ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T
Volume 96 Number 6
Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity
Brotherhood
February 6, 2008
ISSN —07458800
District Six Sales Agents Kick-Off Celebrate ’08 Campaign Supreme Lodge Vice President Gene McBride, center, visits with Sales Agents Charles Bucek of Lodge 151, Wharton, left, and Albert Olsovsky of Lodge 23, Moravia at the District Six Celebrate ’08 kick-off on January 12 in Taiton. More photos on page 7.
SPJST Lowers Mortgage Interest Rates: Now’s a Good Time to Refinance Last week, SPJST announced that its mortgage interest rates have been lowered by one-quarter of a percent. “We evaluated interest rates around the state,” Supreme Lodge SecretaryTreasurer Lanita Anglin said. “Interest rates are going down, so we decided to lower our rates for our members.” New mortgage rates are: Home or Farm Mortgages 75% Owner Residence Property
5.00% for 1 to 15 years 5.50% for 16 to 20 years 6.00% for 21 to 30 years Farm Property
SPJST Members to Gather in Killeen This Saturday for Annual Awards Banquet SPJST fraternalists
from across Texas will travel to Killeen this Saturday, February 9 for the 15th Annual SPJST Awards Banquet. The banquet will be held at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center, located at 3601 South W.S. Young in Killeen, Texas. The day begins at 10 a.m. with a workshop for lodge officers and any interested members. A luncheon will be served to all workshop attendees. The awards ceremony will begin at 1:30 p.m. The 2007 SPJST State Fraternalist of the Year will be announced. Many lodges, sales agents, youth leaders, and youth clubs will receive awards for their efforts in the Rhythm ’07 membership campaign.
Dinner and cash door prize drawings will conclude the day. The day’s theme will be patriotic and will introduce the new membership campaign—Celebrate ’08 . . . SPJST Ensuring All That Is Great. The Vestnik/Communication Department will take photographs of sales agents and all banquet winners throughout the afternoon. The photo area will be located in the corridor on the south side of the center (same area as previous years). All sales agents and banquet winners are asked to visit the area and have their photographs taken during the afternoon. For the day’s schedule, please see page 3 of this week’s Vestnik. —SPJST—
5.50% for 1 to 10 years 6.00% for 11 to 20 years 85% Owner Residence Property
7.00% for 1 to 30 years Commercial Property
6.50% for 1 to 10 years 6.75% for 11 to 15 years
If you are purchasing a home or want to remodel your current home and have at least 25 percent down or
equity in your home, you could be in line to save plenty with an SPJST Mortgage Loan. Unlike most commercial institutions, SPJST does not sell its mortgage notes to other financial institutions. Should you have a question, you know who to call. In order to be considered for a mortgage loan with SPJST, you or your spouse must be a member of the Society. Likewise, each immediate family is subject to a maximum financial limitation of $400,000. “Right now is a good time to refinance the mortgages with SPJST that our members have with other institutions,” Mrs. Anglin states. SPJST currently offers home, farm, and commercial mortgages with notes ranging from one to 30 years. For a free packet to see how to save when making a new loan or refinancing through SPJST, please contact the SPJST mortgage Lending Department at (800) 727-7578.
Sausage/Klobase Making at Lodge 1, Fayetteville Lodge 1, Fayetteville members, left to right, Debby Pflughaupt, Scott Fritsch, and Jeff Kovar begin the sausagemaking process on a cold day in January. See the complete steps on page 9.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik Awards Banquet Info ..........................3 Family Fun Dates ................................3 Interest Rates ......................................3 From the SL Officers .......................4-5 From the Districts ..............................8 Lodge Section......................................9
Youth...................................................14 Vestnik Project...................................16 In Memoriam ......................................19 Czech Culture ....................................20 Advertisements ............................20-21 Activities Calendar............................22
Scenes from State Progressive 42 Tournament Page 6
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Longtime Lodge 97, Placedo President hands over gavel
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Lodge 84, Dallas Youth Club visits benevolence home