Much fuss about the shot dead wolf that attacked a farmer in Wapse and the printing museum in Meppel opened its doors again on Tuesday. Here you can read the most important news from last week in Drenthe.
Last Sunday, mayor Rikus Jager of Westerveld ordered the shooting of the wolf that had attacked a farmer from Wapse. This decision caused quite a stir on Monday. Animal organizations have filed a report and national politicians are asking for more action against the wolf. Hunter stands by his decision. “At that moment you could not make any other decision. What should you do when he has already attacked people?”
The Drukkerijmuseum in Meppel recently announced that it would close its doors permanently on 1 June, but the doors opened again on Tuesday. Entrepreneurs in the area offer financial support, much to the delight of Co Nagelkerke of the museum. “They have set up a sponsorship campaign, they have given a guarantee up to a certain amount to allow us to continue, especially the first year.”
On Wednesday, the deputies of the new Drenthe provincial government were installed. But the opposition strongly criticizes the coalition agreement of BBB, VVD, PvdA and CDA. “Too few choices, far too much continuation of current policy, everything still much too open, too little financial support. On the other hand, this is an agreement in outline and that is a very conscious choice,” political reporter Serge Vinkenwing looks back .
Next week is the last week before the summer holidays in the north of the Netherlands. For students in schools, that means finishing everything and saying goodbye. But not for primary school students in De Kiel. There are too few students left here after the holidays, so the school closes its doors. “Because there are so few students, it is nicer to concentrate. And the quarrels are also resolved faster, which is also nice,” says student Lisanne about her school.
High schools in Drenthe are concerned about the continuation of school outings. By scrapping the mandatory parental contribution, schools receive less money to organize trips. Under a new law, children may no longer be excluded if parents do not pay the contributions. The schools have to make up for that money and that creates a new problem. “The nasty effect is that as schools we actually receive less revenue from parents, so we really have to consider whether we should continue everything,” says Ralf Buiter, director of the Dr. Nassau College Quintus in Assen.