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Exchanging lives: Three European students spend school year in Worthington

WORTHINGTON — Parting from one’s comfortable, familiar life and family for the better part of a year isn’t something every teenager is willing to do. But Flora Csete, Dario Bartelmess and Emilie Nordbo made that bold choice, opting to let their adventurous sides take over while they temporarily left their native countries of Hungary, Germany and Norway, respectively, to experience a taste of the United States.

By Jane Turpin Moore , February 09, 2013

Exchange student back home after year in Germany

WORTHINGTON — One year ago, Kayli Kuhl left the life she knew in Worthington for the chance of a lifetime.

July 29, 2012

Reflections on Germany: Family connections make foreign land feel like home

MUNICH, Germany — The sight of intricately tiled rooftops. The sound of barking seals drifting up from the zoo. The taste of a freshly baked pretzel smothered with homemade preserves. The smell of beer being brewed in gigantic copper kettles. The touch of being hugged by a sister I haven’t seen in more than 30 years. Those are the sensory memories that still linger a month after returning from 10 days spent in Germany — mostly Munich with brief sojourns to Worthington’s sister city of Crailsheim and across the border to Salzburg, Austria.

By Beth Rickers , May 26, 2012

From Germany to Worthington

Area woman spent childhood in Heimersheim
WORTHINGTON — Johanna Elanore Schumann arrived in Worthington in 1964, after spending two years in California, and before that, years of her youth in Germany.

September 15, 2011

Digging deeper: Andy Kroneberger takes personal journey through his family’s unique history

BREWSTER — As a boy growing up in Brewster in the 1930s, Andy Kroneberger admits that he was often frustrated — and even embarrassed — by his immigrant parents’ speech, customs and frugality. But researching a book on his family’s history gave Andy insight and sympathy for what John (Andreas) and Margaretha Stoessel Bohn Kroneberger went through to make a new life for their family in the United States.

By Beth Rickers , August 27, 2011

Sounds of music: Band members make most of musical ambassadorship

WORTHINGTON — Amid sounds of music, bonds of friendship between Worthington and Crailsheim were strengthened during the “Amazing” Worthington City Band’s recent visit to the southern German city. The road to this adventure began simply, with an invitation from Rudolf Michl, Crailsheim’s mayor, for the “Amazing” Worthington City Band (AWCB) to visit and participate in the community’s annual Kulturwochenende (Cultural Weekend).

August 06, 2011

"Amazing" Worthington City Band back from Crailsheim visit

64-year sister city embraces local musicians with fond reception
WORTHINGTON — After delivering three stirring concerts to enthusiastic audiences in Crailsheim, Germany, last week, the “Amazing” Worthington City Band (AWCB) and Great Plains String Quartet returned home late Wednesday night, exhausted but elated following a whirlwind eight days filled with musical ambassadorship and sightseeing.

By Jane Turpin Moore , July 29, 2011

Flensburg Files: Flensburg is a City of Lights

Flensburg is a place where everyone goes out on the town until the wee hours in the morning. It may not be like the bigger cities, like Berlin, Leipzig, or Frankfurt (Main), but the town never sleeps at night, unlike some of the towns its size, including Bayreuth or Eisenach. No matter where you go at night, there is always something going on at the harbor area.

May 13, 2011

Bridgehunting: Touring the Schleswig-Holstein region

Schleswig-Holstein has a lot of opportunities for tourists wanting to spend a few days there, regardless of where and what interests they have.

May 11, 2011

Blog: News from Germany

The last couple of days have witnessed some unexpected twists and turns in Germany. Some were surprising, others were tragic. In either case, the Flensburg Files presents you with the Flyer Files, a short FYI News Flash providing you with a glimpse of the eye-opening events occurring in Germany which may interest the readers elsewhere. Here are the Flyer Files’ Top Three Pics:

April 11, 2011

The Bridges of Magdeburg, Germany

Magdeburg! It’s fantastic! The Chronicles’ first European bridge profile takes us to the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, approximately 150 kilometers west of the German capital of Berlin, and with a population of approximately 340,000 inhabitants, Magdeburg is the third largest city along the Elbe River behind Dresden (517,300) and Hamburg (1.7 million).

March 04, 2011

Blog: German politician resigns in the wake of cheating scandal

After two weeks of being bombarded with news headlines involving his plagiarism scandal, an increasing chorus of politicians, academics and even people in general demanding that he relinquishes power, and a further erosion of power among the Dream Coalition consisting of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Free Democrats (FDP) and of course, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s credibility for supporting him from the start, German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on Tuesday announced his resignation from not his post as minister, but from all political functions in Berlin.

March 01, 2011

Playing among friends: City band to visit Crailsheim July 2011

Invitation from Crailsheim mayor prompts trip plans WORTHINGTON — No sooner had the last strains of the “Amazing” Worthington City Band’s final 2010 summer concert faded over Lake Okabena last night than director Jon Loy had the assembled audience anticipating the 2011 season — and the promise of a band trip to Crailsheim, Germany, to cap it off.

By Jane Turpin Moore , July 21, 2010

Rogers chosen to ‘live out childhood dream’ in Germany

WORTHINGTON — A teary-eyed Haley Rogers thanked everyone after being named the 2010-2011 exchange student to Crailsheim, Germany, at the annual Worthington-Crailsheim International Annual Banquet Sunday at First Lutheran Church.

March 15, 2010

Rogers named exchange student to Crailsheim, Germany

WORTHINGTON - Haley Rogers, a sophomore attending Worthington High School, was today named the 2010-2011 exchange student to Crailsheim, Germany.

By DAILY GLOBE , March 14, 2010