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Volume 98 Number 10
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S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity ISSN —07458800
Brotherhood
Dog Day
SPJST Mourns Loss of Past Museum Curator Dorothy Pechal
Dorothy Pechal, SPJST Library, Archives and Museum Curator from 1991 to 2007, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010, at a local nursing home. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 2 at 2 p.m. at Seaton Brethren Church. Burial was in Seaton Cemetery. Dorothy joined SPJST in 1955 and
was a faithful and devoted member at Lodge 47, Seaton. She served on many committees and as English and Czech reporter, second vice president, fraternal activities coordinator, ticket sales, bar and kitchen chairman, and sales agent. Dorothy loved to tell stories on museum tours. She had a way of embellishing her stories in such a way that would make the tour more interesting and bring the artifacts to life. The Home Office received many kind notes from guests following Dorothy’s tours. More on pages 24 and 25. —SPJST—
March 10, 2010
Lodge 187, Round Rock Youth Club visited the Williamson County Animal Shelter to help out on February 27. LEFT: Andrew Smith with Roddy. RIGHT: Ashley Smith and dog Angie at the shelter.
S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home sets March 25 Assisted Living expansion grand opening
Beary SPJST!
Supreme Lodge Vice President Gene McBride, left, gives an SPJST bear to Brooke Bacak at the District Six sales agents’ appreciation dinner on February 27 in Victoria. Looking on are Brooke’s parents Bradley and Crystal Bacak. They are members of Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje.
Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 State Tournament ................................3 Supreme Lodge Minutes ....................4 District News......................................13
The Board of Directors of S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home is proud to announce the completion of the new Assisted Living expansion. Everyone is cordially invited to the official grand opening celebration on Thursday, March 25, 2010, from 5 to 7 p.m. The original building has 24 apartments, and 36 new apartments were added making a total of 60 apartments in the facility. The new apartments are larger, and there will be many additional amenities within the new structure. In addition to providing a beautiful structure in which to reside, S.P.J.S.T. Assisted Living offers its guests a wide array of services. These include complimentary housekeeping/laundry services, fine dining, organized socials, excursions/outings, assistance with medication, and monitoring of health issues.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Lodge Section....................................14 Youth Section ....................................20 Memoriams ........................................25 Czech Culture ....................................27 Advertisements .................................29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
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Lodge 32 Victoria members enjoy Polka Fest
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Lodge 157 Lubbock members gather for meeting
District Two Skating Party Scenes
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