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  Helvetia Winery - Welcome
Some of you have seen our 1906 photograph of fiddlers at Helvetia with wine glasses by their side; it's a tradition we've been keeping up for years.As always, kids, dogs, and frisbees are welcome Bring a picnic and snare one of our picnic tables for a festive afternoon.
2007 Helvetia Rose: Fans come back year after year for this wonderful off-dry, hot-pink wine reminiscent of sweet cranberies, which is a harbinger of Spring.
Since vineyards and wineries are an integral part of what makes life in Hillsboro pleasant, the film crew headed straight over here to Helvetia Winery to interview proprietor John Platt, who has no plans to retire anytime soon, but loves Hillsboro anyway.
www.helvetiawinery.com   (622 words)

  
  Helvetia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helvetia is the Roman name for an ancient region of central Europe occupying a plateau between the Alps and the Jura Mountains.
Helvetia corresponded roughly to the western part of modern Switzerland and Southern Germany, and the name is still used poetically.
Sometimes called the mother of the Swiss nation, she is typically pictured in a flowing gown, with a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Swiss flag, and commonly with braided hair, commonly with a wreath as a symbol of Confederation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Helvetia   (292 words)

  
 Helvetia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Holtkamp was pastor at Helvetia, the first telephone lines were built under his supervision, and at one time this telephone system was a model of communication and would be to this day had the people listened to his advice.
Helvetia has been able to boast of a band for thirty-five years or more and the present band.
Huber was the owner of the Helvetia Hotel, a place that is known throughout the state for the care and hospitality extended its guests.
www.wvculture.org /history/agrext/helvetia.html   (2913 words)

  
 Helvetia
Helvetia is a tiny village tucked away among the mountains in the remote southwest corner of Randolph County.
Helvetia residents who grew up in the 1930's and 1940's remember that square dancing was done in small circles often exceeding four couples and that each circle had its own caller dancing in the set.
How the square dance at Helvetia evolved into this form is a matter for speculation, but two characteristics of the local style could be pointed out as contributing factors: the traditional role of the caller and the greatly increased volume of the music through amplification.
www.cdss.org /publications/wvasquares/helvetia.html   (2515 words)

  
 Helvetia History
Helvetia story begins when Swiss and German immigrants began settling in Oregon's Tualatin Valley in the late 1870s.
Helvetia is the name the Romans gave the region now known as Switzerland.
Because of the distance it was decided in 1898 to erect two houses of worship, one at Phillips on the land donated by John Kunrath, and another at Helvetia on land bought from Christian Lauber.
helvetia-church.org /history.htm   (1206 words)

  
 150 Years Sitting Helvetia
This full-face representation of Helvetia, complete with spear and laurel wreath, seated on a spur of rock in the immovable Swiss Alps, symbolizes the freedom, independence and strength of the new Switzerland in the mid-19th century, at a time when world politics were in turmoil.
Eichin’s Helvetia has put the heroic behind her, casting aside her shield and spear, and turned her back on the public, as though deep in thought about the past 150 years.
The plaque on this bronze statue reveals that this Helvetia has escaped from the confines of the mould and gone on a trip round Switzerland in the closing decades of the 20th century.
www.artonstamps.org /Countries/Switzerland/Strubeli-150/sitting-helvetia.htm   (665 words)

  
 HELVETIA: LITTLE SWITZERLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Helvetia, West Virginia is a small Swiss community in the central part of the state.
Helvetia continues to invite the public to visit and holds an annual fall festival which attracts several thousand visitors.
In keeping with its Swiss heritage, Helvetia is a rural retreat for those of us who need a bit of the past and a break from the hubbub of the cities and the hectic pace in which we live.
www.wvculture.org /hiStory/wvhs1311.html   (857 words)

  
 St Petersburg Hotels. Helvetia Hotel.
Helvetia Hohel Suites is housed in a mansion designed by the Swiss architect Augusto Lange in 1828 right in the city center, just off the main street, Nevsky Prospect.
Helvetia hotel is the ideal choice for guests traveling with family or friends.
Helvetia is hard to match when it comes to business.
www.visitrussia.com /citiesguide/spb/helvetia.htm   (437 words)

  
 New Helvetia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Helvetia, meaning "New Switzerland", was a Mexican-era California settlement.
The pioneer John Sutter from Liestal, Switzerland arrived in Alta California with other settlers in August 1839.
He established the agricultural and trading colony and stockade Sutter's Fort as "New Helvetia" in 1840.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nuevo_Helvetia   (132 words)

  
 Nuevo Helvetia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Nuevo Helvetia (also known as "New Helvetia" or "New Switzerland") was a Mexican-era California settlement.
He established the agricultural and trading colony and stockade Sutter's Fort as "Nuevo Helvetia" or "New Helvetia" or "New Switzerland" in 1840.
The site is just a few miles east of where his son, would establish Sacramento, California and is on the eastern edge of Sacramento's current downtown.
www.huntingtonbeach.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/New_Helvetia   (168 words)

  
 Out There: Dust To Dust (July 25 - July 31, 1996)
By 1899, the Helvetia Copper Company of New Jersey was operating the largest mining camp in Pima County.
But disaster struck when, a year after the mine smelter was completed, a mass of slag ran onto the wooden floor of the building, burning it to the ground.
The Helvetia Cemetery is a quarter mile past the intersection, on the left.
www.tucsonweekly.com /tw/07-25-96/outthere.htm   (678 words)

  
 PRO HELVETIA: Schweizer Kulturstiftung   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Coinciding with the launch of Pro Helvetia’s America programme, the foundation’s cultural magazine has itself embarked on a journey, taking readers from Glarus via New York and New Glarus to Hollywood and back to Leukerbad.
The Arts Council is seeking to achieve increased visibility and an enhanced profile in keeping with its aim of encouraging cultural development generally.
Pro Helvetia presented its annual report at a media conference on 25 April.
www.prohelvetia.ch /index.cfm?pub=2   (177 words)

  
 Helvetia: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Helvetia corresponded roughly to the western part of modern Switzerland Switzerland quick summary:
Roman or romans has several meanings, primarily related to the roman citizens, but also applicable to typography, math, and a commune....
Helvetia passed hands between the Franks Franks quick summary:
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/he/helvetia.htm   (1039 words)

  
 Helvetia Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Richard A. Anders, Nicholas Bachynsky, Arthur Scheinert, and Laurence Dean : Lit. Rel. ...
According to the SEC's complaint, Helvetia was a Coral Springs, Florida-based company that purported to treat cancer patients using a unique, patented therapy using heat to destroy cancer cells.
Helvetia, through Anders, Bachynsky, Scheinert and Dean, raised more than $3 million from approximately 50 investors from about January 2001 through at least August 2002, through the sale of unregistered Helvetia stock and promissory notes.
The SEC's complaint charges Helvetia, Anders, Bachynsky and Scheinert with violating Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a), 77e(c) and 77q] and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 thereunder [17 C.F.R. 240.10b-5].
www.sec.gov /litigation/litreleases/lr18756.htm   (521 words)

  
 USN Ships--USS Helvetia (SP-3096)
USS Helvetia, a 499-ton three-masted schooner, was built at Rockland, Maine, in 1905 as the civilian vessel Helvetia.
Helvetia was sold back to her former owner in March 1919.
Helvetia, a former civilian schooner, was intended to serve as decoy ship to entice German submarines to surface and attack her with gunfire, hereupon the U.S. Navy submarine, following submerged, would torpedo the enemy U-Boat.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-h/sp3096.htm   (513 words)

  
 Swiss Cultural Programme Macedonia - PRO HELVETIA Skopje - About Us   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Swiss Cultural Programme Macedonia / PRO HELVETIA Skopje is working on a program to support Macedonian culture, the process of establishing and developing independent organizations, the enrichment of bilateral and multilateral collaborations in the cultural sphere in Macedonia and the region.
The Arts Council of Switzerland PRO HELVETIA is a foundation under public law and was founded in 1939.
PRO HELVETIA puts a particular emphasis on the promotion of contemporary artistic creation, cultural exchange and the dialogue of cultures in Switzerland and abroad.
pro-helvetia.org.mk /aboutus-eng.html   (627 words)

  
 Sacramento News and Review March 13, 2003
She said New Helvetia was a sort of pioneer, one of the first shops to take a chance on the gritty, crime-ridden area.
By day, New Helvetia was a popular spot for the office workers in the area, and in the evenings it became a gathering place for Sacramento’s younger gay and lesbian crowd.
Macaulay said she called the landlord right away with the good news, and a meeting between the three parties was arranged.
www.newsreview.com /issues/sacto/2003-03-13/news2.asp   (1441 words)

  
 Joe Orman's Photo Pages - Then & Now: Helvetia, Arizona   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The ghost town of Helvetia is located about 30 miles southeast of Tucson, at the base of the Santa Rita Mountains.
At the time of my visit (January 1996), Helvetia was open to the public and easily accessible via a graded dirt road.
In Helvetia, the only ruins that remained in 1996 were a few crumbling walls (the remnants of the town's largest adobe building), which can be seen in the left center of my photo, just above the jeep.
pages.prodigy.net /pam.orman/joeghosts/Ghosts_03.html   (168 words)

  
 Helvetia, WV News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Helvetia, WV is a small Swiss village in a high mountain valley.
It is updated as information is received and a monthly E-mail newsletter, Helvetia Highlights, is sent to those who sign up for the mail list.
Helvetia Star Band, 2’s E.Nuff, The GinSangers, Falling Branch String Band, Long Walk Home, and East Run Band.
mysite.verizon.net /davewhipp   (116 words)

  
 Helvetia Sports
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall HELVETIA SPORTS be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site, even if HELVETIA SPORTS or a HELVETIA SPORTS authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
HELVETIA SPORTS also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the Site or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from the Site.
HELVETIA SPORTS may use anything you transmit or post for any purpose, including but not limited to reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting.
www.helvetiasports.com /HSP/terms.aspx   (565 words)

  
 Shareholders' Meeting of Helvetia Patria Holding   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Members of the Board, Messrs Peter Wagner and Erich Walser (Chairman), whose re-election in rotation was recommended, have been reconfirmed by the Shareholders' Meeting for another three-year term of office.
The Helvetia Patria is a Europe-wide active insurance services Group with core competencies in risk management (life and non-life insurance business, reinsurance) as well as in private pensions.
The registered shares of Helvetia Patria Holding are part of the Swiss performance Index (SPI) and are traded at the Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX) under the symbol HEPN.
www.primezone.com /newsroom/news_releases.mhtml?d=57189   (610 words)

  
 Sacramento, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In either 1806 or 1808 the Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga discovered and named the Sacramento Valley and the Sacramento River after the Spanish term for 'sacrament', specifically, after "the Most Holy Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ," referring to the Roman Catholic sacrament of the Eucharist.
The pioneer John Sutter arrived from Liestal, Switzerland in the Sacramento area with other settlers in August 1839 and established the trading colony and stockade Sutter's Fort (as New Helvetia or "New Switzerland") in 1840.
In 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma (located some 50 miles northeast of the fort), a large number of gold-seekers came to the area, increasing the population.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sacramento,_California   (4101 words)

  
 PRO HELVETIA: Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: )
On the initiative of Pro Helvetia’s liaison office in Cape Town, South Africa, these Internet portrait robots – which, thanks to their inventor, have since undergone various improvements – are now to provide a take of the pulse of South Africa.
The opera was commissioned by Pro Helvetia, which is also supporting the project in an advisory capacity.
On 1 January of this year, the 25-member Board of the Arts Council of Switzerland, Pro Helvetia, was joined by nine new arts experts, who will henceforth advise the various departments, evaluate grant applications and help ensure that the various linguistic regions are given appropriate consideration.
www.pro-helvetia.ch /incl/newsletter.cfm?action=showHTML&newsletterSprache=e&newsletterIssueID=37   (1141 words)

  
 HELVETIA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Helvetia is my adopted home hamlet in the mountains of West Virginia.
I moved to Helvetia in 1975 when I took my first teaching job at nearby Pickens High School.
Helvetia has about 40 residents, most of whom are descendants of the original Swiss settlers.
home.sunlitsurf.com /~woodman/helvetia.htm   (211 words)

  
 Helvetia, WV News
Helvetia, West Virginia is a small Swiss village in a high mountain valley.
Due to the isolation of the area, the traditions of dance, music, food, and holidays have survived through the generations.
It is updated as information is received and a monthly E-mail newsletter, Helvetia Highlights, is sent to those who sign up.
www.helvetiawv.com   (239 words)

  
 MySpace.com - HELVETIA - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - Other / Rock / Dub - www.myspace.com/helvetzia
Labels like space rock, psychadelia and- heavens- prog will be passed around, but the Clever North Wind is as sky blue, everyday Planet Earth as it's eponymous title character.
A sort of fallout band from the remains of Duster, Helvetia work songs of the loosest constructions, with sound designs trumping formal compositions enough to make you woozy on "Dusty Rue" and "Dead Hands" - FILTER................................................................................
Helvetia accomplish what so few have this year, namely making guitar centered indie rock interesting and yes, invigorating again - SKYSCRAPER............................................
www.myspace.com /helvetzia   (770 words)

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