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14 June Frühschoppen Sunday, 11.30am Music with Zoltan 27 June AFL Brisbane Lions v Adelaide Crows Saturday, 4.35pm 12 July Sunday, 11.30am Frühschoppen Sunday, 4.40pm AFL Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swanns 25 July AFL Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Saturday, 7.20pm 26 July Liedertafel / Liederkranz Concert Sunday, 2pm Admission $15 (see ad) 08 August AFL Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast Suns Saturday, 4.35pm 09 August Frühschoppen Sunday, 11.30am Members’ Meeting (Nominations) 12 August EKKA Holiday Wednesday 15 August AFL Brisbane Lions v Carlton Saturday, 7.20pm 04 September AFL Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs Friday, 12.00pm 13 September Frühschoppen Sunday, 11.30am AGM 25&26&27 September Oktoberfest 2015
Upcoming events
“Zum Kaiser” Restaurant
Bookings online on
www.brisbanegermanclub.com
or
phone 3391 2091
Gift Vouchers available
LIVE MUSIC Friday and Saturday night with Andrew from 6.30pm in the Beer Hall
German Club Happy Hours
Tuesday to Saturday
12pm—2pm 5pm—6pm
DAMEN KAFFEEKLATSCH
Wir treffen uns jeden 3. Donnerstag des Monats von 11 Uhr bis ca. 3 Uhr in der Members’ Lounge. Für weitere Information: Ring GERDA 3821 7340
We wish a speedy recovery to all our members on the
sick list!
Eine baldige Genesung fuer all unsere Mitglieder, die
krank sind!
REMINDER
Full membership renewal is due on 1 July 2015 for the next financial year.
Full membership renewal fee $44.00 Pensioner renewal fee $22.00
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Newsletter No 38
Brisbane Deutscher Turnverein Inc
416 Vulture St
East Brisbane QLD 4169
Phone: 07 3391 2434
Fax: 07 3391 1948
E-mail:
www.brisbanegermanclub.com
Club Opening hours:
Monday: closed
Tues 12noon—late
Wed—Sat 11am—late
Sunday 11.30—5pm
Frühschoppen 2nd Sunday of month
Restaurant
Phone: 3391 2091
Monday: closed
Tues to Wed
12.00—2.00pm 5.00pm—8.00pm
Thurs
12.00—2.00pm 5.00pm—8.30pm
Fri/Sat
12.00—2.00pm 6.00pm—9.00pm
Sun
12.00—2.00pm
Office
Tues—Fri 9.00—5.00
President’s Report
Anniversary Ball
Alpenrosen
Skat
Bar
Stammtisch
Liedertafel
Events
“Treffpunkt”
Ladies
Notice Board
Inside this issue:
Brisbane German Club News Letter
June—July 2015
From the President’s Desk Dear Members, please mark these days on your calendar:
26 July at 2.30pm we are h a v i n g o u r y e a r l y Liederkranz / Liedertafel concert at the club. Please see flyer inside.
Also, not long after this on 9 August 2015 we will have our members’ meeting to determine nominations for election of the 2015 /16 board.
Please find enclosed amended constitution to be discussed and voted on at this meeting.
Our AGM and election of the new board will follow on 13 September 2015.
Oktoberfest follows shortly after on Friday 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2015.
With regards, Your President Horst Langer
Dear Members and Friends,
Time seems to fly fast. Already our Mother’s Day and Anniversary are behind us—132 years of the Brisbane Deutscher Turnverein!
First of all let me thank the Ladies Group and also the office and bar staff, kitchen staff, directors, Dance Group and cleaners.
Also, thank you to Paul Sowa OAM for his great presentation of our special night.
And of course to Leo Keller OAM and the Liedertafel / Liederkranz for their wonderful performance.
Congratulations to this year’s Gold and Silver Needles recipients and thank you for your ongoing loyalty.
Golden Needle (50 years membership) recipients are:
Rudi Gussor Horst Mosemann
Michael Nixon Otto Ponweiser Rolf Schaefer Ernst Schenckel Hans Walter Silver Needle (25 years) recipients are:
Geoffrey Arthy Peter Sagorski
This year’s trophies go to:
President’s trophy to Monika Kortz
Theo Teicher Trophy to Rae Onger
T he H a r r y S c h ob e r Undergroup Ecouragement Award to Oleg Zocchi for Treffpunkt
Congratulations to you all and thank you for all your work. And finally, we thank Gerda Schulz who resigned as treasurer due to health reasons and welcome Kurt Langer as our new treasurer.
Gerda also received a plaque for her outstanding, ongoing services to our club.
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132nd Anniversary 2015
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After 18 months in the planning of fundraising, of rehearsals, of performance, fine tuning our routines, purchases of new Trachten pieces, the arrival of the Austrians, the bulk purchase of the Apfelschnapps, the Alpenrosen crew gathered at the Brisbane Airport for the N a t i o n a l D a n c e f e s t adventure of 2015 in Adelaide on the Easter weekend. First stumble we seem to have too much luggage, considering we have 6 bell tables in tow … Kirby to the rescue – with binding tape … all sorted. Next challenge … where to feed hungry dancers on a public holiday on Good Friday … once again – Kirby to the rescue (he was actually trying to buy a beer, but had to order food … so we all joined him for lunch!) Our first injuries … Sandi was caught out by the uneven roadway on her walk home from the Club … and hubby Ron was attacked by a rose bush which seemingly jumped out at him! A lovely wander through the township of Hahndorf (on the search for breakfast) and the opportunity to experience a taste of the weekend’s entertainment was on our agenda for Saturday morning. (Luckily the Leather shop was open for repairs for a
Lederhosen blow out!). Congratulations to Kurt for capturing the only entire group photo taken at Hahndorf! The Dancefest then opened in the afternoon with a collective bell performance of the Australian and European National Anthems. The 13 International and National Dance Groups took to the floor. A range of traditional and modern takes on S c h u h p l a t t l e r w e r e performed over the two days at the Club. The highlight, of course, was the informal gatherings of old and newly met friends. The Alpenrosen were famous for their late night ‘meet ings’ held graciously in the hotel foyer! The Austrians became famous for the never-ending party spirit!! Our traditional Easter egg hunt took place on Sunday morning with Paula and Leanne as bunnies and Oma Rae as security, keeping prying eyes and fingers of the local children at bay while the Alpen juniors hunted for their treats. We are happy to report that all belongings came home – although a few items went missing for a time – Werner’s camera was eventually found in his shoes – 3 days after losing it; Jordan’s wallet was returned to him at the airport
from the transfer bus; and the Alpenrosen banner was retrieved after being left at the hotel in Adelaide … in whose room Oma Rae? Our day of departure saw the weather turn windy and wet … but never fear, Oma Rae is always prepared to protect the ‘fro’ hair do!! She suffered a personality crisis – renamed Cooper! Laughs were had a plenty and we are looking forward to sharing photos and video material of our experiences – after some careful editing!! An official DVD will be provided to the group by the Adelaide hosts, Bund der Bayern, but until then we will watch our film efforts and youtube clips which have been posted. We have regrouped after a short break to perform at the Club’s Anniversary Ball ... and before we know it the Oktoberfest season will be upon us once again. The next National Dancefest will be held in 2017 in Canberra, with St. Raphael’s Sydney Dance Group to host. And our good friends from Austria have been invited to return! They are very keen to join us again. From a rested Paula, on behalf of the Alpenrosen Dance crew
Alpenrosen Dance Group
Practice:
Thurs
5.30pm—9.30pm
For more information ring
Rae Onger 3359 0260
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We have lots of old favourites for you to listen to and sing along with. The choir sang a few songs of their concert repertoire at the Anniversary Ball on the 22 May 2015 which were en-joyed by everyone. We are still looking for more singers to join our choir be-cause as you all know “Singen
macht froh (Singing makes happy)”. Therefore, let us all be happy in the future and sing, sing, sing. Please join us at our choir practice and sing along on Tuesday evenings from 6.30-9.00pm. at the German Club.
Monika Kortz Secretary
Dear Music Lovers,
Our next concert is just around the corner!
Our conductor Leo is in great form, ready to tackle our 26 July 2015 Concert with lots of songs from Hamburg and the North of Germany.
Liedertafel / Liederkranz Report Choir Practice:
Tues 6.30-9.00pm
For information ring:
Rainer 3821 5223
Karl 3848 9650
Monika 3393 0640 [email protected]
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Paul Sowa OAM with Golden and Silver Needle recipients: Otto Ponweiser, Hans Walter, Rolf Schaefer, Geoff Arthy
Trophy recipients Oleg Zocchi, Monika Kortz, Rae Onger
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For information ring
Werner Simke
Ph 3300 2565
Mobile 0410 118 371
Skat Report 4. W. Bummer 2063 P. 5. K. Jasiulek 2042 P. Bei unseren May Skat waren 16 Spieler anwesend.
Den ersten Preis erspielte sich A. March mit 2866 Punkten.
Weitere Platzierungen wie folgt;
Hello Skatfreunde,
Bei unserem April Skat waren 15 Spieler anwesend. Den ersten Preis erspielte sich W. Simke mit 2469 Punkten.
Weitere Platzierungen wir folgt;
2. H. Mocnik 2392 P. 3. P. Sturm 2247 P.
2 C. Bergmann 2737 P. 3 W. Koenig 2300 P. 4 G. Ertel 2109 P. 5 M. Heise 2088 P. Wir spielen jeden zweiten Sonntag im Monat Preis Skat, Startzeit 11.00 Uhr. Jeden zweiten Mittwoch spielen wir in unseren
Want to learn Conversational
German?
For information ring
Sabina 0468 890 700
Classes are
normally held on Tuesday nights
from 6.30pm-8.00pm
Bar Report couple. On the other end of the scale is Hofbräu Maibock, a fantastic winter warmer. Available on tap and in the bot-tle its 7.2% will keep the winter chills away. Also available all winter is our
very own Glühwein, available over the bar. Tchüss, Tony
“I drink to make other people more interesting.” Ernest Hemingway
Dear Members and Guests,
We have a great special on Schöfferhofer Grapefruit at the moment, $4 per bottle and $14 per six pack.. A truly refreshing drink and at only 2.5% abv you can have a
News from the Ladies Auxiliary/Frauengruppe Memories.
The tables were nicely decorated with flowers and serviettes for the nibbles. Our raffle prizes, the meat trays, ‘Dinner for Two’ and surprises from the bar were much appreciated. ‘Thank You’ to the bar manager
and ‘Thank You’ to the chef. We decorated each raffle prize with a red chocolate flower. Best regards Ingrid and Dorit
Dear Members and Friends, Mother’s Day has gone and it was very successful, the club was booked out.
Every mother received a red rose on arrival from our president Horst Langer and a glass of Champagne to start of a Mother’s Day with beautiful
Mother’s Day 2015
Skat Championship 2015
Hosted at the Brisbane German Club. Winners will be announced in our next newsletter.
Notice board Garden furniture has been re-furbished in time for the foot-ball. The shade sails and awnings are being replaced on insurance. Gaming audit was passed—thanks, Brigitte. Fire inspection was passed.
Air-conditioning in the Mem-bers’ Lounge was replaced. Thanks to all the volunteers helping organise the ball. Thanks to musicians for fabu-lous music at the ball.!
Thank you Gerda Schulz for your work on the board! Welcome Kurt Langer as our new treasurer! Welcome back Corinne after a 5 week holiday in Switzerland! Security camera for carpark has been organised.
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Mostly German, a few Australians, 3 kids under the table, 2 Swiss and 1 Austrian. To mix things up a group of 10 people headed to the Bavarian Bier Cafe for Friday after work drinks with views to the Story Bridge and some went on to dance it out afterwards.
As life seems to get busier it is difficult to meet occasionally d u e t o c o n f l i c t i n g appointments, so we are contempla t ing to mee t fortnightly to make it work better. If you miss one it is not 8 weeks between the last and the next meeting but only 2 weeks.
As of June/July we are trialling to meet every first and every third Tuesday of the month and
are happy to hear how that is being received.
The group is also planning on repeating last year’s winter event “Feuerzangenbowle” – where a rum soaked sugar cone is lit up so that it drips into spiced red wine.
De-li-ci-ous when the weather cools down.
Join us Tuesdays, Liebe Gruesse Katrin, Claudi and Marc
https://www.facebook.com/groups/brisbanestammtisch/
A busy month with the German Club Anniversary Gala Ball and the Audi German Film Festival which showed a dozen films in only one week lies behind us. We attended the Opening Night and enjoyed a few of the great movies shown. We are feeling a little bit nostalgic as every year when the cooler days come around and it’s dark early. This weather invites to a hearty meal and some of the Stammtisch girls have been sharing their German recipes, cooking up a storm together. It started with Milchschnitte and the last recipe was Paprikaschoten (mince filled Capsicum). The May Stammtisch was a good international round with about 30 people:
Stammtisch
Contacts: Mario 0414294568 Michael 0403511543 Oleg 0412227158 Monika 3393 0640
“Treffpunkt” Social Club News
Bus Trip on 16 May 2015 Due to insufficient participants for this bus trip it had to be cancelled. On a happier note our president Oleg Zocchi and members Mario Zocchi (President of the Dance-group Alpenrosen) along with Dr. Paul Kennedy had a terrific time at the Dancefest in Adelaide over the Easter period this year. Some of our group members also went on another trip to Tenter-field again on the 30 May 2015.
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY Meet Catherine and baby Fe-licity Curtis, who won the ‘youngest baby’ prize at the Mothers Day competition held at the club on Sunday 10 May 2015. Father Mark (group member) is proud as punch and can’t stop grinning. I’m sure he will also enjoy the box of chocolates that Catherine and Felicity won.
Don’t forget that Thursday nights are practice nights for our dart games starting 6.00pm. Also, remember to have your “Zielwasser” (Target water) beforehand. Lots to choose from at the bar. Looking forward to see-ing many friendly faces there. For future activities, watch this space or contact Mario our event organiser. Next meeting will be held on Sunday 19 July 2015 at
