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Lodge 161, La ParitaJourdanton to meet March 18
Lodge 180, Burleson Presents 1999 Officers
Lodge 161, La Parita-Jourdanton will have its next meeting on March 18th at 6:30 p.m. Members are encouraged to come enjoy the meal and fellowship at the Stage Stop Restaurant in Pleasanton. Kathy Wagner Reporter
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Carolyn Cleveland wishes her father, Joe Milan, a happy 80th birthday at Theatre Arlington. talk and who let out a few family secrets and told things that he was not sure everyone was ready to hear and had everyone laughing so hard that they were crying and had B.J. rolling in laughter on the stage. Lewis Gage entertained Joe on stage by performing a couple of imitations of Elvis and Humphrey Bogart. Joe's brothers and sisters roasted him and then Carrie Ann played a game to see if her grandfather still had all of his faculties working. Since he was a retired plumber, and Carrie Ann works for a plumbing supply company, she brought along a few plumbing parts and toilet replacement parts for Joe to identify. The only problem was, he was blindfolded and the parts were in a sack. I am happy to announce that Joe, feeling in the sack, identified everyone correctly, plus a bottle of Viagra. The party was culminated with a big birthday cake and wonderful food. Happy birthday, Joe; we are waiting for another party on 81. Ann and Henry Banfi, parents of Henrietta Milan celebrated their wedding anniversary with a party of about 23 family members. The party was a dinner with a lot of wonderful Czech food.
Congratulations to Ann and Henry Banfi, parents of Henrietta Milan, who recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. Just to announce that Walter Hosek is recuperating nicely form heart bipass surgery. Our prayers go out to Walter. God bless you, Sharron Connelly
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Lodge 196, HoustonWest invites members to enjoy covered dish meal at March meeting Our next lodge meeting will be on March 21, 1999. Please bring your favorite covered dish and a smile on your face. We are looking forward to seeing all of our old and new members at the next meeting. Come on out and have some fun! Fraternally, Cadance Hale Second Vice President
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Lodge 200, BrucevilleEddy youth club plans Easter egg hunt at Mother Neff Park Dear Members and Friends, You are invited to an Easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 28 at 3 p.m. at Mother Neff State Park, located near Moody. (Directions to Mother Neff State Park are listed below.) An exciting egg hunt with lots of prize eggs is planned. Refreshments including hot dogs will be served and games will be played. The event is sponsored by the Lodge 200, Bruceville-Eddy Youth Club. This is also the perfect time to learn more about the Bruceville-Eddy Youth Club. All of the benefits of being a member will be shared. Please RSVP by Friday, March 26 to Debra Trigg at (254) 859-5380. I hope that you will join us. I am looking forward to seeing you there. I am really excited about the reorganization of the Bruceville-Eddy Youth Club. Please help me to make this a success for our young people. Fraternally, Debra Trigg Youth Leader
Directions to Mother Neff State Park: From IH35 in Bruceville-Eddy, take Hwy 7 west, through Moody. Approximately eight miles west of Moody, turn left onto Farm Road 236. The park located about 2 miles on the right. —SPJST-
The 1999 Membership Drive. See the back page of this week's Vestnik for information on how you could win a trip or $500!
Pictured above are the recently installed officers of Lodge 180, Burleson. They are, from left, State Fraternal Activities Coordinator Barbara Rosenkranz, who installed the officers, President John Hilcher, Vice President Johnna Hilcher, Second Vice President Joe Hurtik, Jr., Secretary Rhonda Hurtik, Reporter Estelle Hurtik, Treasurer Ann Sammet, Fraternal Activities Coordinator Ella Hilcher and Flag Bearer Tom Spencer.
Lodge 204, Stephenville to host booth at Independence Day observance in City Park The members of Lodge 204 met at B.J. and Joyce Russell's home on Sunday afternoon the 21st of February for their regular meeting. All officers were present and one junior member, Jennifer Riola was present. A report from Youth Leader Sandra Pierce was very good. She stated that the youth were working hard and are looking forward to attending youth camp this summer. Sandra also reported she donated one cookbook to a rehabilitation center to be auctioned off for a fund raiser. Gracie Kneschk reported she donated one cookbook to the Hamilton Public Library. Norman Kneschk stated that he and Gracie started selling cookbooks at the American Legion Garage sale and to date have sold 72 cookbooks and donated $140 to the American Legion Post 222 in Hainilton. Planning has begun on the 4th of July in Stephenville this year. Lodge 204 will have a booth in City Park and sell cookbooks as well as hand out information about the SPJST. We need more input from the rest of the members to make this a very enjoyable day, to meet more members and to tell others about SPJST. The next meeting will be at B.J. and Joyce Russell's home on Sunday afternoon, March 21st at 2 p.m. There will be a covered dish dinner and social hour after the meeting. Hoping more members will be present to help plan the future of Lodge 204. Some old timers talk abut the good old days. Do you know that in 1922, butter cost 49 cents a pound, a Case automobile cost $2,790, a kitchen range cost $71.50 and a washing machine could be purchased for $15.60? Sounds great, doesn't it? But you must also look at the downside. The average income in 1922 was $1,395 which means that it took two years worth of wages to pay for an auto. There were some other things happened inn 1922. Insulin was introduces as an aid to diabetes, the first radio commercial was aired, the helicopter was invented, also the "Teapot Dome" scandal discredited the Harding
Administration. There were, too, some famous people born in 1922 - Judy Garland, Pierre Cardin, Christian Barnard, Sid Ceasar and Rodney Dangerfield. After reading the good recipes in the SPJST cookbook, I think I would like to add one ...
Quick and Easy Cole Slaw Go to your neighborhood supermarket and buy a large container of tole slaw; keep it in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Then put slaw in a pretty bow and tell your guests how hard you worked. Smile! Fraternally, Norman M. Kneschk Secretary/Reporter
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Melodian Band from the Czech Republic on spring tour of Texas To promote cultural understanding and friendship, and to provide quality entertainment for the people of Texas, the Dallas Czech Community is sponsoring The Melodions from the Czech Republic on a Spring Tour of Texas. The Melodion Band was organized in 1974 in Straskonice, then Czechoslovakia. Today, the group consists of five professionally trained musicians and is directed by Mr. Miroslav Chodl. Under the direction of Mr. Chodl for the past twelve years, the band annually tours the Czech Republic, Germany, and Austria performing at festivals of long reknown. Mr. Chodl is recognized as an accomplished vocalist not only in these regions but also by many in Texas. Some may remember Miroslav as the male singer in the group Prazski Muzikanti which Bob Podhrasky and Paul Gezci of Dallas sponsored in 1991. On a 1998 trip to Texas, Miroslav Chodl appeared in performance at the Southern District Sokol Slet in Fort Worth, the Czech Heritage Day at the State Fair, the K.J.T. State Convention in Bryan, as well as singing at a meeting of the McLennan-Hill Chapter of (Continued on page 21.)