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Volume 104 Number 39
Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
★ Brotherhood
October 5, 2016
Lodge 41, Port Lavaca Donates Land to County for Fire Department By Kayla Meyer Port Lavaca Wave September 6, 2016
Auction Time!
SPJST Foundation President Brian Vanicek, right, receives the donation of an early 1970s Oliver tractor from Ken and Gay Revel of SPJST Lodge 97, Placedo. The tractor will be one of the items available in the SPJST Foundation “Clean Out Your Barn” auction this Saturday, October 8 at 9 a.m. on the front grounds of Budget Wrench-A-Part, 4497 US Highway 190 in Belton. Everyone is invited to the auction! More information on page 3.
The Six Mile community (near Port Lavaca, Texas in Calhoun County) recently celebrated a land donation to the Six Mile Volunteer Fire Department. SPJST Lodge 41, Port Lavaca donated approximately two acres of vacant land located at the northwest corner of Farm-to-Market 1090 and Royal Road to Six Mile VFD at a ceremony held across the road at the Six Mile Assembly of God Church. SPJST are the initials of the Czech pronunciation of the organization, which is Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas. Translated to English, it means
Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, President Brian Vanicek said. Franklin Jurek, president of Lodge 41, welcomed those who attended the event, including elected county officials, Six Mile VFD members and firefighters, SPJST members, and many from the community. Pastor Johnny Kisiah opened the ceremony with a prayer. “It’s a blessing to be here with you in Six Mile, and it’s a great advantage to us to have the fire station right across from the church,” Kisiah said. “We are so thankful and grateful for this exchange of land, and we’re just going to pray that the Lord will bless it.” Jurek told attendees the history of the land.
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SPJST is family!
Lodge 4, Hallettsville young members Asher Vahalik, left, and George Hargrove enjoy the lodge’s annual family day on August 21 with Great-Aunt Barbara Vahalik. More photos on page 7.
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Interest Rates ......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 From the Districts ...............................4 Lodge Section......................................5 In Memoriam ......................................14 Youth Section ....................................15
Lodge 41, Port Lavaca officers, left to right, Secretary Mary Sitka, President Franklin Jurek, Vice President/FAC Larry Rokyta, and Treasurer Norma Elder are pictured at the ceremony dedicating two acres of land from Lodge 41 to Six Mile Volunteer Fire Department.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Vestnik Project...................................16 Czech Culture ....................................18 Czech Proclamation ..........................21 Advertisements .................................21 Lodge Calendar .................................22 Czech Heritage Month Activity.........24
District Four shares fall fun day scenes Page 6
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Lodge 29 Taylor hosts annual cookoff
Lodge 107 Floresville youth honor grandparents
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