Nr. 520 April 2014
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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: mail@concordiaclub.ca
4. Mai - Halle ab 19:30 Uhr
Bockbierfest
Frühlingskonzert
der Chöre
mit Krönung der Miss Concordia 2014
Helene Souza/pixelio.de
12. April - 18:30 Uhr
CONCORDIA IM APRIL / MAI 2014
Klub Vorschau/Club Events
SUNDAY
Halle
MONDAY
Halle
Concordia in April
5th Schenke D.J. Christa
6th Main Hall Long Range Planning
Membership Meeting, 2:00p.m.
12th Schenke Edelweiss Trio
12th Main Hall Bockbierfest, 6:30p.m.
18th Good Friday – Club Closed
19th Schenke D.J. Christa
20th Main Hall Easter Sunday Buffet
12:00-2:00p.m. and 5:00-7:00p.m.
26th Schenke Black Forest Band
26th Farm
Home on the Range Clean Up
27th Farm
Farm Clean Up
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
Concordia in May
3rd
Club – Spring Clean Up, 8:00a.m.
3rd Schenke D.J. Christa
3rd Main Hall Fruehlingsfest, 8:00p.m.
4th Main Hall Choir Spring Concert, 7:30p.m.
6th Office
Members Oktoberfest Ticket Sale
10th Schenke Edelweiss Trio
11th Main Hall Mother’s Day Buffet
12:00-2:00p.m. and 5:00-7:00p.m.
17th Schenke Edelweiss Trio
19th Victoria Day – Club Closed
24th Schenke TC Alpine Echos
31st Schenke Black Forest Band
Office Telephone
Extensions & Info Line
Front Office
Membership
Banquet Inquiries
Manager
Payroll
Accounting
Group Events
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
Ich möchte mich für die
Unterstützung und das
Vertrauen, das die Concordia Mitglieder in
mich haben, bedanken.
Ich werde mein bestes
tun um das Vertrauen zu
rechtfertigen. Ich habe
vieles von meinen Vorgängern gelernt, aber ich
werde
doch
einige
Unterstützung brauchen von den ehemaligen Vorstandsmitgliedern. Auch von der
Mitgliedschaft erwarte ich, dass sie mit Rat
und Tat aushelfen.
Für die Mitglieder, die mich nicht kennen.
Ich bin verheiratet mit meiner Frau Janice,
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die mir immer aushilft, wenn ich sie brauche. Zusammen haben wir 3 erwachsene
Kinder, die auf dem Weg sind, selbstständig
zu werden. Ich selbst arbeite als Geschäftsführer bei Sobeys und viele kennen
mich vom Oktoberfest. Seit 1997 bin ich für
die Sicherheit des Oktoberfestes zuständig.
Ich möchte die neuen Vorstandsmitglieder,
Rolf Malthaner, Helmut Kruschat, Martin
Patzold, Elaine Keller, Michelle Zimmer
und Marcus Kallweit herzlich willkommen
heissen. Ich gratuliere auch den wiedergewählten, Alexandria Thöne, Ronnie Horvath und Mike Brasch.
Ein besonderes Dankeschön möchte ich ausscheidenden Vorstandsmitgliedern aussprechen, Karl Braun, Eckhard Michalski,
Peter Schöpke, Hans Malthaner, Joe Liebel
und Bob Nowak. Die Arbeit dieser langjähri-
gen Vorstandsmitglieder haben viel mit dem
heutigen guten Zustand des Concordia zu
tun. Ich hoffe ich kann auf die Erfahrung der
langjährigen Vorstandsmitglieder in Zukunft zurückgreifen, wenn es notwendig ist.
Ihr Wissen ist wichtig für die Zukunft des
Klubs.
Ich freue mich auf die Zusammenarbeit mit
Ruth Rajna, Martina Koslowski und Chef
Andreas Christopherson sowie mit der ganzen Belegschaft. Ohne diese Leute kann
unser Klub nicht funktionieren.
Horst Beyerle unser langjähriger Ombudsman hat sich entschlossen sein Amt niederzulegen, vielen Dank für deine geleistete Arbeit. Harald Schwegel hat sich bereit erklärt,
die Stelle als Ombudsman anzutreten. Vielen Dank Harald.
Einige wichtige zukünftige Daten:
06. April 2014, 14.00 Uhr Mitgliedschaftsversammlung in der Halle (Zukunft Farm)
12. April 2014, Bockbierfest der Frauengruppe (Wahl der Miss Concordia)
20. April 2014, Ostersonntag Buffet in der
Halle (Reservierungen im Büro)
26. April 2014 Farm Clean -Up.
03. Mai 2014 Reinigung des Klubgeländes.
(abends Frühlingstanz von der Treffpunkt
gruppe)
04. Mai 2014 Frühlingskonzert des Concordia Chores.
06. Mai 2014 Verkauf von Oktoberfest Eintrittskarten (Genaues im Geschäftsführer
Report)
11. Mai 2014 Muttertags Buffet (2 Sitzungen in der Halle).
Bitte unterstützen Sie die verschiedenen
Klub Aktivitäten und ich freue mich sie alle
begrüssen zu dürfen.
Euer neuer Präsident Rob Kerr
President’s Report
I would like to thank the membership of the
Concordia club for your support and encouragement in choosing me to be your
President. I will try to do the very best that
I can for you and I know that I have some
big shoes to fill from my predecessors in
this position. The board has had many
changes in the past 2 years and with a lot of
new blood we will need to ask for support
and guidance from the former board members and the membership of the club, and I
hope you will support us in our endeavors.
To those who do not know me, I am married
to a lovely lady by the name of Janice who
is my constant support and sounding board.
We have 3 grown children who are well on
their way to their goals in life. I am a store
manager for Sobeys and the place where
most of you know me from is heading the
security department (during Oktoberfest)
for the club since 1997.
I would like to extend a warm welcome to
the new Concordia Club board members
Rolf Malthaner, Helmut Kruschat, Martin
Patzold, Elaine Keller, Michelle Zimmer
and Marcus Kallweit. A hearty welcome
back to the board returnees Alexandria
Thoene, Ronny Horvath and Mike Brasch.
I would also like to extend a sincere thank
you to Karl Braun, Eckhard Michalski, Peter
Schoepke, Hans Malthaner, Joe Liebel and
Bob Nowak. The years of service and dedication of the aforementioned people has
contributed greatly to the strength and longevity of this Club. Your knowledge will be
called upon to help guide us into the future
and make this club a sustainable entity.
I look forward to working with Ruth Rajna,
Martina Koslowski and chef Andreas
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Christopherson who are an integral part of
the everyday operation of the club.
We also say good bye and thank you to Horst
Beyerle who has tendered his resignation as
the Ombudsman for the Concordia Club.
Your years of service in this position have
been greatly appreciated. After a short discussion with the board we approached an
individual for this position and he accepted.
I would like to announce that Harald
Schwegel has been appointed the new
ombudsman.
Please don’t forget some of the upcoming
events at the Club:
The long range planning membership meeting on April 6/14 at 2 p.m.
Submissions for Bulletin
On April 12th we have the ladies group
holding their annual Bockbierfest with the
crowning of the Miss Concordia 2014.
On April 20th we have Easter Sunday buffet
with 2 sitting, please contact the office to
book your reservation.
April 26th will be the home on the range
cleanup with the general farm cleanup
being the next day April 27th.
The annual club Cleanup will take place on
May 3rd, you can also dance this night away
and join the Treffpunkt for their
Fruehlingfest.
On May 4th the choir will have their spring
concert in the main hall
Oktoberfest ticket sales to the membership
will take place on May 6.
TO ALL THE GROUPS!
The ever popular Mother’s Day Buffet will
take place in the Main hall on May 11 with
2 sittings.
Your monthly reports have to be handed
in by the 08. of the month of April.
Please make the time to come out and support our groups and your club.
Your new contact person is
Your President Rob Kerr
MARTIN PATZOLD
(MPATZOLD@OUTLOOK.COM)
or handed in to the mail box in the
office. Don’t send anything direct to Joe
or Monika Liebel. Everything has to go
over Martin Patzold.
Hans Malthaner
goligerstravel.com
1425 Bishop St. UNIT 15
519-622-7777
Contact Mike Doersam
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New Group
We are going to start a
VOLLEYBALL GROUP
at the club. Any member or
members friends
please contact
Rolf Malthaner
519 998 4203
(malthaner1015@rogers.com)
From the Manager’s Desk
Bockbierfest
Our Ladies Group
will be holding
their traditional
“Bockbierfest” on
Saturday, April 12
this year.
A wonderful evening to come and
enjoy a traditonal
German meal and
of course Bockbier
will be available as well! The tickets are
available in the club office for a low cost of
$26.00 for the evening which will also
include the crowning of our new Miss
Concordia 2014! Come out and enjoy the
evening with all the members and friends of
the Ladies Group!
Easter Buffet
Easter Sunday, April 20th we will be having
our annual buffet for lunch and dinner. This
is always a very popular day for our families
to come and enjoy the delicious meal that
Chef Andreas and his team work so hard to
prepare. Please call to make your reservations for either the noon seating or 5:00p.m.
seating. We usually fill up weeks before
Easter weekend so don’t delay! The cost this
year is $22.50 for adults, 1/2 price for children between the ages of 4 – 12 and of
course free for children under the age of 4.
Club Clean Up
Every year we set aside the first Saturday in
May...May 3rd this year... for all our members to come and help us clean up the property around the Club. We count on the members support for this and are never disappointed with the wonderful support we
receive from everyone that comes to lend a
hand! Hopefully the weather will cooperate
again this year so that we can get ready for
patio weather! We will be starting at 8:00
a.m. with the hope of having everything
completed in time for a great lunch served
in the Schenke for all the hard workers.
Fruehlingsfest
The Treffpunkt Group have turned this into
a wonderful annual event on our club calendar!
A great evening with dancing to the sounds
of the Seven Castles, doorprizes and lots of
fun!
The date for this year is May 3rd and the
cost of the tickets is $15.00 each or 2 for
$25.00.
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OKTOBERFEST TICKETS
Well here we go again!! Another year has
passed and it is time to start selling
Oktoberfest tickets for 2014! Of course one
of the great perks of membership is the
opportunity to purchase tickets before they
go on sale to the general public. I have heard
from members on a very regular basis that it
is difficult to take the time off work to be
here for the members sale so this year we are
going to go about this a bit differently. The
members sale will be in the evening this
year... TUESDAY, MAY 6TH STARTING AT
7:00P.M. WE WILL BE HANDING OUT
WAITING NUMBERS AT 6:00 P.M.
Members Sale
• a maximum of 10 tickets per Friday
and/or 10 tickets max. per Saturday per
membership
(a family membership = 1 membership)
• no maximum ticket restriction on other
Oktoberfest event days
Submissions for Bulletin
TO ALL THE GROUPS!
Your monthly reports have to be handed
in by the 08. of the month of April.
Your new contact person is
MARTIN PATZOLD
(MPATZOLD@OUTLOOK.COM)
or handed in to the mail box in the
office. Don't send anything direct to Joe
or Monika Liebl. Everything has to go
over Martin Patzold.
Hans Malthaner
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• only adults of legal drinking age (19 years
of age and older) are admitted (except
family days = Sunday & Monday)
Acceptable payment methods: cash, visa,
mastercard, debit and cheques
We will hand out waiting numbers starting
at 6:00p.m. for the people standing in line.
This will give everyone an opportunity to
relax, take a seat in the Schenke & enjoy a
nice meal & beverage until their number is
called. Once we call your waiting number it
is time to go to the office to obtain your tickets just like in the past.
Public Sale
• on-line “e-ticket” sale only, commencing
May 14th, 2014 at 10:00a.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 and older) are admitted (except
family days = Sunday and Monday, where
minors 16 years of age or younger are
admitted free of charge as long as they are
with a family unit
• there will be an additional processing fee
charged on each ticket
• tickets will be emailed immediately as pdf
attachment 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, should the purchaser have
already obtained tickets via the “member-
ship” sale. On line purchase depends also
on the capacity of the online server.
Ticket pricing for 2014:
event dates / times / price of admission per
person:
• 1st Friday, October 10th, 6 pm – 1am
$27.00
• 1st Saturday, October 11th, 6pm-1am
$23.00
• Monday, October 13th, 11am-6pm,
$10.00 (Members & children 16 & under
are admitted free of charge)
• Tuesday, October 14th, 6pm-11pm;
Restaurant open in the evening only,
admission free with a donation to the food
Bank
• Wednesday, October 15th, 7pm-1am
$12.00
• Sunday, October 12th, noon-6pm
$10.00 (Members & children 16 & under
are admitted free of charge)
• Thursday, October 16th, 6pm-midnight
$17.00
New Group
• Saturday, October 18th, 6pm-1am $27.00
• Friday, October 17th, 6pm-1am $23.00
Ticket price includes all applicable taxes –
ticket price includes 13% HST
Corporate Tickets
We are going to start a
VOLLEYBALL
GROUP
Will be handled the same way as they have
been done in the past on a case to case basis,
if tickets are available.
Mother’s Day
please contact
Mother’s Day is on Sunday, May 11th! We
will be having our annual buffet at noon and
5:00p.m. again this year. Chef Andreas is
working on the menu already. He always
ensures a wonderful selection for everyone
to enjoy. Please make your reservations
early to avoid disappointment. The cost will
be $22.50 for adults, 1/2 price for children
between 4 and 12 and free for children
under the age of 4.
Rolf Malthaner
Come celebrate Mother’s Day with your
family! We look forward to seeing you there.
at the club. Any member or
members friends
519 998 4203
(malthaner1015@rogers.com)
With best regards,
Ruth Rajna, Manager
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Upcoming Events:
Concordia Bowlers
The Bowlers’ Group would like to welcome
4 new bowlers: Karl and Katharina Braun
and Jay and Janet Hausman.
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 report the results next
time.
For our year end trip, the bowlers are heading to Discovery Harbour in Penatanguishine followed by a dinner and Drayton
show “Run For Your Wife.” We will head up
north on Saturday June 28th.
Last Day of Bowling – April 18th
Closing Banquet –
May 2nd (Main Hall – 5:30p.m.)
*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
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Ladies Group
I hope the snow is melting for good by the
time you read this bulletin.
This year in October the ladies group will
have their 80th anniversary.
On Sunday May 25th the ladies will be
treating our men for Brunch at the club.
The committee wishes everyone a nice
warm spring.
Elisabeth Rowsell
Submissions for Bulletin
TO ALL THE GROUPS!
Just so you know, we do not have any of the
founding members in the group anymore.
Your monthly reports have to be handed in
by the 08. of the month of April.
Our Bockbierfest this month is on April
12th and I hope you all have your tickets. It
is always a great evening. Just call the office
for tickets.
Your new contact person is
Our meeting this month will once again be
on the 1st Wednesday of the month, April
2nd at 7 pm so ladies, please mark it on your
calendars.
or handed in to the mail box in the office.
Don't send anything direct to Joe or Monika
Liebel. Everything has to go over Martin
Patzold.
Hans Malthaner
MARTIN PATZOLD
(MPATZOLD@OUTLOOK.COM)
Attention Hunters
The Hubertus Hunt Camp is situated on 1000 acres north of Huntsville.
We are currently looking for guest hunters to join us for the moose
and/or deer hunts. The camp was established in 1966 by members of
the German Canadian Hunting and Fishing Club (Mannheim).
Accommodations are spacious, warm and dry in a large lodge. Meals
are prepared by cooks who provide a hot breakfast and excellent dinners daily. The camp is lit by propane and electricity and has running
water and showers, sauna and 8 bedrooms (4 per room).
Getting to camp is via paved road except final 9km which is gravel.
Access by car is no problem.
If this sounds like it would be of interest to you, check us out at
www.bandistoy.com or call
Dave Mendler at 519-742-9573 or mendlers@rogers.com
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1. KG Narrenzunft Concordia
Hello to Concordia Club Members
and Friends,
As you get this Nachrichten I am hoping the
extreme cold weather has left us and the
sight of spring is around the corner!
The Narrenzunft Group’s 47th Season has
sadly come to an end but it was an enjoyable
one! Highlights of this season were as follows: Oktoberfest Pretzel Booth, Narrenzunft 47th Stifftungsfest (Anniversary) on
Oct. 26th, Opening Ceremonies November
16th, Christmas Party December 10th in the
Jägerstube, Cincinnati’s Germania Society
Maskenball January 31 - February 1st, Narrenzunft Maskenball/Closing March 1st.
Maskenball 2014 Cincinnati
Three of these events I will report on now.
Entertainment for the evening was led by
Heinz Lindlau and the Variations Band.
Special performances were also given by the
Narrenzunft’s Garde Dancers, Blauweiss
Sarnia’s Garde Dancers and a few laughs
with “Laurel and Hardy“. We sadly buried
our Hoppeditz but look forward to wake
him again in the new season. Princess Karin
and Prince Manfred von Ostfriesland were
reigning over the evening and were thoroughly pleased with everyone’ enthusiasm!
Our Christmas party in the Jägerstube was
well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by
all! Members savored the dishes from the
Schenke’s menu including the seasonal
Duck dinner, thank you to Andreas and his
staff for a wonderful job!
At the end of January we had the privilege
to celebrate in Cincinnati’s Germania Society Annual Maskenball themed “When in
Rome”. Narragonia Brantford members and
dancers joined us on our bus trip January
31st - February 2nd. We made new friends
Narrenzunft Christmas Party 2013
and shared good times with old friends.
The Cincinnati Group welcomed us and
many other Karneval groups again with
open arms. We look forward to hosting them
for our future events.
The last event of our season was on March
1st, The Maskenball/Closing was enjoyed by
all who attended!!
As special thank to all of the Narrenzunft
members, if it wasn’t for team work this season wouldn’t have turned out as good as it
did!! We have had new members join and
look forward to anyone else who is interested!!! Our next meeting is on March 25th at
8pm in the Jägerstube. Come out and join
us!! If you have questions please call Joan at
519-886-6009.
Until the next time..
Helau und Alaaf
Joan Trautrim
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Tischtennis Gruppe
Dear Friends,
When I write this report the winter is obviously not over yet and holds everything in
his strong grip. Even our Group Tournament
seemed to be frozen. But finally the first
matches were played and we are on our
way. Keep it up and come on out playing
because the golfing season is just around the
corner. Ha, ha.... By then we should be able
to announce our winners.
We are looking foreward to having a little
table tennis tournament with our Soccer
Group on March 13, 2014. Their request to
use a soccer ball was denied by our group.
Depending on the outcome of these competition games I will report in the next
Bulletin.
Here is a reminder to the upcoming Special
Membership meeting on April 06, 2014 at
2:00 P.M. in our hall. The main topics on the
agenda will be the economic situation of our
Club and the future operation of the Farm
campground with its unavoidable investments. As outgoing Farm Director I reported
on this subject in the February bulletin.
Since the decision of this discussion
process is of great importance of our Club’s
future, I strongly recommend to participate
and air your opinion of this matter.
Until next time, Eckhard Michalski
Submissions for Bulletin
Your new contact person is
MARTIN PATZOLD
(MPATZOLD@OUTLOOK.COM)
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Campers
As I’m writing this, and the snow is still is 6
feet deep, and overnight temperatures at
minus 20, it’s hard to imagine that Farm
Clean-up is only a few short weeks away!
Unless we have a few extremely warm
weeks between now, and April 27th, we
may be asking everyone to bring your snow
shovel, rather than a rake.
Unfortunately, the next Nachrichten won’t
come out until after the scheduled Farm
Clean up, so if you have access to email,
please make sure you have subscribed to the
Camper’s email list, so that we can let you
know of any last minute changes. If you
haven’t yet subscribed, please send an email
to concordiacampers@live.com.
A few things to keep in mind for Farm
Clean-up:
• The Farm belongs to ALL club members,
so everyone is encouraged to come and
help out.
• For the Campers, this IS NOT the day to
clean your camp site, it's the day for the
common areas to be looked after.
• Everyone please register at the pavilion,
so that manpower is sent where needed.
• Please keep vehicles off the grass areas,
as they will probably be very soft and
wet.
• Remember the expression “Many hands
make light work”!
Hope to see everyone 9am on April 27th!!
P.S. Don’t forget to put fresh batteries in
your smoke detector, and carbon monoxide
detector!!
Submitted by Bruce Emmerson
Concordia Chöre
Wir planen für unser Frühjahrskonzert.
Vielleicht wird es schön und warm sein.
Wir werden ein Lied von Mozart singen
dass kleine Maedchen keine Schokolade vor
dem Abendessen essen sollen und den
Appetit verderben. Mozart war ziemlich
einzigartig. Sowie “Fair Thee Well Love”.
Dieser Song ist von Die Rankin Familie. Die
Rankin Familie ist eine kanadische musikalische Familien Gruppe aus Mabou, Nova
Scotia. Die Gruppe hat viele kanadische
Musikpreise schon gewonnen, darunter 15
East Coast Music Awards, sechs Juno
Awards, vier SOCAN Awards, drei kanadische Country Music Awards und zwei Big
Country Music Awards.
Wir planen eine Reise! Ich schrieb inkorrekte Informationen in dem letzten Bulletin.
Ich hoffe, dass niemand für Orte gestimmt
hat, die wir nicht besuchen oder dass sie in
ihren Kalender den falschen Termin eingetragen haben!
Die aktualisierte Info ist, dass wir eine Reise
im Juni 2016 planen und die diskutierten
Ziele waren Nordost-Deutschland, OstKanada (woher die Rankin Familie kommt),
der Ostküste der USA und Texas. Das sind
alles wunderbare Orte aber ich erinnere
mich an ein spezielles amerikanisches
Sprichwort: “Don’t mess with Texas”. Das
bedeutet aber nicht, das sie nicht fuer Texas
stimmen duerfen!
Wir planen den 150. Jahrestag vom Hamilton Germania Chor zu feiern. Das Datum ist
am Victoria -Day-Wochenende, Sonntag den
18. Mai.
Wir haben einen neuen Chor Vorstand. Bitte
beachten Sie die Abbildung unten für die
Mitglieder.
In der ersten Reihe sind v.l. Marilyn Bleach,
Tanya Rahn-Kubasta, Ulrike Ryzebol, Mary
Mehnert und Ilse Gessner.
In der zweiten Reihe sind Fred Trautrim,
Nick Zeis, Helmut Kruschat und Andre
Schilha.
Fehlend: Bev Gottvald und Siegfried
Schranz.
Marianne Kelly führt uns zur Zeit. Sie ist
sehr begeistert und wir üben viel für unser
Frühjahrskonzert.
Die nächsten Termine:
4. Mai Frühlingskonzert beginnt um 19.30 Uhr Konzert
May 18, 150. Jahrestag des
Germania -Chores in Hamilton
Lied hoch!
CONCORDIA CHOIRS
We are planning for our Spring
Concert. It will be nice and
warm in Spring, maybe. We
will sing a song from Mozart
about telling little girls not to
eat snacks before supper
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which would wreck your meal. Mozart was
quite unique. As well as “Fair Thee Well
Love”. This song is from The Rankin
Family. The Rankin Family is a Canadian
musical family group from Mabou, Nova
Scotia. The group has won many Canadian
music awards, including 15 East Coast
Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four
SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country
Music Awards and two Big Country Music
Awards.
Upcoming dates:
We are planning on a trip! I wrote incorrect
information in the past bulletin, so I hope
nobody voted for places that we weren’t
planning on visiting and / or have booked
their calendars with the wrong dates!
Wir trafen uns am 5. Maerz in der Jaegerstube, anwesend waren 13 Mitglieder. Unser
Praesident Franz Feest berichtete kurz ueber
die Wahlen des neuen Vorstandes und
bestellte Karten fuer den Praesidenten Ball
am 22. Maerz. Der geschaeftliche Teil war
schnell erledigt und wir beschaeftigten uns
mit unserer 30 jaehrigen Geburtstagsfeier
der Senioren Gruppe im Mai dieses Jahres.
Es wurde ein gemuetlicher Nachmittag mit
leicht politischen Diskusionen und einen
Rueckblick in die Vergangenheit. Also langweilig war es jedenfalls nicht. Wir hatten
keine Geburtstage zu feiern und liessen uns
den Kuchen gut schmecken. Ueber’s Wetter
wurde nicht geredet, wir haben ja schliesslich alle den Winter richtig satt und freuen
uns auf den Fruehling, eventuell muss er ja
doch kommen. Wir treffen uns wieder am
ersten Mittwoch im April um 14.30 Uhr.
Gaeste sind bei uns immer herzlich willkommen.
The updated info is that we are planning a
trip in June 2016 and the destinations discussed were Northeast Germany, Eastern
Canada (where the Rankin Family is from),
the Eastern Seaboard of the USA and Texas.
These are all wonderful locations however I
do remember one special American state
phrase: Don’t mess with Texas. That doesn’t
mean you can’t vote for it though!
We are planning to visit the Hamilton
Germania choir’s 150th Anniversary on the
Victoria Day weekend, Sunday May 18.
We have a new choir board. Please see the
picture below for the members.
In the first row are: Marilyn Bleach, Tanya
Rahn-Kubasta, Ulrike Ryzebol, Mary Mehnert and Ilse Gessner
May 4, Spring Concert, concert starts at
7:30pm
May 18, 150th anniversary of the Germania
Choir in Hamilton
Lied hoch!
Andre Schilha
Senioren-Gruppe
Willst du klug durchs Leben wandern,
In the second row are: Fred Trautrim, Nick
Zeis, Helmut Kruschat und Andre Schilha.
pruefe andre, doch auch dich!
Missing are: Bev Gottvald und Siegfried
Schranz.
doch am liebsten jeder sich.
Marianne Kelly is currently conducting us.
She is very enthusiastic and we are practicing lots for our Spring Concert.
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Jeder taeuscht gar gern den andern,
Friederich Bodenstedt
Ursula Harfmann
Schriftfuehrerin
FRÜHLINGSKONZERT
der Concordia Chöre
SONNTAG, 4. MAI 2014, 19:30 UHR
Concordia Club, Main Hall, 429 Ottawa St. S. Kitchener,
Tel. 519-745-5617
Concordia Männerchor / Male Choir • Gemischter Chor / Mixed Choir
• Director: Marianne Kelly • Accompanist: Marisa Strban
Kinderchor / Children’s Choir • Director: Angelika Werner
• Accompanist: Ulrike Ryzebol
SPRING CONCERT
Concordia Choirs
SUNDAY, MAY 4th 2014, 7:30 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 - Piller’s Fine Foods, a division of
Premium Brands - Lorne E. Walters - Heffner Motors - Accu-Temp Cooling & Heating - Gross-Klein Investments Limited Mr. Helmut Oberlaender - Ontario Drive & Gear - Remax Twin City Realty, Inc. - Tuerr Holdings Inc. Henry Walser Funeral Home Ltd. - Walters, Gubler Law Office - Matthias Muller
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Treffpunkt
Our February meeting took place at
Chicopee Tube Park with many of our members coming out in the cold for a night of
snow tubing! Even a few of the kids came
out to join us.
Our next meeting will have taken place
March 14th at the Club with a fun filled
night of games and camaraderie. If any of
you are considering joining our group,
please feel welcome to come out on one of
our games nights. It’s a perfect way to meet
our members in a fun, relaxing environment.
Many of us will have attended the annual
President’s Ball decked out in our finest
attire. Us ladies in the group often find this
a great excuse to buy a new dress! Also,
Maskenball took place and some of our
members made it out to celebrate. The
theme this year was Animals.
Please mark your calendars for May 3rd
when we will be hosting our annual
Fruehlingsfest! We invite anyone who
would love to come out and enjoy the
sounds of the Seven Castles, an award-winning band playing a great variety of music
for all ages. You don’t have to be a Club
member so please bring your friends and
dance the night away with us! There will be
a “leather lounge”, prizes, food, and a
Jaegerbar! Don’t miss out on this great
opportunity to ring in Spring with us!
Once again, we encourage everyone to
donate blood if you are able to. There are
many people in need of blood and it’s an
important and meaningful event for our
group. So if you can give, please do. Our
partners in life number is CONC010846 or
you just need to say that you are donating
for Concordia Club.
Till next time,
Andrea Schilha
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Nomination Committee Meeting of Dec. 08. 2013
ERGAENZUNG ZUR
GESCHAEFTSORDNUNG DES
CONCORDIA KLUBS. [2013]
Mitgliederversammlung in einer kurzen Rede zur
Person vorzustellen.
Ankuendigung einer Kandidatur und Stimmenwerbung fuer den Sitz im Vorstand des
Concordia Klubs.
English version: (by Werner Schlueter)
In der Vergangenheit galt als ungeschriebene Regel, dass eine Stimmenwerbung oder Ankuendigung einer Kandidatur zur Wahl in den Klubvorstand ausserhalb des Concordia Klubs nicht
stattfinden darf. Dies hat sich bis auf sehr wenige
Ausnahmen gut bewaehrt. Zur Verdeutlichung
wurden fuer alle Kandidaten, die sich um einen
Sitz im Klubvorstand bewerben, die folgenden
Regeln aufgestellt:
Die Stimmenwerbung und Ankuendigung einer
Kandidatur zum Klubvorstand in Klubfremden
Medien ist unzulaessig. Jedem Bewerber wird
jedoch die Moeglichkeit eingeraeumt, sich vor
der Jahreshauptversammlung auf einer Viertelseite in der Januar- oder Februar-Ausgabe des
Nachrichtenblattes vorzustellen und seine persoenlichen Gruende und Befaehigung fuer den
Vorstand zu erlaeutern.
Die Fristen zur Abgabe dieser Vorstellung im
Nachrichtenblatt sind entweder der 08. Dezember oder der 08. Januar.
Zusaetzlich zum schriftlichen Beitrag im Nachrichtenblatt wird den Kandidaten am Wahltag
die Moeglichkeit eines Redebeitrages von zwei
Minuten vor den Klubmitgliedern eingeraeumt.
Jeder Kandidat fuer den Klubvorstand hat die
Wahl, hiervon Gebrauch zu machen oder auf
eine muendliche Vorstellung zu verzichten.
Eine Ausnahme stellt die Wahl fuer das Amt des
Praesidenten dar. Die Kandidaten fuer die Praesidentschaft haben sich vor dem Wahlvorgang der
RE: ADDITION TO THE STANDING
ORDERS OF THE CONCORDIA
CLUB. [2013]
Advertising and canvassing for the position on
the “Board of Directors” of the Concordia Club.
In the past, it has been an unwritten rule that
there be no advertising or canvassing for a candidate running for a position on the Club’s Board of
Directors outside the Club. This has worked well
in the past with very few exceptions. To clarify
the rules for any candidate running for the Board
of Directors, the following rules have been established.
No outside advertising or solicitation outside the
Club at any time. The candidate will be allowed
a quarter page in our “Nachrichtenblatt” prior to
the annual Meeting [meaning the January or
February bulletin] outlining his or her reasons
for being a candidate, as well as summarizing the
person’s qualifications.
The deadline for submission to the “Nachrichtenblatt” is either December 8th or January 8th.
In addition to a written report, the candidate will
also be permitted to speak at the Annual Meeting
(two minutes) if the candidate so wishes. A candidate for the Board of Directors can choose to do
either, both, or none of the above advertising.
The exception is if the candidate is running for
President, in which case the candidate is
required to speak at the Annual Meeting prior to
the election process.
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Outdoor Group
Our Winter Karnival on Sunday, March 2nd
was a huge success! What a wonderful
sunny day at our farm with well over 100
people in attendance – great food and camaraderie was abundant! Many thanks to our
committee and everyone that brought their
snowmobiles and Argo’s to transport people
in and out.
Home on the Range cleanup is on Saturday
April 26th, 2014 starting at 9:00 a.m. please
come out and give us a hand! Also mark
your calendars for our delicious ribs that
will be served at Father’s Day on Sunday
June 15th.
Andrew Saur
Concordia Garden Group
After this record breaking winter, everyone
is looking forward to spending time in their
gardens. However, the Garden Group did
continue to meet socially at the Concordia
Club Schenke, every second Wednesday
evening, during the cold and snowy
months.
In April, we hope to attend a demonstration
at Sheridan Nurseries on Ottawa St. from 78 p.m. on Thursday, April 17th for “Creating Spring Containers”. These are perfect
mini-gardens for our patios, balconies or
entrance ways. This is a tentative excursion,
our first for this spring. hat is the Thursday
before Good Friday. We could even meet
before at the Schenke for dinner or snacks.
All the best for our gardens this season.
Mary Stammwitz
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Submissions for Bulletin
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Your monthly reports have to be handed in by the
08. of the month of April.
Your new contact person is
MARTIN PATZOLD
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or handed in to the mail box in the office. Don’t send anything
direct to Joe or Monika Liebel. Everything has to go over
Martin Patzold.
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115 King Street South, 2nd Floor Waterloo, ON N2J 5A3
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AUDIT • TAX • ADVISORY
Die Frauengruppe
invites you to their annual
Bockbierfest
with the introduction of the new
Miss Concordia 2014
Saturday, April 12th, 2014
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Admission $26.00 including Dinner
Dancing to “Twin City Alpine Echo”
A Special Presentation by “The Enzian Schuhplattler”
Tombola
Tickets available at the Club Office
starting March 13th, 2014
Please reserve your table ASAP
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Kitchener, Ontario N2H 3W5
Tel: 578-8010 Fax: 578-9395
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CONCORDIA DAILY FEATURES
TUESDAY through FRIDAY
THURSDAY EVENING:
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SPECIALS
CHEF’S NIGHT
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SOUP SANDWICH
COMBO
TUESDAYS:
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FRIDAY EVENING:
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WEDNESDAY:
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Lunch: $11.95
Dinner: $14.95
DINE & DANCE
Live Entertainment
All prices plus applicable taxes Gratuity not included
Certain exclusions/conditions exist as of August 2008
Regular Menu & reasonable prices
SUNDAY:
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BRUNCH $18.99
Reservations are recommended
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Wichtige Veranstaltungen
Important Events
PREVIEW - APRIL / MAY 2014
6. April
Long Range Planning
Concordia Membership Meeting
Halle, 14:00 Uhr
12. April
Bockbierfest Halle
18. April
Good Friday - Club Closed
20. April
Easter Sunday Buffet
12:00-2:00 and 5:00-7:00 pm
26. April
27. April
3. Mai
3. Mai
4. Mai
Home on the Range Clean-up
Farm Clean-up
Club Spring Clean-up 8:00 Uhr
Frühlingsfest Halle, 20:00 Uhr
Frühlingskonzert der Chöre
Halle ab 19:30 Uhr
6. Mai
11. Mai
Oktoberfest Vorverkauf 18:00 Uhr, Schenke
Mother’s 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:
Rob Kerr
Michael Brasch
Alex Thoene
Entertainment
Sarah Fretz
Michelle Zimmer
Alexandria Thoene
1st Secretary:
2nd Secretary:
Sarah Fretz
Elaine Keller
Farm Committee
1st Treasurer:
2nd Treasurer:
Ali Nowak
Peter Bergen
Rolf Malthaner
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Finance Committee
Directors:
Ronny Horvath
Rolf Malthaner
Helmut Kruschat
Michelle Zimmer
Marcus Kallweit
Martin Patzold
Ali Nowak
Peter Bergen
Rob Kerr
Sarah Fretz
Float Committee
Ronny Horvath
German Culture
Marcus Kallweit
Honorary Member
Martin Patzold
Ali Nowak
Rob Kerr
Long Range Planning
Ali Nowak
Marcus Kallweit
Rolf Malthaner
Rob Kerr
Membership
Michelle Zimer
Miss Concordia
Alexandria Thoene
Nominations and
Bylaws
Karl Braun
Rob Kerr
Sarah Fretz
Oktoberfest Chair
Mike Brasch
Rolf Malthaner
Oktoberfest Inc.
Ali Nowak
Michelle Zimmer
Rolf Malthaner
Sales and Marketing
Ronny Horvath
Rolf Malthaner
Marcus Kallweit
Security
Rob Kerr
Alex Thoene
Manager
Committee Members
Arbeitsgemeinschaft
Ruth Rajna
Rob Kerr
Mike Brasch
Archives
Alexandria Thoene
Bulletin
Martin Patzold
Sarah Fretz
Christkindlmarket
Peter Bergen
Ronny Horvath
Elaine Keller
Martin Patzold
Club Buildings
Mike Brasch
Helmut Kruschat
Club Historian
Leo Tukums
Club Ombudsman
Harald Schwegel
Club Rental Properties
Ronny Horvath
Helmut Kruschat
Concordia Seniorenhaus
Rob Kerr
Mike Brasch
Economic Affairs
Ali Novak
Rob Kerr
Peter Bergen
Employee Liaison
Ali Nowak
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