Posts Tagged ‘germany’
Gedern guests visit again
Columbia High School recently hosted students from the community’s German sister city, this serving as the 17th time the exchange has brought Gedern students to the U.S. to test their…
Read MoreDie bindungen die verbinden
Students from Waterloo and its German sister city of Porta Westfalica once again participated in an exchange, strengthening ties between the communities, sparking new friendships and enjoying an experience that’s…
Read MoreCHS students visit Germany
Students from Columbia High School recently returned from a roughly two-week trip to Germany. The student exchange is an annual event that takes place between Columbia and its German sister…
Read MoreWaterloo proud of its German heritage
Waterloo’s annual Porta Westfalica Festival is returning for its 40th celebration following two years of absence due to COVID-19. The festival will take place Tuesday, June 21, on the courthouse…
Read MoreGerman roots remembered
If a person in Monroe County has the last name Kaufmann, Fults, Koch, Taake, Rick (or Rueck), Schaefer, Prange, Hoffmann, Meyer, Krebel, Melliere, or one of more than 50 other…
Read MoreCHS students get glimpse of Gedern
In 1956, President Dwight Eisenhower created the Sister Cities International program to foster citizen diplomacy. “I have long believed, as many before me, that peaceful relations between nations requires understanding…
Read MoreSummer fun for Portaloo exchange students
When Anna Franken and Gina Beiersdorfer left Saturday morning, the travel portion of the Sister Cities of Portaloo’s foreign exchange program ended for 2018. Franken and Beiersdorfer came to Waterloo…
Read MoreJackson to play pro football in Germany
Illinois College graduate Adam Jackson of Columbia has signed a contract to play professional football this spring with the Franken Knights in Germany. Jackson is a 2013 graduate of Columbia…
Read MoreGedern visitors enjoy stay in Columbia
Delegates from Gedern, Germany arrived in their sister city of Columbia on Oct. 6. Some came for the first time while others, for the 14th. Regardless, everyone enjoyed the experience…
Read MoreColumbia vet takes Honor Flight
World War II Army veteran Roy “Sid” Trexler of Columbia, who recently traveled to Washington, D.C. on a Land of Lincoln Honor Flight, moves around well for his age. During…
Read MoreExchange students enjoyed stay in Waterloo
Even though Liska Horstmann, 17, only spent a month in Waterloo, she experienced more of the area than some will in a year’s time. Horstmann is one of two students…
Read MoreGerman visitors reinforce Maeystown’s origins
A group of six citizens of Bellheim, Germany visited heavily German influenced Maeystown over the weekend to strengthen ties between the two villages. The flow has been both ways in…
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