SUCCESFULLY FINISHED REGATTA `TEACHER VIDEN JOVANOVIC`
1.06.2014

After 18 kilometers of forcing Juzna Morava river from village Klisura in Doljevac municipality to Lalinac in Palilula municipality, the participants of First safari regatta Teacher Viden Jovanovic 2014 successfully managed to win all the obstacles showing the skills that rafting demands as one very extreme sport. This regatta was organized by Palilula Municipality in cooperation with Safari Club Nis, Diving Club Gusar, Scouts S.B. Jadran, Associaton for river and lake waters fishery, Office for Youth Palilula Municipality. This activity was supported by the members of the Association Night Wolves- Serbia, Health Center, Nis within the celebration of City Saint Day Emperor Constantine the Great and Helen.

Brave participants of regatta were welcomed at the finish by the participants of the competition in preparing clam chowder. The president of Palilula Municipality Boban Dzunic as one of the regatta participants thanked to all the participants and organizations for the support and gave themacknowledgments. Special ladle of honour was given to the family of Viden Jovanovic. Gratefullness was also given to the group of volunteers who, after the call of Municipality, participated on May 16-17 in saving people from Obrenovac.

Nis has a tradition in rafting long for 19 years. Now we are in agreement with the president of Palilula Municipality Boban Dzunic and decided to include Juzna Morava river that is situated in the edging part of the city. This trace is long three to three and half hours for transit, said Vlasta Stanojevic, president of safari club Nis.

Viden Jovanovic, teacher, was in 1998 in Vlasina with his pupils on the excursion. He jumped into lake to save two pupils. He saved then a girl but he drowned together with a boy. Those were the pupils of his last generation, said Goran Jovanovic, Viden`s son. That tragedy happened seven days before his retirement and after 40 years of teaching.