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Benevolence
Volume 109 Number 10
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
★ Brotherhood
Memorial Day May 31
May 24, 2021
ISSN —07458 800
Congratulations Graduates! Snook Scholarship Success SPJST representatives honored six high school seniors at the Snook High School awards ceremony recently. Congratulations to Lodge 9, Snook members, second from left to right, Conner Eldridge (Frank Klinkovsky Sr. Scholarship), Kyleigh Hruska (Joe B. Hejny Scholarship), Jaxson Brisco (J.R. Kubena Scholarship), Jaycie Brisco (Otto Hanus Scholarship), Kamree Walker (Nick A. Morris Scholarship), and Riley Green (Sid Pokladnik Scholarship). Pictured with them are Lodge 9 Youth Leader Loree Lewis, far left, Assistant Youth Leader
Laura Sebesta, second from right, and District One Director Donnie Victorick. Connor and Kamree will continue their studies at Blinn College; Jaycie will enroll at Jacksonville College; and Kyleigh, Jaxson, and Riley will attend Texas A&M University. Congratulations and best wishes, seniors!
parades & puppies
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo
Lodge 20, Granger member Brenna Bohac and her puppy are all smiles as they ride the SPJST Float in the Granger Lakefest Parade on Saturday, May 8. More photos on page 23.
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Hello, SPJST members and friends! I am a JCDA member at St. Robert’s Bellarmine church this past week. We got to celebrate our CDA members theme Cinco de Mayo party by serving meals and thanking them for their leadership and support. NayEli Garcia, age 6 Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje Youth Club
; / ; / ; / ; / ; Readers Write ......................................3 Interest Rates.......................................3 Important Dates ...................................3 Vestnik Graduates Info .......................5 District News........................................7 Lodge Section....................................10
Inside This Week’s Věstník
In Memoriam ......................................19 Youth Section.....................................21 Vestnik Project...................................25 Czech Culture ...................................27 Advertisements .................................29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
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Register to win a Pit Boss grill at the National Polka Festival!
; / ; / ; / ; / ; Lodge 54 West shares March meeting scenes Page 15
Lodge 185 New Braunfels youth wins first place in cookoff Page 25