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The instrument was built in 1859 by the paderborn organ builder august randebrock. Among others, wilhelm hey is named as an assistant on the organ, who, according to the old documents, "founded his own business in sondheim/rhon in 1874 after finishing his work as a foreman at randebrock". For the management team of the rhon organ building company, the order from paderborn has also brought the project full circle. In addition to the company headquarters in urspringen in der rhon, the company has operated a branch in paderborn since 2007. Actually at the birthplace of the rhon organ building, because exactly there the company founder wilhelm hey learned the organ building trade. In the meantime, the organ building family is in its sixth generation and more than 250 organ projects have come from the rhon workshop. In the past months, the professional restoration and reconstruction of the paderborn randebrock organ was on the agenda here.

The organ has mechanical slider chests with transverse shafts, frames and playing parts. Junior boss christian hey, who is committed to the "paderborn organ" project the fact that the company is jointly responsible for the construction of the organs points to the extensive use of high-quality woods. Oak wood was used for many parts of the organ, as well as very good spruce and fruit wood for the wooden pipes and action parts. The paderborn organ is a side-playing, purely mechanical organ. What was noticeable here was the lead abrasion on the historic metal pipes, the so-called "cancer on the organ metal", explains christian hey. Here was a lot to do, because the infested areas had to be cut off and readjusted with plumb material. The organ has 18 sounding stops with 1035 wooden and metal organ pipes.

The focus of the members’ meeting at the fire department in the biebelried district of westheim was on honoring deserving firefighters.

District administrator robert finster as speaker lamented a trend toward desolidarization with regard to the increasing number of hostilities against helpers in action. Fewer and fewer people are willing to stand up for others. The exception is the local fire departments, which promise with their honorary office to work for the safety of others.

Kirchehrenbach – the CSU kirchehrenbach invited people to visit nurnberg airport as part of the community vacation program. 25 participants set off for nurnberg, where they were already awaited at the airport for a security check.
Already the entrance control, like boarding an airplane, fascinated the children and young people. A forgotten pocket knife in the backpack gave one young man a queasy feeling when it was discovered by the scanner.
During the one-hour tour of the airport by bus, the children and young people learned about the albrecht durer airport with many background details. From checking in and loading the planes, looking into the rough hangars and repair halls, to watching take-offs and landings directly on the tarmac and a direct ride on the runway, everything was on offer.
Further on to the airport fire department. Here, after a brief safety explanation, a guided tour showed the entire bandwidth that the fire department has to cover at the airport. The highlight was the inspection of the vehicles, which was interrupted by an actual operation – it was suddenly necessary to send out an ambulance. Also the demonstration with a coarse airport lorry impressed by the enormous water jet.
After a joint snack, the group returned home with many new impressions and information. The many inquiries of the participants showed the interest in the offered program. Next year, the CSU will once again be offering a vacation program.

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