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Chriss Fedyk (Talent Scout); Lidia Lipkiewicz (Communications Portfolio, Hromada); Slavko Kowalczuk (Talent Scout/Archives); Melanie Merlino (Technical Expert)
Summer 2010, Issue 3 One of our South Australian readers, who hasn’t been in touch with the Ukrainian community for over 30 years, writes‌ Thanks for sending me the links for Stook Stook issues 1 & 2. I found them both interesting and especially look forward to seeing some recipes I remember from my youth so that I can try them. We feel elated that Ukrainians are being connected to the community again through Stook Stook. To this reader and to all Ukrainians and their families, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy, safe and peaceful New Year. Smachnoyi Kuti!!
Stook Stook has gathered unprecedented momentum, both locally and nationally. Thanks to the electronic medium, we have readers as far away as Auckland (New Zealand), Edmonton (Canada) and Edinburgh (Scotland) all of whom have an interest in what is going on in the South Australian diaspora. Once again, the Hromada Committee would like to thank and congratulate the Stook Stook editorial team on a fantastic job and we look forward to many more issues in the future. To all of our readers and to all Ukrainians and their families in South Australia, and everywhere in the world, we wish you a safe and Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year. Veselych Sviat! Ivan Dnistriansky President, Association of Ukrainians SA (Hromada)
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Ukrainians Say: Doing Business in Ukraine Michael Iwaniw Michael, why did you decide to conduct business in Ukraine? In the 2006/07 financial year Australia was the largest exporter of barley in the world (24% of market) and Ukraine was second with 22%. For Australian Barley Board (ABB) Grain’s continued growth and diversification strategy, we negotiated a joint venture with Groupe Soufflet (one of the world’s largest malting businesses) establishing a company called New World Grain (NWG). The joint venture provided us with the opportunity to move into a growth area as we had the expertise to assist Ukrainian farmers to sell their grain throughout the world especially South East Asia and the Middle East.
Michael is the former Managing Director of the Australian Barley Board Grain Ltd
What were your biggest challenges or maybe the biggest challenge in conducting business in Ukraine? The culture, ethics and attitudes to business was completely different to our western concepts. The Ukrainian government could simply nationalise the national grain industry and take our land and the silos we built. What were the most rewarding aspects of your business dealings in Ukraine? Maybe just conducting business with a country with which you have empathy, together with a strong bond of national identity. Another rewarding moment was the time when I visited our office in Ukraine. The staff appeared shocked and a fair bit of emotion was displayed when I came to our meeting and spoke to them in Ukrainian. What is your most memorable moment in your business dealings in Ukraine? I think the moment which gave me the most satisfaction was in late 2007 when we had our first shipment of barley from the Ukrainian port of Yuzhny to Saudi Arabia. Yes, that was a proud moment. 2 Any views or opinions presented in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of the Stook Stook editor or Hromada committee members.
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Doing Business in Ukraine Jack Didyk Jack, why did you decide to conduct business in Ukraine? I’ve been in the meat industry for over 40 years and in 1993 was successful in obtaining a Quality Assurance Certificate. This allowed me to apply for a Meat Exporting license and I believe I’m the only Ukrainian in Australia to have done so. Why Ukraine? Well I had ties with both the Ukrainian and Australian governments and I’d experienced great success with a Farmer’s Training Program that I started and implemented here in South Australia. This involved bringing out 5 farmers from Ukraine and placing them on farms for a period of 5 months. The idea being that they then took their new knowledge and skill sets back to Ukraine. Following this very rewarding experience, it was a natural progression to move into the export business with Ukraine.
What were the most rewarding aspects of your business dealings in Ukraine? I have many memorable and rewarding experiences related to doing business in Ukraine. Perhaps the most significant are the many friendships and long term relationships that I developed over the years. Something else that will always stay with me is that incredible feeling of elation and pride when we finally got the business deals in place. It took months and months and a lot of perseverance and patience! I was also very proud of starting and putting into place the Farmer’s Training Program that I mentioned earlier – I still keep in touch with those guys today. And of course an absolute highlight was meeting with and spending time with the former President Yushchenko. “A great guy who stated he was set to be Australia’s first Ukrainian Ambassador, however life took him into the banking world…and we all know where to after that!!”
What were your biggest challenges or maybe the biggest challenge in conducting business in Ukraine? The banking and taxation laws kept changing; the quality of the product was not up to EU standards; health regulations were non- existent; 20 or so years ago the commercial aspect was really difficult where Ukraine was simply not used to free trade and there were elements of industry control everywhere; there was no refrigeration and there was a lack of container services – to name just a few of the challenges!
Jack with President Yushchenko
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Ukrainians in Action Lesley Williams & Michelle Gorgula (talented Adelaide sisters) Q. What’s your main occupation? Lesley: Vocalist and Manager for The Attack; Graphic/Industrial Designer at Aura Objects. Michelle: Singer & Entertainer. Q. We hear your entire family is quite gifted musically and with dance ability? Tell us about them. Lesley: We are so fortunate to be encouraged to sing and dance! My siblings, my parents, my cousins, relatives, are all very musical… But that’s probably just because they are mostly Ukrainian (our father is Ukrainian and our mother is Polish/Ukrainian) and it’s in our blood!! I learn so much from each of them. And growing up with dad playing in the band definitely had a huge influence on me. Michelle: Many of us seem to have found a place in performing – singing and dancing. My dad, Wasyl, sings and plays guitar with the band Nova and previously with Melody Junction (he was a common face around the continental music scene). In their younger days my parents both danced, my dad with Ukrainian groups and my mum with Polish group, Tatry. My younger brother is a drummer and used to play with Ukrainian band S.O.V. He now has an original band called Monkey Puzzle Tree, and they performed at Womadelaide last year. Apparently my grandpa’s, most prized possession was a Violin – which he sadly lost somewhere in the war and never played again after coming to Australia. Q. With whom have you sung during your career? Lesley: I’ve been singing close to 6 years and I started off in a band called Nectar Crush, with whom I played my first Malanka! I’ve also sung with Men in Black, Triplescore, Rhythm Tech and the Flaming Sambucas. I’ve recently formed my own band called The Attack. Michelle: I’ve been singing for about 6 years and I currently sing with The Flaming Sambucas. Q. Lesley, what do you love about singing? I love the challenge of staying present. I used to be very easily stressed and for me to be a good performer I have to stay calm and let the performing just Lesley Williams
happen. The hard work is done in rehearsal! If I think too much on stage I know the audience can tell and it’s harder for me to be spontaneous. So when I am totally ‘in the moment’ it’s a real buzz. Most of all I love how a good performance can totally change the audience’s mood – you can see it and feel it and that is an amazing experience. Q. Lesley, what has been your singing highlight? I have two actually – the first was Carols by Candle Light in Elder Park, playing in front of 35,000 people (I was a nervous wreck)! The second was singing for Lance Armstrong last year at his Press Dinner. Each was quite a challenge and really pushed me out of my comfort zone.
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Stook Stook English trans: Knock Knock Q. Lesley, who are your musical influences? Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Prince, Goldfrapp, and Wasyl, my dad of course! Q. Tell us about your dancing experience. Lesley: Growing up I did a mixture of Ukrainian dancing, ballet, jazz, contemporary and hip hop. I miss dancing quite a bit. I miss the exercise and, most importantly, the friendship and teamwork aspect of being in a dancing troupe. Michelle: I’ve danced since I was 7 years old – 20 years! Lesley and I started Jazz Ballet quite young. We also danced at Ukrainian School to teenage years until life changed and other interests took over. I picked up Uke dancing again when Kashtan recruited prior to the tour to Albury-Wodonga for the Olympics – I was 16 or 17, I think. I’ve taught dancing for 6 years and now I teach Volya Ukrainian Dancers – but Volya is now in a phase where there are also other dancers who have specific experience and can share the teaching role. Q. Michelle, what other Ukrainian dance ensembles have you been involved in? Is there anything you miss about those ensembles? I was part of Kashtan Ensemble – I do miss being part of the big concerts and performing to live choir and orchestra. I remember when we went to Sydney and I walked through the choir when they were doing their warm up before the concert – It was the most incredible sound I have heard, being amongst it gave me goosebumps and charged me for the performance. I think that was a special thing. Oh, lets not forget I miss the boot-camp style training and workshops…! Q. Michelle, what do you love most about dancing? I love the enjoyment it brings our audiences and the opportunities we have to perform what we do. I love to look back and see what we achieved and created. I love to see the group succeed. I also enjoy the fitness, Ukrainian dance is the best form of fitness I have come across and it is a fun way to do it, amongst friends. Q. What has been your dancing highlight? Lesley: Well it was a long time ago... When I was 15?? I was Lida Bazalecki ‘s (nee Shermerewich) understudy in the Polissya dance for Kashtan. I loved watching her perform that dance so much and I remember feeling very privileged to be chosen to eventually perform it myself. It really tested my ability and I got my first taste trusting the male dancers to lift me…and not drop me! Michelle Gorgula Michelle: Performing with Volya at the entertainment centre for the International Police Tattoo in 2006. It was not only a personal highlight, as I’m sure it would be for all those who danced, but it also fuelled a very successful few years to follow for the group because of the exposure we received from participating. Being part of Volya’s performance at The National Ukrainian Festival in 2010 also comes close as an equal highlight.
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Stook Stook English trans: Knock Knock Q. Michelle, what are your goals and aspirations for the Volya dance group? And what makes this group special? We have all known each other for some time, performing over the last 8 years together it has become a big part of all of our lives. I love that what we do is always an evolving process, we are a small group but always seem to adapt to many performing situations. We have always been a group that is unique in terms of choreography and presentation on stage and that is something the group is proud of. Everyone brings something special to the group. My goal for Volya is to keep the enthusiasm, keep building our dance fitness and ability. I hope to see a few new pieces of choreography completed in the first part of the New Year. In the short term, we’re working towards the ‘Hopak In The Park’ Festival in Melbourne on April 30 th. My goal then is for Volya to develop our floorshow and continue performing for Ukrainian and wider communities. I also hope that we will have some new faces join or previous dancers return. Q. Michelle, when it comes to Ukrainian dance, who has influenced and inspired you? The Kybanski Cossacks have always been inspirational, but closer to home, I’ve learnt a lot from previous teachers, namely Andrea Oleksyn who used to teach the Kashtan dancers. I always enjoyed the choreography of Canadian teacher and ex-Virsky dancer Mykola Kanavets. When I went to Ukraine in 2008, we were privileged to see Virsky rehearse their repertoire – up close they were unbelievably talented and beautiful – this had a big impact on me and inspired me to work harder! Q. Lesley, you once sang with the Flaming Sambucas and then you helped Michelle get a place in the band. Were you thrilled when Michelle followed in your footsteps? From memory Michelle actually pursued singing before me at school! I wanted to be a dancer. Then somehow the roles reversed. I’m excited that Michelle has chosen to sing again. I’ve always admired her angelic stage presence. I finally went to see her perform recently and I was shocked – she was more like THE Angels than AN angel!! She was awesome! Q. Lesley, you don’t do Ukrainian dance any more, but do you feel a strong connection to your heritage? Definitely. I feel so very privileged to have been brought up in the Ukrainian community. I have vivid memories as a child and teenager singing and dancing at Ukrainian School performances and rehearsals. I think music and dancing is a big part of what it means to be Ukrainian. I remember the first time I introduced my Australian friends to Ukrainian dancing – it was at a Malanka one year... they could not believe the athleticism and the elegance of the dancers! They were absolutely fascinated, and I was so proud, and still am. Q. What can you see yourself doing 10 years down the track? Lesley: The same things I’m doing now but with a few little ankle biters by my side :) Michelle: Good question! Hopefully I will still be able to do all that I’m doing now, but better!
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Ukrainians in Action Adam Didyk & Team Tempo
by Melanie Merlino A keen runner from an early age, Adam Didyk was shattered when a doctor diagnosed him with an acute tendon injury at the age of 26, realising that a professional career in running would be out of reach. Not long after the diagnosis, which would require treatment with surgery, Adam had dinner with a good friend who was unhappy with his running coach. Adam proposed that his friend train under him instead and after he agreed, Adam immediately started writing a training schedule. Things snowballed from that point and he’s been coaching athletes ever since.
Within three years, Adam increased the number of athletes he trains from one to eighteen as well as being mentor to another three. Among Adam’s group of athletes is Jessica Trengove who came to him three years ago at the age of twenty. Now at the age of 23, Jessica won the women’s 2010 City-Bay and has represented Australia three times in the National Cross Country Championships. And Jessica isn’t the only athlete who has blossomed under Adam’s guidance; at least 80% of the athletes working with Adam have won a medal at the State Championships. By Australian standards, Adam has taken a somewhat unique approach to what is generally a solitary sport by starting a running team and providing a supportive environment for its athletes. The team, called Team Tempo, currently has about 15 members and they are in the process of putting together a proposal for group sponsorship in order to help athletes in the group focus on their running. This requires looking at what each athlete needs to become the best they possibly can. For example, they need to race regularly interstate against top competition; they undergo regular shoe changes (Adam goes through about 10 –12 pairs of shoes a year!) and they require equipment and good health care (physio, podiatry etc). Prior to his injury, Adam was a 1500m and 5000m runner, but now he is running half marathons (21.1km) and is training to compete in a full marathon (42.2km) in October next year. He not only trains athletes at the top of their game, but he has also worked with everyday individuals looking to improve their fitness. For Adam, the journey he takes with each athlete is what makes coaching so worthwhile, from the time of setting an individual’s goals to the point that he sees those goals fulfilled. Adam is fortunate in that he has a strong base of mentors on which to draw upon, including the likes of Steve Moneghetti and Sean Crichton (high profile Australian athletes). It’s difficult not to admire someone like Adam; a young, motivated individual who’s driven and passionate about helping other young people succeed. We wish Adam all the best in his endeavours and wish him success in raising the much-needed sponsorship funds for Team Tempo!
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Ukrainians in the Kitchen
Kutia (wheat delicacy)
RIZDVO (CHRISTMAS) Holy Night Supper (Sviata Vechera) 6 January always begins with kutia in a ceremonial manner. The head of the family raises a spoonful of kutia and greets the family with the traditional “Khrystos Rodyvsia” (Christ is born) and all reply “Slavim Yoho” (Let us glorify Him).
Kutia (rice version) 500 grams of rice, 200 grams of raisins, 1 glass of honey or sugar, half a glass of nuts, cinnamon, caster sugar, rum (brandy) – optional. Wash rice and soak it in cold water, then boil it. Drain the rice. Wash the boiled rice in cold water and soak it again in a large amount of cold water. Boil it without stirring. When it is ready, pour out the water and cool the rice. Add honey to the ground/chopped nuts, mix it with the rice, cinnamon and with raisins that have been pre-soaked in water or rum (brandy). Lay it out into a large plate and sprinkle it with caster sugar.
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500 grams wheat, 200 grams poppy seed, 100 grams chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans or hazelnuts), 100 grams raisins or sultanas (optional), 1/3 cup honey dissolved in ¾ hot water. ½ cup sugar. Wash wheat in a sieve under running water. Soak overnight (in 4 ½ cups water). Next day, simmer wheat covered with the same water for 4 hours. Stir occasionally. Add ½ teaspoon salt before cooking is completed. Cool and refrigerate. Scald poppy seed and drain then soak for 30 mins in lukewarm water. Drain well and grind fine. Combine honey and sugar in hot water to make syrup. Set aside. Scald sultanas or raisins and soak for 5 mins. Drain well. Combine syrup with wheat to make medium thin mixture. Stir in poppy seed, walnuts and sultanas. Kutia should not be thick. Serve chilled.
Recipe supplied by Maria Dnistrjanski OAM, who would like to express her gratitude to all of our mothers, grandmothers and aunts who have taught us how to cook this traditional dish, where it can be enjoyed in the homes of our families the whole world over.
Note: poppy seeds can be added as in wheat version recipe.
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Baked Cheese Cake
Pastry ½ cup plain flour ½ cup SR flour 1 ½ teaspoon grated lemon rind ¼ cup equal parts water and lemon juice ½ cup butter ¼ cup caster sugar Filling 1 kg quark 1 cup caster sugar 2 rounded tablespoons Nurse’s Custard Powder 4 medium sized eggs Approx ½ cup milk – amount of milk depends on consistency of cheese (if liquidy cheese you may not need any milk) 1. Pre-heat oven to 220C 2. Rub sugar, flour & butter until texture of fine breadcrumb. Add liquid and knead lightly until mixture holds. 3. Roll out on floured board. 4. Line base and sides of 2 oiled 8 inch / 21 cm round cake tins. 5. Mix together cheese and sugar. 6. Add eggs one at a time and mix in well. 7. In small bowl add small amount of milk to custard powder and mix into a smooth paste. While stirring slowly add the rest of the milk to the paste to make a smooth mixture.
While mixing on slow speed or using spatula, stir in custard mixture to cheese mixture until well distributed. 9. Mixture should be able to be poured out of bowl in big slow moving folds. This is difficult to describe because the amount of milk depends on how compact / dry the cheese is. 10. Divide mixture between the 2 cake tins. 11. Bake in 200C for 5 minutes and reduce to 150C for about 45minutes. These temperatures are for a non fan-forced oven. 12. Place tins in the middle of the oven and check regularly the first time baking in own oven. Sometimes it is necessary to change position of cakes. 13. Cheese cakes are ready when tops are evenly golden brown. 8.
Recipe supplied by Lesia Zubjuk. It was handed down from her mum, Paraskevia Zubjuk, and has become a family favourite.
Additional notes: Lesia suggests that you may need to adjust these temperatures depending on your oven (our chef in residence, Natalya, needed 1 ½ hours at 160C for the cheese cake ‘to set').
All recipes tried and tested by Natalya Fedyk of Kilkenny. Please forward favourite Ukrainian recipes to: stookstooksa@gmail.com
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Ukrainian (SA) Expats Contribute to Stook Stook Natalia Moravski (nee Iwaniw) It was a frightening time when I realised that I have lived longer in Melbourne than in Adelaide, but truly I feel that I have never left and am still part of the Adelaide Community. I left Adelaide in 1975 after marrying Michael Moravski. We have 3 wonderful children Christina, Melanie and Stephan. Christina is married to Greg Huzij and lives in Sydney. Melanie is married to Alex Dechnicz.
Since moving to Melbourne I have been very active in the Arts, curating/project managing Exhibitions in Gallery’s around Victoria, the Access Gallery, National Gallery, Immigration Museum, Sale and Shepparton Galleries to name a few. I have always loved Ukrainian dancing and in 1975 I became Artistic Director of Verchovyna Ukrainian Youth Association Dance Ensemble, then its Administrator and now head the Verchovyn’s Design Team and Tour Manager. I am an active member of CYM, belonging to the National Committee and a committee member of the Ukrainian Catholic Women’s league. I feel very privileged to have the opportunity to work with children, young adults and our church. I look forward to spending Christmas with my family in Adelaide and catching up with friends. Congratulations on your magazine and I wish you success in the future.
If you were born, bred and raised in Adelaide SA, and have moved interstate or overseas, we would love to hear from you! Forward us a brief profile together with a photo to: stookstooksa@gmail.com Editor’s Note: Thank you Jarema Polatajko from Melbourne, for suggesting this section for Stook Stook.
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Special Feature Volodimir Jakovlev writes a book on Home Distilling My mother (Tetania) was quite knowledgeable about Ukrainian household matters, one of which was making bread kvas, brashka and various fruit nalyvky or sweet fruit wines from our own orchard. A specialty of hers was an egg liqueur (Advokaat) which she picked up in Germany, and which used a dozen egg yolks per bottle of gin - this was not a problem as we kept our own chickens and had eggs galore. Cholesterol was not a known concern then! In the 70s I just took this oral folk knowledge one step further by using English wine making and home brewing publications. Ukrainian cookbooks also had sections for homemade beverages and I used to experiment with these and slowly built up knowledge about the subject. But there was no distillation equipment, and information on the subject was not easily available. I did not pursue the subject at that stage although when we visited my cousin Mykola Pawluczuk in France, I discovered that he was a foreman at the local fruit distillery and he made a great Mirabelle plum eau-de-vie which aroused my interest - if he could do it why couldn't I! Some years later, I found a yahoo home distilling forum on the internet and became a 'lurker', gleaning information from the experienced. The distilling industry is very secretive for commercial reasons and it annoyed me that quantifiable recipes were not available and others were also not all that knowledgeable, and so I set myself the task to track down and put in the ‘Files’ section of the forum all I could find. This became my special area of interest. I even translated Ukrainian recipes, and these are located at: http://homedistiller.org/ukraine.htm Questions about the history of distilling intrigued me and also the origin of horilka in Ukraine. It plays an important ritual function but does not attract as much research as food. But prior to 1914, Ukrainians did not drink much horilka, and it became a social problem during Soviet times for similar reasons that gin did in England during the Industrial Revolution. So I began putting down my research and thoughts on the Distillers forum. After several years, this activity attracted the attention of a newly formed home distilling company called the Amphora-Society based in Auckland NZ and Seattle US and they emailed me suggesting I should write a book. As I was working from scratch it took several years of researching ancient French and English publications, obtaining rare books and then putting it in a user friendly form. My passion became an obsession, which irritated my wife Romana immensely! I’ve covered all categories of spirits - some secret recipes not being available to me but the information to make a similar product is all there. I omitted the 'Chartreuse' elixir as it would be difficult for most people to find 130 herbs, roots and spices! I was lucky in that my daughter Tamara being a graphic designer designed the cover and it’s a whimsical version of historical British publications. The book is available on the internet from several sites. Some 80% of the sales are in the U.S. and Canada with the rest worldwide. Publishing is a very competitive environment as there are 30,000 new titles coming out in English each year! So I have no plans for any more! The Pavliuchuk surname on the cover is correct historically and has its own interesting story to tell. It comes from the Pidliashia region which is now a part of Poland from 1921. The last distilling textbook book which was for both commercial and home distillers was the 'The Complete Distiller' by Ambrose Cooper which came out in 1757. I am just reviving this genre some 250 years later! Book review - http://tinyurl.com/dz7mvu
Publisher - http://tinyurl.com/b9qr4l
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From the Archives Relics from our migrant history
Made by Mrs Evdokia Labaz for her daughter Anna approximately 63 years ago in Germany. Cross stitch canvas was unavailable and one is left to ponder how Evdovkia managed to create such a beautiful bluzka.
This Ukrainian typewriter once belonged to Hryhorij Wasyluk. His great-niece, Melanie Merlino, loves this small piece of history and has it proudly in display in her study at home.
“Mother” was written by Oleksa Diakiw 16th March 1947 in post war Germany. This was one of many poems that was authored as a ‘displaced person’ not knowing what the future held. Oleksa like so many of our parents or grandparents, was never to see his mother again.
For further information or to contribute to this column, please email: stookstooksa@gmail.com
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Ukrainians in SA Yevshan Zabava, 11 September 2010
From left to right Harvey & Zara Fernandez; Alex Dechnicz & Amelia Nowosilskyj; Grace Buckley, Jack, Lesia, Nick & Ella Cousins; Anna & Katryn Malyniak George Kounavis and Daniel Kowalczuk; Natalya Fedyk & Mary Diakiw; Melanie Merlino (in foreground) SOV; Kathy Budas, Lidia Lipkiewicz & Ted Budas; Andrew Sakson, Marijka Kowalczuk, Kathy Budas & Danny Mudronja Janet Kushnir & Sophie; Tahli Budas, Kalia & Tania Jones; Andrew Szewczyk (in foreground) with Volya dancers
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From Left to Right Christina Fedyk, Anna Proplycka & Lisa Kolisnek; Girls enjoying themselves; Lesia & Ella Cousins; Natalie & Peter Kowalski & John Lipkiewicz; Peter Strichuk, Slavko Kowalczuk & Zenon Hadaj; John Pryzybylo & baby Ellia
Maryana Bakyrey and friends
Victor Bowkun & George Fedyk
Victor Botuch and Peter Pradun
Taras Galas, Peter Pradun, Alex Dechnicz and Damian Chumak
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Praznyk, 35th Anniversary of Protection of Mother of God, Ukrainian Catholic Church
From Left to Right Our Lady of Protection; Rev Fathers Taras Gorpynyak, Zenon Racki & Paul Babie; Icon of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ painted by Lili Ochota Director of Church Choir, Stephen & wife Rosie Misiajlo; Church Choir; Dr Roman Nowosilskyj & Anna Baj; Sister Kykylia & Church Treasurer Andrew Olesnicky Slavko Proplyckij, Slavko Kowalczuk, Yurij & Maria Dnistrianskyj;Dr Andrew Czechowicz & wife Mirella; Lesia Zubjuk (Church Chairperson) & Lidia Lipkiewicz Natalie Holian; Dr John Berketa, Slavko Kowalczuk & Dr Roman Nowosilskyj; Yurij & Maria Dnistrianskyj; Michael & Anna Baj
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60th Anniversary CYM & St Michael’s Day 5 December 2010, Hindmarsh Island
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Visit to Adelaide of His Eminence, Most Reverend Dymytriy, Metropolitan of Lviv and Sokal (together with his assistants Reverend Bohdan Tymoshenko & Rev Father Jaroslav Romanchuk)
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Commemoration of the Holodomor at St Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church
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Special acknowledgement to Michael Baj & Slavko Kowalczuk for providing the vast majority of the images in these pages. 19 Any views or opinions presented in this newsletter do not necessarily represent those of the Stook Stook editor or Hromada committee members.
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Community Calendar 31 December 2010
UAPBA New Year Party 7.30pm start
Kozak Club, Ukrainian Hall Tickets: $20 (includes a main course) Contact Frank Fursenko on 0412 267 880
9 January 2011
Carols Night
Ukrainian Catholic Church, Wayville Contact: Lesia Zubjuk on 0434074784
15 January 2011
Malanka New Year’s Eve Ball
Ball Room Function Centre, Hindmarsh Contact: Jacklyn Webster on 0417 889 274
2011 Mondays at 4.30pm) Wednesdays at 3pm) Sundays at 2.30pm )
Ukrainian Radio Program
Saturdays (starting April)
USC Lion Volleyball League, Div 1 & Reserves
Lofty Sports Centre Contact Bek: 0419 914 530
Friday nights (starting May)
USC Lion Volleyball Juniors
Westminster School & other venues Contact Bek: 0419 914 530
5EBI 103.1 FM
If you wish to announce anything on radio, please contact Mr Volodymyr Tkachuk on 8396 5626, or Maryana Bakyrey on 8346 6174
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Announcements
Births, Deaths, Marriages, Anniversaries, Birthdays & Awards
Weddings Halia Naco and Anatolij Onishko Married: 3 October 2010 Ceremony: St Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church Reception at: The Wine Centre, Botanic Gardens
Birthdays Sonya Diakiw turns 30! (with her hresna, Oksana Koncewicz)
Erica Bojko turns 60!
Anna and Malcolm Cousins turn 50!
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Births Marko and Tamra Fedojuk welcome baby Siena, born on 17 November 2010, 6lb 6oz.
Nicholas Wheatman and Lesia (nee Pradun) welcome baby Tomas born on 10th September (same as his father's!), 3.04kg or 6lb 11oz and length 52cm.
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Contacts Association of Ukrainians in SA nashameta@esc.net.au www.ukraine.com.au President Ivan Dnistriansky JP 8336 3856; 0433 433 387 pumpimp@adam.com.au
Membership George Sobol: 8362 3177; 0404 515 085 sobol@internode.on.net
Migration Committee Valentine Shimaniuk: 8337 9010; 0409 550 288 shimaniuk@iprimus.com.au
Ukrainian School Principal Iryna Kvasniuk: 8258 1275 kvasniuk@internode.on.net
Ukrainian Social Services Maria Dnistrjanski: 8260 2294 Olga Mikjailiv / Maria Tkachuk: 8340 2434 opika@internode.on.net
Cultural Coordinator Halia Onishko: 8374 4409 nashameta@esc.net.au SOV Band sov@live.com.au ; www.s-o-v.net Bandura Ensemble Volya Dancing Group volya.ukrainian.dancers@gmail.com
Ukrainian Newsletter/Nasha Hromada Theo Andruszko: 8252 0020
Ukrainian Community Centre 66 Orsmond Street, Hindmarsh 5007 Ballroom & Kozak Clubroom Manager: Jacky Webster
08 8346 7339 or 0417 889 274 enquiries@theballroom.net.au
Kozak Clubroom Bar:
08 8346 4934
Kozak Bistro & Catering:
Anatololiy Ostapuk
08 8340 4604
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Ukrainian Catholic Church, Wayville Lady of Protection Very Reverend Taras Gorpynyak 8272 6031 or 0424 405 441
Ukrainian Catholic Church, Woodville Parish of St Volodomyr & Olha Father Zenon Racki 8235 2900 or 0413 652 929
St Andrew’s Ukrainian Autocepahalic Orthodox Church, 420 Torrens Road Rev. Father Eugene Kvasniuk: 0404 145 334
St Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church 427 Port Road, Croydon Father Petro Kosatski: 8341 5954
Plast, Ukrainian Scouts Organisation SA Bohdan Wojewidka www.plast.org.au wojewidka.bn@bigpond.com
CYM, Ukrainian Youth Association SA Helen Danylko: 0419802057 hmd@internode.on.net www.cym.org/AU
Ukrainian Community Radio Mr Volodomyr Tkachuk: 8396 5626 c/o maryanab@dnister.com.au
Ukrainian Womens Association Inc SA Nadia Jacoby: 8388 4029 njacoby28@hotmail.com
Dnsiter Ukrainian Credit Co-operative Hoverla Branch Adelaide: 8346 6174 www.dnister.com.au
Yevshan Dancing Group Aliona King: 7000 4044 or 0401 689 645 ellen.king@uhs.sa.edu.au
Ukrainian Collectibles Society Inc Frank Fursenko: 8338 6165 or 0412 267 880 George Fedyk: 0412 702 234 bandura@ozemail.com.au
Ukrainian Australian Professional Business Association Frank Fursenko: 8338 6165 or 0412 267 880 frank@frankfursenko.com
USC Lion (Amateur) Soccer Club Steve Dnistrijanski: 0402 333 084 steven@telergie.com.au
USC Lion Volleyball Club Trudy Watson: 0417 834 702; 7424 1983 trudy.watson@sawater.com.au
Ukrainian Senior Citizens Inc (& Kalyna Choir) Mrs Lilia Onopko: 8297 5203
Irmos Choir Rev. Father Eugene Kvasniuk:0404 145 334
Sisters of St Basil the Great 10 Le Hunte Street, Wayville 5034 8272 2021
Berehenya Womens Choir Halia Onishko: 8374 4409
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Residential Aged Care Facilities LOW LEVEL CARE: COMMUNITY CARE PACKAGES & RESPITE St Anna’s Residential Care Facility Croatian, Ukrainian & Belarusian Aged Care Association Inc. 41 Burley Griffin Blvd BROMPTON SA 5007 PHONE: (08) 8346 0955 FAX: (08) 8346 1992 EMAIL: stannas@senet.com.au HIGH CARE Seaton Aged Care Facility Uniting Care Wesley Port Adelaide Inc. 172 Trimmer Parade SEATON SA 5023 TEL: (08) 8268 7677 FAX: (08) 8268 7743 Preference to people of Ukrainian & Croatian background
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