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148 JAHRE
148 YEARS
87
3 - 2021
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Nr. 597 April 2021 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 2021
Klub Vorschau/Club Events Group Events
SUNDAY
Due to the current COVID-19 Halle 2.00–5.00 Ballroom Dancing
virus outbreak, many events MONDAY
Halle 7.00–8.30 Gemischter Chor
may not be permitted until 8.30–10.00 Männerchor
Jaegerstube 6.00–7.00 Kinderchor
such time that Public Health 7.00–8.00 Jugendchor
TUESDAY
will allow for these events to Halle 5.30–8.30 Kinder & Junior Garde, Senioren Garde
occur. Jaegerstube 8.00–10.00 Narrenzunft
Schenke 7.00–10.00 Skat-Gruppe
Beach Volleyball Evening from May to August
However, in an effort to keep WEDNESDAY
Halle 6.00–10.00 Enzian Group
everyone aware of potential Jaegerstube 2.30–5.30 Senioren Gruppe (1st Wed. of month)
Jaegerstube 7.00 pm Ladies Group (1. Wednesday of month)
upcoming events should we Weinstube 19.00 Tennisgruppe
(Jeden 2. Mittwoch im Monat)
receive approval to move Weinstube 7.00 pm Tennisgruppe (2nd Wed. of month)
forward please check our THURSDAY
Halle 8.00–10.00 Table Tennis Group
website Jaegerstube 7.00–1.00 Schach/Chess
Eisstock 7.00–10.00 Eisstock-Gruppe
Schenke 9.00 Fussball/Soccer
www.concordiaclub.ca FRIDAY
Victoria Bowl 6.30 Bowlers
and/or postings at the club. 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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beachten, wie Hände waschen, Maske
Bericht des Präsidenten tragen und Abstand halten!
Impfungen haben begonnen und
langsam kommen wir hoffentlich in
eine “normale Zeit” um wieder mit
Als ich diesen Bericht Familie und Freunden zusammen zu
geschrieben habe, hat kommen.
der “groundhog“ sei-
ne Voraussage ge- Der Vorstand wartet darauf, daß wieder
macht und wir beka- die Schenke geöffnet wird und wir uns
men wärmeres Wetter treffen können!
mit Sonnenschein! So Danke, daß ich für das 8. Jahr als
erwarten wir bald den Präsident wieder den Klub repräsen-
ersehnten Frühling! tieren darf und werde mit Ihrer Hilfe
COVID 19 machte den Winter lang und die deutsche Kultur und Historie erhal-
hoffentlich sehen wir bald das Licht am ten!
Ende des Tunnels, was wir erwarten! Die letzten 2 Jahre waren nicht einfach
Doch immer noch sind Regeln zu für den Klub, durch Bauarbeiten an der
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Ottawa St. und dann COVID 19 hatten Informationen erhalten Sie im
wir finanzielle Verluste! Klubbüro, wo Sie auch Ihre
Bestellungen machen können!
Der Haushaltsplan ist eng gehalten
wegen der finanziellen Verluste, da
Einnahmen von Oktoberfest und Noch eine Ansage: Reinigung auf dem
anderen Klubveranstaltungen ausfielen! Klubgelände findet am 1. Mai und auf
der Farm am 16. Mai statt!
Danke an die Vorstandsmitglieder und
deren Familien, die wieder ihre Zeit
Bitte beachten Sie weitere
und Mühe zur Verfügung stellen!
Informationen an unserer Webseite oder
Zwei neue Gesichter die jetzt im Haupt- rufen Sie einfach im Klubbüro an!
vorstand sind, Rita Eisbrenner und
Holger Fischer, beide aus der Gruppe Beachten Sie weiter die Regeln und
„Treffpunkt” werden sicher neue Ideen bleiben Sie gesund
in die Zusammenarbeit bringen.!
Für Karfreitag und Ostersonntag bieten Ihr Klubpräsident
wir Ihnen „curbside pickup“ an! Rob Kerr
Herminio Schmidt
founder and principal of the
German Language School
Concordia
for 20 years
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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.”
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we are going to experience an early
spring. The lockdown and restrictions
due to Covid 19 have made this winter
seem extremely long and we need a
symbol to show us that there is light at
the end of the tunnel. Please continue to
follow the guidance of the provincial
government and the local health unit so
that we can eradicate this pandemic and
start to enjoy the new “normal.” Please
wash your hands, wear your mask, san-
President’s Report itize your hands, socially distance when
As I write this message it looks like the necessary and if you choose, get the vac-
prediction of the groundhog might be cine when it is your turn. I also urge you
correct for this year as we have been to continue to reach out to your family,
graced with sunshine and some warmer friends and fellow members to ensure
temperatures. Hopefully this means that their mental health.
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The board will continue to monitor the uncertainty and we have prepared a
effects of the pandemic and when we very tight budget to reflect these tough
feel it is safe for the staff as well as you economic times. The cancellation of
the members we will re-open the club Oktoberfest in 2020 made a significant
for dining, entertaining and activities. impact to our financial position and our
There is nothing more that I want than ability to have any major capital proj-
to be able to meet and chat with all of ects for the next few years.
the members of this fine club.
I would also like to thank the returning
I thank you for allowing me to guide board of directors and their families for
this club for an eighth year. Your sup- their time and efforts in helping to steer
port and encouragement is what drives the Concordia Club. We have had two
me to preserve our history but also drive new faces join the board of directors for
our club forward. These past 2 years the year 2021. Both of these members
have been very tough, as we have dealt have grown up in the club and have a
with the challenges of the Ottawa Street great understanding of what the club is
road reconstruction and the pandemic. about. Rita Eisbrenner has been active
This coming year brings with it much within the club and continues to serve
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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on the board of the Treffpunkt. I look breaks we will look to open the patio
forward to her fresh ideas as well as area as soon as we possibly can.
using her organizational skills to serve In the interest of opening the Concordia
our members better. Holger Fischer is Club for our members and patrons as
also a member of the Treffpunkt and well as the Concordia Club farm, for our
brings with him leadership skills from Campers and their guests we are look-
Scouts Canada as well as an instructor ing at doing our annual clean up at both
for Conestoga Colleges motorcycle locations. The tentative dates will be
licence certification program. I hope to Saturday, May 1 for the club and
use his leadership skills as well as busi- Sunday, May 16 for the farm. These
ness knowledge to move our club for- dates will be dependent upon the
ward. amount of people being able to gather as
well as what zone we are in for the pan-
We will continue to offer curbside pick- demic restrictions. Please watch our
up and have developed a menu for social media applications for more
Good Friday as well as platters for information in regards to these events,
Easter Sunday. This will be our first as we get closer to the dates.
time ever opening up on Good Friday
Here’s to hoping that the restrictions
and we ask that you spread the word to
will loosen and we can once again enjoy
everyone about our Fish and Chip offer-
each other’s company. We miss you and
ings. This will also be a first as we can
ask that you all stay safe and healthy.
not offer the Easter buffet in the hall but
I promise you that the food offerings for
Easter will see many of the popular Until we meet again,
items included. You can either contact
Your president,
the office, go to the Concordia Club
website or follow our social media Rob Kerr
channels for more specific information
on what is being offered and how to
place your orders. As the weather
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From the Manager’s Desk
Concordia Bowlers
Springtime is coming!
Greetings, fellow bowlers!
Chef Jeff and his team Being that we lost 6 weeks of bowling this
have put together a year, we are extending our season and will
wonderful option for a end Friday June 11th. As soon as we move
Springtime Platter to to the Orange Zone, we can bowl together
be enjoyed at home again as a group. We will then also arrange
with curbside pick up! for a banquet to occur. I will keep everyone
Please see the flyer in updated on our situation as we keep navi-
this month's issue of gating through these crazy times.
the Nachrichten.
Finally, best wishes go out to Karola
The ongoing positive response to our curb-
Leuschner, our social bowler, who is cele-
side pick up is so wonderful to see. The
brating a birthday this month.
Thursday evening 2 for $24.00 Wiener
Schnitzel special every week has become so Until next time,
very popular! Monica Kauck
We are also working on the curbside menu
Here are some jokes to put a smile on your
that will be available for Mother’s Day on
face:
Sunday, May 9, 2021! Please watch for the
flyer that will be coming out very soon! • What do you call panic-buying of sausage
As we continue to navigate the updates on and cheese in Germany? The wurst-käse
the COVID 19 pandemic, please continue to scenario.
take good care of each other and stay safe! • What do you tell yourself when you wake
For updates on the re-opening and closure up late for work and realize you have a
notices for the Schenke restaurant, please fever? Self, I so late.
visit our website at www.concordiaclub.ca!
With the uncertainty of how our Region will • I ran out of toilet paper and had to start
do with the number of case counts, it is hard using old newspapers. Times are rough.
to predict when we will be able to open our
doors and welcome everyone back. With • Why didn’t the sick guy get the joke? It
Spring just around the corner, hopefully we flu over his head.
will be able to open the patio soon! • What’s the best way to avoid touching
Take care of you and yours! your face? A glass of wine in each hand.
Until next month, https://www.fatherly.com/play/
Ruth best-coronavirus-jokes/
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Treffpunkt
Greetings from all of us in Treffpunkt.
We hope you are enjoying the change of
weather as well as spending quality time
with those near and dear, however possible.
As a group, we continued to gather virtually
and share in a few laughs while playing our
trivia games online.
Over the month of March, our group will
have had an online event “Hanging with our
Gnomies” as our very own Christine
Schwegel guided us in creating our very
own Gnome crafts. This evening was such a
great time and photos will be shared in our closest donation centre and contributing, if
next bulletin. you feel safe to do so.
As always, our group continues to reach out bis zum nächsten mal
to the club at large and request your help
with reaching our blood donation goal of 40 Jodi Purdie
donations for the
2021 year. Thus far
we have success-
fully secured 5
donations and con-
tinue to climb. Our
Partners for Life
number is CONC-
010846 or you can
just say you are
donating on behalf
of the Concordia
Club. We look for-
ward to surpassing
this goal, but can-
not do it without
your help. Please
consider making a
trip out to your
10"Let your Smile change the world.
1. 1. KG Narrenzunft Concordia Don’t let the world change your
smile."
Happy Easter Concordia family and friends AND NOW FOR SOMETHING NEW
We are hopeful to see each other in person TO KEEP YOUR MINDS ACTIVE….
as many groups do and with warmer weath-
NARRENZUNFT FILL-IT-IN:
er these outdoor gath-
erings will be here
sooner than we
think! Bring on the
sunshine!!
Our 5 X 11 Anni-
versary is in Novem-
ber. The number 11
is recognized as an
important number in
the Karneval world
therefore the 55th
Season/Anniversary
is also known as 5 X
11. One example of
the use of the num-
ber 11: in Germany a
Karneval group
would have 11 direc-
tors/ministers.
It will be a special
Anniversary howev-
er it is celebrated!
Have a safe and
happy April!
Alaaf und Helau!
On behalf of the
Narrenzunft Group
Secretary
Joan Trautrim
11Happy Easter!
Frohe Ostern!
We hope that love
and peace fill your
life this season.
Have a blessed
Easter!
President Rob Kerr
and the
Board of Directors
13We look forward to being able to meet out-
side, socially distanced, and of course wear-
Concordia Choirs ing masks to start singing again. It’s been far
too long. Hope you are remembering to do
Spring is a miraculous experience. The your vocal exercises. All our members seem
whole world comes alive after the winter in to be doing well, and we hope that contin-
which it seemed that everything was asleep. ues. Enjoy the beautiful sunny days.
Our surroundings fill with color and the
Remember, music crosses all bridges, bor-
delicious scent of greenery. Spring gives us
ders, and cultures. It truly connects us all.
hope, hope that our lives will soon return to
That’s why it’s important to keep a song in
normal. Hope that we will come together
your heart.
and once again raise our voices in song.
Hope that we will soon be able to hug fami- APRIL BIRTHDAYS
ly members and dear friends from whom we Cecilia Piller-Berschel
have been apart. This spring gives us hope
as a time to renew the excitement and zest Willy Rahn
for life. We welcome spring. Our choir held Yvonne Heidrich
our first on line chat on Feb.22,2021. It was
wonderful to see so many smiling faces. We Nick Zeiss
are planning another one with our conduc- Renate Keller
tor Martin on March 26th at 7:30 During that
Until next time, take care, stay safe,
zoom chat we are planning to do some
singing, so that should prove interesting. Beverley
14Ladies Group
Time is flying by as we are already into
April and most of us are still hiding out in
our homes, but bright times are on their way
as many of us get our vaccine shots. The
news says that we should all have one shot
in us by the first day of summer. I do hope
that they are right. I am so looking forward
to sitting leisurely on our patio enjoying a
lovely lunch with a big cool beer and not
worrying about putting on a mask. Hope-
fully this year we will be able to have a nice
picnic and our annual Christmas bazaar.
The Ladies Group would like to wish everyone a
lovely Easter Day with family or friends.
Simple Rhubarb Cake
200 gr. sugar
Solution for 200 gr. butter and margarine together (semi-soft)
puzzle on
1 tsp. vanilla or 2 pkg. of vanilla zucker
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2 lg. eggs at room temperature
500 gr. flour (about 2 cups)
28 gr. of baking powder (5 level tsp)
About 4 cups of cubed rhubarb
Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
Mix all ingredients together with your hands.
Put about ¾ of the dough into a rectangular
greased baking pan and spread out flat with the
tips of your fingers.
Sprinkle dough with rhubarb.
Crumble the remaining dough over the rhubarb.
Bake for about 45 minutes.
This is very, very easy to make and tastes
great!
Elisabeth Rowsell
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@RemaxElaineKellerConcordia Club Board of Directors 2020/2021
President: Rob Kerr Employee Liaison Elaine Keller-Griffin
1st Vice President: Mike Matich Entertainment Michelle Zimmer
Monica Gaertner
2nd Vice President: Alexandria Thoene Kathryn Malcolm
Alexandria Thoene
1st Secretary: Elaine Keller-Griffin
Farm Committee Mike Matich
2nd Secretary: Monica Gaertner Peter Bergen
1st Treasurer: Ali Nowak Rob Krauskopf
Finance Committee Ali Nowak
2nd Treasurer: Peter Bergen
Harald Schwegel
Directors: Josef Liebel Rob Kerr
Kathryn Malcolm Peter Bergen
Michelle Zimmer Float Committee Rob Krauskopf
Martin Patzold
Robert Krauskopf German Culture Harald Schwegel
Harald Schwegel
Honorary Member Martin Patzold
Manager: Ruth Rajna Alexandria Thoene
Joe Liebel
Committee Members:
Long Range Planning Ali Nowak
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rob Kerr Harald Schwegel
Mike Matich Rob Kerr
Mike Matich
Archives Alexandria Thoene
Monica Gaertner Membership Michelle Zimmer
Bulletin Elaine Keller-Griffin Miss Concordia Alexandria Thoene
Kathryn Malcolm
Nominations Karl Braun
Christkindlmarket Peter Bergen and Bylaws Rob Kerr
Elaine Keller-Griffin Mike Matich
Joe Liebel Alexandria Thoene
Martin Patzold
Oktoberfest Chair Mike Matich
Club Buildings Harald Schwegel
Rob Krauskopf Oktoberfest Inc. Ali Nowak
Harald Schwegel
Club Historian Monica Gaertner Rob Krauskopf
Club Ombudsman Mike Brasch Sales and Marketing Mike Matich
Joe Liebel
Club Rental Properties Rob Krauskopf Martin Patzold
Harald Schwegel
Security Alexandria Thoene
Concordia Seniorenhaus Mike Matich Rob Kerr
Peter Bergen Kathryn Malcolm
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