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The Lithuanian army said last week it had received NATO top military commander's pledge to aspire towards training taking place in Eastern Europe "without major intervals."   No specific decisions on the so-called Baltic brigade have been made as yet, Lithuanian military said. The defence chiefs of Estonia, Latvia and...

Scouts and Guides from around the world gather in Central Estonia for a Week of Camping at the Baltic Jamboree. On July 14th, nearly 600 guides and scouts from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Finland, Sweden, as well as from Hong Kong, Austira, and Belgium will gather for six days in...

People enjoying nature in Estonia this summer should take extra care to avoid the increasingly common tick-borne diseases. The number of those infected is higher than in previous years. Tick-borne diseases are an annual concern in Estonia. According to the Health Board, as of last week, 26 people had been...

The State Forest Management Center (RMK) opened a new 192-kilometer section of Estonia's longest nature trail. The trail from western to southern Estonia is now 820 kilometers in length. The newly opened section takes hikers from Peraküla on the western coast to Aegviidu in northern Estonia.   The first, 628-kilometer...

Group picture. Photo by David Champa. On June 28, 2015, the Cleveland Estonians celebrated their traditional Võidupüha-Jaanipäeva at the Estonian Cultural Garden. There was a threat of rain, but the sky cleared up so we could complete our event. The main speaker was Toomas Tubalkain. The prayer was recited by...

THE JUNE 18 Globe editorial, “Increasing US presence in Baltics has little upside,” cautions against permanently stationing US heavy weaponry in the Baltic countries. But Estonian Americans believe there is a lot of upside and little downside to showing Russia how serious the United States is about protecting NATO allies....

Evald Rooma, alias Onu Eskimo, the godfather of Estonian-produced ice cream, celebrated his 104th birthday today. Rooma was born in Tartu in 1911 and became the first ice cream industrialist in Estonia. He produced his first batch of ice cream in 1932 for the Tartu Song Festival and two years...

On July 4th, maestro Neeme Järvi visited the Arvo Pärt Centre together with his wife Liilia and their son Paavo. The Järvi family was introduced to the archive and also met Arvo and Nora Pärt at their home in Laulasmaa regarding the upcoming concert at the Järvi Academy and Pärnu...

The Philadelphia organizing committee is pictured from left to right: Laila Gansert (President, Philadelphia Society of Free Letts), Alvar Soosaar (President, Philadelphia Estonian Society and EANC Board member), Linda Rink (EANC Executive Director), Adams M. Berzins (Vice President, Philadelphia Society of Free Letts), Krista Butvydas Bard (Honorary Consul of the...

Last weekend, a Viljandi youth group launched a balloon to the stratosphere to conduct a popular science theater experiment "Elephant's Toothpaste."   The experiment was the first of its kind to be conducted in the stratosphere – 30 kilometers above ground – and will be nominated for the Guinness Book...