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(+) Simon Nemec Named AHL All-Star, Replaces Fellow Devils Prospect Devils Well-Represented at 2025 NCAA Frozen Four; 3 Prospects Going Devils May Have Found Long-Term Goaltending Solution in Mikhail Yegorov Devils Top Forward Prospect Suffers Brutal-Looking Injury Report: Devils May Face Delay Receiving Standout Prospect Arseni Gritsyuk Former Devils defenseman Cal Foote signs in Slovakia’s top professional league for one-year. announced on Wednesday that former New Jersey Devils defenseman Foote is one of five NHLers, including former Devils forward, Michael McLeod who are facing sexual assault charges related to the 2018 Hockey Canada investigation Trial won’t likely begin until April 2025. All five parties submitted applications to skip pretrial hearings stemming from the 2018 Hockey Canada sexual assault case he presented his case in his application to resume playing hockey until trial begins “I am required to follow a daily and stringent training regimen,” said Foote via The Globe and Mail “If I am unable to train at this level consistently my ability to continue playing professional hockey will be jeopardized.” Foote’s new contract in Slovakia makes him the third of five members to ink a deal that allows him to continue his playing career. McLeod signed in the KHL with Barys Astana and former Calgary Flames forward, Dillon Dubé signed with Dinamo Minsk The Devils signed Foote to a one-yer contract in the summer of 2023 He and McLeod took leaves of absences from the Devils in January and since have not had their contracts in the NHL renewed Foote skated in just four NHL games last season “Nearly 30 court days have been scheduled for pretrial hearings that will last until January none of which the players will be required to attend “While the onus is on an accused in Canada to attend criminal court hearings Each of the players swore an affidavit this summer.” For more Devils news, visit New Jersey Hockey Now and like our Facebook page. @NJDHockeyNow, @JamesNicholsNHL, @NickNatale10 @JamesNicholsNHL BREAKING: Simon Nemec On Devils Ice for Training Camp New Jersey Devils Reveal 2024-25 Training Camp Roster NJHN Daily: Devils Goaltender Off to Worlds; Thrilling Jets Victory; Avalanche in Shock Sign-up to get our stories sent directly to your inbox NJ Hockey Now is in no way affiliated with the New Jersey Devils or the National Hockey League Pro Hockey Rumors September 18, 2024 at 8:47 am CDT | by 3 Comments stemming from an alleged 2018 assault perpetrated by members of the Canadian men’s national junior team The judge overseeing the case, London Superior Court Justice Bruce Thomas, recently granted an application from the lawyers for the accused to skip the pretrial legal arguments for “compelling economic reasons” (via Kate Dubinski of CBC News) Foote and Hart weren’t signed at the time but Thomas said his lawyer indicated “indicated that their training must continue at a high level if they are to have some hope of continuing as professional hockey players.” spent part of last season in the Devils organization before being charged in January and taking a leave of absence from the team posting nine points and a -14 rating in 24 contests for the AHL’s Utica Comets The 2017 first-round pick of the Lightning also had an assist and a +3 rating in four NHL contests with New Jersey Transactions as someone who lives in London and has some additional details from local news… Being granted those pretrial exceptions is incredibly uncommon Some of the players had the legitimate excuse of being like I’m looking for work in Europe and I can’t catch a flight in time That all of them were granted the exception is a huge point of controversy here Most people facing criminal charges in Ontario do not get this exception it’s not uncommon for people to be called in from hours away or from overseas Slippery slope to “flight risk” but I think the judge is just allowing them to make money overseas since nobody will give them a job in the NHL How does the NHLPA provide financial support in these instances Log in Register Pro Hockey Rumors is not affiliated with National Hockey League Register Northern town of Liptovský Mikuláš declares state of emergency while hunt for animal takes place Five people have been injured in the second bear attack in Slovakia in three days prompting a northern town to declare a state of emergency and authorities to propose reclassifying the animals’ status on the protected species list A 49-year-old woman was treated in hospital for an injury to her shoulder, and a 72-year-old man for a cut to his head, after the incident on Sunday in Liptovský Mikuláš, near the Tatra mountains, local authorities said. A 10-year-old girl and two further adults suffered scratches and bruises, authorities said, while a couple pushing their child in a buggy were “lucky to escape unharmed”. People were asked not to leave residential areas. Authorities on Monday said the bear was still at large and six armed patrols were hunting it. Read more“The bear has been pushed into uninhabited zones by rescue and security forces where emergency teams … have orders to eliminate it,” the town hall said calling on residents to exercise maximum caution especially in the early morning and evening police patrols have been strengthened and brown bear emergency teams from all over the country have been ordered to our city and surroundings A thermal imagine drone is also being deployed We cannot allow a bear to attack five people in the centre in broad daylight.” Mobile phone footage posted on social media showed the bear charging along a road and over a zebra crossing as terrified pedestrians scattered then bounding across a green space and lunging at a man hurriedly climbing a fence to escape it The incident came a day after a 31-year-old Belarussian woman, identified by local media as Tatiana died while trying to evade a brown bear in the Low Tatra mountain range near the same town The woman had been walking in a thickly forested area on the western side of the Demänovská valley in the Low Tatras with a 29-year-old male companion the Slovakian mountain rescue service said The pair split and ran in opposite directions Rescue teams with dogs and drones mounted a search after being alerted by the man who was located “scared but unhurt” at the top of a steep ravine Slovakian authorities said on Monday their initial investigation had shown the woman died as a result of her fall rather than – as earlier media reports had suggested – after being mauled by the bear Improved environmental protection in central and eastern Europe since the late 1980s has led to bears returning to their natural habitats across the Carpathian mountains Slovakia has witnessed several bear attacks in recent years including its first fatal assault in more than a century A 57-year-old man was found in the central Banskô valley with his hip neck and hand mauled and recent bear prints nearby a German environmental campaigner was badly mauled by a bear in Poland after entering the animal’s lair in the Bieszczady mountains in Poland but survived after being airlifted to hospital nationalist coalition government have called for the animals’ status on Slovakia’s endangered species list to be relaxed arguing that with an estimated domestic population of 1,275 outlined a draft law to allow bears to be shot outside urban areas under certain conditions the Slovakian ministry aims to propose a reclassification of the species at EU level View this post on Instagram A post shared by HK32LiptovskýMikuláš-official (@hk_32_lm_official) Foote is one of the five former NHLers facing sexual assault charges over an alleged incident that took place in June 2018 in London The five players were in London to celebrate their 2018 World Junior Championship gold medal Last June reports indicated that a resolution to the case is not remotely close and a trial won’t likely begin until April 2025 The NHL maintains that there will be no discipline meted out to the five accused players — Foote Dillon Dube and Alex Formenton — until the criminal case is resolved All but Formenton were restricted free agents going into the 2024 offseason and their respective clubs did not give them qualifying offers The 25-year-old Foote last played in the NHL with the New Jersey Devils in 2023-24 Foote had five goals and 15 assists for 20 points in 145 regular-season games with the Devils Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning Foote has also played in 13 career Stanley Cup Playoff games Despite not appearing in a playoff game during the Lightning’s 2021 Stanley Cup run Foote also scored 20 goals and 53 assists for 73 points in 179 regular-season AHL games across six seasons with the Comets and Syracuse Crunch 17 overall by the Lightning in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft Foote spent three seasons playing with the Western Hockey League’s Kelowna Rockets scoring 33 goals and 130 assists for 163 points in 202 regular-season games a man was attacked and injured by a bear near the village of Hybe Liptovský Mikuláš district Later on the same day he succumbed to his injuries The animal hit one of the main arteries on a lower limb The man was mushroom-picking with another person in hard-to-access terrain; a helicopter police patrol and the Brown Bear Emergency Team were dispatched to the site the Liptovský Mikuláš District Office declared an emergency situation in the district allowing the authorities to carry out rescue work related to the identification and capture of the bear in question The first fatal bear attack in Slovakia occurred in 2021 in the Liptov region Saturday's incident marks the second recorded fatality in the country’s history Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) called on local authorities to declare an emergency situation in the event a brown bear wanders into municipalities creating conditions to reduce their numbers "Someone might say that we can address the situation with a nationwide shooting sending hundreds of hunters into forests and solving the problem our way but we are in the European Union and I don't want to face more threats of the European Commission stopping our European funds," he declared head of the parliamentary committee for agriculture and environment proposed eliminating up to 30 bears regularly found near human dwellings adding that on Saturday night two more bears were culled Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba (SNS nominee) wants to present a proposal so that every national park has its own intervention team to shoot bears on its territory with a team in the High and Low Tatras to be established first Taraba also wants to investigate whether there were legitimate requests to shoot bears in the past months that were not complied with the My Sme Les (We are the Forest) initiative called on the authorities to stop exploiting the attack for their own political purposes they should implement preventive measures and educate the public the initiative asks the ministry to stop blaming activists and conservationists for the tragedy So it's necessary to state that even the historically highest number of shot bears since 2000 did not prevent the tragic attack," the initiative said It added that it is impossible to prevent attacks by wild animals but they can be reduced by educating the public Slovakia's Liptovský Mikuláš has declared a state of emergency today following a bear attack on Saturday that resulted in the death of a 55-year-old mushroom picker authorities captured two bears over the weekend one of which was found near the site of the incident The attack occurred around noon when the victim was foraging for mushrooms in the forest near the village of Hybe This incident marks the second fatal bear attack in Slovakia's history with the first occurring in 2021 in the same area​ Tensions between the need for public safety and the preservation of wildlife in Slovakia have been ongoing as officials seek to balance these competing interests in the face of rising bear populations​ a 31-year-old woman from Belarus died in Slovakia after being chased by a bear in the Low Tatras mountain range She was walking with a male companion when they encountered the bear and ran in opposite directions Rescue teams later found her body in a ravine According to the BBC better environmental protection in Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of communism in 1989 has allowed bears to return to their natural habitats in the Carpathian mountain range extending from Romania through western Ukraine to Slovakia and Poland assert that Slovakia’s bear population remains stable at around 1,275 calling into question the notion of a bear population explosion Your morning coffee deserves a great companion. 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A town in Slovakia issued a warning to residents on Sunday after a bear ran through the city The town of Liptovský Mikuláš asked residents to be cautious and not leave residential areas as emergency services worked to track down the brown bear The five people injured range in age from 10 to 72 Emergency teams were instructed to eliminate the bear, town officials said in a statement on Facebook According to statements released on Facebook officials said the bear spent about 20 minutes in residential areas before moving into the woods and six armed patrols are ensuring it does not get back into inhabited areas Video of the bear circulating online showed the animal moving along a road as pedestrians climbed over a fence to escape The attacks in Liptovský Mikuláš came just three days after a woman fell to her death trying to escape a bear in a nearby mountain range The 31-year-old Belarussian woman was walking with a man through an area of thick forest and steep ravines in the nearby Low Tatra mountains when they were approached by a bear Rescue teams with dogs and drones began searching for the two people and the woman's body was found at the bottom of a ravine Improved environmental protection in central and eastern Europe since 1989 has meant that bears have returned to their natural habitats across the region Slovakia has seen a rise in bear attacks in recent years On Sunday, the junior environment minister, Filip Kuffa, shared a draft law to address the concerns and allow bears to be shot outside urban areas under certain conditions Former Arizona Coyotes draft pick Mitchell Miller has agreed to play for HK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš in the Slovak Extraliga Miller and another eighth-grader were convicted of bullying and abusing Isaiah Meyer-Crothers at a junior high school in Sylvania The incident was described in detail in a police report obtained by The Athletic and first reported by The Arizona Republic rubbed a candy push-pop inside a urinal at the school during a girls basketball game and enticed Meyer-Crothers to put it in his mouth nearly falling over with laughter when he did Both Miller and McKie were punished by the school with suspensions; Miller’s punishment was greater because he lied repeatedly to school administrators who confirmed the reports of other students by using the school’s security cameras a foster mother to 57 kids over the last 10 years said the abuse by Miller started in second grade and involved repeated racial slurs such as calling her son a “n—–” and telling him to “go pick cotton,” among other racist comments Miller’s past was not a secret — it was reported on at the time by the Toledo Blade — and it quickly surfaced when NHL teams did even rudimentary background checks before the draft At least 10 NHL clubs took Miller off their 2020 draft lists and Miller provided all 31 teams with a letter of apology while a freshman at the University of North Dakota Miller was selected by the Coyotes in the fourth round of the 2020 NHL Draft but had his draft status revoked by the team after it was revealed he had been convicted in juvenile court of bullying the Coyotes acknowledged they knew of Miller’s past before drafting him being at the forefront of diversity initiatives comes with the responsibility of helping players like Mitchell “When we first learned of Mitchell’s story it would have been easy for us to dismiss him — many teams did,” the club statement read we felt it was our responsibility to be a part of the solution in a real way — not just saying and doing the right things ourselves but ensuring that others are too.” consisted of two lengthy paragraphs that painted his juvenile conviction as a life-changing event It also included “character references” from several hockey coaches and his USHL billet family Two years later, the Bruins signed Miller to an entry-level contract despite the controversy surrounding the defenseman working in programs to better himself,” Bruins president Cam Neely said Bruins' Mitchell Miller signing 'stunned' bullying victim's family — mother says son 'not doing well' after the news Amid public outrage over the signing, Bruins left winger Nick Foligno said it is “hard for us to swallow,” with captain Patrice Bergeron adding that “the culture we built here goes against that type of behavior.” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman called Miller’s actions as a 14-year-old “reprehensible” and said the Bruins did not consult the league before signing Miller. Neely and the Bruins rescinded its offer to Miller “based on new information” and offered an apology to the Meyer-Crothers family. (Photo: Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press via AP) This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Locals have been using the site as an informal beach, but the shoreline is overgrown. On the shores of Liptovská Mara, one of Slovakia’s largest reservoirs, a long-missed escape is taking shape. While two public beaches exist elsewhere on the lake, Liptovský Mikuláš has never had one of its own – until now. The town has begun work on a long-awaited waterfront, offering locals and visitors a rare stretch of open shoreline with free access to the water. The 5,000-square-metre beach is taking shape on the lake’s eastern bank, between a gravel pit and an old main road. The first phase – clearing overgrown shrubs and reshaping the shoreline – is already underway. If all goes to plan, the beach will be ready by summer, just in time to mark 50 years since Liptovská Mara was created. “We are creating a beautifully landscaped waterfront stretching 700 metres [in the Palúdzka area], where people can relax,” said Mayor Ján Blcháč.   Beyond sunbathing and swimming, the town is planning additional facilities. A volleyball court, dry toilets, and changing cabins are in the works, along with a refreshment stand. Parking, a recurring issue at Liptovská Mara’s existing beaches in Liptovský Trnovec and Liptovská Sielnica, is also being addressed. New parking spaces are planned near the gravel pit, but with the beach a kilometre from the main road, the town is considering a shuttle service to prevent congestion. Every spring, Liptovská Mara is partially drained, revealing land that spends most of the year submerged. Locals and visitors take the opportunity to explore these rarely seen shores, a fleeting glimpse into the lake’s hidden landscape. But in recent weeks, concerns have surfaced in the media: with dry conditions persisting, the water level might remain unusually low – long after spring will have passed. The water level of Liptovská Mara is currently exceptionally low (video): Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Oliver Browning | Tuesday 19 March 2024 16:14 GMT CCTV footage captures the moment a bear ran through a town in Slovakia on Sunday 17 March According to local media, five people were injured when a bear attacked them in the city centre of Liptovsky Mikulas before retreating to the woods On Friday, a 31-year-old Belarusian woman fell to her death trying to escape a similar bear attack in the nearby Low Tatra Mountains, according to local media. Authorities declared a state of emergency on Sunday and local media said on Tuesday that the bear had been pushed back to the woods. Kim Kardashian wears Marilyn Monroe’s dress As Baltimore begins the process of planning to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge, labor experts have pointed to how Latino workers will be the one who rebuild it. Anderson Clayton attends the North Carolina Young Democrats Convention in Durham. 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Prince Louis caught brushing down Price Williams jacket during VE Day celebrations The 1998 diesel has been converted into a stylish two-bed Beckham luciendo su peinado mohicano antes de un amistoso internacional contra México en 2001 Canadian Spencer Barber now plays in Liptovský Mikuláš but professional football has taken him to the USA New Zealand – and now Liptovský Mikuláš is the newest member of the MFK Tatran Liptovský Mikuláš football team The young striker was scouted by the club to strengthen its attacking ranks which plays in New Zealand's Northern League His flight from Auckland to Slovakia took the best part of a day "I had to quickly get used to the cold weather, as just a few days before my departure, I was still lying on the beach," the footballer recalled in an interview with the MY Liptov website. Barber says he used to play soccer growing up and his father would take young Spencer to soccer games and sometimes they would kick a ball together "That's why I was always drawn to football but football won out," recalls the footballer His move to Slovakia sees him embarking on a new chapter in his career Before coming to Liptovský Mikuláš the Barber had a successful stint playing in countries with different football cultures He explains that while his time in Gibraltar was enjoyable he knew that greater opportunities awaited him in larger markets Returning to Europe was a conscious decision to showcase his skills in a more competitive environment one differences between football here and in the other countries where he has played is the money that is invested not only in football This is especially true when compared to America where there are university teams and programmes Canada is still "evolving" in soccer but has made a lot of progress in the last five years a lot of Canadian soccer players are getting offers from European teams He knew almost nothing about Slovak football before arriving but of course he had heard about the country "I have been watching the World Cup since I was a kid and I saw you play .. I like old films – where Slovakia is not mentioned but Czechoslovakia – and that stuck in my mind," says the footballer the Canadian is adjusting to a new footballing culture He notes that the players here are strong and fight hard for every ball Along with his change in location have come differences in cuisine Barber was amazed that in Slovakia it is common to have soup for lunch as well as a main course I like everything and my favourite soup is chicken broth," he adds He also shares his surprise at how quickly he adapted to the cold weather in Slovakia after years spent in warmer climates the temperature in Liptovský Mikuláš was -8°C a stark contrast to the tropical weather he had recently enjoyed he quickly got used to the chilly conditions and is now focused on his goal of helping the team win the 2nd League title and secure promotion to the top tier The footballer also has high praise for his teammates and the club's leadership Bielák ensured that he was well taken care of adding that the whole club is united in working towards promotion he is optimistic about staying at Liptovský Mikuláš if the team meets its goals as they continue to push for greater success The red-necked wallaby became a familiar figure in northern Slovakia until a car crash on a quiet evening ended its journey For nearly a year and a half, a red-necked wallaby hopped around Liptovský Mikuláš often misidentified as a kangaroo by Slovak media even survived a harsh winter in the Liptov region Reports of its presence in the wild first surfaced last summer Those familiar with keeping exotic animals were unsurprised by the wallaby’s ability to survive the winter Predators and the risk of being hit by a car posed far greater threats the wallaby was struck by a car on the evening of Tuesday The accident occurred on the road between Vitálišovce and Smrečany an area where the animal had often been seen collided with the wallaby when it suddenly jumped into his path but the wallaby did not survive,” confirmed the Žilina Region Police on social media locals mistook the animal for a hare or a deer it became clear that a wallaby had taken up residence in the Liptov region The animal was most often spotted near Vitálišovce Videos even captured it hopping along Liptovská Mara a water reservoir near Liptovská Ondrašová International media also covered the wallaby’s unexpected appearance in this cold It is believed that the red-necked wallaby had escaped from a private collection finding an unlikely home in the wilds of Slovakia Log in to comment on videos and join in on the fun Watch the live stream of Fox News and full episodes Reduce eye strain and focus on the content that matters A 49-year-old woman suffered an injury to her shoulder while a 72-year-old man was treated to a gash on his head Reports said police went on to drive the bear out of town and into a forest ShareSavePeople cheer as power comes back on in MadridResidents applauded as the lights came back on in Spain's capital, after a huge power cut brought the country to a standstill. 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He didn't play at all last season after agreeing to an entry-level contract with the #bruins in November that was later terminated. pic.twitter.com/7LsXQ1WmOi Miller’s deal in Boston led to further criticism and comments from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman that the then 20-year-old defenseman would not be eligible to play in the league moving forward the Bruins officially cut ties with Miller following significant public backlash tied to the signing back in November was originally a fourth-round pick of the Arizona Coyotes in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft The Coyotes selected Miller despite knowing of his 2016 assault conviction for bullying a Black classmate with developmental disabilities in middle school Arizona would go on to denounce the pick after the information was made public Miller has been met with consistent negative backlash from the hockey world due to a plethora of instances in high school of ableist and racially-motivated bullying of Isaiah Meyer-Crothers Miller pled guilty to one count of assault and one count of violating the Ohio Safe Schools Act at the age of 14 due to his bullying of Meyer-Crothers scoring 39 goals and adding 44 assists for Tri-City of the USHL Miller won the top player and top defenseman awards after setting USHL records for goals and points by a defender Liptovsky Mikulas didn’t make the playoffs in the top Slovakian league last year and was saved in relegation the year before The team has not won a championship in either of the top two Slovakian leagues Tuesday World Subscribers only In Zurich the leaf blower war or the anti-'woke' backlash World Subscribers only Germany's Friedrich Merz is embracing pragmatism World Subscribers only Trump-Carney meeting: Canada seeks reconciliation World Subscribers only Friedrich Merz bets on two private sector converts to revive the German economy and reform the state World Subscribers only Founder of Sant'Egidio community fears next pope could undo Francis's legacy Opinion Subscribers only 'Russian gas and Europe is an old story that ended badly Economy Subscribers only Europe's steel industry flattened by crisis World Subscribers only How European countries plan to fund defense efforts France Subscribers only Macron announces citizens' convention on school schedules France Subscribers only 21 charged over French prison attacks as investigation narrows in on drug traffickers France Subscribers only French mosque stabber was driven by 'morbid fascination,' prosecutor says France Subscribers only At the trial of Kim Kardashian's robbers Videos World expos: From Paris 1855 to Osaka 2025 Videos How the Trump administration is attacking scientific research in the US Videos Tesla cars set on fire in Las Vegas as calls to boycott Musk's company grow worldwide Videos Can France's nuclear deterrent protect Europe Opinion Subscribers only 'The American dream is dying' Opinion Subscribers only John Bolton: 'The term chaos is commonly used to describe the top of the Defense Department' Opinion Subscribers only 'It is pointless to imagine a significant wave of American academics leaving' Magazine Subscribers only Tracking down the pianos taken from French Jews during the Nazi Occupation Magazine Subscribers only Eve Rodsky the American helping couples balance the mental load Magazine Subscribers only Desecration or more glory Joan Didion's private diaries are revealed Magazine Subscribers only For Jewish cartoonist Joann Sfar 2025."> Pixels Subscribers only Golden Owl solution is revealed but leaves players of 31-year hunt disappointed Pixels Subscribers only Secrets of decades-long Golden Owl treasure hunt to be revealed Lifestyle Inside Chanel's French leather workshops Culture Subscribers only The marvelous bronzes of Angkor on display at the Musée Guimet in Paris Prime Minister Robert Fico's allies took advantage of several incidents with bears to facilitate the slaughtering of these wild animals in a context of democratic and environmental regression By Jean-Baptiste Chastand (Bratislava A running bear recorded by a surveillance camera VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS "If a bear attacks a human being once it will be killed straight away." With this statement head of Slovakia's brown bear intervention teams marked 10 days since he first took up the trail of an animal that had injured five people in the town of Liptovsky Mikulas on March 17 images posted on social media by the panicked residents of this small town in the foothills of the Tatra mountains were shared all over Europe They showed a distraught animal running madly between the houses "Local politicians are worried that it's going to happen again," explained the sturdy man clad in camouflage gear from the lobby of the town hall as he took a few minutes' break to describe how his teams had set off in pursuit of a "male weighing around 100 kilos." 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Learn more at Red Bull Rapids Input your search keywords and press Enter Emergency situation declared in Liptovský Mikuláš Two bear-related incidents occurred over the last weekend the police received an emergency call that a Belarusian couple were being chased by an animal in the Demänovská Dolina valley near the town of Liptovský Mikuláš According to the man who was eventually rescued unharmed the two separated when they came across the bear with apreliminary report suggesting that she had fallen and suffered devastating injuries to her head The circumstances are still being investigated The Mountain Rescue Service stated that the two set out on a hike to Siná Mountain from the village of Lazisko there is no official marked trail to the mountain The area has a 5th degree of protection; starting with the 3rd degree hikers are only allowed on marked trails one hour after sunrise and one hour before sunset Environment Minister Tomáš Taraba (SNS nom.) blamed both NGOs and the Constitutional Court for the death of the woman "According to the Slovak Constitutional Court ruling shooting bears on a large scale is not allowed So I congratulate the Constitutional Court The ministry noted in this regard that Slovakia and Romania are going to submit a proposal to the next meeting of the Council of EU Environment Ministers which would allow effective and active control of the bear population a bear was spotted running through the centre of Liptovský Mikuláš One man suffered injuries after the animal attacked him four other people injured while running away The police tried to scare the animal away by using vehicles; eventually the bear swam across the river Váh and ran into a forest in an uninhabited area A number of strike teams are continuously searching for the animal The town declared an emergency situation over the bear attack calling on locals not to venture outside residential areas in particular in the evening and early morning hours was sent to the gallows in the early 18th century There are many stories and places linked to the controversial Juraj Jánošík a Slovak hero to some and an outlaw to others but the exact place where he was sent to the gallows remains a mystery the Terchová native went on trial for his crimes and hung on a hook at the Šibeničky execution site in Liptovský Mikuláš on March 17 The town has recently installed a gallows replica made of steel in a place that is believed to be the site where the actual Šibeničky gallows once stood “Everyone knows where Jánošík was born and where he was arrested the location of Jánošík’s execution has not yet been presented,” said Liptovský Mikuláš mayor Ján Blcháč The outlaw was jailed in a manor house in Palúdzka which lies next to the Liptovská Mara water dam and is a stone’s throw away from the mountains decided to place its new site 2.5 kilometres east of the historical centre “The execution of the folk hero is not to be bragged about but it was part of the history of our town,” the mayor said The new black-and-silver gallows feature several symbolic pieces that represent the Kriváň peak and the parchment with his sentence The site was constructed by designer Stanislav Machovčák and painter Miroslav Michálek tourists can also find the Jánošík torture chamber in the underground of the Janko Kráľ Museum Blcháč went on to say that the citizens of Liptovský Mikuláš publicly apologised to Terchová residents for the execution of Jánošík in 2018 symbolises this act of reconciliation between the two towns Jánošík is said to have been executed in the eastern part of the town in between Liptovský Mikuláš and Okoličné another one of the town’s boroughs today Katarína Verešová of the Janko Kráľ Museum claimed was built in an elevated place so that the convicts could be seen from a distance which grew here until the mid-20th century “Šibeničky was still used as the execution site at the beginning of the 19th century,” the museum worker said “when the outlaw Matej Tatarka was the last to be executed here.” A helping hand in the heart of Europe thanks to the Slovakia travel guide with more than 1,000 photos and hundred of tourist spots Detailed travel guide to the Tatras introduces you to the whole region around the Tatra mountains Lost in Bratislava? Impossible with our City Guide This town will host the biggest summer Esperanto school in the world for the first time or Summer Esperanto School) international event starting on July 14 will take place in the Slovak town of Liptovksý Mikuláš for the very first time it is where it all started: the very first year of SES took place in the village of Pribylina the event – organised in a different city or town of Slovakia each year – is returning to Liptov after 12 years the SES will take place between July 14 and 22 with 255 participants from more than 25 countries etc – the only thing that connecting them according to co-organiser Peter Baláž too – they can register at ses.ikso.net/2018/sk as commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Esperanto in Slovakia the SES has become the biggest summer school for this language worldwide getting to know the town and its vicinity through one- or more-day trips interactive activities and in the evenings international meetings A traditional Večer Národov / Evening of Nations where participants present their country “Esperanto is a bridging language – i.e creating bridges among cultures and people with various mother tongues and we wanted to combine these two elements,” explains Baláž of the organising civic association we also conduct mini-courses on national languages – including Slovak naturally – as part of our event.” In the end participants receive a diploma on graduating from the 26-lesson course according to the European Referential Framework for Languages Esperanto can also be learned for free online at lernu.net; “but while it is best to combine online and real learning with a teacher” “learning it live” is quicker and offers opportunity to discover more aspects of Esperanto culture the 75th edition of the International Youth Congress of Esperanto (Internacia Junulara Kongreso – IJK) will take place for the first time in Slovakia in the town of Liptovský Hrádok The history of Esperanto in Slovakia is not only long but includes some famous personages like composer Ján Valašťan Dolinský which recorded their first album in Esperanto Hike a peak where Poland and Slovakia meet Welcome to the very last Spectacular Slovakia Roundup edition in 2021 and revisit our most-read travel and culture stories of this year Now that winter is in full swing and many places are blanketed with snow birds are struggling to find food for themselves and large-hearted people in Slovakia want to help them “We feed birds only in the winter and when the weather is unfavourable,” the BirdLife Slovakia organisation stressed saying people should not feed birds when there is enough food in nature roasted and smoked bits of food and pasta for birds “Feeders must be placed in a safe place,” the organisation added Leaving them near busy roads and areas with glass is not advised The feeders should also be big enough for large bird species such as the blackbird and woodpecker Here are some tips on what some birds love to eat: On the last day of each year, people living in the Kysuce region, northern Slovakia, traditionally hike to the Veľká Rača peak Veľká Rača is the highest peak in the region The area is mostly known for the Snowparadise Veľká Rača ski resort a large part of the peak was declared a nature reserve in the seventies Most hikers set out on their trip from Oščadnica-Dedovka but Veľká Rača is reachable from other towns - Stará Bystrica (green) Zborov nad Bystricou (yellow) and Nová Bystrica (blue) – as well it takes about two hours to hike Veľká Rača People often use their cross-country skis to reach the peak in the winter and they can make their trip shorter by using a cable car a wooden cross and a Polish hut for tourists with year-round operation can be found on the peak you can enjoy and see other mountains in the distance Town: Apart from Bratislava, Holíč was the only imperial seat in Slovakia Attraction: A light park has opened in Liptovský Mikuláš Museum: Several exhibits from Bojnice Castle have appeared in Czech and US films in the past Ski resorts: The number of open ski resorts has jumped to 75 Mass: The ski resort Jasná, spreading on the top of the Chopok peak, will host New Year’s Mass at 12:00 on January 1. It will be held next to Hotel Rotunda. The altar will be made of snow; people do not need to dress up, but they have to be vaccinated or have recently recovered from Covid. Never before has the mass been held at a higher altitude, the village of Demänovská Dolina wrote on its website a fun way to celebrate New Year’s Eve and the regional office of Slovakia’s Monuments Board in Trnava has recently created such a game people can explore the cultural heritage of Trnava Region The objects featured in the card game are national cultural monuments The game is available to download here and game enthusiasts can print it off on paper The captions to the pictures printed on the cards are only in Slovak The starting player asks for any card from any player - number (colour) and letter They can only ask for a number (colour) that they have in their hand If they get the answer “I have” they receive the card and continue the game If the answer is “I don’t have” The winner is the player with the largest number of the same four cards - quartets but the players deal four cards at the beginning If the answer to the question is “I don’t have” the person asking the question takes a card from the stack Concert: The Slovak Philharmonic will hold a New Year’s Eve concert online at 16:00 on December 31 grouped in twelve communities in Slovakia today While Klement has put a lot of effort into building public parks and saving a cemetery in Zvolen the historian and students from Spišská Nová Ves look after their local Jewish cemetery “We need young people to see that life is not always fun and that the threats of hatred and a lack of humanity have not vanished,” Kormošová told The Slovak Spectator Thank you for your support throughout the year You can reach Peter at peter.dlhopolec@spectator.sk which means places all over Slovakia want to join in on the fun Here's what to do during the spooky weekend of October 27-29 TIP: Ethnologist: Halloween no threat to All Saints Day in Slovakia Jánske Dušičky is a special event for children who love to don masks. Taking place at the Stanišovská Jaskyňa cave near Liptovský Ján the event offers a unique and spooky way to spend Saturday Because you are going to meet one in the cave.. Malkia Park, the big cats rescue in Orechová Potôň, south-western Slovakia, will host another edition of the popular pumpkin party on Saturday. In addition to commentary while feeding, children can look forward to having their faces painted, creative workshops and much more. For more information, click here TIP: Pumpkin! Worms! Action! What to do with your pumpkin after Halloween Between October 27-29, the town of Stará Ľubovňa, north-eastern Slovakia, promises to hold the spookiest Halloween in Slovakia. Taking place in the Devil's Rock Maze, the biggest maze of its kind in Central Europe, you will be able to test your navigating skills even during the night. Be aware, there will be ghosts! For more information, click here If Halloween is not for you, then maybe an event celebrating craft beer from around the world would be more up your alley? In that case, the town of Martin is the place to be on Friday, October 27. Starting at 17:00 at the Kesta Bistro restaurant, in addition to beer you can look forward to grabbing a bite of grilled specialities as well. Get your tickets here Key chains, headgear, decorations, candles, jewellery and much more can be had during the handmade fair that will take place this Saturday, October 28 in the Ľudovít Štúr Dormitory in Zvolen, central Slovakia. For more information, click here November 4: Concert of the band Billy Barman at the Zbojnícka Chata mountain hut in the High Tatras contact the hut at zbojnickehochata@gmail.com November 6-12: Science and Technology Week will feature dozens of events all over Slovakia November 11-12: HRAtislava, the celebration of modern board games in the capital WHAT TO DO FOR FREE: Take an easy hike to a popular hill above Bratislava, and do not miss the opening of a legendary pharmacy WHAT TO EXPLORE IN BRATISLAVA: This weekend, the capital is full of Halloween parties, but there are other things to do if this is not for you WHAT TO LEARN ABOUT SLOVAK: You may have learned the language, but it may not help you much when trying to understand its dialects Thanks to frequent public transport and a great cable-car system you can explore most of the Jasná resort in one day a borough that today belongs to the village of Demänovská Dolina “What I’m proposing today doesn’t have to be a utopia and Jasná by cable car remains unfulfilled to this day the northern and southern side of Chopok have been joined together via chairlifts depositing you at the Srdiečko/Trangoška end stop.) It is very easy to reach the resort from either side without a car indeed I decided to head to Jasná while the sunny and warm days were still with us “Jasná is wonderful in summer as well,” the resort’s director Jiří Trumpeš told me the second highest peak (2,024m) in the Low Tatras and even continue along the ridge to Ďumbier A lake that is used to produce artificial snow in winter and which is located next to the final bus stop and the first cable-car stop was my first visual contact with the resort anyone can rent a pedalo here and take gorgeous photos from their boat with the resort and mountain scenery posing in the background which is next to a children’s fun zone with trampolines and tubing track leading visitors to the nearby Vrbické Pleso a natural mountain lake that is the largest of its kind in the Low Tatras and enjoys level-five nature protection But my first real experience with the resort started with a visit to the new clean and – rather unusually for Slovakia – free public toilets I was not the only visitor to leave impressed I overheard a group of Polish hikers commenting on the facility which they intimated was superior to anything they’d seen in Poland “To jest [It is] super,” a Polish girl uttered including the controversial new Hotel Damian grew smaller as the cable car moved towards the second station a sheep farm called Salaš Priehyba finds its home in summer started by local animal carer Peter Kompiš the Wallachian sheep (Valaška in Slovak) Unbothered by the cable cars above their heads they graze on part of a ski slope that is used for skiing competitions It’s named after Petra Vlhová Three Pyrenean mountain dogs – Soleil du monde (straight from the Pyrenees) the only female dog in the group of these giant white guardians – protect the herd of more than 40 Valaškas “They grew up with sheep from their birth,” said Veronika The dogs may bark at people if they bend over the fence or try to open an enclosure It is even possible to enter the enclosure and pat the shaggy dogs if a shepherd is nearby you can get into another cable car and head straight to Chopok peak a former shelter for workers who built the cable cars after the Second World War return to Biela Púť or continue to the southern side of Chopok Another cable car – this one is called the A2 – took me to the Kosodrevina station Next to the station stands the Kosodrevina restaurant In the former cable car operator’s room visitors can find a small museum devoted to the history of cable cars and skiing in Jasná after the Swiss company that made the first chairlift for this area and it looks like an old-school cable car station But the Kosodrevina station also offers three-wheeled adventure thanks to its fleet of mountain carts These reminded me of my childhood when my brothers and I used to share a small cart at our grandma’s that we would ride down the road After signing a paper acknowledging the safety risks and donning a helmet, I set off on a wild 2.6-kilometre ride down the zig-zag and rocky ski slope to the Krupová cable car station. This time, my cart had a number – 13, so I felt like a proper hillclimb race driver, although my mountain cart only went down hill. The ticket price ranges from €16 to €37 depending on whether you also want a cable-car ticket to return to Chopok or Biela Púť Krupová is the last cable car station in the Jasná resort or the first one if you start off your trip on the southern side of Chopok does not operate as frequently as those on the northern side and enjoy the music while you wait for the cable car to leave stands next to the tourist information centre in Biela Púť.) As for food, the Kosodrevina and Kamienka restaurants are good places to try. They both offer spectacular views of the mountains. Hearty stews, steamed buns with butter and poppyseed, and that Slovak perennial fried cheese have long been a traditional part of the menus at these restaurants. The Tatra Mountain Resorts company, which owns the Jasná resort, operates seven hotels in Jasná including the Hotel Liptov near Vrbické Pleso and Hotel Tri Studničky in Demänovská Dolina A standard room for one person a night costs about €60 or more at the Liptov while a standard room at the latter hotel will cost at least three times more which makes guests feel like they are staying at a mountain hut It is located near the Krupová station All these hotels operate their own restaurants After half an hour spent at Krupová I set out on a cable-car trip back to Biela Púť I stopped at the sheep farm to say a final goodbye to my fluffy friends and then headed down to where I had begun my one-day adventure Standing by a railing next to the tourist information centre and people were gradually leaving the resort Thinking of the things I had not managed to see and already considering my next trip to Jasná I told myself that it was about time for me to go home as well The article has been brought to you thanks to a partnership with the Žilina Tourism Region - www.zilinskyturistickykraj.sk. Implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic A mural with a mountain theme welcomes tourists to Liptovský Mikuláš It is a great painting near the frequented road that introduced Liptovský Mikuláš as a town between the mountains Find out more about region of folklore, national parks and modern attractions in our Žilina Region Travel Guide “The painting decorates the building at Garbiarska Street on the frequented road in our town,” said mayor Ján Blcháč “Visual pollution was often the theme of past years that’s why we are happy we contributed and emphasised the character of Liptovský Mikuláš,” said Darina Bartková head of Regional Tourism Organisation Liptov “Liptov would never be as successful with tourists if the natural surroundings had not been combined with attractions that offer activities the whole year.” The rest of this article is premium content at Spectator.skSubscribe now for full access Immediate access to all locked articles (premium content) on Spectator.sk Special weekly news summary + an audio recording with a weekly news summary to listen to at your convenience (received on a weekly basis directly to your e-mail) PDF version of the latest issue of our newspaper Access to all premium content on Sme.sk and Korzar.sk kdy v oblasti západní strany Demänovské doliny v Nízkých Tatrách zemřela jednatřicetiletá turistka Tatiana při útěku před medvědem Medvěd tentokrát řádil přímo v ulicích Liptovského Mikuláše Po střetu se zvířetem záchranáři ošetřili čtyři dospělé a jednu desetiletou dívku se škrábanci a ranami po kousnutí Na výskyt medvěda v ulicích města upozornili na sociální síti v neděli kolem oběda obyvatelé Liptovského Mikuláše které se pohybuje v okolí nábřeží a nákupního centra Podle slovenských médií medvěd zranil celkem pět osob Mezi nimi byla i teprve desetiletá dívenka Napadení po střetu se zvířetem měli několik škrábanců a kousanců Všichni nakonec byli propuštěni do domácí léčby že město i nadále bude hlídat několik hlídek ke kterému v souvislosti s pohybem medvěda na Slovensku o víkendu došlo V pátek v podvečer pronásledoval medvěd na západní straně Demänovské doliny v Nízkých Tatrách partnery Tatianu  (†31) a Constantina (29) z Běloruska že žena zemřela po pádu ze strmého srázu poté co ji a jejího partnera medvěd pronásledoval won the ninth edition of a competition in which the public votes for the best village or town The town of Liptovský Mikuláš in Žilina Region has won the ninth Slovakia’s Best Town and Village competition this means that all those who voted [for the town] have noticed that Liptovský Mikuláš has been revived that it has become more attractive for them and is providing more and more opportunities and interesting events for people,” the town mayor Winning the title of the best Slovak town means much more than may seem at first glance that people have appreciated the cleanliness and repairs made in the town the greenery and everything that the word 'best' implies,” said the mayor adding that the fact that Liptovský Mikuláš won the competition also means that the town in the north of Slovakia is becoming more attractive not only for its residents People voted for their best town or village online on the Slovakregion.sk website between April and October received almost 26,000 votes in the competition Second place went to the town of Brezno (Banská Bystrica Region followed by Spišská Nová Ves (Košice Region HC Košice - MHK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš 2:1 pp (0:0 MHK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš: Košarišťan (Hollý) – Gründling Košice entered the match better than the opponent as their 1st goal chance came as soon as the first minute of the match Košarišťan demonstrated his experience by blocking the shot Sukeľ launched an interesting forward action by leaving the puck to his team-mate but the opponent didn't manage to outsmart Habal Jenčík was passed an ideal puck exactly to the goal-field where he found himself in a face-to-face duel against Košarišťan The goalie was more successful again and so the score didn't change Hovorka was in a goal chance before the end of the period but he did not succeed and the ice rink was left with the score 0:0 During the second period of the full regulation time both teams performed a rather defensive game so we had to wait for the first goal chance to the 27th minute Koyš fought his way right to the goal-field Košice got hold of the puck and Miklík took this opportunity to score the puck bounced back from the plexi-glass right in front of Habal Richard Rapáč used this opportunity and scored an equalizer to 1:1 The introductory minutes of the final period belonged to the home Steelers who pressed into the attacking zone and got into an interesting goal chance Suja with the puck on his hockey stick skated around the net and tried to score but Košarišťan handled the situation with Tabačka's help This was followed by another action of Hričina he couldn't place the puck to the net beneath the replacing Košarišťan Habal blocked the action of outnumbered players of Liptovský Mikuláš so the equal score 1:1 was followed by the overtime Košice were at an advantage of a power play but they did not turn this opportunity into a goal the home players decided about the victory coach of Košice: "This was a rather demanding match for us in which Liptovský Mikuláš profitted from its high-quality defense coach of Liptovský Mikuláš: "The guys were well prepared for today's match and they fulfilled our expectations we didn't make account of our little prevalence a point from the match against Košice means a lot to us." Cable car exhibited in the square of Liptovský Mikuláš attracts visitors to museum in newly opened exhibition A new attraction has appeared in the square of Liptovský Mkuláš – cable car to Chopok from 1949 with a side seat It is luring visitors of the Liptov region to the Janko Kráľ Museum in Liptovský Mikuláš to the new Via Lens exhibition of Alojz Lutonský He is behind the initiative of building the first cable car in the Low Tatras and he was a pioneer of Tatra tourism “We are glad to locate this monument at least temporarily in front of the building of the town’s museum,” said current head of the museum Alojz Lutonský was also head of the museum in the years 1963 and 1969 The new exhibition is accessible for the public until August 31 Near the Aqua Park close to the Liptovský Mikuláš was opened an original attraction Its owner wants to show to tourists how it works in Slovakia Entrepreneur Cyril Fogaš has reacted to his experiences with state authorities in his own way he built an unusual house that is turned upside down with the roof on the ground but during the summer season it will be open from 9:00 to 21:00 so twelve hours per day,” stated Fogaš for the SITA newswire There are two fairy tale themed kids’ rooms in the house One of them displays the fairy tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the other shows Little Red Riding Hood There will also be a standard children's room a full bathroom with a toilet and a separate WC because the whole structure of the house is made from steel and anchored to a concrete base “The house is inclined by twelve degrees on both sides so in a lateral and also longitudinal plane,” explained Fogaš people will have a greater experience from the visit.” He added that exactly this inclination causes a feeling of slanted standing and walking while in the house “It is interesting to watch as principles of gravity work they cannot be fooled,” Fogaš said for the SITA The upside-down house is a reflection of uncertainty but also in the whole republic many things work as it is popularly said - on the head so it means to the contrary or incomprehensibly,” explained Fogaš escaped deportation as the only one of his family Rescuers: Ján a Katarína Ozvald his uncles Ján Feuereisen and Lajos Feuereisen Until the beginning of the deportations of Jews from Slovakia in 1942 David Sivor (then under the name of Pavel Suchostaver) spent his time between his father's family in Bratislava and his mother's family in Liptovský Mikuláš “I was seven when anti-Semitic sentiment started in Bratislava I remember the unpleasant feeling of being called a Jew,” David said was exempted from deportation for being a professional whose services were vital to the state; this exemption also applied to his close relatives David was with his mother in Liptovský Mikuláš attending 1st grade in the Jewish primary school his mother received a phone call from their Bratislava neighbor Ernest Kordoš David’s mother’s cousin did not want to leave his wife and their 11-year-old daughter were deported to a synagogue and later to the gas chambers David’s family received an order from the deportation office to leave their house in three days David’s parents found a shelter in a wooden house of a Belarusian called Birjukov David’s grandparents were sent to Bratislava Jewish ghetto His grandfather could not deal with the situation and died soon after his wife presented his exemption certificate in time to save them when the Slovak National Uprising against the Nazi rule in Slovakia erupted two of his uncles and a cousin from his mother’s side found a shelter at the Ozvald family's house in Podunajské Biskupice It is amazing to imagine how five people could be hidden in such a small place David and the son of Ján Ozvald became friends They often went to fields to harvest cucumbers and gather cow-dung as fertilizer One day police conducted a search at the Ozvald family's house as probably neighbors informed the police but they went silent after he let them lick his fingers The rest of the family members were detained and deported David left the Ozvald family and he subsequently moved to other hideouts when I returned to our house on Skrovankova Street My mother returned from Theresienstadt,” David recalls.