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
April 2015
Issue 367
Gold Country German-American Club
2nd Annual
Wine and Cheese Tasting Event
Seaman’s Lodge, Pioneer Park, Nevada City
Friday, April 10th, 2015
Doors open 6:00 pm
Join us for our 2nd annual Wine & Cheese gathering. A selection of cheeses will be provided by
the club. Walter Grob will play his famous musik to provide the necessary ambiance for your
enjoyment. Please bring a bottle of wine, an appetizer, or dessert to share. See you there.
Mark Schilleman
Program Director
Special Notice about the April meeting
The April meeting will be on the 2nd Friday, April 10, 2015, not the usual 1st Friday,
due to the observance of Good Friday on April 3rd.
GCGAC Benefit Yard Sale
Saturday, April 25th & Sunday April 26th, 2015
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
SAVE YOUR TRASH AND TREASURE DONATION ITEMS
FOR THE CLUB YARD SALE IN LAKE WILDWOOD
Mark your calendars for the Yard Sale! It's that time of year to clean out those closets and rid yourself of unused
clutter! Our fundraising sale benefiting the club will be in Lake Wildwood, hosted by Dave & Kay Moss. Donated items
for sale can be delivered the day before, Friday, April 24th, by calling our hosts at (530) 432-2236, (so they can call
you in at the entrance gate). Merchandise must be in good condition and ready to sell. Some pick-ups will be available
for those who are unable to deliver. Please consider volunteering at the event with our fellow club members.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL OR REVISED INFORMATION:
1) The sale will be on both Saturday April 25th AND Sunday April 26th. Bring your sale items on Friday, April 24th, to
the Moss residence. Items sold on Sunday will be 1/2 price. Leftovers will be given to charity.
2) No need to pre-price items UNLESS the item is $25 or more. Items will be sold by $ amount tables.
(Example: Everything $2, etc.)
3) Call Kay Moss for directions (530-432-2236) and to be admitted at the Lake Wildwood entrance gate.
4) A sign-up sheet for volunteer staffing on the sale days will be available at the club meeting on Friday, April 10th,
OR call Elinor Barnes (530-273-0502). Even an hour or two of help will be appreciated.
5) For any questions or help, call Kay or Elinor.
President’s Message
In order to further address the discussion at our March Membership Meeting, regarding the raising of dues from $25 to
$30 beginning in January 2016, please refer to the following:
Dues have not been raised for quite a number of years, the last time was in 2009. I think that statement speaks for
itself. However, to further clarify: Dues are used for: rental of Seaman Lodge as well as the picnic grounds; the liability insurance; printing of the newsletter/flyers, cards, etc.; rental of the Board meeting room; musicians and occasional
entertainment for special events; reimbursement of ingredients for food prepared by club members for special occasions; the two dinners provided to the membership by the Club; the one yearly dinner afforded the Board of Directors’
officers ($30 max per person); maintaining supplies used at the Clubhouse for our events.
Repairs and maintenance of property owned by the club. Replacement or purchase of new equipment for the benefit
of the Club. Recent purchases that come to mind is new audio equipment being purchased this month; new flag
carriers last year, tires for the trailer the year before; cover and recent partial replacement of same for float housed at
a member’s property. Incidental items purchased by members, donations/gift certificates. Fortunately, the bar has
been covering its own costs plus a bit more; aided a bit by the occasional raffle; of course, the money has to be in the
account to reimburse the buyers. Should anyone want more specific details, please contact Otto Schulze, our Treasurer, who has vouchers and receipts for all purchases.
Rebecca Claus, President
The Happy Wanderers
Walking is the most ancient exercise and still the best modern exercise. Carrie Latet
APRIL HIKES
April 2. ..... Independence Trail followed by Ananda’s tulip extravaganza
Length of this trail is approximately four (4) miles with a short, steep uphill at the end. We eat our lunch at the Yuba
River. After the hike we have the choice to drive over to the ‘Ananda Village’ to view 12,000 tulips in full bloom.
A sight not to be missed – fantastic! We meet at the Government Center in Nevada City at 9:00 am.
April 9. ....... OPEN
April 16. ..... OPEN
April 16. ..... OPEN
Hikes on these three dates will be announced. Fred/Karen will not be available.
GCGAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS (elected - 5 votes)
President: Rebecca Claus 916-710-0033
Vice-Pres: Christa Benson 272-6095
Secretary: Margot Schulze 477-2205
Treasurer: Otto Schulze 477-2205
Program: Mark Schilleman 265-5159
DIRECTORS (appointed - 6 votes)
Membership: — OPEN —
Dance: Dave Moss 432-2236
Happy Wanderers: Fred & Karen Herrmann 346-7392
Newsletter: Eve Hamner 265-4732
Publicity: Karen Clark 265-6814
German Language:
Conversational: Christa Benson 272-6095
Beg/Intermediate: Rebecca Claus 916-710-0033
The next Board Of Directors meeting will be held on:
Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 6:30 pm
Bret Harte Inn, Grass Valley
ACTIVITY LEADERS (Non-voting)
Refreshments: volunteer committee
Get Well & Sunshine:
Christel Denzler 878-0504
Anneliese Grasshof 916-783-5411
Kaffe & Kuchen: Betsy Wagner 432-2797
Inter-Club Liaison: Hank Stoffel 269-3137
Webmaster: Paul Trethewey 265-0763
Property: Dennis Naumann 477-1622
Historian: Karen Herrmann 346-7392
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Conversational German Klasse
Gute Besserung
Tuesday April 14
Stefan Arth
Cecil Caballero
Maria Caballero
Erika & Bill Nickerl
Otto & Margot Schulze
Kim Spranger
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Die Klasse Trift sich bei Christel Hermansen am 14. April
um 1830 bis 2030 Uhr. Bitte ruft sie an 274-2715 oder
emailet ob ihr kommet oder nicht.
[email protected]
Wer Interesse hat der Klasse bei zutäten ruft
bitte Christa an 530-272-6095.
Anyone interested in joining this group, contact
Christa Benson 530-272-6095
[email protected]
Please notify Christel Denzler when you are well or when you want to
be taken off the Gute Besserung list. Thank you.
April Birthdays
Beginner/Intermediate
German Conversation Class
Jan Guevel 4/4
Laszlo Privari 4/8
Volkert Bernbeck 4/15
Elinor Barnes 4/17
Monday April 6th 6:30 pm (at Karen Clark)
Monday April 20th 6:30 pm (at Kristina Wetherbee)
Roger Smith 4/22
Christel Hermansen 4/26
Paul Trethewey 4/26
For information contact: Rebecca Claus
916-710-0033 [email protected]
Alpine Dancers
Tune to KNCO radio AM 830, weekdays at 7:50 am and 5:50 pm,
to hear your birthday greeting from GCGAC.
Tuesday April 7th 7:00 pm
Tuesday April 21st 7:00 pm
The Alpine Dancers will resume practices
on the first and third Tuesday at 7 pm at
the Moss Home in Lake Wildwood. New
dancers are invited. Please call David Moss at
530-432-2236 if you are attending the practice.
Coming Events 2015
Gold Country German-American Club
May
1 Fri
June 6 Sat
July
4 Sat
Aug
7 Fri
Sep 19 Sat
Oct
2 Fri
Nov
6 Fri
Dec
4 Fri
Maifest celebration
Picnic - Pioneer Park (no reg Fri mtg)
Nev. City Parade w/float (no reg Fri mtg)
meeting & social
Oktoberfest (no reg Fri mtg)
German-American Day celebration
meeting & social
Christmas Dinner & Party
GCGAC Newsletter via email
The monthly newsletter can be sent to additional email
addresses as an attached PDF file . If you have a spouse,
relative, friend, etc. that have separate email addresses,
you can request that their email address be included in a
separate newsletter email distribution list.
The email addresses will not appear on the Membership
Roster, but will be maintained separately for newsletters
only. The email is sent out as “BCC” so other email
addresses are not visible to recipients. Contact the Membership Director if you would like to add an email address.
Recent newsletters are also available on the club website
www.goldcountrygermanamericanclub.org
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New Members
Leslie Parker
William Silva
Phillip Takacs
Mary Ellen Torney
1039 Sutton Way
530-272-9110
Grass Valley, CA 95945
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April 2015
Issue 367
Gold Country German-American Club
P.O. Box 571
Grass Valley, CA 95945
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