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Jelenia Góra, Poland

Tyler to welcome Sister City Delegation from Jelenia Góra, Poland 

14 Oct 2025October 14, 2025
The City of Tyler will welcome a delegation from its Sister City, Jelenia Góra, Poland, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 9 a.m. as part of a weeklong cultural exchange visit. …
Jelenia Góra, Poland

Tyler Sister Cities seeks Polish language interpreters ahead of delegation visit

22 Jul 2025
Tyler Sister Cities is looking to connect with individuals in East Texas who are fluent in Polish. The organization and City of Tyler are hosting a delegation from Jelenia Góra,…
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Tyler Sister Cities annual membership meeting celebrates accomplishments, looks to future

21 May 2025May 21, 2025
At its annual membership meeting, the Tyler Sister Cities organization celebrated successes over the past year and set out its vision and goals for the next year.On Tuesday, May 20,…
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Tyler Sister Cities connects with college students at TJC International and Passport Day

22 Apr 2025July 16, 2025
Members of Tyler Sister Cities participated in a great tradition at Tyler Junior College -- the annual International and Passport Day on April 22, 2025. TJC's Rogers Student Center hosted…
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Tyler Sister Cities to hold annual membership meeting

22 Apr 2025May 2, 2025
Tyler Sister Cities will host its annual membership meeting on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM. The University of Texas at Tyler is graciously hosting the event at their…
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Tyler Sister Cities launches 2025 annual membership drive

4 Mar 2025October 26, 2025
Tyler Sister Cities has announced its annual membership drive. Board president Michael Howell released the following letter inviting support from the community. March 1, 2025 begins the new membership year…
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Newsletter: What’s New In The New Year

24 Jan 2025August 9, 2025
The Tyler Sister Cities organization is preparing for an exciting 2025 year ahead, with several major events and the launch of new projects.None of this will be possible without your…
Jelenia Góra, Poland…

LOOKING BACK: 30th Anniversary of Tyler Sister Cities cookbook

19 Jan 2025January 24, 2025
2025 marks 30 years since Tyler Sister Cities published a cookbook celebrating traditional and contemporary cuisine in its sister cities in France, Japan, and Poland.In 1995, the organization partnered with…
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Tyler Sister Cities launches LinkedIn page

17 Nov 2024August 9, 2025
The Tyler Sister Cities organization has launched a new page on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network on the internet.Tyler Sister Cities members, businesses, and the community-at-large are invited to…
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Tyler Sister Cities historic records to be available to public through UT Tyler archives

13 Nov 2024December 11, 2024
In early 2025, decades of historical records of the Tyler Sister Cities organization will be made available for public research at the University of Texas at Tyler. On Tuesday, November…
Jelenia Góra, Poland

East Texas supports fundraiser for flooding victims in Poland

11 Oct 2024December 11, 2024
The Tyler Sister Cities organization is pleased to announce the generosity of East Texans will soon be felt in Jelenia Góra, Poland. After experiencing unprecedented flooding in September, residents of…
Jelenia Góra, Poland

Tyler Sister Cities accepting donations for flood relief efforts in Polish sister city

16 Sep 2024December 11, 2024
Tyler Sister Cities is collecting monetary donations to support relief efforts in its sister city Jelenia Góra, Poland, which is experiencing massive flooding. The swollen Bóbr River breached its banks,…
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Fundraising push underway to honor memory of Tyler Sister Cities champion Tony Tadasa

13 Sep 2024January 24, 2025
The Tyler Sister Cities organization plans to honor the legacy of one of its most dedicated members by dedicating a new bench in the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden.Tony Tadasa passed…
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Tyler Sister Cities Executive Committee, Board of Directors elected to new term

23 May 2024May 21, 2025
At its annual membership meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Tyler Sister Cities organization elected new leadership to a two-year term.Michael Howell will serve as president through May of…
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Expand your global horizons: Join Tyler Sister Cities

20 May 2024December 11, 2024
The Tyler Sister Cities is looking to attract new members at its upcoming annual membership meeting on Thursday, May 23, at 6 p.m. in the Ornelas Center for Band, Apache Belles and Dance at…
Yachiyo, Japan

Tyler celebrates 30-year Sister City relationship with Yachiyo, Japan

14 Feb 2024December 11, 2024
On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, the Tyler City Council celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Tyler and Yachiyo, Japan. Yachiyo was officially recognized as Tyler's second…
Yachiyo, Japan

Tyler delegation planning visit to sister city in Japan

28 Jul 2023December 11, 2024
Have you always wanted to visit Japan? Do you want to be part of a group of like-minded individuals who enjoy intercultural exchange? Consider joining Tyler Sister Cities, and signing…
Jelenia Góra, Poland

Tyler Fire Chief sends customized ‘Ben Franklin’ style fire helmet to Polish counterpart

23 Dec 2022August 15, 2025
JELENIA GÓRA, Poland (KLTV/KTRE) - An early Christmas gift just arrived at the main fire station in Tyler’s sister city in Poland. The commander of the fire brigade in Jelenia…
Jelenia Góra, Poland

Tyler delegation visits Ukrainian refugee center in Poland

30 Sep 2022December 11, 2024
JELENIA GÓRA, Poland (KLTV) - Members of a delegation from the City of Tyler and the Tyler Sister Cities organization visited a Ukrainian refugee resource center set up in Tyler’s…
Jelenia Góra, Poland

Tyler student art project presented to Ukrainian refugee children in Poland

29 Sep 2022December 11, 2024
JELENIA GÓRA, Poland (KLTV) - A message of hope from East Texas has made its way into the hands of children forced to flee the conflict in Ukraine. On Wednesday,…
Jelenia Góra, Poland

Professor from Tyler’s sister city in Poland spends week at TJC

16 Sep 2022December 11, 2024
Dr. Ilona Biernacka-Ligieza has been a visiting professor this week at Tyler Junior College — far from her native Poland. A professor of social science, Biernacka-Ligieza is on the political…
Jelenia Góra, Poland

Tyler community raises $29K for Jelenia Góra, Poland to aid Ukrainian refugees

8 Apr 2022December 11, 2024
Mayor Don Warren, Tyler Sister Cities organization Treasurer Indre Pemberton and President Brent Pemberton presented a $29,000 check to Jelenia Góra, Poland on Friday, April 8, 2022. The Polish city…
Jelenia Góra, Poland

City officials receive update from Jelenia Góra, Poland on aiding Ukraine

1 Apr 2022December 11, 2024
On Thursday morning, March 31, Tyler Deputy City Manager Stephanie Franklin spoke via Zoom with Mayor Jerzy Łużniak of Jelenia Góra, Poland. The call was facilitated by Tyler Sister Cities…
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Tyler Sister Cities planning memorial to honor long-time member Tony Tadasa

12 Oct 2021January 24, 2025
Tony Tadasa, a long-time member of and driving force for Tyler Sister Cities, passed away in September, 2021. He will be remembered as a soft spoken, selfless individual who always…
Jelenia Góra, Poland

Students in Poland plant rose garden to honor sister city in Tyler, Texas

16 Jul 2021December 11, 2024
The City of Tyler is newly featured in the Avenue of Partner Cities, a project of the city of Jelenia Góra, Poland. Tyler’s thirty years of friendship with the southwestern…
Yachiyo, Japan

Tyler-Yachiyo ALT participant reflects on time in Japan

10 Jun 2021September 22, 2025
The following article about Jeranda Dennis' experience with the Tyler-Yachiyo ALT program appeared in the Spring 2021 edition of the University of Texas at Tyler Department of Literature and Languages…
Yachiyo, Japan

Japanese Consul meets with Tyler leaders

25 Nov 2019December 11, 2024
Hideo Fukushima, the Japanese Consul in Houston, visited Tyler on October 29, 2019. He met with Mayor Heines, City Manager Ed Broussard, and Tyler Sister Cities members Tony Tadasa, Russ…
Yachiyo, Japan

Tyler hosts sister city delegation from Yachiyo, Japan during annual rose festival

20 Oct 2019December 11, 2024
Longtime friends bowed toward each other as they came together at Tyler City Hall. The friends were more than a dozen people from Yachiyo, Japan, which has been Tyler’s sister…
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Tyler delegation attends Sister Cities International convention

25 Jul 2019December 11, 2024
Sister Cities International held its annual meeting July 17-19, 2019 in Houston, Texas. The theme was "Cities Mean Business."Tyler Sister Cities past president, Dr. Teresa Kennedy attended the meeting and…
Jelenia Góra, Poland

TJC professors participate in Sister Cities exchange program to Poland

23 Jul 2019December 11, 2024
Two Tyler Junior College professors recently took their teaching skills across the globe to Jelenia Góra, Poland. Dr. Christine Melius, department chair of TJC’s Physical Therapist Assistant program, and Dr.…

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