Boutique Arve Asset Management has launched the Quantmade AI Quant fund The new UCITS-compliant fund has been launched in partnership with Universal Investment and Donner & Reuschel.  The fund has been available since the beginning of May and targets market inefficiencies in US large cap stocks Silvesterchlausen is a distinct Appenzell tradition Basel is known for its incredible Christmas markets The dramatic Eiger mountain looms above Grindelwald Lucerne becomes even more picturesque during winter Hundreds of lights guide the way through St The Matterhorn brings skiers of all skill levels to Zermatt Find bliss in these charming Swiss locales that blend the traditional with the modern December in Switzerland means twinkling Christmas markets swooshing down the ski slopes and melty raclette for dinner a thermal bath in the snow and eating roasted chestnuts and sipping mulled wine as you walk the streets of a quaint downtown Switzerland offers alpine charm at its finest Silvesterchlausen mummers don elaborate ornamental headgear with bells around their neck and wander from house to house ringing in the new year by singing and yodeling In between the Silvesterchlausen festivities a massive mountain where on a clear day you can see six different countries from the summit head to the Basel Cathedral and climb to the top of St From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox while the spectacular mountain views soothe the soul a "neo-Gothic castle with towering turrets and terraces" that offers more than a dozen food and beverage options and VIP shopping experiences at local luxury boutiques and has a huge perk for guests: access to ski the Matterhorn on Thursday mornings before any one else A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com Catherine Garcia, The Week USSocial Links NavigationCatherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014 Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism With two teams in The State Journal-Register's coverage area playing into the final week of the boys basketball season it was clear which teams separated themselves from the rest of the area teams Chatham Glenwood finished fourth in the Class 3A state tournament Williamsville lost to Peoria Manual in the Class 2A Springfield Supersectional a year after its fourth-place finish at state Both Glenwood and Williamsville had plenty of talent on each roster but being defensive stalwarts along with a deft scoring touch the Titans’ Cam Appenzeller and the Bullets’ Carson Doran are The State Journal-Register's Boys Basketball Players of the Year for 2025 Doran is the SJ-R's small school player while Appenzeller is the newspaper’s large school winner “Whenever (Williamsville coach Nick Beard) called me and told me .. and I was really appreciative that I got an opportunity to even be in the conversation,” Doran said More: Introducing the SJ-R's 24 all-area boys basketball stars for 2024-25 Appenzeller, a three-sport star (he’s committed to pitch for the University of Tennessee baseball team and he’s a solid golfer) led the Titans (24-11) in scoring (13.1 points per game) He ran the Glenwood offense and has several highlight-reel dunks on his resume “I think my top skills in basketball are definitely my playmaking ability and my ability to get to the rim and finish,” Appenzeller said That wasn’t necessarily the plan to start the season Glenwood coach Todd Blakeman initially planned to have Appenzeller and Mason Marshall both handle point guard duties but when Marshall was injured for the season after three games he had to understand setting the table as a point guard he had to bring the ball up and get us into sets,” Blakeman said “It was different for him because he was solely the guy (to start the offense) you saw what the product was and he really matured as our sole point guard and as a basketball player that helped run the team.”  Appenzeller was surprised to learn the team’s ability to respond “I think the biggest takeaway I had from basketball this season is how tough a team can get after something goes wrong,” Appenzeller said While baseball is clearly his future — the 6-foot-6 lefty is projected to be picked in the first round of this year’s MLB draft — basketball was once his primary passion and he has enough skills to have garnered interest from colleges “He has the athletic ability and the skills to play at the next level,” Blakeman said “I wanted to be an NBA player,” Appenzeller said “Duke’s always been my favorite college and I’ve been a big fan of coach K (former coach Mike Krzyzewski) and the whole program That was my goal to play basketball at Duke “It’s an honor because I’ve always worked really hard in basketball and I’ve worked really hard to get where I am in all my sports,” he said “Once I did get the confidence and started to believe in myself just finishing off my basketball career with an honor like that is just amazing to me because of how much I’ve put into it.”  Doran and his family moved from Chatham to Williamsville That meant the senior was changing schools and basketball teams I think everyone was a little nervous: he’s a senior coming into a new school and we weren’t sure what to expect: how is he going to fit in what role is he going to play,” Beard said you could tell he had a high basketball IQ and 0.8 blocks per game for the 31-4 Bullets but he provided Williamsville with an unselfish player who prided himself on defense “I always kind of started on the defensive end,” Doran said so being able to guard and make the other life tough and make (opponents) struggle scoring really helps out.”   More: Feld sisters power Glenwood, plus other week's top performers around Springfield His ability to do whatever the team needed was a huge plus “He started the season off shooting it really well he’s unselfish as well and a really good playmaker,” Beard said “He just surprised me more and more as the season went on with how good of a defender he was but then one of his best games he had nine points He could affect the game in multiple ways but never did force Doran felt like he was able to grow in other areas this season “I feel like I’ve come a long way with (passing) with it just always been able to find the open person and make the right play,” Doran said former Glenwood girls basketball coach Marne Fauser "Just teaching that it might be your last game you don’t know what could happen and just lay it on the line,” Doran said of her lessons you can look back at the game and know you gave it your all.”  2024By: Peter HamotAssistant Scouting Director Our second most-viewed profile of the year is southpaw Tennessee commit Cameron Appenzeller (Glenwood Widely regarded as the top left-handed pitcher in the country and currently ranked No Appenzeller is the top-ranked national prospect Illinois has had since the inception of the national rankings The fluid-moving left-hander has jolted up mock draft boards over the past year, most recently coming in at No. 5 in our Draft HQ Top-150 It's easy to fall in love with the movement partners and ease of operation that Appenzeller possesses His highly projectable 6-foot-5 frame in addition to low-90s fastball and wipeout slider scream starter upside down the road and scouts have already started to fall in love with the Glenwood product On top of his pure stuff and extremely high ceiling earning himself Prep Baseball First Team All-State honors this past spring after he pitched his way to a perfect 6-0 record with 43 innings 1 ranked player in Illinois' 2025 class has slowly proven himself to be one of the best left-handed pitchers in the nation Appenzeller went a perfect 6-0 for Glenwood pitching a total of 43 innings with 85 strikeouts and a 0.64 ERA The South Carolina commit only allowed 18 hits on the year acting as the ace of a Glenwood baseball squad who were 3A Regional Champs Appenzeller has a bright future ahead of him as he continues to build a resume that leaves him as one of the more intriguing arms in the 2025 MLB Draft ultra-easy operation with an 88-91 mph fastball and mid-to-upper 70’s breaking ball that is more devastating every time we see him all extremely late and sharp horizontal action He also possesses a low-80s fading changeup that he does not need to go to very often ultra-easy operation with an 88-91 mph fastball and mid-to-upper 70’s breaking ball that is more devastating everytime we see him It has advanced feel all extremely late and sharp horizontal action           This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger 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win over Riverton, plus more Appenzeller, a three-sport star and a potential Major League Baseball first-round pick as a pitcher was moved to the backcourt earlier this season when senior Mason Marshall was lost — probably for the season — with a left leg injury While Marshall watched from the bench still encumbered by a brace Appenzeller was the ball general in host Glenwood’s 51-36 victory Saturday afternoon over Rochester Appenzeller has usually played on the wing in coach Todd Blakeman’s offensive system but Marshall always brought the ball up and made the first pass Appenzeller hangs back when his team gets the ball and brings it up He is proving quite capable of making such a big adjustment but someone’s got to take care of the ball and make plays and I’m willing to do that for the team,” said Appenzeller seven assists and nine rebounds for the Titans (15-6 “I know we’ve got other guys who can run the offense but I know the plays and feel like I can run the point guard well and get everybody else shots.”  Area's breakout players: Here are the top breakout performers in boys basketball around Springfield he can get by opponents quickly on the first dribble His size makes him a handful for opposing guards not just in the backcourt but also when shots go up who has signed to attend the University of Tennessee on a baseball scholarship will frequently crash the boards on misses while fellow guard Gavin Simmons rotates up high defensively if the ball goes the other way When Marshall went down early in the season Blakeman knew Appenzeller’s versatility made a logical choice as a replacement and Cam’s really fit that role,” Blakeman said “I’m very happy with what he’s done and kind of taken the team under his wing He did a good job today getting in the middle of the zone and getting other guys shots.”  POLL: Vote for the SJ-R's top breakout player in boys basketball in the Springfield area with 6-7 senior center Mason Neumann scoring a game-high 14 points with Simmons adding 13 and 6-4 senior forward Jonathan Helm 11 The difference in the win over Rochester was Glenwood’s considerable size advantage Appenzeller and Helm making it prohibitive for Rockets players to get shots off in the paint and the game was never closer than five points from there Senior Jack Melton was the only Rockets player to reach double figures who said he is “talking to a couple of (colleges) right now” said the difference between this season’s team and the up-and-down one of last season: defense “One of our goals this year was to keep teams under 40 points so we need to use that to our advantage.”  By having Appenzeller play up top defensively teams are finding it harder to get by him and into the paint Neumann and Helm are often there to either reject shots or make opponents have to contort themselves just to get them off Missed Rochester shots Saturday were akin to big slabs of red meat to hungry lions for the tall Titans trio and last year was really the first introduction to our style of defense and our style of play,” Blakeman said “When guys went down at the beginning of the year (including Neumann for a while) I think guys just got an idea that if you want to win Adrian Dater is a freelance writer for The State Journal-Register He can be reached through the sports department at sports@sj-r.com the cantonal assembly of Appenzell elected a woman to the office of mayor of Innerrhoden for the first time The 41-year-old Angela Koller (center) succeeds Landammann and Education Director Roland Inauen (non-party) Angela Koller prevailed against three competitors While two of them received significantly fewer votes it was closer between Koller and the candidate of the important cantonal trade association Koller also prevailed against Pius Federer She is a lawyer and has been a politician on the cantonal council for several years she is a member of the influential Appenzell Employees' Association (AVA) She will initially take over the office of the incumbent Landammann Roland Dähler (Department of Economic Affairs who is currently a member of the Ethics Committee The two Innerrhoden Landammänner alternate every two years as governing Landammann and standing Landammann was newly elected to the seven-member Ethics Committee on Sunday He also prevailed against a candidate from the cantonal trade association Dörig will take over the office of principal as the head of the building and environment department in Appenzell Innerrhoden is known announced his resignation in February at the Landsgemeinde Governor Monika Rüegg Bless (AVA and center) who heads the Health and Social Department Finance Department) were confirmed in office Police and Military Department) and Stefan Müller (center Agriculture and Forestry Department) were also easily re-elected SP Federal Councillor Beat Jans watched the Landsgemeinde from the VIP gallery democracy is direct and concrete - discussions can be tough but never irreconcilable," wrote the head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police on Platform X about the Landsgemeinde several members of the Aargau government and the President of the Council of States Andrea Caroni (FDP Appenzell Ausserrhoden) also attended the Landsgemeinde Guests of honor from the military are also always present The two items of business at this year's Landsgemeinde were undisputed and passed without any problems One of these was the partial revision of the Building Act The aim of the revision is to simplify building procedures and approval processes set foot on dry ground at Chemulpo (present day Inchon) on Easter Day From that time until his tragic death in a steamship collision off the coast of Korea in June Appenzeller participated in founding Methodist congregations and founded the first western educational institution in Korea Appenzeller’s school introduced western education to Korea and graduated many leaders of the Republic of Korea Scranton in the founding of Ewha Women’s University an excellent woman’s university in Seoul which conducted its centennial celebration in June Appenzeller was born in 1858 to fourth generation Pennsylvania Dutch parents while preparing for college at West Chester Normal School in West Chester Appenzeller experienced a spiritual conversion during a revival meeting In 1878 Appenzeller enrolled in Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster sent there and financially supported by his father to prepare for the German Reformed ministry prompted by a deepening sense of evangelical piety and attracted by the Methodists in Lancaster Appenzeller decided to switch his membership from the German Reformed Church to the Methodist Episcopal Church He became an assistant pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1880 the East Mission of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Lancaster Upon graduation from Franklin & Marshall in 1882 Appenzeller enrolled in Drew Theological Seminary Appenzeller demonstrated his first serious interest in foreign missions at Drew He submitted a request to the Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church for an appointment to Japan Korea opened as a mission field in late 1884 and the Board considered Appenzeller for the assignment A key member of the Methodist Mission Board selecting the missionaries for Korea feared Appenzeller possessed neither the diplomatic skills nor the maturity necessary to build Methodist congregations in Korea noting both Appenzeller’s experience as an educator (he taught in the Pennsylvania public school system from 1878-1880 while attending Franklin & Marshall College) and his training for the Methodist ministry at Drew Theological Seminary 1884 finally decided to send him and his bride They would join previously selected missionary doctor Appenzeller’s view of Korea changed from bitter to sweet in just two short years received official recognition from the king and Bishop H Warren formally opened his new school building in September The Protestant missionaries baptized Koreans Appenzeller concluded a safe and encouraging survey trip to Pyongyang during April and May during the first episcopal visit to Korea by a Protestant bishop in September invigorated Appenzeller and the entire Methodist Episcopal Mission by stoutly supporting their educational Appenzeller: Pioneer Missionary and Reformer in Korea,” Methodist History 30 no Legacy of Henry G. 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When Cam Appenzeller picked up his fourth foul with 5 minutes Chatham Glenwood coach Todd Blakeman subbed out his leading scorer and main ball handler When the Titans struggled offensively to break through Lanphier’s defense without Appenzeller Blakeman gambled and sent Appenzeller back in the game but the senior quickly picked up his fifth foul with 3:45 left While it seemed as if that would be the opening Lanphier needed the rest of the Titans stepped up to beat Lanphier 43-39 for the Class 3A Lanphier Regional title on the Lions’ home floor “We just had to have grit,” Glenwood senior Gavin Simmons said “Basketball is a game of runs and whenever Lanphier went on a run play our game and just weather the storm.”  More: Pleasant Plains boys basketball stays hot for third straight regional title 2 Mount Zion in the sectional championship game on Friday “Their defense was phenomenal,” Lanphier coach Blake Turner said I didn’t think we were aggressive enough attacking the paint almost two to one (29 rebounds for Glenwood compared to 15 for Lanphier) my hat’s off to them and I’m going to wish them luck next week.”  who finished with 12 points to lead Glenwood had five of his points on free throws after Appenzeller fouled out who knocked down four 3-pointers in a 44-36 win over Springfield High on Wednesday in the regional semis went three quarters without a made outside shot Jack Kurmann got one to drop for the Titans when he opened up the fourth quarter with a 3 to give the Titans their biggest lead “We stayed confident in ourselves and we fought until the end,” said Appenzeller the game stopped and it felt like it took 20 minutes to play the last minute Soriano Hayes scored a fastbreak layup and was fouled with 5:11 left but missed the free throw Down two when Appenzeller picked up his fifth personal then missed a second free throw with 1:45 left and Glenwood leading 32-30 who handled the point guard duties without Appenzeller combined to hit four free throws and put Glenwood up 36-30 with 45.4 seconds left Simmons had all four of his points over the final 1:41 of the game we don’t have a true point guard,” Glenwood coach Todd Blakeman said “It’s point guard by committee (without Appenzeller) We were able to step up and win this game.”  More: 'Trademark Lincoln third quarter punch' upends Taylorville in 3A regional title game but didn’t have another until he hit a 3 with 30 seconds left and finished with 12 points from 1:53 to go in the first until that late 3 in the fourth Much of that responsibility was up to Glenwood’s fellow 6-4 senior I thought (Hatchett would) spin a lot more but and he didn’t — he just took it to the hole on me,” Helm said I was able to stop him for some of the drives Blakeman said the goal was to make Hatchett feel uncomfortable but it was Blakeman and the Titans who were feeling the pain when Hatchett scored three buckets in the opening quarter We bowed out last year: a little bit of adversity here and there and we didn’t have the fight in us we have now These guys are a team and they’re going to pick each other up.”  Turner said his team just couldn’t beat Glenwood’s pack-line defense “We didn’t do a good job getting the ball to (Hatchett) and finding him but also I think (Glenwood) made adjustments and they really turned up the pressure and worked hard to take him away Chatham’s known for their pack-line defense and when it’s effective they’re hard to beat and tonight it was effective.”  Hatchett led Lanphier (22-12) with 12 points while JaiQuan Holman had 10 and Amari Anderson scored six off the bench Contact Ryan Mahan: 788-1546, ryan.mahan@sj-r.com Baseball is certainly a staple at Chatham Glenwood and being one of its top luminaries is not lost on Cam Appenzeller The junior left-handed pitcher committed to South Carolina in October and didn’t disappoint this spring He was not just among the top pitchers in the Central State Eight Conference but also the state with a 0.65 ERA and 5-0 mark in 43 1/3 innings He totaled 85 strikeouts while allowing just 15 walks It wouldn’t be a stretch to describe Appenzeller as a top prospect nationwide next season 'He's got the tools': Glenwood's three-sport star Appenzeller bucks trend when it comes to sports' specialization Baseball legacy: How this Erickson adds to the family baseball lore at Chatham Glenwood All-Star game: Maroa-Forsyth baseball's Kaiden Maurer triples to give Area All-Stars win over CS8 he was unhittable,” Glenwood coach Casey Erickson said “I had multiple coaches and umpires come up to me in the middle of a game or after a game and tell me that’s the best pitcher they’ve seen all year Appenzeller particularly trained with Brett Huber at the Maximum Pitching Lab in Edwardsville over the offseason “He was an ex-pro baseball player and he’s just really helped me and knows what he’s talking about He got me into the gym doing all of my stuff and making sure I stay on top of getting better," Appenzeller said “I think that’s what really made me a lot better this year and I found my control with all of my pitches but this year I kind of found it and started throwing strikes.”  That physical strength could also be attributed to other sports He excelled on all fronts to become The State Journal-Register's Male Athlete of the Year “He’s very talented like you saw in basketball He plays great golf in the fall and obviously in the spring he’s a five-tool guy plus power and he plays really well defensively so obviously the kid’s just a very talented athlete.”  Appenzeller recalled once winning the Drysdale junior golf tournament as a kid before focusing on baseball He started using the clubs again after his family moved next to a golf course Appenzeller said he knew this year’s golf team was going to be special “It made me play better knowing that I had people on my team trying to catch up to me and we were all competing for the (No.) 1 spot and everybody was close,” Appenzeller said Golf and baseball require Appenzeller to keep his emotions in check — but not basketball “Basketball’s always been fun,” Appenzeller said “I think playing it keeps me athletic and it just helps me in baseball even more running and staying in shape if I can just help the team handling the ball 'Proud of our guys': Chatham Glenwood baseball summons last charge in sectional semis 'I'm excited about it': IHSA to use shot clock for all varsity basketball games in 2026-27 The 6-foot-5 Appenzeller wants to reach at least 195 pounds by next baseball season The strength he's already added led him to reach as high as 93 miles per hour on his fastball this spring He hopes to hit those high marks consistently next season while helping the team’s newcomers get up to speed to forge another playoff run He may perhaps become a mentor like his dad who was a pitcher himself at Lewis and Clark Community College and Francis Marion University which also happens to be in South Carolina “I’m pretty sure he’s the reason I’m a lefty,” Appenzeller said “He would hand me the ball in my left hand and that’s what I started throwing with I think he knew that lefties are a little bit more sought after.”  I am high in the Swiss Alps in a tiny mountain hut called Ebenalp a spry grandpa in a sweater as worn as his face pulls a wide-eyed child onto his lap to teach him to drum with old wooden spoons as the old-timer next to him pumps on his squeezebox but eventually climb upstairs to my lofty bunk I poke my head out of the tiny window and look wearily down on the raging party the gang packs up their rucksacks and hikes out disappearing over the ledge and into the moonlit forest marveling at how the Swiss make mountains fun a region with none of the famous mountains but the best cow culture Appenzell is Switzerland's most traditional region — and long the butt of jokes because of it They say you should set your watch back 10 years when you cross the cantonal border Entire villages meet in town squares to vote the women of Appenzell couldn't vote on local issues But lately the region has become more progressive Locals brag that in 2000 its schools were the first in Switzerland to make English — rather than French — mandatory A gentle beauty blankets this region of green watched over by the 8,200-foot Mount Santis you'll enjoy an ever-changing parade of finely carved chalets "Milk me." While farmers' bikini-clad daughters make hay old ladies with scythes walk the steep roads looking as if they just pushed the Grim Reaper down the hill When locals are asked about Appenzell cheese If you're here in late August or early September there's a good chance you'll get in on (or at least have your road blocked by) the ceremonial procession of flower-bedecked cows and whistling herders in formal The festive march down from the high pastures is a spontaneous move by the herding families and when they finally do burst into town (a slow-motion Swiss Pamplona) locals young and old become children again In Appenzell's towns kids play "barn" instead of "house," while Mom and Dad watch yodeling on TV The dairy heritage is a point of local pride Folk museums feature old-fashioned cheese-making demonstrations Appenzell's highlight is a quaint and rustic old hut built into a cliff at about 5,000 feet By chance it's more accessible than it should be — just a short hike down from the top of the Wasserauen cable car (five miles south of Appenzell town) you savor the 360-degree Alpine view and then head downhill The trail leads through a prehistoric cave (slippery and dimly lit — hold the railing and you'll soon return to daylight) and the 400-year-old Wildkirchli cave church (hermit monks lived and worshipped here from 1658 to 1853) a 170-year-old guesthouse built precariously into the cliff Berggasthaus Aescher evolved into a guesthouse for pilgrims coming to the monks for spiritual guidance the hermit monks are long gone and it welcomes tourists communing with nature hearty plates of Rosti — Switzerland's addictive cheesy hash browns you can almost hear the cows munching on the far side of the valley Berggasthaus Aescher has only rainwater and no shower Weekends often come with live music and rowdy parties going into the wee hours The hut is literally built into the cliff; its back wall is the rock itself you can study alpine geology and architecture sheltered from drips by the gnarly overhang 100 feet above there's a fun drawer filled with an alpine percussion section and the piano in the comfortable dining/living room was brought in by helicopter Claudia and Beny Knechtle-Wyss and their five children — Bernhardt and two dogs run the mountain guesthouse (www.aescher-ai.ch) but I can't think of a better place to commune with nature while immersed in traditional Swiss alpine culture than in a mountain hut high in Appenzell Swiss women were finally awarded the right to vote and to be elected at federal level the path to democracy was quite a different one While the canton of Vaud considered women and men to have equal political rights at the cantonal level as early as 1959 Appenzell Innerrhoden denied women this basic democratic right until 1990 The fact that the women of Appenzell have had an equal say in political matters since 1991 is due to one woman: Theresia Rohner She fought her way through the courts and prevailed against hatred and opposition owned a pottery store and was living in Appenzell with her husband and two small daughters when she decided to stand up for her right in 1989 Why shouldn’t she be allowed to participate politically in the canton where she lived and worked all attempts to give women the right to vote at the cantonal level had failed in Appenzell because the decision was up to men only The people of Appenzell had already voted “NO” twice – in 1973 and 1982 – on women’s suffrage at the cantonal and communal level mothers and daughters from having their own political voice Theresia Rohner turned to the cantonal government: she wanted the right to participate in the upcoming “Landsgemeinde”* just like men would The request was rejected invoking the cantonal constitution which mentioned only “Swiss” (“Schweizer und Landleute“) with voting rights — and the term “Swiss” would not mean women as the men once again rejected women’s suffrage with a large majority and to gleeful cheers A total of 100 men and women turned to the Federal Court and demanded equal rights Rohner was harassed and received threats through anonymous phone calls the Federal Court in Lausanne unanimously and unequivocally announced: “Whoever denies women the right to vote violates the Federal Constitution.” From now on the women of Appenzell were entitled to vote and to run for office But the conflict in her home canton was not over yet The ones that had been defeated reacted with outright misogyny Stones flew through the window of the pottery store Theresia Rohner and her relatives received police protection The police were also there to protect them when women in Appenzell were allowed for the first time to participate in the “Landsgemeinde” as citizens entitled to vote men and women in Appenzell say that they would never have stood up for women’s suffrage at the time They were convinced that it was “only a matter of time” until Appenzell would come to its senses like other cantons did How fortunate for the women of Appenzell that one woman was ahead of her time: Theresia Rohner *The Landsgemeinde is an institution of direct democracy taking place in two Swiss cantons (Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus) It is an annual assembly held in the main square of the main town bringing together the citizens of the municipality or canton Its purpose is to solve collective problems or to carry out elections is an expert on women's movements in Switzerland and Germany She is co-editor and author of the bestseller “50 Jahre Frauenstimmrecht Macht und Gleichberechtigung” published by Limmat Verlag in 2020 She also co-hosts the feminist podcast “Die Podcastin” RLS-NYC only uses essential cookies and does not collect or share your data Rosa Luxemburg was a radical leftist—a crime punishable by death in her occupied Polish homeland and cause for constant persecution in her adopted home of Germany She left and continues to leave no room for indifference She lived out her convictions loudly and without compromise With human warmth and an intoxicating temperament she was able to win over many people who accepted her without prejudice ‘Letting your children smoke at the Viehschau is a long-standing custom in Appenzell Appenzell is a beautiful and very odd place. It’s a tiny rural town in the east of Switzerland all the cliches are true: the fondue and the yodelling the pink cows and the magnificent ski slopes It’s also a place with very local habits. They still celebrate the new year according to the Julian calendar. And every October, they hold the Viehschau cattle show – a beauty show I first visited it in 2013: I followed a trail of fresh cow shit on the main road that caught my attention The farmers herd the cattle from the mountains down the roads to the show (which is always right by the brewery) Then they stand in circles yodelling and ringing their cowbells A panel of judges rank the cows – the most beautiful The winning cows get a crown of paper flowers around their horns I noticed that many of the younger kids were passing around cigarettes They weren’t misbehaving; their parents were around and they all seemed comfortable with it Letting your children smoke at the cattle show is a long-standing custom Kids as young as six do it.I don’t know who the girl in the picture is – I never spoke to her I imagine she’s the daughter of a local farmer; the area is almost entirely dependent on agriculture and craft Appenzeller people are quite strong-minded I have tried to ask why they let their children smoke but no one has ever given me a clear explanation I think most of the parents hope their kids will find it disgusting and won’t do it when they’re older Or maybe they feel they should treat their children as equals on this special occasion The adults grew up with the custom and now no one questions it trying to understand different ways of living helps to open up my mind Then I found that the teachers at art school were more open-minded I was 17 when I decided to be a photographer and biking around with my Hasselblad trying to understand the city I was very happy to rediscover nature and small-town life – and I’ve learnt the importance of keeping traditions alive I see my work in the tradition of psychogeography. I’m interested in the situationists a group of thinkers from the 60s who wrote about the importance of being able to wander and explore in a playful way I can capture unexpected things as I drift I saw the girl in the picture in the distance at the next year’s cattle show She was standing next to her younger friends She couldn’t have cared less about joining in Studied: The film and TV school of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Influences: Boris Vian, Aki Kaurismäki and Robert Frank High point: “Getting a grant for my project A Low point: “I have had to take some odd jobs: cleaning a psychiatric hospital taking care of a fashion photographer’s dog.” Top tip: “You don’t have to try everything – especially not the rotten shark in Iceland.” he can bring the crowd to its feet with one of his left-handed slam dunks he can make batter's knees buckle with one of his frequent lefty “slurves.” In this age of high-school sports specialization where kids are advised to pick just one sport to focus on for a possible future Cameron Appenzeller is bucking the trend at Chatham Glenwood High School He's the star of the Titans’ golf team that won the Central State Eight Conference title last fall he’s the leading scorer of a Titans basketball team currently having a rebound year under new/old coach Todd Blakeman he figures to be the ace of the Titans’ pitching staff Not bad for a kid who is still only a junior Talk about a bright future: despite the fact he won’t graduate Glenwood until 2025 Appenzeller already is verbally committed to play baseball at the University of South Carolina and by the time he fills out to a desired 220 or so Appenzeller hopes to regularly throw in the mid-90s While he’s got the talent to play collegiately at those other two sports baseball is Appenzeller’s first love and where he hopes to take his talents as far as they’ll take him “I think baseball is probably what I’m best at I probably think about that more than the other two sports,” Appenzeller said “But if I’m on the golf course or a basketball court I’m as into it as much as I ever am in baseball.” More: Lanphier boys basketball makes final memory at Lober-Nika with win over Jacksonville With Titans’ star pitcher Parker Detmers now at Louisville on a baseball scholarship Appenzeller has his chance to be the ace next spring he found out on a golf course that his future would be in baseball and I got a text from South Carolina with the offer It was a pretty amazing moment,” Appenzeller said he can often be found down low grabbing rebounds and blocking shots He has very good dribbling skills and seems to prefer mid-range jumpers or scoring off the fastbreak In a game against Sacred Heart-Griffin last month Appenzeller salted away a win over the Cyclones with a thunderous dunk he’s got the tools,” Titans basketball coach Blakeman said It’s hard to tell them; they just have to go through it from the beginning to the end of practice and then we kind of lose sight of it and that’s kind of where he’s at so we gotta get him up and over so he knows what’s going on.”  More: New perspective: Glenwood coach Blakeman recharged after two-year hiatus He’s been known to talk a little trash to the opposition and get in guys’ faces he went out of his way to give an opponent a pretty hard shoulder block “I’m more like that in basketball than the other sports for some reason I just get more into it that way,” said Appenzeller whom many teammates call “Capps.” “I’m not like that off the court.”  Appenzeller likes to listen to NBA YoungBoy and mostly just chill with his friends Appenzeller has the luxury of having a year and a half of his high-school days still left yet already knowing where he’ll be in the fall of 2025 and I just want to say thank you to everybody Add the following CSS to the header block of your HTML document.Then add the mark-up below to the body block of the same document Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time Whisky trekkers can stop off at Aescher-Wildkirchli which is built directly into Ebenalp rock face An innkeeper abandons his lunchtime kitchen post so I can experience the aromas and heady views of the nosing hut another keeper opens the door of her purpose-built lakeside space to reveal the family barrel a mountain man wearing a Batman T-shirt leads me into an ancient stone building to show off the cask I'm on the world's highest whisky trek in a place called Appenzellerland two cantons entwine like twins in utero within the belly of another called St Gallen the country's second smallest and least populated canton is more than 500 years old with a documented yodelling heritage almost as long women only gained the right to vote on local issues in 1991 between gentle green pastures and subsiding farmhouses I'm to discover I can't always stand up in the train slows on approach into the canton's capital it's a short walk to the village centre and across the river to Appenzell brewery – in the Locher family since 1886 Alpine herdsmen dressed in traditional Appenzell costume walk next to Seealpsee lake in Switzerland.Credit: Christof Sonderegger I purchase a pad of nine Appenzeller whiskytrek tickets and that comes with a vintage-style booklet in German Photographs inside show a wooden barrel carried on shoulders in the breath-condensing cold of morning another transported up a gravel road on a horse-drawn cart isolated farm buildings dwarfed by a rock-face backdrop There were some funny looks when I said I was going to Switzerland for whisky but the Appenzell has spring water flowing from the Alpstein peat in nearby highlands and robust barley growing at elevated altitudes Its late arrival to whisky distilling was only due to one factor: the law when Switzerland's ban on grain-based spirit production lifted brewer Karl Locher added whisky to his repertoire and put the country's first single malt on the market Internationally award-winning Säntis Malt is aged in the brewery's oak beer barrels – most over a century old and all cleansed inside by fire Ibex are native to the Alpstein.Credit: Christof Sonderegger Säntis Malt whisky was distributed to all 27 guesthouses of the Alpstein to age at various altitudes in cellars attics and trees within casks previously used for sherry most Alpstein inns are multi-generational family-owned businesses I rip off the top ticket and hand it back over the counter to local woman Kathrin Baumann who exchanges it for a 10-centilitre bottle of Säntis Malt "you have to go to the mountains" The Alpstein massif is a prime example of Switzerland's compact nature; from Appenzell it's only 30 minutes on trains to Hoher Kasten cable car I recognise the view out towards Säntis – the highest mountain of the Alpstein at 2502 metres – from the whisky trek booklet's monochrome cover View from Hoher Kasten mountain towards Säntis the highest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland Other hikers tell me it's "up and down up and down" from Hoher Kasten to Staubern The clear signage gives times rather than distances and certain guesthouses have a wine glass symbol next to their name "So many restaurants," someone says pork schnitzel and salad is placed in front of me by Gisela Lüchinger-Krüsi who has lived her entire life in this house overshadowed by Staubern's craggy 1860-metre tip her middle-aged son organises me a sample directly from the barrel and explains – in Swiss German but somehow we make it work – that they've had whisky for two years and the hut for 10 Only when Daniel returns to the kitchen and I start hiking again does it occur to me that lunch is not the time to monopolise innkeepers ridgetop views down into the populated valley soon give way to scenes of the massif's interior – steep grassy meadows of wildflowers and livestock Cowbells are often the only sound and it feels timeless until a helicopter bearing a bull in a sling flies over Meglisalp guesthouse.Credit: Viviane Schmid while alpiner weg is minimally maintained and may require mountaineering ropes I overnight at the pretty and popular Bollenwees but one innkeeper there has less patience than a tired toddler for a monolingual moron like me and I leave pre-dawn the next day to shake it off I cross paths with a stocky farmer in shirt and trousers who's probably been up for hours walking this land his family has worked for generations Ibex and marmot have shared these alps with cows and their patient cheese-making owners for centuries it's too early to drink whisky but I exchange one of my tickets – they speak a language of their own – for a bottle I'm outside drinking coffee and eating my second self-serve chocolate-filled pastry when the sun hits the face of the main building A whisky trek is not a trek unless there is some whisky..Credit: Elspeth Callender the foliage growing up the wall – it creates the false sense of a wider path – and the calm confidence of other walkers keeps me from getting the shakes I'm also grateful the whisky is in my pack and not my bloodstream Fifty-five bed Seealpsee is only 90 minutes on foot from Ebenalp cable car explains Madeleine Parpan-Dörig whose family has owned and run this guesthouse for three generations are whisky trekkers who tend to buy a nip with lunch and carry their 10cl bottle home unopened She's discovered that all sorts of people are interested in tasting each inn's whisky Seealpsee's has been in a cognac barrel for three years and was driven up here on the back of a 1971 truck by Madeleine's 13-year-old son Each Alpstein restaurant has also developed their own Säntis Malt eating experience like a boozy dessert or a sausage made with whisky Seealpsee offers "whicknics'' sending you out on the lake in a dinghy with an adults-only picnic hamper Hikers stop to enjoy the ridgetop views while trekking between Ebenalp and Schafler.Credit: Christian Perret I head the opposite direction up a series of switchbacks on a 500-metre altitudinal climb to the next inn At Mesmer the mood is high; walkers are buzzing from the weather and their achievement Although there's very little language overlap with innkeepers Monika and Bruno Hehli or their employee we still share a string of jokes for the hour or so I'm there For a long stretch between Mesmer and Schäfler there's a serious drop-off on one side of the trail but a cable to hold onto in places I pass a family with their child on a leash It's lunchtime when I reach Äscher – perched and golden Close to Ebenalp cable car and being a sunny Sunday tell me they bought the 27-ticket whisky trek pack the previous year; that one comes with a display cabinet and each ticket has an Alpstein inn name on it Over two months of summer weekends like this Lehmen and "Seealpsee is a good one" "It's incredible how many people come to buy whisky," Madeleine told me as she unlocked the "windy palace" where their cask is mounted Seealpsee hosts intimate cheese and whisky tasting experiences by prearrangement Because of the popularity of the whisky trek high altitude supplies may drain by late-2017 so the time for getting into the spirit is now the Alpstein and Säntis Malt aren't going anywhere anytime soon traveller.com.au/switzerland myswitzerland.com appenzell.ch Buy your nine-ticket (CHF150) or 27-ticket (CHF400) set from Locher Brewery (appenzellerbier.ch) or Appenzell tourism office. See appenzell.info The best time to walk is weekdays from May to September Swiss International Air Lines, along with airline partners, offers daily connections from Sydney and Melbourne via Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore. See swiss.com A Swiss Travel Pass gives unlimited access to Switzerland's trains, trams, buses and boats and discounts on mountaintop trains and cable cars. See myswitzerland.com/rail Hotel Café Adler in Appenzell's village centre has its own bakery and cafe and a 1562 wine and fondue cellar. Rooms for two from CHF185 a night, breakfast included. See adlerhotel.ch Elspeth Callender travelled as a guest of Switzerland Tourism and Appenzell Tourism take a one-day white water rafting trip on the Ruinaulta – a canyon of the Anterior Rhine This restored 1907 via ferrata has 27 ladders hundreds of steps and views in all directions 70km electric bike experience takes in the city of Basel and beyond to Liestal and Sissach For a challenging multi-day hiking adventure explore this area's alpine landscape on foot and stay overnight in mountain huts Hire a Harley-Davidson and take the Grand Tour of Switzerland with the wind in your face and Swiss summer smells up your nose Sign up for the Traveller Deals newsletter Get exclusive travel deals delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up now I'm on the world's highest whisky trek in a place called Appenzellerland the country's second smallest and least populated canton between gentle green pastures and subsiding farmhouses I'm to discover I can't always stand up in the train slows on approach into the canton's capital it's a short walk to the village centre and across the river to Appenzell brewery \\u2013 in the Locher family since 1886 when Switzerland's ban on grain-based spirit production lifted put the country's first single malt on the market Internationally award-winning S\\u00E4ntis Malt is aged in the brewery's oak beer barrels \\u2013 most over a century old and all cleansed inside by fire S\\u00E4ntis Malt whisky was distributed to all 27 guesthouses of the Alpstein to age at various altitudes in cellars I rip off the top ticket and hand it back over the counter to local woman Kathrin Baumann who exchanges it for a 10-centilitre bottle of S\\u00E4ntis Malt The Alpstein massif is a prime example of Switzerland's compact nature; from Appenzell it's only 30 minutes on trains to Hoher Kasten cable car I recognise the view out towards S\\u00E4ntis \\u2013 the highest mountain of the Alpstein at 2502 metres \\u2013 from the whisky trek booklet's monochrome cover Other hikers tell me it's "up and down pork schnitzel and salad is placed in front of me by Gisela L\\u00FCchinger-Kr\\u00FCsi who has lived her entire life in this house overshadowed by Staubern's craggy 1860-metre tip her middle-aged son organises me a sample directly from the barrel and explains \\u2013 in Swiss German but somehow we make it work \\u2013 that they've had whisky for two years and the hut for 10 ridgetop views down into the populated valley soon give way to scenes of the massif's interior \\u2013 steep grassy meadows of wildflowers and livestock I cross paths with a stocky farmer in shirt and trousers who's probably been up for hours walking this land his family has worked for generations it's too early to drink whisky but I exchange one of my tickets \\u2013 they speak a language of their own \\u2013 for a bottle I'm outside drinking coffee and eating my second self-serve chocolate-filled pastry when the sun hits the face of the main building the foliage growing up the wall \\u2013 it creates the false sense of a wider path \\u2013 and the calm confidence of other walkers keeps me from getting the shakes I'm also grateful the whisky is in my pack and not my bloodstream explains Madeleine Parpan-D\\u00F6rig whose family has owned and run this guesthouse for three generations She's discovered that all sorts of people are interested in tasting each inn's whisky Seealpsee's has been in a cognac barrel for three years and was driven up here on the back of a 1971 truck by Madeleine's 13-year-old son Each Alpstein restaurant has also developed their own S\\u00E4ntis Malt eating experience Seealpsee offers "whicknics'' Although there's very little language overlap with innkeepers Monika and Bruno Hehli or their employee we still share a string of jokes for the hour or so I'm there For a long stretch between Mesmer and Sch\\u00E4fler there's a serious drop-off on one side of the trail but a cable to hold onto in places It's lunchtime when I reach \\u00C4scher \\u2013 perched and golden "It's incredible how many people come to buy whisky," Madeleine told me as she unlocked the "windy palace" where their cask is mounted the Alpstein and S\\u00E4ntis Malt aren't going anywhere anytime soon Buy your nine-ticket (CHF150) or 27-ticket (CHF400) set from Locher Brewery () or Appenzell tourism office offers daily connections from Sydney and Melbourne via Hong Kong A Swiss Travel Pass gives unlimited access to Switzerland's trains buses and boats and discounts on mountaintop trains and cable cars Hotel Caf\\u00E9 Adler in Appenzell's village centre has its own bakery and cafe and a 1562 wine and fondue cellar take a one-day white water rafting trip on the Ruinaulta \\u2013 a canyon of the Anterior Rhine explore this area's alpine landscape on foot and stay overnight in mountain huts Mahomet-Seymour’s girls’ junior high cross-country team ran a strong second on Saturday (Sept 16) in the 15-school Tom Appenzeller Bulldog Invitational at Lake of the Woods Shelbyville was the meet champion in the varsity division with 51 points Bloomington Evans (172) and Tolono Unity (174) Her time of 13 minutes and 6 seconds had her in ninth place Teammates trailing her were Cecily Smith (11th in 13:07.1) Kennedy Ashby (24th in 13:41.4) and Chandler Mills (25th in 13:43.3) compiling a team composite of 27 points to outdistance runner-up Normal Metcalf (68) Tolono Unity (117) and Normal Kingsley (156) Six of the top 10 placers in the 95-runner field were from M-S Teammates trailing her included Emma Dewitt (fourth in 13:58.0) Kaitlyn Waisath (21st in 15:12.8) and Brooke Alderks (22nd in 5:13.7) Bulldogs Brooke Patrick (14:16) and Emerson Grindley (15:01) were first and second Ten of their teammates wound up among the top 16 finishers Emily Christensen (13th in 16:16) and Kebe Kellenberger (16th in 16:27) Mahomet-Seymour’s junior high girls’ cross-country squad posted a team victory in a six-school meet at Lake of the Woods The Bulldogs’ cumulative team score was 27 points Joseph had 43 points and was followed by Mount Zion (59) Ten of the top 22 runners in a field of 118 competitors were from M-S Third-place Cecily Smith was also timed in 13:23 Other team leaders were Cvengros (fifth in 13:26) Beere (18th in 14:16) and Nelson (22nd in 14:39 after the race,” M-S coach Lisa Martin said “She summed up cross-country very well with her quote after I noted how hard cross-country is “She said that it ‘feels good when it is done.’ I couldn’t agree more I remember feeling the same way as an athlete there were a lot of smiles and a lot of great memories made New friendships forming and a lot of laughs “Another great quote from a sixth-grade runner was shared with me by one of our coaches ‘I couldn’t have done it without my teammate she encourages me and makes me run faster.’ that is how cross-country becomes a team sport M-S will return to action on Thursday (Sept 21) in a junior varsity meet at Clinton and then on Friday (Sept 22) in the Dunlap Invitational varsity meet at Detweiller Park Message document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id" "aa2b274c05d1e333288ab8d9a9f39021" );document.getElementById("c08a1a06c7").setAttribute( "id" and website in this browser for the next time I comment Let's connect on any of these social networks Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text German tourists equipped with the best hiking equipment and a lot of persuasion have tried The three Appenzell alpine dairymen in their red jackets in the beautiful Appenzellerland do not reveal the cheese secret Now three new personalities are taking on the almost impossible task: Marilyn Monroe Will they manage to elicit the cheese secret from the strong-willed guardians The answer can be seen in the current TV campaign for Appenzeller from Contexta The cross-media campaign went on air on Monday on TV and web TV on posters and also social media in Switzerland and Germany Responsible at SO Appenzeller cheese: Rudolf Hegg (Head of Sales Promotion and Marketing) Raphael Koller (Project Manager Online Marketing) Production: Stories; Director: Flurin Giger Music: Adrian Frutiger & Maurizio Bergmann UT Physicians provides primary and specialty care for patients of all ages We have over 2,000 health care providers with expertise in more than 80 specialties and subspecialties our physicians practice at more than 100 locations across the Greater Houston area Find the care you need and schedule an appointment with us today the information below outlines our process and facilities to facilitate a relaxed and successful experience With more than 2,000 clinicians certified in more than 80 medical specialties and subspecialties UT Physicians provides multispecialty care for the entire family There has been an error in displaying this message brings his knowledge and expertise to UTHealth Houston has known since his youth what he wanted to do as a career he comes from a long line of family who worked in the profession of helping people “My mother and grandfather were both psychologists so it’s been something I was always exposed to growing up,” said Appenzeller who is also an assistant professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston “While not pushed to follow in their footsteps I found myself drawn to the field from an early age helping others was just always what I wanted to do.” Appenzeller attended The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Washington where he received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 2022 he did a predoctoral internship at the Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital working in their Center for Eating Disorders and Center for Anxiety and OCD He found his way to Texas under unique circumstances was matched for a predoctoral internship in Houston while Appenzeller’s predoctoral internship program was based in Chicago “One year of long distance was more than enough for us so I elected to come to Houston and join her during our postdoctoral fellowships,” he said Appenzeller completed his postdoctoral fellowship in 2023 at Baylor College of Medicine in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences’ OCD and Related Disorders Program Enjoying the community and with the opening of the John S Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth Houston Appenzeller decided to pursue opportunities locally “I saw being a part of UTHealth Houston as a perfect opportunity to express my interest in starting and directing an academically affiliated eating disorders program wraparound services for patients with eating disorders and fills a necessary gap in care and education,” Appenzeller said “Along with offering training for students on eating disorders throughout the Texas Medical Center we have an opportunity to be one of the few places in the country providing much-needed treatment for patients across the continuum of care.” believes firmly in evidence-based treatment as well as cultivating patient relationships it must adhere to the core principles of a research-supported treatment,” he said we as practitioners must not forget the human being that is in front of us meaningful relationship is what lays the groundwork for openness to engage Appenzeller has been pleased by the cohesion and expressed interest in collaboration – an energy he hopes culminates into robust programming “Colleagues across departments and disciplines have expressed high enthusiasm they want to learn about eating disorders and how we can best support this clinical population – where the proper intervention can be crucial toward saving a life,” he said “It’s overwhelming in the best way to see the promise of a network of providers who can serve patients ‘under one roof’ at UTHealth Houston,” he said Appenzeller enjoys spending time with his fiancé and friends Appenzeller sees patients at the UT Physicians Psychiatry Outpatient Clinic-BBSB. View insurance plans accepted. To schedule an appointment, complete a request form 25/11/2017 By Women in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden had to wait until 1991 to vote in cantonal elections Appenzeller Landsgemeinde – By Wihler – source Wikipedia voting takes place at three layers of government: commune (Gemeinde) Canton is arguably the most important – Switzerland’s 26 cantons are like states The first major female-voting breakthrough occurred on 1 February 1959 when the canton of Vaud allowed women to take part in cantonal elections1 On 7 February 1971, 65.7% of male voters across the nation agreed women should be allowed to vote in federal elections, 78 years after New Zealand (the 1st) giving women there the vote at a cantonal level Women in Glaris and Solothurn only had to wait a few more months That left only two cantons: Appenzell Innerrhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden Many years ticked by, and by early 1989 women there could still not vote on cantonal matters. In the 1971 federal vote, few men in either Appenzell Innerrhoden (28.7%) and Appenzell Ausserrhoden (39.9%) supported the idea Appenzell Ausserrhoden decided in favour after a narrow vote On 27 November 1990, the Federal Tribunal, Switzerland’s highest court, forced the canton’s hand, quite literally – Appenzell Innerrhoden is famous for being only one of two Swiss cantons to still hold open-air assemblies , known as a Landsgemeinde where votes are decided by counting the number of hands in the air The Federal Tribunal argued that Appenzell Innerrhoden breached Switzerland’s federal constitution which granted universal women’s suffrage in 1971 all Swiss women could vote at cantonal and federal levels When Swiss men were asked whether women’s votes should count not all cantons put their hands up at the same time First to last they were more than 31 years apart For more stories like this on Switzerland follow us on Facebook and Twitter Filed Under: Swiss facts Tagged With: , , By subscribing you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy Previous Newsletters Copyright © Le News Sàrl 2014-2022 / Company number: CH-550.1.129.786-5 / VAT number: CHE-193.843.357 TVA By subscribing you agree to our Privacy Policy Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker the non-profit behind two of the region's most beloved music festivals Four Corners Folk Festival and Pagosa Folk 'N Bluegrass Dan and his wife and festival co-founder Crista Munro were long time residents of Pagosa Springs where they launched the Four Corners Folk Festival over Labor Day weekend in 1996 and added Pagosa Folk 'N Bluegrass in 2006 Both festivals have become well established community gatherings continue to grow in popularity and have a reputation for stellar lineups They are beautifully managed events in all respects and provide memorable experiences for attendees of all ages and musicians who enjoy evening jam sessions in the campground.  strived to bring in both well known masters of acoustic music and young and up-and-coming artists and bands making their events both a place for music discovery and reflection His passion for music was on display at every festival.  KSUT and Folkwest have a strong relationship and common interest who had relocated to Oregon for Dan's health transitioned ownership of the two festivals to KSUT remaining involved with plans for 2020.  his family and his legacy through these wonderful festivals," said Tami Graham Executive Director of KSUT.  "We'll do our best to honor his stellar tradition of amazing performances on Reservoir Hill Our hearts are heavy and our love goes out to Crista and Elias." Read Chris Aaland's beautiful tribute to Dan in the Durango Telegraph.  Switzerland (AP) — Voters in the heart of the Swiss Alps on Sunday passed legislation banning naked hiking after dozens of mostly German nudists started rambling through their picturesque region By a show of hands citizens of the tiny canton (state) of Appenzell Inner Rhodes voted overwhelmingly at their traditional open-air annual assembly to impose a 200 Swiss franc ($176) fine on violators Only a scattering of people on Sunday opposed the ban on the back-to-nature activity that took off last autumn when naked hikers — primarily Germans — started showing up in eastern Switzerland The cantonal government recommended the ban after citizens objected to encountering walkers wearing nothing but hiking boots and socks "The reactions of the population have shown that such appearances over a large area are perceived as thoroughly disturbing and irritating," the government said in a statement A similar legal move is expected in neighboring Appenzell Outer Rhodes with legislation being prepared against "this shameless behavior." German Web sites promoting the activity describe it as "a special experience of nature free and healthy" and said nude walking in the Alps has roots in antiquity The verdant Appenzell region has been regarded as a favorite with trails the nudists regarded as off the beaten path The German sites also promote walks in France and in regions of Germany where public nudity has roots going back to the 18th century through a movement that has come to be called "Free Body Culture." Nudism in more conservative areas of Switzerland is less common A similar legal move is expected in neighboring Appenzell Outer Rhodes The nationalist Swiss People's Party has advised the cantonal parliament it is preparing legislation against "this shameless behavior." ESI's Gerald Knaus was invited to speak at a public event organised by the social democratic party of Switzerland in Appenzell the number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide has risen from 43 to 100 million between 2010 and 2022 he argued that these figures are misleading as only a small proportion of these people ever cross a border He then discussed the current situation in Europe noting that the number of irregular migrants arriving in Europe has declined significantly since 2016 He argued that this is due to a number of factors Gerald argued that the EU still needs to develop a more humane and effective migration policy Gerald concluded by arguing that the EU must develop a more humane and effective migration policy in order to protect the rights of refugees and to prevent the deaths of more people at sea By 2019-08-09T07:00:00+01:00 AFRICA: Société de Transport Ivoiro-Burkinabe has acquired rolling stock formerly used by Appenzeller Bahnen in Switzerland three ABt driving cars and nine second class coaches are to be used on thrice-weekly services between Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso Trains take around 18 h to cover the 1 260 km The metre-gauge vehicles are between 35 and 55 years old and were previously used on the Gossau – Appenzell - Wasserauen line until being displaced by Stadler vehicles ordered under Appenzeller Bahnen’s fleet renewal programme The operator has also sold EMUs to Transports Publics Neuchâtelois in Switzerland and Austria’s Achenseebahn AFRICA: Transport ministers from Côte d’Ivoire Benin and Togo have agreed an action plan for the development of an international rail network The proposed network connecting the cities of Abidjan Cotonou and Lomé would have a total length of 3 034 .. SWITZERLAND: Metre gauge railway operators Appenzeller Bahnen and Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn have merged following approval by their respective boards on June 11 and June 17 The two companies in northeast Switzerland have co-operated closely for almost 20 years and began to explore a merger at the beginning of .. SWITZERLAND: The Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn and Appenzeller Bahnen boards have agreed to examine a possible merger of the two companies The 1 000 mm gauge networks are not connected but the companies have worked together since 2003 and it is envisaged that combining could reduce costs Site powered by Webvision Cloud