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Official Publication of the Slovene National Benefit Society
YEAR CVII
ISSUE 19
USPS: 448-080
ISSN: 1080-0263
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
30 Convention continues our Society’s progress
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by JOSEPH C. EVANISH
SNPJ National President
IMPERIAL, Pa. — The 30th SNPJ Quadrennial Convention was held Aug. 18 in Daytona
Beach, Fla., at the historic Plaza Resort & Spa. A
total of 161 delegates and SNPJ National Board
members participated in the proceedings, which
were completed in one day.
SNPJ Lodge 603 in Samsula, Fla., served as
the host. Lodge convention committee members
Jeannette Humphrey, Ruth and George Benedict, and Bill Tomazin were instrumental in
helping the Executive Committee find a suitable
venue. Jeannette and Ruth greeted everyone at
the opening of the convention. All delegates
and guests were transported to the Samsula
Lodge 603 Hall for a wonderful dinner and
social Monday evening. Everyone was fortunate
to enjoy the beautiful Lodge hall and gracious
Samsula hospitality. We thank all of the Lodge
603 officers and members for their hard work,
including President Pauline Lockwood and
Secretary/Treasurer Elaine Figueroa.
Good governance is the key to the future
sustainability of an organization. The convention delegation approved important changes to
our Society’s governing laws that will greatly
enhance our governance structure. After two
years of work by the SNPJ National Board to
develop proposals based on best practices, the
delegation accepted and approved the good
governance proposals.
Industry governance expert attorney Todd
Martin, who worked with the National Board,
presented the proposals to the convention body.
American Fraternal Alliance President Joe Annotti addressed the convention by providing a
message about the regulatory pressure fraternals
are facing to improve their governance structure, and commended SNPJ on our volunteer
contributions.
Additional speakers included the Society’s
actuary, Joe Steimla; asset management representative from Wellington Management,
Andrew Paone; and CPA Leo Hannah from the
Society’s independent auditing firm of Horovitz,
Rudoy and Roteman, LLC.
The convention officers included Chairman
Joseph C. Evanish; Vice Chairs Justina Rigler,
SEE 30TH CONVENTION
ON PAGE 5
SNPJ National Board
Executive Committee:
National President Joseph C. Evanish
National Secretary Karen A. Pintar
National Treasurer Robert J. Lawrence
PERIODICAL MATERIAL
Supervisory Committee:
Phyllis Wood, Chair.
Vincent Baselj
Louis J. Novak
Stan Repos
Up-and-Coming Calendar of Events.......... 2
Slovenska Stran......................................... 4
SNPJ National Tournament Results........... 5
PROSVETA Crossword Puzzle.................. 6
SNPJ Fraternal Sympathies....................... 6
brief ly
Society sympathies
for Lodge 207 secretary
IMPERIAL, Pa. — The SNPJ Home Office has been notified of the Aug. 11, 2014,
passing of Sis. Jeanette Wright, secretary/
treasurer of Lodge 207 in Butte, Mont.
On behalf of the entire Society, the
members of the Executive Committee
and Home Office staff extend their
condolences to Sis. Wright’s family and
friends on their loss. See page 6 for the
complete obituary.
Midway Lodge 89 to
host flea market, bingo
Term Jan. 1, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2018
Finance Committee:
Roger C. Clifford, Chair.
Kenneth Anderson
Rick Hervol
In This Issue
Regional Vice Presidents:
Frank Bregar, Region 1
James L. Curl, Region 2
Linda Gorjup, Region 3
Tracey Anderson, Region 4
Justina Rigler, Region 5
Fred Mlakar, Region 6
MIDWAY, Pa. — SNPJ Lodge 89 will
host a flea market in the upstairs hall
Saturday, Sept. 20, from 8 a.m. until 3
p.m. Beginning Oct. 4, community bingo
will be played the first Saturday of every
month starting at 6 p.m. in the upstairs
hall. Everyone is welcome to attend.
NANCY WINGERTSAHN
Lodge 89 Secretary
A social will follow the
Lodge 776 Sept. meeting
BOROUGH OF SNPJ, Pa. — The members of SNPJ Lodge 776 will gather for
their regular meeting Sunday, Sept. 21, at
2 p.m. at the SNPJ Recreation Center in
the Borough of SNPJ. A social gathering
with food and refreshments will follow.
All members are urged to attend.
The delegates to the 30th SNPJ Quadrennial Convention, gathered outside of the Samsula
Lodge 603 Hall. The convention was held Aug. 18 at the Plaza Resort & Spa in nearby
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Lodge 786
transitions from
summer to
autumn activity
by JEAN KOCI
Lodge 786 Secretary/Treasurer
Photo submitted by Bro. Ed Tomsic (218).
Lodge 218 Members Hit the Mini-links
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — After two wonderful summer activities, the Temecula Wine
Tasting Picnic and July Barbecue and Swim
Party, it’s time for Orange Coast Lodge 786 to
get a little more serious, although that’s rather
difficult to do here on the West Coast where it
seems that summer never ends!
The SNPJ National Convention was an
interesting meeting with many changes taking
place in a very short time. I appreciate having
the opportunity to attend this learning experience. I believe the Society is in good hands. It
was good to see old friends and make new ones,
and I was happy that our own Dorothy Jerneycic
was able to travel with me. She is a good friend
and a loyal member of Lodge 786.
Lodge 786 is planning its next meeting and
social for Sunday, Oct. 5. The meeting will begin
at 1 p.m. at the home of Arnie and Jean Koci.
Plans will be discussed for our contribution
Lodge 218 decided to forego their usual indoor activities and attempt the “strenuous” activity
of playing putt-putt golf. The group successfully completed 18 holes of miniature golf.
SEE LODGE 786 FALL
ON PAGE 2
SNPJ Farm readies their annual Grape Festival
by JOE VALENCIC (5)
Cleveland Federation of SNPJ Lodges
KIRTLAND, Ohio — Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the SNPJ Farm in Kirtland with two days of
dining, dancing, tradition and entertainment. The
75th dinner dance on Saturday evening, Sept. 20,
will feature a reverse raffle with sideboards and
a Yankee auction. The Slovenian Grape Festival
will open Sunday, Sept. 21, with the traditional
parade in Slovenian costume, a welcome and singalong, followed by dining and dancing. Your SNPJ
Farm hosts will be the members and friends of the
Cleveland Federation of Lodges.
At the Saturday, Sept. 20, anniversary dinner
dance, mingle with your friends beginning at 5:30
p.m. and try your luck until dinner at 7. After the
drawings, stay for dancing with Mike Wojtila &
Party of Three. Tickets are $50 each and include
dinner and a chance at the major prize. Seating is
limited for the Sept. 20 event, so please contact
Gina at (440) 205-1618 or [email protected] to
reserve your spot.
The Slovenian Grape Festival has been a tradition at the SNPJ Farm for decades. The costumed
parade of singers will begin at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday,
Sept. 21, followed by a short village skit praising
the vintage and an invitation to sing. The pavilion
will be decorated with grape arbors bearing treats
– but don’t get caught stealing! You’ll risk a fine
or time behind bars.
The Joey Tomsick Orchestra will perform for
four hours of dancing, from 3 until 7 p.m. Admission
is $7, and Slovenian-style dinners and sandwiches
will be available for purchase beginning at 2 p.m.
SEE SNPJ FARM
ON PAGE 2
Vonnie Dombrosky
Lodge 776 Recording Secretary
Sept. 28 meeting set for
the East Ohio/W. Pa. Fed
GIRARD, Ohio — The next meeting
of the Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Federation will be held Sunday,
Sept. 28, beginning at 2 p.m. at Amen
Corner in Girard. All Lodge delegates
are encouraged to attend.
CATHY kalenits (776)
Federation Secretary/Treasurer
Western Pa. Fed plans
late September meeting
STRABANE, Pa. — The next meeting
of the Slovene Federation of SNPJ Lodges
of Western Pa. will be held Sunday, Sept.
28, at SNPJ Lodge 138 in Strabane beginning at 7 p.m. All Lodges are urged to
send representatives, and we encourage
new members to join us. The Federation
is also seeking the voice of our young
adults since we are planning some new
activities around their interests. We hope
to have members from all Federation
Lodges attend and share their input on
our upcoming social events.
chris petukauskas (33)
Federation Secretary
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September 17, 2014
PROSVETA
ENLIGHTENMENT
(USPS 448-080)
(ISSN 1080-0263)
The Official Publication of the
Slovene National
Benefit Society
247 W. Allegheny Road
Imperial, PA 15126-9774
Phone: (724) 695-1100
Toll-Free:
1-800-843-7675 (THE SNPJ)
Fax: (724) 695-1555
e-mail: [email protected]
web site: www.snpj.org
Comets Lodge will recognize honorees at October luncheon
by ANN EVANISH
Lodge 715 Secretary
UNIVERSAL, Pa. — The Universal
Comets Lodge 715 officers met Aug.
6 before leaving for the SNPJ National
Convention in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The convention was very successful!
The delegates from our Lodge were
President Marty Kumer, Recording
Secretary Max Kumer, auditors Craig
and Evie Kumer, and me, Secretary
Anna Evanish.
The annual Universal Comets
October Luncheon is set for Saturday,
Oct. 18, from noon until 4 p.m. at
Palmieri’s Restaurant, 951 Old Frankstown Road in Plum Boro, Pa. Those
to be honored this year are 50-year
members Kathryn Rusnock, Sandra
Giles, Tom Sorrento, Carole Wieand,
Charlotte Dorn and Dave Meyers Sr.;
60-year members Milan Sepich Jr.,
Robert Stuchell Jr., Max Kumer Jr. and
Frank Mozina; and 70-year members
Danella June Valencic, Nellie Crusan
and Matthew Bertovich. Invitation
letters were sent to all of the above,
and we hope you are able to attend.
The cost for this luncheon is $17
per person, and we ask that you
bring a non-perishable food item to
be donated to the Penn Hills Service
Association in Universal. Please make
Celebrate the
Grape Festival
at the SNPJ Farm
Editor:
Jay Sedmak
Associate Editor:
Kimberly Gonzalez
Subscription rate is $8 per year for non-SNPJ
members in the United States (Fla. subscribers, please add 6 percent sales tax). Canadian
and foreign subscriptions, $50 per year.
Advertising information available by writing
our office. Material concerning the official
workings of the Slovene National Benefit Society is given publication priority. Unsolicited
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Postmaster: Send all address changes to:
PROSVETA, 247 W. Allegheny Rd.,
Imperial, PA 15126-9774
(Issued biweekly on Wednesday)
(Periodical postage paid at Imperial, Pa.,
and additional mailing office.)
SNPJ National Board
Executive Committee:
National President
Joseph C. Evanish
National Secretary
Karen A. Pintar
National Treasurer
Robert J. Lawrence
Correspondence received at:
247 West Allegheny Road
Imperial, PA 15126-9774
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
e-mail: [email protected]
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
Linda Gorjup, Region 4 – 712 Fiddlers
Way, Painesville, OH 44077
Tracey Anderson, Region 5 – 1014
Edgewood Dr., Royal Oak, MI 48067
Justina Rigler, Region 6 – 1116 Berkley
Lane, Lemont, IL 60439
Fred Mlakar, Region 8 – 13592 On kayha Cir., Irvine, CA 92620
your check payable to “Lodge 715”
and mail it to Anna Evanish, 522 N.
Highland Ave., Oakdale, PA 15071.
If you have any questions call me at
(724) 693-8739.
Lodge 715 sadly announces the
recent passing of Lodge members Joe
Fedon, Agnes Rubash, Irene Brunner
and Mary Langerholc. Our deepest
sympathies go out to their families
and friends.
SNPJ FARM
FROM PAGE 1
Jack Vasko &
Company were
the featured
entertainers
for the Golden
Eagles Lodge
643 annual
dance held at the
SNPJ Recreation
Center in August.
Lodge 643 planning for year-end events
by KATHLEEN SEIFERT
Lodge 643 Secretary
GIRARD, Ohio — The members of Golden Eagles
Lodge 643 had a very active summer. In May we
participated in Join Hands Day by cultivating the
area around the gazebo at Tod Park in Girard. Mother
Nature cooperated with decent weather. Despite the
rain on June 29, Lodge 643 Vice President Ray Kovac
and his band, the Al-Ray Combo, played a great concert at the Tod Park gazebo. Members also enjoyed
specialty pizza from Mayor Melfi’s pizza shop.
In July, there was good participation from Golden
Eagles at Slovenefest. Our members thoroughly enjoyed the festivities, pageantry, excellent Slovenian
music and great food. The music at the outdoor
pavilion on Sunday capped off a beautiful weekend
at the SNPJ Recreation Center. It made us proud to
be part of the American-Slovenian family.
The Golden Eagles August polka dance in the
Alpine Room at the Rec Center, with a performance
by Jack Vasko & Company and Lodge 643 Vice
President Ray Kovac, was successful. The audience
and dancers enjoyed the polkas played by this popular orchestra. Also in August, Lodge 643 President
Andy Kocjan, Lodge Treasurer Joan Twaddle and I
represented Lodge 643 at the 30th SNPJ Quadrennial
Convention. The SNPJ Home Office and Samsula,
Fla., Lodge 603 did a great job organizing this event.
Upcoming events for Lodge 643 include our Make a
Difference Day project in October and our Christmas
party in December at Amen Corner in Girard. More
information on both of these events will be provided
in the next several months.
The Lodge 643 meeting dates for the remainder
of the year are Thursdays, Sept. 18, Oct. 16 and
Nov. 20. There will be no meeting in December due
to our Christmas party. Our meetings begin at 6:30
p.m. and are held at Amen Corner in Girard. Pizza
and dessert are served following each meeting. We
hope to see you there! The Golden Eagles would like
to send special get well wishes to members Bernie
Kren and Rose Zaubi.
Additional summer fun for Golden Eagles Lodge
643 members included a May polka concert held
at Tod Park in Girard, Ohio.
Trailer Court wrapping up the 2014 season
by AMY MAVRICH (138)
SNPJ Trailer Court Civic Assoc.
BOROUGH OF SNPJ, Pa. —
The SNPJ Trailer Court Civic
Association will hold its closing
party Saturday, Sept. 20, with a
balina tournament and a surf-andturf dinner.
Sign-ups for balina will be held
at 10 a.m., and mimosas will be
served. This single elimination
tournament will start at 11 a.m.
sharp. Dinner will be served at 4
p.m. in the barn and we ask that
you please bring a covered dish
to share.
Bob Turcola will be providing
musical entertainment for the day.
Our balina tournament is always
fun and we’ll have something
special planned for the children,
so be sure to come on down!
It has been a good year, but
like they say, all good things must
come to an end. Of course, we’ll
do it again next year! Until then,
see ’ya at the Gostilna!
The SNPJ Farm’s flagstone pavilion has
been the site of memorable dances and events
since 1939, when America’s Polka King
Frank Yankovic played for the first dance.
Since then, the SNPJ Farm has hosted top
polka bands and served traditional Slovenian
dinners to thousands every summer Sunday.
The SNPJ Farm is located on Heath
Road, off Chardon Road (Rt. 6) in Kirtland, three miles east of State Rt. 306. The
SNPJ Farm is available to rent for picnics,
anniversaries and events. For details phone
(440) 943-1191.
Lodge 786
preparing for
autumn activities
LODGE 786 FALL
FROM PAGE 1
to the California Federation Vinska Trgatev
Nov. 2; Family Twosome Bowling Nov. 28,
which will include a social for all in attendance; and our Christmas party Dec. 7.
We may also start an activity plan for 2015.
October will be our month to make a
difference. We have already started this
year’s charitable effort to raise funds for
the little known Scleroderma Foundation
of Southern California. Every year Lodge
786 chooses a worthy cause for Make A
Difference Day, and our members have been
very generous in gathering food, clothing,
supplies and cash to help the many charities
chosen. This year’s effort is very close to our
hearts as one of our own members suffers
from this disease.
Please come to our Oct. 5 meeting to hear
more, or mail me a check as your donation.
Checks should be made payable to “Scleroderma Foundation of Southern California”
and mailed to Jean Koci, 29476 Vista Plaza
Dr., Laguna Niguel, CA 92677. We thank
you for your generosity!
A potluck social will follow the Oct. 5
meeting, and we hope our musicians will
bring their instruments as usual. I know
that several will be busy with Oktoberfest
obligations, but I hope that some will be
available as we may have visitors attending that really enjoy our happy times. I
will prepare the main course for the day,
and a few little sides and desserts would
be appreciated. If possible, please RSVP
by phoning (949) 495-0097 or e-mailing
[email protected].
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
e-mail: [email protected]
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Up-and-Coming...
A look at events planned by the Slovene National Benefit Society
• SEPT. 20......“Raise the Roof” reverse raffle fundraiser at the SNPJ Farm, Kirtland, Ohio.
Tickets are $50 and include appetizers,
dinner, drinks and entry into the drawings. Entertainment by Mike Wojtila &
Party of Three. For details contact Gina
Volpe at (440) 205-1618.
• SEPT. 21......Slovenian Grape Festival at the
SNPJ Farm, Kirtland, Ohio; 2:45-7 p.m.
Music by the Joey Tomsick Orchestra.
For details phone (440) 256-3423 or
(440) 943-1191.
• SEPT. 21......Imperial, Pa., Lodge 106 member
picnic in the Lodge 106 clubroom. Music
by Wildfire from 5-9 p.m. Admission is
$10 for guests; members are free. Phone
the Lodge at (724) 695-1411 or e-mail
[email protected] for details.
• SEPT. 21......Westmoreland Co. Federation
Grape Festival at the Evanstown Picnic Grove, Herminie, Pa.; noon-7 p.m.
Music by the Don Wojtila Band, Frank
Stanger Orchestra and Silver Sky Duo.
For details contact Mary Ann Bebar at
(724) 668-7394.
• SEPT. 21......Val Pawlowski Radio Dance in the
Alpine Room at the SNPJ Recreation
Center, Borough of SNPJ, Pa.; 3-7 p.m.
Music by the Del Sinchak Orchestra. For
details phone the Recreation Center at
1-877-767-5732.
• SEPT. 27......Imperial, Pa., Lodge 106 welcomes
George Suhon and Silver Sky to the
Lodge 106 clubroom; 7:30-11:30 p.m.
The kitchen will be open. For details
phone the Lodge at (724) 695-1411 or
e-mail [email protected].
• SEPT. 28......Imperial, Pa., Lodge 106 “Seems
Like Old Times” dance in the Imperial
Room. Admission is $5. A buffet will
open at 4 p.m.; price is $10 per person.
Music by the Wally Merriman Trio from
7-10 p.m. For details phone the Lodge
at (724) 695-1411 or e-mail [email protected].
• OCT. 11........... Strabane, Pa., Lodge 13 8
Women’s 200 Club starting at 6 p.m.
For more information and tickets phone
Margaret Maletta at (724) 554-8509 or
e-mail [email protected].
• OCT. 11........... Samsula, Fla., Lodge 603 “Blocktoberfest” at the Lodge 603 Hall; 9 a.m.-2
p.m. Spots are available for $5 each. For
additional information contact Pauline
Lockwood at (386) 426-3149.
• OCT. 12........... Sygan, Pa., Lodge 6 hosts the
Prime Time Polkas Oktoberfest in the
Sygan Sunshine Room at Lodge 6.
Entertainment by Karl Lukitsch & Autobahn, George Suhon, Frank and Darryl
Valencic and more. Doors open at 1 p.m.
with music from 2-8 p.m. Admission is
$10 and the kitchen will be open.
• OCT. 12........... Herminie, Pa., Lodge 87 jam
session in the Horizon Room; 2-5 p.m.
All musicians welcomes. Food will be
available. For more information contact
Shirley Bailley at (724) 864-1606.
• OCT. 19........... Sygan, Pa., Lodge 6 hosts Jack
Tady and Silver Sky in the Sygan Sunshine Room at Lodge 6. Doors open at 1
p.m. with music from 2-8 p.m. Admission
is $10 and the kitchen will be open.
• OCT. 25-26..... SNPJ Fall Classic Bowling Tournament at Paradise Island Bowl, Neville
Island, Pa. Doubles and singles events
Saturday, team events Sunday. For additional information contact Fraternal
Director Kevin Richards at krichards@
snpj.com or 1-800-843-7675 ext. 144.
• NOV. 2........California Federation Vinska Trgatev
at the Fontana Slovene Hall, Fontana,
Calif.; 2-6 p.m. Music by the Mlakar
Orchestra. For additional information
contact Jean Koci at (949) 495-0097 or
[email protected].
• NOV. 9........Herminie, Pa., Lodge 87 jam session
in the Horizon Room; 2-5 p.m. All musicians welcomes. Food will be available.
For more information contact Shirley
Bailley at (724) 864-1606.
• NOV. 22.......Cleveland Lodge 576 casino and
winery trip to Presque Isle and Grand
River Winery. To reserve your seat,
contact Lou Novak at (440) 796-6203.
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September 17, 2014
Some 14,000 Slovenians
employed in Austria
DENISE HERRON
SNPJ Marketing Department
It’s September...
W
hen we think of September, we think of the end of
summer and back to school. Kids are sad to see
the long days of summer end, but excited to see
old friends and buy new school clothes. Parents are glad
to see the kids get back on that bus, but not happy to see
the cost of shoes, bookbags and back-to-school clothes.
September is also Life Insurance Awareness Month,
which means that the insurance industry and related organizations are making an effort to educate the public on
why it’s important to purchase life insurance. Life insurance
plays a crucial part in avoiding financial disaster for your
family should you meet an untimely death. In the event of
a tragedy, life insurance can cover funeral costs, pay bills
and living expenses, pay outstanding debt such as credit
cards and the mortgage, continue the family business,
finance future needs such as your child’s education, and
protect your spouse’s retirement plans. But millions of
Americans put their family’s financial future at risk by not
owning enough – or any – insurance coverage.
Many people realize they need life insurance, but they’re
not sure what to buy or how to go about the process. They
procrastinate rather than risk making a wrong decision, but
by doing so they risk so much more than a bad decision.
What they risk is a sad financial future for their family.
Some may think they don’t need to purchase any more
life insurance because their employer provides a policy. But
not many actually know how much the amount of coverage
is or if it would cover all their expenses in the event that
they were taken out of the picture. And few think about
the fact that if they leave that job or retire, that coverage
is greatly reduced or over altogether. If you rely solely
on the coverage from work, you could eventually be left
without insurance.
But the main reason given for not purchasing life insurance is that it’s too expensive, and most claiming this
reason are younger consumers. What they don’t realize
is that their young age and good health might make them
eligible for lower preferred rates. If they put off purchasing
life insurance until later years, their age and, most likely,
their health will be working against them, and they will be
paying much higher premium rates.
Life Insurance Awareness Month is a good time to
review your coverage and establish just how much you
need. It’s also a good time to give SNPJ a call so that we
can help you determine what to buy and walk you through
the process. Put the kids on the bus and
do your happy dance, then give us a call
at 1-800-843-7675 ext. 124.
• Thought for the Week — School days,
school days. Dear old golden rule days.
Will D. Cobb
SNPJ Recreation Center
2014 Dance Schedule
Sept. 21
Val Pawlowski Radio Dance
Del Sinchak Orch. (Alpine Room)
Sept. 27
Rec Center Wine & Sausage Fest Noon to 8
3 to 7
*Denotes free dance
Admission is $5. Dances offer a wood-fired barbecue,
a farmers market, blind draw bean bag tournament and
free polka lessons in the dancing booth. Dances are held
in the upper pavilion unless otherwise noted. Schedule
is subject to change. For information phone the SNPJ
Recreation Center at 1-877-767-5732.
Heidelberg Oktoberfest
Saturday, September 27 — 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• German & American
foods and beers
Live music by:
• Craft vendors
• Mansfield 5
with Carl Stocker
• Children’s activities
• Ian Graham Band
• Zambelli Fireworks
beginning at 8 p.m.
• Karl Lukitsch
and AUTOBAHN
Free Admission!
Free Parking!
Heidelberg Park • 600 Industry Way • Heidelberg, PA 15106
www.HeidelbergBorough.com
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Maribor (STA) — More than 14,000
Slovenians are currently working in
Austria, around half of whom commut­e
to work across the border every day.
The number of Slovenians working in
Austria is estimated to have risen by
2,500 in the past year.
The latest available data from the
Maribor branch of Slovenia’s Employment Service shows 14,147 Slovenians
were employed in Austria in March, some
11,000 in the border provinces of Styria,
Carinthia and Burgenland.
The director of the Employment
Service Maribor branch, Mateja Muršak,
believes the main motivation for people
to seek work across the border is the lack
of jobs at home and higher earnings offered in Austria.
Employment Service officials say
people employed in Austria are generally
satisfied with the working condi­tions
and attitude of their employers, who as
a rule respect labor laws. “In the case of
a disagreement, the Austrian Chamber
of Labor is responsible for disputes, but
inquiries over dis­putes with employers
are few.”
The occupations most in demand
in Austria are IT experts; mechanical,
electrical and electronics engineers;
healthcare staff; metalworkers; and
workers with finished construction
skills. In addition, Austrian employers
seek workers with tourism and catering industry skills, such as waiters and
cooks, and for seasonal jobs, chambermaids, ski instructors, receptionists and
kitchen staff.
Due to better employment opportunities in neighboring Austria, the Maribor
branch of the Employment Service has
recorded an increased interest in German language courses, especially since
a German-speaking staff is also sought
by Slovenian employers seeking business
opportunities across the border. For the
unemployed, these types of courses are
subsidized by the Employment Service:
this year alone, 229 people have been
enrolled in such courses. Advisers also
provide information on employment
opportunities in Austria.
The Maribor Employment Service
office registered 15,407 unemployed
people at the end of July, roughly 2.5
percent fewer than during the same
period a year ago. Still, the region has
an above-average rate of unemployment
that currently stands at 18 percent. An
increasing number of those who remain
unemployed are graduates and young
people.
Žale marks 100 years
of funeral services
Ljubljana (STA) — JP Žale,
Ljubljana’s municipal funeral services
provider, marked its 100th anniversary
Sept. 3 with a ceremony at Žale Cemetery. Established in August 1914, the
company, which now has nearly 100
employees, performs over 2,500 funerals
each year, according to JP Žale Director
Robert Martinčič.
Describing Slovenia’s funeral traditions, Martinčič told the press that
“decades ago, the deceased would lay in
their family home for two or three days
before being taken to the cemetery in
a funeral procession. Today, however,
the deceased lay in mourning halls next
to Žale cemetery which were designed
by Slovenian architect Jože Plečnik in
1936. Thus, lengthy processions across
the city are no longer part of the funeral
tradition in Ljubljana.”
Among the many changes to funeral
services that the company needed to
adapt in its first 100 years, JP Žale was
the first funeral company in the world
to offer web broadcasts of funerals. In
addition, JP Žale, which took over the
service from a private provider in 1914,
provides both web and mo­bile apps for
locating individual graves.
Conducting a total of 2,569 funerals
last year, the company employs 98 people, which is 80 more than a cen­tury ago.
Slovenia opens a Tesla
supercharger station
Ljubljana (STA) — Tesla Motors,
the maker of luxury electric cars, opened
a supercharger station in Ljubljana in late
August, the first such station in Slovenia
and the region in general.
Charging at the 135 kW station, which
offers six connections, is free for owners
of Tesla cars and allows a rapid charging times (20 to 40 minutes) compared
from the
source
to conventional chargers. The station,
powered by 100 percent green energy,
is located in front of the Ljubljana Mons
Four Points Hotel by Sheraton, near the
busy A1 highway on the outskirts of
the capital.
The station will allow Tesla owners
to travel farther south in Europe, since
it is the southernmost station in Eastern Europe. And while this is the first
Tesla charging station in Slovenia, the
company plans to add at least two more,
according to the company website.
National Library displays
16th century Trubar book
Ljubljana (STA) — As of Sept.
4, Slovenia’s National and University Library (NUK) has been displaying
“Cerkovna ordninga,” an extremely rare
copy of the book penned by Protestant
priest Primož Trubar, who is considered
the founder of the written Slovenian
language.
The book, one of only two preserved
originals, is being displayed as part of
an exhibition titled “The Church of the
Slovenian Language,” marking the 450th
anniversary since the release of the book.
“Cerkovna ordninga,” considered to
be the first legal text written in Slovenian, describes Trubar’s vision of the
organization of the Protestant Church
in Slovenia, the rites, Lutheran teachings, and the activities of the church in
general. It is considered to be one of the
most important works by Trubar because
it establishes Slovenian as a lan­guage of
church rites.
“Cerkovna ordninga” was released in
300-400 copies in Tübingen, Germany.
Most of the copies were confiscated or
destroyed soon after publication. The
only undamaged copy, housed in Dresden, was lost during the Second World
War. In 1971, a copy with damaged edges
on the final pages was discovered in the
Vatican library. The copy now on display in Ljubljana is perfectly preserved
and was discovered by chance in the
Memmingen, Germany, city archives
last October.
According to NUK director Martina
Roznam Salobir, the exhibit, which will
be open through Oct. 4, will present the
circumstances under which “Cerkovna
ordninga” was written, the book’s contents, and its influence on other Protestant
writers as well as on the development of
Slovenian culture.
Slovenian Cultural Ministry representative Špela Spanžel said Trubar’s works
represented more than the cultural heritage of Slovenians. “They are a symbol
of our presence in the European culture
from the 16th century onward.”
Several important Trubar works are
displayed as part of the exhibition, along
with books and docu­ments connected
to the release of “Cerkovna ordninga;”
among other items, an order for the confiscation of the book and the eviction of
Trubar issued by Archduke Karel (the
son of Ferdinand I) dated Dec. 15, 1564.
Average quality expected
of the 2014 grape harvest
Gornja Radgona (STA) — Wine
growers in the western part of Slovenia –
at the sunny coast, and in the regions of
Brda and Istra – started harvesting their
early grape varieties during the last few
days of August. Despite poor weather
throughout the summer and fears that
the constant rain would have a disastrous
effect on the har­vest, experts are expecting an “average” crop.
“Slovenian wine growers expect
to pick around 28,000 tons of grapes,
which is ‘fairly good’ considering the
poor weather throughout the summer,”
according to Dušan Brejc, director of the
Slovenian Wine Company, an association of winemakers that includes most of
the big names in Slovenian wine making.
Talking at a winemakers event held
during the AGRA fair in Gornja Radgona
in late August, Brejc pointed out that the
rainy and cold summer increased the
costs for wine growers since more work
had to be done in the vineyards.
Wine experts expect a very good year
in terms of aroma with the early grape
varieties, according to Brejc. How­ever,
it is still too early to make quality assessments of the late grape varieties,
which comprise the bulk of Slovenia’s
vineyards.
Brejc, whose association represents
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winemakers who export 95 percent of all
Slovenian wines sold abroad, said that
the country’s wine exports increased to
2.1 million gallons last year, up from
between 1.1 and 1.3 million gallons in
prior years.
Silvan Peršolja, the director of winemaker Vinska klet Goriška Brda, told the
press prior to the harvest that while an
average harvest was expected in terms of
quan­tity, the level of sugar in the grapes
would be lower than normal. “However,”
Peršolja explained, “the lower sugars
will be an advantage since there is a current global trend toward lower alcohol
content in wine.
Maribor winemaker now
managed by a new firm
Maribor (STA) — Vinag, the onceprominent Maribor wine making company which has been financially troubled
since April, can hope for a brighter future
after the Dutch-Asian firm Marestate
leased its wine-producing and storage
facilities just ahead of this year’s grape
harvest. Marestate is a real estate agency
founded last year and based in Ljubljana.
A one-year lease contract, in force
since Aug. 27, provides a payment of
$6,800 a month for the use of most of
the Vinag assets, including an old wine
cellar in the Maribor city center, which
will subsequently re-open to the public.
According to the Agency for Public
Legal Records (AJPES) website, the
Marestate company, which has also
expressed an interest in buying Vinag,
plans to later transfer the Vinag assets
to a new lessee, the Vinmar company,
a Maribor-based Dutch-Asian joint
venture set up solely for this purpose.
The Maribor District Court allowed the
transfer of assets under the condition that
the company receives capital amounting
to at least $263,000 as a guarantee that
Vinmar will stick to the lease contract
terms.
The new managers of Vinag plan to
produce 264,000 gallons of wine in the
first year of the contract and up to 793,000
gallons annually over the next three years.
Their goal is to export the wines to the
Asian market, which the owners believe
is big enough for all Slovenian wines,
not just Vinag. Marestate therefore announced its intended cooperation with
other Slovenian winemakers.
Original photographs by
pioneer Puhar on exhibit
Ljubljana (STA) — An exhibition
of original works by photography pioneer
Janez Puhar (1814-1864) opened in late
August at the National Museum, marking 200 years since his birth. Puhar, a
priest who worked in rural towns across
the Dutchy of Carniola, managed to set
photographic images on glass before
the French pioneers, but his work was
recognized much later.
Although the exhibition will run
through Sept. 30, Puhar’s original photographs on glass, which are very fragile,
were replaced by repli­cas just five days
after the opening. This was the very
first time that photography aficionados
were able to see the Puhar originals,
which were sub­jected to a strict policy
of conservation.
Puhar developed his procedure to
set photographic images on glass in
1841, calling the process “svetlopis” or
hyalotype; later, a historian named the
procedure “puharotipija.” This type of
photography shortened the time of exposure to 15 seconds, which allowed the
making of portraits. However, it took a
decade for news of his innovative process
to crossed the borders of Carniola – at
the time it was hard to gain recognition
while living in the remote towns and
villages of a dutchy that was then part
of the Austrian Empire.
Although Puhar informed the public
of his invention through articles published in local newspapers in 1841 and
1843, his work was formally recognized
by the Vienna Academy of Sciences in
1851 and he was credited by the French
Academy as the inventor of photography
on glass in 1852.
Puhar developed his technique from
daguerreotype, invented by Louis Daguerre in 1839 and presented in Carniolan
newspapers two years later. Because
daguerreotype was too expensive, Puhar
started experimenting with glass instead
of metal plates, and achieved great results
and even improved Daguerre’s technique, according to Blaženka First, the
curator of the National Museum exhibit.
The articles comprising this feature have been
reprinted with permission from the Slovenian
Press Agency (STA).
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PROSVETA
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17. Septembra 2014
Slovenska
Stran
Ureja Vida Kosir
Slovenski potapljač
septembra po svetovni rekord
HEADLINE: Slovenian
diver for a world record in
September
TOPIC: Slovenian diver
Jure Daić, a national record
holder in freediving and
the first Slovenian to dive
deeper than 328 feet, set a
new challenge for himself.
In Rogoznica near Šibenik,
Croatia, Daić will try to
set a new world record in
Skandalopetra, an old Greek
diving event.
Daić is planning to dive
113 meters (369 feet) deep
in order to break the current
world record of 112 meters
set in June by German diver
Andreas Guldner in the Red
Sea in Egypt.
During this type of dive,
the diver is not permitted to
wear a diving suit, mask or
fins, and for this reason the
dive is extremely difficult,
Daić explained.
Slovenski potapljač Jure
Daić, večkratni državni
rekorder v potapljanju na
vdih ter prvi Slovenec, ki
se je potopil globlje od 100
metrov, si je zadal nov izziv.
V Rogoznici pri Šibeniku bo
poskusil izboljšati svetovni
rekord v stari grški potapljaški
disciplini skandalopetra. Daić
načrtuje potop na globino 113
m in tako za en meter izboljšati
zdajšnji svetovni rekord 112
m, ki ga je letos junija postavil
Nemec Andreas Güldner na
Rdečem morju v Egiptu.
Potapljaška disciplina skandalopetra predstavlja zgodovinski začetek globinskega
potapljanja na vdih, pravi Daić.
“To obliko potapljanja so
uporabljali pred 4000 leti
potapljači v antični Grčiji, ki so
nabirali spužve. Skandalopetra
je kamen, navadno iz marmorja
ali granita, ki tehta med 8 in
14 kg in ima hidrodinamično
obliko. Potapljanje skandalopetra je sestavljeno iz potopa v
globino s pomočjo omenjenega
kamna, privezanega na vrv.
Potapljača na površje potegne
pomočnik na čolnu z vrvjo,
na katero je privezan kamen.
Med tovrstnim potapljanjem
potapljaču ni dovoljeno uporabljati potapljaške obleke,
maske in plavuti, zaradi česar
je takšno potapljanje še posebej
zahtevno,” pojasnjuje Daić.
PRIMORSKE NOVICE
Alpsko srečanje veleposlanikov
HEADLINE: The Alpine gathering
for ambassadors
TOPIC: A meeting organized by
the Tržič municipality, the Strelica
Sports Association and the Akustica
Group Company was the first such
event at which many representatives of
foreign countries gathered in the Tržič
municipality.
The ambassadors – from the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Finland
and Hungary – along with the honorary
consul of South Korea, Slovenian Constitutional Judge Dr. Ernest Petrič, and
mayor of the Tržič municipality Borut
Sajovic, first visited the Bistrica Villa,
then they took a ride through the city of
Tržič and stopped in Dovžan Canyon.
They concluded their visit with a walk
to the Dolga Njiva dairy farm below
Košuta where they were served domestic
Alpine food.
They all agreed that Slovenia is a
beautiful and interesting country which
has both economic and tourism potential, but it has to be properly introduced
in foreign countries because foreigners
don’t know Slovenia very well.
Srečanje, ki so ga organizirali Občina
Tržič, Športno društvo Strelica in podjetje Akustika group, je prvi dogodek, na
katerem se je na območju tržiške občine
zbralo toliko predstavnikov tujih držav.
Ambasadorji Nizozemske, Češke, Finske
in Madžarske, častni konzul Južne Koreje,
ustavni sodnik dr. Ernest Petrič in župan
občine Tržič Borut Sajovic so si skupaj s
spremljevalci najprej ogledali Vilo Bistrica, nato so se peljali skozi mesto Tržič
in se ustavili tudi v Dovžanovi soteski,
kjer se jim je pridružil podžupan občine
Sele Nanti Olip. Obisk so zaključili s
sprehodom do planšarije Dolga njiva pod
Košuto, kjer se jim je pri pokušini domačih
alpskih dobrot pridružil še župan občine
Železna Kapla-Bela Franz Josef Smrtnik.
Vsi povabljeni so se strinjali, da je
Slovenija lepa in zanimiva dežela, ki ima
HEADLINE: Printing
house is ready for its 70th
anniversary
TOPIC: Last February an
ice storm almost destroyed
the Slovenian partizans
printing house, Slovenia’s
last remaining authentic
monument from the Second World War. The badly
damaged access road, power
station, composing room and
bindery unit were renovated,
but the uprooted trees were
too big of a job for forest
workers and were still a
hazard to the barracks. Last
week, experienced mountaineers from the Kaskader
Company removed all the
damaged trees. The Printing House Slovenia will now
be safe for all visitors who
will be attending the 70th
anniversary celebration,
even though there are still
hundreds of damaged trees
in the area which should be
removed.
Žled je pozimi zapretil,
da bo uničil partizansko Tiskarno Slovenija, naš še zadnji
avtentično ohranjen spomenik
iz NOB. Dodobra poškodovane
dostope, elektrarno, stavnico
in knjigoveznico so obnovili,
a so izruvane bukve, pretežek
zalogaj za gozdarje, njenim
barakam še kar pretile. Minuli
petek so se z njimi spopadli za
najtežja dela usposobljeni alpinisti družbe Kaskader. Ker so
jih odstranili, bo tiskarna slavje
70. obletnice dočakala varna.
Šest barak, avtentično
ohranjenih iz leta 1944, ko
so jih postavili za tiskanje
Partizanskega dnevnika, je v
talih opravilih so pri Tavčarjevem dvorcu
na Visokem v Poljanski dolini krompir
še izkopali – tudi tokrat tako, kot so to
počeli včasih.
“Najprej smo na star način posadili
krompir, nato smo z rokami po­brali
koloradskega hrošča in s koso pokosili
krompirjevko, potem pa še glavno opravilo, in sicer izkop krompirja ‘po starem’,”
je pred začetkom izkopavanja krompirja,
ki je letos potekalo prvič, pojasnil Zvone
Bašelj, predsednik Turističnega društva
Gorenja vas, ki je izkop krompirja na
tradicionalen način organiziralo skupaj z
Občino Gorenja vas - Poljane.
Krompir so v izvirnih oblačilih pobirali
člani Turističnih društev Gorenja vas in
Žirovski Vrh, pomagali pa so jim tudi
župan Milan Čadež in drugi obiskovalci.
Kako se stvari streže, je pokazal gospodar
hiše Mežnarjev ata, potek opravila pa je
komentirala Jana Jenko. Prvi korak je bilo
oranje vrste krompirja s konjsko vprego,
kar je opravil Mežnarjev ata, temu je sledilo
pobiranje krompirja na kupe ter izkopavanje krompirja z rovnico in “kremplom”.
Po malici “za njivo” so debeli, semenski
in drobni krompir po­brali v gajbe. Takšen
način je najboljši, saj se krompir ohladi in
nato lažje prebere, nas je podučil gospodar
hiše, ki je bil z opravljenim delom zadovoljen: “Delo so dobro opravili, krompir
pa je letos odlično obrodil. Zemlja je bila
spočita, zato je tudi pridelek dober. Kljub
precejšnji količini padavin imamo debel
krompir.” Izkop krompirja, ki služi ohranjanju tradicije in promociji Svetovnega
festivala praženega krompirja, ki bo letos
potekal že štirinajstič, se je zaključil z
druženjem ob praženem krompirju.
GORENJSKI GLAS
PACIENTA - Dva pacienta, ki sta v
bolnišnici skupaj v sobi, se pogovarjata. “Čuj, meni ni nič hudega, samo
radio mi je padel na glavo,” pravi prvi.
“Joj!” vzklikne drugi, to pa je moralo
biti hudo...” - “Niti ne. K sreči je radio
prenašal lahko glasbo!”
Med tisočerimi obiskovalci tudi Pahor s sodčkom rujnega
HEADLINE: Pahor with
a barrel of wine among the
thousands of visitors
TOPIC: The 30th Flax
Dresser Days festival attracted thousands of visitors
to the idyllic Davča village.
The area’s extremely active
tourist association is attempting to preserve and rescue
from oblivion an activity that
was vital in this area until the
end of the 1960s ‒ growing
and preparing flax.
The highlight of this event
was a visit from Slovenian
President Borut Pahor, who
fulfilled a promise that he
made as prime minister
back in 2010 while viewing
part of the Zali Log-Davča
Road which was destroyed
by a bad storm in 2007. At
that time, the former prime
minister promised that he
would give “a liter of wine”
when the road was repaired.
The launch of the reconstruction project was held in
June, and President Pahor
was the main speaker. Here
again he renewed his promise, and at the recent Flax
Dresser Days he fulfilled it
by handing a small barrel of
red wine to Božo Prezel, the
president of the Davča local
community.
Jubilejna trideseta prireditev Dan Teric v Davči je v
to idilično vasico privabila na
tisoče obiskovalcev. Izjemno
dejavno turistično društvo je
pripravilo prireditev, ki že
GORENJSKI GLAS
Tiskarna je nared za 70. obletnico
Krompir izkopali na star način
HEADLINE: They dug potatoes the
old fashioned way
TOPIC: Planting potatoes in April
at the Tavčar mansion in Visoko in the
Poljanska valley, and now also digging
the potatoes – the way it was done in
the old times.
“First we planted the potatoes the old
fashioned way, picked Colorado beetles
by hand, cleaned the potato patch with
a scythe, and dug the potatoes with a
horse and a plow, the way it was done
in the old days,” said Zvone Bašelj, the
president of the Gorenja Vas Tourist
Association, as he explained how the
work was done. Wearing authentic
dress, association members first separated the potatoes by size, then placed
them in small crates.
Digging out the potatoes by hand will
serve to preserve tradition and promote
the World Festival of Sauteed Potatoes
which will be held in September.
Po aprilskem sajenju krompirja in os-
potencial tako v turizmu kot tudi na gospodarskem področju, vendar jo je treba v
tujini ustrezno predstaviti, saj tujci našo
deželo slabo poznajo. Tržič, ki ga večina
še nikoli prej ni obiskala, jih je navdušil s
svojo naravo in bogato zgodovino. Češki
veleposlanik je poudaril, da je Alpsko
srečanje zelo dobra iniciativa, saj sta
Slovenija in Češka že našli skupne točke.
To pomeni, da se nam morda obeta tudi
poslovna priložnost, saj je po besedah
Klemna Grašiča iz ŠD Strelica interes
ambasadorjev tujih držav za Slovenijo
velik. Da slovenska dežela veliko ponuja,
se zaveda tudi finski veleposlanik, vendar
opozarja: “Slovenci v krizi, s katero se
soočate, potrebujete hrabrost in enotnost,
delitve znotraj naroda si ne smete več
privoščiti.” Tržiški župan je zbranim v
zahvalo podaril “najlepšo knjigo v zgodovini Tržiča,” kjer je skupaj s slikami
združenih sto pesmi dr. Toneta Pretnarja,
in jih povabil, naj Tržič znova obiščejo.
desetletja iz pozabe vleče dejavnost, ki je bila vse do konca
šestdesetih nepogrešljiva v teh
krajih – pridelavo in predelavo
lanu. Veliko sreče pa so tokrat
imeli tudi z vremenom, saj se je
po sobotnem dežju naredil dan,
kot naročen za nedeljske izlete.
Posebnost tokratne prireditve pa je bil tudi visoki
obisk, saj je Davčo po nekaj tednih ponovno obiskal
predsednik republike Borut
Pahor. Ob tem je izpolnil
obljubo, ki jo je kot predsednik
vlade leta 2010 dal krajanom ob
ogledu odseka ceste Zali Log Davča, ki je bil uničen v neurju
leta 2007. Predsednik Republike je takrat obljubil, da bo “dal
za liter rujnega”, ko bo cesta
ponovno urejena. Otvoritev
rekonstruirane ceste Zali Log Davča, kjer je imel predsednik
Pahor tudi slavnostni nagovor,
je potekala julija letos. Tedaj
je ponovno podkrepil svojo
obljubo, ki jo je včeraj tudi
izpolnil. Predsedniku Krajevne
skupnosti Davča Božu Prezlju
je predal sodček petih litrov
vina z besedami: “Dobra vaga
v nebesa pomaga.”
Jubilejno prireditev je zaznamoval tudi zelo bogat
kulturni program, ki so ga
poleg Pihalnega orkestra iz
Železnikov oblikovali številni
pevci in godbeniki iz okoliških
vasi sta občinstvo postavila
na noge pevca svetovnega
slovesa, tenorist Janez Lotrič
in baritonist Tone Habjan.
PRIMORSKI VAL
petek zarana pedantno urejenih
pričakalo štiri alpiniste, da jih
rešijo oklepa še zadnjih po
februarskem žledu izruvanih
bukev. Zlovešče so pretile, da
se bodo zrušile na tiskarno.
Delavci Mestnega muzeja
Idrija, ki s spomenikom upravlja že 57 let, in oskrbnik tiskarne, domačin Srečko Skok,
so prisostvovali zadnji od
reševalnih akcij prej med obnovo tri mesece zaprtega muzeja
in trepetali zanj. Kakopak tudi
za alpinista Andraža Tratnika,
ki je, pripet na nekaj vrvi, tri
ure na 25 metrov visoki bukvi
žagal vejevje izrute in nekaj
sosednjih bukev in naposled
napeljal škripce, s pomočjo
katerih je po petih urah dela s
sodelavci bukev uspel podreti
nekaj metrov stran od barak.
“Naši fantje so usposobljeni
za najtežja višinska, med ostalimi tudi za gozdarska dela.
Da smo delo opravili varno,
smo potrebovali čas,” lastnik
Kaskaderja Peter Poljanec,
tudi sam vrhunski alpinist, ni
niti za hip podvomil, da jim ne
bi uspelo.
Čeprav je tiskarna še obdana
s stotinami podrtih dreves, bo
varna dočakala množico obiskovalcev. Vanjo se bodo, skupaj s še živečimi člani osebja,
zgrnili ob njeni 70. obletnici.
Septembra leta 1944 so v
njej natisnili prvo, sicer pa
248. številko Partizanskega
dnevnika. Prejšnje so natisnili
v Zakrižu pri Cerknem. Ob
dnevniku, ki še vedno izhaja
kot Primorski dnevnik, so
natisnili na tisoče listov drugih časopisov, knjig, letakov
in drugih tiskovin. “Stavec
je za postavitev ene strani
časopisa potreboval štiri ure,
za razstavitev pa tri. Muzej
še hrani 260.000 kosov črk,
ki so jih potrebovali za tisk.
Približno 50 ljudi v tiskarni
je dnevno tiskalo do 7000 izvodov dnevnika, ki je bil edini
dnevni časopis v okupirani
Evropi,” je podatke iz osebne
izkaznice tiskarne nizala kustosinja Mirjam Bogataj.
PRIMORSKE NOVICE
OBISK - “Upam, da nismo ostali predolgo?” se
opravičujejo obiskovalci
ob odhodu. “Seveda ne,”
odvrne gostitelj, “ob tem
času tako ali tako vedno
vstanemo!”
Par uspešno
prispel v Mongolijo
HEADLINE: The couple
successfully arrived in Mongolia
TOPIC: Katja Kern and
Matej Meglič from Tržič,
two representatives of the
Mongol Charity Rally expedition, reached their planned
destination and successfully
drove their vehicle from Slovenia to Mongolia’s capital
city of Ulan Bator. During
their month-long journey
the young couple crossed
numerous European and
Asian countries.
At their final destination
they said, “We gave the car
to the charitable organization
which will donate it to a local community to transport
children to school. We drove
almost 9,920 miles without
one technical problem. We
drove on such bad roads –
roads that Slovenians would
never even call roads – which
proves that the vehicle will
serve its purpose in Mongolia
for a long time.
Besides the car, they also
handed over a monetary
contribution in the amount
of 1,000 British pounds which
will be used to build a school.
Predstavnika dobrodelne
odprave Mongol Charity Rally
Katja Kern in Matej Meglič iz
Tržiča sta v ponedeljek prispela
do načrtovanega cilja in svoje
vozilo uspešno prepeljala iz
Slovenije do mongolske prestolnice Ulan Bator. Mlad par
je zadnji mesec na dolgi poti
prečkal več evropskih in azijskih držav, vse od Madžarske
in Slovaške, do Rusije, Kazahstana in Kirgizistana. Katja in
Matej sta ob prihodu na cilj
povedala:
“Vozilo sva predala dobrodelni organizaciji, ki ga bo
v septembru podarila lokalni
skupnosti za prevoz otrok v
šolo. Prevozila sva skoraj 16
tisoč kilometrov in to brez
ene same tehnične težave. Pri
tem pa naju je pot peljala po
takšnih cestah, da jim Slovenci
sploh ne bi več rekli ceste, kar
je potrditev, da bo vozilo tudi
v Mongoliji lahko še dolgo
služilo svojemu namenu.”
S projektom sta Katja in
Matej pomembno priskočila
na pomoč mongolski lokalni
skupnosti. Poleg donacije avtomobila sta namreč izročila
tudi denarni prispevek v višini
tisoč britanskih funtov, ki bo
namenjen za izgradnjo šole.
GORENJSKI GLAS
Pogled, ki poboža tudi dušo
HEADLINE: The sight that
caresses the soul
TOPIC: For almost 40 years,
Slavka and Lojze Smolej from
Luže, a community in the Šenčur
municipality, have taken great pleasure in growing tens of thousands
of different colored gladiolus. “The
first gladiolus start to bloom around
July 10, and then they bloom until
the end of August. With the help of
our friends we plant the bulbs in the
field on Olševek at the end of April.
It takes us three hours to plant each
bulb separately, then we have a
much-deserved lunch and talk for
three hours,” said the Smolejs, who
also have a lot of different types of
flowers around their home. They
say that a house without flowers
looks like it is abandoned.
“People buy our gladiolus to
decorate their homes and graves,
but most of our gladiolus are used
to decorate churches, both locally
and in Bled, Škofja Loka...
Slavka in Lojze Smolej iz Luž
v Občini Šenčur imata že skoraj
štirideset let veliko veselja z gojenjem
na desettisoče raznobarvnih cvetov
gladijol. “Prve gladijole začnejo
cveteti okrog desetega julija in potem
cvetijo vse do konca avgusta. Čebulice
s pomočjo prijateljev na polje na
Olševku, ki ga imava v najemu,
posadimo že pred prvim majem. Tri
ure sadimo, vsako čebulico posebej,
potem si vsi skupaj zaslužimo malico
in še tri ure klepetamo. Prijetno s koristnim torej,” se nasmejeta zakonca
Smolej, ki imata tudi okrog domače
hiše v Lužah veliko cvetja. Pravita,
da bi bila hiša videti zapuščena brez
tega. Prav­zaprav je Lojzetu Smoleju
ljubezen do cvetja privzgojila njegova
pokojna mama Štefka. “Na desetega
julija je mama umrla in prve gladijole,
ki jih vsako leto odreževa, neseva
na njen grob,” je povedal, Slavka pa
dodala: “Če bi jih kdo hotel plačati
z zlatom, mu teh prvih rož ne bi
prodala.” Nekaj čebulic od mame
Štefke je obstalo do danes, nekaj sta
jih zakonca dokupila.
“Ljudje so se navadili na najine
gladijole. Kot rezano cvetje so okras
v vazah, v ikebanah na pokopališčih,
večinoma pa krasijo cerkve, od
okoliških, pa vse do Bleda, Škofje
Loke, … v času, ko goduje sv. Ana,
tudi cerkev sv. Ane na Čreti pri Vranskem. Za slednje je zaslužen Gorenjski glas, saj je odjemalec za to, da gojiva gladijole, izvedel prav prek vaše
časopisne spletne strani,” sta razložila
Smolejeva. Slavka je prepričana, da
jo zemlja zdravi. “Pred sedemnajstimi
leti sem prebolela tumor na trebušni
slinavki, pred sedmimi leti še raka na
dojki. Navajena sem bila delati, in ko
sem pred leti ostala doma na čakanju,
ker sem ostala brez službe zaradi
ekonomske krize, sva z Lojzetom
študirala, kaj bi še lahko delala. Rože
sva že imela, potem sva začela saditi
še kumarice, peso, fižol in korenje,
spomladi za prijatelje vzgojiva tudi
sadike zelenjave. Uživam, ko delam
na zemlji, in občudujem, kako narava
hvaležno vrača. Saj naju prijatelji
sprašujejo, ali nama je treba zdaj, ko
sva v pokoju, toliko delati za tisti “evro
več”. Ni treba, je pa to tudi dobra rekreacija,” je povedala Slavka Smolej
in v šali dodala: “Od zemlje živiva,
dobre penzione pa na stran dajeva.”
Vročega sobotnega dne je mami in
atu na polju pomagal najmlajši vnuk,
osemletni Oskar.
GORENJSKI GLAS
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September 17, 2014
2014 National Golf Results
Men’s Individual: Members
NameLodge Score
*Lou Presnar
**Jamie Evanish
Bob Russ
John Pierog
Tom Vehar
Ken Anderson
Greg Thompson
Jeff Jones
Robert Copich
Lou Kumer
Denny Brand Sr.
Don Prejsnar
Vince Braddock
Jason Snider
John Semple
Jim Cadez
Craig Kumer
Jim Desmond
Steve Dobrich
770
715
158
770
138
677
138
6
643
715
6
770
138
138
138
138
715
138
292
71
52
59 61
61 62 62 64 64 65 65 66 66 66 66 67 69 69 69 Men’s Team Event
NameLodge Score
Prize
$110
$110
$95
$71
$71
$46
$46
$25
$25
$19
$19
$18
$18
$18
$18
$16
$15
$15
$15
Prize
*Ed Caggiano
Dave Sankovich
Don Prejsnar
Lou Prejsnar
770
770
770
770
302
$140
**Jamie Evanish
Craig Kumer
Lou Kumer
Mike Halligan
715
715
715
715
258
$140
Kevin Richards
John Pierog
Ken Anderson
Pete Dutka Jr.
106
770
677
626
270
$100
John Wagner
Jeff Herforth
Jason Snider
John Semple
138
138
138
138
279
$84
Jeremy Cadez
Jacob Cadez
Justin Davey
Greg Thompson
138
138
138
138
280
$56
Jeff Cadez
Daren Fetcko
Jim Cadez
Vince Braddock
138
138
138
138
283
$52
Ron Tkach
Dave Belfiore
Jim Desmond
Shawn Sutton
138
138
138
138
283
$52
643
138
138
94
66
67
Prize
$46
$46
$34
Men’s Individual: Guests
Name
*Joe Davey
**Jeff Lewis
ScorePrize
78
63
$14
$14
*Indicates Actual Champion
**Indicates Net Champion
Peoria Holes Selected: Front – 2, 4, 5
Back – 10, 12, 15
Men’s Division
NameLodgePrize
6/158/715
277/643/782
564
$140
$116
$80
Women’s Division
NameLodgePrize
Get R Done
Doo or Die
IMPERIAL, Pa. — Hello from
SNPJ Lodge 106 in Imperial.
A Lodge 106 member picnic
has been scheduled for Sunday,
Sept. 21. The band Wildfire will
take the stage in the Lodge 106
clubroom from 5 to 9 p.m. Lodge
106 members, who will be admitted free of charge, may bring one
guest for a $10 donation. The
6/138
6/158/564
$108
$84
2014 National Beanbag Toss Results
(Place)/TeamLodgePrize
(1) Rayne Randolph/Josh Randolph 770/715
(2) Daren Fetcko/Ron Tkach
138
(3) Jamie Evanish/Frank Wright
715/6
(4) Shawn Sutton/Dave Belfiore
138
(5) Skip Morgan/Jim Desmond
138
(5) Bob Russ/Jerry Hlebak
158
(7) Eric Valencic/Chris Cadez
138
(7) Billy Frank/Tommy Zivkovich
158
(9) Bill Lowe/Jason Lowe
138
(9) Nick Verch/Joe Evanish
158/106
(9) Jason Cadez/Brad Stroth
138/158
(9) John Wagner/Jeff Herforth
138
(13)Ashley Russ/Mike Brately
158
(13)Greg Curl/*Nathan Curl
6
(13)Mike Lucas/Alan Lowe
138
(13)Denny Brand/Danielle Brand
6
evening will offer great music,
terrific food and good times, so
plan to join us.
Come out to Lodge 106 Thursday evening, Sept. 25, to sign the
weekly book and play an evening
of bar bingo in the clubroom.
Special early bird games will start
at 6:30 p.m. with the first regular
game beginning at 7. The kitchen
will be open.
A Lodge 106 favorite, George
Badger Jabber
by BOB SMOLE
Lodge 584
Milwaukee — I must begin this article
with an apology to one of our important and
active youth members whom I slighted in the
previous “Badger Jabber” column. I failed to
mention Carley Schweiger (sorry!) as one of the
Badger Lodge 584 representative to the TEL
Conference that was held recently at the SNPJ
Recreation Center. Carley did attend and made
her required report, and has expressed her
wishes to be included in this event again next
year. Carley was one of four young members
(Amber Schweiger, Bailey Phalen and Tyler
Trickle were the others) who represented our
Lodge this year. Thanks to all four of these
hopefully future leaders.
Sis. Jan Gehm reports that tickets are still
available, priced at $20 each, to the Saturday,
Oct. 18, appearance of the Four Guys in
Dinner Jackets for a KSKJ matching fundraiser. The group will perform at St. John’s
Suhon and Silver Sky, will return
to the stage Saturday, Sept. 27,
to launch the fall music season
at Lodge 106. The band will
perform from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.,
and the kitchen will be offering
a full menu.
Another “Seems Like Old
Times” dance has been scheduled
in the Imperial Room at Lodge
106 on Sunday, Sept. 28. Admission is $5 per person at the door.
the Evangelist Church, 8500 W. Cold Spring
Road in Greenfield, Wis. For tickets and additional information, contact Sis. Gehm at
(414) 321-1413.
Are you getting your team together for
the Verbick Memorial Bowling Tournament?
The tournament is scheduled Jan. 10, 2015,
at Lucky Lanes, 5014 W. Howard Ave. in
Milwaukee, starting at 11:30 a.m. For details
contact Sis. Mary Donovan at (414) 817-0192.
It’s not too early to start planning for this
tournament. You can mix and match your
teams, all men, all women, or mix them up –
all of the above will work. Fun and socializing
is the main purpose of this bowling event.
I heard from Bro. Don and Sis. Georgene
Wene last week. Don is doing very well with
his new knee replacement and has returned
home to Crivitz, Wis., to complete his rehab
and therapy. The Badger Lodge wishes him
well. Sis. Amalie Smole continues to experience some ongoing medical issues that will
need some additional attention. Best wishes
for a speedy recovery to Sis. Smole.
The 2014 balina league has come to a
close. This year’s winners were Four Score
$180
$150
$110
$80
$50
$50
$32
$32
$25
$25
$25
$25
$20
$20
$20
$20
*Youth participants are not eligible
for monetary awards
The kitchen will open at 4 p.m.,
offering a bountiful buffet for $10.
Enjoy the music of the Wally Merriman Trio from 7 to 10 p.m. for
this ballroom-style dance as we
celebrate the music of America’s
greatest generation.
Keep track of all the activities
we have going on at SNPJ Lodge
106 by visiting the “Upcoming
Events” page on our website,
www.snpjimperialpa.com.
15 (Jan Bolka, Rose Chepeck, Ron Pape and
Gary Wisch) in first place, Gospod in Gospa
(Jan Gehm, Tom Gehm, Tillie Skusek and
James Nacker) in second place, and the High
Rollers (Matt Bolka, Barbara Martinka, Mark
Nisenbaum and Rita Rudzik) in third place.
Congratulations to these three winning teams
and to all the teams that participated to make
this a successful year.
The league had a total of 10 team competing each Monday evening at the West Allis
Veterans Park on South 70th and W. National
Ave. Those who participated had a great
time. Thanks to Denise Bartlett for handling
the necessary arrangements, keeping tally
of the scores and monitoring team records
each week.
The next regular monthly Badger Lodge
584 meeting is scheduled Thursday, Oct. 9,
at the Mary Queen of Heaven gym, 2360 S.
106th St. in West Allis, Wis. The meetings
always start punctually at 7 p.m. Following
the business meeting we will enjoy the coffee
and desserts that are always available at this
gathering – plan to attend and check this out
for yourself.
30 th Convention sets the course for the Society’s future
Linda Gorjup, Roger Clifford and
Vincent “Babe” Baselj; Recording
Secretary Karen A. Pintar; and
Sergeant-at-Arms Tom Sedora
(138). They all did a commendable job.
The convention committees
did a good job preparing and
presenting their reports. Those
committees are as follows:
Bylaws: Chairwoman Jeannette Humphrey (603), Secretary
Christine Petukauskas (33), Kenneth Zakraysek (174), Marion
Volpe (564) and Peter Dutka Jr.
(626)
Resolutions: Chairman Frank
Wright (6), Secretary Joanna
Baker (120), Edward Snyder
(776), Evelyn Dimpfl (749) and
Susan Krispinsky (277)
Compensation: Chairman
John Wagner (138), Secretary
Andrea Kamicker (721), Marie
Pivik (257), Gary Kinney (106)
and Carmella Smidl (8)
Credentials: Chairman Maurice Sinan (782), Jean Koci (786),
Karen Tomsic (5), Jeffrey Mlaker
(584) and Colleen Frank (158)
The Tally Committee included
David Sankovich (770), Janet
Duzicky (33), Brian Pestotnik
(158), Hermina Gail Church (321)
and Dennis Brand (6). Their work
taking care of the vote count is
appreciated.
Young adult delegates representing the SNPJ Young Adult
Conference were Megan Sinan
(782) and Kristen Cushman
(138). Kristen also serves as the
young adult representative to the
National Board and did an excellent job articulating the views of
our young adults during the board
meeting, which was held Aug.
16 in Daytona Beach prior to the
convention.
Region 7 Vice President Johnnie Zibert, who passed away in
January, was honored for his
service to the Society with a
presentation to his wife Luella,
who served as a delegate from
Lodge 225 in Girard, Kan. Retiring National Board members
Nancy Koutoulakis (721) and
Joe Grkman Jr. (117) were also
honored for their service to the
Society.
The SNPJ Executive Commit-
tee and Home Office staff worked
diligently preparing all that was
necessary for an organized and
efficient convention. I thank my
fellow executive officers, National
Secretary Karen A. Pintar and
National Treasurer Robert J.
Lawrence, for their hard work
to ensure a successful convention. Karen did an excellent job
handling an enormous amount of
convention office, travel, hotel and
food arrangements.
We thank our Home Office
staff for their help preparing all
the materials for the delegation.
Executive Assistant Kathy Brown
did an excellent job preparing
documents and material prior to
the convention, as well as all that
she did on-site. Office Manager
Ruth Wright also did a great job,
along with help from Beverly
Baselj. IT Manager Terry Champ
provided the needed technical and
computer support throughout the
convention. Editor Jay Sedmak
prepared much of the designed
printed materials, including the
convention program book.
Frank Wright (6) and Fraternal Director Kevin Richards
best wishes to our
2014 National Balina Results
8 Balls
Bessemer
Good Sports
by KEVIN RICHARDS
Lodge 106
FROM PAGE 1
NameLodge Score
*Sandy Copich
**Kristina Jack
Janice Rockwell
Imperial Lodge 106 rolling into the autumn season
30TH CONVENTION
Women’s Individual
5
Outlived Members
Anticipating
a centennial
celebration
BUTTE, Mont. — Sis. Rose Mihelich
of Lodge 207 has outlived her SNPJ
life insurance policy.
Sis. Mihelich was born in Roundup,
Mont., Nov. 3, 1914. Three years later
her father, Tony Polich, was killed
in a coal mining accident. After her Sis. ROSE MIHELICH (207)
mother remarried, the family moved
to Butte in 1929. Rose was one of eight children. She had three siblings
with her father, and her mother had four additional children with her
stepfather, Fred Ozanich.
Rose married Tony Mihelich of Butte in 1937. They had two children, Geri, born in 1940, and Emil, born in 1944. Sadly, Rose was left
a widow when Tony passed away from cancer in July 1950. Although
she never remarried, she has enjoyed a rich life since his passing.
Sis. Mihelich began working for Silver Bow County shortly after
Tony’s death and remained there for 30 years, reaching the level of
chief deputy clerk and recorder at the time of her retirement at age 65.
She was active in one of Butte’s garden clubs, enjoyed meeting friends
for lunch in Uptown Butte and bowled twice a week until she was 80.
Rose also maintained the home she and Tony bought together in
1948, living there for the next 64 years and hosting the family’s annual
Fourth of July celebration there for almost 40 years. She currently
resides Butte’s Care and Rehabilitation Center and enjoys spending
time with her seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Rose and her family look forward to celebrating her 100th birthday
in November.
On behalf of the members of Lodge 207 and the Slovene National
Benefit Society, we extend best wishes for continued health and happiness to Sis. Mihelich.
transported all of the convention
materials to the site in Daytona
Beach from our Home Office in
Imperial. They also did a great
job with airport transportation.
And The Plaza Resort & Spa
management and staff provided
us with fabulous service.
The Sunday welcome reception at the Plaza was enjoyed by
all. Indy Polkamotion provided
the music and also performed
during the Monday dinner at
the Lodge 603 Hall in Samsula.
Many of our National Board and
delegate musicians also provided
button box and accordion music
throughout the stay.
The delegation also elected
National Board members whose
terms begin Jan. 1, 2015. Congratulations to the newly-elected
National Board, the members of
which are listed on page 1.
We thank the delegation for
making decisions that will be
beneficial to the future success
and sustainability of our organization, and we appreciate everyone’s
participation and cooperation in
making the 30th National Convention a success.
ANNOUNCE IT
Lodge 677 member to
celebrate 90th birthday
DETROIT — Sis.
Rose Marie Fritz, a
member of Wolverine
Lodge 677 in Detroit,
will mark a major
milestone this month
as she celebrates her
90th birthday.
A mother of four,
grandmother of seven,
g reat-g ra nd mot her
of five and friend of
many, the former Detroit resident has been
enjoying retirement
with her husband Don
in Michigan’s North
Lodge 677 member Sis. ROSE
Country. The couple MARIE FRITZ will celebrate her
will soon commemo- 90th birthday Sept. 24.
rate their 71st year of
marriage.
In the tradition of her ancestors, Sis. Fritz takes great
pride in having taught her children to prepare some
Slovenian favorites, such as potica, plum dumplings and
strudel just to name a few. Her Easter feasts still include
a platter of ham, smoked klobase and hard-boiled eggs
topped with freshly shredded horseradish root (Yankovic
and slivovitz are also celebrated!). Rose has ensured that
future generations will continue to enjoy these ethnic foods
by sharing her secret family recipes and presenting each
of her children with a Slovenian cookbook.
On behalf of her family, relatives and friends, congratulations and best wishes, Sis. Fritz! Na zdravje!
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SNPJ fraternal sympathies
Bro. Frank J. Urbancic He was raised in Detroit, and
after graduating from high
• Lodge 518 •
MELVINDALE, Mich. —
With sadness, the Urbancic
family and members of Lodge
518 report the June 29, 2014,
passing of Bro. Frank J. Urbancic, 87, of Williamsville,
N.Y., and Sarasota, Fla.
Bro. Urbancic was born
in Cleveland, a son of Frank
and Mary (Kapel) Urbancic,
immigrants from Slovenia.
school served in the Army Air
Force in the European Theater
of Operations in Augsburg,
Germany.
Frank married Helen Kochivar June 27, 1953. Together
they raised three children,
Michele, the late Scott and the
late Kurt.
He attended the University
of Illinois and Clemson College of South Carolina, and
DEATHS REPORTED
For the month of December 2013
LODGENAME
A01
A01
A01
FD4
2
2
34
87
106
126
138
138
138
138
138
158
158
158
245
268
277
289
355
559
559
559
559
559
562
564
564
577
584
604
643
665
715
715
721
721
749
771
776
776
781
Ludwig Gfrorer Jr.
Rose Leitgeb
Mary A. Stangl
Caroline Raida
Wendy L. Witek
Dorothy L. Mahnich
Ann S. Stroy
Andrea Lambert
James Valenti
Frank Potochnik
Mary Lou Cline
Mary C. Binder
Hilda L. Komovic
Andrew Senkinc
Elizabeth Crider
John D. Oshaben
Diane J. Koehler
Edward J. Poderis
John F. Gudac
Anne Toenberg
Adele M. Wilson
Olga Maljevac
Charles P. Kapel
Florene E. Vana
Marilyn Zefran
Vera Tobola
Stanley Bernik
Anthony J. Pulec Sr.
Neal Simpson Jr.
Helen S. Shaw
Frank A. Zielinski
Bertha Scoleri
Irene M. Ridosko
Gloria L. Bozic
John Gary Dermotta
Lorraine M. Markus
Madeline M. Sovic
Jean Barr
Donald A. Yonkovich
Lubar Vukmarovich
Peggy A. Ondick
Joanne B. Flore
Shirley M Speigle
Richard L. Pletz
Frances M. Kozma
DATE OF
DEATH City/State
03/08/13
10/06/13
10/30/13
05/30/11
11/06/13
11/19/13
03/01/13
10/06/13
08/14/11
08/07/13
03/05/13
11/09/13
11/22/13
12/08/13
12/15/13
09/14/13
11/15/13
12/07/13
11/30/13
12/02/13
11/21/13
11/08/13
09/03/13
10/17/11
10/13/13
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Bro. FRANK J. URBANCIC (518)
graduated Magna Cum Laude
from the University of Detroit
in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
In 1954, he earned a Master of
Sci­ence degree from Wayne
State University, followed by
a Juris Doctorate in 1960. Bro.
Urbancic also attended Harvard and Stanford universities
and the University of Michigan
for specialized courses and
training.
Frank received nu­merous
honors and awards throughout
his life. He was a registered professional engineer in Michigan
and a member of the Michigan
Bar Association. He was listed
in the 14th edition of Marquis
“World Who’s Who in Commerce and Industry” and coauthored the chapter on plant
layout in the second edition of
Tool Engineer’s Handbook.
Bro. Urbancic held senior
management positions in en­
gineering and operations at
Burroughs Corporation, Marx
Toys and Fisher-Price Toys,
retiring from Fisher-Price in
1990. He served on the Board
of Directors, Fisher-Price
de Mexico S.A. Matamoros,
Mexico, 1978-1983; the Board
of Directors, AFI de Mexico,
Tijuana, Mexico, 1980-1983;
and the Board of Directors,
As­sociated Industries of Kentucky, 1985-1988.
Bro. Urbancic is survived by
his wife Helen, daughter Mi­
chele, granddaughter Hillary,
and extended family members
in Michigan, Ohio, China and
Slovenia. He was preceded in
death by his sons, Scott and
Kurt; and a brother, William
Urbancic, MD.
A Christian Mass for Bro.
Urbancic was celebrated Aug.
16 at St. Gregory the Great
Church, Williamsville.
On behalf of the members
of Lodge 518 and the Slovene
National Benefit Society, we
extend our condolences to Bro.
Urbancic’s family, relatives and
friends on their loss.
Bro. John J. Chiec Sr.
• Lodge 643 •
GIRARD, Ohio — With
sadness, the Chiec family and
members of Lodge 643 report
the July 21, 2014, passing of
Bro. John J. Chiec Sr., 87,
at Gillette Nursing Home in
Warren, Ohio, with his family
by his side.
Bro. Chiec was born Nov.
6, 1926, in Logstown (now
Aliquippa), Pa., a son of the
late John and Kathryn (Kanjia)
Chiec, and came to the Girard
area in the early 1950s. He was
a graduate of Aliquippa High
School.
John was drafted into the
Army during World War II, and
was very proud to be a veteran
of the United States military
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and of service to his country.
He worked for General Motors
at the Lordstown plant, retiring
in March 1989.
Bro. Chiec was a mem­ber
of SNPJ Lodge 643, St. Rose
Church in Girard and the NRA.
He enjoyed camping, read­ing
and watching the news, and he
especially enjoyed the time he
spent with his family.
He leaves a son, John (Susan) Chiec Jr.; two daughters,
Lori Ewanish and Vicki Lynn
(Frank) Messuri; four grand­
children whom he adored and
were his life, Nicholas Ewanish, Angela (Alex Draper)
Ewanish, Frankie Messuri
and Lauren Chiec; and a sister,
Anne Lucci.
His wife, Victoria O. (Stacchiotti) Chiec, whom he married in 1951, passed away in
2008. A sister, Helen Padak,
is also deceased.
John’s family would like
to thank the staff at Gillette
Nurs­ing Home for the wonder­
ful care and compas­sion they
showed during his time there.
Funeral services were celebrated for Bro. Chiec July
24 at McClurkin Memo­rial
Chapel, Girard.
On behalf of the members
of Lodge 643 and the Slovene
National Benefit Society, we
offer our sympathies to Bro.
Chiec’s family, relatives and
friends on their loss.
Sis. Helen Richards
• Lodge 721 •
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. — With
sadness, the members of Lodge
721 report the July 27, 2014,
passing of Sis. Helen (Rakas)
Richards, 85, at Arbor’s West,
West Jefferson, Ohio.
Sis. Richards was born Aug.
10, 1928, in Midland, Pa., the
youngest daughter of the late
Eli Rakas and Mildred Marich
Rakas. She was a 1946 honor
graduate of Midland High
School.
In addition to 36 years of
SNPJ membership, Helen was
a member of Trinity Baptist
Church in Waynes­burg, Pa.,
and recently attended Memorial Baptist Church in Columbus,
Ohio, where she was a member
of the Bible Study Fellowship.
She enjoyed singing hymns,
reading and baking.
Sis. Richards was preceded
in death by her husband of 60
years, Brady Ray Richards,
whom she had missed greatly
since his passing on July 12,
2012. She was also predeceased by two brothers, Joseph
Rakas and George Rakas; and
eight sisters, Eva Kevich, Lillian Radella, Dorothy Turley,
Mary Disdore, Stella Rakas,
Catherine Ordich, Pearl Mahan
and Mildred Fisher.
She is survived by a son,
Brad (Cheryl) Richards; a
daughter, Millie (Don) Zapsic; eight grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and many
PROSVETA Crossword
Football
ACROSS
1. Figure of speech
6. School org.
9. *Where official places
football after a play
13.*Often twirled at football games
14.Nocturnal flyer
15.Ma Bell, e.g.
16.Artificial leg
17.Also
18.Neptune’s realm
19.*Team with most
NFL championships
21.*_______ league
23.“___ you sure?”
24.Dateless
25.David Alan Grier’s initials
28.“I ____ the sheriff...”
30.Uproar
35.The Colosseum today, e.g.
37.Mimicked
39.Inspiration for
poets and musicians
40.Oscar winner and
directed by Ben Affleck
41.Donkey in Latin America
43.All over
44.Animals of a particular region
46.*Football center move
47.Viscount’s superior
48.Start a golf hole
50.*BYU Cougars’ home state
52.Fleur-de-___
(#1914) by StatePoint Media
53.Soap bubbles
55.Not decaf.
57.*Princeton opponent in what is
considered first college game
61.Caribbean Sea island country
65.Finno-_____ language
66.Club on a card, e.g.
68.*Home to the Dolphins
69.Michael Moore’s hometown
70.Pitcher’s stat
71.Painter _____ Degas
72.Ficus tree fruit, pl.
73.A Bobbsey twin
74.Swarms
DOWN
1. Recipe abbreviation
2. Pro ____
3.Ear-related
4. “Roll Out the Barrel” dance
5. Comes in
6. Used for stewing, pl.
7. *Sometimes a team
goes for this after a TD
8. High up
9. Religious offshoot
10.Legal action
11.South American wood sorrels
12.*____ Romo
15.*Part of a football cleat
20.*What players do to
help fix injured joint or limb
22.“I see!”
24.Chest bone
25.*It includes 7 rounds
26.Saintly glow, pl.
27.Jig, in France
29.“Moonlight Sonata,” e.g.
31.Highlands hillside
32.Trite or hackneyed
33.Wombs
34.*Sugar and Orange, e.g.
36.Not to be done,
especially for a baby
38.Exclamation of annoyance
42.Style of abstractionism
popular in 1960s
45.Change
49.In favor of
51.*Concussion preventer
54.Colorado resort
56.Seeing eye dog, e.g.
57.Queen Elizabeth I’s neckwear
58.Tangerine grapefruit hybrid
59.Type of math
60.Tanqueray and
Bombay Sapphire, e.g.
61.Extended time period
62.“Leaving Las Vegas”
Oscar winner
63.Prayer leader in mosque
64.Manners intended to impress
67.A retirement plan
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nieces and nephews.
A funeral service for Sis.
Richards was celebrated Aug.
2 at the Mausoleum Chapel in
Beaver Cemetery, Beaver, Pa.
On behalf of the members
of Lodge 721 and the Slovene
National Benefit Society, we
offer our sympathies to Sis.
Richards’ family, relatives and
friends on their loss.
Sis. Jeanette E. Wright
• Lodge 207 •
Secretary/Treasurer
BUTTE, Mont. — The members of Lodge 207 sadly report
the Aug. 11, 2014, passing of
Sis Jeanette E. Wright.
Sis. Wright was born Sept.
30, 1936, in Wheeling, W.Va.,
a daughter of Ethel Rogers.
She and Oscar Wright Sr.
were married June 18, 1951,
in Moundsville, W.Va., and
in 1963 they settled in Butte
where they made their home
and raised seven children.
Jeanette worked at various
restaurants including Harrington’s, the Finlen and the
War Bonnet. She also worked
at Westmont and Easter Seals.
She had a passion for assisting
and taking care of people, and
she was always there to lend a
helping hand or just to listen.
Her smile always put a smile
on your face.
Jeanette loved to go camping and travel, and was always
on the go. She had to be going
somewhere, and if there was
some place to be, she was right
there with you. She enjoyed her
card-making classes, crocheting and joining her friends at
the Belmont Senior Center.
Sis. Wright was a 38-year
SNPJ member who had served
as Lodge 207 secretary/treasurer since 1977, a total of
nearly 37 years. She was also a
longtime and active member of
the Church of Christ and TOPS.
Sis. Wright is survived
by three sons: Oscar (Dovie)
Wright Jr. of Copperas Cove,
Texas, and Ken Wright and
William Wright, both of
Butte; two daughters, Betty
Hooper (Dave Ryan) and Anna
(Ken) Porter, both of Butte;
nine grandchildren, Khorren
Mickler, Brandon Hooper, DeWayne Wright, Nathan Wright,
Beverly Wright, Jeremy Hayes,
Nicole Hayes, Krystal Wright
and Willie Wright; and 16
great-grandchildren.
In addition to her mother,
Jeanette was preceded in death
by her husband, Oscar Wright
Sr.; two sons, Bob and Ed
Wright; her sister, Ethel; and
her brother, Frank.
Memorial services for Sis.
Wright were celebrated Aug. 18
in the Church of Christ, Butte.
On behalf of the members
of Lodge 207 and the Slovene
National Benefit Society, we
extend our sympathies to Sis.
Wright’s family, relatives and
friends on their loss.