Archives for November 2012

Large book flea market at the library

November 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Pile of books - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / NatikaThere will be a large book flea market in Oberursel’s library on between Wednesday, 28th November and Saturday, 1st December 2012 with proceeds going to the library’s supporters’ association.

This market takes place on the 1st floor and has a larger selection of books than the monthly one, so there are usually foreign-language books there as well.

The opening times are:

Wednesday 10-1 & 3-6
Thursday 10-1 & 3-7
Friday 10-1 & 3-6
Saturday 10-1

The library is located at one end of the market square in Oberursel, in the Eppsteinerstraße.

The nearest car parks are “Bleiche” and in the Holzweg. The nearest train station is Altstadt (U3).

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Question Time at the Ausländerbeirat

November 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Ausländerbeirat meets in Monday, 26th November, 2012 at 6pm in room E02 at the town hall (Rathaus).

For this sitting a new item has been added to the agenda: “Bürgerinnen und Bürger fragen den Ausländerbeirat” – which roughly translates as citizens’ question time.

As the sitting is open to the public, anyone can come along and put questions to the Ausländerbeirat.

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The new citizens of Oberursel

November 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Young people who have turned 18 were given their Bürgerbrief at the Stadthalle

Each year in November, the young people of Oberursel who have turned 18 in the past 12 months are given a  “Bürgerbrief”, formally welcoming them into the town’s community.

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Can the bus drivers save the kiosk from closure?

November 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A bus in front of the kiosk at Oberursel's main station

A bus in front of the kiosk at Oberursel’s main station

The workers’ council (“Betriebsrat”) representing local bus drivers handed in a petition containing 100 signatures to the Mayor of Oberursel, Hans-Georg Brum, against the closure of the kiosk at the town’s main station.

The kiosk is due to close in the middle of December as part of the re-development of the station area, leaving the drivers without a public toilet to use on their routes.  The toilets at the station are too far away, either to leave the bus unattended or for the amount of time that the drivers have when they stop here.

The kiosk serves around 300 people every day, many of whom are waiting for buses or the U-Bahn trains, and has itself collected approximately 1,300 signatures.  “How many signatures does it take before the town’s administration takes notice?”, asked Christoph Alles who runs the kiosk with his wife Daniela.

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Ruth and Johannes Ruppel – Diamond Wedding Anniversary

November 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Golden Wedding Rings - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / montegoCongratulations to Ruth and Johannes Ruppel in Oberursel who are celebrating their Diamond Wedding Anniversary today!

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Making sense of the town’s budget

November 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Having gone through one of the party’s suggestions for the town budget on Monday afternoon, on Tuesday evening the suggestions of the other parties in the town council came to light when the finance committee met to discuss and vote on them.

As the OBG, whose suggestions I had outlined here on the site, only have 2 of the 14 seats on the committee, most of their proposals ended up getting voted down by 2 votes to 12.

In some cases, the coalition of CDU, SPD and the Green Party had their own suggestions that contradicted them, and their 11 votes carried the motions.  The FDP with one vote did not have much influence on the proceedings, and at one point their member on the committee even voted against their own proposal.

So what remains for the town council to approve after the marathon session with 53 proposed ammendments? [Read more…]

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3,000 step walk for senior citizens in Stierstadt

November 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Group of Senior Citizens walking - ©Can Stock Photo Inc. / micropixA 3,000 step walk for senior citizens is being organised in Stierstadt bei Hedi Madl and Herbert Aulbach on Tuesday, 27th November, 2012.

To take part, be at the bus stop “Altes Rathaus” in Stierstadt at 3pm.

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16 ways to save money

November 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment

It’s crunch time this week in Oberursel, as first the finance committee and then the town council meet to approve the budget for 2013 – a budget with a deficit.

Over the past few weeks, the politicians in the town have been challenged to come up with ideas on how to save money as part of the “Haushaltssicherungskonzept” (the concept to balance the books), and there have also been discussions going on both on the town’s website and in Facebook.  These can have far-reaching consequences for the coming years in the town, as some savings may not be possible straight away.

So what suggestions did the politicians come up with?  Well yesterday the OBG – a local political group – put forward their suggestions, and in total they are proposing 26 amendments to the budgets, which I have grouped together here in 16 different points.

They are: [Read more…]

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Book reading for boys at the library

November 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

A book reading for boys aged 7 and over is being held in the library on Monday, 26th November, 2012 between 4pm and 7pm.

Reading the stories will be a detective, a member of Frankfurt airport’s security team with his sniffer dog, and others who will also be talking about their jobs to the boys.

Entry is free, but it is requested that you register in advance by calling the library on 06171 62870.

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Sternenfest – Star festival – at the Waldorf School

November 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The Waldorf School (Freie Waldorfschule Vordertaunus) in OberurselThe Waldorf School in Oberursel (Freie Waldorfschule Vordertaunus) is holding a “Sternenfest” on Saturday, 24th November, 2012.

At 12 Noon there is a chance to see the school itself, followed by a musical introduction.  A bazaar will then follow between 1pm and 5pm, following by singing.

The school is located in the Eichwäldchenweg, but parking spaces near the school are limited.

To go by train, take the U3 line to Kupferhammer and cross over the main road to enter the Eichwäldchenweg.

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