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BABY The first baby to be born in the hospital in Velingrad just hours after the beginning of 2006. is a boy. The child's parents are from Semchinovo. According to folk beliefs, the birth of a baby boy means 2006. It's going to be a "male" year.

CASE In the Pazardzhik District Court this week, a case will begin in which Mayor Stoyan Dulev will sue the Municipal Council - Velingrad for his removal from the post of interim mayor at the end of 2004. The Supreme Court ruled that the overthrow was unlawful, and this enabled the incumbent mayor to claim damages.

At the end of the week, the filming of the French co-production "The Rabbit of Vatanen" with Christophe Lambert continued. On January 6, the camera crew and the cast extras from Velingrad boarded the sports town of Belmeken. There in a winter setting will continue filming the plot. Over the weekend, Christophe Lambert himself took part in the filming.

After the strong presence of authorities from different state levels in Velingrad for the New Year, quite prominent guests stayed to rest in the resort during the first week of 2006. Among them were General Brigo Asparuhov, MP Ivo Atanasov, Vice-President of the National Assembly Petar Beron.

INVITATION Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Daniel Valchev is officially invited to visit Velingrad on the top of Babinden. However, the invitation is on another good occasion - the completed major renovation of SOU "St. Cyril and Methodius". Together with the Minister, journalists from the capital media are expected to hold a two-day seminar on the hottest issues of education with experts from the ministry.

CELEBRATION This week, the Muslim believers from the municipality of Velingrad celebrate one of the two major bairyamas during the year - Kurban Bayryam. January 10 and 11 are declared non-school days for Muslim believers.

POLICE On January 4, employees of the police station - Velingrad detained 21-year-old M.A. by Rakitovo. That same night, he broke down the door of a private residence in Rakitovo and stole dollars and fur from the owner S.N. On January 5, a car patrol of the traffic police-Velingrad detained for 24 hours a driver of "Citroen" from Plovdiv with 1.84 alcohol. Rapid police proceedings have been initiated in both cases.