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The Rhein-Donau Club Inc.

Club Nachrichten Club Magazine

German Speaking Club Since 1958

Issue 5, 2018, October November

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Contents

Klub Öffnungszeiten/ Opening Hours 2Rhein-Donau Club Committee 2018 2019 4Noticeboard 5President Report 6Secretary’s Report 7Day of German Language 960th Birthday Celebration 10Seminar, Schwerpunkt Gesundheit 12Ein Lustiger Beitrag 13Events 2018 14Table Tennis Club 16Neederlandia - The Dutch Club WA 18WA Mandolin Orchestra 20Snooker Group 21Edelweiss Dancegroup 22Eagle Eye Air Pistol Group 24Theatre Group 25Eagle Eye Air Rifle Group 25Model Railway 26Aktivitäten / Groups at the Club 27

Klub Öffnungszeiten/ Opening Hours

Office: Monday - Friday 10.00 am to 3.00pm

Bar: Tuesday 6.30pm to 10.30pm Wednesday 6.00pm to 10.30pm Friday 6.30pm to 10.30pm Saturday 6.30pm to 11.00pm Sunday 4.00pm to 8.30pm

Kitchen: Wednesday 6.00pm to 9.00pm Friday 6.30pm to 9.00pm Saturday 6.30pm to 10.00pm Sunday 4.00pm to 8.00pm

Neuigkeiten/ News

Neue Mitglieder/ New MembersWir begrüssen die folgenden neuen Mitglieter in den letzten Monaten:

Mrs Mary Edlinger, Mr David Capon, Mr Rocco Valenti, Mrs Julie Gurtler

Welcome to our new members. We all hope you will enjoy the Club life!

Verstorbene Mitglieder/ Deceased Members Mr Georg Abfalter, long standing member of the Pistol Group

Sincere condolences to all family members from the President, the Committee and

members of the Rhein-Donau Club, to anyone who has lost a loved one recently.

Die wiedergegebenen Meinungen in diesem Magazin entsprechen nicht

notwendigerweise denen des Klubs oder der Redaktion, sondern denen der

jeweiligen Autoren.

The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the club or the

editor but those of the respective authors.

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Rhein-Donau Club Committee 2018 2019

President Ursula Deck 9459 5379

Vice President Suan Muir 0419 907 227

Secretary Pamela Millar 0421 970 089

Vice Secretary Maria Cadzow 0423 599 899

Treasurer Heather Richter 0418 950 350

Vice Treasurer Susan Muir 0419 907 227

Cellar Master David Vieceli 0438 755 156

Entertainment Master Brian Muir 0409 479 513

Equipment Warden Hermine Wagner 0437 711 127

Extra Committee Member Juliane Pulver 0401 685 268

Extra Committee Member Sieglinde Ducke 9574 3633

Note from the Edior

Dear RDC members, this magazine is here for all members to share their stories

and experiences. This is what brings the magazine to live. Therefore we welcome

your contributions for the next issue, October-November 2018. Entry deadline

for the issue is 1st Septmeber 2018, please send your contribution to

rheindcmag@gmail.comThank you,

Christine

Noticeboard

Movie Afternoon.

Video Sonntag, 25. November 2018, 2pm

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President Report

Liebe Mitglieder,

der Frühling hat Einzug gehalten, wenn auch erst nach dem Kalender , und

somit geht unsere Glühweinzeit auch zu Ende.

Jetzt fängt die Biergartenzeit wieder an, und es wäre schön, wenn Sie Sonntags

Nachmittags vorbeikämen und die Happy Hour von 17 bis 18 Uhr mit uns

geniessen würden. Für Ihr leibliches Wohl hat Armanda auch immer etwas zu

bieten.

Am 18.August hatten wir volles Haus und einen ausgelassenen und

heiteren Abend mit der Alpengaudi, die von der Edelweiß Tanzgruppe

ausgeführt wurde. Die Stimmung war grossartig und es

war schon ein Vorgeschmack auf unsere bevorstehenden

Oktoberfestabende. Und vergessen Sie bitte auch nicht

den Familientag des Oktoberfestes am letzten Sonntag im

Oktober ab 14 Uhr zu besuchen. Es wird für Groß und Klein

etwas geboten.

Dear members

Spring has begun, even if it is only according to the calendar,

and with this our Glühwein season has ended. Now the beer

garden season is starting again and it would be really nice

if you could come along on Sunday afternoons to enjoy the

Happy Hour from 5 pm to 6 pm with us. Armanda also always has something

delicious from the kitchen to offer us.

On the 18th August we had a full house and a fun hilarious evening with the

Alpengaudi, which was led by the Edelweiß Dance Group. The atmosphere

was amazing and it was already a foretaste of our approaching Oktoberfest

evenings.

And please also don’t forget to come to the Oktoberfest Family Day on the last

Sunday in October from 2 pm. There will be something for everyone, adults

and children alike.

Ursula Deck

Secretary’s Report

On 24 August group leaders from many different cultural clubs in Perth met

for the first time here in the Rhein-Donau Club. This meeting was organised by

Henrietta Podgorska, President of the Hungarian Association of WA, and it led

to many interesting exchanges of information. Ursula Deck and I represented

the Rhein-Donau Club.

Our club is quite successful compared to some of the others because we have

large premises, offer many varied activities and have a committee that is very

engaged in the running of the club.

Most clubs have similar problems to ours; an aging membership; buildings that

are increasingly expensive to maintain; fewer and fewer volunteers; and not

enough younger members.

There are, however, many positive signs. Families with young children

are showing a growing interest in their roots and many clubs are trying to

encourage younger members to attend events, with offers of their own ethnic

food and drinks.

In the future we will be sharing information about our events with each other

so that members can visit other clubs when something special is happening.

Everyone found this meeting to be very positive and there are already plans to

meet again at the end of November, this time at the Hungarian Association.

Pamela Millar

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On Friday 7. September the German teachers from the Teachers’

Association for German in WA organised an evening in our club to

celebrate the Day of German Language.

Students from years 4 to 10 were invited to write Elfchen ( a short poem of

eleven words) and to have them hung up in the club. Everyone then was

allowed to vote as to who had written the best poem; there was a prize

for the best in each year.

Tanja Colgan, the president of TAGWA organised a great program with

many games and dances. Two RDC groups also participated. The Air

Pistol Group provided laser pistols for the children to have a go and the

Edelweiß Children’s Dance Group performed by playing the bells and

then dancing for the audience.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the evening and we were also delighted to

see so many young people in our club.

Day of German Language

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from the editor:

60th Birthday Celebration

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Ein Lustiger Beitrag

von Wolfgang Amadeus Leonhardt

Rechtschreibung -Da die Unsitte eingerissen ist alles klein zu schreiben, sollte man wissen warum

und worauf man achten sollte. Hier einige Beispiele:

Die Spinnen // Die spinnen. Der gefangene Floh // Der Gefangene floh.

Er verweigerte Speise und Trank // Er verweigerte Speise und trank.

Der Junge sieht dir Ungeheuer ähnlich / Der Junge sieht dir Ungeheuer ähnlich.

Vor dem Fenster sah sie den geliebten Rasen // Vor dem Fenster sah sie den

Geliebten rasen. Er hat in Berlin liebe Genossen // Er hat in Berlin Liebe genossen.

Warme Spesien im Keller // Warme speisen im Keller. Er handelte mit Eisen und

Stahl // Er handellte mit Eisen und stahl.

Trifft natürlich auch auf Satzzeichen zu: Der Lehrer sagt, der Schüler ist doof //

Der Lehrer, sagt der Schüler, ist doof. Er will, sie nicht // Er will sie nicht.

Komm, wir essen, Opa // Komm, wir essen Opa, Du hast den schönsten Hintern

weit und breit// Du hast den schönsten Hintern, weit und breit.

Der Mann sagt, die Frau kann nicht Auto fahren // Der Mann, sagt die Frau, kann

nicht Auto fahren.

SEMINARWOCHE AUF DEUTSCH VON 29.1.-3.2.2019

SCHWERPUNKT GESUNDHEIT

Frau Dr. oec. Katharina Friedrich von der BeTeWi-Akademie Berlin vermittelt

in ihren Seminaren einfache und geniale Methoden zur Aktivierung der

Selbstheilung (basierend auf den neusten Erkenntnissen der Quantenphysik),

Figur-Korrektur und Aktivierung der direkt informativen Wahrnehmung, wodurch

man die Sehkraft erheblich verbessern kann, ja sogar ohne Augen sehen lernen

kann. Mit Hilfe dieser Methode können in manchen Fällen sogar Blinde (wieder)

sehen lernen. (Mehr dazu auf www.BeTeWi-Akademie.de - Radio Interview

“Sehen wie zu jungen Jahren”).

Kinder sind besonders talentiert das Sehen ohne Augen zu erlernen. Sie können

dann durch eine blickdichte Maske hindurchsehen als ob sie nicht da wäre.

Diese Erweiterung ihrer Wahrnehmung kann ein grosses Geschenk für Kinder

sein, denn es hilft Kindern Seh- und Hörschwäche, sowie Lekastenie und

Lernschwierigkeiten zu überwinden, und es erhöht das Selbstbewusstsein. Weitere

Informationen auf englisch finden Sie auf der Webseite “seeingwithouteyes.

com.au” Das Kinderseminar ist begrenzt auf nur 10 Kinder.

ERLEBEN – ERFAHREN – WISSEN

In den Seminaren bekommen Sie praktische Anleitungen und lernen sich

Ihrer mentalen Fähigkeiten bewusst zu werden und sie für sich und andere

anzuwenden.

Für weitere Informationen und Anmeldungen kontaktieren Sie bitte Stefanie

Kleinhenz unter 0403 763 860 oder per email: skjh@iinet.net.au

Seminar, Schwerpunkt Gesundheit

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Events October 2018 Events November 2018

Call 9330 6488 for bookings

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Table Tennis Club

My husband Trevor and I have just returned from a 6 week holiday in Europe. We visited around 13 countries in that time and our travels included a Baltic cruise, a Rhine river cruise and a heritage train ride through the Swiss Alps. We were thrilled to visit the beautiful German cities of Cologne, Rudesheim, Mainz, Heidelberg and Breisach, with a visit to the Black Forrest to see working cuckoo clocks and sample their famous Black Forrest cake. This was our first trip to Europe and we loved the beautiful buildings and cathedrals and rich history of the continent. While on the Rhine cruise we visited the stunning city of Strasbourg in France. We spent the day with Gautam who had recently returned to Strasbourg after spending a year in Perth. While he was living in Perth he loved playing table tennis and became a popular and talented member of our group. He is keen to find a friendly playing group back home.

The table tennis group approached the club seeking approval to use the shed in the car-park to set up some extra tables on a permanent basis. We are very pleased to report that the Board has granted us this approval for an initial period of two years. It is a great step forward for us as it will give us another two tables to use. There is some work to be done to make it suitable for playing table tennis. The walls and floors are very dusty and will require a lick of paint. Unfortunately, there is no power or lights, so we will be seeking contributions from interested members to fund a generator and some lights. We will schedule a ‘busy bee’ to get this project underway. Our thanks to the Board of the Club for ‘coming to the party’ on this project.

We will be holding our annual Quiz night on Friday 2nd November. This is our main fundraising event, so I hope we can get some good numbers this year. It is a fun night, and anyone is welcome. The cost will be $10 per person and tables are usually made up of 6 to 8 people. The bar and restaurant will be open on the night and the quiz contest will commence at 7.30pm. Raffle tickets will be sold on the night and any prize donations would be appreciated. Bookings can be made through myself on 0427354153 (email soloment@bigpond.net.au) or through the club.Our entertainment troupe fondly known as “The Sweet Nutcrackers” was featured recently in the German magazine “Treff”. It was a good write up with photos of their skit on the Christmas In July night. It looks like they are famous and we may have to think of another act for next year!

Our Vice President Joyce Williams is entering the Australian Veterans Table Tennis Championship in Bendigo in October. She will be teaming up with her friend Roma James in the over 75’s doubles and competing in the individual over 80’s event as well. She wishes her well.

Best wishes to all,Debbie Solomon

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Neederlandia - The Dutch Club WA

Neerlandia’s Electronics- and Software Club

In the previous RDC Club Magazine, we introduced you to the Maas & Waal

Drinks that Neerlandia organises once a month. This time we would like to tell

you a bit more about Neerlandia’s Electronics and Software Club.

This Club was founded and is run by Machiel van der Stelt, an enthusiastic

Neerlandia Committee Member. Machiel has his own Technology Business so

he knows a thing or two about the subject. I asked Machiel to tell us a bit about

this Club and following is what he explained to me:

The aim of this club is to get kids and adults interested and engaged in software

and hardware technologies. Participants of the Club activities learn how to enjoy

electronics and so discover how enjoyable it is to play with technology. The

Club’s activities make technology accessible and understandable while also

bringing people together.

Machiel continued telling me that over the course of the year he and the Club

members have run different courses and developed different kinds of projects.

For instance, the Club has assembled mini computers, has built electronic

circuits on experiment boards and also created its very own 3D printer. The 3D

printer, which is the latest project, is now finished and at the next Club meeting

Machiel and participants will be finalizing the calibration. To top it off, and if

time allows it, a 3D object may be printed.

When I asked him, Machiel explained that the minicomputers are used to teach

programming or coding either directly on the minicomputer itself or on robots.

Through educational play the kids, their (grand) parents or any other adult

interested, familiarize themselves with technology.

The attached photographs should give you an impression of the equipment. The

video link also illustrates what the Neerlandia Electronics- and Software Club is

all about.

https://stelt-technologies.com.au/community-involvement/

At the time of this magazine going to print another event is scheduled for

September. Like last April the Electronics and Software Club will meet in a park

to get actively involved in technology and software while in a relaxed BBQ

environment.

Everyone is welcome and for more information on this Club’s activities and for

registration please contact Machiel van der Stelt via machiel.vanderstelt@stelt-

technologies.com.au

As told by Machiel vd Stelt – Neerlandia Committee Member

to Lianna Parker - Neerlandia Life Member

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WA Mandolin Orchestra

At the time of printing WAMO will have performed at the Kalamunda Arts

Centre after several rehearsals with the soloists

Duncan Gardiner and Masataka Hori.

On the 15th of September we joined the 60th Anniversary celebrations and

provided music for the folk dancing exhibition

plus played a medley of waltzes and polkas by Robert Schulz. To further the

popularity of the mandolin amongst the next generation, Robert, with the help

of several Orchestra members,

has commenced teaching

approx. eight young members

of the Vietnamese Society at

Girrawheen High School.

A quintet from WAMO trecked

up to Girrawheen some weeks

ago to perform for the children

and parents of the Society

to give them an idea of what is

possible and a goal to aim for.

The same quintet played

wallpaper music at a soiree

for Pharmacists who where

raising money for research,

on the evening of the 23rd of

August. The venue and food

where divine.

Harry Baker

Hi All,

Our snooker tournament commenced on 3rd July and ran for 8 weeks. We

played a round-robin format where each of the players competed against each

other in a 3 frame match; with the top two, progressing to a 5 frame final.

Eugene played extremely well over the weeks and won all his matches and

finished top of the table, with Sanjay, second, and Mario, third. It ended up

getting to be a very close contest at the end.

The final took place on 21st August between Eugene and Sanjay.

There was good snooker played by both and excellent safety play. Final scores

ended up being:

29-55; 19-45; 52-63; with Sanjay winning the 2018 Championship.

Thank you to all

members who took

part and supported the

snooker group; Martin,

Mick, Mario, Sanjay and

Eugene.

Best wishes to Bill and

we all hope he has a

speedy recovery.

We continue to play

matches on a Tuesday

night and will be there

on the occasional Friday.

Regards

Sanjay

Snooker Group

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Hello members!

We would like to thank everyone who came and partied with us, donated and

participated in the raffle, set up, cleaned up, and all those others behind the

scenes at the club. We would also like to thank all those members who came

down on the night to support us! We trialed online booking for this event and

ended up with a sold out night! We haven’t had to turn people away from an

event in years, and although it was sad that they didn’t get to party with us, it

was a great feeling to have the hall full of fun and laughter. Thankfully there

weren’t many who we couldn’t squeeze in somewhere.

The children danced again, demonstrating their new dances, and as a

special surprise some children have been learning the bells, so gave a little

performance of their own for the first time.

Oktoberfest season is fast approaching us and we have many bookings for

performances at the club and at external venues. We urge everyone to come

down not to just those big events but to make use of the fantastic kitchen and

bar the club has to offer so we can continue to enjoy it for years to come- the

group is always there on Sunday afternoons so you can come down to say

hello and have a drink with us!

PROST!!

Rebecca, EDG Secretary

Edelweiss Dancegroup

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Theatre Group

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Eagle Eye Air Rifle Group

Hallo Shooters,

We celebrated the 50th Anniversary from the Eagle Eye Air Rifle Group and

every one enjoyed the afternoon together. Armanda and the kitchen staff looked

after us and also Heather who was behind the bar ,Thank you all for making the

Anniversary a success. It was so good to catch up with some of the early members

of the group .

We were pleased to see that Mae and Cheryl are on the mend after their illness.

Congratulation to Anthony for becoming the club Champion for 2018.

The Oktoberfest is already here again and we need all the help we can get

Good shooting,

Sophia BayleyGroupleader

Eagle Eye Air Pistol Group

Hello Members,

The pistol group has been progressing quite well with a few new members

joining in recent weeks. We have added Thursday nights onto our shooting

roster to enable us to cater for more people; we start at 6:30pm in addition

to our Friday 5-7pm timeslot and are attracting some top shooters from other

clubs coming for the competition and atmosphere the Rhein-Donau Club

offers. We had some members compete at the Whiteman Park ISSF competition

in late July with Mikayla Hatten and Jo Muir getting amongst the prizes. Well

done to both of them! Mikayla attended the national junior camp in Canberra

where the next generation of elite shooters are aided in developing their

skills to enable them to reach their goals in the sport. This was funded by the

national pistol shooting body Pistol Australia and is another benefit of being a

member of the Rhein-Donau Pistol Group

We are always looking for new members and can cater for people of all ages

and abilities with access to laser pistols for juniors under the age of 12. With

the club having multiple state team and a former national team representative

we are able to mentor new shooters to whatever level they wish to attain, from

club shooting to representing their country at the Olympics. Please feel free to

ring me with any enquiries regarding the Pistol Group.

Finally it was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of George

Abfalter; George was a

life member of the group

and only stepped down as

group leader at the Group

AGM in July, our heartfelt

condolences to George’s

family and friends.

Phil Kroczek

Group Leader

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Aktivitäten / Groups at the ClubModel Railway

Group Leader Phone Meeting Times

Billiard (Snooker)Sanjay Kumar

Edelweiss Dance GroupDaniel Sagenschneider

Model RailwayBret Hummel

Perth Miniature GamersMichael Walsh

Eagle Eye PistolsPhilip Kroczek

ChessEwald Froend

Eagle Eye Air RifleSophia Bayley

SeniorsRita Zeller

CardsManfred Hoppe

Table TennisDebbie Solomon

TheatreFritzi Waters

Mondolin OrchestraRobert Schulz

0415 292 536

0430 161 307

0412 939 699

0402 408 778

0467 787 857

08 9337 2295

08 9417 2640

08 9457 2784

08 6296 7867

0427 354 153

08 9314 2812

08 9337 4109

Tues & Fri 7pm

Sun from 5-7pm

Fri from 6pm

Wed at 6pm

Fri from 6.30pm

Wed at 7pm

Fri at 7pm

Wed 10am to 3pm

Fri at 6pm

Tues at 7pm

Fri at 7pm

Wed 7.30 to 9.30pm

Note: To join a group you must be a member of the Rhein-Donau Club. Please contact the Group Leader for any enquiries

Miraculous new snowscape development? No, dustcovers.

water driven sawmill

For quite some time the club has been concerned with the large crowd moving, or perhaps better put, often crushing about the front of the lay out. Solution, build another door along the wall where the visitors can exit. We were fortunate to get the professional help of a RDC member to cut the hole in the brick wall with such expertise that it hardly raised a dust peck on the layout – well done, Richard Mann! We have accomplished enough to once again display our layout, quite proudly, at the coming Oktoberfest. The main achievement was finishing (when is it ever finished?) the two mountain villages by the castle. More trains will be running and again more repairs swere carried out.We look forward to your coming and perhaps hear sounds of approval.

Temporary ‘door’President Bret placing ‘ladder’ in front of blocked hole as a safeguard.Real door to be in place by Oktoberfest.

sandpit with dunny

Cemetery with open grave

The Rhein-Donau Club Inc. Restaurant

Armanda’s Cuisine

We have rooms available for your private functions, conventions or meetings, in

the Lounge, Sports Hall, Edelweiss Dance Hall and Beer Garden.

For bookings please contact our Club Office

Ph: 9330 6488 (weekdays 10am -3pm)

• A la carte menu including a selection of authentic German and Dutch meals

• Catering for private functions for 30 - 220 guests

Opening hours of Restaurant

Wednesday and Friday evenings from 6pm

Saturday from 6.30pm

Sundays 4.pm to 8.30pm

110 North Lake Road, Myaree WA 6154

Ph: (08) 9330 6488

Email: rheindonau@iinet.net.au

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