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emains cemetery treasurer and John Shirek, Dennis Kovarik,<br />
and Laddie Bata are on the cemetery board.<br />
Donations were given to the Michigan Ambulance, Park<br />
River Ambulance, Adams, Lankin, and Fordville First<br />
Response Units, Park River Pregnancy Health Center, and<br />
Park River Hospice Program.<br />
Pam, Karen, and JoAnn served dinner on Thanksgiving<br />
Day at the Grand Forks Northland Mission.<br />
Flip tops were given to the Ronald McDonald House.<br />
Hodonin No. 188, Minot, ND<br />
Joan Smatt Peterson, Correspondent<br />
Our Christmas party was held at the Senior Center<br />
downtown. We missed two of our ailing members. <strong>Members</strong><br />
who could not attend will be visited and a poinsettia plant<br />
presented. Gifts were exchanged all around and included the<br />
Center’s two servers.<br />
A thank-you note from Joan Peterson was read in<br />
remembrance of her husband, Gordon.<br />
The Salvation Army is requesting bell ringers in Minot,<br />
but we will have to decline as our wrists are not as strong as<br />
they used to be. Any other donations will be delayed until<br />
January.<br />
Agent O’Clair from Bismarck attended our meeting but<br />
was unable to contact inactive members as anticipated. She<br />
will attempt again for January.<br />
Oklahoma<br />
Jan Zizka No. 67, Yukon, OK<br />
Elaine Benda, President<br />
I am writing this just after getting home from our annual<br />
Christmas party. As always, it was wonderful thanks to the<br />
efforts of so many! We had a delicious potluck meal, with<br />
the tasty pork provided by the lodge. We were privileged<br />
to be able to watch a lovely Christmas program with talent<br />
provided by our younger members. We are blessed by such<br />
awesome talent! We enjoyed fun and fellowship, but we<br />
missed those of you who could not be there. Our next article<br />
will have more details and pictures of this enjoyable afternoon<br />
and evening.<br />
<strong>Members</strong> at the Christmas party.<br />
<strong>Members</strong> enjoying food at the<br />
Christmas party.<br />
Make a <strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong>’s resolution<br />
to come dance more at the Czech Hall and try to come<br />
to one extra function in 2013.<br />
We have two special dances in February, the annual<br />
Valentine’s Dance and also our Masopust (Czech Mardi<br />
Gras) Dance. Check our website at www.czechhall.com for<br />
details on dates and times.<br />
FRATERNAL FOCUS<br />
Oregon<br />
Krasna Budoucnost No. 222, Malin, OR<br />
Karen Rasmussen, Correspondent<br />
<strong>Members</strong> had their Annual Christmas dinner on December<br />
9. Tables were adorned by Santa’s, Snowmen, and candy<br />
canes. Forty members and guests attended, and enjoyed a<br />
lovely table of desserts; all homemade. All had a wonderful<br />
time. Goodie bags were given out to members and guest.<br />
Children who attended the dinner.<br />
<strong>Members</strong> at our<br />
Christmas dinner.<br />
We had a short meeting after<br />
dinner. It is time to get ready<br />
for our annual Jaternice Dinner.<br />
<strong>Members</strong> talked about getting<br />
five new serving tables that<br />
are narrow, so the servers don’t<br />
have to reach to give guests their food at the dinner. We also<br />
discussed getting a bigger roaster to put the Jaternice in.<br />
The election of officers was held with all officers retaining<br />
their positions as follows: President David Victorine,<br />
Vice President Jenny Miller, Secretary/Treasurer Karen<br />
Rasmussen.<br />
December birthdays were read.<br />
We will be having our annual Jaternice Dinner on February<br />
17, 2013. Preorders for Jaternice and strudel, will be allowed<br />
as we had done for the last two years. All are welcome to order<br />
for local pickup only. Preorder forms will be mailed out after<br />
Christmas.<br />
Hope all had a Merry Christmas and Happy <strong>New</strong> <strong>Year</strong>.<br />
South Dakota<br />
South Dakota wfla Scholarship Fund<br />
The Scholarship Board wishes to remind eligible students of<br />
the April 1 deadline to apply for the two SD wfla Scholarships<br />
of $2<strong>50</strong>. The application form and eligibility requirements<br />
can be found on the wfla website at www.wflains.org: click<br />
on the subheading “SCHOLARSHIPS” on the left, scroll<br />
down to State and Lodge Scholarship, and click on South<br />
Dakota.<br />
Star of South Dakota No. 71, Utica, SD<br />
Shirley Woods, Correspondent<br />
<strong>Members</strong> hosted a lunch for the <strong>50</strong> and <strong>75</strong>-year members<br />
on December 2, at JoDean’s Restaurant in Yankton, SD. We<br />
had four <strong>50</strong>-year members honored and six <strong>75</strong>-year members.<br />
Our members were thrilled to have five honorees and their<br />
guest attend the meal, along with several other members.<br />
January 2013 29
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