Almost six hundred people went to the fields today to plant potatoes. The “Social Potato” campaign started today in Tomsk. The authorities offered Tomsk residents free land near the village of Petrovo and seeds. The promotion has been running for the sixth year. This year, for the first time, there were fewer people willing to take part in the action than in previous years.

New wooden bridges have caused large traffic jams on the Chet River in the Zyryansky district. The bridges were built by the Partner-Tomsk enterprise for its own economic needs. Now they are trying to clear the jams of fallen trees and branches, but it is very difficult to do. The Chet River split into two parts. Before the bridge it is navigable, but after that it is no longer possible to sail.

On Saturday, a City to city Dance battle will take place in the Camp Garden, reports the press service of the city administration. About 70 dance groups submitted applications for the City to city Dance battle “Free format” this year. Registration of participants will begin tomorrow at 12 o'clock in the open area in the Camp Garden. Team performances will begin at 13.00. Participants in the “modern plastic” nomination will be the first to take the stage.

As Alexey Safronov, head of the capital construction department, explained to the TV2 news agency, the issue has already been agreed upon with the contractor. Works on the street Obrucheva are not finished and the street is not ready for active use, in particular, there is no layer of top asphalt concrete on the street. According to Alexey Safronov, the issue of temporarily closing the street will soon be resolved.

The summer season of street gymnastics has opened at the Pobeda sports park. Outdoor physical education has been taking place in Tomsk for the fourth year. The author of the health program is Vladimir Erofeev, a specialist in restorative medicine, who comes specially from Novosibirsk.

11 wards of the fund named after. Alena Petrova went to Moscow for the “Game of Winners”. Fund employees reported this. More than 400 children from 12 countries will gather for the three-day competition. Over the course of three days, they will compete in six sports, and movie stars, sports stars and famous musicians will come to support the guys. The wards of the fund named after. Alena Petrova will compete with other children in swimming, chess, running, tennis and shooting.

More than three hundred Tomsk and Seversk families planted “social potatoes.” Potatoes were planted on June 14 on ten hectares of land near the village of Petrovo. The participants of the action prepare seeds for planting from previous harvests. If new summer residents join, Mikhail Kolpakov’s farm provides them with potatoes for planting. According to the organizers, on average, each family cultivates about five acres of land.

The head of the Virion medical center, Andrzej Skobelski, visited the studio of the Rush Hour program. He spoke about the peak of tick activity, protection from insects and rules of conduct in case of a bite.

The corresponding resolution on increasing tariffs was signed by Mayor Nikolai Nikolaychuk on June 5 at a meeting of the transport commission. Travel on a shuttle bus will cost 15 rubles, on a trolleybus – 10 rubles. For pensioners, a special fare has been established for travel on route transport - 12 rubles. The issue of ensuring that during peak hours pensioners pay the same amount for travel as other citizens is being considered.

Deputy Mayor Evgeny Parshuto, together with officials from the improvement sector, today toured container sites in the center of Tomsk. They were evaluated for cleanliness and aesthetics. Officials are conducting an audit of all city container sites - each trash can must have its own passport - it will indicate who has the right to throw waste here and who does not, and who is obliged to take out the garbage.

The opening of an exhibition of modern Japanese prints took place at the Tomsk Regional Art Museum today. “The exhibition will feature works by 11 contemporary Japanese masters and about 60 graphic sheets. All artists are members of an association called PRINTSAURUS, founded by the artist Hiroaki Miyama in 1987.

The initiative group of the Women's Coordination Council under the mayor of Tomsk intends to fight for clean media using the example of a specific program, co-chair of the Council Olga Kalinina-Sulakshina told us. The action was timed to coincide with the sending of an open letter to the President of Russia with a proposal to ban the broadcast of “Dom-2”. “Conduct your own opinion poll among those around you: are they against this program or for it?

One of the main impressions on those visiting China is undoubtedly the national cuisine. Tomsk martial artists who attended training camps in Shaolin were able to not only taste Chinese delicacies, but also try themselves as chefs.

Russian universities need such students. University admission rules have changed. Against the backdrop of scandals with the Unified State Exam, the Ministry of Education and Science revised the criteria for assessing future students. Next year, not only USE scores will be taken into account, but also certificate grades, as well as creative achievements.