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At the initiative of Mayor Ivan Lebanov on Sunday, February 17, the ski competitions for the Velingrad Cup were to be restored on Yundola. Extremely bad weather - minus 13 degrees combined with a very strong wind, caused the organizers to cancel the starts. In addition, the new date on which skiers will fight for the Velingrad Cup will be determined.

BUDGET The public discussion of the budget of the municipality of Velingrad will be held on February 22 in the big hall of the municipality. It can be attended by all citizens and express an opinion on the revenue and expenditure part. After the public discussion, the budget will be voted on at a session of the Municipal Council on February 28.

PARENTS The traveling school for parents, organized by Eurofootball under the project "Win and Help", will have its appearances in Velingrad as well. On February 19, Tuesday, at 11 o'clock in the municipal business center, all future mothers and their spouses are invited. The initiative aims to promote a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle during pregnancy. There will also be prizes for participants.

The Municipality of Rakitovo already has an electronic signature, which is part of the e-government system. This is also one of the ways to overcome bureaucratic obstacles in the work of the municipal administration.

On 21 February, the 25th anniversary edition of the Tourist Exchange "Vacation" will be opened in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia. For the first time the municipality of Velingrad will participate on the exchange with a common stand where local hotels, tour operators, the Association of restaurateurs and hoteliers, restaurants, craftsmen, schools will be presented. The motto will be "Velingrad - SPA capital of Bulgaria". The official opening of the exchange will be attended by the Representative Brass Orchestra "D. Mechev" and the cheerleading squad. Mayor Ivan Lebanov and Municipal Council Chairman Boris Golomehov are expected to attend.

The Intermission Project started on February 15 at Vasil Levski Secondary School. The official start was attended by Deputy Mayor Georgi Yanchev and many guests. The project is under the National Program "School - Students' Territory" and was presented by the director Emil Mollov and the English language teacher Maria Kutryanska, coordinator of the project. In SOU "V. Levski" on it is equipped a special cabinet in which students will be able to use a rich fund of foreign language literature and dictionaries, computers, TV. The French Cultural Institute in Stara Zagora donated literature in French. Part of the initiatives of the project is also the student newspaper Interchasie, which is distributed with this issue of the newspaper. "Tempo".

The Regional Paying Agency of the State Fund "Agriculture" started to accept projects under the National Beekeeping Program. Beekeepers can apply for funding under various measures such as the fight against varroatosis, prophylactic examinations of bee families, physico-chemical analysis of bee honey, beehives and families. A candidate can only be helped once in one calendar year within one measure. The deadline for submission of projects is not later than May 15.

PIANI The British Citizen L. A., 35, was caught driving drunk late on February 11 in the village of Dorkovo. The Draeger reported 1.67 alcohol, after which the Englishman was taken into custody in Velingrad and a speedy police proceedings were filed against him. The same is the fate of the 50-year-old D. D. from Dorkovo, caught driving with 1.76 mil of alcohol.

METALS The police revealed an illegal point of purchase of metal waste in Dorkovo. 31-year-old T. D. was captured at the time of buying up about 100 kilograms of metal waste without having a license for the activity. The two brothers A.D. and B.D. 36 and 18. from Velingrad were caught in the theft of 5 metal sails from a farm building in the area. "Buchimia". The three were detained for 24 hours in custody.
Employees of VAT "Alabac" in a check in Cvetino on Friday found illegally owned wood in the yards of three residents of the village. The wood without a control mark is a total of 12 cc and has been seized.