ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T
Volume 107 Number 31
Benevolence
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
★ Brotherhood
October 30, 2019
ISSN —07458800
Hay! Hay! Go, Team, Go!
Lodge 180, Burleson member turns 100 by living simple tury mark. But if I’m being honest, I’m not surprised in the least. Estelle Hurtik, nee Sulak, known to hundreds as simply “Grandma,” may be one of the few to ever walk this earth for whom living a century seemed inevitable. And if it weren’t for her hearing recently fading and a couple of hip surgeries, I’m not sure Estelle Hurtik is pictured in her you could tell “jungle of a backyard, which is much of a differher favorite spot in the world,” ence between according to grandson Blake. Grandma at 100 She is reading the blurb that Blake wrote during her birthday and the Grandma I celebration that brought to- remember from By Blake Hurtik gether generations of Hurtiks my youth. Lodge 180 and Sulaks as well as many So what keeps a family and friends. (photo by woman at 100 Burleson Amanda Hurtik) going strong? Local news staGrandma is 100. I’ve been telling everyone about tions always do stories about old it and enjoying the genuinely sur- folks’ “secrets” when they hit 100. It prised responses it elicits and the usually involves clean living, physistories it generates of others’ own cally and spiritually. But then there Continued on Page 6. grandparents that made it to the cen-
It’s high school football season in Texas! Pictured above are Lodge 49, Rowena Youth Club members Tanner, Hunter, and Cotton Wood. Tanner is a freshman at Miles High School, Hunter is in eighth grade, and Cotton is a third grader. The boys, who are all playing football this year, enjoyed painting the hay bales to support the Miles Bulldogs.
Editor’s Note: Thanks to writer Blake Hurtik for sharing this special tribute to his g r a n d m o t h e r, SPJST Lodge 180, Burleson member Estelle Hurtik, who celebrated her 100th birthday on October 1, 2019. Blake, who lives in Houston and grew up as a member of Lodge 180, says that Estelle reads the Vestnik religiously. Congratulations to Estelle on her 100th birthday, and we wish her the best!
SPJST Car Show and Czech Heritage Celebration Saturday, October 5, 2019 • Lodge 47, Seaton Star Hall See pages 7 to 13
( ( ( ( ( Inside This Week’s Věstník ( ( ( ( ( Important Dates ...................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 Interest Rates ......................................3 Car Show Appreciation .....................11 Lodge Section ...................................14 Youth Section ....................................27
Vestnik Project ..................................30 Tee-Shirt Design Contest..................33 In Memoriam ......................................34 Czech Culture ....................................36 Advertisements .................................37 Lodge Calendar .................................38
Lodge 66 Waco member wins Bad Boy mower Page 6
Lodge 17 New Tabor couple celebrates 65th anniversary Page 15
Lodge 29 Taylor hosts 19th annual barbecue cook-off Pages 22-25