The St. Nicholas Society has over 1900 male members. The board of directors is responsible for the orderly execution of the St. Nicholas hunt. In addition, it is the noble task and duty of the society to generously give presents to children, the elderly and the needy of Küssnacht every year.
Members of the Board of Directors
Pascal Knüsel | President | praesident@klausjagen.ch |
Hanstoni Gamma | Vice President / Head of Iffel | infuln@klausjagen.ch |
Thomas Rüegg | Treasurer | saeckelmeister@klausjagen.ch |
Luca Barmettler | Clause writer / communication | klausenschreiber@klausjagen.ch |
Daniel Hurschler | Santa Claus | samichlaus@klausjagen.ch |
Daniel Zeltner | Moving ladder 1 | umzugsleiter@klausjagen.ch |
Benno Camenzind | Moving ladder 2 | umzugsleiter@klausjagen.ch |
Markus Sidler | handing out Christmas Presents | bescherung@klausjagen.ch |
Cornel Meyer | Administration cloister utensils / archive | kiosk@klausjagen.ch |
Philipp Stutzer | Trychelchef / Archive | trychle@klausjagen.ch |
Cyril Michlig | Address management / School | mutationen@klausjagen.ch |
Here you can download minutes of our meetings as PDF files:
Protocols
Presidents
Alois Seeholzer | † | 1933 – 1955 |
Otto Räber | † | 1955 – 1982 |
Toni Gössi | 1982 – 2005 | |
René Räber | 2005 – 2021 | |
Pascal Knüsel | 2021 – |
Santa Claus
Alois Seeholzer | † | 1933 – 1949 |
Bäny Müller | † | 1950 – 1973 |
Alois Stutzer | † | 1974 – 1998 |
Ernst Sidler | 1998 – 2010 | |
Peter Büeler | 2011 – 2018 | |
Daniel Hurschler | 2018 – |
Treasurer
Ferdinand Steffen | † | 1933 – 1935 |
Fridolin Sidler | † | 1935 – 1949 |
Josef Ehrler | † | 1949 – 1965 |
Paul Dober | † | 1965 – 1991 |
Urs Hecker | 1991 – 2011 | |
Thomas Rüegg | 2011 – |
Claus clerks
Fridolin Sidler | † | 1933 – 1935 |
Leopold Mantz | † | 1935 – 1947 |
Bäny Müller | † | 1947 – 1952 |
Alois Ulrich | † | 1952 – 1993 |
Emil Hurschler | † | 1993 – 2001 |
Walter Stutzer | 2001 – 2017 | |
Pascal Knüsel | 2017 – 2021 | |
Luca Barmettler | 2021 – |
Board members Since 1933
Alois Seeholzer | † | 1933 – 1955 |
Ferdinand Steffen | † | 1933 – 1935 |
Fridolin Sidler | † | 1933 – 1971 |
Hans Holzgang | † | 1933 – 1937 |
Albert Trutmann | † | 1933 – 1948 |
Leopold Mantz | † | 1935 – 1948 |
Bäny Müller | † | 1935 – 1983 |
Gottlieb Wyrsch | † | 1935 – 1965 |
Alois Trutmann | † | 1936 – 1965 |
Werner Kauf-Peyer | † | 1937 – 1941 |
Adalbert Eggenschwiler | † | 1941 – 1965 |
Josef Ehrler | † | 1948 – 1975 |
Josef Donauer | † | 1948 – 1962 |
Alois Ulrich | † | 1951 – 1993 |
Otto Räber | † | 1951 – 1982 |
Fidel Sidler | † | 1951 – 1985 |
Paul Dober | † | 1953 – 1991 |
Albert Ulrich | † | 1953 – 1957 |
Armin Trutmann | 1965 – 1999 | |
Albin von Moos | † | 1965 – 1995 |
Walter Durrer | † | 1965 – 1991 |
Hans Feusi | † | 1965 – 1969 |
Hans Moser | 1969 – 1981 | |
Toni Gössi | 1971 – 2005 | |
Ernst Sidler sen. | † | 1975 – 1981 |
Alois Stutzer | † | 1981 – 1999 |
Ernst Sidler jun. | 1981 – 2010 | |
Emil Hurschler | † | 1983 – 2001 |
Fritz Sidler | † | 1983 – 1985 |
Urs Donauer | † | 1985 – 2009 |
Albert Sidler | 1985 – 2005 | |
Urs Hecker | 1991 – 2011 | |
Hansueli Hodel | † | 1992 – 2017 |
Bruno Dober | 1993 – 2015 | |
Hanstoni Gamma | 1995 – | |
Walter Stutzer | 1999 – 2017 | |
Beat Ehrler | 1999 – 2002 | |
René Räber | 2001 – 2021 | |
Andreas Baumgartner | 2003 – 2019 | |
Franz Hess | 2005 – 2015 | |
Markus Sidler | 2005 – | |
Cornel Meyer | 2009 – | |
Peter Büeler | 2010 – 2018 | |
Thomas Rüegg | 2011 – | |
Pascal Knüsel | 2015 – | |
Michael Seeholzer | 2015 – 2018 | |
Daniel Zeltner | 2017 – | |
Philipp Stutzer | 2017 – | |
Daniel Hurschler | 2018 – | |
Cyril Michlig | 2018 – | |
Benno Camenzind | 2019 – | |
Luca Barmettler | 2021 – |
Honorary members
Alois Seeholzer | † | 1947 |
Franz Sidler | † | 1947 |
Josef Müller | † | 1947 |
Fridolin Sidler | † | 1949 |
Adalbert Eggenschwiler | † | 1958 |
Bäny Müller | † | 1958 |
Gottlieb Wyrsch | † | 1958 |
Alois Trutmann | † | 1958 |
Josef Donauer | † | 1958 |
Fidel Sidler | † | 1958 |
Josef Trutmann | † | 1959 |
Emil Suter | † | 1961 |
Johann Gambaro | † | 1961 |
Alois Tschümperlin | † | 1968 |
Josef Ehrler | † | 1975 |
Franz Wyrsch | † | 1975 |
Otto Räber | † | 1982 |
Alois Gössi | † | 1985 |
Edi Ehrler | † | 1988 |
Alois Ulrich | † | 1993 |
Alois Stutzer | † | 1994 |
Albin von Moos | † | 1995 |
Armin Trutmann | 1999 | |
Toni Gössi | 1999 | |
Emil Hurschler | † | 2001 |
Franz Bircher Pfarrer | 2001 | |
Albert Sidler | 2005 | |
Toni Gössi Ehrenpräsdent | 2005 | |
Ruedi Jost | 2006 | |
Urs Donauer | † | 2009 |
Ernst Sidler | 2010 | |
Bruno Dober | 2015 | |
Franz Hess | 2015 | |
Walter Bundi | 2016 | |
Ruedi Kauf | 2016 | |
Beat Notz | 2016 | |
Hansueli Hodel | † | 2017 |
Walter Stutzer | 2017 | |
Peter Büeler | 2018 |
Auditor
Walter Zgraggen | † | 1983 – 2007 |
Walter Christen | † | 1983 – 2006 |
Martin Kuster | 2006 – 2013 | |
Lukas Ambauen | 2007 – | |
Jörg Marty | 2013 – |
Extraordinary honour
Rösli Sidler | 1939 – |
Ringtone Klausen melody
The Klausen melody, created by Josef Trutmann, has existed since 1912. In 2012 this melody celebrates its 100th birthday. Happy Birthday! For the anniversary, this melody is available for download as a ringtone.