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The Estonian American National Council invites you to two very special events on Saturday, September 27, 2014, in Stamford, Connecticut – the 2014 EANC awards dinner, and a panel discussion to mark the 70 years since the September 1944 flight from the Soviet invasion of Estonia! Recipients of EANC’s 2014...

Katie Vesterstein  Photo: facebook   July 20, 2104 Duluth News Tribune writes:   Local skier selected to exclusive training school   Duluth-native Katie Vesterstein was selected to train at the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Total Educational and Athletic Model Academy in Park City, Utah.   The Team Academy was developed...

ERR - The tech site Gizmodo has profiled one of the more evocative locations in Estonia, Rummu quarry. With its lost/sunken world aesthetic and stark relief, the place has become a popular destination for a day trip from Tallinn and has been frequented by movie location scouts (think Andrei Tarkovsky...

TBT - Temperatures in Latvia have exceeded 37 degrees for the first time in the country's history, weather experts say. On the 4th of August meteorologists registered 37.8 degrees Celsius in Ventspils. The previous record for Latvia was 36.7 Celsius in Ventspils. On the same day, temperatures in Rucava reached...

A total of 849 ballots were cast. Of those, 20 were annulled because the voter had not followed voting instructions. Consequently, 829 ballots were counted.  For the 2014 election, the EANC board reduced the number of Council members to be elected to 30 (it had been 35 in the previous...

The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) has begun a series of meetings with members of the House Baltic Caucus to thank and recognize them for their support for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.  Pictured at a recent meeting are (right to left) upcoming JBANC Chair Marju Rink-Abel, Managing Director...

Lottemaa is located in Tahkuranna Pärnu countyPhoto by Tairo Lutter / Postimees   Strolling around in Lottemaa one spots fans of all ages of the puppy- girl Lotte.  If I were a four-year-old, I'd be hanging on to my Mommy's skirt demanding to see Lotte - just like the hundreds...

ERR - The recent wave of sanctions against Russia means that EU members have finally admitted that economic losses are inevitable in dealing with Russia, says columnist Ahto Lobjakas. “It is clear that neither the EU nor the United States are prepared to respond in force, or approve a military...

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