Volume 104 Number 34
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
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Lodge 10, Shiner Members Gather for Founders’ Day Dinner, Program
Lodge 10, Shiner member Cindy Knobles unfurls the lodge banner at a reorganizational meeting and Founders’ Day luncheon on July 24. Assisting her are SPJST Vice President Hiram Dixon, left, and SPJST President Brian Vanicek.
SPJST Lodge 10, Shiner met Sunday, July 24, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. at Werner’s Restaurant in Shiner, Texas, for a reorganizational meeting and Founders’ Day luncheon. Eight members were present along with Supreme Lodge President Brian Vanicek, Supreme Lodge Vice President Hiram Dixon, and District Six Director Karen Kaspar. Members attending were Leta and Albert Dye; Shirley Moczygemba; Cindy, Mark, and Robert Knobles; Delphin Hundl; and Gary Grossman.
All enjoyed a luncheon meal with Vice President Dixon leading grace before the meal. President Vanicek called the meeting to order, and all recited the Pledge of Allegiance. A moment of silent prayer followed. President Vanicek spoke on various SPJST areas including lodge updates, Fort Hood Memorial, and Corpus Christi Get Away. Vice President Dixon shared informa-
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Interest Rates ......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 SPJST Foundation News ....................3 Supreme Lodge Meeting Minutes ......4 From the Districts ...............................4
Off the Racetrack With Danica Patrick You may know race car driver Danica Patrick for her ground-breaking career on the racetrack. This September, however, she will be front and center talking about the power of life insurance as the spokesperson for Life Insurance Awareness Month, which is coordinated by Life Happens. Here she opens up about life and life insurance.
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Danica Patrick, professional race car driver and Life Insurance Awareness Month spokesperson
a consummate—and fierce—racing professional, but everyone has to start somewhere. Do you remember your first race? It’s actually quite unforgettable. My sister and I started to race Go Karts when I was 10, and she was 8. The first time we took them out, it was in the big parking lot behind my parents’ business. We set up cans in a circle so we could do laps. But once out there my brake pedal fell to the floor, and I had no idea what to do. Instead of turning or spinning out, I just went straight, and at the last minute veered to miss a construction trailer and crashed into a concrete wall. I twisted the Go Kart, flew back, got Y
bruised legs—the whole deal. It didn’t scare me away, but by all means my first racing experience did not go well.
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When did you first get life insurance—or at least consider it? It was an easy decision for me to get life insurance at a young age. I participate in a risky sport where I drive 200 miles an hour with concrete walls around me. Plus, I’ve been fortunate to have a successful career from the beginning, and I want my family to be looked after if something were to happen to me, especially since my parents sacrificed so much for me to get where I am.
“Bad things can happen. That’s just life. And that’s why life insurance is just an easy and smart way to eliminate a risk from your life.”
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Lodge Section......................................5 In Memoriam ......................................14 Youth Section ....................................15 Czech Culture ....................................18 Advertisements.............................20-21 Lodge Calendar .................................22
August 24, 2016
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Lodge 24 Cyclone hosts TPPM Summer Bash
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Lodge 80 Holland; 177, Academy siblings celebrate birthdays
SPJST State Queen’s Notebook
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