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389 Dean Avenue, Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 3E1, 905-728-9221,
May / June 2008
www.clubloreley.org
Loreley News
Issue 1-3
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Club Loreley Inc.
Board of Directors
2007 / 2008
President:
Ernst Stader
401-110 Park Rd N
Oshawa, ON L1J 4L3
H: 905-576-8664
[email protected]
Vice-President Culture & Sport:
Edwin Albrecht
H: 905-579-6803
1636 Edenwood Dr
[email protected]
Oshawa, ON L1G 7Y 6
Club Secretary:
Gudrun Fuchs
807 Greystone Crt
Oshawa, ON L1K 2V1
H: 905-571-7972
[email protected]
B: 905-985-3600
[email protected]
Membership Treasurer:
Brian Dimock
1086 St. Andrews Ct
Oshawa, ON L1H 8B5
H: 905-723-5435
[email protected]
Directors:
Urd Grander
14 Lormik Dr Box 606
Uxbridge, ON L9P 1R6
Beverages:
H. Dieter Keuthen
906 Tralee Ct
Oshawa, ON L1J 7A7
H: 905-668-6461
[email protected]
H: 905-728-3577
H: 905-576-1648
[email protected]
Heimat Sänger:
Heinz Ottinger
Thursdays:
2:00 to 4:00 PM
H: 905-576-1199
[email protected]
Ladies Auxiliary:
Irene Lipski
Ingrid Maier
Meetings 2nd Monday of the month
Monday Practice:
Kinder Tots: 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.
Kinder:
6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
Juniors:
7:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Seniors:
8:45 to 10:00 p.m.
Soccer:
Hans Gotthelf
Hall Rental:
H: 905-725-4705
H: 905-728-8133
[email protected]
H: 905-725-1268
[email protected]
H: 905-985-8415
H: 905-436-2565
[email protected]
German Language School Loreley:
Christine Dejan
H: 905-576-9065
[email protected]
Other Supporting Members
Webpage:
Karl vom Dorff
Editor:
Olaf Rudolph
E-mail:
Deadline: 20th of April
Bar # 1 & 2:
Susanna Taggart
Wanda Friedrich
H: 905-728-8714
H: 905-697-1044
[email protected]
Loreley Sänger:
Joe Salamon
Mondays:
1:00 to 3:00 PM
Kinorama:
Hans Mager
House & Property:
Herbert Albrecht
757 Hoskin Ave.
Oshawa, ON L1H 2A8
Rifle Association:
Peter Biller
Thursdays: 7:30 to 10:00 PM
Sundays:
10:00 AM to noon
K.G. Loreley/Youth Dancers:
Holly Henninger
Treasurer:
Helmut Grander
14 Lormik Dr Box 606
Uxbridge, ON L9P 1R6
Rainer Stimming
126 Raglan St.
Whitby, ON L1N 2S9
Active Groups
2007 / 2008
H: 905-373-1945
[email protected]
H: 905-436-1607
[email protected]
H: 905-439-0600
H: 905-579-2565
[email protected]
Club Caretaker:
Joanna Tuszkiewicz
H: 905-666-8145
Club Kitchen:
Trevor Foreman
H: 905-259-2723
[email protected]
Gitta Ruppert
H: 905-683-1091
Miss Loreley 2007 / 2008:
Elizabeth Gifford
Margot Turnbull
H: 905-683-0632
Printing & Sorting of Loreley News
Ernst Stader, Peter Stenz, Klemens & Else Denzel
Hall Rental
Peter Stenz
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2008 Calendar of Events
Rummage & Bake Sale, Loreley Sänger 8 a.m. ‘til 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 10th
K.G. Loreley Dancers Benefit Dance
Saturday, May 10th
Mother's Day Brunch
Sunday, May 11th
Kinorama 2 p.m.
Sunday, May18th
Loreley Sänger Trip to Ottawa, 50th anniversary
Weekend May 17th/18th
Fiesta Week
Saturday, June 15 - 21st
Sommerfest
Sunday, August 17th
Preis Skat, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, September 12th
Rummage & Bake Sale, Loreley Sänger , 8 a.m. ‘til 2 p.m.
Saturday, Sept.13th
Kinorama 2 p.m.
Sunday, September14th
Oktoberfest, Heinz Lindlau & the Variation
Saturday, September 27th
Dinner, Dance & Hit Parade, Mississauga Express
Saturday, November 1st
Kinorama 2 p.m.
Sunday, October12th
Kinorama 2 p.m.
Sunday, November16th
Christmas Markt
Sunday, November 23rd
Rifle Club Christmas Party
Sunday, November 30th
Advent Concert, Loreley Sänger, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 6th
Christmas Dance, Heinz Lindlau & the Variation
Saturday, December 6th
German Language School Christmas Party
Sunday, December 14th
New Year's Eve, Euro Connection
Wednesday, December 31st
“Meine Hühner” klagt Bauer Arnold seinem
Nachbarn, “sind letzte Nacht alle von einem Fuchs
geholt worden.”
“Ach du meine Güte”, bedauert ihn darauf der
Nachbar. “Und dein großer Wachhund?”
“Mein Wachhund? Der ist noch da.”
Eine junge Frau hat den Führerschein gemacht und
lädt nun ihren Vater zur ersten Ausfahrt ein. Sogleich nimmt dieser auf dem Rüsitz Platz. “Warum
setzt du dich nicht neben mir?”, fragt die Tochter.
“Auf diesen Moment habe ich gewartet, seit du klein
warst”, meint der Papa grinsend. “Endlich kann ich
auch mal mit den Füßen gegen die Rückenlehne des
Fahrersitzes trommeln.”
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The President’s Report
Ernst Stader
Well, after our General Meeting we are ready to take on another
season, and let’s hope we are faced
with more pleasant occurances than
we experienced at the beginning of
the year.
Here the new board of directors for the year 2008 - 2009.
President: Ernst Stader
Vice President: Edwin Albrecht
Club Secretary: Gudrun Fuchs
Club Treasurer: Helmut Grander
Membership Treasurer: Brian Dimock
Director Administration:
Urd Grander
Director Promotion: Rainer Stimming
Director House & Property: Herb Albrecht
Director Beverage:
Hans Dieter Keuthen
Director Rental: Gitta Ruppert
Director Rental: Margot Turnbull
The new board of directors would like to thank
the election committee ( H. Henninger, Otto Heller
and Peter Stenz ) for their help during the election,
and were able to elect a new ( old ) board of directors in charge for another year.
My message to the membership at the general
meeting was probably not, what most of our members expected--perhaps a little too harsh for some,
but it was the truth. We all have to live in reality,
and by pretending, that everything seems to be fine
is an illusion, and does not do us any good in the future. We have to face the facts, and this is as plain as
can be said. We, the board, will try our best again to
serve our membership in any way possible. Help is
needed by everyone, members, supporting groups,
and of course active groups. As I said, Club Loreley
is the core, and everything affiliated with it, needs
the core, otherwise no one can exist. I think, we all
got the message.
Now back to our general meeting with election
of a new board. It was a pleasure to work with such
a group of dedicated people for the last twelve
month. I’m also a bit sad, we have lost two of our
longtime board directors due to illness. Gerda Koepp
and Karl Kreis, worked together as the rental committee, and they did a tremendous job over the years.
Gerda was also involved in many more activities as
far as the club was concerned and so was Karl. To
maintain our club’s reputation, a lot of work is involved to keep the standard we are so used to over
the years. Many of our members will miss the
friendly person, who was always willing to help out
wherever help was needed. Even if they are no
longer members of the board, they are still there to
help out wherever they can. To you Gerda, as I said
in our last edition, and now Karl, our thanks from
MIDWAY NISSAN
Nicholas Schneider
1300 Dundas Street East, Whitby, Ontario L1N 2K5
Tel: 905.668.6828 ext. 106 Fax: 905.668.1162
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the board of directors for many years of service and
dedication, and I believe the rest of the membership
is in agreement.
I must admit, the approach to our membership
in regards to early dues helped tremendously, and
our membership treasurer was full of praise.
In regards to our newspaper, I was approached by
some of our members (mail service), they are satisfied with reading the newsletter on the internet to
save on mailing expenses. Our web coordinator,
Karl Vom Dorff would be willing to set something
up, and with one click on the keyboard you are able
to receive the news of Club Loreley. There is a list
posted at the bulletin board, all you have to do is
sign your name with your E-Mail address. So far,
some of our members have phoned me up already
not to send the newsletter anymore. As said, this
only concerns the mailing part.
We have probably approached another era as
far as the board of directors is concerned, and this
will most likely be the trend in the future. We will
never see 14 or 15 people as board directors, this is a
thing in the past, but in order to properly run Club
Loreley, and conduct business as usual, a core is
needed in the form of a president, vice president, and
so on. This is where supporting groups come in, and
are extremely important. In that regard, we are very
lucky, let me introduce to you our new edition to our
club.
The rental committee with Gitta Ruppert as
rental rep, Margot Turnbull as backup, both of them
are also Directors of the board, with Peter and
Gertrut Stenz as support.
Also a decorating committee was created to
look after club events, and will make sure our club
keeps their name as the friendliest, and homiest of
all clubs in our community. Please welcome Lisa
Graham, Helga Scott, and Marianne Sellick.
There are two more supporting groups we
already have had for the last few years, you probably all know them, and they are the rifle group as
maintenance crew ( leader Joe Friedrich ), and the
newspaper group with Olaf Rudolph as editor, and a
supporting team of Klemens & Else Denzel, Peter
Stenz, and yours truly Ernst Stader. Also our Web
coordinator Karl Vom Dorff, who does a tremendous job of updating and handling our website, has
been for many years a volunteer in that field.
Of course, all volunteers who help out whenever help is needed. This takes a heavy burden from
the directors of the board, they can now concentrate
entirely on their jobs which they are assigned too,
and this makes it a lot more pleasant than before.
This should make it also a lot easier task for future
board directors, to make up their mind to run for a
position as a board director, we hope.
Again, we will have a clean up day May 31st at
8 a.m. weather permitting, anyone interested in helping out should get in touch with Joe Friedrich 9055579-2565.
Let me also remind every member, our club
will be closed again for two weeks, June 23rd. to
July 3rd, right after Fiesta week. This time all activities have to be dismissed, due to the fact, the whole
entrance will be paved by a contractor. A new door
will also be installed, for better access to handicapped people.
I would like to congratulate, on behalf of the
board of directors, our Youth Dancers and staff for
their excellent performance in Kitchener, and for
bringing home the hardware. We are very proud of
you, and as Holly said – Fiesta week here we come.
Lets not forget, the Benefit Dance of the Youth
Dancers on Saturday, May 10th. They need all your
support. ( see flyer)
As mentioned before, Mothers’ day Brunch on
Sunday, May 11th. from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. is still a go,
KINORAMA
Das nächste Kinorama findet statt:
Sonntag, 18. Mai - 1400 Uhr
Die Küche ist geöffnet für warmes Essen,
sowie Kaffee und Kuchen.
Die Bar ist ebenfalls offen.
Für mehr Information: Hans Mager
(905) 436-2565
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but the club reserves the right to cancel the event in
case not enough tickets are sold.
Again for our movie lovers, Kino Rama on
Sunday, May 18th. at 2 p.m. (see flyer)
For the weekend May, 17th. & 18th. the Loreley
Singer are planning a trip to Ottawa to a 50th. Anniversary celebration, we wish them all the best.
Then the biggest event ( next to Oktoberfest )
Fiesta Week in Oshawa, from June 15th to June 21st.
This is where Oshawa turns in to a festivity city and
Club Loreley will again be part of it. Our youth
dancers with staff are well prepared to take on the
task, Chef Trevor with his selection of German and
International Food will please the appetite of many
customers. German beer from the keg will be a delight to many beer drinkers. We are also open for
lunch from Monday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. Everyone is welcome. Needles to say, buy your
passports at your club, for everyone sold, the club
gets 50% of the income. ( see flyer for opening times
of shows during the week ).
Now to our special event on November 1st,
this I will call the Highlight of 2008. A grand night
with “ Dinner, Dance & Hit Parade “. A Music
Star ( Schlagersinger) from Austria – Petra Boeck –
has been booked to perform at Club Loreley. Ba-
varian style Dinner (Pork Roast, Dumplings & Red
Cabbage ) and of course Schnitzel Dinner will also
be on the menu. Peter Beck and the Mississauga Express for our entertainment, a night everyone should
be looking forward to. That’s why tickets are only
sold in advance well ahead of time. More in our next
edition. If you are connected to the internet, log on
to www.petraboeck.com read her biography, and
see for yourself how talented she is.
The board of directors would like to thank the
Ladies Auxiliary for their generous donation of
$1000.00 to Club Loreley. Also a donation was received from Margret Staeger, and Dieter & Hannelore Johle, our thanks to both of you.
On a sad note, Heinz Rottschaefer, at the age
of 84, after a short illness has passed away. Heinz
was a founding member of Club Loreley, and will be
very much missed. Our condolence to his (brother in
law) Klaus, and wife Christa, and family in Germany.
This will be my report for the next two
months, to everyone who in some way suffered due
to illness, a speedy recovery, and we will see you at
our next event at Club Loreley.
With the best to all of you,
Ernst Stader
Vice President’s Report
Ed Albrecht
I hope everyone got over our
long and hard winter. Now
that spring has arrived we can
start the yard work. Here at
the Club we have a large project that will soon begin
which will be the repaving of
our driveway directly in front
of the Club. With that said I
wish to acknowledge that we are the recipients of a
grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The
money we are receiving will also go towards a new
automatic door opener to assist with our seniors and
wheelchair members who have trouble opening the
door. So that there is no inconvenience to our
members the construction will take place during our
two week shut down starting June 22nd, directly after
Fiesta Week. I wish to thank the committee who
spear-headed this Gerda Koepp, Gabriele Albrecht
and myself. I know that all of the members will
benefit from this.
At the annual membership meeting on April
13th, the Board of Directors that was outgoing are
the new Board again. We do have two new Board
Members who will be greatfully appreciated in their
role as hall rental committee.
Please plan to attend the K.G. Loreley Youth
Dancers Benefit dance on May 10th which will include the crowning of the 2008-09 Miss Loreley,
Chathel Koepp and Mini Miss, Brieanna Wannack.
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I wish to thank our 2007-08 Miss Loreley Elizabeth
Gifford and Mini Miss Julie Otte for representing
our Club.
Just a reminder again, Fiesta Week is approaching and volunteers can start calling me to help
with all aspects of this event. To offset the cost of
the Float I am asking for donations for flowers. You
can pick up a form from Wanda at Bar 2.
I just wish to keep this report short at this time
of year because I am very busy, but don’t hesitate to
call me if you have any ideas for our club or wish to
help out, 905-579-6803.
Membership Treasurer’s Report
Happy and Healthy Spring wishes to everyone.
I am pleased to announce our newest members, Lilli Grau and her son Ralph Grau. As always, we welcome you to Club Loreley and we hope
enjoy your experience at the Club.
As of the Annual Membership meeting on
April 13th, there are 164 out of 265 paying members
who have paid their 2008 membership fees. For the
benefit of those who have yet to pay, the amounts
are $50.00 for single and $70.00 for couple or family
membership.
For those members who are not paid up to
date, you will either be receiving an invoice by mail
or your invoice has been inserted in this issue of the
newsletter. If you submitted your payment after the
writing of this report, thank you and please disregard
the invoice.
As stated by President Ernst Stader at the
Membership meeting, the Club expenses have been
outweighing the income so it is crucial for the day to
day operation of the Club that everyone submits
their fees in a timely fashion.
You have numerous options available to you
to look after getting your fees paid.
Option 1- mail your cheque to Club Loreley addressed to the attention of the Membership Treasurer.
Option 2- mail your cheque to my home address
1086 St. Andrews Court Oshawa L1H 8B5.
Option 3- leave your cheque or cash with Wanda in
the Member’s Lounge on Thursdays or Fridays.
Option 4- when visiting the Club, ask any available
Board member or Active Group leader to leave your
payment in my mail slot in the office.
Option 5- pay me directly when you see me at the
Club.
It is nearing that time of year again to enjoy
Fiesta Week so I hope to see you at the
‘SCHNITZEL HAUS’ during that week.
Thank you and best wishes to all,
Brian Dimock
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The Heimatsänger
Christel Petrowski
In spite of all the nasty weather
we experienced during March I
hope your Easter was still a
pleasant one.
This year our Club celebrates
its 20th Heimatabend Anniversary. The Heimatsänger
began to organize this club
event success fully for the last eight plus years and
hopefully will do so in the near future
A full report about this year’s event will be in the
next club paper, because the May/ June report has to
be send in not later than the April 20th, the date for
Heimatabend is set for April 26th. So far this leaves
me in the blues for now. All I can say, is that we
have a nice program for your entertainment ready.
We welcome Lilli Grau, who became a new
member of our choir and wish her a long and happy
stay with us.
We remember our friend Gisela Krausel.
Five month have already passed since one of our
Heimatsänger, Gisela Krausel, had left us forever to
enter a better place after a lengthy illness. God took
her into his garden by ending her suffering on December 16th 2007.
Gisela is very much missed by all of us and she
will stay in our hearts.
God saw you getting tired
when a cure was not to be.
So he closed his arms
around you and whispered
”Come to Me.”
You didn’t deserve
what you went through
so he gave you rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful
He only takes the best.
We always will remember you.
The Heimatsänger.
Our deepest Simpathy
Dearest Gitta,
We’re so very sorry to hear from the passing
of your grandson, especially at such a tender young
age. Our prayers are with you and your Family. Let
it be a comfort to you, knowing that we share your
pain and sorrow. Keep your faith in the Lord and
find strength in him.
Love, and a big hug from your friends
The Heimatsänger.
Each year on the second Sunday in May we
will celebrate Mothers Day, with this in mind I’d
like to take the opportunity to wish all the Mothers
of club Loreley a wonderful enjoyable, happy Mothers Day. Relax and let yourself be treated like a
Queen !
Mother Day History
Contrary to popular belief, Mother's Day was
not conceived and fine-tuned in the boardroom of
Hallmark. The earliest tributes to mothers date back
to the annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to
Rhea, the mother of many deities, and to the offerings ancient Romans made to their Great Mother of
Gods, Cybele. Christians celebrated this festival on
the fourth Sunday in Lent in honor of Mary, mother
of Christ. In England this holiday was expanded to
include all mothers and was called Mothering Sunday.
In the United States, Mother's Day started
nearly 150 years ago, when Anna Jarvis, an Appalachian homemaker, organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community, a
cause she believed would be best advocated by
mothers. She called it "Mother's Work Day."
Fifteen years later, Julia Ward Howe, a Boston
poet, pacifist, suffragist, and author of the lyrics to
the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," organized a day
encouraging mothers to rally for peace, since she
believed they bore the loss of human life more
harshly than anyone else.
In 1905 when Anna Jarvis died, her daughter,
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also named Anna, began a campaign to memorialize
the life work of her mother. Legend has it that young
Anna remembered a Sunday school lesson that her
mother gave in which she said, "I hope and pray that
someone, sometime, will found a memorial mother's
day. There are many days for men, but none for
mothers."
Anna began to lobby prominent businessmen
like John Wannamaker, and politicians including
Presidents Taft and Roosevelt to support her campaign to create a special day to honor mothers. At
one of the first services organized to celebrate
Anna's mother in 1908, at her church in West Virginia, Anna handed out her mother's favorite flower,
the white carnation. Five years later, the House of
Representatives adopted a resolution calling for officials of the federal government to wear white carnations on Mother's Day. In 1914 Anna's hard work
paid off when Woodrow Wilson signed a bill recognizing Mother's Day as a national holiday.
At first, people observed Mother's Day by attending church, writing letters to their mothers, and
eventually, by sending cards, presents, and flowers.
With the increasing gift-giving activity associated
with Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis became enraged.
She believed that the day's sentiment was being sacrificed at the expense of greed and profit. In 1923
she filed a lawsuit to stop a Mother's Day festival,
and was even arrested for disturbing the peace at a
convention selling carnations for a war mother's
group. Before her death in 1948, Jarvis is said to
have confessed that she regretted ever starting the
mother's day tradition.
Despite Jarvis's misgivings, Mother's Day has
flourished in the United States. In fact, the second
Sunday of May has become the most popular day of
the year to dine out, and telephone lines record their
highest traffic, as sons and daughters everywhere
take advantage of this day to honor and to express
appreciation of their mothers.
I Hope everyone will have a wonderful save
summer. Enjoy each day to the fullest and make the
best out of each situation. Life is too short to waste
even a single minute with trifling matters.
Until the next time, keep on smiling and have
a happy song in your heart.
Christel Petrowski
Bericht der Schützen
Report from the Rifle Association
The 2007-2008 season has
come to an end and the final results are in. Rob Rocker made
his return to active shooting this
season and didn't hesitate to take
first place in both of the groups
he was shooting in. Here are the
results in all of the groups. Regular shooting: 1st - Rob Rocker, 2nd - Peter Biller
and 3rd - Jacob Fischer.
The senior group was a close finish with only
19 points between first and second. Senior shooting: 1st - Jakob Fischer, 2nd - Rolf Rocker and 3rd Rolf Ebenreth.
The Pistol Group finished as follows: 1st Rob Rocker, 2nd - Dieter Keuthen and 3rd - Mike
Bruene.
The final pairings in the Pokal are in but you
will have to wait until my next report to find out
who the winners are. In regular shooting Rob Rocker
will shoot against Martin Wrobel. Rolf Rocker will
shoot against Ernie Stader in the Senior Cup. And
And for the Pistol Cup Rob Rocker will shoot
against Stan Roberston.
There is still space available on our trip to Ottawa on May 24. If you are interested you can contact me at 905-697-1044. One more date to remember is our annual spring clean up at the Club, this
will take place on Saturday May 31. So bring your
garden tools and help out, lunch will be provided. The more that show up the easier it is on all
of us and much more will be accomplished.
Cheers!
Frauen sind wie die Polizei. Ihnen können alle
beweise vorliegen, und dennoch verlangen sie ein
Geständnis.
Die Jugend wäre eine schöne Zeit, wenn sie etwas
später im Leben käme.
Peter Biller
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Ballroom & Latin Dancing
At Club Loreley
Beginner Classes
Consisting of Waltz, Quickstep, Foxtrot, Cha Cha, Samba &
Jive
To Commence on Tuesday Sept. 9th. 2008 until Nov. 25th. 2008
12 Weeks 11/2 hour Classes
Registration will be on Sept. 2nd. 2008 between 6 & 7:30 p.m.
at Club Loreley 389 Dean Ave. Oshawa
Present:
Spring Fest
Saturday, May 10TH, 2008
The Loreley Youth Dancer will perform for you
Kitchen and doors open at 6 pm. Starting time: 7:00 p.m.
Music by: D.J.
Early bird deadline for advance tickets sales is: MONDAY, APRIL 28th
Award presentations
Crowning of Miss Loreley and
Mini Miss Loreley
Tombola Raffle prizes
For more information please contact:
Holly Henninger:
905-725-1268
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Electronic
Newsletter
Subscription
Dear Members,
if you currently receive the newsletter by mail and have an internet connection, please consider subscribing to
our digital newsletter and receive our newsletter by email instead of by regular mail service.
If only 10 members subscribe, this will save our Club $ 100.00, plus save some trees at the same time!
Please contact leave your e-mail address with Wanda in the members lounge or send it to: [email protected].
Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Loreley Singers Report
Helga Gausrab
Erkenntnis
Ich sehe oft den Kindern zu
Und höre so, was sie wohl reden.
Man staunt, wie so ein Zwerg im Nu
Stets Ausred’ weiß, wird kaum verlegen.
Erst wird gezankt, bald sich vertragen,
Denn meistens geht es um die Ehr’.
Eins will das And’re mit Worten schlagen,
Und jedes setzt sich stolz zur Wehr.
Man wundert sich – und das mit Grund:
Wie man trotz kleiner Lügen dann,
Von so’nem kleinen Kindermund,
Doch stets die Wahrheit lesen kann.
Alfred Uhl
Dear ‘Omas’ and ‘Opas’, here is a poem for all
of you. Isn’t it the truth?? Alfred Uhl, is singing with
Harfentöne in Toronto, and did watch his Grandchildren closely. As we all do. With pride and joy and
all our love ♥ ♥
And now, here a few notes on our “Salute to
Spring” dance as I promised. For March 15th 2008
the “Loreley Singers” had invited the “Harfentöne”
of Toronto and the “Harmony United Church Choir”
of Oshawa. And since on Saturday morning a meeting was held in our Club with quite a few members
of the German-Canadian Choir Association, we also
had guests in the evening from delegations of choirs
from Windsor to Montreal. Too many to name all of
them. But I have to mention our friend Ingeborg
Randall-Cooke and her husband Gerald. These Two
are the most dedicated Singer one can think of. They
travel from Montreal to All functions and meetings
of all the choirs in the DKSB. For years now. So a
special “Kudos” to Ingeborg and Gerald from Montreal. ♥♥. And the evening went very well.
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Our Monica waved and we, the “Loreley
Singers” started a wonderful concert. We had a special guest soloist, Mr. Old Man River aka Ross Cotton to help us out with a song by Otto Groll
Herrlicher Baikal. What a treat for our choir and all
singers and guests present. Tim Southwell and his
“Harmony United Choir” had us all enthralled with
their Gospel music. It is such pleasure to listen and
to watch these Singers. All of them had happy
smiles on their faces. We are really looking forward
to our Christmas Concert together.
Then Alfred Schormann and his
“Harfentöne” gave our ears a real treat.
And when they sang a special song for Ingeborg, the
hall was quiet, so quiet, one could almost hear a needle drop. And Ingeborg was in tears!! How sweet is
that.
All the men came together for the old and heart
wrenching song ”Heimat”.
A standard for every Choir Fest. And what a wonderful tradition it is.
We also did honor our Otto Heller for 20 years of
leading the “Loreley Singers” through thick and
thin.. But what do you give a Man who has everything?? A gold watch?? A picture by Picasso??
Well……. we decided on a big bottle of wine
and a lovely bouquet of flowers for Eleonore. ( I
think, that went over ok.)
And like always, our “Salute to Spring” evening was a success. Everyone had a good time with
the singing, the dancing, the companionship, and last
but not least, the eating. Chef Trevor surprised us
again with a tasty meal. “A big thank you” to Trevor
and his Kitchen staff. Helga Bodenweber had the
good idea with the plates full of cookies on the tables as dessert, and the lovely flowers were a gift to
the “Loreley Singers’ and their guests from our
singer Ursula. Big hug, Ursula. ♥
I also would like to extend a “Thank you” to
Ed Albrecht. Later in the evening Ed put on his music, dance melodies filled the hall and the dance
floor was never empty.
Of course, “a heart felt thank you” to all, who
worked so hard behind the scene. There is so much
work to be done for such an event and I just cannot
mention all the names. So, to each of you: ”eine
Blume fürs Knopfloch” ♥ ♫
I mentioned earlier, that we also did host a
meeting for the German- Canadian Choir Association on Saturday morning, March 15. One of the
many points, we talked about, was about a Book.
Hans Förstel, President of the DKSB and
member of the “Ottawa Male Choir” will be publishing a book by September 2008, (of course with the
help of all the choirs) that will describe the life of
the German-Canadian Choir Association and all the
16 member choirs from Montreal to Windsor for the
last 50 years. A very lively and interesting book, full
of stories and pictures of all the participating choirs.
Now, works like that cost money, a lot of it. (The
book has already an ISBN number for Library purposes.)
If any one of you would like sponsor this
project with a few dollars, please contact Otto
Heller. Any amount will do. But if you feel very
generous, $100 for instance will get your name in
the book and you will get a tax receipt. Otto is the
Treasurer for the DKSB and knows all about it.
Thank you.
And now we are practicing for the 26. April,
“the Heimat Abend”. Many of you are back year after year and enjoy all that is presented. Poems,
Songs, Sketches, Stories from our Germany and
other lands etc……..
This year we will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of this event. Which was started as a “Sing
Along” by the “Loreley Singers” in the members
lounge so many years ago and is still going strong
with the help of Tony Haas, Peter Stenz and Christel
Petrowski in the big hall. So please, show up and
celebrate with the “Loreley Singers”, “the Heimat
Singers”, and all voluntary Performers a wonderful
evening.
Oh, and what else is new???? Ah yes…………
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Our annual Yard and Bake Sale will be held
at a different day. Saturday, May 10th is the big day.
Rain or sunshine. We will be there.
And just in case, you have marked already
in your calendar the date for our Advents Concert,
( I know, it’s quite early to mention that) However,
that date has changed also. We will be singing on
Sunday, December 7th at 2:30 pm. (second Advents
Sunday)
And for our Erika Schö֊nerklee, we send best
wishes for a speedy recovery. Erika is joining me as
our newest “Bionic women”. Her new knee is doing
fine and Erika will be with us soon enough. I just
can see the two of us waltzing through “Club Loreley” and setting of the fire alarm with our ‘metal
knees’.
Our best wishes also go to Gerda Wiebicke,
Hilde Balasch and Dietlinde Woodland. Take care,
and we hope that you all come back soon. We miss
you. So, and now I wish you all a sunny May, a
warm and wonderful June and do not forget to sing,
sing, sing,.…. ♫ ♫ ♫
All the Best ♥
Yours truly
Helga G.
PS: and before I forget it again. Very Happy
Birthday wishes for two May and three June bugs.
Keep fluttering and singing and have a wonderful
“New Year”. Your very own!!! ☺ ♥ ☺ ♥ ☺
I found a very profound poem and would like
to share it with all of you.
The sense of humor is the oil of life’s engine.
Without it the machinery creaks and groans. No lot
is so hard, no aspect of life is so grim, that cannot be
relaxed by a hearty laugh.
G.S. Merrium
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The 1st K.G. Loreley -Youth Dancers
Holly Henninger
What an incredible last couple of months our
Youth dancers have had. Highlight for our
Kinders, Juniors and Seniors was the Annual Manoeverball Competition held at the Concordia
Club in Kitchener on April 5th. All three Gardes
nd
placed 2 in their Funken Garde routines.
TWO FIRSTS for Oshawa this year. Karly Willsher
won first with her Junior Funkenmariechen Solo and Julia Henninger won first with her Senior Free Style Solo. Congratulations to you both for a job well done. Special mention to Heidi
Tuszkiewicz (Kinder) and to Michelle Hoskin (Senior) for a
job well done with your Funkenmariechen Solos.
All of our dancers did amazing and more importantly
they all had a great time. I can honestly say that of all the years
I have been involved with the Youth Dancers times like this
makes me feel so honored to be involved with this group.
Moving along we have some upcoming performances
including the Kinderfest at the Hansa Haus for our Kindertots
and Kinders and our Juniors and Seniors will be performing at
the Armories in downtown Oshawa as well.
Our Annual Benefit dance will be held on Saturday May 10th
and will include the crowning of Miss and Mini Miss Loreley.
All of our dancers will be show cased with their New Show
Dance and Funkengarde routines. Come on out for a fun night.
Fiesta Week is the Grand Finale of our Season. All of
our dancers will be in the Fiesta Parade on Father’s Day. From
there we will be show-casing all four of our groups as well as
inviting other guests to perform throughout the week. We encourage everyone to come out as you will not be disappointed.
Please remember that there will be two shows on Monday and
Tuesday at 6:30 and 8:00 pm and three shows from Wednesday-Saturday at 6:30- 8:00 and 9:30pm.
To our teachers- Julia Henninger and assistant Taylor
Willsher for Kindertots, Elizabeth Gifford and Michelle Hoskin
for Kinders and Brigitte Rank and Kim Sanders for Juniors and
Seniors -special thanks for your ongoing hard work and dedication throughout our season.
In closing on behalf of the Youth Dancers and our committee I wish everyone a safe and healthy summer and see you
in the fall.
Registration will be held on Tuesday September 2nd
Happy dancing.
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The Ladies Auxiliary Report
Marianne Sellick
""Happy Spring" to everyone! The last few weeks it
has been more like summer and we really deserve
the great weather after the long winter we just endured. Your Ladies Auxiliary is back at work for
our Club. The Annual Meeting was well attended
and the girls did a splendid job serving coffee and
cake. Thank you Monica Mehler and all your helpers for overseeing the
event. At our
last meeting,
we looked
over our finances and
decided we
could donate
$1,000.00 to
our Club
which represents many
hours of work
for our ladies. Monica presented the cheque at the
Annual Meeting.
I have accepted the position as head of the Ladies Auxiliary. After a year of training by the "girls"
all I can say is, they are a "great bunch" and I am
happy to serve them and our Club. With Ingrid
Maier as our Secretary and Irene Lipski our Treasurer, Monica and Maria to fall back on, how can I go
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At our next meeting on May 7th, we will be
making plans for Fiesta Week on June 15 to
21. Once again we will be selling our ever popular
pretzels to the many guests that enjoy our Club. It
involves many hours of scheduling, daily pick-up in
Scarborough of our fresh baked pretzels and putting
on our best "Dirndl" (Austrian for Trachtden Kleid).
We
would like to
wish Waltraut
Haas the best
birthday ever
on May
28th. In June
we have two
"Austrian"
birthdays,
Friedl
Fleischmann
and my dear
Mother Toni Blakolmer. In closing, I would like to
wish all of our Mothers, a very Happy Mothers Day
and hope to see you at the Club for brunch. I will be
there with our family for good food and no clean
up. What more could a mother ask for??? Maybe
some flowers.
Marianne Sellick
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Jacob Ruppert
* April 15th, 1982
Guelph, Ontario
† March 24th, 2008
Guelph, Ontario
Heinz Rottschäfer
*1923
Germany
† March 31st, 2008
Oshawa, Ontario
Grandson of:
Gitta Ruppert
Heinz was a founding member of
Club Loreley in 1955.
Don’t ever give up.
Wannack was born in Nebotein Czechosolovakia. My other grandparents are Jim and
Joan Bird of Oshawa.
Hi my name is Brieanna Wannack. I
am 6 years old and currently in grade 1.
This is my second year with the Club
Loreley youth dancers. I am part of the
kinder tots group.
Aside from dancing with Club Loreley, I
enjoy figure skating, ballet, and soccer.
My Opa Gerhard Wannack was born
in Cranz, East Prussia, and my Oma Wal-
I am very excited and proud to represent Club Loreley as their Mini Miss for
2008. I am sure that this year will be a very
enjoyable experience. Hope to see you all at
Club Loreley.
The Editor
Olaf Rudolph
Already two months have past since
the last edition of the Loreley News Letter. Spring is in the air, the sun is lifting
the gloom of winter from our souls and
aging and aching bones. The time has
come to plant and seed, a time of renewal.
Speaking of planting and seeding I would like
to remind our members to please use the services
provided by our advertisers. Of course this applies
to our other fine advertisers who over the years have
stood by Club Loreley to make it possible for us to
publish this newsletter. From air conditioners, accounting, wills, insurance, massage therapy, cars,
jewellery, restaurants and travel we have the contact
for you.
Please make sure you will buy your Fiesta
Passport at Club Loreley, this way half of the cost
will flow to Club Loreley, this in turn helps us to
keep our expenses for the Fiesta float and other expenses during Fiesta Week down.
Just a reminder if you would like a birthday,
anniversary or thank you announcements included in
the newsletter feel free to send the information to
me. You will find the e-mail address on page 2.
Karl vom Dorff is doing a great job with our
web-page and if you would like to see the picture
from the newsletter in colour feel free to log on to
clubloreley.org. Not only that, Karl has a history
section, active groups and more listed on the main
page. Make use of this nice web-page.
I have to close now because the windows have
be washed, the patio table and chairs to be brought
from storage and a thousand other things have to
done around the house. So long and Hummel
Hummel . . . .
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