Ten will compete for the Miss SNPJ title

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Official Publication of the Slovene National Benefit Society
YEAR CIV
ISSUE 13
USPS: 448-080
ISSN: 1080-0263
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011
Ten will compete for the Miss SNPJ title
by KEVIN RICHARDS
SNPJ Fraternal Director
IMPERIAL, Pa. — The Fraternal Department
is pleased to introduce four new contestants in
the 2011 Miss SNPJ Pageant: Lindsey Meglich
(53), Larah Chesnic (723), Emily Poklar (584)
and Erika Beccard (89). The pageant will be
held during Slovenefest XXX weekend, July
8-10, at the SNPJ Recreation Center.
The seventh contestant to enter the 2011 Miss
SNPJ Pageant is Lindsey Meglich, a member of
Lodge 53 in Cleveland. Lindsey is the daughter
of Joseph (53) and Laurie Meglich, and the
SEE 2011 MISS SNPJ PAGEANT
ON PAGE 7
LINDSEY MEGLICH (53)
IMPERIAL, Pa. — The Slovene National
Benefit Society regrets to announce the
May 6, 2011, passing of former National
Board member, SNPJ Slovenian Heritage
Center Committee Chairman and longtime
Universal, Pa., Lodge 715 Secretary Bro.
Roger J. Evanish, 79, of Oakdale, Pa. He
was the father of SNPJ National President
Joseph C. Evanish.
Bro. Evanish was born Oct. 15, 1931,
in Universal, the son of George and Anna
Evanish. After graduating from Penn Hills
High School and serving in the U.S. Army,
Bro. Evanish forged ahead with quite an
industrious life. He retired after 30 years
with the U.S. Postal Service, and for 20
of those years he was a licensed football,
basketball and baseball official with the
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Asso-
ciation (PIAA). His numerous stories about
officiating at varsity football games always
brought warm laughter to his entire family.
Roger boasted many talents that helped
him support his family, stay fit and bring
pleasure to his active life. He remodeled
family homes, enjoyed recreational photography, practiced ad layout and was a
skilled sign painter. Over the years, his ad
layout skills were put to good use for many
SNPJ program brochures and ad books.
Many signs at the SNPJ Recreation Center,
including the SNPJ emblems on the barn
and pool as well as the “Balinarena” sign,
were painted by Roger.
Artwork, including oil painting, was one
of Bro. Evanish’s many passions. A lover of
music, he enjoyed playing the button box accordion. To say he was an avid golfer would
SEE BRO. ROGER EVANISH
ON PAGE 9
brief ly
Home Office closed
for Independence Day
IMPERIAL, Pa. — The SNPJ Home
Office will be closed Monday, July 4,
in celebration of Independence Day.
Normal office hours, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.,
will resume Tuesday, July 5. As a result
of the holiday, the deadline for the July
13 PROSVETA issue has been moved
to Friday, July 1. We wish all SNPJ
members and friends a safe and happy
Independence Day.
Society sympathies for
Bro. Joseph P. Cvetas
IMPERIAL, Pa. — The SNPJ Home
Office sadly reports the June 11, 2011,
passing of Bro. Joseph P. Cvetas, a member
of the SNPJ Recreation Center Committee
and former member of the SNPJ National
Board. On behalf of the entire Society, the
members of the Executive Committee and
Home Office staff extend their sympathies
to Bro. Cvetas’ family and friends on their
loss. A complete obituary will appear in
a future issue.
STRABANE, Pa. — The regular
monthly meeting of Lodge 138 for July
has been rescheduled for July 11 due to
Independence Day falling on the regular
meeting date.
BOB LAWRENCE
Lodge 138 Secretary
Lodge 715 electing
officers at July meeting
UNIVERSAL, Pa. — Universal Comets
Lodge 715 will hold nominations, elections and installation of officers for the
positions of Lodge secretary and Lodge
treasurer at their July Lodge meeting. The
Lodge meeting will be held at the Universal Bohemian (CSA) Club beginning at
8 p.m. Thursday, July 14. All Lodge 715
members are welcome and encouraged to
attend this important meeting.
MARTY KUMER
Lodge 715 President
ERIKA BECCARD (89)
SNPJ mourns the loss of former National Board
member Bro. Roger Evanish
by JOSEPH C. EVANISH
SNPJ National President
Up-and-Coming Calendar of Events.......... 2
Slovenia From the Source.......................... 3
Slovenska Stran......................................... 4
SNPJ Recommender Coupon.................... 6
2011 CAL Gorjup Open Golf Results......... 8
SNPJ Fraternal Sympathies....................... 9
July holiday shifts the
Lodge 138 meeting date
LARAH CHESNIC (723)
PERIODICAL MATERIAL
EMILY POKLAR (584)
In This Issue
Lodge 138 sponsoring a
Slovenefest Sunday bus
STRABANE, Pa. — Lodge 138 of Strabane is once again sponsoring a bus to
Slovenefest on Sunday, July 10. The bus
will leave the Lodge 138 parking lot at
10 a.m. and depart the SNPJ Recreation
Center at 7 p.m. The round-trip cost is
$10 for regular Lodge 138 members and
$15 for all others. For reservations call
Bev Rossell at (724) 873-0914. Mail your
payment to Bev at 136 Alexander Ave.,
Strabane, PA 15363. All fares must be
paid in advance; no payments will be
accepted at departure. The deadline for
payment is July 6.
BOB LAWRENCE
Lodge 138 Secretary
THE
DEADLINE
Bro. ROGER EVANISH (715)
1931 – 2011
Lodge 138
lining up
the ducks for
annual race
The next two PROSVETA issue dates
are July 13 and July 27. All material
must be received by Friday, July 1, for
the July 13 issue, and by Monday, July
18, for the July 27 issue. If you are
running short on time and concerned
about making the deadline, try faxing
your submission to (724) 695-1555 or
e-mailing [email protected].
by BOB LAWRENCE
Lodge 138 Secretary
From Comets to Super Stars
Comets Lodge 715 in Universal, Pa., recently celebrated achieving Super Star status in the
2010 SNPJ Star Lodge Bonus Program. Pictured [left to right] are SNPJ National President
and former Comets Lodge 715 member JOSEPH C. EVANISH, Lodge 715 Auditor Bill
Rosignoli, Auditor Ann Evanish, President Marty Kumer, Recording Secretary
Max Kumer Jr., Vice President Jamie Evanish and Auditor Evie Kumer. As the
2011 SNPJ Star Lodge Bonus Program progresses, there is still plenty of time for Lodges
to qualify as Bronze, Silver and Gold Star Lodges. Contact SNPJ Fraternal Director Kevin
Richards for complete program details.
STRABANE, Pa. — Guess what? O.K., you
probably already know. The SNPJ Lodge 138
ducks are in training. It’s time again for the annual Lodge 138 Family Picnic and Duck Race.
The big event is scheduled Saturday, July 16,
on beautiful Chartiers Creek.
This year’s schedule includes entertainment
for youngsters from 2 to 4 p.m., food service from
4 to 6 p.m., the Karl Lukitsch Band performing
from 6 p.m. until closing, and the Duck Race
SEE DUCK RACE
ON PAGE 2
• Sonja S. Dolgan
Born March 29, 2010
Cleveland Lodge 576
Lodge 576 welcomes its newest member,
Sonja S. Dolgan. Sonja is the daughter of
Bob Dolgan (576) and Kristin Sanders, and
the granddaughter of Bob and Cecilia (576)
Dolgan and Karla Kerber. We welcome
Sonja to the Slovene National Benefit
Society and extend our best wishes to her
entire family.
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June 29, 2011
PROSVETA
ENLIGHTENMENT
(USPS 448-080)
(ISSN 1080-0263)
by MARION VOLPE
Lodge 564 Secretary
The Official Publication of the
Slovene National
Benefit Society
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PROSVETA, 247 W. Allegheny Rd.,
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SNPJ National Board
National President
Joseph C. Evanish
by FRANK WRIGHT
Lodge 6
National Secretary
Karen A. Pintar
National Treasurer
Robert J. Lawrence
Correspondence received at:
247 West Allegheny Road
Office hours are Monday -Thursday, 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.; Fridays 7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Finance Committee:
Chrm.: Roger C. Clifford — 568 Lang
Road, Sewickley, PA 15143
Robert Lawrence, Secretary
Joseph C. Evanish
Kenneth Anderson — 2400 Derby Road,
Birmingham, MI 48009
Richard Hervol — 183 Wylie Ave.,
Strabane, PA 15363
Supervisory Committee:
Chrm.: Phyllis Wood — 9519 Evergreen
Lane, Fontana, CA 92335
Vincent Baselj — 1001 Grandview Ave.,
Apt. 903, Bridgeville, PA 15017
Louis J. Novak — 6308 Highland Rd.,
Highland Heights, OH 44143
Stan Repos — 1255 McCaslin Rd.,
Imperial, PA 15126
Joseph M. Grkman Jr. — P.O. Box 584,
South Park, PA 15129
Regional Vice Presidents:
Frank Bregar, Region 1 — 25 Willow
Crossing Rd., Greensburg, PA 15601
James L. Curl, Region 2 — 503 Orchard
St., Carnegie, PA 15106
Nancy Koutoulakis, Region 3 — 4321
Beverly Dr., Aliquippa, PA 15001
Dorothy Gorjup, Region 4 — 23760
Farringdon Ave., Euclid, OH 44123
Tracey Anderson, Region 5 — 1014
Edgewood Dr., Royal Oak, MI 48067
Justina Rigler, Region 6 — 1116 Berkley Lane, Lemont, IL 60439
John Zibert, Region 7 — 284 N. 200
St., Arma, KS 66712
Fred Mlakar, Region 8 — 13592
Onkayha Cir., Irvine, CA 92620
SNPJ Recreation Center
270 Martin Road
Enon Valley, PA 16120
(724) 336-5180 • fax (724) 336-6716
Toll-free: 1-877-767-5732
web site: www.snpjrec.com
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247 W. Allegheny Road
one had such a good time drinking
and dancing. Two tables of people
from Ohio and Pennsylvania began
chanting “Ermando!” and throwing
their hands up in the air each time he
walked by. It was very funny!
Shelly Volpe (564) volunteered to
sell 50/50 tickets since she was not
bowling. Everyone took their place
on the alleys and began bowling for
the team tournament. Cara Flockhart
(564) and I bowled with the Flint,
Mich., team. They called us “The
Pick Ups” but with the way I bowled,
I wasn’t picking up anything. We had
lots of fun anyway. The Flint girls are
a fraternal bunch and I sure enjoyed
bowling with them.
The tournament gifts supplied
by the Home Office were very nice:
little coolers with “75th National
SNPJ Tournament” printed on them.
We also received red bowling towels. It was a special weekend and
all committees worked very hard.
A special thanks to Ken, Dorothy
and Tracey Anderson for their hard
work. Although we didn’t have a
large group of bowlers — only six
mens teams and four womens teams
— those who did come had a really
great time. SNPJ Lodges 564 and
677 were glad to once again host the
National Tournament.
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e-mailing [email protected], or
on Facebook at SNPJ Sygan.
Slovene Day at Kennywood is
Monday, July 25. We will again be
playing bingo this year. A regular
Fun Day Pass is $21 and a Senior
Fun Day Pass for those 55 and older
is $11. To purchase tickets, mail a
check payable to “SNPJ” to SNPJ
Fraternal Director Kevin Richards
at 247 W. Allegheny Road, Imperial,
PA 15126.
No More Johnny will take the
stage at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
20, in our downstairs clubroom. Go
to www.nomorejohnny.com to listen
to their music and learn more about
the band.
For more information regarding
any of these activities, pay a visit to
our web site, www.sygan.net. Click
the “Special Events” or “Sunday
Dance” tabs for dance information,
or click the “Clubroom Events”
tab for what’s going on downstairs
with Margie. You can also find us
on Facebook by searching [email protected], or by contacting
Jim Curl at (412) 257-4007 or jim@
sygan.net.
by KATHLEEN SEIFERT
Lodge 643
GIRARD, Ohio — Golden Eagles
Lodge 643 members participated in
Join Hands Day Saturday, May 14, in
fine fashion despite the rainy weather!
Eight Lodge members raked leaves,
dug soil, removed weeds, clipped
bushes and applied new mulch around
the gazebo at Tod Park. Tod Park is
one of the jewels in our fair city of
Girard. The gazebo is the spot where
we have summer concerts, and where
the orchestras of Lodge 643 members
Al Rezek and Al Hreno play good
polka and waltz music for appreciative
audiences. After the gardening was
completed, everyone enjoyed pizza
and soda to cap off the day.
Golden Eagles Lodge 643 would
like to thank Andy and Kathy Kocjan,
Brian Kren, Dave and Joanie Twaddle,
Phil and Anna Marie Gearheart, and
Al Hreno (great job on the deck!) for
taking time away from their weekends
to help maintain our beautiful park for
city and township residents.
At our May meeting, the following
members were elected as officers due
to the passing of Tony Kren and Adam
Furin: Lodge 643 Secretary Kathleen
Seifert and Recording Secretary
Brian Kren.
The ducks take
their positions
for the annual
Lodge 138 race
DUCK RACE
FROM PAGE 1
beginning at 7 p.m.
Tickets are now on sale. You can
purchase them from any one of our
many sales people or in our clubroom.
As usual, a covered dish is always
greatly appreciated; the Lodge will
supply the rest. Beverages are on
you.
Please come and enjoy the afternoon with your friends. Who knows,
you just might have one of the lucky
ducks!
Up-and-Coming...
A look at events planned by the Slovene National Benefit Society
• JULY 2�� Strabane, Pa., Lodge 138 hosts
Klancnik and Friends at the Lodge 138
outdoor pavilion from 6-10 p.m.
• JULY 3�� Westmoreland County (Pa.) Federation presents Prime Time Polkas
Picnic at the Evanstown Picnic Grove,
Evanstown, Pa.; 1-7 p.m. Music by
Klancnik & Friends and Silver Sky Duo.
For additional information contact Mary
Ann Bebar at (724) 668-7394.
• JULY 8-10.......... Slovenefest XXX and the 55th
Miss SNPJ Pageant at the SNPJ Recreation Center, Borough of SNPJ, Pa.
For additional information phone the
Recreation Center toll-free at 1-877767-5732.
• JULY 10......... Imperial, Pa., Lodge 106 car cruise
in the Lodge 106 parking lot beginning
at noon. The afternoon will include a
buffet, music, door prizes and drawings.
For more information contact the club
at (724) 695-1411 or e-mail [email protected].
• JULY 16......... Strabane, Pa., Lodge 138 annual
Duck Race and family picnic.
Date
Who to contact
SYGAN, Pa. — SNPJ Lodge 6 is
in full swing for the month of July,
and you won’t want to miss a single
minute of the fun and fraternalism.
Stop in and say hello to Margie
everyday at 3 p.m., and stay for our
happy hours from 4 to 6 p.m. While
you’re here, don’t forget to sign up
for our weekly event. You must be
signed up by 7:30 p.m. on Thursday
since our event takes place at 8 p.m.
Our barroom will be closed July
8-l0 for Slovenefest. We will reopen
Monday, July 11, at 3 p.m.
Congratulations and good luck to
our two Lodge 6 Miss SNPJ Pageant
contestants, Heather Holeva and
Nicole Wright. The talent portion
of the pageant will be held Friday,
July 8, starting at noon in the Alpine Room. The crowning will be
held Sunday, July 10, at noon in the
Alpine Room. For more Slovenefest
information, visit www.snpj.org/
fest_page.html.
Bean bag tournaments will be
held July 5 and 19. Anyone can play
for a cost of $5 per person. Please
arrive by 7 p.m. for the two-person
blind draw. The tournament will
begin at 7:30 p.m. and winnings
will be paid out the same night. The
boards are available almost every
night for practice.
Bar bingo will be played in the
downstairs bar June 29, July 13 and
July 27. The doors open at 3 p.m.
and bingo starts at 7. The cost is $1
per card, per game. There will be
nine regular games, two specials
and one coverall.
The in-house dart league plays
every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Come
up to the club, watch the matches
and spend a little time with a great
crowd. The pool table will be open,
and the bean bag boards will be
available for practice or just a few
friendly games.
Sunday, July 17, is the annual
Lodge 6 picnic and dance at the
SNPJ Recreation Center. The Karl
Lukitsch Band will play from 3 to 7
p.m. Please let Ruth Wright know if
you have children attending so that
she can include them in her picnic
activities. You may RSVP to Ruth by
phoning or texting (412) 370-1726,
• JULY 4 . ........ The SNPJ Farm hosts Val’s Summer Dance, 1:30-7:30 p.m. at the SNPJ
Farm, Kirtland, Ohio. Music by the
Wayne Tomsic Band and Stan Blout &
Friends.
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WARREN, Mich. — We started the
75th National SNPJ Bowling Tournament weekend on Friday evening
with karaoke. We had a fair amount
of people. SNPJ Fraternal Director
Kevin Richards honored us by singing and he did a fine job. Later, Linda
Gorjup (158) joined in for a duet;
they sounded like professionals.
Button box players Jack Merko and
Eddie Adamic (564) were present
to entertain us when the karaoke
gentlemen took a break. A few of
us danced and it turned out to be a
great evening.
On Saturday morning, all bowlers arrived early to start singles and
doubles. I sold 50/50 tickets at the
front desk while everyone bowled.
Dorothy Anderson (677) made the
job easier by counting the tickets
ahead of time. The first place winner
was Justin Volpe (564) and second
place went to Linda Gorjup. We sold
more tickets than we anticipated and
made a profit.
It was unfortunate that Tracey
Anderson (677), after all her hard
work, couldn’t bowl due to a sudden health issue with her husband,
Tim. It was a shock and a scare to
the family. Thankfully Tim is well
on his way to recovery.
In the evening we had a dance
in a special room at the back of the
bowling alley. It was a nice room
with a picture window overlooking
the golf course. The Good Times
Orchestra played for our dancing and
listening pleasure. Eddie Adamic
always sings beautiful Slovenian
folk songs for us.
SNPJ National President Joseph
Evanish was in attendance and said
a few words for us as always. Kevin
Richards also spoke. We had a good
crowd of people. The 50/50 drawing
was done by Michelle and Nicole
Adamic (564), the grandchildren
of Frances and Edward Adamic.
They did a great job. Steven Adamic
(564) pulled the lucky ticket. This is
Michelle’s first year getting involved
in the activities of Lodge 564. Both
Michelle and Nicole will be attending the Young Adult Conference
at the SNPJ Recreation Center, as
will Justin Volpe (564). This will be
Justin’s third year attending.
Sunday morning started out with
National President Evanish congratulating us on a successful 75th
tournament. He said he was a little
jealous that Ermando Volpe (564)
was getting all the attention at the
dance the night before, where every-
Variety of activities fill the Lodge 6 calendar
Executive Committee:
Type of Event
Detroit’s National Bowl a hit in its 75th year Lodge 643
members Join
Hands at Tod
Park in 2011
• JULY 16......... Midway, Pa., Lodge 89 bike run
benefiting the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
For details contact Denice Beccard at
(724) 796-0285 or (412) 977-3381.
• JULY 17......... Westmoreland County (Pa.)
Federation presents Steve Novosel’s
Polka Picnic at the Evanstown Picnic
Grove, Evanstown, Pa.; 1-7 p.m. Music
by Eddie Rodick and Ray Skovenski. For
additional information phone Mary Ann
Bebar at (724) 668-7394.
• JULY 17......... Loyalites Lodge 158 annual picnic at the SNPJ Farm, Kirtland, Ohio;
3-7 p.m. Dinners and sandwiches will
be served. Music by the Del Sinchak
Band.
• JULY 17-23........ First Family Week at the SNPJ
Recreation Center, Borough of SNPJ, Pa.
For details phone the SNPJ Recreation
Center toll-free at 1-877-767-5732.
• JULY 24......... Westmoreland County (Pa.) Federation Polka Picnic Membership Drive at
the Evanstown Picnic Grove, Evanstown,
Pa.; 1-7 p.m. Music by the Joe Grkman
Band and Fred Ziwich International
Sounds. For details phone Mary Ann
Bebar at (724) 668-7394.
• JULY 24......... Imperial, Pa., Lodge 106 car cruise
For details call (724) 695-1411 or e-mail
[email protected].
• JULY 24-30........ Second Family Week at the
SNPJ Recreation Center, Borough of
SNPJ, Pa. For additional information
phone the Recreation Center toll-free
at 1-877-767-5732.
• JULY 31......... V-Boj Lodge 53 picnic at the SNPJ
Farm, Kirtland, Ohio; 1 p.m. Music by the
Fred Ziwich Orchestra. For details phone
Martha Meglich at (440) 884-5043.
• JULY 31......... Westmoreland County (Pa.) Federation presents American Slovene Radio
Picnic at the Evanstown Picnic Grove,
Evanstown, Pa.; noon-7 p.m. Music by
Frank Stanger and Veseli Fantje. For
details contact Sharon Ujcich Lubich at
(412) 822-7742.
• JULY 31......... Orange Coast Lodge 786 barbecue and swim party; noon-5 p.m. Pot
luck salads and desserts will be offered.
Musicians are encouraged to perform.
For details or to RSVP, contact Jean Koci
at (949) 495-0097 or [email protected].
• JULY 31-AUG. 7... Detroit Week at the SNPJ Recreation Center, Borough of SNPJ, Pa. For
more information phone the Recreation
Center toll-free at 1-877-767-5732.
• AUG. 5-7........ SNPJ TEL Workshop at the SNPJ
Recreation Center, Borough of SNPJ,
Pa. For registration information contact
Fraternal Director Kevin Richards at
1-800-843-7675 or e-mail krichards@
snpj.com.
• AUG. 7 . ........ Utah Slovenian Day Picnic sponsored by SNPJ Lodges 113, 689 and
757 at Price City Park. For additional
information contact Joanne Lessar at
(435) 637-6925.
• AUG. 7�� Imperial, Pa., Lodge 106 car cruise
For information contact the club at (724)
695-1411 or e-mail kevinrichards22@
gmail.com.
• AUG. 12-13.... Fraternal Weekend at the SNPJ
Recreation Center sponsored by Lodges
6, 106, 138 and 715, Borough of SNPJ,
Pa. For a schedule of events, contact
Fraternal Director Kevin Richards at
1-800-843-7675 or e-mail krichards@
snpj.com.
• AUG. 14......... Westmoreland County (Pa.) Federation presents Matt and Stephan’s
Polka Picnic at the Evanstown Picnic
Grove, Evanstown, Pa.; 1-7 p.m. Music
by Frank Stanger and Button Box Variety
Entertaining. For details contact Mary
Ann Bebar at (724) 668-7394.
• AUG. 20......... Westmoreland County (Pa.) Federation oldies dance at the Evanstown
Picnic Grove, Evanstown, Pa.; 6-10:30
p.m. Music by Silver Sky Duo. For more
information contact Mary Ann Bebar at
(724) 668-7394.
• AUG. 21......... Chicago District Federation dinner
dance at the Slovenian Catholic Center,
Lemont, Ill.; noon-3 p.m. For additional
information contact Vince Rigler at (620)
257-5051.
• AUG. 21......... Comrades Lodge 566 annual picnic at the SNPJ Farm in Kirtland, Ohio.
Food and beverage service beings at
2 p.m. with dancing to Bob Kravos and
the Boys in the Band from 3-7 p.m.
• AUG. 21......... Imperial, Pa., Lodge 106 car cruise
For details call (724) 695-1411 or e-mail
[email protected].
PROSVETA
June 29, 2011
Foreign Minister lobbies
for Security Council seat
DENISE HERRON
SNPJ Marketing Department
Friends, family, fun
W
e all look forward to summer, and not only because we’re anticipating the warmer weather,
but because summer means friends, family and
fun. Our calendars quickly fill with weddings, graduations,
picnics, reunions and community events. Summer is a
busy and fun time.
We need summer because we need fun, and we need
fun because it is crucial to good health. We were all born
with the natural ability to have fun, but we often lose touch
with that ability as we mature, and it becomes a conscious
effort to make time to have fun. Studies have shown that
when we do take time to have fun with a hobby or an
activity, levels of dopamine and serotonin increase in our
bodies causing us to relax and feel better.
Of course, everyone has their own definition of fun. It
could be golfing, fishing, hiking or playing tennis. It could
be dancing, chatting with friends, listening to great music
or eating fantastic food. It could be sitting around the pool,
playing a round of miniature golf or a game of balina, or
meeting your friends at the Gostilna. It could be watching
the talent portion of the Miss SNPJ Pageant, listening
to a button box jam, dancing to a polka band, browsing
through the SNPJ Heritage Center or watching fireworks
on a Saturday evening.
Oh, wait a minute... I think I just described the fun time
offered at Slovenefest, taking place July 8-10 at the SNPJ
Recreation Center! What a perfect place to meet up with
family, find old friends, make new friends and have lots of
fun. Having fun is a great way to relieve stress, so after a
trip to Slovenefest you should definitely be stress-free.
One more fun thing to check out at Slovenefest is the
SNPJ Marketing Booth. Be sure to stop by and register
for the many great prizes that will be given away at the
end of the weekend. While there, talk to Sales Director
Bud Paladino or one of our agents who will be helping to
man the booth. Find out how easy it is to get the kids or
grandkids started with SNPJ, or just how affordable it can
be to purchase some additional insurance. Or learn more
about opening an annuity to start saving toward retirement.
It can be accomplished quickly and easily, all while tapping your toe to the sounds of the polka band next door
or munching on Slovenian klobase. Visit Slovenefest this
year... and have fun!
• Thought for the Week — Today
was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow
is another one.
Dr. Seuss
2011 Dance Schedule
July 3
Lodge 782 Annual Dance
Joe Grkman Orchestra
July 8-10 SLOVENEFEST XXX
3 to 7
Day-long
July 17
Lodge 6 Annual Dance
Karl Lukitsch Band
3 to 7
July 24
Bob Turcola Orchestra
3 to 7
July 31
Del Sinchak Orchestra
3 to 7
Aug. 13
Fraternal Weekend Dance
Mansfield 5, Eddie Rodick
& Don Wojtila (upper pavilion)
Aug. 14
TBA
3 to 7
Aug. 21
Jack Tady Orchestra
3 to 7
Aug. 28
Bob Turcola Orchestra
3 to 7
Sept. 4
Labor Day Dance
2 to 8
Bob Turcola & Joe Grkman orchestras
3 to midnight
The SNPJ Recreation Center invites all members,
families and friends to the dances and other events
planned in 2010. Dances are held in the Alpine Room
unless otherwise noted. Schedule is subject to change.
For information phone the SNPJ Recreation Center at
1-877-767-5732.
New York (STA) — Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Žbogar completed
a two-day visit to New York June 14,
a trip aimed mainly at lobbying with
African ambassadors for Slovenia’s
candidacy for non-permanent member
ship in the UN Security Council during
the 2012-13 term.
Žbogar met with the UN UnderSecretary-General for Peacekeeping
Operations to discuss crisis points around
the world, and also held talks about the
South Sudan and Palestine. Running for
the non-permanent membership in the
most competitive group, Eastern Europe,
Žbogar believes that Slovenia has the
greatest amount of support.
The foreign minister was optimistic
about Slovenia’s candidacy, but did
not wish to speak of Slovenia’s future
moves. Diplomatic sources indicate
that countries have been copying ideas
for lobbying moves, which the Foreign
Ministry is trying to avoid.
During his stay in New York, Žbogar
spoke mainly with the ambassadors of
African nations, telling the press that he
was now better able to understand their
interests and their attitude toward the
International Criminal Court (ICC). He
also attended a panel organized by the
Economic and Social Council to promote
peace in the Sudan and South Sudan,
which will declare independence July 9
and will become the 193rd member of
the UN shortly thereafter.
Campaign launched
to combat drunk driving
Ljubljana (STA) — A preventative
campaign dubbed “0.0 Driver – The
Sober Decision” was launched across
Slovenia in early June to combat drunk
driving and reduce the number of accidents caused by motorists driving under
the influence of alcohol. As part of the
campaign, police tightened road checks
and inspectors increased the supervision
of alcohol sales.
“The number of alcohol-related accidents has been falling [in Slovenia] in
recent years, along with the total number
of road accidents: however, the share of
drunk drivers who have caused accidents
remains almost unchanged,” Vesna Kerstin Petrič of the Health Ministry pointed
out at the presentation of the campaign.
“Compared to 2009, the number of drunk
drivers who caused fatal accidents has
decreased by 13 percent, but 30 percent
of those causing an accident were still
under the influence,” Petrič explained.
Alcohol is most often the cause of
accidents for drivers in the age group
between 24 and 34, so the campaign
focuses on younger drivers.
“The June portion of the campaign
was dedicated to increased police checks
for DUI, and police also kept a closer eye
on truck and bus drivers, especially those
transporting children,” Anton Hribar, a
representative of the General Police Administration, explained. Along with numerous preventive and media activities,
police and inspection services checked
more thoroughly as to whether alcohol
was sold legally, and whether it was sold
to minors or those already impaired.
The campaign, which will resume
in November and December, brings
together several ministries, inspection
services, expert institutions and nongovernmental agencies.
Ljubljana airport a
stop for Air India flights
New Delhi, India (STA) — Ljubljana airport will serve as a stop over
for North America flights operated by
Air India, according to a memorandum of
understanding that Air India signed with
airport operator Aerodrom Ljubljana
and Slovenian airline Adria Airways in
mid-June.
The main point of the document,
signed as part of Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor’s official trip to India,
is that Air India will fly from India to
North America and back with a stop
over at Ljubljana airport, Adria Airways
announced. “Given the size of the Indian
market and its rapid growth, this is a
major opportunity to increase passenger
and cargo transportation volumes via
Ljubljana airport.”
Adria Airways will thus gain direct
access to the Indian market and the United
States, while at the same time benefiting
from extra passengers on existing routes.
Air India will benefit from additional passengers from the EU, as well as the use
from the
source
of Adria Airways’ flight network.
Aerodrom Ljubljana sees the deal as
an opportunity to join airports offering
intercontinental flights. “This cooperative effort will place us among the most
important hubs in Southeast Europe and
enhance our strategic role as a leading
airport in the region for passenger and
cargo transport,” Aerodrom Ljubljana
wrote in a press release.
New book on astronaut
of Slovenian descent
Ljubljana (STA) — The Slovenian
Science Foundation (SZF) recently published a book on Sunita L. Williams, a
U.S. astronaut of Slovenian descent,
written by physicist Dušan Petrač and
SZF director Edvard Kobal to present
the achievements of Slovenians in space
exploration.
The book is “the first to present female
astronauts” and a “respectful tribute to
the astronaut,” Kobal said during the June
10 release, adding that Slovenians are
not proud enough of the people in their
history who have contributed greatly to
progress in space exploration.
Petrač, who also works for NASA,
described Williams as a “remarkable
woman who spent 195 consecutive days
in space, which is the longest any woman
has remained in space.” In two years, she
will become a space station commander,
which is another great achievement, he
stated.
The book opens with a presentation
of Slovenians who have taken part in the
space program – including Slovenian
space travel visionary Herman Potočnik
Noordung (1892-1929) and author Petrac – followed by an introduction of
Williams’ biography and family history,
Kobal explained.
The book also includes an interview
with Williams and an overview of her
visit to Slovenia in 2009 – the first ever
official visit to Slovenia by an astronaut.
Kobal is hoping to see the book published
in English in the future.
Petrač stressed that it was alarming how little Slovenians know of the
achievements of their scientists and other
important ancestors. He pointed to the
example of the low general knowledge of
Noordung, adding that he was surprised
to find that Noordung’s books were very
rare in Slovenian libraries. Such knowledge can contribute to raising young
people’s interest in science, he noted.
Slovenian artist ranked
third by Newsweek
New York (STA) — Internationally
acclaimed Slovenian artist and architect
Marjetica Potrč has been ranked third on
the list of the 10 Most Important Artists
of Today compiled by Newsweek. She is
preceded only by British conceptual artist
Gillian Wearing, and U.S. visual artist
and composer Christian Marclay.
“Marjetica Potrč has made some
important art: she’s built dry toilets for
Latin American slums and promoted a
water jug for Africa that can absorb the
force of a land mine. She’s taken the
idea that art can change the world and
made it come true,” Newsweek wrote on
its web site.
Sculptor Potrč, born in Ljubljana in
1953, broke onto the Slovenian art scene
in the mid-1980s as a fully-formed artist.
Her works attested formal perfectionism
and were very carefully conceived. In
the second half of the 1980s, Potrč led
a group of artists dubbed “Young Slovenian Sculpture,” her works prompting
the introduction of new approaches and
techniques. Later on, her focus shifted
to art that included social and historical
circumstances and concepts.
In 1994 she was awarded a Prešeren
Fund Award, a major award for arts
and culture in Slovenia, and in 2000
she received the prestigious Hugo Boss
International Award, which included a
solo exhibition in the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The Jakopič Award,
Slovenia’s highest prize for fine arts,
followed in 2003 when the Ljubljana
Museum of Modern and Contemporary
Art honored her with an exhibition of
her work. Potrč’s work has also been
exhibited extensively throughout Europe
and the Americas.
After finishing her studies at the
Faculty of Architecture in Ljubljana in
1977, Potrč graduated from the Ljubljana
Academy of Fine Arts in 1986. Between
3
1990 and 1993 she lived in the United
States, and in 2000 a Philip Morris Scholarship took her to Berlin. She currently
resides in Ljubljana.
New film documents
Slovenians in Alexandria
Ljubljana (STA) — A documentary
film directed by Metod Pevec about
“Alexandrinians” — women from the
impoverished region of Primorsko who
left for Egypt to work as wet nurses,
governesses, chambermaids or cooks in
the late 19th and early 20th century —
premiered in Slovenia in early June.
“Aleksandrinke” (Alexandrinians) is
a story about the emigration of women
from the second half of the 19th century
until World War II due to poverty and
the Fascist assimilation policy. The film
features three 100-year-old Slovenian
Alexandrinians, two of whom did not
live to see its release.
“Historical research for the film took
about one year, and the filming another
two years,” Pevec told the press. Historical facts are presented by British
historian and journalist Michael Haag,
an author of several books on Egypt and
Alexandria.
Slovenian men went to Argentina and
never came back, while Slovenian women and girls left for Egypt, mostly to the
then-rich and cosmopolitan Alexandria,
where they stayed for several decades
working as wet nurses, governesses and
chambermaids. One of the Slovenian
women even became a lady-in-waiting to
Egyptian Queen Farida, who at the time
was the richest foreigner in Egypt.
“Their stories, some tragic, come
from a period when nobody talked about
feminism,” wrote the producers, Vertigo
Emotionfilm. The film also deals with a
generation of these women’s children,
now living in Slovenia, and their former
proteges, who now live all over the world
and include former UN Secretary General
Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1992-96).
The film was shot at various locations
around Slovenia, in Italy, Egypt, the
United Kingdom and the United States.
It also features some old footage of Egypt
obtained from the British Pathe and
Global Image archives, and excerpts from
a television documentary on Alexandrinians, “Zerjavi letijo na jug” (Cranes Are
Flying South), 1970, by Dorica Makuc.
Pevec’s documentary was co-funded
by the Slovenian Culture Ministry.
Dark chocolate gaining
popularity in Slovenia
Ljubljana (STA) — While Slovenians still, for the most part, consume
chocolate bars of traditional and classic
brands, dark chocolate is becoming
increasingly popular across Slovenia, according to Slovenia’s biggest chocolate
producer, Gorenjka.
Slovenians mostly eat chocolate in
the form of chocolate bars, consuming
4,000 tons of chocolate bars a year.
While milk chocolate and chocolate with
hazelnut remain the favorite confections,
sales of dark chocolate, which contains
a minimum of 35 percent cocoa solids,
are on the rise.
Gorenjka attributes the growth in the
popularity of dark chocolate to consumers’ greater awareness of the beneficial
effects of cocoa for well being and health.
There is also a growing trend in sales of
premium products, expensive hand-made
chocolate items. This trend is confirmed
by the expansion of specialty chocolate
shops across Slovenia.
According to Gorenjka, consumers
are also becoming increasingly interested
in their chocolate’s country of origin,
the organic production of chocolate
products, and the principles of fair production and trade.
Nina Kofer, a representative of the
Zito group, the owner of Gorenjka,
explained that after a slowdown in the
initial period of the global recession, the
chocolate industry now expects a rapid
growth of sales. Gorenjka estimates
that the average annual consumption of
chocolate in Slovenia is 5.3 pounds per
person. The world’s biggest consumers
are the Swiss at 24.25 pounds, followed
by the Germans, Belgians and Austrians.
The Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GZS) reports that
Slovenia imported 13,900 tons of chocolate and exported 5,100 tons of choco
late products in 2008. According to the
GZS, the biggest chocolate producers in
Slovenia are Gorenjka, Mercator-Emba
and Droga Kolinska.
The articles comprising this feature have been
reprinted with permission from the Slovenian
Press Agency (STA).
4
PROSVETA
29. Junija 2011
Ekipa RAAM 2011, 13. junija krenila v ZDA
Slovenska
Stran
Ureja Vida Kosir
Piranski pihalci
godejo že 160 let
HEADLINE: Piran’s
blowers are already playing
for 160 years
TOPIC: The Piran Youth
Wind Orchestra recently
celebrated its 160th anniversary, and now it is one of
the oldest – if not the oldest
– wind orchestra in the country. Members of the wind
orchestra received an award
from Piran Mayor Peter
Bossman and an acknowledgement from the state. According to their conductor,
Iztok Babnik, and orchestra
president Aljoš Kos, they are
hoping to attract more active
participation at competitions
and offer more guest appearances, and they also hope to
include more young members
in the orchestra.
The wind orchestra was
established in 1851 by an attorney, Giuseppe Ventrella.
They enjoyed their most
success after 1923, when the
orchestra performed as a city
band operating as part of a
tourist association.
Mladinski pihalni orkester
Piran je pred nekaj dnevi praznoval 160. obletnico
godbeniške tradicije v občini
Piran in je ena najstarejših, če
ne najstarejša godba na pihala
v državi. Piranski župan Peter
Bossman je članom podelil
plaketo občine, za visoki
jubilej pa so prejeli priznanje
javnega sklada RS za kulturne
dejavnosti. Prvič so priznanja
podelili tudi članom orkestra,
ki v njem igrajo več kot pet,
15 in 25 let; najstarejši med
njimi igrajo že več kot štiri
desetletja. Orkester zadnji dve
leti vodi dirigent Iztok Babnik,
nekdanji pozavnist v Slovenski filharmoniji, od septembra
je ravnatelj Glasbene šole
Koper.
Po besedah Babnika in
predsednika orkestra Aljoše
Kosa so med cilje postavili
ponovno aktivnejšo udeležbo
na tekmovanjih, več gostovanj
in pomladitev, zato vabijo k
sodelovanju mlade. Godbo
je kot Coro orchestra e banda
con fanfara ustanovil advokat
Giuseppe Ventrella leta 1851.
Največje uspehe je doživljal
po letu 1923, ko je deloval kot
mestna godba pod okriljem
turističnega društva. Po vojni
sta orkester ustanovila Stojan
Ražman in dirigent Just Bole,
prvi stalni kapelnik pa je bil
Ferdinant Poznič.
DELO
HEADLINE: The RAAM 2011 team
left for the USA on June 13
TOPIC: On Monday morning, June
13, the RAAM 2011 participants said
goodbye to their relatives and friends at
the bus station in Idrija. The bicyclists
are members of a four-man team that
will be the first Slovenian competitive
group to participate at a RAAM race,
one of the most demanding cycling trails
in the world. The American organizers
are dedicating this year’s race to fivetime RAAM winner of Jure Robič, “the
king of the roads” as they named him,
who was tragically killed last year.
The RAAM 2011 race started in
Ocenside, Calif., near San Diego, and
will end in Anapolis, Md.
Stojan Petrič, the president of the
Kolektor Company, attended the short
farewell celebration at the bus station
since most of the cycling team’s members are Kolektor employees.
V ponedeljek zjuraj 13. junija so se z
avtobusne postaje v Idriji na pot v Ameriko
odpravili Idrijčani, kolesarji štiričlanske
ekipe, ki se bo kot prva slovenska ekipa
udeležila jubilejnega 30. RAAM, ene
najzahtevnejših kolesarskih preizkušenj
na svetu, ki jo ameriški organizatorji letos
posvečajo tragično preminulemu slovenskemu ultramaratoncu, petkratkemu
zmagovalcu Dirke po Ameriki, “kralju
cest”, kot so ga poimenovali Američani,
Juretu Robiču.
Rajko Bajt, sicer trener pri Slogi 1902,
je zbral 4-člansko ekipo, ki jo sestavljajo Idrijčani: Damjan Rupnik, Damijan
Mohorič, Franci Kljun, Alan Štucin, ki se
bodo na to 4.821 kilometorv dolgo eks-
DELO
Lipa v Livoldu razglašena za izjemno drevo
HEADLINE: Linden tree
in Livold proclaimed as an
exceptional tree
TOPIC: During the recent
Week of Forests, Kočevje
foresters proclaimed a linden
tree near the church in Livold
the exceptional tree of the
year. The linden’s diameter
measures 57 inches, the size
of the trunk is 181 inches, it
stands 90 feet high and it is
close to 250 years old. “In
the Kočevje area we have a
long tradition of preserving
exceptional trees. In 1892,
for his first plan for the
Goteniško Highlands, Dr.
Leopold Hufnagel decided
that all exceptionally thick
and beautiful trees had to be
preserved as a memorial,”
said Bojan Kocjan, director
of the Kočevje Establishment
for Forestry. This principle
was in force until 1940, then
after the war, continuing
even today.
In 2006, the Kočevje foresters started pointing out
particular trees in the cultural landscape to which they
granted the title “exceptional
tree.” In the Kočevje area,
a walnut tree in Kočevska
Reka (the largest walnut tree
in Slovenia), a wild chestnut
tree in Kočevje, a white willow tree in the village of Vas,
a mulberry tree in Velika
Slevica, and now the linden
tree in Livold have received
this title.
V okviru prireditev ob
Tednu gozdov so kočevski
gozdarji pred nekaj tedni za
izjemno drevo leta razglasili
lipo pri cerkvi v Livoldu, ki
ima prsni premer 148 centimetrov, obseg debla 464
centimetrov, visoka je 27,5
metra in je stara približno 250
let. “Na Kočevskem imamo
dolgo tradicijo ohranjanja
izjemnih dreves, saj je že dr.
Leopold Hufnagel leta 1892
v prvem načrtu za goteniško
pogorje določil, da morajo
biti izjemno debela in lepa
drevesa ohranjena kot spom-
Grobišče pod Kidričevo cesto
HEADLINE: The cemetery under
Kidričeva St.
TOPIC: The archeologists who
recently “occupied“ Kidričeva St. in
Zagorje are estimating that one of the
richest cemeteries from the country’s
Hallstatt Period is located in the city
center. At a construction site they
recently found a bronze bracelet from
the period between the fifth and seventh
centuries B.C. They also found a child’s
skeleton with a bracelet from the same
time period.
This recent discovery was a nice
surprise for the archeologists, who will
bring in more workers over the next
few days to do a thorough research
of the area. How long they will stay in
Zagorje will depend on future findings,
but Zagorje Mayor Matjaž Švagan as-
tremno kolesarsko preizkušnjo odpravili v
spremstvu izkušene spremljevalne skupine
pod vodstvom Sineta Pečelina.
Trasa tudi letos teče od štarta z obale
Pacifika v Ocean Sideu pri San Diegu blizu
Mehiške meje, preko 12 zveznih držav in
treh časovnih pasov do Anapolisa na obali
Atlantika. Kolesarji bodo skozi puščavo,
se večkrat v enem dnevu vzpeli čez 3.000
metrov, prečkali tudi Apalaško gorovje in
se zadnjih nekaj ur končno spustili proti
morju do cilja. Računajo, da bodo dirko
prevozili v 6-7 dneh. Zjutraj pred odhodom, so se od njih na idrijski avtobusni
postaji poslovili sorodniki in prijatelji,
uspešno dirko in srečno vrnitev domov pa
jim je zaželel tudi predsednik Koncerna
Stojan Petrič, saj je večina članov kolesarske ekipe delavcev Kolektorja.
sured that the renovation of Kidričeva
St. will not be delayed, although it will
probably be more expensive.
Arheologi, ki so v teh dneh “zasedli”
Kidričevo cesto v Zagorju, ocenjujejo, da
se ne tem območju, ob vznožju Ocepkovega hriba v najožjem središču mesta, nahaja
eno najbogatejših grobišč iz halčtatske
dobe v državi. Pred dnevi so na gradbišču
namreč našli bronasto zapestnico iz petega
do sedmega stoletja pred našim štetjem.
Odkrili so tudi še otroški skelet z zapestnico iz istega časa.
Da se na območju Kidričeve ceste
nahaja nekropola iz starejše železne
dobe, za arheologe ni novost. O najdbah “silnih grobov”, ženskih okostij z
lepotičjem in moških z orožjem, so v
zvezi s Kidričevo ulico poročali že konec
19. stoletja. Presenečenje, na katerega
so naleteli tokrat, pravijo arheologi, so
naselbinski ostanki v bližini grobišča. Zato
bodo ekipe v naslednjih dneh okrepili in
območje temeljito raziskali. Koliko časa
se bodo zadržali v Zagorju, bo odvisno od
nadaljnjih najdb, prenova Kodričeve ceste
pa ne bo zamujala, zagotavlja zagorski
župan Matjaž Švagan, prav gotovo pa bo
nekoliko dražja.
Zapora ceste v središču Zagorja, ki so
jo začeli prenavljati v prvih dneh maja, bo
sicer trajala predvidoma do konca septembra. Obnovili bodo vodovod, kanalizaciljo
in javno razsvetljavo.
DELO
DEVALVACIJA - “Oče, kaj je devalvacija?”- “To je, najbolj preprosto rečeno,
padec vrednosti denarja.” - “Potem pa
je tudi mene zajela develvacija: vse
moje ocene so se približale enki.”
inska,” je povedal Bojan
Kocjan, direktor kočevskega
zavoda za gozdove. Načelo
je veljalo do leta 1940 in nato
v povojnem obdobju vse od
danes. Leta 2006 so kočevski
gozdarji začeli opozarjati tudi
na posebna drevesa v kulturni
krajini, ki jim podeljujejo naziv
izjemno drevo.
Na območju kočevskega
zavoda za gozdove, ki se
razteza od Turjaka do Kolpe,
so si prislužili: navadni oreh v
Kočevski Reki, ki je največji
oreh v Sloveniji, divji kostanj pred Davčnim uradom v
Kočevju, javorolistna platana
pri občini Ribnica, bela vrba
ob Kolpi v vasi Vas, murva
v Veliki Slevici in zdaj lipa v
Livoldu, ki bo morda zrasla tudi
do 40 metrov visoko.
DELO
Jubilejna Artita v
piranski palači Apollonio
HEADLINE: Jubilee Artita in Piran’s Apollonio
Palace
TOPIC: Piran’s Apollonio Palace recently opened
the exhibition portion of the
10th Artita international art
workshop which recently
concluded at Piran’s Panorama. This workshop is
among the most important in
the country according to both
the number of participants
and the quality of work. In
the Piran municipality, this
is the most important art
workshop and colony.
The organizers invited
five domestic and five foreign
artists to the Artita colony.
“This workshop shows that
art is a connector that doesn’t
recognize borders, offers
dialogue, spreads the power
of imagination and helps
build new acquaintances and
friendships...” In 10 years,
126 artists from 22 countries
have participated in these
Piran workshops.
V piranski palači Apollonio so odprli razstavo del
desete, jubilejne mednarodne
likovne delavnice Artita, ki
so jo pred kratkim končali v
piranski Panorami. Na ogled
bo do konca julija, na njej pa
so predstavili dela 11 slikarjev
in fotografa. Delavnica spada
med najpomembnejše v državi
tako po številu kot po kakovosti
del, v piranski občini pa je to
edina pomembnejša likovna
delavnica in kolonija. Selektorji so v kolonijo povabili pet
mojstrov iz Slovenije in pet iz
tujine. “Ta likovna delavnica
sporoča, da je umetnost povezovalka, da ne pozna meja,
da plemeniti, bogati, da ponuja
diolog, širi obzorja, da utrjuje
in odkriva nova poznanstva in
prijateljstva... V desetih letih
je tu ustvarjalo 126 avtorjev
iz 22 držav.
Vsaka Artita je bila posebna, tako v smislu avtorjev kot
njihovih del. Nastala je prava
družina Artita, nad katero sem
nadvse ponosen,” je ob prvi
desetletnici povedal zbiratelj
in ljubitelj umetnosti Gorazd
Senčar, ki je v desetih letih
zbral že več kot 300 del. Med
njimi ima prav reprezentančno
zbirko slovenske sodobne
likovne ustvarjalnosti, ki bi jo
rad nekoč predstavil javnosti
na večjem razstavišču.
DELO
Tunelska peč nove generacije prispela na Norveško
HEADLINE: A tunnel
oven of the new generation
arrived in Norway
TOPIC: The largest Slovenian baking equipment
producer, the Gostol-Gopan
Company, can boast of an
important achievement. Recently, via special transport,
they sent a totally new, socalled ciklotermična bakery
tunnel oven, the prototype
of which was the work of
the Gostol-Gopan Developmental-Research Center, to
Norway. The oven will have
the capacity to bake 30 tons
of bread daily.
The new oven is 64 feet
long, almost 10 feet wide and
weighs 33 tons. It arrived
in Norway in one piece. In
Denmark it was was loaded
aboard a ferry boat, which
traveled only at night accompanied by police. The
Gostol-Gopan Company has
experience transporting such
cargo, but never an oven of
this size.
With their new-generation tunnel oven, GostolGopan now ranks with the
best manufacturers in this
field, and they are aiming to
extend their sales on the most
demanding markets. “We are
selling these kinds of products across Europe, and with
our new-generation ovens
we hope to advance to more
demanding markets. Their
demands are much higher,
and the new ciklotermičen
oven certainly belongs in this
group,” said Matej Petrič,
director of the Gostol-Gopan
Developmental-Research
Center.
Največji slovenski proizvajalec pekarske opreme, podjetje
Gostol-Gopan, se lahko pohvali
s pomembnim dosežkom. Pred
dnevi je s posebnim prevozom
na poti proti Norveški odšla
popolnoma nova ciklotermična
tunelska peč, njen prototip pa je
delo razvojno-raziskovalnega
centra Gostol-Gopan.
Razvoj in priprava doku-
mentacije za peč nove generacije sta trajala dve leti. Prototip, ki so ga razvijali v Novi
Gorici, je bil izdelan za konkretnega kupca, Mesterbakeren
As, Stange na Norveškem. Peč
bo namenjena peki kasetnega
kruha in bo imela kapaciteto
30 ton na dan. “Glavni poudarki pri razvoju peči so bili na
prihranku energije, predvsem
termične in tudi električne.
Pričakujemo, da bo prihranek
energije med petimi in desetimi
odstotki, kar pri tovrstni peči na
leto pomeni prihranek 10.000
evrov samo pri porabi plina,
pa tudi izpusti ogljikovega
dioksida bodo manjši. Naš cilj
je bil tudi skrajšati montažni
čas peči, tako doma kot tudi
na terenu. Nova generacija
ciklotermičnih tunelskih peči
tako omogoča, da h kupcu
pripeljemo že sestavljeno peč.
Čas montaže pri tem se tako
skrajša na največ teden dni,” je
povedal Matej Petrič, direktor
razvojno-raziskovalnega centra Gosto-Gopan. Peč je tudi
nižja kot prejšnje, kar je prednost pri izkoristku prostora,
in popolnoma avtomatizirana.
Nova ciklotermična tunelska peč je dolga 19,5 metra,
široka tri metre, težka pa kar
33 ton. H kupcu na Norveško
so jo pripeljali v enem kosu.
Na Danskem so jo vkrcali
na trajekt, na Norveško pa je
prispela konec maja. Prevažali
so jo samo ponoči v spremstvu
vozil in policije, v podjetju
Gostol-Gopan pa so povedali,
da izkušnje s tovrstnimi prevozi
že imajo, vendar ne s takšno
dolžino tovora. Gostol-Gopan
se z novo generacijo tunelskih
peči uvršča ob bok najboljšim
proizvajalcem v tej panogi.
“Tovrstne izdelke tržimo po
vsej Evropi, z novo generacijo
teh peči pa želimo prodreti
na zahtevnejše trge, tam so
zahteve višje in nova peč spada
v to skupino. V Sloveniji je
povpraševanje po takšnih pečeh
zaradi majhnosti trga precej
omejeno,”priznava Petrič.
DELO
Muzej na prostem dobiva končno podobo
HEADLINE: The outdoor museum is receiving its final image
TOPIC: In the area of the Mirna
Valley they counted more than 650
hay racks of different types. A group
of professionals has already selected
most of those which will be moved
to an outdoor museum located on
the south side of Šentrupert. They
hope that the first structure will be
moved this year.
“In the scope of the project, the
phase of selecting the hay racks
which will be moved to an outdoor
museum is already behind us. In
the museum, the historical development of hay racks in our area – as
well as the various manners of their
traditional use – will be introduced.
The hay racks will be dismantled
by experts, then moved to the side
of the museum where they will be
reassembled, and at the same time
there will be much restoration
work because many of the hay
racks are in poor condition,” said
Peter Gerčič.
The planners would like the
museum to have a natural form.
They also hope that the hay racks
will, as much as possible, give the
impression that they were placed
in their surroundings according to
their true function, rather than becoming monuments merely placed
in heaps.
Na območju Mirnske doline
so našteli nekaj čez 650 kozolcev
različnih tipov, med katerimi po
številu najbolj prednjačijo toplarji.
Strokovna komisija je že izbrala
večino tistih, ki jih bodo preselili v
muzej na prostem, ki bo zrastel na
južni strani Šentruperta. Prve kozolce
naj bi preselili še letos, so sporočili iz
šentruperske občinske uprave.
“V okviru projekta je za nami
pomembna faza izbora kozolcev, ki
bodo preseljeni v muzej na prostem.
Strokovna skupina je izbrala objekte,
ki so po različnih kriterijih primerni za
selitev in bodo v muzeju predstavljali
tako zgodovinski razvoj kozolca v
naših krajih ter tudi različne načine
njihove tradicionalne uporabe. No,
sedaj nas čaka še temeljita analiza
izbranih kozolcev, priprava dokumentacije, ki bo omogočala fazo njihove
prestavitve v muzej. Kozolce bodo
mojstri v tem delu razstavili, sledila bo
premestitev, nato znova sestavljanje
na mestu muzeja v Šentrupertu in pri
tem bo tudi precej obnovitvenih del,
restavracije kozolcev.
Načrtujemo, da bodo prvi primerki
kozolcev v muzeju stali letos v jeseni,”
je povedal direktor projekta Muzej na
prostem - kozolci, je povedal Peter
Geršič.
Popisano število je preseglo vsa
pričakovanja, a kar velik del popisanih
objektov je slabem stanju. Za vsakega
so naredili okvirno oceno njihovega
stanja in vsaj osnovno slikovno gradivo, ki omogoča, da bo v nadaljnjih
analizah ocenjena ogroženost teh objektov z vidika dolgoročnega varstva
kulturne dediščine.
Končna različica izgleda muzeja
je sicer že pripravljena, a jo sproti
prilagajo zaradi ugotovitev stroke in
izbranih kozolcev. Snovalci muzeja
si namreč želijo, da bi imel čim
bolj naravno obliko, da bi kozolci
dajali, kolikor je to mogoče, vtis, da
so umeščeni v okolje v svoji pravi
funkciji in niso nekakšni spomeniki,
zgolj postavljeni na kupu. V okviru
muzeja na prostem bodo sicer stekle
tudi aktivnosti, ki bodo usmerjene
v ohranjanje na mestu njihovega
nastanka.
DOLENJSKI LIST
OSLARIJA - “Ali verjameš, da je bil
človek lahko v prejšnjem življenju
žival?” - “To je pa traparija!” “Jaz pa verjamem! Nekoč sem
bil osel.” - “Kdaj?” - “ Ko sem ti
posodil denar.”
PROSVETA
June 29, 2011
5
Loyalites making plans for their Farm picnic date
by Gina M. Volpe
Lodge 158
La Salle Lodge 2 honored their 2011 Member of the Year, Bro.
John Ravnikar, in April. Pictured are [seated, from left] ELEANOR
KUHAR, MARY STUBLER, DELORES SPELICH, [standing]
GENE JAKSE, ELMER SPELICH, MARY RAVNIKAR, guest
of honor JOHN RAVNIKAR, JEANNETTE RAVNIKAR, JAN
JAKSE and CHUCK MARCHIORI.
Lodge 2 celebrates
member anniversaries
by DELORES SPELICH
Lodge 2 Secretary
LA SALLE, Ill. — Lodge 2
congratulates its members who
have reached SNPJ anniversary
milestones: 50-year members
Robert Mahnich, Fred Cass
and Marilyn Gorsek; 60-year
member James Barto; and 70year members Stan Erjavsek and
Ed Muhich
Happy birthday to Dean
Strell; Arianne, Ken, Kyle,
Nancy and Wayne Videgar; Dick
Nekrocius; Paul Sterbenz; Jen
and John Rigg; Emily Marchiori;
and Lynda McKibben.
Our sincere condolences to
National President Joseph C.
Evanish, his mother, brother,
sisters and their families upon
the passing of Roger. We’ve
become acquainted with the
Evanish family over the years
at many SNPJ activities.
We’re also sorry to learn
about the passing of Emil Guiterez, who passed away in May.
Emil and Nancy, natives of
DePue, Ill., retired to Ormond
Beach, Fla., 10 years ago. Our
sympathy to their family.
At our successful June luncheon, we were pleased to visit
with many of our friends. Missing were John Rancingay and
Mary Rudzinski, but we hope
they are doing well and would
like to see them at our Sept. 12
meeting. Door prizes were won
by Gene Jakse, Rudy Kovacevik,
Stank Novak, John and Jeannette
Ravnikar, and Mary Stubler.
We spent a week in steamy
Marietta, Ga., visiting our
daughter, Lynn, and son-in-law
in their new home. At 50, she
swears they never want the
hassle of moving again. She says
she’ll only move to convert our
home into a Slovenian old folks
retirement home. She’d better
hurry up!
Marietta Square is a picturesque, quaint area. Across
the street is the Strand Theatre
where “Gone with the Wind”
premiered in 1919. This year is
the 75th anniversary of the book,
published by Margaret Mitchell.
Since most of the original cast
members have passed away, it
was nice to see Ann Rutherford,
who played one of Scarlett’s
sisters in the movie.
Festive participants, known
as “Windies,” wore period clothing and danced the Virginia reel
on the lawn of Mitchell’s rustic,
renovated home. The home is
located two blocks from Lynn’s
office in midtown Atlanta, near
Georgia Tech.
On Memorial Day we attended a service at the historic
Marietta National Cemetery a
few blocks from the square. Like
most of the area, it’s situated on
hills and covers over 23 acres.
In 1866 it was established by
Union sympathizer, businessman Henry Cole. It’s similar to
Arlington National Cemetery,
just on a smaller scale. There are
soldiers from Illinois and Ohio,
two of the largest contingents;
two from the Revolutionary War;
one from the War of 1812; and
many from World War II, Korea,
Vietnam and Iraq. Also laid to
rest there is Emma Stephenson,
an African-American nurse
who attended to Union soldiers.
There are 18,839 graves, 10,312
of which are Union, 3,000
unknown and one rebel, B.F.
Dumas, who was buried there
by mistake. The cemetery is now
closed to burials.
It was amazing to see the
white headstones up and down
the hilly terrain. Hundreds of
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
placed American flags in front
of each headstone. The Confederate cemetery is three miles
away and includes 258 troops.
Two thousand of us happily
sang the National Anthem and
“God Bless America” as dozens of local bikers formed the
Avenue of Flags. A southern
group paid tribute in their uniforms when Georgia Governor
Nathan Deal arrived. The day
was a beautiful and memorable
tribute to the United States of
America.
Have a safe and happy summer!
EUCLID, Ohio — Loyalites
Lodge 158 members held
their most recent meeting
June 9. We’re always looking
for members to join our meetings... you know what they
say: the more, the merrier.
There wasn’t much discussion about anything new;
however, we don’t want to
forget about our annual picnic
which will be held Sunday,
July 17, at the SNPJ Farm in
Kirtland, Ohio. We will have
activities for the children as
well as the adults. Please join
us for good food, good music
and just good old fun.
Many Loyalites members
participated in the CAL Don
Gorjup Golf Tournament.
We understand they all had a
great time, even if the course
was just a little bit muddy.
Congratulations to Fran
Gaudio for grabbing the title
of “overall champ.”
The SNPJ National Bowling Tournament, held in
Detroit, was attended by
several Loyalites. Many
fared very well in the
standings. Good job, and
thanks for participating.
Mitchell Oshaben, the son
of Teresa and the late Russell Oshaben, has earned his
Eagle Scout Award, which is
the Boy Scouts of America’s
highest rank. Hats off to
Mitchell! Grandpa John Oshaben is especially proud of
both his grandsons, Mitchell
and Jonathon, who are both
honor students at Madison
High School. My apologies
to the family as this did not
get into an April issue
Happy belated birthdays
to Jack Koss, who turned
90-something in April, and to
John Oshaben, who turned 86
in March. Keep up the good
work and stay young!
Steven and Karen Marcusic celebrated their anniversary in June. Ruth Prelock’s
granddaughter, Molly Cogan,
graduated recently from
Mater Del Academy. She
received a four-year scholarship for Beaumont, plus
ACROSS
1. *Food past its sell-by date
6. Online pop-ups
9. “____ to My Lou”
13.Furiously angry
14.Gift topper
15.Manicurist’s board
16.“Rolling in the Deep” singer
17.Id’s partner
18.Katmandu country
19.*Food _______
21.*Source of resveratrol
23.Rogue or rascal
24.It comes to mind
25.Drumstick
28.Give certain impression
30.Treeless plains
35.Copycat
37.Petri dish gel
39.South American camelid
40.*Needs calcium
41.*Like low-calorie version
43.Demonical
44.Door signs
46.Tarot card reader, e.g.
47.Bristle
48.Auditorium
50.Sun beams
52.Acid
53.Annoyingly slow
attended the SNPJ Young
Adult Conference, along with
both Colleen Frank Jr. and
Billy Frank.
Eleanor Godec’s granddaughter, Clair (Grady)
Abraham, turned 4 years
old, while Bryan Godec
celebrated his 16th birthday.
Happy birthday as well to
Megan Hopkins on June 30,
and to Billy Frank and Karen
O’Donnell in August.
We extend our deepest sympathies to the children of Bill Frank – Karen
O’Donnell, Bill Frank II
and Cheryl Filby – and their
families. Bill passed away
unexpectedly on Memorial
Day, which is very ironic
since he was a true veteran.
Bill attended every Loyalites
meeting, as well as many
SNPJ events. We all enjoyed
his many stories. He will be
sadly missed.
We’ll see you at the Loyalites annual picnic on July 17
at the SNPJ Farm in Kirtland.
Until then, stay healthy and
be happy.
Taking aim: experiments with the stink bug plight
by ANTHONY J. SADAR
Lodge 665
PITTSBURGH — With the lengthening of days and the warming of the
atmosphere, the sprinkle of those little
brown stink bugs many of us endured
throughout the winter is about to become
a deluge in the summer. So being a scientist at heart (and by profession), I decided
to go about finding a simple solution to
the perpetual stink bug infestation – a
solution that didn’t involve any of the
popular grab-and-flush, vac-and-sac,
or crush-and-dump techniques that are
so dangerously prone to dispense the
little stinkers’ disgusting discharge.
(Besides, I hear that malodorous dispersion simply attracts more of these
crusty creepers.)
To start my experiment I needed an
observation. Of all the rooms in my
house, the stink bugs seemed to enjoy my
upstairs bedroom the most. That makes
sense, because in my house this bedroom
includes the attic door where the drafty
attic windows practically suck the little
buggers from the ambient air. Within the
bedroom, though, the army of obnoxious
invaders seemed to emerge from everywhere... everywhere except my closet.
What was different about my closet?
Well, on the upper shelf of my closet was
an unopened but still faintly odiferous
box of moth balls. Eureka! This led immediately to my hypothesis, a veritable
no-brainer: Moth balls stop stink bugs.
Sounds very plausible, but can this be
demonstrated scientifically? On to the
testing phase of my science experiment.
For my experimental device, I located
two identical clear plastic, gallon-sized
containers and an empty clear plastic
tea bottle. I connected the gallon-sized
containers using the tea bottle with its
top and bottom removed to allow for
a wide-mouth tunnel between the two
containers.
To the lid of one of the containers
I taped one moth ball. Into the lid of
the other container I cut an opening to
allow for fresh air infiltration and an
egress for the possible escape of a stinky
experimental subject.
Next, a carefully captured
and unsuspecting brown
stink bug was tossed into
the first container, the
one with the moth ball
affixed to its lid. Would
he (or she?) behave deliberately to avoid any
close association with
the naphthalenic nugget?
Only empirical evidence
generated from a regimented (or, in my case,
quasi-regimented) series
of observations of the stink
bug’s behavior would tell.
Over about two hours,
after traversing many areas
of the first container, the stink
PROSVETA Crossword
Healthy Eating
Holy Name Society awarded
her the same for Immaculate
Conception. Keep up the
good work, Molly.
Our best wishes go out to
Mary Koss, who now resides
in the Slovenian Home for the
Aged, as well Tim Gooding.
Our thoughts and prayers are
with you.
Karen and Tim O’Donnell
were honored to attend both
of their sons’ graduations.
Boston, here we come! In
May, Tim received his Ph.D.
in something (not sure what,
but who cares – it’s a Ph.D.
and pretty impressive) from
Harvard. In June, Charlie
received his Ph.D. in computer engineering from MIT.
Wow!
Colleen and Bill Frank
celebrated their 23rd anniversary June 18. Colleen Jr. has
been accepted into the Ohio
State Business School for the
fall of 2011.
Samantha Volpe served
as a counselor for Youth
Roundup at the SNPJ Recreation Center. She also
(#1311) by StatePoint Media
55.Goes with “aah”
57.*Should not be too large
61.Like localized disease
65.*Pungent natural healer
66.Finish
68.Habituate
69.To call by name, archaic
70.Hawaiian wreath
71.Cancelled or reversed
72.Broflovski of “South Park”
73.Allow
74.En _____, all together
DOWN
1. Lover’s strike
2. Neat
3. Affirm with confidence
4. Jasmine’s kin
5. Dropsies
6. In bed
7. “___ Day Afternoon” (1975)
8. *_____fish, rich in Omega-3
9. Eurasian duck
10.Confederate soldier’s hat
11.Ayatollah Khamenei’s home
12.Gomer on “The Andy Griffith Show”
15.Ultimate goal
20.Utopia, e.g.
22.*Sushi item
24.Similes or allusions
25.*Source of food information
26.Ingredient in strong adhesives
27.Relating to a gene
29.Knight’s chest plate
31.A in IPA, pl.
32.Innie or outie?
33.Leaves out
34.*Starter or side
36.Network of nerves
38.Actress Perlman
42.Done before buying clothes
45.Lying on your back
49.Holstein sound
51.*Too much can increase
blood pressure
54.Death announcer
56.Reddish brown natural dye
57.Chicken pox scar, e.g.
58.Unrivaled
59.Cambodian money
60.Drink too much
61.Revise for publication
62.Clays or mucks
63.Author Murdoch
64.Get rid of
67.Maiden name indicator
The solution to puzzle #1311 will
run in the July 13 issue.
bug did seem to avoid getting close to
the moth ball. And in about three hours
the bug did make it into, and eventually
out of, the second container.
Not satisfied with inconclusive results,
I plunged the exotic emitter one more
time into the moth-ball-on-the-lid side of
the experimental contraption. However,
I needed to leave the experiment behind
for a few hours to attend an evening fundraiser for the Pittsburgh Philharmonic.
Upon return from the fund-raiser, to
my shear and utter horror (actually, just
simple surprise), I discovered the stink
bug lying dead at the bottom of the first
container. And here’s the part that really
makes the entire experiment rather inconclusive: Next to the demised dawdler
was – you guessed it – the moth ball that
had formerly been lid bound.
Did the stink bug die from the fumes
from the moth ball or a hapless kinetic
conk on the head? Or maybe any one of
a number or combination of other conditions, like exhaustion, natural causes or
even simple experimental boredom. Not
willing to take any chances with faulty
experimental design or observational
error, I wasted no time deploying several
boxes of opened moth ball containers
around my bedroom and in the hallway.
To date, the stink bug invasion has
definitely been thwarted, with substantially fewer of those brown, diamondback devils haunting my upstairs abode.
But stay tuned. Who knows, those
champion heralds of stink may yet learn
to live with un-hurled moth balls.
Editor’s Note: Bro. Anthony J. “Tony”
Sadar, a certified consulting meteorologist and environmental scientist, is an
adjunct instructor at Geneva College
and Penn State-Beaver. Tony acknowledges his wife’s inspiration, insight and
assistance with the bug-busting experiment described herein.
6
PROSVETA
June 29, 2011
Badger Jabber
by Bob Smole
Lodge 584
Milwaukee — The weekend
of June 18 and 19 was a busy one,
making for a wonderful start to the
summer. The SNPJ Tony Mlinar Sr.
Golf Outing, Perpetuum Jazzile concert, Privi Triglav picnic and Father’s
Day all took place that weekend,
and we barely had time to breathe
between them.
If you had the opportunity to make
the rounds and attend them all, you
are good, and I am sure you enjoyed
one more than the other. The summer
weekend schedule seems to be filling
up that way. But before you know it,
summer will be over. What a terrible
thought. It barely gets started and it’s
over before you know it.
The Tony Mlinar Sr. Golf Outing
took place this year without a hitch,
and believe it or not, not a drop of
rain. This is a first – for the past few
years we were rained out. Nice job,
Bro. Tony Mlinar Jr.
Perpetuum Jazzile opened their
U.S. tour in Milwaukee with a sell-out
crowd attending their June 18 concert.
This group of 35 extremely talented
young Slovenians brought the audience to their feet for three curtain calls.
An excellent performance!
With the weather threatening in
the early morning, the Prvi picnic at
Triglav Park was a huge success with a
crowd that brought back memories of
the past. I know that the members of
Triglav Park were all happy to see the
weather clear as Jeff Winard and his
band began to fill the air with invigorating and stimulating Slovenian-style
music. The food sold out early, and
everybody had a great time.
For a second year, SNPJ Badger
Lodge 584 will host a Lodge picnic.
The committee has set the scene, and
now all you need to do is register and
attend the event Sunday, July 24. The
location is the same as last year, Root
River Parkway, picnic area #1. We’re
going to have a great time. The picnic
committee members include Brothers
Tim Donovan, Bob Smole and Jerry
Wucinski, and Sis. Mary Donovan.
The committee and the Badger
Lodge want to make sure that all SNPJ
members are invited, at minimal cost,
to join us on this day as well. This
would also be a good opportunity for
some of the members who we haven’t
seen for a while to come out and join
the festivities.
The park entrance is off S. 92nd
St. and W. College Ave., or you can
use the S. 76th St. park entrance. The
day will begin at 11 a.m. and run until
4 p.m. Food and drinks will be available after noon.
A donation of $5 per adult Badger
Lodge member in good standing must
be paid in advance. All youth age 15
and under will be admitted free of
charge. Non-Badger Lodge members
are asked to contribute $8 per adult.
These donations will help cover park
rental, food and drink (beer and soda)
expenses. This is a family picnic designed for socializing and acquainting
or re-acquainting yourself with other
SNPJ members. The committee is
asking for advance registration and
payment in order to estimate food and
beverage needs and to avoid monetary
exchange at the picnic. You will
receive a wrist band for attendance.
Badger Lodge 584 members
should have received an information
flyer and the advance RSVP form. It
is extremely important that all advance
registrations and payments be submitted by the deadline of Saturday, July
16. Contact Bro. Tim or Sis. Mary
Donovan at (414) 817-0192 for further
information.
Triglav Park will be celebrating
its 50th anniversary this year with a
special “gala” picnic Sunday, July 17.
Music will feature Ansamble Veseljaki from 1 to 5 p.m. You can come
out earlier and attend Mass in their
beautiful outdoor chapel beginning at
11 a.m. Dinners will be available for
purchase at noon, along with a wide
variety of delicious Slovenian homemade desserts. Of course, there will
be plenty of pivo, vino and other refreshing drinks available all afternoon.
There are acres of free parking as well.
If you would like more information, give Matt Mejac a call at (262)
786-3676 or visit the Triglav web site,
www.triglavpark.com. Directions to
the park are also available on the web
site. This will be a wonderful day of
celebration, so make sure you come
out and enjoy.
The Monday evening balina league
continues each week with two shifts
starting at 6 p.m. at West Allis Veterans Park on 70th and W. National
Ave. Come on out and watch these
11 teams enjoy the camaraderie,
sportsmanship and joy of victory, or
the agony of defeat. The league plays
every week, weather permitting. So
far, the weather has been good and
the competition is fierce. Bring a
lawn chair with you since park bench
seating is limited. You can sit under
the shade of a row of lipa trees that
line the balina courts. Come and
check it out!
Fore! It is not too early to plan for
the annual Fun-O-Leers golf outing.
Saturday, Sept. 17, is the date set for
this event at Brookfield Hills Golf
Course. A total of $50 per golfer
will pay for your greens fees, cart,
lunch and two drink tickets. You
can receive additional information
from Jim Kodel at (414) 837-3046.
Information/entry forms also appear
on the Fun-O-Leers web site, www.
funoleers.org. This outing is always
a huge success and fills very rapidly.
Don’t wait too long to enter.
The Badger Sunshine Committee
has sent out get well wishes to Bro.
Don Wene in Crivitz, Wis., as he
continues to recuperate at home from
some medical issues. My brother, Bro.
Rudy Smole, is resting comfortably
at home after suffering a fall and
breaking a few ribs. We wish them
both a speedy recovery and a return
to a healthier future.
The most recent Badger Lodge
meeting was held June 15. President
Tim Donovan called the meeting to
order at 7:30 p.m. with a small number
of members in attendance. After the
reading of the minutes, the secretary’s
report was approved as presented. A
moment of silence was observed to
deceased member Sis. Mary Gregorin
of Waukegan, Ill.
Bro. Tony Mlinar reported that all
was in readiness for the Tony Mlinar
Sr. Golf Outing that was played June
18. A total of 84 golfers registered
to take to the course at New Berlin
Hills. All that was needed was some
good weather.
It was reported that 35 SNPJ members were being transferred into the
Badger Lodge from Lodge 800 and
several inactive Lodges. The Badger
Lodge welcomes these transferred
members, and we hope that they
will become active members and
join us for our meetings in the very
near future.
Prior to adjournment, we sang
“Happy Birthday” to Bro. Bob Smole
for his June birthday. Bro. Rudy Papa
and the birthday boy, Bob Smole, won
the attendance awards. The meeting
was adjourned at 7:55 p.m., and coffee
and desserts were served.
Congratulations to the Slovenian
Women’s Union as they hosted their
26th national convention here in Milwaukee. They arranged many activities to attract delegates from across the
country and keep them busy during
their stay. A potica baking contest,
won by Jackie Smith, was one of the
events. Congratulations to Jackie! She
was very surprised with the award.
“I had no idea that my potica, that I
haven’t really baked in years, would
be selected,” Jackie said as I congratulated her at the Triglav picnic.
The next Badger Lodge 584 meeting, scheduled for the third Thursday
of July, will be held Thursday, July
21. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m.
at St. Peter’s Church Hall, 7929 W.
Lincoln Ave. in West Allis. Mark your
calendars and attend if you can; we
would like to see you there.
Remember to get your reservation
in for the July 24 Badger Lodge picnic
at Whitnall Park. Call Bro. Tim or Sis.
Mary Donovan today!
West Coast members enjoy sweet taste of the grape at Lodge 786 picnic
by JEAN KOCI
Lodge 786 Secretary/Treasurer
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.
— It was another beautiful
day in the wine country of
Temecula, Calif., Sunday, June
5, when about 120 members
and friends enjoyed the annual
Orange Coast Lodge 786 Wine
Tasting Picnic.
Wiens Family Cellars, on
the famous Rancho California
Road, provided an elegant
and comfortable setting for
the second year in a row. The
staff met us as several of our
members arrived early, and
they immediately offered to
help us unload our cars. The
tables, chairs, buffet table
and bar were already set up,
complete with tablecloths and
centerpieces. There were even
flowers on the serving tables
and in the entryway. They set
out printed menus as well so
we could follow along with the
various vintages.
Our crew, along with some
early comers, helped put up
sun shade canopies for shelter
from the California sunshine.
It was so much cooler and safer
to be protected on a warm day,
although the temperature never
went above 75 degrees. Thanks
to Don Milek, Arnie Koci and
Todd Jancich of Lodge786, and
Herb and Beverly Fuhrman, Al
Strukel, and Helen Spencer of
Lodge 723 for getting us started
with those first few shelters. As
more people came, additional
canopies were set up and we
appreciated having them.
Thanks to all who contributed
the canopies for the comfort of
almost everyone.
Marilyn Aamodt, Bob Patocka and Pat Milek took over
the admission table without
a hitch and did a fabulous
job. Bob was in training with
Marilyn, the expert, who kept
him up on the procedures. Pat,
with her smiling face, is always
a joy to have at the entry spot.
Thanks to all!
Don Milek immediately got
his musical equipment set up,
and before we knew it the beautiful music of Austria, Bavaria
and Slovenia filled the air. Appetizers of cheese and crackers,
and homegrown dried fruit
were available for the guests
to enjoy thanks to Rosemary
Mlakar, Connie Swiderski,
Mary Lou Jensen and Dorothy
Jerneycic. The fruit came from
the Koci Farm.
Soon it was time for Fred
Mlakar to take over the show
and start with the first wines
to be featured along with the
appetizers. Fred always does
a great job conducting this
part of the picnic. Of course,
we couldn’t do it without
those who circulated among
the tables to pour the various
vintages. This year’s pourers
were Paula and Jim Manning,
Paul Jensen, Marty Swiderski,
and Natalie Bernhardt. Natalie
pitched in wherever needed
throughout the afternoon.
Some of the winery staff helped
with opening the bottles and
keeping them in order.
Everyone loves the Amour
de L’Orange, a champagne-like
wine with a hint of orange.
Lovely! This year it was nice
to use official Wiens glasses
so everyone had their special
glass throughout the afternoon.
The best part was I didn’t have
to take home a bunch of dirty
glasses to wash and stash away
for next time!
One of the day’s highlights
was the great lunch provided by
the vineyard gourmet, German
chef Volker Lutz. He prepared
European-style sandwiches,
German potato salad, a wonderful green salad and even
some vegetarian sandwiches
for those so inclined. Volker
is really great to work with,
and understands the tastes
and needs of our people. He
has helped us for at least three
years now. Carol and Todd
Jancich took care of serving
at the buffet table. Along with
lunch, more tasty wines were
served. There was a Pinot
Gris, Voignier, Pinot Noir
and the specialty, “Crowded.”
Clementine was served with
homemade apple strudel, the
dessert of the day. Thanks to
Lina Kerwick, Connie Swiderski and Rosemary Mlakar,
who came over to our place
on Saturday to make enough
strudel for the hungry folks.
Although I don’t believe they
were all that hungry by the time
the dessert came out, everyone
has room for a little more when
it comes to strudel!
A 60-year membership
award was presented to Yvonne
“Jean” DiCiolla, a member of
the former Lodge 615 for many
years until she was transferred
to Lodge 786 in 2009. It was
good to see her and her daughter in attendance. I remember
the DiCiolla children back
when my children were Youth
Circle 65 members from the
1960s through 1980s.
We also had drawings for
a bunch of really nice door
prizes that were donated by
Dorothy Jerneycic and Ana
Lorenzo Bernhardt. Thank
you for your generosity. I’m
sure these people will enjoy
their gifts.
All through the afternoon,
musicians played the beautiful
music of the Alpine countries.
The Fontana Button Box Club,
Bob Patocka, Fred Mlakar and
Don Milek each played several
sessions, and sometimes several played together. I believe
I saw Gene Tomazin up there
as well! Thanks to all of you.
You really make this event so
very special. After all, what
is a Slovenian picnic without
music?
We heard a lot of Slovenian being spoken among the
guests, a lot of laughter and the
meeting of new people, as well
as reunions of old friends. I
counted 16 people who traveled
to Slovenia together in 2003
when the Button Box Club
and the Orange Coast Lodge
786 combined to organize a
wonderful summer tour. Some
of these folks hadn’t seen each
other in quite a while, so it was
really fun to meet again. Let’s
make sure we keep on seeing
each other at these special
events. Others were folks who
attend events only once in a
while, but might have come
as immigrants from Slovenia
or nearby and found comfort
and camaraderie among us.
Welcome to all!
All in all, I am so grateful
for another marvelous event
sponsored by Orange Coast
Lodge 786, and for all of the
participation by our members,
the members of other Lodges
and our many friends and family members who spent the day
with us. Na svidenje!
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PROSVETA
June 29, 2011
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Sun shines down on
Mlinar Memorial Golf
by TONY MLINAR Jr.
Lodge 584
MILWAUKEE — The Badger
Lodge 584 Tony Mlinar Memorial Golf Outing was held June
18 at New Berlin Hills Golf
Course. The weather couldn’t
have been more perfect: sun,
a slight breeze and 70-degree
temperatures greeted the 84
golfers.
After announcing the tournament rules, each team was
led to their assigned hole.
Each golfer received two drink
tickets and, in keeping with
tradition, Slovenian sausage
sandwiches were served between the ninth and 10th holes.
This treat is truly appreciated
by all. Special thanks to Bob
and Amalie Smole for preparing the sausages, and to Paula
Marlewski and Barb Wendorf
for serving all the golfers.
After their 18 holes were
done, the golfers returned to
the club house for door prizes,
and awards for the lowest
scores and special event holes.
Winners for the longest drive
were Lane Burmeister and
Nell Dourcher; longest putt
went to Lynn Malkowski and
Dan Stouff; and closest to
the pin winners were Cindy
Kodel and Jim Holmes. Lowest team score for the women
went to Sharon Hanstad, Nell
Durocher, Kathy Lutz-Ostron
and Carolyn Selthafner. Mixed
team winners were Al and
Delores Larsen, along with
their son Alex and his wife,
Karla. The men’s team winners
were Bill Wroblewski, Ken
Blonski, Dean Shields and Paul
Hajewski. Congratulations to
all the winners.
Sis. Mary Donovan kept a
bird’s-eye view on hole seven.
This hole, sponsored by the
SNPJ Home Office, awarded a
$5,000 prize for a hole-in-one.
Bro. Tim Donovan kept his eye
on hole 12 which, along with
hole seven, were used as fundraising holes. Brothers Erik
and Brian Donovan ran special
drawings in the club house to
help raise money for this year’s
charity, The Milwaukee Rescue Mission. Special thanks
to the Donovan family for the
help they provided throughout
the day. Many other prizes
were awarded to the golfers,
thanks to donations made by
the sponsors listed below.
A personal thank you to all
the golfers and workers who
made this day a success. A
special thank you to Bro. Bob
Smole – without his help, this
outing would not have happened. Thank you, Bob! Please
mark your calendar for next
year’s outing scheduled Saturday, June 16, at New Berlin
Sunny Hills Golf Course.
2011 Tony Mlinar
Memorial Golf Outing
Sponsors
AJM Enterprises
American European Foods
Badger Lodge 584
Bob Alpner
In memory of Marge
Badger Packaging
Belle City Metal
Bevsek Verbick Funeral Home
Bliffert Lumber
D&D Industrial Coatings
Tim and Mary Donovan
Genesis Machining
General Plastics
Fun-O-Leers
GW Jaws
Horizon Freight
Hyroplaters
Imperial Tool & Plastics
Ice House
Mr. Golf Jim Kodel
Lindenmeyer Monroe
Dottie Mlinar
Regal Arkay
TCA Insurance
Donald Tushaus & Co.
Town Beer
Waterstone Bank
Northside Charlie
New Berlin Hills Golf Course
Estes Express Lines
Bob Smole family
Tony Mlinar Jr.
Ultratest NDE, LLC
SNPJ Home Office
Jim Ryan Construction
Fairway Lighting Co.
Jolly Allis Lodge 686
Lodge 603 members and
2014 National Convention
co-chairs RUTH BENEDICT
[third from left] and
JEANNETTE HUMPHREY
[far right] joined SNPJ
executive officers ROBERT
J. LAWRENCE, KAREN A.
PINTAR and JOSEPH C.
EVANISH in their search for
a National Convention site.
Site-searching for the National Convention
by JEANNETTE HUMPHREY
Lodge 603
SAMSULA, Fla. — Lodge 603 in beautiful downtown Samsula welcomed our
Society’s Executive Officers – National
President Joseph C. Evanish, National
Secretary Karen A. Pintar and National
Treasurer Robert J. Lawrence – in May
with a steak and shrimp dinner topped off
with apple and cheese strudel and potica.
The meal was provided by our Lodge and
hosted at the home of George and Ruth
Benedict. Prior to the meal, Joe, Karen and
Bob stopped by my home for a visit.
Clay Benedict grilled the steaks and
shrimp for the gathering of 30 invited
members and Lodge hall officers to welcome our executives. We got to share a bit
of Samsula’s awesome Slovenian history
and Lodge 603 activities. Joe, Karen and
Bob do a fine job representing our Society
on the national level. Taking time for us
is always appreciated.
Actually, we were all working on the
next SNPJ Quadrennial Convention, set
to be staged in Daytona Beach, Fla., in
August of 2014. Joe, Karen and Bob,
along with me and Ruth who are Lodge
603 convention co-chairpersons, toured
three beachside facilities. The hotels were
well presented by Nancy Kemp, Tara-Hart
Patterson and Mary Hutchcraft. We were
assisted throughout the three days by
Daytona Beach Convention and Visitors
Bureau Representatives Lynn Miles, Tara
Hamburger and Debbie Kersey.
While Ruth and I stayed overnight at
The Daytona Shores Resort, the executives stayed at Plaza Resort and Spa. We
were delighted that the facilities provided
all of us with lodging, meals and valet
parking.
After a tour of Daytona Beach Hilton
Oceanfront Resort, we were escorted to
Hyde Park Steak House for dinner provided by Nancy Kemp and Lynn Miles.
We all met for breakfast at Azura in The
Shores Resort, and for lunch at Magnolia’s
in The Plaza.
Lodge 603 wanted to be a part of the
visit, so our membership voted to provide
dinner and drinks to welcome our Society’s
executives. We thank Joe, Karen and Bob
for making the trip to Daytona Beach to
plan for the 30th Quadrennial Convention
in 2014. The members of Lodge 603 are
excited that you will be coming to the
great Sunshine State and Samsula’s finest,
SNPJ Lodge 603.
Lodge 603 is getting ready for our “Big
Bang Out,” a celebration of our nation’s
independence, the 85th birthday of our
Lodge charter, and the 70th anniversary
of our Lodge building and dedication. The
celebrations will begin at 5 p.m. on July
4. Lodge 603 officers and members are
planning balina and games for children
throughout the evening.
Lodge 603 Vice President and Social
Chairperson Pauline Lockwood has volunteered to fry chicken, and the Lodge
treasury will supply hamburgers, hot dogs
and libations. Everyone is asked to bring
a covered dish or two to share. Weather
permitting, we will have fireworks to commemorate this special date.
Lodge 603 is taking a few months off for
the summer and will not have a regularly
scheduled monthly meeting until Oct. 4,
when we will share a covered dish meal
at 6 p.m. and a business session at 7. If
you have any business for our Lodge, you
will need to contact one of our officers to
handle your request.
Our sympathy is extended to the
families of Roger Evanish and Joe Cvetas. We appreciate all of the trips these
men and their wives made to Lodge 603
during Florida SNPJ and Slovene Days
celebrations.
The SNPJ executive officers were welcomed to Florida with a dinner hosted at the
home of Lodge 603 members George and Ruth Benedict.
Morgan Stanley
Bob and Kathy Jungbluth
The SNPJ Farm
2011 Dance Schedule
SNPJ Farm, 10946 Heath Road, Kirtland, Ohio
off Chardon Road (Route 6), three miles east of Route 306
For information phone (440) 256-3423 or (440) 943-1191
July 3
July 4
July 10
July 17
July 24
July 31
Cleveland Federation Picnic
3 to 7
Veseli Begunjčani (from Slovenia)
Fourth of July Dance1:30 to 7:30
Wayne Tomsic, Stan Blout & friends
Good Time Polka Party
3 to 7
TBA
Loyalites Lodge 158 Picnic
3 to 7
Del Sinchak Band
Strugglers Lodge 614 Picnic
3 to 7
George Staiduhar Band
V-Boj Lodge 53 Picnic
3 to 7
Fred Ziwich Band
Aug. 7
Aug. 14
Aug. 21
Aug. 28
Aug. 31
SNPJ Farm Board Picnic
3 to 7
George Staiduhar Band
Naprej Lodge 5 Polka Mass
1 p.m.
Joey Tomsick Orchestra
Comrades Lodge 566 Picnic
3 to 7
Bob Kravos Band
Utopians Lodge 604 Picnic
3 to 7
Joey Tomsick Orchestra
Cleveland Pensioners Picnic 1 to 5:30
Wayne Tomsic Orchestra
Sept. 4
Sept. 5
Sept. 11
Sept. 14
SNPJ Farm Board Picnic
3 to 7
Dan Peters
End of Summer Dance1:30 to 7:30
Frank Stanger and Eddie Rodick orchs.
Ladies Auxiliary Picnic
3 to 7
Bob Kravos Band
Slovenian Sausage Festival
1 to 8
Dancers enjoy the finest in Cleveland-style polkas and
waltzes at the SNPJ Farm. The Farm features the bestknown names in polka music, plus down-home dining.
Gates open at noon. Dinners served Sundays starting at
2 p.m. with music and dancing from 3 to 7 p.m. The bar
opens at 1 p.m. Sunday picnic admission is $6. Rent the
SNPJ Farm for your special functions! For more information phone (440) 256-3423 or (440) 943-1191.
Senior Corner
by CARL ZVANUT
Lodge 107
DEVON, Pa. — The April 20 Philadelphia Inquirer article “Medicare Advantage
cutbacks are put off” by Ricardo AlonzoZalvidar refers to Advantage program cuts
scheduled by the health law beginning in
2012. The cutbacks are in the form of a
change in the rating system to award quality bonuses, the net effect being “that four
of five enrollees now are in plans eligible
for a bonus... where as, under the original
and tougher approach Congress took in the
health-care law, only one in four enrollees
would have been in a plan getting the extra
payments.” Covering the extra payments
is an infusion of $6.7 billion. There is
extensive discussion of the political inference of the extra payments.
Hope Yen’s article “Gender gap is
narrowing among U.S. seniors” in the
May 27 Philadelphia Inquirer caught my
attention because I’m in a home (and at
an age) where one will notice that women
outnumber men. That can be expected;
the article states, for example, “by age 85,
the number of women is typically twice
that of men.” The narrowing gender gap
is presented as: “Since 2000, the number
men 65 and older increased by 21 percent,
compared with 11.2 percent for women...”
The male-to-female ratio narrowed, with
women still outnumbering men, but by a
lower number; “roughly 1.5 million, down
from 1.8 million in 2000.” The political
ramifications are discussed.
At the home, we had a rare day in early
spring when a day in the 80s was preceded
and followed by spring temperatures of 65
degrees or less. Outside became the place
to be, and the place to be was the covered
patio. It lasted just one day, but what made
it memorable was an explosion of green
the following day as the buds burst forth,
giving us the spring we had been waiting
on for so long. There are times when being
in assisted living provides assistance of a
different kind... this was one of them.
2011 Miss SNPJ Pageant field set with four new entrants
2011 MISS SNPJ PAGEANT
FROM PAGE 1
granddaughter of Lodge 53 Secretary
Martha Meglich.
Lindsey is active in the 4-H Horse
Program. She is a homeschooled student
entering the 11th grade. Lindsey plans
to continue her education and become a
trainer for horses.
Our eighth contestant is Larah Chesnic,
a member of Lodge 723 in Fontana, Calif. She is the daughter of Bill and Kari
Chesnic, and the granddaughter of Jacob
Chesnic (723).
A homeschooled student, Larah was
involved in piano, cheerleading, basketball
and theater during her high school years.
She spent her summers volunteering at
various church camps and vacation bible
schools. Larah is currently enrolled in
cosmetology school and plans to attend
Ferris State University.
The ninth contestant entered in this
year’s pageant is Emily Poklar, a member
of Lodge 584 in Milwaukee. Emily is the
daughter of Richard and Heidi Poklar
(584), and the granddaughter of John and
Bernice Poklar (584).
Emily has participated in many Lodge
584 activities, such as Christmas parties,
picnics and SNPJ Youth Telegraphic
Bowling Tournaments.
She recently finished her junior year
of high school, and has been active in
theater, student council and yearbook.
She has received many honors, including induction into the National Honor
Society. Emily has been recognized for
exceptional participation in academics,
athletics and community service. She has
also been inducted into the International
Thespian Society.
Emily has participated in many community service projects, including food drives
and serving food to less fortunate children
during the Christmas season. She has also
participated in the Best Buddies program,
through which she partners with a less
fortunate student with special needs.
The 10th contestant is Erika Beccard, a
member of Lodge 89 in Midway, Pa. Erika
is the daughter of Alphonse and Denice
Beccard (89), and the granddaughter of
Erika Beccard and the late Alphonse Beccard, and the late Raymond and Dorothy
Berry.
Erika is a 2008 graduate of Fort Cherry
High School where she was a member
of the yearbook staff, German Club and
chorus. She was also a cheerleader for
both the junior high and varsity teams.
Erika attended the Pennsylvania Martial
Arts Academy, earning her second-degree
brown belt. She is currently attending
Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
focusing her studies on psychology and
criminology. She is active in the Psychology Club and serves as treasurer of the
German Club.
Erika’s involvement in SNPJ began
as a child when she participated in her
Lodge’s Youth Circle. She currently
serves as the Lodge 89 Youth Director,
and enjoys planning and organizing youth
parties and activities. Erika has represented
Lodge 89 at the Young Adult Conference
for the past few years, and is an active
participant in many Lodge activities. In
addition to assisting with special events
at her Lodge, Erika volunteers her time
for several community service projects,
including Breast Cancer Awareness, Big
Brothers/Big Sisters, Leader Dog and
Make-A-Wish.
On behalf of the SNPJ Fraternal Department, I welcome these four young ladies
to the Miss SNPJ Pageant and wish them
all of the best.
The Miss SNPJ Pageant Booster Fund
is currently accepting donations. Any
donation, large or small, will be appreciated, and all donations will be recognized
in the pageant program. Checks can be
made payable to SNPJ, noting “Miss SNPJ
Pageant” on the memo line, and mailed
to the Slovene National Benefit Society,
Att’n: Fraternal Department, 247 West
Allegheny Road, Imperial, PA 15126.
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PROSVETA
June 29, 2011
The summer fun is just beginning to heat up at the SNPJ Trailer Court
by AMY MAVRICH (138)
SNPJ Trailer Civic Association
BOROUGH OF SNPJ, Pa. —
On Saturday, May 28, the SNPJ
Trailer Court Civic Association
held their annual Opening
Party. Thank you to Rowland
(564) and Joyce (6) Hudson for
taking care of the sloppy joes,
and to Pam Hudson (564) for
the children’s activities. They
really had a lot of fun making
sun catchers! A thank you also
goes out to Sonny and Karen
Jurkowski (564) for all that
you do, and to everyone that
brought a covered dish. Thank
you, thank you. Everything was
very good and a great time was
had by all! I’m sorry if there
is anything I didn’t report; I
wasn’t able to attend the party
as my oldest daughter, Katie,
got married that weekend.
On Saturday, June 11, the
Trailer Court had their Pool
Party. Thanks again to Rowland and Joyce for making
News from
Here & There
by Grace Doerk
Lodge 559
CHICAGO — The weather is playing
tricks on us again. We were suffering through 90-degree temperatures
for about three days, and now, lo
and behold, the temperatures have
dropped down to 50 degrees. I guess
we’ll just have to accept what nature
gives us.
Slovene Pensioners’ Club members held their regular monthly
meeting June 8. The senior citizens
organization meeting in Joliet was
held June 9. Ordinarily, there are 250
to 300 members in attendance, but due
to a disastrous rain storm, many members were cleaning flooded basements.
Next month we’ll host our indoor
picnic with all kinds of games. They’ll
be lucky to get a few participants;
many who attend these meetings are
wheelchair-bound or use walkers.
We extend our deepest sympathies
to the family of Joe Cvetas who passed
away June 11. Bro. Cvetas was an active SNPJ member and served on the
National Board for 32 years. He was
also a former mayor of the Borough of
SNPJ, Pa., as well as a former SNPJ
Recreation Center director.
Pioneer Lodge 559 members held
their monthly meeting June 10. After
hearing the minutes from the previous meeting and the financial report,
Secretary Vitous read correspondence
from National Secretary Karen Pintar.
different types of food for
our Mexican-themed party.
Thanks to all for the covered
dishes, they were delicious!
The children had a blast trying
to hit the piñata filled with toys,
candy and cookies. Thanks to
Marc Auburn (158) for helping
so I didn’t get hit with the bat!
Thank you also to Stacey Black
for the fun dance contest that
was enjoyed by the adults as
well as the children. Thanks
to Dan Bosek (564) and Lori
Sis. Pintar has invited everyone to visit
the Recreation Center this summer
and to attend Slovenefest.
Our Lodge received 11 new members from the former Lodge 778.
Pioneer Lodge 559 now has 585 adult
members, 35 youth members and 722
policies.
Our monthly anniversary members
include Lois J. Pirman, celebrating
her 50th anniversary with SNPJ, and
Elizabeth Ladendorf from Woodland,
Texas, who is celebrating her 60th
SNPJ anniversary. It was reported
that Mary Lou Nugent was in the
hospital and now is in a nursing
home. Ed Podbevsek is at the Bickford Nursing Home in Oswego, Ill.,
and Lillian Petrovich is recuperating
from a broken arm. Lucille Goste is
now receiving physical therapy in a
nursing home. Get well wishes are
extended to these and all other SNPJ
members on the sick list.
Otto Doerk presented the Chicago
Federation report, reporting on the
Memorial Day services held in the
SNPJ section of Woodlawn Cemetery,
where there are over 600 grave sites.
Conrad Ladstatter complimented the
Federation for the excellent memorial
services, as did many others. The
Chicago Federation will host a dinner
dance Sunday, Aug. 21, at the Slovene
Cultural Center in Lemont, Ill., from
noon until 3 p.m.
We celebrated Frank and Carolee
Michalek’s 48th anniversary. The
drawing award was won by Secretary Anita Vitous. The next Pioneer
Lodge meeting is planned July 8. We
look forward to seeing more Pioneer
members in attendance.
I was excited to attend the SWU
Keifer for your help, and to all
who helped in any way to make
these parties a success. You are
all greatly appreciated!
Trailer Court President
Jackie Ulle (158), Vice President Ed Trsinar (158), Treasurer
Babe Baselj (6) and Secretary
Amy Mavrich (138) encourage
everyone who has a trailer at
the SNPJ Recreation Center
to become a member of the
SNPJ Trailer Court Civic Association. Dues are just $20 per
National Convention hosted by three
Milwaukee branches June 16-19 at
the DoubleTree Hotel in Milwaukee.
This organization started in 1926
when a group of concerned Slovenian
women led by Marie Prisland saw
the importance of building a network
comprised largely of immigrant Slovenian women.
There have been many changes
over the last 85 years since the SWU
was organized, but one thing remains
constant – the generosity of our Slovenian community and its passion for
continuing the tradition of documenting growth in America. It’s a tradition
built on philanthropy, one that has
helped the SWU attract hard-working
members, women and men alike.
The SWU is growing to meet the
needs of our Slovenian communities, offering more local events and
expanding local branches. The SWU
museum houses many ancestral documents and physical donations, along
with an archive of Zarja magazines
dating back to pre-war days.
After registering on June 16, we
were transported to the Potawatomi
Casino where a welcome party was
held. Afterward, everyone had a
chance to try their luck in the casino.
By no means was it a lucky night for
me, but it was a lot of fun.
Several meetings and workshops
were held June 17. John Vidmar,
spiritual leader and deacon from the
Slovene Cultural Center in Lemont,
read of a proclamation sent by the
mayor of Milwaukee. Later in the
evening we were transported to the
Milwaukee Public Museum where
“ZarjaFest” was held in the European
Village and streets of Old Milwaukee.
person, per trailer. We always
have so much fun. Come to the
next party and you’ll see!
On Saturday, July 2, the
SNPJ Trailer Court Civic Association will hold a meeting
beginning at 11 a.m. in the
dorm. Please attend this meeting as we will hold our election
of officers. Other business will
be discussed as well.
Our next party is planned
Saturday, July 23. Mark this
date on your calender as it
What a wonderful evening!
The first Zarja magazine rolled
off the presses in 1929. Throughout
its history, the magazine has been the
binding force for Slovenian immigrant
woman. Today, Zarja is 82 years old.
This is truly a milestone in history,
not merely for us as Slovenians, but
because it appears that we have one
of the oldest ethnic magazines in
the United States, and possibly the
oldest Slovenian ethnic magazine in
the world.
During one of the workshops we
were honored to have Professor Janez
Bogataj from Ljubljana speak to us.
Professor Bogataj does his research
and teaching work in the field of
ethnological profiles of the Slovenes
and their culture. He is also engaged
in research on cultural heritage and
its relation to modern society. He
circulated a listing of his books, some
of which I hope to read.
The workshops continued June 18,
and again there were many speakers.
Delegates also voted on the bylaws
governing the SWU. As is always the
case, some members were disappointed in the outcome, but in a democracy,
majority rules. I personally felt that
insufficient time was spent explaining some of the bylaws to be revised,
but everyone has a right to his own
opinion. I feel that a few of the bylaws
passed may hinder the organization.
The SWU banquet was held in the
hotel, and then we were transported
to the UWM Zelazo Center for the
Performing Arts to see the Perpetuum
Jazzile concert. The center was packed
to capacity, and we all enjoyed seeing
and hearing this group from Slovenia.
From Milwaukee they traveled to
Cleveland, Pittsburgh and then New
York before returning home.
The business portion of the SWU
convention was completed June 19,
and we were transported to Triglav
Park in Wind Lake, Wis., for lunch and
Slovenian music by the Jeff Winard
Band. The Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia was in attendance
and available to answer any questions.
By the way, in addition to his native
Slovenian, Consul General Žmauc
speaks English, German, Croatian and
Serbian. The Žmauc family resides
permanently in Maribor, Slovenia.
It was nice to have Rose Marie
Jisa (643), president of the Slovenian
Genealogy Society, at one of the workshops. She gave great references and
tips on Slovenian genealogy. I have
met Rose Marie in the past, and she
does an outstanding job.
It was nice to see many of my
SNPJ friends, including Stan and
Shirley Vidmar (764); Bob Smole,
Amalie Smole and Fannie Smole
(584); Rosemary Toth, secretary of
Lodge 576; and several others who I
just can’t seem to remember. It seems
that old age is catching up with me;
my memory just isn’t as good as it
once was. Sometimes it bothers me,
but then I just try to forget it. Like
my doctor tells me about ailments,
you have to expect these things when
you get older. I do have a hard time
accepting changes.
We didn’t have much time to celebrate Father’s Day, and we missed
the Father’s Day picnic in Lemont, but
you just can’t squeeze everything in.
I hope all SNPJ fathers enjoyed their
day. Until next time, keep thinking
happy thoughts.
SNPJ Scholarship Fund Donations
Featuring
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Strollin’ Eddie’s Polka
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and 12 more titles!
for the month of April 2011
Estate of Anna Born (584), Kenosha, Wis....$689.55
Michael J. Fleischhacker (8), Chicago............ $40
The former SNPJ Lodge 787......................... $300
Young Americans Lodge 564, Detroit............. $25
In memory of Marjorie Sonc
Ed & Elizabeth Tomsic (218), Denver.............. $50
In memory of Anne Tomsick
SNPJ Lodge 304, San Francisco.................... $25
In memory of Joe Stubler
Michael & Karen Watt (665), Pittsburg, Texas....$25
In memory of Anthony & Albina Sadar
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In memory of John Maljevac
Centennial Lodge 776, Borough of SNPJ, Pa....$25
In memory of Ted Zrinscak
47th Annual SNPJ CAL Don Gorjup Open Results
Tournament played May 28, 2011, at Rolling Green Golf Course, Huntsburg, Ohio
Men’s Division
Name
*Brent Rudd
**Rudy Pryatel Jr.
Randy Butka
Dave Strnisa
John Baselj
Shawn Sutton
Charlie Shaver
Tom Gorjup
Greg Ostanek
Jim Desmond
Brian Paluda
Kevin Gorjup
Rick Gorjup
Gabe Gorjup
Jason Henry
Dave Belfiore
Jason Conkle
Larry Butka
Tom Rudd
Ken Daugert
J.P. Bevec
Marsh Gorjup
Greg Curl
Vince Braddock Jr.
Jeff Cadez
Joe Trgo
Jim Gorjup
Joe Evanish
Lodge
126
576
138
158
6
138
614
158
126
138
138
158
158
158
138
138
138
138
126
158
138
158
6
138
138
158
158
106
Women’s Division
Name
*Fran Gaudio
**Sara Taylor
Vicki McCamon
Diane Strle
Philomena Damore
Jennifer Fetcko
Eileen Markusic
Lodge
158
138
604
355
158
138
158
Score
73
66
67
67
69
70
71
71
72
72
72
72
73
73
73
74
74
74
74
74
74
75
75
75
75
76
76
76
Score
99
74
81
82
84
87
91
2011 CAL Flight Winners
Men’s Division
Prize
$100
$100
$60
$60
$50
$45
$40
$40
$30
$30
$30
$30
$25
$25
$25
$20
$20
$20
$20
$20
$20
$12
$12
$12
$12
$10
$10
$10
Prize
$50
$50
$22
$16
$12
$10
$8
*Indicates Scratch Champion
**Indicates Net Champion
Spartans (576) Flight #1
Name
Gross
Net
76
77
$25
$25
Strugglers (614) Flight #2
Gross
Net
Tie
Long Drive
Pin Shot
Name
Dave Belfiore
J.P. Bevec
Tom Rudd
Jim Gorjup
Dave Belfiore
Lodge Score Prize
138 79
138 74
126 74
158
138
$25
$25
$25
$5
$5
Cleveland Federation Flight #3
Gross
Net
Long Drive
Pin Shot
Greg Curl
Jim Cadez
Ron Tkach
$25
$25
$5
$5
Lodge Score Prize
6
138
138
88
78
78
$25
$25
$25
Utopians (604) Flight #5
Gross
Net
Long Drive
Pin Shot
Gross
Net
Pin Shot
Lodge Score Prize
John Baselj
6
78
Tom Gorjup
158 71
Vince Braddock Jr. 138
Greg Ostanek 126
Name
Gross
Net
Long Drive
Pin Shot
Name
Loyalites (158) Flight #4
Gross
Net
Tie
Lodge Score Prize
Joe Monteleone 576
Mike Jasinski 126
Name
Dave Strnisa
Shawn Sutton
Dave Strnisa
Rick Gorjup
Joe Evanish
Joe Trgo
Tom Sedora
Ken Pintar
158 82
138 70
158
158
$25
$25
$5
$5
Randy Butka
Jason Henry
Jason Henry
Name
Lodge Score Prize
$25
$25
$5
Fairport (355) Flight #10
Name
Lodge Score Prize
Bob Delly
604 106
Ken Lawrence 138 79
Frank Mastalski 158 79
Frank Mastalski 158
Frank Mastalski 158
$25
$25
$25
$5
$5
Women’s Division
Youth Circle 2 Flight #11
Gross
Net
Long Drive
Pin Shot
Name
Lodge Score Prize
Diane Strle
355 105
Vicki McCamon 604 81
Fran Gaudio 158
Sara Taylor
138
$25
$25
$5
$5
Name
Brent Rudd
John Baselj
Brian Paluda
Low Putts
Lodge Score Prize
126
6
138
28
28
28
$5
$5
$5
Lodge Score Prize
106 93
158 76
138
6
$25
$25
$5
$5
V-Boj (53) Flight #7
Name
$25
$25
$5
Mirni Raj (142) Flight #9
Gross
Net
Tie
Long Drive
Pin Shot
Lodge Score Prize
138 86
138 73
138
$25
$25
$5
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Farm Board Flight #6
Name
Name
Gross
Ken Daugert 158 100
Net
Larry Butka
138 74
Long Drive Joe Blatnik Jr. 614
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Cleveland (126) Flight #8
Gross
Kevin Gorjup 158 93
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Charlie Shaver 614 71
Long Drive Bob Fetcko
138
will be another too-much-fun
event! Details will follow in an
upcoming prosveta issue.
Get well wishes go out to
Shelly Volpe (564). Our deepest sympathies are extended to
the families of Roger Evanish
(715), Harry Rompala (6) and
Joe Cvetas (603). They will be
missed so very much as they
were a big part of our SNPJ
Trailer Court family.
Until next time, see ’ya at
the Gostilna!
Name
Gorjup’s Guests
Net Score
Paul Saywell
70
Rich Thompson
71
Nick Thompson
72
Donny Arcidacono
74
Dan Phillips
75
Long Drive – Ed Hayes
Pin Shot – Nick Thompson
Prize
$40
$24
$13
$9
$8
$5
$5
DEATHS REPORTED
For the weeks of April 16-30, 2011
LODGE NAME
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2
6
6
34
53
89
107
107
138
138
190
218
218
254
257
292
358
581
603
614
643
665
689
713
715
Ethel Neul
Bernadine Posevina
Ann T. Pustovrh
Frances E. Russi
Martha A. Mergole
Thomas P. Keidel
William Ralston
Rose Migielicz
Pete Jackanicz
Anthony Lesnik Jr.
Adolph Kern Jr.
Alice E. Harshbarger
Steve Yurich
Patricia K. Olson
Louis Skedel Jr.
Mary R. Slaker
Ustina M. Nunn
Frances Hoffman
Mary Yakely
Marian Zedar
Betty Jane Daigle
Adam J. Furin
Pearl Verzinskie
Dick J. Potochnick
Rudolph Hribar Jr.
Roger J. Evanish Sr.
DATE OF
DEATH City/State
03-28-11
04-01-11
06-27-10
04-19-11
10-30-10
04-15-11
04-22-11
02-24-11
02-08-11
04-05-11
04-29-11
03-22-11
03-31-11
03-05-06
02-25-10
01-08-11
04-02-11
03-25-11
04-23-11
04-22-11
07-31-95
03-11-11
09-06-10
03-29-11
04-20-11
05-06-11
Antioch, Ill.
Spring Valley, Ill.
Dadeville, Ala.
Oakdale, Pa.
Phoenix, Ariz.
Cape Coral, Fla.
Castle Shannon, Pa.
Saint Louis, Mo.
West Frankfort, Ill.
Canonsburg, Pa.
Strabane, Pa.
South Fork, Pa.
Bosque Farms, N.M.
Rifle, Colo.
Wickliffe, Ohio
Espanola, N.M.
Avella, Pa.
Solon, Ohio
Browndale, Pa.
New Port Richey, Fla.
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Girard, Ohio
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Price, Utah
Harwick, Pa.
Oakdale, Pa.
KAREN A. PINTAR
National Secretary
PROSVETA
June 29, 2011
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SNPJ fraternal sympathies
Bro. Albin Oblack
• Lodge 371 •
CLE ELUM, Wash. — The
members of Lodge 371 sadly
announce the May 19, 2011,
passing of Bro. Albin “Beanie”
Oblack, 97, of Molalla, Ore.
Bro. Oblack was born Nov.
19, 1913, in Rock Springs,
Wyo., to John and Annie
Oblack. On March 19, 1939,
he married Katherine “Mya”
Oblack. She preceded him in
death in April 2011.
Surviving are twin daughters Carolyn (Jim) Sweet and
Marilyn (Bill) Dokken; one
son, Bob (Thila) Oblack; three
sisters-in-law, Bertha Oblack,
Ellen Thronson and Hannah
(Chet) Schink; 17 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren;
and three great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was
celebrated May 26 at Foothills Community Church with
Joanne Petrie as officiant.
Interment followed in Adams
Cemetery.
On behalf of the members
of Lodge 371 and the Slovene
National Benefit Society, we
offer our sympathies to Bro.
Oblack’s family, relatives and
friends on their loss.
Bro. Frank A. Zallnick
• Lodge 158 •
EUCLID, Ohio — With sadness, the members of Lodge
158 report the May 24, 2011,
passing of Bro. Frank A.
National Benefit Society, condolences are extended to Bro.
Zallnick’s family, relatives and
Sis. Caroline A. Guzell
• Lodge 138 •
Bro. FRANK A. ZALLNICK (158)
Zallnick, 88, in Wickliffe, Ohio.
Born Jan. 14, 1923, in Gil
bert, Minn., Bro. Zallnick lived
in Cleveland before moving to
Euclid. He was a U.S. Army
veteran of World War II and a
retired machinist from Horsborgh Scott Company.
Bro. Zallnick was the beloved husband of Mary (Zgonc)
Zallnick; loving father of Frank
(Tammy) Zallnick; stepfather
of John (Janet) Zgonc, Donna
(Phil) Yan, Marilyn (Sam)
Butcher and Carol (Frank)
Mastalski; a dear grandfather
and great-grandfather; brother
of Tom Zallnick; and brotherin-law of Helene Zallnick.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Patricia; a brother,
Anthony Zallnick; and a sisterin-law, Betty Zallnick.
Funeral services were celebrated May 26 at Jakubs and
Son Funeral Home, Cleveland,
with the Rev. Joseph Fortuna
officiating. Entombment followed in Holy Cross Cemetery,
Avondale, Ariz.
STRABANE, Pa. — The
members of Lodge 138 sadly
announce the June 9, 2011,
passing of Sis. Caroline A.
“Carey” Guzell, 86, of Strabane
in Broadmore Senior Living.
Sis. Guzell was born Sept.
13, 1924, in Canonsburg, Pa.,
a daughter of Gaitano and
Amelia Mastroiani Mirisciotti.
On May 20, 1946, she married
Stanley D. Guzell. She and
Stan co-owned and operated
Guzell’s Hardware Store in
Canonsburg for nearly 50
years.
Carey was a member of
SNPJ Lodge 138 and St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church
of Canonsburg. She was an
avid golfer and the recipient
of many championship awards.
She was also an active member
of the South Pittsburgh Choral Group, a member of and
consultant to the Business and
Professional Women’s group,
and a volunteer at Canonsburg
General Hospital. She also was
an avid polka dancer.
Surviving, in addition to her
husband, are two sons, Stanley
(Barbara) Guzell Jr. of Poland,
Ohio, and Guy (Cheryl) Guzell
of Canonsburg; a brother,
Gasper Mirisciotti; two sisters, Elizabeth DeBlander
and Joan “Jennie” DiCio; two
granddaughters, Gina Guzell
Melnik and Carolyn Guzell
Kuzontkoski; and a number
of nieces and nephews. She
was preceded in death by two
brothers, Frank and Samuel
“Guz” Mirisciotti.
Services for Sis. Guzell
were celebrated June 13 in
Sollon Funeral Home Ltd.,
Canonsburg, with Deacon Joseph Cerenzia officiating.
On behalf of the members of
Lodge 138 and the Slovene National Benefit Society, we extend our sincere sympathies to
Sis. Guzell’s family, relatives
and friends on their loss.
ki of Ridgecrest, Calif.; two
sons, Richard Harris of Columbus, Ohio, and Gary (Debbie)
Harris of Hookstown, Pa.; six
grandchildren, Amy (Rick)
Ulewicz, Ryan (Jenn ifer)
Harris, Patrick (Linda) Harris,
Greg (Gina) Zwierzchowski,
Lori (Eric) Gibby and Karen
(Patrick) Gilbreath; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Deceased, in addition to her
husband, are three brothers,
Edward, Matthew and Martin
Klemencic; and a sister, Mary
SNPJ Crossword
FATHER’S DAY (#1211) solution
Sis. Hannah Harris
• Lodge 89 •
MIDWAY, Pa. — With sadness, the members of Lodge
89 report the June 11, 2011,
passing of Sis. Hannah Harris, 89, of Burgettstown, Pa.,
in Wyngate Assisted Living,
Weirton, W.Va.
Sis. Harris was born Oct. 1.
1921, in the former Yugoslavia,
a daughter of Martin and Mary
Klemencic. She was a homemaker, and a member of Our
Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, Burgettstown, and
SNPJ Lodge 89. Sis. Harris
enjoyed growing flowers and
doing needlepoint.
On April 29, 1943, Hannah
married Amel Harris, who died
May 23, 2008.
Surviving are a daughter,
Ruth (Norman) Zwierzchows-
50-Year Members
June 2011
SNPJ suffers loss of former board member Bro. Roger Evanish
BRO. ROGER EVANISH
FROM PAGE 1
be an understatement; golf was a huge
passion throughout his entire life. In recent
years he enjoyed being part of the Imperial SNPJ Golf Coupon League. He was
also a member of the Croatian Fraternal
Union.
Roger and his family were involved
with the Universal Comets Lodge 715
community for many years. He participated in their shuffleboard league, his wife
was a Youth Circle director, and their
five children were active members of the
Circle and spent many summer vacations
at the SNPJ Recreation Center during
“Universal Week.”
Along with simply enjoying summer
weekends at the Rec Center with his wife,
Ann, Bro. Evanish was often involved with
organizing SNPJ activities. He helped
organize many bowling and golf tournaments, Lodge 715 Comets Club events,
as well as basketball and softball teams
for the Lodge. It was a common sight at
Lodge-sponsored dances to see Roger and
Ann on the dance floor for a polka, waltz
or a perfectly choreographed jitterbug.
Needless to say, and by far, he found
the most joy in times spent with his five
grandchildren.
Roger shared his many talents with
family and friends, and will be memorial-
ized by those who continue to display and
share these talents and gifts.
Bro. Evanish served as Universal Comets Lodge 715 secretary for the past 40
years. As a licensed life insurance producer
exclusively for the Society, he was a top
SNPJ producer for many years, winning
numerous campaign awards and trips,
and enrolling hundreds, if not thousands,
of new SNPJ members. This past year he
helped Lodge 715 achieve Superstar Status. He also spent six years as an area manager for the SNPJ Insurance Department.
In addition to his service to his Lodge,
he was a past president of the Western
Pennsylvania English-Speaking Federation of SNPJ Lodges. He also served on
SNPJ National Convention committees
and was elected to the SNPJ National
Board. Bro. Evanish served on the board
as Region 3 Vice President from 19791982 and on the Supervisory Committee
from 1984-1987.
For the past 20 years Roger served on
the SNPJ Slovenian Heritage Center Committee. He was selected as its chairman in
1996 and continued in this capacity until
his passing. He was very passionate about
the museum and spent countless days during the winter months of the off-season
designing, preparing, constructing and
rearranging displays for a fresh look each
season. He led the committee through some
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innovations, especially during and after the
Heritage Center construction in 2001. A
key improvement was the automated audio
tour guide for the museum.
In many ways, Bro. Evanish contributed
greatly to the growth and success of his
Lodge and the Society. Most impressively,
and invaluably to the Society, he was a
top-10 producer in new members and
insurance sales for all of his 40 years as
an SNPJ producer, and often the number
one SNPJ producer. Additionally, his
volunteer efforts at the Heritage Center
successfully enhanced the perpetuation
and promotion of the Slovenian culture
and SNPJ history.
Bro. Evanish is survived by his wife of
nearly 56 years, Ann (Stepek) Evanish; two
daughters, Alison Evanish of Virginia and
Karen Urban of Colorado; two sons, Jamie
Evanish of Universal and Joseph Evanish
of McDonald, Pa.; a brother, Leonard
(Eva) Evanish; and his grandchildren,
Meghan (Ante Jelcic) Manning Jelcic,
Alyssa and Trevor Urban, and Carly and
Jack Evanish. He was preceded in death
by his sister, Margaret Kevicki, and a son,
Michael Evanish.
Services for Bro. Evanish were held
May 14 in Imperial with interment at Plum
Creek Cemetery. The family requests
memorial donations be made to the SNPJ
Scholarship Fund.
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Member
Gertrude J. Schulz
Elizabeth Ladendorf
Marylyn J. Valentine
Mary J. Dougherty
Agnes Fennig
Yvonne J. DiCiolla
70-Year Members
June 2011
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Jane Hudak
Angela Vargo
Agnes Wilson
Martha Majernik
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Rose Knezevic
Rudolph Bilich
Marie Batick
Louise J. Trunkely
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Frank J. Yudez
Frances Hillman
Julia Taylor
Frances J. Perko
Jennie Pozun
Sylvia Belec
Sylvia F. Fabian
Mary M. Kostyal
80-Year Members
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Michael Bozic
Sharon J. Woods
Charlene R. Carlson
Lois J. Pirman
Geneviev Slovenec
Nancy J. Lamberto
June 2011
Publication dates are highlighted in black boxes; deadline dates are circled. The deadline for submissions
is noon on the Monday a week prior to the issue date, unless otherwise noted below or on the front page.
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Janice O. Garlock
Linda L. Beck
Letha F. Yakovac
James R. Tershel
Patricia Frantz
60-Year Members
PROSVETA 2011 Publication Dates
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Mayo.
A Mass of Christian Burial
was celebrated June 14 in Our
Lady of Lourdes Church with
the Rev. Robert Connolly as
celebrant. Interment followed
in Grandview Cemetery, Florence, Pa.
National Benefit Society, we
offer our condolences to Sis.
Harris’ family, relatives and
Member
Agnes M. Curtis
Frank Cerne
40th Remezo-Kumer Golf Tournament
Saturday, August 6, 2011
at Mill Creek Golf Course • Route 224, Boardman, OH
(330) 740-7112
Individual Event Only
Men
Name
Check Entry:
Ladies
Lodge
No.
Youth
Phone
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The $25 per person entry fee includes a full-course dinner in the
dining room at the SNPJ Recreation Center following golf.
Return this form, along with entry fees, to:
Marty Kumer
371 Willow Hedge Dr., Monroeville, PA 15146
Phone: (412) 856-8791
Make checks payable to
Marty Kumer
ENTRY DEADLINE IS JULY 24, 2011
The Home Office will verify all memberships. Complete tournament
rules are available by contacting the SNPJ Fraternal Department,
247 West Allegheny Road, Imperial, PA 15126.
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PROSVETA
June 29, 2011
Who Will Wear the Crown?
the 55th Miss SNPJ Pageant • July 8-10, 2011 • The Alpine Room at the SNPJ Recreation Center
Miss SNPJ 2011 Selina PROGAR
Heather HOLEVA
Olivia KAMICKER
Aliquippa, Pa., Lodge 721
Lindsey MEGLICH
Cleveland Lodge 53
Sydney BATTERSBY
Strabane, Pa., Lodge 138
Sygan, Pa., Lodge 6
Samsula, Fla., Lodge 603
Molly KOHLER
Julie ROCKWELL
Nicole WRIGHT
Larah CHESNIC
Emily POKLAR
Erika BECCARD
Youngstown, Ohio, Lodge 153
Strabane, Pa., Lodge 138
Fontana, Calif., Lodge 723
Milwaukee Lodge 584
Sygan, Pa., Lodge 6
Midway, Pa., Lodge 89
Slovenefest XXX features
28 of your favorite polka performers!
The Slovene National Benefit Society
invites you to enjoy
S LOV E N E F E S T
XXX
JULY 8-10, 2011
Slovenefest is hosted by the
270 Martin Road
Borough of SNPJ (Enon Valley), PA 16120
(724) 336-5180 • 1-877-767-5732
web site: www.snpjrec.com • e-mail: [email protected]
performance schedule online at www.snpj.org/fest_page
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20 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA
Bob Turcola Orchestra • Mikey Dee Band • Del Sinchak Band
Don Wojtila Orchestra • Jim Rhoades Band • Stan Blout Orchestra
Dick Tady Orchestra • Jack Tady & the JTB • The Polka Quads
Karl Lukitsch Band • Eddie Rodick Orchestra • Joe Novak & Friends
Ted Zalac & the Swinging Slovenes • Frank Stanger Orchestra
Joe Grkman Orchestra • Bob Kravos Band • Eddie Vallus II Band
Frank Moravcik Band • Ansambel Dvojčki • The Happy Timers
Veseli Fantje • Fairport Jammers • Button Box Buddies
Western Pa. Button Box Club • The Hoboes
Mahoning Valley Button Box Club • Magic Buttons
And From Slovenia...
Ansambel Veseli Begunjčani
Friday, July 8
noon-midnight
$8 admission
Saturday, July 9
noon-midnight
$10 admission
Sunday, July 10
noon-11 p.m.
$10 admission
Saturday at dusk: Fireworks display (weather permitting)
Directions to the SNPJ Recreation Center
IN PENNSYLVANIA: From I-79, take
I-422W toward New Castle, take PA-376E
and exit at Mt. Jackson (Exit 43). Take
PA-108W approximately 8 miles to the
SNPJ Recreation Center.
FROM PA TURNPIKE: Exit turnpike at
Exit 10 and take PA-376W to Exit 43 (Mt.
Jackson). Turn left onto PA-108W and
travel 8 miles to the SNPJ Recreation
Center. [Portions toll.]
FROM OHIO TURNPIKE: Take Exit 232
and follow Route 7N toward Youngstown,
then turn right onto Western Reserve
Road. Turn right onto Route 170S and
travel approximately 6 miles to the blinking
light in Petersburg, Ohio. At that light, turn
left onto PA-108E and follow the signs on
Route 108 to the SNPJ Recreation Center,
approximately 2 miles.

Ten will compete for the Miss SNPJ title

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