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Nachrichten
138 JAHRE
138 YEARS
3 - 2011
ISSN 0384-952X
Concordia Club, 429 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2M 3P6 / Tel. (519) 745-5617, Fax 745-5141
Internet: www.concordiaclub.ca or for e-mail: [email protected]
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12. Mai 2013
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Mittag: Brunch Buffet
17.00 Uhr: Dinner Buffet
CONCORDIA IM MAI
Klub Vorschau/Club Events
Concordia in May
4. Club: General Cleanup, 8am with shovels, gloves & rakes
4. Schenke – DJ Christa
5. Hall: Choir Spring Concert, 7:30pm
8. Schenke: Oktoberfest Admission Ticket Sale for Members, doors
open 8am, sale from 9am
11. Schenke: Edelweiss Duo
12. Hall: Mother's Day Brunch @ Noon & Mother's Day Buffet @ 5pm
14. Hall: Peter Pijet's Retirement Party – 7:00p.m.-tickets at office
18. Schenke: DJ Christa
May 22nd-June 1st: White Asparagus Promotional Special, Schenke
25. Schenke: TC Alpine Echo's
28. Patio (weather permitting), 5pm: Annual Patio Opening with the
Transylvania Hofbrau Band, BBQ & Beer Tasting
June preview:
1. Schenke: DJ Christa
8. Schenke: The Edelweiss Duo
8. Farm: Spring Picnic & Soccer Tournament
14. Hall: Concordia Language School Graduation, 6:30pm
15. Schenke: DJ Christa
16. Schenke: Father's Day Brunch
16. Farm: Fathers Day Picnic
22. Schenke: TC Alpine Echos
29. Schenke: Black Forest Band
29. Farm: Canada Day Picnic & Fireworks
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SUNDAY
Halle
MONDAY
Halle
Jaegerstube
1.00–5.00 Ballroom Dancing
7.00–8.30
8.30–10.00
6.00–7.00
7.00–8.00
TUESDAY
Halle
6.00–8.00
Jaegerstube 8.00–10.00
Schenke
7.30–10.00
WEDNESDAY
Halle
6.00–10.00
Jaegerstube 3.00–5.30
Jaegerstube 7.00 pm
Jaegerstube 7.30–10.00
Weinstube
7.30
19.00
Weinstube 7.00 pm
THURSDAY
Halle
6.00–8.00
8.00–10.00
Jaegerstube 7.00–1.00
Eisstock
7.00–10.00
Schenke
9.00
FRIDAY
Victoria Bowl 6.45
Jaegerstube 8.00
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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
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Ticket Sales
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Portier/Doorman
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You can call the extensions or
announcements by using any
touch tone telephone.
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Bericht des Präsidenten
Der diesjährige Präsidentenball war wieder
ein grosser Erfolg und
unsere Halle war beinahe ausverkauft. Ein
Dank an Rita Allmendinger und Sarah Fretz
mit ihrem Vergnügungskomitee für die schöne
Dekoration der Halle und überhaupt für die
Organisierung des Präsidentenballs. An
diesem Abend haben wir uns von 3 Personen verabschieded, die aus unserem
Vorstand ausgetreten sind. Robert Nowak,
Heidi Nowak und Rita Allmendinger. Noch
einmal herzlichen Dank für die Gute und
Gewissenhafte Leistung wärend euer Amts-
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zeit. Robert Nowak konnte leider nicht
dabei sein und wir werden ihm eine kleine
Anerkennung später überreichen. Ein Kompliment unserem Chef Andreas und seinem
Küchenpersonal für ein ausgezeichnetes
Essen. Bestimmt hab ich einige von euch
übersehen und nicht begrüsst. Bitte entschuldigt, es war nicht absichtlich.
Inzwischen hatte die Frauengruppe ihr
alljährliches Bockbierfest mit Krönung der
Miss Concordia 2013. Meine Frau Kathi und
ich möchten uns bei der Frauengruppe für
die Einladung zu dieser Veranstaltung
bedanken. Leider kann ich über diese Festlichkeit noch nicht berichten, denn mein
Bericht für das Nachrichtenblatt muss am 8,
April bei der Druckerei sein, ich werde es
im nächsten Nachrichtenblatt nachholen.
Der ausgehenden Miss Concordia Tina
Richtaritsch ein herzliches Dankeschön.
Tina hat unseren Klub hervorragend vertreten, überhaupt während des Oktoberfests. Wir hoffen sie hatte viel Spass und
wünschen ihr für die Zukunft alles Gute.
crowning our new Miss Concordia for the
Year 2013. Unfortunately, I can’t report anything about our new Miss, because my
Report for the Bulletin has to be handed in
before April the 8th.
Dann noch einige Hinweise:
We thank the outgoing Miss Concordia Tina
Richtaritsch for being an outstanding
Ambassador for our Club. We hope you had
fun and formed many new friendships with
fond memories. We wish you the very best
in your life ahead of you.
Die Reinigung des Klubgeländes ist am 4.
Mai.
Das Frühlingskonzert der Chöre ist am 5.
Mai.
Muttertag ist am12.Mai mit einem Buffet in
der Halle.
Am 8. Juni ist Campers Picnic & Soccer
Tournament auf der Farm.
Bitte kommt raus und unterstützt euren
Klub und Gruppen.
Euer Präsident – Karl Braun
President’s Report
Our Presidents Ball was again a big success
this year with a nearly sold out Hall. Please
forgive me if I did not get a chance to greet
everybody. I would like to extend my thanks
to Rita Allmendinger, Sarah Fretz and the
Entertaining Committee for the nice decorations in the Hall and the organizing of this
special evening. One more thanks to Robert
Nowak, Heidi Nowak and Rita Allmendinger for their loyalty to our Club during
their time as Board members. Bob Nowak
could not be with us at the Presidents Ball,
but we will present him with a small gift of
appreciation at a later date. Thanks to our
Chef Andreas and his kitchen helpers for a
wonderful dinner and service.
My Wife Kathi and I would like to thank the
Ladies Group for inviting us to their
Bockbierfest. On this evening we are also
Just a few reminders for upcoming events:
On May 4th is the Concordia Club Spring
Clean-up
On May 5th is the Choir Spring Concert in
the Main Hall
On May 12th is the Mother’s day Buffet in
the Hall
On June 8th is the Campers Picnic & Soccer
Tournament on the Farm
Please come out and support your Club and
Groups
I wish you all a pleasant spring with lots of
sunshine and flowers.
Your President Karl Braun
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From the Manager’s Desk
Mothers Day
On May 12th, 2013 we
celebrate Mothers Day in
our hall by offering a
brunch buffet at noon as
well as an equally beautiful evening buffet starting
at 5pm. This event, in honour of all mothers, represents one of the more
important occasions in the annual line up of
club activities! It is always a pleasure to see
families as well as extended families come
out to not only cherish their mothers but
also their grandmothers and in some cases
grand grandmothers! Which mother would
not feel “loved” when she can come together with all her favourite and closest people
to celebrate with food! Because it is for her
it is particularly sweet and of course shows
more than just appreciation! Over the last
few years we have seen many proud and
gleaming grandmothers at these events!
Concordia hospitality tradition dictates that
our Chef Andreas and all his staff in the
kitchen will make sure everyone will have a
culinary feast.
Of course, as we have done in the past:
every mother regardless of age will be presented with a flower at the door by our new
Miss Concordia 2013. All of our staff will
ensure that everything on that day will be
particularly perfect. Price per person will be
$ 22.50, children 4-12 pay $ 11.25 and children under 4 are free! My advise is to book
early- especially since we accept on line
reservations as well. Last year even the dinner seating sold out very quickly! Our on
line reservation system only allows a certain
percentage of seats to be booked on line,
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therefore if you have a larger group of people or cannot book your site online, then
please call the club office as we can probably still book you in.
Patio Opening
This year's “Annual Patio Party” and has
been scheduled for Tuesday, May 28th
starting at 5pm. Our Kitchen will grill
sausages on a bun, fine meatloaf on a bun as
well as Hamburgers for only $ 5 inclusive
taxes!! And..... of course we'll have a draft
beer station set up where we'll sample beer
directly from Bavaria. For your musical
entertainment we've been able to book the
Transylvania Hofbrau Band!
All we need to do now is to hope for two
things: That the weather will co-operate and
that many of you will come out to enjoy our
patio opening!! Then we have a real beer
garden party 100% authentic!
We'll certainly be ready. Please watch our
website or call the (weather) office once we
are closer to the date to determine if there
are inclement weather conditions in the
forecast!
Oktoberfest Admission Tickets
We published long article in last month's
Nachrichten with all the relevant details as
to how and when our Oktoberfest tickets go
on sale. Other than pricing there are no
changes over last year's tickets. You can find
out more by looking it up in last month's
Nachrichten or by visiting our website: simply go to www.concordiaclub.ca and click
on “about the club” and pick the “newsletter” link there you'll see the April 2013
issue as a pdf file – which your computer
should be able to open.
We look forward to meeting many of you,
over the next few months, either in our
Schenke, Halle or when our patio opens!!
White Asparagus Promotional Special Menu
As we have done in past years we will feature a special white Asparagus Menu in the
Schenke from May 22nd until June 1st! We
will get you the absolute freshest and best
white asparagus from our farmer in Simcoe,
Ontario! We'll make the trip ourselves to get
you this delicacy and our competent
kitchen staff will prepare it so you can truly
enjoy it. Please book and reserve ahead as
Chef Andreas likes to plan properly and
have sufficient quantities on hand. Due to
the many specials and Buffet offerings we
have the white asparagus menu available on
the following days as outlined here:
Wednesday, May 22nd (lunch & supper)
Thursday, May 23rd (lunch only)
Saturday, May 25th (evening only)
Tuesday, May 28th (lunch only)
Wednesday, May 29th (lunch only)
Friday, May 31st (lunch and supper)
Saturday, June 1st (evening only
because she has her heart in the right place
and has shown over the years that her level
of care for the organization is unmatched.
For me of course a large part of my life is
coming up to a huge change and it will take
time for me to probably adjust to my new
reality. Concordia has played a big role in
my life for 32 years and Concordia has
always been very good to me. I feel thankful,
grateful and blessed having been able to
serve as the General Manager during these
years and most of all I have enjoyed meeting
all our members on many occasions as well
as working with so many of you! People
matter most - and this is what Concordia has
shown to me! Thank you all for that long
lasting opportunity!
Peter Pijet, Manager
Managing the affairs
As announced a few months ago I am writing my last Nachrichten report as I have
decided to pass the baton to a very qualified, competent and passionate successor:
Mrs. Ruth Rajna. She has what it takes to
become an excellent General Manager
For information, contact: Mike Gillespie, 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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Treffpunkt
Welcome to our newest member, Andrea
Gschoesser. We look forward to getting to
know you better.
The Treffpunkt enjoyed an evening out at
our Club’s Praesidenten Ball, and had a
great time. Thanks to the Club for putting on
such a lovely event year after year.
Our Fruehlingsfest was on Saturday, April 6
– and what a FANTASTIC evening it was!
Thank you to everyone who came out to
support us. We hope everyone enjoyed
themselves as much as we did. The Golden
Keys rocked the house and got everyone up
and dancing.
I would like to Thank the planning committee for their hard, tireless work getting this
dance together. I would also like to thank
the entire Treffpunkt group for helping to
make this event turn out so great. Obviously
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everyone did their part in getting the word
out. The final numbers are not in yet, but we
definitely had the biggest turnout for this
event to date. Every little bit done by committee members was appreciated. Without
everyone’s input this event would not be
possible.
Thank You to the following for Tombola
donations.
Tim Hattle - Hattle Framing Inc.
Hot Heads Salon
Magnussen Home Furnishings Inc.
The Kubastas
Ali Nowak - Kay Law
Cheryl Uttley - Fifth Ave Jewelry
Dolman Eyecare Centre
Concordia Choirs
Christine Schwegel - Norwex
Consultant
Concordia Treffpunkt
Steve Richtaritsch Jr kw health connection
Andre Schilha - One Home Inspection
Nowak and Wilhelm
Holger Fisher - Amsoil Consultant
Alexandria Thoene
Bob Foster - Winmar
The Eisbrenners
Andrea Gschoesser
Happy belated birthday to Rita Eisbrenner
in April!
Coming up, we are looking forward to our
‘Fahrt ins Blaue’ June 22. If you have any
clues to where we are going - let us know!
Don’t foget about our Concordia Blood
Donor Group. Donate as often as you can.
We all know someone that needs it. Our
Partners for Life Group Number is
CONC10846.
We meet the 2nd Friday of very month in
the Jaegerstube - come visit us.
Thank you, Sandra Hattle
Tischtennis Gruppe
Hallo Freunde,
wie ich schon im letzten Bericht vermutet
hatte, wird unsere diesjaehrige Klubmeisterschaft dank unserer beiden Turnierleiter,
John und Scott, im angedachten Zeitrahmen
durchgefuehrt. Als Pokalgewinner steht
Stefan Babic ohne Spielverlust bereits fest.
Um die Plaetze 2 und 3 kaempfen zurzeit
jedoch noch vier Spieler, so dass ich das
Endergebnis erst im naechsten Nachrichtenblatt bekannt geben kann. Aber schon
heute einen herzlichen Glueckwunsch an
unseren Gewinner und vielen Dank an alle
Turnierteilnehmer, die diese Meisterschaft
so spannend gemacht haben.
Hier ist eine Korrektur zu meinem letzten Bericht:
Die Reinigung unseres Klubgelaendes findet am 04. Mai und nicht wie berichtet am
05. Mai statt. Sicher habt ihr meinen Fehler
bereits bemerkt und euch das richtige
Datum vorgemerkt.
Guenther Gawantka
Zum Schluss geht unser tief empfundenes Beileid an Danuta Gawantka.
Wie wir so eben erfahren haben, wurde
unser langjaehriger Tischtennisfreund,
Guenther Gawantka, am Donnerstag,
04.04. 2013, nach schwerer Krankheit
von seinem Leiden erloest.
Wir wuenschen dir, Danuta, die
noetige Kraft und Zuversicht in dieser
so schweren Lebensphase.
„Wie balde muss lassen sein‘ Blaetter der Wald,
die Blumen erblassen, die Gegend wird alt,
erstarrt ist im Eise der muntere Quell –
Ruest‘ die Fluegel zur Reise,
denn die Zeit geht schnell!“
TABLE TENNIS GROUP
Hello Friends,
Our Table Tennis Group Tournament, under
the direction of Scott and John, is on schedule to conclude within the anticipated time
frame. This years winner has already been
decided. Congratulations go to Stefan Babic
who claims the title having won every one
of his matches. However, at the time of writing, the second and third places are still
hotly contested. I will announce the official
results in the following Bulletin. A big
thank you to all who participated and
helped make it a fun and exciting tournament.
A correction:
The general cleanup of the Club grounds
takes place on May 4, not on May 5! Please
mark the date in your calendars.
Guenther Gawantka
Finally, we at the Table Tennis Group
would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to Danuta Gawantka on the
passing of her husband and our friend,
Guenther. Guenther passed away on
April 4, 2013 after a severe illness.
Danuta, our thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
Until next time,
Eckhard Michalski
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Danksagung
Gelebt - Geliebt - Unvergessen
Für die bekundete Anteilnahme am
Tod unserer lieben Mutti
ERNA BARBARA THOMAS
09.08. 1920 - 19.03. 2013
danken wir in stetem Gedenken
RITA ALLMENDINGER, geb. THOMAS
KARIN DISSLER, geb. THOMAS
und Familienanghörige
THE HEALTHY NICHE
(GESUNDHEITS ECKE)
PROCESSED MEATS-ARE
THEY HEALTHY?
written by: Natascha Steckel ROHP/RNCP
(C: 226-789-5989) at [email protected]
Last month’s I pointed to common food additives, and
this month we’ll look at some popular foods loaded
with additives. Processed meats, like hot dogs, bacon,
pepperoni and deli meats often contain dangerous
ingredients that increase your risk of inflammation as
well as, Colon, Bladder, Stomach and Pancreatic
cancers. Some ingredients are:
• HCAs (Heterocyclic amines) - a carcinogen created
when cooking at high temperatures
• Sodium nitrite - preservative and antimicrobial
agent, it adds color and flavor
• PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) - formed
when smoking meats during the curing process
• AGEs (Advanced Glycation End Products) - created
when pasteurizing/sterilizing foods at high temperatures - build up over time, and lead to free radicals
and inflammation in the body which lead to disease.
A report funded in 2005, by the general public, and
commissioned by the World Cancer Research Fund
(WCRF), evaluated more than 7000 clinical studies,
and found that processed meats increase your risk of
cancer.
When a craving strikes, you can reduce your risk by:
• purchasing “uncured” products without nitrates
• purchase 100% beef, 100% chicken without by
products like skin, fat or other parts.
• Avoiding anything with MSG, high-fructose corn
syrup, preservatives, artificial flavor or artificial
color
Ideally, purchase meats from a small, local farmer who
can tell you exactly what's in their products.
Note: As always, please chat with a Dr. before making lifestyle
changes, especially if you are taking medications.
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Concordia Bowlers
HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE!
Congratulations to our fellow bowlers who
won trophies at our tournament on Saturday March 23rd: Monica Kauck (Ladies Flat
High Single - 176), Sara Bergen (Ladies
Handicap High Triple - 537), Frank Kauck
(Men's Flat High Triple - 705) and Sandy
Adamson (Men's Handicap High Single 233). Way to go and thank you to everyone
who participated!
By the time you read this report, we will
have had our Play-Offs. I will report the
results in the next bulletin. Our closing ban-
quet takes place at the club on Friday May
3rd at 5:30p.m.
We are now in the midst of planning our
year end trip to Windsor and Pelee Island
August 10th and 11th.
Finally, best wishes go out to our bowlers
who are celebrating a birthday this month.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag:
May/Mai
3. Joe Liebel
12. Karin Gaysek
16. Carol Bergen
21. Helga Engel
CONCORDIA KEGLER
Zuerst möchten wir Monica Kauck, Sara
Bergen, Frank Kauck und
Sandy Adamson gratulieren. Sie waren unsere
Gewinner beim Keglerturnier am 23. März. Wir
danken allen, die teilgenommen haben.
Als ich diesen Bericht
schreibe, stehen die PlayOffs noch vor uns. Die
Ergebnisse werden im
nächsten Bericht bekannt
gegeben.
Unser
Abschlussbankett findet am
Freitag den 3. Mai um 5
Uhr 30 im Klub statt.
Wir sind jetzt am planen
für unseren Ausflug nach
Windsor und Pelee Island am 10. und 11.
August.
Bis zum nächsten Mal,
Monica Kauck
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Ladies Group
At our April meeting our tables were
adorned with Easter Cup Cakes, coloured
eggs and chocolate. Thank you Karin & Lilli
Wesel for all the work. It was very much
appreciated and festive.
On Sunday, April 21. the Ladies Group had
brunch at the Concordia Club and invited
their husbands, partners and boyfriends.
This took place instead of a picnic in the
summer at the farm. Many of the ladies
don’t like to drive that far.
Bockbierfest has taken place by now and I
hope that it was very successful.
On Wednesday, July. 17. the ladies will be
going to Stag West to see the show “Shout”.
Elisabeth Rowsell
DOWN SOUTH GROUP
I am still investigating where our next
trip will go. It should be in the club
show case by the Schenke by the time
this bulletin comes out.
The date for the trip orientation will be
on Friday. 31. May 2013 in the
Weinstube at 7 pm. You can also call
Mike Doersam at 519-622-7777.
Hope to see you all there.
Elisabeth Rowsell
Concordia Chess Group
Happy Spring everyone! The annual meeting of the Chess Group took place on January 18th. Our new executive committee is:
President - Andrew Lehmann
Vice-president - Dan Wagner
Treasurer - Stephen Humphreys
Secretary - Dan Wagner
Director at Large - Kathie Dowswell
Tournament Director - Andrew Lehmann
The club championship took place during
January, February and March. Stephen
Humphreys won the tournament by narrowly edging out Gord Olheiser who finished in
second place. Andrew Lehmann took third
place. Our thanks to Andrew for organizing
the tournament!
The group meets every Thursday evening at
7:30 pm in the Jägerstube if it is available, or
in the Weinstube room. Casual games are
usually available. Beginners are assured of a
warm welcome and free lessons.
The chess group keeps chess sets in a cabinet in the Jägerstube and encourages members to play friendly games at any time.
Dan Wagner
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Campers
After a very long winter, camping season
has finally arrived!!! It's still a little chilly at
night, but a little “liquid warmth” and a
campfire at night will take care of that. Due
to submission deadlines, I’ll have to assume
that all went well with Farm clean up, and
thank everyone who came out to pitch in!
The Campers Committee have met throughout the winter, and have set out goals for
this year. Our plans include the following:
• Rehabilitation of the horse shoe pits
• Expand the fenced in area at the pavilion
• Add lighting around the pavilion fencing
• Purchase, and install surround sound at
the pavilion (we were using a borrowed
system).
• Expand our Canada Day celebration to a
weekend long event. (details to follow)
A reminder to everyone that there is a link
on the Club’s website to the “Farm Events”
calendar, if you need to check dates, and
times for events at the Farm.
Retirement Party
To all Concordia Club Members and
Friends: On Tuesday, the 14th of May
the Club is hosting a retirement party
for Peter Pijet, in our hall, from 7pm
– 10pm.
If you haven’t already done so, add June 8th
to your calendar, for our Spring Picnic, featuring “Seven Castles”!
The admission, of $10, will go towards a retirement gift. I would also
like to ask the Groups for an additional donation. Peter was employed
in our Club for over 32 years and has
helped make our Club what it is
today. Please come out and support
this event. There will be hot finger
food available and of course cash bar.
Submitted by Bruce Emmerson
Your President – Karl Braun
Our Camper’s newsletter is working very
well to get timely information to everyone,
and it’s not just for Facebook users. If you
haven’t subscribed yet, just send an email to
[email protected], and we will
add you to the distribution list.
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Concordia Chöre
Frühling kommt bald, und ich bin sicher,
dass auch die Skifahrer es nicht mögen,
dass Schnee vielleicht kommt, obwohl wir
schon etwa 10C hatten.
Art Beier war überglücklich, das der Männerchor für ihn und einige seiner Gäste bei
Bankside Terrasse singen konnten. Art hatte
auch eine Chance Musik zu beantragen. Wir
haben im Speisesaal gesungen, mit denen,
die gerade ihr Abendessen beendet hatten.
Art hat uns danach zu einigen Erfrischungen eingeladen.
Wir haben mit dem Transylvania Chor und
vielen anderen Chören aus der DKSB am
Samstag, 6. April im Alpen Club gesungen.
Unsere Chöre waren wirklich gut und wir
haben einigen tolle Applaus für beide Chöre
bekommen. Wir hatten auch etwas gutes zu
Essen!
Eine Weile zurück hatten wir unsere Chor
Vorstandswahlen und ich freue mich ein
Bild des neuen Chorvorstand zeigen zu
duerfen. Mit Ausnahme von Joe Liebel,
haben wir:
In der ersten Reihe:
Christine Schwegel, Ulrike Schmidt, Helmut
Kruschat, Tanya Rahn-Kubasta und Ilse
Gessner.
In der hinteren Reihe:
Fred Trautrim, Caitlin St. John, Andre
Schilha und Nick Zeis.
Noch weiter zurück hatten wir unsere Weihnachtsfeier! Es wurden Ehrungen vorgestellt, dass ich noch nicht erwähnte, so
mache ich das jetzt.
Die besonderen Anniversary Mitglieder
sind:
25 Jahre - Heinz Schramowsky
40 Jahre - Anne Marie Krueger,
Klaus Schwegel
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50 Jahre - Ursula Dressler,
Horst Beyerle, Alfred Kunz
60 Jahre - Siegfried Klaus
Gratulation an alle!
Unsere All Choirs Nacht fand am 12. April
statt. Immer eine große Veranstaltung mit
vielen Chören.
Andere Termine:
Sonntag 5. Mai - Fruehlingskonzert
Montag, 10. Juni - Goulaschabend (letzte Chorprobe) an der Concordia Farm
Lied Hoch,
Andre Schilha
CONCORDIA CHOIRS
Spring is coming soon, and I’m sure even
the skiers wouldn’t like that snow that is
predicted after currently seeing temperatures of about 10C.
Art Beier was overjoyed to have the Male
Choir sing for him and some of his guests at
Bankside Terrace. Art got a front-row seat
and even got to request some music. We got
to sing in the dining room which was filled
with those who had just finished their supper. Art treated us to some refreshments
afterwards.
We sang with the Transylvania Choir and a
number of other choirs from the DKSB on
Saturday April 6 at the Alpine Club. Our
choirs performed really well and we got
some great applause for both choirs. They
also provided us with great food!
A while back we had our Choir Board elections and I am pleased to be able to provide
a picture of the new choir board. With the
exception of Joe Liebel, we have:
In the bottom row:
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Christine Schwegel, Ulrike Schmidt,
Helmut Kruschat, Tanya Rahn-Kubasta and
Ilse Gessner.
In the back row:
Fred Trautrim, Caitlin St. John, Andre
Schilha and Nick Zeis.
Even further back we had our Christmas
Party! There were honours presented that I
didn’t mention yet, so I will now.
The special Anniversary members are:
25 years - Heinz Schramowsky
40 years - Anne Marie Krueger,
Klaus Schwegel
50 years - Ursula Dressler,
Horst Beyerle, Alfred Kunz
60 years - Siegfried Klaus
Congratulations to everyone!
Our All Choirs Night is coming up April 12.
Always a big event with many choirs performing.
Other upcoming dates:
Sunday, May 5 - Spring Concert
Monday, June 10 - Goulaschabend (last
choir practice) at the Concordia Farm
Yours in song, Andre Schilha
Skat-Gruppe
Die Skatgruppe möchte Rita Allmendinger
und Familie, sowie Karin Dissler und Familie ihr herzlichstes Beileid aussprechen.
Ihre Mutter, Erna Thomas, ein langjähriges
Mitglied der Skatgruppe, verstarb im hohen
Alter.
Jetzt warten wir alle auf den Frühling,
genug mit dem Schnee.
Also weiterhin Gut Blatt, Gertrud
Garden Group
Concordia Tennisgruppe
As we are in the midst of the garden season,
a trip to a local nursery for plants and ideas
is in order. We will notify everyone of the
nursery of choice and time, etc. If you have
ideas and preferences, please give Edith a
call.
It is said that April showers bring May flowers. Well I hope that May will also bring us
lots of sunny days especially Sundays, so
that our group can get out their tennis gear
and head to Bechtel Park in Waterloo. The
tennis season starts again on May 5th, at
10:00 am.
It’s always helpful to see what perennials
and plants others have to give away as we
prepare our gardens and beds for the season.
Edith is also trying to arrange a small plant
exchange, depending on where it could be
held.
Best of luck in those gardens.
Mary Stammwitz
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India - April 4/2013
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Sept. 27/2013
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On March 13th, we held our first bimonthly
Wednesday evening social. It was well
attended and everyone had a great time. It
also gave our executive a chance to meet
and discuss some issues. Our next
Wednesday social will take place on May
8th at 5:30 pm in the Schenke. Our snowbirds should all be back by then and hopefully will join us.
Quite a few from our group attended the
Springfest put on by Treffpunkt. It was a
huge success and we all had a wonderful
time. Great music, great friends and great
fun! Looking forward to next year’s event.
Our day trip has been planned and will take
place on August 24th. Please mark all these
dates on your calendar. I will also send out
an email reminder of all upcoming events.
Enjoy the spring days and I hope to see all
of you on May 8th.
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VORSCHAU - MAI \ JUNI 2013
4. Mai
5. Mai
Club Clean-up 8:00 Uhr
Frühlingskonzert der Chöre
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8. Mai
Oktoberfest Vorverkauf
9:00 Uhr, Schenke
12. Mai
Muttertag Halle
Mittag: Brunch Buffet (sold out) 17.00 Uhr: Dinner Buffet
28. Mai
Patio Eröffnung
17.00 Uhr
16. Juni
Vatertag
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Karl Braun
Eckhard Michalski
Peter Schoepke
Ali Nowak
Sarah Fretz
Peter Schoepke
Robert Kerr
Hans Malthaner
Peter Bergen
Mike Brasch
Klaus Schwegel
Joe Liebel
Alexandria Thoene
Ronny Horvath
Rajna Ruth
Karl Braun
Eckhard Michalski
Alexandria Thoene
Hans Malthaner
Joe Liebel
Rob Kerr
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Joe Liebel
Hans Malthaner
Karl Braun
Leo Tukums
Horst Beyerle
Klaus Schwegel
Ronny Horvath
Karl Braun
Eckhard Michalski
Peter Schoepke
Karl Braun
Rob Kerr
Ali Nowak
Entertainment
Sarah Fretz
Hans Malthaner
Alexandria Thoene
Farm Committee
Eckhard Michalski
Peter Bergen
Finance Committee
Peter Schoepke
Ali Nowak
Rob Kerr
Karl Braun
Float Committee
Mike Brasch
Ronny Horvath
German Culture
Eckhard Michalski
Honorary Member
Hans Malthaner
Ali Nowak
Karl Braun
Long Range Planning
Peter Schoepke
Eckhard Michalski
Ali Nowak
Karl Braun
Membership
Hans Malthaner
Miss Concordia
Alexandria Thoene
Nominations and
Bylaws
U. Werner Schlueter
Karl Braun
Ali Nowak
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Hans Malthaner
Oktoberfest Inc.
Peter Schoepke
Hans Malthaner
Eckhard Michalski
Rob Kerr
Sales and Marketing
Peter Schoepke
Rob Kerr
Joe Liebel
Security
Rob Kerr