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October 2007 vol. 36 no. 6

Food and Dance highlight Sokol Fall

Sokol Minnesota’s CSPS Hall is abuzz with activity

this Fall. The fun kicks off with our Members’

Potluck at the September 28 monthly membership

meeting. Try your luck at the potluck at 6:30 p.m.,

and stay around for a little business and a bunch of

good fellowship at 7:30 p.m.

Things get musical on October 13 with Sokol’s

Harvest Dance at the CSPS Hall. The popular Dale

Pexa band will entertain from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Czech

food, sausages beer and other treats will be available.

The fun continues with the annual Czech Roast Pork

Dinner, October 28 at the Hall. This is a high-demand

event, with reservations required. No walk-ins! So,

pick up the phone and call 612-869-3502 or 651-777-

3660 for reservations. Please specify your preferred

seating: 12:30 or 2:30. The meal features roast pork,

bread dumplings, sauerkraut and other goodies. The

Krásné Dárky, the Sokol Gift Shop will be open

during the evening.

Upcoming

Events

Sept 28

Membership

Meeting &

Potluck

Mondays in

Oct

Czech,

Moravian

& Slovak

Folkdance

Intro Classes

Oct 4

Peter

Sís book

discussion

Oct 4

Dumpling

Class 1

Oct 11

Havel

Symposium

Oct 13

Harvest

Dance

Oct 25

Dumpling

Class 2

Oct 26

Membership

Meeting

Oct 28

Pork Dinner

Czech and Slovak

Sokol Minnesota

2007 Board of

Directors

President :

Joe Landsberger

First Vice President:

Jay Fonkert

Second Vice President:

Doreen McKenney

Recording Secretary:

Mary Cahill

Corresponding

Secretary:

Jean Hall

Treasurer:

Tom Aubrecht

Financial Secretary

Nancy Imbrone

Educational Director:

Louise Wessinger

Membership Director:

Norman Petrik

Sergeant at Arms:

Dan Brown

Member at Large:

Jeanette Pafko

Member at Large:

Tim Curtis

Board of Budget

and Finance:

Joyce Tesarek

Board of Trustees

(co-chairs)

Judy Aubrecht and

Jean Hall

Board of Instructors:

Women’s Physical

Director:

Alisa Hollibush

Men’s Physical Director:

Norman Petrik

Gambling Manager:

Ken Wyberg

Public Relations

Director: Open

SLOVO

Contributing Editor:

Sharon Wyberg

Copy Editor:

Jay Fonkert

Business Manager:

Ken Wyberg

President Komentář/President’s Note

By Joe Landsberger

Pozdrav bratři a sestry/Greetings brothers and sisters!

“My passion will be stewardship of our history, our building, our mission.” That

is a line from my ﬁrst presidential letter. This issue, history comes to the fore:

Rosemary Loss Bodien, who lives in Washington State, is organizing a memorial

for her father October 14 (see notice in this issue). She was going through the

family photo albums, and asked if we would be interested in reproducing them in

our Slovo? Would we!

She then sent me ﬁfteen great photos from 1930 and 1931. Was I impressed! I

queried our publications committee if it would be a good idea and so it seems,

and we begin the series in this issue. Nancy Imbrone, who is editor of the national

publication, also asked if she could use some of the photos in the national Sokol

newsletter. So now Sokol Minnesota will have a marked presence on the national

level. Hooray! Maybe other units will begin to contribute also.

As I was reﬂecting on “images” of Sokol past, one thought kept recurring: as

I learn of Sokol members who live distant, or even who have passed, I often

wonder what roles they played in building our community? Then American

Sokol sent me guidelines on conducting services at a wake for Sokol members.

Besides procedures (positioning ﬂags, music, uniforms, etc.), this was interesting

in the type of information to include, which also could guide us on information

for memorials for our Slovo. Items include condolences, when joined Sokol,

competition and merit awards, teaching, ofﬁces held, years of adult membership.

In addition, they encourage leaving the departed/concluding services with a hearty

“Tři Krát Sokolský Nazdar” to be answered with “Zdar! Zdar! Zdar!”

It is too late for this issue to research this for recently departed members, but

I encouraged Rosie Loss Bodien to write about her father. And hopefully in

issues to come I will be able to acknowledge and cheer others who have built

our community, and their families. And if you have historic photos from our hall

or camp, I would like to invite you to contact me to arrange for scanning and

returning them to you. This will not compromise their condition and will be

great fun!

Nazdar

Bro. Joe

West End Arts Council in Formation

The ﬁrst, exploratory meeting of the West End Arts Council will take place

Wednesday, October 3 at 7 p.m. hosted by Sokol Minnesota at the CSPS Hall. The

West 7th/Fort Road Federation-District 9 Community Council passed a motion

supporting development of the Council at its annual convention. The Sokol Board

of Directors supported exploring this effort at its April Meeting, and scheduled

this ﬁrst meeting at its August meeting.

The arts include studio, performance, graphics, and culture, both professional

and amateur. Sokol could use several representatives on this task force. Our arts

neighbors would welcome getting to know us better. For more information see

www.fortroadfederation.org/arts , or please contact Joe Landsberger at 651-297-

9000 or email to: jﬂ@studygs.net

Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota SLOVO

Published 10 times yearly by Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota,

a non-proﬁt organization, 383 Michigan Street, St. Paul, MN 55102

Learn to cook dumplings!

Dumpling cooking classes are back by popular

demand! Any “dumppy” can learn to cook dumplings

with the help of our expert Sokol dumpling cooks.

Classes are on Thursdays beginning October 4. All

classes on at the CSPS Hall on 2nd ﬂoor. Each class is

limited to 10 student cooks. Fees vary. To register, call

Louise at 651-452-6240, or see the Sokol Minnesota

web site www.sokolmn.org Pre-registration is

required. Send payment with registration.

Fruit Dumplings (Ovocný Knedlíky)

Instructor: Marcella Bigaouette

Thursday Oct. 4, 6:00-8:30 PM

Fee: $15 for Sokol Members; $18 for non-members.

Cooks should bring an apron, mixing bowl,

and container.

Raised Bread Dumplings

(Kinuty Chlebový Knedlíky)

Instructor: Hana Matousek

Thursday Oct. 25-6:00-8:30 PM

Fee: $12 for Sokol Members; $15 for non-members.

Cooks should bring an apron, large mixing, and spoon.

Potato Dumplings (Bramborový Knedlíky)

Instructor: Doreen McKenney

Thursday Nov. 1-6:00-8:30PM

Fee: $12 for Sokol Members; $15 for non-members.

Cooks should bring an apron, mixing bowl, and spoon.

Get ready for Gulaš!

A special “Gulaš with Extras!” class will be offered

by a special guest teacher from the Czech Republic

Thursday, November 15, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the CSPS

Hall. Cooks should bring an apron and large container.

Bake and Take for the Holidays

A special two-part holiday baking series will feature

traditional ginger cookies and the famous Czech

Christmas bread. Students can register for one or both

classes by calling Louise at 651-452-6240, or see the

Sokol Minnesota website www.sokolmn.org Each

class has a limit of 10 students.

Zazvorniky/Slovak Ginger Cookies

Instructor: Kevin Hurbanis

Wednesday Dec. 5, 6:00-8:30 PM

Fee:$12 for Sokol Members; $15 for non-members)

Cooks should bring their own aprons, rolling pins,

and containers for their cookies.

Vánočka/Christmas Bread with raisins and nuts

Instructors: Hana Matousek

Wednesday Dec. 12, 6:00 to 8:30 PM

Fee: $18 for Sokol Members; $20 for non-members)

Cooks should bring their own apron, mixing bowl,

large spoon, bread board or baking sheet.(you will

take Vánočka to bake at home)

Learn the Language!

Sokol Minnesota’s highly popular Czech language

classes are back. Classes begin September 24.

Advanced Registration is required. For information

or registration, call Louise Wessinger at

651-452-6240.

No Slovak classes are being offered at this time.

However, if you are interested, please call call

Robin Anderson at 763-300-3782.

CZECH ADVANCED BEGINNER

Instructor: Blanka Brichta

(Doreen McKenney, coordinator)

Wednesdays 7:00-8:30 p.m., CSPS (Sokol) Hall

8 weeks beginning September 26

Fee: $50.00 for Sokol Members; $65 for non-members

Czech Language Text/Workbook continues as before.

CZECH INTERMEDIATE

Instructor: Jitka Sebek

(Norm Petrik, coordinator)

Tuesdays 7:00-8:30 p.m., CSPS (Sokol) Hall

8 weeks beginning September 25

Fee:$50 for Sokol Members; $65 for non-members

Czech Language Text/Workbook continues as before.

CZECH BEGINNER (2 classes Mondays or

Wednesdays)

Instructor: John Topic

Mondays 6:00-7:30 p.m., CSPS (Sokol) Hall

8 weeks beginning September 24

or Wednesdays 7:00-8:30 p.m., CSPS (Sokol) Hall

8 weeks beginning September 26

Fee: $50 for Sokol members; $64 for non-members

Text: Cestina Hrou , plus cassettes ($55);

Workbook ($40)

Introductory Folk Dance Lessons

The St. Paul Czech and Slovak Dancers are offering

introductory Czech and Slovak dances lessons for beginners

in October. Five weeks of classes are set for Mondays from

6:30 –7:30 p.m., beginning October 1. Come alone or bring

a partner. To register, call Louise at 651-452-6240.

Song of the Month

Submitted by

Georgiana Dolejsi

From “Pejme Piseň

Dokola” No 2

Praha 1972

Ty Jsi Moje První Láska (You are My First Love)

Donations

Corresponding Secretary Jean Hall reports the following donations since May 1. Sokol policy is only report

monetary amounts for donations over $100. For other donations, only names of donors are reported. All

donations are to the general fund, unless otherwise indicated. Total donations for May–August were $1,637 .

In Memory of Don Factor :

Janet Factor and family, $500

Al and Libby Imbrone

Hana Matousek and Lloyd Krocak

Dennis and Mary Cahill

Marlene and Kent Hinshaw

Charlotte Januschka

Bob Vanyo

Ken and Sharon Wyberg

Jim and Mary Jo Chlebecek

George Chlebecek

Georgianna Dolejsi

Don and Doris McKenney

Norm and Joyce Petrik

Louise Wessinger

Al and Dorothy Sladek

In memory of Tom Bulera :

George Chlebecek

Jim and Mary Jo Chlebecek

Georgiana Dolejsi

In memory of Marie Vox :

Georgiana Dolejsi

In memory of Ladislav Loss:

Georgiana Dolejsi

Tillie Dolejsi (elevator)

Evelyn Holman

Jan Klasinski

Louise Wessinger

Ken and Sharon Wyberg

Anne Neubauer (windows)

Miro and Shirley Verner

Elsie Reopke (elevator)

John and Mildred Grealish (camp)

Paul Neubauer

Rosemary Bodein, $100

Louise Cameron, $100

In memory of Bertha Loss :

Tillie Dolejsi (elevator)

Georgiana Dolejsi (elevator)

Anne Neubauer (windows)

In memory of Joe Libra :

Georgianna Dolejsi (elevator)

For Greta Helmel :

Nancy Siewert (culture)

Other :

John Palka

Tom Tesarek

In memory of Verona Vrchota :

Ken and Sharon Wyberg

In honor of Jim & MaryJo

Chlebeck’s 50th anniversary :

James and Marlys Liska

In honor of Miro & Shirly

Verner’s 50th anniversary:

Mary Tesarek

An Ethnic Journey through

our Heartland

Story and photo by Mark Bigaouette

Another month, another trip. This time Marcy, my

mom, and I started off by attending the Czech Festival

in Wilson, Kansas.

Wilson is a town of 900 people in the west-central

part of Kansas. The old buildings are made of stone,

including the old round stone jail (see photo). Wilson’s

Czech festival includes a parade, ethnic meals,

polka mass, dancing, and ice cream social. .I spoke

at the annual Kansas state Czech meeting about our

Minnesota Czech activities. It’s not a great festival,

but is an interesting place, and the people treated us

very well.

Wilson is struggling to keep its

Czech heritage alive. Life is

hard in this part of the plains.

Children have to move away to

ﬁnd good jobs. They have an

old CSPS, WFLA, and SOKOL

hall they call the opera house.

It is not in the best of shape. It

was once the heart of the Czech

community, though few people

today speak Czech. We need

to help support our struggling

ethnic communities to keep them

alive. I plan to return to Wilson,

Kansas every now and then.

Next we traveled to Kansas

City, where I spoke to the

Kansas City Czech and Slovak

Club. Both the Slovak and

Czech honorary consuls attended

the meeting. The club is about

half Czech and half Slovak, with

about 130 members. The current President is of Slovak

background. About thirty people attended this quickly

organized meeting at a pizza parlor. (I guess a Slovak

went to Kansas City via Italy?) They were interested

in genealogy, but most questions were about Slovak

and Czech history – which is wonderful, as it’s the key

to understanding our past.

We proceeded to St. Louis where we were hosted by

Deb Zeman, past president of CSA. She showed us

around the old Czech community near downtown,

though needless to say the Czechs now live in the

suburbs. The area did go downhill, after all if was

founded in the 1840’s. It is currently undergoing a

marked revival with much new construction, and

now is a very trendy place to live. The area is currently

being populated by people from Bosnia, most of which

are of the Muslim faith.

Deb took us on a private tour of the Czech-American

center of St. Louis, a large 1950’s building that

replaced the original Bohemian National Hall torn

down to make room for a freeway. It’s huge – they

can, and do serve 1,000 people at ethnic dinners. It’s in

very good shape.

Deb took us to the old Italian neighborhood for dinner,

as they have no Czech or Slovak restaurant in the area

( Kansas City has none either). The next day we had

a private tour of the ﬁrst Czech Catholic church in

America, founded in 1854. The original church and

much of the Czech community was destroyed by a

tornado in the 1870’s. It now has a small membership,

and the priest also serves at the nearby Hungarian

Catholic church. The beautiful stained glass windows

were made in Bohemia, and the church is in pretty

good shape. I noticed a Slovak ﬂag

in the front of the church. Father

told me when they closed the nearby

Slovak church, they brought the ﬂag

to the Czech church. I said that was

nice, and he said it was doubly so

because it was a Lutheran church.

I then asked him what happened to

those Slovak people, he said “I don’t

know, they were Protestant!”

We now back-tracked to Nebraska

and the Wilber Czech Festival, the

largest in the country we are told.

Friday CGSI ( the Czechoslovak

Genealogical Society Intl ) brought

part of it’s library collection down

to the Wilber Library for a special

research opportunity. It was an

outstanding success, and packed

full of people all day.

Mom and I spent most of the day

viewing the sites. Saturday we

arrived early to set up the travelogue and the kroj

display at the Wilber Sokol hall. I also dropped off

ﬁve pictures I took in the Czech Republic in May

at the festival art show – I won two ribbons. It was

an extremely busy day with many friends, past tour

members, and people viewing the kroj.

After the National Miss Czech/Slovak USA Pageant,

and its pretty young ladies, we attended the one and

only Czech Historical Pageant in the U. S. A number

of Sokol MN members attended the festival along

with our huge puppets (which cause quite a stir!).

Miss Czech-Slovak USA 2007-2008 was won by Miss

Nebraska. Miss Minnesota was 1st runner-up. It was a

bit hot, but this really the mother of all ethnic festivals.

If you can only go to one festival - this is the one! It’s

always the ﬁrst full weekend of August.

Old Stone Jail in Wilson, Kansas

photo by Mark Bigaouette

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