Prüfung auf dem Fahrrad: Corinne Wettach bei den Kantonsbesten

ZUG - Rund 90 Schülerinnen und Schüler der 6. Klassen aus allen Gemeinden des Kantons Zug nahmen am 28. April 2005 an der 36. Kantonalen Radfahrerprüfung teil.

"Der von der Verkehrsinstruktorin und den drei Verkehrsinstruktoren der Zuger Polizei organisierte Anlass bietet den Kindern einen abwechslungsreichen und gleichzeitig lehrreichen Wettkampf", schreibt die Zuger Polizei. In einem theoretischen Teil, auf einem Geschicklichkeitsparcours auf dem Braunviehzuchtareal sowie auf öffentlichen Strassen im Raum Zug West konnten die Kinder ihr Wissen und ihre Fertigkeiten beweisen.

An der jährlich stattfindenden Veranstaltung können jeweils die Schülerinnen und Schüler teilnehmen, die sich als Beste ihres Jahrgangs an analogen Veranstaltungen in den Gemeinden qualifiziert haben. Die Rangverkündigung fand im Anschluss an die ganztägige Veranstaltung im Einkaufszentrum Zugerland in Steinhausen statt.

Rangliste: 8. Corinne Wettach, Baar.

[ Weiterlesen hier: Quelle ]

Honorable Mention: Freddy Wettach, Jr. in the ShowJumping Hall of Fame

The Show Jumping Hall of Fame conducted its annual induction ceremonies during the intermission at the Budweiser American Invitational on Saturday, April 2, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. When Inductee 55 was inducted into the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, he joined 54 previous inductees whose contributions to the sport set them apart and earned them the honor of enshrinement in the Show Jumping Hall of Fame. Among them, mentioned in the article by the US Equestrian Federation, Fred "Freddy" Wettach, Jr., Inductee of 1998. For this WettachBlog an opportunity to look at: Who was Freddy Wettach (+1976)?

Fred "Freddy" Wettach Jr. was born into a family of horsemen. His father, Fred Sr., owned and operated a well-known riding academy in New York City before World War I, and Freddy was expected to follow in his father's footsteps. Freddy started young and developed into a well-rounded horseman, showing hunters and jumpers, riding a few races and playing a bit of polo. His real passion, however, was the high jump, which in that era was the stellar attraction of any horse show.

In the 1920s Fred Sr. bought some polo prospects to finish and sell. Among them was a bald-faced Irish-bred gelding that looked more like a jumper to Freddy. He quickly found that King's Own could jump anything and he began campaigning him as a high jumper with conspicuous success. Before long Wettach was being urged to make an attempt at Heatherbloom's record of 8' 2", which had stood since 1902, and he found the challenge irresistible.

Wettach gathered witnesses and a photographer, eased the bar up to a height of 8' 3-1/2" and jumped it with room to spare. Technically the record was not official, not having been made in a sanctioned competition, but the same thing was true of Heatherbloom's mark; in any case 8' 3-1/2" is still generally acknowledged to be the highest anyone has ever jumped on horseback.

By 1931 Wettach had held no fewer than five different high-jump records-indoor and outdoor, tied rails and loose rails -- all with horses he had trained and ridden. But high jump was not the only thing at which Freddy excelled. As the popularity of high jumping began to wane in the 1930s, he turned more and more to hunters, including his celebrated grey mare, Plymouth Rock, who showed, as all his horses had done, under the stable name of Trillora Farm, Shrewsbury, NJ.

After World War II some of his greatest show-ring successes were recorded with horses he rode for Liz Whitney's Llangollen Farm of Upperville, VA, among them Dase and Safety Call, winners at all the major shows including Devon (PA) and New York's National Horse Show.

Celebrated for his immaculate turn-out, whether on horse or on foot, Freddy competed well into his fifties. After his retirement he lived in Delray Beach, FL, where he died in 1976.
[ Read the article at US Equestrian Federation ] - [ Source for Fred Wettach Jr. at ShowJumpingHallOfFame.net ]

“Improve one percent every day.” Coach Jeff Wettach right on Track

“Improve one percent every day.”

That’s the motto of the men’s track and field team. After placing third at the Augustana Viking Olympics behind Augustana (IL) and UW-Eau Claire, that one percent per day could mean a conference championship down the road for the men.

The Norse had six different first place finishes — three individual and three in the relay events.

Head Coach Jeff Wettach expressed excitement about the performance.

“It’s a great start to the outdoor season,” he said. “It was perfect for team development which is really important this time of year.

“Going into the meet, we talked about being confident, competing tough and having fun and we did all that.”

[ Read the full article: CHIPS ]

Neues Blog: Reto Wetta.ch

Der St. Gallener Designprofessor Reto Wettach, dessen Buch über versteckte Sehenswürdigkeiten in den letzten zwölf Monaten viel Aufmerksamkeit auch in bundesrepublikanischen Medien erhalten hat, hat bereits seit 1999 die Webseite Wetta.ch, auf der er eigenwillig und lebendig seine Fotographie präsentiert.
Seit Februar 2005 ist dazu auch ein eigenes Blog gekommen, das wie dieses hier bei Blogger selbst auf Blogspot.com zu finden ist und (da wettach vergeben war und der Kurzname nahelag) wetta.blogspot.com heisst, oder im Vollnamen wetta.ch news & bloggin. Von einem Blog zum anderen, von einem Wettach zum anderen, einen Gruss (schweizerisch ohne "ß" sz-Ligatur). :-)
[ Weiterlesen hier: http://wetta.blogspot.com/ ]

Sichtbarkeit - Added Visibility

In order to get more Wettachs to find themselves here, I've added the blog to some search engines. Please feel free to link here.
[ www.Registerblitz.de ]

Jochen Wettach: Mogelpackungen im Supermarkt

Kontrollierter Anbau bedeutet noch lange keine Qualität und schon gar keine Ökologie; "leicht" nennen sich auch fette Produkte die schwer machen; "Schwarzwälder Schinken" kann auch von Slowenischen Schweinen stammen. In einem Artikel über Mogeleien am Verbraucher im Supermarktregal widmet sich Jochen Wettach von der Stiftung Warentest den Tricks der Mogelpackungen: Ein gewölbter Boden, der von aussen nicht sichtbar ist, geringere Stückzahl bei identischer Verpackung - und der verlogene Hinweis um immer weniger Inhalt zu kaschieren: "Füllhöhe technisch bedingt".
[ Weiterlesen hier: Quelle: Kölner Stadtanzeiger ]

Matthew Wettach: Freshman shares history through works of great-grandfather

Matthew Wettach, freshman at Mt. Pleasant Community High School, presented his nationally recognized History Day Project at the Dover Museum in New London on Sunday.
Two summers ago, Wettach was given the option of participating in the 24th Annual National Contest of National History Day by his middle school teacher. Wettach knew that he had a great project in the photographs of his great-grandfather, Pete Wettach.
Pete Wettach's photography has played a large part in chronicling Iowa's history and was recently featured on Iowa Public Television.
Wettach knew that he would be able to utilize his great-grandfather's works to "express different aspects about the Great Depression and Roosevelt's New Deal."
His project did well on all levels, and eventually Wettach was asked to travel to the University of Maryland in Washington, D.C. to present his project. Wettach's hard work paid off, and he was awarded 2nd place at the national level.
While the project competed two years ago, Wettach still occasionally presents his project to interested parties. Over the past year and a half, he has presented his project approximately five times.
Wettach is the son of Steve and Mary Wettach of Mt. Pleasant.
[ Read it at: Mt. Pleasant News ]

Jazzclub Mammern präsentiert Jazz-Point: Jimmy Wettach am Bass

Mammern - Im Restaurant Hecht ist am Montag, 4. April, zwischen 20.30 und 23 Uhr Jazz angesagt. Die Jazz-Point-Dixielandband pflegt den alten Jazz vom kernigen New Orleans bis hin zum swingenden Chicago-Stil. Dank Freude, Spontaneität und grosser musikalischer Erfahrung aus Profizeiten können die Musiker aufeinander eingehen und somit praktisch jeden Zuhörerwunsch erfüllen. Jazz Point wurde im Jahr 1991 durch den Posaunisten Matthias Jenny gegründet. In Jazzkreisen geniesst das Zürcher Dixieland-Sextett ein hohes Ansehen. Sie wird in der heimatlichen Jazzszene und im nahen Ausland zunehmend beachtet. Die einzelnen Musiker spielten vor der Gründung von Jazz Point in bekannten Formationen der Slowakei, England und der Schweiz. In der Frontline steht Herbie Saurer, ehemaliger Bandleader der New Riverside Band aus Schaffhausen, sowie Arrangeur und Saxofonist Igor Celko (...) Jimmy Wettach an Bass oder Tuba.
[ Weiterlesen hier: Quelle: Thurgauer Zeitung ]

Megan talks Business - Wettach for Governor?

Mount Pleasant, Ia. - Megan Amanda Wettach - former Miss Teen Iowa, current Miss Burlington and would-be Miss Iowa - hurried into the store on the Mount Pleasant town square ready to talk business.

Her business.

A growing business.

"We did a half million dollars in revenue this past year," said Wettach, sitting a few feet from hundreds of prom dresses on the racks in her store. "I didn't have any idea this would be possible when I started."

Who, indeed, would have imagined?

The 21-year-old University of Iowa junior started her business when she was a senior at Mount Pleasant High School. She and her parents, Steven and Mary Wettach, both dentists in Mount Pleasant, sketched out a plan on a napkin driving home from a trip to West Virginia. They'd been there buying clothes for a pageant Wettach was entering and she wondered why there wasn't a store like that in Iowa.

"Lots of girls enter pageants," she said. "They need suits for interviews, swimsuits and gowns. I decided there was a niche."

And since every girl needs a prom dress - or two or three by the time they finish high school - why not sell those as well?

That's how the first business, Premier Prom & Pageantry, started in a small building next to her parents' house here. Word got around and girls started driving from Des Moines, Waterloo, Davenport, Illinois and Missouri for dresses.

Wettach moved her business to the town square, changed the name to Premier Prom and Bridal Boutique and started selling wedding dresses.

In 2002, her first year in business, she convinced suppliers a 17-year-old girl would pay the bills and she sold 75 dresses. Now, suppliers make dresses especially for Wettach. She has 18 employees, her business has been featured in national magazines and 1,500 dresses hang in her store.

Then there's a second business. It's her own line of clothes called the Megan Amanda Collection. She comes up with the concept, has dress designers in New York, China, Russia, Brazil and, yes, Mount Pleasant, sketch it out. The dresses are being manufactured in China and the first samples are going to buyers at retail outlets next week.

"This really is exceeding all of our expectations," she said.

One admirer is Gov. Tom Vilsack.

"She got that business started in high school and people in town scratched their heads about it," said Vilsack, a family friend from Mount Pleasant. "But she developed into an extraordinarily shrewd businesswoman. She has high expectations about herself and she's met those expectations. She's everything you'd want in a young person."

Wettach vows that her businesses won't keep her from finishing college. And she promises her businesses - including ones that aren't yet operating - will remain in Iowa.

"I was offered a job by a (dress) manufacturer to help double the size of his business," she said. It meant big money, but Wettach passed.

"It was a great opportunity, but I want my own businesses," she said. "The Megan Amanda Collection has the potential to be a multimillion-dollar business within several years. I'm going to have a national fashion label and have it based in Iowa."

That's because she is committed to making it all happen in Iowa.

"This is where I'm from," she said. "This is where I'm staying."

What about the future?

"I'm in the Miss Iowa Pageant in June," she said. "I'm taking a semester off college to prepare for that."

Will there be more businesses?

"I'd like to have stores around the Midwest. I'd like to become the number one prom dress wholesaler in the country. I'd like to be the CEO of several of my own businesses."

Marriage and kids?

"Absolutely. I understand I have to have a life."

What else?

"I'm thinking of politics someday. The truth? I'd like to be the first woman elected governor of Iowa."

The current governor won't be surprised if it happens. "She's going places," Vilsack said.

"I have goals," Wettach said. "I want to show young girls they can be successful in business and politics. I want to show them they can strive for excellence and succeed."
[ Read it all at: Des Moines Register ]