POSTILLION Der Rundbrief des Saskatchewan German Councils
Volume 29, Issue 2
Summer 2014
Table of Contents 19
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Aus dem Büro/From the Office
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Grüße von der Präsidentin
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Greetings from the President
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2014 Treffpunkt Weekend
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Bekanntmachung zur Wahl
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SGC Recipe Corner: Hühnerfrikassee mit Pilzen
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SGC Library Corner
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Sportlight on Members
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Rolling Calendar of Events
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Kennt ihr den Kasper? Nein?
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History of the Germans from Russia, part 17
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Honorary Consul of Germany for Saskatchewan Resigns
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News from SGC Member Groups
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German Junior Folk Dancers
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Regina Austrian Edelweiss Dancers
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Prince Albert German Canadian club Waldhorn
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Skat Club Saskatoon
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Das Schulhaus - Regina German Language School Inc.
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Karnevalsgesellschaft Harmonie
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Hansel and Gretel Preschool Inc.
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Kochlöffel & Nudelholz
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Volksliederchor Concordia
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German Cultural Centre
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Kinder- und Jugendseiten
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18 The Postillion is a quarterly newsletter published by the Saskatchewan German Council Inc. Submissions to:
[email protected] Deadlines 2014: Autumn - October 6 Winter - December 1 Spring - March 9 Summer - June 29 Inquirres to: Sabine Doebel-Atchison, Editor
[email protected] Articles may be reprinted with permission.
Saskatchewan German Council Inc. 510 Cynthia Street, Saskatoon, SK S7L 7K7 phone: 306-975-0845 fax: 306-242-8007 e-mail:
[email protected] website: www.saskgermancouncil.org Cover image: SGC’s Family Fun Day taken by Sabine Doebel-Atchison Scherenschitt illustrations in this issue are taken from originals by Waltraude Stehwien, courtesy of the artist. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. © W. Stehwien
Aus dem Büro FROM THE OFFICE
Board of Directors President Josephin Dick, Saskatoon Vice President Katharina Ulbrich, Estevan Past President Ilona Beck, Rouleau Treasurer Rod Gellner, Regina Secretary, Ulrike Hecker, Saskatoon
Sabine Doebel-Atchison
After a rainy June, the summer months look more promising. The Council is in full swing celebrating its 30th anniversary with various activities. Towards the end of June we held our annual Treffpunkt Weekend in Regina at the Austrian Club. The event was a great success. For the first time SGC organized a Family Fun Day, read more about the fantastic weekend on pages 6 and 7. At this year’s Annual General Meeting the SGC membership elected a new president. After Ilona Beck’s six year presidency our office staff looks forward to working under the leadership of Josephin Dick in the coming years. As for all the summer activities taking place in Saskatchewan in the next few weeks, I hope you will be able to attend some of them. If you are not sure what is happening in Saskatchewan’s German community, take a look on pages 10 and 11. For further information on upcoming events visit the SGC homepage at www.saskgermancouncil.org. Last but not least, I would like to draw your attention to an ad on page 11. SGC is looking for a Postillion editor! While we enjoy compiling the Postillion at the office, the time has come for someone else to take over this job. See the ad for more details and apply by September 1 if you are interested and possess the required skills to take on that task. Have a great summer!
Directors Marita Bray, Regina Janet Jost, Regina Dr. Michael Oelck, Saskatoon Uwe Reinkens, Star City Amanda Stehwien, Saskatoon Dr. Michael Zimmermann, Regina
Staff Sabine Doebel-Atchison, Executive Director Franziska Davies, Office & Program Assistant Anastasiya Baranova Immigrant Settlement Advisor Michelle Thompson Cultural Development Assistant
Nach einem verregneten Juni sehen die nächsten Monate nun doch etwas vielversprechender aus. Das Council ist mitten in den Feierlichkeiten für den 30. Geburtstag mit vielen verschiedenen Veranstaltungen und Aktivitäten. Ende Juni habe wir unser jähliches Treffpunkt Wochenede im Österreichischen Club in Regina abgehalten. Die Veranstaltung war ein voller Verfolg. Zum ersten mal hat SGC einen Family Fun Day organisiert. Lesen Sie mehr dazu auf den Seiten 6 und 7. Während der diesjährigen jahresversammlung haben die SGC Mitglieder eine neue Präsidentin gewählt. Nach Ilona Becks sechjährigen Präsidentschaft freuen wir uns im Büro darauf unter der Führung von Josephin Dick in den kommenden Jahren zu arbeiten. Was die anstehenden Sommeraktivitäten der nächsten Wochen angeht, so hoffe ich, daß Sie die Möglichkeit haben an einigen eilzunehmen. Wenn Sie noch nicht wissen, was in Saskatchewans deutscher Gemeinde passiert, dasnn schauen Sie auf Seite 10 und 11 nach. Weitere Informationen zu bevorstehenden Veranstaltungen finden Sie auf der SGC Homepage unter www.saskgermancouncil. org. Zum Schluß möchte ich Sie noch auf eine Anzeige auf Seite 11 hinweisen. SGC sucht zur Zeit einen Verfasser für den Postillion. Zwar haben wir viel Freude daran den Postillion im Büro zu gestalten, aber die Zeit ist gekommen, diese Aufgabe von jemand anderem machen zu lassen. Schauen Sie ich die Details in der Anzeige an und bewerben Sie sich bis zum 1. September, wenn Sie interessiert sind und denken, daß Sie die nötigen Kenntnisse besitzen, um diese Aufgabe zu übernehmen. Ich wünsche Ihnen einen tollen Sommer!
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Greetings from the president GrüSSe von der Präsidentin Josephin Dick
At this point I would like to congratulate all newly elected board members. I’m looking forward to working with every one of you, and hope we will have a productive year to come. I would also like to thank all departing board members. Thank you for all your hard work. We could not have done this without you.
and the overwhelmingly welcoming atmosphere. We had a wonderful time, and enjoyed your hospitality very much. And thank you to our staff, Sabine, Franziska, and Michelle, who did an excellent job preparing for the event. For the first time we held a Family Fun Day. This event was supported by a Celebrate Canada! grant from Heritage Canada. Without their financial help we would not have been able to have this exciting event. The children enjoyed a bouncy castle, face painting, various little games and were able to take home baloon creations.Activities for our adult membership included strudel making, Edelweiss painting, and a guided tour through the Government House. Too bad one is not able to participate in all these wonderful events. After the official welcome and dinner we had the pleasure to watch the Regina Austrian Edelweiss Dance Group. I was impressed by their skills, even of the younger members. What a great show! I would once again like to congratulate all the members who received a Special Volunteer Award. Without you our organisations would not be able to function as smoothly. Your contributions to all the great things in our province are very much appreciated.
I am involved in the German Language School in Saskatoon and therefore, language and children are of particular importance to me. I believe, if we can raise awareness and passion for German culture in young people, we can have active members in all our groups. My goal as president is to keep old traditions strong, without neglecting all the beautiful things going on in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria at the moment. I will try and be open to suggestions as to how we can grow our membership; how we can help groups to be strong and successful; and how to solve conflicts; which I hope we will not have too many.
I am proud to mention we were able to launch our Diversity Project at the Treffpunkt Weekend. At last we could show of the attractive banners we have been working on for the last two years. I was pleased to see many guests reading the information and having lively discussions about the topics. It was a nice coincidence to have these banners ready to celebrate our 30th anniversary. Ensure to inquire with our staff about having the banners sent to you if you have a celebration or event at which they could be enjoyed. We would like to share them with all our members, and hope the banners will be used frequently.
On the weekend of June 21st and 22nd, we held our Treffpunkt Weekend at the Regina Austrian Edelweiss Club, which was a great success. Thank you to the Austrian Club for hosting the event; providing a great dinner,
I was very happy to be able to talk to SaskCulture’s new President, Pat Grayston, at our banquet. We were able to invite her on short notice, so I was thrilled she was able to accept the invitation. She is very enthusiastic, and I
Now that summer has arrived, everyone is eager to enjoy the beautiful outdoors, summer festivals and other activities in our great province. At our AGM on June 22nd, I was newly elected to the position of the president of the Saskatchewan German Council. I have been a Board Director since 2009. Being elected the first time happened quite by chance; since it was one of my first meetings I attended to represent the German Language School Saskatoon and that time I had no actual knowledge of all the interesting things the Council is doing. I was asked by Marie Huettemann to stand for the Director position, with the promise; “it really is not much work or responsibility. But it is a lot of fun.” She was right about the fun part! Later I was elected to become Secretary, and after that Vice President.
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believe we will be able to get much done with her help. We were also fortunate to have the Austrian Honorary Consul, Anthony Merchant, and the German Honorary Consul, Barbara HoggardLulay, at our banquet. It is always a pleasure to have interesting conversations with representatives of our home countries. During our first board meeting we had the pleasure to listen to a presentation from Paul Gingras on SaskCulture’s Multiculturalism Strategy. I thnak him for all the interesting information he provided us with. He definitely gave us a lot to think about! Last I would like to say thank you to Ilona Beck. I am very glad she will stay on the board as Past President. She shaped the council in more ways than I can mention. Her energy, ideas, and love to promote the culture of all German speaking countries are amazing. I have to admit I’m somewhat nervous to follow in her footsteps. She left some really big shoes to fill.
Nun, da Sommer begonnen hat, freut sich jeder darauf die freie Natur, die Sommerfeste und andere Aktivitäten in unserer schönen Provinz zu genießen. Während unserer Jahresversammlung am 22. Juni, wurde ich zur neuen Präsidentin des Saskatchewan German Councils gewählt. Seit 2009 war ich bereits als Direktorin Vorstand. Dies gesah damals recht zufällig. Es war eines meiner ersten Treffen an dem ich teinahm, um die Deutsche Sprachschule Saskatoon zu vertreten. Zu dieser Zeit hatte ich zugegebenermaßen noch keine konkrete Vorstellung davon, was das Council macht. Marie
Hüttemann fragte mich, ob ich mich aufstellen lassen würde, mit dem Versprechen; „da muss man nicht viel tun, hat auch nicht viel Verantwortung. Aber es macht viel Spaß“. Sie hat mit dem Spaß recht gehabt! Später wurde ich zur Sekretärin und anschließend zur Vizepräsidentin des Councils gewählt. Da ich sehr in der Deutschen Sprachschule engagiert bin, liegt mein Hauptinteresse natürlich bei Sprache, Kindern und Jugendlichen. Ich glaube, dass wir, indem wir Interesse und Leidenschaft für die Deutsche Kultur bei jungen Menschen wecken, aktive Mitglieder für alle unsere Gruppen heranziehen können. Mein Ziel als Präsidentin ist, die alten Traditionen stark zu halten, ohne die vielen tollen Dinge zu vernachlässigen, die sich derzeit in Deutschland, der Schweiz und Österreich abspielen. Ich werde versuchen für Vorschläge offen zu sein, wie wir unsere Mitgliedszahlen wachsen lassen können, wie wir helfen können, dass unsere Gruppen stark und erfolgreich sind, oder auch wie wir Konflikte lösen können; letzteres hoffentlich nicht zu häufig. Am Wochenende vom 21. und 22. Juni, hatten wir unser Treffpunkt Wochenende im Austrian Edelweiss Club in Regina. Dies war ein großer Erfolg. Vielen Dank an den Österreichischen Klub, der Gastgeber dieser Veranstalltung war. Danke für ein tolles Abendessen, und die freundliche Atmosphäre. Wir hatten eine wunderbare Zeit und genossen die Gastfreundschaft. Ebenfalls vielen Dank an unsere Mitarbeiterinnen Sabine, Franziska und Michelle für die Vorbereitung dieser Veranstalltung. Zum ersten Mal hatten wir einen Familientag. Dieser Teil wurde finanziell von Heritage Canada unterstützt. Ohne diese Unterstützung hätten wir diesen
wundervollen Teil der Veranstaltung nicht durchführen können. Die Kinder freuten sich über die Hüpfburg, Kinderschminken, und viele andere Aktivitäten. Dazu gehörten auch Luftballonfiguren, die die Kinder mit nach Hause nehmen konnten. Aktivitäten für unsere Erwachsenen Besucher waren Strudel backen, Edelweiss-Malerei, und eine geführte Tour durch das Gouvernment Haus. Leider reichte die Zeit nicht dafür aus, überall mitzumachen. Nach dem Willkommensgruß und dem Abendessen hatten wir das große Vergnügen den Regina Austrian Edelweiß Tänzern zuzusehen. Ich war sichtlich beeindruckt von den Fähigkeiten der Tänzer, sogar von den jüngsten Mitgliedern. Was für eine tolle Aufführung. Hier möchte ich auch noch einmal allen gratulieren, die einen Special Volunteer Preis erhalten haben. Ohne Sie wären unsere Gruppen nicht funktionsfähig, and die vielen tollen Aktivitäten könnten in unserer Provinz nicht gemacht werden. Ich bin auch stolz erwähnen zu können, das unser Diversity Projekt am Treffpunkt Wochenende der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt werden konnte. Endlich war es so weit die ansprechenden Banner, an denen über die letzten beiden Jahren viel gearbeitet worden war, zu zeigen. Ich war hoch erfreut zu sehen, wie viele Gäste die Informationen gelesen haben und wie lebhafte Diskussionen daraus entstanden sind. Es ist auch eine tolle Fügung, diese Banner für unser 30-jähriges fertig zu haben. Bitte stellen sie sicher diese Banner von unseren Mitarbeitern anzufordern, wenn Sie eine Veranstaltung in Ihrer Gruppe planen. Wir möchten die Banner mit allen unseren Mitgliedern teilen, und hoffen, dass sie so oft wie möglich auch genutzt werden.
Besonders hat mich gefreut, dass ich mich mit der neuen Präsidentin von SaskCulture während unseres Banketts unterhalten konnte. Wir konnten sie kurzfristig einladen, und daher war meine Begeisterung groß, als sie die Einladung annehmen konnte. Sie ist sehr begeisterungsfähig und ich bin überzeugt, wir können vieles mit ihrer Unterstützung erreichen. Wir hatten auch die Freude den Honorarkonsul Österreichs, Anthony Merchant, und auch die Honorarkonsulin Deutschlands, Barbara Hoggard-Lulay, bei unserem Bankett begrüßen zu können. Es ist immer wieder ein Vergnügen interessante Unterhaltungen mit Vertretern unserer Heimatländer führen zu können. Während unserer ersten Vorstandssitzung für dieses Jahr konnten wir einem Vortrag von Paul Gingras über SaskCultures Multikulturelle Strategie zuhören. Hier wurden so viele interessante Dinge erwähnt, dass ich damit diese Ausgabe des Postillions füllen könnte. Daher werde ich nur Danke sagen. Diese Präsentation hat uns sicherlich vieles zu Denken gegeben. Zuletzt möchte ich noch ein spezielles Dankeschön an Ilona Beck sagen. Ich bin nur froh, dass sie als Altpräsidentin auch weiterhin unserem Vorstand angehören wird. Sie hat das Council auf mehr Arten geformt, als ich hier erwähnen kann. Ihre Energy, ihre Ideen, und ihr Einsatz alle deutschsprachigen Kulturen zu fördern ist einfach bewunderswert. Ich muss gestehen, dass ich etwas nervös bin in ihre Fußstapfen zu folgen. Hier liegen wirklich große Erwartungen vor mir, die erfüllt werden sollen.
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2014 Treffpunkt Weekend Culture - Fun - hospitality - Friends At the Austrian Club in Regina Sabine Doebel-Atchison SGC’s annual Treffpunkt Weekend is always a highlight during the year for our organization. Not only do delegates and guests get together for two days to exchange ideas, build relationships and renew friendships, but we also honour special volunteers for their contributions to German culture, language and traditions. Another important part of the weekend is SGC’s Annual General Meeting, where the membership elected a new president this year, after Ilona Beck had been in that position for the past 6 years, making her the first female and longest serving president of the organization.
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2 With assistance of a Celebrate Canada! grant from Heritage Canada the Council was able to add a Family Fun Day to this year’s Treffpunkt, which also celebrated the our organization’s 30th anniversary. It included various children’s activities such as a jumpy castle, ball toss, egg & spoon run, chalk painting, dancing, balloon creations and the always popular face painting. Children received cards with each of those activities listed in German. At each of the stations they received a stamp. Once they had a stamp for each activity, they received a prize. About 40 children attended the afternoon with their parents or grandparents and, in addition to the fun games and activities, enjoyed a cupcake and juice. The event was a great success and a first for SGC, but definitely not the last event of its kind! 6
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While the children enjoyed the Family Fun Day on the front lawn of the Austrian Club, SGC delegates and guests had the opportunity to take part in a Strudel Making, Edelweiss Painting workshop or take an educational guided tour of Government House in Regina. Afterwards everyone got together for Kaffee & Kuchen before it was time to get ready for the evening’s Special Volunteer Awards Banquet. After the reception where guests had the opportunity to look at SGC’s new 12 banner exhibition Diversity of Germany – Beyond Autobahn and Oktoberfest, an Austrian dinner was served. It included Vienna schnitzel, potato salad, tossed salad, red cabbage and for dessert Austrian apple strudel. The Council was honoured to welcome the Honorary Consuls of Germany and Austrian, Barbara Hoggard-Lulay and
9 their contributions to the SGC board as consultant, treasurer and president respectively. The musical entertainment for the evening was provided by the Bohemian Brass Band. Delegates and guest took the opportunity to dance and visit with old and new friends.
7 Antony Merchant, at the banquet as well as newly elected SaskCulture president Pat Grayston and Austrian Club president John Jost. The dinner was followed by fabulous dance performances by the Regina Austrian Edelweiss Dancers.
8 This year’s recipients of a SGC Special Volunteer Award were: Barbara Hoggard-Lulay, nominated by Saskatoon German Days Committee Wade McLean, nominated by the Austrian Edelweiss Club of Regina Kerri Van Loosen, nominated by the German-Canadian Society Harmonie in Regina Adeline Vogelgesang, nominated by the Geran Cultural Centre in Saskatoon Vince Weber, nominated by the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia – Regina Chapter All recipients received an award and a large basket filled with Austrian, German and Swiss delicacies. Besides the volunteer awards, three individuals were honoured with a SGC Lifetime Membership. BarbaraHogaard Lulay, Ray Fichter and Andrew Grzesina were honoured for
10 After a successful banquet, the delegates gathered for the Annual General Meeting in the morning of June 22. Part of the delegates’ responsibility at the meeting was to elect a new president. This was done by acclamation and the new president of the SGC is Josephin Dick of Saskatoon. Also acclaimed to their positions were Katharian Ulbrich of Estevan as vice president and Rod Gellner of Regina as treasurer. Elections were held for 4 director positions. Newly elected were Janet Jost of Regina (2 years), Michael Oelck of Saskatoon (1 year), Uwe Reinkens of Star City (2 years) and Amanda Stehwien of Saskatoon (2 years), who was relected as director. The new board went to work right after the AGM with a board meeting. The SGC thanks the Austrian Edelweiss Club for hosting this year’s Treffpunkt Weekend at their wonderful facility! A location for the 2015 Treffpunkt Weekend will be determined in the upcoming months. If your group is interested in hosting, please contact the SGC office.
1. Family Fun Day 2. Baloon creations 3. Strudel making workshop 4. Banquet, Diversity panels in the background 5. Dinner 6. From left: Antony Merchant, Barbara Hoggard-Lulay, Pat Graston, Ilona Beck 7. Regina Austrian Edelweiss Dancers performing 8. Special Volunteer Award recipients 9. Ilona Beck with new SGC Honorary Lifetime Members 10. SGC Annual General Meeting
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LIBRARY corner Andrea MaCleod
Das Avalon Projekt by: Wolfgang Hohlbein German, 656 pages Many mysterious things happen on the oil platform Avalon II. Crew members fall over board, a helicopter crashes on the platform, a supply ship collides with one of the iron pillars, and finally the complete crew disappears.
recipe corner Andrea MacLeoad
Hühnerfrikassee mit Pilzen
Insurance detective Rudger Harm is hired by the oil company to solve the mysterious case and he is sure there is a logical explanation for all of it. But, where is this Celtic dagger coming from that seems to have magical powers? And what about the elfin like woman, who is found half dead? Rudger’s search for the truth turns into a fantastic adventure.
Chicken Fricassee with Mushrooms Chicken fricassee is another popular dish with a very significant sauce. This too, like the meatballs - Königsberger style from the last issue is considered a comfort food to many people. It can be prepared in the way described in the recipe, but it is often also made using the meat left over from a chicken noodle soup. Ingredients:
1 soup hen salt soup greens (1-2 carrots, 1 leek, some fresh parsley, ½ celery root) 40g butter 40g flour ½ to ¾ liter chicken broth 1 egg yolk 1/8 liter evaporated milk Some lemon juice or white wine 100g button mushrooms
Clean the chicken and dice up the soup greens. Cook both in 2 liter of salt water. After cooking, skin the chicken, debone and dice it. Pour the broth through a sieve and set aside. For the sauce, melt the butter in a sauce pan then sprinkle the flour on it and mix carefully. Make sure the temperature is not too hot otherwise it will burn. Add the chicken broth to make the sauce and let it cook for 10 min, stir in between. Combine the egg yolk with the evaporated milk and blend into the sauce but do not cook it. Add lemon juice or wine as well as salt to taste. Clean the mushrooms, lightly fry them in a pan or steam them. Add the chicken and mushrooms to the sauce. Serve with rice.
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Männerherzen DVD 103 min, Language German, Subtitles German Five different men looking for love in a time when men don’t really know what it means to be a “man” and have even less an idea of what women want from them. Philip is about to lose his job when part time girlfriend Nina tells him that he will be a father soon. His friend Niklas, a successful businessman, seems to have it all together, job, marriage and house. Yet, he panics about decisions. Womanizer and music producer Jerome on the other hand sees life as one big party. Only his client Bruce, who needs a lot of support, can agitate him. There is also the subway driver Roland who is fighting for his ex-wife Susanne and desperate Günther, who is very lonely.
Spot light on Members Austrian Edelweiss Club of Regina servus to Family & Friends Sabine Doebel-Atchison From 1953 to 1955 many young Austrian men and woman, many only in their early 20s, saw Canada as the land of opportunity. They boarded a ship and went on a two week journey towards better future. Some of them made Regina their new home. It was in 1974 when a core group of Austrians decided to form their own club, where they could speak their language, meet with each other and share their culture and heritage. With these goals in mind,the first club house was purchased. Soon it became too small and a piece of land was purchased. The new club house was built with volunteer labour. Success of the Austrian Club is still largely based on the many volunteers who have helped build and maintain the club, offering their time during the many events and functions held over the years. This year has already been a very active and busy one for the Austrian Club. In May, they invited dance groups from Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Vancouver and Winnipeg to join their local Regina Austrian Edelweiss Dancers at Maifest. Also in May the club celebrated its 40th anniversary with a banquet that honoured the founding members (see picture below). A slideshow showed them throughout the years, how they participated in club activities and volunteered their time. All of them received
a certificate and a plaque listing all of their names.
Contact Information
By far the largest event hosted at the Austrian Club every year is the Austrian Pavilion at Mosaic in Regina. In 2014 it was the 36th year that the club took part in this multicultural event. It was another celebration of Austrian culture and heritage that included Austrian dancing, yodelling, woodcarving, custom clothing and Austrian food and drinks.
President: John Jost Address: 320 Maxwell Crescent, Regina, SK S4N 5Y1 E-mail:
[email protected] Phone: 306-721-6388 Fax: 306-921-9980 Website: www.austrianclubregina.ca Membership Fees Family: $15 Single: $10
Towards the end of June the Austrian Club hosted the Saskatchewan German Council and its members for Treffpunkt (Meeting Place) Weekend. It was the first time in the history of Treffpunkt that it took place at the Austrian Club. This was another example of an event that was made possible through the countless hours that volunteers put in to make the club a successful and friendly place. Many other events take place at the Austrian Club throughout the year. They include the Spring Fling, a Schnitzel Supper, golf tournaments, a Children’s Christmas Party and fishing/ ice fishing tournaments. With support of the Saskatchewan German Council the club is adding new events for members and families, such as craft afternoons and gingerbread house decorating.
Sub-groups Hunting & Fishing Club Ladies Auxiliary Regina Austrian Edelweiss Dance Group Lounge is open 5 days a week Smorg - every Friday for lunch at the lounge Hall, lounge and basement are for rent for weddings, gatherings and meetings
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Rolling Calendar of Events every Wednesday Skat at the German Cultural Centre in Saskatoon at 7 p.m.
every FRIDAY Classical Connection on CFCR 90.5 FM from 1-2 p.m. with Sigrid Kirmse
every SunDAY Treffpunkt Deutschland on CFCR 90.5 FM from 1-3 p.m. Sunday Brunch at the German Cultural Centre, Saskatoon, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. German Buffet at the German Cultural Centre, Saskatoon, 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
July 27 A mid-summer Garden Tour German Canadian Society Harmonie, Regina Call 306-352-5897 for more information
27 20th Annual Mennonite Heritage Village Watermelon Festival Mennonite Heritage Village Visit http://www.mennoniteheritagevillage.ca/index.html for more information
AUgust 14 - 16 Folkfest (German pavillion) German Cultural Centre Saskatoon Call 306-244-6869 for more information
17 Annual Club Picnic
German Canadian Society Harmonie, Regina Call 306-352-5897 for more information
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Kochlöffel & NUdelholz Class Kochlöffel & Nudelholz - German Canadian Koch- und Backstudio Call 306-292-2117 or e-mail kochlö
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September (continued) 16 First fall practice Volksliederchor Harmonie Call 306-352-6274 for more information
26 Barn dance Geman Cultural Centre Saskatoon Call 306-244-6869 for more information
28 Joint choir concert Volksliederchor Harmonie Call 306-352-6274 for more information
October 3 Harvest Wine Festival
German Canadian Society Harmonie, Regina Call 306-352-5897 for more information
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Kochlöffel & Nudelholz - German Canadian Koch- und Backstudio Call 306-292-2117 or e-mail kochlö
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Kennt ihr denn Kasper? Nein? Dann hört mal zu! This essay is about puppetry in Germany and the famous puppet Kasper, written by two of Das Schulhaus students Nicole Schaefer and Philipp Schaefer during the Schulhaus’ project days 2014: ‘ Kasperletheater’. The class is a DSD 1-2 class, guided by Bert Seidel their teacher. The essay was shortened and edited by Sabine Zagoricnik-Wecker. langen, grossen Nase, Zipfelmütze, einem schmalen Kopf, bunter Kleidung und einem grinsenden Lächeln. Alle Köpfe der Hohensteiner Puppen wurden aus Holz handgeschnitzt, und mit Stoff verziert. Einen richtigen Körper hatten sie nicht, deshalb waren die Köpfe und das Gesicht so detailiert. Der Puppenspieler setzt die Puppe auf seine Hand, mit einem Finger der den Kopf bewegt, und noch zwei Finger, die die Arme bewegen. In der Welt vom Kasper gibt es nur die Guten und die Bösen. Sein bester Freund ist Seppel, ein Lausbub der immer was anstellt, deswegen muss auch Kasper ihn immer vor irgendwas retten. Kasper lebt mit seiner Großmutter. Zwei weitere gute Figuren die in seinen Geschichten vorkommen sind die Fee und Gretel. Der Wachtmeister sorgt für Ordnung, und der König regiert das Land. Im Schloss vom König lebt auch die Prinzessin und der Prinz. Die Bösen die in vielen Geschichten vorkommen sind z.B. die Hexe, der Zauberer, der Teufel, der Räuber und das Krokodil. Der Kasper ist eine sehr beliebte und bekannte Puppe in ganz Deustchland, und kommt in vielen Filmen und Theaterstücken vor. Tri-tra-trulla-la, das war die Geschichte vom Kasper und des Puppenspiels.
(…) Der Kasper hat seine Wurzeln in Italien, als im 13. Jahrhundert italienische Puppenspieler nordwärts über die Alpen nach Deutschland und Frankreich wanderten, und das Puppenspiel mit sich brachten. Puppentheater war immer für Erwachsene bestimmt (…). Der Kasper war also nicht immer eine Puppe die von allen Kindern geliebt wurde. Der Name “Kasper” ist Persisch und heißt “Hüter des Schatzes”. Leider weiß man nicht genau, wo die Idee für den Kasper herkommt, aber der Kasper hat verschiedene Cousins in anderen Ländern. Da gibt es “Pulcinella” in Italien, “Guignol” aus Frankreich, “Punch” aus England, “Jan Klassen” aus den Niederlanden, und “Petrouchka” aus Russland. Der Kasper hat auch in Deutschland viele Namen, wie “Kasperle”, “Káschberl”, und “Kaschberle”. Der deutsche Kasper kam erst 1858 in dem Puppenspiel “Die verzauberte Lily” vor. Der Kasper entwickelte sich dann weiter bis er in den 1920’er Jahren die moderne Form erhielt: froh, lustig und clever. Max Jacob gründete das Hohensteiner Kasperltheater 1928, und der Kasper wurde zu einem postiven Held umgemünzt, und mehr auf Kinder abgestimmt. Die Gründung des Hohensteiner Kasperltheater war sehr wichtig und hat das Puppentheater in Deutschland für immer verändert. Das Puppentheater in Deutschland vor 1928 konnte man nur auf Straßen und Märkten finden. Das hat sich dann alles geändert als Max Jacob diese “Straßen-Kunst” als richtiges Theater begründet hatte. Das Hohensteiner Puppentheater ist auch heute noch sehr erfolgreich, und ist sowohl von Kindern als auch Erwachsenen beliebt. Es gibt viele Kasperlstücke, in denen Kasper seinen Freunden mit verschiedenen Problemen hilft. Kasper ist charakterisiert mit einer 12
Quellen: “Kasperle.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Apr. 2014. Web. 22 May 2014. . “Puppentheater.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 16 May 2014. Web. 22 May 2014.
