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Czech Heritage Museum announces new Community Engagement Board

The Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center recently formed a new Community Engagement Board. The board will support promotional, programming, and fundraising efforts for the museum.

“We were really in need of local community leaders,” said Susan Chandler, museum director. “I approached people who had already expressed to me a heart for preserving history and heritage, who value having a museum in the community and/or who hold a real love for Czech and central European culture,” said Susan Chandler, museum director. “Every person I asked responded yes with enthusiasm,” Chandler said.

Board member Jeremy Jirasek of Jirasek Realty has been observing the rapid population growth in the area. “We’ve doubled in size in 30 years,” Jirasek said. “I don’t know if people that have moved to Temple would be aware of this Czech heritage that we have in our community without the Czech Heritage Museum.”

Jerry Haisler is also serving on the board. “The reason I’m willing to be involved is that I think the Museum and collection of things that represent Czech culture is our legacy and important to keep and maintain. We’ve made a lot of progress to get to where we are, but now we need to move to the next level. We need a broader audience and now we have some synergy going with many people who bring their circles of influence. When you get with a network of people, you can do things that are not attainable with one person or a select group,” said Haisler.

The Museum is also calling for volunteer docents and tour guides. “We are looking for people who enjoy talking with people and are willing to learn Czech history and share their own cultural experiences,” said Chandler. “We’ve made signing up for volunteer hours easy. You can sign up in threehour increments and plan ahead. If all you can give is a few hours per month, we’ll take it,” said Chandler.

Visit czechheritagemuseum.org for more information. —SPJST—

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TCHCC to present story of Rev. Bohumir Menzel

“The Life and Sojourn in Texas of Reverend Bohumir Menzel” will be presented by Dr. Lukáš Perutka on Thursday, August 25, 2022, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center (TCHCC) Hanslik Hall, 250 Fairgrounds Road in La Grange, Texas.

Reverend Bohumir (Gottfried) Menzel visited Texas in 1840 with a group of German and Czech settlers. He settled in the New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Castroville, and D’Hannis areas where he taught school, was a natural scientist, and a Catholic priest. Menzel’s pioneering impact nurtured the settlement of Texas by the Czechs and Germans. He returned home to northern Bohemia in 1856.

Dr. Lukáš Perutka from Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic, will present the story of Menzel’s travels to Texas and return home where he finished his life’s work and was recognized for his many endeavors by Franz Joseph, I. Perutka will then close with a Q&A session.

The public is invited to welcome Dr. Perutka and join in this special presentation of Menzel’s life. For more information, contact TCHCC at 888-785-4500 or email info@czechtexas.org. —SPJST—

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CESAT announces Czech classes at Blinn College

The Czech Ex-Students Association of Texas (CESAT) announces a fall schedule of Czech classes at Blinn College at Schulenburg Campus which will be live online. All courses transfer as foreign language with a direct transfer to University of Texas.

Dual credit, university credit, and noncredit beginning Czech and intermediate Czech will begin August 24, 2022, and continue through December 8, 2022. These classes will be online from 7:45 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. Monday through Thursday. To register for credit Czech class, call Shannon Williford at 979-209-8228 or email shannon.williford@blinn.edu. A limited number of scholarships are available for credit Czech. To register for noncredit continuing education classes, call Loraine Orellana at 979-743-5237 or email lorellana@blinn.edu. Textbook is required.

Continuing education Advanced Conversational Czech will begin September 13 to November 8. To register for noncredit continuing education classes, call Loraine Orellana at 979-743-5237 or email lorellana@blinn.edu.

For questions about course delivery, email Thadious.Polasek@blinn.edu. To register for the Czech class, call 979-7425237 and ask to speak to Mrs. Loraine Orellana, Coordinator of Distance and Community Education at the Blinn College Campus, Schulenburg. Courses are pending The Texas Education Coordinating Board approval. www.blinn.edu/czech Thadious Polasek Lodge 67, Schulenburg —SPJST—

Annual Homecoming PICNIC

Sunday, Sept. 11 Marak, Texas

SS Cyril and Methodius Church

7 miles northwest of Cameron on FM 2269 Mass at 10:15 a.m.

Serving begins at 11 a.m. Plates served with all the trimmings

Dessert included Meal Tickets - $15 each

Drive-Thru Line for Plates-to-Go Continuous serving while food lasts.

Games 11:30 a.m. • Prize Drawing

Entertainment by Praha Brothers - 12 noon to 3 p.m.

at Vrazel Polka Band Memorial Pavilion Auction 2:30 p.m. inside the air-conditioned hall Entertainment for the entire family!