Volume 101 Number 49
ˇ ´ VESTNIK S P J S T Benevolence
Christmas
H E R A L D
★ Humanity
ISSN —07458800
The winning 2013 SPJST Youth
★ Brotherhood
December 18, 2013
Greetings!
Christmas Tree ornaments are located on the Christmas tree in the SPJST Home Office Lobby throughout the Christmas season. District ornament contests were held statewide in the fall to select first place winners in four age categories. Congratulations to this year’s contest winners:
District Four
Ciara Coker Lodge 186, Caldwell Marina Brinkman Lodge 186, Caldwell Elias Rose Lodge 186, Caldwell Hayden Kovar Lodge 9, Snook
District Five
Holt Teplicek Lodge 49, Rowena Charles Engel Lodge 229, Abilene Brandon Teplicek Lodge 49, Rowena Ana Fuentes Lodge 49, Rowena
District One
Delaney Bourque Lodge 162, Iowa Colony Avery Moyle Lodge 162, Iowa Colony Alyssa Moyle Lodge 162, Iowa Colony
District Six
Emily Kresta Lodge 30, Taiton Brittany Baker Lodge 30, Taiton Sky Garcia Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje Cynthia Garcia Lodge 40, El Campo-Hillje
District Two
Makayla Newsom Lodge 48, Beyersville Brandon Girod Lodge 29, Taylor Zoe Talasek Lodge 47, Seaton Jacob Horak Lodge 80, Holland
District Seven
Diego Valdez Lodge 202, Jourdanton Katlyn Polasek Lodge 202, Jourdanton Kelly House Lodge 202, Jourdanton Michelle House Lodge 202, Jourdanton
District Three Quinlan Dobecka Lodge 6, Cottonwood Rendon Dobecka Lodge 6, Cottonwood Katelyn Daniel Lodge 183, Arlington
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Important Dates ...................................3 Holiday Vestnik Deadlines..................3 Readers Write ......................................3 Interest Rates.......................................4 Financial Statement ............................4 Lodge Section......................................5
Inside Th is Week’s Vestnik
Youth Section.....................................20 King and Queen’s Notebooks......20-21 In Memoriam ......................................23 Czech Culture ....................................25 Advertisements ............................28-29 Lodge Calendar .................................30
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Lodge 91 San Jacinto’s spirited gesture
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S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home purchases land
Pages 18-19
Scenes from SPJST Home Office Christmas Open House