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145 JAHRE
145 YEARS
87
3 - 2018
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Nr. 586 April 2020 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
Frohe Ostern
Happy Easter
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CONCORDIA IN APRIL / MAY 2020
Klub Vorschau/Club Events Group Events
Concordia in April 2020 SUNDAY
Halle 2.00–5.00 Ballroom Dancing
4th Main Hall Bockbierfest (cancelled)
Schenke Edelweiss Duo MONDAY
10th Club Closed – Good Friday Halle 7.00–8.30 Gemischter Chor
8.30–10.00 Männerchor
11th Schenke DJ Novak
Jaegerstube 6.00–7.00 Kinderchor
12th Main Hall Easter Sunday Buffet
Seatings @ 12pm-2pm and 5pm-7pm. 7.00–8.00 Jugendchor
Farm Home on the Range Clean-Up TUESDAY
18th Schenke Twin City Alpine Echo Halle 5.30–8.30 Kinder & Junior Garde, Senioren Garde
25th Weinstube Trachten Sale @ 10:00am – 4:00pm Jaegerstube 8.00–10.00 Narrenzunft
Schenke 7.00–10.00 Skat-Gruppe
Schenke DJ Novak
Beach Volleyball Evening from May to August
26th Farm Farm Clean-Up
WEDNESDAY
Halle 6.00–10.00 Enzian Group
Concordia in May 2020 Jaegerstube 2.30–5.30 Senioren Gruppe (1st Wed. of month)
2nd Club Annual Club Clean-Up Jaegerstube 7.00 pm Ladies Group (1. Wednesday of month)
Schenke Twin City Alpine Echo Weinstube 19.00 Tennisgruppe
3rd Main Hall Concordia Choir Spring Concert (cancelled) (Jeden 2. Mittwoch im Monat)
5th Schenke Members Oktoberfest Ticket Sale Weinstube 7.00 pm Tennisgruppe (2nd Wed. of month)
starting @ 6pm THURSDAY
9th Schenke DJ Novak Halle 8.00–10.00 Table Tennis Group
10th Main Hall Mother’s Day Brunch, Jaegerstube 7.00–1.00 Schach/Chess
Two seatings 12-2pm & 5-7pm Eisstock 7.00–10.00 Eisstock-Gruppe
16th Schenke Polka Mystery Schenke 9.00 Fussball/Soccer
18th Club Closed - Victoria Day FRIDAY
23rd Schenke DJ Novak Victoria Bowl 6.30 Bowlers
30th Schenke Edelweiss Duo Jaegerstube 8.00 “Treffpunkt” (2nd Friday of month)
Office Telephone Reservations 105
Extensions & Info Line
General Inquiries 105
Front Office 101
Ticket Sales 105
Membership 101
Banquet Inquiries 101 Portier/Doorman 106
Manager 102 You can call the extensions or
Payroll 103 announcements by using any
Accounting 104 touch tone telephone.
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board of directors and myself will make all
Bericht des Präsidenten decisions with the best interest of the club in
mind and that everything will be done in a
We have turned the corner transparent nature so that the members can
and are starting to see winter see our progression at any stage of the year.
transform into spring and the I must also thank the board of directors and
club will awaken from the their significant others for all the time and
hibernation that it enjoyed. efforts that they put forth for the club and the
We have turned the clocks membership. Your dedication to the member-
ahead and are now enjoying ship and the needs of the club are greatly
daylight savings time which appreciated. A thank you is also needed for
starts to rejuvenate us as we the families of these board members who
get to enjoy more sunlight have lent us their loved ones to guide this
and progressively better weather. club into the future. I would like to welcome
A heartfelt thank you goes out to all the mem- the 2 newest members to the board, Monica
bership for electing me to a seventh term to Gaertner and Kathryn Malcolm. Moni has
serve as your president. Janice and I appreci- been involved with the choir, Treffpunkt and
ate the support that you show us and this most recently as the historian of the club.
reinforces our passion to represent such a Kathryn’s involvement prior to the board
great group of people. I promise that the includes dancing with the Enzian as well as
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representing us as Miss Concordia. I look for- the main foyer as well as from the main foyer
ward to working with both of these ladies and up to the main hall. This was a necessity as
tapping into their knowledge for some new the membership and the general public are
ideas. We will continue to push for the aging and we know that we must make acces-
growth of our membership as well as growing sibility for everyone a focus for us as a club.
the knowledge of the general public to con- The next step will be to look at the options
tinue the year over year increases in diners in for an elevator or lift that will allow our
not only our restaurant but also the banquet guests the ability to move from the lower
hall. level of the club up to the main hall in a dig-
Thank you to Shawn, Ruth and Jeff for their nified fashion. We will keep you posted on
continued focus on the day to day operation our findings and next steps. Due to the uncer-
of the Concordia club. The continued growth tain nature of the economy and the current
of our business would also not be possible health concerns we will not embark on too
without the support of all the staff (whether many projects this year so that we can stay
they are in the foreground or background). within our budgeted finances.
Thank you for helping us exceed our cus- In order for us to make sure that our patrons
tomers expectations and keep them returning can enjoy our beautiful club and farm I chal-
to our facility. lenge all of our members to participate in the
We have started the yearly upgrades of the clean up of both of our properties. This
club with an installation of handrails to the allows us to get a great head start on both
stairways that lead from the Schenke up to properties so that the regular maintenance
YOUR COMFORT
IN RETIREMENT
483 and 507 OTTAWA STREET SOUTH, KITCHENER, ONTARIO
Mailing Address: 483 Ottawa Street S., Kitchener, Ontario N2M 5H1
Tel. (519) 745-1200 • email: senioren@bellnet.ca
Attraktive
1-Schlafzimmer-
Wohnungen
in gewohnter
heimischer
Atmosphäre
Call the office for
information
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crews can perform their magic that they do - Bockbierfest and the crowning of Miss
yearly for the months after that. Farm clean Concordia on April 4th (CANCELLED)
up will be on Sunday, April 26 and the club - Home on the range clean up at the farm on
clean up will be on Saturday, May 2. Both of April 25th
these events start at 9 a.m. and have a lunch
- Farm clean up on April 26th
provided for all that help. If there is anyone
who would like to help with the weekly - Concordia Club clean up on May 2nd
maintenance of the clubs gardens or - Concordia choir spring concert in the
flowerbeds please see Kim or Shawn for more main hall on May 3rd (CANCELLED)
information. - Members Oktoberfest ticket sales on
May 5th
The noon sessions for both the Easter and Janice and I wish you all a Happy Easter with
Mother’s Day buffets are sold out and the your loved ones and here’s to hoping that we
evening sessions for both days are filling up. will be staring to enjoy some great spring
If you are looking to reserve your spot please weather so that we can enjoy our patio and
do so as soon as possible so as not to be dis- new ceremony on site garden. We will follow
appointed. that up with 3 cruise nights and patio parties
during the summer.
We have many events planned for this com-
ing spring and summer and here are a few Until we meet again,
that I hope we will all support: Your president, Rob Kerr
Herminio Schmidt
founder and principal of the
German Language School
Concordia
for 20 years
just published his compelling life-story.
“A great personal account of an amazing life.
Written with a nice balance of fact and feeling.
I like the way it unfolds in short chapters.
A fabulous moving read - I am thoroughly enjoying it.”
Read more about the book:
www.herminioschmidt.com
For free shipping, order your copy through
Indigo/Chapters
amazon.ca or Kindle Books
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dars, or if you just want to go out a give a
hand I’m sure it will be much appreciated.
May 3rd we would also have our Concordia
Club Choir’s Spring Concert; Music Speaks.
This event had to be cancelled due to the
corona virus outbreak.
Mother’s Day is one of the most important
dates in the calendar year! Make sure you
book your table here at the Club and show
Mom a great day. The price per person is
$26.50, children 4-12yrs are half price and
From the Manager’s Desk under 4yrs are free. We love these events
because we get to see everyone and their
families together, so let’s fill the club with
love for Mom.
April 4th would have Oktoberfest Tickets 2020
been Bockbierfest host-
ed by our Enzian It’s the time of year when we do our annual
Dancers. Unfortunately member’s sale of Oktoberfest tickets. TUES-
it had to be cancelled DAY MAY 5TH STARTING AT 7:00P.M.
due to the corona virus We will be handing out waiting numbers at
pandemic. 6:00P.M in order to make the process a
smooth experience for everyone involved.
The following week we Call the club and make reservations that
are into the celebration night for dinner with the family/friends
of Easter. The club will be closed on Good while you wait.
Friday the 10th but will be back open for
business on the weekend with our Easter Members Sale
Brunch on Sunday the 12th. Our 12pm
• a maximum of 10 tickets per Friday
seating is full, but we still have room for the
and/or Saturday per membership
5pm seating. Price of the brunch is $26.50
(family membership=1 membership)
per person.
Our good friend Neil from Trachten-Quelle • no maximum ticket restriction on other
will be here in the Weinstube on Saturday Oktoberfest event days
the 25th with his fine selection of Bavarian • only adults of legal drinking age (19
garments and accessories. If you feel like years of age) or older are admitted to
you need to freshen up or add to your col- Oktoberfest (except for Saturday mati-
lection, make time to come and see him. nee and Family Days - Sunday &
At the end of the month it is time for the Monday)
Farm to get some TLC. There will be a clean
• acceptable payment methods: cash, visa,
up on the 26th. If you have a site out at the
mastercard, debit or cheque
farm make sure you mark in on your calen-
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Public Sale Tuesday, October 13th 6pm-11pm - Free
with donation to the food bank
• online “e ticket” sale only, commencing
- Schenke only
Wednesday, May 6th at 10:00a.m.
Access through our website www.con- Wednesday, October 14th 7pm-1am $16.00
cordiaclub.ca or via www.oktober- Thursday, October 15th 6pm-12am $22.00
festtickets.ca
Friday, October 16th 6pm-1am $26.00
• a maximum of 6 tickets per Friday and 6 Saturday, October 17th 6pm-1am $29.00
tickets per Saturday per purchaser, no
refunds on ticket orders Ticket price includes all applicable tax
(13% HST)
• no maximum ticket restriction on other
In closing I would just like to thank every-
Oktoberfest event days
one for your support towards the club and
• only adults of legal drinking age to the success of our business, we are work-
(19 years of age) or older are admitted to ing hard to constantly improve. Also if you
Oktoberfest (except Saturday matinee see me in the club and something is on your
and Family Days – Sunday & Monday) mind don’t hesitate to share your ideas or
concerns.
• there will be an additional processing
fee charged on each ticket Kind Regards, -Shawn-
• tickets will be emailed immediately as
PDF attachments and will be scanned at
Barristers & Solicitors,
the door the day of the event for validity
Notaries Public
• acceptable online payment methods: Suite 604, 30 Duke Street, W.
Kitchener, Ontario N2H 3W5
visa & mastercard Tel: 578-8010 Fax: 578-9395
e-mail: inquiries@wglaw.org
Concordia Club reserves the right to fulfil or
decline orders online, should the purchaser
have already obtained tickets via the mem- M.M.President’s
Walters, Q.C.
Report
(1921-1997)
bership sale. Online purchase depends also
on the capacity of the online server. Adolf Gubler, M.A., LL.B.
Ticket pricing for 2020:
Areas of Practice Include:
1st Friday, October 9th 6pm-1am $29.00 Powers of Attorney
1st Saturday, October 10th 6pm-1am Wills and Trusts
$26.00 Estate Planning and Administration
Sunday, October 11th noon-6pm $12.00 Real Estate and Mortgages
(members & children 16 & under are admit- Corporate Law
ted free) Business and Commercial Law
Monday, October 12th 11am-6pm $12.00
Weekend and Evening Appointments Available
(members & children 16 & under are English and German Spoken
admitted free)
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Concordia Bowlers
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.
The Bowlers' are planning a trip to
Blyth for Saturday June 27th. We
will get a tour of the Cowbell
Brewery followed by lunch there.
In the afternoon, we will be attend-
ing the theatre performance entitled
Liars At A Funeral. If anyone is
interested in joining us, please con-
tact me. This is sure to be a fun-
filled day!
Upcoming Events:
Last Day of Bowling – April 17th
Closing Banquet – May 1st (Main
Hall – 5:30p.m.)
Finally, best wishes go out to our
bowlers who are celebrating a birth-
day this month:
April
9. Heidi Nowak
21. Linda Klein
25. Karola Leuschner
25. Uschi Missfeldt
25. Ann Murtagh
27. Ursula Uebel
Until next time,
Monica Kauck April Birthday Babies
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A few members of our group also joined in
Treffpunkt on the ‘FUN FUN FUN’ with the
Narrenzunft group to Cincinnati for their
Germania Society of Cincinnati Maskenball
Since the New Year, Treffpunkt have wel- on February 1st, where they enjoyed the
comed 6 new members to our group. We are Cincinnati Group’s hospitality with an
very fortunate to have had Michelle and “Under the Sea” themed evening. What an
Steve Zimmer, Carry and Rob Krauskopf as amazing event and hospitality, provided by
well as Steve Fortney and Lisa Deguire join our friends in Cincinatti, which we were
Treff. fortunate to welcome them to our Masken-
As a group, our members have been out an ball as the Treffpunkt group arrived in a
about enjoying a great evening filled with group costume of “The Cat in the Hat”.
good food and entertainment while at President Dana Komer and Fred Trautrim
Kameradschaftsabend at Hubertushaus. serenaded the crowd in a tribute to our
We also had a huge group out to Chicopee friends from the South, with a rendition of
Tube Park where we literally went flying WKRP in Cincinatti.
through the night sky for an evening of fun On March 5th, a handful of our members
and laughter while we had loads of fun. A tossed some balls as the Concordia Treff-
special thanks to Michelle for taking photos pins in support of the Big Brothers, Big
and video of it all. Sisters of Waterloo Region in their annual
Bowl for Kids’ Sake. Raising a whopping,
$1035, the group enjoyed a night out at
Boston Pizza’s Kingpin Bowlounge while
supporting such a great cause.
On March 6th some of our members chan-
nelled their inner Bob Ross while dabbing
their brushes in Titanium Whites, Dark
Sienna and Sap Green colours while
10embarking on “Paint
Night” hosted at the
club. All members
enjoyed several
laughs with friends,
and great food served
from the Shenke
while creating beau-
tiful owl creations.
As Bob Ross would
say, “All you need to
paint is a few tools, a little instruction, and
a vision in your mind.”
And lastly, as always, we continue to work
towards our goal of 40 blood donations
through our “Partners for Life “collabora-
tion with Canadian Blood Services. Please
consider donating blood if you are able; our
partners for life number is CONC010846 or
you just need to say that you are donating
for the Concordia Club. Thus far, we have
secured 7 dona-
tions and look
forward to sur-
passing our goal;
we know we can
do it, and we’d
love for you to
join us.
11We truly appreciate their knowledge of
1. 1. KG Narrenzunft Concordia Karneval music.
M.C. Fred Trautrim kept the busy program
flowing along with the guidance of Jürgen
Happy Easter Concordia family and
Budczinski. We had many showdance per-
friends!
formances from both our Kinder, Junior and
Senior Garde plus Sarnia's Showstoppers
53rd Season's Maskenball and Closing
and Cincinnati’s Senior Garde. All dancers
February 22nd. Alles Unter Einem
kept the audience entertained with their
Hut/Everything Under One Hat
enthusiastic numbers.
The Narrenzunft Concordia group saw Thank you 1 K.G. Narrenzunft Concordia's
many new faces plus a lot of amazing cos- teacher’s for your dedication this season:
tumes this season. All of these wonderful Kinder Garde - Sara Bews & Hayleigh
people filled the hall for our most attended McDonald, Junior Garde - Hannah Turner &
Maskenball ever! Heinz Lindlau and the Christine Zorn, and finally Elaine Keller-
Variation Band once again helped the Griffin who guides the Senior Garde. The
Karnevalists clap, sway (schunkeln) and teachers and Seniors dedicate their time in
dance along to Karneval music plus more. their busy lives to do what they love to do!
12The Kinder and Junior Garde parents are to Our Hoppeditz has once again been laid to
be commended for the encouragement and rest until November. Thank you Brandon!!!
weekly drive to the club. We look forward to summer events and our
All of the girls had the privilege to perform 54th Season Opening November 14th 2020!
both their Garde and Show dances at the
Keep the date open!!!
President’s Ball March 14th and made the
group so proud! They truly deserve a break
until next season. Prinz Peter 1st and I truly
cherish the dedication these past 3 seasons
of our Hofstaat Hannah and Jesse Turner! ❤
The entire Narrenzunft Group members
deserve a round of applause for all of their
individual contributions this season.
Last we thank the support of the Concordia
Club members and the Concordia Club
Board Members.
13November 11th, at 11:11 a.m. In this magic
Club Historian hour, the elferrat (Council of Eleven) comes
Please find below the history of the together to plan the events for the upcoming
Narrenzunft Concordia Mardi Gras Dancers. festivities. The official hats of the councils'
members, fool's caps with little bells, set the
If you would like your group history collect- standard for events that follow.
ed and documented, please contact me.
The actual celebration of German carnival
Thanks,
kicks off 40 days before Easter. This is the
Moni Gaertner last big party before Ash Wednesday and
Club Historian the beginning of Lent filled with parties and
519-577-7740 tons of entertainment.
orca4me@hotmail.com
Our own Narrenzunft Concordia Mardi Gras
HISTORY OF THE NARRENZUNFT dance group began over 50 years ago!
CONCORDIA MARDI GRAS DANCERS The dancers would compete against other
The carnival season in Germany (also called Mardi-Gras dance groups from Hamilton,
the "Fifth Season") officially begins on Sarnia, Oshawa, Brantford and other loca-
14tions across Ontario. Concordia was known Elaine delegated teaching roles and admin-
to host the competition for the Kinder and istrative responsibilities to long time senior
Junior dancers here at the Club from time to dancers. Sara Bews and Hayleigh MacDo-
time. While the senior dancers would travel nald choreograph and teach the Kinder
for a weekend away and compete in Garde girls. While Hannah Turner and
Hamilton, ON. Christine Zorn choreograph and teach the
Junior Garde girls.
The Mardi-Gras dancers are proud of the
many medals and trophies they won over
These teachers are a great addition to the
the years. Unfortunately, the competitions
team since they have been dancing with the
ended around 2005 due to dwindling num-
group themselves since they were young.
bers. Concordia Narrenzunft Group contin-
ued tradition and looked for alternative
The Garde girls usually travel with the
locations to spread their energetic perform-
Prince and Princess of the Mardi Gras group
ance cheer.
as it’s a true honour to perform for Royalty.
Traditional carnival Mardi Gras dancing is The girls usually receive ordens or pins as a
very much like a marching core style with thank you for their outstanding performanc-
the grace and poise of chorus line kicks. es.
The girls have a chance to let loose and per-
form show dances as well, choreographed to The girls are busy throughout the season
more mainstream popular music, helping to performing at the group’s opening and clos-
keep the girls interested and excited to ing ceremonies. You’ll see them at Oktober-
dance. Elaine Keller-Griffin has been teach- fest marching in the parade, and of course
ing the girls for the last 20 years. She is kicking their highest under the big festival
Director of all three groups (also known as tent. They have performed at Stiftungsfest,
the Garde Minister). President’s Ball, and Bockbierfest. The sen-
ior squad travels every January to Kentucky,
Dancers are divided into 3 groups based on Ohio to perform. This weekend is always
their ages including a Kinder Group (6-10 such a great bonding experience for the girls
years old), Junior Group (11-15 years old), allowing them to push their performances to
and a Senior Group (16 years and older). stronger and more entertaining levels.
By 2014, the dance group’s numbers dwin-
dled leaving them with only 4 Garde girls. The group is always looking for new mem-
There were concerns the group may have to bers to join. They practice once a week on
shut down. Elaine was determined to try Tuesday nights upstairs in the Main Hall of
and increase the membership so promotion- the Concordia Club. The kinder and juniors
al flyers were posted during Family Day practice from 5:30pm-7:00pm while the sen-
Oktoberfest celebrations to encourage more iors practice from 7:00pm-8:30pm.
girls to join. To her delight, the interest was
well received bringing new girls to all 3 If you know of any young ladies who might
dance groups! Currently there are 31 be interested in joining one of the dance
dancers performing with the group now! groups please contact Elaine at 519-496-
What a turnaround! 1141.
15games. I have to say that my favorite game is
Skat.
Concordia Choirs
The game of Skat began in the early 19th
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) all func- century in Thuringia. The game became a
tions that we’d planned to attend have been favourite with German-speaking Europe
canceled, including President’s Ball, Tran- and is now one of the most popular card
sylvania Choir Afternoon, Spring Concert, games in Germany. It is also considered to
Choir Picnic and Choir Trip (Ottawa, Mont- be Germany's national card game.
real, Quebec City). If you become really successful at playing
We commend the Concordia Club for its SKAT, you can participate in tournaments
decisions and support with this matter. throughout the world. The next world
championship will be held in Edmonton,
We have decided to suspend all Choir Alberta from October 6 to 14, 2020 at the
Rehearsals until further notice in order to Chateau Lacombe Hotel in Edmonton. It
help keep our ”Social Distance“. would be great to see a member from our
Keep yourselves informed with official local group participate in the World
media and medical recommendations. We Championship one day.
hope to resume Choir Activities soon. Regular Tuesday night play starts at 7:30
Musically yours, (new members, please arrive 10-15 minutes
early). Several times during the year we
Christine Schwegel play tournaments. Our next two tourna-
ments are the Tony Dissler Pokal April 7 &
Skat Group 12 and the Spring Pokal on May 3.
We welcome our newest player to the Skat
If you are interested in joining our group,
group, Heinz Boehnke. He has joined us for
please feel free to email me at nan-
several nights and we are hoping that he
cykessler@rogers.com.
will remain a regular player. He received a
warm welcome from all members. If you would like some information on the
Skat game you can visit
I have been talking to many Club members, https://www.pagat.com/schafkopf/skat.html. (
encouraging them to join our group. The read until the title Variations )
ones that have never played before say they
will think about it. Those that have played Gut Blatt Nancy Kessler-Agnew
before say that they used to play the game,
and that they love the game. Well, now is
the time to start a new hobby or renew an
old one.
If you are on the fence, jump over to the
Skat group.
In the past I have played the card games
Euchre and Wizard which are also strategy
16Seniorengruppe Bocce Bocce
Aus unbekannten Gründen trafen sich nur Es ist wieder so weit, bald koennen wir
11 Mitglieder in der Weinstube. Das Wetter Bocce spielen. Um die neue Spielsaison zu
war in jeden Fall nicht der Grund fuer die besprechen, treffen wir uns am 22.April
ungewoehnlich niedrige Teilnehmerzahl. 2020 um 18:30 Uhr im Concordia Club,
Wir teilten uns einen leckeren Schoko- Weinstube.
ladenkuchen. Anschliessend hörten wir Neue Spieler sind willkommen.
deutsche und englische lustige Gedichte
bzw. Witze. Zum Abschluss probierten wir Bis dahin gruesst Euch Heidi
ein gemeinsames Spiel, das grossen An- It is the time again, soon we can play Bocce.
klang fand. To talk about the upcoming Season we will
meet at the Concordia Club,April 22..2020
Geburtstage im April
in the Weinstube at 6:30 pm.
Heinz Kreitzer New players are welcome.
Juergen Otterstein Till then, Heidi
Join us at our annual
Spring Trachten Pop-Up Sale
at the Concordia Club Weinstube.
Saturday, April 25th, 10am-4pm
Check out the latest Dirndls, Lederhosen,
Trachten Shirts, Blouses, Jewellery, and Jackets.
Stock up on Socks.
Try on a new Trachten Vest or Jacket!
Great selection of clearance items at great prices!
New Arrivals from the Salzburger Trachtenmesse!
Cash, cheque, E-Transfer, Visa or Mastercard accepted.
For more information, contact
Neil Hoffman @ 519-578-9348 or see our
online store: www.trachten-quelle.com
17for the finals in the 30 athlete field and finished
10th overall with a throw of 90 metres.
Eis Stock-Group
• Men’s Distance Throwing – Mike Osborne fin-
ished 8th in the B Group field.
Athletes from Kitchener’s Concordia Club
Capture Gold and Silver at Ice Stock World • Men’s Team Target Shooting – Team member
Championships Paul Blais finished 5th in the world for his per-
formance in the third element.
Regen, Germany – Canada’s ice stock teams won
gold and silver medals at the Ice Stock World During Congress meetings held last week, the
Championships that wrapped up this weekend International Federation of Icestocksport con-
in Regen, Germany. The men’s team, including firmed that Canada will host the 2021 America
Concordia members Steven Morrissey and Cup. That competition is held in the summer
Milutin Zaric, captured gold with a 20 win - 2 months with competitors from across North and
loss record in the 12 team field, going an unde- South America. By changing the sliding plates
feated 11-0 on the second day of competition. on the stock, the sport is playable on asphalt,
With the gold medal, the men are promoted to concrete or similar surfaces.
Group A at the 2022 World Championships. The Federation’s Director of Sport, Ronny
The women’s team, including Concordia mem- Horvath, and member of the Concordia Club, is
ber Kata Zaric, won silver with a 10 win - 2 loss looking forward to the opportunities that exist
record in their 7 team field and improved on the over the next six years. Ice stock is on the short
bronzes that they received in the last two world list for inclusion in the 2026 Winter Olympics
championships. that will be held in Milan and Cortina, Italy. The
Olympic decision is expected in the next two
“This is the most successful world champi-
years.
onships ever for Canada” said Jennifer Mayrl,
President of the Canadian Ice-Stock Federation. President Mayrl believes that Canadian curiosity
“We are incredibly proud of our athletes and will peak with full Olympic recognition. If it
coaches. They not only showed off their abilities occurs, Olympic qualification tournaments are
against a strong field but they were incredible expected to be held in 2025. “A major goal of our
ambassadors for our country.” Federation is to deepen the field of internation-
al-level athletes that will compete for Canada.
Canada sent a delegation of 13 athletes and
For the men, moving into Group A in just two
coaches to compete in team and individual com-
years will mean having to play against countries
petitions.
that have tens of thousands of players to choose
Highlights of the results: from. For the women, the goal is also to win B
• Men’s Team – Gold Medal and World Group gold in 2022 and for that we also want to
Champions B Group including Concordia Club continue player development.”
members Steven Morrissey and Milutin Zaric Anyone in the Kitchener area who is interested
• Women’s Team – Silver Medal B Group in playing this sport at a competitive or recre-
including Concordia Club member Kata Zaric ational level should contact Milutin Zaric at
(519) 504-4005 or milutin@zaric.ca.
• Women’s Distance Throwing – In this event
the goal is to slide the stock as far down the ice About the Canadian Ice-Stock Federation
as possible and it was a women’s event for the The Canadian Ice-Stock Federation is the gov-
first time ever. Jennifer Mayrl of Barrie qualified erning body for the sport in Canada. In Canada
18there are two types of clubs. There are clubs that pate and be active together – parents and grand-
are a part of the Canadian Federation and hobby parents do not just have to watch, they can play
clubs. The Federation-recognized clubs take part along.
in local, provincial and national tournaments. At its most competitive, our clubs send their best
The members that are a part of these clubs have men and women to the world championships
the opportunity to play for Canada in interna- every two years. In between those years, we par-
tional competition. ticipate in the America Cup. The sport is on the
The sport is described as a mix between bocce shortlist for inclusion in the 2026 Winter
and curling and has been played for over 600 Olympics that will be held in Milan and Cortina,
years. Players slide a stock along the ice and aim Italy.
for a target in the house, 27 metres away. After For more information contact (national level):
eight turns the team with stocks closest to the Jennifer Mayrl, President
target gets points. Repeat that five more times Canadian Ice-Stock Federation (705) 331-3463
and you have played a game. Different types of canadianicestockfederation@gmail.com
plates allow the sport to be played in summer
For more information contact (local level):
months on asphalt or concrete.
Joe Liebel, President, Concordia Club Ice Stock
Stocksport is a highly inclusive sport that 519-500-0551, joenmonika@rogers.com
encourages camaraderie amongst people of all
ages, genders, and many special needs. Because Milutin Zaric
accuracy and placement are as important as Director of Sports Concordia Club Ice Stock
speed and strength, entire families can partici- (519) 504-4005, milutin@zaric.ca
19Table Tennis Group
We had a good turnout on Thursday
evening and it was fun to play with our 3
youngest players. They also enjoyed playing
with our more advanced players and at the
same time improved their playing skills to a
level that sometimes even surprised our
more skilled players.
Which is a very good thing indeed. Because
in a couple of years they probably will be
able to beat some of us handedly.
(Not me, of course! Because I am considered
the champion)
QUOTE OF THE MONTH.
Frederich and his mentor Ken
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try putting three biscuits in
your pocket, and then give him only
two of them”
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Leo and his mentor Sam
“Slice it spin it, play the game to win it”
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Monica Gaertner
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Farm Committee Mike Matich
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Finance Committee Ali Nowak
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Harald Schwegel
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Kathryn Malcolm Peter Bergen
Michelle Zimmer Float Committee Rob Krauskopf
Martin Patzold
Robert Krauskopf German Culture Harald Schwegel
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Joe Liebel
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Mike Matich Rob Kerr
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Archives Alexandria Thoene
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Bulletin Elaine Keller-Griffin Miss Concordia Alexandria Thoene
Kathryn Malcolm
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Elaine Keller-Griffin Mike Matich
Joe Liebel Alexandria Thoene
Martin Patzold
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Club Buildings Harald Schwegel
Rob Krauskopf Oktoberfest Inc. Ali Nowak
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Club Rental Properties Rob Krauskopf Martin Patzold
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Security Alexandria Thoene
Concordia Seniorenhaus Mike Matich Rob Kerr
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