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Northern California www.goldcountrygermanamericanclub.org You're a Grand Old Flag!

And here are some of our club members, carrying the flags in last year's Fourth of July parade in

The Chalet needs to be decorated and the plan is to meet near downtown Grass Valley at 9:00 am to

We need members of our club to march in the parade and carry flags and banners.

com if you will participate in the parade and if you will carry a flag or banner.

1 Gold Country German American Club P. O. Box 571, Grass Valley, CA Promoting German Culture and Stronger German-American Ties in Northern California You're a Grand Old Flag! That's the theme for this year's Fourth of July Parade in Grass Valley. And here are some of our club members, carrying the flags in last year's Fourth of July parade in Nevada City. We will enter our beloved GCGAC Chalet in the parade. The parade starts at 11:00 am. The Chalet needs to be decorated and the plan is to meet near downtown Grass Valley at 9:00 am to decorate (Location TBD). The Chalet needs to be at our designated number (TBD) location by 10:00 am. We need members of our club to march in the parade and carry flags and banners. Please contact David Moss via at modavek@aol.com if you will participate in the parade and if you will carry a flag or banner. Also, please let David Moss know if you can help A Progression of Grand Old Flags through U.S. history: Betsy Ross (1792) The Star Spangled Banner -- Francis Scott Key (1812) Union Flag (1862) 50-state flag added Hawaii (1960- present) 48-state Flag ( ) Alaska is 49th state (1959) PAGE 1

2 Notes from the Board The 4 th of July parade is in Grass Valley this year. Your club as always is entering a float the GCGAC Chalet. Please come out and participate as a dancer or just walk with the float. We will be getting the Chalet ready for the big event a few days before July 1 st, 2 nd or 3 rd. Please lend a hand. Contact Dave Moss (modavek@aol.com, ) for details. There will be printed copies of the full roster at each meeting. If you would like a PDF copy, please send a request to Bob Scheetz bobscheetz@gmail.com. Help Wanted: Your club needs volunteers to help with events and activities. German-American Day is the only event this year still needing a Meeting Director. No commitment required beyond this one meeting. Plus, we ll give you lots of help. John Hettrich, Program Director, will be there to guide you each step of the way. Leslie Parker, our Program Director last year, is available to offer advice. The Board of Directors will back you up. Please step up. See Bob Scheetz or John Hettrich. Your Board would like to receive feedback from you questions, comments, suggestions, criticism, complements, etc. Send an to any board member. President Bob Scheetz bobscheetz@gmail.com Vice-president Dave Emanuel daveandjess50@comcast.net Treasurer Christa Benson cbenson1@suddenlink.net Secretary Dave Moss modavek@aol.com Program Director John Hettrich jhettrich@gmail.com PAGE 2

3 Activities German Language Classes Interested in learning German? There is only one (as indicated by Herr Erhobenem Zeigefinger at left) place in Nevada County to take classes, and that is RIGHT HERE at the Gold Country German-American Club! Classes are FREE with club membership. The Beginning level class is under the direction of Rebecca Claus; Intermediate level is taught by Erica Meier. These two classes assemble at various class members' homes. For more information, call Rebecca at (916) Conversational German Group Will meet Tuesday, July 11 (change of date due to July 4 celebration) From 4 until 6 p.m. at Christel Hermansen's, 154-B Sutton Way, G.V. PLEASE call her at or christelhermansen@comcast.net if you are coming or not. Anyone who is interested in joining the group, please call Christa at HAPPY JULY 4 TH TO EVERYONE. Christa Summer Solstice in Germany The Summer Solstice this year occurs on June 20 at 9:24 p.m. local time, near midnight in Germany. 364 summer solstices ago, on June 20, 1653, the Nuremberg town council issued a decree allowing folks to celebrate the occasion with bonfires. And, as often happened, the church co-opted the holiday and added it to their own calendar as Johanistag (John the Baptist Day), slightly offset to June 24. The peasants believed that the bonfires would cast out evil spirits, heal ailing domestic animals, and generally bring good fortune. To the present day, summer solstice is still celebrated in Germany with bonfires, although without as much superstition as in earlier times. Seems like fun, but don't get any big ideas about lighting a bonfire in Nevada County during the summer. Be sure to check out the official club web page! It has all kinds of interesting stuff, including photo galleries, links, and prior newsletters. It s located at: PAGE 3

m. Gute Besserung Otto Schulze Fini Hackl Bill Nickerl Stefan Arth Please notify Christel Denzler when you are well or when you want to be taken off the Gute Besserung list. Thank you!

He was a Holocaust survivor who came over on the last boat of 1000 from Italy featured in the movie, Safe Haven. Rolf was a rocket scientist for Aerojet and the author of four publications.

4 GOLD COUNTRY GERMAN-AMERICAN CLUB NEWSLETTER JULY, 2017 Unsere Leute July Birthdays July 5 Larry Starn July 9 Maria Caballero July 10 Steve Pauly In Memory of Rolf Manfred, former GCGAC President (2006), Auf Wiedersehen, Rolf. July 13 Otto Schulze July 15 Evamaria Copsey July 20 Georg Krause July 21 Dennis Schuetzle July 30 Bill Nickerl Tune to KNCO Radio AM 830, weekdays at 7:50 a.m. and 5:50 p.m. Gute Besserung Otto Schulze Fini Hackl Bill Nickerl Stefan Arth Please notify Christel Denzler when you are well or when you want to be taken off the Gute Besserung list. Thank you! Rolf Kuznitzki Manfred passed away on May 23, 2017, at the age of 88. Born in Elbing, East Prussia on May 12, 1929 to Berthold and Felicitas Kuznitzki. He was a Holocaust survivor who came over on the last boat of 1000 from Italy featured in the movie, Safe Haven. Rolf was a rocket scientist for Aerojet and the author of four publications. He was an energy expert at Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, and USAID in Indonesia, Kazakhstan, India, and China. Rolf was a member of the Nevada County Jewish Community Center and the Gold Country German-American Club. Hobbies were fishing, hiking, reading, bridge, and stamps. Husband, son, brother, father, uncle, and a friend to so very many. Rolf is survived by his wife Helena of 41 years, children Kathy, Mike, Nick, and Maja, nieces Joanne and Cezane and families, 8 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and his Norwegian Elkhound, Topolino. Memorial contributions may be made in his honor to Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Museum at Ft. Ontario, 2 East 7th St., Oswego, NY PAGE 4

Upcoming Events This Month: July 3, 2017 Beginning/Intermediate Language Class Movie Night at Kristina Wetherbee's, see p.3 July 4, 2017 Parade in Grass Valley. Join the procession! See p. 1.

5 Upcoming Events This Month: July 3, 2017 Beginning/Intermediate Language Class Movie Night at Kristina Wetherbee's, see p.3 July 4, 2017 Parade in Grass Valley. Join the procession! See p. 1. July 6, 2017 Happy Wanderer's Hike, see p. 6 July 11, 2017 Advance German Language conversation at Christel Hermansen's, see p.3 July 12, 2017 Board of Director's Meeting, Bret Harte Hotel, 4 p.m. see p. 7. July 13, 2017 Happy Wanderer's Hike, see p. 6. July 16, 2017 Picnic and Pool Party at Leonard Davis's See web site and for details. July 17, 2017 Beginning/Intermediate Language Class TBD. See p.3. July 20, 2017 Happy Wanderer's Hike, see p. 6. July 27, 2017 Happy Wanderer's Hike, see p. 6. Coming Soon, Keep a Look Out: August -- No meeting, everybody on Ürlaub! September Oktoberfest with Papa Oom Pa Pa! October 6 -- German-American Day Where do Germans travel for their vacations? They often opt for warmer climates, such as Spain, Italy, or Turkey. In addition, Croatia is now on the list of preferred destinations, considered as "a cheaper Italy" with activities like boating and scuba diving. Our own Bob and Lynn Knoll Scheetz just toured Croatia -- including Zagreb, Split, Hvar, and Dubrovnik. We are expecting a full report at an upcoming meeting, complete with amusing anecdotes and a slide show. The same goes for our other world travelers. Entertain us! PAGE 5

6 HAPPY WANDERERS HIKING SCHEDULE FOR JULY July 6. PETROGLYPHS This week we hike along Blue Lake and then along the miners ditch to an area of enormous granite boulders, where different tribes of Indians etched petroglyphs into the smooth stone. We return same way. This hike is rated moderate to strenuous, and 6.4 miles long with a few tricky spots. To get to the trailhead we have to drive 2 miles on gravel road. High clearance. We meet in Colfax and in Nevada City at 8:30 am We all meet at the "Discovery Trail" on Bowman Road at 9:15 am July 13 ROCK LAKE This hike will go from Lower to Upper Lindsey Lake past Culbertson Lake and on to Lower Rock Lake, where we have lunch. We return same way App. 5 miles - medium to strenuous. App. 2 miles of gravel road to the trailhead. We meet in Colfax and in Nevada City at 8:30 am Second meeting place is Discovery Trail app. 9:15 am July 20 P.C.T. TO ANDESITE PEAK We take the Pacific Crest Trail north from Boreal Ridge to Castle Pass and on to Andesite Peak, where we have lunch. We return to Boreal Trail head. It's a high country hike through forest and with great views. Approximately 6.5 miles of medium to strenuous difficulty. We meet in Colfax and in Nevada City at 8:30 am We all meet app. 9:30 am at the Boreal Ridge turn-off (exit 176) on the north side of I-80. Turn left under the freeway and continue about ¼ mile to the end of the pavement. July 27 YUBA FALLS The falls are always a spectacular sight, and we ll have our lunch right there at the falls of the South Yuba River. The hike is considered moderate, and it s a good trail with little elevation change. The length of the hike is 5-6 miles. We start in Colfax and Nevada City 8:30 am. We ALL meet at the Eagle Lakes Rd. off-ramp from I-80 (exit 164) 9:15 am If you are not a regular hiker with the group, and would like to hike with us, call Fred first, since the hike might have changed for various reasons. PAGE 6

"You're a Grand Old Flag," German Style CENSORED CENSORED War ensign of the Reichsflotte (1848-1852) North German Confederation (1866-1935), off and on.

many changes during that same time. The black-red-gold tricolor flag first appeared in 1848.

The Weimar Republic used black-red-gold, same as modern day, but people considered the flag to be a symbol of humiliation following Germany's defeat in the war.

7 "You're a Grand Old Flag," German Style CENSORED CENSORED War ensign of the Reichsflotte ( ) North German Confederation ( ), off and on. Nazi-era Hakenkreuz ( ) Weimar Republic and present-day Bundesrepublik The Stars and Stripes of the USA have maintained their same basic motif since 1776, but the German flag has undergone many changes during that same time. The black-red-gold tricolor flag first appeared in The black-white-red tricolor was adopted as a concession to Prussia (black & white) and the red and white Hanseatic colors. This flag was used through World War I. The Weimar Republic used black-red-gold, same as modern day, but people considered the flag to be a symbol of humiliation following Germany's defeat in the war. In 1922, the black-white-red flag was re-adopted. When the Nazis came to power, they maintained the same color scheme with a novel design, as Adolf Hitler wrote, because "a really striking emblem may be the first cause of awakening interest in a movement." [No argument, there.] After the defeat of the Nazi regime, the Federal Republic of Germany re-adopted the present-day flag. East Germany used the same colors, but added a coat of arms. Since re-unification in 1990 the country uses the Bundesrepublik flag shown at right above. GCGAC Board of Directors Officers (Elected -- 5 votes): President: Bob Scheetz (925) Vice President: David Emanuel Secretary: David Moss Treasurer: Christa Benson Program: John Hettrich (650) The next Board of Directors meeting will be held on : Wednesday, July 12, 2017, 4:00 p.m. at Bret Harte Inn, Grass Valley, CA GCGAC Committee Chairs (appointed, non-voting) Directors (Appointed): Membership: Susanne Bader Dance: Dave Moss Happy Wanderers: Fred & Karen Herrmann Newsletter: Paul Trethewey Publicity: to be filled German Language: Conversational: Christa Benson Intermediate: Erica Meier Beginning: Rebecca Claus (916) Refreshments: Volunteers Get Well & Sunshine: Christel Denzler Annaliese Grasshof (916) Kaffee & Kuchen: TBD Inter-Club Liaison: Hank Stoffel Webmaster: Paul Trethewey Property: Dennis Naumann Historian: Kristina Wetherbee PAGE 7

Club is a Member of the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA 719 Sixth

20001 Representing Americans of German Speaking Heritage Ph: 866-868-8422 (toll

8 Newsletter printed at: Advantage Print & Marketing, 528 Auburn Ravine Rd., Auburn, CA Dean Wood, President Gold Country German-American Club is a Member of the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA 719 Sixth St., NW, Washington, D.C Representing Americans of German Speaking Heritage Ph: (toll free) info@gahmusa.org web: Gold Country German-American Club P.O. Box 571 Grass Valley, CA First Class Mail Please Forward

Gold Country German American Club

Gold Country German American Club P. O. Box 571, Grass Valley, CA 95945 Promoting German Culture and Stronger German-American Ties in Northern California www.goldcountrygermanamericanclub.org German-American