ALBERTA ESTONIAN HERITAGE SOCIETY WINTER 2016 • ISSUE 45 Häid Pűhi! Head Uut Aastat! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! WINTER 2016 1 Alberta Estonian Heritage Society 2016 The Alberta Estonian Heritage Society (AEHS) was formally established on April 23, 2005 to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Alberta’s Estonian community, and to increase awareness of developments in Estonia. BOARD President Kelly Schuler Vice-President Helgi Leesment Treasurer Toomas Paasuke Secretary Rein Paasuke Director, Membership Lorne Hennel Director, AjaKaja Eda McClung Director, AjaKaja Dave Kiil Director Martha Munz Gue Director Juri Kraav Director Bob Tipman Past President Ave Peetri Alberta Estonian Heritage Society (AEHS) website: www.aehs.ca AEHS Membership Application Membership applications can be completed on www.aehs.ca website under Menu Option: Membership. Membership queries and written applications can be submitted to Membership Director Lorne Hennel: e-mail:
[email protected] Regular mail: Lorne Hennel 48 Thornlee Cres. N.W., Calgary, AB., T2K 2W3. AjaKaja AjaKaja is published semi-annually to inform members about Society activities and heritage topics. Publication and distribution costs are covered by membership dues. Copies of AjaKaja can be purchased from Eda McClung at
[email protected]. Cost of AjaKaja is $10.00 per issue, including postage in Canada. Please submit articles, photographs and heritage-related items to Eda McClung at
[email protected] or Dave Kiil at
[email protected] Correction: Cover photo of Summer 2016 issue #44 by Sylvia Boehrnsen is entitled “Elbow Falls, Alberta”. The correct spelling of Sylvia’s family name is ‘Boehrnsen”. Cover: Photo by Ain Paloson entitled “Külm öö Jänedal” (2016).