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Volume 100 Number 48
S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
New Life for a Very Old Ball Park By Melissa Segrest and Will Holford Texas Co-Op Power • October 2012
You don’t need to know what the With the help of a $20,000 commuSPJST stands for in SPJST Lodge 1 in nity grant from Bluebonnet and the Fayetteville to know that this fraternal LCRA, about 300 new seats should be and insurance group with a Czech her- built by November, Pflughaupt said. itage has a colorful They won’t be just past and a very acany seats, either, tive present. but comfortable That number 1 wooden seats is significant bestyled like those in cause it means older ball parks Fayetteville was across the country. home to the very The field may be first SPJST lodge, old, but it’s always established in busy, Pflughaupt 1897. Just a few said. The Fayetyears later, in teville High 1910, they built a School Lions (who lodge hall and a have been state baseball field next champions), select to it. Traveling teams, and La teams from other Grange Little states came to League teams play Fayetteville to there, and there play on the field at will be some tour507 East Main next Street, Ronnie The SPJST Lodge 1, Fayetteville naments summer. CommuPflughaupt, the Youth Club ball field was built in city’s mayor, said. 1910, but it still sees plenty of ac- nity leagues play N u m e r o u s tion. Ronnie Pflughaupt, Fayet- their home games community groups teville mayor and Lodge 1 Youth there as well, he have worked to Leader, and Brandon Lovell, junior said. on the New Ulm baseball team, are maintain the field ready for 300 new wood seats, Future plans inover the years. made possible by a $20,000 grant clude a new concession stand and With help from the from Bluebonnet and the LCRA. —Photo by Sarah Beal restrooms. city, community groups, individuVisitors curious als and the lodge’s youth club (for about the history of the ball field can ages five to high school students), the stop by the city’s museum on North field has lights, dugouts, and handi- Washington Street to see posters and capped access for fans. A canopy cov- photos. ers temporary bleachers that seat about 100, but that’s about to change. Continued on Page 3.
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Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Lodge Merger.......................................3 Lodge Section......................................5 In Memoriam ......................................14 Youth Section.....................................15
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Lodge 154, Fort Worth members ride the SPJST Float in the Fort Worth Parade of Lights on Friday, November 23.
Lodge 92, Fort Worth members ride the SPJST Float in the Fort Worth Parade of Lights on Friday, November 23. Lodge 49, Rowena Youth Club members ride the SPJST Float in the “Christmas in Olde Town Ballinger” parade on Saturday, November 24.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Camp Tee-Shirt Contest Info ............16 Vestnik Project...................................17 Czech Culture ....................................18 Advertisements.............................20-21 Lodge Calendar .................................22 Cookbook Order Form ......................24
December 5, 2012
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Lodge 6 Cottonwood gives to community organizations
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Lodge 191 Lufkin supports youth group
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Lodges 88, Houston; 202, Jourdanton recognize Veterans