Frohe Weihnachten Und Ein Glückliches Und Erfolgreiches 2018
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142 JAHRE 142 YEARS 1 Nachrichten 8 5 73 - 201 Nr. 560 Dezember 2017 ISSN 0384-952X Concordia Club, 429 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2M 3P6 / Tel. (519) 745-5617, Fax 745-5141 Internet: www.concordiaclub.ca or for e-mail: [email protected] FroheFrohe Weihnachten Weihnachten undund ein ein glückliches glückliches undund erfolgreiches erfolgreiches 20182018 MerryMerry Christmas 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 Oktoberfest 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.