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‘t Penseeltje .
March 2021
Club Hours
Wednesday 9:30-1:00pm
Friday 3.00-8.30pm
Old Mt. Druitt Hall
87 Mt Druitt Road,
Mount Druitt.
St Patricks Day19 th
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This magazine,‘t Penseeltje is an information service only, for members and guests, without assuming responsibility.
Any views expressed in this magazine are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the
Rembrandt Dutch Club. Any advice offered should not be relied on as a substitute for professional advice.
The Rembrandt Dutch Club does not belong to any political and/or religious organisation and will only act in the general
and mutual interest of its members.
REMBRANDT CLUB BOARD
Members and Guests,
Masks are not mandatory for club patrons, if you choose to wear one you can.
Please be advised that the club operates under State Government and Local Council COVID regulations
and needs your help to maintain a safe environment for all. You are required to sign-IN to COVID register
on entry. Our COVID marshal will take your temperature. The club provides Alcohol based sanitiser for
your convenience. Our volunteers and Council cleaners work hard to keep the hall clean so we can keep
operating. Your continued patronage is valued. As one we are working together, on the occasion that you
are not feeling well, have a cold, sniffle or cough, look after yourself and others and consult your GP and
come visit us another day.
Thank you for your assistance,
Rembrandt Board
President Allan Potter 0439 758 000
Vice President Jack vankuyk 9623 8805
Chairman / PR Edward v.d. Meulen 0404 032 749
Secretary Erika Barnes 0411 176 329
Treasurer Wolfgang Kubale 4777 4044
Financial Controller Marian Achten 0413 641 608
E.D.A.H. Shop Gerda Zirkzee 9746 8420
Events coordinator Rebecca Hook 0417 696 415
Magazine distributor TXT 0411 176 329
Licensee John Battishall 0400 397 321
Justice of the Peace Marian Achten 0413 641 608 Marian may not always be at the Club. Please check before.
SUB COMMITTEES
Games coordinator Wanted ???
Cards David Stenstra 0423 567 434
Scrabble
Audio/Video
Handy Crafts
Frances De Lange
Sjoerd & Allan
Erika Barnes
9671 7336
0411 176 329
kzee 9746 8420
Cards David Stenstra 0423 567 434
Scrabble
Audio/Video
Handy Crafts Frances De Lange
Sjoerd & Jan Joosten
Erika Barnes 9671 7336
0431 268 266
0411 176 329
The Board, wishes to advise that regulation changes are allowing more activities to return.
Current hall capacity is 90 patrons allowing the club to scale up events a little. A raft of new
activities have been looked at for the Wednesday morning and Friday afternoon.
Submissions for returning or new activities are always welcome, bring your passion for your
hobby and share it. Volunteering to help is also an option to get involved and share with
the members and be an integral part of running the Club. We are currently assessing how
to facilitate the return of dancing to the venue. A ballroom instructor has put his hand up
to bring something different to the dance floor. Time to put your best foot forward.
With Our Multiple Function Liquor License
comes the option of adding a drink to your
meal.
We ask members to consider their options
and know the limits. Our RSA certified bar
staff and Club Licensee are always available
to help you select a suitable alternative.
DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE.
Have a Plan B and enjoy a night out with
friends a nice meal and some music or join
in a card game or two. We can order you a
taxi or UBER to get you home safely. Only
drinks purchased from the bar can be
consumed on premises.
Respect our neighbours
and leave only good memories
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President’s Report SEPTEMBER 2020
President’s report By Allan Potter
Valued Members,
With Covid restrictions graduatly easing it is pleasing to see members building confidence and return to our
friendly Club. We have seen more new members and visitors join in our festiveties and sample some of the
great food from our kitchen. Friday’s Music & Dinner proved a succesfull concept, as well as our Valentines
event. Many couples and friends shared a memorable evening. Our dedicated games players are at the tables
Wednesdays and Fridays and always welcome a little extra competition so come join in. Want to try your
hand at Triominos, Rummikub or Klaverjassen? Or something different put the challenge out. Grab your
friends and pull up a chair at the games table. A good friend of mine has kindly offered to teach a little
ballroom dancing. The board is looking at how to accommodate this, if you have a passion for this or just
want to give it a whirl, let me know. Other interesting ideas have been put forward and we are working on
bringing our members more entertainment. - Allan J. Potter
Green is the colour St Patrick’s day at the club.
We are looking for Indonesian Dutch or Dutch
Indonesian members and contacts for a Ballarat based
movie producer that has made a documentary. He is
looking to screen in Melbourne and Sydney later this
year and is seeking contacts through the club for
connections. Email [email protected]
If you want to know more and add your name to
the list as admission may be limited.
Putting your best foot forward
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Kitchen Corner
By Alice Vanderheg
What better dish to serve on St Patrick’s Day
then a hearty Irish stew. Stew is a dish that has
been made all over Europe and every region has
its own variety and flavour. Made with potatoes
and carrots and a fine piece of quality marbled
meat this is going to be a flavour sensation that
you don’t want to miss. Please book your meal
where possible to avoid disappointment or just
drop in on the day if you poses a little Irish Luck.
Every Friday the kitchen is ready to
serve a variety of culinary delights.
From ‘Broodje haring met uitjes’ to
a full plated meal. We have you
covered with delightful options that
will make your tastebuds sing with
joy. Make it a date, bring a friend
and enjoy a club with a difference.
Our Dish of the Day on FACEBOOK.
Rembrandt Dutch Club see you soon
Edam $19
Gouda young $20
Gouda medium $28
Gouda aged $32
Gouda classique $37
Gouda spiced $22
Leiden mature $26
Kilo prices sold per
pre-cut pieces
Call Gerda
9746 8420
Call Alice
0412304837
For those looking for a sweet Dutch treat we now have ‘Vlaai’.
It could be described as a fruit flan but that isn’t the right word.
With a flan base it does start in similar way. Traditional flans are custard
based a Vlaai is all fruit topped with a pastry lattice giving its unique
appearance. This is something you need to experience if you have a taste
for fruity sweets. Available in Apricot or Cherry frozen from E.D.A.H.
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Welcome to March. Along with Covid vaccine rollout, our numbers allowed into the hall have
increased to 90! Please be patient while we confirm when dancing is allowed as the only
information immediately available is only for weddings. Which we can host if anyone is keen to tie
the knot. Our membership numbers are increasing as more people are signing up each week.
Keep spreading the word everyone and a warm welcome to those new members. For the month of
March, we have St Patrick's Day on Friday the 19th March. This is our major event for the month so
please book in advance to assist with catering. On Friday the 5th will be music and dinner. Friday
the 26th of March will be our games night. I hear we have completed some puzzles already! Don't
forget to bring some friends and challenge them to a friendly board game or card game on the
last Friday night each month! In April, our major event for the month is King's Day on Friday 16th
April, so grab some friends to come to the club to celebrate! See you at the club! For events
information talk to one of our volunteers or call me direct. Rebecca Hook 0417 696 415
Talk of the Town
Talk of the town By Rebecca Hook
Friday March 19th The Irish are coming. Grab
something green to blend in and let’s have a
party. Music, food and maybe a glass of wine?
There could even be some different beer to
mark the occasion for those that enjoy a
special Irish favourite.
Learning a new game from the comfort of your
chair or brushing up on the rules before jumping
into a game could be the new thing to do.
Klaverjas HD is the closest thing to playing at the
Rembrandt Club. According to Caroline. She
encourages everyone young and old to give it a
go. There is always room at the table to get a
firsthand view of the action. Call David Stenstra
for more information. 0423 567 434
Phone APP
Friday the 5th March will bring some live music
to the evening for your enjoyment. Herman on
accordion with technical assistance from
Sjoerd and Allan strive to bring a wider
variation of music to the dinner nights. Last
month saw a screening of Engelbert
Humperdinck in concert. Talk to the
audio/vision group about your requests for
some good music.
Friday March 26th we have a few games with
some prizes in store to challenge your friends.
That great Dutch game Sjoelen will be on the
table. If you haven’t played this you are missing
out and need to step up and give it a go.
This game for young and old requires a little
finesse to get you to a good score.
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Laughter is the best Medicine
By YOU
A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked
about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other, except that the little old woman had a shoe box
in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about. For all of these
years, he had never thought about the box, but one day, the little old woman got very sick and the doctor
said she would not recover. In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and
took it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he
opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000.He asked her about the
contents. "When we were to be married," she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage
was to never argue. She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a
doll." The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box.
She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with
happiness." Honey," he said, "that explains the dolls, but what about all of this money? Where did it come
from?""Oh," she said. "That's the money I made from selling the dolls."
Last year, I replaced all the windows in my house with those expensive double pane energy efficient kind. But this week, I got a call from the contractor complaining that his work had been completed a whole year and I had yet to pay for them. Boy, oh boy, did we go around! Just because I'm blonde doesn't mean that I am automatically stupid. So, I proceeded to tell him just what his fast-talking sales guy had told me last year. He said that in one year, the windows would pay for themselves. There was silence on the other end of the line, so I just hung up, and he hasn't called back. Guess he was embarrassed.
A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen.
'Careful,' he said, 'CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You're cooking too many at once.
TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my gosh! WHERE are we going
to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful. CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You
NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you
LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them. Use the salt. USE
THE SALT! THE SALT!' The wife stared at him. 'What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't
know how to fry a couple of eggs?' The husband calmly replied, 'I just wanted to show you what it feels
like when I'm driving.'
A man buys a parrot and brings him home. But the parrot starts insulting him and gets really nasty, so the man picks up the parrot and tosses him into the freezer to teach him a lesson. He hears the bird squawking for a few minutes, but all of a sudden the parrot is quiet. The man opens the freezer door, the parrot walks out, looks up at him and says, "I apologize for offending you, and I humbly ask your forgiveness." The man says, "Well, thank you. I forgive you." The parrot then says, "If you don't mind my asking, what did the chicken do?"
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Rembrandt Gallery By Kiara VDM
We love receiving your
pictures at our events.
More and more new faces
come in to say hi and
sample the food.
Two elderly women were eating breakfast in a restaurant one
morning. Ethel noticed something funny about Mabel's ear and she said,
"Mabel, did you know you've got a suppository in your left ear?" Mabel
answered, "I have a suppository?" She pulled it out and stared at it. Then she
said, "Ethel, I'm glad you saw this thing. Now I think I know where my
hearing aid is."
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Couple $30.00
Pensioner Single $15.00
Pensioner Couple
$20.00
Where one person is a pensioner, his/her
partner also pays pensioner fee.
Membership year is
October 2020 to October 2021
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For details on
events please check
or call Rebecca the
events secretary.
0417 696 415 Dinners can be
pre booked to
help our kitchen
ladies and chef.
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Rembrandt Calendar
Fri March 5th Live Music
Fri March 12th Discovery
Fri March 19th St Patrick’s
Fri March 26th Festival night
Fri April 2nd Good Friday
Fri April 9th Music & Dinner
Fri April 16th Kings Day
Fri April 23rd ANZAC
Fri April 30th Games night
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