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Nr. 5 Issue 03/2009 grafenwoehr.com Newspaper
Dream car travels around the world
1956 Ford Victoria from Gerald Welsh
Story by
Susanne Williams
Gerald Welsh, the proud owner of the
1956 Ford Victoria was born in the
USA in 1941. From 1968 to 1971 and
from 1972 to 1976 he was stationed at
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the Range Control in Grafenwoehr. He
can very well remember the Micky Bar
and the Metropol back in those days:
“It was very nice there. You didn’t have
to pay to get in there and they had
striptease and live music.”
Cultural Department
Birth, life and death, of the people
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the change of time during the
past 100 years
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The life of soldiers -
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Experience closely the nearly 100
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Training Area as well as the life of
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Bitte
Photo: Gerhard Pfennig
In February 2009 he saw his dream
car, a spotless white 1956 Ford Vic-
toria with a V8-motor and 312 PS,
at Daytona 500 at Daytona Beach,
Florida and immediately fell in love
with it. No wonder if you just look at
the beautiful chrome trims (...) Page2
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Living and
separating in
Germany
Story by
Jutta S. Carrington
It is common knowledge by now that
a lot of marriages do not last forever
anymore in today’s hectic world.
Therefore, some military families have
to face separation and divorce with all
of its sad and unpleasant side effects.
Some of them even while they are far
away from their home and maybe even
while they are deployed. (...)
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Elvis and his
secret concert
in Grafenwöhr
Story by
Olaf Meiler
The Micky Bar played a special role
during Elvis’ stay in Grafenwöhr. Sure
-- everybody thinks because many sol-
diers stationed here before and after
Elvis went to the well-known bar that
featured live music, dance, vaudeville
shown and striptease. But if you take
a closer look, there’s more to the story
than you know. (...) Page 8
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 2 Sightseeing
Dream car travels around the world
Story by
Susanne Williams
Gerald Welsh, the proud owner of the
1956 Ford Victoria was born in the
USA in 1941. From 1968 to 1971 and
from 1972 to 1976 he was stationed at
the Range Control in Grafenwoehr. He
can very well remember the Micky Bar
and the Metropol back in those days:
“It was very nice there. You didn’t have
to pay to get in there and they had
striptease and live music.”
In February 2009 he saw his dream
car, a spotless white 1956 Ford Vic-
toria with a V8-motor and 312 PS,
at Daytona 500 at Daytona Beach,
Florida and immediately fell in love
with it. No wonder if you just look at
the beautiful chrome trims, bumpers,
Agrotourism on Biehlerhof in the Upper Palatinate Forest
Story and Photo by
Susanne Williams
In a world dominated by speed and
functionality, Biehlerhof appears to
be a little oasis of peace and quiet. The
small farm of the Biehler family is lo-
cated in Schwand, a tiny little village
close to Freudenberg and Hirschau,
surrounded by meadows, fields, and
woods far away from any traffic. It is
open for guests from near and far who
can stay in rustically furnished vacation
apartments with modern comfort in
the beautiful old farmhouse and the
former horse stable.
The Biehler family has 40 to 50 cattle
and a lot of small animals like chicken,
geese, ducks, cats, sheep, goats, and a
dog. All are all very friendly and used
to children so that they can be petted.
Most of the time the small animals
walk around on the farm and the child-
ren can play with them. While your
children enjoy themselves with the
animals, help in the stables, or have fun
on the farm’s playground, you can relax
in a deck chair underneath the fruit
trees in the farm’s garden and enjoy the
peace and quiet. In the evenings there
is a campfire in the garden where you
can join the other guests. Sometimes
they have BBQs there, too.
Don’t worry that your children might
get bored: the Biehlers offer tours
in the woods to collect berries and
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1956 Ford Victoria from Gerald Welsh - Photo: Gerhard Pfennig
and rims, the white sidewall tires, and
the luxurious interior with its black
and white leather loveseats. “It was
mushrooms. In the fall they organize
night hikes and in spring time they
paint eggs for Easter.
You can also borrow bikes in all sizes
from the Biehlers and go on a tour by
yourselves. And in case it rains, the
Biehlers have a whole barn full of toys
for the children to play with. So your
children are not going to miss TV, or
their computer at home. If you have
guests from the States and not enough
room for them at your house, consider
lodging them in one of the apartments.
And in case there are no more apart-
ments vacant on the Biehlerhof, the
Biehlers have a vacation house in
built the year I got my driver’s license
and I had to have it as a reminder of
those days.” says Welsh.
Hirschau with two additional apart-
ments. There is a garden, too, with a
little lake where you can go fishing
on request. If you ask the Biehlers in
advance, you can even bring your dog
to this vacation house.
Contact
Familie Biehler
Schwand 7
92272 Freudenberg
Phone: 09627-286
e-mail: info@biehlerhof.de
So he bought the car and it was shipped
to Bremerhaven, Germany. “I suffered
a lot from nightmares while the car
was on its way to Germany. I dreamt
things like the car dealer had sold it
over the internet to someone else wi-
thout me knowing anything about it.”
states Welsh.
But everything went fine and so
Welsh’s jewel arrived safely in Ger-
many on June 13. “I can drive it without
any problems.” goes Welsh. “But when
I wanted to put on the handbrake I
suddenly held it in my hand because
the brake cable was burst. Now I’m
waiting for them to send me a new
one from Pennsylvania.”
More pictures of this car online:
http://newspaper.grafenwoehr.com
Welcome to the „Biehlerhof“
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Local recreation area with high fun factor
Story by
Susanne Williams
If you go to the Franconian Switzer-
land you’ll find exactly what the name
promises: a rocky landscape with woods
and beautiful half-timbered houses,
curved roads winding themselves along
little rivers and huddling against rocks.
A paradise for all: hikers, children, his-
tory enthusiasts, motorcyclists, and
those who would like to enjoy a good
Franconian beer.
Go ahead and explore this wonderful
and so close part of Bavaria! In Pot-
tenstein for example there is a little
old castle on top of a rock. You can
go inside and see how the knights
use to live in the middle ages (www.
BurgPottenstein.de). Afterwards you
could head for a cup of coffee in one
Toboggan-run near Pottenstein
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of the need cafes or pubs in town. You
are going to love the historic little city
with its narrow streets.
Need to cool down a little bit? How
about visiting the Felsenbad (www.
felsenbad.eu), an outdoor swimming
pool surrounded by rocks? It was built
in the 1920s and is therefore one of
the first outdoor pools in Bavaria with
one of the prettiest beer gardens of the
Franconian Switzerland inside.
Just across the street you find a summer
toboggan-run, the so called “Rodel-
mekka Pottenstein” (www.wigandslide.
com). It has got two trails: the 0.72
miles long Frankenrodel which you
slide down in a stainless steel trough
and the 0.62 miles long Frankenbob
that can be used at any weather.
You could also relax at the beer gar-
siGhtseeinG
den on the waterside of the idyllically
situated lake Schöngrundsee next to
the summer toboggan-run. Here you
can rent a rowing boat or a pedal and
go on a little turn…
Are you interested in geology? Then
check out the Teufelshöhle (www.
teufelshoehle.de). It’s just around the
corner and it is the oldest and probably
most impressive stalactite cave. You can
go on a 45 minutes guided tour through
it and you’ll learn the most important
facts about the development and the
history of the cave and see the complete
skeleton of a cave bear and wonderful
stalactite formations.
If you’d like to have some more his-
tory you should go to the Fränkische
Schweiz-Museum in Tüchersfeld
(www.fsmt.de). In five old buildings
you find an exciting and eventful re-
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Left: The „Felsenbad“ in Pottenstein is
an outdoor swimming pool surrounded
by the rocks
Top: The „Teufelshöhle“
Photos by City of Pottenstein
gional museum that provides you with
interesting information about the way
of life in former times in this area of
Germany.
I bet you’re thirsty now, ha? Well, then
you should visit Kathi Bräu (http://
kathi.brauereien.bierland-oberfranken.
de/) in Heckenhof and try some very
dark but delicious beer there. A must
for everyone who likes Bavarian beer
and if you are a motorcyclist this is
your personal paradise: it is the meeting
place for hundreds of motorcyclists
every weekend during the summer
season. But remember: Don’t drink
and drive!!!
And if all this sounds like too much
confusion for you enjoy the peace and
calm while hiking some the uncounted
hiking trails around Pottenstein.
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52th GERMAN-AMERICAN
More than 70.000 visitors on the 52th German-American Volksfest 2009 in Grafenwoehr - Photo: Renate Gradl
Colonel Sorenson and DAGA Präsident
Helmuth Wächter - Photos: Doris Mayer
www.grafenwoehr.com
Volksfest Grafenwöhr 2009
Story by
Susanne Williams on for a life time. A good German beer Of course, not only German delicacies
and an American hot dog, what else are offered: In the many military tents
is there but good fun and food,” states you can buy fresh homemade Ham-
The German-American Volksfest Gra- Commander James L. Holliman from burgers, Hot Dogs and Taccos, but
fenwoehr is always a big event in our the Veterans of Foreign Wars. also Italian, Japanese or Chinese food.
area. For many people it is a traditi-
on to come here every year to enjoy Orville Williams from Michigan adds: At the beer tent there is a traditional
the friendship between Germans and “I was stationed here about 25 years German live-band playing every night
Americans. It is a great opportunity ago and I still love to think about the and with their great music they always
for both sides to experience and enjoy Volksfest. It was so great to see the make Germans and Americans sing
each other’s culture. German traditions: the traditional along.
German dresses, and the different kinds
“Culture is shared at the German- of food are really interesting, I think. The later it gets the more people you
American Fest. You have the ri- might see standing on the ben-
des, food, dresses, and the beer ches and tables there. Germans and
from the German side. This year, A good German beer and an Ame- Americans arm in arm together,
German and American military rican hot dog, what else is there but singing and dancing. It’s a great
vehicles were on display. There was good fun and food. atmosphere.
a car show sight and sound, country — James L. Holliman
western music, DJ‘s and two places Veterans of Foreign Wars Another very nice place where the
to eat and drink beer. connection between Germans and
Americans is very strong is the sta-
The location and set-up, plus a lot ge of the “Flying Boots” line dance
of coordination with the city of Gra- For me the feeling of camaraderie bet- group from Eschenbach where Ger-
fenwoehr and Grafenwoehr Garrison ween Germans and Americans at this mans and Americans come together to
community, too, made this event special fest was great!” dance, enjoy the great country music
for everyone. and have fun while having a cup of
Yes! It is a very nice fest where the coffee and a piece of German home-
For me, just getting out and being able cultures and the feeling of camaraderie made cake.
to chat and enjoy community without are shared. You can try different kinds
the distraction of a gate that keeps our of German food like grilled chicken, I grew up with this fest and for me it
world apart most of the time, is a very Schnitzel, Schaschlik (pieces of meat is a must to visit it every day as long
good thing. Just the freedom to have grilled on a little wooden stick, se- as possible. This is the highlight of
both cultures walking around together vered with tomato sauce and fries), the summer
on post again was fun. Seeing the smi- and Schweinehax’n (pork knuckles),
les on everyone’s face showed that the just to name a few. For pictures go to
event is special and needs to continue pictures.grafenwoehr.com
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 6 Information
Living and separating in Germany
Story by
Jutta S. Carrington
It is common knowledge by now that
a lot of marriages do not last forever
anymore in today’s hectic world.
Therefore, some military families have
to face separation and divorce with all
of its sad and unpleasant side effects.
Some of them even while they are far
away from their home and maybe even
while they are deployed.
A lot of affected spouses do not know
that they have the possibility to have
their family situation reviewed by the
German legal system as long as their
last joint residence was within Germa-
ny and one of the spouses is still here.
Although they do not have their home
of record in Germany but physically
live here, a lot of them with children,
U.S. and German law allows for divorce
cases being taken to the German Fa-
mily Court in the district of residence
of the parties involved.
International marriages, including
Schiffmann Painting Co.
Story by
Susanne Williams
The Malerbetrieb Schiffmann (Schiff-
mann Painting Co.) in Pressath was
founded in 1922 by Karl Schiffmann,
the great-grandfather of today’s head
of the company Birgit Schiffmann.
Birgit and her brother Marcel who
run the company together now have
learned a lot from their forefathers’
experiences since they grew up in the
business. Together they are a young
and modern team and if you need a
contact person who gives you advice
in English Birgit is the right person
for you to call.
The Schiffmann Painting Co. offers
for example advice for builders about
materials needed and about the pro-
duction stages.
You could also ask the Schiffman Pain-
ting Co. to do the facility management.
Within a radius of 45 miles they offer
a weekly or monthly cleaning service
for your house or apartment which can
also be of special interest for you if you
plan on changing housing.
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those of American families, can be
divorced by the German legal system
because the system refers to the laws of
the plaintiff ’s home country and state,
and the German Court system divorces
U.S. couples in Germany according to
American State Laws.
In many cases, it is a lot easier to get in
contact with local authorities, judges
in Court, social workers and lawyers
to discuss the family situation during a
separation and/or seek legal assistance.
The German legal system focuses on
the well-being of children of separated
spouses and offers a lot of assistance
when husbands and wives to not get
along anymore and the children are in
the middle of the parents’ fight over
them.
A lot of social workers are almost fluent
in English and if they are not, they have
a translator to assist them with solving
family problems.
In stressful situations like separations
and the arguments associated with
them, a lot of spouses appreciate the
The team of the Schiffmann Painting Co.
They provide you with tips and inte-
resting information like the matter of
fact that the quality of paint from a
professional painter cannot be com-
pared to the quality of paint from a
building supplies store.
The Schiffmann Painting Co. does
stretch ceilings (very common in ba-
throoms) and thermal isolation for
your windows and walls. They work
together with a lot of partners from a
craftsmen network who can help you
with anything you need while renova-
ting your residence.
possibility of personal advise from
J.A.G. representatives and, if needed,
local lawyers who can take their cases
to court and represent them there.
Since German courts close to U.S. mi-
litary installation such as the courts
in Weiden, Amberg, Neumarkt and
Regensburg are aware of and adhe-
re to the special regulations in the
SOFA-agreement, all service of court
paperwork, subpoenas and decisions
are in accordance with U.S. military
law and therefore are effective and
acknowledged in the United States
and in Germany. Once a case is filed
in one court, it can not be filed in ano-
ther court of law in Germany, or the
United States.
After having been served with court
paperwork and subpoenaed by the Ger-
man legal system, it is mandatory for
at least one party to personally appear
in court for a divorce hearing in front
of a judge.
If necessary, and in cases of emergency,
judges have the right to make tem-
porary decisions about physical cus-
tody, alimony and support without a
hearing and issue a temporary court
order which is executable and valid
until a final decision is made.
On September 1, 2009 German family
law will change. From this date on, it
will be mandatory to be represented by
a lawyer in support and alimony cases,
as it always has been mandatory to have
a lawyer file for divorce in family court.
Since both -- being sued for support
and a divorce -- have great impact on
a spouse’s personal life and financial
situation, a lawyer can assist and advise
the client regarding any legal questions.
The lawyer will also accompany his or
her client to all court hearings.
If you are in a similar situation, make
sure you do not wait until the last mi-
nute to seek legal advice.
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Hiking on the Erzweg Trail
Story and Photo by
Brigitte Grüner
AUERBACH (bg) - When Spring
starts, many enthusiastic runners and
hikers start the hiking season. The Er-
zweg hiking trail runs from Pegnitz
(Bayreuth County) to Sulzbach-Ro-
senberg (Amberg-Sulzbach County).
The German Hiking Association has
awarded it its quality seal. The trail pas-
ses along the “Grubenfelder Leonie“
nature protection area and the Maffei
mining Museum. Both tourist sights
belong to the city of Auerbach.
About a year ago, the Greater Nuern-
berg Area Traffic Association has even
published a small book on the hiking
trail with detailed route descriptions
that complements the flyer published
by Amberg-Sulzbach County. The “Er-
zweg“ hiking trail is dedicated to the
region’s century-old mining tradition
and industrial history. The book about
the 231 kilometer-long trail provides
various tips for one-day and multiple-
day tours. A small map is included. The
tours are suited for families as well as
for regular hikers.
The main trail of the Erzweg runs
from Pegnitz through Auerbach,
Neuhaus, Etzelwang and Högen to
Sulzbach-Rosenberg. There are various
loops (German: Schlaufe) such as the
Hirschbacher Schlaufe, the Königstei-
ner Schlaufe, the Neuhauser Schlaufe,
or the Plecher Schlaufe that can be
added. These loops -- seven of them
were marked -- offer the hikers a lot
of diversion.
Quiet walks through the forest are just
as possible as hiking along demanding
mountain paths. Naturally, attention is
also paid to culture, especially to the
region’s more than thousand-year-long
mining tradition, as the name “Erzweg“
(Ore Trail) indicates. A red cross on a
white surface is the sign that marks
the award-winning trail.
In Auerbach, the trail passes along
the nature protection area Leonie, the
Maffei mining museum with its mi-
nes and the so-called Gottvaterberg,
a mountain across which the ore was
once transported with a cable car. The
Leonie nature protection area used to
be a goaf area.
While the Auerbach mines were in
operation, it was forbidden to enter
the area due to the danger of collapse
because of the underground tunnels
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of thee ore mines. After the Maxhüt-
te mining Co. declared bankruptcy
and the Leonie mine was closed in
1987, the area was left unattended.
Several years ago, the area in which
many endangered species have found
a home, was bought by the State Bird
Conservation Society.
Since the summer of 2000, Aurochs
graze on the land. Those animals are
a back breeding of domestic cattle and
resemble the extinct Aurochs. With
their natural grazing, the animals en-
sure that the open meadows remain
intact.
As a result, numerous species find a
habitat there. The Aurochs once live
in the Auerbach area, gave the city its
name and is heraldic animal. A small
trail goes around the nature protection
area and with a little bit of luck hikers
can watch the herd which breeds se-
veral pups every year.
Activities 7
were mined by the end of July 1978.
The work below the earth’s surface was
not easy for the miners since water
ingress was a constant danger. During
the mining process, water had to be
pumped out constantly which raised
the mining costs for the owner of the
mines, the Maxhütte mining Co. from
Sulzbach.
But the high quality of the ore, kept
operations profitable. The mining tow-
ers of the Maffei mine are the oldest of
its kind in Bavaria and can already be
seen from the near-by Gottvaterberg
mountain. a cable car transported the
ore across that mountain and to the
Auerbach train station from where it
was shipped out.
The Maffei mining museum was
opened in May 2000. Equipment
and machinery previously used in the
mines is shown in the old buildings
and the outside area. The museum is
open from May through October on
Sundays from 3-5 p.m. the tour guides
are former miners who still remember
their work in the Maffei mines very
well. Individual tours outside the re-
gular opening hours may be booked
by calling CIV 09643-2433.
However, the “Erzweg“ high-quality
hiking trail does not lead past the relicts
of the mining tradition in the Auerbach
area. More information about the main
trail and its loops can be found online
at www.erzweg.de. If your looking
for relaxation and are interested in a
combination of nature and industrial
Bavaria’s most important ore mine is culture, you will be excited by this trail.
also located along the “Erzweg.“ In
the Maffei mines, whose construction
started in 1904, 16 million tons of ore
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Elvis and his secret concert in Grafenwöhr

Story and Photo by diet, however, was very unbalanced. In
Olaf Meiler Friedberg his grandmother cooked for
him and he got what he was accusto-
The Micky Bar played a special role med to from home: roasted ham, baked
during Elvis’ stay in Grafenwöhr. Sure eggs, chili without beans, Wiener sau-
-- everybody thinks because many sol- sage, toast, peanut butter, or banana
diers stationed here before and after sandwiches. In Grafenwöhr, his diet
Elvis went to the well-known bar that was supplemented because Mrs. Feiner
featured live music, dance, vaudeville had prepared a Schnitzel sandwich for
shown and striptease. But if you take him which he really liked and therefore,
a closer look, there’s more to the story Elvis was served Schnitzel sandwiches
than you know. on all four days. He neither drank al-
cohol nor coffee
Elvis did not or coke. Instead
come to Ger- The audience was small, he rank milk with
many alone. He approximately 35 people, his sandwiches.
lived in a priva- most of them personnel.
te residence in Only four peop-
Bad Nauheim — Olaf Meiler le knew of Elvis’
Museum Grafenwöhr
with his father, stay at the Micky
grandmother and Bar. The Feiners,
a few friends. His their son and Mr.
father Vernon and one of his friends Band, the taxi driver who smuggled
visited him in Grafenwöhr and were him in and out of the training area
looking for a place to stay where they incognito.
could meet Elvis privately. One of Elvis’
superiors knew the owner of Micky All of this happened towards the end
Bar, Mr. Alter Feiner, and put them of his stay at the training area, 12-
in contact. The issue became a secret 16 December, or 16-20 December.
mission. The Feiner family hosted Elvis The host family did not ask for any
father and his friend for four days in money for shelter and food and that’s
their apartment. Behind the house was what prompted Elvis to show a sign of
a large winter garden where Elvis could friendship on his last day. On the after- Elvis Presley
privately meet with his father when he noon of his last day in Grafenwöhr he
was off duty. went into the bar a few hours before it wasn’t a concert or a performance in the of that lasted two to two-and-a half
opened and mingled with the personnel classic sense of the word. Elvis stood hours before the bar opened at 7 p.m.
To assure that nobody, not even the that was preparing for the evening. on stage, set at the piano and sang a The audience was small, approximately
personnel, noticed that, Mrs. Feiner few of his songs, including ”Heartbreak 35 people, most of them personnel.
tended to the guests and cooked for Needless to say he was met with interest Hotel“ and “Hound Dog,“ according
them in her kitchen. As house guests, and he allowed them to con him into to onlookers. The he left the stage, ate The piano on which Elvis played can
they ate with the family, including El- going on stage where a grand piano was a few bites, talked to people, went back be seen at the hotel and restaurant
vis when he came by for a visit. Elvis’ waiting for him. What followed then on stage to sing more of his songs. All “Rußweiher” in Eschenbach

Historic Location for Weddings: Dagestein Castle

Story and Photo by
Renate Gradl
That’s the way they were, the old
knights! – This well-known song by
Karl Valentin fits Dagestein Castle
to the t. It is one of Vilseck’s oldest
historic buildings, dating back to the
12th century.
The fortress impressively documented
the power of its owner. The romantic
donjon is characteristic for the castle.
The two lower stories date back to the
time around the year 1200. The up[per
stories feature wall-paintings that date
back to the 14th century. From the top
of the tower you have a beautiful view
of Vilseck’s old town and the surroun-
ding area.
Most of the buildings seen today are
of a newer date. The impressive tithe
building, for example, dates back to the
time around the year 1700. The medie-
val remainders of the castle’s wall pay
testimony to the castle’s fortification.
The newly renovated tithe building can
be used for many events.
It is an excellent location for artists.
In the bailey, large pieces of art and
sculptures can be displayed in front
of an extraordinary backdrop. Exhi-
bitions by outstanding regional and
visiting artists are a regular part of the
city’s cultural program from the end of
March through September.
Wedding couples use this extraordinary
location for their wedding to make sure
that the most beautiful day of their lives
will be well remembered. The Vilseck
registrar holds wedding ceremonies
on the ground floor of the donjon in
the romantic entrance way or on top
of the tower. Larger wedding parties
may also use the ground floor of the
tithe building as a wedding chamber.
Dagestein Castle in Vilseck

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400-year anniversary of the Malt House

Story and Photo by
Renate Gradl
Beer brewing has always been an im-
portant trade, especially for the people
of Eschenbach. During the 19th centu-
ry almost every family in Eschenbach
had the right to brew and sell beer
known as Zoigl. The beer was not only
brewed for the family’s own use but
also sold in so-called Zoigl beer pubs.
During the 1930s there were approxi-
mately 40 Zoigl pubs in Eschenbach
according to Heike Biersack who took
turns selling beer. The community bre-
wery was located at the site of today’s
fire station and was demolished in
1971. To brew beer, brewers needed
malt as one of the main ingredients.
Malt was produced in the so-called
Malzhäuser (malt houses).
Before 1900, Eschenbach had three
malt houses who were either owned by
the city of by private companies. “The
house on Wassergasse is the oldest malt
house in the Oberpfalz. It was built in
The Malt House today
the style of the Renaissance and put
on the City of Eschenbach’s list of
historic buildings as an extraordinary
cultural monument,“ explains the city
employee.
The sandstone skirt of a window on
the north side features a chronogram
which shows the number 1607, the
year in which the building was built.
“That means that this building along
with the church and the town hall is
the oldest building in Eschenbach that
has survived the pillages of the 30-Year-
War and the large city fires in the 19th
century undamaged,” knows Biersack.
At the beginning of the 1960s, the
Zoigl brewery tradition began to die
out. The few Zoigl brewers that were
left, no longer produced their malt in
the malt house on Wassergasse but
bought it from commercial malt hou-
ses. Therefore, the local brewers who
had bought the malt house in 1955
from the City of Eschenbach decided
to sell it. Eschenbach’s honorary citizen
Dr. Karl Klarner showedd interest in
the building in the 1960s. He wanted
to establish a restaurant on the ground
floor and a city museum on the upper
floors. But that never happened. Bap-
tist Groß who owned the neighboring
property bought the building from Karl
Klarner by swapping a piece of property
with him.
In 2004, the City of Eschenbach
bought the malt house and renovated
it exemplary in the following years,
spending more than one million Euro.

Become a triathlete
Story and Photo by
Doris Mayer
ESCHENBACH. The triathletes of
the SC Eschenbach are strong in many
ways. Her strength is not only based on
qualified training and athletic achieve-
ments. Another distinct advantage is
the openness with which they welcome
all who wish to participate in the trai-
ning. If you like to train in a group, are
interested in social events and a cold
Weißbier, then that’s the place to be.
The dedicated athletes of this sports
section are not only residents of
Eschenbach but come from communi-
ties throughout the Four City Triangle
(Grafenwoehr, Eschenbach, Pressath
Are you interested? If yes, come to
our training. Swim training is held
October through April every Friday
from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. on lane 5 in
the Eschenbach indoor pool.
Motivated coaches offer a diversified
training that ranges from stroke and
endurance training to special triathlon
training. If the weather permits, bike
training starts every Saturday at 2 p.m.
at the Rußweiher outdoor pool. The
bike tours through the beautiful natural
landscape on mainly small rural roads The triathletes of the SC Eschenbach
are approximately 60 kilometers long.
Runners meet every Sunday at 10 a.m.
at the same location. The tour is nor-
mally 12 kilometers long but can be R

and Kirchenthumbach). That is also a extended to 17 kilometers if the wea-

result of the good camaraderie within
the group that is led by Gerhard Stock.
„New runners, swimmers and bikers
of all nationalities are welcome at all
times,“ says the dedicated sportsman
and “Ironman“ Stock. Every year, he
and his crew organize the people’s tri-
athlon at Eschenbach and are part of
the team that organizes the Fitness
Day in the Four City triangle.
ther is nice and the runners feel like it.
Highlight of the training is the par-
ticipation in local and regional sports
events. Eschenbach’s athletes participa-
te in the Maisel Run in Bayreuth, and
in triathlon events from Eschenbach
to Frankfurt, in the marathon runs in
Regensburg, Munich and other cities
as well as in many other sports events.
For more information go to www.sce-
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Story and Photo by
Louise Wayham
On April 17th, 2009, Ralston Bodhi
Wayham became the first of many mi-
litary brats born in Weiden Hospital
that day, making his entrance into the
world at 8 am via C-section, a month
earlier than planned. Minutes after
Bodhi was born, he was whisked out
of my arms and straight into the ICU.
His lungs had not yet fully developed
and he was having difficulty breathing.
Over the next four days, I observed the
ICU doctors and nurses caring for my
son and the other preemie babies in the
unit and I was very impressed by how
they handled what must be a difficult
and, at times, heartbreaking job.
They sensed that I was having a hard
time nursing a baby who hadn’t yet
developed the suck and swallow re-
flex, and that we were beside ourselves
with worry, obsessing over how many
milligrams of milk he was drinking at
every feed. They went out of their way
to treat us with kindness and that made
all the difference in the world. Bodhi
has blossomed into a beautiful, healthy
little boy and I credit the staff at the
ICU for giving him such a good start.
I’ve had many conversations over the
last few months with American clients
and friends who are expecting babi-
es, many of whom will be first-time
mothers. It’s understandable that they
will assume, being so far from home,
mothers and sisters, that they’re in for
a difficult experience giving birth in a
foreign country, but it’s worth remem-
bering that German doctors and nurses
are among the best trained in the world.
The teams at both Weiden and Amberg
have cared for countless American mo-
thers over the years, and have delivered
thousands upon thousands of military
babies. US military bases both over-
seas and Stateside have experienced a
record-breaking, deployment-related
baby boom, and it’s no different here
in Bavaria. I counted twenty mom-
mies-to-be in under an hour at the
PX recently.
While the language barrier can compli-
cate things, the vast majority of medical
staff speak good English, as do the
doctors that provide the pre-natal and
after-baby care. Despite this, Nicole,
mother of two 7-month old twin girls
born in Weiden, tells me that she felt
that things could have been explained
to her a little better from the outset,
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My baby Ralston Bodhi
but that the doctors in ICU were out-
standing. “They explained everything
to me very well and they made sure
I knew everything I needed to know
and to watch for when I took the girls
home. To this day, I can still call the
doctors in ICU and ask questions, and
they help me.”
Kristin, a mother of three who had her
son at Weiden two years ago, said, “I
liked the doctors a lot but I’m not sure
I would ever want to get pregnant again
if it meant having my baby here and
not home in the States. I think that the
Liaisons need to be more hands-on,
more visible.”
“One thing I didn’t like,” says Angie,
a third-time mother who gave birth
in April, “was the assumption that I
wasn’t going to breastfeed my baby.
I was asked as soon as I’d given bir-
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really nice about everything.”
Nicole tells me that she was disappoin-
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after her C-section and she is not alone
there. I will admit to having a low pain
threshold but I think that even the har-
diest woman would struggle to get by
after major abdominal surgery without
a little something to take the edge off.
A Patient Liaison Officer explained to
me that Germans have very different
attitudes towards pain relief and that
in their view, less is more. In my view,
if I’m going to be spliced open and
then stitched back up again, I deserve
a little more than a pat on the back
and an Ibuprofen.
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My advice to anyone who is due to have
a baby in a German hospital is to take
advantage of the ward tour beforehand.
If you’re planning on an epidural book
it well in advance or you simply won’t
get it. Get to know the midwife who
will be delivering your baby (although
this may be tricky as ours wasn’t assig-
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C-section). Do not be afraid to ask and
ask again, even if you worry that you’re
making a nuisance of yourself.
Make solid plans in advance, especially
for care of any older children, because
you may be in longer than you expect.
It’s not uncommon for women to stay
in for a week after a C-section unless
you specifically ask to leave and the
hospital think you’re up to it.
And lastly, no matter how many horror
stories you may hear, spare a thought
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12 Sightseeing

The Auroxen in the nature protection area

Story and Photo by
Brigitte Grüner
AUERBACH/DEGELSDORF –
Dieter Treuter knows the Auroxen at
the nature protection area Leonie as
well as a farmer knows his cows. For the
past two years, the Degelsdorf resident
has intensely taken care of the herd,
has watched the pregnant cows, has
counted the animals, has helped with
vaccinations and has since become an
important point of contact for the the
State Bird Conservation Society.
In June 2000, the State Bird Conser-
vation Society brought the first Heck
oxen to Auerbach. A few years ear-
lier, the society had already bought
the nature protection area Leonie. The
animals are called “Heck oxen” because
they were bred by the Brothers Heck
from various kinds of cattle. Their looks
resemble those of the long extinct Au-
rochs that grazed a long the Speckbach
river many years ago and gave the then
small town of Auerbach its name.
The history of the Aurochs, however,
is of less interest to Dieter Treuter, He
is more concerned about the current
herd and its well-being. Currently, the
Degelsdorf resident goes out to the
underpass at the bike trail at 5:30 a.m.
and at 7:30 p.m., often accompanied by
its granddaughter Constanze. Once the
days get shorter, times change.
Die „Auerochsen“ auf der Weide im Naturschutzgebiet Leonie. Die offizielle Zucht-
bezeicnung der Rinder lautet „Heckrinder“.
His name is “Ajax.“ Dieter Treuter
heard the name by chance when the
bull arrived at Degelsdorf. So he con-
tinues to call him Ajax. First, the new
bull had to fight to be respected by the
younger bulls but in the meantime, he
has been accepted by them as the lead
bull. The Degelsdorf resident became a
specialist for Auroxen by chance.
In 2003, he had obeserved a cow having
problems with the afterbirth because
she had given birth to a dead calf. That’s
when he decided to take care of the
herd. Since 2007, he has a lot more time
for that because the former carpenter
retired two years ago.
The herd is pretty well-accustomed to
Dieter Treuter. If the State Bird Con-
servation Society comes out to draw
blood from the animals or vaccinate
them, Treuter is there as well. He helps
to bring the animals into the the crush.
However, he does not like to watch
those medical procedures. Just like he
has not yet eaten the meat of a Heck
ox. While the meat is something special
for other people, it is unthinkable for
Treuter to eat an Aurochs. The herd
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has grown to dear to his heart.
The Degelsdorf resident sometimes
even understands the language of the
animals. When they are on the pasture,
nervous and frequently calling each
other, then he knows that they call for
their calves. Many visitors erroneously
think that the Auroxen call because
they are hungry.
The Heck oxen and the five Exmoor-
Ponys that live in the nature protection
area Leonie are of great use to the area.
Without the animals and their love for
the lush green grass, the former mine
area would turn into scrubland over
the years. However, many rare birds,
amphibians and insects depend on that
open grass land. That’s why the State
Bird Conservation Society decided to
settle cattle there. Auerbach’s heraldic
animal is very robust. The animals tole-
rate great cold and heat and therefore
can remain on the pasture without any
problems all year long. Many calves are
born on cold days in winter but still
have a very good chance to survive.
That’s not only a result of the Auroxen’s
robust nature but also Dieter Treuter’s
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Building business through clever networking
Article and Photo by
Louise Wayham
Eight months into running my own
business I now find myself eager for
the solidarity that being a part of a
formal business networking group
offers. I want to sharpen my business
skills, brainstorm ideas with people
who think big and beyond that pesky
box. I’m not alone. The Army Times
estimates that there are 50,000 mili-
tary spouse business owners around
the world – that’s nearly 10% of all
military spouses.
Of course, the vast majority of mili-
tary spouse and veteran-owned busi-
nesses are based in the US but there
are more than a few dotted around
overseas installations, Grafenwoehr
included. I’ve been fortunate enough
over the last year or so to have become
acquainted with many of those that live
in this area and I’ve asked several of
them if they feel that organized, local
networking would make them better
business people.
A resounding yes.
One of the most successful veteran
business owners in the area is Bill
Stevenson, the American founder of
GMSM Möbeltransport that specia-
lizes in local / long-haul household
moves, DIY moves, Europe-wide or
Treat yourself to permanent make up at „Theodora‘s“
Article by
Susanne Williams
As soon as you enter the beauty salon
„Theodora’s“ you feel the cozy relaxing
atmosphere. It is a place where you im-
mediately feel comfortable. Theodora,
the owner, went to a special school to
become a certified permanent make
up specialist.Over the years she has
acquired a lot of experience. That is
the reason why “Theodora’s” is a good
place to go if you would like to have
something as lasting a permanent make
up because it is so important to not
only choose the right place that pays
attention to proper hygiene but also a
professional skilled esthetician.
“For us it is very important to make
sure that the customer has thought
seriously about this decision because
she is going have the permanent make
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overseas relocations. Bill launched
the company in 2007, aware that he
had one distinct advantage over the
competition.
“I saw an opportunity in Grafenwoehr
for English-speaking transportation
service providers,” he says. “I’ve often
heard from my customers that it’s a
great relief to have movers come in that
speak English as their native language.
The ability to communicate better than
my competition has been very benefi-
cial for my company.”
Bill credits the strong work ethic, dis-
cipline and patience that are so neces-
sary to successful entrepreneurship to
his time in the military. “The Army
prepared me by giving me a better
perspective in regards to the needs of
military families and the hardships
they endure.” Statistically, Bill’s military
service gives him another very impor-
tant advantage over the competition
– Military.com reports that success
rates for veteran business owners are
significantly higher in comparison to
their civilian counterparts.
I ask Bill what, as an American doing
business in Germany, he considers to
be the greatest challenge to business
ownership here. “Learning the German
regulations and the financial system in
Germany is the greatest challenge,” he
tells me. “An American business net-
work in this area is long overdue and
up at least 3 to 5 years. We only use co-
lors that enhance a customer‘s personal
look. Permanent make up is supposed
to make you look fresh all the time
and is not supposed to look unnatural,
” saysTheodora.
The colors used at “Theodora’s” are che-
cked by the European food inspection
and are based on natural ingredients.
Business / beauty
support in all aspects of the business
community is greatly needed for new
and upcoming entrepreneurs.”
Bill’s advice to other Americans in
Grafenwoehr looking to launch their
own businesses? “Research, research,
research! Starting a business in Germa-
ny is not difficult, but building a susta-
inable profitable business always takes
lots of work, and the more research
you do prior to opening a business,
the better your chances of succeeding
will be.”
Organized networking isn’t only the
best way to gain credible business in-
telligence and grow your network of
contacts but it would also go a long
way to solving another little problem
this local economy faces. The lack of
information on how one successfully
registers and operates private enterprise
has given rise to a rampant informal
economy. Scroll down any online clas-
sified page and you’ll see what I mean.
I’m very sure that the majority of these
unlicensed and uninsured advertisers
do not place these ads with intent to
break the law but are genuinely una-
ware of how they can legitimize their
business practices.
This is where networking and mentor-
ship comes in. Those of us that operate
our companies legally and above board
need the business support tools that
will help us grow them into successful
At “Theodora’s” a new needle module
is used for each customer. “We only use
the modules once because it is the safe
and hygienic thing to do. The needle
goes 0.047 inches into your epidermis
and with new tools for every customer
there is no risk for you to get infected,”
explains Theodora. She adds that it is
absolutely important to find out if a
beauty salon uses one-way tools, or if
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businesses that will create jobs for other
members of our community.
And those that operate in the informal
economy need to be guided towards
correct and legal registration, and of-
fered the information, support and as-
sistance with which they can launch
smart, honest businesses.
Whilst networking may mean that
you don’t always have to learn the hard
way, it also means that you’re less likely
to inadvertently break the rules – or
worse, the law.
Louise Wayham is a military spouse
and the founder of 92655 Concierge,
which offers home, lifestyle and res-
taurant delivery services to the Gra-
fenwoehr community.
they use tools they sterilize after they
have been used. “Better safe than sorry!
So don’t save your money in the wrong
place,” recommends Theodora. “Sure a
good permanent make up is not cheap
but it’s worth the money if it is done
professionally.”
The idea of permanent make up ori-
ginally came from Egypt and sailors
brought it to Europe. It is also used to
correct little blemishes and cicatrices.
Contact
Theodora’s Beauty Salon
Pressather Str. 2
92655 Grafenwöhr
Phone: 09641-929489
e-mail: info@theodoras.de
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14 Sightseeing
The six-meter high „Iceberg“ is known as Germany‘s alrgest dripstone
Story and Photo by
Brigitte Grüner
KROTTENSEE/NEUHAUS (bg) –
It is humongous and millions of years
old: the six-meter high “Iceberg“ is
known as Germany’s largest dripstone.
His home is the Maximilian’s Grotto
at Veldensteiner Winkl, a subterranean
treasure chamber that already attracted
visitors more than 150 years ago.
In 1833, something happened that
brought the formerly well-known cave
back into the local resident’s minds.
One day, an innkeeper from the ne-
arby town of Krottensee disappeared
without a trace. Five days later, her
family found her alive on the bottom
of the Windloch cave and rescued her
with the help of ladders and ropes. The
woman had fallen into a humongous
flowstone cave.
19 years later, three local men ventured
out to explore the grotto. They entered
through the Windloch cave and bro-
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ke open the current entrance. From
that day on, many visitors came to see
the natural monument.Unfortunately,
some visitors did not only come to
look but also to break off some of the
dripstones. Eventually, the Bavarian
State who owns the grotto closed the
entrance with a door and appointed
Johann Leißner as the grotto’s guar-
dian and guide. In 1901, his son Peter
discovered the „Great Lake,“ located 68
meters below the roof of the Windloch
cave and to date the deepest accessible
location within the grotto.
The sights of former times can still be
seen today. Since a stalactite can grow
no more than a few centimeters in 100
years and a stalagmite only a millime-
ters, the interior of the Maximilan’s
Grotto changes constantly but that
change is practically invisible to the
human eye.
There are thousands of dripstones in
various sizes in the more than 1.2 ki-
lometer long and up to 70 meter deep
labyrinth of the cave. The stones inspire
the visitor’s imagination. All of a sud-
den you can see the wings of an eagle,
elephants, cow udder, or a huge organ.
The Lohner family who runs the nearby
“Grottenhof“ restaurant manages the
grotto. Tours of the grotto that is well
worth seeing are conducted Tuesday
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through Sunday from April 1 through
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tion go to www.maximiliansgrotte.de.
The grotto is closed in winter because
many bats use the grotto as their win-
tering grounds.
If you are hungry after touring the
eight-degree centigrade cold grotto,
you should definitely try the “Höh-
lenkäse“ (cave cheese) that has ripened
in the grotto, or one of the “Grotten-
hof“ restaurant’s other specialties. The
Maximilian’s Grotto belongs to the
market town of Neuhaus/Pegnitz and
is located at “Veldensteiner Winkl,“
between Middle Franconia and the
Oberpfalz.
The cave can be reached from B-85.
Halfway in-between Auerbach and
Königstein there is a sign pointing to
the grotto.
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Local travel agency „Reisewelt“ offers bus tour to wine festival

Story by
Susanne Williams

The local travel agency “Reisewelt” is

going to organize the first German-
American bus tour the the wine festival
of the wine dealer Franz in Sulzbach-
Rosenberg on September 19 2009.

We’re going to start our tour on the

market square of Grafenwoehr at 6:30
p.m. From here we’re going to head
to Sulzbach-Rosenberg with cheerful
atmosphere on board. At wine dea-
ler Franz’s we are going to spend the
evening in the cozy wine cellar and
in a heated pavilion while the four
persons live-band “Whaidahaisa” will
sweeten up our time with their tradi-
tional German mood music. While
we’re there we can chose from different
kinds of delicacies and fine currant
liqueurs, brandies, wines and proseccos
exclusively from private wine-growers.
After this social get-together and a
wine tasting following Bachus’ model
we’ll lively hit the road back home to
Grafenwoehr.
Seize this opportunity to experience
German wine culture, music and a great
time in a German wine cellar.
“Reisewelt” offers this trip for only
29,- € per person including the round
The wine cellar in Sulzbach-Rosenberg - Photos: Gerhard Pfennig
trip and the delicacies and wine we trip for example- on our homepage
consume at the festival. Free admission www.rw-24.de. Check it out!
to the wine festival.
Please call the travel agency “Reisewelt”
for further information or booking:
09641-91111. Or send us an e-mail:
info@rw-24.de.
Furthermore we’re going to organize a
typical and traditional three days’ wine
excursion in October with a great pro-
gram including a tour through the vine
yards. You can find out more about this
excursion and other tours we are going
to offer –a hearty beer tasting-tour to
Munich and a lovely Christmas fair

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Organic products. Bus tour to the Wine festival
in Sulzbach-Rosenberg
Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri. from 10:00 a.m. to
Start 06:30 p.m.
08:00 p.m.
market sqare of Grafenwoehr
Sat. from 10:00 a.m. to 02:00 p.m.

• Roundtrip
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16 Restaurant Guide

Hotel zur Post Hotel Rußweiher

The Dostler family Photo: Gerhard Pfennig

Story by and if you order it in advance, you can

Susanne Williams even have fresh Schweinehax’n at the
“Hotel zur Post.”

“Hotel zur Post“ is located right in the
center of Grafenwoehr on the market
square. It has been a hotel since 1891
and is famous for its cozy atmosphere.
Helmut Dostler, his wife Regine and
their 11-months-old daughter Maria
welcome their guests here and entertain
them with delicious meals from their
seasonal, regional, and fresh cuisine.
They enjoy taking time for their guests
to make them feel at home.
They have enough room to organize
family gatherings, weddings, hales and
farewells for up to 100 people and they
offer set meals, or refreshments for such
occasions. On Sundays they offer set
delicacy meals for a fair price. They also
have a special kid’s menu.
Helmut and Regine are famous for
their traditional Bavarian food, too,
Both, Helmut and Regine can look
back on an awesome apprenticeship:
Helmut learned a lot from Alexan-
der Herrmann, a very famous Ger-
man gourmet cook, who he worked
with in 1992. Regine worked at Hotel
Bachmair at Tegernsee, in Zermatt,
Switzerland, and at a hotel at Lake
Chiemsee.
You can book bed & breakfast at their
hotel and you may even bring your dog.
Contact
Hotel zur Post
Marienplatz 8
92655 Grafenwöhr
Phone: 09641-2210
Brigitta Rodler
Story by
Susanne Williams
On the waterside of the lake „Rußwei-
her” there is the cosy “Hotel Restaurant
Rußweiher” lead by the Rodler family.
Since 18 years Brigitta Rodler takes
care of her guests’ well-being and she
is famous for delicacies from the Up-
per Palatinate. That is how she got the
award as “Oberpfälzer Schlemmerwirt”
(gourmet publican of the Upper Pa-
latinate). Brigitta offers regional and
international cuisine and steaks and
fish are special tidbits at the “Hotel
Restaurant Rußweiher”. Every Sunday
you can have a three course menu for
a reasonable price here. A the kids’
Photo: Gerhard Pfennig
menu makes sure that the little guests
are pleased, too.
You can have bed and breakfast here
and with the tennis court, the meadow
for children to play soccer on, and the
miniature golf court you’re sure not
going to get bored here.
Contact
Hotel Restaurant Rußweiher
Großkotzenreuth 5
92575 Eschenbach
Phone: 09645-92303-0
e-mail: mail@russweiher.de

First Upper Palatian Culture- and Military Museum

Article and Photo by
Renate Gradl
Grafenwöhr - The museum
has two sections. The cultural section
portrays everyday life in the Oberpfalz
(Upper Palatinate) from the past to
modern times.
Based on the cycle of life, various key
situations in a person’s life are por-
trayed. Toys from different decades
show the change in our lives especially
well. Professions like potter, saddler,
barber-surgeon have officially long
ceased to exist. Some of the profes-
sions are shown in great detail. Wash
board, washing trough and the historic
ancestors of the washer can be seen in
the museum. An exhibition also shows
the social life of former generations.
The military section of the museum
portrays the history of the training
area. Weapons and uniforms are shown
but it‘s the people that are in the focus:
civilians and soldiers alike. The history
of the training area which was opened
in 1908 is shown by documentaries
and videos.
A completely new chapter in the his-
tory of the training area began with
the invasion of the Americans in 1945
and the take-over of the training area
by the US Army.
An Elvis-Presley-corner with a juke-
box, large photos and autograph re-
minds visitors of the six-week maneu-
ver the “King of Rock ’n’ Roll“ took
part in.

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Asian
Asia Sushi Bar (0961-3989879)
Schlörplatz 1 92637 Weiden
Barn Floor
Barn Floor Evergreen (09641-3800)
Alte Amberger Str. 30 92655 Grafenwoehr
Bavarian
Altes Eichamt (0961-44242)
Unterer Markt 23 92637 Weiden
Gasthof Weisses Ross (09632-4114)
Therse-Neumann-Platz 4 95692 Kon-
nersreuth
Santana (09642-1243)
Weinleite 1 95478 Löschwitz
Landgasthof Kahrmühle (09644-91376)
Kahrmühle 1 92960 Pressath
Oberpfälzer Hof *** (09681-788)
Hauptstraße 1 92670 Windischeschenbach
Hotel Parksteiner Hof (09602-4396)
Basaltstraße 10 92711 Parkstein
Guesthouse Burkhard (09604-92180)
Marktplatz 10 92533 Wernberg-Köblitz
Beer Garden
Gasthof Hößl (09641-92270)
Neue Amberger Str. 27-29 92655 Gra-
fenwoehr
Gasthof Weisses Ross (09632-4114)
Therse-Neumann-Platz 4 95692 Kon-
nersreuth
Taverna Syrtaki (09621-12951)
Regierungsstraße 9 92224 Amberg
Restaurant Delphi (09644-376)
Schinnerstraße 42 92690 Pressath
Restaurant Castle Veldenstein (09156-633)
Burgstraße 12 91284 Neuhaus a.d. Pegnitz
Cafe
Bakery Schwärzer (09644-244)
Schellenberg 20 92690 Pressath
Chinese Santana (09642-1243)
PANDA Chinese Food (09641-936366)
Alte Amberger Str. 52 92655 Grafenwoehr
China Restaurant Peking (0961-33896)
Nikolaistraße 8 92637 Weiden
Fish Restaurant
Country Guest House Busch (09642-686)
Kötzersdorf 17 95478 Kemnath
German
Gasthof Hößl (09641-92270)
Neue Amberger Str. 27 92655 Grafenwoehr
Pressather Schlemmerstuben (09644-217)
Bahnhofstraße 41 92690 Pressath
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Restaurant Altes Eichamt (0961-44242)
Unterer Markt 23 92637 Weiden
Hotel Stadtkrug (0961-38890)
Wolframstraße 5 92637 Weiden
Hotel Restaurant Rußweiher (09645-
923030)
Großkotzenreuth 5 92676 Eschenbach
Restaurant Advantage (0961-389300)
Neustädter Straße 46 92637 Weiden
SCALA Betriebe (09641-2354)
Alte Amberger Str. 33 92655 Grafenwoehr
Hotel zur Post (09641-2210)
Marienplatz 8 92655 Grafenwöhr
Restaurant Castle Veldenstein (09156-633)
Burgstraße 12 91284 Neuhaus a.d. Pegnitz
Greek
Taverne MYKONOS (09645-918198)
Marienplatz 20 92676 Eschenbach
Taverna Syrtaki (09621-12951)
Regierungsstraße 9 92224 Amberg
Restaurant El Greco (0961-37279)
Schlörplatz 9 92637 Weiden
Restaurant Delphi (09644-376)
Schinnerstraße 42 92690 Pressath
Homemade Beer
Zoigl-Bräukeller Schoilmichl (09681-
1397)
Marktplatz 20 92670 Windischeschenbach
Ice-Cream Shops
Eis Europa (09645-918822)
Marienplatz 25 92676 Eschenbach
Eiscafé Gelato (09644-917256)
Bachstr. 19 92690 Pressath
Eiscafé Cristallo (09642-2155)
Stadtplatz 18 95478 Kemnath
La Piazza (09662-416367)
Marktplatz 15 92249 Vilseck
International
Weinleite 1 95478 Löschwitz YY
Hotel Angerer - Turmhotel (09662-7090)
Marktplatz 4 92249 Vilseck
BräuWirt (0961-3881800)
Weiden Türlgasse 10-14 92637 Weiden
SCALA Betriebe (09641-2354)
Alte Amberger Str. 33 92655 Grafenwoehr
Hotel Restaurant Böhm (09641-93690)
Neue Amberger Str. 39 92655 Grafenwoehr
Miratel Mitterteich (09633-92320)
Gottlieb-Daimler-Str. 4 95666 Mitterteich
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Restaurant Beckerschuster (09643-205701) Knight‘s Banquet
Obere Vorstadt 18 91275 Auerbach Haus am Markt **** (09665-953665)
Hinterer Markt 14 92281 Königstein
Gasthof „Goldener Greif“ *** superior Multi-Restaurant-Delivery
Sulzbacher Str. 5 92265 Edelsfeld www.92655delivery.com (09641-444341)
09665-91490 Am Gründerzentrum 1 92655 Grafenwöhr
Italian Mexican
Restaurant Tortuga (09641-463)
Schulstr. 18 92655 Grafenwöhr
Loco Mexican (0961-7409)
Ristorante Luigi - Neue Amberger Straße 99 - near Gate 3 - 92655 Grafenwöhr
Hinter der Mauer 10 92637 Weiden
Luigi‘s lunch: Mongolian BBQ
(11:00 am - 1:00 pm) China Restaurant Peking (0961-33896)
1 Soft drink (0,2 l) Nikolaistraße 8 92637 Weiden
+ Appetizer
+ Main dish Sushi
Asia Sushi Bar (0961-3989879)
Daily varying
Schlörplatz 1 92637 Weiden
Thai
Koh Samui (09641-2286)
Im Markwinkel 1 92655 Grafenwöhr
Opening hours:
Tue. - Thur.: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm - 0:00 pm
Fri. - Sun.: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm - 1:00 am
Paying with credit card only
Turkish
Marmaris Grill (09641-8240)
in our restaurant.
Owner: Aldo Frusteri - All prices in our restaurant incl. 19% VAT
Alte Amberger Str. 35 92655 Grafenwöhr
Santa Lucia II (09641-91455)
Am Sudhaus 2 92655 Grafenwoehr
Pizzeria - La Strada (09641-925340)
Alte Amberger Str. 35 92655 Grafenwoehr
Isola di Capri (09641-1033)
Alte Amberger Str. 36 92655 Grafenwoehr
Pizzeria Antonio (09662-6017)
Bahnhofstr. 20 92249 Vilseck
Ristorante - Pizzeria Luigi (09641-485)
Neue Amberger Str. 99 92655 Grafenwoehr
Restaurant Pegasus (0961-27094)
to order call
(Airfield) Latsch 92637 Weiden
09641/8240
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A contrast of American and Iraqi nursing

Story and Photo by
Pfc. Bethany L. Little
AL-HILLAH, Iraq – In the United
States, nurses might be the first people
that a patient sees when they go in
for a doctor’s appointment or go to
the hospital. In Iraq, things are a little
different.
Walking through the Babil Materni-
ty Hospital, the doctors are the ones
writing things down, taking a patient’s
vital signs and telling the nurses what
to do.
“The nurses here aren’t allowed to do
some of the same things that nurses
back in the U.S. are allowed to do,” said
1st Lt. Betty Moore, general medical
surgeon nurse, 10th Combat Support
Hospital.
Some of the differences noticed bet-
ween Iraqi and American nurses at the
medical symposium hosted at the Babil
Maternity Hospital held here, July 26-
29, are education, practical skills and
critical thinking skills.
“There isn’t a standard for their educa-
tional requirements. For example, there
are some nurses here with a ninth grade
education and then there are others
who have a two or four year degree
from a local university,” said Moore, a
native of Canyon Lake, Texas.
“Nurses in Iraq have little opportunities
to receive foreign education, but we
do our best to learn as much as we
can when the opportunity arises,” said
Neda’a Wahab, midwife and health
researcher, Babil Maternity Hospital.
Practical skills vary among Iraqi and
American nurses. The role of an Ame-
rican nurse is viewed as the primary
person who deals with the patient. In
Iraq, nurses follow the orders of the
doctors and are limited as to what they
can do with patients.
Critical thinking skills are another
major difference between Iraqi nurses
and American nurses.
“A nurse in the U.S. has the initiati-
ve that many Iraqi nurses lack or are
not allowed to use,” said Capt. Sharon
Owen, brigade nurse, Charlie Com-
pany, 172nd Support Battalion. “For
example, if a patient starts to have a
problem, a nurse in the U.S. would
start to assess the patient immediately.
Here, the nurses would go find a doctor
because they don’t know what to do or
aren’t allowed to do anything.”
To help reduce the number of diffe-
rences, American nurses are helping by
providing Iraqi nurses with additional
skills and critical thinking training.
“The American nurses are here to help
the Iraqi nurses by being a role model
for the nursing profession,” said Owen,
a Cincinnati native. “Things have to
change in Iraq, by educating and giving
the nurses here some of the knowledge
we have, we can start empowering the
nursing profession.”

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172d Task Force Shield Soldiers Receive Schützenschnur
Staff Sgt. Roger M. Castillo receives his Golden Schützenschnur award from Lt. Col.
Anton Kussinger in a ceremony outside Bldg. 449.
Charlie Co. helps support Iraqi Army with Shabaniyah
Story and Photo by
Pfc. Bethany L. Little
HASWAH, Iraq – Soldiers of Charlie
Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry
Regiment assisted their Iraqi coun-
terparts by providing support during
the Iraqi pilgrimage for the holiday of
Shabaniyah.
Shabaniyah is the religious celebration
of the birthday of the Shiite Imam
Mohammed al-Mahdi where Iraqis
make a pilgrimage from all over Iraq
to the holy city of Karbala.
Three million Muslims travel through
Iraq the past three days, for the celeb-
ration and in past years the pilgrimages
have been targets for criminal activity,
such as bombings and shootings.
This year, 1st Company, 2nd Battalion,
31st Iraqi Army Brigade took the lead
with the support of Charlie Company
to maintain the safety of the pilgrims
on their way to Karbala.
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„We provided the Iraqi Army with
support during the week of Shabani-
yah just in case something happened
and they needed our help,“ said 1st Lt.
Ernest Y. Lee, platoon leader, Charlie
Company, 2nd Bn., 28th Inf. Regt., and
native of Sacramento, Calif.
„The Iraqi Army really didn‘t need us
this week, things were pretty quiet,“
said Spc. Johnathan D. Cogden, In-
fantryman, Charlie Company, 2nd
Bn., 28th Inf. Regt., and a Stevensvil-
le, Mich., native. „They took the lead
on the patrols by deciding what to do,
where to patrol and what check points
to inspect.“
Since June, American forces have been
entirely in a supportive role for Iraqi
forces. U.S. forces have been assisting
with missions such as support during
the Shabaniyah holiday.
„We‘ve built the best partnership with
the Iraqi Army,“ said 1st Sgt. Richard
Story and Photo by
Pfc. Audrey Glynn
Grafenwoehr -On August 5,
35 Task Force Shield Soldiers received
their German Army Schützenschnur
shooting award from Lt. Col. Anton
Kussinger, deputy commander, Office
of the German Army Representative,
Grafenwoehr in a ceremony outside
the German Army’s training area head-
quarters.
The shooting competition for the
award was organized and conducted
by Kussinger’s office on July 16 and
July 20-21 on Range 123.
Seven TF Shield Soldiers won the Gol-
den Schützenschnur, thirteen received
the Silver Schützenschnur and fifteen
walked away with the German award
in bronze.
The event’s goal was to bring American
and German Soldiers together to train,
work, build camaraderie and get to
know each other’s weapons and qua-
lification requirements for marksman,
sharp shooter and expert.
“It was a pleasure for me to arrange this
opportunity for our Soldiers to interact
with our German counterparts.
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 31st Iraqi Army Brigade return from a mission to
ensure the safety of pilgrims traveling to Karbala for the Shabaniyah holiday. Char-
lie Company, 2nd Bn., 28th Infantry Regiment, aissted their Iraqi counterparts by
providing support during the week of Shabaniyah with Iraqi Army in the lead. (U.S.
Army photo by Pfc. Bethany L. Little)
A. Mitchell, Charlie Company, 2nd
Bn., 28th Inf. Regt., native of Jasper,
US Army 19
Our friends in the Bundeswehr con-
ducted this event for us in the most
professional manner possible and our
Soldiers had a great time qualifying
with the German weapons. I could not
have asked for a better showing from
the Bundeswehr, or our Soldiers,” says
Staff Sgt. Luis R. Tulier.
Staff Sgt. Roger M. Castillo echoes
Tulier’s feelings. “Any Soldiers who
has the opportunity to participate in
the Schützenschnur competition while
in Germany should take advantage of
this great cultural experience,” he says.
“We were surprised how well the U.S.
Soldiers performed on the machine
gun,” says Sgt. Maj. Billy Sablowski, a
German Army weapons’ instructor and
the organizer of the event. “87 out of
94 participants total received the award
which is outstanding. It was truly a
great experience for all Soldiers with
lots of good conversations in a very
relaxed atmosphere. We look forward
to continue working together,” he adds.
For Sablowski, the event had a very
special touch since his son, Sgt. Alex
Sablowski, a Soldiers with the German
Army’s 922d Electronic Warfare Bn.
at Donauwörth, was the event’s safety
officer.
Ind. „We will go anywhere and provide
security where ever we are needed.“
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20 Event Calendar
Flea Markets
Sat., 22 Aug.:
- 06:00 - 14:00 hrs: in 95643 Tir-
schenreuth, Festplatz
- 06:00 - 14:00 hrs: in 92637 Weiden,
at the Spielvereinigung („Am Langen
Steg“ subdivision, near hospital). Note:
Flea market might be cancelled due to
repair works!
- 09:00 - 14:00: in Raigering just
outside of 92224 Amberg, car park at
the “Sterk” brewery
Sun., 23 Aug., 08:00 - 15:00:
in 92339 Beilngries, Volksfestplatz,
Sandstraße
Sat., 05 Sep.:
- 06:00 - 14:00: in 92637 Weiden,
Volksfestplatz, Leuchtenberger Straße
- 07:00 - 16:00: in 91054 Erlangen,
large car park on Parkplatzstraße
Sun., 06 Sep.: 08:00:
in 92648 Vohenstrauß, Festplatz
11 + 12 Sep.:
Trempelmarkt in 90403 Nürnberg,
Hauptmarkt
Germany‘s largest flea market is held in
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the pedestrian zone every second week-
end in May and September. Around
4,000 sales stands group around the
so-called „Hauptmarkt“ in the his-
toric city center and the side-roads
off the Hauptmarkt - and with this
many vendors you can find anything,
from expensive antiques to „Graffel“
(knickknacks). Children have their
own flea market where the can sell
their old toys. Don‘t miss this great
Flohmarkt!. Opening hours: Fri. 16:00
- 24:00, Sat. 07:00 - 18:00
- Flohmarkt in 95448 Bayreuth,
Volksfestplatz, Friedrich-Ebert-Straße.
Fri. 10:00 - 22:00, Sat. 06:00 - 09:00
Sat., 12 Sep.:
- 06:00 - 14:00 hrs: in 92637 Weiden,
at the Spielvereinigung („Am Langen
Steg“ subdivision, near hospital). Note:
Flea market might be cancelled due to
repair works!
- 06:00 - 14:00 hrs: in 95643 Tir-
schenreuth, Festplatz
- 09:00 - 14:00: in Raigering just
outside of 92224 Amberg, car park at
the “Sterk” brewery
Sun., 13 Sep., 12:00 - 18:00:
Trödel- Antikmarkt in 84028 Lands-
hut, Dreifaltigkeitsplatz (city center)
Only for antiqes, artifacts, exquisite
wares. No flea market stuff or new
products.
Fri. + Sat., 18. + 19 Sep.,
no time specified: “Grafflmarkt” in
90762 Fürth, area around the St. Mi-
chael church
Sat., 19 Sep.:
- 06:00 - 14:00: in 92637 Weiden,
Volksfestplatz, Leuchtenberger Straße
- 13:00: in 92421 Schwandorf, Fest-
platz, Angerring / Nürnberger Straße
Sun., 20 Sep.:
- 08:00 - 15:00: in 92339 Beilngries,
Volksfestplatz, Sandstraße
- 10:00: in 90427 Nürnberg, Schloss
Almoshof (=KUF/3), Almoshofer
Hauptstr. 51, ph 0911-9344-9470.
Held every third Sunday of the sum-
mer months except during August. The
“Kunstcafé“ offers home-made cake,
coffee and other delicious snacks. No
admission fees!
Sat., 26 Sep.:
- 06:00 - 14:00 hrs: in 92637 Weiden,
at the Spielvereinigung („Am Langen
Steg“ subdivision, near hospital). Note:
Flea market might be cancelled due to
repair works!
- 06:00 - 14:00 hrs: in 95643 Tir-
schenreuth, Festplatz
- 09:00 - 14:00: in Raigering just
outside of 92224 Amberg, car park at
the “Sterk” brewery
Sun., 27 Sep., 08:00 - 15:00:
in 92339 Beilngries, Volksfestplatz,
Sandstraße
02 - 04 Oct.:
3-Day Flea Market in 93059 Regens-
burg, Dultplatz, Am Europakanal.
Opening hours: Fri. and Sun. 10:00
– 19:00 hrs, Sat. 06:00 – 19:00.
Big Oktoberfest in
Grafenwoehr
Yeehaa!!! In Fall we’re going to
celebrate our big Oktoberfest in
the HEATED beer tent on the
Volksfestplatz in Grafenwoehr.
On Friday, October 23 2009
we’re going to party from dusk
til dawn with DJ Liquid and DJ
Earl. There’s going to be a Jäger-
meister and Red Bull Promotion
and a Finest Gogo-Show. Star
guest Ronny Rockel, the German
bodybuilding champion 2002, is
going to impress us with his show
presented by No Name Veranstal-
tungen and Get Fit Grafenwoehr.
Beginning: 8:00 p.m.
On Saturday, October 24 2009
we’re going to celebrate the big
Oktoberfest and the live-band
Speckbachtaler is really going to
heat up the mood with their mu-
sic just like last year. Admission:
7:30 p.m.
On Sunday, October 25 2009 a
great sheephead tournament is go-
ing to take place. 1st price. 500,-€,
2nd price: 300,- €, and 3rd price:
150,- €. And there are more great
prices waiting for the other players.
August 2009 • grafenwoehr.com