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TRNAVA town councillors bestowed 2009 Town Awards to eight distinguished citizens and two teams for their personal and joint contributions in improving the community, the country, and in one case, the world. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

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Pheasants versus casino Around Slovakia LOCAL preservationists claim that protected land of a pheasantry in Jarovce near Bratislava has been illegally transferred to private hands, said Viera Kimerlingová, a Petržalka local council member at a press conference held by the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH). 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

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'Dynamic Wild Poppies' learning to dance Around Slovakia Locked

THE PRO Donum civic association sponsored the first dance workshop for ‘Divé maky’ at the Special Elementary School in Jarovnice on February 20, led by professional dancer Ladislav Cmorej. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

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Five-star Sheraton Hotel opens in Eurovea centre in Bratislava Around Slovakia BRATISLAVA has another five-star hotel. On February 24, Sheraton Hotel opened its doors to guests as the first building operating within the new Eurovea centre on the north embankment of the Danube River. The whole centre, which consists of a shopping gallery, office space, apartments as well as a multiplex, will open later in March. 8 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

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Archbishop’s grave discovered Around Slovakia THE MORTAL remains of Peter Pázmány, a Roman Catholic Cardinal, the Archbishop of Esztergom, and a Jesuit priest will be ceremoniously re-interred in Bratislava’s St. Martin’s Cathedral and the site of his grave will be clearly marked, said Jozef Haľko, spokesman for the Bratislava Archdiocese, who also noted for the TASR newswire that Pázmány had asked in his last testament to be buried in this cathedral. However, the exact location of his grave site was unknown until just recently. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

Prešov’s Kino Scala lives again Around Slovakia LAST August Prešov’s Culture and Leisure Park (PKO) acquired the right to operate the former town cinema known as Panoráma and it is busy reviving this historical venue. The cinema has returned to its historical name, Scala, and PKO has been developing its design concept. The interior has been reconstructed using €20,000 of PKO funds and Emil Chlapeček, the head of the PKO, told the SITA newswire that it plans to organise musical evenings and social events in addition to movie screenings. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

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Villages risk fines for not separating waste Around Slovakia BEGINNING in January, all municipalities in Slovakia became obligated to separate communal waste according to EU regulations designed to reduce the overall amount of waste and to recycle as much of it as possible. However, Viera Krakovská, the deputy chair of the Association of Slovak Towns and Villages (ZMOS), told the TASR newswire that about 250 municipalities have failed to launch programmes for the separation of waste, even though they are required to do so by law. She said that dividing waste is sometimes costly for smaller villages but that they must assume this task. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

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Workhorses and carriers compete in three disciplines Around Slovakia ONE OF this year’s first workhorse competitions has already taken place in the village of Vitanová in Orava region with 14 horses competing in three disciplines. In the first, the charioteers’ show-jumping course, the drivers showed their teamwork with the animals in this event on a half kilometre track. In the second event, the horses and humans completed a slalom course pulling a 10-metre tree trunk. In the third competition, called strongman, they pulled far heavier trunks in pairs. 1 Mar 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

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Old citadel and Aupark to coexist in Košice Around Slovakia AT THE beginning of February remains of stone walls were found underneath Liberators’ Square (Námestie osloboditeľov) in Košice during trenching work for a future Aupark business and relaxation centre. Aupark’s investor said the archaeological finding does not threaten construction of the centre in any way and preliminary assessment is that the findings could be fragments of the foundation of a military citadel. 22 Feb 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

‘Drops of Blood’ Around Slovakia THE FIFTEENTH year of the Valentine Drop of Blood campaign sponsored by the Slovak Red Cross (SČK) has achieved record success. Between February 8 and February 26, people in many Slovak cities and towns can donate blood under the motto Spolu zachránime (Together We Can Save). In Košice, a record number of 694 people had donated blood before February 15; 375 were students and 165 had donated blood for the first time, according to Lucia Cangárová of the Košice Red Cross. Slovakia’s National Transfusion Station also cooperated with SČK but Cangárová noted that it preferred holding group blood collections at schools and companies. In Dunajská Streda, Dagmar Nagyová of SČK said that they had collected 31 litres of blood from 69 people. “The idea was to spread the notion of donating blood especially among youth,” she explained. 22 Feb 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

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Unique ski lift celebrates its 55th birthday Around Slovakia A CABLEWAY at Chvatimech near the municipality of Valaská in Brezno District celebrated its 55th birthday on February 12. Although it lost its operational licence to carry people 15 years ago, fans of the cableway are seeking to have it work again so that skiers and tourists can once again ride up the hill on this technologically-unique facility. Currently, it is only working as a cargo cableway. 22 Feb 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

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Speed and thrills challenge 30 teams at Balocké krnohe Around Slovakia ONE OF Slovakia’s specialty sports is competing in racing old-fashioned sleighs: “krňačky” or “krnohe” or “krnohy” or “krnaky” or “krne”. Take your pick of the names as they all describe a bigger kind of sleigh made of a curved piece of wood, called samorast (self-growth in Slovak) or krnáč in a local dialect. The sleigh is made solely of wood, without any kind of metal parts. In mountainous regions of Slovakia, especially in central Slovakia, this type of sleigh was used to transport wood from forests, and hay from steep mountain meadows to more accessible places. The sleighs were brought to Slovakia from the Tyrol region of Austria by lumbermen who had been invited to do so by the Earls’ Chamber. 22 Feb 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

Historic cultural centre faces wrecking ball Around Slovakia THE CITY of Bratislava has removed legal barriers that have been protecting the historic Park of Culture and Recreation (PKO) building from destruction, say advocacy groups. 15 Feb 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

Flocking bustards thrive in Slovakia Around Slovakia THANKS to the efforts of conservationists, a community of Great Bustards has recently started to prosper in the Sysľovské Polia protected bird territory near Bratislava. Native to southern and central Europe, the Great Bustard has been listed as a vulnerable species and has been declining recently, due to a loss of habitat. 15 Feb 2010 Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská The Slovak Spectator

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Pole takes first place Around Slovakia TOMEK Wolak of Poland has taken home the grand prize of €600 at the Skoč Sy 2010 (“Jump!”) snowboarding competition, followed by runners up Matej Matys of Slovakia and Martin Novák of the Czech Republic, the TASR newswire reported. 15 Feb 2010 Compiled by Spectator staff The Slovak Spectator

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