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www.arizonaswisssociety.com<br />
www.azch.org<br />
Board for 2009<br />
President Doris Torres<br />
Vice President Kurt Schittli<br />
Treasurer Fred Kohler<br />
Secretary Craig Livesay<br />
Activity Chair Christian Bucher<br />
Susan Oaks<br />
Membership Chair<br />
Marianne Sacarisen<br />
Past President Ueli Zaugg<br />
Committee Members:<br />
Newsletter Ruth Brandy<br />
Suzanne Steadman<br />
Wood Rudolph<br />
Sunshine Committee<br />
Elizabeth Haechler<br />
Cornelia Herzer<br />
Yvonne Zaugg<br />
Historian Sigrid Kuster<br />
Web site Craig Livesay<br />
Hon. Consul of Switzerland<br />
Alisa C. Jost<br />
Consul Emeritus of Switzerland<br />
Max Haechler<br />
<strong>Valley</strong> eCH CHo<br />
Newsletter of the<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong> <strong>Swiss</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
Summer/Fall 2009<br />
VISIT OUR WEBSITE: ARIZONASWISSSOCIETY.COM<br />
Message from the President<br />
Dear friends, liebe Freunde, chers amis, cari amici,<br />
I sincerely hope this newsletter finds you well and in good spirits. We have many great<br />
events planned for 2009. Our year started out with the Annual Meeting<br />
in mid-February with more than 50 people attending, enjoying a<br />
nice luncheon in a warm and inviting atmosphere at the Mountain<br />
Shadows golf club restaurant. The raffle was a great success and I<br />
thank everyone for their generous item donations and purchases of<br />
tickets to help our operating budget.<br />
On Sunday, April 19 th , we held our Spring Picnic at the Boyce<br />
Thompson Arboretum together with a fabulous crowd of over 100<br />
attendees. The weather was perfect with a light breeze, and the cactus<br />
and wildflowers simply amazing! Thank you to all who attended,<br />
and to those who put their personal time and effort into making it<br />
another fantastic event!<br />
Our next event will be the 3 rd Annual Pool and Summer Potluck Party at our home in<br />
Mesa on Saturday, June 6 th , 2009. I have the pleasure to announce the special appearance<br />
of my dear sister, Monica Pososanto, a latin singer and songwriter who also sings in<br />
“Schwyzertuetsch” who will perform live at the event. See the announcement inside this<br />
newsletter for more details.<br />
On Sunday, August 2 nd , 2009, we will hold our 1 st of August <strong>Swiss</strong> National Holiday celebration<br />
at the Rumsey Park in Payson, AZ. We are looking forward to the cooler temperatures<br />
in the <strong>Arizona</strong> mountains, while enjoying our afternoon with <strong>Swiss</strong> Gemuetlichkeit.<br />
And last but not least, it is my pleasure to serve another year as your president. My dedicated<br />
board members make my job a breeze, and I am very proud to run such a dynamic<br />
club with the tremendous help of our board, our membership, and many volunteers.<br />
Thank you all for your continued commitment to our organization.<br />
Try to stay cool, and we’ll see you soon at one of our next events!<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Doris Torres<br />
President<br />
(480) 784-7474<br />
Doris4homes@yahoo.com
Spring picnic 2009<br />
The golfers
Donations 2009<br />
Cuenoud Andre<br />
Flueck Jacob & Alice<br />
Flueckiger Max & Wally<br />
Gisler Roland & Christine<br />
Gmehlin Ursula & Fred<br />
Graham Frieda<br />
Haechler Max & Elsbeth<br />
Hahnloser Rudolf<br />
Keller Daniel & Sabrina<br />
Kuster Dolf & Sigrid<br />
Lucas Susi<br />
Mueller Christian & Vicky<br />
Rife Paul<br />
CONSULATE OF SWITZERLAND IN ARIZONA<br />
Senuta Ingeborg & Donald<br />
Strasser Mary<br />
Streun Ernst & Maud<br />
Wettstein Werner<br />
HONORARY SWISS CONSUL FOR ARIZONA<br />
7320 E. Shoeman Lane Suite 201<br />
Scottsdale, AZ 85251—3359<br />
Tel 480-329-4705<br />
Fax 480-945-4350<br />
E-Mail: Consul@ch-az.com<br />
All correspondence should to be sent to:<br />
Consulate General of Switzerland<br />
11766 Wilshire Blvd #1400<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90025<br />
Tel: 310-575-1145 * Fax 310-575-1982 * email: vertretung@los.rep.admin.ch<br />
A big thank you to<br />
all who are supporting<br />
the <strong>Arizona</strong><br />
<strong>Swiss</strong> <strong>Society</strong>.
ARIZONA SWISS FOUNDATION<br />
2009-10 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS<br />
THE SCHOLARHIP PROGRAM OF THE ARIZONA SWISS FOUNDATION IS DESIGNED TO STIMULATE AND ENCOURAGE THE SCHOLASTIC<br />
SUCCESS OF THE MEMBERS AND CHILDREN OF THE ARIZONA SWISS SOCIETY AND THE SUPPORTERS OF THE ARIZONA SWISS<br />
FOUNDATION.<br />
THE ARIZONA SWISS FOUNDATION HOPES TO TAKE A ROLE IN DEVELOPING TOMORROW’S LEADERS BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP<br />
MONEY TO STUDENTS. SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED BY THE ARIZONA SWISS FOUNDATION HAVE HELPED MANY DESERVING YOUNG<br />
PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS. HIGH EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON SCHOLASTIC OR VOCATIONAL MERIT.<br />
ELIGIBILITY<br />
1. APPLICANT MUST EITHER BE OF SWISS NATIONALITY OR OF SWISS DESCENT, WITH AT LEAST ONE GRANDPARENT OR GREAT<br />
GRANDPARENT OF SWISS NATIONALITY.<br />
2. APPLICANT MUST BE A MEMBER OR A LEGAL DEPENDENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ARIZONA SWISS SOCIETY.<br />
3. APPLICANT MUST PLAN TO BE ENROLLED AT A COLLEGE OR IN A VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL SCHOOL FOR THE COMING<br />
ACADEMIC YEAR AS A FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME STUDENTS (MINIMUM 6 CREDIT HOURS PER SEMESTER).<br />
FOR APPLICATION MATERIALS PLEASE CONTACT:<br />
ARIZONA SWISS FOUNDATION<br />
MAX HAECHLER CHAIRMAN<br />
3017 N. SCOTTSDALE ROAD<br />
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85251<br />
480-945-0000<br />
PLEASE SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION AND SUPPORTIVE MATERIALS, INCLUDING TRANSCRIPTS, TO:<br />
MRS. SUZANNE STEADMAN<br />
2410 S. CLARK<br />
TEMPE, AZ 85282<br />
APPLICATION DEADLINE JULY 31, 2009
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS<br />
To be considered for a possible scholarship, please complete a scholarship application form with the following<br />
documents:<br />
1– Essay (maximum one page), covering the following points:<br />
Educational and career goals<br />
Ties to Switzerland and the <strong>Arizona</strong> <strong>Swiss</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
Community involvement and service<br />
Personal interests<br />
What it means to receive this scholarship<br />
2– Official transcripts of all course work completed at the college or university level.<br />
3– Official High School transcripts including grades for the Senior year (Graduated High school<br />
seniors only)<br />
Note: Applicants who applied for an <strong>Arizona</strong> <strong>Swiss</strong> Foundation scholarship in 2008<br />
need only submit transcripts for course work complete during the past academic year (2008-09).<br />
4– Copies of the ACT, SAT or other college level entrance examination (Graduated High<br />
school seniors only)<br />
5– Letters of recommendation from two unrelated individuals, stating the relationship to the<br />
applicant.<br />
NOTE: APPLICATION MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN JULY 31, 2009<br />
Grants of up to $1000.00 may be made to up to three students. Selection of recipients is at<br />
the discretion of a panel of <strong>Arizona</strong> educators independent of the <strong>Arizona</strong> <strong>Swiss</strong> society. Recipients<br />
will be notified before the annual fall picnic. They will be recognized at the event and<br />
are expected to be present for the occasion. Award checks will be payable to the applicant’s<br />
school.
CLUB NEWS<br />
SUNSHINE COMMITTEE<br />
Elsbeth Haechler—Cornelia Herzer—Yvonne Zaugg<br />
480-945-0935 602-788-0496 480-816-1122<br />
Please call any of these ladies should you have any news about a member’s illness etc.<br />
Rudy Strasser<br />
Rudy died on December 4, 2008. He was born in Bern, Switzer-<br />
land on August 6, 1924. He is survived by his wife of 48 years,<br />
Mary.<br />
Rudy had a degree in butchering-sausage making, and he had a<br />
dream of owning a restaurant with a butcher shop. In 1953 he<br />
immigrated to Canada and the CPR Canadian National Railroad<br />
hired him as a meat specialist to work at the Hotel Royal in Toronto.<br />
After the season he worked at the Hotel Waldorf Astoria<br />
in New York, followed with working in Reno, Nevada at<br />
Eugene’s Restaurant. It was there that he met Louis German in 1958. They formed a partnership<br />
and moved to Scottsdale to start a French restaurant and named it “Chez Louis”. It was an in-<br />
stant success.<br />
Rudy was a man of action in the work place and in sports, and he was a fanatical alpine skier. In<br />
1961 he married Mary Hofer, a family friend, also from Bern. They bought a house in Paradise<br />
<strong>Valley</strong> built by Berny Young, and Rudy, with his gardening talents, turned his acre into a botani-<br />
cal garden which he and Mary enjoyed for many years.<br />
A private memorial service was held at the <strong>Valley</strong> Presbyterian Church in Paradise <strong>Valley</strong>.<br />
Anita Bernice Chevallier<br />
Anita Bernice Chevallier was born May 31, 1921 in Allentown, PA., and she went to her<br />
heavenly rest on December 17, 2008. Her husband Frank Chevallier deeply misses her, as<br />
they were married for 51 years. They got married in Montreal and lived with Anthony,<br />
Hugh and Kathryn, children from a previous marriage. They worked in Quebec City and<br />
in Montreal and came to the US in 1976. At our first <strong>Swiss</strong> club meeting we met Mary and<br />
Rudy Strasser. It is lonely here without Anita. The children encouraged me to enroll at<br />
Phoenix Collage where I study anthropology. I am sure Anita approves. May she rest in<br />
peace.
Hi!<br />
Getting to know…..<br />
Christian “Chrigel” Bucher<br />
Together with Susan Oake, I have recently been elected as Ac-<br />
tivity Chair on the <strong>Arizona</strong> <strong>Swiss</strong> <strong>Society</strong> Board of Directors. I<br />
participate in our organization with great pleasure – it always<br />
feels good to chitchat in Schwiizertuetsch with fellow compatri-<br />
ots. Mind you, I also try to practice it with the wife and the<br />
dog!<br />
Every now and then, but at least once a year, I travel to my na-<br />
tive town of Buelach, where I grew up and lived for almost<br />
twenty years. It’s a charming little town, and I didn’t realize<br />
how picturesque it really is until I moved to America.<br />
After a 3-year commercial apprenticeship at Migros, and my proud service and training in all kinds<br />
of arms and explosives for the fatherland, I joined the now fallen <strong>Swiss</strong> icon <strong>Swiss</strong>air for 5 years in<br />
their technical department, shepherding the flow 0f aircraft spare parts. I went on and spent a few<br />
years with a car rental company in their Marketing department, and then as a field sales representa-<br />
tive for Minolta. In the meantime, <strong>Swiss</strong>air disintegrated into a variety of independent companies,<br />
one of them called SRTechnics, and I couldn’t pass up a great job offer they had for me. Went then<br />
back to school for a year of Business Management.<br />
Despite the good life and nice travel discounts, I still had the urge to get a University degree, and to<br />
get the “experience abroad” so nicely sought after by <strong>Swiss</strong> employers. Thus, I arrived in the US in<br />
January 2002 as a student at the University of Massachusetts, and transferred to <strong>Arizona</strong> State Uni-<br />
versity in August 2003 (despite cheap lobsters and steamer clams, I found MA rather gloomy….). I<br />
graduated in December 05 with a BS in Supply Chain Management. It was during those student<br />
(party) times when I met that lovely girl Kelly at Dos Gringos – a popular student hangout. We fell in<br />
love and got married two years later, and now live happily with our dog Buddy in our own house in<br />
Gilbert. I work for the Apollo Group/University of Phoenix as a Corporate Buyer. We like the outdoors,<br />
getting together with good friends, travelling, walking the dog, and going to Baseball games, espe-<br />
cially during Spring Training. Kelly roots for the Cubs, and I for the D-Backs!<br />
With that being said, I hope you enjoy our <strong>Swiss</strong> Club and am always open for your input and sug-<br />
gestions. As for our part, Susan and I will do our best to never run out of Bratwurst on our parties!<br />
Cheers!
Steve and Doris Torres invite you to their<br />
3rd Annual <strong>Swiss</strong> Pool & Potluck Party!!!<br />
Beat the heat and join us for a fun-filled afternoon in and around the pool. Enjoy<br />
the great company of your <strong>Swiss</strong> friends and enjoy treats from Switzerland and<br />
around the world. We have a very kid-friendly pool, with a large shallow shelf,<br />
slide, diving board, grotto and Jacuzzi. Everyone is invited, even if you don’t want<br />
to swim! Just come and have fun!<br />
When: Saturday, June 6 th , 2009 from 3pm -7pm<br />
Where: Torres residence, 6446 E. Trailridge Cir #25, Mesa, AZ 85215<br />
What: bring your swim gear and your favorite dish or dessert<br />
We will provide music, soft drinks,<br />
beer & appetizers.<br />
Special Guest:<br />
My sister, Monica Pososanto, <strong>Swiss</strong> singer & songwriter will entertain<br />
us live.<br />
Get to know her at www.monicapososanto.ch<br />
Please RSVP by Thursday, June 4 th to Doris at (480) 784-7474 or at<br />
doris4homes@yahoo.com
y Sigrid Kuster<br />
Today I would like you to learn more about Switzerland. I have found two great books you will en-<br />
joy. Switzerland is for the younger crowd, whereas Cultures of Switzerland is for the more ad-<br />
vanced readers. Parents, you might enjoy them also.<br />
The capital of Switzerland is Berne. The city has a famous clock tower where mechanical figures<br />
appear and "perform" every hour. The symbol of Berne is a bear. There are no longer any bears in<br />
the famous bear pit (Bärengraben), but soon the Bärenpark will be opened nearby where you will<br />
be able to watch bears.<br />
Switzerland<br />
by Kristin Van Cleaf (2008)<br />
ABDO Publishing Company<br />
ISBN 978-1-59928-786-7<br />
www.abdopublishing.com<br />
Cultures of Switzerland<br />
by Patricia Levy (2005)<br />
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark ISBN 0-7614-<br />
1850-4 www.marshallcavendish.us<br />
I found the books at the Scottsdale Public Library<br />
They are available at www.amazon.com<br />
Color the Berne coat of arms:<br />
Unscramble these words:<br />
EBNRE<br />
ABRE<br />
REZDAISWTNL<br />
TICLAPA<br />
UTRECLU<br />
DRE<br />
WEYOLL<br />
CLABK
New members 2009<br />
Ali Claudia & Safdar & Nur & Shawn<br />
15413 E Lomas Verdes Lane<br />
Scottsdale, AZ 85262<br />
480-471-0977<br />
safdaraz@hotmail.com<br />
Callsen-Vogler Anita<br />
303 S Recker Rd # 268<br />
Mesa, AZ 85206<br />
acall@att.net<br />
480-325-9524<br />
262-893-0103<br />
Favro-Bucher Rita<br />
13901 W Via Montoya<br />
Sun City West, AZ 85375<br />
623-433-9853<br />
ritafavro@yahoo.com<br />
Fischer Nathalie & Pascal & Justin<br />
7453 E Knowles Avenue<br />
Mesa, AZ 85209<br />
480-214-3713<br />
nathaliefischer@bluewin.ch<br />
Gisler Roland & Christine & Nicole<br />
8989 N Gainey Center Drive # 140<br />
Scottsdale, AZ 85258<br />
480-596-1857<br />
roland.gisler@intergga.ch<br />
Gmehlin Ursula & Fred<br />
27408 N Azatlan Drive<br />
Rio Verde, AZ 85263<br />
480-471-7728<br />
fgmehlin@gmail.com<br />
Gmehlin Roger & Kate<br />
13355 N 93 rd Way<br />
Scottsdale, AZ 85260<br />
480-860-8268<br />
rgmehlin@gmail.com<br />
LaMoure Alexander & Annette<br />
13413 N 35 th Ave # 2084<br />
Phoenix, AZ 85029<br />
602-283-4483<br />
pvtlamoure@hotmail.com<br />
Leuner Henry & Rita<br />
23938 Sardinia Dr<br />
Sorrento, FL 32776<br />
twoCHinUSA@live.com<br />
Oake Susan<br />
9639 N 16 th Pl<br />
Phoenix, AZ 85020<br />
602-687-7871<br />
s_oake@yahoo.com<br />
Rumbaugh Max<br />
8731 E San Pablo Drive<br />
Scottsdale, AZ 85258<br />
480-991-3059<br />
max-r@earthlink.net<br />
Honorary Member<br />
Schoch Dettweiler Brigitta,<br />
Consul General<br />
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1400<br />
Los Angeles, CA 900025<br />
310-575-1145<br />
brigitta.schoch@eda.admin.ch<br />
Streun Ernst & Maud<br />
931 Goldenrod Street<br />
Phoenix, AZ 85048<br />
480-248-7007<br />
estreun@gmail.com<br />
Thornton John<br />
7929 E Joshua Tree Lane<br />
Scottsdale, AZ 85250<br />
602-717-0730<br />
john@thorntonfinancial.org<br />
Change of address:<br />
Haechler Andrea<br />
1866 E Fountain St<br />
Mesa, AZ 85203<br />
Ph# 480-720-8148<br />
andrea@azgolfhomes.com<br />
Strasser Mary<br />
8300 E McDowell Road<br />
Apt 1055<br />
Scottsdale, AZ 85257<br />
Ph# 480-948-6378<br />
Zinsli Gabriel & Frances<br />
New e-mail contact:<br />
fzinsli@gmail.com<br />
gzinsli@msn.com
MIXED SWISS NEWS<br />
<strong>Swiss</strong> heartland voters ban nude hiking in Alps<br />
AP – People in Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Switzerland, vote by raising their hands on Sunday, April 26,<br />
2009. …<br />
By HARRY ROSENBAUM, Associated Press Writer Harry Rosenbaum, – APPENZELL, Switzerland –<br />
Voters in the heart of the <strong>Swiss</strong> Alps on Sunday passed legislation banning naked hiking after dozens of<br />
mostly German nudists started rambling through their picturesque region.<br />
By a show of hands citizens of the tiny canton (state) of Appenzell Inner Rhoden voted overwhelmingly at<br />
their traditional open-air annual assembly to impose a 200 <strong>Swiss</strong> franc ($176) fine on violators.<br />
Only a scattering of people on Sunday opposed the ban on the back-to-nature activity that took off last autumn<br />
when naked hikers started showing up in eastern Switzerland. The cantonal government recommended<br />
the ban after citizens objected to encountering walkers wearing nothing but hiking boots and socks.<br />
"The reactions of the population have shown that such appearances over a large area are perceived as thoroughly<br />
disturbing and irritating," the government said in a statement. A similar legal move is expected in<br />
neighboring Appenzell Outer Rhoden with legislation being prepared against "this shameless behavior."<br />
German web sites promoting the activity describe it as "a special experience of nature, free and healthy" and<br />
said nude walking in the Alps has roots in antiquity. The verdant Appenzell region has been regarded as a favorite,<br />
with trails the nudists regarded as off the beaten path.<br />
The German sites also promote walks in France and in regions of Germany, where public nudity has roots<br />
going back to the 18th century through a movement that has come to be called "Free Body Culture." Nudism<br />
in more conservative areas of Switzerland is less common.
87. Auslandschweizer-Kongress-Luzern, 7. bis 9. August 2009<br />
Inwiefern sind die Auslandschweizerinnen und<br />
Auslandschweizer, die zehn Prozent der Schweizer<br />
Bevölkerung repräsentieren, eine Bereicherung für<br />
unser Land? Bringen sie der Schweiz einen<br />
«Mehrwert» bezüglich Image, Renommee und<br />
globalem Networking? Verstehen sich unsere Landsleute<br />
im Ausland als Botschafterinnen und<br />
Botschafter der Schweiz und ihrer Werte?<br />
All diesen Fragen widmet sich der 87. Auslandschweizer-Kongress,<br />
der vom 7. bis 9. August 2009 unter dem Motto «Die Auslandschweizer<br />
? Eine Bereicherung für unser Land?» im neuen Kongresszentrum des<br />
Verkehrshauses Luzern stattfinden wird.<br />
Fast 700'000 Landsleute leben im Ausland und 120'000 von ihnen sind in einem schweizerischen<br />
Stimmregister eingetragen. Während die politische Bedeutung der Auslandschweizer langsam<br />
aber sicher von den politischen Parteien erkannt wird, wird das wirtschaftliche, soziale, kulturelle<br />
und imagemässige Gewicht noch weitgehend ignoriert. Unsere Landsleute im Ausland<br />
sind nicht nur «Botschafterinnen und Botschafter» unserer Werte, sondern haben auch eine ausgeprägte<br />
«Networking»-Funktion.<br />
Der Kongress möchte aufzeigen und illustrieren, inwiefern die helvetische Diaspora einen<br />
«Mehrwert» für die Schweiz repräsentiert und warum dieses Potential vermehrt durch Behörden<br />
und Unternehmen anerkannt und ausgeschöpft werden sollte.<br />
Illustere Rednerinnen und Redner werden während den kurzen Referaten, an die sich jeweils<br />
eine Podiumsdiskussion anschliesst, Realitäten und Mythen rund um den Beitrag der Auslandschweizerinnen<br />
und Auslandschweizer an unser Land beleuchten. So ist zum Beispiel Claude Beglé,<br />
der für CICR, Nestlé und Philip Morris gearbeitet hat und ist jetzt VR-Präsident der Post ist,<br />
bei uns zu Gast. Da er jahrelang Auslandschweizer war, wird er uns an seinen ganz persönlichen<br />
Erfahrungen und Erkenntnissen zu diesem Thema teilhaben lassen. Weitere Referenten am Kongress<br />
werden der Präsident von Schweiz Tourismus, Jürg Schmid und die Bundeskanzlerin,<br />
Corina Casanova sein.<br />
Der 87. Auslandschweizer-Kongress ist in der wunderschönen Stadt Luzern zu Gast und hat für<br />
Geist, Herz und Gaumen einiges zu bieten.<br />
Anlässlich eines Besuchs des Verkehrsmuseums werden sich die Kongressteilnehmenden eine<br />
Reihe von Errungenschaften vor Augen führen können, die teilweise nur entstehen konnten, weil<br />
sich deren Erfinder in die Fremde wagten und dadurch neue Erkenntnisse gewonnen haben.<br />
Am Sonntag wird sich den Teilnehmenden die Gelegenheit bieten, die Stadt Luzern und ihre<br />
Umgebung zu erkunden. Die Teilnehmer werden entweder die Stadt Luzern entdecken oder mit<br />
einem Schiff über den Vierwaldstättersee fahren und den Rigi besuchen. Auch der 87. Auslandschweizer-Kongress<br />
. wird wieder interessant und spannend sein.
It's a mouthful of criteria, to be sure. Cities were ranked on an index where New York<br />
City was 100. Vienna, for example, scored a 108.6, Zürich, Switzerland, came in second at<br />
108, Geneva was next at 107.9 and Vancouver notched a win for North America by finish-<br />
ing fourth at 107.4. At the bottom, by contrast, were Baghdad, at 14.4; Bangui, capital of<br />
the Central African Republic at 29.3, and N'Djamena, Chad, notable for it's difficult pro-<br />
nunciation and constant rebel attacks, at 31.3.<br />
Submitted by Steve Sieger<br />
EVENTS IN SWITZERLAND<br />
Calvin Jubilee Celebration 2009 at the International Museum of the Reformation, Geneva<br />
APRIL 24 - NOVEMBER 1, 2009<br />
This year the 500th birthday of Jean Calvin is celebrated with several special events in his<br />
hometown Geneva. The exposition "A day in the live of Calvin" just opened a few days<br />
ago at the International Museum of the Reformation. In 2007 the International Museum<br />
of the Reformation has been awarded with one of the highest distinctions for a European<br />
museum, the "Council of Europe Museum Prize for 2007", for its remarkable contribution<br />
to the understanding of European heritage and culture. Installed on the ground floor of<br />
the magnificent Maison Mallet, located next to Saint-Pierre Cathedral, the Museum presents<br />
the main elements of this spiritual and cultural tradition. The close ties of Geneva<br />
to the Revolution are illustrated with unique objects, manuscripts, rare books, engravings<br />
and paintings. State-of-the-art design, films, a music room and events, including many for<br />
children, invite visitors to both rediscover the past and imagine the future. Check the<br />
website for current events. https://www.musee-reforme.ch/english-version/<br />
Do not forget to visit: www.Think<strong>Swiss</strong>.org www.swissroots.org<br />
GENERAL INFORMATION @<br />
Official <strong>Swiss</strong> Internet Portal: www.swissworld.org, www.ch.ch<br />
<strong>Swiss</strong> Embassy Washington and Consulates in the USA: www.swissemb.org<br />
PRS, Presence Switzerland: www.presence.ch<br />
News in 9 languages: www.swissinfo.org<br />
Misc. : www.switzerland.com<br />
Tourism: www.myswitzerland.com<br />
Govt.: www.admin.ch<br />
Dance: www.tanznetz.ch<br />
Film: www.swissfilms.ch, www.filmnet.ch<br />
Museums: www.museums.ch<br />
Theater: www.theater.ch<br />
Opera: www.operabase.com<br />
Arts Council of Switzerland: www.pro-helvetia.ch
83 rd BIRTHDAY<br />
CELEBRATION<br />
OF<br />
Andre Cuenoud<br />
What a wonderful<br />
surprise to get a belated<br />
birthday<br />
bouquet.<br />
I am enjoying it<br />
tremendously.<br />
Thank you so much!<br />
(Ruth Brandy)
From<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong> <strong>Swiss</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
Ruth Brandy<br />
9009 Palmer Drive<br />
Sun Lakes, AZ 85248<br />
JOIN US FOR THE<br />
UPCOMING EVENT<br />
August 2, 2009<br />
IN COOL PAYSON<br />
(DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED)