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The EANC Election Committee announces that a total of 451 voters participated in the 2026 Estonian American National Council elections. Of these, 316 voted by mail and 135 cast their ballots electronically. The regular election was held to elect the XXIV EANC Council. In accordance with the EANC bylaws, 90%...

This summer at Rice Stadium, the Genuine Cup (https://genuinecup.org) returned to Houston with Estonia participating. From July 27–August 1, more than 1000 athletes with intellectual disabilities (IDD) and autism representing 50 teams from 50 countries came together for a week of competition, connection, and community. Hosted by the Genuine Foundation,...

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to hold a final vote on the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 on September 16. Because this article will be submitted for publication only a few hours beforehand, the outcome is not known. For now, we can only...

GRAMMY-nominated Armenian-Canadian cellist and composer Karen Ouzounian and Rome Prize-winning Estonian-American composer, pianist and animator Lembit Beecher continue their creative partnership with their new program Mayrig, touring internationally throughout 2026 and 2027. Premiered at Germany’s Morgenland Festival Osnabrück in summer 2025 and presented since in Amsterdam and San Diego, Mayrig...

It was eighty years ago when the Lakewood Estonian House first opened its doors. Built by volunteer labor from the first Estonian settlers of the rural area covered with pines and oaks rooted in sandy soil, the grounds and clubhouse provided a sense of place. Construction, with its many toils,...

The new Estonian work for choir and piano, featuring pianist Karolina Aavik and original lyrics by Jim Ashilevi, was released August 14 ahead of a performance at the opening of KESKUS International Estonian Centre in Toronto. TALLINN – Friday, August 14, 2026 — Estonian composer Jonas Tarm today releases the...

On August 20, 1991, Estonia formally declared the restoration of its independence, which it had lost in 1940 during the Soviet takeover. It’s been 35 years since that day, and it presents an opportunity to revisit that moment. It didn’t happen out of the blue. There were many forces at...

The Estonian Cultural Garden hosted a Victory Day/Midsummer event on June 28, 2026. We had special guests: Latvian – President of the Latvian Association of Cleveland, Haralds Mazarins, Lithuanian – Honorary General Counsel of Lithuania, Ingrida Bublys, Ukrainian – President of United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio, George Jaskiw, Estonian –...

During the First World War, the Kingdom of Italy entered the war in 1915 and soon found itself faced with the dilemma of prisoners. It was not the first time that prison camps had been set up, such as in Caserta, Campania, where Turks from the Libyan War were held....

On July 14-15, the Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) joined the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) to meet with over a dozen congressional offices, committees, and Members of Congress to seek continued support for legislative priorities. In addition, JBANC organized a July 14 briefing in the U.S. Capitol...