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Volume 96 Number 7
Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity
Brotherhood
February 13, 2008
ISSN —07458800
Heart-Shaped Happenings Shelby Carpenter of Lodge 107, Floresville Youth Club proudly displays a heart-shaped cookie that she decorated with icing for Valentine’s Day at the Lodge 107 Youth Club meeting on February 3. More on page 18.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Bowl for the Cure this Saturday in Austin
Vestnik Valentine Greetings Pages 8 to 16
Packages from the Heart Lodge 25, Ennis Youth Club members create handmade valentine cards to be sent with “Treats for Troops” care packages.
SPJST bowlers will compete with members from Hermann Sons, Catholic Life, KJT, and KJZT in the Fourth Annual “Bowl for the Cure” this Saturday, February 16 at 300 Austin, located at 9504 North IH-35 in Austin. Teams will consist of four members, and each participant will bowl three games in the tournam e n t , w h i c h begins at 12 noon. Walk-ins will be registered from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the day of the event for $15 per bowler provided lanes are available. For more information about the tournament, contact State Fraternal Activities Coordinator Chester Jenke (800) 727-7578 or email cejenke@wmconnect.com.
Proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. For more than 20 years, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach prog r a m s . Wo r k i n g through a network of U n i t e d States and international affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure, the Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world. —SPJST—
Inside This Week’s Vestnik Family Fun Dates ................................3 Interest Rates ......................................3 From the SL Vice President................3 From the Districts ............................3-4 Lodge Section......................................4 Valentine Greetings........................8-16
Youth...................................................17 In Memoriam ......................................19 Czech Culture ....................................20 Advertisements .................................21 Activities Calendar............................22 Recruiter Card ...................................24
Lodge 189 members celebrate 60 years of marriage
Lodge 84 presents 2008 officers Page 5
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Lodge 17 Youth Club welcomes new member Page 17