Let Not The Light Of Freedom Be Extinguished! American Home over 100 years of serving American- Slovenians = JL Americ 'Amerišk. .out “oreo vrwAVffl ^ SLOVENIAN MORNING NEWSPAPER vol. 101, No. 50 USPS 024100 Serving over 200,000 American Slovenians AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, DECEMBER 30, 1999 iSSN Number Oiei-GSX 60C Good St. Nicholas Visits St. Vitus Slovenian School invit e ^ Vitus Slovenian School students school SV’ ^1'1 some children burrowed into ’t'arvgj *.ents arms at this pageantry. Parents l°ng) |Q ancl remembered fondly of that time *teid a80 when, as children, they had be-SNVe ^‘klavz in their lives and that glory Rt over them. Although much time has andtinJVen n°w, some of their eyes glistened Sv |PSran down their spines, too. ^reetecj 'klavz stepped forward and kindly ^ishes f3** tf|ose present. He brought well enJ°m-Jesus» Mary, and Bishop Baraga. |Soo( He j^°0das Ura8ecl the children to obey and be IHoqi ^VVell as be diligent in their chores and 0rk- 'hen he sat down on his throne, 1 e his assistant, Sv. Anton, orches- trated it all,-Sv, Miklavž passed out presents that had been brought for the children and some adults who had been good. There seemed to be an awful lot of shibe (switches) (sticks) in the presents. Although the devils had been vanquished, from time to time they were able to break through the hedge of angels and grab some child who may not have been as obedient as he and sometimes she, could have been this past year. On occasion, a child successfully eluded the grasp of the devils, which raised a cheer among all. After Sv. Miklavž departed, the buzz of excitement continued while presents were opened to shrieks of delight and, in some instances, disappointment. Refreshments were eagerly consumed and then everyone bundled up to go home. Once outside, with happy memories still fresh, shadows were carefully scrutinized and avoided. On the way home, many a child’s eye peered at the sky, looking for Sv. Miklavž as he went home to heaven. Thank you is in order to all the parents and others who assisted in this endeavor. Special thanks to Stan Teskac for producing the beautiful music. Thank you, too, to Jim and Madeline Debevec of Ameriška Domovina, Eddy Mejač and Company, Tony Petkovšek, and Tony Ovsenik for your media promotion. If anyone has been omitted, I beg your pardon, and Thank You, too. On behalf of the school, we hope all of you had a blessed Christmas and a Healthy New Year. -TL Feedins Money to Horses Turning of the Old Century By Robert M. Debevec There have been a lot of wild stories about what is going to happen when the end of this century turns into a new one. This is nothing new. I recall my Dad telling me about the century turnover when he was a young lad and all the excitement as well as fear and trembling that went on in his village in Begunje pri Cerknice, Slovenia. He said he was amazed to see farmers feeding paper money to their horses as the new year ' approached. I guess this was to prove to a greater power that they really were not so worldly. There were a lot of processions and public demonstra--tions and repentances. Of coui|e. nothjfig..xsall\' .han^, pened except indigestion among the horses. My point to all this is that even though there are a lot of dire predictions about the millennium, look at the whole thing in perspective. The new century is just another insignificant tick of mother earth’s clock. I did some research on this subject and found some interesting statistics. Try compressing the entire 4.6 billion years of our earth’s existence into a single year. What has happened in that year will surprise you. By using the compressed year strata and other age determining factors, scientists have concluded that the oldest rocks on our planet date from about mid-March of that year. Using these calculations they have decided that living things first appeared in the sea, about April. Using radio carbon dating and fossil examinations they feel that land plants and some animals appeared in late November. As this mythical year progresses we find that the Dinosaurs became dominant in mid-December and then mysteriously all disappeared on the 25tl1. Adam and Eve and their descendents appeared sometime during the evening of December 31st. Rome ruled the Western World for five seconds from 11:59:45 to 11:59:50 and Columbus accidentally discovered the North American Continent three seconds before midnight. So, as you can see, with all those millenniums which have rolled by in the life of Mother Earth, the one coming up in a couple of days is a drop in the ocean of time. Happy Millennium! 15-15-50 Thanks to our usual anonymous donor, the American Home is holding a campaign to gain 15 NEW subscribers from Dec. 23 to Jan. 15. The price will be $15.00 for one year (50% discount) for any NEW subscription. Send $15 plus the person’s name and address, and your name and address to American Home, 6117 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103 or fax: (216) 361-4088, or call (216) 431 -0628 - e-mail: ah@buckeyeweb.com Friends A friend is someone we turn to when our spirits need a lift. A friend is someone Vve treasure, for our friendship is a gift. A friend is someone who fills our lives with Beauty, Joy, and Grace And makes the world we live in a Better and Happier Place. YOU ARE MY FRIEND, AND I AM HONORED! FC Submitted by Lisa Tomsick Next Edition The next Ameriška Domovina (American Home) will be printed and mailed on Thursday, January 13. There will be NO paper on Thursday, Jan 6. L. AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, DECEMBER 30, 1999 Jim’s Journal By Ji m Debevec I have a New Year’s resolution. I resolve not to have any resolutions. A word to the wise is resented. A man is old when he begins to hide his age; a woman is old when she begins to tell hers. A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds. Was reading an interesting item in the daily newspaper recently concerning the ship USS Proteus. A famous sailor on board in 1945 was movie actor Tony Curtis. Just before Christmas exactly 41 years ago I was assigned to that very same vessel. Then, at Christmastime a year later, I came aboard an aircraft carrier USS Wasp. All the regulars were on Christmas leave, the heating pipes froze making it so cold you couldn’t keep your feet on the deck because it was literally frozen with ice. We had to work with our feet in desk drawers. 1 didn’t know anybody, so went to Midnight Mass, sitting on an anchor chain, then turned in, under a slew of blankets. A hurricane came in so we had to leave Boston with half the crew still on shore. It was an interesting first few weeks on board that carrier. The article below the one about Tony Curtis detailed how the city of North Olmsted negotiated a contract with Coca-Cola for an exclusive 10-year contract with the city. How does that connect with the ship USS Wasp? Well, as soon as I came on board 1 was assigned to represent my Division on the Recreation Committee. What we did was also sign a contract with Coca-Cola to supply syrup for our five Coke machines which we had on board. The first six months that year we sold Cokes for a nickel each. This is why I remember it so vividly. Even though we paid for the Coke and seltzer water and paid for the use of the machines, (but repaired it and re-filled it ourselves), yet after six months we made enough money to purchase a bus, and hire a driver to take us from the ship to the middle of the cities we visited. We had more money left over to set up a recreation hall, panel it, put in curtains, TVs, books, and a dozen lounge chairs and sofas, purchase three nets and a dozen volley balls, and basketballs which we hooked up on the hanger-deck for our use whenever the planes weren’t flying. All that from a nickel Coke. It was a darn good investment. Sincerest wishes at this time of year for good health, happiness, and may you discover personal and financial opportunities, like Coke, which give tremendous returns. Comments to Jim’s Journal, 6117 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103, fax to (216) 361-4088, or e-mail at ah@buckeyeweb.com The shoe that fits one person, pinches another. Next Edition The next Ameriška Do- j ] movina (American Home) | [ will be printed and mailed J | on Thursdv, Jan. 13. | There will be no paper ] [ on Thursday, Jan 6. j Correspondents please [ i take note. X Cruise Giants The newest division of Euclid Travel Call us first when planning your cruise. 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I. 01 ot “I => to decide what is to be done; => to tell somebody to do it; => to listen to reasons why it should not be done, why it should be done by someone else, or, why it should be done in a different way; to follow up to see if the thing has been done; ^ to discover it bas not been done; => to inquire why it has not been done; =? to listen to excuses from the person who should have done it but did not; to follow up again to see if the thing has been done, to discover it has been done, but done incorrectly; => to point out how it should have been done; => to conclude that as long as it has been done it might as wre|] be left as it is, even though it is not right; => to wonder if it is time to get rid of a person who cannot do a thing right; => to reflect that any successor would probably be just as bad and maybe worse; => to consider how much simpler and better the thing would have been done if one had done it oneself in the first place; :=> to reflect sadly that if one had done it oneself it could have been done right in twenty minutes; => to realize that as things turned out one has spent two days try ing to find out why it has taken somebody three weeks to do it wrong; BUT, TO DO IT ONESELF, WOULD STRIKE AT THE VERY FOUNDATION OF THE BELIEF THAT A MANAGER HAS NOTHING TO DO ! Thanks to the anonymous PAKO Inc employee for above profound discussion regarding what managers really do. a( ; a' k ti tl- el S k I a k tl s t 3 v J a t \ 1 c f 1 A PEACEFUL AND LOVE-FILLED NEW YEAR AND A NEW CENTURY TO ALL OF YOU I Comments: John Mercina, P.O. Box 99251, Cleveland, Ohio 44199 Friday, Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve dinner-dance, breakfast at Slovenian Home, 15810 Holmes Ave., Cleveland proceeds for interior painting of St. Mary’s Church. Tickets are $40 each; call St. Mary rectory at 761-7740. -Year 2,000- Sunday, Jan. 2 St. Vitus Choir presents a Christmas Concert at 4:30 p.m. in St. Mary’s Church, Holmes Ave., in Cleveland. Sunday, Jan. 30 Breaded Pork & Roast Beef Dinner at St. Mary’s (Collinwood) school hall from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Adults: $10; children $5. Sponsored by St. Mary’s Slovenian School. Feb. 4, 5, and 6 Ski Windham, New York. For info, call Ivan Kamin 718 424-2711. April 8 - 15 Slovenian Ski Week at Whistler - Blackcomb, British Columbia, Canada. For details call Ivan Kamin 718 424-2711. For Rent Modern 3 room apt., next to Slovene Home for Aged, off Neff Rd. - Phone: 216 531-5754 or 440-951-3087. (X) New Year Memories By Rudy Flis A Happy and Blessed New Year to you. Turn around and look at all the New Years you have celebrated. Any particular New Year that is vivid in your mind? Now you know I have a vivid memory of a New Year more than just a few years past. Would you remember as the New year 1950 arrived? It was also a Holy Year for Catholics. A big door got busted down in St. Peter’s Basilica and remained open for the entire year as pilgrims passed through this special entrance. Many special graces were prayed for and received. In January 1954 I stood in front of the “Holy Year Door,” now in place and sealed. But mostly, I remember New Years Eve, 1950, at a special “Holy Year” evening Mass. Ray Mlakar often mentions “Annunciation Church” and that is where my memory of New Year 1950 is housed. At Mass, with my brother-in-law, Rudy Zak, 1 remember being a little sleepy, and that makes think it was a special ev ing Mass. I was sitting to Rudy, trying not 1° be the lulled into a stupor ^ devil, when the usher raise the collection basket np ^ front of me. He didn’t t"3' the collection basket hi enough to clear the shou of the man in front of m6, ^ The collection basket Ju rolled over, and completely, into my laP- e | devil and the stupor ^ instantly gone, as 1 sat 'vlt , j lap full of envelopes a J money. A quick clean and Mass continued. v I looked UP brother-in-law Rudy, an oromer-in-iaw r smiled at me, leaned 0 and whispered, “Perhaps ^ means a prosperous year y0U” , , , half’ Klobase, želodec, ^ potica, strudel and pack my New WeaTS 6s, memories with loved but sometimes the . Year, New Year with dumP- collection basket floats to the top 0 memories, and 1 smile- ^ May God’s bles®,ng!j6^ with each of you this Year, and especial y dear brother-in-law, Ru ! t Mlakar’s Walk Down Memory Lane ^ ^ ^ By Ray Mlakar_ Time out for a joke. Two shady guys were standing on a corner, one with a knife in 0ne hand, and a gun in the other, and said to his buddy, I don’t know if I should cut across the street, or shoot ar°und the corner.” Okay, one more: Why did Moses wander 40 years in the desert? Because he was a ^an and he wouldn’t ask for directions. Well, the Annunciation C,001 Boh is ringing,-so ot s not keep Sister waiting. Seems that in grade school, a °f us looked up to the th S l)1 t*le ^Shth grade for noy “Made the an(j look to Made the Grade ao did the Sisters em to be examples for the y°unger ones. The nuns out to keep the first a ders happy. They encour-t^e t*le youngsters to think wfre Was an Easter Bunny lc brought the kids their ster eggs. So they went all 0ut with e'ghth Cor; baskets with small 0r nl Easter Eggs (Ronald a§an calls them “Jelly the help of the graders to make Bea. ns.”) To niake it look more th one t*ie *:,0^s 'n re^.ei^hth grade had slues of can ^0Un& bahy bunnies be-forSC fam'ly raised them if ^eat'ng. Sister asked him from 1 C°u*d get permission few *S BarentS' to bring in a sion °U'e Sot the permis-and on the set day, he brought in orange crates with the help of his buddies, to bring in some 14 small baby bunnies. He selected white ones, black ones, black and white spotted, brown and white spotted. They were truly a sight to behold. So Sister sent all the first graders outside to play and while they were out, a dozen of us eighth graders helped Sister put the tiny filled Easter baskets on each student’s desk and, we let the bunnies out and roam throughout the room. The little bunnies were in their glory hiding under desks and in the aisles. Sister told us eighth graders to stand by throughout the classroom to insure that when the first graders came in the room, they would not get rambunctious and mishandle the young rabbits. Well the little “shavers” came in and leaped for joy when they saw the tiny bunnies and the Easter Baskets filled with jelly beans. Little did we notice at first that the Easter Bunnies in their excitement dropped a few of their “own little brown or black eggs” on the floor. Unfortunately, the little kids thought they were small jelly beans that had fallen out of their baskets. It was a blessing that none of them put any in their mouth. Sister was devastated and she yelled, “Don’t any of you kids move or touch anything or put anything in your mouths.” She instructed “Louie” to get his orange crates and gather up the bunnies and put them in the crates ... “LIKE FAST.” She told the class the bunnies had to go home to their mommies to sleep. She then told the eighth graders to check all the baskets and those “jelly beans” that may still be on the floor, and check them carefully and those that were not real jelly beans to put them in a special bag and they would go home with the bunnies. I don’t think the kids really realized those dark jelly beans were not really jelly beans. You can rest assured that that was the first and last time the “little bunnies” were ever asked to be brought to school. Fortunately, none of the kids ate any nor got sick. I guess the lesson that was learned is that “Everything that glitters is not gold.” In spite of this, I am sure that when Sister Naomi came to those Golden Gates, she was admitted with high marks because her intentions were good. It was the bunnies fault. Ah well, all is well that ends well. Well, it is time to sign off and I might suggest this New Year you check each jelly bean before you put it in your mouth. May the Good Lord Bless and Watch Over All of you and Keep You in Good Health. thankful Thoughts of the Year p though I clutch my blanket and growl when e alarm rings, thank you Lord, that I can hear. ere are many who are deaf. Ev en though I keep my eyes closed against the 0rning light as long as possible, thank you. Lord, at I can see. - Many are blind. Ev ris'611 though I huddle in my bed and put off to tllank y°u> L°rd> that I have the strength tse. ~ There are many who are bedridden. Ev en though the first hour of my day is hectic, a en s°cks are lost, toast is burned, and tempers ^ short, thank you, Lord, for my family. ere are many who are lonely. Ev lik6*1 t^OU®h our breakfast table never looks e the pictures in magazines and the menu is at unbalanced, thank you Lord, for the food ave. - There are many who are hungry. Ev ^ en though the routine of my job often is hard, ^attk you. Lord for the opportunity to work. ere 41-6 many who have no job. daen though I grumble and bemoan my fate from So^ to day and wish my circumstances were not rn°dest, thank you, Lord, for life. Submitted by: Lisa Tomsick Slovenian Radio Club says Thanks Thanks for the usual good coverage in American Home. On behalf of myself and our Cleveland Slovenian Radio Club (Thanksgiving Committee), we convey our sincere appreciation. Our Thanksgiving radio festival downtown at the Marriott- was another big success. (Enclosed was a $100.00 donation). —Tony Petkovšek Chairman Slovenian School Fund-Raiser The Slovenian School of St. Mary’s in Collinwood will hold a Breaded Pork & Roast Beef Dinner on Sunday, Jan. 30. The delicious meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donation is $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Everyone is invited to attend this fund-raiser for a worthy cause. Allison Blair Oreh in ‘Cinderella’ Play Alison Blair Oreh (Delphine) is now appearing in the play “A Kiss for Cinderella” at the Cleveland Play House. Alison was bom on July 21, 1990 in Cleveland. She is a fourth-grader at Pepper Pike School in the Orange School District. She plays piano and is a past scholarship winner at the Cleveland Music School Settlement. She takes ballet, jazz and tap and has danced in The Nutcracker with Cleveland San Jose Ballet. She attended CPHis Saturday Curtain Puller classes, and summer performance camp. Alison is the daughter of John and Kim Oreh and the granddaughter of Filip and Ida Oreh. Donation Thanks to John and Helen Kozlevchar of Wil-lowick, Ohio who renewed their subscription plus enclosed a $20.00 donation. Slovenia Property Owners Important notice for American Owners for Nationalized Property in Slovenia: Claimants who wish to have their property restitution claims resolved, may send their name, address, claim number, and location of- the claimed property to either of the following addresses: Patricia Endressen United States Consul United States Embassy Prazakova #4 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Tel: 011-386 61 200 5500 Fax: 011 386 61 200 5555 or American Owners of Property in Slovenia P.O. Box 561 San Ramon, CA 94583 Tel (925) 837-7612 Fax (925)362-0719 Donation We received a Christmas card with the following message: “May the Love, Hope and Peace of Christmas abide with you now and throughout the New Year. -With all good wishes for a successful year 2000. Merry Christmas to all. - Lucky Stars Lodge #61 AMLA. Enclosed was a $25.00 donation. 800-TAX REFUND The Fax Tax Filing Service For fast, electronic refunds is accepting applications: Tax Preparers, Tax Assistants, and Secretaries wanted. Fax your resume to 216-361-9195 6507 St. Clair Avenue Cleveland, OH 44103____ Dr. Zenon A. Klos E. 185"' Area ^ 531-7700 — Emergencies -Dental Insurance Accepted Laboratory on Premises - Same Day Denture Repair rnMPI.F.TE DENTAL CARE FACILITY 848 E. 185 St. (between Shore Carpet & Fun Services) INk PERKIN’S RESTAURANT 22780 Shore Center Dr. Euclid, Ohio 44123 216 - 732-8077 Operated by Joe Foster AIVItHIbKA DUIVIUVIIMA, UhCtMbER 30, 1999 Growing Up Slovenian in Collinwood The Visiting Nurse By Joe Glinšek The woman was either a county or city employee. She was a registered nurse, and with her black bag, sensible shoes, blue uniform, cap and cape, she looked more military than medical. If you contacted one of the dangerous contagious diseases of the day, she visited the house after having been notified by the school or doctor. Her first duty upon confirmation of the diagnosis was to fasten an ominous red sign on your front door. Bold black letters spelled “Quarantine” and the name of your disease. It warned one and all not to visit your house and risk contagion. Diphtheria, scarlet fever and measles were the most common signs, and occasionally the dreaded smallpox. The quarantine sign was not unusual and the nurse would make visits during the illness to insure that you were following the medical advice and also watch for any complications. Measles required a darkened sickroom and the disease was believed to affect the eyes or even cause blindness if the rules were not obeyed. I remember measles as being a particular nuisance because I didn’t really feel sick, but still had to stay in bed in a darkened room. I couldn’t even read the usual old “National Geographies” that were resurrected during every illness. Worse yet, we didn’t have a small bedside radio at the time. Mom would come up with meals and read a story, but most of the day you were staring at the wallpaper. If you followed the rules, measles were a real trial for a little kid. For many years after my measles I had periods of rapid blinking, a sort of tic that still occurs under stress or fatigue. Perhaps I had cheated and was reading while I had the measles. One rarely^ hears of diphtheria or Scarlet fever today, and there were other diseases then that are rare today or perhaps have acquired a new name. Tuberculosis was often fatal before and after the war, and is still a serious illness. Dropsy and quinsy are two that were frequently known then but seem to have disappeared, yet they can still be found in a dictionary. Dropsy caused bloating of the lower body and legs and sometimes required amputation of a foot, while quinsy was a very familiar throat infection at our house. Though I can’t even speculate why, my mother was the local “quinsy doctor.” Friends and neighbors would come to our kitchen asking for the “quinsy cure.” It must have been desperation that brought them to our door, because the tonsils were painted with a potent, burning kind of iodine, not the wimpy variety sold today. I bought some recently and the sting was no worse than “Mercurochrome” used to be. Iodine used to bum like fire and have you hopping around blowing on a little finger cut. It must have been more concentrated than what is allowed today. The throat painting was done with a wad of cotton on the end of a darning needle. It was dipped in iodine and swabbed on the inflamed and infected tonsils of the victim wHo tried not to retch while being treated. It would take all their will power to avoid this natural reaction. There was no fee for service nor any malpractice insurance. The iceman next door was an annual patient at mom’s kitchen clinic, so I assume it worked for him. Though I never had the “quinsy paint job,” I was blessed with all the childhood diseases except for scarlet fever, but I made up for that with a four-month Knock, knock. Who’s there? Birdie Birdie, who? Birdie little gal you got there. Anyone have a better one? Bus to Washington Anyone interested in going on the bus to Washington, DC for the Right to Life March on Sunday, Jan. 23, contact Tony Miklich of St. Mary’s (Holmes Ave.) Holy Name Society at (216) 692-0315. Drive in - or Walk In IBRONKO'S Drive-in Beverage 510 East 200th St. DMH Corp. Euclid, Ohio 44119 531-8844 Imported and Domestic Beer and Wine Soft Drinks - Milk - Ice - Snacks Imported Slovenian Wines Radenska Mineral Water - =» We have all Ohio Lottery Games <= Open Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Sunday (No wine sold) 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Owner - David Heuer Specialists in Corrective Hair Coloring tina & brenda’s HAIR SALON 5216 Wilson Mills Road 161-7989 / 461-0623 Richmond Hts., Ohio 44143 bout with rheumatic fever when I was 20. The chicken pox that remained under my cast when I broke my leg, was one of the more nasty and long-lasting discomforts that are hard to forget. As for the visiting nurse, I can say this much for certain. She was always respected and welcomed into our home, and we believed that the quarantine sign she put on our front door was a perfectly reasonable practice. In Memory Thanks to Mrs. Olga Kalar of Euclid, Ohio who donated $20.00 to the Ameriška Domovina in memory of her wonderful husband, Ludvik Kalar. In Memory Enclosed is a donation of $25 in memory of “Our beloved .granddaughter Katie” from Grandma and Grandpa Oreh. In Memory Thanks to Angela Hutar of Euclid, Ohio who renewed her subscription plus enclosed an extra $10.00 donation in memory of her husband, Matt Hutar. Success “Best wishes for continued success. The American Home keeps me up to date with local, national and international news.” . - —Mary Zimperman South Euclid, O. NOTE: Thanks, Mary, for renewed your subscription plus enclosing an additional $20.00 donation. Donation Thanks to Ed and Milena Gobetz of the Slovenian Research Center of America, Inc., Willoughby Hills, Ohio who sent in a beautiful Christmas card which contained a donation of $20.00 for the American Home newspaper. Slovenians Are Cool In Memory Thanks to Cecilia Lubey of Cleveland, Ohio who renewed her subscription plus enclosed an additional $10.00 in memory of her husband, Paul. She also sent along best wishes for the holidays and the New Millennium. In Memory Thanks to Mary Mora of Ford City, PA who sent in a Christmas Card enclosed therein was a $20.00 donation in memory of Ann Škerjanc who died in Florida. In Memory Thanks to Elsie Zalar of Willowick, Ohio who renewed her subscription plus enclosed a Christmas donation of $10.00 in memory of her husband, Bernard Zalar. June Jean Ambrosic passed away Jan. 3,1990 God looked upon His garden and found an empty place. Then He looked down upon His earth and saw her smiling face' He put His arm around her and lifted her to rest. God’s garden is beautiful, because He has the very best. Though her smile is gone forever, and her hand we cannot touch; We will always have sweet memories of the one we love so much. Deeply loved and missed Ambrosic Family In Fond Remembrance lsl Anniversary' Charles A. Terček In Memory Thanks to Nevia Avzla-har of Euclid, Ohio who enclosed a gift of $20.00 for the Ameriška Domovina in memory of Drago Avzlahar. Passed away Jan. 3rd, 1999 One year ago on this sad day, the one we_ loved was called away. God took hittt home; it was his will, hut in our hearts he lives, still- In Memory Thanks to Frank and Anne Knaus of Punta Gorda, FL who renewed their subscription, plus enclosed a $10.00 donation in memory of parents, Frances and Val Mavko. Sadly missed and deeply loved I Loving wife Ann and sisters Jennie Skerl Sister Mary Luke Amelia Habjan Josephine Reagan in tviemory Thanks to Steffie Jarem of Euclid, Ohio who donated $50.00^to the Ameriška Domovina in memory of her wonderful husband, Lojze Jarem. CARST-NAGY Memorials 15425 Waterloo Rd-4S1-2237 “Serving the ( Slovenian Community Zele Funeral Home MEMORIAL CHAPEL LOCATED AT 452 E. 152 Street Phone 481-31^ lamily owned and operated since 1908 ^ FOR Freedom AND Justice Ameriška Domovina gi7iTii ^ ri r^i^g;r,Ti,i—* AMERICAN IN SPIRIT SLOVENIAN FOREIGN IN LANGUAGE ONLY MORNING NEWSPAPER AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA (USPS 024100) Thursday, December 30, 1999 BETLEH! hen, * v Uo zadnjega kotička polni Alojzijevi cerkvi Ska luč EMSKA LUČ MIRU V SLOVENIJI - Na predvečer zadnje adventne nedelje in '’r^nizir miru začela pot po Sloveniji. Mariboru je simbolična betle-Akcijo sta v Sloveniji letos že četrtič zapored Prib].v 'ra*a ^veza tabornikov Slovenije in Zveza slovenskih katoliških skavtinj in skavtov, je ^ a° ^00 mladih je program začelo že popoldne v škofijski dvorani, na maši pa jim sto Ju * 0rsk* škof dr. Franc Kramberger govoril o miru. Uvodoma je opisal izjemno me- tvarjen‘^0men stvar'teUsk*h besed “zgodi se...”, ki jih prvič izreče Stvarnik, drugič pa us-Šk°fu ^*ovek. Ta ima prvič v zgodovini usodo življenja in zemlje v svojih rokah. Po tein k0 a,nBerSerju je to znamenje Božjega zaupanja, vednar tudi velika nevarnost. Med-stj0 .P° škof Krambergerjevih besedah “še dihamo” dve svetovni vojni, pred prihodno-č|°vek , ° v strahu, kot da bo tudi tretja. Če bo, bo ta poslednja, meni škof, ker bo časa tutp'^ VSC č,oveštvo. Po škofu Krambergerju sodijo med temeljna vprašanja našega 1,aro(Ji? ' ta: se človek boji človeka? Zakaj narodi živijo v strahu pred drugimi dajo vgv akaj Je potrebno 3,5 tona eksploziva na vsakega zemljana? Zakaj v 32 državah kotZa °.,loroz'tev bot za izobraževanje in zdravstvo skupaj? Zakaj se več govori o ° o življenju? Za mir, ki je božji dar, smo po škofu vsi odgovorni in ga dolžni dnigim, naj bo to doma, v šolah, v občestu ali v narodu. (Nedelo, 19. dec.) 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'ztcku moratorija iz dekl *ačeia 0Venija 8. oktobra 1991 dokon a- (Jvej^nat' Eot Povsem neodvisna d Je lastno valuto, vzpostavi nadzor na vseh svojih mejah ter sprejela novo ustavo in zakone. Nova ustava Republike Slovenije, sprejeta 23. decembra 1991, je prinesla pomembne spremembe v obliki, organizaciji in pristojnostih parlamenta. Nov ustavni zakon je uzakonil državno ureditev, značilno za večstrankarske politične sisteme. V letu 1992 se je vzpostavila in utrjevala slovenska državnost; Slovenija je postala mednarodno priznana država, članica OZN in številnih drugih mednarodnih organizacij. Decembra 1992 so bile najpomembnejši dogodek predsedniške in parlamentarne volitve, ki so pomenile dokončno slovo od starega političnega sistema.” Pranovanje Dneva samostojnosti V četrtek, 23. decembra, so se poslanci državnega zbora zbrali v dvorani parlamenta in poslušali govor predsednika DZ. Janeza Podobnika. Mdr. je Podobnik poudaril zasluge Demosove koalicije. Sledila je osrednja proslava Dneva samostojnosti, ki je potekala v Cankarjevem domu. Premier Janez Drnovšek je poudaril, da so Slovenci postali aktivni soustvarjalci svoje in evropske zgodovine, v kratki, a odločilni vojni uspelo jim je ubraniti Slovenijo in uveljaviti suverenost. Najboljša pot v prihodnost je v združeni Evropi, je še povedal Drnovšek. Iz Clevelanda in okolice Koncert božičnih pesmi— To nedeljo, 2. januarja 2000, vas vabi pevski zbor pri Sv. Vidu na koncert božičnih pesmi in sicer v cerkev Marije Vnebovzete na Holmes Ave. Koncert se bo pričel popoldne ob 4.30. Vstopnine ni Pridite - vam res ne bo žal! LILIJA ima sestanek— Dramsko društvo LILIJA ima svoj redni mesečni sestanek v ponedeljek, 3. januarja novega tisočletja, to je leta 2000, ob pol osmih zvečer, v Slovenskem domu na Holmes Ave. Člani lepo vabljeni! 70. rojstni dan— Zvesta naročnica tega lista in zvesta podpornica mnogih slovenskih ustanov ga. Veronika Janežič iz Mentorja, Ohio, je v krogu družine in številnih prijateljev dne 26. decembra praznovala 70. rojstni dan. Slavnostno kosilo je bilo v prostorih Lutheran Brethren Social Hall v Mentorju. Slavljenki čestitajo in ji ob življenjskem jubileju želijo vse najboljše, še veliko zdravih in srečnih let z res srčnim voščilom: Bog Te blagoslovi! Zadnjič v tem tisočletju— Ta številka AD je seveda zadnja v tem letu, stoletju in tisočletju, ne glede na ugotovitve strokovnjakov, da bo za slednja dva datuma prelomen čas šele L januar 2001. Prihodnji teden AD ne bo izšla, tako da bo naslednja številka natisnjena v četrtek, 13. januarja 2000. Ob zaključku te številke vam vsi pri AD želimo srečno praznovanje to soboto zvečer, ki utegne biti res enkratno doživetje! Sestanek MZA— V nedeljo, 9. januarja, bo sestank MZA. Ob 2. uri pop. bodo v cerkvi Marije Vnebovzete pete litanije z blagoslovom, sledil bo sestanek združen z božičnico v šolski dvorani. Vsi sodelavci misijonov lepo vabljeni. 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Lausche, Paul Kosir NAROČNINA: Združene države Amerike in Kanada: $30 letno za ZDA; $35 za Kanado (v ZD valuti) Dežele izven ZDA in Kanade: $40 letno (v ZD valuti) Za Slovenijo, z letalsko pošto, $160 letno SUBSCRIPTION RATES United States and Canada: U.S.A.: $30 per year; Canada: $35 in U.S. currency Foreign: $40 per year U.S. or equivalent currency Slovenia: $160 per year (air) AMERICAN HOME (ISSN 0164-680X) is published weekly for $30 per year by American Home Publ. Co., 6117 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103-1692. Periodicals postage paid at Cleveland, Ohio. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to AMERICAN HOME, 6117 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103-1692. No. 50 December 30, 1999 SLAVA BOGU IN MIR DOBRIM LJUDEM Advent, božič, razglašenje. Dnevi, ki zaznamujejo dobo, v kateri se prevesi staro leto v novo in nas prevzame razpoloženje, da se obrnemo vase in nagnemo k drugim. V vseh, tudi tistih, ki ne morejo sprejemati resnice o nadnaravi, se budi pričakovanje ter jih obdaja veselje in zaupanje. Kristjanom daje adventni čas priložnost za poglabljanje in očiščevanje, božič budi vesel spomin na nastop odrešenitvenega dejanja, Gospodovo razglašenje pa kliče k sodelovanju za razširjenje veselega oznanila tudi v sedanjem času. Po svojem temeljnem pomenu ta čas vabi k zaupanju in pogumu. Praznike ob koncu leta imamo za družinske praznike. Po stari navadi si voščujemo blagoslova, miru ali vsaj veselja za božič in sreče v novem letu. Tega ne delamo z mislijo na pretekle nadloge, ampak v upanju na prihodnost, zase in za vse, ki jim želimo dobro. Upanje pa nam je treba ohranjati vedon, tudi kadar vidimo pred seboj negotovosti in zaplete. Z upanjem se budi pogum, ki se usmerja k zavzetostim za odstranjevanje ovir in k načrtovanju pobud za osebno in skupno napredovanje. Poživimo si torej v tem času zaupanje med seboj, ne poslušajmo in ne razširjajmo sumničenja in obsojanja. Zaupajmo slovenskim ustanovam, ki naj žive tudi po naši prizadevnosti. Ne plašimo se pred spremembami v okolju in ogibajmo se črnoglednosti. Z zavzetostjo spremljajmo tudi razvoj Slovenije, ki ga presojajmo stvarno, brez grenkobe in ne z vnaprejšnjim nezaupanjem. Potem pa storimo, kar nam je mogoče, da se ugodni razvoj pospeši. Z zaupanjem stopajmo v novo dobo, ki se odpira pred človeštvom. Bliskoviti civilizacijski dosežki so lahko v mnogočem zaskrbljujoči in si je težko predstavljati, kakšna po prihodnja družba. Morda je pred človeštvom srečnejša doba, kot je bila naša do zdaj. Upajmo! Ob vsem pa zaupajmo, da je nad nami roka, ki drži vesolje in ki tudi ljubeče spremlja vsakogar od nas. B.F. STIK Glasilo Sloge Buenos Aires, Argentina Leto XVII, št. 81, September-December 1999 Ob 4. obletnici Slovenskega kulturnega centra v Lemontu hkrati odprtje umetniške razstave Samorastnik FRANK MARKOŠEK razlaga patru PETRU LAHU svojo sliko “TEHARJE” (1993), sicer olje na platnu. WHEATON, 111. - Štirinajstega novembra smo slavili četrto obletnico našega Slovenskega kulturnega centra. Istočasno je bilo odprtje samostojne umetniške razstave našega rojaka, Štajerca, ki je že dolga leta del čikaške skupnosti. Vsi ga poznamo, njena in njegovo družino. Sedaj pa je prilika se seznaniti s Frankom Markošekom - umetnikom-samorastnikom! Frank Markošek je bil rojen v Teharjih pri Celju, odraščal na kmetiji in končal šolanje v Sloveniji. Kot mladenič je nastopal na odrih kot igralec in telovadec. Risanje, barve in delo z lesom ga je zanimalo in pritegovalo že od mladih let. Med drugo svetovno vojno je bil vojak, ujetnik in begunec. Svoja ujetništva je preživljal v enajsih različnih taboriščih. Leta 1946 je imel priložnost, da se pridruži beguncem v taborišču v Italiji. Tam je spoznal Antonijo Purkart iz Velikih Lašč in se z njo poročil. Iz taboriščas sta se izselila v Argentino, leta 1960 pa sta prišla z družino v Združene države in se za stalno naselila v Chicagu. Ni se šolal v umetniški vedi, temveč se je razvijal v tej stroki popolnoma prosto. Občudovanja je vre- dno, da ima Frank to veliko notranjo potrebo do ustvarjanja. Ob večerih, po službi, se je zatekal v svoj svet, svoje atelje, in pozabil naa dejanski čas in delal dolgo v noč. Poglobil se je v spomine in risal pokrajine in dogajanja, dostikrat tudi s humorjem. Predvsem opeva lepote Slovenije, ki mu je vedno pri srcu. Sedaj, ko je v pokoju, ima čas za risanje. V kleti si je uredil svoj kot, svoje atelje, kamor se zateče v svoj svet, kjer se ob glasbi radija sprosti, pozabi na čas in s čopičem in oljem izraža svoja čustva. Zelena barva mu je posebno ljuba - vpliv mladostnih spominov iz časa, ki ga je preživljal na kmetiji in na popotovanjih po zelenem štarjerskem hribovju. Erika M. Bajuk Brezposelnost v Sloveniji rahlo upada Trst/Gorica - V Sloveniji brezposelnost že nekaj časa postopno upada. O gibanjih na tem področju objavlja nekaj podatkov nova številka Ekonomskega ogledala, ki ga izdaja državni urad -SEMINAR- V nedeljo, 9. januarja, ob 4. uri popoldne, bo v cerkveni dvorani na 611 Manning Ave. v Torontu seminar s sledečim programom: Dr. Branka LAPAJNE: Utrinek iz slovenske zgodovine Dr. Peter URBANC: Poročilo o slovenskem gospodarstvu Razgovor bo vodil: Stanko Š^jnovič. VSI VLJUDNO VABLENI! Slovensko-kanadski svet za makroekonomske anali# in razvoj. Več zaposlujejo velik3 javna podjetja kot tu^ manjše gospodarske družb6 v zasebnem sektorju. V®0" dar je stopnja brezposelno' sti še vedno previsoka >n znaša, glede na število ak' livnega prebivalstva, P; moških 7,2% in pri žefl' skah 7,9%. Vlada je skladno z zak° nom o zaposlovanju in z3 varovanju za primer b#2 poselnosti sklenila, da ^ upokojenci, študentje, dija“ in udeleženci izobraževanj3 ne morejo upoštevati k brezposelne osebe. Pri tem pa intenzivno 1. vajajo program izobražev^ nja brezposelnih oseb, bi jih usposobili za zaP°^. tev in delo v različnih javnostih, zlasti tistih, kj je povpraševanje po n° delavcev oz. uslužbenk največje. Pri tem največjo skrb a menjajo predvsem nilaJ brezposelnim osebam poklicne oz. strokovne | brazbe ter osebam, ki sl imajo tako izobrazbo, dar ne morejo dobiti slitve in so prijavljene ^ brezposelne že več kot mesecev. V letu 1999/2000 se datno strokovno iz°hraZ ^ po lani začetih 3 tisoč brezposelnih, ^ no pa so v razne >zP0%ii njevalnc programe vkj še 4.300 oseb. zap0' Za postopno rast .y slovanja kažeta tudi P^j tka, da se je v sl0Val- število zaposlenih Prepičili cev povečalo od a < v 654 tisoč na 676,4 prvih devetih meseci ^ Šnjega leta. ^ Novi glas, 16- dec- Prijatel’s Pl St. Clair & E. 68 St IZDAJAMO TUD ZA RAČUN POM' OHIO - AID AGED PR& 1*0 SMRTI DR. FRANJA TUDMANA Hrvaška na razpotju JURIJ PAUK S smrtjo predsednika dr. Franja Tudmana se za Hrvaško odpira novo obdobje, saJ bo morala mlada drža-va prestopiti iz obdobja, ki 8a je s svojo močno oseb-n°stjo in avtoriteto, ki je Mejila že na trinoštvo, oz-načeval Tudman, v novo obliko demokratično ureje-n'h družbenih odnosov. Kam bo Hrvaška šla in Jatero pot bo ubrala, pa 0 vsaj deloma jasno že P° 3. januarju prihodnjega eta> ko bodo parlamentarce volitve, katerim pa bo-I ° sledile še predsedniške; e'te bodo najverjetneje v Zacetku februarja. Kdo je |jj| pravzaprav ^ c- Franjo Tudman? Rodil družini14' maja leta 1922 V it 1 znanega aktivista ^aske kmečke stranke. nianov oče Stjepan je AVNoj a“ ZAV0H 19. OJ'a> a so ga leta di u UrnorH*, in sicer žara- ,a«e*Canie iUSOSl°- umdaanj? Tudmanu je mati dem i k° mu bil° se' el> eden od bratov Svetov le padel med drugo 'no vojno kot parti- vm Je mjad sodelo- nal demokratskem nacio- zato61? §ibanju in s0 8a teta 104? 1940 zaPrli’ od narod 41 pa sodel°val v na j,noosv°bodilnem boju v g cvaškem; po vojni je Voiaču^radu dokkončal višjo sam?m° akademijo, bil v JlA v*"!10 poveljstva 8eCeralP°iStal izjemno mlad že leta i960, a Se je prušni? asneje na lastno Q nl° upokojil. Svečalta^rdt. dalie se je po-" Zgnd SVO,i* drug‘ ljubezni v zagrebu je vino lustitut za zgodo-kater delavskega gibanja, leta dlfektor je bil do eden 67> bil pa je tudi slov^ ®^avn’l1 sodelavcev enCiu ^uS°slovanske vojaške dokto°PeC%; leta 1965 ie znanor‘ral iz zgodovinskih vseuiji-’ na zagrebškem ■ beta 19/:t lz ^ so ga izključili 197i munistične partije, 1. ^Cejp3 obsodili, leto S° fia Zaprli' 1x13 1981 leta6 obsodiH še na tri stajai VP°?’ ki ga je pre- hepog^v z 0glasnem zaporu Veliko je pisal predvsem iz vojaške znanosti, zgodovinskih ved in politologije ter filozofije zgodovine. Leta 1990 je s svojo Hrvatsko demokratsko zaje-Jnico (HDZ) zmagal na volitvah, bil leta 1992 in spet leta 1997 z veliko večino glasov izvoljen za hrvaškega predsednika. Hrvaški narod ga ima za očeta sodobne države, tuji opazovalci pa so mu očitali samodrštvo in pretiran nacionalizem; zaradi znamenite protiofenzive Oluja-Ne-vihta proti srbskim silam leta 1995, ko so Hrvatje sami spet osvojili svoja ozemlja (predvsem Krajino in del Slavonije), je postal za Hrvate tudi vojaški junak. Slovenci se ga sporni; njamo kot trdega in nehvaležnega sogovornika, ki do nas ni gojil simpatij. Franjo Tudman je tri leta bolehal za neozdravljivim rakom, umrl pa je v bolnišnici Dubrava v Zagrebu 10. decembra 1999. “Naša domovina je žalostna, mi pa smo zbrani v molitvi za dušo umrlega predsednika,” je dejal 12. decembra zagrebški nadškof Bozanič, ki se je še najbolj umirjeno spomnil pokojnega Tudmana. Na Hrvaškem so namreč oklicali ob smrti svojega predsednika tridnevno žalovanje, pred parami, na katerih je v Predsedniških dvorih ležal pokojnik, pa so se vile desettisočglave množice Hrvatov, ki so se klanjali njegovemu spominu. V Zagrebu, kjer je mesto umrlega predsednika začasno prevzel predsednik hrvaškega parlamenta-sabo-ra Vlatko Pavletič, se je zgrnilo na tisoče ljudi, prispele pa so tudi brzojavke z izrazi sožalja z vseh koncev sveta. Omenimo še, da se je kot eden prvih tujih politikov spominu umrlega v Zagrebu poklonil slovenski predsednik Milan Kučan, svoje sožalje pa so med drugimi poslali tudi italijanski predsedik Ciampi in italijanski premier D’Alema, srbski predsednik Slobodan Miloševič in domala vsi politiki in predsednika sveta. Pogreba v ponedeljek, 13. decembra, pa se je Hickman & sons funeral Home 21»00 Euclid Ave. 481-5277 ttn Chardon & K. 222nd St. — huclid, Ohio udeležilo izjemno malo pomembnih političnih predstavnikov iz razvitega sveta, še posebno iz Evropske unije. Slovenijo je zastopal slovenski premier Janez Drnovšek, bila pa sta prisotna tudi njegova kolega iz Bosne in Hercegovine ter Makedonije, Madžarsko pa je zastopal predsednik države. Politični opazovalci na Zahodu so mnenja, da je bila odločitev za tako majhno in simbolično udeležbo na Tudmanovem pogrebu nedvoumen signal Hrvaški, naj že končno stopi na pot resnične demokracije. Ameriški veleposlanik pri Organizaciji Združenih narodov in veliki pogajalec na Balkanu Richard Holbrooke, ki je hrvaškega predsednika dobro osebno poznal, je ob novici, da je Tudman umrl, dal tole izjavo: “Brez njega ne bi mogli podpisati mirovnega sporazuma v Daytonu, vendar pa je njegov nacionalizem veliko prispeval za vojne na Balkanu, pa čeprav je glavna odgovornost za omenjene vojne na strani Slobodana Miloševiča.” Še ne osemnajstletna nova hrvaška zvezda v svetovnem alpskem pokalu Janiča Kostelič je 12. decembra zmagala na drugi slalomski tekmi v tej smučarski sezo* ni v italijanskem kraju Ses-trierres. Po zmagi je na vprašanje časnikarja, kaj bi rekla o smrti hrvaškega predsedika, odgovorila preprosto, a iskreno takole: “Veliko mi je pomenil dr. Franjo Tudman, bil je naš predsednik, oče naše države. Brez njega tudi mene danes tukaj ne bi bilo.” Seveda se sedaj odpirajo nove težave na poti v večjo demokratizacijo hrvaške države, ki bo morala na pot večjega odpiranja Evropi. Za prihodnje in skorajšnje volitve v hrvaški sabor 3. januarja leta 2000 napovedujejo zmago opozicije, ki pa je razpršena. HDZ naj bi izkoristila prav to in pri tem uporabila ves “medijski kapital”, ki so jim ga slovesnosti ob Tudma-novi smrti prinesle. Težko je napovedati izide volitev, še težje, ko potekajo te na Balkanu. Zgovoren pa je že podatek, da se bo na bližnjih hrvaških volitvah predstavilo 35 strank in 14 različnih političnih koalicij ter 20 neodvisnih kandidatov... NOVI GLAS Trst/Gorica, 16. dec. 1999 Nadškofove najboljše želje za božič Ljubljana - Ljubljanski nadškof in slovenski metropolit Franc Rode je v božičnem voščilu, ki ga je prebral na Radiu Slovenija, med drugim vsem zaželel “obilje notranjega veselja, mir srca, medsebojno razumevanje, ljubezen v družinah in med sosedi ter prijatelji, za prihodnje leto 2000 pa da bi med nami zavladala edinost, sreča in sprava”. Nadškof Rode je v voščilu med drugim dejal: “Božič nas spominja na nekaj Adria Airways pripravljen na Y2K Ljubljana (Delo, 11. decembra) - Slovenski letalski prevoznik Adria Airways je pripravljen na prehod v leto 2000. Kot so sporočili iz Adrie, pa letala tako kot prejšnja leta tudi letos za novo leto ne bodo letela. Zadnji dan decembra bodo po ustaljenem voznem redu opravilil le dopoldanske polete, 1. januarja 2000 pa se bodo poleti začeli popoldne. V Adrii so na prehod v leto 2000 pripravljeni že od konca novembra, priprave pa so sicer stekle že pred dvema letoma. Projekt je obsegal analize, modifikacije, testiranje in verifikacijo računalniškega informacijskega sistema. Tudi oba proizvajalca letal Adriine flote, Airbus in Bombardier, sta letalske sisteme skrbno analizirala in pri tem preučila možnost hrošča tisočletja. V vodstvu Adrie so zagotovili, da na letalih ni sistemov, povezanih z Y2K, ki bi kakorkoli vplivali na varno upravljanje letal. STA Združena lista o sporazumu med Cerkvijo in državo Ljubljana (Delo, 11. decembra) - Združena lista bo dala pobudo za razpis referenduma, če bo vlada v postopku ratifikacije vztrajala pri nespremenjenem besedilu sporazuma med Republiko Slovenijo in Svetim sedežem o pravnih vprašanjih. Tako so 10. decembra sklenili člani kolegija predsednika ZLSD. Ob tem je predsednik stranke Borut Pahor opozoril, da njihov namen nikakor ni zaostrovati odnosa s Cerkvijo, pač pa je interes ZLSD te odnose urediti. “Ta ureditev, tudi pravna, mora biti urejena striktno na načelu ločenosti cerkve od države. Želimo le, da se nestrpnosti med Cerkvijo in državo ne bi poglabljale, ampak da bi se odpravile.” M.B. zelo lepega. Bog prihaja med nas, da nam razodeva svojo ljubezen vsakemu izmed nas. V svoji dobroti se sklanja k nam in nam ponuja mir in odpuščanje. S svojim prihodom nas vabi, da ustvarimo med seboj odnose, ki bodo temeljili na pravičnosti, dobroti, razumevanju in medsebojnemu spoštovanju,” je še poudaril nadškof Rode. Sicer pa je ob tej priložnosti pozdravil tudi člane srbske in makedonske pravoslavne cerkve, ki obhajajo božič nekaj dni pozneje, pa tudi člane vseh drugih verskih skupnosti, ki so v Sloveniji. Pozdravil je tudi pripadnike italijanske, madžarske in hrvaške narodnosti. STA Nedelo fax, 26. dec. 1999 O sedanjem stanju Elana London (Delo, 11. decembra) - Ugledni londonski tednik Economist piše o usodi tovarne smuči Elan v Begunjah. Tednik najprej ugotavlja, da je Elan, ki je v lasti neke hrvaške banke, “edina jugoslovanska blagovna znamka, ki je preživela razpad skupne države”, nato pa poudarja, da je begunjska tovarna, katero ime je v svet ponesel verjetno največji smučarski as vseh časov, Šved Ingemar Stenmark, danes “majhno, ranljivo in podkapitalizirano podejetje”. Ogrožajo jo velikani smučarske industrije, kakršna sta francoski Ros-signol in avstrijski Head. Avtor članka Elanu priznava, da je veliki inovator (pred enajstimi leti so v Begunjah denimo zasnovali in izdelali t. i. smučko carving), a zgolj inovatorstvo je premalo, saj je poleg tega treba vlagati veliko sredstev v prodajo in oglaševanje; ti dve področji pa sta Elanovi šibki točki, je prepričan Economist. Joseph L. FORTUNA POGREBNI ZAVOD 5316 Fleet Ave. Cleveland, Ohio Tel. 216-641-0046 Moderni pogrebni zavod. Ambulanca na razpolago podnevi in ponoči. CENE NIZKE PO VAŠI ŽELJI! Misijonska srečanja in pomenki “SVETA NOČ, BLAŽENA NOČ” ... smo zadnjič zapeli v tem tisočletju. Ko se pripravljamo na NOVO LETO - to soboto ki se bo pisalo 2000, “SVETO LETO”, Vam vsem iz srca želim, naj bo blagoslovljeno! Da bo leto božjega usmiljenja; da bo luč za nas in okolico in za svet, v katerem še ne plamti ljubezen do Boga in bližnjega. “Hvalimo Bogu za učlovečenje njegovega Sina in za dar svete vere. Obenem prosimo prav goreče in vztrajno za vse tiste milijone ljudi, ki še niso doživeli krščanskega božiča, to je srečanje z živim Bogom, ki je ljubezen. Naj nebeški Oče razlije prav poseben blagoslov na vas in vse, ki so vam dragi, in Mati božja naj bo z vami vse dni novega leta, da bo srečno in mirno. Bog vas blagoslovi. To vam vsem iz srca želim v imenu MZA sodelujočih, sr. Andreja Šubelj, usmiljenka.” Tedniku Ameriška Domovina želim blagoslovljeno novo leto zadovoljstva ter uspehov polno v tretjem tisočletju, Sonja Ferjan 79 Lunness Road, Toronto ON M8W 4M7 Canada Tel.: (416) 255-2519 V Blag Spomin Ob tretji obletnici smrti ljubega moža, očeta, starega ata, strica in brata Mirota Celestina Umrl dne 3. januarja 1997. Tihe misli preteklih let povezujejo dragocene spomine brez konca neviden, neslišen si vedno med nami ljubljen, odsoten, vedno drag in blag. žalujoči: žena Mari sinovi: Peter (Barbie), Jože (Terri), Marko (Joanne), Andrej (Annette), Charles (Traci), in Tomaž hčerka Mary Ann Krevh (Erik) vnuki in vnukinje. sorodniki v Ameriki, Kanadi in Sloveniji. K BLAG SPOMIN Anton Adamič Pavla Adamič 1899-1982 1913-1997 Letos na Silvestrovo Tvoj duh živo še v nas bi praznoval plamti, svoj stoti rojstni dan Tvoj vzor nas nenehno plemeni Vajini ljubeči otroci: Pavla Dolinar, Mira Kosem in Tone Adamič z družinami ter družina Veider CVETKA M. JAKDS _________________________________________Toronto, Oni Praznovanje 80. obletnice priključitve Prekmurja Sloveniji V nedeljo popoldne, 21. novembra, smo se zbrali v zelo lepem številu v cerkveni dvoranii Marije Pomagaj, da proslavimo 80. obletnico priključitve Prekmurja Sloveniji. Lojze Žižek nas je, pod pokroviteljstvom društva Večerni Zvon, obogatil z lepim programom. S pesmijo, ski-optičnimi slikami in besedo nas je povabil v ono majhno, lepo deželico, razpeto med Muro in Rabo, obljudeno z ljudmi dobrega in gostoljubnega srca. Proslava se je začela s kanadsko in slovensko himno, katero sta zaigrala Matija Lebar in John Kolenko. Jože Hozjan je pozdravil veleposlanika Slovenije dr. Božota Cerarja, častnega konzula Jožeta Slobodnika, častito duhovščino in vse navzoče prijatelje. Nato je povabil veleposlanika, da je podal nekaj besed. Njegov nagovor navajamo v celoti: “Dober den! Bog daj, dragi Prekmurci! Mislil sem že, da bo 80. obletnica priključitve Prekmurja Sloveniji nekako šla tiho mimo vas kanadskih Slovencev, ko me je prijetno presenetilo vaše vabilo prekmurske skupnosti na današnjo slovesnost. Prekmurski Slovenci so bili v preteklosti, še posebno pod Stefanovo krono, izpostavljeni silovitemu raznarodovanju. Kljub vsemu pa madžarski vladarji niso mogli zatreti prizadevanj narodno ozaveščenih rojakov, med njimi je bilo tudi več duhovnikov, ki so se stoletja ločeni od matičnega narodovega telesa, med Muro in Rabo, prizadevali za ohranitev svoje slovenske identitete in celo več. ‘Prebivalci Slovenske krajine slovesno izjavljamo, da smo vsekakor bili in hočemo biti in ostati Slovenci. Mi hočemo biti združeni s Slovenci na drugi strani Mure v Združeni Sloveniji’ je v Bogojinsko resolucijo ob koncu L svetovne vojne zapisal tamkajšnji župnik Ivan Baša. To željo je dokončno potrdil mogočni ljudski zbor v Beltincih avgusta 1919. S sklepi Pariške mirovne konference in kasnejšo Trianonsko meddržavno pogodbo so prekmurski Slovenci (južni del) prvič ne samo državnopravno temveč tudi jezikovno in civilizacijsko kulturno zaživeli skupaj z ostalimi deli slovenskega naroda. Konec L svetovne vojne pa je prinesel slovenskemu narodu tudi veliko bridkosti, saj je bil razdeljen med štiri države. Izgubili smo četrtino etničnega ozemlja na Primorskem, Koroškem in tudi slovensko Porabje. Tudi čas po priključitvi matičnemu narodnemu telesu ni vedno prinesel le zadovoljstva, ampak marsikdaj tudi razočaranje in težko življenje. Zaradi tega so se Prekmurci izseljevali ne samo v druge dele Slovenije, ampak tudi čez mejo, tudi v Kanado. Za prekmurskega človeka, ki je izredno navezan na svojo rodno zemljo, ta ločitev ni bila lahka. Velikokrat sem od marsikaterega prekmurskega govornika slišal: ‘Prekmurje je doma, Prekmurci pa smo po celi Sloveniji in po vsem svetu.’ S samostojno Slovenijo se je marsikaj spremenilo na bolje in prepričan sem, da bo to veljalo tudi za naše Prekmurje. To postaja vse bolj razviti del Slovenije, ki ga odlikuje narodnostni, kulturni verski pluralizem, multikulturnost in spoštovanje razlik. Dovolite, da se vseh tistih Prekmurcev in ostalih, ki so k temu prispevali, spomnim s sledečimi besedami: “NA VEKE ŽIVE, ŠTERI ZA DOMINO MERJE” Temu toplemu in pouč-Ijivemu pozdravu je sledil dvodelni program, katerega so vodili Jože Hozjan, Agata Žoldoš, Miha Zakojč in Marjanca Padar. Program se je začel s pevsko skupino pod vodstvom Lujza, ki je zapela Račičev Oče naš, ganljiv pomurski napev in Kleklo-vo (Srčen) Slovensko Krajino, katero je uglasbil dr. Cigan. V stvarno preteklost in značaj te majhne deželice nas je povedla Ftičarjeva pripoved, katero je podal g. Žižek v sočni prekmurci “rejči”. Slišali smo izpoved S. Zvera “Daleč od doma... Slovenska krajina”, katero so prebrali Marjanca Padar, Milan Vinčec in Lujz Žižek. Črtico nemirnega popotnika in plodovitega pisca Evalda Fliserja, “Prekmurje, moj dom” je prebral Miha Zakojč. Štefan Ritlop pa je za konec prvega dela programa prebral oznanilo o osvoboditvi, “Prekmurskim Slovencem na znanje”, katerega je objavil v tedniku Novine njegov urednik in ustanovitelj Jožef Klekl st., pet dni po priključitvi Prekmurja Sloveniji 17. avgusta 1919. Novine so postale temelj novi pismenosti, ki se je razvila v prekmursko književnost in umetnost. Po kratkem odmoru nas je pevska skupina spet po- zdravila s svojimi kf*1 glasovi in prisluhnli j prekmurski ljudski “Vsi venci bejli”, in slove® narodni “Kje so tiste stfl ce”. Pesnika Jožefa nam je predstavil M Zakojč, njegovo pesem spominn” pa je recitif* Lidija Fotivcc. O dr. Vi Novaku in njegovih zas gah je spregovoril M Zakojč, Lojze Žižek pa je seznanil z njegovo fS pravo “80 let svobod Štefan Ritlop je prebral rahovo zahvalno pese® posvetilo slavnim Prekmurja. Zaključek programa, pričel z “Venčkom okrogline slovenske”, ^ je zaigrala glasbena sl na: John Kolenko, Sil Kolarič-Ovčjak, Marjan * larič in njihov vodja Mar Lebar. Temu venčku j sledila najprej Lujzova ^ vala vsem tistim, ki so ^ korkoli pripomogli pri kovanju in izvedbi te r membne obletnice d®*!! na levem bregu Mure. 'J Njemu pa se je Hozjan ob navdu naj vzoče na dobrote, ki sofj pripravile in postregle Jlj Ijive roke dobrih prek®] skih 'žena, da si ob * izmenjamo prijazen drav in besedo. Še predno smo se zvali temu povabilu, DP je pevska skupina zape*1 slovo tri pesmi, v srce j gajoče melodije “San sej tao..., Edna ftica prile^T in Šou san gor po Ji” - Pokojni Oton Žup^ je po svojem obisku ^ murja v maju 1934 za| v potopisu med drUf spoznanji naslednje: nija mora poznati tudi je obrobne pokrajine, hoče poznati sebe... ^ Slovenijo v celem jJ biti važno tudi to: ‘kaj peče štrk na dimniki'1’^! meljejo mlini na ^ iadjah’.” ^1 Ta spoznanja je ki je pripravila to ^JijI snost, na svojstven uprizorila in prikazal2.__ j{ domači kraj. Prekmurl doma, Prekmurci Pa sod po “s v e j t i • Čestitamo! Jože nem ploskanju množice in povabil vse pot