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Volume 98 Number 42
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S P J S T Benevolence
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Humanity ISSN —07458800
Brotherhood
Ocober 27, 2010
SPJST welcomes new State Youth Director
SPJST welcomes Frank Horak as College in Waco and earned a degree State Youth Director. He was selected in audio/visual technology. from among a pool of 29 applicants. He was employed at Scott and Frank’s appointment was ratified by White Hospital for 14 years. During the Supreme Lodge when it met at the that time, he met his wife, Connie Wolf SPJST Home Office Horak. last week. He begins From 1997 to 1999, work on November Frank served as city 1. councilman and “Mr. Horak has mayor pro tem of experience with the Holland, Texas. He program and the then was elected skills necessary to mayor and served for continue moving the one term. He also SPJST Youth Proserved two years as gram forward,” head of the Planning Supreme Lodge and Zoning CommisPresident Brian Vansion and six years as icek says. “I’m cona member of the fident that he’s going commission. to do a great job for Frank is a member us.” of St. John Lutheran Brother Horak Church in Bartlett has served in the Inwhere he has worked SPJST State Youth Director surance Department with the youth for Frank Horak as Assistant to the the past 15 years. Vice President for Frank has served as the past three years. Frank has been a superintendent of Sunday school and member of SPJST Lodge 80, Holland youth leader and is currently junior for the past 16 years. He currently high teacher and co-superintendent of serves as the lodge’s youth leader. Sunday school. “I was asked what ‘fraternal’ means As SPJST Lodge 80 Youth Leader, to me, and I stated, ‘family,’” Frank Frank has involved the youth in projsays. “SPJST is just that—it’s family. ects ranging from Join Hands Day, My great-grandparent came to this Santa Pal, and collecting for the local country from Czechoslovakia, and I am food pantry. Frank says he enjoys especially proud of my Czech heritage. spending time and getting to know the I want to preserve that heritage in our youth and their parents. “In today’s youth and for future generations.” world, everything is fast paced and if Frank is a graduate of H.M King we can take the time to show our youth High School in Kingsville, Texas. He that we are there for them and that we attended Texas A&I University in Continued on Page 15. Kingsville and Texas State Technical
Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 From the President..............................3 From the Vice President .....................3 Lodge Section......................................4 Reunions ............................................13
The City of Killeen and SPJST Fraternal Organization requests the pleasure of your company at the unveiling of the artist’s rendering of the design for the Fort Hood November 5th Memorial Friday, the Fifth of November, 2010 4:30 p.m. Killeen Civic and Conference Center Tract next to Shilo Inn and Suites Program Welcome and Introduction of Special Guests Killeen Mayor Timothy Hancock Background and Memorial Conception SPJST President Brian Vanicek Introduction of Artist Troy Kelley • Unveiling of Sign Military: Duty Uniform • Civilian: Business Casual Please R.S.V.P. by October 29 Call Debbie Klinkovsky at SPJST at (254) 773-1575 email: debbiek@spjst.com
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Financial University...........................15 In Memoriam ......................................16 Youth Section ....................................18 Czech Culture ...................................20 Advertisements .................................21 Lodge Calendar .................................22
Home Office Receptionist retires
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Lodge 48 Beyersville hosts Progressive 42 tourney
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Lodge 30 Taiton youth participates in marching band contest