Volume 105 Number 31
2017-2018 District One Royalty
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★ Humanity ISSN —07458800
August 2, 2017
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Congratulations to 2017-2018 District One Royalty. They are, left to right, Duchess Dakota Kienow and Queen Grace Lewis, both of Lodge 9, Snook, and King Dillon Narro and Duke Cobey McCuller, both of Lodge 17, New Tabor. District One YAD photos and results appear on pages 20 to 23.
2017-2018 District Five Royalty
Congratulations to 2017-2018 District Five Queen Jade Caffey, left, and Duchess Anahi Guerrero, both of Lodge 88, Houston. They were crowned on July 23 at Lodge 88, Houston. District Five YAD photos and results appear on pages 24 and 25.
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Important Dates ...................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 Interest Rates ......................................3 Camp for Adults ..................................4 Lodge Section......................................5 In Memoriam ......................................15
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SPJST will showcase its youth at throughout the day. State Youth Achievement Day on SaturSPJST youth who received first place day, August 5 at the Frank W. Mayborn honors at their district competitions Civic and Convention Center, located at across Texas this summer will compete 3303 North Third Street in Temple. All youth participants must register their entries between 9 and 10 a.m. in the lobby of the convention center. Royalty contestants are asked to meet at the stage for a brief rehearsal and further instructions at 9:30 a.m. after they register their entries. Youth will compete in a special category contest at 10 a.m. in the dining room. This contest is left a surprise to all competitors until the day of the event. Past special category contests have included play-dough construction, story-telling, and CROWNING THE NEXT KING, QUEEN, DUKE, drawing. If you have AND DUCHESS. 2016-2017 SPJST State Royalty not registered for spe- Duke J. Beaux Hruska, King Colby See, Duchess cial category, please Rileigh Kitchen, and Queen Amanda Hoggard - will contact your local lodge crown the 2017-2018 State Royalty this Saturday youth leader. All entry at the Frank W. Mayborn Convention Center in cards must be turned in Temple. Contestant bios appear on pages 16 and to the Home Office no 17. The State YAD schedule is on page 26. later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 2. at the state level in various contests, inThe day’s program begins with open- cluding group and individual talent, ing ceremonies at 11 a.m. Lunch will be speech, nine craft categories, special catcatered by Oscar Store. It will include a egory, and youth club poster and scraphamburger, chips, cookie, and tea for $6 book. Following judging, crafts, special and be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Concession food will be available Continued on Page 26.
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
Youth Section.....................................18 Vestnik Project ..................................19 State YAD Information.......................26 Czech Culture ....................................27 Advertisements .................................29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
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Lodge 47 Seaton shares barbecue cookoff scenes
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Page 9
Victoria Vydrzal of Lodge 38 achieves Grand Age of 96
Pages 16-17
Meet the 2017-2018 State King and Queen Contestants