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2/19/10
Volume 98 Number 8
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S P J S T Benevolence
H E R A L D
Humanity ISSN —07458800
Paws Across Texas
Lodge 91, Crosby kicked off Paws Across Texas on February 6. Pictured are, front, Vonda, left, and Marie Smesny, and back, Will Locke and Robert Smesny proudly display 553 pounds of dog and cat food and $1,615 that was collected for Houston area SPCA. See more details on page 8.
Lodge 84 Dallas youth wins 2010 Camp Tee-Shirt Design Contest The Grand Prize winner of the 2010 SPJST Summer Camp Tee-Shirt Design Contest is Rachel McManus of Lodge 84, Dallas. Rachel’s design will appear on this year’s camp tee-shirts. Congratulations, Rachel! See page 18 for all of the age category winners and a listing of participants.
Interest Rates.......................................2 Important Dates ...................................3 District News........................................3 Readers Write ......................................3 Spirit 2010 Update ..............................4 Lodge Section......................................5
Brotherhood
Working with Killeen Civic and Conference Center
SPJST introduces Fort Hood Living Memorial Garden
The City of Killeen — by virtue of sacrificed for their country — not on its proximity to Fort Hood — is an the distant soils of Iraq or Afghanistan army town. The military presence rep- — but down the street in Fort Hood, resents the single-most defining char- Texas. Thanks to the heroic intervention of acteristic of this community. That’s in Killeen police contrast to the officers, Sernation as a geant Kimwhole where berly Munley fewer than 10 and Sergeant percent of the Mark Todd, population are the rampage veterans. Even was brought so, what a list of to an end. accomplishRecent rements that 10 ports on the percent can shootings claim! From deprovide defeating Fascism tails to some and Commuof the activinism, to keeping ties surroundthe peace during the tragic ing the Cold event. Even War and battling so, there can terrorism today, never be a we — as Amerjustification icans — owe a for what took tremendous debt of gratitude to Displaying the plans for Fort Hood Living place. Our hearts our active duty Memorial Garden are SPJST State Field military and vet- Representative Hiram Dixon, left, Killeen go out to the Mayor Timothy Hancock, and Director of families of erans. the Killeen Civic and Conference Center the soldiers On Thursday, Connie Kuehl. and the civilNovember 5, ian worker 2009, gunfire erupted inside the Soldier Readiness who were killed. May they rest in Center at Fort Hood. Thirteen people peace. And may we — as fellow Ameriwere killed and 32 were wounded. The victims were mainly men and cans — honor the memory of our fallen women who were preparing to deploy brothers and sisters in the city of to battle zones or who had recently re- Killeen. turned from them. Continued on Page 13. That afternoon, 13 Americans were
Inside This Week’s Vestnik
TFC Scholarship Deadline................10 Youth Section ....................................14 Memoriams ........................................19 Czech Culture ....................................20 Advertisements .................................20 Lodge Calendar .................................22
February 24, 2010
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Czech Heritage Museum ribbon cutting scenes
Pages 15-16
District Three youth club members enjoy snow
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Lodge 187 Round Rock Youth Club makes valentines