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Volume 95 Number 18
H E R A L D
Benevolence
Humanity
Brotherhood
May 2, 2007
ISSN —07458800
SPJST Honors Dorothy Pechal
SPJST honored retiring Library, Archives and Museum Curator Dorothy Pechal, right, on Wednesday, April 18 with a reception at the Home Office. Dorothy retired after 16 years of service. She is pictured here with Assistant to the Supreme Lodge President Sandra Dubcak. More photos on pages 22 and 23.
Meeting and Greeting at Lodge 29, Taylor Youth Club
Temple Blooms with 125 Classic Cars
SPJST Join Hands Day Projects listed on page 21.
~ Inside ~ Lodge 80 member named Fraternal MVP Page 8
District One State Field Representative Bill Orsak and son Josef, both of Lodge 9, Snook, check out one of the 125 cars that were entered in the SPJST Car Show at the Bloomin’ Temple Festival on Saturday, April 14. Event photos and car show results appear on pages 15 to 18.
Piece by Piece. Brick by Brick. Steel to Come . . .
Lodge 1 activities Pages 9-10 Lodge 84 members celebrates 85 years Page 13 Lodge 187 members walk dogs Page 19
Chance Charpentier, John Moreno, Blake Heap, and Brandon Girod participate in activities at Lodge 29, Taylor on Sunday, April 22. The reorganized Lodge 29 Youth Club, under the direction of Youth Leader Cristy Girod and Assistant Tammy Whatley, hosted a Meet and Greet Social for youth and parents at the lodge hall. The youth club will meet this Sunday, May 6 at 10 a.m. More social photos on pages 25 and 26.
Family Fun Dates ...............3 Interest Rates .....................3 District Activities................4 Lodge Letters .....................6 Camp Shirt Order Form...20 Reunions...........................20 In Memoriam.....................24 Youth .................................25 Czech Culture...................27 Activities Calendar...........30
Construction continues on the SPJST Home Office 16,000-square foot expansion project. Several large, octagon-shaped columns were constructed recently. The addition will complement the existing structure which consists of 22,000 square feet on the main floor and a basement of approximately 10,000 square feet. Steel beams will soon be added as the next phase of construction. More photos on page 9.