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Category Archives: From Port-Vendres

Good News

April 10, 2013

Reports from our friends in Port-Vendres, France, indicate that Antoinette Quintilla will be able to return to her home with …

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Sad News

October 29, 2012

Our dear friend, Antoinette Quintilla, co-founder of our sister organization in Port-Vendres, France, and recent recipient of the first Quintilla …

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Paris

October 9, 2012

On Friday night, we left for Paris on an overnight train. It was filled with excitement but a lot of …

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Quintilla Prize Ceremony

October 6, 2012

What a wonderful day. A very great success! After the different speeches, the first by myself and the second by …

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Port-Vendres Mayor Welcomes Yorktown Students

October 5, 2012

Ladies and gentlemen elected; Mr. Headmaster of the School in Ceret Ladies and gentlemen secondary school teachers of Ceret and …

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Port Vendres

October 5, 2012

Friday was the day we finally got to see our Sister City, Port Vendres. But it was also the day …

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Day Three and Four

October 4, 2012

Day three of our trip was fantastic! We started out by going with our correspondents to school, which was very …

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Day One and Two

October 2, 2012

When we arrived in Barcelona, Spain after our nine hour flight we were pretty tired, but that didn’t stop us …

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Fire Threatens Port-Vendres

August 11, 2011

Yorktown’s sister city of 20 years, the French village of Port-Vendres, France, suffered a brush fire that threatened residents and …

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Yorktown Teachers Visit Port-Vendres

July 31, 2009

York County French teachers Roberta Bockrath and JoAnne Coogan visited Port-Vendres early this summer and were invited to visit by …

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