Volume 97 Number 24
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Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity
ISSN —07458800
Lodge 24, Cyclone member Taylor Jungmann helps steer Texas to College World Series
If you tune into this week’s 2009 NCAA Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, you will see SPJST Lodge 24, Cyclone member Taylor Jungmann who is pitching for the University of Texas. In the game against Texas Christian University on Monday, June 8, 2009, Taylor allowed two hits over six innings and top-seeded Texas earned its first trip to the College World Series since 2005. The Longhorns won 5-2. “The game from our side of it was dominated by the pitching,” Texas Head Coach Augie Garrido commented. “Taylor Jungmann’s two-hit pitching kept us through the first six innings.” Taylor appreciated the run support. “We trust those guys as the bullpen,” he said. “We think those guys are going to go out and score runs every game. It felt good.” Senior 3B Matt Carpenter was impressed with Taylor’s performance. “I thought he threw all his pitches for strikes and kept the ball down most of the time and then he’d elevate with two strikes and that is tough to catch up to. To be able to handle that situation with a chance to go to Omaha
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Brotherhood
June 17, 2009
Czech Heritage Museum to close temporarily
The Czech Heritage Museum, located in the basement of the SPJST Home Office building at 520 North Main in Temple, Texas, will be permanently closing for tours beginning Friday, June 26, 2009, to prepare for its move to the new museum location. The museum, library, and archives has been located in the SPJST building since the opening of the state headquarters in 1971 and has enjoyed a tremendous growth in its collection and visitors. The museum began as an effort to preserve Czech cultural items in the 1960s and as the collection grew, so did
the need to display it. When the “new” SPJST offices opened in 1971, they included a space on the main floor for the museum. The collection grew beyond its space and was moved to the basement in 1981, where over 8,000 square feet allowed for expansion. Today, there are over 30,000 artifacts and 25,000 books in the collection. The library boasts the largest Czech genealogy collection in the State of Texas. In 2000, the decision was made to separate the museum and library from
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Packing Up and Moving Across the Street
University of Texas pitcher Taylor Jungmann of SPJST Lodge 24, Cyclone allowed two hits over six innings Monday, June 8, 2009, and top-seeded Texas earned its first trip to the College World Series since 2005. The Longhorns won 5-2 over TCU. Taylor is a freshman at UT. Photo courtesy of www.texassports.com. Reprinted with permission.
Interest Rates ......................................3 Family Fun Dates ................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 SPJST Graduates ................................3 District News........................................4 Lodge Section ....................................5
LEFT PHOTO: CHMGC Archivist Frank Klinkovsky, left, and Assistant Curator Andrew Tamez pack up museum items in the SPJST Home Office basement. RIGHT PHOTO: Curator Don Mears and Executive Director Sandi Wicker bring items into the new museum across the street from the SPJST Home Office in Temple.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
In Memoriam ......................................15 Reunions ............................................16 Youth Section.....................................16 Czech Culture ....................................20 Advertisements..................................21 Activities Calendar ............................22
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Lodge 26 Skidmore honors longtime members
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SPJST Underwriter Doni Powell goes to jail for a cause
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Orel visits Snookfest parade with Lodge 9 Snook Youth Club