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GACO provides sports information Thursday

Each month, the German-American Community Office sponsors a special theme day to provide Americans and Germans needful information. The special theme day for April takes place from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday and the motto is “Sports in and around Kaiserslautern.” People interested in sports can learn about sports events […]

April 16, 2004 ×

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Garden fair lures visitors with new attractions

Garden fair lures visitors with new attractions

Petra Lessoing
Kaiserslautern American

The Garden Fair Kaiserslautern opened its doors last week. The fair, which started as the State Garden Fair in 2000, takes place as a community garden show for the fourth time.

April 16, 2004 ×

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Dog owner with German spouse must pay dog tax

Dog owners who are U.S. citizens, military or civilian, and are married to German nationals are liable for

April 2, 2004 ×

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Trash pickup dates change due to holidays

Trash pickup dates change due to holidays

In some villages of the KMC, the trash pickup changes due to Good Friday and the Easter holidays.

April 2, 2004 ×

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Easter celebrations feature many traditions

Easter celebrations feature many traditions

Petra Lessoing
Kaiserslautern American

The meaning of Easter is universal, but each country observes different traditions.

April 2, 2004 ×

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Fools come out Thursday

Fools come out Thursday

Petra Lessoing
Kaiserslautern American

April 1 is known as April Fools

March 26, 2004 ×

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Easter market in St. Wendel features Easter Bunny village

Easter market in St. Wendel features Easter Bunny village

Petra Lessoing
Kaiserslautern American

The city of St. Wendel in the Saarland holds an Easter market today to Sunday.

March 26, 2004 ×

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German ‘summer time’ starts Sunday

German ‘summer time’ starts Sunday

Petra Lessoing
Kaiserslautern American

Clocks must be reset from 2 to 3 a.m.

March 26, 2004 ×

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My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

***image1***The culture center, Haus des Bürgers, in Ramstein-Miesenbach presents the musical “My Fair Lady” in German by Jay Lerner at 8 p.m. March 31. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” is about speech professor Henry Higgins trying to educate the flower girl Eliza Doolittle. Tickets cost 17, 20 […]

March 19, 2004 ×

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Running uphill

Running uphill

***image1***The Seventh Nanstein Mountain Run takes place Saturday in Landstuhl. Within this run, the Landstuhl running association, LLG, sponsors a cross-bike-run and a walking event. The cross-bike-run starts at 1 p.m. at the Allwetterbad (public swimming-pool). After running 5.4 kilometers, participants continue their way up to Nanstein Castle on their […]

March 19, 2004 ×