5. november, 2012
uudiskirjas
aegu ammuseid
eesti köök ja külalised
eesti kirik
eesti jõululaat
eesti maja talgulised
antti andreimann
mõttenurk - esivanemad
tervislik toitumine
roheline nurk
rahvakalender
artikkel eesti naises
artikkel ajakirjas mari
superpakkumine
toimkond
NOVEMBER - HINGEDEKUU / The month of souls
November on maarahva kalendri j�rgi hingedekuu...
Our ancestors named November the month of souls...
AEGU AMMUSEID / Blast from the past
     
Kedagi pole unustatud.......

Arva �ra, kes on pildil.
Kliki pildile ja saad teada! 

No one has been forgotten........

Guess who is in the picture!  

Click on the image to find out!
 
EESTI K��K JA K�LALISED / Estonian Kitchen and Guests - Jana Kolukanova 

 

SEEKORD ERANDINA KUU TEISEL LAUP�EVAL!  
  

Laup�eval, 10. novembril 2012 
kl 12 pl k�laline  TULEN!
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kl 1 pl l�unas��k 8 dollarit 
Eesti Majas 
Lapsed s��vad tasuta (kuni 16a) 
 
MEN��: 
ahjukartul, kana, tomati-kurgi-hapukooresalat 
Magustoidu�llatus! 
 
Meie selle aasta viimase Eesti k��gi k�laline on eesti ujuja ja ol�mpialane Jana Kolukanova.  
Jana on s�ndinud, �les kasvanud ja koolis k�inud Eestis, Tallinnas. Ujumisega hakkas tegelema 10aastaselt. Viimased 10 aastat on ta elanud USAs, �ppinud ja l�petanud Auburni �likooli, kus k�rvu ps�hholoogakraadi omandamisega v�istles ta ka Auburni �likooli ujumiskoondises.  4' ja NCAA I divisjoni meistritiitel avas ukse Valgesse Majja ja andis v�imaluse kohtuda Ameerika presidendiga.
Eestit on Jana esindanud Sydney ja Ateena ol�mpiam�ngudel, maailma- ja Euroopa meistriv�istlustel. Oma suurimateks saavutusteks peab ta Sydney ol�mpiam�ngude poolfinalisti- ja Montreali maailmameistriv�istluste finalistikohta.  
Avatud vestlusringis r��gib ta oma saavutustest, eba�nnestumistest, motivatsioonist ja raskustest �lesaamisest ujujana.
  
EXCEPTION!  FOR NOVEMBER IT'S THE SECOND SATURDAY!

Saturday, November 10, 2012   
12:00 p.m. guest  (I WILL ATTEND)
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1:00 P.M. Lunch $8
At The Estonian House
Children 16 and under - free     

MENU
                                         Roasted Oven Potatoes, Chicken, Tomato-Cucumber- Sour Cream Salad
                                                                                                   Surprise Dessert

For this year's last Estonian Kitchen, our guest will be Estonian swimmer and Olympic athlete, Jana Kolukanova.  Jana was born, raised and educated in Tallinn, Estonia.  She began swimming at the age of 10.  For the last ten years she has lived in America where she studied and graduated with a degree in psychology from Auburn University while simultaneously swimming as a member of the Auburn University swim team.  Being the owner of four NCAA Division1 titles opened the door for her to go to the White House and gave her an opportunity to meet the President of the United States.
She represented Estonia at the Sydney and Athens Olympic Games as well as the World Championship and the European Championship competitions.  She considers her greatest achievements finishing as a semi-finalist in the Sydney Olympic Games and finalist at the Montreal World Championship.
During the Q&A session she will discuss her achievements, failures, motivation and overcoming hardships as a swimmer. 

EESTI KIRIK / Estonian Church
 
P�hap�eval, 18. novembril, 2012
kell 11 e.l.

Surnutep�ha jumalateenistus armulauaga Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills valges kirikus. Teenivad koguduse �petaja ja organist.

Koguduse teated november 2012 kliki siia
Koguduse veebileht / website - click here

11:00 a.m.

Commeration service for the departed at the Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills White Church.  Communion will be served.

EESTI J�ULULAAT / Christmas Bazaar 

joulud Laup�eval, 1.detsembril 2012
kell 11 e.l kuni 2 p.l Eesti Majas

T�helepanu, laadakaupmehed!
M��gilauad on tasulised: suur laud 10, v�ike 5 dollarit.
Laudade ettetellimine kuni 26. novembrini 2012.
 
Mall Arusalu   714-577-0326
Asta Liivoja     714-828-8459

M��gile tulevad verivorstid, j�uluroad, kohalik k�sit��, kodumaised maiustused ja muud Kodu-Eesti kaupa.
Tellimisinfo j�ulu-eri uudiskirjas.

Saturday, December 1, 2012
At 11:00 a.m. 'till 2:00 p.m. at the Estonian House

Attention vendors!
Tables: large $10.00 / small $5.00
You may get table reservations until November 26, 2012.

Mall Arusalu              714  577  0326
Asta Liivoja               714  828  8459

Items for sale will include Christmas sausages, Christmas foods, local handicrafts, Estonian sweets and other Estonian merchandise. Pre-order information will follow.
 
EESTI KOOLI J�ULUTERVITUS / Estonian School Christmas Greeting

                                                    

Los Angelese eesti t�ienduskool on tegutsenud �le 60 aasta. Igal aastal saadab kool k�igile �hise j�ulutervituse. J�ulutervitusest saadud annetused on kooli tegevusele suur tugi: saame muretseda �ppevahendeid, toetada �petajaid ja teha v�ljas�idu Big Beari, mis on meie iga-aastane tipphetk. Eesti kooli seltskond on praegu �htehoidvam kui kunagi varem. Kooli fenomen on viimastel aastatel see, et sinna ei tule r��muga �ksnes lapsed, vaid ka emad ja isad omavahel suhtlema. Eesti kool on kogu perele!
Toeta meie oma kooli!
Suur t�nu ja kohtumiseni laste j�ulupuul!
T�psem info -  kliki siia!

Selle aasta kooli kuup�evad / This year's school days are as follows:  

11. november / November 11
2. ja 8. detsember / December 2 and 8

9. detsember - laste j�ulupidu / December 9 - Children's Christmas Party

Info: Kadi Dugan - email   Like us on Facebook 

 

 The Los Angeles Estonian School has been active for over 60 years.  Every year, the school sends out a joint Christmas Greeting.  Donations received from this Christmas Greeting have been a significant aid to the school's activities: we can provide teaching materials, support teachers, and thanks to these generous gifts, our school's most anticipated event will also take place - a trip to Big Bear. The conviviality of the Estonian School's social clan is closer than ever before. An interesting phenomenon of the school in recent years is that not only are the children eager to attend, but mothers and fathers come as well to enjoy each other's company.  The Estonian School is an undertaking for the whole family!  Support our very own school!  

Many thanks - 'til we meet at the Children's Christmas Party!
Click here for more info!

KIRJANDUSV�ISTLUS KOHALIKELE NOORTELE / Writing Competition for Local Youth 

 

Korporatsioon Filiae Patriae kuulutab v�lja kirjandusv�istluse L�una-Californias elavatele eesti noortele.
V�istluse eesm�rk on toetada eesti keele oskust ja kasutamist V�lis-Eesti noorte hulgas, aktiivset osalemist eesti seltsielus eesti kultuuritraditsioonide edasikandjana, ning Los Angelese eestlaste infokirja.
Hindamisele l�hevad 2012. aasta jooksul Los Angelese eestlaste uudiskirjas ilmunud eestikeelsed kaast��d vabalt valitud teemal, pikkusega 500 s�na v�i rohkem. T�id pole vaja eraldi esitada.
Kirjat�id hindab neljaliikmeline komisjon. Hinnatakse teksti keelelist ladusust, sisukust ja stilistilist mitmek�lgsust.T�id hinnatakse kahes vanuseklassis: �pilased (10-17a.) ja �li�pilased (17-24a.). Auhinnad suurusega 50 dollarit (�pilased) ja 100 dollarit (�li�pilased) antakse �le Eesti Vabariigi aastap�eva aktusel Los Angelese Eesti Majas 2013. a veebruaris.
V�istluse tingimustele vastavate t��de puudumisel on komisjonil �igus auhinnafond �mber jagada v�i j�tta auhinnad v�lja andmata.
Lisainfo v�istluse kohta: [email protected]

The Filiae Patriae Sorority announces a Writing Competition for Southern California resident Estonian youths.
The purpose of the competition is to support knowledge and use of Estonian among Estonian young people as active participants in the life of our Estonian society carrying forward Estonian cultural traditions as well as supporting the Los Angeles Estonian newsletter.
Entries to be judged will be taken from articles written in Estonian (500 words or more) that have appeared during 2012 in the Los Angeles Estonian Newsletter.  Articles need not be resubmitted for this competition.
A four-member panel will judge the entries based on linguistic fluency, content and stylistic parameters.  Judging will encompass two age groups: students (ages 10-17) and college students (ages 17-24).  The honorariums will be $50 for students and $100 for college students to be awarded at the 2013 Estonian Independence Day commemoration ceremonies in February.
Should the articles chosen for the competition not meet the necessary requirements, the commission reserves the right to distribute the awards as it sees fit or decide to not give out any awards.
Additional information: [email protected]

EESTI MAJA TALGULISED / Estonian House work party
 
T�name k�iki Eesti Maja talgulisi!
Thanks to all Estonian House Building & Grounds Work Party participants! 
 
Andres Ruetman 
Valdur Kaskla 
Helge ja Bruno Laan 
Asta ja Boris Auksman 
Mati ja Kristjan Laan 
Edgar Kaskla 
Aivar Kokam�gi 
Johannes Nukk 
Kuno Lill 
Leah Kantor 
Kaie Pallo 
Armin Diener 
Kiino Villand 
Kristi Lilleste 
Mall Arusalu 
 
ANTTI ANDREIMANNSUKELDUMINE KUI SUUR KIRG

Oktoobrikuu Eesti k��gi k�laliseks oli Antti Andreimann.Antti ja abikaasa kolisid Los Angelesi k�esoleva aasta veebruaris ning ei ole seni oma otsuses kahelnud. Ametilt on Antti programmeerija ning Eestis tegutses ta pikemat aega ka �ppej�una.
Ettekande teemaks oli "Sukeldumine kui suur kirg".
Antti j�udis sukeldumiseni umbes 6 aastat tagasi kui puhkusel olles ei pakkunud p�ikese nautimine ja liival peesitamine enam piisavat v�ljakutset.   Tema k�ige huvitamaks kogemuseks on olnud sukeldumine Salem Expressi vrakile, mis oli samuti ka v�ga emotsionaalne kogemus seoses laeva ajalooga.  K�ige ekstreemsem kogemus on olnud sukeldumine Osmussaare meteoriidi kraatrisse kui tekkisid probleemid veepinnale t�usmisel.
Los Angeleses on Antti sukelduma j�udnud kahjuks vaid paar korda, kuid ka siinsetes vetes on kindlasti piisavalt huvitavaid v�ljakutseid! Sukeldumise eesm�rkidest ehk niipalju, et sukeldumisega tegeletakse nii t��stuslikul kui meelelahutuslikul otstarbel.   Hobisukeldumise eesm�rgiks on floora ja fauna avastamine, kuid samuti ka vrakkide ja koobaste uurimine, mis harilikult n�uavad k�rgemat tehnilist taset.  Eestis tegeletaksegi peamiselt vrakisukeldumisega kuna vesi on k�lm ja veealune n�htavus on halb.
 
M�ned huvitavad faktid ettekandest:

-   Kellel huvi on, siis p�hiline n�ue on et v�hma oleks; spetsiifilist trenni teha ei ole vaja!
-   Selleks et n�ha v�rvilisi taimi ja loomasid tasub minna soojadesse ja k�lmadesse vetesse.  Seal on ka veealune n�htavus v�ga hea! Vahepealse temperatuuriga veed on harilikult halva n�htavusega ja v�rve on v�he!
-    Vee all olles ei tasu katsuda seda, mida ei tunne.  Nii mitmedki taimed kui loomad v�ivad m�rgised olla!
- Kui olete juba k�rgemale tehnilisele tasemel j�udnud, siis tasuks meeles pidada, et vrakisukeldumisel ei ole m�tet vrakki siseneda.  Seda seet�ttu, et halva n�htavuse t�ttu ei ole v�imalik teada, mis ees ootab.
-  Kui on tekkinud huvi, siis ainus varustus, mida soovitaks endale soetada, on lestad, mask ja wetsuit.  K�ik muu on v�imalik rentida.
-   Kindlasti tasub endale muretseda sukledumisele spetsiifline kindlustus - DAN.
-   L�petuseks, leidke endale s�ber, kellega koos sukelduda ning keda usaldate, et h�dakorras ta teid kindlasti ka aitaks!

Head sukeldumist!                                                                                                      Kristel Suur

M�TTENURK - ESIVANEMAD / Thought corner - Ancestors
 
November on maarahva kalendri j�rgi hingedekuu. Vanal ajal t�histati lausa hingede aega, mis kestis eri kommete j�rgi �hest kuni kuue n�dalani ajavahemikus s�giskuust kuni talvise p��rip�evani. Sel ajal hoiti lahkunuid ja esivanemaid oma m�tteis, tihti kaeti neile koht lauaski. 
Ehk oli see teadlik esivanemate meeles pidamine abiks inimestele ka ps�hholoogilises plaanis - aitas neil alateadlikke peremudeleid teadlikustada. 
Anal��tilise ps�hhologia rajaja Carl Gustav Jung �tles, et k�ige tugevamalt m�jutab lapsi see, mis tuleb vanemate alateadvusest, ja et millelgi pole ps�hholoogiliselt suuremat m�ju lastele kui nende vanemate elamata elud. 
Ehk tuleks meilegi kasuks m�tiskleda selle �le, mismoodi  m��dus vanemate ja vanavanemate elu: millised t�ekspidamised ja v��rtused olid neile teejuhiks?  
Milliseid eelnevatelt p�lvkodadelt p�rit k�itumismudeleid ja m�tteviise endas edasi kanname?  
Milliseid neist takistavad elus edasiminekut ja millest oleksime valmis lahti laskma? 
Millised peremudelid on kasulikud ja mida v�iks rohkemgi teadlikult ellu juurutada? 
 
Jaan Kaplinski m�tiskleb Kaljo P�llu Kodalaste pildiseeria juurde: 
"...laps, kes on mu s�les, on vanaisa, kes lapses uuesti s�ndis. Nii �tlesid vanad inimesed. Nemad teavad..."
Kylliki Neuman 
Kylliki on litsentseeritud peretereapeut ja tema t��kabinet on Santa Monicas

Loe Kylliki kohta l�hemalt: about.me/KyllikiNeuman  
 
The Old Folks named November "The Month of Souls." Sometimes "a time of souls" was observed from September until the winter solstice in December.  This was a time when people kept their ancestors actively in their minds and lives, often preparing a place for them at the dinner table. 
Maybe this conscious honoring of the ancestors helped people also make better sense of family patterns and bring unconscious rules into consciousness. 
The founder of analytical psychology, C. G. Jung said: "The things that have the most powerful effect upon children do not come from the conscious state of the parents but from their unconscious background" and "Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially their children than the unlived lives of their parents." 
Would it perhaps be beneficial for us to explore what we know about our parents' and grandparents' lives: which behavioral patterns and belief systems were guiding them? 
Which ones are we still carrying? 
Which patterns and values hinder us living more graceful lives or might even create unnecessary suffering? 
Which ones need to be released?  
Which patterns would it be beneficial to embrace more fully into our lives? 

Jaan Kaplinski adds these words to Kaljo P�llu's graphics: 
"...the child on my lap is a grandfather who is reborn in a child.  The Old Folks said so. They knew..."

                                                                                                                          Kylliki Neuman
Kylliki is licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Her office is located in Santa Monica
about.me/KyllikiNeuman
 
TERVISLIK TOITUMINE / Healthy food

S�gissalat

1 v�iksem kapsapea
suur porgand
kurk
�un
roheline sibul
pool punast mugulsibulat
2 sidrunit
soola, suhkrut
tilli

Peske ja puhastage juur- ja k��giviljad. L�igake kapsas neljaks, t�keldage v�i riivige. Pigistage peale sidrunimahl, lisage soola ja suhkrut. Muljuge kapsaid k�ega minutijagu, et kapsamahl v�lja tuleks. Riivige porgand, kurk ja �un, t�keldage roheline ja mugusibul, lisage kapsale ja segage. Sibula v�ib asendada redise v�i selleriga. Maitseks v�ib lisada rasvata v�i kerget majoneesi. HEAD ISU!

 Christel Stromberg
Fall-inspired salad

1 cabbage, large carrot, cucumber, apple, green onion, half a red onion, 2 lemons, salt, sugar, dill

Wash and clean the vegetables.  Cut the cabbage into four parts, cut out the root and shred with a big knife.  Put everything into a bowl, add lemon juice, salt and sugar and squeeze the cabbage with your hand for about a minute to release its own juices.  Shred the cucumber, carrot and apple, dice the onion and add them to the salad.  You may leave out the onion and/or replace it with radishes and/or celery, and you may also add mayo.  Bon Appetite!
Christel Stromberg

ROHELINE NURK / Green corner
Biltmore
 
Halloween on m��das ja t�nup�ha tulemas. Kes ei tahaks p�hade puhul oma s�ravama v�limusega teistele silma j��da! Selleks sobivad ka koduk��gis leiduvad toiduained.

S��gisoodaga saab valgemad hambad. Tehke s��gisoodast ja veest tihke pasta. Pange seda pisut hammaste vahele ja hambaniiti kasutades  puhastage sellega hambavahed. Ettevaatust hambakroonide ja -t�idistega - selline teguviis v�ib need lahti t�mmata! Siis pange pastasegu hammastele ja harjake neid ettevaatlikult hambaharjaga.

Suureparase n�omaski saab purustatud maasikatest v�i maasikaliistakuid n�ole asetades. See sobib ideaalselt rasusele nahale, eemaldades liigse l�ike. Samuti t�nu oma happesusele on maasikal jumet �htlustav ja pleegitav toime. Hoidke n�ol umbes 10 minutit.

V�ga hea on n�omaskiks kasutada mett, mis on niisutava ja p�letikuvastase toimega. Muidugi v�ib ka seda �le keha m��rida, mille tulemus on eriti pehme nahk. Kellel kodus saun, v�ib n�o ja keha p�rast pesu meega kokku m��rida ja pisut laval istuda, k�ige rohkem 10 minutit, ja siis selle maha loputada. 
 
Maarja Meriste-Kivi  

Halloween has passed and Thanksgiving is drawing near.  Who wouldn't like to get a brighter and healthier appearance for the holidays, so I will continue with some great natural beauty tips!

For whiter teeth, baking soda has been a known tip for a long time.  The trick is to make a thick paste of water and baking soda and then apply a little bit between the teeth.  Floss your teeth gently by wiggling the paste between the teeth back and forth.  Be careful with fillings as they might come loose!  Then use the rest of the paste on the rest of the teeth and brush them as well.

You can make a great mask out of strawberries.  They are perfect for skin that has a tendency to be oily as they soak it up and because of their acidic effect; they have some brightening qualities as well.  You can mash the strawberries or cut them into thin slices and place them on your face for 10 minutes.  

Honey is also one of the best ingredients for a mask because of its moisturizing and anti-inflammatory effects.  You can spread it on your face or even your body to get the softest skin!  It works even better when you have a sauna at your home - after washing yourself spread it where needed , sit in the sauna for 10 minutes or less and then rinse it.  Works every time! 

Maarja Meriste-Kivi  
                     
ETNONURK. RAHVAKALENDER. NOVEMBER

Novembri Eesti rahvakalendrit tutvustab Karin Kuljus. Kliki siia!
Biltmore
ARTIKKEL EESTI NAISES: KYLLIKI NEUMAN "MEESTE KAITSEKS"
Article in the Eesti Naine (Estonian ladies' magazine): Kylliki Neuman "In Defense of Men" 

Meeste kaitseks - Kuidas m�jutavad ema hoiakud ja m�tteviis poja meheks kujunemist?
Autor: Kylliki Neuman 

Artiklites, kus on juttu eesti mehest, muretsetakse enamasti kas tema tervise ja �hiskonliku seisundi parast v�i tembeldatakse ta otses�nu jobuks. Kuidas saavad toredatest ja tublidest v�ikestest poistest "jobud"? Kas v�liste olude sunnil? Geenide p�rast? V�i...?  Loe edasi

In defense of men - How does a mother's attitude and thinking affect her son's development into a man?
Author: Kylliki Neuman  

In articles which discuss Estonian men, the worry is primarily about his health and social standing or is he simply marked directly as a "fool"?  How can wonderful and capable young boys become "fools"?  Is it because of external influences?  Because of genes?  Or...?  Continue reading  (The article is in Estonian)
 
ARTIKKEL AJAKIRJAS MARI: MARGUS V�LJA "LOS ANGELEST AVASTAMAS"
"Mari" magazine article: Margus V�lja "Discovering Los Angeles"


Uues Eesti ajakirjas kirjutatakse meist ja Eesti Majast!
Eestis hakkas oktoobris ilmuma uus naisteajakiri Mari, mille moto �tleb: "V��rtustades iseennast". Selle 1. novembril ilmunud teises numbris on Eesti aukonsuli LAs Jaak Treimani ja ajakirjanik Margus V�lja koost��s valminud reisilugu sellest, kuidas �ks Eestist tulnud k�laline v�iks Los Angelest avastada, mida t�hele panna, kus s�ita, s��a, juua... Ja mitte unustada seejuures ka meie Eesti Maja! Loe edasi

There's an article in a new Estonian magazine about us and our Estonian House!
A new women's magazine named "Mari" whose motto is "Appreciate Yourself" made its debut this October in Estonia.  In its November 1 second edition appears Jaak Treiman and Margus V�lja's collaboration on how a recently arrived Estonian guest can discover Los Angeles, what to notice, where to drive, what to eat, drink ... and to not forget our Estonian House! Continue reading (The article is in Estonian) 
ajakirimari.ee

SUPERPAKKUMINE LOS ANGELESE EESTLASTELE! / Special offer!
   
�lemaailmsesse ketti kuuluv Supperclub LA pakub reedeti ja laup�eviti Los Angelese eestlastele 50% allahindlust. Salas�na: ESTONIANS.
Piletid: 323-466-1900                                      supperclub.la

Half off at the famous Dutch Supperclub LA for an extraordinary dinner and entertainment experience!  Includes: a welcome cocktail, four-course internationally inspired dinner by Dutch Chef Guus Wickenhagen, entertainment throughout the evening plus nightclub cover charge!
Only $37.50 pp, regularly $75. Friday and Saturday evenings.  
Must say "ESTONIANS" when booking.   
For reservations/tickets call 323-466-1900    supperclub.la 
 
LEP-ESTO 2013  / LEP-ESTO 2013  

San Francisco ja L��neranniku eestlased ootavad teid P�hja-Ameerika L��neranniku Eesti P�evade (LEP) ja ESTO �hendatud festivalile 28. juunist kuni 1. juulini 2013.a.


San Francisco and Estonians from West Coast are inviting you to join us for the West Coast Estonian Days (LEP) and the world-wide ESTO joint festival from June 28th to July 1st 2013.

TELLI VABA EESTI S�NA!

 

Tellida saab nii paberlehte kui lehe pdf versiooni internetis. Tellimisleht - kliki siia  

www.vabaeestisona.com  

VES pood 

 

TOIMKOND / Editors

Toimetajad/Editorial Reet Rand, Kristi Ibrus Hirn
Keeletoimetaja/Syntactic editor Margus V�lja
Keeletoimetaja/Syntactic editor/English Matti Riivald
Kaast��/Contributors Kristel Suur, Karin Kuljus, Christel Str�mberg, Maarja Meriste-Kivi, Kylliki Neuman, Margus V�lja, Asta Auksmann, Leila McLaughlin
Fotod/Photos Christel Str�mberg

Tagasiside/Feedback/Koputaja email 

 



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