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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SPJST Home Office, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 September 4, 2002
ISSN-07458800
VOLUME 90 NUMBER 34
Family Fun and Important SPOT Dates Lodge 29, Taylor — Free Dance with Sterling Country September 7 Lodge 6, Cottonwood Building Centennial Celebration September 8 September 13-14 District Six Cookoff and Family Fair at Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje District Two Fall Meeting at Lodge 47, Seaton September 15 District Five Fall Picnic in Danbury at Skrabanek Park September 15 District FAC Meeting at the SPJST Home Office, Temple September 21 September 21 Czech Heritage Day at Lodge 92, Fort Worth September 22 District Six Fall Fun Day hosted by Lodge 148, El Maton September 22 Lodge 84, Dallas Czech Fest September 27-28 Barbecue Cookoff at Lodge 29, Taylor October Czech Heritage Month in Texas Czech Heritage Day at Lodge 24, Cyclone October 5 Heritage Day at the State Fair of Texas, Dallas October 6 District Four Fall Fun Day at Wagon Wheel Guest Ranch, October 12 North of Snyder, off Highway 84 October 12-13 SPJST State Golf Tournament District Seven Family Fun Day at Lodge 107, Floresville November 3 November 8-9 Lodge 24, Cyclone Barbecue Cookoff/Countywide Sale —SPJST-
Making Waves! That's the First Place sports photo in the Ages 6-8 Category from this year's State Youth Achievement Day photography competition. The photo, by Wesley Ploch, 7, of Lodge 185, New Braunfels was shot at Lake Dunlap in New Braunfels and shows his brother, Travis, 15, maneuvering his wakeboard across the lake. Watch for more winning photos to appear in the Vestnik the coming weeks.
Refer your !fiends and family for membership! Many lodge, youth club and referral incentives apply! Please contact a lodge sales representative or call the SPJST Home Office at (800) 727-7578 for details.
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"We must continue to work together to keep the SPJST wing 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
117, Robstown member Emma Horak achieves "Grand Age of 96" Lodge
The SPJST congratulates Sister Emma Clara Grossman Horak, a member of Lodge 117, Robstown, who celebrated her 96th birthday on July 21, 2002. As such, Sister Horak is entitled to all SPJST member benefits with no further dues or assessments required. Emma Clara Grossman Horak was born July. 21, 1906 in Bartlett, Bell County, Texas. She joined Lodge 117, Robstown on January 2, 1936. Her father, the late Joe C. Grossman was born in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia and immigrated to Praha, Texas near Shiner. Her mother, Anna, was born in Corn Hill, Williamson County, Texas the daughter of Tom and Johanna Mrazek, both Zrnma Grossman immigrants from Moravia, Czechoslovakia. beach at Corpus Christi, eating a picShe married Stanley J. Horak on nic lunch, going wading in the day, August 27, 1927 in Kingsville, Texas. wearing silly-looking bathing suits, Mr. Horak worked for Humble Oil and riding in a wagon. She also (Exxon) in Kingsville. The couple remembers the entire family going to also lived in Freer, Raymondville, Saturday night dances at the BohemiFalfurrias, and later moved to Mathis an Hall. following retirement. After her husHer seven siblings include Charlie band's death on March 16, 1984, Mrs. Grossman, Rudolph Grossman, William Grossman, Emil Frank Horak moved to Corpus Christi. Mrs. Horak recalls living on a farm Grossman, Anton (Tony) Grossman, near her grandparents, playing with Lillie Grossman Elsik, and Elsie dolls made of sticks, milking cows, Grossman Pool. working in the fields, going to the (Continued on page 3.)"