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TCGS offers cookbook

The Kitchen is the Heart of Every Czech Home

Texas Czech Genealogical Society (TCGS) is pleased to announce its newest cookbook Cooking with Czech Recipes. Filled with time-treasured Czech recipes preserved from generation to generation to recipes served at Czech gatherings and family get-togethers, we know deciding which recipe to prepare first will be a hard decision.

You have read about cookbooks advertising recipes from soup to sandwiches. Within its 300-plus pages, Cooking with Czech Recipes contains recipes from appetizers to vegetables, with an added bonus of family tributes. When the holiday season rolls around later this year, recipes found in the “Holiday” section of the cookbook will add to your families’ delight.

Everyone loves color photos, and TCGS offers a special feature which opens the “Czech Recipes” section – A progressive photo section showing the process of making a Countess Dessert recipe in color. The dessert, prepared by Petra Lesikar of Tatenice, Czech Republic, is filmed by her husband Jiri. As unique as this recipe and its presentation is, you will find many such items throughout the entire cookbook. Czech proverbs, inspirational thoughts, poems, and Biblical scriptures add additional reading pleasure throughout the cookbook.

The 325-plus recipes in the cookbook is currently being offered for $32 plus free shipping and handling for the limited time period of April 26 to May 30, 2021. Preorder now to receive your copy in time for Mother’s Day. To place your order, please send your check for $32 per book to Nancy Machu, 3337 Bianco Terrace, Round Rock, Texas 78665. Should you wish to charge your order, please call Nancy at 512-9714284 and leave a short message for a callback. Shipping will begin on May 1. Charlene Hurta Lodge 200, Bruceville-Eddy —SPJST—

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Website: txczgs.org Promoting the study of the genealogy of the particular group of people known as “Texas Czechs.” For membership: Marie Dulak 979-589-1903

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Tuesday through Saturday Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center, 119 West French Avenue, Temple. Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To arrange a private small group tour, contact the Museum czechheritagemuseum@gmail.com; or leave a message 254-899-2935. Exhibit through June: “The Bonfire of Liberties: Censorship of the Humanities,” an exhibition by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Every First and Third Tuesday Evenings Tarok Parties—at Czech Heritage Museum, Temple, 119 West French. All ages and anyone interested are welcome. No admission or fee. Jimmie and Carolyn Coufal are award-winning tournament champions who not only teach beginners, but also help experienced players increase their skill. For information, call CHMGC 254-899-2935; find them on Facebook; or on the web at https://czechheritagemuseum.org.

Monday through Saturday Czech Center Museum Houston, 4920 San Jacinto Street in Houston, Texas 77004-5719, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit revamped exhibits. Experience the culture, art, music, and stories of many Czechs, Slovaks, and people of all cultures who left their country to seek liberty and democracy in America. For info, call 713-5282060; or visit czechcenter.org. Through November 15 Exhibit: Texas-Czech Wedding Apparel and Tradition—at Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (TCHCC), 250 West Fairgrounds Road on US Highway 77, La Grange: exhibit includes 10 dresses that have been donated by our members and are from weddings that occurred from 1883 to 1946; view fragile mementos; and leave with an understanding of Czech culture and traditions that are still alive today.

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May 28 to 30 National Polka Festival—in Ennis, Texas. Friday - Opening dance featuring polka music and the King and Queen Dance Contest (sponsored by SPJST), where participants and non-participants are encouraged to wear traditional Czech kroj (costumes). On Saturday at 10 a.m., SPJST State Royalty ride the float through historic downtown Ennis in the parade. Experience Czech traditions, religious customs, dancing, taste, sights, and sounds on Saturday and Sunday at three spacious airconditioned halls (KJT, Sokol, and SPJST) and in downtown Ennis.

June 6 SPJST Lodge 47, Seaton Annual Picnic— at Star Hall, 10842 State Highway, 5 miles east of Temple: Drive-thru or dine-in food plates served 11 a.m. till sold out - fried chicken, sausage, cole slaw, potato salad, dessert, pickles, onions; 1 to 3 p.m. - polka jam; 3 p.m. - live auction; food/bake sale; games; bounce house; train ride for the youngsters; prize drawing. For information, visit seatonstarhall.com.

June 12 30th Kolache Klobase Festival—at Riverside Hall in East Bernard (about 45 miles southwest of Houston on Highway 90-A), 10:30 a.m. and continuing nonstop until 8 p.m.: polka/waltz music, food: plate lunch serving begins at 11 a.m; drive-thru platesto-go, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; hundreds of kolaches; hamburgers and sausage sandwiches available in the afternoon, 12:30 p.m. - Kolache Eating Contest; 3 p.m. - flag tribute followed by a grand march featuring the Czech and festive costumes; 3:30 p.m. - dance student performance; 4:30 p.m. - three-band concert inside the hall; arts and crafts booths; cake walk; prize drawing; massive water fans in the pavilion; Czech costumes - kroje encouraged. For information about game or arts and crafts booths, call 979-531-9747; or email srdujka@gmail.com; general information and band schedules, call 979-3357907. Visit www.kkfest.com.. KJT Society No. 40, the festival sponsor, is a non-profit organization.

July 18 SPJST Lodge 6, Cottonwood Fried Chicken Dinner Drive-thru—at the hall, 700 South Czech Hall Road, West. Watch for details.

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30th Annual Czech Kolache Klobase Festival

Saturday, June 12, 2021 • 10:30AM - 8PM Riverside Hall • East Bernard, Texas

INSIDE AIR CONDITIONED HALL, WOOD DANCE FLOOR ENNIS CZECH BOYS 10:30-1PM CZECH & THEN SOME 1-2PM, 5-6PM DUJKA BROS. 2-3PM, 6-7PM RED RAVENS 3:30-4:30PM, 7-8PM FLAG/VET TRIBUTE AND GRAND MARCH 3-3:30 PM THREE BAND CONCERT 4:30-5 PM UNDER PAVILION IN WATER-FAN COOLED COMFORT AL SULAK’S COUNTRY SOUNDS 11-12:30PM, 1-2:30PM KOLACHE EATING CONTEST 12:30-1PM BLUE DEMIN 2:30-3:30PM, 4-6PM A TIME TO DANCE DANCERS 3:30-4PM

••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sausage/Barbecue Chicken Plate Lunch - 11AM Drive-thru Plates - 11AM-1PM Sausage Sandwiches and Hamburgers Available in the Afternoon Cake Walk • Lotsa Kolaches • Arts/Crafts • Prize Drawing Booth info: 979-531-9747 or email srdujka@gmail.com General info: 979-335-7907 or kkfest.com