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Members assembled fruit and goodie plates and delivered
them to our shut-ins the week of December 10.
On November 9, member Georgia Jech donated a lot of
can tabs at our morning coffee. Georgia and friends from
Waterville Camping Park saved can tabs this last year for our
Ronald McDonald House project.
Owatonna No. 127, Owatonna, MN
Dan Stursa, President
Regional Thrift Store
Manager Sara Pirkl,
Case Manager Carla
Thull, accepting
a donation from
members Debbie
Burnham, Dan Stursa,
Julie Kriesel, and Kim
Stursa.
Dan Stursa presenting State Chairman
Mike Pierce a check for Pheasants for
Vets.
Zahrada Minnesoty No. 168, Mahnomen, MN
Pearl Uhlir, Correspondent
Members met on November 18 at the Red Apple Café in
Mahnomen. President Jim Krajsa called the meeting to order
at 5 p.m.
We have two new members.
Members have collected 36.5 lbs of can tabs so far.
A thank-you note was read from the Lakes Crisis and
Resource Center for items that had been donated.
We also made a donation to the Hospital Auxiliary.
Ledec No. 192, Alexandria, MN
Donald Trousil, Correspondent
Over 50 adults and children attended our Halloween party.
The night concluded with stew and caramel apples.
Youth at our Halloween
party.
The Thanksgiving
dinner and meeting
was held at the
hall on November
18. We maintained
all officers as in
the previous year.
Larry Kotval gave a report on the MN Scholarship Fund.
Due to a snowstorm, we only had 13 people at our
Christmas party. We were happy to see our Agent Ron Pachan
in attendance. Kevin Klimek won the crystal glasses and wine
from our fall scholarship raffle.
Bernice, Macy, and Sidney Trousil went shopping for our
Angel Tree recipient, a benefit for needy children. Our food
FRATERNAL FOCUS
shelf drive netted a large amount of groceries and money.
When Darren Radil received his American F.F.A. degree,
he joined his brothers Matthew, Dwight, and sister Melinda
in receiving this prestigious award.
Boleslav Jablonsky No. 219, Strathcona, MN
Marvel Pesek, Secretary
We held our annual appreciation meal and program on
November 18 at the Daug House Restaurant in Thief River
Falls at noon. After the meal was served and prizes were given
out, President Maxine Olson called the meeting to order.
An election of officers was the first thing on the agenda
and all officers will remain the same.
We have two members in nursing homes this year, so we
will give gifts to them for Christmas.
Donations were made to the Salvation Army and Border
State Bank for two giving tree gifts.
The State Meeting will be in Alexandria.
A donation was sent to a member who recently had surgery
for cancer.
Thank-you cards were read from three different nursing
homes by the youth members visited and donated candy to
for Halloween.
In the past couple months, members have donated their
time to help at the group home, and helped make food baskets
for shut-ins for Thanksgiving. Members also donated blood.
Willow River No. 346, Willow River, MN
Barbara Alm, Correspondent
The entertainment we sponsored for the residents at the
Moose Lake Augustana Care Center on October 6 featured
the accordion music of Florian Chmielewski. We enjoyed ice
cream sundaes, which were served by members Barb Larson,
Rose Mielke, Braxton Waldhalm, and Barb Alm. We also
provided entertainment by Jay Poslusny (guitar and fiddle) at
the Essentia Care Center in Sandstone, MN on November 9.
(l-r) Members Barb Alm,
Braxton Waldhalm, and
Rose Mielke presenting
lap robes.
Members and friends
who participated at
the Care Centers were
(l-r) Marilyn Kiehl,
Florian Chmielewski,
Rose Mielke, Braxton
Waldhalm, Mary
Wiggens, Barb Alm,
and Barb Larson.
After the festivities
in Moose Lake, we
presented residents with lap robes made by Rose Ann
Doboszenski.
For the annual Veterans Day dinner on November 5, our
juvenile members made patriotic thank-you badges for the
veterans attending, and also served as waitresses.
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