Helmut and rita trinkerl from ebern celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on friday. The passionate breeder of pedigree pigeons, helmut trinkerl, born in oberelldorf, has "his little pigeon" rita met at a church dance in altenstein. The couple has three children and seven grandchildren.
The jubilarian went to elementary school in oberelldorf and had to help run his parents' farm during and especially after his school years, which is why he was unable to learn a trade. From the age of 18 until his 21. He worked for the gaudlitz company in coburg from the time he was a teenager. "I was also active as a milk driver", says, says helmut trinkerl. He was then employed for 41 years, until his retirement in 2011, at the company kugelfischer in ebern as a worker and finally as a recruiter.
His wife rita also had her job there. She comes from bischwind am raueneck and was born schineller. On 25. Helmut and rita were married in august 1967 and lived in bischwind for two years after that. Then they moved to ebern into a rented apartment. A separate house was built in haydnstrabe in ebern in 1984. "That's why we couldn't go on vacation for many years, first we had to pay off the house", says helmut trinkerl. It was only in the last ten years that the jubilant couple afforded themselves a vacation now and then. For many years the jubilarian could not work, because she had to take care of her three children. "When these were coarser, I took on various cleaning jobs", says rita.
Pigeons have been accompanying the couple for about 50 years. "I came into contact with it through an uncle from coburg", helmut trinkerl remembers. He is mighty proud of his terrible successes. With his animals he has visited national and international exhibitions and "quite already abgeraumt". What was its gross success? "I became european champion with my cauchois pigeons, says the jubilarian proudly. Many buyers from abroad had already come to him because they wanted to have from him race pigeons. "Currently one from america has registered", says helmut trinkerl. He comes almost in the black, when he tells that he is a breeder for pigeons and his animals help him to relieve stress, whereby almost the jubilee day has fallen somewhat into the background.
His wife let him preserve and carry along his hobby. It is rather creative. "Well, I like to make individual cards for weddings, birthdays or other occasions", she says modestly. In the circle of acquaintances these cards are very popular.