 When Ernst Stader,
President of the Loreley Club in Oshawa,
opened
 this annual festive occasion and turned the guidance over
to Olaf
 Rudolf – the MC – the Heimatsänger had already welcomed
everyone with an appropriate song (Grüss Gott mit hellem Klang).
The evening’s entertainment that followed was
rich and varied: Loreley Dancers, Heimatsänger, a ‘Duett’ with
Toni Haas and Julie Martinelli. There was young Taylor playing
the viola and Mason on the violin with "Song of the Wind" and "Muß
I denn zum Städele hinaus" – both are grandchildren of Urd &
Helmut Grander.
Johanna Uhlmann was next with a poem followed by Ilse Hentschel
& Edith Weinsheimer and an anecdote from East Prussia delivered
by Herr Wannack.
"A Mösch in de Kösch" – translated from the Cologne dialect as
"the bird in the kitchen" and presented by Paul Müller and Toni
Haas was not all that easy to understand – unless you hail from
that famous area of Germany – but fun anyway. Christel Petrowski
with the Berliner ‘Leierkastenmann’ and Toni Haas with poetic
memories of the old schooldays were not to be missed.
| The Loreley Singers |
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 The Loreley Singers jubilated to entertain with song and Paul
Müller delivered a sentimental poem.
 During a 30-minute break and a short fundraiser to defray some
of the expenses for this evening of fun and entertainment we met
Ernst and Helga Stader with a visitor from Germany, Georg
Goralczyk.
 We also were able to appreciate the delicious cake by
Christel Petrowski, who made us latecomers welcome at the club,
as did many others.
| Margot Franke on
the "Hackbrett" |
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After the break Margot Franke displayed her expertise on the "Hackbrett"
– also known as the ‘hammered dulcimer’, an instrument quite
familiar to the people that hail from Bavaria or Austria.
| Ilse Hentschel on
her keyboard |
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Ilse Hentschel was most entertaining on her keyboard and made
the audience swing with her lively tunes.
| Cameron Miemiec
plays the keyboard |
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It was gratifying to see that all the wonderful entertainment
was provided by the members of the club themselves. Young lads
like Cameron Miemiec – barely in his teens – volunteered to play
on a keyboard for the appreciative audience.
| Anneliese Ilg and
Kurt Wagner |
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 A side-splitting sketch followed with Anneliese Ilg and Kurt
Wagner – the dog was well-behaved during the whole performance -
while Hans Uhlmann followed with his glorious wisdom about the
benefits of ageing.
The ladies, who called themselves "Die alten Schachteln",
performed a hilarious comedy routine, which ended after one more
"lady" with a much deeper voice had joined the group.
 Kurt Wagner stepped up to the mike again with his comedy sketch
"Die Rechnung".
The conclusion of this entertaining evening was provided by the
combined voices of the Loreley choir and the Heimatsinger with
the songs ‘Edelweiss’ and ‘Auf Wiederseh’n’. A jam-packed
evening came finally to an end and everyone was happy.
| The Heimatsinger... |
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| ...and the combined choirs |
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We congratulate this club to its active membership that relies
on its own creativity and can entertain itself without hiring
expensive artists.
This seems to be the recipe for a healthy club and is - by
example - instilled in the youngsters – the "Nachwuchs" at an
early age. Another great example are the groups of Loreley Guard
Dancers, which come in all sizes and age groups and have
survived most of the other carnival groups in the past. Maybe
this is where the club could sponsor more for the youngster such
as camping trips or nature trips to learn conservation and to
learn to cooperate and work together as a team, to maintain a
good relationship within the club environment, and also with the
community at large.
Kudos to the entire lot of helping hands – too many to mention –
that toil in the background and would be sorely missed if they
were not there.
As always
Dick Altermann
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