenden anlaesslich der 80. Jahresfeier aussprechen. Um
unsere Klubgartenanlagen und Lautsprecheranlage in der
Schwabenhalle zu verbessern, werden diese Spenden gut
gebraucht werden.
Ich moechte mich auch bei den Kinder-und Jugendgruppen
fuer das schoene Geschenk bedanken. Die gerahmte
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Skizze des Schwaben Klubs wurde von unserer
Miss Schwaben, Jennifer Tschirhart, zum 80.
Gruendungsfest des Klubs gezeichnet. Sie studiert
zur Zeit die schoene Kuenste. Das schoene Stueck
wird immer geschaetzt werden.
Das 80. Jubilaeum gab mir die Gelegenheit, eine
wichtige Mitteilung an unsere Mitglieder zu
uebermitteln.
Meine Gedanken diesbezueglich
werden im Maerz-Nachrichtenblatt wiedergegeben
und ich hoffe, Sie werden sich die Zeit nehmen, sie zu
lessen. Man kann diese Worte nicht genug hoeren.
Der Monat Maerz naehert sich schnell, fuer viele
aber nicht schnell genug. Wir freuen uns auf den
Fruehling und das waermeres Wetter. Am 19. Maerz
veranstaltet der Klub unser beliebtes Schlachtfest,
und wir hoffen auf Ihr zahlreiches Erscheinen, um
diese traditionelle Veranstaltung zu unterstuetzen.
Und, wenn Sie noch nicht haben, bitte laden Sie
einen Nachbarn, ein Familienmitglied, einen
Kirchenfreund, oder einen gutbekannten ein,
diesen schoenen Abend mitzuerleben. Teilen Sie
die guten Erinnerungen von unserem Klubleben
mit anderen, damit ihnen das Leben auch mal mit
unserer Kameradschaft bereichtert werden kann.
President’s Report
On February 19th, we hosted Gründungsfest,
our club’s 80th anniversary. The hall was full for
our celebration and we were once again wonderfully entertained by our dance groups and the
Golden Keys. I want to thank the volunteers,
kitchen staff and servers for all their hard work
to make the evening’s dinner such a success. I
also want to thank the generosity of our dance
groups for their monetary gifts to our club in
recognition of this milestone. These monies will
be used for improvements to our gardens and
to an improved sound system in our Schwaben
Hall. I also want to thank the Kindergruppe/
Jungendgruppe dance groups for their wonderful donation of a framed sketch of our Club
highlighting our 80th anniversary. Our very own
Miss Schwaben, Jennifer Tschirhart, a Fine Arts
major, did the art work. It is a beautiful piece
which will be treasured always.
I used the opportunity of our 80th celebration to
give, what I believe, is an important message to
our members. I’ve asked that my remarks be included in this month’s newsletter and I hope you
will take the time to read it. The message is one
that needs to be heard often.
March is fast approaching and for many of
us not fast enough. We yearn for spring and
warmer weather. On March 19th we have our
Schlachtfest and hopefully you are planning to
come out for the evening and support this traditional celebration. And if you haven’t already,
consider inviting a neighbour, family member,
church member, or acquaintance to come and
enjoy the evening as well. Let’s provide memorable moments and enrich the lives of others
with the wonderful fun and fellowship we have
at our club.
George Kraehling Jr.
President
Manager’s Report
“What’s Going On”
So much for January and February being slow
months; it sure has been a busy start to the year. So
far we have hosted Kameradschaftsabend, Movies,
Battle of the Bands, A Spaghetti Dinner, Miss
Schwaben, a few Transylvania Club events, a trade
show, a Latino Dance, the 80th Grundungsfest, a
Beatles Valentines dinner and show, a fundraiser
dance, and some birthday parties, all in the first
eight weeks of the year. If this is any indication of
how busy we are going to be this year we are in for
quite a year.
Next month we have a U of W German student exchange dinner, another movie afternoon, a Singles dance, Schlachtfest, a wedding,
stag and does, more Birthday parties and, well,
the list go on. Watch the bulletin board and the
Nachrichten for up-coming events. There are
many more great events to announce in the coming months. I hope you will take in as many of
these events as possible and have yourself a super time here at the club.
Don Egley
Manager
April 6...Film Nachmittag
Hansi Hinterseer in
“Da Wo die Berge Sind”
Geburtstage Für März
Allen Mitgliedern des Kitchener Schwabenklubs,
die im Monat März Geburtstag feiern
Herzlichen Glückwunsch und das Beste im
neuen Lebensjahr.
Name
Geimer, Robert
Schwander, Benno
Nowak, Robert
Hamburger, Peter
Lipp, Barbara
Gehrs, Helen
Watchorn, Jeff
Stickel, Josef
Grundwald, Konrad
Putschli, Magdalena
Putschli, George
Schade, Frieda
Groh, Joe
Offak, Eric
Dennis, Ken
Zimmerman, Gloria
Schuster, Josef
Hajer, Michael
Zuzan, Richard
Ries, Edmund
Bruckler, Mary
Demko, Catherine
Bekiroski, Hannelore
Szierer, Henry
Nemeth, Frank
Chapman, Brandy
Gehrs, Heinrich
Obert, Paul
March 6...Film Nachmittag
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May 4, 2011
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All Hail Her Highness!
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Every January the Schwaben Club comes together to crown their new Miss Schwaben. It is
a time to honour the young lady who will represent our Club for the next year, and to say goodbye to the Miss who’s term is coming to an end.
Add to that a Masquerade theme, and you have
the recipe for one heck of an evening.
Like most events, it all started with the meal.
After our outgoing Miss Mishi Savulescu said
Grace, it was time to indulge. With the members
and parents of all the dance groups volunteering
to serve the meal, you know it’s all going to go
smoothly and quickly! So once Grace was finished, caeser salads and buns came out. It’s the
usual appetizer, but it really helps build the appetite. The entree arrived next - roast beef, ovenroasted potatoes, and mixed vegetables. It was
all delicious, and befitting the evening. Finally,
out came dessert - Mango torte. It was the first
time it had been served at the Club, and I doubt
it will be the last time.
Now it was time for the performances. First up,
a combined performance of the Kinder- and
Jugend Gruppen. Wearing masks and carrying
fans, the dancers covered the floor with their fun
choreography. It was a perfect addition to the
evening’s theme. A quick waltz with all the most
recent Misses, and the band took over to help
burn off dinner. Lucky for us, the band was the
Golden Keys, so dancing was very easy.
During the first band break, the Schwaben Dancers
came out and performed their Masquerade dance.
Dressed in elegant gowns, suits and masks, they
added a touch of elegance to the evening. Then
it was back to the band again. On the following
band break, the Donau Dancers took to the floor.
Performing a traditional Quadrille and also dressed
elegantly and sporting masks, they added to the
theme of the evening with their performance.
Finally, it was time for the coronation. But before we could crown our new Miss, we had to
say goodbye to the previous one. Thus Mishi
made her goodbye speech and enjoyed a final
waltz with her President, Phil Neidert. Then
past Misses were called up to the front to as-
sist in the crowning. Since a new picture was
about to be hung up on the wall, an older one
needed to come down. So Magdalena Adam
was presented with her Miss picture. Finally, the
new Miss was invited to the front of the hall.
Jennifer Tschirhart, dressed for her new office,
came up to be recognized. A poignant speech of
Thanks, followed by an acknowledgement from
out current President, George Kraehling, ended
the speeches. This was followed bythe ceremonial first dance of the new Miss and our new
President.
The evening ended with the raffle (no, it was not
rigged!), and the Golden Keys helping us dance
the night away. Overall, the themed evening
added to the formality and excitement of the
evening. We can’t wait to see what next year’s
theme will be.
Peter Speckner
Cultural Director
Happy Birthday
Schwaben Club!
Most people fret about getting older, but I think
our Club gracefully accepted the fact that it’s 80
years old now. That’s quite the feat, if you think
about it. The men and women who started the
Club are no longer with us, so the successes of the
past years have to be attributed to their children,
and their children’s children. And that’s what we
celebrated at Gründungsfest; how well things are
going now, thanks to the hard work of so many
people. And it really was quite the party!
Guests were greeted with appetizers on the table and servers walking around with hot snacks.
The pate, cheese and crackers, pickles and olives
were a nice touch, and helped to build up the
appetite. After the national anthems and Grace
by Miss Schwaben, dinner was served. Buns and
garden salad were the first course. Then the entree - schnitzel, roast beef, roasted potatoes, carrots and Schwaben Beans. It was all delicious,
and everyone indulged their hearty appetite. It
was good that dessert was a light Fruit Flan,
because there would have been no room for a
heavy dessert.
Then the performances began. First the
Kindergruppe - they were cute, excited, and wonderful to watch. The Jugendgruppe was next. It
is amazing to see how big the group has gotten;
they showcased a new dance. With both groups
having at least 8 couples now, the future really
looks bright for them. The performances were
followed by the presentations, and there were
quite a few.
First, there were the announcements. With so
many invited guests in the audience, it was important to show them our appreciation. The
pin presentations were next on the program. 25
years membership - Stanley Markowiak, Henry
Brattan, and Stephen Brattan. 10 year pin Werner Bromberg, Jennifer Offak, Christopher
Thompson, Katelyn Borch, Josef Schuster,
Christopher Pottkamper, Hasel Frank, William
Gehrs and Andrea Speckner. Finally, the
Volunteer Service Pins were awarded. These go
to members who have volunteered a large amount
of their time to the benefit of the Club. The recipients were: Sophie Orsen, Susan Cook, Anton
Sertic, and Adam Cook.
But more presentations were still in order. Next,
the President’s picture was given to the outgoing President, Phil Neidert. Then, the incoming President, George Kraehling, was presented
with his President’s pin. There was even a special
award presented by the Donauschwaben Verband
(National Danubeswabian Association). The
Knight’s Cross was presented to Betty Neidert
for her years of service to the Donauschwaben
culture. It is the highest award available to our
members.
The Golden Keys took over after the presentations, and really got the party hopping. During
their first band break, the Donau Dancers performed. It was elegant, fun to watch, and ended with their energetic Viva dance. After a second round with the Golden Keys, the Schwaben
Dancers came out for the final performance of
the evening. They waltzed and bounced with the
best of them, ending their performance with
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Our President’s Speech
at Gründungsfest
Good Evening
I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our
members, guests and invited dignitaries. Thank you
all for coming out this evening and helping us celebrate the Schwaben Club’s 80th anniversary.
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This is my first Gründungsfest as the club’s president and with any beginning there is a tendency to
look forward rather than to look back. And so I want
to spend some time talking about how clubs, such as
ours, are uniquely positioned to provide a service to
our community that is becoming more and more important with time.
Why is that? Well I believe it is because of the
technology era we are living in. At an extremely fast
pace we have more and more ways in which to interact with each other electronically. We have blogs, and
chat rooms, e-mail and texts, Twitter, Facebook, and
MySpace, and even more communication forums. We
have notebooks, iPhones, blackberries, tablets, and iPads all capable of hooking us up globally via the internet. If you are in your 60’s or younger, you are extremely comfortable with some or all of this technology. It consumes our time. It is, for many of us, how
we solely interact with each other. We are spending so
little time face to face. with each other socially.
I said I wouldn’t look back but I want to look at the era
of the introduction of television in the 1950’s. Families
learned to spend their evenings gathered around the TV.
At least they were together. Now many of our homes
have more than one TV and so we don’t even watch together. In my family my son will be watching something
on one TV, Mary will be on a computer or I will, and
Laura will be on another computer. I shutter to think if
we didn’t have something like the Schwaben Club because here we can come and share time together, both as
a family, and with friends.
Mary and I have spent time vacationing in Costa
Rica and we both noticed how in the evening the whole
town would be out on the street and talking with each
other. It was their evening entertainment. You see,
most of them do not have a TV or a computer. We
may feel we have all the riches, but the Costa Ricans
are rich in friendships across their community. They
spend time together.
Last Saturday Mary and I came to enjoy the Beatles
tribute here at the Schwaben Club. We had a lovely
family sitting next to us - a husband and wife who
had brought their two teenage sons. Their boys were
already Beatles fans and were looking forward to the
show. The evening gave them family time together.
They shared a common interest, and it will provide a
lasting memory. Upon reflection, Mary and I should
have strongly encouraged our children to attend.
In this technology era we need to take more effort to
create those memorable moments. In our old age we will
not be talking about the time we found that really great
website. Hopefully we will be able to talk about the time
we spent with friends, family, and neighbours.
We, as Schwaben Club members, need to preach
the good news about clubs such as ours. We need to invite our friends, neighbours, family, coworkers, fellow
church members to come out and enjoy an evening of
entertainment and fellowship. The goal is not to serve
up more food on more plates. The goal is to enrich the
lives of those around us.
At Gründungsfest our hall is typically very full but
for many of our functions we have the capacity to bring
enjoyment to so many more. At our Miss Schwaben
evening this year, where we inducted our new Miss
Schwaben Jennifer Tschirhart, we enjoyed watching
a minuet and a Quadrille being performed as part
of the Masquerade-themed evening. I’d like to see an
iPad do that. Our Kindergruppe and Jugendgruppe
had a fantastic spaghetti dinner last month. For hurried families with little family time together it was a
great way for families to sit down to a delicious meal
and once again collect a memorable moment.
In this technology era we need to be social ambassadors. We need to extend the invitations to our Club.
Get people out of their houses and apartments and
into our halls. Think of our halls as a Costa Rican
street. People come to meet and greet and exchange
information, tell jokes and provide caring words.
The Schwaben Club should not be a well kept secret. In this, all too often, isolated world we live in,
we need to preach the good news and get people away
from their technology and into our halls. Think of it
as your calling.
So please enjoy the evening and once again thank
you all for coming to help us celebrate yet another milestone in the history of our club and if you had a good
time think to invite others in order to enrich their lives
with memorable moments.
George Kraehling Jr.
Kindergruppe and
Jugendgruppe
After a busy couple months I finally feel caught
up. Our group has had some enjoyable events
including our 1st Annual Spaghetti Dinner,
Miss Schwaben 2011 and most recently the 80th
Anniversary of our Club. Our Spaghetti Dinner
was pleasantly a huge success and I would like
to thank everyone in our group who made this
event run smooth, taste delicious and ultimately
a success! A sincere thank you to everyone who
donated silent auction items:
Anne Huntley, Generations Financial Solutions
Education Credit Union
Glenn Herold, Browns Concrete
Kindergruppe/Jugendgruppe Parents/Guardians
Neil Hoffman, TRI Marketing
Schwaben Club Members
Schwaben Club Frauengruppe
Scotia Bank
Miss Schwaben was also a very enjoyable evening
for the children. They performed a new dance as
a whole group together. Both the Kindergruppe/
Jugendgruppe learned a Masquerade Themed
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dance using fans and masks! Congratulations
to Jennifer Tschirhart, Miss Schwaben 2011!
We would like to welcome Justine Krause and
Taylor Gervais to the Jugendgruppe and Tanya
Janzen to the Kindergruppe. Both our groups
have grown so quickly! Our Kinderguppe has 20
members and our Jugendgruppe 18 members.
We look forward to seeing everyone at
Schlachtfest and the homemade donuts!
Lisa Schaadt
Kindergruppe/Jugendgruppe President
Danke
Ein aufrichtiges Dankeschön an das
Komitee und die Frauengruppe, an alle
Freunde und Bekannte, die mich an
meinem 80ten Geburtstag überrascht
haben. Für die Geschenke, die Blumen, und
die Glückswunschkarten, ein herzliches
Dankeschön.
Eure
Margarete Schilling
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The Strategic
Planning Committee
Regular Meetings
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1st Wednesday of every month
6:30pm - 7:30pm
prior to our monthly General
Membership meeting (unless otherwise scheduled)
Chair......................Nikolaus Lang
Co Vice Chairs ......Glenn Herold
........................... Heidi Peller-Oliver
Secretary ...............Neil Hoffman
Culture Rep. .........Peter Speckner
Member Rep .........Bob Foster
Members are always welcome to attend the
strategic planning meetings. The input of
members is very important. Your involvement
goes a long way to help the club and its future.
There will be a regular update in the Nachrichten
every month.
Any questions and or concerns can be left with
any member of the SPC, the Club Board of
Directors, or left in the office.
Mission Statement:
To provide a support mechanism to
the Schwaben Club Executive and
its Members by developing short and
long-term strategies to financially
sustain the club such that the cultural
values can be maintained.
We are looking for stories of experiences
from our members; old country stories, etc.
We want to pass on our personal histories
to the next generation and preserve this for
years to come. We should be proud of our
heritage. Thank you.
Miss Schwaben 2011
Jennifer Tschirhart
Jennifer has been an active member of the
Schwaben Dancers for 5 years. She currently attends the University of Waterloo for Fine Arts,
taking painting and drawing courses. Writing is
another of Jennifer’s favourite things to do and
she would like to pursue a career that combines
these two arts. In addition, she works part-time
at Canadian Tire. Jennifer is looking forward to
representing the club in the upcoming year as
Miss Schwaben 2011.
Happy Birthday, Schwaben Club
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their rousing Rammstein dance. The evening
was then handed back to the Golden Keys to
lead everyone through the rest of the night.
It was a fantastic evening, through and through.
It started with great food, moved along with
entertaining performances, and ended with the
Golden Keys. Happy 80th Schwaben Club. We’ll
do it all again next year.
Peter Speckner
Cultural Director
SCHWABEN CLASSIFIEDS
FOR SALE
GOLDEN BOOKS, 700 (approx) children’s
Golden Books. Old ones, newer ones,
shaped ones, unique ones. 519-569-7824
To add an item please contact the Schwaben Club at
519-742-7979. or send an email to [email protected]
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Daytripper:
Beatles Tribute Evening
Frauengruppe
Unfortunately the February meeting was cancelled so it seems a long time since we’ve gotten
together. Many of us were out to celebrate the
club’s 80th Anniversary. It was a wonderful evening to celebrate such a special milestone.
We will be resuming our birthday meeting this
month. I’d also like to mention the April meeting will be April 13 instead of April 6, due to
the spring concert.
Schlachtfest is in a few weeks and Krapfen are
usually baked for the event. There will be more
said about this. We always appreciate anyone
who is able to help.
Susan Cook
Frauengruppe Secretary
It’s 1964; the Ed Sullivan Show; a new band from
England is making it’s debut. The rowdy rock and
roll music causes the audience to go wild. Women
are screaming and crying; men, the few that are
there, are clapping and cheering. It is the Beatles!
Almost 50 years later, Daytripper made it happen again. This tribute band brought the Beatles
to life. The band members sang like the Beatles,
spoke like the Beatles and looked like the Beatles.
The show was great!
The meal, created by our kitchen staff, was delightful. I heard only good comments about the
dinner. So, thank you, Schwaben Club, for another tribute success.
Catherine Thompson
Roving Reporter
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Schwaben Club
1668 King Street East
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
N2G 2P1
www.kitchenerschwabenclub.com
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