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Bipartisan resolution reaffirms U.S. commitment to NATO amid Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine WASHINGTON – The Senate Foreign Relations Committee today advanced a bipartisan resolution introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Co-Chairs of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, to celebrate 100...
Read moreMerle Liivand broke her own world record by completing a 42 km Mermaid Marathon Swim in 11 hours 54 minutes on May 7th in the choppy waters of Miami Beach, Florida. It was Liivand’s fourth consecutive world record-setting swim after her initial 10 km Mermaid Swim in Southern California in...
Read moreEstonian anthropologist and filmmaker Terje Toomistu will present a talk at Night of Ideas on May 21 at 10:30 PM at the Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY It is a free event, but you need to register at https://nightofideas.org/new-york/ NIGHT OF IDEAS is A FREE LATE-NIGHT...
Read moreThe Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) held its 5th Baltic Advocacy Days starting on May 2. Over fifty meetings were held with constituents and Congressional staffers from 25 states and Washington, DC, with three Members of Congress joining in on the discussions. Discussions took place with more than 30...
Read moreMati & Kati are hosting the LEP2022 Cocktail Contest and we invite you to join! Rules for tthe LEP2022 Cocktail contest:The focus of the contest is working with ingredients that are easy to procure and creating a memorable cocktail. Your cocktail could be the star cocktail of LEP2022.The winning cocktail...
Read moreDuring JBANC’s Baltic Advocacy week (May 2-9), long time Estonian American National Council member Gilda Karu took the opportunity to speak with her Congressional representative Jan Schakowsky’s senior advisor Andrew Goczkowski. Andrew Goczkowski was at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library in Illinois on May 4 representing Jan Schakowsky. Gilda discussed...
Read moreLast month I wrote about the benefits of oils and fats and the three different building blocks of oils, which determine whether an oil can be considered saturated and very stable (can be used for frying at high temperatures), mono-unsaturated or fairly stable (can be used for cooking, baking and...
Read moreAround thirty people participated in our annual spring cleanup day at the Connecticut Estonian Society's property in Andover, Connecticut. The weather was wonderful. The work was fun, with a great sense of camaraderie, community, and warm fellowship. Following the cleanup and repair work, the participants enjoyed a delicious lunch of...
Read moreApril 8, 2022 was a historic day for Estonians in Canada and around the world, as an energetic crowd turned out to witness and celebrate the momentous event of breaking ground for KESKUS International Estonian Centre. Attending were Estonians, friends and families of Estonians as well as neighbours from the...
Read moreThis article is machine-translated Estonian Scout Malev in the USA and Estonian Gaidide Malev in the USA celebrated St. George's Day in järvemetsa camp area (Jackson, NJ) on Sunday, April 24. They gathered in friendship in a Scout-like spirit and with will and great joy after a long winter. In...
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