Change at the top: Mockrehna fire brigade gets new boss!

Change at the top: Mockrehna fire brigade gets new boss!

On January 8, 2025, the Torgauer Zeitung announced that Frank Dörschmann will return on January 25, 2025 after 26 years as the Mockrehna fire department. His farewell had been announced for several years, but was postponed several times due to a lack of successor. His successor will be Matthias Stemmler, who has the necessary qualifications. The deputy post is also filled, with Gerd Schneider being discussed as a possible successor to Jens Radtke.

In addition, the Volkshochschule Torgau starts a course for toddler swimming for children between the ages of 1 and 3 on January 16. This takes place every Thursday in the movement bath of the special school center. Furthermore, the NABU invites you to the "hour of the winter birds" from January 10th to 12th, in which participants can count birds for an hour and report the results. Last year around 130,000 people took part in this campaign, of which over 6000 were in Saxony.

other events and promotions in the region

The Evangelical High School Belgern-Schildau organizes an open house on January 11 from 12 noon to 3 p.m., where students and teachers present various specialist areas and working groups. On the same day, the AFU association offers free water and soil analyzes in Dahlen, Mockrehna and Schildau. These examinations take place in the respective places at fixed times.

On January 7th, a residents' meeting for planned wind turbines took place in Dommitzsch. Ten wind turbines in the “Labaun” city forest are to be built, which provide energy for around 75,000 households. In this context, EnBW provided information about various strategies for reducing the collision risk of birds through wind turbines. This includes technological approaches such as modern wind turbines with radar systems or sensors for recognizing birds that automatically stop rotor blades to avoid collisions. Studies show that the blackening of rotor blades can significantly reduce the collision rate.

More events in January include a New Year's concert with Ina Bär in the Belgern monastery on January 12th and several Knutfeste on January 11th in Elsnig and Bennewitz. The event program is rounded off by the mulled wine festival of the Sitzenroda fire brigade, which will also take place on January 11th, and a cabaret evening in the Kulturpalast Oelzschau on January 25th.

For art lovers, the exhibition "Traces and Paths" by Martin Lichtmann will open in the Torgau art gallery from January 10th. There is also a lecture on the Torgauer Kirchweih sermon by Dr. Marianne Schröter on January 22nd in the Torgau town hall.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien