How Lithuania lived last week: from Visaginas to the seaside
Šiauliai
The cycling event “Bicycles on the Roof” has been canceled for two years in a row due to the pandemic. True, the organizers’ plans to improve the mass record were thwarted by bad weather – a drop in temperature to 10 degrees on Thursday evening and heavy rain.
this time 480 cyclists gathered for the celebration, they crossed the 7 km route of the city street and gathered on the roof of the shopping center “Saulės miestas”. One lucky man was given a new bike. The largest number of people gathered for this cycling festival in 2016. – 1305 cyclists lined up on the roof of the supermarket.
Druskininkai
An 11-year-old boy was injured on Wednesday in a connected playground in the courtyard of an apartment building. He fell off the rink and had a head injury.
Initially, the child was taken to Alytus County Hospital, and the next day he was transported to Kaunas Clinic.
Marijampole
An architectural composition dedicated to five former Marijampolė mayors, who worked in 1918–1940, was unveiled in Kęstučio Street, the capital of Sūduva, celebrating its 230th birthday. There was a pharmacy and a fire garage in this building at the time. When the second floor was introduced, it housed the town hall.
The composition was created by the sculptor Z.Buterlevičius from Marijampolė (pictured right) and unveiled by the mayor of the municipality P.Isoda. An information board with information about the building and mayors is provided in Lithuanian and English next to the memorial board.
Visaginas
The municipality, in cooperation with the police commissariat, set up a traffic safety incident in the city for children.
Road traffic rules students will be taught by police officers, but parents with children riding bicycles and scooters are also expected to visit the site.
Eiskudiai
A fire that killed a 56-year-old blind man in Biržai district a week ago could have been caused intentionally. Such suspicion arose a tragedy is not needed by investigating officials. The court allowed the suspect to be arrested for 3 months. The arrested man is the brother of the deceased.
A tragic fire broke out at night. A burnt body was found in one burned house. Both brothers lived at the back of the house affected by the fire – one was out somewhere that evening and the other was the victim of a fire.
Klaipeda
There are three water bottles in the center – in the square near Meridiano, in Tomo Street near the Theater Square and in Lietuvininkai Square. Here you can pour water into your drinker, just drink or water your pet from a small container with almost ground level.
The company Klaipėdos vanduo took care of the welfare of Klaipėda residents. The new equipment cost almost 14 thousand. euros. a drinker was installed at the Summer Stage. These water fountains only operate during the warm season.
The list of masters of culture was supplemented by two more theater actors, actors, directors, active cultivators of culture – associate professor V.Kochanskytė (photo), B.Šarka, pianist S.Šiaučiulis.
This title is awarded every year to Klaipėda men, cultural workers for their merits in making the city famous in Lithuania and more. During the Klaipėda birthday ceremony at the castle, the winners will receive a gift from the municipality – master’s gold rings with diamonds. About 40 Klaipeda residents have already adorned the rings of masters of culture.
Stock exchanges
In J.Basanavičiaus Street, police stopped cars and checked drivers with an alcohol meter. A 63-year-old man driving a tractor fell into the hands of inspectors. Officers stopped the tractor driver from climbing out of the cab and handed him an breathalyzer.
As the man began to blow into the device, the tractor suddenly moved, obstructed the police officer with the door open, and seriously injured him. The tractor driver was sober.
Kopgalis
The Albatross Monument has traditionally honored people and institutions who have distinguished themselves in the field of maritime culture last year. They have been provided with reduced copies of the Albatroso monument to non-returning ships and seafarers.
This year, Captain P. Bekėža, the leader of the Lithuanian Seamen’s Union for 20 years, writer R. Rimšas, who recently published the book of maritime novels “The Sea Does Not Understand Metaphors”, and the collapse of the Lithuanian Maritime Museum for the preparation of the program “Lithuania – Maritime” were evaluated. The Albatross Awards have been running since 2007.
Daumėnai
In Biržai district, an 18-year-old raised his hand against his mother. The woman who experienced the son’s violence was not silent and called the police. Officers prepared to transport the detained suspect to the commissariat, but he asked to go to the toilet. The young man was escorted by the police, but did not go inside and was left waiting outside the door.
The suspect opened the window, got out and put it on his feet, but did not run away. When he saw that the young man was no more, he saw him in the fields for a long time.
He was caught less than half an hour later. The young man inflated almost 2.6 per mille on the alcohol meter.
Ignalina
Until the state-protected historic NKVD and MGB buildings on Laisvės Street are repaired, it has been decided to cover the city’s unadorned walls with awnings with photos from partisan life.
The photos and the quote were used from B. Gailius’ book “Partisans Now and Today”.
When the buildings are renovated, they are expected to house a museum unit or cultural institution.
Smiltyne
From June, ferries across the Curonian Lagoon to Smiltyne will cost more. A passenger with or without a bicycle will no longer pay 1.1, but 1.3 euros. Transferring a car back and forth will cost € 18.3 (€ 13) and a motorcycle or moped € 6 (€ 5.20).
The price of a ferry service bus increased from 26 to 36.6 euros. The driver of a truck up to 12 tons will have to pay 42 euros instead of 30 euros, the larger one – 58.7 euros. Last year, 710 thousand people were transported by Smiltynės perkėlos ferries. cars and 2.7 million. passengers and cyclists.
Nida
A paddle board with it was found in the Curonian Lagoon, but it could not be seen anywhere. It is suspected that this may be the property of amber thieves or smugglers who came from the Kaliningrad region.
The inflatable paddle board was battery-powered. Inside was a cell phone and two bags weighing about 30 pounds. They contained amber and the phone is used by a resident of the neighboring Kaliningrad region.
Pajevonys
A student living in a rural apartment building in Vilkaviškis district, returning home after lessons, left everything to load on the bed. After a while, the teenager, while in the bathroom, heard a cat crouching all the time and went to see the cat. The room was full of smoke.
While roaring, the cat warned its owner of a flammable fire. The owners of the smoke detector apartment were not equipped. The accident is thought to have been caused by a fault in the electrical installation. The bed, the wall, the closet burned down, the computer melted, and the rooms were cleaned.
The teenager initially tries to put out the fire himself, but after a while, help ran to the neighbors.
Panevezys
A 71-year-old resident of Panevėžys district was robbed of a shopping center on Ukmergės Street. While picking vegetables in the fruit section, she put a handbag on the shelf and forgot about it.
Only when she approached the cash register did she want to have nothing to pay for the goods. She did not find her wallet when she returned to the department. The recordings of the video cameras installed in the trade hall were viewed. They show that an unknown woman approached the wallet left by the victim, picked it up and put it in her handbag.
The thief immediately burst out of the store. The victim estimated the lost property at 210 euros.
A drunk 63-year-old man driving a car was caught by police officers on Beržų Street. The driver inflated almost 2.7 per mille on the alcohol meter.
A man disembarking from a car tries to negotiate with patrols. After pulling out his wallet, he handed in 200 euros so that only the officers would release him. The patrol reported the bribe to colleagues. Until sober, the man was in custody.
Paliūniškis
Two Opel cars arrived in Panevėžys district. The 42-year-old man, leaving the side road to the main road, did not miss the 39-year-old man traveling there and is wanted with him.
The blow hit one car on the curb, the other was left on the road. The 36-year-old and 65-year-old occupants of both cars were slightly injured during the discussion.
Steelians
The body of a possibly drowned 45-year-old woman was found in Šakiai district. The accident was reported by a woman’s partner.
Arriving firefighters pulled the woman’s body out of the water.
Kupiškis
A 73-year-old woman became the target of a thief in a field street street. While the victims were collecting the goods, it was a good idea to pull the wallet out of her handbag.
It contained 300 euros, a bank and ID card, a pensioner’s certificate and other small items.