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Volume 98 Number 1
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S P J S T Benevolence
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Humanity ISSN —07458800
Czech Heritage Museum opens in new location
With displays built, pictures hung, and the gift shop stocked with Czech items, the Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center recently opened its doors at Third and French in Temple— one block northwest of SPJST Home Office,. The “new” museum features a Czech genealogy library with a computer bank and Internet access, theater, gift shop, kolache shop, and displays featuring Texas Czech history. The library reportedly houses the largest Czech genealogy collection in the state of Texas, and the staff loves to help people trace their roots. The temporary display area will feature a new collection of authentic kroje, the native Czech costume and early communication/entertainment tools. The theater will have art displays as well as show film clips relating to Czech history. In 1931, during the Great Depression, Dr. H.B. Mason believed very
strongly in the future of Temple and built the Northside Community Business Center on the edge of downtown. Originally, the building was designed for six businesses; a drug store was on the corner, with a grocery and beauty salon also being mainstays of the center. It was only a couple of blocks from the old high school, and many Temple residents have shared memories of having a milk shake at the drug store soda fountain or of working for Mr. Cox or Mr. Wright at the grocery store. Over the years, several businesses have resided in the building: an antique store, coffee house, restaurants, bridal shop, video store, appliance store, just to name a few. In the last year, there have been major renovations of the building. A lot of care was taken to maintain the original Spanish style Art Deco design and the mosaics adorning
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Archivist Frank Klinkovsky, left, Executive Director Sandi Wicker, and Curator Don Mears welcome all to the Louis and Oleta Hanus Building, home of the new Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center at Third Street and French Avenue in Temple.
Important Dates ...................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Scholarship Information .....................3 Vestnik Valentine Form .......................3 Lodge Section .....................................4 State FAC Report ................................7
Brotherhood
Fraternal Bowling Tournament: March 27 in New Braunfels
SPJST bowlers will compete with members from several other Texas fraternals in the Sixth Annual Fraternal Bowling Tournament set for Saturday, March 27 at Fiesta Lanes in New Braunfels, Texas. Fiesta Lanes is located behind HEB at 1202 Huisache Avenue. Teams will consist of four members—any combination of men and women, and each participant will bowl three games in the tournament, which begins at 12 noon. Pre-registration is $20 per bowler, or $80 per team of four before March 20. Walk-ins will be accepted from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the day of the tournament provided lanes are available. The cost for walk-ins will also
be $20 per person. Proceeds from the tournament and a silent auction will go to the Texas Fraternal Congress Youth Scholarship Fund. Active graduating high school senior members of a fraternal belonging to TFC are currently eligible to apply for the scholarship. See page two for details. For more information about the tournament to register to bowl, contact Fraternal Services Specialist Tammy Martinez at (800) 727-7578. Forms are also available online at www.spjst.org in the fraternal section. Tournament registration can also be completed online. —SPJST—
It’s time to recognize your lodge’s Fraternalist of the Year
accomplishments and involveForms for local lodge nomiments during the past year nees for SPJST State Frater(2009). The SPJST State nalist of the Year are due Fraternalist of the Year Friday, January 15, 2010, to nomination form is forthe SPJST Home Office. warded to the National FraReceiving the state award is ternal Congress of America certainly a great honor, and to be considered for the Naeach lodge is urged to subtional Fraternalist of the Year. mit the name of its candidate Nomination forms are availon or before the deadline date. able online in the fraternal Each lodge is eligible to 2008 SPJST forms section at send in one candidate. State Fraternalist/ The SPJST Fraternalist 2009 NFCA National www.spjst.org or by calling Fraternalist the Home Office (800) 727of the Year award is deSandra Hoggard 7578. signed to honor an individof Lodge 202, —SPJST— ual adult member for his/her Jourdanton.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Youth Section ....................................17 Camp Tee-Shirt Design Contest.......18 Memoriams.........................................20 Czech Culture ....................................21 Advertisements .................................21 Lodge Calendar .................................22
January 6, 2010
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Lodge 81 Needville member receives service award
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Lodge 107 Floresville member earns class ring
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Lodge 6 Cottonwood Youth Club activities