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Newspaper:
Record Number
7360
Author, Analytic:
Sasano, Mari
Article Title:
A fresh look at the province in fabric
Newspaper Name:
Edmonton Journal
Date of Publication:
September 8, 2006
Page(s):
G.4
Abstract:
Anna Hergert, a textile artist from Calgary who emigrated from Germany 27 years ago, recasts Alberta's nature in fabric. The exhibition "Alberta Up Close & Personal" by Hergert includes cityscapes and landscapes based on the artist's personal impressions and experiences. Several hangings invite the gallery visitor to interact with the art on multiple levels. For this a number of pieces are grouped to encourage walking around and through to experience a cityscape or a section of the badlands. Most of her other work is inspired by old farm buildings, nature and the energy of our province's hard-working people. Hergert's work transforms fabric into images that, while often abstract, are instantly recognizable: a farmhouse, a hoodoo, a lightning storm, the northern lights.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN 5 A3 E2 E3 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Hergert/Textile artists/Exhibitions
[7277]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7361
Article Title:
Anerkennung für Botschafterin
Newspaper Name:
Albertaner
Date of Publication:
January 1, 2006
Page(s):
15
Abstract:
The former president (2004-05) of the German-Canadian Cultural Association of Edmonton, Margaret Day, received the Volunteer Achievement Award of the German-Canadian Association from its president, Heinz Kleist. The previous year she had been awarded the Alberta Centennial Ambassador Award for her contributions as a volunteer.
Call Number:
Interlibrary loan. National Library of Canada (microfilm) and the Provincial Archives of Alberta (Edmonton)
Keywords:
Day/Kleist/Club presidents/Volunteer Achievement Award/Alberta Centennial Ambassador Award
[7278]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7362
Article Title:
Web hatemonger jailed 16 months: Judge shuts down Alberta man's site
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
September 2, 2006
Page(s):
A.10
Abstract:
A judge handed a Two Hills man an 16-month sentence Friday for promoting hatred on his website in what is being called a ground-breaking Internet hate-crime case. Reni Sentana-Ries, 63, was convicted last December by a jury of one count of promoting hatred through his site called Federation of Free Planets, which denies the Holocaust and says Jews created diseases such as AIDS and Ebola. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Philip Clarke gave the 63-year-old jail time instead of a conditional sentence and prohibited him from using the Internet for 36 months. He also ordered the "appalling" website shut down. It still operates out of the United States. The maximum sentence was two years. Sentana-Ries, who lives east of Edmonton, was formerly known as Reinhard Gustav Mueller. He said he legally changed his name "because my former name inspires hate because of its German nature." Despite his vile claims, Sentana-Ries calls himself the Jews' "guardian," but he also reserved the right to chastise any one of them." He contended that that 95 per cent of industry, including the media, is owned by five Jewish families.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Sentana-Ries/Mueller/Antisemitic views/Antisemitic actions
[7279]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7363
Article Title:
Einweihung des Karl Weidle Indoor Soccer Centres
Newspaper Name:
Albertaner
Date of Publication:
January 1, 2006
Page(s):
8-9
Abstract:
Members and friends of Edmonton's Victoria Soccer Club celebrated the opening of the new indoor soccer centre which was named after the Club's long-term president, Karl Weidle.
Call Number:
Interlibrary loan. National Library of Canada (microfilm) and the Provincial Archives of Alberta (Edmonton)
Keywords:
Weidle/Club presidents/Victoria Soccer Club
[7280]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7364
Author, Analytic:
Poole, Emma
Article Title:
Hutterites shun drunk driver: Sentencing in fatal crash set for December
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
September 1, 2006
Page(s):
B.1.FRO
Abstract:
Levi Gross of the Springvale Colony near Rockyford, 60 kilometres northeast of Calgary, sat stone-faced as the court heard he's already spent 75 days in virtual isolation after being shunned by other Hutterites for his role in a December 2004 crash. The colony-imposed punishment saw the 24-year-old forced to eat alone on the sprawling compound where he was also banned from speaking to, or making eye contact with other members following the T-bone collision that killed his wife's brother, Paul Wurz, and 70- year-old John Kaman, a passenger in the car that Gross hit.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Gross/Springvale Hutterite Colony/Hutterite colonies/Religious beliefs
[7281]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7365
Article Title:
"You have made a significant contribution to society"
Newspaper Name:
Albertaner
Date of Publication:
January 1, 2006
Page(s):
3
Abstract:
Alberta's Minister of Education, Gene Zwozdesky, awarded the Alberta Centennial Medal to four German-Canadians on December 12, 2005: to Barb and Ernie Feuchter, owners of the Barb and Ernie's Old Country Inn which provided food for almost 5,000 guests on the occasion of the 2005 World Masters Games; Hanni Fritz, one of the founders of the German-Canadian Cultural Association; and Arnim Joop, editor of the Albertaner.
Call Number:
Interlibrary loan. National Library of Canada (microfilm) and the Provincial Archives of Alberta (Edmonton)
Keywords:
Alberta Centennial Medal/Feuchter/Restaurants/Old Country Inn/Fritz/Joop/Awards
[7282]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7366
Author, Analytic:
Petkau, Rob
Article Title:
Changes planned for districts
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
August 22, 2006
Page(s):
BT.01.F
Abstract:
Enrolment at Calgary's two largest school districts isn't expected to change much compared with this time last year, but that does not mean 2006-07 will be a status-quo year. All Grade 4 students will be taking second-language classes. They will study French, Spanish, German and Mandarin Chinese, depending on which schools they attend. Courses in Japanese and Latin are also available in junior and senior high school.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Mandatory second language instruction
[7283]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7367
Author, Analytic:
Howell, David
Article Title:
Great chocolate, every single day -- this must be heaven
Newspaper Name:
Edmonton Journal
Date of Publication:
July 30, 2006
Page(s):
A.10
Abstract:
Claudie-Mireille Fortin, 31, is a pioneer in her profession. She's the first Alberta teacher to do an exchange with a teacher in Switzerland. Fortin spent the first six months of this year teaching Grade 1 and 2 students at College de Cocagne. The small school is in the village of Bussigny, just outside Lausanne, a French-speaking city on the north shore of Lake Geneva. At the same time, a teacher at the Swiss school, took Fortin's place in a Grade 2 classroom at Ecole St. Gerard, a French immersion school in Grande Prairie where Fortin has taught since 1999. The two teachers also exchanged homes.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN 5 A3 E2 E3 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Teacher exchanges/Visits to Switzerland
[7284]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7368
Author, Analytic:
Howell, David
Article Title:
'Gap' year offers grads real-life lessons: Break from education a good move for some
Newspaper Name:
Edmonton Journal
Date of Publication:
July 2, 2006
Page(s):
A.9
Abstract:
Although Ian Warnke finished Grade 12 at Strathcona high school in June 2005, he didn't even consider going straight into university that fall. He needed a break. His father, a believer in the notion that young people should travel, helped him arrange a seven-month stay with a family in Germany. Ian studied German at a language school, drank beer in Vienna, went snowboarding in the Alps and visited Poland with new friends. And while he was away, he decided to apply to the University of Alberta. He was accepted into the arts faculty, and now looks forward to hitting the books this fall en route to an eventual career in marketing or advertising. In high school he had had no idea about what he wanted to do. For some young people this is a good idea although many parents are anxious about their children's future.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN 5 A3 E2 E3 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Visits to Germany/Travel
[7285]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7369
Article Title:
Light classics for social justice
Newspaper Name:
Edmonton Journal
Date of Publication:
June 23, 2006
Page(s):
H.4
Abstract:
The Doben Family from Germany presented an evening of light classics featuring both vocal and instrumental works (piano, cello, violin, recorder and trumpet) at the Robertson-Wesley United Church in Edmonton. Members of this family have won prestigious music competitions at both the state and national levels in Germany. The concert is being sponsored by the Rainbow of Hope for Children Society, a charity that is devoted to assisting homeless and abandoned children in many parts of the world.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Doben Family/Visits to Alberta
[7286]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7370
Article Title:
Taking sides
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
June 16, 2006
Page(s):
SW.06
Abstract:
"Taking Sides", a play based on a true story of the prosecution of German symphony conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler in post-war Berlin had a successful run at the Pumphouse Theater in Calgary.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Taking Sides/Plays
[7287]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7371
Author, Analytic:
McGinnis, Sarah
Article Title:
Cramped colony up for sale: Unable to expand, Hutterites selling for $25 million
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
June 15, 2006
Page(s):
B.3
Abstract:
Southern Alberta's intense real estate market is forcing a Hutterite community to leave. Soaring land prices have made it impossible for the Rocky View Hutterite Colony to purchase land to expand its operations. Now the entire colony is up for sale. Its price tag: A cool $25 million. The colony, located 22 kilometres north of Calgary near Crossfield, was established in 1996. An offshoot of the Little Bow colony near Champion, its 35 members are living on almost 1,000 hectares of land. Elders wanted to expand the farm and include a dairy but needed more land. They discovered next to no land was for sale nearby. What little there was cost four times what the Hutterites paid only a decade ago, making it too expensive for a working farm. The elders are searching for somewhere to move their colony, but the idea of starting over somewhere else is heartbreaking.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Rocky View Hutterite Colony/Hutterite colonies/Land purchases
[7288]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7372
Author, Analytic:
Borkowsky, Keith
Article Title:
World Cup madness kicks up Churchill Square:
Newspaper Name:
Edmonton Journal
Date of Publication:
June 10, 2006
Page(s):
B.1.FRO
Abstract:
The annual German Days celebrations were moved to Churchill Square from their traditional homes at the German Cultural Centre and the Victoria Soccer Club just in time for Germany's hosting of the 2006 World Cup where soccer fans could watch the games on television.. Events are also planned Sunday for the German Canadian Cultural Centre (8310 Roper Road). A soccer tournament will be played at Victoria Soccer Club (14020 142nd St.).
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN 5 A3 E2 E3 (microfilm).
Keywords:
German Days 2006
[7289]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7373
Author, Analytic:
McGinnis, Sarah
Article Title:
Province to appeal Hutterite licence case
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
May 12, 2006
Page(s):
B.1.FRO
Abstract:
The province is seeking to appeal a recent ruling that mandatory pictures on driver's licences violate the religious freedom of an Alberta Hutterite community. The government says it's a matter of security. The Alberta driver's licence is known throughout the nation as being the most secure licence.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Hutterites/Religious beliefs
[7290]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7374
Author, Analytic:
McGinnis, Sarah
Article Title:
Hutterites win right to keep photos off driver's licences
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
May 10, 2006
Page(s):
B.1.FRO
Abstract:
A southern Alberta Hutterite community -- Wilson colony, located east of Lethbridge near Coaldale -- that believes the Bible forbids being photographed has won a court challenge against mandatory pictures on driver's licences. A Court of Queen's Bench Justice ruled that a provincial law requiring digital photos on driver's licences violates the religious freedom of the conservative religious sect. Some Hutterites believe the Second Commandment prohibits them from willingly having their picture taken. In 2003, Alberta started requiring that all new licences include a photograph. Members of the Wilson colony refused to have photos taken in deference to their religion. As a result, the number of licensed drivers in the community dwindled from 37 to 15, as old licences expired, threatening the survival of its farming operations. Once a final order has been filed in the case both sides will have 30 days to announce any intention to appeal.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Hutterites/Hutterite colonies/Wilson Hutterite Colony/Religious beliefs
[7291]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7375
Author, Analytic:
Bouchard, Gilbert A.
Article Title:
Nature gets classic rock tribute
Newspaper Name:
Edmonton Journal
Date of Publication:
May 5, 2006
Page(s):
F.9
Abstract:
Not only are Bernhard Keber's enigmatic and abstracted landscapes direct and earthy representations of the wild spaces of Alberta, his collage-based images are also constructed from actual stone. The Austrian-born artist, who has lived in Alberta for nine years, builds his relief work using thin sheets of slate and fossil- bearing stones. Supplementing his found stone with pieces of slate that he purchases commercially, Keber sees stone as the perfect medium for landscapes. The finished pieces boast extremely finely cut pieces of stone and weigh only seven to 14 kilograms. A prolific acrylic and watercolourist, Keber started to work with the stone collages because of his desire to experiment with as many mediums as possible. The artist says that his day job as a professional hardwood floor installer as well as his lifelong love of mosaic work were instrumental in his deciding to create this particular series of work.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN 5 A3 E2 E3 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Keber/Painters/Sculptors
[7292]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7376
Article Title:
Deutsch-kanadischer Künstler will provozieren, mahnen und warnen
Newspaper Name:
Albertaner
Date of Publication:
May 1, 2006
Page(s):
3
Abstract:
German-Canadian artist Reinhard Skoracki will have another exhibition of his work, this time in Calgary at the Herringer Kiss Gallery. His sculptures have a Kafkaesque quality and aim to wake up the viewer and incite him to think.
Call Number:
Interlibrary loan. National Library of Canada (microfilm) and the Provincial Archives of Alberta (Edmonton)
Keywords:
Skoracki/Sculptors/Exhibitions
[7293]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7377
Article Title:
SPD-Politiker löst heftige Debatte über Ölsandtagebau in Alberta aus
Newspaper Name:
Albertaner
Date of Publication:
December 1, 2006
Page(s):
22-27
Abstract:
Johannes Gerlach, SPD representative in Saxony's provincial government, who on a recent visit to Alberta had sharply criticized the way in which Alberta's oil sands are exploited, was the object of strong criticism by members of Alberta's German-speaking community and some politicians. However, his views were supported by others.
Call Number:
Interlibrary loan. National Library of Canada (microfilm) and the Provincial Archives of Alberta (Edmonton)
Keywords:
Gerlach/Visits to Alberta
[7294]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7378
Article Title:
Musik von "Herbert the Entertainer" geht von Spruce Grove in alle Welt
Newspaper Name:
Albertaner
Date of Publication:
January 1, 2007
Page(s):
5
Abstract:
Interview with Herbert Maassen, aka Herbert the Entertainer. Although he does not perform live at German-Canadian events as much any more he keeps publishing CDs with his music.
Call Number:
Interlibrary loan. National Library of Canada (microfilm) and the Provincial Archives of Alberta (Edmonton)
Keywords:
Maassen/Herbert the Entertainer/Bands
[7295]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7379
Author, Analytic:
Skoracki, Reinhard
Article Title:
Alle Jahre wieder ...
Newspaper Name:
Albertaner
Date of Publication:
January 1, 2007
Page(s):
6
Abstract:
The German Ladies Choir Calgary again entertained the audience with their art
Call Number:
Interlibrary loan. National Library of Canada (microfilm) and the Provincial Archives of Alberta (Edmonton)
Keywords:
Deutscher Frauenchor Calgary/Choirs/Performances
[7296]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7380
Author, Analytic:
Gignac, Tamara
Article Title:
TV applicants target multicultural market
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
January 6, 2007
Page(s):
D.1.Fro
Abstract:
Multivan Broadcast Corp. and Rogers OMNI Television have applied to Ottawa for a licence to bring Alberta's first multicultural channel to air. Both companies are vying to bring locally produced news, lifestyles and entertainment programming to Calgary and Edmonton in languages that range from Mandarin to German. Calgary is one of the most popular destinations for immigrants within Canada, but the city still lacks an ethnic broadcaster to serve its expanding Asian population as well as long existing German, Ukrainian and Scandinavian communities.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Multivan Broadcast Corporation/TV stations/Rogers OMNI Television
[7297]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7381
Article Title:
Going Out
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
January 12, 2007
Page(s):
SW.07
Abstract:
The Von Trapp Children, grandchildren of the Austrian family portrayed in 'The Sound of Music', will perform at the Jubilee Auditorium on April 10.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Von Trapp Children/Choirs/Concert tours
[7298]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7382
Author, Analytic:
Retson, Don
Article Title:
Beth Israel celebrates centennial
Newspaper Name:
Edmonton Journal
Date of Publication:
January 20, 2007
Page(s):
B.8
Abstract:
Edmonton's Beth Israel's first synagogue was built in 1912 on 95th Street and Rowland Road. The congregation occupied it until 1952 when the synagogue was sold. Since the mid-1950s, it has been home to the German-speaking St. Boniface Catholic Church.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN 5 A3 E2 E3 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Synagogues/St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (Edmonton)/Catholic churches/Beth Israel
[7299]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7383
Author, Analytic:
Delong, Kennth
Article Title:
Pianist brings fantasy to life
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
January 21, 2007
Page(s):
C.9
Abstract:
Anton Kuerti played works by Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Beethoven on January 20, 2007 at the Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal College Conservatory.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Kuerti/Pianists/Concerts
[7300]
Newspaper:
Record Number
7384
Author, Analytic:
Gilchrist, John
Article Title:
Winds of change blow into Westin
Newspaper Name:
Calgary Herald
Date of Publication:
January 21, 2007
Page(s):
D.3
Abstract:
The Owl's Nest at Calgary's Westin Hotel will have to get a new executive chef. Martin Heuser, in charge of the kitchen for the past six years, is moving to the Westin Crown Centre in Kansas City, Mo. The affable native of Bonn, Germany, has garnered numerous awards during his Calgary tenure, ranging from winning the 2002 Fetzer Appetizer Challenge to claiming a bronze at the 2004 Culinary Olympics in Germany - all while pushing the culinary boundaries at the Westin (he introduced caribou and slow-smoked bison to the menu) and raising a family of three young children with wife Katrin. Heuser has spent the past 12 years in Canada, cooking his way through the Westins on the West Coast as well as Le Crocodile in Vancouver. Before that, he cooked at a couple of Michelin-starred restaurants in Germany and had the honour of making dinner for the King and Queen of Sweden at the Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm.
Call Number:
University of Alberta, Edmonton. AN5 A3 C1 H53 (microfilm).
Keywords:
Chefs/Heuser