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North CarolinaSwiss Society of CharlotteAt the last annual meeting in November 2012, three longtime boardmembers resigned after having served many years: Walter Hess (Presi-dent), Erika Boss (Treasurer) and Lorena Riedener (At Large). Themembership elected unanimously the following replacements: RogerBoschung (President), Astrid Peterson (Treasurer) and Thomas Koch(At Large). A thank you goes to the outgoing and congratulations goto the new joining board members.

Santa Claus afternoon was onSunday, December 2nd, where the kids had a great time making lan-terns, reciting poems for Santa and singing songs. Over 100 people at-tended this years Raclette evening at the Sardis Swim & Racquet Clubon February 23rd. The event and the volunteers were very busy fromworking the raclette stoves to making sure that the salad bar and coldcut plates were always replenished. Our Honorary Consul, Heinz Roth,took the opportunity to present the outgoing president, Walter Hess,with a plaque thanking him for the work over the past few years. Theevening ended around midnight after all the prices of the traditionalraffle were given out.

We are proud to present you with a newly designed website which ismore informative, user friendly and has an interactive design, check itout at:www.swisscharlotte.comWe are all looking forward to seeing you at one of our activities andwould like to hear from you.On behalf of the Board and with Best Regards,

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PHOTOS: MYRIAM BREEDLOVE AND THOMAS HUBER

Honorary Consul Heinz Roth present-ing outgoing President Walter Hesswith a plaque

Newly elected president RogerBoschung greeting the Club members

Full house at the raclette party - the evening was a big success and only endedaround midnight!

Sometimes, a picture is all it takes to send you back years and years to

your childhood. That’s what happened to me when my sister in law sent

me the photos of the typical Valais black nosed sheep (Schwarznasu-

Schaf) from the yearly marked of rams in

Visp where I grew up. I can smell the wet

wool and hear the animals! Reminiscing

with my husband, we diverted and talked

about the milkman who brought the milk

with a cart drawn by a large dog to his

house in the city of Zurich. My grandmoth-

er’s milkman came with a horse-drawn car-

riage. The milk-containers were lined up on

the first landing of the staircase. At the end of the month, everybody

was there with the Milchbüechli (milk book) to pay what was owed.

And how was coffee made in your family way back when? I see my grand-

mother with the coffee mill between her knees, grinding the beans and

I hear the percolator bubbling. In my husband’s family, it was a coffee-

pot on the stovetop. While we are at it: Winter was the time for sleigh

rides. We had several mountain roads that were only partially sanded

for the postauto – not many other cars then in the wintertime. So we

would walk up for at least an hour, pulling our five-seater Davoser sled,

for which my mother had sawn a bright blue sledge-long pillow. It was

the pride of our family. I would always sit in the back and – to my broth-

ers dismay - break as much as I could because I was afraid of going down-

hill so fast! And you don’t even want to know how often we ended up in

a huge pile of snow because we had missed a sharp turn in the road. But

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Swiss Center ofNorth AmericaMore than 400 of you played theCanton Contest from the SwissCenter to see where you all hailfrom in Switzerland. Here arethe results:3rd Place: Canton GlarusWith 11 more votes than thecanton of St. Gallen, Glarusfound itself in the top three can-tons with 49 votes. Eric Streiff ofVirginia was the winner of abook from our Tritt Library writ-ten by Susan Bosshard-Kälin en-titled “Westward - Encounterswith Swiss American Women”.2nd Place: Canton ZurichAs the results came in, Glarusand the eventual 2nd place win-ner Zurich, were in a tight race.Zurich held out with 51 votescast. John and Maxine Johnsonof Illinois won the cheese knifeset.1st Place: Canton BernYes, our most populated cantonwas the big winner with 150

votes. Winning the book: “SwissMiniatur - Switzerland recreatedin miniature” were Nick Schori,Ontario, Canada; Leonard Tritt,Pennsylvania; Sandy Kirnerk,Nevada; Richard Rinehart,Washington; Sandy Streit, Ore-gon; Nancy Doyle, Washington,Le Honeycutt, Oklahoma; DavidMorker, Minnesota and DorisWaldmann, Wisconsin.Interesting DiscoveriesOf the 444 Canton Contest en-tries, most of you have Swissroots in one canton.47 have roots in two cantonswhile 17, including yours truly,have our roots in 3 cantons.Fribourg and Obwalden each re-ceived 1 vote. Neuchâtel re-ceived 2 votes with Uri and Val-ais at 3. Basel-Landschaft, Vaudand Zug had 7 each. Basel-Stadt, 8; Ticino, 9; Appenzell-Ausserrhoden, 10; Thurgau, 14;Graubunden, 16; Schwyz, 19;Lucerne, 20; Aargau, 31; St Gal-len, 38.

Join and SupportThere is no Swiss Center of NorthAmerica without members. Oursupporters are a diverse set ofinterested and interesting peo-ple. When you support the SwissCenter you help us preserveSwiss heritage/culture/roots forthe next generation. Consider adonation to support our effortsas we depend on gifts from indi-viduals and organizations toconnect the past to our sharedfuture. Your support is vital.I would love to tell you more.Please contact me at

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New YorkPlanetSolar inNew York CityIn June this year, the world’slargest solar boat will be dockingin New York City. Swiss-basedinitiative PlanetSolar SA, whosevessel accomplished the firstaround the world tour poweredexclusively by solar energy inMay 2012, will stop over in NewYork on the occasion of its new-est project, the PlanetSolarDeepWater expedition. The cata-maran MS Tûranor PlanetSolar,whereby the first part of thename means “power of the sun”in J.R.R Tolkien mythology, runssolely on solar power. Engineers

optimized the energy collectionand stocking as well as the aero-dynamics, the ship’s propulsionand the choice of materials, en-abling a navigation time that isunmatched to date. With its 35mlength and 23m width, the MSTûranor is also the largest solarship in the world and can hostup to 60 people on board whenshe is docked. Additional re-movable parts allow it to expose

a total of 516 m2 of photovoltaicsurface to the sun.The Guinness World Records ofPlanetSolar:- The fastest transatlantic cross-ing made completely under solarpower;- The largest solar powered boat;- The fastest crossing of theSouth China Sea made com-pletely under solar power;- First circumnavigation by asolar-powered boat;- The longest journey by solar-powered boat.The PlanetSolar DeepWater ex-pedition will use these exclusivefeatures of the boat to carry outunique scientific measurements

along the Gulf Stream. Startingin Miami in spring 2013 andreaching Bergen a couple ofmonths later, PlanetSolar willseek to identify and documentsubtle changes in the behaviorof the ocean-atmosphere inter-face along the course of the GulfStream. The measurements of at-mospheric and oceanic chemicaland biological components,which have never been collected

at such scalesbefore, allowfor a better un-derstanding ofclimate-rele-vant processesalong the tra-jectory of theGulf Stream.The MS TûranorPlanetSolar isan ideal plat-form for thisscientific experiment, in partic-ular because of the absence offuel pollution which would con-taminate the measurements,and thanks to its slow speedcompared to fuel-powered ves-sels. Moreover, the explorationby the solar-powered ship islikely to attract a great deal ofmedia attention. Through thisand an explicit education andoutreach program during andafter the expedition, PlanetSo-lar also raises awareness aboutthe reality and complexity of cli-mate change.The Consulate General of Swit-zerland in New York is thrilled tocollaborate with PlanetSolarwhile they are in town and sup-port this ambitious project. Itwill be a priority to highlightboth the technical sophistica-tion of the boat and the mis-sion’s high relevance for currentsustainability debates. More-over, the Consulate will supportthe awareness-raising and edu-cational goals of PlanetSolar’smission through press, VIP andeducational events.Analogously, the swissnex Bos-ton team will host PlanetSolar at

the subsequent stopover in Bos-ton, using the opportunity toagain showcase Switzerland asan innovative country at theforefront of sustainable develop-ment in collaboration with localpartners for a scientific and edu-cation outreach.We are looking forward to wel-coming them!

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OregonThis Is How TheyHijackedMy CountryYou may have seen it - an emailcirculates and tells you Switzer-land ranks No. 3 in the worldwhen it comes to gun ownership.It goes on to tell everyone thatgun ownership is the reasonSwitzerland remains safe andstable. The email implies thatwithout its guns, Switzerlandmight well be a failed state...just like Somalia. Nonsense!As a dual citizen of the UnitedStates and Switzerland, and assomeone who has lived for morethan 20 years in each country, Ifeel not only qualified to set therecord straight on this absurdgun comparison between bothcountries - but entitled.Yes, I admit it: we have a lot ofguns in Switzerland. They aremainly military guns. Assaultweapons if you want. This comesfrom a very old tradition, whichstates that this small neutralcountry located in the heart ofEurope shall be protected by itscivilians. And because our terri-

tory is so small and previous at-tackers have been so powerful,the country needed to have away to quickly mobilize its civil-ian soldiers. This is why, afterthey passed their yearly train-ing, soldiers started taking theirguns home, with their helmets,their ammunition and theircombat boots. I clearly remem-ber seeing the heavy padlockson the closets of just about anySwiss home I visited in myyouth. I also remember hearingguns shot while swimming at ourlocal public pool, as the shoot-ing range was right there,tucked into the edge of the for-est. I remember seeing soldierson the train hauling their gunsand heavy backpacks as they re-ported to their barracks for theiryearly training. Yes, growing upin Switzerland, I saw a lot of as-sault weapons on soldiers. Iclearly felt they were there toprotect us in case of an invasion.Seeing them and their gunsnever scared me.In recent years, new preventivemeasures were taken: while mili-

tary guns are still stored athome, the ammunition is nowstored at the arsenal. Theweapon must be disassembledand stored in two separate clos-ets. This way, if anyone stealsthe gun, they will be left with auseless piece of steel instead ofan agent of death.For the past 20 years, I havelived on the West Coast, first inCalifornia and now in Oregon.The United States is my adoptedcountry. In suburban Portlandthere are three gun shops withinwalking distance of my house.Nobody I hang out with is a sol-dier, but many appear wantingto be by owning guns that they

feel they must carry with themat all times. And that is the big-gest cultural difference betweenSwiss and U.S. nationals: Ameri-cans are at war with one an-other. Or, they imagine them-selves heroes; patriots who willtackle offenders and restore lawand order, thanks to the gunsthey own. In contrast, in Swit-zerland, people have guns be-cause it is part of their civicduty.Interestingly, in my 20 years inthe U.S., I have never felt theneed to protect myself from mygovernment or my neighbors. Ihave found Americans to be re-spectful, law-abiding citizenswith whom one can easily rea-son. My house has never beenbroken into, and my neighborsalways volunteer to keep an eyeon it when I travel for an ex-tended period of time. In gen-eral, people are fundamentallygood in America, and I am quitecertain that our government willnot turn on us.

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ground up, put down roots.Without roots, the first stormwill take you down,” said MartheKeller while talking about theTV, film and theatre business atthe Q&A session at the TheatreRaymond Kabbaz in Los Angeles.“In our business it is not impor-tant to work, but to last – that’sthe secret.”Marthe Keller, the internation-ally recognized Swiss actressdoes know how to last for sure,having been successful as ac-tress and also as director for fourdecades.“A week with Marthe Keller,” or-ganized by the Consulate Gen-eral of Switzerland in Los Ange-les in cooperation with PresenceSwitzerland, caught the atten-tion of many Marthe Keller fans

and offered just as much varietyfor all cinephiles. The programwas launched at the TheatreRaymond Kabbaz on Tuesday 26with the screening of LE LIEN, adrama by Denis Malleval. Themovie was introduced by a Q&Asession with Marthe Keller, mod-erated by Christophe Vauthey,

Deputy SwissConsul General.Being askedabout her careerand if she has al-ways wanted tobecome an ac-tress, MartheKeller expressedthat her life hasbeen formed andcoined by acci-dents, happy

ones as she states. Animated bythe interview, the audience tookthe opportunity to inquire aboutMarthe Keller’s career, her hab-its and rituals while shooting amovie and her passion for lan-guages. With a large attendanceand in a familiar atmosphere thefirst event at the Theatre Ray-mond Kabbaz was a successfulkick-off for the week.A culinary part followed onWednesday 27 at Chalet Edel-weiss. Swiss specialties whereserved in a genuinely Swiss sur-rounding and, in dedication toMarthe Keller’s work, FRAGILE, amovie by Laurent Negre wasscreened.The week continued with a galadinner at the Beverly Hills Hotelon Thursday 28, organized in co-

operation with the Swiss Cham-ber of Commerce for MartheKeller and former United StatesAmbassador Glen Holden.The same day, one of the high-lights was Marthe Keller’s visitto USC where she held two lec-tures, one in front of a MasterClass, the other in front of pro-fessors. Since she enjoys work-

ing with and talking to peoplewho aspire a career in film andtheatre, all the participantsspent an animated and produc-tive afternoon.Last, but certainly not least, theweek ended in the same mannerit began – with a screening oftwo more movies, MARATHONMAN, a thriller by JohnSchlesinger and AU GALOP, a

Christophe Vauthey, Deputy Consul General of Switzer-land, moderating the Q&A session with Marthe Keller atthe Theatre Raymond Kabbaz Photo: Silvia Spross

family drama by Louis-Do deLencquesaing. The event, orga-nized in cooperation with theAmerican Cinematheque, tookplace at the charming Aero The-atre and was enriched by a fur-ther Q&A session in between,moderated by writer and film-maker F. X. Feeney. The audi-ence was active during the

whole night, applauding MartheKeller’s appearance in the mov-ies, laughing and asking ques-tions during the Q&A. It madefor a special finale for MartheKeller, the organizers and all theparticipants.

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From left: Pierre Leloup (Directeur Theatre Raymond Kabbaz), MartheKeller, Christophe Vauthey and Nicole Montgomery (President of theAlliance Francaise L.A.) Photo: Christophe Vauthey

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The Cemetery was established in1849 with the donation of 10 acresfrom Swiss native, John AugustusSutter, Jr. who arrived in Californiafrom Switzerland, to help his fatherwith his estate, which was beingruined by the gold rush. Junior wasthe son of John Augustus SutterSr., who originally started a settle-ment along the Sacramento Rivercalled New Helvetia, where he builtSutter’s Fort in 1839. The SutterMill in Colma was also built by JohnSutter, Sr. and this is where his em-ployee, John Marshal discoveredgold and the California Gold Rushwas set in motion.When John Sutter, Jr. arrived, henamed his father’s New Helvetiasettlement, “Sacramento”, after theSacramento River. The town was flat and surrounded by two rivers.Much of the land would flood each year and for that reason, in 1849,John Sutter, Jr. dedicated 10 acres of “high land” to the City of Sacra-mento so they could establish a cemetery that would not be destroyedby floodwaters.Since its establishment, the City Cemetery has become the restingplace of many remarkable Californians, demonstrating the diversity ofCalifornia history and culture. Visitors discover the burial sites of Sac-ramento mayors and California governors as well as memorials to CivilWar Veterans, Volunteer Firemen and the victims of the 1850 Cholera

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“Gatekeepers ofThe Arctic”ADocumentary in themaking

Corina Gamma is an accom-plished fine art photographer .She is Swiss born and began herstudies in Art in Switzerland. Af-ter moving to the US, she con-tinued at the University of Cali-

fornia in Riverside andcompleted with aMasters in Fine Arts from theClaremont Graduate Universityin California. Currently, sheteaches photography and photo-journalism at Long Beach CityCollege, CA.Corina Gamma’s project beganwith a journey to Greenland. Shewas hired as artist resident on aship in the arctic in 2009. Drawnto the beauty and remoteness ofthe Arctic, she discovered an is-land, the world’s largest, with asmall population of 57,000.When she visited the mostNorthern part of Greenland, sherealized that with the disappear-ance of sea ice, a culture and acommunity were at stake. TheInuit of the North have livedwith ice for thousands of yearsand are now undergoing a fasttransformation. This small com-munity has dwindled in popula-tion from 100 to 50 in less than

10 years. She beganthe documentaryproject Gatekeepersof the Arctic, to put ahuman face on thepoliticized issue ofglobal warming. Theproject has nowgrown into a com-mitted team effort.Two years ago CorinaGamma was joinedby Swiss Americanproducer MarkusKäppeli. They areboth Swiss born andlive in Los Angeles.Last year SwissTellfilm producersStefan Jäger andPatrick Merklejoined them.

Switzerland. Since then, his au-tomated weather stations havecontinuously been sending data,

which have becomeimportant informa-tion to the Earth’sclimate research.Corina Gamma ispreparing for onemore journey to theArctic to connectagain with the lo-cals and to finishthe filming.

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All pictures except the first one are byCorina Gamma

The goal ofthe docu-mentary is todemonstratethe intercon-nectednessbetweenthese smallArctic com-munities andthe largerglobal society. Co-rina Gamma hopesthis documentarywill turn into a largeproject that reachespolicy makers, andwill also eventuallyinspire the public totake action on a per-sonal level. See teas-ers of the film at: www.gate-keepersofthearctic.com.Since 2009, Corina Gamma hastraveled three times to Green-land. Among others, she spentthree weeks at “Swiss Camp”,a remote climate research siteon Greenland’s Inland IceSheet. There she camped outwith the renowned Swiss clima-tologist Dr. Konrad Steffen and

his expedition, to documenttheir fieldwork. “Koni”, as Stef-fen is known, set up Swiss Campin 1991 for the Federal Instituteof Technology in Zürich,

Corina Gamma ready to start filmingPhoto by Nestor Rial

Life in an Inuit village and an Inuit hunting hut

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http://www.revue.ch/regio-en-usa


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