Volume 103 Number 17
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
★ Brotherhood
April 29, 2015
Welcome to Fayetteville!
Lodge 1, Fayetteville Treasurer/Youth Leader Ronnie Pflughaupt, who also serves as Fayetteville Mayor, welcomes Pavla Velickinova to Fayetteville. The visit included stops at the courthouse, Fayette Heritage Museum, and Lodge 1, Fayetteville. Ms. Velickinova, who serves as Head of the Public Diplomacy Department of the Embassy of the Czech Republic to Fayetteville, was in Texas for the 100th anniversary celebration of the Czech language program at the University of Texas at Austin and groundbreaking ceremonies for the new S.P.J.S.T Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Taylor. Supreme Lodge President Brian Vanicek, right, accompanied Ms. Velickinova on her visit which also included stops in La Grange, New Ulm, Cat Spring, Houston, and Schulenburg. —Photos by Joe Dybala
Attention Graduates:
See page 3 to be a part of our special Vestnik Graduate Section.
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Important Dates ...................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Vestnik Graduates ...............................3 District News .......................................4 Lodge Section......................................7 Join Hands Day Projects .............14-15
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Czech Cultural Calendar...................15 Youth Section ....................................15 In Memoriam ......................................18 Czech Culture ....................................20 Advertisements .................................21 Lodge Calendar .................................22
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Lodge 13 Dime Box shares casino night scenes
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District Two King and Queen attend prom
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Czech Heritage Museum tarok players attend tournament