The Hofbräuhaus News Serving Ottawa, Eastern Ontario and West Quebec, Canada FREIEXEMPLAR Website: http://www.thehbhnews.ca FREE ISSUE Max Bork, Publisher Focus: • Cultural • Social • Historical • Sports • Humour Oct / Nov / Dec / 2011 Rolf Hagen - Founder of Largest Family Owned Pet Food Co. Dies New Wine Queen Overwhelmed! The new Wine Queen was simply overwhelmed. "I just can't believe it", said Annika Strebel. The 23-year-old student of Rolf C. Hagen, passed away at home in viticulture from the village of Wintersheim in Montreal, on Saturday, October 22, 2011. Rheinhessen is the 63rd German Wine Rolf with his brothers Dieter and Horst in Queen. She is the first German Wine Queen 1955 founded Hagen Inc., the world's largest from the largest German wine growing region privately-owned, multi-national pet products since 1999. Photo: www.deutscheweine.de manufacturer and distributor. See page 21. All in the Family! Willi Schmidt, "Die Morgenshow" Pembroke Germania Club VP, surrounded by A NEW GERMAN RADIO PROGRAM IN OTTAWA his grandchildren at the Ladysmith Hosted by: Carmen Schlieben and Kendra Eyben Oktoberfest on Sunday, October 2nd, 2011. Chin International Radio 97.9 fm - Saturday Mornings 8 to 9 a.m. See photos on pages 13 and 18. Contact eMail: [email protected]. See information on page 8. Events Update To keep up-to-date with German, Austrian, Swiss Community Events, access the “Events 1886 Motorwagen! Calendar” on the HBH News website: By Max Bork www.thehbhnews.ca. On January 29th, 1886, Karl Support Our Canadian Troops Benz filed a patent application Respect Their Sacrifice in Berlin for his three-wheeled Patent Motorwagen. This first car ultimately laid the Contents - Übersicht foundation for all present day passenger cars, commercial Authors, Papers, Notices 2 vehicles and buses, and literally changed the world by German Honoured in Norway Killings 3 revolutionizing transportation. Friedrich Demke, Martin Luther Church’s new Pastor 4 Mercedes Benz Immigration Oberle honoured, GG awards Ger. Pilot 5 commemorated the 125th Birthdays, Anniversaries, Humour 6 anniversary of the car in 2011 German Language School 40th Anniverasry 7 by conducting a cross-country Ben. Society, Kid’s Books, German Radio, Lufthansa 8 Canada road show from Schoenfeld Ont, 1812, Frohe Runde, Schnitzel Works 9 Victoria to Halifax. The 1886 Annika Strebel, Germany’s New Wine Queen 10 Benz Patent Motorwagen was on display at Ogilvie Motors on Lufthansa’s Great Fares to Germany 11 Friday, September 30th and Germania Niagaria Wine Tour 12 Saturday, October 1st . Germania Oktoberfest 13 It was a great opportunity to Martin Luther Church, Sauerkrautessen 14 view and photograph this ShadePro: Roll Shutters, Awnings, Windows, Doors 15 classic automobile. MLA Nations Cup Soccer Tournament 16 Duane Clarke the vehicle’s Tracy Arnett from Nina Krakowsky 17 custodian is pictured on the left Ladysmith Oktoberfest 18 with his wife Patricia. Duane Maple Leaf Almrausch Ottawa Oktoberfest 19 pointed out a couple of MLA Shooters Jägerball 20 engineering features which are Obituaries: Rolf C Hagen 21 amazing for 1886, considering that they are still in use today, a Community Contacts Updated E/Ont - W/Que 22 differential and a spark gap Coming Events from Nov. 18 to Dec. 9 23 adjuster! 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