Lifestyle

Residents in the villages of the Kaiserslautern County and in the City
of Kaiserslautern each have specific dates for the pickup of waste.
Usually they receive little booklets listing pickup dates and tips for
trash disposal.

Volksmarching Notes » Interested in volksmarching but not sure how things work? Send an e-mail to volksmarch@gmail.com with the subject “Getting started.” » Both volksmarching calendars are now available for purchase. The calendar for volksmarching in Germany, Terminliste 2012, may be obtained for €2.50 and provides dates, locations, points of contact and […]

Volksmarching Notes » Interested in volksmarching but not sure how things work? Send an e-mail to volksmarch@gmail.com with the subject “Getting started.” » The calendar for volksmarching in Germany, Terminliste 2012, is now available for €2.50 in the start hall at most events. This useful booklet lists dates, locations, points of contact […]

To send in your baby’s birth announcement, send an e-mail to editor@kaiserslauternamerican.com with “birth announcement” written in the subject line. Make sure to include a high resolution photo (300 dpi) and the following information: full name, time and date of birth, weight and height, place of birth, full names of […]

From after Christmas until late January, children disguised as the three
holy kings can be seen walking from house to house in the KMC. They
have paper crowns on their head and carry a big golden star on a pole.
They sing, pray and ask for charity collections for their parish.

A special item shoppers might look for now at Christmas markets is the
nutcracker. The origin of this wooden figurine goes back to the 17th
century in the Erzgebirge, a mountain area near the Czech border. But
nutcrackers aren

To have your baby’s birth announcement published in the next Kaiserslautern American, send your baby’s name; time, date and place of birth; height and weight; parents’ names and ranks; the names of any siblings; and where you’re stationed in an e-mail to editor@kaiserslauternamerican.com with “birth announcement” written in the subject […]