Der Rundbrief des Saskatchewan German Councils.

POSTILLION 

Der Rundbrief des Saskatchewan German Councils. 

Volume 28, Issue 3 

Autumn 

2013 

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SGC Member Organizations 

American Historical Society of Germans From Russia, Regina 

Austrian Canadian Edelweiss Club, Regina 

Austrian Edelweiss Dance Association, Regina 

Community Radio Society of Saskatoon Inc. 

Concordia Alpenrose Schuhplattler Verein, Saskatoon 

Concordia Brass Band, Saskatoon 

Das Schulhaus - Regina German Language School Inc. 

Department of International Language, University of Regina 

Estevan & District German Freundschaft Society 

Folkart Co-op Humboldt 

German Cultural Centre, Saskatoon 

German Canadian Society Harmonie, Regina 

German Heritage Society of Humboldt & District Inc. 

German Junior Folk Dancers, Saskatoon 

German Language School Saskatoon Inc. 

German Language School of Regina 

German Russian Cultural Group, Leader 

German Students’ Association - University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon 

Hansel & Gretel Preschool Inc., Saskatoon 

Imhoff Heritage Society, St. Walburg 

Jagd- und Fischverein “Waidmann’s Lust”, Regina 

Karnevalsgesellschaft Harmonie, Regina 

Kochlöffel & Nudelholz: German-Canadian Koch- und Backstudio, Saskatoon 

Lloydminster German Heritage Society Inc. 

Melville & District German Heritage Club 

Mennonite Heritage Village, Swift Current 

Parents Association of German Language School, Saskatoon 

Prince Albert German Canadian Club “Waldhorn” 

Regina German Film Club 

Saskatchewan Association of Teachers of German 

Saskatchewan German Culture Assistance Fund Inc. 

Saskatoon German Days 

Skat Club Saskatoon 

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Regina 

Village of Edenwold 

Volksliederchor Concordia, Saskatoon 

Volksliederchor Harmonie Inc., Regina 

Zichydorf Village Association, Regina 

Front Cover: „Hamburger 

Hafen“ – „Hamburg habour“ 

by Waltraude Stehwien 

SGC Associated Members 

Cake Witch Café - Rosthern

President 

Ilona Beck 

Rouleau 

2013-2014 

SGC Board of Directors 

Vice President 

Josephin Dick 

Saskatoon 

Past President 

Andrew Grzesina 

Regina 

Treasurer 

Ray Fichter 

Regina 

Secretary 

Ulrike Hecker 

Saskatoon 

Directors 

Marita Bray, Regina 

Franziska Davies, Saskatoon 

Rod Gellner, Regina 

Amanda Stehwien, Saskatoon 

Katharina Ulbrich, Estevan 

Michael Zimmermann, Regina 

Consultant 

Barbara Hoggard-Lulay, Saskatoon 

Staff 

Sabine Doebel-Atchison, M.A., Executive Director 

Andrea MacLeod, M.A., Office & Program Assistant 

Andrea Fey, Immigrant Settlement Advisor 

Saskatchewan German Council Inc. 

510 Cynthia Street 

Saskatoon, SK S7L 7K7 

phone: 306-975-0845 

fax: 306-242-8007 

e-mail: office@saskgermancouncil.org 

webseite: www.saskgermancouncil.org 

Contents 

Aus dem Büro/From the Office 04 

Grüße von der Präsidentin 05 

Greetings from the President 06 

Report from the Goethe Institution 

Course 07 

History of the Germans from Russia, 

part 14 08 

The tradition of Erntedankfest 09 

Rolling Calendar of Events 10 

SGC Recipe Corner: 

Kürbissuppe - Pumpkin Soup 11 

SGC Library Corner 11 

News from SGC Member Groups 

CFCR Community Radio Society 12 

Concordia Alpenrose Schuhplattler Verein 12 

Das Schulhaus - Regina German 

Language School Inc. 13 

German-Canadian Society Harmonie 13 

German Cultural Centre 14 

German Language School Regina 14 

German Language School Saskatoon 15 

Hansel & Gretel Preschool Inc. 15 

Imhoff Heritage Society 16 

Jagd- und Fischverein 

“Waidmanns Lust” 17 

Karnevalsgesellschaft Harmonie 17 

Kochlöffel & Nudelholz: German- 

Canadian Koch- und Backstudio 18 

Prince Albert German-Canadian Club 

“Waldhorn” 18 

Regina German Film Club 19 

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 19 

Volksliederchor Harmonie 20 

Fall Poetry 21 

Jugendseite 22 

Kinderseite 

inside cover 

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From the Office 

Sabine Doebel-Atchison 

After a summer that many used 

to relax and recharge it was time 

again in September for our groups 

to start regular meetings, programs 

and events. The SGC has also a 

number of meetings and events on 

its agenda which started in September. 

As usual, there was a meeting 

in October with our SGC members 

in Davidson. A complete report will 

be given in the next edition of the 

Postillion. The name of the meeting 

was changed from Presidents’ 

Meeting to Round Table. The new 

name suits the type of meeting 

much better and accommodates and 

addresses not only the presidents of 

SGC member groups. 

Our SGC president and executive 

director will partake in the annual 

SaskCulture Meeting in Moose Jaw 

at the end of October. The topic this 

year is “Assess & Address for Continued 

Success”. We surely will hear 

and learn many new things which 

we will be able to use and implement 

in our organisation as well. 

In November the Board of Directors 

will meet in Saskatoon. Part of the 

meeting will be the general business 

of the Council. If you have questions 

for the Board of Directors or 

things you would like the Board to 

discuss, send an e-mail to our president 

(ilona@saskgermancouncil. 

org) or contact the office. 

Finally, I would like to point out 

that the Postillion, starting with the 

next issue, will have a new design. 

So be curious about the changes and 

don’t be surprised when the “new” 

Postillion arrives in your mailbox in 

December. 

Enjoy reading it! 

Aus dem Büro 

Sabine Doebel-Atchison 

Nach einem Sommer, den viele zur 

Erholung und zum Energie tanken 

nutzen konnten, fingen viele Gruppen 

mit ihren regelmäßigen Treffen, 

ihren Programmen und Unternehmungen 

im September wieder an. 

Auch bei SGC stehen vom September 

an wieder viele Versammlungen 

und Veranstaltungen auf dem Terminplan. 

Wie immer fand im Oktober 

ein Meeting mit SGC Mitgliedern in 

Davidson statt. Einen vollständigen 

Bericht dazu wird es in der nächsten 

Ausgabe geben. Das Meeting wurde 

von Presidents‘ Meeting in Round 

Table umbenannt. Dieser Name 

entspricht eher der Art des Treffens 

und ist vor allem weiter gefasst, um 

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nicht nur die Präsidenten der SGC 

Mitgliedsorganisationen anzusprechen. 

Die SGC Präsidentin und Geschäftsführerin 

werden Ende Oktober an 

SaskCulture’s jährlichem Treffen in 

Moose Jaw teilnehmen. Das Thema 

dieses Jahr lautet „Assess & Address 

for Continued Success“. Sicherlich 

werden wir viele Dinge erfahren 

und lernen, die sich auch in 

unserer Organisation anwenden und 

verwirklichen lassen werden. 

Im November trifft sich der SGC 

Vorstand in Saskatoon. Dabei geht 

es immer auch um die Richtung 

des Council’s. Wenn Sie Fragen an 

den SGC Vorstand haben oder des 

Dinge gibt die Sie denken die der 

Vorstand besprechen sollte, dann 

schicken Sie bitte eine E-mail an 

unserer Präsidentin (ilona@saskgermancouncil.org) 

oder kontaktieren 

sie das Büro. 

Zum Schluß möchte ich Sie noch 

darauf hinweisen, dass wir mit der 

nächsten Ausgabe des Postillion ein 

neues Design vorstellen werden. 

Seien Sie also gespannt und nicht 

verwundert, wenn der „neue“ Postillion 

im Dezember in Ihrem Briefkasten 

steckt und ganz anders aussieht. 

Viel Spaß beim Lesen!

Grüße von der Präsidentin 

Ilona Beck 

Beim Lesen einiger Gedichte bin 

ich kürzlich auf eines meiner Lieblingsherbstgedichte 

gestoßen. Ich 

hatte dieses Gedicht schon während 

meiner Schulzeit auswendig gelernt. 

Herbstlied wurde von Johann 

Gaudenz von Salis Seevies verfasst 

und die erste Strophe geht folgendermaßen: 

„Bunt sind schon die 

Wälder, gelb die Stoppelfelder, und 

der Herbst beginnt. Graue Nebel 

wallen, rote Blätter fallen, kühler 

weht der Wind“. Während in 

der Lyrik diese Jahreszeit oft mit 

Wehmut über Vergangenes, Trauer, 

Rückzug, Abschied und Ende verbunden 

ist, ist der Herbst als Übergang 

zum Winter die angemessene 

Zeit zu reflektieren, zu ruhen und 

Bilanz zu ziehen. Im Gegensatz 

dazu funktioniert unser modernes 

Leben und Alltag antizyklisch zur 

Natur. Nach einer erholsamen Sommerpause 

ist der Herbst die Zeit, 

wo sich die einzelnen Interessensgruppen 

neu formieren, Ziele ausstecken 

und Projekte angehen in der 

Hoffnung die langen Wintermonate 

in Saskatchewan mit interessanten 

Projekten und sinnvoller Unterhaltung 

zu füllen. 

Culture Days mit dem Motto “Sei 

kreativ, mach mit und feiere mit” 

setzte den Rahmen für die ersten 

kulturellen Herbstaktivitaten in 

den multikulturellen Gruppen der 

Provinz. Einige deutsche Mitgliedsgruppen 

nahmen mit erfolgreichen 

Veranstalteten daran teil: Tapestrama 

mit dem deutschen Club in 

Prince Albert, Aktivitäten bei der 

Estevan & District German Freunschaft 

Society, der Imhoff Heritage 

Society in St.Walburg und Harvest 

Festival im deutschen Club in Regina. 

Da ich nahe an Regina wohne, 

nahm ich natürlich die Gelegenheit 

wahr frisch gebackenen Zwiebelkuchen 

mit deutschem Wein zu 

kosten. Zwiebelkuchen ist ein beliebter 

salziger Kuchen mit Zwiebel, 

Speck und Kümmel, der meist im 

Herbst angeboten wird. Man trinkt 

dazu frischen Wein oder frisch vergorenen 

Apfelsaft. Diese Tradition 

geht weit zurück in eine Zeit als ein 

Großteil der deutschen Bevölkerung 

noch in der Landwirtschaft 

beschäftigt waren. Nach getaner 

Erntearbeit nahm man sich Zeit, die 

frisch geernteten Feldfrüchte und 

den neuen Wein, auch Federweisse 

genannt, zu kosten. 

Im Oktober finden zahlreiche Oktoberfeste 

in der Provinz statt wie 

z.B. in Lloyminister, Saskatoon, 

Melville und Regina, während das 

original Oktoberfest zeitgleich veranstaltet 

wird. Oktoberfest oder 

in bayerischer Mundart auch als 

“Wies’n” bekannt, wird seit 1810 in 

München gefeiert. Es ist vielleicht 

interessant zu erfahren, dass die 

Wies’n oder auch Theresien-wiese 

nach der Prinzessin Theresia von 

Sachsen-Hildburghausen benannt 

ist, die sich dort mit Kronprinz 

Ludwig I vermählt hatte. Viele Erstbesucher 

zum Oktoberfest sind 

in Erwartung einer grossen Wiese 

erstmals etwas enttäuscht, da das 

weite Feld über die Zeit in eine 

asphaltierte und zweckmässigere 

Fläche verwandelt wurde. Trotzdem 

macht es Spaß Oktoberfest mitzufeiern, 

sei es nun das originale Fest 

in München oder eines der vielen 

hier in Saskatchewan. 

Oktober ist auch der Monat, in dem 

wir als SGC zu unserer alljährlichen 

Gesprächsrunde ROUND TABLE, 

ehemals Präsidents’ Meeting einladen. 

Der Name wurde geändert, 

um nicht nur die offiziellen Boardmitglieder, 

sondern vielmehr alle 

Mitglieder in diese Gesprächsveranstaltung 

einzubinden und deren 

Anliegen zu besprechen. Ich freue 

mich auf eine angeregte Diskussion! 

Unser neues Logo der Kreis, ist 

ein Symbol dafür, dass SGC alle 

deutschsprachigen Gruppen hier in 

Saskatchewan ansprechen und einbinden 

will. Deutsch und die damit 

verbundene Kultur ist ein Anliegen 

für uns alle, in dem wir uns gegenseitig 

unterstützen und fördern wollen. 

Die Zusammenarbeit innerhalb 

der deutschen Gemeinde und unsere 

gemeinsamen Aktionen sind 

maßgebend dafür, dass Deutsch 

als Sprache und als Kultur hier in 

der Provinz weiterlebt. Zeigen Sie 

uns, dass es auch für Sie persönlich 

wichtig ist, unterstützen Sie uns 

persönlich oder digital und fühlen 

Sie sich verbunden mit der vielseitigen 

deutschen Gemeinde in Saskatchewan. 

Mit freundlichen Grüßen, 

Ilona Beck 

SGC Präsidentin 

Scherenschnitt illustrations in this issue 

are taken from the originals by 

Waltraude Stehwien, courtesy of the 

artist. 

Repoduction without permission is 

strictly prohibited. 

W. Stehwien 

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Greetings from the President 

Ilona Beck 

Recently I was going through some 

poetry and I came across my favorite 

fall poem I had memorized many 

years ago in school. Herbstlied is 

written by Johann Gaudenz von Salis 

Seewis the first verse goes as follows: 

Bunt sind schon die Wälder, 

gelb die Stoppelfelder und der 

Herbst beginnt. Graue Nebel wallen, 

rote Blätter fallen, kühler weht 

der Wind. In poetry, fall is associated 

with slowing down, maturity, 

aging, closure or even saying good 

bye. Following the path of nature it 

makes perfect sense to take a break, 

reflect, adjust and take stock. In 

contrary to nature, today’s life style 

works anti-cyclic to the seasons. After 

a summer of rest and recreation 

falls seems to be the time when all 

activities start up, when people set 

meetings and schedule and engage 

in new projects. There is a sparkling 

anticipation, hope and new liveliness 

for the long Saskatchewan 

winter months ahead. 

This fall many activities kicked off 

with Culture Days with the motto 

“Create, Participate & Celebrate” 

and engaged many ethnic groups all 

over the province. Several German 

groups participated and ran successful 

events such as Tapestrama 

in Prince Albert, activities at the 

Estevan & District German Freunschaft 

Society, the Imhoff Society in 

St.Walburg and Harvest Festival in 

Regina. Living close to Regina I had 

the opportunity to join Harvest festival 

at the German Club in Regina, 

tasted freshly baked Zwiebelkuchen 

and German wine. Zwiebelkuchen, 

an autumn favorite in Germany, is 

an onion tart quiche with bacon and 

caraway and is enjoyed with new 

wine. This tradition goes back to a 

time when many Germans earned 

a living in agricultural. After completing 

harvest farmers celebrated 

and enjoyed tasting the fruits of the 

field along with the freshly pressed 

grapes. 

Various Oktoberfest celebrations 

in Lloyminister, Saskatoon, Regina, 

Melville take place over the 

months of October commemorating 

the original Oktoberfest in Munich. 

Oktoberfest, or called the Wies’n in 

Bavarian slang, is celebrated since 

1810. The Wies’n (the Meadow) 

is actually called Theresienwiese 

(Therese’s Meadow) after the Princess 

Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, 

the newly wedded bride to 

Crown Prince Ludwig I. Many first 

time visitors, who still expect a large 

meadow when visiting Oktoberfest, 

might be a little disappointed when 

they realize that over the century the 

green meadows have transformed 

into paved fair grounds. However, 

it is great fun to attend Oktoberfest, 

may it be the original one in Munich 

or the many happening here in Saskatchewan. 

On October 19, the SGC invited 

all member groups to its annual 

ROUND TABLE discussion formerly 

known as Presidents’ Meeting. 

We changed the name of this 

gathering to ROUND TABLE to engage 

all members in an active conversation 

and discussion not just the 

presidents and board members. I am 

looking forward to meet you there! 

Our new logo, the circle is a symbol 

to involve and embrace all of us here 

in Saskatchewan. We are in it together 

and need support each other 

in our activities and goals. Our actions 

and cooperation within a German 

community affect how German 

as a language and culture stays alive 

in this multicultural community of 

Saskatchewan. So please join us in 

person or online and feel connect to 

the German community at large. 

Yours truly, 

Ilona Beck 

SCG President 

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Report from the Goethe Institution Course 

Josephin Dick 

First, I would like to thank the 

Goethe Institute for the stipend allowing 

me to participate at FORT- 

BILDUNG FÜR AUSLÄNDISCHE 

LEHRER/INNEN in Gauting near 

Munich. Of course this extends to 

Ruth Renters and Wieland Petermann 

as well. 

The course was divided into three 

sessions. One introductory online 

session, one attendance period and 

the last online session will be held 

in fall. We learned and refreshed 

teaching methods. How to engage 

students, catch their interest, and 

make learning fun and efficient. 

Major subjects were new ways of 

teaching foreign languages. Learning 

and practicing engaging work 

methods, the use of digital media 

in classrooms, and intercultural and 

regional studies. 

Despite working and learning a 

lot we still had some time for relaxation 

and cultural events. For 

the Postillion I would like to write 

about these cultural events, rather 

than the course itself. 

One of these events was a concert 

in the Carl- 

Orff-Saal 

at Gasteig. 

Volksmusik 

– die Vielfalt 

traditioneller 

bayerischer 

Musik. This concert celebrated 

50 years of teaching Volksmusik in 

Munich at the Hochschule for music 

and theatre, as well as Professor 

Sepp Hornsteiner’s retirement 

farewell. Students, former students 

and professors of the University, 

Schwarzensteiner Sängerinnen, 

Soatnpfeifa, Ensemble Allegra, 

Quintett Piccant, Chiemgauer Saitenensemble, 

Hirschbach Musi, 

Neukirchner Musi, Ensemble Reinhard 

Baumgartner, and others, 

played traditional instruments, harp, 

cittern, guitar, Bavarian dulcimer, 

flute, and more. We enjoyed 2 hours 

of excellent entertainment. The diversity 

of the music and the skills 

were amazing. I personally was impressed 

by two young women playing 

harps. Their skill playing was 

just unbelievable. 

We went to the Residentstheater in 

Munich as well. There we watched 

Der Kirschgarten (The Cherry Orchard) 

by Anton Chekhov. Chekhov 

intended this play as a comedy 

and it does contain some elements 

of farce; however, this play tells a 

sad story, so while having some 

funny parts, the story is still tragic. 

The play concerns an aristocratic 

Russian woman and her family as 

they return to the family’s estate 

(which includes a large and wellknown 

cherry orchard) just before 

it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. 

The son of a former serf presents 

the aristocratic woman with some 

options, how to save at least part 

of the estate. However, she cannot 

make up her mind and misses the 

opportunity to save some of her estate, 

since she is not willing to sell 

part of the orchard. So in the end 

she and her family lose everything. 

The play ends with the estate being 

sold to the son of a former serf, and 

the family leaving the estate. The 

stage design was amazing. Parallel 

to the decay of the family fortune, 

the stage started to collapse around 

the actors. This made the decline so 

much more realistic, and sometimes 

scary. In the end most of the “manor” 

was just rubble. This resulted in 

a sad ending, and gave way to some 

serious thought about society and 

wealth. 

The last event I would like to mention 

was a trip to Lake Starnberg. 

There we took the boot from Starnberg 

to Bernried and visited Buchheim 

Museum 

der 

Phantasie. 

The museum 

is 

located 

directly at 

the shore of the lake. Already on 

the grounds around the museum 

are fascinating displays of art. Most 

are made from metal or wood. We 

had a guided tour which was perfect 

to get a first impression of the museum. 

Yet, it would be nice to have 

now the time and the possibility to 

go back and visit the museum at my 

own pace. Buchheim collected art 

for about 40 years, so the exhibition 

is impressive. Expressionist and traditional 

artist share the museum. All 

these different styles would need a 

lot more time to get to know them 

better. Masks from different countries, 

shadow puppets from Asia, 

and local artist are presenting a vibrant 

atmosphere. It is a great museum 

in an awesome building worth 

a couple of visits. Especially since 

the museum has rotating exhibits. 

The collection is just too vast to be 

completely on display at all times. 

So as a conclusion we learned a 

lot, but we also had time to enjoy 

ourselves. Since language learning 

is not just words and grammar, but 

also living culture, these two weeks 

were just the right mix of class room 

learning 

and experience 

of 

German 

culture. 

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History of the Germans from Russia, part 14 

Alvin Knoll 

In this issue I will touch briefly on 

the colonists sense of humour and 

how it affected their every day life. 

Now most colonists were not concerned 

with a formal education as 

most of them were tied to trades or 

farming. It was thought that land 

and livestock could provide a much 

better living than an education. One 

did not have to look much further 

than the Das arme Schulmeisterlein 

to see that! Or the agronomist who 

was just a glamorized Mischtgawlstudent. 

The average colonist faced 

many hardships as we have previously 

discussed. He was not dismayed 

by the many setbacks but 

because of his modest and unassuming 

disposition he was rather proud 

of his achievements. It was thought 

that a hard life provided an honest 

and honourable test of ones worth. 

A good days work never hurt anyone. 

As hard as they worked they also enjoyed 

their times together whether 

at wedding feasts, dance parties or 

folk festivals. At these social gatherings 

they loved to talk, tell jokes, 

and relate amusing stories. A social 

visit could last many hours and this 

time of Maastub could lead to the 

housewife serving her company a 

full course meal at midnight. 

Many colonists were excellent storytellers 

and some had a flair for 

comedy and exuberant gestures. 

This was especially true of the Pfälzer 

who was traditionally known as 

the Krischer or shrieker. It seemed 

every person whether man or woman 

had a quick wit and no one was 

immune to taunts or teasing. Most 

anyone or anything was considered 

fair game in these taunts or name 

calling. It was thought that everyone 

could take a joke even if it was 

at his or her expense. If someone 

could not, then they applied the old 

saying Wer nit kann spass verstehen, 

soll nit unter die Leute gehen or he 

who can’t take a joke shouldn’t associate 

with folk. 

Not only were there personal nicknames 

but also whole villages 

or towns were so labeled. In the 

Kutschurgan district each of the six 

villages had distinctive nicknames. 

The villagers of Selz were known 

as Sandhasen (sand rabbits) this 

was a carry over from the original 

Selz on the River Rhein, the people 

of Kandel who were basket weavers 

were known as Besebinder and 

the villagers of Baden were called 

Gelbfüssler. There is a story to this 

one; it seems that on one Easter 

egg hunt a couple of young fellows 

found their bushel basket full and to 

collect more eggs they decided to 

make more room by stamping down 

the eggs already collected! You can 

imagine the end result and the fact 

that they came out of this episode 

with yellow feet led to the village 

nickname. 

Another not so nice nickname goes 

to the village of Strassburg where 

the villagers were known as Wildhundfresser. 

The story goes as such; 

a young group of juveniles were 

planning a prank on a certain house 

in the adjacent village of Baden. 

They planned on stealing the meat 

from that home. Well the raid was 

successful, but what they didn’t 

know was that the rival gang had 

been forewarned and had substituted 

the meat with that of a Russian 

dog! 

Now there were times when the average 

person would resort to some 

profanity. The majority of German 

profanity was seldom perverse or 

obscene; in fact quite the opposite. 

Most were more terrible in sound 

than in actual meaning. The Fluchwörter 

were made up of sayings 

such as Starndunnerwetter or a fixe 

Dunnerwetter or a G’witter noch 

amol. All harmless but the message 

came across. 

In the next issue I will touch on the 

customs of Christmas and Easter. 

Also I will then tell my family story 

about a New Years Eve as it happened 

to my grandparents. 

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The tradition of Erntedankfest 

Andrea MacLeod 

Erntedankfest - Thanksgiving is one 

of the oldest celebrations. Over 80 

percent of people in Germany used 

to live in the country side and their 

main source of income was farming. 

Living of their crops during 

winter time was essential, thus they 

thanked God for the harvest at the 

end of harvest time. Working the 

fields was hard work and the daily 

bread was not as easy to come by as 

it might seem. 

Erntedank probably has its roots in 

pre-Christian religions and rituals. 

Judaism and Roman religions already 

celebrated the harvest and the 

vital gifts of the earth. 

The German Erntedankfest is celebrated 

since the 3rd century A.D. 

However, not everybody necessarily 

celebrates it. 

The Protestant Church in Germany 

usually celebrates on the first Sunday 

after Michaelis, September 29. 

The Catholic church has no specific 

date but usually it is the first Sunday 

of October. 

Baskets of fruits and/or a crown 

made of grains and decorated with 

fruits are presented at the altar. The 

crown is made of four different 

grains: rye, wheat, oat, and barley. 

Nowadays, also other items, such as 

milk products, meat products like 

sausages 

and other 

items of 

labour are 

presented 

at the altar. 

Often 

those gifts 

are given 

to homeless 

shel- 

ters to feed the poor. 

Some communities celebrate the 

event with a dance and meal serving 

harvest beer. More rural communities 

will have a fair or market. 

People used to make dolls out of 

hay, today these dolls are usually 

made of big 

hay balls and 

are put on the 

fields as decoration. 

Some communities 

might have 

a parade 

with wagons 

which are 

richly decorated 

and pulled by either horses, 

oxen or tractors. The parade would 

usually end at the town square or 

the church. 

Regions in the mountains will have 

a traditional Almabtrieb. Cattle is 

driven down from the mountain pasture 

to the village. Cows and sheep 

are decorated with flowers and ribbons. 

Big bells are hung around 

their neck to make noise which will 

cast out evil spirits. 

Another custome is the Kartoffelhahn. 

When potatoes were pulled 

by hand, a farmer needed a lot of 

help. Once the harvest was done 

people called out Mir han scho de 

Hahn! to let the farmer know they 

were done. It was customary for 

the farmer to butcher one or more 

chicken to share with his helpers. 

Decorating elements are central for 

the Erntedankfest. Like the grain 

crown, people made wreaths out of 

grain, flowers and ribbon to decorate 

the door or to bring to church. 

Some areas might even have a competition 

to see who makes the most 

beautiful wreath or crown. 

Potatoes, apples, pears, corn, carrots 

and other fruit and vegetables 

are used to make towers to bring to 

the altar or to the parish hall. 

Erntedankfest is a time to celebrate 

the work and to enjoy the harvest, 

but also to reflect on the gifts one 

has received. 

For more information you can 

check out our Various German Traditions 

book from the SGC library. 

Office of the Honorary 

Consul of Germany for 

Saskatchewan 

Barbara Hoggard-Lulay 

823 Brookhurst Bay 

Saskatoon, SK S7V 1G1 

Phone: 306-979-4911 

Fax: 306-979-4912 

E-mail: 

saskatoon@hk-diplo.de 

Office hours: 

Tuesdays & Thursdays 

by appointment 

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Rolling Calendar of Events 

10 

October 

18: Schnitzel Fundraiser @ Austrian 

Canadian Edelweiss Club, Regina 

Call 306-531-2097 

19: Oktoberfest @ German Cultural 

Centre, Saskatoon 

Call 306-244-6869 

25: Oktoberfest @ Melville & District 

German Heritage Club 

Oktoberfest @ Stockade 

Convention Centre, Lloydminster 

Call 780-875-7171 

Wed.: Skat at the German Cultural Centre in 

Saskatoon at 7 p.m. 

Student Stammtisch at Amigos, 

starting at 7 p.m. 

Fri.: Classical Connection on CFCR 90.5 

FM from 1-2 p.m. with Sigrid Kirmse 

Sun.: Treffpunkt Deutschland on CFCR 

90.5 FM from 1 to 3 p.m. 

Sunday Brunch, German Culrual 

Centre, Saskatoon, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

German Buffet, 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. 

November 

04: Sweet Dumpling Cooking Class 

@ Kochlöffel & Nudelholz 

Call 306-384-5833 

08: German Mardi Gras @ Karnevalsgesellschaft 

Harmonie 

Call 306-352-5897 

16: Annual Hunter’s Dinner @ Jagdund 

Fischverein “Waidmanns Lust” 

Call 306-352-5897 

17: Christkindl Market @ German 

Cultural Centre, Saskatoon 

Call 306-244-6869 

25: Festival of Trees with the German 

Junior Folk Dancers in Saskatoon 

30: 3rd Annual Christkindl Markt @ 

German Canadian Society Harmonie 

Call 306-352-5897 




starting at 7 p.m. 




90.5 FM from 1 to 3 p.m. 




December 

01: Weihnachtskonzert @ Volkslieder 

chor Harmonie 

Call 306-352-5897 

Christmas Concert @ Volkslieder 

chor Concordia 

Call 306-244-6869 

06: St. Nikolaus Tag @ German Heritage 

Society of Humboldt & District 

Call 306-682-2059 

07: Christmas Market @ Estevan & 

District German “Freundschaft” 

Society 

14: Weihnachtsfeier @ German Canadian 

Society Harmonie 

Call 306- 352-5897 

16: Christmas Cookie Class @ 

Kochlöffel & Nudelholz 

Call 306-384-5833 




starting 7 p.m. 




90.5 fm from 1 to 3 p.m. 




Please refer to the SGC Events 

Calendar at 

www.saskgermancouncil.org 

for more events.

SGC Recipe Corner 

During fall, one vegetable is available 

in abundance: pumpkin. There 

are many different varieties of 

pumpkins and you can roast them, 

pickle them, and of course, make 

Kübrissuppe - Pumpking Soup 


Ingredients: 

- 1 smaller onion 

- 100g bacon 

- 2 tbsp. olive oil 

- 600g pumpkin 

- 125ml orange juice 

- 1 liter vegetable broth 

- salt 

- pepper 

- 1 tsp. curcuma (turmeric) 

Dice the onion, bacon and pumpkin. 

Make sure that the onion and bacon 

are finely diced. Then heat the oil 

in a pot and sauté onion and bacon 

together before adding the pumpkin. 

Let them cook for about 3 min, 

stirring in between. Add the orange 

juice and vegetable broth and bring 

it to a boil. Add the spices to your 

liking and let it boil for 20 min. Remove 

from the stove and puree bea 

delicious soup. Pumpkin has vitamin 

A, C, B, as well as minerals, 

magnesium, calcium, potassium, 

and copper. It also contains betacarotid, 

folic acid, and pantothenic 

fore serving with a hint of whipping 

cream. 

If you don’t have any curcuma you 

can substitute it with a mix of cinnamon 

and nutmeg, half a teaspoon 

each. 

Zutaten: 

Pumpkin soup in bread bowls 

- 1 mittelgroße Zwiebel 

- 100g Speck 

- 2 Esslöffel Öl 

- 600g Kürbis 

- 125ml Orangensaft 

acid. It is low in calories, which is 

a good reason to have it more than 

once a week. 

- 1 Liter Gemüsebrühe 

- Salz 

- Peffer 

- 1 Teelöffel Kurkuma 

Die Zwiebel und Speck in feine 

Würfel schneiden, den Kürbis grob 

würfeln. Öl in einem Topf erhitzen, 

dann Zwiebel und Speck anschwitzen. 

Den Kürbis dazu geben und 3 

min. kochen lassen. Danach mit Orangensaft 

und Brühe ablöschen und 

zum kochen bringen. Gewürze nach 

Geschmack hinzugeben und ca. 20 

min köcheln lassen. 

Den Topf von der Herdplatte nehmen 

und alles gut püreeren. Mit etwas 

Sahne und Kürbiskernen servieren. 

Sollten Sie kein Kurkuma haben, so 

können sie dieses mit einen halben 

Teelöffel Muskatnuss und halben 

Teelöffel Zimt ersetzen. 

SGC Library Corner 

Das weiße Band and Der Schwarze Kelch 


DVD - Das weiße Band 

In the small village of Eichwald 

strict rules shape every day life. 

The pastor punishes even the smallest 

misbehaviour in his children. 

The baron family and their workers 

relationship is problematic. One 

day misterious cruelties happend in 

the village. Only the local teacher 

seems to have an outside view on 

the situation and understands the 

problem and is willing to address 

it. However, everyone else seems to 

be more interested in the status quo. 

138min. For viewers over 12. 

Der Schwerze Kelch 

Roc and Yeza, two lovers from the 

old line of the Holy Grail, are on 

their way to Jerusalem to fulfill their 

destiny. They are chosen by a mysterious 

secrety society to bring world 

peace. However, it will not be that 

easy because dark forces send their 

henchmen after them. Also, a black 

goblet crosses their paths regulary. 

1211 pages. 

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News from SGC Member Groups 

CFCR Community Radio Society - Saskatoon 

Report for the Council 

Neil Bergen/Sigrid Kirmse 

Here is a quick update on the happenings 

at the Community Radio 

over the past three months. CFCR’s 

annual fundraising drive, FM-Phasis, 

which runs the last two weeks 

of September saw us raise just under 

$65,000.00 in our two week air 

campaign. We had over 100 hundred 

volunteer broadcasters involved in 

raising money for the radio station. 

We also had over 1000 listeners donate 

money to the station as well as 

over 100 sponsors donate gift certificates 

and merchandise. Everyone 

involved was critical to the success 

of the campaign. Our next big fundraiser 

is our Art Auction which 

takes place at the Saskatoon Gold 

and Country Club on November 23. 

This our second biggest fundraiser 

of the year and we hope to raise 

$10,000.00 for the station. 

One of CFCR’s programs is Treffpunkt 

Deutschland, a two-hour 

broadcast, is aired every Sunday 

from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Our listeners 

are thankful for the music information 

we provide. Those are from 

the Deutsche Welle and our own 

collection. I receive Ein Gruss aus 

Wien from Erich Zib in Austria, a 

half-hour program in the Viennese 

dialect which I broadcast every last 

Sunday at 2 p.m. This program will 

be discontinued at the end of this 

year. 

Thanks to our listeners and the Saskatchewan 

German Council’s donations 

we have now a website and all 

programs can be heard over the internet. 

Just go to www.cfcr.ca, click 

at programs and the program guide 

and you will find us. Speaking 

about us, Andrea MacLeod hosts 

every second Sunday of the month 

program for younger listeners. Helge 

Struthers still helps out when we 

need her. 

For our listeners to the Classical 

Connection programs - Monday, 

Wednesday and Friday - are now 

broadcast from 1 p.m to 2 p.m. 

We would like to thank the German 

Council for all of their support over 

the year in contributing to the success 

of Community Radio and look 

forward to continuing our ongoing 

relationship. 

News from the Schuhplattlers 

Amanda Marien 

The adult German dancers returned 

to regular dance practices on Tuesday, 

September 10 after a short 

break following Folkfest. The highlight 

of our summer was, of course, 

spending three days at the German 

pavilion performing and taking in 

the festivities. We were happy to 

perform the Maypole dance each 

day with some help from the German 

Junior Folk Dancers. It was 

also nice to have some young men 

from that group join the ‘old guys’ 

on stage to perform the Miners 

dance. As always, our Anton Aus Ti- 

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Concordia Alpenrose Schuhplattler Verein - Saskatoon 

rol line dance got many people out 

of their seats and up on stage dancing 

along with us. In the evening we 

passed around the Bierstiefel, which 

was good fun for us and everyone 

watching! Our Build-A-Bear raffle 

was also very successful, and we 

hope to do it again next year. 

Some of our upcoming events include 

Oktoberfest at the German 

Cultural Centre on Saturday, October 

19, as well as the Christkindl 

Market on Sunday, November 17. 

We hope to see you there!

Das Schulhaus - Regina German Language School Inc. - Regina 

Herbstwind im Schulhaus ... 

Sabine Zagoricnik-Wecker 

Wind, Wind blase, 

Mach mir ‘ne kalte Nase, 

Mach mir ein kaltes Backenpaar 

So was find ich wunderbar…… 

Harvest winds are upon us and 

amidst the bunte Blätter falling 

from trees, we are all BACK TO 

SCHOOL! 

For me, a new school year was always 

equivalent to a new, empty 

sheet of paper, waiting impatiently 

to be filled out. 

Staying in the picture, we have a 

pile of papers: 

We are teaching Vorschule (age 5- 

7), Grundschule (age 7-10), Mittelstufe 

(age 10-14), Oberstufe 2 (= 

High school Credit 20), Oberstufe 

4. Also two, (probably soon three) 

adult classes on different levels. 

Already filled were the Schultüten 

to the WELCOME the new students 

in Das Schulhaus. That is 

how they got familiar right on their 

first day with one of Germany’s 

many customs, reflecting the tradition 

of receiving a Schultüte on the 

very first day of school in grade 1. 

The returning students were proud 

to welcome the Neulinge with the 

tradition of the Schultüte. 

Things we already know are written 

on those empty sheets are our annual 

Laternenumzug in November 

and Nikolaus/Weihnachtsfeier in 

December. 

Please check back on our website 

for a regular update on our upcoming 

events. 

We are still accepting new students 

in our classes! KOMM, 

WIR LERNEN DEUTSCH! 

Please contact das Schulhaus at 

dasSchulhaus@gmail.com or find 

more contact info on our website 

dasSchulhaus.org. 

Wir freuen uns auf euch! 

Euer Schulhaus! 

German-Canadian Society Harmonie - Regina 

Festival Weekend at the Club 

Kerri Van Loosen 

Fall has 

arrived 

and with 

it comes 

many celebrations. 

For the 

first time 

ever we 

combined 

two festivals, 

the first Annual Harvest Wine 

Festival and our 4th Annual Oktoberfest, 

which ran over the weekend 

of September 28 and 29. During the 

evening on Friday 28, our Clubhaus 

was packed with entertainment, 

authentic food and tasty beverages. 

While the upstairs was busy serving 

Zwiebelkuchen, wine and performing 

songs, the basement was 

busy serving Schnitzel, Rotkohl 

and Knödel to our many guests. 

We crowned our first Annual Ms. 

& Mr. Oktoberfest who not only 

dressed accordingly but pleased 

the crowd with their winning answer 

as to why they feel they best 

embodied the spirit of Oktoberfest. 

The newly crowned, Ryan Brown 

& Tanja Ignatiuk, were invited to 

assist in our newly added keg tapping 

ceremony the following day. In 

attempt to incorporate more of the 

traditional Oktoberfest routines, we 

had ‘Harry’ the miniature pony trot 

in with our mini keg that was tapped 

by our Mayor, Michael Fougere. Ms. 

& Mr. Oktoberfest, along with our 

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City Councillor for the area, Shawn 

Fraser, were among the first to drink 

from the ceremonial keg. The night 

was filled with live music provided 

by Len Gadica and later, the Pile 

of Bones Brass Band. We had performances 

from the Karnevalsgesellschaft 

Harmonie dancers and of 

course our Annual Team Challenge 

proved to be more then entertaining. 

After three years of coming close to 

winning, the returning team, ‘Family 

Von Trashed,’ finally succeeded! 

As usual everyone enjoyed our pig 

roast and new variety of imported 

German beers. A HUGE thank you 

goes out to the Oktoberfest committee 

and volunteers who helped make 

this year a great success! Coming 

up next is our 3rd Annual Christkindlmarkt 

scheduled for November 

30 and later our Annual Club Weihnachtsfest 

in December. We have 

received many new applications for 

a variety of Christkindlmarkt booths 

this year and are looking forward 

to sharing the festive environment 

with all ages. Call the club for more 

details 306-352-5897. 

Halted euch warm! 

Follow us on Twitter: 

@reginagermanCLB or join our 

Facebook page: reginagermanclub 

German Cultural Centre - Saskatoon 

Events at the Club 

Adeline Vogelgesang 

The Saskatoon German Cultural 

Centre is experiencing continued 

patronage in all areas. 

Folkfest was held August 15 to 17 

and was a huge success. The weather 

co-operated, so we had three 

days of sunshine and warm temperatures. 

This is so important since so 

much of our pavilion is held outside. 

A traditional Fall Supper was held 

at the club on September 19. 

Oktoberfest was held on October 

19, 2013. This is always an evening 

of dancing, singing, good food and 

much merry making. 

On November 17 the Cultural Centre 

will host a Christkindl Market. 

We are inviting all crafts and hobby 

people to ran a table and display 

their wares. There will also be food, 

sleigh rides, outdoor games, etc. 

that afternoon, a family day. 

New logo for the school 

Sandra Morin 

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German Language School Regina 

The school year has begun with 

another fantastic group of instructors 

and enthusiastic students and 

parents! On the first day of school, 

we commenced with the traditional 

welcoming of students and families 

back to school as well presenting 

our new students with a Schultüte, 

filled with items that are practical 

for school use as well as a few treats. 

Younger students were also able to 

witness the significant accomplishment 

of our advanced students who 

were successful recipients of the 

A2 language proficiency certifications 

from the German government. 

Luke Gilmore, Daniel Lipp, Jesse 

Lyon, Morgan Morin and Angelika 

Wagner received their framed 

certificates with huge congratulations 

from the crowd that had gathered. 

We are very proud of them! 

This school year also marks the introduction 

and full implementation 

of our new school logo. Our school 

had a modified anniversary logo 

that incorporated the original school 

logo when we celebrated our 60th 

anniversary in 2011/2012, so last 

year it was decided that this would 

be an appropriate time to update 

and modernize the logo for the next 

60 years of the school’s existence! 

Many creative ideas were presented 

and after many alterations incorporating 

input from the board and 

teachers, the final design was decid-

ed upon. We are very pleased with 

the outcome that incorporates four 

flags of German speaking countries 

as well as the initials of the school 

names and the year that the school 

was established. Many thanks to 

everyone who contributed to the 

thoughtful process of this design. 

The logo is complimentary with the 

teaching materials as it also reflects 

the countries that are spoken about 

in the textbooks that the students of 

the school are currently using. 

As usual, we have numerous activities 

planned for the school year and 

look forward to the wonderful experiences 

that will be had and stories 

that will accompany them! 

German Language School Saskatoon Inc. 

New festivites for the school 

Gabi Harrison 

It is the beginning of a new school 

year and students have nicely settled 

in their classes by now. Children 

age 5-14 are learning the German 

language in different age groups 

call Level 1, 2 & 3. High school 

students joined the school to take 

their German 10 with us and the Native 

Speaker Class (Muttersprachklasse) 

offers German for kids who 

speak German fluently already and 

need to work on expanding their vocabulary 

and focus on reading and 

writing in German. Additionally, 

we have adult classes for beginner, 

intermediate and advanced levels as 

well as an 8-week course for travelers. 

This school year we are planning 

several new cultural events such 

as: Schultütenfest, Weihachtsfest 

and Osterfest. Each event will give 

students and their families the opportunity 

to learn about German 

customs, traditions as well as the 

German language associated with 

the celebration. And last but not 

least, it will bring us a community 

closer together. 

For more information about our 

school please visit our website 

www.germanschoolsaskatoon.ca 

Hansel & Gretel Preschool Inc. - Saskatoon 

More classes for the Preschool 

Ulrike Hecker 

On September 5 we welcomed our 

little preschoolers and their families 

in our classroom. We invited 

all our parents to stay for the first 

day of school in order to help their 

little ones to settle in. A big Danke 

goes to our president Franziska Davies 

and Irina Stolze who helped 

and volunteered for us during the 

first four weeks. Their support was 

greatly appreciated. 

We had an Apfelfest (apple fest) on 

September 23 and 24 and our students 

made home-made applesauce. 

The children are very excited to ride 

the yellow school bus on their first 

field trip on October 7 and 24. We 

will take each of our two classes to 

the Dutch Growers hay maze. 

We are happy to see that after only 

three weeks of preschool all our students 

have settled in well and are 

already singing a variety of German 

songs and rhymes. 

Due to the increasing interest in our 

German-English preschool we will 

offer additional afternoon classes 

for the 2014/15 school year. 

Our Open House and (in person) 

Registration Night for the 2014/15 

school year will be on Tuesday, 

January 28th 2014 from 6:30 – 

15

8:00p.m. Please mark your calendar 

as classes fill up quickly!! 

Co-teacher/assistant needed for 

2014/15 school year : 

We are also looking for a person 

who would be willing to co-teach 

in our 2014/15 Tuesday/Thursday 

morning class. 

Please contact Uli Hecker @ 

651-0436 for further information 

(website:www.hanselandgretelpreschool.ca.) 

Imhoff Heritage Society - St. Walburg 

Culture Days at the Society 

Phyllis Imhoff 

We had a very successful Culture 

Days Project realized through the 

documented attendance in the attendance 

registers available in all 4 locations 

and the positive comments 

made by visitors during and after 

the event: “This was so nice”. “This 

was so much fun.” “I hope you will 

do this again next year.” 

We had a grand total of 911 visitors 

altogether in all 4 of the venues, 

including the 5th venue being the 

Lakeland Lodge Care Home. 

Imhoff Heritage Society’s Gallery 

and Museum had free food, admission 

and music all 3 days in their 

music tent. The first day visitors 

were entertained by our local band, 

Joe Maiers and Friends. They did an 

excellent job with their various guitars 

and a violin. The next two days 

there was superb entertainment by 

the Little German Band from Humboldt, 

SK. This was a very special 

treat as the band had never played 

in this part of the country and many 

visitors had not heard of them. We 

had a grand total of 333 visitors over 

the 3 day weekend at the society. 

The St.Walburg Allied Arts Council 

was at the Seniors Center & Chuck 

Wagon Interpretive Center. 

Interactive and demonstrations of 

acrylic painting and cake decorating 

were held. There was also a display 

of local art work. 

Many youth tried their hand at cake 

decorating and thoroughly enjoyed 

this as did our instructor. There was 

also at good turnout for Rosemarie 

Stadnyk’s acrylic painting demonstrations. 

The artists were satisfied 

with the event. 

On day two, clay building interactive 

and demonstrations were done 

by artist Jay Kimball. There were 

many young people taking part in 

building clay tiles. This was very 

enjoyable to all participants as well 

as to the artist. 

The St.Walburg Tourism & Heritage 

Society was at the Chuckwagon Interpretive 

Center. 

Day 2 had a display of local art work, 

and interactive Saskatchewan wild 

flower display for visitors to identify. 

Clay building by Jay Kimball 

was held here instead of the Seniors 

Center as there was more space. On 

day 3 there were free tours of the 

chuck wagon exhibit and displays 

by local artists. 

St.Walburg & District Historical 

Museum had free admission between 

1 and 5 on Friday, Saturday 

and Sunday had also free admission 

all day. There were demonstrations 

of antiques, including a gramophone 

& a treddle sewing machine. 

And the museum had a scavenger 

hunt. 

St.Walburg Senior’s Care Home 

To provide some performing arts 

culture activity for those senior residents 

who were shut ins, arrangements 

were made for the Lloydminstrels, 

a large group of singers 

from Lloydminster, to perform with 

songs at this location. A total of 79 

people attended the performance in 

the afternoon. 

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Jagd- und Fischverein “Waidmanns Lust” - Regina 

A Farewell 

Edgar Manz 

The crispness in the air, the leaves 

falling and turning color is a sign of 

storing the summer fishing gear and 

getting ready for hunting season of 

water fowl and upland game birds, 

and then the big majestic elk, moose 

and deer. At coffee rounds and gettogethers 

hunters love to reminisce 

of their adventures. 

In the past years several of the hunting 

club members have gone to the 

eternal hunting grounds. One in 

particular is Frank Koenig founding 

member of the German Club hunting 

club. Frank died on July 15, 

2013, at the age of 86. At the hunting 

club picnic on July 7 he bid his 

farewell to all with a forceful yodel. 

No one was aware that it would be 

his last yodel. Much like his departure 

from the SGC meeting at Estevan 

on Sunday, June 23 he left 

with a happy good-bye and yodel to 

all. Frank was a true friend, he had 

a distinctive personality, a heart of 

gold and was very proud of his German 

Bavarian heritage. His love for 

the outdoors, his skills of hunting 

and fishing were second to none. As 

an organization we have lost a contributing 

valuable member. 

Some of the clubs upcoming events 

are: 

Shooting for Schützenliesl and 

Schützenkönig on Sunday November 

3, followed by going out for 

brunch. 

Annual Hunter dinner and dance 

Saturday, November 16. Tickets are 

$30 per person available from members 

or at the German Club. 

Trophy shooting between the German 

and Austrian Hunting Clubs on 

Sunday, December 1, followed by a 

luncheon. 

Karnevalsgesellschaft Harmonie - Regina 

Greetings from the Karnevalsgesellschaft 

Karen Francis 

Welcome back Karneval members 

one and all from summer. New 

members are always welcome 

as well. The annual summer picnic 

was once again well attended. 

Kinderfasching, will be planned for 

Saturday February 1, 2014. Presently, 

however, autumn has now 

arrived bringing falling leaves and 

rising heels! 

Karneval members begun fall performances 

September 24 at the 

Victoria Park Seniors Home where 

Heart of Harmonie and the Junior 

Sparklers performed a variety of 

polka dances including More We 

Get Together, Blacksmith Polkaman, 

Polka Mixer, Folk Dance, Kinderpolka, 

Trampel Polka, besides 

Cousin Michael and the Autumn 

Schottische. Karneval members’ 

many volunteer hours contributed 

to another successful Oktoberfest. 

Our dancers also put on a great 

show of festive dance performances 

throughout the night. Special dance 

performances are planned for November 

13 at the Bentley Seniors 

Home. 

In addition, Crowning is soon to 

be upon us taking place Friday November 

8, 2013 beginning as always 

promptly at 7:11 p.m.. Come on out 

for fun the whole family can share. 

It will be followed by Frühschoppen 

the next morning beginning at 

10 a.m., also at the German Club 

1727 St. John St. 

Crowning, always a merry evening 

celebrating the Karneval tradition 

of making fun of authority figures 

will include light-hearted roasts 

and boasts, making the most of local 

politicians’ follies. This evening 

will also include enticing door prizes 

and, no fear, much German beer. 

An enjoyable evening will finish a 

fun night with dancing for everyone 

after Karneval dances choreographed 

and instructed by Cheryl 

and Sheila Aldous. Princess Lia I 

and Prince Jason I will pass their 

crowns to Sheila I and Rodney I. 

We expect to see you all there – you 

won’t want to miss this special annual 

tradition. 

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Kochlöffel & Nudelholz: German-Canadian Koch- und Backstudio - Saskatoon 

A new year with delicious recipes 


The new classes started in September 

with a classic baking event using 

Italian plums, or as we call them in 

German Zwetschgen or Zwetschen. 

We made two kinds of Zwetschgendatschi 

- Plum Sheet Cake. One used 

a quark-oil dough with streusel, the 

other used a yeast dough and a sugar 

and cinnamon topping. It was quite 

the hit with our participants and everyone 

loved the tart and sweet combination. 

October brings colder weather, 

which means it’s time for soup 

again. The class prepared two beef 

soups, one made with meat, the other 

with beef bones. The special cut 

for typical Austrian and Southern 

German Tafelspitz was not available 

at butchers in Saskatoon, but 

we still managed to cook the boiled 

beef dish and served it as a main 

dish with potatoes and homemade 

horseradish sauce. Leftovers can 

be reused for another Austrian dish 

called Tiroler Gröstl. Beef soups, or 

beef broths, are very versatile and 

can be adjusted to individual taste. 

Meat cubes and a variety of starches 

can be added such as Grießnockerln 

- semolina dumplings, Frittaten or 

Flädle - thinly cut pancakes, soup 

noodles or potato cubes. 

Some dishes that could be considered 

dessert are served in Germany 

as a main dish, such as Hefeklöße 

or Dampfnudeln - yeast dumplings. 

Depending on the region, there are 

several ways to prepare this dish, 

sweet or even salty. Dampfnudeln 

are mainly served with vanilla sauce 

but also with dried fruit. If you are 

interested to learn how to make this 

dish, come join us in November 4! 

We will wrap up the year 2013 with 

a Christmas cookies baking class. 

There are a host of different recipes 

that we will use during class. Everyone 

will go home with a nice bag of 

freshly baked cookies to share with 

their families. 

Thank you to the Saskatchewan 

German Council for their ongoing 

support! And we take this opportunity 

to thank the participants of our 

classes for their continuous patronage. 

It is them, who make our classes 

such a success and fun! 

Prince Albert German-Canadian Club “Waldhorn” 

Tapestrama Weekend 

Laurie Fabrick 

It’s been a busy fall for the Prince 

Albert German Canadian Club 

“Waldhorn”. We just completed a 

successful weekend at Tapestrama, 

a celebration of the various cultures 

which make up Prince Albert. 

We joined five other groups selling 

ethnic food and promoting our German 

culture. A highlight on Sunday 

was Willi Baessler wearing his authentic 

Lederhosen. 

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Because of many other activities 

happening in the city, Sunday was 

very slow, but Saturday was busy 

and we talked to many people interested 

in our group. 

Our Club did much the same thing 

back on July 1, during the annual 

Canada Day multicultural celebration. 

Usually held on the riverbank, 

this year it had to be relocated to 

Kinsmen Park because of the severe 

flooding, so setting up was more of 

a challenge - but our faithful members 

came through! 

While both of these activities were 

work related and for the purpose 

of fund raising, we hope our next 

gathering will be “for fun” and will 

involve more members. It’s always 

a better turnout when we’re celebrating 

or relaxing, especially with 

the older members.

We’re lucky enough to have our 

friend Katarina Kroeker back this 

year to teach German language 

classes. She started October 1 and 

will teach until Christmas, and 

hopes to continue in the new year if 

there is continued interest. 

Our President, Les Lautner, is undergoing 

cancer treatments now. At 

first his doctors said he wouldn’t be 

able to take them, and now they say 

he can. He’s home between treatments 

and really enjoys company! 

He has good days and bad days, but 

does get lonely. As always, we wish 

him the best. We sent him German 

sausage and sauerkraut on a bun after 

Tapestrama and he devoured it! 

We also want to recognize his wife 

Doris, who has been by his side 

constantly, taking excellent care of 

him. Thanks, Doris, for being a gobetween 

for Les and the Club. 

New movies showing 

Ilona Beck 

Before the summer break the Regina 

German Film Club presented 

its third “Outdoor Movie Night” 

showing Ein Sommer in Orange, a 

comedy by Marcus H. Rosenmuieller. 

The group met at for a little 

barbecue and social gathering ahead 

of the movie. The Regina German 

Film Club likes to thank Monica 

and Uwe Reinkens for opening up 

their deck and garden area for this 

special event. Over 25 interested 

people came out to enjoy this funny 

comedy under the stars. 

The Regina German Film Club is a 

group of people interested to engage 

in the German language through the 

Regina German Film Club 

medium film and movies. While attempting 

to show movies of various 

topics such as literature, politics, 

history and comedy emphasize is 

on contemporary German movies in 

authentic German language. Over 

the course of a year four to six movies 

will be presented in the Bothwell 

Regina Library at the Southland 

Mall. 

The list for this year’s films will 

include: 

Good Bye Lenin 

Das Leben der Anderen 

Meine schöne Bescheerung 

Dreiviertelmond 

Der Baader Meinhoff Komplex 

Nordwand 

Brandner Kaspar 

Der St. Jacobs Weg 

The club is open to people of all 

ages starting age 16 and no membership 

is required. If you like to be 

notified about the next presentations 

please contact Ilona at 306-776- 

2423 or ilona@saskgermancouncil.org. 

Please also check the SGC 

website for movie information. 

Come out and join us for the next 

presentation! 

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church - Regina 

Immersed in Christian Worship 

Pastor Lindsay Hognestad 

Worship is fundamentally about directing 

our attention to something 

greater than ourselves. 

I was baptized a few weeks after I 

was born in July 1956. In my family 

there was one thing more important 

than school, and that was church. 

Our church was a small country 

church four miles south of the family 

farm. And we worshipped there 

with our neighbours every week. 

With rare interruptions, I have attended 

worship weekly all my life. 

The disadvantage of that is that I am 

not able to see how peculiar worship 

must be to those not familiar with it. 

Think of it as you attending a sports 

even of a sport unfamiliar to you. 

I have watched Canadian Football 

League football not all my life, but 

long enough that I cannot remember 

when I started. I thoroughly enjoy 

it. I have attempted to watch rugby. 

However, since I have no history 

of watching rugby, I do not see the 

connections between the various 

parts and plays of the game. I do not 

know who on the field should do 

what or when. I do not know what a 

score is. The entire spectacle seems 

quite random. Consequently, I do 

not watch it. But if someone were to 

explain rugby to me, I might eventually 

enjoy it. 

For those of you who are familiar 

with worship, be aware that guests 

and visitors might well be as puzzled 

about worship as I am about 

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ugby. You can be a great help to 

them. As a person familiar with 

worship you can be prepared to answer 

questions about worship. If 

someone takes the time to explain 

some of what we are doing, guests 

and visitors might feel comfortable 

with the parts and movements in 

worship. 

You can help people with the more 

earthly parts of worship. But I am 

going to suggest that, even having 

said what I have said above, 

the most difficult part of Christian 

worship is that we are pointing beyond 

the world, beyond ourselves, 

beyond our concerns, to something 

greater. But not to observe it. Rather 

to become conscious of being a part 

of it, and to discern our position and 

role in it. That is difficult if not impossible 

to teach. The only way is to 

immerse yourself in the worship life 

of the church. So be prepared to answer 

questions about worship. And 

be prepared to encourage people to 

attend regularly. 

If you are already a part of a worshipping 

community, God bless you 

there. If you are not, consider joining 

us Sunday mornings, 9:30 in 

German and 11:00 in English. Feel 

free to ask the people around you 

for some explanations about our 

service. 

On Sunday, 3 November, we celebrate 

All Saints’ Sunday. On All 

Saints’ we remember and celebrate 

the lives of those whose lives on 

earth have ended. You are invited to 

attend and remember and celebrate 

the lives of your family members 

and friends. 

Grace and peace. 

News from the Choir 

Berbel Knoll 

The choir stepped into a new season 

with a new venture! As part of 

SaskCulture Days our choir hosted 

our First Annual Harvest Wine Festival 

featuring German wine and 

Zwiebelkuchen. The event was held 

in the evening of Friday September 

27 in the main hall of the German 

club. It was a great success with 

young and old in attendance. Although 

we could not offer the traditional 

Federweisser, we were able 

to offer several varieties of German 

wines with the help of Ray Fichter, 

our knowledgeable wine expert. For 

those who preferred a non-alcoholic 

beverage, a fresh-pressed apple 

cider was available. Varieties of 

Zwiebelkuchen, a favourite during 

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Volksliederchor Harmonie - Regina 

harvest season in the wine growing 

areas of Germany, were prepared 

by our choir members and could be 

purchased by the piece. The choir 

performed several sets of German 

wine themed songs during the evening 

and guests enjoyed Vince Weber 

on the accordion. The hall was 

festively decorated in Bavarian 

colours with harvest accents, wine 

and Zwiebelkuchen vendor stands. 

Special thanks to Hildegard Boehm 

for stepping in to direct us so capably 

while our choir director Ken 

Holzer and his wife Rosabelle were 

visiting Germany. It was a wonderful 

evening of Gemütlichkeit. 

In addition to the Harvest Wine 

Festival the choir also took part in 

the Sask Choral Federation concert 

at the band shell in Wascana park 

on Sunday afternoon, September 

29. The concert ended with all the 

choirs joining together to sing “It’s 

a Wonderful World”. 

Several years ago the choir established 

an annual scholarship to 

recognize and support a student of 

voice at the Regina Music Festival. 

Thanks to August Flegel who presented 

the scholarship on behalf of 

the choir and congratulations to this 

year’s recipient, Tatiana Orlowski. 

We were very pleased to welcome 

three new choir members this fall 

and are now preparing for our 

Christmas concert to be held Sunday, 

December 1 at 2:30 p.m. at the 

German Club. Hope you can join us 

for the concert!

Fall Poetry 

Herbstlied 

Johann Gaudenz Frhr. v. Salis- 

Seewis 

Bunt sind schon die Wälder, 

Gelb die Stoppelfelder, 

Und der Herbst beginnt. 

Rote Blätter fallen, 

Graue Nebel wallen, 

Kühler weht der Wind. 

Wie die volle Traube 

Aus dem Rebenlaube 

Purpurfarbig strahlt! 

Am Geländer reifen 

Pfirsiche, mit Streifen 

Rot und weiß bemalt. 

Flinke Träger springen, 

Und die Mädchen singen, 

Alles jubelt froh! 

Bunte Bänder schweben 

Zwischen hohen Reben 

Auf dem Hut von Stroh. 

Geige tönt und Flöte 

Bei der Abendröte 

Und im Mondesglanz; 

Junge Winzerinnen 

Winken und beginnen 

Frohen Erntetanz. 

Herbst 

Theodor Fontane 

He ho, spann den Wagen an 

He, ho, spann den Wagen an, 

seht, der Wind treibt Regen über´s Land ! 

Holt die goldn´nen Garben, 

holt die goldn´nen Garben ! 

O du wunderschöner Herbst, 

Wie du die Blätter golden färbst, 

Deiner reinen Luft so klar und still, 

Noch einmal ich mich freuen will. 

Ich geh den Wald, den Weiher entlang; 

Es schweigt das Leben, es schweigt Gesang, 

Ich hemme den Schritt, ich hemme den Lauf 

Erinnerungen ziehen herauf. 

Erinnerungen sehen mich an, 

Haben es wohl auch sonst getan. 

Nur eins hält nicht mehr damit Schritt. 

Lachende Zukunft geht nicht mehr mit. 

Vergangenheit hält mich in ihrem Bann, 

Vergangenheit hat mir’s angetan; 

Den Blick in den Herbst, den hab ich frei, 

Den Blick in den Herbst. Aber der Mai? 

Der Schnupfen 

Christian Morgenstern 

Ein Schnupfen hockt auf der Terrasse, 

auf dass er sich ein Opfer fasse 

- und stürzt alsbald mit großem Grimm 

auf einen Menschen namens Schrimm. 

Paul Schrimm erwidert prompt: „Pitschü!" 

und hat ihn drauf bis Montag früh. 

Äpfellese 

August Heinrich Hoffmann von 

Fallersleben 

Das ist ein reicher Segen 

In Gärten und an Wegen! 

Die Bäume brechen fast. 

Wie voll doch Alles hanget! 

Wie lieblich schwebt und pranget 

Der Äpfel goldne Last! 

Jetzt auf den Baum gestiegen! 

Lasst uns die Zweige biegen, 

Dass jedes pflücken kann! 

Wie hoch die Äpfel hangen, 

Wir holen sie mit Stangen 

Und Haken all' heran. 

Und ist das Werk vollendet, 

So wird auch uns gespendet 

Ein Lohn für unsern Fleiß. 

Dann zieh'n wir fort und bringen 

Die Äpfel heim und singen 

Dem Herbste Lob und Preis. 

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Die Vogelscheuche 

Christian Morgenstern 

Die Raben rufen: Krah, krah, krah! 

Wer steht denn da, wer steht denn da? 

Wir fürchten uns nicht, wir fürchten uns nicht 

Vor dir mit deinem Brillengesicht. 

Wir wissen ja auch ganz genau, 

Du bist nicht Mann, du bist nicht Frau. 

Du kannst ja nicht zwei Schritte geh'n 

Und bleibst bei Wind und Wetter steh'n. 

Du bist ja nur ein bloßer Stock, 

Mit Stiefeln, Hosen, Hut und Rock. 

Krah, krah, krah! 

Vocabulary 

die Vogelscheuche 

die Raben 

steht 

fürchten 

das Brillengesicht 

wissen 

die Schritte 

geh’n 

- scarecrow 

- ravens 

- to stand 

- to be scared 

- face with glasses 

- to know 

- steps 

- to walk 

der Wind 

das Wetter 

bloßer 

der Stock 

die Stiefel 

die Hosen 

der Hut 

der Rock 

- wind 

- weather 

- just 

- stick 

- boots 

- pants 

- hat 

- skirt 

Instructions for lantern 

Enlarge the master page onto coloured construction paper or white paper. Cut out the shapes, including eyes and 

mouth and if using white paper, decorate to your liking. Fold over the little squares of the strip. If you glue the 

strip to the edge of the star you will need two strips of paper. You can also make a round shape with one strip. 

Punch one hole on each side of the strip of paper so you can attache a wire or string to use with an electic latern 

light. 

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