NAWROTA
At the beginning of his term, Councillor Henryk Nawrot appealed to all councillors: let us commemorate our term in the city’s natural environment—let every councillor plant at least one tree or shrub. We do not know how many trees or shrubs have grown as a result of this appeal, but we have reliable information that Councillor Henryk Nawrot himself planted 185 trees and 5 shrubs. They will decorate the grounds of Primary School No. 10, the Day Centre for the Elderly and Kindergarten No. 1. The trees include oaks, pines and linden trees. The value of the work carried out is unknown, but the stakes alone cost at least 2 million zlotys.
Thank you!
THE MORE EXPENSIVE, THE WORSE?
Readers write that Cable Television is charging increasingly higher fees. They are already higher than the fees for state television. If cable TV prices continue to rise at this rate, they may reach the level of rent or energy charges, and the public will not endure it. At the same time, people are annoyed that outages are occurring increasingly often, and at the most unexpected moments. Could it be that ZKAZiMP is warning users in this way about the consequences of failing to pay their dues?
WELL DONE, MZK
On behalf of our readers, we thank the Municipal Transport Company for the ingenious and effective—and now genuinely legible—timetable signs at the stops.
This time, praise for ZOZ
In the previous issue of “Głos” we wrote about shortcomings in the operation of ZOZ (this concerned, among other things, the small number of patients admitted at the ophthalmology clinic on Zwycięstwa Street). The ZOZ Director, P. Hałubiec, responded immediately to the signal, promising to investigate the matter and improve the situation. That ZOZ can be written about not only critically is demonstrated by a letter from a pensioner from Starzyńskiego Street, who writes, among other things: “On the evening of 11 April I experienced unpleasant symptoms around my heart resembling the symptoms of a heart attack. I went to the Emergency Department on Jeleniogórska Street. I was received with great care, examined thoroughly and monitored for a longer period. After several hours, having been given medication and examined once more, I was able to return home calmly, with improved health and well-being. The care and kindness I experienced deserve nothing but praise. The following day I learned that Dr Elżbieta Dutkiewicz was on duty at the Emergency Department, and nurse Brygida Michalska was on duty in the treatment room. I sincerely thank you, ladies...”
MORE ABOUT GOLD...
Readers of “Głos” treated the information about gold as an April Fools’ joke, tongue in cheek, because the gold was extracted long ago by Bolesławiec councillors, back in ancient times...
The Most Popular in the Jelenia Góra Region
For the third time, first place in the “Słowo” readers’ poll for the most popular residents of the Jelenia Góra Voivodeship went to Superintendent ZDZISŁAW MIRECKI, deputy commander of the District Police Headquarters in Lwówek Śląski. His interests are not limited to his professional work, as the voters also emphasized. He is an active member of the Bolesławiec Enthusiasts’ Association, since he lives permanently in that city, and of the League for Nature Conservation; he collects police badges and other police memorabilia, searching for them throughout Europe. Mr Zdzisław’s true passion, however, is collecting business cards. He does not know exactly how many he has. It is certainly one of the largest collections in Poland. In any case, it is impossible to list all the commander’s passions.
PENSIONERS CANNOT AFFORD NEW PREMISES
The Bolesławiec Branch of the Association of Pensioners and Disability Pensioners has approximately three thousand members: elderly, ill, often infirm people living in poverty. The branch helps its members as best it can. It provides financial assistance, distributes used equipment and clothing, refers the sick to sanatoriums, and organizes excursions and social events. It finances almost all of this from part of the membership fees: they are low and amount to 30,000 zlotys annually (people cannot afford more). For many years, the Association has used premises provided free of charge by the City Board. And praise be to the City Board for that.
Now, however, the City Board has decided to remove the Branch of the Association of Pensioners and Disability Pensioners from its current premises, offering another premises next door. The Association does not object to moving, but the problem is that rent will have to be paid for the new premises, and the Association has no money for this purpose...
The undersigned appeals to the City Board to understand the situation of the Association of Pensioners and Disability Pensioners and find some amicable solution. This concerns the interests of people who gave their city an average of thirty-five years of work, and many nearly half a century, because they have lived in our city since 1945. Here they lost their health and strength.
On behalf of pensioners and disability pensioners, W. Kowalski (also a pensioner)