Volume 97 Number 12
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K is for Kolache
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Humanity ISSN —07458800
Lodge 160, San Angelo Secretary Charlene Dusek and Katie Dusek dollop kolaches with cherry filling. Lodge 160 ladies helped the Wall kindergarten class with the letter of the week - “k”. The ladies held a hands-on bake session. More photos on page 17.
Baking Biscuits in Beyersville
Members of Lodge 48, Beyersville prepared a delicious roast dinner complete with fresh rolls for the District Two Spring Meeting hosted at the lodge on March 15. Pictured are, left to right, Ruth Ann Wuensche, Alice Wuensche, Robert Leshikar, and Donna Machac. More photos on pages 21 and 24.
Interest Rates ......................................3 Family Fun Dates ................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 District News........................................3 Supreme Lodge Minutes.....................4 Lodge Section....................................10
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March 25, 2009
Czech museum building renovations wrapping up
By Patricia Benoit Published March 19, 2009 in Temple Daily Telegram
Workers are putting the finishing touches on the refurbished historic building that will soon house the Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center, 515 North Third Street (in Temple, Texas, next to the SPJST Home Office). Sandi Wicker, museum executive director, expects to Finishing touches are being completed on the new receive the city’s Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center, locertificate of occu- cated at 515 North Third Street in Temple, next to pancy on Friday the SPJST Home Office. Pictured above is the mu(March 20), the offi- seum’s entry/display area looking into the kolache cial notice the build- shop. ing has passed of the SPJST headquarters at 520 North inspection. Main, will be moving this summer. Renovations jumped about one-third By the time of its gala opening, higher than anticipated, making the planned for early December, the mumuseum a $1 million project on Tem- seum will house archives, video and ple’s historic north side. The 1931 his- conference room, genealogy library toric Spanish-style art-deco building, and kolache shop in 8,400 square feet. built by Dr. Herbert B. Mason, is situ- “It’s basically a new building in an old ated on the edge of the Temple Historic shell,” Ms. Wicker said. Neighborhood and Historic CommerThe Czech Heritage Museum is the cial District. The new site will make the culmination of nine years of work, museum more visible and accessible to starting in 2000 with a gift of $100,000 visitors. by Louis and Oleta Hanus of Houston. “We still have some minor things to The museum reorganized as a separate finish, like some painting, but the tax-exempt corporation in 2000. Forbuilding is basically completed,” she merly called the SPJST Library, said. Archives and Museum, it was renamed Workers were installing the distinc- the Czech Heritage Museum and Getive awnings on Wednesday. Continued on Page 18. The museum, now in the basement
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Reunions ............................................19 Youth Section.....................................22 In Memoriam ......................................25 Czech Culture ....................................27 Advertisements ............................28-29 Activities Calendar ............................30
Heritage ’09
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Lodge 139 Danbury member receives education award
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State Straight Domino Tournament scenes
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Lodge 92 Fort Worth Youth Club members enjoy lock-in