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"Joining Hands To Touch Lives— Fraternalism for the Family and Our Nation"
VESTNIK SPJST Herald Official Publication of The Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas, Founded 1897
BENEVOLEECE
VOLUM7. 87 NO/3E7 11
HUMANITY
BROTHERHOOD
Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SPJST Home Office, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 ISSN-07458800
March
17, 1999
Thanks a Million! -- Or Better Yet, $24,000,000! Pictured above are SPJST's 1998 Million Dollar Producers who received recognition at the Lodge Recognition and Incentive Banquet held February 27 at Lodge 177, Academy. As a group, they generated $24,091,909 in new insurance written in 1998. The are, from left, front: Helen Kubala of Lodge 92, Fort Worth sifting in for Sherrie Watkins-Kubala, FIC, of Lodge 5, Pilot Point-Tioga; Susan Skrabanek of Lodge 17, New Tabor; Helen Hegwood, FIC, of Lodge 88, Houston; Martha Broz of Lodge 160, San Angelo; Kathy Fritz, FICF of Lodge 177, Academy; Dorothy Rackel of Lodge 13, Dime Box; and Evelyn Mikeska of Lodge 196, HoustonWest. BACK: Johnnie Krizan of Lodge 6, Cottonwood; Karel Matejka of Lodge 40, El Campo - Hillje, Franklin Schlesinger of Lodge 29, Taylor, standing in for Albin Machu; Frank Pajeskta, Jr. of Lodge 80, Holland; Jerry Kucera of Lodge 6, Cottonwood; Glenn Kaminsky of Lodge 28, East Bernard; Donald Williams, FIC, of Lodge 157, Lubbock; James Bacak, AC, of Lodge 40, El Campo - Hillje; George Pauling of Lodge 66, Waco, standing in for Larry Motula; and Charles Garrett, FIC, of Lodge 97 Placedo. The SPJST's 1998 award-winning lodges start on page 5. Other top-producing sales representatives are pictured on pages 10 and 11.
Winning Design Announced
A Proud Past — A Bright Future
Winning tee-shirt design illustrates '99 camp theme Congratulations to Jessica Kelner of Lodge 28, East Bernard. Jessica's design, based on the them "A Proud Past — A Bright Future," will be featured on this year's camp tee shirts. A total of 111 entries were received in this year's competition. Winners in each age division are as follows:
Ages: 6 to 8 Johnna Schwartz Lodge 160, San Angelo
Ages: 9 to 11 Alicia Kay Boenisch Lodge 92, Fort Worth
Ages: 12 to 14 The tee-shirt design, pictured above, will be reproduced in red, blue and black on a field of white. The artwork was based on the design submitted by Jessica Kelner of Lodge 28, East Bernard.
Jessica Kelner Lodge 28, East Bernard
15 - High School Senior Amanda Wallace, Lodge 66, Waco
Congratulations to all of the winners and the participants for a job well done. Participants will receive a recognition certificate and 20 points to be applied toward the youth program's merit point system. Please turn to page 19 for other winning entries and a list of contestants. Judges for this year's contest were Barbara Wilson, owner of Wilson Art Studio in Temple; Katherine Smith, who holds an Associate of Arts degree; and Bill Hale, owner of H&H T-Shirt Printing Co. Tee-shirts will be available for purchase; watch the Vestnik for an order form. Fraternally, Melanie Zavodny State Youth Director SPJST-