Winter Postillion - Saskatchewan German Council

German CLub Regina Update
German Canadian Society Harmonie, Regina — Kerri Van Loosen
Der Geist von Weihnachten ist offiziell
angekommen!
Our third Annual Christkindlmarkt
took place on Saturday November
30th and warmed everyone who
attended with the Christmas spirit!
We were very fortunate that the
weather cooperated, which I’m sure
encouraged the record crowds that
attended. There were several new
booths selling an array of wonderful
hand crafted items, enough to
complete everyone’s wish list. For
those who wanted to visit, there was
the Kaffee Stube which provided
fresh Stollen, poppy seed loaf, kaffee
and gulaschsuppe. While the adults
shopped, the children were kept
busy by decorating and baking their
own Plätzchen. If you caught a chill
while standing in line for the bratwurst
sold outside, you could warm
up by the Feuer or purchase a hot
mug of Gluhwein. Our hats are off to
the Christkindlmarkt Committee and
all of the volunteers who made this
year a huge success! Thank you for
maintaining and growing another
German tradition.
Coming up on Saturday December
14th is our Annual Weihnachtsfeir.
The evening will provide a traditional
meal, special guest entertainment
and Christmas songs. Tickets are
$20 and are available at the German
Club 352-5897.
Please note that the German Club
will be closed for the holidays from
December 23rd to January 6th.
Regular business hours will resume
on Tuesday January 7, 2014.
Die besten Wünsche für Sie im
neuen Jahr!
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Photos taken by Eva Wasserle.
1. Wooden santas and ice candle
holders for sake at the market 2.
The club’s hall filled with visitors 3.
Cookie baking and decorating for
the little ones.
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Playing Skat in Saskatoon
Skat Club Saskatoon — Hans-Jürgen Steinmetz
The Skat Club Saskatoon continues to meet every Wednesday evening
at 7pm. Usually there is a turnout of 18 – 23 members who play the best
and most challenging card game in the world. As always, we are working
towards recruiting new members. The efforts of the Skat Club at Folkfest
have seen the addition of several new members over the years, and in
2014 we are expecting a few more.
During the SGC “Round Table” meeting in Davidson we handed out some
DVD’s to the membership. We would like to get some feedback from
non- Skat playing people to make improvements to the next DVD we
are planning to produce. The goal for us is to promote the game of Skat
which is truly part of German culture. This entertaining game is played by
people in all levels of society. History shows that it was the favorite game
played by crusaders between their battles.
Our players also attended an assortment of tournaments this year, which
included clubs in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Kitchener, Hamilton, Newmarket,
Winnipeg, Red Deer, Calgary, Edmonton and Kelowna.
We look forward to hosting our yearly Saskatchewan Tournament in May
2014, which is always the biggest event we have.
Anyone who wishes to see what is involved is cordially invited any
Wednesday evening, between 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., to the German
Cultural Centre where they will see all the action. More information about
us can be found on our homepage:
http://www.skatcanada.ca/canada/clubs/saskatoon/index.html
Our upcoming events are:
Christmas Skat Tournament, 3 rounds December 14 @ 10:00 a.m.
General Meeting and Awards
December 18 @ 6:30 p.m.
One round of Skat
@ 7:00 p.m.
2014 New Skat Season Starts January 8
Members and Officers of Skat Club Saskatoon take this opportunity to
wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and the very best in the year 2014, and
may your year be filled with good health, happiness and prosperity.
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