Vestnik 2022.10.24

VESTNIK

S P J S T H E R A L D

SPJST HOME OFFICE PO Box 100 • Temple, Texas 76503 800-727-7578 • 254-773-1575 www.spjst.org

VĚSTNÍK EDITOR: MELANIE ZAVODNY, FIC 254-773-1575 (ext. 122)

Mobile/Text: 254-534-0807 vestnik@spjst.org melaniez@spjst.com melaniez@usa.com

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BRIAN VANICEK, FIC 254-773-1575 (ext. 139) Mobile: 254-534-2902 vanicek@spjst.com

VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES AND MARKETING DELISLE DOHERTY 254-773-1575 (ext. 240) Mobile: 832-232-2049 delisled@spjst.com

VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS MELANIE ZAVODNY 254-773-1575 (ext. 122) Mobile: 254-534-0807 melaniez@spjst.com

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER LEONARD D. MIKESKA, FIC 254-773-1575 (ext. 149) Mobile: 254-721-4739 leonardm@spjst.com

CONTROLLER ROY VAJDAK 254-773-1575 (ext. 142) royv@spjst.com

DISTRICT ONE DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR DONNIE VICTORICK, FIC, CFFM PO Box 85, Snook, TX 77878-0085 Home: 979-272-3265 • Mobile: 979-224-3125 dv.aggie71@gmail.com

DISTRICT TWO DIRECTOR JESSE POSPISIL 4710 FM 1331, Taylor, TX 76574-2164 Home: 512-365-1110 • Mobile: 512-826-7371 jlpospisil@yahoo.com

DISTRICT THREE DIRECTOR/CHAIR JOHN ENGELKE 6475 Gholson Rd, Waco, TX 76705-5330 Mobile: 254-717-7534 john.engelke@hotmail.com

DISTRICT FOUR DIRECTOR BOBBY DAVIS, FICF, CFFM 1886 Pecos St, Ste 3, San Angelo, TX 76901-3268 Mobile: 325-450-3748 • Fax: 325-657-2003 bgdsr2428@aol.com

DISTRICT FIVE DIRECTOR BRADLEY STAVINOHA, FIC 10522 Will Lehmann Rd, Needville, TX 77461-9164 Mobile: 979-739-2386 • Office: 979-793-7411 spjst@earthlink.net

DISTRICT SIX DIRECTOR ANNIE VAHALIK 413 Beechwood Dr, Victoria, TX 77901-4516 361-649-4888 amvahalik@gmail.com

DISTRICT SEVEN DIRECTOR REGINA HOUSE 176 County Road 343, Charlotte, TX 78011-3663 830-570-2046 spjst202youth@gmail.com

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

District One Bill Orsak, Vice Chair PO Box 252, Snook, TX 77878-0252 979-272-1243 • billorsak@gmail.com

District Two - Edwin Pechal 10660 State Highway 53, Temple, TX 76501-7446 254-721-2887 • edwinpechal@yahoo.com

District Three - Michael Galler 1312 Fawn Lily Dr, Temple, TX 76502-7808 254-744-8973 • mlgaller54@gmail.com

District Four - Brad Teplicek PO Box 372, Rowena, TX 76875-4006 325-442-2001 • bptep@aol.com

District Five - Dorothy Pflughaupt, Chair 1243 Clovis Rd, Houston, TX 77008-6232 713-859-8976 • dotpflugh@yahoo.com

District Six Lisa Bubela, Secretary 1405 Divide St, El Campo, TX 77437-6152 979-543-7120 • lisa_bubela@yahoo.com

District Seven - Oscar Korus 2565 Bruce Rd, Poteet, TX 78065-5013 830-391-4169 • oscarkorus@gmail.com

STATE FRATERNAL DIRECTOR FRANK HORAK Office: 254-773-1575 (ext. 177) • Mobile: 254-534-0681 frankh@spjst.com

TERRITORY MANAGERS

EAST TERRITORY KERRY HERRINGTON 281-704-5737 • kerryh@spjst.com

NORTH TERRITORY

CHRIS LIEBUM, LUTCF®, NSSA® 346-261-2100 • chrisl@spjst.com

WEST TERRITORY

RALPH JUAREZ 361-537-5506 • ralphj@spjst.com

DISTRICT YOUTH COUNSELORS

District One Hannah Kovar PO Box 28, Snook, TX 77878-0028 979-220-7904 • ladyjays@tamu.edu

District Two - Patsy Koslovsky 764 S St Joseph Rd, Burlington, TX 76519-3108 254-718-1606 • patsyk2011@yahoo.com

District Three Mary Steinman 1136 Westgrove Dr, Saginaw, TX 76179-3463 817-731-2580 • appamary@sbcglobal.net

District Four

Contact State Fraternal Director Frank Horak 254-534-0681 • frankh@spjst.com

District Five - Kristen Bender Jones 9010 Banker St, Needville, TX 77461-9339 936-556-3248 • joneskb06@hotmail.com

District Six Lisa Bubela 1405 Divide St, El Campo, TX 77437-6152 979-543-7120 • lisa_bubela@yahoo.com

District Seven April Howard 814 Madison Ave, New Braunfels, TX 78130-3918 830-624-9242 • aprhoward@gmail.com

CAMP KUBENA • 2001 Waldeck Rd • Ledbetter, TX Rob Clift, Executive Director 979-249-5674 • robc@spjst.com

Cars & Guitars Saturday, Oct. 29 at Camp Kubena

Cars & Guitars at Camp Kubena is this Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Camp Kubena, 2001 Ledbetter Road in Ledbetter, Texas. Activities are a car show, music, food and beverages, disc golf, vendors, cos tume contest, trunk-or-treat, silent auc tion, and drawings. Come on out for a wonderful time! See more on page 9 or visit campkubena.com or the Camp’s or SPJST’s Facebook pages.

125 Prizes to be Given Awayon November 18 - Get Your Name in the Drawing Today!

A very special thank you to each donor who contributed the 125 prizes for our exciting raffle drawing that will be held on Friday, November 18 at 2 p.m. - live from the SPJST Home Of fice in Temple. You can tune in to the SPJST Facebook page to watch the drawing - or watch for the post with all the winners. All of the items pictured on page 1 - along with the gift cards in the yellow envelopes - will be given away. That’s 125 prizes that are valued at least $50 each. See the complete list on page 8. Tickets can be purchased in several ways: by calling Katherine, Tammy, Brooke, Frank, or Melanie at 254-773-1575 (for credit cards sales); by mailing a check to SPJST, Attn: Melanie, PO Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503-0100; Venmo @spjst; by visit ing the SPJST Home Office at 520 North Main Street in Temple; or at the Cars & Guitars event on Saturday, October 29 at Camp Kubena. All pro ceeds benefit The SPJST Foundation.

125th Anniversary Celebration

It was great to see our members at the 125th anniversary celebration on October 15 in La Grange. The day was filled with many activities, and seeing everyone there made it very special and memorable. Thanks to all who at tended, and a special thanks to Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center for hosting SPJST’s event.

Correction

Sisters Janie Novy Marusak and Dorothy Novy Dvorak were featured on page 1 of the September 26, 2022, Vestnik. The ladies were awarded pins of honor for being longtime SPJST members. They have been 75-year SPJST members, and not 50-year, as the article stated. Congratulations to both Janie and Dorothy on their 75 years of SPJST membership! We ap preciate their dedication to SPJST. Best wishes to both ladies.

Vestnik Dates and Deadlines

November 14 Vestnik

**Early Deadline Alert ** deadline is Fri., Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. November 28 Vestnik

**Early Deadline Alert ** deadline is Thu., Nov. 17 at 12 noon December 12 Vestnik deadline is Mon., Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. December 26 Vestnik

**Early Deadline Alert ** deadline is Fri., Dec. 16 at 12 noon

January 9 Vestnik deadline is Mon., Jan. 2 at 5 p.m. —SPJST—

VĚSTNÍK, (USPS 658480) is published on the second and fourth Mondays of each month by SPJST, PO Box 100, Temple, TX 76503-0100. Subscription rates are $25 per year for non-members. Members’ fees are paid as part of the insur ance fee collected by SPJST, 520 North Main, Temple, TX 76501. Second-class postage paid at Temple, TX and additional mailing offices. The exchange of opin ions, ideas and information is a vital aspect of our fraternal Society and enables us to make more informed decisions. The views expressed by writers in the Věstník do not necessarily represent the views of the Editor or SPJST manage ment. Please sign all correspondence intended for publication. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to VĚSTNÍK c/o Controller Roy Vajdak, P.O. Box 100, Temple, TX 76503-0100.

E d i t o r’ s N o t Ee d i t o r’ s N o t e

SPJST Family Fun

and

Important Dates

(Number in parentheses denotes SPJST district.)

October 29 SPJST and Camp Kubena present “Cars & Guitars” Camp Kubena, Ledbetter

October 29 Lodge 88, Houston Creepy Camp Out (5)

October 30 Lodge 24, Cyclone Barbecue Chicken Fundraiser Meal (2)

Nov. 11 SPJST Home Office Closed • Veterans Day Holiday

Nov. 13 Lodge 107, Floresville Clean-Up Day (7)

Nov. 18 Drawing for 125th SPJST Anniversary Prizes

See info and prize list in this Vestnik.

Nov. 20 Lodge 160, San Angelo Annual Meeting

Wall Brethren Church Hall (4)

Nov. 24-25 SPJST Home Office Closed • Thanksgiving Holidays

Nov. 28 Lodge 8, Weimar Holiday Meal

Oakridge Smokehouse Restaurant (6)

Dec. 3 Lodge 18, Elgin hosts SPJST Float

Elgin Christmas Parade (2)

Dec. 4 Lodge 9, Snook hosts SPJST Float

Bryan-College Station Christmas Parade (1)

Dec. 4 Lodge 84, Dallas Christmas Party • Sokol Dallas (3)

Dec. 5 SPJST Float: Temple Christmas Parade (2)

Dec. 6 Lodge 32, Victoria Christmas Party • Sky Restaurant (6)

Dec. 10 SPJST Float: Hyde Park (Austin) Neighborhood Christmas Parade (2)

Dec. 11 Lodge 4, Hallettsville Christmas Party (6)

Dec. 11 Lodge 9, Snook Christmas Program (1)

Dec. 26 SPJST Home Office Closed • Christmas Holiday Dec. 31 Lodge 24, Cyclone New Year’s Eve Dance: Jerry Haisler and the Melody 5 (2)

Jan. 2 SPJST Home Office Closed • New Year Holiday

Jan. 14 State Progressive 42 Dominoes Tournament SPJST Home Office, Temple

Readers Write

Youth shares appreciation

Dear Mr. Frank (Horak),

I would like to thank you and SPJST for letting me show my art on the 2022 “Saddle Up with SPJST” t-shirt. Thank you so much!

Sincerely, Camila Cabrera Lodge 185, New Braunfels —SPJST—

Seaton church bake sale, quilt show, lunch fundraiser set for Nov. 5

The Seaton Brethren Church Chris tian Sisters will host their annual bake sale/quilt show fundraiser on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the fellowship building of the church, 12561 State Highway 53, Temple (Seaton). Kolaches, cakes, pies, cookies, jellies, pecans, homemade canned goods, and chicken dressing will be available for sale.

Bell Extension Education Association to host Nov. 4-5 fundraiser in Seaton

Bell Extension Education Associa tion’s annual fundraiser is scheduled for Friday, November 4, 2022, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, November 5 from 7 a.m. till 2 p.m. at Seaton Com munity Center, 17301 Highway 53, Temple, Texas 76501. Multifamily mis cellaneous household items, baked goods, and craft items will be available for purchase. Come shop our handmade crafts for gifting at Christmas. Funds support Bell County 4-H Scholarships and BEEA.

Gayle Pomykal Lodge 24, Cyclone —SPJST—

Pre-orders for chicken dressing only are being taken up to October 24. Call 254-718-5356 or 254-913-6054 to preorder. Dressing is to be picked up at the church the day of the fundraiser.

Sandwiches and homemade soup will be available for sale. A resale shop of gently used items will be open. A handmade quilt and gift cards from busi nesses will be given away for a love do nation.

A drive-thru only pulled pork sand wich and sausage wrap fundraiser will also be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Proceeds from the fundraiser will de fray the cost of the sanctuary repairs. Admission to the fundraiser is free of charge, and the event is open to the pub lic.

Helen Haisler Lodge 47, Seaton —SPJST—

Staff Accountant

SPJST seeks a qualified individual for the position of Staff Accountant. Under the supervision of the Controller, applies accounting principles, practices, and procedures to prepare and analyze financial statements including balance sheet, income statement, and depart mental budgets.

Responsible for the preparation of journal entries, analysis of general ledger account balances and reconcili ations, verifies accuracy and makes rec ommendations for correction. Ensures

that assigned responsibilities accurately reflect SPJST’s position.

Education qualification requires a bachelor’s degree in finance, account ing, or related field, or equivalent com bination of education and experience. Three to five years experience in similar position required.

SPJST is proud to be an equal oppor tunity employer.

Qualified candidates submit resume and application to PO Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503, Attn: Human Resources. Applications may also be completed on line at www.spjst.org.

—SPJST—

FROM THE SPJST Executive Committee September 29, 2022, Minutes of the Special Called Meeting of SPJST Executive Committee held at the SPJST Home Office Temple, Texas

PRESIDING

The meeting was called to order by Chair of the Board of Directors John Engelke on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 10 a.m.

ATTENDING

Board of Directors—Donnie VictorickDistrict One/Vice Chair of the Board of Directors; John Engelke - District Three/Chair of the Board of Directors; Bobby Davis - District Four; Bradley Stavinoha - District Five; Annie Vahalik - District Six; Regina House - District Seven.

Executive Officers—Brian Vanicek, President/CEO; Delisle Doherty, Vice President of Sales and Marketing; Mel anie Zavodny, Vice President of Com munications; Leonard Mikeska, Chief Financial Officer; Roy Vajdak, Con troller.

Recording Secretary—Linda Hill, Ex ecutive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer.

ABSENT

Board of Directors—Jesse Pospisil - Dis trict Two.

OPENING OF MEETING

The meeting was opened by Chair of the Board of Directors Engelke with a wel come to all.

Director Jesse Pospisil was absent due to being in the hospital with pneumonia.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and a moment of silence was observed in respect for our departed members. Vice President of Sales and Marketing Do herty led the Executive Committee in an opening prayer with an extra blessing for SPJST Home Office Staff Member Ann

Paruzinski, who passed away on Sep tember 28.

CZECH HERITAGE MONTH

A motion was made by Director House to proclaim the month of October as “Czech Heritage Month,” with a second by Di rector Vahalik. Motion carried unani mously.

GUIDELINES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

A motion was made by Director Vahalik, seconded by Director Victorick, to add the following language in the scholarship guidelines to read as: “SPJST Scholar ships may be applied to accredited col leges, universities, and technical schools.

Trade schools will be considered on a case-by-case basis. In every case, schol arship monies shall be made payable to the institution and not directly to the stu dent.” The motion carried unanimously.

A motion was made by Director Victo rick, seconded by Director House, to add the following language in the scholarship guidelines to read as: “ Military Service: In the event that the SPJST Scholarship recipient opts to enter military service in lieu of college pursuit, the SPJST schol arship shall be forfeited and funds re assigned to an “SPJST Freedom Fund” to be earmarked in the name of the student and available for reassignment or with drawal on the basis of need or upon hon orable discharge.” The motion carried unanimously.

2022 STRATEGIC PLANNING

The Executive Committee then pro ceeded to the 2023 SPJST Strategic Plan ning Meeting. The Executive Officers presented oral and written remarks.

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business, Chair of the Board of Directors Engelke adjourned the meeting at 4 p.m.

The next regular meeting of the Ex ecutive Committee will begin at 8 a.m. on October 18, 2022.

Fraternally submitted by, Linda R. Hill Recording Secretary Leonard Mikeska Chief Financial Officer

—SPJST—

From the Desk of Delisle L. Doherty SPJST Vice President of Sales and Marketing

It’s Your Life

Just wait. You will get it all back . . . But when?

I want to give great thanks to Chris Liebum, our new north territory man ager, for doing the legwork and putting this article together.

Just Wait.

You Will Get It All Back . . .

But When?

If you have been invested in the stock market over this past year, you have seen a significant decline in the value of your accounts. There may be some of you reading this today that are afraid to open the mail from your investment company! With the S&P 500 being down about 20 percent right now for the year, and if your account value let’s say was $100,000 at the beginning of the year would now be worth about $80,000.

In general, an investment portfolio de pending on your level of risk has about 60 percent stocks and about 40 percent bonds. In the past, bonds were not as cor related with stocks as they are now. What does that mean? Bonds in the past would go up in value when the stock market went down to help your portfolio hold some value through times like we have had this past year. However, during this downturn, bond values are declining along with stocks and due to this correla tion has increased the losses in your ac count.

Now, who knows how long it could take for your account to return to the original value nobody knows. Your in vestment professional might be telling you things like, “It’s just a paper loss,” or “It will come back someday.” The problem with those two explanations is that a paper loss is not a paper loss if you were to cash out your account. And, the second part of that they will come back someday . . . but how many days before that someday arrives? With a 20 percent

loss, you will need a 25 percent gain just to get back to even!

In the past, we have had market con ditions that were called “lost decades.” In the 1970s, with inflation being high, the increase in value of your accounts was minimal over a 10-year period. And then again in the 2001 Dotcom crash, it took about seven years to regain the value of your account. So just as you re couped the value of your account, the market turned over again in 2008 and dropped by about 50 percent. It took another five years for your account to go back to the same value that you had in 2008.

We do not know how long the market may be down or if it might go down further. Or who knows? It could recover quickly like March 2020. However, with the high inflation and interest rates, it will certainly be a challenge.

One thing that we could do right now is to take a portion of our account that is in the bond portfolio and place that into a fixed annuity to provide safety and growth in your account.

Currently, our Flexible Premium Fixed Annuity is crediting 3.5 percent per year. In the fixed annuity, you are pro tected from the downside of the market. So even when the market is going down, your account is still getting credited at the current declared interest rate.

So, for example, going back to the $100,000 portfolio. If you had 40 percent in bonds, that would be $40,000. Let’s say that portion of your portfolio went down 20 percent just like your stock portfolio, and the new value is $32,000. If we took that $32,000 and placed it into a Flexible Premium Fixed Annuity and it maintains the current credited rate of 3.5 percent, you would regain the full value of your account in a little over six years. Now, that sounds like a long time. But it does offer one thing. It is more of a “sure thing” than a “maybe.” If you place the same $32,000 in the CD that pays 3.5 percent, at the end of six years, you would have a little over $37,000. One of the big differences is that a CD is taxed

each year, and the annuity is taxed when you pull the funds out.

Now, let’s hypothetically look at a “What if” – what if you had already put the 40 percent portion in the Flexible Premium Fixed Annuity before the mar ket went down so $40,000 was protected from the downturn and your 60 percent or $60,000 in stocks went down 20 per cent to $48,000. Also assume that this is another “lost decade” and the $48,000 stays flat over 10 years while the $40,000 in the Flexible Premium Fixed Annuity continues to grow at 3.5 percent over the next 10 years. Being that the annuity was protected from the volatility in the mar ket, it would grow to about $56,000. So with the stock portion that never regained value in this example plus the value of the annuity at $56,000, your account value could be about $104,000. Remember the five key points of owning an annuity:

1) Protected from creditors

2) Bypasses the estate

Financial Calculator: Fixed Annuity Calculator (aarp.org)

3) Tax deferral so you have compounded growth

4) Never loses value and provides a more consistent return in volatile markets (guaranteed to have more tomorrow than today)

5) Lifetime income

To learn more about how an SPJST Flexible Premium Fixed Annuity could work in your portfolio, please reach out to one of the agents or myself so we can prepare a personalized Annuity Sum mary Illustration and provide you with an annuity buyer’s guide.

My door is always open; figuratively and literally. Stay blessed, Delisle L. Doherty Vice President of Sales and Marketing 832-232-2049

—SPJST—

Assistant Controller

Job Type: Full-time

SPJST is a fraternal life insurance company based in Temple, Texas. Since our founding in 1897, our mission has been Insuring and Enriching Lives. SPJST is an equal opportunity em ployer.

The Assistant Controller assists the Controller to ensure accounting and fi nance activities are performed in accor dance with Statutory Principles and other Company practices, policies, and procedures. This position also super vises the work of others in the account ing department.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Assistant Controller performs all duties under the guidance and supervi sion of the Controller. The duties and responsibilities of this position include:

• Assists in the completion of financial statements.

• Works with external auditors in the preparation of the annual audit report and with the Texas Department of In surance in the preparation of their audit report. This necessitates the preparation of multiple supporting schedules.

• Assists in maintaining accounting records and transactions for local

lodges. This includes automated and manual procedures.

• Maintains accurate account of all re ceipts and disbursements. Prepares all monthly reports, statements, and sup plements.

• Assists in establishing business plan and expense budget for Information Technology department. As such, con sults with users to discuss their needs for new programs or changes to existing programs. Reviews and analyzes new products and technology.

• Manages general banking activities and reconciles all bank statements. Downloads monthly bank statements and account activity. Transmits ACH payments to lodges and youth leaders. Drafts annuity payments and medical reimbursements.

• Files all necessary reports with the Texas Department of Insurance.

• Maintains exact information of all members of every lodge. This includes paid to dates, amount of insurance and all general information pertaining to each individual certificate.

• Receives payment of premiums from certificate holders.

• Complies with federal, state and company policies, procedures, and reg ulations.

• Files reports with A.M. Best, Amer ican Fraternal Alliance, and NAIC.

• Assists in the preparation of an an nual budget for the Society.

• Works with actuary on various re ports to establish reserves.

• All other duties assigned by the Con troller.

Skills

The skills of the SPJST Assistant Controller include:

• Excellent planning and organiza tional skills.

• A good understanding of accounting and finance activities, as well as math ematics.

• A good knowledge about the rules governing preparation of various types of financial statements is required.

• The ability to work within deadlines and to be able to prioritize self and staff to meet the Company’s expected deliv ery times.

• Excellent analytic and observation skills.

• Excellent verbal and written com munication skills.

• Approachable and willingness to help employees both inside and outside of accounting.

• The ability to effectively interpret and communicate financial results to non-financial managers and owners.

Education, Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge

• Bachelor of Science degree in busi ness, accounting, finance, or eco nomics. MBA preferred.

• CPA designation preferred.

• Five years of experience in the ac counting industry highly rec ommended.

• Strong information technology back ground and the capacity to develop and implement a variety of internal pro grams.

• Familiarity with fraternal benefit so cieties a plus.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to success fully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with dis abilities to perform the essential func tions.

• Stand for brief periods of time.

• Sitting for extended periods of time.

• Use hands to finger or handle doc uments.

• Reach with hands and arms periodi cally.

• Stoop, kneel, or crouch periodically.

• Must be able to communicate orally and hear to assist clients and coworkers.

• Must be able to lift to 25 pounds pe riodically.

• Must have the ability to review written documents and read infor mation on the computer.

Application

Apply online at spjst.org.

—SPJST—

Adult and Youth Member News

State Fraternal Director shares November adult, youth member news

A New Horizon

2022 has been a transitioning year for many at the Home Office. Tammy and I are now a part of the Communications Department, but we continue to work in the fraternal areas of SPJST. We are look ing at many new ways of collecting data in the adult lodges and other paperwork. The fraternal service hours will be di rectly collected on our website in 2023. We will be doing away with Fraternals Give at the end of this year. I will be shar ing more information with you in next month’s letter.

Looking ahead in revitalizing the 70year-old youth program will not be easy or a speedy process. Please be patient as we move into unchartered waters. When we met with DYCs and youth leaders in the spring, we mentioned that this pos sibly would be a lengthy process. Just re member, with change, there is always time to review and see what works and what doesn’t.

President John F. Kennedy said, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” If we are going to be around another 70 years, we have to start growing our youth program from the ground up. We are not doing that with what we have in place right now. In my youth information area of this newsletter, you will see some of the exciting changes we are initiating in 2023.

Lodge Information

Lodge Officer Elections

Lodges will elect their officers in No vember or December. Make sure you add this to your lodge meeting agenda under new business. Please read carefully through the information below that your lodge offices need to complete to receive the 2022 Lodge Enhanced Premium Re fund.

2022 SPJST Lodge

Enhanced Premium Refund

Officers this is very important for your lodge. This information must be turned in to the Home Office no later than Janu ary 15, 2023. If the below information is

not completed, then your lodge will not receive the Enhanced Premium Refund.

• Officer Listing information – must be completed online. All information must be completed for each officer. You will need each officer’s position, their name, address, phone number, and email ad dress. Lodge officers will receive the in formation and link prior to November 1 - or visit spjst.org under “Fraternal Pro grams.”

• Fraternal and Community Service Hours – FAC or designated lodge officer must add all completed hours at www.fraternalsgive.org.

• Lodges that have gross receipts greater than $50,000 must submit a copy of their 2021 – 990EZ and 990-T forms to the Home Office.

• Vestnik Submissions – Lodges are re quired to make four or more submissions for publication in the Vestnik. Please note that there are four more Vestniks in 2022.

If your lodge has not submitted anything for the year, here are the Vestnik dates and deadlines (make a note, too, of the early deadlines due to the upcoming holidays):

November 14 Vestnik

**Early Deadline Alert ** deadline is Fri., Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. November 28 Vestnik

**Early Deadline Alert ** deadline is Thu., Nov. 17 at 12 noon December 12 Vestnik deadline is Mon., Dec. 5 at 5 p.m. December 26 Vestnik

**Early Deadline Alert ** deadline is Fri., Dec. 16 at 12 noon

The complete “2022 SPJST Lodge Enhanced Premium Refund Guidelines” appears at the end of this article. A chart showing the required and completed items is also included. Please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance with these items. I look for ward to helping you achieve these goals so that your lodge receives its premium refund in early 2023.

125 Prizes for 125 Years

Special thanks to all members and lodges who donated a prize to the 125th anniversary prize drawing. We will be awarding 125 prizes - each valued at $50 or more - on Friday, November 18 at 2 p.m. in a live drawing from the SPJST Home Office in Temple. The drawing will be shown on our Facebook page.

To get your name in the drawing to have a chance to win one or more of the

prizes, the cost is $10 per ticket or 15 tickets for $100. Don’t miss out! Get your ticket today!

Tickets can be purchased at the Cars & Guitars event on Saturday, October 29 at Camp Kubena; by calling 254-7731575 (for credit cards sales); mailing a check to SPJST, Attn: Melanie, PO Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503-0100; Venmo @spjst; or by visiting the SPJST Home Office at 520 North Main Street in Tem ple. All proceeds benefit The SPJST Foundation.

2023 State Tournaments Scheduled

All SPJST state tournaments will be played in Temple at the Home Office for 2023. Registration fee is $30. Refresh ments and noon meal are included with entry fee.

Progressive 42 Dominoes Saturday, January 14

Tarok

Saturday, February 4

Progressive Straight Dominoes Saturday, March 4

Regular 42 Dominoes Saturday, April 1

100 Pennies Scholarship Fund Drive

The 100 Pennies Scholarship Fund Drive kicked off on October 1. Donations of any amount will be accepted and added to the scholarship fund that is maintained by the Home Office. The drive will end March 31, 2023. Dona tions can be made online at https://spjst.org/scholarships/ or mailed to SPJST 100 Pennies, Attn: Tammy Martinez, PO Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503. Thank you for supporting this im portant drive.

• • Youth Information • •

Youth Survey

Thanks to everyone who participated in the youth survey. We received so much valuable information that is helping us re vitalize the youth program. Once again, please be patient as we roll out what the new SPJST youth program will look like for 2023 and beyond. I know that we are a couple of months into the youth year. However, I want to reiterate that when we met with DYCs and youth leaders earlier in the year, we asked for your patience because this was going to take some time to figure out the direction we need to go.

The data from the survey will be shared with you soon, and we may also have some follow-up questions that will go out to the survey participants who pro vided an email address.

We are excited to announce two dif ferent elements to our 2023 youth pro gram:

SPJST State Camp

Save the Date: June 21 to 25, 2023

The 2022 camp data revealed less than 160 campers across three sessions of camp. Therefore, for 2023, we will com bine all camps into one state camp. The camp will be a four night/five day camp experience from Wednesday, June 21 to

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Sunday, June 25 at Camp Kubena in Led better, Texas. For teens, plans include a special teens-only time without the younger campers, and at other times, teens will have opportunities to mentor the younger campers. We continue to work through details and will share more information as it becomes available.

State Youth Showcase

Save the Date: July 28 and 29, 2023

After reviewing the survey results and seeing the decrease of entries at District YADs in 2022, we will present one state wide competition in 2023. The new State Youth Showcase will be a two-day event on Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29 in Temple, Texas. Plans are to come into Temple after lunch, check in crafts, have special category, and possibly, prelimi nary rounds of talent and royalty compe

tition. Friday evening will include an off site fun, social gathering for the youth, parents, and families.

SPJST Scholarship Application Open

The application is live at spjst.org. All information and directions to complete the online application are posted online. If you have any questions, please contact Sandra at 254-773-1575 ext. 127.

Vestnik Project Fun

The Vestnik project fun for November is an SPJST heritage maze. All projects completed and submitted by December 1 will go into a drawing for several prizes.

Fraternally, Frank Horak State Fraternal Director —SPJST—

2022 SPJST Lodge Enhanced Premium Refund Guidelines

One of the most important financial benefits that the SPJST Executive Committee has extended to local lodges is the annual Premium Refund Program. The purpose of this program has been to help SPJST lodges keep their operations on a sound financial basis. The formula for calculating the refund is: 1. $1.00 for each paid-up certificate in the lodge; and 2. 1.25% of the lodge’s annual earned premium.

To receive the refund in early 2023, lodges must meet the following four-point criteria:

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1. Hold Regular Lodge Meetings in Accordance with Section 74 of the SPJST By-Laws and Offer a Well-Rounded Fraternal Program.

Every lodge is required to hold regular meetings to discuss lodge business with its members. Service to each other — as fellow SPJST members — and service to the community is an important part of SPJST’s mission. Rather than mandating a specific number of fraternal activities that your lodge must accomplish in a given year in order to remain in good standing and qualify for incentives, the greater focus is on lodges working to host a healthy mix of “quality” events that bring value to SPJST’s community presence.

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2. Return All Paperwork.

• Form 990 or Form 990-T for 2021 (due May 15, 2022)

• Fraternal Activity Summaries (due January 15, 2023)

• Updated Lodge Officer Listing (due January 15, 2023)

3. Submit Routine News/Photos to the Vestnik.

Every lodge is required to submit news of upcoming events, lodge meetings, and/or meeting/event summaries and/or photographs to the Vestnik as well as to their local media. Youth submissions, member features, and obituaries can also be submitted to the Vestnik. Every lodge is required to have a submission in at least 4 of the 24 published Vestniks in 2022. Of course, the lodge may contribute to the Vestnik more frequently. Local news media features can also satisfy these requirements when the features are shared with the Vestnik (see contact details below).

Vestniks are published on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Unless otherwise noted in the Vestnik, the deadline for submitting items for publication are the first and third Mondays of each month at 5 p.m.

Articles and photos may be submitted in several ways:

• Online at www.spjst.org under the “News” tab

• Email to vestnik@spjst.org

• Mail to SPJST Vestnik • PO Box 100 • Temple, TX 76503-0100

• Text to 254-534-0807

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4. Share Lodge/Member Activities and Stories on Social Media.

Lodges are encouraged to share lodge/member activities and stories on Facebook and/or Instagram. Some examples include lodge members serving a meal at a soup kitchen; members cleaning a cemetery; food drive for local pantry; hosting a heritage or cultural event; and contribution to non-profit organization. The Communication Department is available to assist with fulfilling the lodge’s social media requirement.

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Michaels Gift Card Karen Kaspar

Applebee’s Gift Card Lodge 41, Port Lavaca

Cracker Barrel Gift Card Lynda and Larry Plunk

$50 Restaurant Gift Card Bundle (Jersey Mike’s, Panda Express, Sonic) Lynda and Larry Plunk

$50 Darden Restaurant Gift Card (Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s, Yard House, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52) Lodge 8, Weimar

$50 Cabela’s Gift Card Lodge 6, Cottonwood

$50 Michaels Gift Card Lodge 6, Cottonwood

$50 Go Eat Restaurant Gift Card (The Cheesecake Factory, Cracker Barrel, Panera Bread, Red Lobster) Lodge 6, Cottonwood

$50 Buffalo Wild Wings Gift Card Lodge 6, Cottonwood

3-in-1 Sport Center Lodge 6, Cottonwood Youth Club

$50 Cracker Barrel Gift Card Lodge 66, Waco

$50 Starbucks Gift Card Lodge 66, Waco

$50 Bass Pro Shops Gift Card Lodge 66, Waco

$50 Restaurant Gift Card Bundle (Jersey Mike’s, Sonic, Wendy’s) Lodge 66, Waco

$50 Applebee’s Gift Card Lodge 66, Waco

$50 Lowe’s Gift Card Lodge 66, Waco

$50 Texas Roadhouse Gift Card and $50 Jimmy John’s Gift Card Lodge 66, Waco

$50 Michaels Gift Card and $50 Cracker Barrel Gift Card Lodge 66, Waco

$50 Walmart/Sam’s Club Gift Card Lodge 79, Corpus Christi

$50 Cookie Dough plus delivery or shipping within USA Cookies by Design (Annie and Philip Vahalik)

Jumbo Waterproof Outdoor Blanket SPJST

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Party Blender Marjorie Bouska

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Beach Rapid Cold Brew & Hot Coffee Maker Lodge

Waterproof Bluetooth LED Lit Speaker Lodge

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$50 Cracker Barrel Gift Card Patsy and Helen Zabransky

$50 Darden Restaurant Gift Card (Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s, Yard House, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52) Henry Mayo

The Pioneer Woman Collection (basket set, serving tray, canister set, plush throw) David and Melanie Zavodny Nauert

Patriotic Mickey and Minnie door greeters, mini Mickey and Minnie, America-opoly game David and Melanie Zavodny Nauert

Chemical Guys Car Care Kit and Towels David and Melanie Zavodny Nauert

6 Tickets to Houston Astros Game Lodge 185, New Braunfels

6 Tickets to Houston Astros Game Lodge 185, New Braunfels

$50 Olive Garden Gift Card Lodge 84, Dallas

$50 Lowe’s Gift Card Lodge 84, Dallas

$50 Academy Sports + Outdoors Gift Card Lodge 84, Dallas

$50 Cracker Barrel Gift Card Lodge 84, Dallas

$50 The Home Depot Gift Card Lodge 84, Dallas

$50 Darden Restaurant Gift Card (Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s, Yard House, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52) Lodge 29, Taylor

$75 Academy Sports + Outdoors Gift Card Lodge 29, Taylor

Handmade Wooden Cross Jesse and Linda Pospisil

$50 Visa Gift Card Lodge 25, Ennis

$50 Lowe’s Gift Card Lodge 17, New Tabor

$50 Cracker Barrel Gift Card Lodge 17, New Tabor

$50 H-E-B Gift Card Lodge 35, Elk

$50 Go Enjoy Restaurant Gift Card (Bonefish Grill, Carrabba’s, Cold Stone Creamery, Outback Steakhouse, Regal) Lodge 30, Taiton

$50 Cracker Barrel Gift Card Lodge 30, Taiton Youth Club

$50 Cracker Barrel Gift Card Lisa Bubela

1897 Silver Dollar Roy Vajdak

$50 Lowe’s Gift Card Lodge 38, Kovar

$50 Restaurant Gift Card Bundle (Jersey Mike’s, Sonic, Wendy’s) Lodge 38, Kovar

$50 Go Eat Restaurant Gift Card (The Cheesecake Factory, Cracker Barrel, Panera Bread, Red Lobster) Lodge 91, San Jacinto

$50 Visa Gift Card Lodge 142, Houston

$50 Visa Gift Card Lodge 142, Houston

$50 Lowe’s Gift Card Lodge 189, Bryan-College Station

$50 Cracker

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(Chick-fil-A, Starbucks,

It Up - Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon, Jamba, McAlister’s, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Schlotzsky’s) Lodge 154, Fort Worth

$50 Chick-fil-A Gift Card and $50 Walmart/Sam’s Club Gift Card Lodge 154, Fort Worth

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• by calling 254-773-1575 (for credit cards sales)

• by mailing a check to SPJST, Attn: Melanie PO Box 100 Temple, Texas 76503-0100

• Venmo @spjst

• by visiting the SPJST Home Office at 520 North Main Street in Temple

All proceeds benefit The SPJST Foundation.

Cars & Guitars on Saturday, October 29 will be filled with classic cars, music, nature, food, arts/crafts ven dors, kids’ activities, a disc golf tourna ment, and family fun at Camp Kubena! Camp Kubena is located at 2001 Wal deck Road in Ledbetter, Texas, which is about 15 miles southeast of Giddings and seven miles west of Round Top. The event opens to the public at 10 a.m.

Cars . . .

Car show registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Vehicles will be independently judged, and top 40 awards will be pre sented. Special awards will also be pre sented including Best of Show and Kids’ Choice. To enter a car in the show, visit campkubena.com.

. . . and Guitars!

Musical guests will entertain through out the day.

Mary-Charlotte Young is an honest and genuine songwriter.

—facebook.com/marycharlotteyoung

Emerging singer-songwriter Anna Larson is fusing her diverse musical roots with piano-driven originality. Lar son has appeared on NPR Music’s “All Songs Considered,” as well as placing in the 2019 Woody Guthrie Songwriting Competition. —annalarsonmusic.com

Jake Waylon would tell you he is a jack of all trades and master of none. He’s a singer, songwriter, and a guitar and mandolin picker. Jake engineered,

mixed, and co-produced Dale & Way lon’s debut self-titled album released in May 2020. —jakewaylon.com

Vendors Wanted!

Farmers market, arts/crafts, service and auto-related vendors are invited to the event. The cost is $40 for one 10’ by 10’ outdoor space. (Vendors are asked to bring their own table(s), chair(s), etc.) Set-up is Saturday, October 29 between 7 and 9 a.m. A registration form appears below, or sign up online at campkubena.com.

Disc Golf TournamentSponsor a Hole

Cars & Guitars will include a disc golf tournament, and holes are available for a sponsorship fee of $50. Businesses,

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lodges, or individual names will be ad vertised on signs at the event. For more information, visit campkubena.com.

Silent Auction, 50-50 Drawing Trunk-or-Treat, Costume Contest

The day will include a silent auction and a 50-50 drawing. Car owners are en couraged to decorate their trunks and hand out candy. A costume contest is planned for 1 p.m.

Other Details

Admission donations will be accepted at the gate. Food and beverages will be available throughout the day.

For more information, visit camp kubena.com or call 979-220-4256 or 254-534-0807.

—SPJST—

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SPJST Lodge Section

The deadline for all Vestnik items is 5 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month Send your news and photos directly to:

SPJST Vestnik Editor Melanie Zavodny P.O. Box 100 Temple, Texas 76503

Fax: 254-773-8087

Email: vestnik@spjst.org

Online: spjst.org/news/submitarticle-photo

Questions? Call 800-727-7578

Lodge 4, Hallettsville meets November 13

Dear Members,

SPJST Lodge 4, Hallettsville will meet Sunday, November 13, 2022, at the chamber meeting room at 3 p.m.

Officers will be elected, and final plans made for our Christmas party on Sunday, December 11. We will also se lect meeting dates for 2023. Door prizes will be awarded, and lunch will be served as usual. We hope to see you there!

Fraternally, Patsy Zabransky, Reporter —SPJST—

Lodge 8, Weimar plans Nov. 28 holiday meal

Lodge 8, Weimar met on Monday, Au gust 22, 2022, at 12 noon at Oakridge Smokehouse in Schulenburg, Texas, for the meeting and meal. President Hen rietta Veselka called the meeting to order at 12 p.m. Arlene Marshall led the Pledge of Allegiance. A moment of silence was observed for our departed members.

Present were nine members and guests, which included District Six Di rector Annie Vahalik. All officers were present. Minutes of our May 23 meeting were in the July 25 Vestnik. Earlene Lor fing made a motion, seconded by Becky Jares, to accept the minutes as printed in the Vestnik. The motion carried. Becky Jares made a motion, seconded by Arlene

Lodge 8, Weimar members celebrate special days

Marshall seconded to accept the treas urer’s report as presented. Motion car ried.

Correspondence from the Home Of fice was read. A report on termination/ lapses was received from the Home Of fice.

Annie reported on activities in District Six. SPJST 125th Anniversary celebra tion will be held on Saturday, October 15 at 10 a.m. at Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center in La Grange. The Dis trict Six outing will be held at the 125th Anniversary Celebration. This will also be held at Texas Czech Heritage and Cul tural Center. Annie reported on this year’s camp, Youth Achievement Day, and a number of other things she was involved with. Please be sure to check your Vestnik for any other information regarding Dis trict Six.

Melvin Tobola made a motion, sec onded by Becky Jares, to donate $50 for the raffle prize for “125 Prizes for 125

Years.” The donation will be mailed to Vice President of Communications Mel anie Zavodny.

On the sick list is Melissa Veselka. Rosie Shumbera is still in the Regency Nursing Center in Schulenburg in the 500 Hall.

Arlene Marshall made a motion, sec onded by Earlene Lorfing, to donate $25 to the activity fund at Parkview Manor Nursing Center in Weimar. Motion car ried. Please remember to bring your pull tabs to our next meeting in November.

Birthdays in July were Carolyn Tobola on the 14th, Henrietta Veselka on the 19th, Becky Jares on the 30th, and Annie Vahalik on the 24th. Melvin and Carolyn Tobola celebrated their 63rd anniversary on June 20.

Becky made a motion, seconded by Melvin, to adjourn the meeting. Becky led us in prayer before everybody en joyed a buffet meal.

Still AWESOME at 95!

Lodge 8, Weimar members were recognized for special occasions at the August 2022 meeting. LEFT PHOTO: Happy July birthdays to, front, Carolyn Tobola, left, on the 14th and Henrietta Veselka on the 19th. In back are Becky Jares on July 30 and District Six Director Annie Vahalik on July 24. RIGHT PHOTO: Happy 63rd wedding anniversary to Melvin and Carolyn Tobola! They celebrated their special day on June 20.

Happy 95th Birthday to Viola Doskocil of Lodge 24, Cyclone!

Viola will celebrate her 95th birthday on November 4, 2022. Bests wishes!

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Holiday Meal—November 28

Our holiday meal and meeting will be Monday, November 28 at 12 noon at Oakridge Smokehouse Restaurant in Schulenburg at which time the election of officers will take place.

Carolyn M. Tobola Secretary/Treasurer —SPJST—

Lodge 24, Cyclone invites all to Oct. 30 barbecue chicken dinner

Dear Members and Friends, Lodge 24, Cyclone Flag Hall will host its Halloween barbecue chicken dinner on Sunday, October 30, 2022. The meal includes barbecue chicken, beans, noodles, and cole slaw and will be avail able by dining in or taking out. Serving begins at 11 a.m. Plates are $12 each. Flag Hall is located at 411 FM 964, Burlington, Texas.

Come on out and enjoy a delicious chicken dinner. We are happy to be able to open up the hall for inside dining this year. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, October 30! Fraternally, Linda Wilde, Treasurer —SPJST—

Lodge 24, Cyclone prepares for Oct. 30 barbecue dinner fundraiser

Lodge 24, Cyclone met on Monday, October 10, 2022, at Flag Hall in the kitchen amid dry conditions. The meeting was called to order by President Daniel Wilde as he had a silent payer for the good of all people and the people of Uk raine.

Secretary Brenda Maddux read the minutes from the last meeting, and they were approved. Cathy Bruggman gave the fraternal report. SPJST will celebrate

Scenes from Czech and Slovak Heritage Day at Sokol Dallas

Czech and Slovak Heritage Day was held Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Sokol Dallas. Festivities included Czech music and food, vendors, si lent auction, jump house, raffle, and a music jam session. Attendees enjoyed a fun-filled

day. LEFT PHOTO: Visiting and selling kolaches, left to right, are Lynda Novak of Lodge 84, Dallas, Betty Ma calik and Rita Holland, both of Lodge 25, Ennis. ABOVE

CENTER PHOTO: Mary Steinman, Lesli Milan, and Appa

Burcie, all of Lodge 154, Fort Worth. ABOVE RIGHT PHOTO: Three generations. Andrey Patselov, Jamie Novak, Lynda Novak, Alina Mae Patselov, and Jim Novak, all of Lodge 84, Dallas.

ABOVE LEFT PHOTO: Taking food orders, SPJST State Fraternal Director Frank Horak and Sarah Martin. PHOTO 2: Bottom left,

clockwise, Talia Milan, Tal Milan, Laura Parma, Henrietta Milan, Mary Steinman, Lesli Milan, Cody Brooks, Sophie Milan, and Stephen Za

pata Jr. PHOTO 3: District Three Director John Engelke and wife Diane. PHOTO 4: Lynda Novak with happy kolache customer.

its 125th anniversary in La Grange.

Camp Kubena will host Cars & Guitars on October 29. The Christmas ornament contest for the youth will be held at the District Two Fall Fun Day at Lodge 47, Seaton on October 23. Officer elections will be in November. Linda Wilde gave the treasurer’s report. The insurance is being a high item.

The balance of the meeting was about our chicken barbecue on Sunday, Oc tober 30. A total of 800 chicken halves will be made along with all the trim mings. Steve Bruggman will go to Gause and fetch three cords of wood. The fire will be going at 5 a.m. The pits will be burned off several days before Sunday, the 30th. Jason Hoelscher will make the beans. Several people will do the slaw. A pre-meeting will be held on October 27.

Linda Wilde will accept reservations beginning December 1 for the New Year’s Eve dance with Jerry Haisler and for the February 5, 2023, dance with Ted Lange featuring Mollie B.

Birthday is for Bobby Hoelscher who turned 85 years old. Anton Vrazel was 95 last week. Sick list includes Nancy Hub nik and Harold Schneider. Sadly, we lost Carol Chervenka, a past president of our lodge. Mark and Brenda Maddux will be married 24 years on October 24. Kim and Derek Campbell will be married 23 years on October 22.

The lodge needs a large turnout for our Sunday, October 30 meal. You can dine in or pick up plates to go for $12.

For the lodge, Bobby Hoelscher, Reporter —SPJST—

Lodge 29, Taylor to elect officers at Nov. 9 meeting

SPJST Lodge 29, Taylor met Wednes day, October 12, 2022, for the regular monthly meeting. President Ronnie Rieger called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence for the military serving our country. Tammy Cannon was absent.

The September minutes were read and approved. Ronnie gave the treasurer’s re port. Lyn Rieger reported the District Two Fall Fun Day at Lodge 47, Seaton will be Sunday, October 23. Lyn made a motion for Lodge 29 to donate $100 to buy goodies for the trunk-or-treat activity

for the youth. Jesse Pospisil seconded, and the motion passed.

Jesse Pospisil thanked everyone who worked at the barbecue cook-off. Ronnie made a motion to buy a gift card for Larry Safarik for allowing the use of his field for parking. Leonard Kaderka sec onded, and the motion passed. Jesse made a motion to sponsor a trophy for the Hare Barbecue Cook-Off coming up. Frankie Pustejovsky seconded, and the motion passed.

Ronnie informed us that next month we will have officer elections. Adolph Grieger and Frankie Pustejovsky’s terms on the property committee are up for reelection. We also need someone to ac cept the role of fraternal activities coordinator.

Next month, we will discuss our De cember meeting/Christmas party.

Members celebrating birthdays in Oc tober include Ronnie Rieger, Mary Jane Pustejovsky, Adolph Grieger, Terry Skrhak, Collin Whatley, Adam Jezisek, Wyatt Leschber, and Loretta Tate.

Mary Jane Pustejovsky furnished door prizes. Scott Kaderka volunteered to bring door prizes next month.

The meeting then adjourned.

Next Meeting—November 9

The next meeting will be Wednesday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m.

Fraternally submitted, Linda Pospisil Secretary-Reporter —SPJST—

Lodge 32, Victoria meets Nov. 10

The next meeting of Lodge 32, Vic toria is Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. at the Grapevine Café, 110 Medical Drive, Suite 102, in Victoria. This will be our last business meeting for the year.

Christmas Party—December 6

On Tuesday, December 6, we will have a Christmas party at the Sky Res taurant at 6 p.m. It is not a business meet ing – just getting a start to celebrating the Christmas season before everything gets hectic and we forget what the real mean ing of Christmas is.

Fraternally, Kathy Ahlstrom, Reporter/FAC —SPJST—

good times at district five fall fun day at lodge 88, houston

George Mendel, left, of Houston, SPJST President/CEO Brian Vanicek, and Sales Agent Mary Bird talk about all things SPJST at the District Five Fun Day/Lodge 88, Houston Czechfest held Saturday, October 8, 2022.

Lodge 49, Rowena: site of oktoberfest fundraiser

Lodge 49, Rowena was the site for Oktoberfest which was a fun evening for the entire family on Saturday, October 1, 2022. Der Klein Steins provided live German music. Other activities included dancing, kid and

adult games, photo booth, German food served by Rowena Bar and Grill Filling Station, and a stein holding contest. The event was sponsored by and benefitted Texas Southwest Council, Boy Scouts of America.

Lodge 66, Waco gives to support school book vending machine

The meeting of Lodge 66, Waco was called to order by President Douglas Galler at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sep tember 26, 2022, at St. Paul’s Church in Bellmead. All officers were present. Six members and three guests were present.

A moment of silence was held for our departed members Louie Veselka and Patti Niemi, and for Susan Chandler who served as the administrator at the Czech Heritage Museum in Temple.

The minutes from the August meeting were read by Sister Dana McAdams. Brother John Engelke made a motion to accept the minutes as read, and Brother Michael Galler seconded. The minutes were approved.

In correspondence, Sister Diana En gelke received a thank you from TriCities Ministry and from Caritas for the dona tions that we had sent.

Sister Dana read the insurance report. We had two additional members who passed away, Roseann Washburn and Steve Narovec.

Brother Douglas gave the fraternal re port.

The cheer and condolence committee sent a sympathy card to the family of Patti Niemi, the Veselka family, and the Narovec family. A get well card was sent to Dorothy Gerlich.

Sister Diana then read two resolutions of sympathy for Brother Louie Veselka and Sister Patti Niemi.

Next Meeting—October 24

Under new business, we discussed our next meeting which is Monday, October 24 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church in Bellmead.

In our local donation discussion, Brother Douglas mentioned a book vend ing machine at the campus of LaVega Elementary School. Sister Diana made a motion to donate to the LaVega Elemen tary book vending machine that is part of the LaVega Pirate Education Foundation. Brother John seconded, and the motion was approved.

The meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m. Respectfully, Dana McAdams Secretary/Reporter —SPJST—

Lodge 81, Needville reports on October meeting

The October 2022 meeting of SPJST Lodge 81, Needville was held on Sunday, the 16th. At 12 noon, a prayer of thanks was given by the youth, and everyone en joyed a meal of potluck provided by the members. Everything was delicious.

President Vincent Newman called the business meeting to order at 1:15 p.m. The youth members led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. All officers answered the roll except Special Funds Chair Marion Morales.

Secretary Willie Mae Kuykendall read her report, and it was approved as read. Treasurer Bradley Stavinoha read his re port, and it was approved as read.

Under old business, the youth dec orated for Halloween and the S.P.J.S.T. Senior Living Center in Needville. The youth gave us a report on the 125th anni versary.

Under new business, the youth group is planning to do some items for Make a Difference Day, and they are planning to decorate the S.P.J.S.T. Senior Living for Christmas.

Happy Birthday from Lodge 66, Waco!

Happy September birthdays to Sister Diana Engelke and guest Hannah Galler! They were hon ored at the September meeting of Lodge 66, Waco.

—Submitted by Dana McAdams Secretary/Reporter

Lodge 92, Fort Worth Ladies Circle October Scenes

Tuesday, October 11,

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Lodge 92, Fort Worth Ladies Circle Members of Lodge 92, Fort Worth Ladies Circle brought items for a silent auction which was held at the October 11, 2022, meeting. There was a pumpkin decorating contest, and the winners were 1st - Nancy Davis, 2ndLee Williams, and 3rd - Bessie Ellsworth.

Madison Parker was the only guest. She was on her fall break from school. Members celebrating October birthdays were Leila Puckett and Nancy Davis. Hostesses for October were JaDawn Potter, Nancy Davis, Judy Ackerman, and Margaret Laymance.

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Door prize winners were Ruby Jones, Calvin Lamensky, Kristen Jones, and Karen Hargraves. Congratulations to our lucky winners!

Next Meeting—November 20

The next meeting will be Sunday, No vember 20. Bradley Stavinoha said he will smoke a turkey breast for us, and Willie Mae Kuykendall said she will plan to make dressing. Members, please re member to bring a side dish and dessert. See you at the next meeting!

Fraternally, Jeanette Newman, Reporter —SPJST—

Lodge 84, Dallas to partner with KJT, KJZT, BetterLife for Dec. 4 Christmas party

Dear Readers,

I apologize that I have no pictures to share from the Czech Heritage Day Cele bration held on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at Sokol - Dallas. There were lots taken and many shared, but my computer was not cooperating to do the transfer. Ho wever, I heard a good time was had by all, and it is a must to attend. I will be try ing my best to do so next year.

With that said, I have a special an nouncement . . . SPJST Lodge 84, Dallas will join with KJT Society 111, KJZT So ciety 108, and WFLA Lodge 401 (Bet terLife) on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Sokol Dallas, 7448 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75231 for their annual Christmas party! Mark your calendars, and be watching for my letters. I have lots

of information to be sharing in the next Vestnik.

Fraternally, Anne Scott Cowan, Reporter —SPJST—

Lodge 84, Dallas meets November 13

Dear Readers, Members of Lodge 84, Dallas will meet Sunday, November 13, 2022, at:

The Gaylord Texan Address: 1501 Gaylord Trail Grapevine, Texas 76051

Reservations are required, and all members must RSVP to Vicki Petr Sims at 214-763-0341 by Sunday, November 6.

Fraternally, Anne Scott Cowan, Reporter —SPJST—

Lodge 88, Houston sets November 13 annual meeting

A couple of substantive updates from the Sunday, October 9, 2022, member meeting:

2023 Budget Approved

The 2023 budget was unanimously approved. Legacy dues will be $25, an nual standard dues will be $155 for the year. Expect invoices to come out in January via email.

Annual Meeting—November 13

The November meeting (Sunday, No vember 13 at 2 p.m.) is the annual meet ing. At that meeting, we will have the annual reports by each officer and elect our officers and trustees for 2023. At the meeting held Sunday, October 9, the nominating committee shared their nomi nations for each of the elected positions

LEFT PHOTO: From left are Representative Dr. Brad Buckley, Carolyn and Jimmie Coufal, both of Lodge 47, Seaton, and Pete Flores. CENTER

PHOTO: Lodge 47 Youth Leader Amber Bartek and Bell County Sheriff Eddy Lange lead the duck call activity.

RIGHT PHOTO: Pictured, left to

right are, Becky Vajdak, Pete Flores, Representative Dr. Brad Buckley, Susan Buckley, SPJST Vice President of Communications Melanie Zavodny, David Nauert, SPJST Controller Roy Vajdak, and SPJST Pres ident/CEO Brian Vanicek.

Scenes from Lodge 47, Seaton Outdoor Extravaganza Saturday, September 17, 2022 • Seaton Star Hall

LEFT PHOTO: Lodge 47, Seaton members Shannon White, left, and EJ and Sharla Pechal welcome Pete Flores to the Outdoor Extravaganza fundraiser on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Star Hall in Seaton.

CENTER PHOTO: SPJST President/CEO Brian Vanicek, left, and Lodge 47 President Edwin Pechal. RIGHT PHOTO: Star Hall was filled with attendees of all ages enjoying the evening activities.

Scenes from Lodge 88, Houston Annual Czechfest ✦ Saturday, October 8, 2022

SPJST Lodge 88, Houston hosted Czechfest on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at its hall/grounds at 1435 Beall Street in Houston. The annual family-friendly event included Czech dancers, Czech music, authentic Czech food, Czech heritage, fun games for all ages, raffle, and fair-themed games. It was a fun time for all!

Red Ravens

Lodge 88, Houston Czech Orchestra

District Five Director Bradley Stavinoha and Lodge 88 Czech Princess Megan Pflughaupt.

District Five Director Stavinoha with Lodge 88, Houston President Aaron Ri gamonti.

(all other positions are appointed by the president and vice president by rule).

Their nominations are below. As a re minder, the nominations below are just that: nominations. As we elect each po sition, we will state the committee nomi nation and ask if there are any other nominations from the floor. If not, the nominee is elected by acclamation. If there is one or more other nominees from the floor that accept the nomination, we will allow each candidate to briefly ad dress membership then vote for the of fice.

The Nominees:

* indicates officers that are also trustees

President* - Aaron Rigamonti

First Vice President - Fraternal Activities Coordinator* Lea Kiefer

Second Vice President - Bingo Chair Ana Latigo

Third Vice President - Swim Club Chair* Ron Cardwell

Recording Secretary - Sarah Itz Treasurer - Robins Varghese Youth Leader - Sarah Itz Guide/Sergeant-at-ArmsAaron DeNasaquo Entertainment Co-ChairsMary Hoffman and Ryan Gum Blue Room Co-Chair - Heather Andrews (the other co-chair is the bar manager who is appointed by the board)

At-Large Trustees (6) -

Patrick Stewart, Dorothy Pflughaupt, Ryan Epps, Daniel Maxian, Elizabeth Robinson, Alex D’Ambrosio

Czechfest Wraps Up

Czechfest was just a wild success. We had more than 900 tickets sold and, this is probably even more impressive, the number of member volunteers that par ticipated to make it happen was just in credible!

In the last four years, attendance has been 417, 0 (Covid), 554, and now 900plus. Frankly, we were a little concerned whether we would ever recover from Covid for this event. We now have a really solid foundation from which to continue to grow, and it literally took hundreds of member hours to plan and execute this great event.

Thanks to all of you for volunteering, especially Angela Curley whose leader ship of the special events committee has been unspeakably valuable to our lodge in the last few years. For that effort and service, Angela is this month’s Pokrok Prize winner.

Fraternally, Aaron Rigamonti, President —SPJST—

Lodge 81, Needville appreciates organizers of grandparents day activity

Visit the SPJST booth at Camp Kubena, 2001 Waldeck Road in Led better, on Saturday, October 29 at Cars & Guitars. Get your name in the drawing to win this special Cars & Guitars prize!

It’s a 1958 Ford Fair lane 500 Open Con vertible 1:18 model from The Platinum Collection and a Fender acoustic gui tar and starter pack (with three months of online lessons). See complete event de tails on page 9 of this Vestnik or visit camp kubena.com. See you October 29 at Camp Kubena!

Sunday, September 25, 2022, was a fun day celebrating the members and the grandparents at SPJST Lodge 81, Needville! Thank you Kristen Jones and Krystle Peterson and your families for all you did to make it happen.

—From Lodge 81, Needville

Lodge 107, Floresville sets Nov. 13 clean-up day

SPJST Lodge 107, Floresville held its monthly meeting on Sunday, October 9, 2022. The Pledge of Allegiance was re cited, and a moment of silence was ob served for deceased members and military members and veterans.

Roll call of officers revealed Fraternal Activities Coordinator Bayer, Reporter Bayer, and Youth Leader Lynn absent.

Secretary Pruski read the minutes from the September meeting, and they were approved as read. Treasurer Korus gave his report, and it was approved as read.

Hall Manager Bertrand reported that the faucet had been fixed, and a new heating element for the oven has been purchased and installed after the meeting.

Under new business, we will have a clean-up day at our next meeting which will be Sunday, November 13 at 10 a.m. The lodge will provide lunch.

October anniversary is Bob and Polly Bayer - 62 years on October 22.

Next Meeting—November 13

Our next meeting will be Sunday, No vember 13 at a special time of 10 a.m. Lunch of pizza and salad will be pro vided. It’s recommended to wear long pants, closed-toe shoes, and gloves for those who will be working outside.

Fraternally, Trey Bielefeld, President —SPJST—

Lodge 160, San Angelo plans Nov. 20 annual meeting

Dear Lodge 160 Members, The annual meeting for Lodge 160, San Angelo will be held Sunday, No vember 20, 2022, at Wall Brethren Church Hall. A delicious lunch will be served beginning at 12 noon. Door prizes will be given to each family in atten dance. You will also be given the oppor tunity to enter your name into a drawing for several other prizes to be given away during the meeting.

We will be drawing for the winners of our Lodge 160 scholarship at the meet ing. There will be six scholarships awarded. If you are enrolled in college or a technical school and a member of Lodge 160, please complete the applica tion prior to the meeting and send to Betty Schwartz. The application will ar rive in the mail soon with your news letter.

Come join us for a fun-filled time of fellowship and food! We look forward to seeing you on November 20!

Sandra Jansa, President —SPJST—

Lodge 172, Pasadena meets November 16

Members of Lodge 172, Pasadena are invited to our quarterly meeting on Wed nesday, November 16, 2022, at 6 p.m. at Peppers Steak and Seafood, located at 3604 Fairmont Parkway in Pasadena. For more information about our dinner meeting, contact Jerry Dressler at 512551-9009.

Fraternally, Jerry Dressler, President —SPJST—

Ennis Sewing Circle

Ennis Sewing Circle continues to meet despite the low attendance due to Covid-19 during the past year and a half. Our projects have included monthly hand quilting: a member’s quilt, a Christmas quilt which is raffled off to the members at the December meeting, and a quilt sewn for the Junior Sokol group who sell raffle tickets to provide for traveling expenses to their yearly Slets. Several members also continue to sew baby quilts at home. Each month the club has at least 10 or more baby quilts to donate to Hope Health, a preg nancy clinic which in turn gives out the quilts to parents for their newborns.

During 2022, our membership has in creased due to the addition of new

members as well as the return of several old members. One of our special proj ects this year was our participation in Ellis County Quilter’s Guild Quilt Show held at Sokol Hall in Ennis on July 15 and 16. Our members volunteered to set up a quilting frame, and they demon strated hand quilting for those attending the quilt show. We are also very proud that one of our members - Dorothy Kudrna - won a first place ribbon for her tee-shirt quilt at the show.

We are very happy to return to our normal schedule and wish to invite anyone interested in joining the Ennis Sewing Circle. We meet every second Thursday of the month. Visitors are wel come to check us out.

Ennis Sewing Circle member Irene Prachyl has been giving lessons which include choosing a quilt pattern, cutting out the pattern pieces, determining the amount of fabric needed for the quilt, and different methods for sewing to gether the cut pieces by machine. Any of the members are happy to show how to hand stitch once the quilt is stretched out on the frame. In addition to quilting, a potluck meal is served followed by our monthly meeting. Come join us!

Dolores Vrana, Secretary —SPJST—

Lodge 142, Houston member Emil Kutra celebrates 100th birthday!

Lodge 229, Abilene hosts membership drive, activity day

Emil (PeeWee) Kutra celebrated his 100th birthday! He is a member of Lodge 142, Houston. He has served many years on various committees for the lodge. Emil, we miss you at our lodge meetings. We love you, and we wish you many more wonderful years! ~ Pat Schleider, FAC

Lodge 229, Abilene hosted a membership drive on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Festival Gardens at Grover Nelson Park in Abilene. The day included games for adults and children and a complimentary meal of hamburgers and/or hot dogs, chips, and drinks.

Fort Worth Friendship Club

President Lola Taylor opened the Wednesday, September 7, 2022, Fort Worth Friendship Club meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and the “Our Father” for members, their families, and our blessed country.

Our theme was Mexican fiesta. Lola Taylor and Sharron Connelly provided the beautiful decorations, and Sharron highlighted the wonderful traditions of our neighbor, Mexico.

Ted and Mary Ann Martinez were se lected as our Mexican fiesta king and queen; and we thanked Ted for picking up the chicken.

Treasurer Margaret Sears reported on our finances, and we are so grateful for the many things she does for the Club, and for her help with preparing and helping with the meetings.

Betty Krenek and Lola Taylor won the dollar games; winners had big smiles on their faces.

We sang “Happy Birthday” to Libbie Vrla and Mary Ann Krivanek.

Volunteers for December are Anna Marie, Betty Carte, and Mary Gonzalez.

It was wonderful seeing all of the happy faces, and we look forward to seeing you next month. In the meantime, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Sharron Connelly Lodge 154, Fort Worth —SPJST—

Memorials and Survivor Benefits

What are you entitled to after a veteran passes away?

by Sabrina N. Young, CFSP SPJST Lodge 47, Seaton Member and Owner of Young’s Daughters Funeral Home and Bereavement Center

While May holds as a significant holi day to remember our veterans, it also brings awareness to the survivors to carry on their legacy, estate, and benefits.

Sabrina N. Young is two-time Veteran of OIF wartime stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. Currently serving as the VFW Post 1820 Service Officer, she assists

RIGHT PHOTO: Pat Schleider and Keith Kieschnick visit with Emil.

with survivor benefits and ensuring the memorialized veteran has received all of their benefits. Looking back, you should have received presidential certificates, the American flag (and a case), burial reim bursement or FEMA reimbursement if died from COVID-19, military honors, headstone/footstone or medallion for the headstone, service organization corre spondence/gifts, changed over your DEERS card, a lump sum payment from Social Security of $255, have the children enrolled for college under veteran’s edu cation bills, maybe a survivor’s pension, or taken claim to the military insurance from when they were enlisted, and back pay on a claim they have submitted be fore they had passed away. If you have not received any of these, please contact me to schedule an appointment to ensure you have received these items.

Some other ways to consider carrying on their legacy is by registering for the Patriot Way Brick Walk hosted through the Belton Chamber of Commerce for your veteran/soldier. The ceremony will take place on Veterans Day across from the Belton Chamber of Commerce. Each personalized brick is $50.

Join us in January of every year at VFW Post 1820 in Temple for the Pres idential Certificate Ceremony welcoming all families who have not received their certificates to be formally presented dur ing the ceremony.

Would you like a free “Bell Ringing Ceremony” scheduled at any Bell County Cemetery to honor your loved one? Please call 254-401-1302 to schedule. This is hosted throughout the year.

Rucks on Main will be held in down

town Temple on November 5. Individ uals will walk with 40 pounds of canned goods in ruck to remember our loved ones on Memorial Day. Please sign up on Facebook events page to be a walker, sponsor, volunteer. etc.

The Veterans Land Board has a me morial site in which you can upload the story and picture of your loved one free of charge on their website as long as they are buried in a state/national/federally ap proved cemetery.

A Legacy Tree Planting at Young’s Daughters Funeral Home and Bereave ment Center is available for $175. A tree with a memorial plaque will rest along the property to honor your veteran. This fund helps a local Veteran-owned funeral home supporting families through offer ing the free Veteran-assisted services listed above.

—SPJST—

We’re Crazy for Cranberry —and Here is Why!

Submitted by Dorothy Stuchly Lodge 47, Seaton

Before the cough, sniffle, sneeze, pass the cranberry please! Cranberry supports the immune response in the upper respiratory tract and gastrointes tinal tract—perfect for the fall and winter season.

• Cranberry supports healthful grace ful aging.

• The perfect post-Thanksgiving sup

Lodge 246, Morgan’s point supports moffat volunteer fire department

Lodge 246, Morgan’s Point Treasurer David Nauert, third from left, presents a $200 donation to Moffat Volunteer Fire Department Chief BJ Scheible, second from left. Looking on are members of the Moffat Volunteer Fire Department. Moffat VFD is a non-profit corporation solely run by volunteers from the Moffat Community and surrounding areas.

plement—cranberry supports healthy insulin function and blood sugar bal ance.

• Cranberry has been shown to slow the rate of carbohydrate breakdown and absorption in the intestine.

• The OPCs in cranberry help support a healthy bacterial balance in the stom ach, intestine, and urinary tract.

• Cranberry has been shown to en hance the growth of a very special pro biotic bacteria which helps to support a healthy gut barrier, modulate inflamma tion, and support insulin function.

• Cranberry supports the production

October meeting scenes from fort worth friendship club

of IgA antibodies in the intestine which are crucial for immune function and re moval of toxins.

• Cranberry supports the health of the urinary tract by supporting a healthy bacterial balance.

• Cranberry isn’t just for women— support kidney health and prostate health with cranberry supplements.

• Are your teeth sick of all the sweets? Cranberry chews, drops, con centrate, or gun—modulate inflamma tion in the mouth and support a healthy bacterial balance in the mouth and throat.

• Cranberry supports the immune system so that it is not over or under ac tive.

• Holidays can be stressful, both on the mind and the cardiovascular system. Support healthy blood pressure with cranberry.

• Berries are rich in antioxidants that support cellular health and prevent un wanted sugars from binding to cells and disrupting normal cellular function.

—Source unknown —SPJST—

LEFT PHOTO: Ted and Mary Ann Martinez were se lected as our Mexican Fiesta king and queen. They look happy with their gifts and snuggling up to Pedro our Mexican mascot. CENTER PHOTO: Margaret Sears, Anna Marie Moncrief, and Sharron Connelly

pose with Pedro before enjoying a Mexican dinner pre pared by the ladies. RIGHT PHOTO: Anna Marie Moncrief shares her beautiful Mexican dress with delightful designs.

—Submitted by Sharron Connelly

Scenes from SPJST’s 125th Anniversary Celebration

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Scenes from SPJST’s 125th Anniversary Celebration

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Scenes from SPJST’s 125th Anniversary Celebration

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SPJST Youth Section

The deadline for all Věstník items is 5 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month. Send your news and photos directly to:

SPJST Věstník Editor Melanie Zavodny P.O. Box 100 Temple, Texas 76503 Fax: 254-773-8087

Email: vestnik@spjst.org

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Questions? Call 800-727-7578

This section is dedicated to the youth of SPJST. As part of its membership benefits, SPJST offers a statewide youth program. If you or someone you know is interested in learning about opportunities offered to young members of SPJST, please contact your local lodge, District Youth Counselor (listed on page 2), State Fraternal Director at 800-727-7578, or visit www.spjst.org.

Lodge 30, Taiton youth assists with fall festival

Dear Vestnik Readers,

On Sunday October 2, 2022, I at tended the Taiton Community Fall Fes tival. I helped with the plates to-go line, and I worked the kids’ ticket booth. Overall, it was a great and beautiful day at the festival!

Sincerely, Bethany Baker, age 16 —SPJST—

Lodge 49, Rowena youth to build deer blind

Dear SPJST,

I’m going to build a deer blind for my ag mechanics project this year. I have to design, keep receipts, and keep a log of everything I do for the project. We have a new ag teacher who is helping us do more this year.

Hunter Wood, age 16 —SPJST—

Lodge 49, Rowena youth: football is awesome

Dear SPJST,

It’s been a good senior year for me so far. I don’t have first period so I get to sleep in each morning. School is okay, but football is awesome. We hope to really do good this year.

Tanner Wood, age 18 —SPJST—

Lodge 49, Rowena youth undefeated in 7-on-7 football

Dear SPJST,

We are undefeated in our 7-on-7 football this year. We have a tournament this weekend which we hope to do good at. I’m also the water boy for the high school football team. I get to go with my brothers to their practices and games. It’s a lot of fun.

Cotton Wood, age 12 —SPJST—

Lodge 84, Dallas youth attend Czech heritage celebration

Dear Readers, If you weren’t at the Czech Heritage Day Celebration on Sunday, October 9, 2022, you really missed a good time. There were so many activities, and I had so much fun that I was really tired by the time it was over. My sister Kalyne and I participated in the Christmas ornament contest, and we both won first place in our age divisions!

The youth continue to meet monthly, and we are still completing our Vestnik projects and planning for the many ac tivities we are contributing to, so we are busy - busy - busy.

Be on the lookout for the information and plans for the Christmas party to be held on Sunday, December 4 at SokolDallas. I hear there will be lots of things to do!

Fraternally, Josh Tucker, age 12 —SPJST—

District Three Royalty enjoy Westfest

District three announces youth christmas ornament contest winners

From left, 2022-2023 District Three Duchess June Holland, Queen Madison Holland, King Preston Sullivan, and Duke Luke Holland, all of Lodge 25, Ennis, enjoy riding the SPJST Float at Westfest on Saturday, September 3, 2022. RIGHT PHOTO: Madison and Grandma Rita have fun on the fair grounds.

Congratulations to the 2022 SPJST District Three Youth Christmas orna ment contest winners! They are, left to right, kindergarten to 2nd gradeGentry Burcie of Lodge 154, Fort Worth; 3rd to 5th grade - Kalyne Tucker and 6th to 8th grade - Josh Tucker, both of Lodge 84, Dallas; and 9th to 12th grade - Holly Jones of Lodge 154, Fort Worth. The contest was held at Sokol Dallas on Sunday, October 9.

Lodge 25, Ennis Youth enjoy skating Social

Lodge 25, Ennis youth enjoyed skating the afternoon away on August 27 and afterwards enjoyed socializing and eating chili dogs at the Holland house.

State Duchess at the SPJST 125th Anniversary Celebration

Ahoj! It was great seeing so many people at the 125th anni versary celebration this weekend! The Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center museum and library, Polka Museum, and the Velehrad Hall in the Czech village were open for everyone, and I went through all of them! There were games, and I really enjoyed cheering on the kolache eating contestants! Another fun event as SPJST State Duchess, and I can’t wait until the next one!

—Vanessa Riha, age 9 2022-2023 SPJST State Duchess

LEFT PHOTO: Luke, Garrett, June, and Julia play pool. PHOTO 2: Oliver girls. PHOTO 3: Guests Brittany and Irina. RIGHT PHOTO: Paige and Jameson.

LEFT PHOTO: Kalynn and Blake. PHOTO 2: King Preston, Duke Luke, and Duchess June. RIGHT PHOTO: Lodge 25 youth and guests.

District five announces youth christmas ornament contest winners

Lodge 30, Taiton youth wins kolache eating contest

Congratulations to the 2022 SPJST District Five Youth Christmas ornament contest winners! They are, left to right, Kindergarten to 2nd grade - Ruby Jones of Lodge 81, Needville; 3rd to 5th grade - Evan Pflughaupt and 6th to 8th grade - Megan Pflughaupt, both of Lodge 88, Houston; and 9th to 12th grade - Elizabeth Dostal of Lodge 81, Needville. The contest was held at Lodge 88, Houston on Saturday, October 8.

Halloween craft ideas for kids

Halloween is an enjoyable holiday for all, but particularly for children. Kids enjoy the opportunity to channel their whimsy and imagination, whether that involves choosing a clever costume or helping design the theme and scope of home decorations.

Parents, guardians, and educators can channel the creativity inspired by Hal loween into various craft projects. Crafts can not only keep children busy when the “I’m bored” lamentations inevitably turn up, but crafts also are a way to keep children off of screens. Plus, the items that children create can be used to dec orate rooms in the house — helping to curb added expenses on commercial decor.

The following are some Halloween crafts children can make alone or with the help of older siblings and parents.

Jack’s slime

The toothy grins of jack-o’-lanterns can be seen just about everywhere come Hal loween, and the bright orange color of pumpkins heralds the start of fall. What better way to say “Halloween is here” than with a craft that can be displayed and also played with? Slime is something that’s al ways a big hit with kids. Here’s a recipe

for slime, courtesy of The Best Ideas for Kids.

• 6 ounces of Elmer’s glue (substituting with another brand of glue may not pro duce the same results)

• Orange food coloring to create desired hue

• 1⁄2 teaspoon of baking soda

• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons of contact lens solution (one that contains boric acid in the ing

I had a great time at the SPJST 125th Anniversary Celebration in La Grange. We also had the District Six fall fun day and ornament contest.

The Czech Village at Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center is so cool,

redient list, as that is what causes the chemical reaction to form slime)

• Optional: 2 tablespoons of water added to the glue before the baking soda if you desire a stretchier slime

• Black felt or black construction paper, cut into the eyes and mouth of a jack-o’lantern

• Small mason jar with lid

Decorate the mason jar using a bit of glue to stick the black paper or felt face pieces to the outside of the jar. Mix all the ingredients of the slime in a small bowl and pour into the decorated jar.

and my favorites are the sawmill and the polka museum. But my favorite part was when I won the kolache eating contest!

Hudson Riha, age 9 —SPJST—

Paper roll treat holders

Rather than discarding the tubes inside of paper towel or toilet paper rolls, let kids transform them into monster craft treat holders. They’ll be perfect for party favors or even to give out to neighborhood trickor-treaters. Cover the bottoms of the rolls with masking tape so treats won’t fall out. Paint the outside of the cardboard rolls and let dry. An alternative is to cover the rolls in colored paper for less messy fun. Then use markers or paper cut-outs to form faces of the monsters. Fill the rolls with treats, then stuff a piece of tissue paper in each top to add even more personality to the creations and hide the treats inside.

Lodge 17, New Tabor Youth CluB GIVES BACK TO COMMUNITY; CELEBRATES CZECH HERITAGE MONTH

In October, Lodge 17, New Tabor Youth Club partici pated in two charities and celebrated Czech Heritage Month. More than 50 pairs of gently used shoes were donated to Soles4Souls shoe drive, and used eyeglasses were collected and donated to local Lions Clubs. For Czech Heritage Month, youth brought homemade cookies, and platters were made and taken to five local schools, Burleson County Sheriff’s

Department, Caldwell Police Department, and the DPS Office. Way to go, New Tabor Youth Club!

LEFT PHOTO: Youth Leader Holly Narro is pictured with donated shoes. CENTER PHOTO: Local Lions Club members display the donated eyeglasses.

RIGHT PHOTO: Cookies in honor of Czech Heritage Month.

—Submitted by Holly Narro, Youth Leader

Lodge 30, Taiton youth participates in community, heritage events in October

Lodge 88, houston youth attend slavic heritage festival

So far in October during Czech Her itage Month, Lodge 30, Taiton has par ticipated in a couple fun community events. First, we helped with the games and cake walk at the Taiton Community Center fall festival on Sunday, October 2, 2022. Then, this weekend, we had our

Ghostly leaves

Make a truly eco-friendly craft on Halloween, with ghosts made out of leaves, eliminating the need to use extra paper. Paint large leaves with white paint. On the narrow-most point on top

District Six fall fun day along with the SPJST 125th Anniversary Celebration.

I also really enjoyed the Czech Village and learning more about Texas Czech history.

Simone Riha, age 13 —SPJST—

of the leaves, paint black eyes and mouths. When completely dry, scatter on a table or sideboard for some scary fun, or use double-sided tape to stick to windows and doors. (MS)

—SPJST—

I went to the Slavic Heritage Festival in Houston. I dressed up in a Czech out fit, and it was really fun. We did the Pledge of Allegiance. I like how we went around the whole building as a parade.

The funniest thing I like was when we got a wooden egg wrapped with paper; on the paper, was a squirrel, which was so cute.

It was so fun dressing up, and I looked cute myself!

Evan Pflughaupt, age 9 —SPJST—

On Sunday, September 25, 2022, I went to the Slavic Heritage Festival to represent Czech heritage as a Czech princess. There were so many cool, new foods and things to try and look at from all over Ukraine, Czechoslovakia, Ger many, Slavic, and Poland. The dances were really cool to watch, and the music was great to listen to and experience. I dressed up in a handmade Czech outfit and got to parade around the whole building. Overall, I think this was really fun to attend.

Megan Pflughaupt, age 12 —SPJST—

Pumpkin Decorating with Lodge 160, San Angelo Youth Club

Lodge 160, San Angelo Youth Club met on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Youth discussed attending the annual Lodge 160 meeting in November and riding on the Christmas trolley in San Angelo in December. They painted pumpkins and created sand art for their activity. The youth really enjoyed being creative!

The group picture is, front, left to right, Sterling Schwartz, Stella Craddock, Luke Jarisch, Sophia Jarisch, Caitlynn Jansa, and Nolan Jansa. BACK: Parker Schwartz, Brenson Craddock, Carson Craddock, and Bree Gallant.

In Memory of Lamerle Zajicek

In Memoriam

Longmont, Colorado; husband Albert William Zajicek Jr.; and oldest son David Zajicek of Waco.

Lamerle is survived by daughter Jan isue and husband Craig Connolly of Temple; son Scott Zajicek and wife Lisa of Lubbock; daughter Jennifer and hus band Sam Mascorro of Lucas; 13 grand children; and nine great-grandchildren.

—SPJST—

proud fact that he still had his govern ment-issued green wool socks, his uni form, and his ability to sound off by singing marching cadence with the words, “you had a good home but you left . . .” Following his honorable dis charge, Robert returned to Pilot Point and began work as a car salesman for Bill and George Hilz at Hilz Ford on August 14, 1962.

In Memory of Robert Frank David Jr.

Lamerle Zajicek

Doris Lamerle Zajicek, of Allen, Texas, and formerly of Milam County died Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at her residence. Fu neral service was at 11 a.m. Sat urday, October 1 at Marek-Burns-Lay well-Funeral Home in Cameron. Burial followed at Corinth Cemetery. Visitation was Fri day September 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Doris Lamerle Walker Zajicek was born to Carl and Arah Ayers Walker on November 3, 1930, in Bartlett. She at tended school in Bartlett until the family moved to Temple. She graduated from Temple High School and attended Tem ple Junior College (TJC).

Lamerle met A.W. Zajicek, Jr. in 1948, when she was a senior at Temple High and he was a freshman at TJC. Al though A.W. would later say that Lam erle was “out of his league,” he asked her on a date and to his surprise she said, “yes.” The rest, as they say, is his tory.

The art student and the soon-to-be ac countant were married August 27, 1950. They spent most of their lives in Buck holts, where Lamerle was a homemaker and active citizen within the community. A woman of strong Christian faith, she attended Hope Lutheran Church in Buckholts, avidly supported and partic ipated in Lions’ Club, worked closely with the Buckholts Betterment Associ ation, and did whatever she could to selflessly serve the community and people she loved. An accomplished and passionate artist, Lamerle taught oil painting for more than 40 years, achiev ing a legacy of truly leaving the world a more beautiful place.

Lamerle was a member of SPJST Lodge 15, Buckholts and painted the Czech designs around the hall.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Arah Ayers Walker of Temple; brother Pellon Reed Walker of

Robert Frank David Jr., son of Robert John David and Adella (Skru hak) David, was born Tuesday, June 2, 1936, on the family farm in Grayson County, Texas, near Tioga. He died on Wed nesday, September 28, 2022, at his home in Pilot Point with his family around him.

Mass of Christian burial was at 11 a.m. Monday, October 3 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. A rosary was said at 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 2 at the church in Pilot Point with visitation following until 6 p.m.

Robert, or Junior as he was known to many, grew up on the family farm near Tioga and graduated from Pilot Point High School in 1956. As a young man, Robert was very enterprising and he soon owned and operated two trucks that he used to work road construction while also running 50 head of momma cows. It was also during this time that together with his friend, Johnny Hard, Robert did a six-month stint in Midland where he fondly remembered his time working for Pinkie’s Liquor Store. It was here that he “cut his teeth” on retail sales.

In 1960, Robert was drafted into the United States Army and served two years during the Vietnam War. During his service, he was stationed in the Pan ama Canal Zone at Fort Kobbe. Robert had many fond memories of his time in the military as was evidenced by the

In 1972, he purchased half the busi ness from George and completed pur chasing the other half from Bill in 1980. The business was renamed David Ford Sales and operated as such on the West side of the Square in downtown Pilot Point. In 1999, Ford Motor Company purchased the dealership from the family. Robert truly loved people and being a Ford car salesman. After leaving the auto dealership, Robert stayed active as a member of the board of directors of Point Bank; helping his son, Russell, in the auto parts business and traveling for pleasure to stay connected with family in South Dakota as well as journeys to numerous parts of the United States and countries abroad.

Robert was united in marriage with Alice Evelyn Voth at St. Peter’s Catholic Church on September 19, 1964, at Lind say. The couple made their home in Pilot Point where they lived their entire mar ried life and lovingly raised their five children. They recently celebrated 58 years of marriage.

Robert was always “community strong.” He was proud of Pilot Point, and he was pretty sure if you couldn’t find something you needed to buy in Pilot Point, you probably didn’t need it. While in business, he sponsored innu merable community sports teams and was always very active in the Denton County Blue Ribbon Club. Robert was humbled and honored when he was chosen to receive the honor of Pilot Point Citizen of the Year in 1999. He was a life member of St. Thomas Aqui nas Catholic Church where he taught Sunday school and served on various church committees; the 3rd Degree Knights of Columbus Council 2045, the 4th Degree Monsignore Paul K. Charcut Council, the Pilot Point Kiwanis since 1962, and American Legion Post 0550. Robert was proud of his Czech heritage and in earlier years, together with some friends, were some of the first groupies to follow a Czech Band to South Texas where, although its still unclear, they may have stepped a toe into Mexico a time or two.

Above all, Robert was passionately devoted to God and to his family. In later years, Robert held a special devo tion to the Blessed Virgin Mary through the Holy Rosary as well as daily reading of the scriptures. He loved messing around with his grandchildren. He will always hold a special place in their hearts of their times together, especially on their many adventures to the farm at Gordonville.

Grateful for having shared his life are wife Alice of Pilot Point; children Pam (Phil) Schmitz of Sioux Falls, South Da kota, Tammy (Greg) Howard, Russell David, Donna Akins Sims (Nick Go chis), and Sandra (Dennis) Jones, all of Pilot Point; grandchildren Zachary Schmitz, Riley Howard, Shelbi Howard (Jared Whipple), Chase, Cameron, and Caden David, Dalton Akins, and Cooper Jones; great-grandchildren Westen Whipple and Aiden David; siblings Eve lyn Owens of Keller, Georgia Burleson of Pilot Point, Harry Wayne (Carolyn) David of Pilot Point, and Rickey (Deri) David of Valley View; many nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

In addition to his parents, Robert was preceded in death by brothers John and James’ sister Della Mae Crow; brothersin-law Ron Burleson, Tom Owens, Dave “Sonny” Crow, and Frank Sand mann; and sons-in-law John Akins and Robby Sims.

The family requests that you make a monetary donation to the church or 7 Sisters Care. You can give a monetary donation to 7 Sisters Care by sending a check to 1800 Teague, Suite 109, Sher man, Texas 75090, or email Rhona Cowen for other ways to donate Rhonda@7sisters.care. You can also give a monetary donation of your choice to one of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church’s charities at https://secure.my vanco.com/L-Z3G2/home.

Online condolences can be made at www.slaymemorialfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements were under the direc tion of Terri Slay and Slay Memorial Funeral Center.

—SPJST—

Robert David Jr.

In Memory of Adolfie Simaichl

Adolfie Simaichl - Mamoo, age 101, of Seymour, Texas, passed away Fri day, July 29, 2022, in Seymour.

Visitation was from 6 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 31 at Archer Funeral Home. Funeral service was Mon day, August 1 at 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Seymour. Burial was in SPJST Cemetery under the direc tion of Archer Funeral Home. Pall bearers were Greg Blankenship, John Karl Smajstrla, Chris Orsak, James Miller, Ernie Storek, and Reno Living ston.

Adolfie was born February 20, 1921, in Baylor County to Frank and Agnes Petrek. She married her one and only love, Frank Simaichl, Sr. on December 18, 1940. Frank and Adolfie were mar ried for 64 years and spent their entire lives living, working, and farming in Baylor County.

Adolfie was a member of SPJST Lodge 73, Seymour. She was also a member of First United Methodist Church, Seymour VFW Auxiliary, and Plainview Home Demonstration Club.

Fond memories from her grandkids are blessed ones. Mamoo tending her bountiful garden and always beautiful flowerbeds . . . the smell of homemade kolaches and rolls from her always wel coming kitchen . . . always checking on us as we stomped cotton (and played) in the cotton trailers . . . afternoon snacksalways at 3 p.m., splitting an RC Cola and fresh fruit or moon pies with her and Pops . . . visits down into their large, musty, cool cellar that always welcomed a break from the afternoon heat and was always lined with shelves of home grown canned goodness from her gar den . . . listening to polka music in their car as we drove to SPJST meetings and youth contests and always taking the time to polka dance with us . . . after noon walks down the dirt roads around their farm . . . watching her sew new workshirts for Pops with the coolest pearl snap buttons and spending even ings in the living room watching Wheel of Fortune and HeeHaw, while they taught us how to crack and shell home grown pecans. So many amazing and precious memories that are too numer ous to count. Adolfie was a hard-work

ing, dedicated, and exceptionally loving and generous Mamoo who spent her life running the farm, volunteering at church and the community, and providing for her loved ones.

Adolfie was preceded in death by her father, Frank, and mother, Agnes; be loved husband Frank Sr.; brothers Adolf Petrek and Henry Petrek; sister Mary (Petrek) Trinka; grandson Billy Frank Simaichl; and son-in-law Edward Earl Blankenship - Mr. B.

Adolfie is survived by son Frank Si maichl Jr. (his wife Glenda); daughter Peggy (Simaichl) Blankenship; grand son James Gregory Blankenship (his wife Amanda) and their sons Gavin James, Gage Jennings, and Jett Gabel; and granddaughter Dr. Shannon Camille (her husband Dr. Charlie Buchanan) and their daughters Camilla Ruth and Laura Corinne; granddaughter-in-law Twylla Clark and her daughters Hope Butler, and Meredith and Hannah Simaichl; and great-great-grandchildren Rylie Butler and Avery and Garrett Chambers.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1025 West California, Seymour, Texas 76380; or Seymour Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 562, Seymour, Texas 76380.

Submitted by, Alice Orsak

Secretary/Reporter/FAC —SPJST—

In Memory of Joycelyn Meyer

Joycelyn “Joy” Meyer, age 95, of Morgan’s Point Resort, Texas, passed peacefully into Heaven’s Glory on Saturday, October 15, 2022. She was surrounded by her family: daughter Deborah, grandson Gary and his wife Tracy, her “chosen” daughter Connie Brazell, niece Jan Arm strong, who was also like a daughter, along with Jack, a family rescue dog who was faithful until her last breath.

Visitation was Tuesday, October 18 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Scanio Harper Funeral Home in Temple. Funeral serv ice was Wednesday, October 19 at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial follow at Belfalls Cemetery in Belfalls.

Joy was born May 14, 1927, in Falls County to Adolph and Olga Marth. She married the love of her life, Johnny Meyer, Sr., on September 12, 1942, in Falls County. They had one son, Johnny Jr. of Temple, who passed in 2013, and one daughter, Deborah Meyer-Harlan of Morgan’s Point Resort. Joy and Johnny were blessed to celebrate their 50th golden anniversary before his passing in November 2000.

She grew up in Falls County around Durango and Belfalls. Joy and Johnny were caretakers of Ocker Brethren Church in Zabcikville in the 1950s then moved to Temple in 1956. Joy was a homemaker until she earned her beauti cian license in 1966. A few years later, she became the owner/operator of Joy’s Beauty Shop in Temple. For 34 years, she cut and styled hair, but even more than that, she served “joy” to her cus tomers and made lots of friends.

She loved the Lord and was always an example of His unconditional love and graciousness. Our family has truly lost a matriarch who touched the lives of everyone she met. She was a woman who was truly loved and respected for her kindness, smile, humor, and hospi tality.

Joy was a member of River Church in Belton but continued to attend Fellow ship Baptist Church senior luncheons to visit with friends she loved. She was a long-time member of SPJST Lodge 47, Seaton. She loved to travel and her mid dle name could have been “go.”

She is survived by daughter Deborah; grandson Gary Meyer and wife Tracy; great granddaughter Katie Bohac and husband Tyler of Granger; great-grand sons Taylor Meyer and wife Alicia of Belton and Evan Meyer and wife Brita nie of Moody; great-great-grandson Bryant; great-great-granddaughter Hal lie; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; four-legged grandson Jack; and calico cat Kzat.

In remembrance of her life, the family asks any donations in her memory be made to Sid Roth’s Messianic Vision at PO Box 39222, Charlotte, North Caro lina 28278-1053; Fuzzy Friends Rescue, 6321 Airport Road, Waco, Texas 76708; or a favorite charitable organization.

In honor of a long, fruitful life of a mom, grandmother, aunt, and friend to many—You will always be loved and not forgotten!

John 3:16—For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

—SPJST—

In Memory of Lillian Curry

Lillian Kopecky Curry, born in Dallas, Texas, on July 12, 1926, passed quietly away in Houston on October 8, 2022, at the age of 96 years. May she rest in peace.

The daughter of Czech immigrants, Lil was the first in her family to grad uate from college with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Method ist University, where she became a member of the Pie rian Literary Society and a lifelong member of Alpha Phi. She married Jack Phillip Curry of Dallas in 1949.

She is survived by devoted children Edie Ramey (Fred) of Denver, Jacque line Berry (Chris) of Los Angeles, and Charles Phillip Curry (Jennifer) of Houston; sister Mary Kopecky Steely (Jerry) of Corsicana; and grandchildren Parker Ramey (Muliha), Anna Ramey Borden (Colin), Phillip Curry (Aimee), Tricia Curry, and Jack Curry (Sydney, fiancée); and four great-grandchildren.

Lil was preceded in death by her par ents, Anna Kovar and Frank Kopecky; husband Jack; and older sister Bessie Kopecky Tardy.

With her teaching degree from Hous ton Baptist University, Lil taught in Christian preschools in the Houston metropolitan area for many decades. She was a beloved teacher whose nowgrown students frequently approached her with their love and gratitude. Lillian was a strong Christian and faithful churchgoer. She was a longtime member of Richmond Plaza Baptist Church in Bellaire and Tallowood Bap tist Church in Houston. She is a past member of SPJST Lodge 84, Dallas.

A celebration of life service was Thursday, October 13 at 10 a.m. at Tal lowood Baptist Church in Houston. For those who wish to, the family suggests a memorial donation in her honor to Memorial Assistance Ministries or to UNICEF, where she volunteered for many years.

—SPJST—

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Lillian Curry

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Czech Heritage Museum changes hours of operation

The Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center, located at 119 West French Street in Temple, is updating its hours of operation. The Museum will be opened from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thurs day, Friday, and Saturday or by appoint ment.

Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for those 60 or older, and $2 for kids 12 and under. Through November, Czech films are held the second Tuesday of the month at the Beltonian Theatre, 219 East Central Avenue in Belton. Matinee is at 3 p.m., and the evening show is at 6 p.m. Admission is free of charge. Do nations are accepted online or through a donation box at the concession win dow. Imported Czech beer and wine are available.

The Museum hosts tarok parties every first and third Tuesday evenings. All ages and anyone interested are wel come. No admission or fee is charged. Jimmie and Carolyn Coufal are awardwinning tournament champions who not only teach beginners, but also help ex perienced players increase their skill.

For Museum information, tours, happenings, and activities, call CHMGC 254-899-2935 (can leave a message).

Kenny Lange, Curator —SPJST—

CCMH presents Apollo Chamber Players on Oct. 27

Czech Center Museum Houston is proud to present the renowned Apollo Chamber Players in their annual musi cal celebration of Czech Heritage Month on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 7 p.m.

The program includes the American premiere of solo piano works by con temporary Czech composer Katarina Pinosova, along with music by Josef Suk, and Dvorak’s folk-infused Piano Quintet in A Major.

University of Houston Moores School of Music professor Tali Morgu lis joins Apollo for this festive jubilee of Czech music both past and present.

The event is open to all ages, and ad mission is free of charge. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Concert begins at 7 p.m.

Free parking is available onsite. As tros game score updates will be pro vided as appropriate.

—SPJST—

A Home in the Heartland: Czechs in Chicago to air Nov. 6

A Home in the Heartland: Czechs in Chicago film will air on Sunday, No vember 6, 2022 at 4 p.m. CST on WTTW Channel 11, Chicago PBS.

This is the story of the Czech immi grant experience in Chicagoland, past and present. And here’s what our latest reviewer has to say:

“This gem of a film will thrill you if you are Czech American, but it will in

spire and entertain you with its histori cal insights if you are not. Beautifully produced, this documentary weaves ar chival photographs, artwork, and news reel footage with articulate contemporary commentators who tell the story of the immigrant movement that coalesced in Chicago to loom large in the American melting pot. From free-thinking intellectuals to pioneering labor activists, feminists, artists, and athletes, from Chicago’s first and only immigrant Mayor, to astronauts, litera teurs and entertainers (actress Kim Novak’s interview is among the many highlights), the Czechs made their mark in Chicago, in America, and in the Czech-Bohemian heritage. As the film makes clear, their continuing leg acy is well worth celebrating!”

—Patrick McGilligan Film Commentator, Biographer Young Orson: Luck & Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane

For those who are not in the Chica goland viewing area, the Chicago PBS airings are the first step in our distribu tion process. We will announce further airings, streaming, and screenings in other locations as they are arranged.

~Manifest Films —SPJST—

Temple Symphony Orchestra features music of Antonin Dvorak

As part of its concert season, Temple Symphony Orchestra will feature the music of Beethoven, Dvorak, and Shos takovich lead by Benjamin Loeb of Plano on Saturday, November 12, 2022. The evening’s program begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Mary Alice Marshall Per forming Arts Center at Temple College, 1500 South 5th Street in Temple.

For tickets, email templesym phony@gmail.com; call 254-778-6683; or visit templesymphony.org

Judy Hutka Lodge 47, Seaton

—SPJST—

Czech Culture Calendar

UPDATE - Hours of Operation

Czech Heritage Museum and Gene alogy Center (CHMGC), 119 West French Avenue, Temple. Hours: Open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for those 60 or older, and $2 for kids 12 and under. Czech Films: Held the second Tuesdays of the month - at the Beltonian Theatre, 219 East Central Avenue, Bel ton: Matinee at 3 p.m.; Night - 6 p.m. Free admission. Donations accepted online or through a donation box at the conces sion window. Imported Czech beer, wine available. Every First and Third Tuesday Evenings: Tarok Parties—All ages and anyone interested are welcome. No admission or fee. Jimmie and Carolyn Coufal are award-winning tournament champions who not only teach beginners, but also help experienced players in crease their skill. For Museum information: tours, happenings, and activities, call CHMGC 254-899-2935

(can leave a message); email czechher itagemuseum@gmail.com; find them on Facebook; or visit the website https://czechheritagemuseum.org.

Monday through Saturday

Czech Center Museum Houston, 4920 San Jacinto Street in Houston, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exhibits. Experience the cul ture, art, music, and stories of many Czechs, Slovaks, and people of all cultures who left their country to seek liberty and democracy in America. Beginner Czech Lessons: Monday evenings, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Conversational Czech hourSaturdays, 1 to 2 p.m. Bring a friend or neighbor and come practice your Czech! Not a member? Join today for early ac cess to concerts, movie nights, lectures, and events at CCMH as well as free Czech language lessons and monthly membership socials. For information, call 713-528-2060; or visit czechcenter.org.

—SPJST—

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Texas Czech Genealogical Society announces its 2022 Christmas campaign

by Nancy Machu • Lodge 29, Taylor

With the 2022 Christmas season quickly approaching, Texas Czech Ge nealogical Society (TCGS) wishes to in troduce its collection of new and favorite ornaments for this giving sea son. This will be the 10th year that we have offered ornaments associated with a legend, a tradition, or a symbol. These ornaments have become wonderful keepsakes in many homes as they are often given as gifts to family and friends.

Orders may be placed for shipment by contacting Nancy Machu nbma chu@gmail.com or by calling 512-9714284. Please leave a short message for a call back. Shipping charges will apply based on quantity ordered.

Ornaments as well as a large selec tion of Czech gifts - including crystal, jewelry, gorgeous candle holders from the Czech Republic, handmade wooden ornaments, toys, and textiles such as pil lows and table runners - may be pur chased in our gift shop located in the lower level of the SPJST Home Office, 520 North Main Street, Temple, Texas.

From December 5 to December 9 and December 12 to December 16, our gift shop will be open daily for your shopping convenience. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To visit our gift shop be fore December 5, please call 512-9714284 to make an appointment. We accept cash, check, or charge cards in cluding Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.

The ornaments that we wish to spot light this week are:

The Symbol of the Seashell

The seashell played an important part in the religious symbolism of the early inhabitants of Mexico, where it symbolized birth and life itself. Some bap tismal fonts are carved in marble in im itation of a giant shell, symbolizing Christian rebirth. Its use as a trumpet since time immemorial also symbolizes power and authority. This pink and white seashell ornament was created by dusting a real conch shell with prismatic glitter accents. It will be a gorgeous ad dition to one’s CHRISTmas tree now and in years to come.

The Symbol of Candles with Holly No. OR-205 - $22

Holly is a symbol of life in the bleak and cold months of winter.

The bright reds and green colors of the berries and leaves were symbols of re birth and life. When the deep red berries appeared on the holly plant, the season of feasting and merriment began. In early years, Father Christmas decorated his hood with holly, which represented the crown of thorns that Jesus wore when He was crucified, and the red berries repre sented the blood He shed for our sins. Candles represent Christ, the Light of the World. “I am the light of the world. No follower of mine shall ever walk in dark ness; no, he shall possess the light of life.” (John 8:12) Candles also remind us that we are to be light to others, to show them the way to Christ, and when hopelessness sets in, to remember that the darkness cannot overcome Christ’s light.

The Symbol of the Piano No. OR-224 - $21

The upright piano came to market in 1805 and had be come widespread in Western society by the end of the 18th century and is still widely played today. The piano was a symbol of social status. [5] There seemed to be a special connec tion during this period between pianos and the female gender; piano study was apparently more common for girls than boys. [4] Despite this, women were dis couraged from playing the piano profes sionally and were encouraged not to take their musical aspirations too se riously. Professional piano players were mostly men. Nevertheless, women were considered more attractive and desirable if they could play the piano. The piano has gone through many changes over the years, yet it survives to this day in many 21st-century homes. It represents stability and brings a lifetime of mem ories as one remembers watching family members practice and become profi cient at a number of tunes. Many parents still feel today that piano lessons teach their children concentration and self-dis cipline, and can open many doors. Cer tain songs from the past bring wonderful remembrances of time gone by. Piano music is truly the whipped cream and the cherry that garnishes life and adds happiness and joy for years to come.

The Tradition of the Pickle Ornament

According to Ger man tradition, the pickle ornament brings good luck. After all the other

ornaments were hung on the tree, the pickle ornament was hidden somewhere within the branches. On CHRISTmas morning, the first child to find the gher kin was rewarded with an additional small present left by St. Nicholas. The pickle tradition encourages youngsters to enjoy the many ornaments on the tree before checking to see what St. Nick has brought them. This tradition is carried on by many nationalities all over the world.

The Legend of Silent Night No. OR-221 - $15

The CHRISTmas Carol - Silent Night - was first sung on CHRIST mas Eve in 1818. Legend goes that in 1818, the Saint Nicholas Church in the little town of Oberndorf, Austria, was experiencing problems with an organ that was broken and could not be used. To those parishioners, it was ex pected that CHRISTmas Eve would be a very silent night. Two men, Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber, worked to gether to write a song that would change the world forever. That song was Silent Night, and it was sung at the CHRISTmas Eve service by the parish ioners without the use of the organ. This keepsake ornament features the Silent Night Chapel in Oberndorf, Aus tria, the site where the song was first sung, along with sheet music from Si lent Night, with the names of the com posers listed. This special ornament will be treasured for years to come!

—SPJST—

Entire Christmas Ornament Collection Offered by TCGS for 2022

SPJST Fraternal Activities and Entertainment

Post your lodge’s upcoming SPJST fraternal activities and entertainment dates and information here. These listings are free. The deadline for submitting information for the Fraternal Activities and Entertainment Guide is Monday at 5 p.m., unless otherwise posted. Send updates directly to: VĚSTNÍK, c/o Editor Melanie Zavodny, P.O. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503. FAX to: 254-773-8087. Email to: vestnik@spjst.org. Advertising rates are $2 per column inch for lodge ads; $4 per column inch for non-profit organ ization ads; and $6 per column inch for commercial ads. For advertising information, please call the Editor at 800-727-7578 or email vestnik@spjst.org.

LODGE 1, FAYETTEVILLE (1)

Lodge Hall: 507 East Main Street, Fayetteville. Hall

Rental Information: 979-966-3795. Lodge Meetings: First Monday of even-numbered months - February, April, June, August, October, and December, 6 p.m. at the hall.

LODGE 4, HALLETTSVILLE (6)

Lodge Meetings: Held every other month at 3 p.m. at Hallettsville Chamber of Commerce, 1614 North Texana Street, Hallettsville. For information/updates, call President Joe Siptak 979-479-0056.

Sunday, November 13—Lodge meeting, 3 p.m. Sunday, December 11—Lodge meeting/Christmas party/50- and 75-year member recognition at Vsetin Educational Building

LODGE 6, COTTONWOOD (3)

Lodge Hall: 700 South Czech Hall Road, West. Hall Rental Information: Peggy Dobecka 254-717-0383 or Jeanette Beseda 254-717-7840. Lodge Meetings: First Sunday of each month, 2 p.m. at the lodge hall. Youth Club Meetings: First Sunday of each month, 1:30 p.m. at the hall. For information, contact Youth Leader Peggy Dobecka 254-717-0383; or da taped@sbcglobal.net.

Sunday, November 6—Lodge meeting, 2 p.m. Friday, December 2—Decorate hall for Christmas Sunday, December 4—Meeting 2 p.m. and Christ mas party Saturday, December 10—Sykora Ford Christmas party

Sunday, December 11—Straten Christmas Saturday, December 17—Brennan Christmas Sunday, January 8, 2023—Lodge meeting, 2 p.m.

LODGE 8, WEIMAR (6)

Lodge Meetings: Fourth Monday of February, May, August, and November at 12 p.m. at Oakridge Smokehouse Restaurant, Schulenburg. For infor mation, contact Carolyn 979-247-4168.

LODGE 9, SNOOK (1)

Lodge Hall: 457 CR 269, Snook. Hall Rental Infor mation: 979-272-3732. Lodge Meetings: First Wed nesday of each month, 7 p.m. at the hall. Youth Club Meetings: First Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the hall. For information, call Youth Leader Loree Lewis 979-220-4733.

LODGE 13, DIME BOX (1)

Lodge Meetings: Second Thursday of each month at the Diamond I Venue (former SPJST Lodge 13 Hall), 1081 County Road 425, Dime Box, at 7 p.m. For in formation, contact Ricky Ford 979-884-1451.

LODGE 15, BUCKHOLTS (2)

Lodge Hall: 600 State Hwy 190/Hwy 36, Buckholts (historic hexagon-shaped building with a stone en trance.) Hall Rental Information: 254-217-2863.

Lodge Meetings: Held quarterly. For information, call 254-721-3902.

352-9139. Lodge Meetings: Second Wednesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the hall.

Friday, October 28—Robert Lawhorn and Triple Threat Friday, November 4—Old Friends Band from Tem ple

Friday, November 11—Second Hand Rose Friday, November 18—Gabriel River Band Thursday, November 24—Closed for Thanksgiving Friday, November 25—Closed for Thanksgiving Friday, December 2—Sterling Country Friday, December 9—Second Hand Rose Friday, December 16—Dry Country Friday, December 23—Robert Lawhorn and Triple Threat

Saturday, December 24—Closed for Christmas Sunday, December 25—Closed for Christmas Wednesday, December 28—Hall reopens Friday, Decemebr 30—Sterling Country

LODGE 30, TAITON (6)

LODGE 48, BEYERSVILLE (2) Lodge Hall: 10450 FM 619, Taylor. Hall Bookings/Rentals: Call Kim Ogden 512-739-9324 or email SPJST48@gmail.com. Lodge Meetings: Sec ond Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the hall. Youth Club Meetings: Held at Taylor Animal Shelter on Sat urday morning. For date/time and information, contact Youth Leader Michelle Newsom 512-913-0226; mrn81978@gmail.com.

LODGE 49, ROWENA (4)

Lodge Hall: 706 FM 2133, Rowena. Hall Rental In formation: 325-442-4841 - Beverly Teplicek. Lodge

Meetings: Held quarterly - first Wednesday of Feb ruary, May, August, and November at 7 p.m. at the hall. Call Laura Pospichal for information 325-3656485. Youth Club Meetings: First Sunday of each month at 1 p.m. at the hall. Call Youth Leader Becky Wood for information 325-656-0029.

LODGE 51, ELLINGER (1)

LODGE 17, NEW TABOR (1)

Lodge Hall: 2674 CR 225, Caldwell. Hall Rental In formation: 979-272-3440. Lodge Meetings: First Sunday of each month, 2 p.m. at the hall. Youth Club Meetings: First Sunday of each month, 3 p.m. at the hall. For information, call Youth Leader Holly Narro 979-218-4931.

LODGE 18, ELGIN (2)

Lodge Hall: 702 Hwy 95 North, Elgin. Lodge 18 is a non-smoking facility. Polka and Country band book ings: FL Meyer 512-940-7970. Hall phone: 512-2853100. Dances: 3 to 7 p.m.; cover $10 per personunless otherwise noted. Lodge Meetings: Third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. at the hall. Follow us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/el ginSPJSTlodge18 and on Twitter - @SPJSTelgin18

LODGE 20, GRANGER (2)

Lodge Hall: 114 West Davilla, Granger. Hall Rental Information: Brenna Bohac 512-859-2584. Lodge Meetings: Second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the hall. A light meal is served before each meeting. All members are invited. Youth Club Meet ings: Second Sunday of each month, 1:30 p.m. at the hall. Call Youth Leader Brita Goodman for infor mation 254-541-5344.

LODGE 23, MORAVIA (6)

Lodge Hall: FM 957 North, Schulenburg (located 12 miles south of Schulenburg, in Moravia). Lodge Meetings: Tuesday after the second Sunday in March, June, and September, 7:30 p.m.; and the first Sunday of December, 3 p.m. at the hall.

LODGE 24, CYCLONE - FLAG HALL (2)

Lodge Hall: 411 FM 964, Cyclone. Hall Rental Infor mation: Mark Maddux 254-721-1774; or Brenda Maddux 254-721-1682. Lodge Meetings: Second Monday of each month, 7 p.m. at the hall.

LODGE 25, ENNIS (3)

Lodge Hall: 1901 East Hwy 34, Ennis. Hall Rental In formation: 972-875-8381. Mail: PO Box 129, Ennis, Texas 75120. Email: SPJSTennis@yahoo.com. Game Room: Open every Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. Lodge Meetings: Second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the lodge dining room with supper at 6:30 p.m. followed by a complimentary social in the game room. Youth Club Meetings: For date, time, place, and more information, call Youth Leader Rita Holland 469-337-2284.

LODGE 28, EAST BERNARD (6)

Lodge Meetings: Second Sunday of March, June, September, and December at 12 noon at Wharton County Library - East Bernard Branch, 746 Clubside Drive, East Bernard. Call Secretary Helen Kelner 281-342-2624 for information.

LODGE 29, TAYLOR (2)

• All Friday night dances 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Free admission • Hamburgers served at 6 p.m.

Regular business hours: Hall is open Wednesday through Sunday, 3 to 10 p.m. Lodge Hall: 5025 FM 619, Taylor. Hall Rental Information/Hall Phone: 512-

Lodge Meetings: First Sunday of each month, 1:30 p.m. at Taiton Community Center, 14221 FM 961, El Campo. For information, call President Yvonne Mar caurele 979-543-8146. Youth Club Meetings: First Sunday of each month, 2:30 p.m. at Taiton Com munity Center, 14221 FM 961, El Campo. For youth club information, call Youth Leader Lisa Bubela 979543-7120.

LODGE 32, VICTORIA (6)

Lodge Meetings: Held the second Thursday of every other month at 6:30 p.m. at Grapevine Cafe, 110 Medical Drive, Suite 102, Victoria. For information, contact President Mark Lester 361-212-1143; or Secretary Linda Mozisek 361-676-7561.

LODGE 35, ELK (3)

Lodge Hall: 9508 Elk Road, Axtell. Hall Rental Infor mation: Gene Pavelka 254-749-3326. Hall Phone: 254-863-9320. Lodge Meetings: Second Wednes day of each month, 7:30 p.m. at the hall. Sales Agent: James (Dude) Mann 254-715-0275; mrdude mann@yahoo.com.

Saturday, October 29—Nolan Pick Band Saturday, November 12—Dustin Terral Band Saturday, November 19—Steve Dansby Band Saturday, November 26—Gordon Collier Band Saturday, December 10—Joe Parker Band Saturday, December 17—Nolan Pick Band

LODGE 38, KOVAR (1)

Lodge Hall: 278 Zimmerhanzel Road, Flatonia. Hall Rental Information: 512-237-9099/Donna; or 512581-2672/Dana. Lodge Meetings: Second Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the hall. For information, call 512-332-6758/Alfred.

LODGE 39, BRYAN (1)

Lodge Hall: Cherry Bend Circle, Lot 12, Bryan. For in formation, call President Wade O’Shields 979-2183527; or FAC Ronnie Roesler 979-406-0158.

LODGE 40, EL CAMPO-HILLJE (6)

Lodge Hall: 30420 Loop 524 US Hwy 59, Hillje. Hall Rental Information: Cathy Garcia 979-332-1614; Hall Phone: 979-648-2317. Lodge Meetings: Second Sunday of each month, 1 p.m. at the hall. Youth Club Meetings: For meeting date, time, location, call Youth Leader Cathy Garcia 979-332-1614.

LODGE 41, PORT LAVACA (6)

Lodge Meetings: Third Tuesday of February, May, August, and November at 6:30 p.m. at Six Mile Vol unteer Fire Department Meeting Room, Royal Road, Port Lavaca. For information, call 361-746-4464; or email danmarysitka@yahoo.com.

LODGE 47, SEATON - STAR HALL (2)

Lodge Hall: 10842 State Hwy 53, Temple. Star Hall is a non-smoking facility. Hall Rental Information: Amber Bartek 254-931-0295; Hall Phone: 254-9852548. Visit www.seatonstarhall.com. Lodge Meet ings: First Sunday of each month, 2 p.m. at the hall. Youth Club Meetings: First Sunday of each month, 1 p.m. at the hall. Call Youth Leader Amber Bartek for information 254-931-0295.

Lodge Meetings: Third Friday of March, June, Sep tember, and December, 6:30 p.m. at Ellinger Fire De partment, West Main Street in Ellinger. For information, call Calvin Hlinsky 979-378-2364.

LODGE 54, WEST (3)

Lodge Meetings: First Friday in March, June, and November, and the second Friday in September at St. Joseph Hall, 303 South Harrison Street in West, 7 p.m. For information, call Freddie Kaluza 254-7092303.

LODGE 63, SWEET HOME (6)

Lodge Meetings: Third Thursday of May, August, and November at 7 p.m. For meeting location and infor mation, call Ann Moseley 361-781-2644.

LODGE 66, WACO (3)

Lodge Meetings: Date, time, location TBA in the lodge’s monthly meeting minutes that appear in the Věstník For information, call 254-799-4247.

LODGE 67, SCHULENBURG (1)

Lodge Meetings: Held quarterly at Oakridge Smoke house Restaurant in Schulenburg, 2 p.m. For meet ing date/time, call Ernest Kutac 979-561-7190.

LODGE 79, CORPUS CHRISTI (7)

Lodge Meetings: Third Sunday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Sokol Hall, 5502 Kostoryz Road, Corpus Christi. Meal served; meeting follows. Visitors wel come. Youth Club Meetings: Third Sunday of each month, 2 p.m. at Sokol Hall, 5502 Kostoryz Road, Corpus Christi. Call Youth Leader Marcia Rew for in formation 361-563-6779.

LODGE 80, HOLLAND (2)

Lodge Meetings: Held bi-monthly on the second Tuesday of the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November at “The Hall” (formerly SPJST Lodge 80 Hall), 12141 East FM 2268. Meet ings begin at 6:30 p.m. Watch the Věstník for changes in dates or times. Bingo returns September 1. For information, call 254-760-6427.

LODGE 81, NEEDVILLE (5)

February 3, 2023—Fort Bend County Czech Her itage Society Soup Supper, 4 to 8 p.m.

Lodge Hall: 13609 Violet Street in Needville. Hall Manager/Bookings/Rentals: Marion Morales 281650-4466. Lodge Meetings: Third Sunday of each month, 1 p.m. at the hall; meal at 12 noon. For infor mation, email bradley@needvilleinsurance.com. Youth Club Meetings: Third Sunday of each month at 1 p.m. at the hall. For information, email Youth Leader Kristen Jones joneskb06@hotmail.com.

LODGE 84, DALLAS (3)

Lodge Meetings: Third Sunday of each month, 2 p.m. Meeting location will be posted in the Věstník Youth Club Meetings: Third Sunday of each month, 2 p.m. - unless otherwise announced in the Věstník. Contact Youth Leader Lynda Novak 972-948-4456.

LODGE 87, TEMPLE (2)

Lodge Hall: 320 North 50th Street in Temple. Lodge Meetings: Third Sunday of each month, 2 p.m. at the hall. For information, contact Dan Kacir 254-7732363; kacirlaw@sbcglobal.net.

LODGE 88, HOUSTON (5)

Standing Events: ● Bingo every Thursday

● Beer Garden every Friday

● Ladies Night - first Thursday of each month

● Guys Night - third Thursday of each month Visit www.lodge88.org/special-event for updates

Lodge Hall: 1435 Beall Street at West 15th, Houston (the Heights). Hall Phone/Rental Information: Call 713-869-5767; or visit www.lodge88.org. Dances are held 8 to 11:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. For in formation, call 713-869-5767, Monday through Fri day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Beer, set-ups, soda, and ice sold at bar. Please do not bring from outside. *Dress Code dances: evening attire for ladies and gen tlemen. *Introductory pricing. Bingo: Every Thursday evening; games start at 7 p.m. License No. 17407503501. Lodge Meetings: Second Sunday, 2 p.m. at the hall; unch served at 1 p.m. Youth Club Meetings: Held second Sunday of each month at the hall at 1 p.m. (one hour prior to adult lodge meeting). For youth club information, contact Youth Leader Sarah Itz 713-303-8845.

Saturday, December 31—Fab 5, 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

LODGE 91, SAN JACINTO (5)

Lodge Meetings: Quarterly meetings - TBA in the Věstník For information, contact Lodge Secretary Vonda Smesny 832-694-8762

LODGE 92, FORT WORTH - NATIONAL HALL (3)

Lodge Hall: 3316 Roberts Cut Off Road, Fort Worth 76114. Hall Event/Rental Information: Call National Hall Events Manager Jon Durham 817-624-1361. Visit Lodge 92 website www.nationalhallfwtx.com. Ladies Circle: Meets the second Tuesday of each month. Randy and the 92nd Road House Band plays every first Sunday. Dressy casual. Lodge Meetings: Second Sunday of each month, 2 p.m. at the hall - unless otherwise noted.

LODGE 97, PLACEDO (6)

Lodge Meetings: Held quarterly on Mondays; the re maining meeting date: September 12 at 5:30 p.m. at Grapevine Cafe, 110 Medical Drive, Suite 102, Vic toria. For information, call Secretary Judy Bellanger 361-576-2935.

LODGE 107, FLORESVILLE (7)

Lodge Hall: 1156 FM 1303, Floresville. Hall Rental Information: 830-393-2600/Roxy. Lodge Meetings: Second Sunday of each month, 3 p.m. at the hall. Youth Club Meetings: For meeting date/time/location, contact Youth Leader Lian Lynn 830-480-2737.

LODGE 117, ROBSTOWN (7)

Lodge Meetings: First Saturday of March, June, Sep tember, and December, 1:30 p.m. at Hilltop Com munity Center, 11425 Leopard, Corpus Christi.

LODGE 133, SAN ANTONIO (7)

Lodge Meetings: Quarterly meetings are held in March, July, October, and December. For infor mation, contact President Jarolyn Popp 830-9645135.

LODGE 139, DANBURY (5)

Lodge Meetings: Held quarterly - the second Sunday of March, June, September, and December at Main Street Steakhouse, 1802 Main Street in Danbury. Meeting at 12 noon, luncheon follows. For infor mation, call Lonnie 979-922-1553.

LODGE 141, SEALY (1)

Lodge Meetings: Second Tuesday of February, April, June, August, and October at 6 p.m. at Gordon Me morial Library, 917 North Circle Drive, Sealy. De cember meeting is held at Tony’s Restaurant; free meal for members. For information, contact Bernice Stolarski 713-459-7274; bbstol@sbcglobal.net.

LODGE 142, HOUSTON (5)

Lodge Meetings: Third Sunday of each month except in December, meeting is on the second Sunday at 2 p.m. - unless otherwise noted; lunch served at 1 p.m. Meetings are held at SPJST Lodge 88, Houston, 1435 Beall Street at West 15th (the Heights) in Hous ton in the annex building - unless otherwise noted. For information, contact Lodge142 President Dennis

Hermis 713-826-2981; or Secretary Elizabeth Her mis 281-787-8717. Youth Club Meetings: Held at the same date, time, and location as the adult lodge meetings - unless otherwise noted. For information, call Youth Leader Amanda Muzny 713-560-5377.

LODGE 151, WHARTON (6)

Lodge Meetings: Second Monday of March, June, September, and December at 6:30 p.m. at Wharton Depot Museum, 100 South Sunset Street in Whar ton. For information, contact David Bucek 979-5325884; jbucek2001@yahoo.com.

LODGE 154, FORT WORTH (3)

Lodge Hall: 6500 Boat Club Road, Fort Worth. Hall Phone: 817-237-5181.Lodge Meetings: Held quarterly at 3 p.m. at the hall. For information, call 817-731-2580. Youth Club Meetings: Third Sunday of each month, 5 p.m. For meeting location, contact Youth Leaders CarrieAnn Jones 817-371-1727, car rieannjones@att.net or Appa Burcie 817-614-2967, abburcie2015@gmail.com for information.

LODGE 155, AUSTIN (2)

Lodge Meetings: Held quarterly. For dates time, and location, call Secretary Ginny Prasatik 512-472-1721.

LODGE 157, LUBBOCK (4)

Lodge Meetings: Last Sunday of March, June, and September; then scheduled in December. For meet ing location, contact Secretary Cynthia Kristinek 806763-7245; cyndynjerome@gmail.com.

LODGE 160, SAN ANGELO (4)

Lodge Meetings: Third Thursday of February, May, and August; the November meeting is held the third Sunday. Watch the Věstník for meeting time/location. For information, contact Sandra Jansa 325-651-8045; or sandra.jansa@hotmail.com. Youth Club Meetings: For date, time, location, call Youth Leader Ryan Jansa 325-234-5879.

LODGE 172, PASADENA (5)

Lodge Meetings: Quarterly meetings to be an nounced in the Vestnik. For information or questions, call Jerry Dressler 512-551-9009.

LODGE 177, ACADEMY (2)

Lodge Hall: 711 Rio Poco, Little River-Academy. Hall Phone: 254-982-4434. Please leave a message with questions. Bingo: Every Tuesday and Friday at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Kitchen is open. Board of Trustees/Lodge Meetings: Second Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September, and No vember - Board Meeting, 6:15 p.m. Regular lodge meeting, 6:30 p.m.

LODGE 179, WARRENTON (1)

Lodge Meetings: The lodge meets quarterly. Date and location will be announced in the Věstník prior to the meeting each month. For information, contact Ricky Weyand 979-966-7138.

LODGE 180, BURLESON (3)

Lodge Meetings: First Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Please call for meeting location 817-905-2097 or 972-268-0022.

LODGE 183, ARLINGTON (3)

Lodge Hall: 3100 Pleasant Valley Lane, Arlington. Hall Rental Information/Hall Phone: 682-800-3485.

Lodge Meetings: Held quarterly - the third Sunday of February, May, August, and November at 2 p.m. at the hall. For information, call Ann Pustejovsky 214876-9029; amp0404@yahoo.com.

LODGE 184, MOULTON (6)

Lodge Meetings: Second Tuesday of February, May, August, and November, 7 p.m. at Moulton VFD meet ing room. For information, contact Secretary Terry Stevenson 361-772-0046; terrywstevenson@gmail.com.

LODGE 185, NEW BRAUNFELS (7)

Lodge Meetings: Every other month - February, April, June, August, October, and December. For meeting date, time, and location, contact Theresa Haag 830832-3664; theresa.haag686@gmail.com. Youth Club Meetings: Fourth Sunday of each month. For meeting time/location, contact Youth Leader Jessica McCoy 979-777-8215; jmccoy@pta.com.

LODGE 186, CALDWELL (1)

Lodge Meetings: For information, contact Victor Men dez 512-743-8297; or vmendez@kmc.net.

LODGE 187, ROUND ROCK (2)

Lodge Hall: 920 Luther Peterson Place in Round Rock. Hall Rental Information: Call Rubie Volek 512771-4948. Lodge Meetings: Second Sunday of each month, beginning at 2 p.m. at the hall, followed by en tertainment and potluck meal. Youth Club Meetings: Second Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. at the hall followed by entertainment and potluck meal. For in formation, call Jennifer McCarthy 512-565-9156.

LODGE 189, BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION (1)

Lodge Meetings: Held quarterly - second Sunday of March, June, and September at 2 p.m., and a social meeting in December - at C and J Barbecue, 1010 South Texas Avenue in Bryan - unless otherwise noted. For information call President Henry Mayo 979777-1426.

LODGE 191, LUFKIN (5)

Lodge Meetings: Held quarterly. Watch for meeting announcement in the Vestnik. For information, call George Scogin 936-875-2867.

LODGE 196, HOUSTON-WEST (5)

Lodge Hall: 17810 Huffmeister Road in Cypress.

Lodge Meetings: First Sunday of each month. Lunch at 1 p.m.; meeting at 2 p.m. For information, contact Cadance Wager 281-373-9428; spjstlodge196@gmail.com.

LODGE 200, BRUCEVILLE-EDDY (2)

Lodge Meetings: First Wednesday of each month on even months - February, April, June, August, Oc tober, and December, 6:30 p.m. at Taylor Hall, 100 4th Street, Eddy. For information, contact Secretary Michael D. Hosch 254-913-0273.

LODGE 201

BLEIBLERVILLE-NELSONVILLE (1)

Lodge Hall: 3948 FM 2502, Bleiblerville. For infor mation, call Jenell 979-357-2181.

LODGE 202, JOURDANTON (7)

Adult Lodge Meetings: Held quarterly - the first Sun day of March and June at 1 p.m.; and the second Sunday of September and December at 1 p.m. A meal will be served at each meeting. Meetings are at Jourdanton Community Center, 1101 Campbell Avenue, Jourdanton. For information, contact Sec retary Bettie House 830-281-8246. Youth Club Meet ings: Youth attend quarterly adult lodge meetings and interim monthly meetings held the second Sunday of the month. Time and location TBD monthly. For in formation, contact Youth Leader Regina House 830570-2046.

LODGE 207, IOWA PARK (4)

Lodge Meetings: Third Thursday of each month, 6 p.m. For meeting location, call Secretary Joyce Ko tulek 940-855-0882.

LODGE 215, SOUTH PLAINS (4)

Lodge Meetings: First Saturday of each month, 6 p.m. at 631 Lockwood Street in Tahoka. For infor mation, contact Secretary Pam Lehmann 806-5358356

LODGE 219, EL PASO (4)

Lodge Meetings: Second Thursday of each month, 12 noon, at Corner Bakery Cafe, 655 Sunland Park Drive in El Paso. For questions, call President Aracely Quiz 915-999-2062.

LODGE 229, ABILENE (4)

Lodge Meetings: Second Tuesday of February, May, August, and November at 6 p.m. For meeting loca tion information, contact Secretary Tammy Copeland 325-333-4089.

LODGE 246, MORGAN’S POINT (2)

Lodge Meetings: Unless otherwise announced, sec ond Monday of January, March, May, July, Sep tember, and November, 11:30 a.m. For meeting location, call President Ingrid Petrik 254-760-1831 or Secretary David Nauert 254-534-0809.

LODGE 258, SEGUIN (7)

Lodge Meetings: For meeting date, location, and time, contact President Chester Jenke 210-413-3053 or Treasurer Colleen Jenke 210-215-9494.

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Celebrati

and Czech Heritage Month in Texas! October is a special time to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of American Czechs and the many contributions they have made to American culture. In celebration, the Vestnik invites you to participate in its Czech Heritage Month activities.

Several Czech-themed prizes will be awarded in a drawing from entries received.

SPJST

HEADQUARTERS

1897 - Fayetteville After its first convention on June 20, 1897, SPJST began its operations from a single office in J.R. Kubena’s general store.

1941 - Fayetteville

SPJST relocated its headquarters to a building on the square.

1953 - Temple Professional Building

SPJST managed its affairs from the Professional Building in downtown Temple.

1971 - Temple

520 North Main Street

SPJST broke ground October 25, 1969, for its new Home Office that was completed shortly before its dedication on January 31, 1971.

MAZE: Start at the red dot and make your way to the current SPJST Home Office.

Entries must be received by November 4, 2022. Winners will be announced in the November 14 Vestnik

Mail your entry to: SPJST Vestnik Editor Melanie Zavodny

Name Address City/State/Zip

P.O. Box 100 • Temple, Texas 76503