Category: School

When people age, they get wrinkles. When buildings age, they crack – at least frequently. The historic town house on coburg’s market square is no exception, although it is one of the most magnificent buildings in the former residential town – adorned with magnificent gables and a large number of sculptures. An imposing building erected at the turn of the 16. To 17. The project emerged in the twentieth century.

Anyone who looks at the townhouse with more than just the cursory glance of a tourist in a hurry will discover unmistakable signs of aging in many places – signs that force the town to take action. Fine cracks run through the plaster – in some places there are now even coarser sections without plaster, for example on the narrow side facing spitalgasse.

For more than ten years the people of neukenroth have been worried about their oak tree. It was a slow decline of the tree giant. The extreme summers of 2018 and 2019 have now given it the rest. The more than 200-year-old natural monument has finally lost the battle. The once powerful crown looks almost accusatory and ghostly at the same time.

Every local knows the mason’s oak and it is as much a part of the townscape as the church st. Catherine. Nature conservation has been in place since 1937. The appearance has been imposing to date. After all, the oak has a height of 25 meters and a trunk circumference of 4.50 meters. There are estimates of twenty solid cubic meters of lumber.

Associations registered in the appropriate register and recognized as non-profit with seat in the municipality will continue to be required in weitramsdorf with an annual subsidy. This is what the council decided in its meeting on monday. Before the decision was made, however, manager heiko reub presented a new version of the guidelines for the 1. January 2002. This was suggested by the audit committee.

For 18 of the 21 associations listed therein, this subsidy now amounts to 150 euros automatically, i.E. Without prior application. The three sports clubs SV tambach, SV weidach and TSV weitramsdorf receive 180 euros per year. Only non-listed clubs still have to pay until 30. Submit an application in september 2020. The subsidy will be paid out by 15. October. In addition, the above-mentioned local associations can apply for an investment grant: ten percent of the eligible costs are granted, provided that the investment amounts to at least 1000 euros and the amount requested does not exceed 500 euros per association and year. The responsible committee decides on any amount exceeding 5,000 euros. All requests must be made before the start of the inspection, including an estimate of the costs. Payment is made after completion and presentation of the invoice. The voluntary fire departments are excluded from both types of subsidies. The sports clubs receive a lump-sum payment of 0.20 euros per member unit for their operations. The corresponding decision of the district office coburg is to be submitted to the administration. In addition, the above-mentioned local associations are entitled to a jubilee subsidy, which is graded according to the type of jubilee (from 150 euros for 25 years to 250 from 125 years). For the maintenance of the hiking trails, the SV tambach receives an annual grant of 500 euros. The new version was unanimously approved by the committee.

Membership in the baiersdorf school association has long been a highly controversial issue in the municipality of effeltrich: in spring 2015, the municipal council had already instructed the administration to examine steps to withdraw from the school association.
It was feared that the effeltricher pupils attending the middle school in baiersdorf were distributed to erlangen schools if baiersdorf was unable to offer certain chosen subjects.
The high amount of the school association levy to be paid was also a cause for concern: depending on the number of effeltrich schoolchildren attending the baiersdorf school, the community had to pay 4000 to 4500 euro per capita per year. In the meantime, however, it has become clear that the fears regarding the distribution of the children from effeltrich among the schools in erlangen were unfounded.

3500 euro per head

Thanks to the efforts and negotiating skills of the mayors of effeltrich and poxdorf, a reduction in the rent for the school and gymnasium in baiersdorf was also achieved, so that the school association levy for effeltrich is currently around 3500 euros per capita per year.
With regard to the desired withdrawal of the municipality from the school association, consultations with various lawyers as well as with the municipal supervisory authority of the district office forchheim have shown that a withdrawal is not possible at all. An action for norm control before the bavarian administrative court against the ordinance on the formation of the school association would only have been possible within one year of the publication of the legal provision.
This period has long expired. If the municipality of effeltrich persists in withdrawing from the school association, it will have no choice but to file a popular complaint with the bavarian constitutional court. The court then had to determine whether there had been a violation of fundamental rights in this case. As an alternative to this costly procedure with an uncertain outcome, mayor kathrin heimann (DEL) proposed further negotiations with the representatives of the owners’ association in the school association.

Preparing for the second season in the single-division 2 league. Handball-bundesliga runs with the HC erlangen for weeks at full speed and coach frank bergemann expects an extraordinarily exciting season. "Highly ambitious newcomers have entered the league, the relegated teams are all in a good position, and some other teams have strengthened themselves with top-class players." That's why bergemann hopes that his troupe will "get rolling" as soon as possible comes, collects points early and so continues to assert itself in the league.
"In the last season, we were sometimes underestimated and made capital out of it, but we also had problems when we ourselves were in the favorite role", the coach remembers. This year the signs are different, the team has to find itself anew. Also because with georg munch, who is now turning his back on competitive sports for the time being due to his studies in dentistry, a real leading player is missing.

Giving a sign to the next generation

"Hello, folks, it's me, your adacus!" With these encouraging words the school beginners of the elementary school am monchsturm were buried this time in the sports hall. The funny raven adacus came to the school accompanied by two employees of the ADAC nurnberg, where the hall was transformed into a small training area for traffic safety for one morning.

To get in the mood, the colorful raven sang the song about the correct behavior at crosswalks and traffic lights, and after a short time the children joined in. For "stand, see, walk you've played many times, but never in such an entertaining way.

The new kindergarten in huttenheim is to move into a new building there after the demolition of the current school building. At monday’s council meeting, architect thomas buchholz explained how the future daycare center with its own functional building will look in the future as a kind of village community center. As mayor ingrid reifenscheid-eckert explained, there should be a clear separation between the three components of the kindergarten, the municipal archives and the public area.

Thomas buchholz suggested an L-shape for the new building in order to have a protected area. A foyer with the main entrance will connect the two building parts. A meeting room for the kindergarten staff was needed, but not required. With a floor area of 437 square meters and a usable area of 350 square meters, the architect roughly estimated the costs at 1.5 million euro with a possible cost of one million euro. In the other part of the building, the archives and rooms for the use of citizens, institutions and associations are planned. With a usable area of 406 square meters, buchholz predicted construction costs of 1.2 million euro, whether and how much subsidy remained absolutely open.

"How to behave properly on the way to school?" When tobias kern from the ebern police station, dressed in his police uniform, addressed the preschool children from the kindergarten "pfiffikus in pfarrweisach and answered their questions about safety, the children were thrilled.
The morning was all about the rules of the road, what children need to watch out for and how to behave properly. For a change, the traffic education was not only theoretical, but also connected with practical exercises, which increased the enthusiasm of the children. Together, they discussed the options for getting to school. It was important to speak up and not to interrupt, as is required at school.
One of the options was to take a bus to school. There are important behaviors that must be observed to avoid endangering oneself and others: for example, line up school bags, do not push when getting on/off the bus, do not walk or stand up on the bus before it stops, and more.
"My mom drives me to school. What to look for? How to behave properly?" With questioning looks and thoughtful faces, the children eagerly pondered and found answers to these questions as well: buckle up, get in on the right side. Signs, crossing guards, road helpers and crosswalks were also discussed.

Crossing the street alone

One of the most used ways to get to school is walking. The children were able to practice crossing the street correctly in the gym. With the help of a dot on the left hand, the children were better able to orient themselves. Following traffic educator kern’s advice and the rule "stop, look left, look right and look left again before you cross the street" has been widely praised. Then they went on a real trip. Each child was allowed to cross the road individually with the light help of the policeman. It was important to pay close attention and follow the rules that had been learned just before. Afterwards, each of the preschoolers received a diploma in kindergarten stating that they had now been "police tested" and are fit for the way to school.