A Publication of the
Slovenian Cultural Society Triglav
By Craig Frohna
October 15th, 2007
Vinska Trgatev:
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Our Vinska
Trgatev picnic was a sensational event. It was a perfect fall day and lots of
people attended. The bar was full of people watching the Packer game, which of
course we won, so everyone was in good spirits. The Grant Kozera band, as
usual, entertained us with their professional music abilities, so lots of people
were dancing and enjoying the band. Grant will be back next year which is great
news for all of us. The dom was decorated for this special day with
branches and grapes and if you were caught holding or eating these grapes, the
police were there and the jail was your next home for awhile. From A to Z,
it was a great day and I thank all who made this day a huge success. I
received a lot of compliments again which I always say, “It’s a group effort.”
Everyone did a great job and everyone deserves a pat on the back.
Special
mention goes to Triglav members Frank and Janez Yakos for traveling quite a
distance to attend our last picnic of the year. Frank from California and Janez
from Michigan. It is always great to see you and we appreciate your time and
effort in supporting Triglav park. Also, friend of Triglav, Niki Sell, helped
with the bartending duties. Niki is always willing to help out with a
“whatever you want me to do” attitude and we at Triglav appreciate her energy
and effort. Also, friend of Triglav, Franc Gamzer, showed up to wash all the
dom windows, inside and out and took care of some other things that needed to be
done. We are so lucky to have people like Niki and Franc, non members,
supporting us the way they do.
Father Gole:
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Father Gole wants everyone to know that he is getting along pretty well. He
has his good days and bad days but is improving with the help of your prayers.
He would like to hear from all of you. You can send cards and
letters to:
Father Gole
7335 S. Lovers Lane
Hales Corners, WI 53132
His mail will be picked up and delivered to him. If you would like to visit
Father, you can do so by traveling over to:
Clement Manor
9339 W. Howard Ave.
Rm. C110
Greenfield Wi. 53228
All smiling faces are welcome.
Balina Tournament 2007:
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A very
successful USPEH Organization sponsored balina tournament concluded September
17th with SNPJ taking home the honors of being named Wisconsin's number one
balina team. They did it with a hard fought victory over the stubborn Fun-O-Leer
group.
The victorious SNPJ squad was represented by Ed Schircely, Ralph Tischer, Tom Kunovar, and Ed Vidmar. The Fun-O-Leer, all lady squad, was represented by Rita Rudzik, Toni Needham, Rose Chepek, and Karen Maren.
In the Consolation round, Triglav represented by Ivan Bambic, Minka Mejac, Marjan Strmsek, and Meagan Strmsek, outlasted the USPEH Chorus represented by Jan and Tom Gehm, and Tillie and John Skusek. It was a grand tournament and a fun time - the bottom line of any Slovenian function.
The USPEH Organization looks forward to the 2008 balina tournament with a few
positive changes possible. USPEH, also, wishes to thank the Sunday hosts Triglav
and Tanner Paull who catered the reception that followed the Monday finals. The
biggest thank you, of course, goes to the balina competitors and spectators who
made this event such a successful one! Hvala lepa,
Mike Maren
Obcni Zbor Report:
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We
have 12 new members. They are:
Andrew Coffelt / Nick Limoni / Kristina Mejac / Brian Sagadin / Stephanie Sulik
/ Michelle Mejac / Danielle Dovnik / Ben Logan / Katie Markun / Daniel Smolic /
Stephen Yaklich / Jessica Mejac
We
also have 5 new Supporting Members. They are:
Franc Gamzer / Sondra Gamzer / Christina Gamzer / Alfred Jelinek / Virginia
Strukel
Welcome to all of you!!
We did not vote on letting people become members without paying the $300.00 fee so that stays the same. If you did not apply on time to become a member, to bad so sad.
Our 2008 Calendar of Events are as follows:
Memorial Day Monday May 26th
June Picnic June 22nd
Membership picnic Friday July 4th
Mission Picnic July 20th
August Picnic August 17th
Vinska Trgatev September 14th
Sveti Miklavz December 7th
The first meeting of 2008 will be January 20th at St. John The Evangelist at 2:00. We didn’t vote on the other meeting dates because it was brought up that the new president might not be able to make the meeting dates I had proposed so our new president will tell all of us at the January meeting when the rest of the meeting dates for the year will be. Got that?
We voted to keep the dues the same as they are now. Excellent idea!!
We left Article XV alone. Guess it didn’t make sense to some people so there weren’t enough votes to pass it.
We voted not to have the 50/50 raffle to bring back Hank Thunander. It was also stated that we didn’t want a 50/50 raffle at all. Not a problem. Frank Kolman donated the extra $300.00 needed to bring Hank back for our August picnic. He said that he can’t attend our picnics (he lives in Banks, Oregon) so he says this is his way of helping Triglav. Wow!! Thank you so much Frank! Hank Thunander will now be back for our August picnic 2008.
Ancka has stepped
down as our Miklavz coordinator. Just too much on her plate to continue. The
membership thanks you Ancka for the time and effort you have given this event in
the past. Meagan Strmsek says
she’ll put together a slide show for Miklavz but would like the membership to
e-mail her some pictures.
Her
e-mail address is
strumm19@aol.com.
If you'd like to be an angel at this years Sveti Miklavz, you need to contact
Kathy Kaye at 414-529-9760. If an angel is not what you are looking for and
would like to be a devil, you need to contact Eric Vesel at
262-412-0440 or
evesel@insamericas.zodiac.com.
We
have some new officers at Triglav. They are:
President / Joe Kunovar
Vice President / John Bambic
Secretary / Karl Dovnik
Liz Dovnik stayed on as Recording Secretary as did Charlie Strmsek, Park
Manager, and Carmen Strmsek, Treasurer.
I want to thank all of you who supported me while president of Triglav. “Thanks”.
Upcoming Events:
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The leaves are falling so you know what that means. Yup. When Charlie
lets me know a date I'll let everyone know when to show up to get rid of said
leaves.
Miklavz will be held at St. John The Evangelist at 2:00 on December 9th. Triglav Members and their invited guests.
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Kathy Mejac, our raffle organizer, is always looking for
donations for the Sveti Miklavz raffle. If anyone has any items they'd like to
donate, please contact Kathy at 414-529-3881.
If anyone would like to announce a birthday, engagement, wedding, an
upcoming birth
etc.,
please contact me and I'll post it. Also, if anyone would like to
write anything of interest for this newsletter, e-mail it to me and I'll post
that too. Thanks. You are now up to date. Until next time.
Craig
cfrohna@wi.rr.com
Please print this newsletter out for your family members
who do not have access to the web. Thanks!
