...Oktoberfest at
Club Loreley
…“it was one of the best Oktoberfests
in a long time”, said Ernst Stader – the club’s president –
proudly.
Hall and Member’s Lounge were both
sold out and the “Shooting Gallery never shut down. The “Euro
Connection” band kept the joint jumping all night. The food was
great and the line-up never stopped. Of course there
 was the
exceptional variety of beers and other beverages on tap as well.
All the dance groups – even the ‘kinder’ group – participated in
the entertainment, much to the grateful appreciation of the
audience. I hope that this is an indication that the economy in
the Oshawa area is improving despite the past loss of the
automobile manufacturing sector.
The two-day Oktoberfest in Hamilton was also a total success.
Excellent weather was enjoyed on both days. A huge “Oktoberfest
style” tent was set up to remind – those that remember – what a
beer-tent in Munich used to look like. The visitors never
stopped coming and in the large beer garden outside the beer was
on tap. Denningers’s food looked after the inner person and the
sausages seemed to disappear from the grill as if by magic.
 The
visitors couldn’t praise it enough! A full program entertained
the guests with dancers from Kitchener plus two Polish dance
groups with youngster starting at nine years, and teens over 16,
plus dancers from Hamilton. Kudos to the parents that had to
look after the colourful costumes of the young dancers. There
was also lots of other entertainment such as clowns, stilt
walkers, magicians, mini golf and more. Miss Junior Oktoberfest
2011 was Monika Westenfelder; Miss Teen 2011 Kate Balinson; Miss
Oktoberfest 2011 Bekah Church.
Bob Bratina – the Mayor – tapped the first keg and later
entertained with his accordion and some German songs. He is also
a musician and has his own band. One of our sponsors raffled off
two flights to the Oktoberfest in Munich that was won by Herbert
Herma and one flight for two within Canada – won by Dave
Buchanan. The resident band was the Nu-Tones who played exactly
the music the guests wanted to hear – and this till late into
the evening. Nobody wanted to go home. Thanks need to be said to
all the helpers that made this
 event the success it had become.
As always
Dick Altermann
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