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law Paul M. Skrabanek of Caldwell; sister Georgia Ptacek of Caldwell; grandchildren Stephen Skrabanek and wife Dana, Tiffany Parkin and husband Kit, Dennis Homeyer, and Catie Dromgoole and husband Sidney; and greatgrandchildren Brenden and Blair Homeyer, Austin Dromgoole, Brynleigh and Carson Parkin, and Peyton Skrabanek.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace. Resolution Committee Susan Skrabanek Betty Suehs —SPJST—

Resolution of Sympathy

We, the Resolution Committee of Lodge 17, Novy Tabor, wish to express our deepest sympathy to the family of our departed lodge sister,

PATRICIA ANN VAVRA, who passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020.

A private family service was held on Wednesday, June 3 at New Tabor Brethren Church with Pastor David Johnson officiating.

Sister Vavra was born May 24, 1936, to Horace and Louise Fowler in Fort Worth, Texas. She married Lawrence A. Vavra on September 22, 1954. They were married 53 years and resided in the New Tabor community.

Sister Pat was a faithful member of New Tabor Brethren Church where she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, held offices in the ChrisPatricia Vavra tian Sisters, and served as Church Financial Secretary. She loved God and her family, friends, and church family.

She was a member of SPJST Lodge 17, New Tabor.

She was preceded in death by husband Lawrence; her parents; sister Johnnie Parsons; and great-granddaughter Ryleigh Grace Doonan.

She is survived by daughters Connie Bowers, Shirley Vavra, and Carolyn Doonan and husband Charles; grandchildren Eric Bowers, Zachary Doonan and wife Ashley, and Dana Doonan; and great-grandchildren Jaiden and Hadley Doonan.

May our departed sister rest in eternal peace. Resolution Committee Susan Skrabanek Betty Suehs —SPJST—

In the Czech Republic, summer is (usually) a time of fun fairs, day trips, and swimming and bathing in lakes and open air pools. Those events and locations are associated with a special type of food, or junk food, to be more precise. Without it, the experience would not be complete.

For example, you cannot go to a fun fair - pouť and not try a grilled smoked sausage - klobása with mustard - hořčice served on a paper plate and washed down with soda pops, limonáda or beer - pivo - from a plastic cup - v kelímku.

Grilled sausages are usually served at swimming pools, too. Another typical lunch at the swimming pool is fried cheese smažený sýr - which is a cholesterol bomb. It is a slab of hard cheese coated in breadcrumbs and deep-fried in

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After that, it’s time for a dessert. You can choose zmrzlina - ice cream, cukrová vata - candy floss (literally “sugar cotton”), or turecký med - literally Turkish honey - a chewy mixture of honey, sugar, egg whites, and chopped hazelnuts. (It should not be confused with Turkish delight whose primary ingredients are sugar and starch.)

Another favorite fun fair sweet is žužu - a brightly colored marshmallowtype of candy which is often several centimetres thick and up to half a metre long.

The ultimate fun fair classic, though, is perníkové srdce - a gingerbread heart. They are approximately the size of a book and usually have the words “with love” or “I love you” written on them in sugar icing. Gingerbread hearts are the typical presents that boys bring back to their mums or give their girlfriends, who then usually keep them till they are bone dry.

You can imagine that a day at a Czech fun fair or swimming pool usually results in many upset stomachs. The important thing is not to eat all those delicacies all at once.

And that’s all for this edition. Have a very good summer and till next time, dobrou chuť - bon appétit!

~ Pavla Horáková

http://www.radio.cz/en/section/abc/summer-time-of-fun-andjunk-food-1

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