A Slaton pilot got out of a helicopter crash Tuesday afternoon with no injuries John Gonzalez of the Texas Department of Public Safety was attempting to land the aircraft when he lost control and the helicopter wound up on its side The propellers burst into flames after impact Guetersloh was the only person on board and did not seek medical treatment He told the Avalanche-Journal he has been flying since he was 18 years old He has logged close to 7,000 hours piloting helicopters and fixed-wing planes He owns the helicopter and had just returned from Plains declined comment on the crash because of the ongoing Federal Aviation Administration investigation FAA officers were on site Tuesday afternoon said the helicopter crash was the second one in the facility's history DeLano has worked at the airport for 12 years a Highway Patrol helicopter doing emergency landing practice crashed at the airport A third crash at the airport involved an airplane and resulted in one fatality Weather was clear with no obstruction and very little wind at the time of the crash Tuesday He witnessed the crash from inside the airport office Although he is accustomed to hearing the sounds of planes and helicopters You don't pay much attention until it's something different." DeLano estimated the whole helicopter was on fire about 10 seconds after the crash "The door may have been popped open on impact," he said "He had to get his seat belt off and jump out and that's a very fast reaction time for anybody." The first step after the crash was to make sure Guetersloh and the construction workers were out of the way of any danger The area of the airport is undergoing construction to redo the ramp Airport officials called for emergency responders and temporarily shut down the airport Air pumps were secured to avoid fire damage DeLano said the officers also would interview witnesses and then file a procedure report and haul off the remains of the helicopter (a pilot who is involved in a crash is not fined) unless they're doing something blatantly dangerous," DeLano said See the red plumes of retardant dropping from red and white planes Rodolfo Gonzalez/Austin American-Statesman Editor’s note: In wildfires across the state volunteer ground crews have been the backbone of firefighting forces The courage of those volunteer firefighters will be recognized as part of a Texas Co-op Power story coming in January aerial firefighter Marc Mullis abruptly ends a telephone interview mid-sentence after dropping fire retardant around wildfires near Junction a weary Mullis sends this hastily typed e-mail from the Gillespie County Airport’s Hangar Hotel: “Sorry I had to cut you off but the fire turned into seven fires and I got very busy saw several homes burn down this afternoon but I know I saved one.” full-time firefighter who makes pinpoint-accurate fire retardant drops—and who developed some of his skills years ago as an agricultural aviation pilot His job is to help contain fires and support ground crews in the trenches And just like the members of a support system in place across Texas he’ll never stop scrapping—even though since last fall it’s been a grossly unfair fight: More than 3,000 ground and aerial firefighters many coming to Texas’ rescue from around the nation have been desperately outnumbered by blazes in the worst wildfire season in state history firefighters have responded to almost 24,000 fires burning close to 4 million acres and destroying almost 2,800 homes since mid-November 2010 have finally dropped from record-setting triple-digit heat But as firefighters continue to battle the horrific blazes sweeping our drought-stricken state they grimly point to a frightening fact: With a lack of rain dry grass and trees—for fires to feed upon There’s no telling when this nightmare will end Aerial firefighter David Guetersloh (pronounced GOO-ter-sloh) who owns an aerial application business in Plains west of Lubbock near the New Mexico border also learned to fly in ag aviation airplanes When asked if he’s ever seen such dry conditions What’s really scary is that any number of potential culprits—barbecue pits cigarettes flicked out of car windows into ditches overheated wheel bearings on fast-moving vehicles has 34,000-plus hours of flight time and thousands of missions flown as an aerial firefighter He doesn’t flinch at the sight of flames beneath his wings he flew missions for more than a week on the state’s largest-ever wildfire: the Rock House Fire that scorched more than 314,000 acres in far West Texas But nothing prepared him emotionally for this year of hell watching houses burn,” Mullis said in early September the high winds of a tropical storm produced new wildfires in Central Texas—most notably the 34,000-acre-plus Bastrop County Complex fire—but scant moisture the brighter the everyday heroes shine: the boots-on-the-ground volunteer municipal and Texas Forest Service firefighters who build containment lines with bulldozers The aerial firefighters who drop fire retardant and water from helicopters and airplanes including one of the biggest birds of all: a DC-10 air tanker requested by the Texas Forest Service and used to drop retardant on blazes in the Huntsville area And waiting in the wings is an equally important yet less visible group of firefighters: single-engine air tanker pilots like Mullis and Guetersloh whose decision-making and low-altitude flying skills honed during ag aviation careers make them ideally suited for fighting fires these pilots say: They’re proud of their ag aviation backgrounds All those years spent flying low over crops navigating sudden gusts of wind and taking off with heavy loads prepared them for firefighting careers mistakenly think they’re ag pilots pulled off field duty to spray a little water on fires Some ag pilots around the state are on standby to help fight local wildfires—their efforts are invaluable who ran his family’s southeast Arkansas aerial application business for 28 years and his comrades are professional aerial firefighters And so are their planes: AT-802s made by Olney-based Air Tractor These planes—single-engine air tankers called SEATs—aren’t designed to treat crops with hoppers holding up to 8,000 pounds of fire retardant SEATs pack an effective punch as they swoop in for the initial attack Flying in formation as low as 60 feet above ground red-dyed fire retardant in front of flames The pilots build a long buffer line that slows and cools the fire buying time for the firefighters below to dig in on the perimeter When ground crews see the red and white planes with the word FIRE painted on the tails and red plumes of fire retardant dropping from the aircrafts’ bellies six are owned by Texas-based aerial application operations: M&M Air Service of Beaumont has four which focuses primarily on fighting wildfires Guetersloh is one of six aerial firefighters Both operations have used Fredericksburg as a temporary base this year and M&M Air Service’s firefighters have been stationed in Fort Stockton to be near far West Texas blazes which means a runway and mobile fuel and retardant trucks the SEATs are equipped to land on paved or dirt roads for reloading They do not take off until they have received an aircraft dispatch form from Texas Forest Service headquarters in Merkel containing all pertinent information about a fire they obey orders from an air tactical group supervisor—called the air attack—who soars about 1,000 feet above them The air attack monitors fire and aerial activity while his pilot keeps their twin-engine plane—called the air attack platform—circling like a hawk above the blaze SEAT pilots must be ready to quickly shift direction with aerial firefighters tackling hot spots across the region Mullis was directed to take off alone for the Junction area Air attack orders changed as he neared his target: Instead of dropping retardant in front of a fire he was instructed to immediately head for a house that was in flames “I dropped in their front door,” Mullis sums up There’s nothing flippant about Mullis’ remark If there’s a chance of preventing a home’s destruction SEAT pilots don’t hesitate: They’re dropping in Such was the case at the first Possum Kingdom fire this year in April (unthinkably the area went up in flames again in August) Guetersloh and other aerial firefighters dropped retardant on houses already in flames to prevent nearby houses from catching fire Many people ask: Will the red retardant permanently stain structures The manufacturer’s answer is that in most cases it should wash off with water or scrubbing or power washing (see the Fire Retardant sidebar) Guetersloh says: “It’s easier to repaint it than to rebuild it.” fellow M&M Air Service firefighter Bill Rose truck driver Ted Freeman and SEAT Manager Don Moline were eating dinner at a Fredericksburg restaurant appreciative strangers from out of state were paying for the group’s meal The firefighters recalled the event on Friday morning at Fredericksburg’s Hangar Hotel where they’d been staying the past several days Guetersloh wasn’t at the restaurant that night slowly placing his right hand over his heart and the men go back to arguably the hardest part of their jobs: waiting for the call to fly talking on their cellphones and monitoring wildfire activity on a laptop computer Air Attack Commander Dick Stiliha of California bursts into the large room you guys might want to get your britches on,” he says referring to their flame-retardant coveralls pulling on coveralls and checking their belongings They might not be coming back to this airport—hence the small travel bags and the larger ones they keep onboard packed with a week’s worth of clothes “This is an in-between bag,” Rose says of his carry-on “You try to stay organized as much as you can.” and Mullis’ T-shirt bears his tail tanker number with this sentiment: “SHE’S SO FINE SHE’S ALL MINE.” and within five minutes of receiving the takeoff order Mike Hanneman—take off for a wildfire east of Johnson City and over a subdivision flanked by ranch land circle overhead in a white and blue Aero Commander the SEAT pilots lay down the retardant line each making four trips back to Fredericksburg for reloading two donkeys and a few cattle rest in the shade under a live oak tree there’s little fanfare afterward over the firefighters’ efforts we’re the only ones who see it,” Mullis says Mullis continues: “We did an excellent job Note: Wildfires referenced in this story have affected the service territories of Bluebonnet Pedernales and United Cooperative Services electric cooperatives This article appeared in the November 2011 issue Texas Co-op Power Magazine and TexasCoopPower.com are produced by Texas Electric Cooperatives Terms of Use. © 2011, Texas Electric Cooperatives. 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Site by White Lion The best of Texas delivered to your inbox every month Executive Director Centre for Higher Education Frank Ziegele is executive director of the CHE Centre for Higher Education as well as professor for higher education and research management at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück As an expert for higher education he is active as a consultant He holds a master in economics and business studies from University Hohenheim and a Ph.D He is responsible for large-scale applied research projects (such as the European U-Multirank project) but also for the practical implementation of reforms in the higher education sector (for instance as Worldbank consultant) He has implemented master and vocational training programs for higher education management and leads workshops and peer learning activities all over the world (e.g In more than 20 years he has contributed with more than 150 publications and more than 100 national and international projects to the field of higher education the advisory board of the German Network for Research and Transfer management (FORTRAMA) and the board of the German Society for Higher Education Research BLOOMINGTON — Illinois may have the Windy City When the Twin Groves Wind Farm east of Bloomington started production in March 2007 it marked the start of a new industry in Central Illinois proposed projects could increase the number of wind turbines planted among area corn and soybean fields from 705 to more than 2,772 in five years according to data from Illinois State University’s Center for Renewable Energy said the fourfold increase for the six-county area is not surprising “This area is a sweet spot for wind farms,” Loomis said “This area is the intersection of good wind resources and high-voltage transmission lines.” Among the latest projects is one by Spanish company which won approval for its 165-turbine Streator Deer Run wind farm in Livingston County last month Houston-based Horizon Wind Energy will be seeking approval Oct 19 from the McLean County Board for its 223-turbine Bright Stalk project Wind farms spur economic development with construction jobs and business expansions and provide stable tax revenue in the midst of a recession and an ailing state economy But there are others who worry about the turbines’ effect on property values and their disruption of the serene rural landscape Ridgeview Superintendent Larry Dodds said the additional tax money generated from the turbines has helped his rural Colfax-based district balance its $8 million budget without making dramatic cuts “I wish I could add Miracle-Gro out there to help make the turbines grow faster,” he said Tax revenue from the nearby Twin Groves Wind Farm pumped more than $1.2 million into his district’s budget The extra money also has helped the school district stay afloat while waiting for the financially ailing state to make its promised payments to schools But chief among the concerns for Pontiac attorney Carolyn Gerwin is the effect of wind farms on surrounding properties who represented property owners in the Deer Run project area presented reports from an appraiser who claimed that property values decrease by 25 percent in an area where a wind farm is located “There are people who say they can’t sell their house because they are in a wind farm area,” Gerwin said “That is data that is never entered into these property value studies because those studies are routinely are based on actual home sales up to 10 miles away from the project area.” Loomis estimated Illinois’ 21 operating wind farms have added about $8.3 million to the checkbooks of the farmers who rent their land for the turbines Loomis said construction of those projects added nearly 10,000 construction jobs and $509 million in payroll to the state and created new opportunities for local businesses who can supply parts for the turbines it is that most of the energy is produced in Central Illinois is purchased by energy companies including ComEd Ameren and the Tennessee Valley Authority and used elsewhere A pair of transmission lines owned by power giants ComEd and Ameren run through the region giving the wind farm companies easy access to the power grid “It’s an easy place to get wind; it’s an easy way to transfer the energy and we have a huge customer base,” Park said There are nearly two dozen commercial-scale wind farms in Illinois continues testing and land signup for a proposed 200-turbine wind farm on the west side of the county Developers have not yet applied for zoning approval has proposed a major wind farm in Christian County and two others in DeWitt County Number of turbines and construction date to be determined extending into McLean County; turbines and construction to be determined extending into Logan County; turbines and construction to be determined Please press and hold the button until it turns completely green If you believe this is an error, please contact our support team 147.45.197.102 : 512226bc-e89b-4783-9c40-1d6131e7 Research at meat plant in Gütersloh finds air system contributed to spread of coronavirus Air cooling systems used at abattoirs could be an overlooked risk factor accounting for Covid-19 outbreaks, according to scientists who have studied conditions at a meat-processing plant at the heart of a cluster of infections in Germany. Martin Exner, a hygiene and public health expert at the University of Bonn, spent two days analysing the Tönnies plant in Gütersloh, a western German city sent back into lockdown this week after around 1,500 employees were infected with coronavirus. At a press conference, Exner said the air filtration system in the slaughter area had contributed to the spread of aerosol droplets laden with the virus, describing it as a “newly recognised risk factor”. The area of the plant where animals are slaughtered, gutted and cut to pieces is kept at a cool 6-10C degrees. To do this, the cooling system circulated the same unfiltered air, thus keeping aerosols in motion, Exner said. A filter fitted to the cooling system was not able to keep out the virus, his analysis found. Read moreThe findings would have “big consequences” for other abattoirs as well Slaughterhouses have also been at the heart of Covid-19 outbreaks in America Around 640,000 people in two neighbouring districts have also been affected by newly enforced “soft lockdown” measures. Schools and nurseries have closed down and bars, cinemas and fitness studios have had to shut their doors. Around 7,000 employees at the abattoir have been asked to self-quarantine. A “contact ban” allowing only meetings of two people from different households has been been re-established, while locals are advised to stay at home at the start of the summer holidays, which start in the region on Monday. Three northern German states, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, have said tourists from the affected districts will not be allowed to holiday in their regions, with hotels and holiday home providers instructed to cancel bookings if necessary. Austria, meanwhile, has issued a ban on non-essential travel to and from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Armin Laschet, the premier of Germany’s most populous state, has warned against vilifying people from the region affected by the second lockdown. “One thing simply won’t do and that is the stigmatisation of people from Gütersloh,” said Laschet, who is one of the three official candidates vying for the leadership of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union. 05 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT?.css-1txiau5-AnswerContainer{color:var(--GlobalColorScheme-Text-secondaryText2);}FC Gütersloh won 3–2 over Schalke 04 II on Sat Predicted lineups are available for the match a few days in advance while the actual lineup will be available about an hour ahead of the match The current head to head record for the teams are FC Gütersloh 1 win(s) Have scored 3 goals in their last 5 matches Who won between FC Gütersloh and Schalke 04 II on Sat 05 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT?FC Gütersloh won 3–2 over Schalke 04 II on Sat 05 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT.InsightsHave scored 11 goals in their last 5 matches FC Gütersloh is playing home against Schalke 04 II on Sat Since 1965 Haig School in has proudly served MoD Schools in Gütersloh the beloved school will be closing its doors for good and saying goodbye to the BFG community decided to memorialize the facility by donating a tree to Stadtpark on 19 June 2019. The tree will remain as a legacy for future generations It was during the ceremonial occasion that Headmaster remarked on the symbolic gesture of the learning that had taken place within Haig School over 54 years and the 'special and unique' relationship the school has with the town The park was selected as it is in the vicinity of both Mansergh Barracks and the Englische Siedlung MQ Patch and is considered a likely location to which current and former pupils and staff may return to visit in years to come Alongside the tree sits a special plaque Bielefeld, that records Haig School’s donation; ‘Donated by Haig School following closure Ben Turner closed the ceremony with a final thought ‘It is an honour and a privilege to be able to leave something behind to a town that has given us so many memories and so much friendship – Danke!’ Please select at least one newsletter to subscribe to: There has been a rare chance for people in Germany to go behind the wire of a former RAF and British Army base in Gütersloh The British handed the site to the German authorities in 2016 but it remained a restricted area until June last year when local people were allowed in for the first time after 80 years Since then the base has become a popular attraction according to those now running the site "I was born in Gütersloh and I've always seen it from the outside but I never knew what was here inside and it's now very interesting for me to see this place," one local told Forces News said: "Once the phone lines open group bookings sell out within 30 minutes – visits are always on a Saturday and individual tickets are usually gone in four hours "At first it was a huge surprise for those of us involved We had a feeling there would be interest but weren’t sure." The base started life as a Luftwaffe base in the 1930s A huge ground-level compass contraption which pilots would have used to set their own compasses remains - believed to be one of the only two surviving examples There is also an airfield museum with aircraft that once flew from Gütersloh on display the museum is still looking for a permanent site with chosen exhibits currently being stored in the former base’s Hangar Six A Hawker Hunter is now parked in the very same spot it occupied in the 1960s Hannu Peters from Gütersloh Airfield Museum said: "We got a lot of help of the British community "It's a bit like doing a Sherlock Holmes thing to find it!" From our archives: RAF Gütersloh closes down (6 April 1993) All the aircraft are in need of a refurbishment including the RAF's first single-engine jet fighter – the Vampire The only plane on display not to have flown from here is a Soviet-era Sukhoi 22 fast jet where the museum will move to is undecided but base coach tours are likely to continue on the base The last Royal Artillery unit in Germany has said goodbye to its host town of Gütersloh the army has no gunner regiments based overseas People in the area have become used to 26 Regiment's presence 26 Regiment Royal Artillery has spent 41 years in Germany It is longest the gunners have been stationed anywhere Three decades featured 16 military operations That service has earned 26 Regiment a top German military award - the Fahnenband or ceremonial ribbon is one of the country’s most prestigious honours said: "This day’s incredibly special for me personally and particularly 26 Regiment "There’s a positive to this in that we look forward to going back to a brand new barracks and a new role as a divisional fires regiment but it’s a sad ending to an era in Germany." 26 Regiment moves to Larkhill in Wiltshire this summer where it will switch from big artillery guns to firing rockets but only for short visits to exercise on training areas #29293a);margin:auto;margin-top:32px;max-width:calc(640px + (2 * 12px));padding:0 12px;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.css-9uetne{margin-top:72px;}}.css-1lgqo8v{color:var(--sz-basic-text-color-primary ja".css-1xpiq55{font:400 0.875rem/1.5 'SZSansDigital','Neue Helvetica','Helvetica',sans-serif;letter-spacing:normal;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:0.05em;margin-top:16px;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.css-1xpiq55{display:-webkit-inline-box;display:-webkit-inline-flex;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;margin-top:24px;}}.css-b0z14z{display:inline-block;}22 19:48 Uhr.css-rhp0z0{color:var(--sz-basic-border-color-secondary #c0c1c6);display:inline-block;margin:0 12px;}|.css-13l0r79{display:inline-block;}Lesezeit: 2 Min .css-y4bre2{display:block;height:auto;width:100%;}.js .css-y4bre2{cursor:pointer;}.css-1hdpxq{-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;background-color:rgb(255 #fff);display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:inherit;-webkit-box-pack:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;justify-content:center;-webkit-transform:translateY(100%);-moz-transform:translateY(100%);-ms-transform:translateY(100%);transform:translateY(100%);-webkit-transition:-webkit-transform 600ms cubic-bezier(0.23 1);transition:transform 600ms cubic-bezier(0.23 #fff);padding:8px 12px 0;color:var(--sz-basic-text-color-primary #29293a);font-family:'SZSansDigital','Neue Helvetica','Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size:0.875rem;line-height:1.5;}.css-1vyk908 p{display:inline;}.css-1vyk908 small{color:var(--sz-basic-text-color-secondary #71737f);}.css-1vyk908 small{display:block;}.css-1vyk908 a{border-bottom:1px solid var(--sz-basic-text-color-primary #29293a);color:var(--sz-basic-text-color-primary #29293a);padding-bottom:2px;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-transition:border-bottom 150ms ease-in-out;transition:border-bottom 150ms ease-in-out;}.css-1vyk908 a:focus,.css-1vyk908 a:hover{border-bottom-color:transparent;}Bundeswehr-Soldaten stehen in Schutzanzügen vor einem Wohnblock in Verl wo eine gesamte Siedlung mit Tönnies-Mitarbeitern unter Quarantäne steht Am Abend sagt der Landrat einen bemerkenswerten Satz Von Jana Stegemann Es musste erst eine weltweite Pandemie inklusive eines gewaltigen Corona-Ausbruchs in Deutschlands größter Schlachterei kommen bis die alarmierenden Arbeitsbedingungen in der Fleischindustrie den Berliner Politikbetrieb in Aufregung versetzten wer seit Samstag Aussagen von Bundespolitikern verfolgt Am Montag bestätigte der Krisenstab im Kreis Gütersloh, dass 1553 von 6650 getesteten Arbeiterinnen und Arbeitern der Firma Tönnies mit dem Coronavirus infiziert sind Das ist das bisher größte Aufkommen des Virus im Land der bundesweite R-Wert schnellte bedenklich in die Höhe Ein möglicher regionaler Lockdown schwebt wie ein Damoklesschwert über Ostwestfalen Arbeiter in Schlachtbetrieben sind gleich mehreren Risikofaktoren ausgesetzt die eine Verbreitung des Virus begünstigen Laumann kündigt "weitere Maßnahmen" anDie NRW-Landesregierung um Armin Laschet (CDU) entschied sich vorerst aber gegen diese Maßnahme - sehr zum Ärger des SPD-Gesundheitsexperten Karl Lauterbach Am Montagabend sagte der Landrat des Kreises Gütersloh dann: "Es riecht ein bisschen nach Lockdown ja." Stunden zuvor hatte NRW-Gesundheitsminister Karl-Josef Laumann "weitere Maßnahmen" angekündigt Schulen und Kitas im Kreis Gütersloh wurden bereits geschlossen alle knapp 7000 Mitarbeiter des Tönnies-Werks in Rheda-Wiedenbrück und deren Angehörige und Hausstände bis 2 die an 1300 Wohnadressen im ganzen Kreis gemeldet sind werden zurzeit von mobilen Teams besucht und getestet; die Bundeswehr hilft mit 39 Männern und Frauen 15 Mitarbeiter des Robert Koch-Instituts (RKI) unterstützen das Kreisgesundheitsamt dabei Die kassenärztliche Vereinigung Westfalen-Lippe will bald ein Diagnosezentrum eröffnen wo Corona-Tests für alle Menschen im Kreis Gütersloh durchgeführt werden können Regierungssprecher Steffen Seibert sagte, man nehme den "massiven Ausbruch" sehr ernst; es müsse nun alles zur Eindämmung getan werden. Auch Bundesgesundheitsminister Jens Spahn (CDU) warnte vor einem Übergreifen auf ganz Deutschland Bundesarbeitsminister Hubertus Heil sprach am Sonntagabend davon dass "Tönnies eine ganze Region in Geiselhaft" genommen hätte Die Bundesregierung will künftig Werkverträge in Fleischfabriken und damit das seit den 90ern gewachsene System aus Ketten an Subunternehmen in der deutschen Fleischindustrie verbieten "Mit der gesundheitlichen Gefährdung und der Ausbeutung von Menschen muss Schluss sein" sagte der SPD-Politiker in der Bild-Zeitung Sein Vertrauen in die Tönnies-Konzernleitung sei "gleich null" Laut den Regierungsplänen sollen von nächstem Jahr an nur noch Mitarbeiter des eigenen Betriebes Tiere schlachten und das Fleisch verarbeiten dürfen Bei Tönnies arbeiten Menschen aus 87 Ländern; die größte Gruppe sind Polen und Rumänen Etwa die Hälfte aller Beschäftigten in der Unternehmensgruppe arbeiten nach Angaben eines Sprechers über zahlreiche Subunternehmen für Tönnies Deshalb hatte es nach dem Ausbruch auch Tage gedauert Kritiker machen die in der Fleischindustrie üblichen Sammelunterkünfte für Arbeiter sowie schlechte Hygienestandards für die rasante Ausbreitung des Virus in der Branche verantwortlich Vor sechs Wochen hatte es beim Tönnies-Konkurrenten Westfleisch in Coesfeld bereits einen Ausbruch gegeben Im ARD-Morgenmagazin versprach Heil: "Wir machen jetzt Schwerpunktrazzien der Arbeitsschutzbehörden des Zolls." Doch warum tat sein Ministerium bisher so wenig gegen die Ausbeutung von Arbeitsmigranten aus Osteuropa Bereits in der Vergangenheit habe es Anläufe gegeben die Bedingungen in der Fleischindustrie zu verbessern doch seien diese Versuche immer wieder verwässert worden Er will auch zivilrechtliche Haftungsmöglichkeiten gegen Tönnies prüfen lassen Clemens Tönnies hatte am Sonntag angekündigt Corona-Tests im Kreis Gütersloh bezahlen zu wollen Für mindestens zwei Wochen wird der Betrieb bei der Firma nun ruhen Deutschlands Fleisch- und Wurstangebot wird damit auf einen Schlag um acht Prozent sinken so viel spuckt Europas größter Schlachtbetrieb in Rheda-Wiedenbrück aus In anspruchsvollen Berufsfeldern im Stellenmarkt der SZ. .css-5x0u19{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}Gutscheine.css-pcxqtt{border:0;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;white-space:nowrap;width:1px;}: Der Zweitliga-Profi Dennis Brinkmann von Alemannia Aachen und Eintracht Braunschweig kommt zur neuen Saison nach Gütersloh zum FCG und wird damit Nachfolger von Fatmir Vata Dennis Brinkmann ist der Zwillingsbruder des neuen sportlichen Leiters Tim Brinkmann Der 39-jährige Dennis Brinkmann hat einen Jahresvertrag beim Oberligisten unterzeichnet "Das ist für mich eine tolle Herausforderung Der FCG ist ein spannender und attraktiver Verein" Die Entwicklung des Vereins habe er genau verfolgt Die sportliche Führung des FC Güterslohs wird in der kommenden Saison somit "Brüdersache" Auch der Vorstand sieht die "Zwillings-Konstellation" als Stärke oder Chance Während Dennis bei verschiedenen Clubs Profi-Erfahrungen gesammelt hat ist sein Bruder dem FC Gütersloh treu geblieben Noch etwas ändert sich zur neuen Saison: Denn auch ein alter Torwarttrainer kehrt zurück zum FC Gütersloh: Hendrik Müller kommt von Viktoria Rietberg und löst somit Sebastian Wessel ab Nach zwei Aufstiegen in Folge ist der Fußballverein Assyrer Gütersloh in der Kreisliga A angekommen wie wir in dieser Spielklasse zurechtkommen" Deshalb sieht Matthias Gök sich und seine Jungs in der Rolle des Außenseiters und wäre bereits mit einem Platz im gesicherten Mittelfeld zufrieden Der Trainer will erst gar keinen Druck aufkommen lassen Dass die Assyrer Tore schießen können zeigten sie allerdings beim 8:2 gegen den C-Ligisten Suryoye Gütersloh eindrucksvoll Sportlicher Leiter Trainer Dennis Brinkmann stellen ihre Ämter zur Verfügung 07:10 UhrTrainer Dennis Brinkmann (links) und Bruder Tim (Sportlicher Leiter) sind zurückgetreten Foto: Henrik MartinschleddeDer Trainer selbst ergriff nach der zwölften Saisonpleite die Initiative »Ich habe dem Verein am Montag angeboten dass nur eine Veränderung im Trainerbereich noch etwas bewirken kann« erklärt der ehemalige Zweitligaprofi Dennis Brinkmann mit dem 0:1 gegen den SV Schermbeck am Sonntag seine zwölfte Saisonpleite kassiert hat Wir haben ja alles probiert: die Trainingsform verändert Der als Fahrlehrer in Bottrop arbeitenden Essener der künftig häufiger die Spiele seines Sohnes David (10 sah letztlich keine andere Konsequenz mehr: »Denn wir haben ja alles probiert: die Trainingsform verändert der erst zu Saisonbeginn von seinem Bruder Tim per Ein-Jahres-Vertrag in den Heidewald gelotst worden war In 18 Partien unter seiner Regie hat es gerade einmal vier Siege und 14 Punkte gegeben Auch deshalb haben Heiner Kollmeyer und Frank Neuhaus am Montagabend gegen 20 Uhr die Mannschaft die zuvor unter Alexander Schiller trainiert hat dass der Vorstand nach einem Gespräch mit Tim Brinkmann die Rücktrittsangebote beider angenommen hat »Das ist von Tim und Dennis Brinkmann ehrenhaft und dem Verein gegenüber sehr fair damit wir unter einer neuen sportlichen Führung doch noch den Klassenerhalt schaffen können« ließen die Vorstandsmitglieder Hans-Hermann Kirschner Heiner Kollmeyer und Helmut Delker über eine offizielle Vereinsmitteilung verlautbaren dass über eine Nachfolge zeitnah entschieden wird Ganz so einfach dürfte sich die Sache indes nicht gestalten: Mit Olaf Sieweke (53 ehemals SV Spexard) hat am Dienstagvormittag ein Kandidat abgesagt Der Trainer des aktuellen Landesliga-Spitzenreiters TuS Tengern hatte sich noch am späten Montagabend mit der FCG-Führung ausgetauscht: »Mir fällt es allerdings moralisch schwer wo ich gerade meinen Vertrag mündlich verlängert habe« den der Verein vor Wochen mal kontaktiert hat soll ebenso abgewunken haben wie Ex-Wiedenbrücker Alfons Beckstedde (56) Zum Kreis der Kandidaten zählt auch Ex-Gütersloher Rob Reekers (52 Für einige durchaus vorstellbar wäre zudem die Rückkehr vom albanisch-britischen Erfolgsgespann: Fatmir Vata (47) dessen Vertrag beim FCG mittlerweile aufgelöst ist er hat noch einen laufenden Vertrag) sind noch nicht kontaktiert worden wären aber nicht abgeneigt: »Marc und ich hätten Lust zu helfen Zumindest die Perspektive Vata/Hunt ist von der Klubführung noch nicht in Betrachtung genommen worden: »Wir haben darüber im Vorstand nicht gesprochen« erklärt Hans-Hermann Kirschner am Dienstagabend Das Vorstandsmitglied erklärt noch vor dem Sponsorenabend im Stadtmuseum dass der FC Gütersloh »perspektivisch die Doppelfunktion« wieder besetzen will und sich darum bemüht »so schnell wie möglich« wieder einen Trainer und einen Sportlichen Leiter zu finden Für Tim Brinkmann gehört die Zeit beim FCG als Sportchef derweil endgültig der Vergangenheit an Als Zwillings-Lösung hat der FC Gütersloh 2018 die Brinkmann-Brüder Tim und Dennis präsentiert Ein Jahr später endet die Twins-Ära mit dem Doppel-Rücktritt Anhand der sportlichen Bilanz ist ihr Abgang mit dem sie dem Rauswurf zuvorgekommen sind Es gab zuviel an spielerischen Offenbarungen Geldhäuser Bielefeld-Gütersloh und Warendorf kooperieren 15:40 UhrGemeinsam woll sie die Kräfte bündeln (von hinten links): Reinhold Frieling Michael Deitert (beide Vorstand Volksbank Bielefeld-Gütersloh) Martin Weber und Thomas Schmidt (beide Vorstand Volksbank Warendorf) Vorne: die Vorstandsvorsitzenden Rolf Weishaupt (links Volksbank Warendorf eG) und Thomas Sterthoff (Volksbank Bielefeld-Gütersloh) Foto: Wolfgang WotkeZuvor müssen jedoch die Mitglieder beider Häuser bei den jeweiligen Generalversammlungen noch ihre Zustimmung geben damit aus der Kooperation eine Fusion wird und beide Bankhäuser zu einem verschmelzen »Erst dann können wir alle Synergien nutzen« Vorstandsvorsitzender der Volksbank Bielefeld-Gütersloh am Freitag auf einer Pressekonferenz im »Ratskeller« in Rheda-Wiedenbrück Ausschlaggebend für die Zusammenarbeit seien die geänderten Rahmenbedingungen für genossenschaftliche Banken »Infolge der Finanzmarktkrise sind die regulatorischen Anforderungen immens gestiegen Diese Belastungen stellen uns vor neue geschäftspolitische und strategische Herausforderungen die nur noch schwer zu stemmen sind.« Daneben trübe die anhaltende Niedrigzinsphase die zukünftigen Ertragsaussichten ein