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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SPJST Home Office, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 ISSN-07458800 VOLUME 86 NUMBER 21
'98 SPJST State Horseshoe Tournament Combines Fun, Friends and Family by Barbara Rosenkranz State Fraternal Activities Coordinator Brrrr. At 7:30 in the morning on Saturday, April 18, Mr. Leshikar, Barbara Jean Kovacevich and myself found ourselves in a bit of a chill at Lions Park in Temple. In fact it was so chilly, by the time the players began to arrive, we had lit a fire in the pavilion fireplace. The warmth was comforting and the fire put me in a "camping kind of mood." After a breakfast of juice, coffee, kolaches and fruit, the players were ready to get started. In fact, they played so efficiently that before lunch was served, they had already played seven games. Mr. Leshikar decided to ask the players if they wanted to play another seven games following lunch.
They readily agreed. A total of 14 games in all were played. Ringer after ringer echoed across beautiful Lions Park. Kyle and Jay Hubik, sons of George and Kelly Hubik of Lodge 87, Temple, amused themselves on the colorful new playground while their daddy and his partner, Doug Waskow, sweated out the competition against George and Renee Tomastik of Lodge 177, Academy. Don't tell Renee, but the players were a little nervous about her skill with the shoes! Dana McAdams and daughter Brandy Johnson of Lodge 66, Waco were making the male teams a bit nervous as well. Gladys Yates and George Pauling, always good sports, had a tough morning of it, but turned things around in the afternoon and took five of seven games. Jerry and Jimmy Turek, father and son team from Lodge 48, Beyersville, found the competition very tough this year. They hung in there like the good sports they are, too. (Continued on page four.)
May 27,1998
May 28 June 3
District Two Fraternal Workshop, SPJST Home Office Deadline to Enter SPJST Flag Day Essay Contest
June 7
Lodge 47, Seaton 95th Anniversary Lodge Picnic
June 7 June 5 - 7
Lodge 88, Houston Homecoming (Free Member Dinner) Leaders in Training (LIT) Workshop at Camp Lone Star in La Grange
June 13
Public Flag Day Ceremony, SPJST Home Office
June 14
District Two Presents An Evening of Classical Czech
July 4
Music at the Temple Cultural Activities Center 100th Anniversary Celebration at Lodge 49, Rowena
July 11
Tarok Tournament, hosted by Lodge 17, New Tabor
August 3
Deadline to post your major lodge events on the 1999 SPJST Calendar District Seven Fall Meeting, hosted by
November 1
Lodge 202, Jourdanton —SR/ST-
The Drive Continues The 1998 Membership Drive continues through December 31. It provides us with an excellent opportunity to
Participants in the SKISTs 1998 State Horseshoe Tournament played a total of 14 games to decide this year's state championship teams.
examine our changing needs and to help our volunteer sales force spread the word about SPJST insurance. At the same time, we can communicate news of what our local lodges are doing to improve life in our communities. Through these kinds of discussions, we can help attract new members to our fraternal order. As an added incentive, members who recommend at least two new members in 1998 will have the opportunity to earn a variety of SPJST promotional items. Please refer to the back page of this week's Vestnik for membership drive guidelines and a listing of the premium incentives that are being offered.
Players Compete for SPJST State Horseshoe Title
SPJST State Horseshoe Tournament competitors play for fun and prizes in the 1998 contest held in shady Lions Park in Temple. Doug Waskow and George Hubik of Lodge 87, Temple took first place honors; the team title went to Lodge 66, Waco for winning the most games.