Concordia Nachrichten 2015-04 web

Nr. 531 April 2015
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Nachrichten
141 JAHRE
141 YEARS
3 - 2014
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: [email protected]
3. Mai - Halle ab 19:00 Uhr
Bockbierfest
Frühlingskonzert
der Chöre
mit Krönung der Miss Concordia 2015
Fabian Tremel / pixelio.de
11. April - 18:30 Uhr
CONCORDIA IM APRIL / MAI 2015
Klub Vorschau/Club Events
SUNDAY
Halle
MONDAY
Halle
Concordia in April
3rd Good Friday – CLUB CLOSED
4th Schenke
DJ Novak
5th Main Hall
Easter Sunday Buffet
12:00–2:00p.m. + 5:00-7:00p.m.
11th Schenke
Edelweiss Duo
11th Main Hall Bockbierfest – 6:30p.m.
18th Schenke
TC Alpine Echos
25th Schenke
Black Forest Band
25th Farm
Home on the Range Clean up
26th Farm
General Farm Clean up
Jaegerstube
Spring Clean Up 8:00a.m.
DJ Novak
Fruehlingsfest 8:00p.m.
Choir Spring Concert 7:00p.m.
Members Oktoberfest Ticket Sale
Weinstube
Doors at 6:00p.m./Ticket Sales 7:00p.m.
9th Schenke
10th Main Hall
Edelweiss Duo
Mother's Day Buffet
12:00-2:00p.m. and 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m.
16th Schenke Black Forest Band
18th Victoria Day – CLUB CLOSED
23rd Schenke TC Alpine Echos
30th Schenke DJ Novak
Office Telephone
Extensions & Info Line
Front Office
Membership
Banquet Inquiries
Manager
Payroll
Accounting
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
Concordia in May
2nd Club
2nd Schenke
2nd Main Hall
3rd Main Hall
5th Office
Group Events
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101
101
102
103
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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
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General Inquiries
105
Ticket Sales
105
Portier/Doorman
106
You can call the extensions or
announcements by using any
touch tone telephone.
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Bericht des Präsidenten
Danke an alle Mitglieder, für die Unterstuetzung des Vorstandes, aber auch für
mich, während des
vergangenen Jahres.
Danke an die Mitglieder, die zur Jahresversammlung gekommen
sind und die Wahlen
unterstützt haben.
Ich verspreche, auch im kommenden Jahr
wieder alles zu geben, damit der Concordia
Klub weiterhin in die Richtung geht, die
Sie, die Mitglieder erhoffen.
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Wir, Janice und ich, sind sehr froh darüber,
so viele Leute im Klub kennengelernt zu haben und wir werden auch im kommenden
Jahr versuchen, alle Klubveranstaltungen
zu besuchen.
Doch etwas Zeit fuer “Privat” soll uebrig
bleiben, denn im Spaetsommer werden wir
zum ersten mal Grosseltern, worauf wir uns
sehr freuen.
Mike Matich heisse ich im Vorstand als Direktor herzlich willkommen und mit seinen
Fähigkeiten wird er den Vorstand unterstützen.
Ebenso willkommen im Hauptvorstand
sind:
Sarah Fretz, Peter Bergen, Elaine Keller,
Marcus Kallweit und Ali Nowak
um den Vorstand zu unterstützen.
Lieder mussten wir uns von Martin Patzold
verabschieden und bedanken uns für seine
Unterstützung im Hauptvorstand.
Ein Danke geht auch zu Ruth Rajna,
Martina Koslowski und Chef Andreas,
sowie alle Mitarbeiter des Concordia Klubs,
für die Bemühungen im Klubgeschehen.
Wichtige Termine:
5. April Osterbüffet (2 Sitzungen), Halle
11. April Bockbierfest der Frauengruppe
Krönung der Miss Concordia 2015
25. April Reinigung Home on the Range
26. April Reinigung Farmgelände
2. Mai
Reinigung Concordia
Klubgelaende
2. Mai
Frühlingsfest
3. Mai
Frühlingskonzert der Concordia
Chöre
10. Mai
Muttertag - Buffet in der Halle
In der Hoffnung, wenn Sie dieses Nachrichtenblatt erhalten, haben wir Frühlingswetter!
Ihr Präsident, Rob Kerr
President’s Report
Thank you to all the membership for supporting the board of directors and myself
this past year. I must also say thank you to
all the people who attended the annual general meeting and showed with their votes
that the leadership that I have given in the
past year was both what they wanted and is
going in the direction that the members of
the Concordia Club would like to see. I promise to lead this next year with the same
passion and integrity that I brought forward
in my first year and keep the club moving in
the right direction.
Janice and I are very happy to be able to represent so many great people as we attend
events on behalf of you and the Concordia
Club. We will however need to take some
time away as we will become first time
Grandparents in the late summer.
I would like to welcome Mike Matich to the
board of directors for 2015. Mike’s many
years with the club and his business background will strengthen our board. We also
welcome back Sarah Fretz, Peter Bergen,
Elaine Keller, Marcus Kallweit and Ali
Nowak to serve you for another term on the
board. On a sad note, we must say goodbye
to Martin Patzold. Martin your dedication to
the tasks at hand and professionalism when
performing your duties will be missed.
I would also like to say thank you to Ruth
Rajna, Martina Koslowski and Chef Andreas
and the staff for their daily care and attention to detail when dealing with our guests.
In order for us to continue our longevity as
a club we must support each other and here
are some events that I hope to see you at:
April 5 Easter Buffet, 2 sittings (Main Hall)
April 11 Bockbierfest and the crowning of
Miss Concordia (Main Hall)
April 25 Home on the Range Clean up
April 26 Concordia Farm Clean up
May 2
Concordia Club clean up and
Fruehlingsfest (Main Hall)
May 3
Concordia Choir Spring Concert
(Main Hall)
May 10 Mothers Day buffet - 2 sittings
(Main Hall)
Hoping that we are enjoying some spring
weather by the time you receive this
newsletter.
Your president, Rob Kerr
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From the Manager’s Desk
Easter Buffet
Easter Sunday is a few
weeks earlier this year.
Hopefully we will have
Spring like weather to go
with it! We will be having
our annual Easter Sunday
Buffet for brunch at 12:00
noon and the dinner buffet at 5:00 p.m.
Please make your reservations early to avoid
disappointment. We have quite a few reservations already. Chef Andreas and our
kitchen staff work very hard to provide a
wonderful Easter meal for families to come
together and enjoy the day. The cost for
adults is $22.50 and 1/2 price for children
between the ages of 4 and 12 and free for all
children under the age of 4. I look forward
to seeing you there!
Bockbierfest
Our Ladies Group will be hosting their
annual Bockbierfest on Saturday, April 11th
at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are still available in the
Club office for $26.00 each. The traditional
meal of schnitzel, sausage, bockbier on tap,
dancing to the sounds of the TC Alpine
Echos AND the crowning of our new Miss
Concordia for 2015 will make for a wonderful evening!
Club Clean Up
Come out and join us in preparing the Club
grounds for the summer season! It will be on
Saturday, May 2nd at 8:00 a.m. We count on
the support of our members to help us get
the job done and we are so grateful to have
so many attend every year. A morning spent
working deserves a nice hearty lunch which
Chef Andreas will be preparing for everyone
that comes to help. See you then!
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Fruehlingsfest
Treffpunkt has been busy preparing for their
annual Fruehlingsfest on Saturday, May 2nd
starting at 8:00p.m. Tickets are available at
the club office as well as from the group
members at a cost of $15.00 each OR 2 for
$25.00. The theme “Don’t just wait for it:
Think Spring and Help us Ring it in!” A
great evening of entertainment by the Seven
Castles. Everyone is welcome to join in the
fun!
Oktoberfest Tickets
Our annual members sale of Oktoberfest
tickets will be on TUESDAY, MAY 5TH
STARTING AT 7:00 P.M. WE WILL BE
HANDING OUT WAITING NUMBERS AT
6:00 P.M. We started this format last year
and it worked quite well for most members.
Doing the ticket sales in the evening gives
members who work during the day the
opportunity to purchase tickets without
having to give up a day of work. The waiting
numbers will be handed out to the people in
line as we open the doors to the Schenke for
you to come in and enjoy a meal or beverage
while you wait for your number to be called.
Members Sale
• a maximum of 10 tickets per Friday and or
Saturday per membership (family membership = 1 membership)
• no maximum ticket restriction on other
Oktoberfest event days
• only adults of legal drinking age (19 years
of age) or older are admitted to Oktoberfest
(except for Family Days – Sunday &
Monday)
• acceptable payment methods: cash, visa,
mastercard, debit or cheque
Public Sale
• on line “e ticket” sale only, commencing
May 13th at 10:00 a.m. Access through our
website www.concordiaclub.ca or via
www.oktoberfesttickets.ca
• a maximum of 6 tickets per Friday and 6
tickets per Saturday per purchaser, no
refunds on ticket orders
• no maximum ticket restriction on other
Oktoberfest event days
• only adults of legal drinking age (19 years
of age) or older are admitted to Oktoberfest
(except for Family Days – Sunday &
Monday, where minors 16 years of age or
younger are admitted free of charge when
accompanied by an adult)
• there will be an additional processing fee
charged on each ticket
• tickets will be emailed immediately as
PDF attachments and will be scanned at the
door the day of the event for validity
• acceptable on line payment methods: visa
& mastercard
Concordia reserves the right to fulfill or
decline orders on line, should the purchaser have already obtained tickets via the
“membership” sale. On line purchase
depends also on the capacity of the on line
server.
Ticket pricing for 2015:
event dates / times / price of admission per
person:
1st Friday, October 9th, 6 pm-1 am $27.00
1st Saturday, October 10th, 6pm-1am
$24.00
Sunday, October 11th, noon-6pm
$11.00 (members & children 16 & under are
admitted free)
Monday, October 12th, 11am-6 pm $11.00
(members & children 16 & under are admitted free)
Tuesday, October 13th, 6pm-11pm
Free admission with a donation to the food
bank, Schenke Restaurant only
Wednesday, October 14th, 7pm-1am $14.00
Thursday, October 15th, 6pm-12 am $19.00
Friday, October 16th, 6pm-1 am $24.00
Saturday, October 17th, 6pm-1 am $27.00
Ticket price includes all applicable tax
(13%HST)
Corporate Tickets
Corporate requests will be handled on a
case to case basis if tickets are available.
Mother’s Day
Come celebrate Mother’s Day with your
family! We will be hosting our annual
Mother's Day buffet on Sunday, May 10th at
12 noon and 5:00p.m. The cost will remain
the same as last year - $22.50 per person.
Make your reservation early to ensure you
have a special place to bring your mom to
enjoy a relaxing day.
UPCOMING EVENTS TO MARK ON YOUR
CALENDAR!!
The dates are set for our annual Patio Opening Party – Tuesday, June 2nd starting at
5:00p.m.
AS WELL AS
our 3rd annual Pig Roast Party on the Patio
– Tuesday, July 21st starting at 5:00p.m.
More details to follow in the next issue of
the Nachrichten.
with best regards,
Ruth Rajna, Manager
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Concordia Bowlers
Seniorenhaus Administration
FOR THE CHOIR;
Well it is hard to believe that another bowling season is coming to an end this month.
Time sure flies by when you are having fun.
As I write this report, our play-offs have yet
to take place. I will share the results next
time.
Upcoming Events:
Last Day of Bowling – April 24th
Closing Banquet
Hall – 5:30p.m.)
– May 8th (Main
*Please Note: This is a Friday!
Finally, best wishes go out to our bowlers
who are celebrating a birthday this month:
APRIL
9. Heidi Nowak
13. Nicole Bergen
19. Nick Zeis
21. Linda Klein
21. Günther Stoye
25. Karola Leuschner
27. Ursula Uebel
Until next time,
Monica Kauck
I apologize for not submitting our heartfelt
thanks earlier, this is my first year as administrator for the Senioren Haus Concordia
Apartments.
The tenants and staff from the Senioren
Haus and Villa apartments would like to
thank the members of the choir for taking
time out of their busy lives to sing at our
Glühwein event in December. A wonderful
time was had by all listening to the carols
sung by the choir.
We hope to see you again next year.
Regards,
Katie Schertzer
FOR THE TREFFPUNKT;
My apologies for not reaching out to you in
an earlier newsletter.
A big thank you to the Treffpunkt group for
entertaining us back in December.
We enjoyed the skits, singing carols and the
cake and coffee provided to warm up a cold
December Saturday afternoon.
I hope you will visit with us once again this
year.
Cheers,
Katie Schertzer
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Katie Schertzer
For information, contact: Tom Mennill, Partner KPMG LLP
115 King Street South, 2nd Floor Waterloo, ON N2J 5A3
Tel: 519-747-8800 Fax: 519-747-8830
www.kpmg.ca
AUDIT • TAX • ADVISORY
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Administrator
Senioren Haus Concordia Inc.
483 Ottawa St. S, Kitchener ON N2M 5H1
1. KG Narrenzunft Concordia
Hello to Concordia Club Members and
Friends,
The Narrenzunft Group’s 48th season has
come to an end but it was a great one!
Highlights of this season were as follows:
Oktoberfest Pretzel Booth, Narrenzunft’s
48th Stifftungsfest (Anniversary) on Oct.
25th, Opening Ceremonies of the 2014/2015
Mardi Gras Season November 15th, Christmas Party on December 9th in the Jägerstube
and the last event was the Maskenball/Closing Ceremonies on February 14th.
On this evening we saw wonderful costumes, entertained by the Narrenzunft Garde and danced to Heinz Lindlau and the
Variations Band. The Senior Garde per-
HELLO TO ALL GROUP SECRETARIES,
Elaine Keller will be taking over the
Bulletin Reports.
Please send all Group reports to
[email protected]
Please have your reports submitted by the
8th of the month. If the 8th falls on a
weekend, have your reports in by the following Tuesday.
If you have any questions, you can contact
me directly.
I look forward to working with you,
Elaine Keller
formed both Garde and Show dances. Funke
Hayleigh did an amazing job on her solo
performance. It has been many years since
The Narrenzunft has had a Kinder Garde
and we were very proud of the 7 new girls
who danced for the first time in front of an
audience. Way to go!!! Peter Trautrim guided us through the evening as M.C. and
Princess Karin & Prince Manfred von Ostfriesland delightfully oversaw the events.
The fun of the season came to an end therefore we sadly buried our Hoppeditz. We
can’t wait to wake him in November to start
the 2015/2016 Mardi Gras season!
A special thanks goes to all of the Narrenzunft members, if it wasn’t for our team
work this season wouldn’t have turned out
as good as it did!!
If anyone would like to join the Narrenzunft
please don’t hesitate to call and we can
answer any questions you may have.
519-886-6009.
Until the next time.
Helau und Alaaf Joan Trautrim
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Concordia Chöre
Unsere Hauptversammlung fand am Montag, den 26. Januar statt. Wir haben keine
Änderungen im Chorvorstand, also sind wir
bereit fortzufahren!
Unser Chor-Vorstand besteht aus:
Helmut Kruschat - Präsident
Ulrike Ryzebol - Vizepräsident
Fred Trautrim - Schatzmeister
Tanya Rahn-Kubasta - 1. Sekretärin
Andre Schilha - 2. Sekretär
Nick Zeis - Direktor
Siegfried Schranz - Direktor
Mary Mehnert - Direktor
Bev Gottvald - Director mit einigen
Pflichten als 2. Sekretärin
Marilyn Bleach - Direktor
Ilse Gessner - Direktor
Wir reisen wahrscheinlich im Jahre 2016
nach Deutschland. Es wird eine spannende
Reise nach Amsterdam, Dresden und Berlin
sein. Allerdings müssen wir “Sing-faehig”,
sein. Das bedeutet, das wir genug Sänger
brauchen, um einen vollständigen Chor zu
bilden.
Es gibt eine neue Startzeit für unser Frühlingskonzert. Das Frühlingskonzert ist immer am ersten Sonntag im Mai und es wird
um 19.00 Uhr anfangen, nicht wie sonst um
19.30 Uhr. Der Eintritt ist frei, aber Spenden
sind immer willkommen.
Die nächsten Termine:
28. März: Präsidenten Ball, der Gemischte
Chor singt
3. Mai: Frühlingskonzert in der Halle Konzert beginnt um 07.00 Uhr
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Dies wird mein letzter Chor Bulletin sein.
Bev Gottvald wird weiterschreiben. Bev ist
sehr gut mit dem Schreiben und wird neue
Einblicke in den Chor geben. Ich habe das
schreiben für alle meine Leser wirklich
genossen! Vielen Dank!
Lied hoch, Andre Schilha
CONCORDIA CHOIRS
Our AGM was Monday, January 26th. We
don’t have any changes to the choir board,
so we are ready to continue!
Thus our new Choir board consists of (in
semi-important order, since we still have to
decide on roles):
Helmut Kruschat - President
Ulrike Ryzebol - Vice President
Fred Trautrim - Treasurer
Tanya Rahn-Kubasta - 1st Secretary
Andre Schilha - 2nd Secretary
Nick Zeis - Director
Siegfried Schranz - Director
Mary Mehnert - Director
Bev Gottvald - Director with some 2nd
Secretary duties
Marilyn Bleach - Director
Ilse Gessner - Director
We should be having a trip in 2016 to Germany and preparations are being made for
it. It will be an exciting trip to Amsterdam,
Dresden and Berlin among some other
smaller cities. However, we need to be ‘singfaehig’, in other words, have a full enough
choir to sing. We will know for sure once
the initial installments have been made.
There is a new time for our Spring Concert,
always the first Sunday in May.
It will start at 7pm, not the normal 7:30pm.
Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
Upcoming dates:
March 28: President’s Ball, Mixed Choir
sings
May 3: Spring concert, in Hall – concert
starts at 7:00pm
This will be my last Choir Bulletin as the
task has been (most likely) reassigned to Bev
Gottvald. Bev is quite articulate and will
provide some new insight into all the choir
happenings. I have truly enjoyed writing for
all of my readers! Thank you so much!
Yours in song, Andre Schilha
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Frühlingskonzert der Concordia Chöre
SONNTAG, 3. MAI 2015, 19:00 UHR
Concordia Club, Main Hall, 429 Ottawa St. S. Kitchener, Tel. 519-745-5617
Concordia Männerchor / Male Choir • Gemischter Chor / Mixed Choir
• Director: Martin Anderle • Accompanist: Marisa Strban
Kinderchor / Children’s Choir • Director: Angelika Werner
• Accompanist: Ulrike Ryzebol
Cheerful Sound Our Songs
Concordia Choirs Spring Concert
SUNDAY, MAY 3rd 2015, 7:00 PM
Concordia Club, Main Hall, 429 Ottawa St. S. Kitchener, Tel. 519-745-5617
Freiwillige Spenden zur Unterstützung der Chöre.
Donations for the support of the Choirs are accepted.
THIS YEAR’S CORPORATE SPONSORS:
Kitchener-Westmount Rotary Club - Dr. Egon Beiler, Cosmetic and Family Dentistry - Lorne E. Walters - Heffner Motors Accu-Temp Cooling & Heating - Gross-Klein Investments Limited - Mr. Helmut Oberlaender - Ontario Drive & Gear George and Gerti Rendas - Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd. - Walters, Gubler Law Office - Matthias Muller
Treffpunkt
This winter we are busy planning for our
upcoming Fruehlingsfest. It is exciting to
think spring is just around the corner when
it is time to celebrate spring with a dance!
This year’s Fruehlingsfest will be held on
May 2nd in the Halle. The award winning
Seven Castles band will be performing again
this year, so please come out and help us
ring in spring! We thank all the members of
the club who come out and support us during this fun event and look forward to meeting some newcomers as well. This year we
will be having a silent auction with some
wonderful items donated by local businesses. Tickets are $ 15 each or $25/pair.
As you know we had our annual club meeting in February and I would like to congratulate the hard working members who are on
the board this year. You are all an integral
part of keeping our club running so smoothly throughout the year.
Some members of our Treffpunkt group
went on a winter getaway to Collingwood
for some winter fun at the end of February.
Those who enjoy skiing hit the slopes, some
ice skated and others who enjoy the warmth
of a fire snuggled up with good conversation.
Finally, please donate blood if you are able.
Our partners in life number is CONC010846
or you just need to say that you are donating
for Concordia Club.
Ladies Group
Today we had our Maenner Brunch. It is the
only time when we treat our men to a free
meal.
Saturday, April 11 we will once again have
our Bockbierfest combined with the introduction to our new Miss Concordia 2015.
Come and enjoy a good German meal along
with a smooth Bockbier to compliment your
meal. The Enzian Schuhplatters will perform for us and don’t forget to dance with
the music of the Twin City Alpine Echo.
Just go to the office or call in to get your
tickets as you won’t want to miss this great
evening of entertainment.
Our meeting in this month of April will
once again be on the 1st Wednesday of the
month in the evening. Yes, it is on April
fool’s day!!!! We would be pleased to welcome new members into our group.
On June 11th we will be going on a mystery
day trip with Great Canadian. I can’t tell you
about the trip as it is a mystery. I am sure
that we will have a lot of fun.
We, the Ladies Group, wish you all a happy
Easter.
Elisabeth Rowsell
HELLO TO ALL GROUP SECRETARIES,
Elaine Keller will be taking over the Bulletin
Reports. Please send all Group reports to
[email protected]
Please have your reports submitted by the 8th
of the month. If the 8th falls on a weekend,
have your reports in by the following Tuesday.
Till next time,
If you have any questions, you can contact me
directly.
Andrea Schilha
I look forward to working with you,
Elaine Keller
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German Heritage Letters
Part 5
E. Michalski
On November 9th 2014, the German people commemorated the 25th Anniversary of the fall of the
Berlin Wall. This historic event, a milestone in
recent German history, initiated by the East
German people paved the way for German reunification on October 3rd 1990.
The consequences of the Second World War resulted in the division of Germany in West and East
Germany for more than four decades. Only after
November 9th 1989 were most citizens of the two
German states able to get acquainted with the other
half of the country. As a result, West Germans
arrived by the thousands to visit the reunited city of
Berlin, or Leipzig, the birthplace of the “Mondaydemonstrations”; Dresden, one of the most beautiful cities in eastern Germany, also called the
“Florence on the River Elbe”.
Let us follow this path and visit the places we could
not go for so long because of the infamous “Iron
Curtain”.
We begin our journey through the cities of former
East Germany starting in Berlin, the old and new
capital. Since the Berlin Wall was torn down in
1989, the metropolis on the River Spree
-with
a population of about 3.6 million- has become a
symbol of 21st-century urbanity, attracting artists,
scientists, and architects from all over the world.
The Potsdamer Platz, during the Cold War an empty
“no-man’s-land” between the East and West sectors,
has been developed into the short period of a few
years in a modern business district. The
Kurfuerstendamm, Berlin’s popular boulevard with
its many theaters, cabarets and cafes, is shining
even brighter than in the so called “Golden
Twenties”. Furthermore, the historic buildings of
the State Library, the Humboldt University and
Staatsoper along the boulevard Unter den Linden
and the Museumsinsel with its many museums and
galleries justify Berlin’s claim to be the cultural center of Germany.
Berlin Originals and memories of “old Berlin”:
The character of Berliners is difficult to determine.
According to statistical sources, Berliners are an
ethnographical mix of almost equal parts Germanic,
Slavic and Romanesque origins. From this mixture
emerged the peculiar archetype of the Berliners,
which combines all the good and bad qualities of
the different nationalities, races and tribes as they
evolved over time. Berliners exhibit a strong selfconfidence, and their quick-witted urban humor
and good natured bluntness is often referred to as
“Berliner Schnauze” or “Berliner big mouth”.
Memories of “old Berlin” take us back to songs
interpreted in the typical impudent Berlin dialect
by Walter Kollo or Bully Buhlan. Who does not
remember the amusing melodies of “Das war in
Schoeneberg im Monat Mai”, “Im Grunewald ist
Holzauktion”, “In Rixdorf ist Musike”, “Da sitz’ ick
mit de Emma uf de Banke”, “Lieber
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Leierkastenmann”, or more recently “Kreuzberger
Naechte sind lang..” and “Sonderzug nach
Pankow”?
Heinrich Zille (1858-1929), a famous Berlin illustrator and photographer became best known for his
sketches and drawings that captured people’s typical characteristics and stereotypes. Zille was the
first to portray the desperate social environment of
Berlin’s Mietskasernen (“tenement barracks”) in his
illustrated book “Mein Milljoeh” (My milieu/social
environment) published in 1910.
Another story: “Der Hauptmann von Koepenick”
(The Captain of Koepenick) is a satirical play by the
German author Carl Zuckmayer. Based on a true
event that happened in 1906 the play tells the story
of Wilhelm Voigt, a down-on-his-luck ex-convict
shoemaker, who impersonated a Prussian Guards
officer, rounded up a number of soldiers from the
street under his command, held the mayor of the
small town of Koepenick at ransom, and “confiscated” about 4,000 Marks from the municipal treasury,
which was handed over to him voluntarily.
Wilhelm Voigt was successful, claiming that he has
done so in the name of the Kaiser. The Prussian cult
of the uniform ensured that the townspeople were
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all-too willing to obey his orders. Zuckmayer
described the story as a “German fairy tale”.
Typical food and drink of Berlin:
Visiting Berlin everybody should try the typical
wheat beer called “Berliner Weisse”. Its invention
is dating back to the 16th century. It is served with
flavoured syrups such as Himbeersirup” or (raspberry) or “Waldmeister” (artificial woodruff) in a
bowl-shaped glass. Ordering a glass of beer the
Berliner calls for a “Molle”. Brewing beer has a long
history in Berlin. In the early 17th century King
Frederick William, father of Frederick the Great,
encouraged the spread of beer throughout Prussia,
declaring it as “best drink for our climate”. Nice
reasoning, isn’t it? A popular story goes that after
invading Prussia in 1809 Napoleon’s troops dubbed
it “The champagne of the North”.
If it comes to typical Berlin dishes the
“Currywurst”, “Eisbein” or “Pork knuckle”, and the
“Berliner Pfannkuchen”, a jelly-filled donut, come
to mind. On New Year’s Eve, Berliners have this
great tradition of putting one mustard-filled donut
in among the pile of “jellies”; the lucky recipient
supposedly gets good fortune for the following year.
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Tischtennis Gruppe
Dieser Bericht bestaetigt die Ausnahme zur
Regel, da er diesmal sehr kurz ausfaellt.
Es gibt vom Spielbetrieb nicht viel zu berichten. Zum einen, da noch viele Mitglieder im Urlaub sind und zum anderen, da
uns unsere Halle bis zum 19. Maerz fuer die
Trainingsabende wegen der Fussbodenueberarbeitung nicht zur Verfuegung steht.
Fuer heute bleibt mir nur der Hinweis, dass
unsere Gruppe - als Teil der Concordia
Familie - einen finanziellen Beitrag in
Hoehe von 10% unseres Jahresend-Kassenstandes zur Begleichung der Steuernachforderung dem Klub zur Verfuegung stellt.
account towards the Harmonized Sales Tax
(HST).
Tschuess and until next time,
Eckhard Michalski
Bocce Gruppe
Liebe Bocce Freunde, dear Bocce Friends,
waehrend ich dieses schreibe, liegen
draussen noch Schneeberge. Man kann
denken, der Winter nimmt kein Ende. Aber
wir Bocce Spieler sind positive Denker.
Also, wir treffen uns am 22 April 2015, um
18:30 Uhr, im Concordia Clun, um unsere
Spielsaeson zu besprechen.
Neue Spieler sind willkommen.
BOCCE GROUP
Bis dahin gruesst Euch Eure Heidi Nowak
TABLE TENNIS GROUP
Against the rule this report will be very
short. There is nothing much to say partly
because many group members are still on
holidays and on the other hand the hall
won’t be available for table tennis until
March 19 due to floor renovations.
As part of our great Concordia family we
will be supporting the Club with a financial
contribution of 10% of our year-end bank
While I am writing this, there are still
snowhills outside. One may think, the winter will never end. But we Bocce players
think positive.
SO, we will meet on April 22, 2015 at 6:30
pm at the Concordia Club to talk about our
playing season.
New players are welcome.
Till then greetings from your Heidi Nowak
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WHEN IT’S
A MATTER OF TRUST
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MARCUS KALLWEIT
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Cell: (519) 590-3056
Email [email protected]
www.kallweithomes.com
Campers
Spring is upon us, and in a few short weeks
it’s FARM CLEANUP!!
Mark the date of April 26th on your calendar, and come on out for a bit of fun, socializing, and putting in a bit of “sweat equity”
in the Farm. The facility is for the enjoyment of all club members, and it would be
nice to see everyone pitch in! Please register
at the pavilion at 9am, so that we can assign
you to a location or task that suits your abilities, and our needs. Lunch and beverages
will be provided.
Our first social event of the year is not that
far away! The Spring Picnic and Soccer
tournament is Saturday, June 6th, followed
by the Campers Semi-Annual meeting on
June 7th. More details in the May and June
Nachrichten.
A few reminders to the Campers:
• Please keep your vehicles on the roads,
until the ground has dried, and will
support the weight.
• Your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors should be in working condition, and
have fresh batteries .
• If your refrigerator(s) was left “on” in the
fall, please unplug, or turn off before the
hydro is turned on. (Hydro and water will
be on for Farm Cleanup, possibly the
week prior)
• Water MAY NOT be connected to your
trailer.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on the
26th!
Bruce Emmerson,
on behalf of the Campers Committee
Outdoor Group
Thanks to everyone who braved the deep
snow, and came out to Winter Karneval!
Once again, a great time was had by all!
As winter finally has come to an end, we
took advantage of the outdoors and beautiful winter setting at the Concordia Farm.
Our Winter Carnival was a great success!
Rides on snow machines brought smiles to
faces making you forget about this treacherous weather. Potato pancakes and pea soup
hit the spot as we warm up by the fire at the
home on the range. Thank you for the amazing efforts of the ODG committee, making
winter carnival so memorable and enjoyable
this year! Special thanks to Kyle Huschka,
Tom Huschka, Tom Bews, Harry Beyerle, for
providing transportation.
Please recognize the countless hours and
efforts of Sharon Matich and her wonderful
cooking. Your pea soup rocked my socks!!
Next up for the Outdoor Group is our annual Home on the Range Clean up on April
25th, 9am. Everyone is welcome to join in
the fun, and you’ll be rewarded with lunch,
and beverages!
Join us Fathers Day on Sunday, June 21st
2015 at the Home on
the Range for rib din- European Vision
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• WEDDING GOWNS
tion honouring the
CASUAL WEAR
• ALTERATIONS
founding fathers of
Marzanna
the Outdoor group.
See you all there, and
looking forward to
this year’s agenda of
outings and events.
Calujek
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Designer
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Kitchener, Ontario
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(Corner of Waterloo Street
& Wellington Street)
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Wichtige Veranstaltungen
Important Events
PREVIEW - APRIL / MAY 2015
3. April
Good Friday - Club Closed
5. April
Easter Sunday Buffet
12:00-2:00 pm and 5:00-7:00 pm
11. April
25. April
26. April
2. May
2. May
3. May
5. May
Bockbierfest Halle, 6:30 pm
Home on the Range Clean-up
General Farm Clean-up
Spring Clean-up Concordia Club, 8:00 am
Fruehlingsfest 8:00 pm
Choirs Spring Concert Hall, 7:00 pm
Oktoberfest Vorverkauf
Doors open 6:00 - Ticket Sales 7:00 pm
10. May
Mothers Day Buffet
12:00-2:00 and 5:00-7:00 pm
Bitte reservieren Sie ihren Tisch und besorgen Sie die Eintrittskarten zu den Veranstaltungen rechtzeitig.
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Concordia Club Board of Directors 2014/2015
President:
1st Vice President:
2nd Vice President:
1st Secretary:
2nd Secretary:
1st Treasurer:
2nd Treasurer:
Directors:
Manager
Committee Members
Arbeitsgemeinschaft
Archives
Bulletin
Christkindlmarket
Club Buildings
Club Historian
Club Ombudsman
Club Rental Properties
Concordia Seniorenhaus
Economic Affairs
Employee Liaison
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Rob Kerr
Michael Brasch
Alex Thoene
Sarah Fretz
Elaine Keller
Ali Nowak
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Rolf Malthaner
Helmut Kruschat
Michelle Zimmer
Marcus Kallweit
Mike Matich
Ruth Rajna
Rob Kerr
Mike Brasch
Alexandria Thoene
Elaine Keller
Sarah Fretz
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Elaine Keller
Mike Matich
Mike Brasch
Helmut Kruschat
Leo Tukums
Harald Schwegel
Ronny Horvath
Helmut Kruschat
Rob Kerr
Mike Brasch
Peter Bergen
Ali Novak
Rob Kerr
Peter Bergen
Ali Nowak
Entertainment
Sarah Fretz
Michelle Zimmer
Alexandria Thoene
Farm Committee
Mike Matich
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Finance Committee
Ali Nowak
Peter Bergen
Rob Kerr
Sarah Fretz
Float Committee
Ronny Horvath
German Culture
Marcus Kallweit
Honorary Member
Sarah Fretz
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
Oktoberfest Chair
Rolf Malthaner
Oktoberfest Inc.
Ali Nowak
Marcus Kallweit
Rolf Malthaner
Sales and Marketing
Rolf Malthaner
Marcus Kallweit
Ronny Horvath
Security
Rob Kerr
Alex Thoene