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Concordia Club, 429 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, , Canada N2M 3P6 / Tel. (519) 745-5617, Fax 745-5141 Internet: www.concordiaclub.ca or for e-mail: [email protected]

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MerryMerry Christmas andand a a happy, happy, prosperous prosperous NewNew Year Year gänseblümchen / pixelio.de CONCORDIA IN DEC. 2017 / JAN. 2018 Klub Vorschau/Club Events Group Events Concordia in December SUNDAY Halle 2.00–5.00 Ballroom Dancing 2ndSchenke Edelweiss Duo MONDAY 3rd Main Hall Choir Christmas Concert Halle 7.00–8.30 Gemischter Chor 7:00p.m. 8.30–10.00 Männerchor Jaegerstube 6.00–7.00 Kinderchor 5th Main Hall Concordia Seniors Christmas 7.00–8.00 Jugendchor Party 5:30p.m. TUESDAY 9th Schenke DJ Novak Halle 5.30–8.30 Kinder & Junior Garde, Senioren Garde Jaegerstube 8.00–10.00 Narrenzunft 16th Schenke TC Alpine Echo Schenke 7.30–10.00 Skat-Gruppe 23rd Schenke DJ Novak Beach Volleyball Evening from May to August WEDNESDAY 24th-26th – CLUB CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Halle 6.00–10.00 Enzian Group 31st Schenke New Years Eve Celebration Jaegerstube 2.30–5.30 Senioren Gruppe (1st Wed. of month) Doors at 6:00p.m. Jaegerstube 7.00 pm Ladies Group (1. Wednesday of month) Weinstube 19.00 Tennisgruppe (Jeden 2. Mittwoch im Monat) Concordia in January Weinstube 7.00 pm Tennisgruppe (2nd Wed. of month) THURSDAY 1st CLUB CLOSED – New Year’s Day Halle 8.00–10.00 Table Tennis Group 6th Schenke DJ Novak Jaegerstube 7.00–1.00 Schach/Chess Eisstock 7.00–10.00 Eisstock-Gruppe 13th Schenke DJ Novak Schenke 9.00 Fussball/Soccer 20th Schenke Edelweiss Duo FRIDAY Victoria Bowl 6.30 Bowlers 27th Schenke TC Alpine Echos 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. 2 was the fact that we had the lowest amount Bericht des Präsidenten of charges during that the club has ever experienced. This was due to the The temperatures have fact that everyone from the board of direc- dropped and the snow tors, waiters and waitresses as well as the has started falling so we bartenders were more vigilant to all the know that fall is passing laws and rules that have been set down to us by and winter will be us from the Alcohol and Gaming Com- here sooner than we mission (AGCO). A very grateful and heart- think. All the patio furni- felt thank you goes out to everyone for help- ture and Oktoberfest ing us to be able to reach such an accom- paraphernalia have been plishment. We hope to have final figures for stored away for another Oktoberfest by late November as we are still year and we have prepared the club for waiting for some invoices to arrive. another bout of Canadian winter. This year’s Oktoberfest was successful as we The 50th year of Oktoberfest celebrations saw an increase in attendance and sales. We went off well and many visitors are now had set a tight budget for expenses and as taking their photo with our commemorative long as we stayed in line with this we will barrel when they visit our club. Thank you see a positiv gross profit. The biggest win to everyone who participated in any of the

3 events. We have started the planning for the Please take time to enjoy the company of 150th birthday and are looking for ideas or your family and friends during this holiday volunteers that would like to help in plan- season. ning the events for this very special occa- sion. Janice and I wish you and Oktoberfest would not have been as suc- your family a cessful as it was without our people. A spe- cial thank you goes out to the board of direc- very Merry Christmas tors, the management and office staff who and a Happy New Year put in so much time and effort not only dur- ing Oktoberfest but also in the months pre- Your President, Rob Kerr ceding, laying all the ground work and finalizing the planning. An important part of showing our pride in our German heritage is the German Pioneers day events that take place at city hall each year. Thank you to Alexandria Thoene, Jessica Derrick and Danuta Grigaitas who set up a very nice display and had many people stop by and ask them questions about the display and our club. This year’s Stiftungsfest to celebrate the Barristers & Solicitors, 144th birthday of our club was well attend- Notaries Public ed and enjoyed by all that came out for the Suite 604, 30 Duke Street, W. evening. As is customary we welcomed a Kitchener, Ontario N2H 3W5 new member to honorary members list and Tel: 578-8010 Fax: 578-9395 this year’s recipient was Ewald Novak. e-mail: [email protected] Congratulation Ewald, your hard work, par- ticipation and dedication to the club is M.M.President’s Walters, Q.C. Report (1921-1997) greatly appreciated. There are many events in the coming month Adolf Gubler, M.A., LL.B. so please mark the following dates on your Areas of Practice Include: calendars to attend one of the events with your fellow club members. The first event Powers of Attorney will be the Choir Christmas concert in the Wills and Trusts main hall on Sunday, December, 3/17 in the Estate Planning and Administration main hall. The next event is the Christkindl Real Estate and Mortgages market at city hall in Kitchener from December 7 until December 10. Finally, you Corporate Law can say goodbye to 2017 and ring in 2018 Business and Commercial Law with family and friends when you attend the New Years Eve celebration here in the Weekend and Evening Appointments Available Schenke. English and German Spoken 4 time....it is simply to hold it. Payment will From the Manager’s Desk be made the night of New Years to cover your FOOD, BEVERAGES, TAXES AND GRATUITIES. The cost per person for the Christmas Duck Dinner meal only is $65.00 PLUS TAX AND GRA- As tradition would TUITY. All beverages are charged over and have it, we will once above the meal cost. Call the office to make again be having our your reservations soon, as we always sell annual Christmas Duck out for this wonderful evening. Dinner Special! Membership Rates for 2018 This season it will be Membership fees are due at the beginning of available from Decem- each calendar year. It was announced at the ber 9th through until semi annual meeting in August that there December 23rd. Please call the office to would not be a membership rate increase for make your reservations. Be sure to mention 2018. that you are planning on having the special, as Chef Andreas does prepare on a daily Below is a list of the new rates including basis based on the reservation count for the HST: day. The price for the duck special is $23.00 Family Membership $150.25 plus tax and gratuity. Single Person $104.50 Friday Christmas Lunch Buffet Student w. Student Card $ 26.00 We have found our Wednesday Lunch Senior Citizen after 5 years $ 41.75 Buffet to be so popular during the Christmas Season that we have decided to include a Please ensure that you have your member- second day of the week to be able to accom- ship payment to the office before Tuesday, modate the demand. January 16th as the grace period ends on The lunch buffet will be available on the fol- that day. After that time, the use of your lowing Friday lunches – December 8th, 15th 2017 card will no longer be valid for the and 22nd from 11:30a.m. to 2:00p.m. members discount to be applied. Reservations are definitely recommended I want to take this due to the large reservations that we need to accommodate as well. opportunity to wish New Year’s Eve Gala 2017 everyone a wonderful A new year will be upon us before we know Christmas season spent it. Come ring in 2018 with us. We will be with family and friends offering a 5 course dinner with live enter- tainment provided by the TC Alpine Echos. and all the best in the Please call the office to make your reserva- new year 2018! tions to hold a place. We will be taking your credit card information to hold the reserva- Sincerely, tion, but you will not be charged at that Ruth Rajna, Manager 5 6 Well, Christmas is just around the corner Concordia Bowlers and much celebrating will be done. This is a very busy time of year for everyone, so please be sure to keep in mind the impor- Jetzt stehen die Weihnachten schon wieder tant dates listed above. vor der Tür. Es ist eine sehr beschäftige Zeit für uns Alle, also bitte notieren Sie sich die Finally, best wishes go out to our bowlers wichtigen Daten. who are celebrating a birthday this month: Der Vorstand wünscht allen Keglern ein fro- December/Dezember hes Weihnachtsfest und alles Gute und viel Gesundheit im Neuen Jahr. 6. Heinz Nowak 7. Francis Gottvald Bis zum nächsten Mal, 13. Karl Zensner Monica Kauck 18. Peter Uebel 20. Karl Braun WICHTIGE DATEN/IMPORTANT DATES 24. Erika Koeckritz December 8th Turkey Roll 30. Joe Wallner December 17th Christmas Party The Committee would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and *this is a Sunday - noon Healthy New Year. January 12th Annual Meeting Until next time, February 9th Fun Night Monica Kauck April 20th Last Day of Bowling May 4th Closing Banquet The Blessings of Peace *this is a Friday - 5:30p.m. The Beauty of Hope The Spirit of Love May these be your gifts this Christmas season. Luke2:11 BOWLING FUN FACT: http://www.asgbowl.com/blog/bid/83434/2 5-Fun-Facts-About-Bowling In 1905, the wooden ball loses ground to rubber ones. A bowling ball can weigh between 6 and 16 December Birthday Babies pounds. 7 family and friends. Celebrate the season 1. KG Narrenzunft Concordia with the following events… Concordia Choirs Christmas Concert December 3rd at 7pm, Christkindl Markt December 7-10, Hello Concordia Club members and friends!! New Year’s Eve dinner and dance 7pm. and November were busy months We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and for the Narrenzunft Group! a Happy New Year! Oktoberfest: The group worked together before, during and after Oktoberfest making Mini vacation in January…..Looking to it a fun and successful event. During the last beat the January blahs? Well…. join us …… weekend nine of our Karneval friends from BUS TRIP FOR GERMANIA Cincinnati’s Germania Society visited Con- SOCIETY’S MASKENBALL - JANUARY 26- cordia Club’s Oktoberfest for the first time. 28,2018. COST IS $100 PER PERSON FOR They were impressed by the entire event THE BUS, $20 US MASKENBALL including the hospitality given during their ENTRANCE FEE, HOTEL PLUS MEALS visit by the Club’s Board of Directors. EXTRA. Theme to be announced…..Contact Narrenzunft Group’s Stifftungsfest: October Joan at [email protected] before Decem - 28th . Twenty five of us celebrated the start ber 15th if you are interested in going to this of our 51st Karneval Anniversary in the fun event. Seats are going fast!!! Jaegerstube with dinner and socializing. We We welcome you to join our group and if had the honour of having President Rob you have questions please don’t hesitate to Kerr, his wife Janice and Miss Concordia email Joan Trautrim at Andreanna Richtaritsch join us for the [email protected]. Visit our Facebook evening. page Narrenzunft Concordia for events and Concordia Club Stifftungsfest: November photos. 4th Many of our members attended the Stifftungsfest enjoying a meal, dancing and Until next time….See you at the Club congratulating fellow Concordia members Alaaf und Helau, Joan Trautrim receive recognition for their 10, 25, 50 and 60 years of member- ship. Narrenzunft Con cor - dia’s 51st Karneval Opening was held on November 18th, Janu - ary’s Nachrichten will have an update on this event.. stay tuned. Christmas is soon approaching and with that gatherings of 8 9 As usual, if you are able to donate blood, please do. Our partners in life number is Treffpunkt CONC010846 or you just need to say you are donating for Concordia Club. Together we With the excitement of Oktoberfest now over save lives. Till next time, Andrea Schilha we move on to other events that have hap- pened and others yet to come. Thank you to Diane and Andrew Hatchwell for once again hosting our annual dinner with Concordia Chöre turkey and all the trimmings. The weather was so warm that day we were all able to sit out- The most important thing about Christmas is side in the backyard. Thank you to everyone that it invites us to reflect on the important who brought delicious dishes to compliment things in our lives. It softens lines that too the beautiful turkey Diane and Andrew made. often divide us, revealing instead the good we Stifftungsfest was well attended again this all share in common. Love for our families, year with many Treffpunkt members there strength in our traditions, and a deep and along with some of their parents too! abiding hope for a better world. Congratulations to everyone who was hon- oured for their years of membership with the To all our Concordia family and friends please Club. accept this as our personal invitation to attend We are now planning for our annual our Weihnachtskonzert Sunday, Dec.3. 7p.m. Christmas party in the Jagerstube which will at the Concordia Club. take place December 8th. Each year we organ- The choir’s annual Christmas party is Monday ize a fun game and gift exchange which emits Dec.4. 6 p.m. at which time we will honor lots of smiles and laughs once we open the longtime members of the choir , and perhaps a gifts to see what ideas people came up with. new honorary member. I will go into more Last year the gifts were donated to Toy details in the next bulletin, after these selec- Mountain for children in need. tions have been announced. Dec. 8, the Men’s Choir will be caroling at Seniorhaus. This event begins at 7:30. Please feel free to join us. Dec. 9, all of the Concordia Choirs, including our children's choir will perform at 5:40-6:20 at the Christkindlmarkt, Kitchener, City Hall. We send our best wishes, to Peter Hawry- lenko, who is recovering from surgery, as well as Kurt Boese, and Marianne Weyer. Your choir family thinks of you often,and looks for- ward to seeing you again soon. From all of us here in the Concordia Choirs our wish for you is that the spirit of Christmas fill your hearts with peace joy and love. Be true to the real meaning of Christmas. Share love, cheer, and hope. It is with warmth, grat- itude, and joy the Concorida Choirs wish you a safe happy and joy filled Christmas. 10 Kurt Böse, Marianne und Emil Weyer alles Ladies Group Gute und Gesundheit. Am 13. Dezember, um 12 Uhr, ist unser It is the beginning of November as I am typ- Weihnachts-Lunch in der Jaegerstube. ing up this report and there has been no Ein frohes Weihnachtsfest und ein gesundes snow yet. The question is; will it be a mild und glückliches neues Jahr an die Senioren - winter or a bad winter? I am predicting lots gruppe. of snow and I do hope that I am wrong. I Wir treffen uns wieder am 3. Januar 2018 would like to see some snow from um 14:30 Uhr in der Jaegerstube. December 15th to get into the Christmas mood until January 15, so that the children Rotrud Scharr can do some outdoor activities like tobog- ganing, skating and building snowmen. SPECIAL THANK YOU We did very well at Oktoberfest and hope- I want to take this opportunity to thank the fully do the same at our bazaar. Now we Membership, Board of Directors and Staff for will take time enjoy all the club functions the years I have spent with the Concordia Club. that are to take place during the month of I started here at the Club upstairs in the banquet December such as our Ladies Group hall when I was in my early 20's and the Christmas Party on Dec. 6 at 6:00 pm in the Concordia Club has provided me with incredi- ble opportunities over the last 14 years. I am sad Jäger Stube. to leave the club, which has been like a second Our first meeting in the New Year will take home for me, but I am excited for the opportu- place on Wednesday January 10th at 2:00 nity that lies ahead with my new role at pm. Cushman & Wakefield. From the bottom of my heart I want to thank you all for the friendship Happy birthday to our December birthday and support I have built with you all and the girls, Ursula Dressler and Christa Bartke. German Community over my time here. We the Ladies Group wish everyone a I am leaving you all in very capable hands. Kim Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Veevers will be taking my position at the club. Elisabeth Rowsell She is not new to Concordia, but has been with us for years in both our banquet facility and Schenke and has worked during Oktoberfest Seniorengruppe herself as one of our serving staff. I will try not to be a stranger as I have come to love our food Am 1. November trafen wir uns in der in the Schenke and Mother's day brunch. The Concordia Club has become our go to spot for Jaegerstube bei Kaffee und Kuchen. my family. Es findet kein Treffen am 6 Dezember statt. Thank you again and I wish the Club and each Wir sehen uns am 5. Dezember in der Halle of you nothing but success and good fortune in um 17:30 Uhr zur Senioren-Weihnachts - the future. feier. Krista Hotson Luzia Neuhof wünschen wir zu ihrem Geburtstag am 13. Dezember alles Gute. Concordia Club Office 11 Old or New - Residential - Commercial Industrial Water Softeners Water Purifiers PLUMBING AND HEATING Water Heaters Serving Southern Ontario Heating & We now do COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION Air Conditioning 1-38 McBrine Place, Kitchener ON N2R 1G8 Phone 519-748-4588 - Fax 519-748-4584 Email: [email protected] Husband: Could have been pants, or Skat Gruppe maybe a skirt or shorts. I don't know exact- After the Oktoberfest we are looking forward to ly. our Christmas Party on Sunday, Dec. 10th, at Sergeant: What kind of car did she go in? 17:00, in the Schenke and hope that every member as well as spouses can participate. The Husband: She went in my Jeep. Sylvester Pokal will be played Dec. 12th and Sergeant: What kind of Jeep was it? 19th. Good luck to every player. Sad news: We Husband: It's a 2010 Rubicon with Sprintex have lost one of our players: Mathias Otto. Supercharger with Intercooler, DiabloSport Our next General Meeting will be Jan. 6th 2018 T-1000 Trinity Programmer, Teraflex Falcon at 13:00. 3.3 Shocks ,1350 RE Reel Drive Shafts, We wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Method 105 Bead Locks, Toyo 37" X 13.5" Happy New Year. Tires, Custom Olympic Off Road Front See you all at the Christmas Party. Bumper, Olympic Off Road Smuggler Rear Gut Blatt Heidi Lang Bumper with tire carrier, Seward Radius 4s LED Light, Seward 12" LED Light bar, Rigid LED Lights, 15# Power Tank, Rock Hard Table Tennis Group Cage, Rock Hard Under Armor, Posion Spyder Sliders, Posion Spyder Crusher Fenders, Posion Spyder Evap Armor, Subject: Very Distraught emotional, and Posion Spyder Extreme Duty Trans-Mount anxious Husband (went to the police to Cross Member, Bushwacker rear armor, 5.13 report his wife missing.) Gears, Magnum 44 Front Axle, Off Road Husband: My wife is missing: She went Evolution "C" Gussets, Cobra 75 CB Radio, shopping yesterday and has not come Warn 10K on Front and 8K Winch on Rear, home... Bartact Seat Covers, Delta Quad Bar Xenon Sergeant: at Police Station: What is her Headlamps,Tantrum LED Offroad Rock height? Lights, Teraflex HD Tie Rod, Teraflex Falcon Steering Stabilizer, Teraflex Alpine Husband: Gee, I'm not sure. A little over Long Control Arms Front & Rear, Teraflex 4" five-feet tall. springs, Teraflex JK Performance Slotted Big Sergeant: Weight? Rotor Kit, TeraFlex Monster HD Forged Husband: Don't know. Not slim, not really Front Adjustable Trackbar, Wild Boar fat. Grille, Rigid Ridge Hood, Drake Hood Latch's & a Tuffy Security Drawer. Sergeant: Color of eyes? Husband: Sort of brown I think. Never At this point the husband started choking really noticed. up, and is close to crying. Sergeant: Color of hair? Sergeant: Don't worry buddy. We'll find your Jeep Husband: Changes a couple times a year. Maybe dark brown now. I can’t remember. “Slice it, Spin it, play the game to win it.” Sergeant: What was she wearing? Walter Marzinko 13 evolved in 1972. They played within the Club Historian T.C.A. league and in 1974 visited Hamburg, SOCCER GROUP Berlin and . Also in 1970 they formed another team In 1951 new German immigrants started the “Grün-Weiss Concordia” which played with K-W Olympia Soccer Club. In the fall that 10 industrial teams. They won 17 out of 18 year Heinz Kraushaar, Adam Horn and matches and so won the championship. George Vogel convinced the team to join the Concordia Club. The following year they For many years since 1986 a tournament entered the Southern Ontario Soccer took place in Baden, Ontario with teams League, Second Division under the name of from Chicago, Rochester, Toronto, London, “K-W Concordia Soccer Club”. Being Kincardine, Ingersoll and Kitchener which strengthened by new immigrants from the they participated in. Afterwards they cele- old country, the team with the help of Leo brated at the Concordia Farm. The coach for Rosinke won both the league championship the Oldtimers team was Dieter Herkert and and the “Peller” trophy in 1953. The follow- Heinz Korn was coach for the younger team. ing year they moved up to first division, Since 1997 Dieter Herkert, has been and still ending the year in 2nd place. Concordia is president of the Concordia Soccer group. however did win the Centennial Cup. Nowadays they play in the “45 and Over Soccer League, called “Penta”. The year 1955 was very successful, as they won the Labatt’s Trophy and the Carling’s The Concordia Soccer Group, practice every Trophy which was carried off again in 1956. Thursday, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Meadow Lane School in the off season. After the Soccer had grown so much, between 1954– game the team go to the Concordia Club for 58 that Concordia had a second team called a relaxing time and camaraderie. If you are the “K-W Dutchmen” coached by Bill Strack a soccer player at heart and are a good team & Eddy Kremer. As soccer in K-W improved player, maybe this is a group for you. tremendously over the years, Concordia in 1959 joined the newly-formed International Elisabeth Rowsell Soccer League, which consisted of teams in Ontario such as: St. Catherine’s, Stratford, Toronto, Guelph and three teams from 31. Dec. Hamilton. The first year they did very poor- ly in the league, but ended up in 2nd place in 1960. After winning game after game the New Year’s Eve Concordia team brought home the coveted “Hiram Walker” trophy. Celebration Since 1970 the team has been called the “Concordia Kickers”, under the leadership of coaches Harold Lang and Hans Kölbli and 6:00 pm played with 12 other teams in the Ontario League. From the Kickers the Oldtimers Schenke team, with Horst Dresser as president, 14

Wichtige Veranstaltungen Important Events DEC. 2017 / JAN. 2018

3. Dec. Choir Christmas Concert 7:00 pm, Main Hall

5. Dec. Seniors Christmas Party 5:30 pm, Main Hall

24.- Club Closed for Christmas 26. Oct. Holidays

31. Dec. New Year’s Eve Celebration 6:00 pm, Schenke

1. Jan. Club Closed: New Year’s Day

Bitte reservieren Sie ihren Tisch und besorgen Sie die Eintrittskarten zu den Veranstaltungen rechtzeitig. 16 Our tentative date for Winter Karneval at the Farm is Saturday March 3rd, 2018 – Outdoor Group more details will be in the upcoming bul- letins. A huge Thank You to everyone who helped setting up, tearing down and especially We wish everyone a joyous holiday season staff ing our Oktoberfest Booths - this is our and a prosperous New Year! prim ary fundraiser - thankfully we had many successful nights which have translat- Bruce Emmerson ed into a good income toward next year’s events. Our Christmas Party will be on Sunday November 26, 2017 with cocktails at 5:00 p.m. and a wonderful Country Style Dinner will be served at about 6:00 p.m. Cost is $25.00 for members and $35.00 for non- members, but will be complimentary for anyone who worked shifts in the Oktober - fest booth – Please call or text Jesse Turner 519-841-4905 to sign up for the dinner or if you have any questions.

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Concordia Club Board of Directors 2017/2018 President: Rob Kerr Employee Liaison Elaine Keller-Griffin 1st Vice President: Mike Matich 2nd Vice President: Ali Nowak Entertainment Sarah Fretz Michelle Zimmer 1st Secretary: Sarah Fretz Alexandria Thoene 2nd Secretary: Elaine Keller-Griffin 1st Treasurer: Ali Nowak Farm Committee Mike Matich 2nd Treasurer: Peter Bergen Peter Bergen Directors: Michael Brasch Alex Thoene Finance Committee Ali Nowak Helmut Kruschat Mike Matich Michelle Zimmer Rob Kerr Martin Patzold Peter Bergen Rolf Malthaner Manager Ruth Rajna Float Committee Mike Brasch Committee Members German Culture Sarah Fretz Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rob Kerr Mike Brasch Honorary Member Martin Patzold Archives Alexandria Thoene Sarah Fretz Martin Patzold Rob Kerr Bulletin Elaine Keller-Griffin Long Range Planning Ali Nowak Martin Patzold Mike Matich Rob Kerr Christkindlmarket Peter Bergen Elaine Keller-Griffin Membership Michelle Zimmer Mike Matich Michelle Zimmer Miss Concordia Alexandria Thoene Club Buildings Mike Brasch Helmut Kruschat Nominations and Karl Braun Bylaws Rob Kerr Club Historian Elisabeth Rowsell Mike Matich Leo Tukums Ali Nowak Club Ombudsman Harald Schwegel Oktoberfest Chair Rolf Malthaner Club Rental Properties Helmut Kruschat Mike Brasch Oktoberfest Inc. Ali Nowak Rolf Malthaner Concordia Seniorenhaus Rob Kerr Mike Brasch Peter Bergen Sales and Marketing Mike Matich Rolf Malthaner Economic Affairs Ali Novak Rob Kerr Security Rob Kerr Peter Bergen Alexandria Thoene 19