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National Slovak Society of the United States of America Youth Poetry Contest Deadline: August 15th, 2018 See Page 23 for Details National Slovak Society of the United States of America Národné Noviny• Happy Fourth of July! Fraternal Life Insurance Since 1890 NSS National Golf Tournament Tam O’Shanter Golf Club • Hermitage, PA July 13th-15th, 2018 2018 Fraternalist of the Year 2018 Youth Achievement Award Winner NATIONAL NEWS JULY 2018 | NUMBER 3519 VOLUME 110 See Pages 8 & 9 for Details NATIONAL NEWS Inside this Issue... ational lovak ociety Assembly Activities Activities at a Glance .....................................3 Periodical Postage Paid at McMurray, Pennsylvania and Additional Mailing Offices Owned and Published by the NATIONAL SLOVAK SOCIETY From the Executive Officers OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Organized February 16, 1890 President’s Column .........................................4 351 Valley Brook Road, McMurray, PA 15317-3337 First Quarter 2018 Financial Report .............5 USES 0371-140 - ISSN: 0027-7940 Phone: (724) 731- 0094 -- E-Mail: [email protected] NSS Web Site: www.nsslife.org NSS Financial Matters Fax No: 724-731-0145 Annuity Interest Rates ....................................6 Founder and Honorary President, Peter V. Rovnianek EDITOR LORI CROWLEY NSS Sales Department Published Monthly Send articles for publication to: National Sales Director ...................................7 351 Valley Brook Road McMurray, PA 15317-3337 Deadline: 5th of preceding month NSS News/Activities “POSTMASTER” SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO: NATIONAL SLOVAK SOCIETY 2018 Fraternalist of the Year ........................8 351 VALLEY BROOK ROAD, MCMURRAY, PA 15317-3337 2018 Youth Achievement Winner ............... 9 NSS EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Summer Youth Magazine .................... 11-14 David G. Blazek, FIC, President, CEO & Elder NSS History ....................................................17 Joseph Stefka, Jr., Chairman of the Board Highlight on Assembly 123 ...................... 20 Linda M. Strom, Secretary/Treasurer, CFO Septemberfest Notice.............................. ..21 Poetry Contest Rules .....................................23 PVR Scholarship Renewal Rules ................23 NSS BOARD OF DIRECTORS NSS HONORARY OFFICERS Alan Burns Sophia Hudak, Tribunal Member Assembly News Michael Czarney Anthony Beno, Director Andrea Garbon Dean Burns, Vice-President Departed Members .................................19, 21 Abigail Gross Mary Jo Holker, Director PVR Donations ...............................................19 Robert Katricak Edward Koches, Director Assembly Meetings ..........................10, 15-16 Susan Ondrejco Joseph Tomaskovic, Jr., Director John Payerchin Joseph Stefka, Jr. Na ; ronde ; Nominy Drew Wesnak Slovensky; den' v Kennywood Parku ...........................................................22 FSWFE HONORARY OFFICERS Folklo;rny festival Vy;chodna; - Justine Wesnak, President 64. roc'nik ..................................................22 Reverend Monsignor Thomas V. Banick, Golfovy Turnaj .........................................22 Spiritual Advisor Pranostiky na ju;l ......................................22 ROMANAS HONORARY OFFICER Olga Kasota, President FRISE and PAU merged with NSS in 1997 ROMANAS merged with the NSS in 1998 2 JULY 2018 | NSS LIFE Activities At A Glance REGION 2 Assemblies L075, 0617 July 14 Assembly 0617, Meeting, Pierce Street Deli, Kingston, PA at 12 Noon July 14-August 4 Assembly 0617, Basket Raffle - 50/50 Drawing August 2 Assembly 0617, Picnic, Knoebel’s Amusement Park at 12 Noon August 12 Assembly L075, Summer Picnic, Mercatelli-Segilia Park, Moosic, PA at 1:00 pm August 18 Region 2, Meeting, Perkins, Pittston, PA at 1:00 pm October 14 Assembly L075, Meeting, Grande’s Restaurant, Moosic, PA at 2:00 pm November 18 Assembly L075, Wilkes-Barre VA Bingo Party, Recreation Room at 2:00 pm REGION 5 Assemblies P38A, 0039, 0100, L105, 0108, 0123, L161, 0377, 0434, 0441, 0588, 0737, 0774 July 19 Slovak Day, Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, PA July 13-15 NSS Golf Tournament, Tam O’Shanter Golf Course, Hermitage, PA August 4 Assembly 0123, Minature Golf, Neville Island August 12 Assembly 0377, Meeting/Luncheon, Richardson’s Park, Bentleyville, PA at 3:00 pm August 19 Region 5, Picnic, Cedar Creek Park, Activities Center, Westmoreland County, PA at 12 Noon September 9 Assembly 0039, Meeting, Eat’n Park Community Room at 6:00 pm September 22 Septemberfest, Home Office, McMurray, PA October 6 Assembly 0737, Meeting, Godor’s residence, North Huntingdon, PA at 1:00 pm October 28 Assembly 0377, Halloween Party, Toscana Brick Oven, Canonsburg, PA at 3:00 pm December 2 Assembly 0377, Holiday Party, Canons Chop House, Canonsburg, PA at 3:00 pm December 2 Assembly 0039, Christmas Party, Knights of Columbus Hall, Uniontown, PA at 2:00 pm REGION 8 Assemblies 0004, 0070, 0160, 0432, 0595 August 19 Assembly 0004, Meeting, Havir’s residence at 2:00 pm August 21 Assembly 0432, Meeting, Pytel’s residence at 7:30 pm REGION 14 Assemblies RO59, L102 July 22 Assembly L102, Summer Picnic, Gross’s residence, New Tripoli at 2:00 pm July 22 Assembly R059, Meeting, Lahutsky’s residence, Bethlehem, PA at 3:00 pm October 7 Assembly R059, Meeting, Slivka’s residence, Bethlehem, PA at 3:00 pm October 28 Assembly R059, Hot Dog/Coffee Hour, St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church at 3:00 pm REGION 15 Assemblies L002, 0028 No activities at this time AT LARGE Assemblies R019, L040, 0110, 0236, 0267, 0381, 0554, 0568, 0586, 0705, 0731, 0800, 0813 July 15 Assembly 0586, Meeting, Dancing Marlin, Frankfort, IL. August 12 Assembly 0705, Meeting, Buck’s residence, Seelyville, IN at 1:00 pm September 2 Assembly 0554, Meeting, Jim Stricek’s residence, DuBois, PA at 2:00 pm October 21 Assembly 0705, Meeting, Buck’s residence, Seelyville, IN at 1:00 pm November 4 Assembly 0554, Meeting, Jim Stricek’s residence, DuBois, PA (TBA) December 1 Assembly 0731, Christmas Party, Stambaugh Room, Boardman, OH at 1:00 pm December 24 Assembly 0705, Annual Christmas Eve Celebration, 6:00 pm (Fraternal Fund Activity) www.nsslife.org | NATIONAL NEWS 3 Slovak food for a nominal price. I can taste Boot Camp at Paris Island for recruit From The the haluski and stuffed cabbage already. training. Because of his skills, he was President’s Desk… assigned to the elite Marine Raiders News Of Narodniars who were carrying out dangerous sur - Happy Birthday to NSS Chair of the prise strikes, and raids under the cover Board Joseph Stefka, Honorary Director of night behind enemy lines in the Ed Koches, Home Office staffers Pat South Pacific. Glaser and Jeff DeSantes, former staff In November 1943, the Marine members Stacey Boury Shun, Albert Suess Raiders landed on the Island of and Laverne Orban, members John Mart - Bougainville. For two months, Strank incheck and Greg Blum, brother Dale led his squad in attacks on the Japan - Blazek, Father-in-Law Dan Gimiliano, and ese who were almost invisible in the granddaughter Ella Woods who is entering impenetrable jungle. They waded high school this year. Wow! Does time fly! through mud, dodged sniper fire and Happy wedding anniversary wishes to were shelled with mortar fire and en - Amanda and Matthew Zinn, and to all who dured poisonous snakes and millions of David G. Blazek, FIC are celebrating this month. mosquitos. Bougainville was a living President, CEO To all our members that may be ill or hell. The Marine Raiders battled under recovering from some type of operation, conditions that would have driven ordi - Greetings from the Home Office on may God be with you as you return to good nary soldiers to the edge of insanity. this hot summer day in June. As you health. We will keep you in our thoughts Strank contracted malaria and was sent read this, the 37th Quadrennial Conven - and prayers. home for a month to recuperate, but he tion of the National Slovak Society will refused to remain in America feeling be a part of our history and a new Board that he couldn’t leave his men because of Directors will be in place to help guide The Oath, A Document they needed his help. the Society to greater heights over the Film Michael also did everything possible next four years. I want to thank all the February 23, 1945; after several days to protect his squad during the battle members that served as delegates to the of bloody combat with the Japanese, six of Iwo Jima where they were constantly convention, and many of them served on Marines raised the American flag on Mount under fire from Japanese machine guns committees both prior and during the Suribachi on the Island of Iwo Jima. and heavy artillery that tore bodies into convention. As delegates you accomplished Michael Strank, originally from Slovakia, pieces. It was a massacre. It was only a a lot, and we do appreciate your efforts. was the leader of this detail. Thanks to the matter of time before that fateful piece I want to give a special shout out to Pam expressive photograph of Joe Rosenthal, of shrapnel flew. It happened at the Blum, Greg Felton and Ryan Strom from those soldiers became heroes who were moment when he was trying to prevent the Home Office who worked hard to revered across the United States. However his squad from being surrounded by make the convention a success. Also to fate didn’t allow Strank to live that long. the Japanese. No one could save him. Ashley Bernardo, Lindsay Felton, and He died in combat a few days later when The film tells the story of the faith Amanda Zinn, who coordinated and shrapnel from an artillery shell pierced his of a young man whose skill and energy supervised 26 of our young folks who heart. He was 25 years old. were dedicated to the battle for free - participated in the FUNFEST at the Strank was born into a Greek Catholic dom and independence, and who by convention. family on November 10, 1919 in the sacrificing himself for others fulfilled Congratulations to all the newly Ruthenian village of Jarabina in eastern his destiny. It is also the story of a for - elected Board members, Secretary/Trea - Slovakia. Poverty drove the family to gotten hero who remained nothing surer Linda Strom and myself look for - America in search of work.
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