June 2009
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June 2009
For the Kitchener Schwaben Club & Community June 2009 www.kitchenerschwabenclub.com Bericht des Präsidenten WICHTIGE DATEN 2009 Picnic 28-Jun Wilmot Rod & Gun Club Schwaben Dancers Fundraiser 22-Aug Schwaben Hall Tag der Donauschwaben 5,6,7-Sep - Labour Day Weekend Kirchweih 12-Sep Main Hall Detroit The Golden Keys Oktoberfest 9-17-Oct All Halls Halloween Party 30-Oct Schwaben Hall The Golden Keys Ladies’ Auxilliary Gründungsfest 21-Nov Main Hall The Golden Keys Christmas Lunch 13-Dec Main Hall New Year’s Eve 31-Dec TBD The Golden Keys IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT As of the July issue, there are 2 ways to receive the Nachrichten. 1. It can be mailed to your home at a cost of $10.00 for the remainder of 2009. Please call the office at 519-742-7979 before June 30 to put your name and address on the mailing list. 2. Pick up the Nachrichten at the Schwaben Club at a cost of $1.00 per issue. We hope that our members will help the Club cover the cost of this valuable newsletter. Impressum IMPRESSUM Für die Inhalte der aktuellen Druckausgabe: Anschrift der Redaktion 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 submissions to: Berichterstatterin Wera Dennis Telephone (519) 894-6695 or [email protected] Am 25. April war „Club Clean Up“ und ich möchte mich bei allen, die mitgeholfen haben, bedanken. Bedauerlicherweise waren es sehr wenige und wir hätten uns über ein paar mehr gefreut. Ich weiß leider nicht, warum wir ein Problem haben, Unterstützung von unseren Mitgliedern zu bekommen, als alle anderen Klubs immer mehr Helfer haben als sie brauchen. Am Abend des 25. Aprils waren Betty und ich Gäste im Alpine Club für deren Jubiläumsfeier und die Krönung der Miss Alpine. Es ist Dana Jacklitsch. Gegessen wurde bei Kerzenlicht, da der Strom, durch einen Sturm kurz vor dem Essen, für ein paar Minuten ausfiel. Hut ab vor den Mitarbeiter des Alpine Clubs, die trotzdem ein wunderschönes Essen servierten. Ich bedanke mit beim Präsidenten, Bill Poje, für die Einladung an Betty und mich. Am 3. Mai fand unser „Mother’s Day Luncheon“ statt und es war eine sehr schöne Feier, wofür ich mich bei allen Helfern, die dazu beitrugen dies erfolgreich zu gestalten, bedanken. Wir haben unsere Kindergruppe und deren Eltern vermisst, da diese beim Kinderfest in Brampton teilgenommen haben. Wir hoffen jedoch, dass sie nächsten Jahre wieder in unserem Klub mitfeiern. Am 9. Mai wurde eine „Viennese Gala“ in unserem Schwabenklub abgehalten. Ein erster Versuch und eine wunderschöne Veranstaltung. Unser Ball war verblüffend schön, die Dekorationen hervorragend und unsere Tänzer beinahe professionell. Das Essen, geschmackvoll angerichtet, und die Musik, gespielt von den Variations, trugen zu einer elegante Atmosphäre bei. An diesem Abend war unsere Halle in ein „Cruise Ship“ auf der Donau in der Nähe von Wien, umgewandelt. Wir bedanken uns bei den Donau Dancers für deren erste Galaveranstaltung und hoffen, dass sie schon Nummer zwei planen. Es war einfach „Super“. Germanica 2009 wurde im Concordia Club am 16. Mai abgehalten und gemäß allen Berichten, war es erfolgreich. Am 16. Mai feierte unser früherer Präsident, Hans Schaadt und seine Frau, Susie, ihren 50. Hochzeitstag. Ich gratuliere ihnen zu diesem besonderen Jubiläum und 2 im Namen aller Mitglieder des Schwabenklubs wünsche ich ihnen noch viele glückliche Jahre miteinander. Der Bericht des Präsidenten für den nächsten Monat besteht wahrscheinlich nur aus den Worten „Präsident im Urlaub“, da Betty und ich eine Reise nach Deutschland planen. Ich wünsche allen Mitgliedern einen schönen Sommer, bleiben Sie gesund und munter und mit Gottes Hilfe sehen wir uns alle wieder im September. Phil Neidert Präsident President’s Report April 25th was Club Clean Up and I would like to thank those individuals who came out to help. Unfortunately, the numbers were few and more hands would have been appreciated. I don’t know what our problem is in getting support from our members, as all other clubs are getting more help than the can use. On the evening of April 25th Betty and I were guests of the Alpine Club for their Anniversary and the crowning of Miss Alpine. She is Dana Jacklitsch. Dinner was by candlelight, thanks in part to a storm that shut down the hydro just a few minutes before. Kudos to the Alpine Staff for serving a beautiful meal despite the inconvenience. I thank President, Bill Poje, for the invitation for Betty and myself. May 3rd, our Mother’s Day Luncheon was a very nice celebration and I want to say thank you to everyone who helped in any way to make it successful. We missed our Kindergruppe and parents, as they were attending Kinderfest in Brampton. We do hope that next year they will again be in our Club. May 9th, A Viennese Gala at our Schwaben Club. A first time attempt and what a beautiful event it was. Our ball was absolutely stunning, the decorations outstanding and our cast of performers just short of professional. The food and music, as provided by the “Variations” was also very classy. On this night our Hall was transformed into a cruise ship on the Danube near Vienna. We thank the Donau Dancers for their first time Gala and we hope that they are already planning number two. It was simply “Super”. Germanica 2009 was celebrated at the Concordia Club on May 16th and from all reports it proved to be successful. On May 16th, Past President, Hans Schaadt and his wife, Susie, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. I congratulate them this milestone anniversary and on behalf of all our members of the Schwaben Club, wish them many more years of happiness together. Next month President’s Report might just read “president on Vacation” as Betty and I are planning a vacation in Germany. I wish all members a pleasant summer, stay safe and healthy and God willing, we will see each other in September. Philip Neidert President Manager’s Report “What’s Going On” June 2009 Thank you for all those working on keeping the Schwaben Club spruced up and a Special thanks to President, Phil Neidert, Nick Lang, Wolfgang Kahnke, Manfred Blum and Matthew Norlock for painting the Main Hall and upper Hallway. It was long overdue and looks great. Business is steady and an eye on the bottom line will be kept. Customers and members are enjoying the food prepared by our Kitchen Staff and, the service is very good with the fabulous job our servers are doing. I am very happy with everyone’s performance. Enjoy the summer and I will update you on events as they come along. Don Egley Manager Got it & want to sell it? Need to buy it? Need a service? Check out the Schwaben Classifieds on page 11 Geburtstage Für Juni Allen Mitgliedern des Kitchener Schwabenklubs, die im Monat Mai Geburtstag feiern Herzlichen Glückwunsch und das Beste im neuen Lebensjahr. Name Mueller, Margareth Lutz, Fred Zuzan Ruth Metz, Barbara Kraehling, Anton Wagner, Christina Becker, Heinrich Albrecht, Elisabeth Putschli, Joey Bromberg, Werner Marx, Karl Offak, Michael Beiler, Elisabeth Konarski, Karl Bauer, Walter Jakob Prohaska, Helen Lapins, John Senger, Rudi Gross, Irene Nuxoll, Josef Schied, Katharina Justus, Philip Faust, Katharina Hamburger, Elfriede Schade, Gerhard Bischoff, Bertha Lehn, Stephanie Dyck, Irma Gehrs, William Distler, Mary Federer, Maria Hoedl, Josef Geburtstag 01 01 01 02 02 03 03 06 06 07 08 09 10 10 10 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 19 21 21 23 24 26 26 27 28 28 Ein recht herzliches Willkommen an alle neuen Mitglieder des Kitchener Schwabenklubs: A heartfelt welcome to all of the new Members of the Kitchener Schwaben Club: William G. Oliver Robert Cormier Warum stehen Schwaben abends mit dem Bauch am Kachelofen? Um das Mittagessen aufzuwärmen. From the Cultural Director I would like to take this opportunity to say my hat’s off to some of our Untergruppen for hosting or attending some special events recently. Well done to all! To the Schwaben Dancers – For hosting a wonderful social Sunday afternoon with bake sale to help raise funds for your group and the Kindergruppe To the Kinder/Youth Group – For attending and participating in Kinderfest in Brampton – it was a great opportunity for our children to participate and see other children enjoying the traditions of our dancing! To the Frauengruppe – For hosting a lovely Mother’s Day luncheon once again! To the Donau Dancers – For hosting and performing at the enchanting Viennese Ball Gala to help raise funds for your group. It’s wonderful to see all these groups take the time and effort to come up with unique, traditional and new events, while not only trying to raise funds for their groups, but to continue to present and show our members and guests that they, members of the Schwaben Club are very much committed to ensure we continue with our club and traditions. And of course, a big thank you to our members and guests for coming out enjoying and supporting our groups and our club. Volunteers needed!!!! On June 20th and June 21st, we will be participating in the KW Multicultural Festival at Victoria Park by hosting a food booth. We will be selling Goulash, Spaetzle, Sausage, Sauerkraut, pastries and non-alcoholic drinks. We need lots of volunteers to cook ahead, and to take shifts at the actual event to cook, set up, serve, and tear down. Please let me know if you are interested in volunteering by contacting me at 519 742-3495. Tag der Donauschwaben – Labor Day Weekend Sept. 5th, 6th, and 7th Carpathia Club – Sterling Heights, Michigan (Detroit) We are looking at renting a bus – which would 3 leave early Saturday morning and come back Monday, Sept. 7th. 2 day pass for the festival is $15.00 per person, average hotel cost will be approx. $100.00 US (double occupancy) per night…bus pricing per person still to be determined (dependent on the number of people interested in going on the bus) If you are interested, please call me at 519 742-3495 4 On a personal note: For about 6 years now, I have had the pleasure of being dance instructor for the Donau Dancers. Some of my reasons for taking on this role and for doing it so long, include my love of dancing, to continue with the ability to present some of our cultural and traditional dances via performances to our members and the public, and the best reason of all, are the very special friends that I have made since being a part of this group. However, after much thought and reflection, I made the very difficult decision to step back from this role as dance instructor, and just to participate as a dancer. Two months ago I advised the Donau Dancers that I will be resigning from my position as dance instructor, which would be effective after our fundraiser, the Viennese Gala event. At the end of this very enchanting and successful Viennese Gala event, the Donau Dancers, honoured me with their heartfelt thanks for being their instructor, presented me with lovely gifts, and their sincere wishes for me to now relax and to continue to enjoy our dancing together. It was very special for me and so touched my heart. Thank you again to my dear friends, the Donau Dancers. Let’s keep on dancing! Monica Anstett Cultural Director Donations towards the newsletter: M. Bruckler M. Schilling K. Becker E. Resch $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 Vielen Dank für die Spenden. NACHRICHTEN ONLINE IN PDF FORMAT Mother’s Day Luncheon Am 3. Mai fand in unserem Schwabenklub das alljährliche “Mother’s Day Luncheon” statt. Wir hoffen, dass allen Anwesenden das Essen gut geschmeckt hat und dass sie einen recht schönen Nachmittag in unserem Klub verbringen konnten. Für Unterhaltung sorgte der Schwaben-Chor, sowie die Schwaben und Donau Dancers. Die Kindergruppe war leider nicht dabei, da sie bei einem Kinderfest in Brampton teilgenommen haben. Wir hoffen aber, dass sie nächstes Jahr wieder mit uns feiern werden. Allen, die bei den Vorbereitungen zum Muttertagsessen mitgeholfen haben, ein recht herzliches „Dankeschön“. Wera Dennis Volunteers Needed The Schwaben Club is looking for volunteers is who would want to help to distribute the Nachrichten newsletter. Options for distribution would include attaching stamps and mailing labels and dropping off at the post office, OR perhaps physically delivering/dropping off the newsletter to the house of people on the mailing list. People interested in volunteering should give/ leave their name and contact info either at the Schwaben Club office, or sendtheir information it to Wera at (519) 894-6695 or [email protected] Stag & Doe for Andrea Adam and Peter Speckner June 13, 2009 7:00 pm Keller, Schwaben Club ....$10 Contacts for information and tickets: Shelley Speckner Email: [email protected] Colin Andrechek - Phone (519) 572-1590 Email: [email protected] Website: www.kitchenerschwabenclub.com / Link: Newsletters/Nachrichten / Click on the month you wish to view Fleeing from a brutal Soviet Red Army onslaught, the Wilhelm Gustloff is ready to leave port jammed with over 10,000 German refugees, naval personnel and wounded soldiers. The vessel is designed to hold a maximum of 1,880 passengers and crew. Of the refugees, a staggering four thousand are infants, children and youths on their way to promising safety in the West. Minus 18° Celsius (0° Fahrenheit) weather grips the Oxhöft Pier in Gotenhafen (Gdynia) on Tuesday the 30th day of January 1945. For the first time in four years, the former flagship of Nazi pleasure cruising has started its engines. It‛s setting course for Kiel on mainland Germany - far away from the continued disintegration of the Eastern Front. See the screening of THE SINKING OF THE M.S. WILHELM GUSTLOFF Tuesday, June 9th,2009 Schwaben Club 5 Sitzen ein Berliner, ein Bayer und ein Schwabe im Biergarten. Dem Berliner fällt eine Fliege ins Bier: Er ordert sofort ein Neues. Dem Bayern fällt eine Fliege ins Bier: Er holt sie raus und trinkt weiter. Schließlich fällt dem Schwaben eine Fliege ins Bier: Sofort holt er sie raus und ruft: „Rausschpucka, rausschpucka.“ Happy 3rd Birthday Matthew Schaadt June 9, 2009 7:30 p.m. Doors Open 7:00 p.m. No Admission Charge Beverages Wishing you a fun filled day! Hugs and kisses, Mom, Dad and big sister Deanna 6 May 9th 2009, the Donau Dancers hosted a Viennese Ball Gala at the Schwaben Club. This was our first attempt at (possibly) an annual affair. The fundraiser was attended by approximately 140 guests, who enjoyed what turned out to be an excellent evening of fine music, fabulous food, and precision dance performed by the dance group. Four Cellists from Eastwood Collegiate provided a masterful atmosphere during cocktail hour and dinner, to set the mood for the evening. Rick and the kitchen staff, out-did themselves again, serving a formal, plated meal of Soup, Salad, Rouladin, Roast Chicken, Potatoes Parisienne, Fresh Garden Vegetables, topped of with a Fruit Flan and of course, Coffee and Tea. The dinner was absolutely delectable and well received. Following dinner, our guests danced to the sounds 7 of The Variations who also did a great service to the evening, with music suited to the event. To begin the night, the Donau Dancers started things off with the traditional Polonaise, after which everyone was invited to join in on the dance floor, for the first of what would prove to be many waltzes throughout the night. Later in the evening, the group also performed a five-part Quadrille, to the music of Johann Strauss - (something we worked very hard on, for the past few months) - under the direction of Mr. Horst Kessler. The hard work paid off, as out performance was graciously appreciated by the gathering. The group sold tickets for a raffle to be held later in the evening, which yielded some very nice prizes! Congratulations to Vanessa Adam, who was the winner of the “grand prize”, of a first-class VIA Rail trip for two, anywhere in the Windsor to Montreal corridor! (valued up to $3500.) All in all, it was a splendid evening of dining, dancing, fun, and most of all, camaraderie. It was nice to see so many of our Club Membership in attendance, in an atmosphere as elegant as we hoped it would be! In closing, the Donau Dancers would like to thank the many sponsors for their donations to the evening, and particularly VIA Rail, Manulife Financial (who provided fresh flowers), Darlene Clausing, and Ed Ries for creating the fabulous backdrop for the photo area, Colleen and Dave Hoerner of “I-Do” -Special Occasion Decorating and Consulting, for their expertise , materials, and direction in decorating the hall (to make it look as magnificent as it did.), “Decorating Dreams” for the chair covers, ALL of the Staff at the Schwaben Club, and especially to YOU, our guests, who made this elegant evening a complete success! “Many Thanks!” Joel Wideman Secretary / Donau Dancers Kindergruppe and Jugendgruppe 8 This month we travelled to Mississauga and participated in the 15th Annual Kinderfest at Hansa Haus. We had a fantastic time and the children got to see many different types of dancing performed by children their own age. We would like to thank the Weiss-Blau Bayern Juniors for their invitation and hospitality. Thank you also to Jennifer Offak for travelling this distance with us to perform with the children. In June, we look forward to winding down for the summer and finishing our dancing year with a performance at the Multicultural Festival in Victoria Park, June 20, 2009. Our parents will also be volunteering in our food booth so please come out and support our dance groups at this local event. Our group will also be fundraising at our club’s picnic Sunday, June 28, 2009 with a raffle and a Lemonade Stand. We look forward to a fun filled day and hope to see you all there. Another big decision our group has finally made is in regards to the making of new dresses. We have purchased material and will begin making the new tracht’s mid June. We hope to have the new outfits completed for our trip to Detroit in September. Practice for Kindergruppe/Jugendgruppe is Thursday’s at 6:30pm. If you are interested in our group please feel free to contact me for more information. Thank you to our members for their continued support! Lisa Schaadt Kindergruppe and Jugendgruppe President The Schwaben Dancers: The Schwaben Dancers have had a busy month with performances. On May 22nd, we performed at St. Mary’s High school, as part of a multi- cultural evening. Some of the other performances from that night included: Irish dancers, Belly dancing, a Percussion group, a rap performer and much more. The Schwaben Dancers were proud to be involved in our community by being a part of such a celebration of different cultures. We hope to perform for the highschool again next year for their multicultural evening. Our next performance was the next evening on May 23rd, at the Alpine Dancers fundraising event “Ein Abend im Alpenland”. The Alpine Dancers served a meal of Schnitzel, potatoes and beans, and strudel for dessert. The Golden Keys put on a good show as always. There were many performances that night, including one from the Alpine Dancers, their Youth group, Concordia and Cleveland. The Schwaben Dancers had a wonderful time, and we appreciated the invitation to dance. The Schwaben Club Picnic is quickly approaching and will be a wonderful family afternoon filled with lots of fun activities for kids, including face painting, colouring, balloon toss, wheelbarrow races and much more. There will be musical entertainment, and a wonderful meal put on by the Schwaben Dancers. The Kindergruppe will be running a lemonade stand as a fundraiser. We invite you to come out with your family and friends and enjoy a wonderful afternoon of fun for the whole family. Below is a list of food that we will be serving at the picnic: Kids Hot Dog Meal $5.00 Includes a juice box, goldfish and a popsicle Kids Goulash Meal $8.00 Includes a juice box, goldfish and a popsicle Goulash Meal Coffee Dessert Katelyn Borch $10.00 $1.00 $3.00 A Schwaben Wedding Shower Sunday, May 24th may not have been the date of an actual Club event, but it was important to many Club members nonetheless. It was the date of the Wedding Shower of Andrea Adam & Peter Speckner, and we believe it was a wonderfully successful event. And this article/letter is our attempt to thank everyone that participated, helped, contributed, and generally made that event a fun and special occasion to attend. It was our hope from the beginning to have a traditional Schwaben Wedding Shower - not that either of us knew what that meant. Turns out not many people in our families knew very well either. So a little research was necessary to find out exactly what a traditional Schwaben Shower entails. Luckily, our families knew enough experienced members of the Club that were more than ready to share with us the secrets of the “Shower”. And a special thank you to Mary Hild for the recipe of those excellent Schwaben hamburgers. It was great to finally get a chance to try them, and I hope everybody that attended enjoyed them as much as we did. We’d also like to thank the people that directly helped in selling tickets, setting up, running, cooking and the overall organization of the Shower. First, a big thank you to Rose (Harvey) Rehberg, Shelley Speckner, Joan Adam, Catherine Thompson, Magdalena, Jade & Vanessa Adam, Penny Hanke, and Susan (Adam) Cook for the baking of the cakes and tortes, set up of the hall, and running of the actual event. It went over exceptionally smoothly thanks to all your hard work, and the spectacular sight of all those tortes put most local restaurants to shame. Another big thank you to Richard Speckner, Joe Adam, and Johnny D for their heroic efforts in cooking and getting the hamburger recipe just right. Numerous ladies commented on the accuracy of the flavour, and they really, truly were delicious. Finally, an enthusiastic thank you to all the people that attended our Shower. Without your support, none of this would have been possible. It was very heart-warming to see so many faces, and to receive so many good wishes. The gifts we received, especially the vacuum cleaner and 9 10 the griddle (and the $) which were from all the attendees, will be used often and are very much appreciated. Andy and I thank you very much for a wonderful day. It will never be forgotten. We wish we could do it again, but we look forward to attending and supporting other couples, should they choose to continue this unique and special tradition. Dankeschön für alles. 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Bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg stellten die Deutschen jedoch stets die Mehrheit. 1890 lebten in Klein-Betschkerek 3687 Einwohner, davon 2722 Deutsche, 562 Serben und 403 Rumänen und somit lag der Bevölkerungsanteil der Deutschen bei 74%. Infolge der Auswanderung nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg leben heute noch etwa 20 Deutsche im Ort. 11 8 See you Next Year at Our Viennese Ball happy father‘s day From the Kitchener Schwaben Club Schwaben Club 1668 King Street East Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 2P1 www.kitchenerschwabenclub.com