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SPECTACLE For the first time, a spectacle will be played on the Velingrad stage, which is this year's winner of the Askeer Theatre Award - "A bite with friends". Director Plamen Markov has entrusted the lead role to Anja Pencheva, which was partnered by Irinej Konstantinov, Maria Statulova and Stoyan Alexiev. The play will be played on August 21 in the hall of the community center "Father Paisii".

MEDAL After the nomination for Man of the Year, our fellow citizen Martin Denev received another award from the ABI Institute in the United States. On August 2, the president of the American Biographical Institute sent Mr. Denev a fax notifying him that he had been awarded the American Medal of Honor. The medal is awarded in recognition of "overall achievements and contributions to society", is given for scientific activity and is of 24-karat gold.

Within the framework of the national campaign "For a Clean Environment", the Ministry of Environment and Water organizes a competition to finance projects related to cleaning and landscaping of contaminated terrains. Municipalities, town halls, schools and NGOs can participate in the competition.

This year the Yundola Council will be held on 25 August, Sunday. The town hall has prepared a program with the participation of folk ensembles for the numerous guests of the event, who flock from all over the Rhodopes.

To unprecedentedly low levels fell the purchase prices of mushrooms. First quality porcini can be bought even for 0.30 leva at usual prices of 5, 8 and even 12-13 leva in past summers. Prices of berries also fall - a kilogram of blueberries goes already 1.20 leva on the market in Velingrad.

Hmel At 0.18 leva per kilogram of raised hops will pay this year "Hmela" AD. because of the wet and rainy weather, a rich harvest is expected.

DEFILE A reinforcement of sections of the gorge was made last week where there is a danger of rock masses collapsing. Despite the prevention, on the evening of August 17, the road remained closed for hours because of a landslide of large stones.

The Velingrad company "Vidii Nik" of Mr. Chipilov donated furniture for the new reception hall in the Central Sofia Prison opened last week. Gratitude for the gesture of Mr. Chipilov made the presenter of "Sincerely and personally" Meglena Angelova from a TV screen.