Ventura Rheinland Club Bulletin August 2012

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1 Ventura Rheinland Club Bulletin August 2012 Our Next Dance: Int l Friendship Dance Saturday, September 1, 2012 Knight s of Columbus Hall 36 S. Figueroa Street, Ventura Doors open: 6 p.m. Dancing: 6:45 to 11 p.m. Dress: National Dress/Costume Admission: $8 members; $10 Guests Dinner: $12 Smoked Pork Chops with Sauerkraut, Mashed Potatoes, Roll, Dessert & Coffee (First-Come; First-Served) Music by: The Express Band Long-time members Helga Kleemann and Rudi Wobig enjoy a dance together and are getting smarter with each step. (See article on page 2.) International Friendship Dance Mark Your Calendar Oct. 6: Nov. 3: Dec. 9: Oktoberfest Dance Karneval Dance Christmas Party Dec. 31: New Years Eve Ball Jan. 1: By Reservation Only Membership Dues are due! (Late: Feb. 1) Willkommen...Bienvenidos...Добро пожаловать...bun venit...karibu... Bainvegni...Aloha...Welcome! We cordially invite you to attend our club s annual International Friendship Dance. This dance s theme reflects one of our important goals: to foster national understanding. Our members represent countries from all over the world, and we all share so much in common including our love of dancing, friendship and fellowship. We encourage you to invite friends and come wearing the traditional dress of your national heritage to this colorful event. (You may also dress casually, if you prefer.) A bottle of wine will be presented to the male, female and couple wearing the Most Authentic Costumes. This year s dance will be on Saturday, Sept. 1 at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 36 S. Figueroa St. in Ventura. Please check out the details that are listed on the left of this page. Also, please note that we will be preparing 70 dinners. First-Come; First-Served. We are looking forward to seeing you there! Ventura Rheinland Club, Inc. German-American Club of Ventura County P.O. Box 5969, Oxnard CA A newsletter produced for the Members of the Ventura Rheinland Club, the German-American Club of Ventura County, California.

2 From the President: Ralf Moll July is always a great month, because it is filled with two fun and popular events! Our Annual Picnic was fabulous! Huge thanks go out to the wonderful cooking crew of Klaus Roerich, John Hofrath and Katharina Wutsch. The tri tip was prepared to perfection using the secret ingredient...good beer; and the chicken was delicious! We also thank the Ladybugs and other guests who provided the delicious desserts! Thank you, Papa Heinz, Poldi Hockenmaier and Ursula Kros for providing the lively accordion music! Thank you also to everyone who donated raffle prizes and everyone who helped in any capacity! We truly appreciate each and every one of you! The bean guessing contest is always fun where the guesses run the gamut from too little to too much! Congratulations and a bottle of wine was presented to Gretel Stoeckert for guessing the exact number of beans! The Hawaiian Dance was certainly filled with the aloha spirit! Your festive spirit and colorful outfits transported us to the Islands! The Hula Dancing competition was a big treat for us all! Buddy, our Knight of Columbus partner, was named the best male hula dancer and received a bottle of wine for his efforts. He even wore his own grass skirt! Annie, one of our favorite regular guests, took the best female hula dancer title and a bottle of wine. It really was fun to see all of the contestants getting into the music and the spirit! Dancing Makes You Smarter...Join Us! The following are excerpts from an article written by Richard Powers entitled Use It or Lose It: Dancing Makes Your Smarter. The article was shared by Rosario Schmieder, VRC member. or centuries, dance manuals and other writings Fhave lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise. More recently, other health benefits such as stress reduction and an increased serotonin level (sense of well-being) have been determined. Most recently, it has been uncovered that frequent dancing makes us smarter. Here are the statistics: Bicycling/Swimming: 0% reduced risk Playing Golf: 0% reduced risk Reading: 35% reduced risk Crossword Puzzles: 47% reduced risk Frequent Dancing: 76% reduced risk A major study added to the growing evidence that stimulating one s mind can ward off Alzheimer s disease and other dementia, much as physical exercise can keep the body fit. Dancing also increase cognitive acuity at all ages. In fact, in a 21-year study of senior citizens funded by the National Institute on Aging, it was determined that the only physical activity to offer protection against dementia was frequent dancing. Well, we already knew that the Ventura Rheinland Club was fun; now we know that it is good for us too! Membership is a smart decision that you can share with your family and friends! Let them know how much you care about their health and well-being and invite them to become a part of our club. Contact Chris Vaughn, VRC Membership Director, at (805) or ctvaughn@gmail.com today! Board of Directors President: Ralf Moll Vice President: Inge Holladay Secretary: Miguel Gutierrez

3 Get Well Wishes We hope your burdens are feeling lighter, and each day is brighter! Frieda Anderson Ingrid Anderson Wilhelm Bandorfer Paul Beardshear Jakob Distl Roger Leroyer Lillian Lopez Brigitte Roerich Ladybugs Uta Marinovich is hosting the August meeting for the Ladybugs on Friday, August 17 at 12:30 p.m. Her address is 8022 Agate Street in Ventura. If you are planning on attending, please call Uta at (805) so that she can have plenty of seating and food. You may also her at com. Friday, August 17 12:30 p.m. Uta s Home: 8022 Agate Street, Ventura RSVP: (805) or utazachmann@yahoo.com Skat Club Skat is the national card game of Germany. It was invented around 1810 in Altenburg, south of Leipzig, Germany, by the members of the Brommesche Tarok-Gesellschaft. They adapted the existing local game Schafkopf by adding features of the then popular games Tarok and l Hombre. The Skat Club will meet for the next game on Thursday, August 23 at 6 p.m. at the home of Ralf Moll at 836 Via Ondulando in Ventura. Please call him at (805) to let him know that you will be attending. Guests are always welcome! Thursday, August 23 6 p.m. Ralf s Home: 836 Via Ondulando, Ventura RSVP: (805) or ralf@ralfmoll.com Treasurer: Elsa Allred Decorations: John Hofrath Ladybugs Pres.: Uta Marinovich Bulletin Editor: Karen Vaughn Membership: Chris Vaughn ctvaughn@gmail.com

4 Please contact Karen Vaughn at (805) or if you would like to advertise in the bulletin. It s a GREAT way to support the Ventura Rheinland Club and to promote your business! Please Support Our Advertisers! German Deli & Market German Deli will fill your belly Susie & Vivian Skillstad 325 S. Borchard Ventura, CA (805) Tues-Fri 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Sat 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Eat-in / Take-out gdmventura@yahoo.com Ventura Rheinland Club, Inc. German-American Club of Ventura County P.O. Box 5969 Oxnard, CA 93036

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