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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SPJST Home Office, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 VOLUME 90 NUMBER 18 ISSN-07458800
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SPJST State Youth Director Melanie Zavodny, front and center, presents Supreme Lodge Chairman Bob Bayer with a card from campers, expressing thanks to the Supreme Lodge for the first-ever SPJST Statewide Camp held April 5-7 at the Greene Family Camp in Bruceville-Eddy, Texas. See centerspread of this week's Vestnik for photos. Pictured, from left, front, are: District One Director Donie Victorick, Supreme Lodge Financial Secretary Jerry Mikulas, Supreme Lodge President Howard Leshikar, SYD Melanie Zavodny, District Seven Director and Supreme Lodge Chairman Bob Bayer, Supreme Lodge Secretary-Treasurer Lanita Anglin and District Six Director Mike Ahlstrom. BACK ROW: District Two Director Frank Klinkovsky, District Three Director Johnnie Krizan, Supreme Lodge Vice President Gene McBride, District Four Director Stanley Broz, Legal Advisor Sidney Kacir and District Five Director Larry 7fiughaupt.
April 28 May May 2 May 2 May 4 May 12 May 18
Lodge 38, Kovar Annual Picnic National Military Appreciation Month Lodge 47, Seaton Picnic Lodge 88, Houston Homecoming Lodge 25, Ennis Anniversary Dance Mother's Day Barbecue at Lodge 24, Cyclone SPJST State Horseshoe Tournament at Lion's Park, Temple Lodge 80, Holland Picnic National Polka Festival in Ennis Memorial Day, SPJST Home Office Closed Lodge 47, Seaton Annual Picnic Lodge 88, Houston Homecoming District Four and Concho Valley CHS Czech Fest —SPJST-
May 19 May 24-25 May 28 June 2 June 2 June 8
INTEREST RATES Rates Subject to Change Without Notice Mortgages
Taste Test Nancy Cook of Lodge 142, Houston, samples ribs at the Third Annual Barbecue Cook-Off hosted by Lodge 142. Nancy, who coordinated the event, presents a summary of the event starling on page 9.
May 1, 2002
High school youth invited to enroll in leadership class
Refer your friends and fami for membership in the SPJST!
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Insuring CT Enriching Lives
75% Owner Residence/ Farm Property 6.50% for Ito 15 years 6.75% for 16 to 20 years 7.00% for 21 to 30 years
Commercial Property 7.75% for I 0 years 8.00% for 1 I to I S years
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7.00% for Annualized*
5.250% for Annualized* Certificates issued prior to 4-1-93 * Rates effective 5-1-2002 through 7-31-2002
85% Owner Residence/ Property Roth IRA 7.25% for 1 to 30 years 6.250% for Annualized*
6.250% for Annualized* Certificates issued 4-1-93 and after
High school youth club members (incoming freshman to high school senior) are encouraged to become a leader-in-training and attend the LIT Workshop set for Friday, June 7 to Sunday, June 9. This year's workshop will be the first of its kind. The workshop will begin on Friday evening at 7 p.m. at the Inn at Scott & White in Temple. On Saturday, LITs will participate in several activities including visiting Fort Hood, a major Army base; " oulders Rock Climbing Gym; and a local water park. Through all of this and other activities, the LITs will learn team-building, leadership skills, and responsibility. LITs must have attended at least one year of district camp in order to attend the workshop. Youth club members must submit an LIT application and a green camp form to their youth leaders. The youth leader and the DYC must then recommend the youth to attend the workshop. LIT applications are due May 15 to your DYC. Also, 2002 youth club graduates who attended last year's LIT Workshop may attend this year's workshop as Senior LITs and serve as a Senior LIT at this year's summer camp. For details, please contact the Youth Department at (800) 727-7578. —SPJST-
Applications Written January 1 - March 31
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"Good things really are happening in the SPJ ST. We must continue to work together to keep the SPJ ST growing with new members. We have wonderful incentives in place for Vision 2002 to reward lodges members, officers, sales representatives, youth leaders, youth members, and Home Office staff, but we must meet the 2,100 goal again." — Gene McBride Supreme Lodge Vice President