The regional tour of the All-Ukrainian competition "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" has started in Volyn, which will last from December 2004 to April 2005. On this occasion, a press conference was held today.

At the regional state scientific library named after Olena Pchilka on December 22, during the exhibition "The World of the Volyn Book – 2004," the laureates of the competition of the same name were announced. Among them are the following Volyn authors.

Lutsk Mayor Anton Kryvytskyi recognized the participants and winners of the children's drawing competition "The City Smiles." The event took place on the initiative of the Volyn Regional Branch of the Association of Ukrainian Cities.

The population of Ukraine was estimated at 47,354.0 thousand residents as of November 1, 2004. During January-October, the population decreased by 268.4 thousand persons, which is 14.3% less compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

Volyn forestry workers grew 65 thousand Christmas trees and pines for the New Year and Christmas holidays this year. The state forestry association "Volynlis" allocated one hundred hectares of specially prepared areas for growing the forest beauties.

In the twenty years of the ensemble's existence, the young artists of "Volynianochka" have visited Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Turkey, Hungary, Russia and other countries, not to mention numerous concerts in Volyn and throughout Ukraine.

In the context of nationwide measures being carried out within the framework of the Year of the Republic of Poland in Ukraine, a consultation point "Dorohusk-Yahodyn" has been opened on the Ukrainian-Polish border. This was reported by the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

By order of the administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Viktor Ivanovych Melnychenko has been appointed chief of the Lutsk border detachment. Lieutenant Colonel Viktor Melnychenko is 33 years old. In 1993, he graduated with honors from the Almaty Higher Border Command School.

Under this name, an educational and informational program has begun in the city of Kivertsi. The program is being implemented by the Regional Development Agency "Kivertsi Region" with the support of the Center for Public Youth Organizations of Volyn "Our Cause" and the Kivertsi City Council.

A museum of the Orange Revolution has appeared in Volyn. An exhibition titled "Freedom Cannot Be Stopped" has been opened in the exhibition hall of the Museum of Agricultural History in the village of Rokyni, not far from Lutsk.