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Volume 99 Number 39
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S P J S T Benevolence
Local Volunteer Fire Departments
H E R A L D
Humanity ISSN —07458800
Brotherhood
October 5, 2011
Lodge 177 Academy cares about community
Lodge 177, Academy FAC Bill Hutka, President Otis Beck, and Trustee Bernice Hutka, holding large check, present $2,000 checks to, left to right, Dennis Fastzkie and David Borders of Little River-Academy VFD; Chris Parker of Rogers VFD; Billy Richards of Morgan’s Point Resort VFD; Justin Jackson, third from right, of Troy VFD; Hal Pagel, second from right, of Moffat VFD; and Coleman Benner of Holland VFD. Lodge 177 presented a total of $12,000 to these local volunteer fire departments.
$12,000
October is Czech Heritage Month in Texas.
See page 10 for details.
Enjoying Great-Grandpa Schwertner’s Old “Poppin’ Johnny”
Cotton Wood of Lodge 49, Rowena celebrated his first birthday with his cousins on September 24, 2011. All his cousins came to play with him for his birthday. When one child started crawling on the tractor, they all wanted on! All 12 youth are members of Lodge 49 and grandchildren of Maynard and Nancy Schwertner and great-grandchildren of Ernest and Annie Braden of Lodge 160, San Angelo. All smiling and looking at the camera are, top, Bella, Hunter, Cotton, Morgann, Colt, Olivia, Luke, Sutton, and Brody. Bottom: Grace, Tracy, and Tanner.
Interest Rates ......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 District News........................................5 Lodge Section .....................................8 Reunions ..........................................16 In Memoriam ......................................17
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Youth Section ....................................19 Vestnik Project ..................................21 Youth Clubsʼ Quarterly Report.........24 Czech Culture ....................................28 Advertisements .................................29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
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Bowling tourney raises funds for ENC, CHM, Fort Hood Memorial
Pages 12-13
Lodge 29 Taylor sponsors 11th annual barbecue cook-off
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Lodge 30 Taiton Youth Club celebrates grandparents