Volume 94 Number 2
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January 11, 2006
Cultural Exchange — Czech Doctor Visits Texas Families ISSN —07458800
Pavel Slampa, an oncolo-
gist from the Czech Republic, attended a symposium in San Antonio, Texas, December 7 to 13, 2005. During the weekend of December 10 and 11, he was honored by his Tallas, Pospisil and Heisch relatives with two parties where he met many of his other relatives of the Central Texas area including cousins from another Slampa line, Helen Skrhak Filla and her son, Albert Filla. Early Saturday morning December 10, Geraldine (Tallas) Heisch along with her husband, Henry Heisch, and their grandson, Stephen Daniel Johnson, drove to San
GOAL: $18,000
$ 3,997
By Geraldine Tallas Heisch of SPJST Lodge 20, Granger
Antonio to bring Pavel to the Taylor and Granger areas. Pavel is a medical doctor and the head of the Department of Radiation Oncology in Brno in the Czech Republic. He also teaches at the University of Brno and in Prague. This was his first visit to Texas, and we all were most excited to have him as our honored guest. Leaving San Antonio, we took Highway 281 through part of the Hill Country to visit a small Texas ranch owned by the Joel H. Johnson Family, (Stephen Lodge 29, Taylor member Frances Tallas dances with Slampa of the Czech Republic at a party held in his Johnson’s other grandpar- Pavel honor in Taylor recently. ents). The ranch is located between Blanco and Johnson to see a large, sprawling clear stream called Miller City, Texas. There, Pavel got ranch house beside a very Creek. The creek is among
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SPJST Scholarship Fund Seeks Donations
100 Pennies Scholarship Fund Drive for 2005-2006 began on October 1. There have been 312 donations made to this year’s drive. Donations to date are $3,997.64. SPJST Memorial donations to date are $2,750. Thank you for your generous donations to the SPJST 100 Pennies Scholarship Fund Drive. Because of your generosity, many young SPJST members will be able to attend or continue with college. Our goal is set for $18,000. We are looking forward to your support in achieving this goal. Guidelines for Giving 1. Donations made by lodges out of lodge funds will be listed as a lodge donation. 2. Collected donations from
a lodge meeting will be listed individually by member’s last name in alphabetical order. Individuals submitting a donation will also be listed by member’s last name alphabetically. 3. Gifts of $50 or more will be printed in bold. 4. Families or groups, which desire names, listed under a particular last name or group name should indicate this on the donation form or letter, otherwise, the names will be listed as individual donations by last name in alphabetical order. 5. 100 pennies donations
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made as a memorial will be listed under memorial donations in a separate listing. 6. Please print donor’s name(s) clearly.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this program, please contact the State Fraternal Activities Coordinator’s Office at (800) 727-7578. Thanks again to all of the donors in this year’s drive, including those listed on pages 4 and 5. —SPJST—
many trees and has a small dam on it. There is a large swimming hole where all the Johnson children have much fun in the summertime. Pavel admired the clear stream and remarked that in the Czech Republic, you cannot find many such streams because they have become polluted. He also said his wife, Renata, would think of the area as a very romantic spot! He took many pictures at the ranch. Next, we took a very rough and bumpy ride up the high hill which overlooks the 400 acre ranch. We stopped and dug up a barrel cactus for him, but we forgot it at the ranch! He saw a windmill, (Continued on page 4.)
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District One Continuing Education Sales Classes Page 6
Lodge 73 presents donations Page 7 Lodge 80 and 97 officer installations Pages 8-9 Lodge 24 Youth Club activities Page 12
Interest Rates .....................3 Family Fun Dates ...............3 Valentine Greeting ............3 100 Pennies Donors ..........4 Lodge Letters .....................5 In Memoriam.....................10 Youth .................................11 Scholarship Information..11 Czech Culture...................13 Activities Calendar...........14