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142 JAHRE
142 YEARS
87
3 - 2015
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Nr. 562 Februar 2018 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
Annual Membership Meeting
February
February 25/2018,
25/2018, 22 pm
pm
Concordia
Concordia Club,
Club, Main
Main Hall
Hall
Marco Barnebeck / pixelio.de
CONCORDIA IN FEB. / MARCH 2018
Klub Vorschau/Club Events Group Events
SUNDAY
Concordia in February Halle 2.00–5.00 Ballroom Dancing
3rd Schenke DJ Novak MONDAY
10th Schenke Edelweiss Duo Halle 7.00–8.30 Gemischter Chor
10th Main Hall Mardi Gras Maskenball - 8.30–10.00 Männerchor
Jaegerstube 6.00–7.00 Kinderchor
doors at 7:30p.m. 7.00–8.00 Jugendchor
13th Weinstube Advanced Polls for Annual TUESDAY
Meeting 5:00pm-8:00pm Halle 5.30–8.30 Kinder & Junior Garde, Senioren Garde
14th Schenke Valentine’s Day Dinner Special Jaegerstube 8.00–10.00 Narrenzunft
Schenke 7.30–10.00 Skat-Gruppe
17th Schenke DJ Novak Beach Volleyball Evening from May to August
24th Schenke TC Alpine Echo WEDNESDAY
25th Main Hall Annual Membership Meeting Halle 6.00–10.00 Enzian Group
2:00p.m. Jaegerstube 2.30–5.30 Senioren Gruppe (1st Wed. of month)
Jaegerstube 7.00 pm Ladies Group (1. Wednesday of month)
Weinstube 19.00 Tennisgruppe
Concordia in March (Jeden 2. Mittwoch im Monat)
3rd Schenke DJ Novak Weinstube 7.00 pm Tennisgruppe (2nd Wed. of month)
3rd Farm Winter Karneval 11:00 am THURSDAY
Halle 8.00–10.00 Table Tennis Group
10th Schenke Edelweiss Duo Jaegerstube 7.00–1.00 Schach/Chess
17th Schenke DJ Novak Eisstock 7.00–10.00 Eisstock-Gruppe
17th Main Hall President’s Ball 6:00p.m. Schenke 9.00 Fussball/Soccer
FRIDAY
24th Schenke TC Alpine Echos Victoria Bowl 6.30 Bowlers
30th Good Friday – Club Closed 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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zufrieden zu stellen. Nicht zu vergessen
Bericht des Präsidenten sind unsere „Ambassadors“ vom Concordia
Nachdem ich mein 4. Klub.
Jahr als Klubpräsident
beendet habe, kann ich Im vergangenem Jahr, hatte der Vorstand
nur sagen, es war für und ich viele Ideen. Wir haben mit Hilfe
mich eine Ehre, die von Shane Rayman einen besseren Preis für
Gruppen, Leute und den das Land, welches wir an die „Region of
Klub zu repräsentieren. Waterloo“ abgeben mussten, erzielt.
Janice und ich haben es
genossen, bei allen Grup- Unsere Kosten für Reparaturen waren höher
pen-Veranstaltungen da- als sonst, da wir ein paar ungeplante
bei zu sein. Ich danke Reparaturen hatten. In der Schenken-Bar
allen für das Vertrauen, das mir gegeben wurden Erneuerungen angebracht, in der
wurde. Küche Ersatz für Geräte installiert. Auch für
Ich möchte Ruth, Martina und Chef Andreas die Dekoration im Zelt, für das 50. Oktober-
danken, für den täglichen Einsatz. Auch fest, waren Ausgaben notwendig, sowie Re-
dem Küchenpersonal, Bars, Schenke und paraturen für Heizung und Luftzufuhr.
Banquett, sowie Büropersonal, ein Danke- Diese Reparaturen waren nötig, denn dies
schön für ihren Einsatz, um unsere Gäste war aus den 80ziger Jahren. Das 50. Okto-
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berfest war sehr gut und endete bei der Presidents Year End Report
Abrechnung in schwarzen Zahlen.
Danke an alle, die geholfen haben, das Faß
for 2017
am Eingang zur Schenke herzustellen und As I end my fourth year as your president I
für die Spender, die mit einer Plakette am can only say that it has been an honour and
Faß zu sehen sind. Für die Abrechnung a privilege to lead and represent such a
2017 sind immer noch einige Rechnungen great group of people. Janice and I have
zu erwarten, doch ist vorauszusehen, dass been welcomed by all of the groups and
wir in schwarzen Zahlen enden. enjoy when we are invited to the smaller
group specific events. In these settings we
Speziellen Dank an Karl Braun, Alfred are better able to connect with all the indi-
Kuers und Bill Rowsell, die als kostenlose viduals and not just the executive of the
Helfer unseren Garten anpflanzten und groups. We enjoy getting to know the people
pflegten, so auch das Klubgelände sauber in the groups and to find out what their
hielten, sodass unsere Gäste einen guten likes and dislikes are as well as ask them for
Eindruck hatten. Ich möchte dem Vorstand ideas or suggestions on how we can better
mit ihren Familien als auch den Mitgliedern serve them or continue to grow the club. I
für Ihre Hilfe danken! once again thank you for having the faith
Um unseren Klub, mit der deutschen Kul- and trust in me to be your leader and repre-
tur, Herkunft und Tradition zu erhalten, sent you and the Concordia Club both here
hoffen wir, weitere Mitglieder zu bekom- as well as at other events and functions.
men. Ich hoffe, dass viele Mitglieder bei der I would like to thank Ruth, Martina and
Jahresversammlung anwesend sind, um Fra- Chef Andreas for their daily dedication to
gen und Vorschläge zu erhalten. Ich habe the members and patrons that frequent our
mich entschlossen, ein weiteres Jahr, als establishment. I must also acknowledge the
Klubpräsident tätig zu sein und hoffe auf staff in the kitchen, bars, restaurant, ban-
Ihre Unterstützung. quet servers, office and custodial depart-
Veranstaltungen: ments who serve our guest and are the true
ambassadors of the Concordia Club. It is
10. Februar Narrenzunft - Maskenball because of all of you that our patrons con-
14. Februar Valentinstag-Dinner in der tinue to select us as the venue of their
Schenke choice for dinner, drinks, functions or
entertaining. In the past year we have seen
25. Februar Jahresversammlung in der an increase in rentals and a consistent
Halle 14:00 Uhr increase in patrons frequenting our restau-
3. März Winterkarneval auf der Farm rant.
In the past year, the board of directors and I
17. März Präsidentenball in der Halle
have made great headway on many items
Danke für Ihre Unterstützung, that will benefit the club in years to come.
We have developed 2, 5 and 10 year plans
Ihr Klubpräsident
for all buildings, grounds and events which
Rob Kerr will allow us to plan better for spending
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when we set budgets for the upcoming The biggest success was the commemorative
years. We have also developed a capital barrel that now adorns the lawn as you enter
plan policy that will allow us to show the club. Thank you to everyone who either
where we are planning to spend our money participated in the unveiling or who has
and investments. The expropriation of some purchased a plaque to put on the barrel to
footage of a few of our properties has been commemorate the event. People from all
completed with the help of Shane Rayman across this country as well as abroad have
and we were able to attain a better price either taken a selfie or had their picture
than what was first offered to us from the taken with the barrel.
Region of Waterloo. We are finalizing the financials for 2017 and
We are in the final stages of changing the still have a few invoices that we need to
titles on the properties that we own on receive. We had set a very tight budget with
Ottawa Street so that they are up to date. a small amount of return due to various
projects that needed to be undertaken in the
We have had a very costly year for repairs,
past year. The return will not be as big as in
many that were unknown and not expected
the past few years but we should end up
or budgeted for. We have had to replace a
close to where we had set the budget and
few items in the bar at the Schenke due to
end up in the black.
food safety issues. The kitchen needed ½ of
the major appliances replaced as their lives A special thank you goes out to Karl Braun,
had come to an end and with restaurant Alfred Kuers and Bill Rowsell. These 3 gen-
service and banquets being the majority of tlemen volunteer countless hours in the
our business this was a necessity. We also spring and summer keeping our properties
spent some money to upgrade the décor in and gardens in excellent appearance so that
the tent for our 50th Oktoberfest. The final our guests may enjoy them while frequent-
and most costly repair was for the heating ing our facility.
and air conditioning units. All 3 units failed I would like to thank the board members
at the middle of November due to age and and their families for helping me to keep the
usage (they were all from the 1980’s). We Concordia Club as the premier German club
had 2 of them penciled into the budget but in Kitchener Waterloo. Your dedication to
the 3rd unit was the one of greatest cost. the membership will allow us to experience
Our 50th Oktoberfest was very successful on continued longevity.
many fronts. We finally have all the invoic- I put a challenge out to all of the member-
es in and paid and we once again had a ship. In one of my recent speeches I stated
financially successful festival and ended up that we needed to do 2 things, one was to
in the black. We saw an increase in the take pride in who we are and what we have
attendance once again and are looking at as a club. With this pride will come passion
ways of growing our Saturday matinee on which will drive us to show people our
the first weekend of Oktoberfest. The past Club and potentially recruit some new
Miss Concordia winners definitely members. In looking at new members we
increased the presence of the club in the will need to do the second point I made and
parade and they had a good time at lunch that is to diversify. We need to keep the
getting to know each other. German culture, heritage and traditions that
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we have enjoyed for many years but we also Feb. 25/18 Concordia Club Annual
must look outside of the German demo- General meeting
graphics so that we can keep expanding our
membership. March 3/18 Winter Karneval at the Farm
I ask that all members of the club be in
attendance at the Annual General meeting March 17/18 President’s Ball
on February 25, 2018 as this is your time to
choose who you want to steer the club on Thank you for your support,
your behalf as well as a chance to voice your your president,
opinion or offer suggestions. Rob Kerr
I have chosen to run for president again and
would ask that you support me in this
endeavour.
Some upcoming events are:
Feb.10/18 Mardi Gras costume ball
Feb.14/18 Valentine’s day dinner in the
Schenke
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
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Atmosphäre
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information
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only proof of payment that is accepted.
From the Manager’s Desk Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!
The staff are only doing their job in request-
ing to see your membership cards.
Farm Lot Renewal for 2018
The seasonal campground fees for 2018
have been set as listed below:
Lot Fee $ 1,510.15
Hydro Fee 214.25
TOTAL DUE $1,724.40
(INCLUDING TAX)
Camping contracts have been mailed out to
Valentine’s Day all campers. Please have your contract
signed and returned to the office with pay-
Chef Andreas has prepared a wonderful ment no later than March 31, 2018.
menu for Valentine's Day dinner so please
call to make your reservations early! It fea- Advanced Polls for AGM
tures a three course limited menu for only The advanced polls for the Annual
$35.00 per person plus tax and gratuities. Membership Meeting will be on Tuesday,
Come out and enjoy a great evening with February 13th in the Weinstube from
your loved ones. Due to Valentine's Day 5:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. for those of you who
falling on a Ash Wednesday this year, we would like to vote but can not attend the
will not be featuring our regular Wednesday Annual Meeting on Sunday, February 25th
night buffet or Herring Dinner. at 2:00p.m.
Membership Renewal
President's Ball 2018
Membership fees are due at the beginning of
Mark your calendar so that you don't miss
each calendar year so please make sure to
coming to our annual President's Ball on
come by the office to ensure you can contin-
Saturday, March 17th! This is an evening to
ue to get your members discount in the
come and join our membership in the
Schenke.
swearing in of our new Board of Directors
The rates are as follows: for 2018! As every year, it is a gala event
Family $150.25 with champagne and Hors D'oeuvres fol-
lowed by a four course dinner including a
Single $104.50 glass of wine with dinner as well. The tick-
Student (with student card) $26.00 ets will be for sale in the office at $49.50 per
person including tax.
Seniors (over 65 after 5 years) $41.75
Sincerely,
Please remember to show your membership
cards to the Schenke staff since this is the Ruth Rajna, Manager
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thank you Concordia Club! See photos of
the Narrenzunft group and the Garde.
1. KG Narrenzunft Concordia
We welcome you to join our group and if
Beat these winter blahs…. you have questions please don’t hesitate to
email Joan Trautrim at
Come to our Maskenball on February 10th!!!
pj.trautrim@yahoo.ca.
The theme is “Karneval lives here" Visit our Facebook page Narrenzunft
Concordia for events and photos.
The evening begins at 8:11pm, doors open
at 7:30pm. The Kinder, Junior and Senior Until next time….See you at the Club
Garde are excited to perform their new
show dances for you! Heinz Lindlau and the Alaaf und Helau, Joan
Variation band will keep you moving on the
dance floor. The Hoppeditz will be enjoying
this last event before he sadly is laid to rest.
Prizes will be given for best costumes
including group costumes. Come out and
enjoy a fun evening! Tickets are $12 and can
be purchased at the door.
January 26-28 was our bus trip to Cincinnati
for Germania Society's Maskenball this will
be covered in March's Nachrichten.
The Narrenzunft Group celebrated Christ-
mas in the Jägerstube on December 16th and
17th. The service and food was amazing...
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not essential. If you know anyone who
would be interested, please pass this infor-
Concordia Chöre mation along. They have a wonderful con-
ductor, who is interested in letting the kids
February is the month where we celebrate
have fun as well as expand their musical
love. Songs have been written about every
backgrounds both in English and German.
topic imaginable. The best ones however
The senior choirs of Concordia are also
have been penned about love. If you want to
looking for new members, so if your singing
check out a beautiful new song called
is currently restricted to the shower, please
“Perfect” by Ed Sheeran and sung by him-
come out and give us a try. We have a male
self and Andrea Bocelli you will find it on
choir, and mixed choir. We practice on
Youtube, it's absolutely beautiful. Do you
Mondays as well at the Concordia Club,
know the number one love song of all time?
upstairs 7:15. Hope to see you there.
It was number 1 on the billboard charts for
over 9 weeks in 1981. Any guesses??It was By the time you receive this bulletin we will
written by Lionel Ritchie, and sung by have held our annual general meeting,
Lionel and Diana Ross. Still no guesses? where we discuss all things pertaining to
Well it was ENDLESS LOVE. Another truly the life of our choir. Music, finances, mem-
beautiful love ballad. Love and the songs bership etc.
inspired by it will never go out of style. On Leaving the Board this term will be Ilse
Valentine's Day February 14th share a little Gessner, Ilse has served the board for the
musical love with your special someone. past eight years. She has been a dedicated
We all know a song that brings back a spe- and enthusiastic member, taking charge of
cial memory. That’s the joy and beauty of our poinsettia sales for the past four years,
music. HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY every- and also looking after social memberships,
one. as well as many other duties. We will miss
We have started working on our spring con- her smiling face and positive attitude, and I
cert. It promises to be a lot of fun. We will know that all the choir members she has vis-
also be hosting a special ‘Afternoon of ited or delivered a card too during illness
Song” June 10th featuring our special guest are grateful as well. Ilse is definitely some-
choir from Calgary Alberta. We are really one you can count on and she has assured
looking forward to their visit. More informa- us that even though she is not going to be a
tion regarding this special concert will fol- member of the board she will continue to
low, when all details have been firmed up. support our efforts and give us a hand when
needed. Thank you Ilse for the time and
Our Children’s Choir did an amazing job at effort you have given to the Concordia Choir
both our Christmas Concert and at Christ- Board, we truly appreciate your contribu-
kindl Market. They are still looking for new tions.
members. The age range is from JK to grade
Well I think that’s all our news for now.
eight. They meet Mondays at 6:30 pm at the
Keep a song in your heart.
Concordia Club downstairs. Both boys and
girls are welcome. Knowledge of German is Beverley
10CHRISTKINDL MARKET 2017 11
BOWLING FUN FACT:
Concordia Bowlers http://www.asgbowl.com/blog/bid/83434/2
5-Fun-Facts-About-Bowling
Here are the results from our Turkey Roll in Automatic pin spotters or pin setters were
December. CONGRATULATIONS to the fol- introduced in 1952, slowly leading to the
lowing winners: Ewald Nowak, Beverley decline of pin boys.
Gottvald, Nicole Bergen, Linda Majunke,
Lilli Neu, Helmut Fritz, Ron Klein, Stan
Gaysek, Sara Bergen, Peter Bergen, Erika
Koeckritz and Karl Braun. Our Annual
Meeting has yet to take place as I write this
report. News items will be reported in the
next bulletin.
Finally, best wishes go out to our bowlers
who are celebrating a birthday this month:
February/Februar
2. Lilli Neu
7. Sandy Adamson
9. Ingrid Kauck
11. Beverley Gottvald
23. Ron Klein
Upcoming Events/Vorschau:
Fun Night – February 9th
Last Day of Bowling – April 20th
Closing Banquet – May 4th (5:30p.m.)
*Please Note: This is a Friday!
Until next time, HAPPY VALENTINE’S
DAY! Monica Kauck
CONCORDIA KEGLER Christmas Party
Wir gratulieren den Gewinnern unseres
Turkey Rolls (Bitte lesen Sie diese Gewin-
ner im Englischen Bericht).
Als ich diese Nachrichten schreibe, steht
unsere Jahreshauptversammlung noch vor
uns. Die Ergebnisse werden im nächsten
Bericht mitgeteilt.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu allen Keglern,
die im Monat Februar Geburtstag haben. February Birthday Babies
12The Concordia Enzian Schuhplattler Verein
Presents
BOCKBIERFEST
Saturday April 7th, 2018
Concordia Club Hall
Doors Open at 4:45pm
Dinner at 5:45pm
Music Provided By: Tickets: $30/Ticket OR 2 For $50
The Golden Keys Includes:
Country Style Oktoberfest Menu
Witness The Crowning Of
Miss Concordia
Multiple Dance Groups
Silent Auction
Gemütlichkeit!
NEW: Try Our BOCKBIER: TICKETS GO ON SALE ON
THE ENZIANER
March 1st, 2018
Brewed By:
Purchase Tickets Through
Club Office
13By-Laws & Nominations Committee 150 Year Celebration
Proposed change to our Bylaw, Paragraph 9 sec- As we get older time seems to go by so
tion I. quickly and all time we spend with our
dear friends past and present the memory’s
English Version:
we have are so much more endearing. I
Real Estate owned by the Club cannot be sold or traded by a would encourage all groups to look forward
simple decision of the Board of Directors. and find some way you can celebrate with
Proposals of this kind have to be placed on the Agenda of a the rest of us at our 150th jubilee. A time to
membership meeting, or a special meeting and voted on by look back and a time share all our wonder-
the members. A two third majority of paid up Members pres- ful memories that has made Concordia Club
ent is necessary to purchase or sell real estate. a place for friends and Families. My com-
A minimum of one hundred (100) paid up Members have to mittee will be once again along with the
be present at a Membership meeting before a decision con- archives going through all the wonderful
cerning a purchase or sale of real estate can be made. treasures that are reminiscent of a time
past. Let us enjoy and celebrate together
German Version:
and make 2023 a year to remember.
Vorgeschlagene Änderung zur Satzung Concordia Club 1873-2023
Paragraph 9 Absatz I
Martin Patzold, Committee chair
Liegenschaften die dem Klub gehören, können nicht durch
einfachen Vorstandsbeschluss gekauft oder verkauft werden.
Vorschläge dieser Art müssen auf die Tagesordnung einer Barristers & Solicitors,
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14received an engraved shot glass to commem-
Treffpunkt orate the 20th anniversary of the treffpunkt
group. We played a fun game after dinner
Happy New Year! With 2018 now here we that involved donating new unwrapped toys
are looking forward to another great year for children in need. Thank you to Rob and
ahead. The Treffpunkt group held the first Janice Kerr and Miss Concordia Andreanna
meeting of the year in the Jagerstube on Richtaritch for joining us for the evening.
January 12, 2018 and elected our new exec- As usual, if you are able to donate blood,
utive committee. Those individuals will be please do. Our partners in life number is
announced in the next bulletin. Thank you CONC010846 or you just need to say you are
to the 2017 executive committee for your donating for Concordia Club. Together we
hard work and dedication this past year. save lives.
Everyone had a great time at our annual Till next time,
Christmas party where each member Andrea Schilha
15droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re
packed with nutrients.” The turkey pecked
Table Tennis Group at a lump of dung and found that it gave him
enough strength to reach the lowest branch
Luckily we went from a deepfreeze to a of the tree. The next day, after eating some
more reasonable temperature for this time of more dung, he reached the second branch.
the Year. I hope everyone did not despair Finally, after a fourth night, there he was
due to the icy cold and soldiered through. proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon
After a short holiday break we started play- he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the
ing table tennis again. I did more reading turkey out of the tree.
during the artic freeze and come across
Moral of the story: B-S might get you to the
some humorous stories about the “Moral of
top, but it won’t keep you there.
the Story” quotes.
Lesson 3:
Lesson 1: A little bird was flying south for the winter.
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the
manager are walking to lunch when they ground into a large field. While he was lying
find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a there, a cow came by and dropped some
Genie comes out. The Genie says, “I’ll give dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in
each of you just one wish” “Me first! Me the pile of cow dung, he began to realize
first!” says the administration clerk. “I want how warm he was. The dung was actually
to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, thawing him out! He lay there all warm and
without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A
gone. “Me next! Me next!” says the sales passing cat heard the bird singing and came
rep. “I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the to investigate. Following the sound, the cat
beach with my personal masseuse, an end- discovered the bird under the pile of cow
less supply of Pina Coladas and the love of dung, and promptly dug him out and ate
my life.” Poof! He’s gone. “OK, you’re up,” him.
the Genie says to the manager. The manager Moral of the story:
says, “I want those two back in the office
after lunch.” 1. Not everyone who drops on you is your
enemy
Moral of the story: Always let your boss
have the first say. 2. Not everyone who gets you out of the
drops is your friend
Lesson 2: Power of Charisma 3. And when you’re deep in-drops, it’s best
A turkey was chatting with a bull “I would to keep your mouth shut!
love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” Slice it, spin it, play the game to win it
sighed the turkey, but I haven’t got the ener-
gy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on my Walter Marzinko
16Seniorengruppe
Outdoor Group
Willkommen 2018 - ein richtiger kanadi-
scher Winter. Unser Weihnachtsbrunch am
Hopefully Mother Nature will co-operate
13. Dezember 2017 war feierlich - Rob Kerr
with the Outdoor Group, as we are planning
und Gattin waren unsere Gäste. Danke an
to hold our annual Winter Karneval at the
Andreas und seine Crew - das Buffet war
Concordia Farm on Saturday March 3rd,
ausgezeichnet. Senioren, welche sich unse-
2018 starting at 11:00 a.m. with the usual
rer Gruppe anschliessen möchten, sind
compliment of hot food, hot and cold bever-
herzlich willkommen. Ob Single oder
ages and games for the entire family. We’re
Ehepaar, kommt am 7. Februar 2018, 14:30
trying a new format this year on a Saturday
Uhr, bei Kaffee und Kuchen in die Jäger-
so why not bring some friends and make a
stube für ein paar Stunden Gemütlichkeit.
day out of it? Everyone is Welcome – you do
not need to be an Outdoor Group member to Für Information ruft Trudy an: 519-745-
attend our events! 4508.
See you then. Bruce Emmerson Geburtstage im Januar und Februar:
Danuta Grigaitis - 9. Januar
Monika Neumann - 11 Februar
Enzian Schuhplattler Herzlichen Glückwunsch von den Senioren.
Mark your calendars for April 7, 2018 for Rotrud Schaar
Bockbierfest at Concordia Club Hall, hosted
by our Concordia Enzians. $30/ticket or 2 Skat Gruppe
for $50 which includes a country style After our Christmas party in December we
schnitzel and sausage meal, music played had our annual meeting on January 6th,
by the Golden Keys, show dance entertain- 2018. Rita Allmendinger stepped down as
ment by various dance groups, and the president and Bill Rowsell took over her
crowning of Miss Concordia 2018. The position and also stays on as treasurer.
Enzians are also proud to present our own
Bockbier; “The Enzianer” brewed by Board members for the Skat Group 2018:
Innocente Brewing Company which will be President and Treasurer: Bill Rowsell
available during the evening of Bockbierfest. Vice President: Karl Braun
A silent auction will also be available again Secretary: Heidi Lang
as an additional fundraiser. Doors open at Upcoming events:
4:45 pm and dinner at 5:45 pm. Tickets
available for purchase through the Concor- April 10&17 (19:00): Tony Dissler Pokal
dia Club office starting March 1, 2018. May 6 (12:00): Spring Brunch
Hope to see many of our members there. To all our members: Have a Happy and
Leanne Artinger-Kukla, Healthy New Year.
Concordia Enzian Schuhplattler Verein Gut Blatt
President Heidi Lang
17Tagesordnung der Mitglieder-Jahreshauptversammlung 2018
Am Sonntag, den 25. Februar 2018, um 14:00 Uhr
Die Sitzung wird nach der folgenden Tagesordnung durchgeführt
1. Eröffnung und Feststellung der Legalität 15. Annahme des Haushaltsplans 2018
2. Gedenkminute 16. Bericht der Kassenprüfer
3. Annahme der Tagesordnung 17. Erholungsgelände
4. Annahme des Protokolls der
18. Ernennung des Wahlkomitees
Halbjahresversammlung 2017
5. Bericht des Präsidenten 19. Entlastung des Vorstandes & Genehmigung der
Handlungsmassnahmen des Vorstandes 2017
6. Bericht des Geschäftsführerin
7. Bericht des Langfristigen Planungskomitees 20. Durchführung der Wahlen
8. Komitee Berichte 21. Kaffee und Kuchen
9. Bericht des Nominierungs- und 22. Bekanntgabe der Wahlergebnisse
Satzungskomitees
23. Wahl des Präsidenten
10. Gruppenberichte, sind nicht mehr pflichtig
24. Übernahme der Versammlung durch den neu
11. Finanzbericht gewählten Präsidenten und Vorstand
12. Annahme des Finanzberichtes 2017 mit dem
Bericht des Rechnungsprüfers 25. Entlastung des Wahlkomitees
13. Ernennung der externen Rechnungsprüfer 26. Zum Wohl und Besten
14. Haushaltsplan für 2018 27. Schluss der Versammlung
Agenda Annual Membership Meeting 2018
Sunday the 25th of February 2018, at 2:00 pm
The meeting will be governed by the following Agenda:
1. Opening and determining the legality of the 15. Acceptance of the 2018 Budget
meeting 16. Report of the Internal Club Auditors
2. Moment of Silence
17. Concordia Farm
3. Acceptance of the Agenda
18. Appointing of Election Committee
4. Approval of the Minutes of the Semi Annual
Meeting 2017 19. Discharge of the Board and approval of Board
5. President's Report Actions in 2017
6. Manager’s Report 20. Election
7. Long Range Planning Committee Report 21. Coffee and Cake
8. Committee Reports 22. Election Results
9. Report of the Nomination and Bylaws Committee
23. Election of the President
10. Group Reports, no longer mandatory
24. The new President chairs the meeting with the
11. Finance Report
newly elected board.
12. Acceptance of the 2017 Finance Report &
Chartered Accountants Reports 25. Discharge of the Election Committee
13. Appointment of External Auditors 26. For the well being of the Club
14. Presentation of 2018 Budget 27. Adjournment
182018
Jahres-
Hauptversammlung
Annual
Membership Meeting
Sunday, February 25, 2018
2:00 p.m. Concordia Hall
Concordia Schenke
Sunday Brunch from 11.00 a.m.FOLLOWING 7 (SEVEN HAVE BEEN NOMINATED DIRECTORS OF TH OF THE CONCORDIA AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MARTIN PATZOLD MICHEL Nominated by: Nominated Mike Brasch / Alexandria Nowak Margot Popp Member since 1995 Member sin Club activities: Choir, Treffpunkt, Outdoor Club activit Tennis, Board member for 3 years Camper, Out Occupation: Desktop supportr Occupation HELMUT KRUSCHAT ALEXAN Nominated by: Nominated Karl Braun / Werner Schlueter Member since 1982 Karl Braun / Club activities: Member sin Member of the Board seeking re-election, past President of the Choir Club activiti Occupation: Stukkateur Occupation
N) CANDIDATES
D FOR ELECTION AS
HE MAIN BOARD
A CLUB JOSEF LIEBEL
Nominated by:
Karl Braun / Heidi Nowak
Member since 2001
Club activities:
G 2018 former Board member
Occupation: Printer - self employed
LLE ZIMMER ROBERT KRAUSKOPF
by: Nominated by:
p / Werner Schlueter Mike Matich / Frank Kauck
nce 2008 Club activities:
ies: Member since 2008, Camper, Campers Committee,Outdoor
tdoor Group, Enzianr Group
n: Flight Attendant Occupation: Sheet Metal worker
NDRIA THOENE HARALD SCHWEGEL
Nominated by:
by: Karl Braun / William Rowsell
Harald Schwegel Member since: 1985
nce 1994 (ab 1975 m. Familie) Club activities: past President of
Treffpunkt, former Board member, 3 years
ies: 10 years on main board 2nd Secretary, Club Ombudsman since 2014
: Pharmacy Technician Occupation: Software developerBERICHT DES NOMINATIONS KOMITEES
Die auf der Bildseite aufgeführten Mitglieder haben sich als Kandidaten zur Wahl bei der Jahreshauptversammlung 2018 als
Direktoren in den Hauptvorstand gestellt. Die Antragsformulare wurden vom Nominations-Komitee geprüft und für richtig
befunden. Die Reihenfolge der Kandidaten wurde mittels einer einfachen Auslosungsmethode ermittelt.
Directoren für den Hauptvostand 2018: Zur Jahreshauptversammlung 2018 stellen sich 7 Kandidaten um die 7 frei wer-
denden Hauptvorstandsposten zu besetzen. Eine Person von den neu gewählten Vorstandsmitgliedern welche die wenigsten
Stimmen erhält, verbleibt nur ein Jahr im Hauptvorstand.
Buchprüfer: Für das kommende Geschäftsjahr benötigen wir vier (4) Buchprüfer. Maria Grupp und Joan Trautrim bleiben
noch ein Jahr. Christine Schwegel und Monica Gaertner stellten sich für 2 Jahre zur Verfügung und daher ist eine Wahl
unnötig. ***
Jedes Mitglied kann nur seinen eigenen Wahlzettel in die dafür bestimmten Wahlurnen einwerfen.
Vorauswahlen sind am Dienstag, den 13. Februar 2018 zwischen 17:00 und 20:00 Uhr in der Weinstube.
Wahltag: Die Ausgabe der EIGENEN STIMMZETTEL wird an der Haupteingangstür zur Festhalle nach Überprüfung der
Mitgliedschaft vorgenommen.
Zum Abschluss der Nominationen war ein (1) Kandidat für das Amt des Präsidenten bekannt, Rob Kerr.
***
Das Nominations-Komitee und Satzungskomitee besteht aus den Klubpräsidenten, den beiden amtierenten Vize-Präsidenten,
den Präsidenten sämtlicher Untergruppen und den Alterspräsidenten. Karl Braun, Vorsitzender
REPORT OF THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
Members pictures on the reverse side have agreed to be nominated at the Annual Membership Meeting 2018 as Directors for
the Main Board. The applications have been verified and approved by the Nominations Committee. The sequence of the fol-
lowing candidates was optained by applying a simple selection method.
Directors for the Main Board: Seven (7) members have agreed to be nominated to fill seven (7) positions that will become
vacant. One (1) newly elected Board Member with the lowest number of votes will stay on the Board for only one (1) year.
Auditors: For the current fiscal year we require 4 auditors. Two (2) for one year and two (2) for two (2) years. Maria Grupp
and Joan Trautrim have one year remaining in their term. Christine Schwegel and Monica Gaertner have agreed to serve for
two (2)Years. Therefore an election is not necessary.
***
Every member can only cast his own ballot in the ballot box at the elections.
Advance Elections are being held on Tuesday Feb. 13th 2018 inside the Weinstube, just outside the Club Office between
5:00 and 8:00 PM.
Election Day: Ballots for members will be handed out at the door of the Main Hall upon entry, after verifying your
membership status.
At closing of the Nominations we have one (1) candidates running for the position of President, Rob Kerr.
***
The Nominations and Bylaws Committee consist of the Club President, both Vice Presidents the Presidents of all Groups and
the Past Presidents of the Club. Karl Braun, ChairpersonConcordia Club
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23JAHRESBERICHTE / ANNUAL REPORTS 2017
Bericht der Ballsaal haben, in dem die perfekte
Hochzeit stattfinden kann!
Geschäftsführerin zum Jahr
Unsere Ausgaben für 2017 waren ziem-
2017 lich hoch, die meisten davon waren in
Ein weiteres Jahr liegt hinter uns…. Der unserem Budget geplant, aber es gibt
Kalender scheint sich von Jahr zu Jahr auch immer unerwartete Ausgaben. Um
sehr schnell weiterzubewegen. Wenn unsere Stromkosten zu senken, haben
ich an das Jahr 2017 zurückdenke, kann wir im Sommer auf eine komplette LED-
ich nicht anders, als sehr dankbar für all Beleuchtung umgerüstet. Ein großer
die hart arbeitenden und engagierten Teil der Ausgaben waren Verbesse-
Menschen zu sein, die den Club weiter- rungen in der Küche, die schon lange
hin auf so viele Weise unterstützen. überfällig waren. Wir ersetzten die Kü-
Angefangen von unserem Haupt- chenarbeitsinsel durch eine Edelstahl-
vorstand bis hin zu all unseren Mit- insel, entfernten die Fliesen im Kühl-
gliedern und unserem Personal, kön- schrank und ersetzten sie durch
nten wir nicht das bewerkstelligen, was Edelstahl. Ersetzt wurden zwei Dop-
wir mit Hilfe von jedermann jährlich pelöfen, von denen einer überhaupt
erreichen! nicht funktionierte und der andere kurz
vor dem Ende seiner Arbeitsfähigkeit
Verschiedene Werbemaßnahmen wäh- stand. Wir haben auch eine neue große
rend des Jahres fördern den Club, Friteuse installiert, um genügend Ka-
indem wir im Januar und September an pazität für die Zubereitung von Schnit-
Brautausstellungen teilnehmen, im zeln für unser Bankettgeschäft und das
April an der Food and Drink Show mit Oktoberfest zu schaffen.
dabei sind und im Sommer die Cruise
Nights veranstalten. Damit wird klar, Ein Kostenfaktor, der in diesem Jahr
dass wir unseren Namen auch weiterhin nicht geplant war, war der Austausch
in der breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt- unserer Heiz-Kühlanlage für die
geben müssen, wie zum Beispiel - dass Haupthalle. Wir wussten, dass die 3
wir in der Tat im Schenke Restaurant Einheiten in naher Zukunft ersetzt wer-
für alle offen sind: zum Mittagessen, den müssen, da sie über 30 Jahre alt
Abendessen oder Sonntagsbrunch - und waren, hofften jedoch, dass sie dieses
dass wir ebenso einen wunderbaren Jahr noch durchhalten würden.
24Unser 50. Oktoberfestjahr war ein voller Die Weihnachtszeit mit einigen
Erfolg! Unsere Pläne zum Jubiläum größeren Betriebsfeiern in der Halle,
beinhalteten einige Aktualisierungen sowie auch einer Hochzeit, war für den
der Dekoration im Zelt. Der Ersatz der Club Hochsaison und auch das
müden Rot- und Goldbanner durch Küchenpersonal hatte alle Hände voll
“bayerisches” Blau, neue Hängebanner zu tun. Ein riesiges Dankeschön an alle
mit unserem neuen Logo zum 50-jähri- Mitarbeiter, die so hart gearbeitet haben,
gen Jubiläum und eine Erneuerung der um unsere Gäste zufrieden zu stellen.
Beleuchtungsanlage trugen dazu bei, Wir erhalten weiterhin sehr positive
das Erscheinungsbild des Zeltes positiv Rückmeldungen von unseren Kunden
zu verändern. Die zusätzliche über die Qualität der von uns angebote-
Anschaffung eines Fasses zum 50sten nen Speisen und Dienstleistungen.
Oktoberfest-Jubiläum auf dem Mit dem Einzug in das Jahr 2018 wer-
Grundstück ist zu einem beliebten Ort den wir unseren Weg fortsetzen, den
für Fototermine unserer Gäste ge- Club zu fördern und unseren Mit-
worden, die zum Abendessen kommen. gliedern und Gästen den bestmöglichen
Der Verkauf von Plaketten am Fass war Service zu bieten.
sehr erfolgreich. Diese Maßnahme deck-
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
te die Kosten für die Vorbereitung der
Baustelle, den Bau und die Lieferung Ruth Rajna, Geschäftsführerin
des Fasses. Eine tolle Ergänzung für
den Club!
MANAGER’S YEAR END
Unsere Oktoberfestumsätze für 2017 REPORT FOR 2017
übertrafen unsere Ergebnisse von 2016 Another year behind us.....the calendar
mit steigenden Umsätzen bei does seem to move very quickly from
Lebensmitteln, Bier und Eintrittskarten. year to year. As I reflect back on 2017
Unser Sicherheits- und Barpersonal hat for the Concordia Club, I can't help but
in diesem Jahr sehr hart gearbeitet, um be very thankful for all of the hard
die Sicherheit und das Vergnügen working and dedicated group of people
unserer Gäste zu gewährleisten, und das that continue to support the Club in so
hat sich auch positiv gezeigt! In diesem many ways.
Jahr war nämlich die Zahl der From our Board of Directors to all of our
Zwischenfälle während des Oktoberfest members as well as our staff, we could-
so niedrig wie noch nie zuvor. Eine tolle n't accomplish what we do every year
Leistung und gute Arbeit! without each and every one of you!
25As we continue to promote the Club replaced in the near future as they were
throughout the year by attending Bridal over 30 years old but were hoping that
Shows in January and September, the they would see us through the year.
Food and Drink Show in April, the
Cruise Nights in the summer, it is clear Our 50th year of Oktoberfest was a great
that we need to continue to get our success! Our plans to mark the anniver-
name out to the general public that we sary included some updates to the dec-
are indeed open for all to come to the orations in the tent. Replacing the tired
Schenke Restaurant for lunch, dinner or red and gold banners with “bavarian”
Sunday Brunch and that we have a blue, new hanging banners with our
wonderful ballroom to host the perfect new 50th Anniversary logo, and a new
wedding! lighting upgrade, all helped to change
the look of the tent in a very positive
Our expenses for 2017 were quite signif- way. The addition of the 50th Anni-
icant, most of which was planned for in versary Oktoberfest barrel on the prop-
our budget but there are always unex- erty has become a popular spot for
pected expenses as well. In an effort to photo opportunities for our guests visit-
help cut our hydro costs, we had a full ing for dinner. The plaque advertising
LED lighting conversion done during on the barrel was very successful. The
the summer. A large portion of the advertising covered the costs of having
expenses were upgrades done in the the site prepared, building & delivery of
kitchen, which were long overdue. We the barrel. A great addition to the Club.
replaced the kitchen work island with a Our Oktoberfest sales for 2017 sur-
stainless steel island, removed the tiling passed our results from 2016 with
in the walk in fridge and replaced it increased food, beer, and admission
with stainless steel as well. Replaced sales. Our security and bar staff worked
two double ovens, one of which was not very hard this year to ensure the safety
working at all and the other that was and enjoyment of our patrons and it
near the end of its working capacity. showed! This year marked the lowest
We also installed a new large deep fryer number of Oktoberfest charges to date.
to better provide enough capacity to A job well done!
prepare schnitzels for our banquet busi-
ness as well as Oktoberfest. The Christmas season was very busy for
the Club with a few larger company par-
One cost that was not planned for this ties in the hall as well as a wedding
year was the replacement of our heat- which certainly kept the kitchen staff
ing/cooling system for the Main Hall. very busy. A huge thank you to all the
We knew the 3 units would have to be staff for working so hard to keep our
26patrons happy. We continue to receive a lot of cases replacement parts are no
very positive feedback from our cus- longer available.
tomers on the quality of the food and We have started a long range plan for
service we provide. renovations. This will include a 2, 5,
As we move in to 2018, we will contin- and 10 year plan. Further updates to fol-
ue on our path in promoting the Club low this year
and providing the best service possible Club Building
to our membership and guests.
Mike Brasch
Sincerely,
Ruth Rajna, Manager
Float
This year the float was finished to our
Club Building original plans and expectations .
First of all, I would like to thank Karl For 2018 we are asking for some new
Braun, Ruth Raina and Rob Kerr for all volunteers from all the clubs to help
the work they have done for the Club with the float. We need some new blood
Building throughout the year. As always and new ideas for the future.
it is greatly appreciated.
I would also like to offer a special
I also would like to thank all the volun- thanks to all the committee members
teers that braved the cold weather and from the other clubs for all their hard
helped with our annual Spring clean work and for over 10 years of dedication
up. to the Oktoberfest float.
This year we had to replace several Schwaben Club Ed Reis
appliances in the kitchen.
Hubertus House Gary Marsland
The lighting throughout the club was
upgraded to LED lighting. Alpen Club Mike Schleimer
After Oktoberfest we stripped all the Transylvania Club
tiles out of the walk-in fridge in the Float Committee
Schenke, kitchen and the entire inside
Mike Brasch
was lined in stainless steel.
3 new HVAC rooftop units had to be
installed. Christkindl Market report
The days of repairing everything and This was our second year at the new
hoping for the best seems to be over. In location. Again we had a very success-
27ful year and we were able to give the 1. SCHRIFTFÜHRERIN
childrens wish foundation $725.00 in
Als 1. Schriftführerin bin ich für die
tip money. The weather was a bit colder
Protokolle der Halb-Jahres Ver-
than the last couple of years, this helped
sammlung und Haupt-Jahres Versamm-
us in the sales of glühwein and the new
lung verantwortlich. Ich habe auch
addition apple cider, which we sold
Briefe an den Vorstand beantwortet,
out. This year’s decorations we added
und Briefe an Mitglieder geschrieben.
more lights and a photo bench, which
Wenn unsere 2. Schriftführerin nicht da
was put together by Steve Zimmer and
war, habe ich auch das Protokoll von
Andrew Saur. I would like to thank the
unserer Vorstandssitzung geschrieben.
mainboard, their spouses and Helga and
Ich versuche auch immer, während
Burt Koch for volunteering their time. I
unseren Sitzungen, die Satzungen und
would like to give a special thank you to
Statuten zu berücksichtigen.
my committee for their extra work in
setup and take down of the booth. ENTERTAINMENT
Director The entertainment committee has been
quite busy this past year. Hopefully all
Peter Bergen the members appreciated the update in
decor. We received some feedback
throughout the holiday season and hope
Annual Report - Sarah Fretz everyone continues to enjoy our décor
as we update it.
1ST SECRETARY
It is exciting to plan for decoration and
As 1st Secretary I am responsible for entertainment for various events and I
minutes from the Semi-Annual and hope we have succeeded in making it an
Annual Meeting. I am also responsible enjoyable experience for all.
for responding in writing to any
I would like to thank my entertainment
inquiries to the board and writing any
committee, and for the most part their
letters to members. When our 2nd secre-
spouses as well, for all the brainstorm-
tary is unavailable, I would take our
ing, crafting and hours spent decorat-
weekly meeting minutes.
ing. Also a big thank you for all those
As 1st Secretary, I also try to keep the who help with the clean up afterwards.
board in line with the by-laws and regu- It isn’t always easy to coordinate sched-
lations during weekly meetings and ules when so many of us work different
keep track of our monetary motions for kinds of hours but in the end, we always
the auditors. pull through and get the job done!
28An extra thank you goes to Tanya Rahn- Thank you to the current Board of
Kubasta and Christine Schwegel for Directors for a great 2017! I am looking
helping out throughout the year! forward to 2018.
VERGNÜGUNGS KOMITEE
Wir waren in dem letzten Jahr sehr 2017 Yearly Report
beschäftigt! Ich hoffe, es hat allen gefall-
en. Wir werden für nächstes Jahr wieder from Ali Nowak
ein paar Sachen erneuern.
TREASURER’S REPORT 2017:
Wir probieren immer etwas Neues für
unsere Veranstaltungen und ich hoffe This past year was my fourth year as
weiter interessante Dekoration zu brin- First Treasurer of the Concordia Club,
gen. and Peter Bergen returned to the posi-
tion of Second Treasurer. Special
Ich möchte mich bei meinem Komitee
thanks to Silvia Minka and Ruth Rajna
bedanken für die Mitarbeit und auch bei
for their continued support and help in
alle anderen die mitgeholfen haben. Es
2017.
ist nicht immer einfach neue Sachen zu
finden und auszuführen. As the First Treasurer, I again chaired
Ich möchte mich auch bei Tanya Rahn- the Economic Affairs Committee
Kubasta und Christine Schwegel (myself, Peter Bergen, and Rob Kerr)
bedanken für ihre Mitarbeit. and the Finance Committee (myself,
Peter Bergen, Rob Kerr, Mike Matich,
and Sarah Fretz).
Annual Report - This past year was a busy year. We not
2nd Secretary Elaine Keller only met with our KPMG accountants
and RBC investment advisors to deal
As Second Secretary, I am responsible with regular tax and investment issues,
for taking the minutes at our weekly but we also implemented a membership
Board Meetings. This is my fourth year investment opportunity for the Farm,
taking our weekly Board meeting min- finalized a 3/5/10 year Financial Plan,
utes. and drafted our Net Assets Policy, and
A big thank you to Sarah Fretz, our First Internally Restricted Net Assets Form
Secretary who is available at a for the Groups. A big thank you to the
moment’s notice to help me out taking members of the Long Range Planning
minutes when I am unable to attend one Committee who helped us with these
of our meetings. documents.
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toberfest is necessary for our continued Groups.
operation. Not including Oktoberfest, With a number of long range financial
our overall revenues were slightly less issues coming to a close, the LRP will
and our expenses slightly higher than likely focus on developing future ideas
the previous year. We have to continue for marketing, the Farm, and our 150th
to focus on keeping our expenses down, Anniversary celebration.
and increasing our revenues from
sources other than Oktoberfest. Ali Nowak
Looking forward to your questions at
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LONG RANGE PLANNING Hello there,
COMMITTEE: I'd like to wish you all a Happy New
Year!!!
The Long Range Planning Committee
(LRP) also had a busy 2017. Thank you I'd also like to welcome all our new
to Rob Kerr, Mike Matich, Martin members to The Concordia Club.
Patzold, Peter Bergen, Karl Braun, We had lots of new members join in
Kathie Dowswell, Andrew Lehman, 2017. This includes:
Ruth Rajna, and our newest members, Family = 14
Shirley Grumme, Bob Foster and Chris
Single = 21
Brown for all their hard work.
Student = 4
The LRP dealt with the expropriation by
(Family & Single includes Seniors as 5
the municipal government of a portion
years of Membership is needed)
of the Ottawa Street rental properties
and are finalizing signatures on the We had quite a few people join after
legal documents. The ownership issues attending Oktoberfest which is awe-
some!!
for the Ottawa Street rental properties
should also be resolved shortly. Our Once again, congratulations to our
Trillium application for an accessibility members who had significant anniver-
lift was submitted and we are waiting to saries as club members this year. Just a
hear back about possible funding. reminder that we still have pins and
awards that need to be picked up from
The LRP also met with the Finance the club. Some even from 2016. Please
Committee to assist with the drafting of ask for them at the front desk during
the 3/5/10 year Financial Plan, the Net regular business hours.
31We have quite a few anniversaries com- Many members have switched to having
ing up for 2018 which includes. the bulletin reports emailed to them
instead of regular postal mail. If you
40 Years = 2 members wish to help with our environment and
50 Years = 20 members would like to have the monthly bulletin
60 Years = 2 members. emailed to you please let the main office
know.
Each year we are growing and have
Reminder to all groups to have your
more and more people enjoying what reports emailed to me:
our club has to offer. bulletinelaine@outlook.com before the
8th of each month
All the best to you and your family in
2018. Michelle Zimmer Wishing you all a Happy New Year and
I look forward to your reports in my
Honourary Member inbox! Elaine Keller
Report 2017 Farm Report 2017
The committee selected its -member The 2017 season started out very wet
through a thorough look at all applica- with both the scheduled Farm Cleanup
tions and came up with its decision and on April 30 and the rain date of May 7
selection of this years new Honourary being cancelled due to inclement
weather. We did manage to have a
member. People selected to review
“mini” cleanup on June 10th with over
applications are chosen from past 20 eager helpers where we accom-
Honourary members that have knowl- plished a lot of work on the vacant sites.
edge and experience with this commit- The pool once again needed repairs and
tee. Trying to pick a date were all can painting, which were hampered with all
participate in the selection process is the wet weather. While we missed our
sometimes difficult since not all can goal of having the pool ready by the
make time during the hectic calendar Soccer Picnic on June 3rd, we did man-
period. I wish to extend my thanks to all age to have everything in working order
the dedicated people who give up time before Canada Day weekend which
to come to these meetings. showcased a phenomenal fireworks dis-
play put on by the Campers for Canada
Martin Patzold 150. The kitchen wasn’t open again this
season due to no one being interested in
Bulletin Annual report. running it, we once again got some
I’d like to thank all the groups for anoth- excellent help for the group picnics by
er successful year working on our having the Fritter Haus on-site. Our vol-
Bulletin together. unteers and maintenance crew worked
very hard to keep the farm looking good.
Great job to all groups for submitting Having the garbage trailer instead of the
your reports to me as early as possible. bin by the front gate has cut down on
32the amount of garbage we pay to get rid ily atmosphere and the fact that we all
of. With this being the first year of the know that we look out for one another
significant camping fee increase needed as well as our customers.
to cover the new Septic System by the
Pavillion that has been mandated by the Due to the declining numbers of our
MOE, sadly we lost about 10 campers internal security we had to enlist the
total. We did manage to gain a few new help of an outside company. We chose
campers in the process and most of the to go with Christy Corea and her staff at
newer campers are stepping up wonder- Live To Secure Protective Services
fully to help with keeping our Farm (LTS) as their philosophy and proce-
looking great! We have been working
dures were in line with ours.
with the consulting engineers to plan
for this new septic system by doing The partnership was a marriage made in
some soil analysis in the soccer pitch heaven as this year we were able to cut
and a study for how the Nith River
the charges by more than 50% from last
might be affected from our new septic
bed. Everything seems to be on track for year and come in with the lowest
getting our system approved by the amount of charges ever. We have always
MOE within the next year or so. The fre- been in double digits and for the past
quent testing of our drinking water had few years in the 20’s, this year we only
no bad lab results, and we needed only had 8 charges in total.
minor repairs and upkeep to the system.
There are however a few underground The Waterloo Regional Police Services
leaks that we will need to repair in as well as the AGCO had a final wrap up
2018. Many thanks go to Bruce meeting with Ruth and I and praised us
Emmerson for once again looking after for such an improvement.
the visitor and guest camping fees and
the online reservation system. Thank Providing security for our guest is of
you to the Campers committee and all utmost importance to our department
the Campers who volunteered their but we had help from all the board of
time out at the farm. The 2018 Camping directors, all of the Concordia Club
season will start Sunday April 29, 2018 staff, bartenders, waiters and waitresses
at 9 a.m. with Farm Cleanup. this past year and that is what made the
Mike Matich, Farm Director difference in setting a new all time low
in arrests.
Security Report for 2017
We are looking forward to this contin-
The security department had a very suc- ued success in 2018 and are always
cessful year in 2017. We welcomed back looking for people or suggestions so that
about 30 of our own people who we we may provide the best service possi-
have been fortunate to have in these ble.
positions for many years. Many of our
people return yearly because of our fam- Alex Thoene/Rob Kerr
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