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Velika gora above Ribnica. Abandoned and partially damaged monument by the forest road near Jelenov žleb shines again with the renewed inscription... (Volunteer work)

These two inscriptions on the monuments I restored last year 2020. The first in summer on Krvavec (Kriška planina) and the second in autumn in Kokra valley, which was very, very neglected and even painted once with some yellow paint run beyond the edges of letters, which I had to precisely remove (chisel). Both are my volunteer work...

Macesnova bench on Zapečnikova planina below Skutman (April 2020)

Praise and congratulations to the enthusiasts for arranging the panoramic trail, but the inox benches and smooth boards don't fit into the alpine part of nature at all. It would be easy to saw a small larch nearby, split the trunk lengthwise, and carve legs and backrest. You need only a chainsaw and a small axe, maybe a nail; if the wood is massive, no nails are needed because the heavy wood binds itself.... Now the trail can be extended to Slaparjeva gora and Škrbina (beautiful ridge). Best, I

To the Davovec Memorial Park I would also add the excavation of the foundations of Kamen Castle in my native village Adergas, specifically one of the castle rooms 5x8 with a large space inside. The outer wall is 160cm thick, the inner 110cm. I started uncovering the rubble-moss in Feb. 2015, continued last year 2019 and marked access paths-signposts and info board on site. This year I continue with excavating walls and corners.

22.01.2020 Ambrož below Smučišče Krvavec. The forgotten memorial plaque is no longer forgotten; it has been refreshed and a new inscription made, which hasn't been there for ages. In the carved letter channels there was no trace of color at all, the 1975 monuments collection states that the inscription was painted red. The inscription was painted probably only then, first and last time, when the plaque was unveiled, that is in distant 1965. No one has lived in this house for a long time, but still let the memory last as long as possible. The weather these days is perfect for such hobbies.

Leaflet

Renovation of inscriptions on two memorial plaques in the municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem. The first is on the old fire station in Cerklje dedicated to fallen firefighters in NOB, and the second in sp.Zalog near Cerklje on the homestead at Cvibern house no.41. The second plaque is dedicated to the partisan courier Robi-Rudolf Sodnik...

zlatica, lately the writing on monuments is going well for me, I've trained, and I also figured out how cleaning goes faster.

Another forgotten monument to fallen partisans and shot locals has been freely restored. The weather played a bit of a trick, first a shower, right at the end a thunderstorm. But we quickly managed and made a roof over the monument. This marker is under the eastern slope of Krvavec on the Kamnik side, in the hamlet Zakal-across Roja.... The inscription on this rock was no longer visible, good thing we transcribed the text on paper last winter when we cleaned it of algae and lichen. In the end we decorated it with a quick-made ikebana of flowers growing nearby and a pedestal of birch trunks..... So, the matter is behind us and the monument solved, we are happy....

Renovated monument on Rovtarica (Jelovica). Voluntary work we carried out: Ivan Krivec and Ljuba Prestor (Memorial park of Davovec society)

Renovated monument in the hamlet Zakal below the eastern slope of Krvavec

Memorial plaque-Firefighters' home Velesovo

Črna near Kamnik (restoration of the abandoned monument) SKALA
Along the regional road Kamnik-Črnivec-Gornji grad below Velika planina at the start of the elongated village Podstudenec a rock protrudes behind the first hairpin, which at first glance was just an ordinary rock, partially overgrown with hazel bushes. So my friend and I stopped at this bend for the first time a few months ago, parked by the road and closely inspected this monument. Interesting! A dirty granite stone without a visible inscription and a concrete base overgrown with moss really looked like a protruding natural rock - a rock that is abandoned and dedicated to the first fighter and national hero Peter Stante-Skala, who fatally crashed here in a traffic accident in 1980. Immediately I recall that Peter Stante-Skala was also deputy commander of the 2nd group of detachments and led the fighters across Davovec in 1942. ,,This needs restoring, I thought, and right away in spring before the bushes turn green! Well, this restoration came to mind on the day our comrades and patriots in Jelenov žleb near Ribnica revive memories of the partisan battle, where right-wing extremists committed a crime against the monument and Slovenian culture a month ago. So on Saturday 25.3.2017 in the morning we load the old Renault 5 with tools from A to Z, everything needed, and drive east for the outing, stopping in Kamnik on the way to buy snacks and detergent for cleaning the rock. So we arrive at the place where the abandoned monument will be restored. ,,Let's go step by step with the work: First soak the monument, meanwhile saw the overgrown bushes, dig moss from the concrete base, dig a path and steps for access. It goes well from the start, so in a few hours we did more than we thought we could manage that day, namely once the monument was cleaned-washed it dried quickly on the sunny side, so I could soon get to writing the inscription, while comrade Ljuba took the military shovel and went to dig some flowers somewhere. I was curious what flowers would grow at this monument from now on, when suddenly I spot her with a whole bunch of daffodils with moss and bulbs included, which she dug up somewhere behind the stream. This good work finished simultaneously for us, me with the inscription on the monument, her with arranging the surroundings and planting daffodils. In the end we just couldn't stop admiring the change and beauty of the monument, which means a lot for our history.
Ivan Krivec

Črna near Kamnik. SKALA
Along the regional road Kamnik-Črnivec-Gornji grad below Velika planina at the start of the strung-out village Podstudenec a rock protrudes after the first hairpin, which at first glance was a completely ordinary rock, partially overgrown with hazel bushes. So my friend and I waited there for the first time a few months ago, parked by the road and closely inspected this monument. Interesting! A dirty granite stone without visible inscription and concrete base overgrown with horsetail really looked like a sticking-out natural rock - a rock that is abandoned and dedicated to the first fighter and national hero Peter Stante-Skala, who fatally crashed here in a traffic accident in 1980. Immediately I recall that Peter Stante-Skala was also deputy commander of the 2nd group of detachments and led fighters across Davovec in 1942. ,,This needs renovating, I thought, and right away in spring before the bushes green up! Well, this renovation comes to mind on the day when our comrades and patriots in Jelenov žleb near Ribnica revive memories of the partisan battle, where a month ago right-wing extremists committed a crime against the monument and Slovenian culture. So on Saturday 25.3.2017 in the morning we load into the old Renault 5 tools from A to Z, everything needed, and drive east for a trip, stopping in Kamnik to buy snacks and detergent for cleaning the rock. So we arrive at the place where the abandoned monument will be renovated. ,,Let's go step by step with the work: First soak the monument, meanwhile saw the overgrown bushes, dig out horsetail from the concrete foundation, dig a little path and steps for access. It starts well, so in a few hours we did even more than we thought we could manage that day, namely when the monument was cleaned-washed it dried quickly on the sunny side so I could soon tackle writing the inscription, while comrade Ljuba took the military spade and went to dig some flowers somewhere. I was curious what flowers would grow there from now on, when suddenly I spot her with a whole bunch of daffodils with soil and bulbs included, which she dug up somewhere behind the stream. This good work finished for us simultaneously, me with the inscription on the monument, her with arranging the surroundings and planting daffodils. In the end we just couldn't look enough at this change and beauty of the monument, which means a lot for our history.
Ivan Krivec