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Be sure to join us this month for Fasching Royal Ball—Dec. 3 page 7 IAS Christmas Party—Dec. 4 page 6

Children’s Christmas Party—Dec. 5 page 6 Hungarian Holiday Party—Dec. 11 page 6

GAC Christmas Party—Dec. 17 page 8

New Year’s Eve Party—Dec. 31 page 9

Fasching prince and princess for 2016 and 2017

Steve Borbas and Carolyn Gonzales

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The 2016 Officers and Board Jay Vandersloot Chairman of the Board 362-1733 Steve Borbas Vice Chairman 265-7088 Miguel Mata President 620-3666 Mark Meadows Vice-President 238-2289 Kathy Wilds Executive Secretary 388-6064 Christine Philips Financial Director 710-3972

John Waldrop Director-at-Large 298-5893 Michael Begay Director-at-Large 304-1668

Rosalie Pfeiffer Director-at-Large 299-3951

The 2016 Committee Chairs and Coordinators

John Waldrop Membership 298-5893 Membership Input: johnlwaldrop66@msn.com Kathy Mueller German Culture 856-6359 Britt Peters German Culture 867-5969 Open Position Entertainment Contracts Sheri Kraemer Functions Coordinator 271-2634 John Waldrop Newsletter Editor & Web 298-5893 Newsletter Input: gacmagazine@live.com

NOTE: Deadline for Newsletter Input: 15th of each Month

Other Positions and Associate Groups Miguel Mata Past President 620-3666 Kenny Blemel Elferrat Chair 991-6997 Rosalie Pfeiffer Greeting Cards 299-3951 Open Position Volksdance Teacher Madie Mirabal Decorating Coordinator 839-0229 Marie Moe Decorating 999-0778 Kathe Mirabal Kaffeeklatsch 836-6182 Ellen Dowling Irish American Society Pres. 307-1700 Kathe Mirabal Front Door Coordinator 836-6182 Steve Borbas Hungarian Club Rep 265-7088 Bruce Green St. Andrew Scottish Society 270-6507 Norita Callahan Dinner Ticket Sales-GAC 298-2708 Casey Den Hollander Rio Grand Jazz Society 266-3148

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Voice of the President Dear Members,

It has begun. A good number of people were on hand on Nov.

11th to ring in the 2016-2017 Fasching season. Good food, good

friends, and good music by Walter Kirsch got us all in the mood

for this festive season. The official opening of Fasching was fol-

lowed by the Opening Ball during which the new Prince and Prin-

cess of Fools were crowned. Steve Borbas and Carolyn Gonzales

will reign over the 2016-2017 Fasching season, and will represent

us at GAMGA in January. Congratulations to Steve and Carolyn.

Thanks to the Blemels for providing the evening meal, and thank

you to our Prinzengarde for performing that evening . It’s always

good to see our youth participating in and carrying on German

traditions. Please continue to come out and support your El Fer-

rat, the Prince and Princess, and the Prinzengarde thru out this

Fasching season.

I want to back up a bit and thank those who helped make our joint

GAC/IAS Halloween party such a success. Thanks to Norita Cal-

lahan, Rosemarie Keating, and Sheri Kraemer for the “frightful”

decorations in the bar and the ballroom, and to Madie Mirabal for

decorating the tables. It was so good to see so many in costumes.

Thanks to all who attended.

Our general membership/election/club picnic turned out well. The

weather was beautiful and everyone seemed to enjoy the relaxed

atmosphere. Thanks to all those who helped count the ballots for

the election. Election results: Pres.- Miguel Mata; Vice Pres.-

Mark Meadows; Secretary - Kathy Wilds; Financial Dir. - Chris-

tine Philips; Board of Directors - Jay Vandersloot, Steve Borbas,

Walter Kirsch, John Waldrop, and Rosalie Pfeiffer. Congratula-

tions to all.

December will be a busy month at the club. On Dec. 3rd is Royal

Ball w/Jim Brauer; Dec. 5th is the children’s St. Nicklaus party

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Kaffeeklatsch

No kaffeeklatsch in December.

hosted by Alexandra Mirabal; Dec. 17th is our club Christmas

party w/Street Scene back by popular demand; and,to round out

the month and the year, we have our New Year’s Eve celebration

w/Showcase returning on Dec. 31st.

At 4:30 on Dec. 5th, we will begin selling New Year’s Eve tick-

ets. Remember this is the only time that you may reserve a seat or

table. Tickets are $40 w/meal and $25 w/o meal. The $40 ticket

includes the door fee, the meal, a champagne toast, and a light

breakfast. The $25 ticket includes everything except the dinner

meal. It’s first come, first served on reserving tables and seats, so

get your tickets early.

In case you haven’t noticed, bartenders Randy and Ryne are no

longer with us. Unfortunately, due to responsibilities to their main

jobs, both needed to resign. Randy was with us for many years

and leaves some pretty big shoes to fill. Though Ryne wasn’t with

us that long, he, too, leaves a big hole to fill. They will both be

greatly missed, but we have found two new bartenders to fill the

void. Please welcome Gabriel and Caitlyn to our GAC family.

Give them your support as they learn the ins and outs of our bar

and club. Luckily, we still have Annie and Alicia also serving us

in the bar and helping with the transition.

Well, I’ve gone on long enough. Hope I’ve covered everything.

Have a joyous holiday season, and I’ll see you at the club.

Miguel Mata

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Dear Edelweiss Friends….Thank you all for your calls, visits and

cards and well wishes during my surgery and recovery these past

few months. Your kind thoughts and prayers have helped me to

a speedy recovery...and I hope to be dancing again soon.

Love, Liesel Lopez

Note from the Finance Director:

I am presenting an annual report this month so we can see ex-

actly what shape the club is in. If there are any questions, please

contact Christine Philips

(Editor’s Note) The report was too large to be included in this

month’s magazine. If you wish to see the report, please send a

request to gacmagazine@live.com

Prinzengarde would like to thank all of the German Club mem-

bers for all of the support during our last two fundraisers. We

were able to raise $525 with the goodwill fundraiser and another

$408 with the Applebee fundraiser. We would like to give spe-

cial thanks to the Irish American society members who also took

part in donating to us.

Prinzengarde/ Parent Committee

Halloween Party 10/29/16. Briefly, I want to thank volunteers

involved with the combined GAC/IAS FUNction: GAC bar

decorations et al: Ken Callahan, Sheri Kraemer, Rose Marie

Keating, Kathy & Roland Mueller, Christine Philips and Miguel

Mata.

GAC hall decorations: Madie Mirabal, Marie Moe and Kathe

Mirabal.

Costume judges: Carolyn Gonzales, Kathleen Bryers-Garver,

Steve Borbas and Dominic La Brake.

The door volunteers were Kathe Mirabal and Rosalie Pfeiffer.

Maureen Riley and many others who helped with the after party

clean-up.

Norita

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Hungarian End of Year Event Sunday, December 11 at 1:00pm

Enjoy great company, food, Kid’s Korner, and good conver-sation. Remember, we do not serve lunch on this day. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share, homemade/Hungarian if possible. Rumor has it that Mikulas will put in an appearance.

Children’s Christmas Party Hello Everyone, It’s that time of year again! We are getting ready for the Children’s Christmas Party on December 5

th. As always we

ask that you bring a wrapped gift for Nikolaus to give to your child. We will have games and snacks as always too. We will make a small dinner for the kids as well. Please call Alex Mirabal at (505) 480-0623 to RSVP to make sure we have enough food for everyone. -Alexandra

Attention Members Several coats and jackets have been hanging in the en-trance way to the club for some time. If one is yours, please pick it up. Coats and jackets remaining after Janu-ary 1st will be removed and taken to Goodwill.

IAS Christmas Party December 4th Noon to 5pm Program will include the Singing Pilgrims, the Anslovers, a cake walk, Irish step dancers and a Santa Claus visit. (If you are bringing children, please bring a small wrapped gift for Santa to present to them and mark it with the child’s name.) There will be lots of entertainment. For more info call Norita at 298-2708.

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German American Club

Fasching Royal Ball

Saturday, December 3rd

Door Fee: $10 per member

Music by Jim Brauer Meal Served from 5:30pm-6:30pm Music from 7:00pm ‘til 11:00pm

MENU Sponsored by Michael and Kathleen Begay

and Family

Herb Crusted Port Loin Roasted Potatoes

Baby Carrots Green Beans

Salad Rolls/Dessert

Meal: $10 per person

Formal or Traditional German Attire (Please advise your guests of this attire)

Please RSVP at 888-4833 no later than Dec. 1st

During club hours

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German American Club

Christmas Party

Saturday, December 17th

Door Fee: Members $10.oo

Music by Street Scene

From 7 to 11:00 PM

Dinner from 6:00 to 7:30 Prepared by Miguel, Sheri, Bruce and

Cindy

Menu Glazed Ham

Au Gratin Potatoes Vegetables

Salad and Roll Dessert

Meal: $10 per person Please call the club at 888-4833 during

club hours to reserve your dinner no later than December 15th

Smart Casual or traditional German

attire

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NEW YEARS EVE

Party Dinner from 6:00 to 7:30

Prepared by Miguel, Sheri, Bruce and Cindy Menu

Chicken Picatta Roasted Rosemary Potatoes

Grilled Vegetables Salad and Roll

Dessert

Music by SHOWCASE From 8:00pm until Midnight

Champagne Toast at Midnight After Midnight, Posole and Tortillas

Pastries Served from 12:30 to 1:30 am

$40 Per Person, Reserved Seating. Includes dinner, dance, champagne

toast, and breakfast.

$25 without the meal

Please join us in welcoming the New Year!

Tickets Sales start at Children’s Christmas Party Dec 5 at 5 pm

Dress is Formal

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Upcoming Activities Events and Dates are Subject to change

January

13th and 14th GAMGA-Las Vegas 28th Crazy Ball

February

11th Damen Ball

25th Masken Ball 28th KEHRAUS

Jazz Sunday December 18th 2:00 pm ‘til 5:30 pm

GAC Members Welcome!

Join us for some great music & dancing!

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Cigar Evening Maker’s and Macanudo

Friday December 30th

4pm—7pm Bring your favorite cigar (BYOC)

and enjoy your favorite bourbon or whiskey on this relaxing evening.

This month we will gather at 6:30pm on the second Wednes-

day, December 14th for our monthly Essen und Sprechen Tref-

fen (gathering) at Paisano's Italian Restaurant, 1935 Eubank

Blvd, Albuquerque (east side of Eubank, slightly north of Indian

School Rd). Come join together at the monthly Essen und Spre-

chen to practice your German and socialize over dinner in Ger-

man (with some English). We decide at each month’s dinner

where to go the following month.

Please, PLEASE, reply by the prior Sunday, December

11th, to Jay by email to JayVandersloot@yahoo.com or call at

505-362-1733 to let us know whether you will be there, so we

will know how large of a table to reserve. The Essen und Spre-

chen dinner is quite popular—attendance usually ranges 12-18

people, with our all-time high having been 28 in attendance. In

November we had 17 in attendance.

(The Essen und Sprechen monthly dinner group is not

affiliated with the GAC; rather it is a separate, autonomous

group. This notice is provided for the convenience of anyone

who may wish to attend).

Essen und Sprechen

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2017 GAMGA Gala Ticket Purchases

Tickets may be purchased anytime between April 23rd, 2016 and

November 30th, 2016. No tickets will be sold after December

1st. Prices are $50 for members and $65 for non-members. Age

20 and under are free. Ticket prices go up after November 30th.

Contact Kenny Blemel at 991-6997 to arrange payment for your

tickets.

Member and guest tickets sold will include $10 in food coupons/

casino chips that can be used only to purchase food inside the

ballroom either Friday and/or Saturday nights. They will not be

accepted anywhere else in the casino. Free tickets do not include

food coupons.

GAC Prinzengarde performing at GAMGA 2016

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We Send Cards!

Please notify Rosalie Pfeiffer, at 299-3951,

if you know of any Club Member who should receive a

greeting card, i.e., get well, sympathy, congratulations, etc.

Cultural Exchange Library

The bookcases in the hallway hold the library contents. Donations of cultural books, videos and DVDs will gladly be accepted. Borrowing will be on an honor basis. If you borrow from the library please return the items in a timely fashion

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Birthdays , Anniversaries, Membership

Geburtstage - Herren

(Men’s Birthdays)

Geburtstage-Damen

(Ladies’ Birthdays)

Anniversaries

Membership : Updated

as of November 2016

Total 233

Males 104

Females 129

Couples 65

Singles 103

Life Members 10

Michael Begay

Albert Deimer

Samuel Herrera

Kurt Weber

Niva Garcia

Marianne Jones

Edith Nordine

Carol Rehbein

Coby Sanchez

Caitlan Sandberg

Carol Stevens

Gloria Casale Traurig

Linda Nielsen

Donna Zimmerman

Holger Benkeft & Chonita Watkin-Benkeft

Terry & Rebecca Meadows

James & S. Johanna Payne

John E & Rita D Peck

Ronald & Darlenis Schubert

Jerry & Donna Zimmerman

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GAC Election Results October 30, 2016

Position Votes

President:

Miguel Mata 96

Kathy Mueller 5

Vice President:

Mark Meadows 94

Sheri Kraemer 1

Kathy Mueller 1

Secretary:

Kathy Wilds 5

Monica Fox 4

Rosalie Volz 3

Norita Callahan 3

Rosalie Pfeiffer 2

Nina Pacheco 1

Christine Connolly 1

Position Votes

Financial Director:

Christine Philips 83

Carole Eberhardt 6

Directors-at-Large:

John Waldrop 90

Walter Kirsch 28

Steve Borbas 27

Dieter Fox 7

Gunter Reinke 5

Nina Pacheco 5

Mary Fernandez 2

Lena Stout 2

Luisa Gignac 2

Bruce Miller 2

Madie Mirabal 2

Fred McKenna 2

Larry Compton 2

Kenny Blemel 1

Peter Blemel 1

Lance Klafeta 1

Jim Rehbein 1

The Financial Page for the first three quarters of 2016

was too detailed and large to be included on this page

You may request a copy by contacting

gacmagazine@live.com

Below are the bank balances as of October 31, 2016

Operating $3804.25

Maintenance Fund $18, 393.75

CD $12, 296.13

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Our advertisers are very important to us.

Please mention seeing their ad in the

GAC newsletter when you patronize them.

Current Advertising Pricing per month

Full Page $30.00

Half Page $20.00

Quarter Page $12.00

Business Card $12.00

Call Miguel Mata at 620-3666 or

Mark Meadows at 238-2289

For more information

Mon. thru Thur. Night $400

Friday Day $400

Friday Night $450

Saturday Day $450

Saturday Night. $550

Sunday Day Only $450

Security $135 extra per guard

Use of Kitchen $100 extra

Use of Linen Table Cloths $100 extra

Cleaning $100 extra

Please note that you must be a dues paying

GAC member to rent the club. If you have been a member for more than 3 years, you

may rent the club on availability for your family func-

tions at discounted price (weddings excluded).