THE SAXON NEWS Published by The Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons Home Offi ce: 5393 Pearl Road Cleveland, Ohio 44129-1597 Tel: (440) 842-8442 Celebrating over 100 years of Saxon Fraternalism ATS Founded in 1902 September 4, 2020 Issue 18 BRANCH 4, CLEVELAND By Joan Miller-Malue Update Your Personal Records and PRESIDENT’S “The best things in life are the people we love, Family Protection the places we have been and the memories we MESSAGE have made along the way.” Our membership is Address changes? Have you By Denise Aeling thankful for the love that we share, the many Crawford activities and events we have had together and notified the ATS Home Office of the wonderful memories we cherish from coming your new address? Have your ATS Nat’l President together at the Sachsenheim. Covid-19 has put a adult children changed their dent in personally coming together, but we are all anxious for the time when things become normal addresses? again and we can get together as in the past. Beneficiary changes? Was I would like to extend birthday wishes to Dr. We will not hold a September Branch meeting, there a marriage, divorce, Wolfgang Bonfert of Germany. The ATS Board of but are planning to hold one in October. Also, we death, etc., in your family which Directors also congratulates him on receiving a have postponed our Annual Membership Banquet special award. For Dr. Bonfert’s 90th Birthday, the which was to be held on September 20th. We would require you to make a Federation of Transylvanian Saxons honored him are hoping to reschedule the banquet to later in change of beneficiary on your this year. with the title of Honorary President. This award Life Insurance or Annuity Con- The Sachsenheim is open for dinner or take-out is in honor of his outstanding achievements for orders from 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. The Garden Patio is tracts? Take care of it right the Transylvanian Saxon community worldwide. open as well as dining in the bar room. You must away! Senior citizens tend to The Federation of Transylvanian Saxons was wear your masks entering or exiting the building neglect this, so remind them! founded in October, 1983 as a worldwide rep- or when walking to the bathroom. Social distanc- resentation of the interests of all Transylvanian Did the stork visit you re- ing is still a priority so no more than 10 people Saxons. The Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons to a table. cently? Did a new son or in the United States, the Landsmannschafts of Last Call in the bar is 9:45 p.m. We thank our daughter arrive recently? Con- Canada, Germany, Austria and Romania are all members and friends who have supported the gratulations! Don’t forget to members of this Federation. Dr. Wolfgang Bon- Club through this trying time. fert became the fi rst President of the Federation. th make him/her an ATS member September 7 is Labor Day which is a tribute to Current Federation President Herta Daniel pre- the American workers, the driving engine behind by purchasing a Life Insurance sented the much-deserved award. Congratula- our great productive economy and the American or Annuity plan so the he/she tions! work ethic. For many of us we see it as the end I remember Dr. Bonfert from the 1980 Ju- of summer and in Cleveland it has been enjoyed can benefit from our fraternal as Oktoberfest weekend at the Cuyahoga County programs. gendlager held in Germany that I was fortunate enough to attend. I turned 16 in the middle of Fairgrounds. Unfortunately, the Oktoberfest was Do you need more life insur- cancelled due to Covid-19 so our celebrations the trip! I recall Dr. Bonfert’s daughter also at- ance? Do you have enough life will be limited to our family barbeques and small tended the Jugendlager and had a birthday near gatherings. It is important that no matter how insurance protection for your- mine that we celebrated together. I have lots of we celebrate Labor Day that we remember to self and your family? Chances memories from the Jugendlager. From staying in be thankful for the contributions workers have are you should have better a school-house and listening to lectures on his- made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being tory and politics, staying at a youth hostel and coverage! Call you Local ATS of our country. riding a subway for the fi rst time in Berlin, stay- I would like to personally express my gratitude Deputy. ing in private Saxon homes in Dinkelsbűhl and for the many cards and well wishes for my retire- How about an ATS Annuity Drabenderhőhe, to seeing a true Night Watch- ment from the ATS. I had a wonderful career with or IRA Plan? Are you saving man or Town Crier calling out “all is well” as we an organization that I love. It was a joy to go to walked home from the local pub late at night. I for your retirement needs? ATS work knowing that I was working for a wonderful should mention that we started out in West Ger- group of people. Annuity Plans offer you a safe many, traveled through communist East Germa- way to increase and protect ny to get to Berlin before returning back to West your savings while providing tax Germany. I have a passport stamp from the fa- sheltered growth. Call you Lo- mous Checkpoint Charlie in my old passport. I also remember the Russian guards who came on cal ATS Deputy and strengthen the bus at a different checkpoint with their auto- your financial future. matic weapons. These guards checked all of us out very thoroughly with our passport pictures before fi nally letting the bus through. I also have pictures of the Berlin Wall. What a piece of his- tory. A snapshot in time. It’s amazing how much the world has changed since then! Did you know that the ATS is currently provid- ing support for twelve orphans in our ATS Saxon Orphan program? These twelve children repre- sent six families. In 1915, the ATS established a National Home for Saxon Orphans. It was locat- TIMELY - DO NOT DELAY TIMELY ed in Salem, Ohio. Changing regulations forced The Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons Alliance of Transylvanian The the ATS to discontinue the orphanage operation. 5393 Pearl Road Cleveland, OH 44129-1597 KEEP CALM MAILED WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 MAILED WEDNESDAY, and Continued on Page 2 Attention Postmaster: Send all Changes of Address to: Attention Postmaster: Send all Changes of wear a mask! PRESIDENT’S Schloss Horneck needs OUR help! Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons MESSAGE Home Office: 5393 Pearl Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44129 Cont’d from Page 1 Telephone: (440) 842-8442 FAX: 440-842-5442 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.atsaxons.com However, the ATS contin- National Board of Directors ued to show concern for President - our family members, by Denise Aeling Crawford Br. 8 (330) 257-0267 setting up an Orphan pro- 5934 Stumph Rd #416 Parma OH 44130 gram that provides finan- Honorary Past Presidents- cial assistance to children Thomas J. Manning Br. 2 (814) 864-6072 within the ATS member- 3909 Schaper Ave #203 Erie PA 16508 ship. Upon the death of Joan Miller-Malue Br. 4 (216) 233-8631 either parent (does not 17105 Hilliard Rd., Lakewood, OH 44107 First Vice President - have to be both parents), Robert B. Cunningham III Br. 1 (216) 398-7520 Schloss Horneck located in Gundelsheim, Germany a monetary amount is 9005 Memphis Villas Blvd., Brooklyn, OH 44144-2426 is the international location for our Siebenbürger Sach- paid monthly and any pre- Second Vice President - sens to house Sachsen artifacts, books and other his- miums due on the child’s Monica M. Weber Br. 4 (440) 356-5936 torical documents and records. It is important to our life insurance are waived. Third Vice President - worldwide Sachsen community to help in the mainte- An application for orphan Randall Floyd Br. 26 (219) 798-6908 nance expenses of this historical facility that will pre- benefits would need to 1806 E 73rd Ave, Merrillville IN 46410 serve our Sachsen culture and heritage. be completed and ap- Secretary- Monica F. Gilles, Br. 5 (440) 309-7894 The Federation of Transylvanian Saxons requests proved. This is just one 3520 Beavercrest Dr, Apt 107, Lorain, OH 44053 donation to help in the funding of the facility. If you are of the many benefits that Treasurer- interested in giving a donation, please complete the membership in the ATS Michael Teutsch, Jr. Br. 30, (330) 509-9670 form below and send to the ATS Home Office, 5393 provides! 140 Neff Ct. Canfield, OH 44406-1289 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 44129. Until next time…. Trustees - Jacob F. Spor Br. 25 (724) 657-3773 Please make your check payable to the ATS. ATTENTION 2940 Plank Rd., New Castle PA 16105 DONATION FOR SCHLOSS HORNECK CLEVELAND Barbara Spack Br 18 (330) 337-7487 1389 Brookview Dr., Salem OH 44460 Name___________________________________ BRANCH 1 Ingrid Weihs-Ferguson Br. 37 (586) 264-6136 Address_________________________________ MEMBERS 11711 Lancer Dr., Sterling Hts., MI 48313-5148 City________________State______ Margarete Ziegler, Br. 33 (440) 951-0159 Since our Sachsenheim Zipcode____________ 38047 Parkway Blvd., Willoughby, OH 44094-7543 has ample room for Michael Bachinger, Br. 30 (330) 540-5168 social distancing, Amount Donated $__________________ 3134 Neosho Rd, Youngstown OH 44511 Branch 1 will resume its Chief Medical Examiner- monthly meetings Please indicate if donation is in memory Dr. Andreas W. Schuster, Br. 1 Cleveland on Monday, or honor of someone September 21, 2020 __________________________________ Rob Hanek, President The Saxon News Volksblatt (ISSN 0894 -1165), the official publication of the Alliance of Transylvanian Saxons, 5393 Pearl Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44129-1597, is published WE HAVE A RICH AND COLORFUL Bi-weekly.