O.C. German Community Celebrates Fall of the Wall
Wolfgang and Trudy Wirthgen woke up at 6 a.m. Friday and flipped on the television to face an unbelievable image: an East German man taking a pickax to the Berlin Wall without being arrested."We both started to cry," said Wolfgang Wirthgen, who left East Germany 30 years ago with his wife and now lives in Corona. "Not in my wildest dreams could I ever imagine this."For Orange County's tight-knit German community, Friday was a...
Adding some German flavor
Musicians from Lenggries, Germany, parade into the German Community Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, during the U.S. Army post's 25th annual Oktoberfest. Fort Bliss is home to the German Air Defense School. "It's the one time in the year when you almost forget your surroundings," German Air Force Capt. Markus Thull said of Saturday's event. PHOTO(S): (Associated Press: Victor Calzada) Musicians from Lenggries, Germany, parade into the...
Hermann warms up February with annual Chocolate Extravaganza
The historic German community of Hermann will be warming up winter through a glorious celebration of chocolate, "the food of love," with its third annual Chocolate Extravaganza on Feb. 11. Highlighting the event will be a Chocolate Bake-Off with samples, an opportunity to admire beautiful chocolate creations from professional and amateur chefs, demonstrations by St. Louis chefs, live entertainment, vendor booths and a fun fashion show featuring chocolate.The...