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German Speaking Club, Since 1958

The Rhein-Donau Club Inc.

April / May 2015

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The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the

Club or the Editor, but those of the respective authors.

German Cuisine and Drinks

The Rhein-Donau Club

Restaurant

German Cuisine and Drinks

The Rhein-Donau Club

Restaurant

We have rooms available for your private

parties, conventions or meetings.

Lounge, Sports Hall, Edelweiss Dance Hall

and BeeR GARDEN

For Party Bookings:

Contact our booking liaison officer:

Marlene Porzig mob. 0400 575 201

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List of Contents

Committee/New Members 4

Secretary’s Report 5

AGM 6

Video 7

Easter Hat Pde, Motown 8

May Dance, Choir 9

Dance Program 10

Mother’s Day 11

Russian Night 12

Restaurant 13

Group Reports 14-21

Euro-Board games 22

Radio 22

Group List 23

Club Opening Hours

Office: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 10am to 3pm

Bar: Tuesday 6.30pm to 11pm Wednesday 6.00pm to 11pm Friday 6.30pm to 11pm Saturday 6.30pm to midnight Sunday 5.30pm to 8.30pm

Kitchen: Wednesday 6.00pm to 9.00pm Friday 6.00pm to 9.00pm Saturday 6.30pm to 10.30pm Sunday 6.00pm to 8.00pm

The Rhein-Donau Club (Inc.) is a member of “DIE BRÜCKE”

Association of German Speaking Clubs in Australia

Front Cover:

Easter fountain Germany,

see page 6 for history.

Rhein-Donau Club Kitchen: All Flavours Catering Services Chef: Rüdiger Otte Mob: 0448 827 119 Email: ruedinoz07@gmail.com

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Rhein-Donau Club Committee 2014/15

President vacant Acting President Günter Best 9399 4371 Secretary Robert Schulz 9337 4109 Vice Secretary Marlene Porzig 0400 575 201 Treasurer Heather Richter 0418 950 350 Vice Treasurer Susan Watson 0419 907 227 Cellar Master David Vieceli 9418 4902 Entertainment Manager Brian Muir 0407 479 513 Equipment Warden Hermine Wagner 0437 711 127 Extra Committee Ursula Deck 9459 5379 Extra Committee Julianne Pulver 0401 685 268

Extended Committee 2014/15

Treuhänder (Trustees) Ewald Froend 9337 2295 Volker Theis 0418 906 591 Sieglinde Ducke 9574 6366 Protokoll (Minutes) Susan Watson 0419 907 227 Radio Team Leader Wolfgang Leonhardt 9302 4942 Bücherwart (Librarian) Angela Mittermayer 9330 4160 Editor/Webmaster (office) Kerry Krebs 9330 6488 (office) 0432 66 20 45

New Members: March

• BRACE Rachel

• OTTE Rüdiger

• TELENTA John

• TELENTA Judy

Death Notice:

Mr Bertram Pepall passed away on 17th December 2014

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From the Secretary

As we move quickly into the first third of the year, much

is being done to continue with the maintenance of the

Club premises.

The classes for young children in music and language

have begun Fridays in the Sports Hall. The Club is to

host a major fundraising event in June on behalf of the

Heart Foundation through one of our Club members.

Some new bands have been booked for the coming

months so I hope our Saturday night regulars are hap-

py to hear some new dance material.

The Committee is still seeking help in the area of bar

staff. Anyone knowing of someone who could fulfil this role, please contact my-

self or Marlene Porzig. Friday nights and Sunday evenings are the times when

we need new bar staff.

As the AGM is only a few months off, I invite members to contribute any items

for discussion through the office. There are always ongoing developments and

we welcome ideas and suggestions of how to improve and further the use of

our facilities.

I would also like to remind Club members we are a non-profit licensed Social

Club and must abide by the laws governing drinking and gaming. Any breach of

the strict rules laid out by the Department of Liquor and Gaming could have se-

rious consequences for our License.

In the meantime we are researching information on projects such as a new

fence on the north side of the premises, a drink vending machine for those

times where only a few members are present, new curtains for the Edelweiss

Hall, continuing upgrades on all electrical needs, and a host of other smaller

issues.

I am receiving very positive feedback for our new chef Rudi. His new additions

to the menu are most welcome.

Robert Schulz

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NOTICE

The Annual General Meeting of the Rhein-Donau Club Inc.

will be held on Sunday 24th of May 2015

in the Edelweiss Hall at 3 pm

Nominations for Committee

Every candidate shall be nominated in writing by two (2) financial members of

the Club both of whom shall sign the nomination form. The candidate shall also

sign the nomination as evidence of consent thereto.

Please note:

Social Members are not able to vote, nominate or be nominated for any position

of the Committee or Trustees.

All forms to be deposited in the special box housed in the Office.

All nomination forms must be lodged at the latest on Friday 1st of May 2015 on

or before 8pm.

Nomination forms will be available from the Office beginning of April 2015.

Front Page:

�e Osterbrunnen (Easter Well or Easter

Fountain) is a German tradition of decorating

public wells or fountains with Easter eggs for

Easter. It began in the early 20th century in the

Franconian Switzerland region of Upper Fran-

conia but has spread to other regions. �e dec-

oration is usually kept from Good Friday until

two weeks after Easter. Easter Fountain in Bieberbach

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VIDEO-NACHMITTAG

Sonntag, 26. April 2015

14.00 Uhr

(Achtung! Geänderte An-

fangszeit! )

"Die Dornenvögel

in DEUTSCH, nach dem Weltbest-

seller von Colleen McCullough.

Teil I behandelt die Jahre von 1920-1929

Sonntag, 31. Mai 2015

15.00 Uhr

"Die Dornenvögel”

in DEUTSCH, nach dem Weltbestseller von Colleen McCullough.

Teil II behandelt die Jahre von 1930-1932

Der Roman erzählt die Geschichte einer australischen Farmersfamilie über vier

Jahrzehnte des 20. Jahrhunderts.

Im Mittelpunkt steht die schicksalshafte Beziehung der Farmerstochter Meggie

Cleary und dem katholischen Geistlichen Ralph de Bricassart.

Weitere Folgen werden wir im Juni und Juli 2015 zeigen.

Unser neuer Küchenchef Rüdiger Otte hat sich bereit erklärt uns mit Kaffee und

Kuchen zu verwöhnen.

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MOTOWN DISCO

Motown in Myaree

We've started 2015 with three excellent nights of Motown and Soul in the Edel-

weiss Hall with the next one being Friday 10th April. Several club members at-

tended our Saturday event back in February and the feedback has been excel-

lent.

We have a regular turnout for our Soul nights with everyone saying how much

they enjoy the music and the venue. In fact, praise for the facilities provided by

the club is always positive.

Much of the music we play was popular in the 1960's and has stayed popular in

the years since it was first released, which is quite an achievement these days.

For those of you who haven't yet been along and given us a try, come and see

for yourselves and you'll probably feel your toes tapping to these fantastic, time-

less sounds, that have kept people dancing for many, many years.

Saturday 4th April 2015

The Theatre Group

presents

EASTER HAT

PARADE

Ladies & Gentlemen get your Easter Hats

ready: the funniest, most original and the

prettiest hat will win a prize.

Tickets: Members $10 / Guests $12 Kitchen & Bar open from 6:30p.m.

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Saturday 2nd May, 2015

The Edelweiss Dance Group presents

MAY DANCE with the Alpen Duo

There will be a raffle and perfor-

mances by the group.

Come along and join us for a

good old evening of traditional German fun.

Tickets: Members $10 /

Guests $12 Kitchen & Bar open from 6:30p.m.

Saturday 9th May, 2015

The Heimat Choir presents

Sing-a-long with the band Step Back

Tickets: Members $10 / Guests $12 Kitchen & Bar open from 6:30p.m.

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EVENTS

Entry: Members $10 Guest $12 LIVE - BAND

Kitchen and Bar open: 6:30pm

Friday 3rd April, 2015 GOOD FRIDAY—CLOSED

Saturday 4th April, 2015 Easter Saturday—Easter Dance

Sunday 5th April, 2015 EASTER Sunday—CLOSED

Saturday 11th April, 2015 Heart & Soul

Saturday 18th April, 2015 Young Once

Saturday 25th April, 2015 Eurasia

Saturday 2nd May, 2015 May Dance with Alpen Duo

Sunday 10th May, 2015 MOTHER’s DAY LUNCHEON

Saturday 16th May, 2015 WAMO with West Coast Rhythm

Saturday 23rd May, 2015 Eurasia

Saturday 30th May, 2015 Aerotec

Saturday 6th June, 2015 Step Back

Saturday 9th May, 2015 Heimat Choir with Step Back

Sunday 24th May, 2015 Club AGM

Friday 10th April, 2015 MOTOWN Night

Friday 1st May, 2015 MOTOWN Night

Friday 5th June, 2015 MOTOWN Night

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Sunday 10th May, 2015

MOTHER’S DAY

Luncheon at 12:30pm

In the Edelweiss Hall

Tickets: $25 for 2 courses of choice

Meal includes Coffee or Tea

Bookings essential:

Please book at the office:

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Saturday 16th May, 2015

West Australian Mandolin Orchestra

presents their “RUSSIAN theme night”

With special guest accordionist

EDDIE STASZAK

Raffle Prizes to be won!

Tickets: Members $10 / Guests $12

Kitchen & Bar open from 6:30p.m.

Frühschoppen

Don’t forget our men’s get-together every last Sunday in the month

at 10am —12 midday in the Karl’s Bar. All Welcome!

For the lady’s there is a women’s gathering simultaneously.

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H ello Members, your Chef Rudi has now taken full control of the Kitch-

en and would like to thank all Members and Guests for their support,

as well as for their understanding and kind comments.

WE ARE TRYING HARD TO SATISFY YOU, OUR GUESTS.

Naturally it is taking a while to sail the ship on a good course, but we are on

our way and looking forward to a long and happy association.

Please don't hesitate to let me know your Likes and /or Dislikes!

Regards ...Rudi Here are some Photos of our new Dishes on the Menu:

ALL FLAVOURS CATERING SERVICES Hallo liebe Mitglieder,

euer Koch Rudi ist jetzt in voller Kontrolle der Küche und möchte sich be-

danken bei allen Mitgliedern und Gästen für ihre Unterstützung, sowie das

entgegengebrachte Verständnis und die positiven Kommentare .

WIR VERSUCHEN ALLES UM ZU SIE, UNSEREN GAST, ZU BEFRIEDIGEN .

Natürlich braucht es eine Weile um das Schiff auf einen guten Kurs zu brin-

gen, aber wir sind auf dem Weg zu einer langen und positiven Verbindung.

Versäumen Sie nicht mich wissen zu lassen was Ihnen gefällt und /oder was

wir verbessern sollten!

Hier sind einige Fotos von Gerichten der Speisekarte:

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Edelweiss Dance Group

W e are busily preparing for the Volkstanzfest in the beautiful city of Ade-

laide held over the Easter weekend. It is a wonderful opportunity to

share our dances and to experience the dances from other groups. This year

there will be two groups participating from overseas - a real treat. And when we

return there will only be a few weeks to our

MAY DANCE

It will be on Saturday 2nd May and as usual, there will be a raffle and perfor-

mances by the group. Come along and join us for a good old evening of tradi-

tional German fun.

Remember, we are always happy to welcome new dancers/bell players. Visit

us on a Sunday afternoon to see exactly what we get up to.

Wishing you all a wonderful Easter in absentia. Save some Easter eggs for me.

Julianne Pulver,

Group Leader

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Skat Group Report

Eagle Eye Air Rifle Group

H i shooters,

We have had a good start to 2015.

We have just had our King & Queen Shoot. Our new King and Queen are Mario

and Cheryl and our Junior King is Anthony. I would like to congratulate all three.

Congratulation also to all our prize and trophy shooters.

I am happy to report that our Schuetzenfest dance went well.

Wishing everyone good shooting for the rest of the year,

Sophia Bayley, Group Leader

W e resumed our monthly Preisskat for 2015 on the 8th of February, after

taking our usual yearly break in January. We had 9 keen players (8

members and one Guest).

The results are:

1.Eberhard Joerg 2605 points

2.Arthur Deck 2559 points

3.Klaus Leonhardt 1922 points

Gut Blatt

Manfred Hoppe

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Senioren / Seniors

L iebe Senioren,

Inzwischen haben wir uns erholt von unserer schönen Fahrt ins Swan Valley. Wir hatten einen richtig sonnigen Tag erwischt.

Nun etwas ganz Anderes: Am Mittwoch, den 6. Mai 2015 um 13 Uhr werden wir unsere jährliche Versammlung abhalten.

Ich hoffe, daß ihr alle wieder mitmacht.

Bei dieser Gelegenheit möchte ich unser neuen Senioren Mitglied

Ingrid LUKSCH herzlich willkommen heißen.

Allen kranken Senioren wünschen wir baldige Besserung.

Rita Zeller Group Leader

Wenn alle Menschen wüßten, was die einen über die andern

Reden, so gäbe es keine vier Freunde auf Erden.

Blaise Pascal

Pool Group

W here has the year gone? Easter is upon us. Have a great time with fam-

ily and friends and come back refreshed and well after your break.

It is fantastic to see our Group Leader, Ken

Wellmann back and playing regularly. He’s

the one to watch in the next Championship.

PROST

Your Captain, Mario

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Rhein-Donau Model Railway Group

Meeting Fridays -1900/700pm --- sometimes Tuesdays – 1900 – scenic group

Contact President Cornelis de Groot – 9447 1939 for further information

Is there a wiring problem??

We have had some six weeks of non-ac�vity over the Christmas and New Years

break. Our regular mee�ngs have resumed, as usual, on Fridays.

Li(le has been done so far as we promised to run trains on the RDC Open Day. As

some major ‘surgery’ has to be undertaken, it would mean that the layout would be

most una(rac�ve with gaping holes and some trains not being able to run.

As said before this year will be one of consolida�on. The new town will have trams,

vegeta�on, people and streetlights. The fairground will have the models working more

perfectly, the harbour side will look businesslike and finally, it is hoped the loco sheds

will be turned into a museum with engines making use of the working turntable.

We look forward to your con�nuing interest and support.

Ed RdeG 13’15

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Theatre Group

Heimat Choir

O ur Pianist Anneka DeRooij is continuing to assist us with accompanying

and directing the Choir. We are so very fortunate to have her. Anneka is

studying for her Masters Degree and will leave us at the end of April.

We then can continue with Dorothea Slawomirski, who will take on the role of

Conductor and Pianist. Dorothea was part of our choir many years ago and we

are grateful for her assistance. So the Heimat Choir can continue its love of

German Folk songs in Harmony.

On the 9th May we will be having our Sing-a-Long and will be singing new

songs. We know you will enjoy the performance so please join us. Despite dwin-

dling members, we still enjoy singing for you.

We welcome a new member to the choir—Rachel Brace. Rachel has been ac-

tive in the “Voices of Flinders” and has joined our Alto’s. We wish Rachel a hap-

py singing time with us.

On Sunday the 29th March we celebrate our 40th Anniversary in the Club with a

buffet dinner. It will be an evening of reminiscing and fun, looking back at the

beginning until today. Some of our Foundation Members are still in the choir,

which is quite an achievement.

Our Choir AGM is on Tuesday 21st April at 7:30pm so I would like to see all

choir members at this meeting. Marlene Porzig, Group Leader

T he Theatre Group is hosting this year’s Easter

Hat Parade again.

I am looking forward to seeing all my friends at our

dance on Saturday 4th April.

Who will win the best hat prize this year?

To all the members who are feeling sick I wish you all

a speedy recovery,

auf wiedersehn, servus, ciao, Fritzi Waters

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WA Mandolin Orchestra

T he year’s rehearsals have commenced at a leisurely pace during the first

month in preparation for the formerly mentioned concert to be played in

Mukinbudiin. the work will intensify as the end of the March draws near and the

wheat belt bound players dust off their Akubras and Blundstone Boots.

Some Russian music has also had it’s varied tempos tried out for our May

Theme Night on Saturday 16th May at the Club. Our guest on this occasion will

be the accordionist Eddie Staszak.

We managed to fit in our monthly dinner, a catered supper and the unfortunately

essential AGM.

To the Orchestra players the mandolin is a significant part of their life, but other

Rhein-Donau club members probably find it relatively obscure. Some notes on

the mandolin’s origins and history might be informative.

The origin probably starts with the Arabian Oud, a bowl back, short necked, fret-

less instrument introduced to Europe through the Moors occupation of the Iberi-

an peninsular in the 8th century. The Oud, in combination with instruments

brought home as part of the booty during the Crusades morphed into the Lute

which was played all over Europe for many centuries.

The distinctive round back of the Lute gave rise to the name Mandola from the

Italian ‘Mandorla’ meaning almond. In the late 1500’s an early version of the

Mandola, such as the instrument our musical director (Robert Schulz) plays,

gave the name to and was the first incarnation of the modern mandolin. The

Mandola like the Lute went through many variations of numbers of strings and

tunings. Eventually smaller versions tuned approximately an octave higher

called a Mandolino (small Mandola) became the melody instrument of choice in

the mid 1700’s.

In the next issue we will continue wandering through the cobwebs of Mando-

land.

Harry Baker of the Bass section

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LaLeLu Perth is a multilingual music and dance school in Perth offering singing,

music and movement classes in various languages (including German) for

children age 0 to 7 years old.

We have run our German classes since our school was founded in September

2013. Our classes provide an excellent opportunity for children to have con-

tact with German language. We sing songs, play music games, learn the basic

steps to different dances from around the world and learn to play different

Orff instruments. But above all we want our students to have a lot of fun and

additionally learn German language.

Children discover rhythm, dynamics and tempo of a wide range of music gen-

res from around the world. In addition we teach our little students some sim-

ple steps and dance movements as visual interpretations of the songs they

listen to. Creative exercises and small craft projects are also part of the pro-

gram. In older groups children start learning the tonic sol-fa, music notes and

start playing at glockenspiel and recorder.

At LaLeLu Perth we also focus on classical music and composers from differ-

ent eras and countries as well as getting to know orchestral instruments.

Leading through the classical to the modern orchestral music we demonstrate

to the children how the music has developed over time. On the other hand we

cover traditional themes from different cultures as part of our program.

Beginning from End of January 2015 LaLeLu Perth will also offer classes at

Rhein-Donau Club. The classes will be in the following languages: German,

English and Spanish. For more information or to enrol, please visit

www.LaLeLu-Perth.com. Contact person: Magda 0414 738 914. Like us on

facebook.com/aLeLuPerth.

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Chess Group

W e had a good New Year start with a couple of new players on the books.

This year’s Championship should start on the 18th of March.

It should be very interesting and competitive.

Your Ewald Froend Group Leader

W e would like to welcome our newest member Elisabeth Jenei.

There were seventeen players who came along to our last meeting. The

group has 10 people who have paid their dues.

We are now preparing for the groups AGM which will probably be in April.

Joyce Williams Group Leader

TABLE TENNIS GROUP

A series of these

drawings were

found in the of-

fice last year

and there is no

indication of who

the artist might

be. Does any-

one recognise

them?

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Contributions for June/July 2015 issue would be appreciated by the

Latest beginning of May 2015. Your efforts make this magazine

interesting. Photos would also be greatly appreciated.

Please send all contributions to the Editor/Webmaster:

kerrykrebs@yahoo.com.au

EURO-BOARDGAMES

SOCIAL GROUP (Est. 2013)

The Board gamers are now meeting on the 2nd

and 4th Sunday of the month from 3-6 PM.

This seems to have been a popular move as our attendances are more con-

sistent. New players are always welcome and we teach you as you play. Anyone interested to find out more please phone Robert Schulz Tel: 9337 4109

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To join any Group, you must be a member of The Rhein-Donau Club Inc.

Please contact the Group Leader.

GROUP LIST Groups Telephone Meeting Times

Air Rifle (Schützen)

Sophia Bayley 9417 2640 Friday 7pm

Card (Skat)

Manfred Hoppe 08 6296 7867 Friday 7pm

Chess (Schach)

Ewald Froend 9337 2295 Wednesday 7pm

Choir (Heimat Choir)

Marlene Porzig 0400 575 201 Tuesday 7.30 to 9.30pm

Edelweiss Dance Group

Julianne Pulver 0401 685 268 Sunday 5 to 7pm

Model Railway

Cornelis de Groot 9447 1939 Friday from 6pm

Perth Miniatures Gamers

Pete Ware 9528 2851 Wednesday 6pm

Pistol (Pistolen)

Georg Abfalter 9398 2082 Wednesday 7.30pm

Pool

Werner Wellmann 9330 4423 Tuesday & Friday 7pm

Seniors (Senioren)

Rita Zeller 9457 2784 Wednesday 10.30 to 3pm

Table Tennis (Tischtennis)

Joyce Williams 9316 4790 Tuesday 7pm

Theatre

Fritzi Waters 9314 2812 Friday 7pm

WA Mandolin Orchestra

Robert Schulz 9337 4109 Wednesday 7.30–9.30pm

Boardgames Social Group (Euro-)

Robert Schulz 9337 4109 Sunday 3 to 6pm

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The Rhein-Donau Club Restaurant

• á la carte menu including a selection of authentic German

meals.

• caters for private functions for 30 - 220 guests.

• open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening from 6:30pm

• Sunday 6pm to 8pm.

All Flavours Catering Services