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Retirement Reform Fails in Recent Vote
After last Sunday’s vote, the unsurprising results are in: The federal decision on food security was adopted, but retirement reform was clearly rejected. Retirement reform has clearly failed for the...
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Wealthy Residents No Longer Protected from Scrutiny
The municipality of Saanen is being forced to disclose the tax data of several wealthy residents requested by Bernese SP (Social Democrat)-National Councillor Margret Kiener Nellen, the Federal Court...
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National Pleasure Week on the Wasserngrat
The "Best of the Region" association is committed to the importance of regional products and craftsmanship for their production line. Last week, the group organised the annual "Genusswoche", National...
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Safran Opens at the Hotel Sanetsch
The new Safran restaurant in the Hotel Sanetsch in Gsteig has been open since mid-August. After a soft opening last Thursday, the "Atrinkete" took place with musical entertainment by the Jodlerklub...
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GST Launches "Tourist Office 3.0" Project
Gstaad Saanenlad Tourismus (GST) has long been considering whether its tourism office is still up-to-date. Its is now launching an interactive study in to determine where exactly to increase...
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First Edition of VTT-24 Held
Last weekend the participants of the first edition of the mountain bike event "VTT-24" in Château-d'Oex competed for the highest number of laps. The children's race "Gymkhana" was also included in the...
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Autumn in the Saanenland
The Saanenland is experiencing autumn in its full, colourful splendor. Reader Ruedi Hahl snapped this photo in the area of Hinteri Schneit / Muttnere, where he had a fantastic view through the bright...
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Gstaad Film Festival Heads to the Southern Hemisphere
Two years ago, the international short film festival "Gstaad-Film" took a break for a strategic rethink after the jubilee edition in Great Britain and Ireland. Next year the festival’s top prize, the...
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All's Well That Ends Well
Karim Ojjeh's starting postion at the very end of the field was not promising in the last race of the season. But with a little help of the weather, he could maintain the good championship...
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Fancy Mushroom
Anzeiger von Saanen reader, Bruno Addor, made this stunning find when looking for porcinis.Kategorie: Gstaad Living
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Ground-Breaking Ceremony for the New Saanersloch Cable Car
The 29m project at the Saanersloch has officially begun. For the winter season 2018/19, the new cable car should be ready and take 2000 people per hour on top of the mountain.Kategorie: Gstaad...
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Sportzentrum Renovations Almost on Track
Eight months have passed since the Sportzentrum closed its doors for extensive renovation and expansion. Work is entering the last phase, after which the Sportzentrum will reopen in three steps. First,...
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Ice Rink in Gstaad is Ready
It takes about four weeks to turn the grey concrete next to Charly's Tea Room into a glistening white surface of ice. Beat Hählen, Gstaad's icemaker, and his team were working night and day to prepare...
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JFK Students Clean Up Saanen Village
JFK students from kindergarten to the upper grades spent 30 minutes Saanen and along the Saanenufers with a «clean-up» crew. They found a surprising amount of waste in such a short time. So they...
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Local Dairy Farmer Wins Big at Olma
Gery Ryter (Alp Mittenbach, Saanen) took 2nd place in the category of Hobelkäse at the 17th Alpkäse premiere at Olma, the popular Swiss agriculture and food fair held yearly in St. Gallen. The award is...
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20th Anniversary of Promenade Pedestrianisation
This 27 October will mark the two-decade anniversary of the Gstaad Promenade pedestrian zone and bypass road and tunnel.Category: Gstaad Living
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Topschau Meets Swisscow
Farmers in the Saanenland are busily preparing for this year’s “Cow Show Week”, set to take place the last week of October and feature a bevy of bovine fun.Category: Traditions
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Saanenland Sons Sweep Ski-Jumping Masters
The Saanenland has reason to brag after the Swiss Ski Jump Masters last weekend in Einsiedeln. After taking third place in the previous year, Saanen local Sandro Hauswirth won the title in the Under-20...
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Fireworks of Colour in the Alps
Thanks to our readers for submitting these eye-popping photographs showing the beauty of the Saanenland in the autumn.Category: Sports & Leisure
View ArticleCar Accident in Wimmis
On Saturday, two cars collided on the main road near the Simmenfluhtunnel in Wimmis. All nine occupants of the two vehicles were injured, three of them badly. The injured were taken to hospitals in...
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