RAINIS (Latvian poet)
Last Friday Stelpe celebrated the local people who have selflessly helped somebody in the community. Among them, there was Svetlana Vaģele, the medical person who is ready to help any time, be it storm or rain, or the deep of the night. Dzintra Polika is the person in charge of the surroundings of the school. She grows flowers and plants at home in order to bring them later to the school and decorate the area. Andris Kalniņš is an ecological farmer. He gives the school meat grown in healthy environment. There are other people who make themselves useful in many different ways. There are people who donate potatoes, pies and other food to the school to help keep the lunch cost as low as possible so that each and every child would be able to take that advantage of being at school - at least one warm meal a day.
The sponsors and guests had a party of delicious sandwiches and salad. Busy as most of them are, they had some calm moments to sit down and talk to each other.
Thank you to Roger and Valerie Hazelden, who are involved in fundraising for the school and social activities. Many people in Stelpe know them and love them because of their warm and supporting attitude whenever their helpful hand might be of use.
Linedancers performing for the guests of the party. They have learned their skill during a couple of months in the interest group led by Lāsma Skābuliņa. They dance for their own joy, and never say no when invited to give joy to others.
Also the life of Stelpe pensioners has become much more multicolored since there is ... hmm ... recession all around. They come together and do crafts, discuss issues, celebrate special dates, and they have vision for even more daring things. But now they greet with flowers the key persons who help them be organized - Kristīne Rulle and Sandra Neliusa.
A vocal group from Skaistkalne shared with us wonderful songs.
The head of Stelpe Pagasts Elmārs Jukonis often does more than his position requires to support the school or listen in to the needs of the people living here. So, along with all the other people being celebrated, he gets a bunch of roses and kisses from charming ladies.
There school hall was full. Many people came along and said that they would like this type of celebration be established as a tradition.
A girl from the Skaistkalne vocal group sings a beautiful Russian song about how a rainy day does not spoil the joy of meeting each other.
Dagmāra Venclova, the head teacher, reads a poem.
Dagmāra the head teacher is herself one of those dedicated and generous people, so this celebration is also for her.
The final song sung by Kristīne Rulle and other Stelpe artists.
