Posts Tagged ‘sister cities’
Growing in Gedern
Columbia High School students recently returned from a bi-annual trip to Germany, marking the latest exchange in a long-standing relationship with the community’s sister city of Gedern. Students departed June…
Read MoreGermans enjoy Columbia visit
Visitors from Gedern, Germany recently returned home following a week of tours and celebrations locally organized by Sister Cities of Columbia. The group arrived in Columbia on Sept. 16, taking…
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 MoreWHS students enjoy German stay
Two Waterloo students recently returned from a trip to Germany, praising several of the differences in the European nation’s culture. Waterloo High School graduate Jessica Ubbelohde and WHS senior Kayleigh…
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 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 MoreGermans enjoy brief stay in Waterloo
Two years ago, Waterloo Mayor Tom Smith visited Porta Westfalica, Germany, in the spirit of an ongoing partnership between sister cities. Fifteen German delegates from Porta Westfalica arrived in Waterloo…
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 MorePorta Westfalica Festival in Waterloo
It was a gorgeous night in downtown Waterloo as the community came out in large numbers to celebrate the annual Porta Westfalica Festival, and the Republic-Times was there to capture…
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