Lodge 106 Bringing Community Together with Expo, Car Cruise Loyalites on a Roll After Hosting National Bowl Heritage Center Week
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Your for News prosvetaOfficial Publication of the Slovene National Benefit Society In This Issue YEAR CXI USPS: 448-080 FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018 ISSUE 6 ISSN: 1080-0263 Up-and-Coming Calendar of Events ......... 2 Slovenia from the Source .......................... 3 PROSVETA Crossword Puzzle ................. 4 Loyalites on a roll after hosting National Bowl SNPJ Fraternal Sympathies ...................... 6 SNPJ Fraternal Honorees ......................... 7 by DANIELLA VOLPE Lodge 158 EUCLID, Ohio — The members of Loyalites Lodge briefly 158 would like to thank everyone who attended the 2018 SNPJ National Bowling Tournament. We feel it was a huge success! A huge shout out to all of our June 6 the date for next bowlers; whether you were rolling strikes or gutter balls, we appreciate you being there and trying your Slavija Lodge 1 meeting best. Congratulations to everyone who won, even if MELVINDALE, Mich. — SNPJ Lodge it was only a 50/50 prize. The weekend was filled 1 will hold a lunch meeting June 6 at 11 with good friends, good music and memories that a.m. at Czech Plaza, 7016 Cermak Road will last a lifetime. in Berwyn, Ill. With summer slowly but surely creeping up on MICHELLE HRIBAR-HernandeZ us, that can only mean one thing: summer picnics at Lodge 1 President the SNPJ Farm! The Loyalites encourage everyone to attend multiple picnics over the summer season to support other Lodges, the SNPJ Farm Board and CAL. Lodge 518 has meeting SEE LOYALITES NATIONAL BOWL SNPJ Lodge 158 Loyalites hosted the 2018 SNPJ National Bowling Tournament in early date scheduled June 9 ON PAGE 8 May. [not pictured: Colleen Frank Jr., Colleen Frank Sr., Liz Smrdel and Molly O’Malley] MELVINDALE, Mich. — SNPJ Lodge 518 will meet June 9 at 2 p.m. at Forest View Assisted Living, 19341 Allen Road in Brownstown, Mich. Following the meeting we will plant flowers and visit Heritage Center Weekend ready with the residents. Bill KRzisniK Lodge 518 President for friends, family, fraternalism PERIODICAL MATERIAL by KATHY PAULENICH (776) by 9 p.m. on Friday, as brackets will be drawn East Ohio/W.Pa. Fed SNPJ Heritage Center Committee at that time. Bean bag toss entries will be ac- slates June 24 meeting BOROUGH OF SNPJ, Pa. — Heritage Center cepted up to an hour before play on Saturday. Weekend is ready for friends and family to enjoy, The participation fee for each event is $5 per GIRARD, Ohio — The Eastern Ohio and and the SNPJ Slovenian Heritage Center Com- person, and you must be 18 or over to play. Western Pennsylvania Federation will mittee is looking forward to seeing you! We’ll Saturday afternoon will bring free polka meet June 24 at 2 p.m. at Amen Corner kick off the weekend on Friday, June 8, with a music to the Heritage Pavilion with the Frank in Girard. Hope to see all delegates there. Stanger Orchestra performing from 3 to 7 p.m. CATHY KALENiTS (776) wine and cheese reception on the outside patio Federation Secretary/Treasurer of the museum from 6 to 8 p.m. Bring your Admission to this dance is compliments of the button box and join Patty Candela and Kathy Heritage Center. We’ll have items from our gift Paulenich as they lead a jam session playing all shop available for purchase, as well as food Important meeting your favorite Slovenian melodies. and drinks. All we need is a beautiful summer Then the next day, Saturday, June 9, is a day, no rain and temps in the low 80s. (I’m not change for Lodge 584 fun family day with balina and bean bag toss asking for too much!) MILWAUKEE — There will be no tournaments, children’s activities and a picnic Another fun family day will take place Lodge 584 meeting in July or August. dance. Entry forms for the balina and bean Saturday, June 16, during the Simply Slavic Meetings will resume Sept. 13 at Mary bag toss tournaments are available in the SNPJ SEE HERiTAGE CENTER WEEKEND Queen of Heaven gym, 2360 S. 106 St. Recreation Center office. Balina entries are due ON PAGE 2 in West Allis, Wis., at 7 p.m. BOB SMOLE Lodge 584 THE DEADLINE The next two PROSVETA issue dates are July 2 and Aug. 1. All material must be received by Wednesday, June 20, for the July 2 issue, and by Wednesday, July 18, for the Aug. 1 issue. If you are concerned about making the deadline, send an e-mail to [email protected] or submit your material via the publica- tions area of our website, www.snpj.org. Photo submitted by Sis. JOANN KRANCE (729). A Good Spring Cleaning in Yukon, Pa. The members of SNPJ Lodge 729 organized the fourth annual Yukon Cleanup on April 21. The effort was a huge success. Lodge 729 members were joined this year by the Yukon Fire Department, who also had a squad truck going through town distributing drinking water and extra bags. The Yukon Lions Club was also represented, as were Yukon Market and MAX Environmental. The event was registered with The Great American Clean Up of Pennsylvania, and trash bags, reflective vests and gloves were provided by PennDot. After the clean up we enjoyed pizza from Highway Pizza and BBQ in Yukon, along with salad and refreshments, all of which was provided by Lodge 729. The group collected over 170 bags of garbage and 49 tires that MAX Environmental disposed of. It was a great tribute to our town of Yukon. Lodge 106 bringing community Call for Candidates SNPJ Recreation • Jax K. Lessar Center Committee Born June 7, 2013 together with expo, car cruise This announcement serves as a call to Price, Utah, Lodge 757 The members of SNPJ Lodge 757 welcome by KEVIN RICHARDS the community a wonderful SNPJ will have a table with all members interested in serving on the Jax Kason Lessar as their newest addi- Lodge 106 opportunity to come to one of information on the many op- SNPJ Recreation Center Committee. Two tion. Jax is the grandnephew of Lodge 757 IMPERIAL, Pa. — SNPJ the more popular events hosted portunities to become a mem- positions for terms of three years each will President Antone Lessar. We welcome Jax Lodge 106 is hosting a Commu- by Lodge 106 and see what be- ber of the Society through the be filled during the Aug. 12, 2018, SNPJ to the Slovene National Benefit Society and nity Expo in the Imperial Room ing a member of our Lodge has purchase of life insurance or National Board meeting. extend our best wishes to his entire family. on Sunday, July 22. This event to offer. Anyone who has ever an annuity. Banquet Manager will be held in conjunction attended a Lodge 106 car cruise Shelly Botwright will also have • Mileage reimbursement will only be with the monthly Lodge 106 knows we get a great crowd! a table displaying the many paid up to a 100-mile radius of the car cruise. We have partnered If you are a business owner possible events — weddings, SNPJ Recreation Center with the Pittsburgh Airport in the Imperial area and would reunions, birthday parties or • Compensation also includes a Area Chamber of Commerce like a table in our Community meetings — that can be ac- $50 per diem for this event. Expo, please call Lodge 106 commodated by the Imperial The Community Expo will Secretary Shelly Botwright Room. Resumes for these positions should give local business leaders at (412) 498-3557. Tables will The car cruise will feature follow SNPJ on Facebook! the opportunity to display an be available on a first come, wonderful music by The GRID be forwarded by Aug. 3, 2018, to: exhibit in our hall, showing first served basis and can be Band. All classic cars and Slovene National Slovenefest 2018 is the community what they reserved with a $25 deposit motorcycles are invited to park Benefit Society coming July 13-15! have to offer while getting to that will be refunded at the on our level, paved parking lot, Joseph C. Evanish, National President Check out the know our residents face-to-face event — so your participation free of charge, and show off 247 West Allegheny Road entertainment during the festive environment is basically free of charge! We to the public. There will be a Imperial, PA 15126 schedule, then plan of our car cruise. The Com- are anticipating a banquet room SEE COMMUNITY EXPO e-mail: [email protected] to join us at the munity Expo will also give full of local business exhibits. ON PAGE 2 Recreation Center. PROSVETA www.snpj.org • [email protected] 2 June 1, 2018 PROSVETA ENLIGHTENMENT Comets head to PNC Park (USPS 448-080) by PATTI EVANISH Nationals. Don’t let this night of (ISSN 1080-0263) Lodge 715 Secretary The Loaded Value Tick- fun and memorable SNPJ The Official Publication of the UNIVERSAL, Pa. — ets are only $29 per person camaraderie pass you by! Slovene National Come join your fellow and include $10 for use at To purchase your tickets, members of Lodge 715 one of the many concession please contact me by e- Benefit Society on Tuesday, July 10, as we stands. A limited number of mail at pattievanish2017@ 247 W. Allegheny Road enjoy a night at PNC Park seats are located in outfield gmail.com or by calling imperial, PA 15126-9774 watching the Pittsburgh box section 105, and must (412) 443-8825. Let’s go, Phone: (724) 695-1100 Pirates host the Washington be paid for in full by June 15. Bucs! Toll-Free: 1-800-843-7675 (THE SNPJ) Fax: (724) 695-1555 Lodge 106 hosts July car cruise, expo e-mail: [email protected] COMMUNITY EXPO cruise are open to the public, so come out SNPJ Lodge 34 hosted another successful dinner April 28 at website: www.snpj.org FROM PAGE 1 that Sunday afternoon, see some beautiful 50/50 drawing, door prizes for all classic classic cars and motorcycles, enjoy some the Slovenian National Home in Indianapolis.