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It is a listed building, but for a long time it was an eyesore in the center of town. The house at marketplace 2 in kasendorf, which is located next to the renovated town hall, was once a residential building but was also used as a blacksmith's store and a general store.

Now the property is flattened to rough parts. For a youth center to be created in the market village. Only rubble can be seen where a barn and annexes used to stand on the 600 square meter site. The buildings have been demolished since august.

Although the crib exhibition initiated by the brothers michael and jochen vogler in nurn already took place for the 15th time this year, it was still a success. The event, which took place for the first time, was met with unprecedented interest this time. This was evident, among other things, from the fact that on sunday there was no longer any parking space at the multipurpose building and in the wider area. Another record was that no less than 72 christmas cribs could be admired in the most diverse coarseness and variations. A third event was the revival of a nativity scene in the church congregation that had previously remained hidden.

This crib was also from the ausmab probably the roughest exhibit. During the year this missing crib was the topic of conversation in the vogler family home. Their research revealed that the nativity scene, which until 1954 had been placed in the old church in the center of the town, had been placed in the attic of the current church.-michaels church was located. It must have been taken there about 25 years ago, after the local chaplain at the time, johannes seifert, had purchased a new crib. Now the forgotten crib was discovered completely dusty. The vogler brothers painstakingly cleaned the museum's furniture as well as the numerous figures still present, so that it could now be presented in a new splendor. Kunftig this about 70 to 80 years old crib should not disappear, but find a new home in the tower chapel of the house of god.

Traffic collapsed in belgrade, rome and other cities, people trapped in tunnels after avalanches. The number of deaths from the cold has risen to more than 250 across europe since the onset of winter a week ago. The cold wave even reached north africa. In germany and elsewhere, saturday night was the coldest night of the winter so far. No end to the frost in sight. New snow is on the way.

The lowest value in germany was recorded by the meteomedia weather service at the 1600 meter high funtensee in the berchtesgaden national park with minus 36.4 degrees. The coldest place in the measuring network of the german weather service (DWD) was the bavarian town of oberstdorf, with minus 27.3 degrees. Temperatures are expected to remain below zero until at least the next weekend, even during the daytime. "The cold air can’t go away," said DWD meteorologist thomas ruppert on saturday. The reason for this is a high-pressure bridge that has formed between the russian cold high "dieter" and the azores high over the atlantic to the west. Mild air therefore has no chance of reaching germany.

U.S. Secretary of state john kerry expects progress in the middle east peace process in the coming months. "We all know it’s not easy, but it’s possible," kerry said monday at a meeting with president shimon peres in jerusalem.

A two-state solution in the middle east is still possible, he said. "I am convinced there is a way forward," said kerry, who had earlier met with palastinian prime minister salam fajad. "I am confident that we will work together and see more of each other in the coming months." To conclude his visit, kerry has a working meeting on tuesday with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu.

No simple mission awaited the approximately 80 firefighters in the night to wednesday, when they at 1.09 o'clock were sent by the control center to falkendorf, municipality of aurachtal. The fire engines, including the turntable ladder, did not leave until around five o'clock, and the volunteer fire department was still on duty in the early morning to carry out follow-up work and to keep a fire watch.

On tuesday, the construction company laid the last tiles on the new building in falkendorf, and the next night the roof structure burned and was largely destroyed. The operation was also difficult because the gallery house has no attic and the roof truss is covered and insulated at the bottom.

For over 40 years gerwin kellermann and his wife hoarded attentively. "We have lived here since 1968. It was our ambition to get involved in the village," emphasizes, the couple explains how they came to study the history of the village in depth. They put the results of their research into a book that will be published on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the oberbach branch of the rhonklub.
The little book with the expressive title "all too human from the upper sinn valley and beyond", the book that the kellermanns have now completed cannot be compared with a chronicle, however. "It’s a completely different approach, emphasizes johanna kellermann. It is about village stories, about authentic and funny stories, but also about jokes. Hilarious anecdotes are juxtaposed with serious events.
"This is not a book about joke stories. It was too cheap", she explains the approach, and her husband adds: "it’s about the human, the shrewd, the mischievous – everything that life in a village has to offer." The stories describe "true events that fit into the rhon".
Stories like the one about the sunder josef – gerwin kellermann changed the names to protect his person – make the book so appealing: the said josef went to confession in the church and saw the snuff box of the priest lying on the cornice of the confessional, whereupon he promptly pocketed it. After he had made his confession, the priest asked if he was finished: "no, I stole another snuff box!", known josef. "Well, they have to give it back, of course!" When josef then offered the pastor his own tobacco tin, the pastor unsuspectingly declined.
There were plenty of opportunities for gerwin kellermann to tell new stories. Whether at chance meetings at festivals or on hikes, or when he was indulging his passion for collecting historical photos and visiting people at home, or simply in everyday life. "Some of the people told me very personal things", he describes. He emphasizes that this was only possible because people respected him as a teacher and took him into their confidence. Especially this applies to serious, ratselhafte and inexplicable episodes.
His wife, johanna kellermann, contributed some 20 drawings to the book, illustrating the stories and bringing them to life. "I have thought about how and what from this story I can set in scene?", she explains her approach. This presented them with real challenges at times. "For example, how do you paint the face of a drowning man??", have they asked themselves. The creative realization was a bit difficult for her, especially at the beginning, because she had not drawn for a long time. In the course of the project, however, it got better momentum. "Towards the end I had several ideas for pictures that I would like to paint", she means. But then the book would not have been finished in time for the anniversary. "By the end, the deadline pressure was already rough", she says.

Black panther” actor michael B. Jordan (31) wants to make diversity mandatory on film sets. His production company, outlier society, will apply an “inclusion rider” to all future film projects – a clause in contracts that can, for example, provide for the hiring of more women or members of minorities in front of and behind the camera. Jordan made the announcement on instagram.

He has worked with strong women and black artists throughout his career and sees this step as "supporting the women and men who started this fight".

A look at igensdorf’s roofs shows: there is still plenty of space available. Space to install photovoltaic systems. "The energy concept also affects the private sector", said mayor wolfgang rast, before ralf deuerling from the company energievision franken gmbh presented the results of the study on the topic of energy saving to the town council.

Since the municipalities of the energy region franconian switzerland – igensdorf, grafenberg, weibenohe and hiltpoltstein – wanted to set a good example in energy saving, they sought advice. All energy saving potentials in the municipal area were closely scrutinized. Igensdorf has already implemented a lot. The roofs of the municipal buildings are equipped with PV. A PV system is also being considered for the elementary school when it is renovated.

The corona crisis means that property buyers can take out very favorable loans. Anyone who wants to buy a house or an apartment can secure terms close to record lows, observe loan brokers.

The outlook is also good. Even negative construction interest rates were allowed to move back into the focus, they believe. In this case, borrowers did not even have to repay a loan in full.