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Kathryn Maretta Zorman makes debut
John and Mary Petrie of Cleveland are pleased to announce the birth of their first great-grandchild, Kathryn Maretta Zorman.
Kathryn was born at 9:31 p.m. on December 6, 1996 at Meridia Hillcrest Hospital. She weighed 9 lbs., 3 ozs. And was 21 and Vi inches long.
Proud parents are Christian and Wendy Zorman of akham Road in Euclid. Maternal grandparents are John and Joyce Buchanan of Euclid. Paternal grandparents are ftruce and Karen Zorman of Marysville, Ohio. Maternal ^Unt is Brenda Buchanan of Cleveland, and paternal uncle ric Zorman of Marysville. Dr. Zorman is a physicist at ase Western Reserve University in the Department of ectrical Engineering and Applied Physics. Wendy is a ^enior physical therapist at Meridia Euclid Hospital Health k-enter.
Kathryn Maretta was Christened at St. Noel Church in 3 'J!°ughby Hills, Ohio on January 26. Kathryn was the Tt. Person be baptized in the family Christening gown. e gown was first worn 82 years ago by Mary Novak etric> Kathryn’s great-grandmother at St. Vitus church. Pictured above is four generations of the Petrie family, 'v,th the gracious Mary Petrie at the center of it all, holding great-granddaughter Kathryn Zorman. Left is grandmother °yce Buchanan; at right is mother Wendy Zorman.
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The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Slovenit as established 40 full scholarships for descendants o: °venian immigrants.
This announcement applies to Slovenian American:
0 are interested in pursuing studies at the Universities ol Jabljana and Maribor during the school year 1997-97. The Primary areas of interest are: undergraduate study, shortei sPecializations, and one-year study of the Slovenian lan-8uage. Fluency in the Slovenian language is expected in all ut the study of the Slovenian language.
Tor further information and applications, please contaci jhe local Slovene Consulate Office in your area. In Cleve-and call (216) 589-9220 or write to the Consulate Office at Hi Chester Ave., Suite 520, Cleveland, OH 44114. Ah aPplicalions must be mailed to the universities b\
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■ The Ljubljana Castle was built on la prehistoric site, on top of a hill. Hit was never explicity mentioned until medieval age. The castle was evidently administered by caretakers, but there isn't any proof that Ljubljana knights had their seat in the castle before 1144. In this year only Odcilreich of Ljubljunu is mentioned. In the Middle Ages the castle was used as a fortress and later it served various purposes, but the present quintagonal irregular layout of the castle is of later origin.
Inside the castle there is the Chapel of St. George, mentioned in 1489, redone later in Baroque style, and decorated in 1747 with the colorful coat-of-arms of Carniolian provincial governators. The tower of the chapel was renewed in 1990 and it's in Gothic style. In the chapel there is also one proof of domination of Emperor Frederick III of Habsburg. The main proof of Renaissance's time is the west wing with two large halls. Also the famous Piper's Tower was made at the same time (1544), but it was pulled down in 1812. In 1848 the architecture of the castle was changed when an addition was built to the western corner of the chapel.
In the 13th century the castle was the defense core of the town and protected the peasantsmntil 1797. the year of the first French capture of the city.
In the 16th century the castle underwent some reconstruction works by Italian architects {Spati and Decias): in 1544 the provincial governator resided in it, a lot of residential areas were built and the defence system was renewed. In 1686 the gunpowder tower exploded and in 1782 another tower was struck, so the castle building became not functional until Joseph II had it altered in a prison house (although it already contained jails).
In 1849 the castle prison was abandoned until 1868, when it was used again as a prison house. In
1905 the goverment of Ljubljana intended to use it for cultural purposes: also flats were built in it. Ten years later a systematic reconstruction began which is still going on.
Family celebrates 87th birthday at party for Josephine Klemenčič
On Sunday, January 26th the immediate family of Josephine Klemenčič gathered at the Manor Care in Willoughby, Ohio to help celebrate her 87th birthday. The big event was under the direction of Josephine’s daughter JoAnn Kaifesh (who took the photo). Pictured are her sister, Dorothy Urbancich, son-in-law Edward Kirchner; grandchildren; greatgrandchildren, and niece, Madeline Debevec. Granddaughter Kim Ann Kaifesh baked a delicious nut cake with a custard frosting taken from the American Slovene Club’s “Our Favorite Recipes” cookbook. The recipe will be featured in a near-future issueyof the American Home newspaper.
AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
2 Jim’s Journal
By Jim Debevec
How a.. .. the OJ juries? One says he’s clean. The other takes him to the cleaners (for $25 million).
Observing how the construction workers are mucking up our street, beseeches me to implore you to cry with me Slovenians!
Today’s topic is dear to the heart of most Slovenians: — money.
Every once in a while the government spends its money wisely. Kind of makes you glad that taxfiling time is fast approaching; doesn’t it?
Then on the other hand, it doesn’t. Like when they spend $800 for a screwdriver. All is not lost however. I can help them. If the U.S. Procurement Office comes to Cleveland, I’ll direct them to Smrekar Hardware on St. Clair where they can purchase all the screwdrivers they want for only 99 cents each.
The government, a few years ago, went on a spending binge and purchased some computer cards. Boy, did they buy computer cards. Enough to last 486 years! (Just to make sure they won’t run out anytime too soon.) The only problem is, “What’s a computer card?” Hardly anybody knows. I don’t know. Do you? Or better yet, how can we make good use of 486 years worth of obsolete computer cards?
I have another idea. We could crate them up and ship
them free of charge - as a good-will gesture -- to some third-world country and say this is computer equipment. That way, we create goodwill and with the money Uncle Sam saves by not having to store the cards for the next 486 years, the government can refund a nickel to each of us taxpayers. -
On second thought — No, that wouldn’t work. It would probably cost a dollar for the paperwork to send us that
nickel, thereby raising the national debt even further. And the third-world country would waste 10 years trying to figure out how to dispose of the useless computer cards and be mad at us for foisting our junk on them. -i ney may be third world, but they’re not stupid.
Anyhow, as we said at the beginning, sometimes the government spends its money wisely. Take for example the Department of the Interior. This is mostly a good department. They don’t send you to war, collect taxes, throw you in jail, or tell you how to plant com.
What the Department of the Interior does is take care of the exterior - such as streams, lakes, and forests. It includes the National Parks Service. It maintains such places as Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg, MD, Yosemite National Park in California, Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC, Glacier National Park in Montana, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, Great Falls Tavern, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.
You may well ask, “What does the Kennedy Center have to do with National Capital Parks?” I don’t know. Maybe it’s the interior part of the Interior department. I only know I help foot the bill, same as you.
Anyhow, by and large, though, the National Parks Service has to be one of the best in the world. Traveling last year to Mount Rush-more, Yellowstone, and the Grand Tetons National Parks, greatly impressed me. And to think it was our very own wise country that preserved these beautiful places, while at the same time having available exquisite meals and lodgings that were truly fit for a king.
Yellowstone was the first United States national park, and it is awesome. The Grand Tetons National Park land, and Arcadia in Maine were donated to the U.S. Government by the Rockefellers; I am glad they did.
One thing we noticed while at the parks last summer is, everything must be left in its natural condition.
If there is a big fire, such as there was in Yellowstone a couple of years ago - they don’t plant new trees to take the place of the burned-out forest. They just wait 75 to 100 years for a new timber-land to develop on its own.
And the animals are not to be disturbed - not even small ones such as insects. That’s right, you are not allowed to kill mosquitoes.
One evening, while embarking on an outdoor stroll, Madeline and I discovered some mosquitoes in abundance around Lake Yellowstone. We entered the park store, inquiring the best way to get rid of them. “Horrors”, they said, “you can’t kill anything in this park.” Undaunted, we purchased some insect repellent. It didn’t kill the bugs - only discouraged them from attacking us.
By the way, do any of our readers know where Great Falls Park and Tavern is?
So, there you have it. Some of our tax money is being spent wisely; and we’re all the beneficiaries. For a terrific vacation, you can’t do much better than to visit the awesome and yet pleasant National Parks in the U.S. Take the time to discover and enjoy America the Beautiful. It’s well worth our money.
Comments: E-mail at: jim@buckeyeweb.com
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That was a good story in yesterday’s (Feb. 6) American Home issue about Bob Mills. Unfortunately, there is absolutely no mention of his being a radio amateur. His Amateur Radio Station License is K8TTZ.
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The following poem was sent to me by a fellow veteran. The poem was written by Dr. Barry L. McAlpine, First Squadron, Ninth U.S. Calvary.
I KNOW HE GOES TO WAR
I can’t tell you of ever finding God in church and I can’t remember feeling He was near me when I went there.
I do remember seeing a lot of friendly smiling faces and people dressed in all their nice clothes, somehow, I always felt uneasy - too many people too close.
No, I don’t remember seeing God in church but I hear his name constantly.
Some ask, “Have you been bom again?
If so, when?” And I don’t understand!
I did feel God in Vietnam -almost every day.
I felt Him when after an all-night fire fight,
He sent the sun to chase the rain away, and the rain would return with majesty the very next day.
He was there when I collected Sergeant Moore’s body parts to put in a body bag.
He was there when I wrote a letter to his widow explaining how he died.
He was behind me when I heard Sergeant Sink’s last drying gasp.
He helped me carry Sergeant Swanson down a hill in the An Loe Valley.
I caught a glimpse of God when I fell the heat of napalm called on our own position, May 27, 1967.
I felt Him around me when the chaplain would hold field services for our dead.
I saw His reflection in the faces of my men when I told them to save one bullet for themselves as we were about to be overrun one hot steamy day in a ‘Nam far away.
He led me in the Lord’s Prayer on every air assault as we stood on the skids coming in a treetop level.
When we set up our night ambushes and I couldn’t see my own hands because of the darkness I would feel His hands.
He sent loneliness to guarantee the fond memories that always appear later in life.
I’ll always remember the strength God gave to the orphans - the children of war.
He made them strong, but they didn’t understand.
I know after 25 years we sleep under the same star.
He sent boys to war. They returned young men, their lives forever changed, proud to protect the land of the free.
I don’t know if God goes to church, but I know He goes to war.
The first American warship, the 30-long-ton blessing of the was built in Massachusetts in 1632. It was used to fight pirates.
Mama ’s Story; Starting Over in America
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An IfitervieW with Cilka and Anton Žakelj
Translated by
John Žakelj (Continued From Last Week)
After I completed the first draft of “Starting Over” (a ranslation of my father's diary from our first six months in America), 1 asked my family to review it. My younger brother, Joe, commented that it would be valuable to also get our mother’s point of view. I explained that to her and she agreed to an interview, which we taped on April 21, 1996. My father also participated. The following is a translation from the Slovenian. I refer to my mother and father as “Mama ” and Ata, ” which is how our family has always called them. I use my Slovenian name, “Janez, "for myself.
Janez: Could you tell me about your impressions and memories of our coming to America? Start with the trip over on the ship and tell me what it was like.
Mama: When we were °n the ship, the men and Women were separated.
Ata: The men were in cabins on the lowest level, with the women and children on an upper level. I was sick ^uch of the time. For the first days, I mostly stayed in bed. Whenever I got up, I Would start throwing up.
Mama: I was sick, too, but 1 had to get out of bed because I was taking care of •Janez. As soon as the ship started moving, my head started spinning. I was constantly sick more than half the time. But towards the end of the trip I started feel-m8 better.
Ata: Once we passed Gi-raltar, the weather got better and we started feeling etter. But while we were in e Mediterranean, the St°rms were terrible and we Were all sick.
Janez: Was I sick, too? Mama: At the beginning, y°u weren’t sick at all. Later the trip, you developed a *'Ver and started feeling sick cause you had a tooth lowing out - it was a mo-
lar, and that made you feel very sick. You were 16 months old at the time.
Ata: I often carried you on walks to try to help you feel better.
Mama: Once your tooth finally came out (I could feel it in your mouth), then you were fine. But even when you were feeling sick, you never lost your appetite. I would be throwing up next to you, and you just kept right on eating (laughs). Sometimes the ship would be tossing violently, with the chairs and tables and everything all being thrown together, but you would just keep right on eating, (laughs again).
Janez: Was it bad food?
Mama: No; it wasn’t too bad, but for the first part of the trip, I was just too sick to eat.
Ata: They didn’t give us much to drink. I asked a cook if we could have something; 1 think he was a Norwegian. He brought us some dried grapes, still attached to the stem. After we ate those, we were even more thirsty. I asked again, and then he brought us a big can of grapefruit juice. We had never tasted grapefruit before - it was so bitter we couldn’t drink it. We didn’t know that we could have added some water and sugar and it would have been fine. As far as the food goes, they offered decent food when we were sick at the beginning of the trip, but we weren’t able to eat. But when we started feeling better, they didn’t give us much - there was no bread, no milk.
Mama: We arrived in New York very hungry. When we got off the ship, there was a group of women who were handing out free coffee and donuts. There was a long, winding line of us waiting for a donut. When we finally got one, we ate it quickly. Janez, you wanted
more, and I said, I don’t have any more. So I decided to get back in line, thinking I would get another donut for
us, so that at least you would have enough to eat. When I got to the head of the line, the woman said, “you’ve already been through the line,” and she refused to give me another donut (laughs).
Ata: I think that was the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mama: Then Ata found someone who was selling small bags that contained some fruit and bread. The bags were a dollar apiece, which seemed very expensive to us. In the refugee camp, we had worked an entire day to earn a dollar. Ata bought a bag, but there was very little in it.
Janez: When we arrived in New York, do you remember seeing the Statue of Liberty?
Mama: Yes, we saw that right away. It was wonderful. But we were tired, hungry and thirsty, and it didn’t quite have the same feeling as you would expect. And I was not very happy about coming to America. It seemed so far from home and I knew we would never be able to go home again. That was very hard for me. (long silence).
At the New York train station, we thought we would get some food there. Ata looked everywhere, but couldn’t find any place that sold bread. On the train, Ata learned there was a dining car, so Ata and Mr. Sršen went to get some food for us there. Ata brought us a sandwich. “Yoy,” he said, “this was so expensive.” It was a soft kind of bread that we had never eaten before, and just one sandwich. I actually wished we could have had a loaf of real bread. This sandwich was good, but you could have eaten it yourself. We shared it among the three of us.
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He broadcasts on Sundays from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. His program is called “Slovenia.”
Paul can be reached at (216)	391-7225.	His
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Janez: Did the trip from New York to Chicago take a whole day?
Ata: We left New York at 11 p.m. on December 22 and reached Chicago at 5 p.m. the next day.
Janez: And then you waited in Chicago for the next train?
Ata:	Yes, we waited
many hours in Chicago. While we waited, I looked everywhere for bread, but still couldn’t find any for sale. If 1 could have bought a loaf, we would have had
enough for all the kids in our 3 group. There was a man who came by, I don’t know who he was. He offered me some money to buy candy for the kids. I didn’t think to ask him where I could buy some bread.
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Yes, folks there are some Slovenians on the West Side
By Rudy Flis
St. Vitus and St. Clair Ave. St. Mary’s and Holmes Ave. St. Lawrence and Union Ave. All Slovenian parishes - and all in East Side neighborhoods.
Didn’t any Slovenians settle on the West Side of Cleveland?
You bet they did. I’m a West Side Slovenian, and here’s how we lived.
I was born on W. 130th Street, one block south of JDN Slovenian Home. A few months later, we moved to Crossbum Ave., about a mile from JDN Hall. Our home had a barn behind it. There were fields on both sides and it was near the end of the street. My folks dug up quite a bit of the field for a large garden.
In this setting, my parents raised cows, pigs, chickens, dog, cat and us kids.
Evening was milking time for our cows. I remember watching my mom milk the cows. Our three legged
cat. Tommy (Tommy had kittens every year) would always be near my mom when she was milking. Every once in awhile, my mom would squirt sideways, right into Tommy’s face. Tommy’s tongue and paw worked her entire face over, quickly and efficiently, removing all traces of milk. Then, Tommy sat patiently, waiting for the next squirt of milk.
Our neighborhood wasn’t all Slovenian, but there were plenty of us around, enough to have a big picnic during the summer in an empty field on our street. I loved this event. Got to drink soda pop, just like at a wedding.
Somewhere, a great distance from our home, in the direction where the sun rises, I had uncles, aunts and cousins. I didn’t know it then, but they were East Side Slovenians. They came to our home for weddings, cutting hay for our cows, slaughtering our calves and pigs, and for our baptism.
Slovene Home for Aged buys property in Chardon
The Slovene Home for the Aged (SHA) has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire two adjacent properties Chardon Village, Ohio where it hopes to establish a new senior living community.
The approximately 130 acres of undeveloped land is lo cated in the northwestern most portion of the Village along State Route 44 with frontage also on US route 6 (Chardon Road) and Auburn Road.
Slovene Home for the Aged Board President, Sutton J. Girod, stated that “Signing this agreement ended the long and extensive search which began in 1993. We feel confident this property will provide an excellent setting for the senior living needs of our community well into the next century.”
The selection of this property culminates a process begun in 1993 when a long range plan was adopted by the Board of Trustees. This plan called for the expansion of the Slovene Home for the Aged’s current skilled nursing operation and the extension of services to include assisted living, independent living, respite care, adult day care and hospice. A review of the SHA’s facilities and property determined that expansion on the existing site is not feasible.
The Slovene Home for the Aged plans to continue operating the existing nursing home on Neff Road in Cleveland. AHA Administrator, Anthony L. Rotolo, Ph.D. stated that. The existing nursing home on Neff Road in Cleveland will remain open and continue to provide the same quality care which has made it a well respected institution in the community for the past 35 years.
Long Range Planning Committee Chair, Anthony Hiti stated, “The size and location of the property should allow uš to develop a first class senior living campus with abundant green space and a park-like environment.”
The purchase agreement provides the Slovene Home for the Aged with a due diligence period during which it will perform environmental testing, property survey, utilities analysis and land planning as well as seek and obtain required local, county and state approvals for the proposed community. The agreement also requires the final approval of the SHA Board of Trustees before the deal can be closed.
The Slovene Home for the Aged was established as a not for profit organization by the Slovenian-American community in the late 1950s with the mission of providing care to the elderly and is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees.
This was our East Side connection.
My cousins were at least 10 years older than us young-ones. They didn’t care to run through the fields and throw stones in the air with us squirts. They did enjoy visiting with my mom and dad and my older brother and sisters.
Now that I have aged, and don’t run through fields and throw stones, I, with my younger brothers and sister, have been accepted by my cousins.
I have a Slovenian buddy from the East Side. Know where I met him? It wasn’t at the JDN Hall. It wasn’t at the Slovenian Home on St. Clair or Holmes Avenue.
We met in Heilbronn, Germany, while in the Army. We were much closer to Ljubljana, Slovenia than all the little Ljubljana’s in Cleveland, Ohio.
But what’s important is, we met, we’re still buddies, and East or West; we’re still Slovenian-Americans.
Public invited to Holy Name lunch
The Cleveland Diocesan Holy Name Convention will be held at St. Vitus Church and Auditorium on Feb. 15.
Bishop Anthony M. Pilla will be the main celebrant at the Mass at 9 a.m. Dr. Robert White will be the principal speaker at the program following Mass.
A luncheon will be served at 12 noon. The program and luncheon is open to the public and the cost is $10.00.
For reservations call the St. Vitus parish house at 361-1444.
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The 34th National KSKJ Basketball Tournament will be held this weekend, February 15 and 16^. There will be 34 teams participating and a total of 39 games will be played at three gyms in Brecksville, Ohio area.
Tournament games will be played between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the following gyms: St. Michael located at 5025 east Mill Road (left turn at Wallings Road Exit °n 1-77, and a right turn onto East Mill Road on the east side of 1-77); Brecksville High School located at 6376 Mill road; and Brecksville Middle School located at 27 Public Square at Arlington road (east from Route 82 Exit on 1-77, a right turn on Route 21, and another right turn onto Arlington Road Miich is the first street south °f Route 82). All three gyms wiH be used on Saturday.
The Sunday games will be played at the Brecksville Middle School Gym in the
morning and at Brecksville High School Gym all day.
Teams will be coming from Joliet and Waukegan, Illinois; from the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area; Indianapolis, Indiana; Steelton, PA; and the Cleveland and Newburgh, Ohio area.
Everyone is welcome to attend the games.
On Saturday evening there will be a Gala Tournament Dance at St. Michael Gym starting at 8 p.m. for both young and older KSKJ members and friends. The popular Ken Zagar Orchestra will provide the polka and waltz sounds while deejay Danny “K” will step up the tempo for the younger people, providing a good time for all in attendance.
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February is Slovenian Literature Month s
By Joseph Zelle
February is the month of Slovenian literature. It should be observed by every conscious Slovenian.
It is a good opportunity to learn about fellow Slovenians	scattered
throughout the world. One will know how they live in these foreign lands.
What is more important is that these newspapers and magazines are being financially supported. They need every bit of help that can be given to them.
Here is a list of just some of the periodicals that are publishing, along with their subscription rates:
Uprava DRUŽINA Krekov trg I/I SLO - 1001 Ljubljana SLOVENIJA (Evropa)
Uprava MISLI P.O. Box 197 KEW, Vic. 3101 AUSTRALIA
Uprava NASA LUC Krekov trg 1/1 1000 Ljubljana SLOVENIJA (Evropa)
Uprava SVOBODNA SLOVENIJA Ramon L. Falcon 4158 (1407) Buenos Aires ARGENTINA
Uprava BOŽJA BESEDA 739 Brown’s Line Toronto, Ontario M8W 3V7
Upr. MOHORJEVA DRUŽBA Celovec Viktringer Ring 26 A-90000 Klagenfurt/Celovec Osterreich (Evropa)
Uprava NOVI GLAS 34170 Gorica Riva Piazzutta 18 ITALIA (Evropa)
Uprava SLOVENSKA DRŽAVA 646 Euclid Ave.
Toronto, Ontario M6C 2T5
Uprava AVE MARIA 14246 Main Street P.O. Box 608 Lemont, IL 60439-0608
Upr. MOHORJEVA DRUŽBA Gorica
3471 Gorica Riva Piazzutta 18 ITALIA (Evropa)
Uprava OGNJIŠČE Trg Brolo 11 p.p. 114
6000 Koper, SLOVENIJA
Uprava DRUŽINA IN DOM Viktringer Ring 26 A-9020 Klagenfurt/Celovec Osterreich
1997 rates:
L - Božja beseda: $15.00
2.	- Družina: $60.00
3.	- Družina in dom: $40.00
4.	-Misli: $20.00
5.	- Mohorjeva Celovec:
$40.00
6.	- Mohorjeva Goricca:
$75.00
7.	- Nasa luc: $20.00
8.	- Novi glas: $61.30
9.	- Ognjišče: $32.00
10.	- Svobodna Slovenija
$100.00
11.	- Slovenska država: $15.00
12.	- Tabor
13.	- Ameriška Domovina: $30.00
14.	- Ave Maria: $20.00
Art Guild Notes
The Slovenian National Art Guild meets on Monday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Slovenian Society Home, 20713 Recher Ave., Euclid, Ohio.
Sandra J. Malitz, family historian from the Family History Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio, will introduce us to the wealth of material and information on genealogy that is available at the Center at little or no cost. Mrs. Malitz is an instructor, lecturer, researcher, and consultant on family history and genealogy.
Many Voices, One Heart If you did not attend our January meeting at the polka Hall of Fame, you missed a most informative and interesting evening. We would like to thank Joe Valencie for his introduction to the video which celebrated the 90^ anniversary of St. Mary’s church and also to the button box group with Justine Skok and Rose Intihar which entertained after the presentation. We also would like to thank the audience which donated $45 to St. Mary’s Church.
Hungarian Display The Hungarian Heritage Society Museum at Richmond Hall is currently featuring a special exhibit of embroidery and needle work. Doris Sadar has arranged a guided tour of the museum, artifacts, and exhibits for Thursday, March
6, starting at 11:30 a.m. Please call Doris at 943-1956 if interested in being a part of this free tour.
Condolences to Joyce Plemel and family on the death of her husband. Art Guild member Joseph Plemel.
Get well wishes to Fran Marn who is now at Heather Hill Nursing Home.
Dorothy Dybzinski, who had been hospitalized, looked as fit as ever at our January meeting.
—Patricia A. Habat
By Patricia Coil, Euclid Travel
Question: On a cruise ship are there different classes of service?
Answer: No, the cruises are “one-class.” Every passenger can use all the ship’s facilities, menus, activities, and entertainment. The location and size of your stateroom is what determines the price of your cruise, not the service.
Question: Isn’t cruising more expensive than going to a resort?
Answer:	Cruise vaca-
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Slovenian School Benefit Dinner
St. Vitus Slovenian School yearly dinner will be held on Sunday, March 9 in St. Vitus auditorium.
On the menu is chicken or roast beef. Donation is $10 for adults, or $5 for children.
Tickets are available at the Ameriška Domovina, from Slovenian School parents; or at the door.
Everyone is invited!
pocket expenses will be for drinks, shore excursions, personal services like hair styling, and tipping the crew. You will know in advance how much your vacation will cost you.
Question: How long are cruises?
Answer: They vary in length from 3 days to 3 months.
Question: How do I book a cruise?
Answer: Contact Euclid Travel and they will make all the arrangements. They can help you pick a cruise that fits your schedule, tastes, and budget.
If you have a question related to travel, write this newspaper or call Euclid Travel, 22078 Lakeshore Blvd., Euclid, OH 44123 and the answer will appear in this column.
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AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
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At this point, I would customarily be informing you of the results of our elections which had been scheduled for our meeting of Thursday, January 16th. gut I have no such report. Our intentions were good... the weather just would not cooperate.
Early on our scheduled meeting date, President Edward Kamak called me and we debated the weather prospects for the day. The decision was to go ahead with the meeting, believing that conditions would improve as the day progressed. An hour or so later, we were back on the phone. The weather had downgraded. Fortified with the technical wisdom of the weather predictions, and combined with our judgement, the decision now was to, “Cancel the meeting. ”
Out came our membership listing, and with four of us manning the phones, members were quickly notified that the meeting was canceled. The decision proved to be a right. The weather progressed from. “not so bad” to “VERY BAD.” It was not a day to venture out. No meeting - so elections had to be postponed until our next meeting, which is on Thursday, Feb.20th.
With the type of weather we have been having this winter - no doubt many have been annoyed with sneezing and coughing and spells of colds and the flu. But with Spring scheduled to arrive soon, we can look forward to beautiful, warm sunshiny days and.. Hm... I wonder., or will we be headed for similar topsy-turvey mixture again? No, let’s all be optimistic and think... warmth and sunshine.
Reporting on our ailing members: Josephine Valencie was rushed to the hospital, had surgery, is recovering nicely, and is up and about.
Jean Booth had to be
hospitalized again at Charity Hospital; was later transferred to Euclid Meridia and is undergoing therapy there.
Stanley Martinčič is still at the Grande Point Center.
Eleanor Rasper had cataract surgery (both eyes, I am told). If not yet, I am sure that she will be on the “go” again soon.
Bertha Vidmar is waiting to be admitted for scheduled back surgery. She has been troubled with back problems for some time and has now agreed to surgery. I am sure she will appreciate your prayers. May the surgery give her relief from this painful problem. Bertha had been active with a number of groups and is missed. Get Well soon Bertha. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Keep the above members in mind and send them a card of cheer or possibly give some a phone call.
I am not aware nor have I been advised of any other members confined with health problems. Let us hope this is an indication that all is well with the rest of you.
The date of our Annual Dinner and “Lucky Pick” drawine is Sunday, April 27
The tickets will be made available at our coming meeting on Feb. 20th. We urge all members to get active in the sale of both the Dinner and Drawing tickets. Be an active member and do your part by helping to make the event a success.
To those of you who are not members, we invite you to support us in our effort. This is our only once a year fund raiser. Your help will be greatly appreciated. I will remind you of the Dinner and drawing several times more between now and the Sunday, April 2?th date. Plan now to join us on that day. Mark your calendars. And, Get Your Tickets NOW.
Members are urged to attend our February 20^ meeting. Time is 1 p.m.
Place is the Kenik Room in the St. Clair Slovenian National Home. See you there. Yes, I plan to be there.
—Stanley J. Frank P.S. - Just a reminder to all of our readers. The Slovenian National Home holds a Social Evening every last Wednesday of the month in the lower hall. It is a fun evening with a drawing, live music for your listening pleasure and dancing if you so desire. Sandwiches and refreshments are served. A $10.00 ticket admits vou and a companion. Your ticket stub is your entry in the evening’s drawing. Come down and try it. We think you will enjoy it. For tickets and information call Gerri Hopkins at 361-5115.
Also, The Friends of the Slovenian National Home, Inc., a support organization of the Slovenian National Home, is at this time campaigning for more new members. The function of the FRIENDS organization is to raise funds for needed improvements and the maintenance of the Home. Dues are only $15.00 per year for an individual and $25.00 for a family, business or organization.
To become a member, call either Stanley Frank at 391-9761 or Sylvia at 391-9453 or other member of the Friends. Your support is needed.
Love is blind and marriage is an eye opener.
Ambiguous Sentences in the Slovenian language
Sometimes, the accent above c, s or z can entirely change the meaning of a sentence:
Problem je rešen can mean The problem is a serious one, exactly as written, or The problem is solved, if the caron accent that ought to be standing above s was omitted.
Other times, the difference is a more subtle one, like
Niti ficka nimam which means I don’t even have a dime, but with the caron accent above the c it turns into / don’t even have a Zastava 750. (Zastava 750, also popularly known as fieko is a small car that used to be manufactured by Crvena Zastava. For a long time it was the cheapest car one could buy in Yugoslavia. It was later superseded by Yugo.
—P. Peterlin (the Internet)
Donations
Thanks to the following for their generous donations to the Ameriška Domovina: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Žnidaršič, Kirtland, OH — $5.00 Helen Kozlevchar, Wil-lowick, OH -$10.00
Blaz and Angela Potočnik, Etobicoke, Ont., Canada
-	$5.00
Mary Okicki, Cleveland, OH - $10.00
Edward Draksler, Morris, IL -$10.00
Mary Kump, Garden Grove, Ohio — $10.00
Karl Valenčak, Euclid, OH - $5.00
Antoinette McGrath, Cleveland, OH — $5.00 Olga Valencie, Richmond Hts., OH - $10.00
Anthony and Tina Štepec, Richmond Hts., OH $20.00
Frank and Anne Knaus, Punta Gorda, FL — $10.00 Milena Zaper, Cleveland, OH-$10.00
Maria Ribic, Euclid, OH -
-	$5.00
Albert Frank, Wickliffe, OH - $5.00
Frances Opeka, Green Oaks, IL -$10.00
Filip Oreh, Wickliffe, OH
-	$5.00
Rev. John Kumse, Cleveland, OH — $5.00 Minka Cugelj, Cleveland, OH - $5.00
Donation
A big thank you to Joe and Jo-Ann Marie Petrie of Euclid, Ohio who donated $25.00 to the American Home newspaper.
When To Walk And Why
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Old-Fashioned Fish Fries
St. Vitus Dad’s Club “97” presents delicious fish, shrimp, and pierogi fries during Fridays in Lent -
Canadian Walleye Pike Dinner (big portions) $6.75; Shrimp dinners (7 large shrimp) are $7.00.
Cooking Up Indoor Family Fun
(NAPS)—When the weather outside is frightful, what could be more delightful than baking up a batch of fragrantly delicious buttery cookies.
It’s an activity the whole family can take part in.
“A delicious Danish pretzel cookie recipe is ideal since the cookies can be shaped in a variety of creative designs,” said Gail Greco, an authority on country inn cooking and founder of the Cooking Association of American Inns.
Greco, the host of the public television series, Country Inn Cooking, underwritten by DuPont No-Stick Surfaces Silverstone®, was supplied with this recipe by chef Larry Martin of the Gingerbread Mansion.
“These cookies taste wonderful with a mug of piping hot herbal tea or cocoa with marshmallows. Be sure to use a baking sheet that is coated with a non-stick surface such as DuPont Silverstone®, so designs do not break when they are removed from the sheet and for easy clean-up,” said Greco.
DANISH PRETZEL COOKIES 1 pound butter, softened 5V2 cups all-purpose flour 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten 3/4 cup heavy cream 3 egg whites, slightly beaten 1 cup sugar
In I large bowl, cream together the butter and the flour. In a separate bowl, mix the egg yolks with the cream,
The whole family can have fun preparing a deliciously fragrant batch of Danish Pretzel Cookies. These buttery cookies can be
shaped in creative designs._____
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When cooking, a “dash” of an ingredient is less than 1/8 teaspoon.
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! Slovenian Almond-Apricot Bread !
Recipe by: Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant
•1/6 cups water
•	l Vi cups dried apricots - chopped
•	2 tablespoons butter
•	Vi cup maple syrup
•	1 ®gg “ beaten
•	1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•	1 teaspoon orange zest
•	1 Vi cups unbleached flour
•	1 cup flour, whole wheat
•	1 teaspoon salt
•	1 teaspoon baking soda
•	Vi teaspoon baking powder
•	1 cup almonds, toasted - chopped
In medium saucepan, bring the water and apricots to a ] boil and then simmer until very soft, for at least 10 | minutes. Add the butter, maple syrup, egg, vanilla, and | orange rind and stir well until the butter melts. Remove the | J mixture from the heat.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Sift together the flours, salt, soda, and baking powder.
J Fold the dry ingredients into the apricot mixture. Add the [ chopped almonds and blend well.
Spread the batter evenly into an oiled medium loaf pan. | | Bake for one hour and 15 minutes, until a knife inserted in | the center comes out clean.
Allow the bread to cool for several minutes before ] removing it from the pan.
This bread is moist and flavorful enough to enjoy plain, ] | but it is also delicious with sweet butter or cream cheese \ and a slightly tart fruit marmalade or apricot jam.
ANOTE: Moosewood Restaurant is in Ithaca,NY in the ! I Finger Lakes Region. It features “meatless cuisine.”
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| Spinach and Rice Casserole
3 packages (10 ounces each) frozen spinach |	1-1/2 cups long grain rice
3-1/4 cups water	1 small onion, chopped
|	2 teaspoons salt	6 eggs
i 8 tablespoons margarine I 'A cup fine dry bread crumbs
6 tablespoons grated Romano cheese Cook spinach according to package directions, drain ! thoroughly. Meanwhile, combine rice, water, salt and 2 ! tablespoons of the margarine in a large saucepan.
| Bring to a boil over high heat; cover, reduce heat to | medium and boil 12-14 minutes or until rice is cooked.
! Drain and rinse with cold water. In a large saucepan,
! saute onion in 4 tablespoons of the margarine until [ limp. Add rice and spinach, mix well. Beat eggs with 3 I tablespoons of the cheese, stir into rice mixture.
! Butter a 2-quart or similar casserole and sprinkle 3 ! tablespoons of the bread crumbs over the sides. Fill ! with rice mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and | bread crumbs. Dot with remaining margarine. Bake, j uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Serves 6-8.
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1 can (7-ounce) tuna, drained well, and flaked 1 small onion, chopped fine % cup chopped celery •
% cup chopped green pepper % cup chopped cherry tomatoes % cup shredded Swiss cheese 1 cup packaged biscuit mix 1 cup milk 3 eggs
Grated Parmesan cheese
Arrange tuna over bottom of an ungreased 10-inch \ pie pan. Mix together vegetables and sprinkle over tuna. Top with Swiss cheese. With a wire wisk or fork, J gently blend together biscuit mix, milk and eggs. Pour [ over contents of pie pan. Sprinkle with Parmesan, to	\
taste. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until brown on top. Serve hot, cut in wedges. (Note: any desired vegetables can be used in this recipe.)
AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Coming Events
Saturday, February 15
St. Vitus Holy Name Society hosts diocesan Holy Name Convention with 9 a.m. Mass with Bishop Anthony Pilla as main celebrant, followed by program featuring Dr. Robert White as main speaker. Luncheon at 12 noon. Program and luncheon is open to the public at $10. Tickets call 361-1444.
Saturday, February 15
Polka Dance at Slovenian National Home, 6417 St. Clair Ave., featuring Jeff Pecon in auditorium; Homesteaders in Kenik Room from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Tickets available from Slovenian Home, 64Q9 St. Clair, Polka Hall of Fame, 291 E. 222 St., Ann Opeka (531-7850)or Larry Hočevar (361-5115). $8 at door.
Feb. 15-16
KSKJ National Basketball Tournament in Brecksville, Ohio between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at three locations: St. Michael Gym, Brecksville High School, and Brecksville Middle School. Dance Saturday evening at St. Michael Gym, 5025 East Mill Rd. (turn left at Wallings Rd. exit on 1-77, and a right turn onto East Mill Rd. on the east side of 1-77) starting at 8 p.m. featuring Ken Zagar Orchestra and Danny “K”.Further info contact: Joe Hočevar 881-9586.
Friday, Feb. 28
Fish Fry Dinner, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Slovenian National Home, East 80^* St.
Saturday, March 1
Winter Polkafest Dance at Slovenian National Home, 6417 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. featuring Joe Fedorchak in auditorium, Homesteaders in Kenik Room. Tickets available from Slovenian Home, 6409 St. Clair, Polka Hall of Fame, 291 E. 222 St., Ann Opeka (531-7850)or Larry Hočevar (361-5115). $8 at door.
Sunday, March 2
St. Vitus Holy Name Society and KSKJ lodges 25 and 162 co-sponsor Goulash Dinner in St. Vitus Auditorium, E. 62nd and Glass Ave., Cleveland. Serving continuously from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adults $8, children $4. Tickets from parish house or Holy Name members.
Saturday, March 8 Polka Dance at Slovenian National Home, 6417 St. Clair Ave., from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., featuring Jeff Pecon Orchestra. Tickets available from Slovenian Home, 6409 St. Clair, Polka Hall of Fame, 291 E. 222 St., Ann Opeka (531-7850)or Larry Hočevar (361-5115). $8 at door.
Sunday, March 9 St. Vitus Slovenian School chicken and roast beef benefit dinner. Adults $10; children $5. Tickets at Ameriška Domovina, from parents, or at the door. Everyone is invited.
Friday, March 14 Fish Fry Dinner, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Slovenian National Home, East 80th St.
Sunday, March 16
Federation of Slovenian Homes Banquet SNH St. Clair SNH. Main honorees: John Pestotnik and Sister Rosemary Hočevar.
Sunday, April 6 Holmes Ave. Pensioners Spring Dinner Dance, at Collinwood	Slovenian
Home, 15810 Holmes Ave. Music by Dan Peters orchestra. Donation $12.00. Tickets call 943-3784 or 531-2088.
Saturday, April 12 Jadran Concert at Slovenian Workmen’s Home. Contact: 481-3187.
Sunday, April 13 Super Button Box Bash 15 - SNPJ Circle 2 from 1 to 9 p.m., Slovenian Society Home, Euclid, Ohio - 20 orchestras.
Tuesday, April 15 Dubravka Tomsic, Slovenian pianist, in concert at Severance Hall.
Saturday, Anril 19 Primorski Club Dinner/dance at SNH on St. Clair Contact: 944-9049.
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Rev. .Alojzij Groznik celebrated his golden anniversary as a priest on Sunday, January 16. For the occasion Ljubljana's Archbishop and Metropolitan, Dr. Alojzij Šuštar, concelebrated the holy sacrifice of the Mass. In attendance were also the auxiliary bishops of Ljubljana.
Jože Marinko exhibited his works on sacred architecture at the Gallery in Ljubljana. The exhibit ran from January 24 to Februar}' 8. On February' 1 Marinko gave a talk on sacred architecture.
Naša Družina is the monthly supplement of the diocesan newspaper, Družina. In its February' issue is an interview with Dr. France Bernik conducted by Batbara Svetin. Dr. Bernik is the president of SAZU, the Slovenian Academy of Arts and Science. In the interview the noted doctor says that Slovenian cultural grows out of Christian roots. Dr. Bemik is well known as a literary historian.
The Cultural Society Ivan Trinko of Cedad has published the 1997 Almanac. This annual publication came into being as the result of new borders following World War I, which isolated a goodly segment of Slovenians in and around the Terst region. The isolated Slovenians became a minority in Fascist Italy with the constant struggle to retain their Slovenian identity.
During his first visit to Slovenia last May, Pope John Paul II is quoted as saying: “Slovenia, noteworthy country in the heart of Europe”.
Adria Film Festival began on Tuesday, January 21 in Terst. It is the eighth annual affair featuring films of Central-Eastern Europe.
A group of 70 people concerned about pollution, tackled the Soca River. In addition to the usual waste found in such locations, they also dragged up 2 refrigerators, 2 washing machines, a car engine, tractor tires, a wood stove, street signs, and various junk debris. (Sounds just like a typical American city trash disposal.)

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castles; Trenta Alpine museum; visit to Zemono, Vipavski Kriz, all entrace fees, touring by private deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach, professional tour director, baggage handling, travel bag and document holder, hotel taxes and service fees.
The emphasis will be seeing and tasting the splendid variety of wines in the various regions of Slovenia. There will be a full day opti-nal excursion by catamaran “The Prince of Venice” to visit Venice; Postojna caves, and other sights which are outlines in a free brochure. To receive the Wines of Slovenia brochure, or further information about the trip, call TravelMax, Inc. at 216-692-1700 or 800-677-1313. You may visit them at 911 E. 185 St., Cleveland, or Buchner Tours 328 Euclid Mall.
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Death Notices
MARY RABAT '
Mary Rabat (nee Cerar), 93, passed away in Meridia Euclid Hospital on Friday, February 7^, 1997
Mary was bom in Domžale, Slovenia. She came to Cleveland in 1930. She was a member of Hoi-roes Avenue Pensioners, KSKJ Lodge St. Joseph No. 169, and SWU No. 50.
Mary was the widow of John Rabat Sr. She was the roother of John Jr. (Dolores), Edward (Patricia), Betty (Stan) Kozar, Anna (Ernest) Trost; 28 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Son Herman preceded her in death.
Visitation was held at Ze'e Funeral Home in Cleveland. Mass was held Monday, Feb. 10, at 9:30 a-ro. in St. Mary Church on Holmes Ave. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery. Donations to St. Mary Church in er roemory would be appreciated by the family.
FRANK j. brundic
Frank J. Brundic, 82, a ormer Mayor of Richmond Heights, Ohio, and factory. °Wner, passed away on Monday, Feb. 4, 1997 in Cape Coral, Florida where ^ had been a resident for e Past 14 years.
Mr. Brundic was bom September 7, 1914. He was e owner/operator of Dun-Products of Bedford,
is survived by his wife, °rothy (nee Koren); tighter: Judy Kikendall;
Ce grandchildren; one tf.63!	and a sis-
pauli„e Krall.
Services were held on eanesday, Feb. 12 at 9:30 p From St. Felicitas B;Urch in Euclid, Ohio. c rial was in All Souls
nem|etery ln Chardon- Fu-ha ,, arrangements were
Son	Brickman &
0nsI"c. of Euclid, Ohio.
of/^ribntion to a charity pra ?Ur choice in memory of aonr brundic, would be ec|ated by the family.
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JOSEPH KLAMMER
a Mass of Christian Burial for Joseph Klammer, 87, a 50-year Painesville, Ohio resident, formerly of Slovenia will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13 at St. Mary Catholic Church, 242 North State Street, Painesville.
He died Feb. 8, 1997 at the Altercare Nursing home in Concord Township.
Bom March 10, 1909, in Cerknica, Slovenia, he retired from the spinning room at I.R.C. Fibers Corporation in Painesville Township after 30 years of service.
Mr. Klammer was a member of St. Mary Catholic church in Painesville, the American Slovenian Club in Fairport Harbor and the A.M.L.A. Lodge 30 in Leroy Township.
Survivors are his wife of 67 years, Julia (Yurbas) Klammer; brother, Rudy Klammer of Willowick; and several nieces and nephews in America and Slovenia.
His brothers, Albin and Victor Klammer; and sister, Tika Mele, are deceased.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Painesville.
The family suggests contributions to the St. Mary School, 242 N. State St., Painesville or to t he St. Vitus School, 6104 Glass Ave., Cleveland 44103.
AGNES MEGLICH
Agnes Meglich (nee Krall), 98, passed away on Wednesday, February 5^ 1997 in Grand Pointe Health Care Center.
Agnes was born in Slovenia. She came to Cleveland in the early 1920s. She was a member of KSKJ Lodge No. 162.
Agnes was the widow of Matt; the mother of Matthew (wife Betty) and Eleanor (husband Sam) Grimaldi; grandmother of seven; greatgrandmother of 15; and sister of John Krall (deceased).
Visitation was at Zele Funeral Home. A Funeral mass was held on Saturday at St. Jerome Church. Burial was in All Souls Cemetery.
In Memory
Enclosed is a check for $40.00 - of which $30.00 is for renewal of my subscription; and $10.00 in memory
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--Josephine M. Ponikvar Cleveland, Ohio
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JOHN H. PENKO
John H. Penko, 75, of Seven Hills, Ohio passed away on January 21, 1997.
Mr. Penko was bom February 19, 1921. He was a retired carpenter.
Mr. Penko is survived by his wife, Ann; daughters: Donna Davis, Kathy Trus-kolaski, Tammy Leaseburge; son, Tom; and seven grandchildren; as well as sister Irene Pasalaqua.
His mother, Julia Kamber, passed away when she was 100 years old, in 1996. The following family members are also deceased: his father Frank Penko Sr., sister, Margie Kamber; and brother Frank Penko.
Services were held on January 23, 1997 at St. Co-lumbkille Church, Parma, Ohio. Burial in Holy Cross Cemetery.
Arrangements by the Riczo Funeral Home, Parma.
AMELIA LOURIN
Amelia Lourin, 87, died at St. Augustine Manor on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1997.
Amelia was the daughter of Anton and Frances (nee Legan) (both deceased); the sister of Lillian Lapatich; and the following deceased: Edward, Frances Badalick, Anton and Stanley; aunt of Lorene Poseno, David Le-potich, Diane Barnes; and sister-in-law of Jean Lourin of Maine.
Visitation was at Zele Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass was held at St. Christine Church on Friday. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery.
In Memory
Angela and Josephine Ambrosic of Euclid, Ohio donated $25.00 to the American Home newspaper in memory of June Jean Ambrosic.
In Loving Memory
of the
32ni1 Anniversary of the passing of my dear “Pop”
John Muniza Sr.
died Feb. 16, 1965
You have been gone since Feb. 16, 1965; But you have never been forgotten.
Loved and Missed John - Son
Feb. 13, 1997-EARP
Multicultural Day 9
Oliio Governor George V. Voinovich this week announced the designation of Sunday, August 10 as Multicultural Day at the 1997 Ohio State Fair.
This year marks the sixth consecutive year of programming that celebrates the rich heritage and traditions of Ohio’s multicultural communities. The celebration will feature entertainment by performing groups and presenters from every geographical region of the state.
For further information and to obtain an application, multicultural performing groups can contact August
B. Pust or Mark A. Ozanich in the Governor’s office at 614-644-0894. Due to the large number of talented multiculrual performing groups in Ohio, participation is limited. A committee of arts professionals and State Fair officials has been created to select groups to perform in an effort to achieve an appropriate mix of diverse entertainment. The deadline to return applications is March 14.
For general information about the 1997 Ohio State Fair contact the State’s Tourist Information Office at 1-800-BUCKEYE.
4 Protecting Our Environment
Travelers Care For The Environment
(NAPS)—Caring for the environment does not have to take a vacation when you do.
Increasing numbers of travelers are considering environmentally friendly ways to expand their horizons. Doing so can even be fun—if you educate yourself to the possibilities.
“Tour takers look at learning about the environment as more than just education. They see it as a fun and essential part of their trips," said Janice Mcllwain, president of the National Tour Association (NTA), whose members design and conduct travel packages to destinations throughout the world.
To emphasize their role in encouraging travelers to maintain the environment, NTA developed a position statement that reads: “Preserving .the environment is a vital component of every travel experience, and the packaged travel industry pledges its commitment to protect our natural i resources.”
Many NTA professionals have integrated a new sensitivity to the environment into their tours. They might point out to travelers that when a tide comes into a Georgia marsh, it leaves salt behind on the high elevations. Little grows on this salty ground, creating “salt pans” that make perfect footpaths for travelers to enjoy the beautiful marsh vegetation while not harming it.
Tour takers who travel by motorcoach have a natural edge on transportation.
Tour-takers who travel by motorcoach have a natural edge on earth-friendly transportation. Motorcoaches emit fewer smog-causing gases. ________________
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average passenger car emits 3.1 grams per mile of hydrocarbons that contribute to urban smog. The average motorcoach emits 2.16 grams per mile of hydrocarbons. The average passenger car emits 23 grams per mile of carbon monoxide, while the average motorcoach emits only 11.22 grams per mile of the same gas.
Although the average passenger car emits 1.6 grams per mile of nitrogen oxides and the average motorcoach emits 10.81 grams per mile, the motorcoach takes an impressive lead again when you consider that a 55-seat motorcoach can replace 27 automobiles (with two-person occupancy) in highway traffic.
For a free list of NTA members, call 800/755-TOUR, ext 79, TDD: 606-226-4211, or write the National Tour Association at 546 East Main Street, Lexington, KY 40508.
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AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
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Ameriška Sioverfska Katoliška Jednota American Slovenian Catholic Union
ST. VITUS LODGE No. 25 KSKJ
Spiritual Director: Rev. Joseph Božnar; President:	Joseph S. Baškovič; Vice
President: Joseph V. Hočevar; Secretary: John C. Turek, Tele: 531-0230; Treasurer:
Al Orehek; Auditors: Ed Avsec, James Debevec; Sgt.-at-Arms: Frank Zupančič. Youth and Athletic Director:	Ralph
Prawdzik.
Meetings every second Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in St. Vitus Church basement.
DRUŠTVO SV. LOVRENCE ŠT. 63 KSKJ Duhovni vodja: Rev. Anthony Rebol; preds: Joseph L. Fortuna; podpreds: Isabelle Godec; taj. RalphGodec, 847 E. Hillsdale, tel. 524-5201; zapis. Mary Ann Sray;
nadzorniki: Anthony B. Lausche, Olga Sray, Virginia Fortuna; zastopnika za SND na E. 80 St. Joseph Fortuna in Ralph Godec; zastopnika za atletiko in “booster club” Joseph Fortuna in 5 Ralph Godec. Doctor of your choice.
Seje so 25. v mesecu v SND na E. 80 St. ob '	7.30zv. Novi člani sprejeti od rojstva do 70 leta
«2 starosti. Bolniški asesment je 65 centov na mesec )■ in plačuje $7 bolniške podpore na teden, če je s član bolan 5 dni ali več.
Lodge ST. ANNE No. 150 Spiritual Director Rev. Anthony Rebol; President Angela Winter; Vice Pres. Helen Krofi; Secretary Josephine Winter, 3555 E. 80th St.; Treas. Laura Berdyck; Auditors: Anna Winter, Theresa Zupančič, Helen Krofi; Rec. Secy. Angela Winter; Rep. for Slov. Nat’l. Home, E.
80 St. Laura Berdyck; Rep. for Slov. Natl. Home, Maple Hts. Helen Krofi; Reps, for Federation: Angela Winter, Josephine Winter. Physicians: all Slovenian & Family. Athletic Director:	Rock Supan.
Meetings are held every first Wednesday of the month at 2:30 p.m. in school hall of St. Lawrence School on E. 80th St.
ST. MARY MAGDALENE LODGE NO. 162 KSKJ
President; Frances Nemanich; Vice-Pres.: & Rec. Sec.’y.: Betty orehek; Sec.-Treas.: Maryann Mott, 760 E. 212 St., Euclid, OH 44123, Ph:	531-4556; Auditors:
Josephine Ambrosic and Dolores Krause; Activities Chairperson: Valerie Baznik; Ohio KSKJ Representative (Fed.) Betty orehek, Frances Nemanich; Spiritual Advisor: St. Vitus Pastor: Rev. Joseph Boznar.
SACRED HEART OF JESUS LODGE No. 172 KSKJ
Duhovni vodja: Rev. Joseph Boxznar; Častna predsed.:	Ludmila	Glavan;
Predsednica: Angela Bolha; Podpred.: Frank Kuhel; Tajnik-blag.: Draga Gostic, 19831 Lockerie Ave., Euclid, OH 44119, tel: 531-5678; Zapisnikarica:	Gabriela Kuhel;
Revizorji: Joseph Each, Aurelia Zadnikar, Gabriela kuhel. Athletic/Youth Director: Joseph Lach; Sergeant-at-Arms: Josephine Tomsk.
Meetings every 3rd Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Društvo SV. JOŽEFA št. 169
Duhovni vodja Rev. John Kumše; preds. Eugene Kogovšek; podpreds. Anthony Tolar; fin. taj. Anton Nemec, 708 E. 159 St., Cleveland, OH 44110, tel. (216) 541-7243; pomožna taj. Anica Nemec; bolniška taj. Helena Nemec, tel. 481-0024; blag. Jennie Tuma; zapis. Mary Okicki; nadzorniki: Phil Hrvatin, Chuck Eržen, Frank Žnidar; dir. za atletiko Gregory Clack, tel. 731-9285; dir. za ženske aktivnosti Jennie Tuma; vratar Cliff Verderber; por. v angleščini Frank Žnidar; por. v slovenščini Tone Nemec; pregledniki prošenj za bolniško podporo: Cathy Clack, Jennie Schulz.
Seje se vrše vsak tretji četrtek v mesecu ob 7.30 zvečer v Slov. domu na Holmes Ave. v Collin-woodu. Društvo sprejema člane od rojstva do 90. leta starosti za življenjsko zavarovalnino in “ANNUITIES”. Licencirana prodajalca za društvo sta: John Nemec, tel. (216) 541-7243 in Gregory Clack, tel. (216) 731-9285.
Meeting Place: Meeting room of St. Vitus Church, 6109 Glass Ave.
KRISTUS KRALJ ŠT. 226 — KSKJ
Duhovni vodja: Rev. Jože Božnar; Predsednik: Joseph F. Rigler, tel.: 844-8311; Podpred-senik: Raymond Zak; Tajnik in Blagajnik; Frank Sega, 2918 Emerald Lake Blvd., Willoughby Hills, OH 44092-2718, tel. (216) 944-0020; Zapisnikarica: Eva M. Verderber; Nadzorni odbor: Anthony L. Rigler, John Zupančič in Robert McDonaugh; Direktorica mladinskih aktivnosti: Judy A. Ryan; športni referent: Ronald Zak; Vratarica: Antonia Sega.
Seje društva se vršijo vsako drugo nedeljo v mesecu ob 12. uri v SND, 6417 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, Ohio.
KSKJ vam nudi mnogovrstno življenjsko zavarovanje za vsote od $1,000.00 naprej. Poleg življenjskega zavarovanja vam KSKJ nudi tudi večvrstne naložbe »Annuities«. Vse pod zelo ugodnimi pogoji. Za podrobnosti se brezobvezno obrnite na tajnika društva.
OUR LADY OF FATIMA LODGE No. 255 KSKJ
Spiritual Advisor: Rev. John Kumse; President: Robert A. Schulz; Secretary-Treasurer: Connie Schulz, 5705 Forest Dr., Willoughby, OH 44094, tel: 944-2015; Auditors: David Furlich and Julie Furlich; Athletic Director: Darlene Schulz.
Meetings 2nd Wednesday of month, 6:30 p.m. at Schulz’s residence, 5705 Forest Dr., Willoughby, OH 44094-3075.
Ameriška Dobrodelna Zveza
American Mutal Life Association
ST. ANNE LODGE No. 4 AMLA
President:	Josephine Novak; Vice
President: Madeline D. Debevec; Secretary: Marie Orazem, 20673 Lake Shore Blvd., Euclid, OH 44123, Ph: 486-2735; Treasurer:	Josephine Ambrosic; Rec.
Secy.: Janet Krivacic; Auditors: Frances Kotnik and Ann Brinovec; Youth Coordinator: Madeline D. Debevec; Reporter: Madeline D. Debevec.
NAPREDNI SLOVENCI No. 5 AMLA
President:	Frank Stefe; Vice-
President:	Edward Pečjak; Secretary &
Treasurer:	Frances Stefe; Recording
Secretary: Harold Telich; Auditors: Joseph M. Chrzanowski DDS, Joe Zadeli, and Edward Pečjak.
Meetings 3 rd Sunday of the month at 1482 Dille Rd., Euclid, OH 44117.
“SLOVENSKI DOM”
LODGE No. 6 — AMLA
President: Joseph F. Petrie, Jr.; 1st Vice-Pres.: Carol Maruszak; 2nd Vice-Pres.: Theresa Aveni; Secretary: Albin Banko; Treasurer: Virginia Kotnik; Recording Secretary: Anne Cecelic; Audit Chairman:	Janice Verch;
Auditors: Caroline Lokar, Louise Fabec; Lodge Reporter: Karen Alich; Fraternal Coordinator: Karen Alich; Junior Coordn’r: Carol Maruszak.
DRUŠTVO NOVI DOM ST. 7 Predsednik Anton Švigelj; podpreds. Anton Sker; taj.-blag. Franc Kovacic, 21880 Miller Ave., Euclid, OH 44119, Tel.: 261-2743; zapis. Jennie Antloga; nadzorniki: Joze Gabrič, Marija Gabrič, Ana Mihelich. Zdravnik: vsak po zakomu priznani zdravnik v Ohio. Seje: prva
nedelja v mesecu, ob 10, dop., na domu tajnika.
KRAS NO. 8
President: Vida Zak; vice-president: Celeste Frollo; secretary/treasurer: Anton Lavrisha; recording secretary: Sophie Matuch.
Meetings the second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m., Slovenian Home on Holmes Avenue.
CLEVELAND No. 9 AMLA
President: Albert Amigoni; Vice Pres.: Stanley G. Ziherl; Secretary: Patricia Amigoni, 21051 Arbor Ave., Euclid, OH 44132, tel: 531-8468; Treasurer: Robert Menart; Rec. Secy.:	James Pavlik;
Auditors: Gertrude Menart, Robert Modic; Fraternal Affairs Coordinator:	Albert
Amigoni; Physicians:	Any Slovenian
Medical Doctor. Meetings 1st Sunday of the month at AMLA Home Office, 19424 S. Waterloo Rd., at 10 a.m.
LODGE RIBNICA AMLA No. 12
President: Louis Silc; Vice Pres.: James E. Czeck; Secretary: Carol Czeck (988 Talmadge Ave., Wickliffe, OH 44092); Treasurer: Carole Czeck; Recording Sec.: Gina llacqua; Pres. Aud. Comm.: Gina llacqua; 1st Auditor: James C. Czeck; 2nd Auditor: Philip J. Van, Sr.
Meetings Sunday 2 p.m. at 30417 Oakdale Rd. on April 28, July 21, Oct. 20 and Dec. 22.
CLEVELAND SLOVENIAN LODGE No. 14 - AMLA
Honorary President: Mike Vidmar; President: Vinko Lipovec; Vice President: Jean Zigmund; Recording Secretary: Susan Zig-mund; Secretary/Treasurer: Louis Zigmund.
QUEEN OF PEACE Lodge No. 24 - AMLA
President: Anna Perko; Vice Pres.: Frances Cazin; Secretary: Alice Arko, 3562 E. 80 St., Cleveland, OH 44105, tele: 341-7540; Treas.: Rosemary Pozarelli; Corres. Sec.: Angela Musil; Trustees: Dores Hrovat, Angela Musil, Harriet Fashinpaur; Lodge coordinator: Alice Arko.
Meetings 2nd Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m., Slovenian National Home, E. 80.
DRUŠTVO SV. CECILIJA ŠT. 37
Preds.: Anna Šilc; podpreds. Bernadine Sajovic; taj-blag.: Florence Zak, 24085 Glenbrook Blvd., Euclid, OH 44117, phone: 481-6681; zapis.: Marie Bond; nadzornici: Anna Ribic, Bertha Vidmar. Zdravniki: vsi slovenski. Seje so vsak prvi torek v mesecih feb., apr., jun., sept. in nov., ob 1.30 pop. v šoli sv. Vida.
Slovenska Ženska Zveza Slovenian Women’s Union
SLOVENIAN WOMEN’S UNION NATIONAL BOARD
President: Jean Karsman - MN; Vice-Pres.: Kathleen Dorchak - OH; Secretary: Evelyn Majercik-OH; Treasurer: Beverly Menart - MN; Heritage Director:	Irene Odorizzi - VA;
Women’s Activities: Kathleen Emerson - MI; Editor Zarja: Corinne Leskovar - IL; Auditor I: Cirila Kermavner - OH; Auditor II: Majorie Church - OH; Auditor III: Patricia Figwiowski -IL; Junior Activities: Kathy Schroeder - Wl.
SLOVENIAN WOMEN’S UNION BRANCH 10
Spiritual Director: Rev. John Kumse, President: Stephanie Segulin, Vice Pres.: Mary Podlogar, Sec. & Treas.: Theresa Dagg, 1910 Rosement Rd., E. Cleveland, OH 44112 Phone No. 681-5379; Recording Secretary: Ann Stefančič, Sunshine Ladies: Joyce LeNassi, Faye Maro, Auditors: Helen Suhy, Mary Princ; Reporters: Ann Stefančič, Theresa Rercolli; Sgt.-at-Arms: Lucy Romik.
Meetings: 4th Wednesday of every other month at 1 p.m., Slovenian Home, Holmes Ave. Woman of the Year for 1995: Stephanie Segulin.
SLOVENUN WOMEN’S UNION Branch 14, Euclid, O.
President: Martha Koren, Vice-Pr4es: Vera Bajec, Recording Sec.:	Addie
Humphreys, Secretary/ Treas.; Diane Varney, Auditors: Antoinette Zabukovec, Stana Grill, Sunshine Rose Rodgers, Banner Laldy: Josephine Kastigar, Sentinel:	Jennie
Fitzthum, Spiritual: Father F. Sterk of St. Christine Church
1997 Mother of the Year: Victoria Lindič
Meetings first Tuesday of each month (except Jan., Feb., July, Aug.), 6:30 p.m. Recher Hall.
SLOVENIAN WOMEN’S UNION BRANCH 25
President:	Fran Gavzvoda; Sec’y.-
Treasurer: Cirila Kermavner, 6610 Bliss Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103, ph: (216) 881-4798; Recording Sec’y.:	Jan Krivacic; Auditors:
Frances Kotnik, Mary Turk.
Meetings second or third Sunday of month.
SLOVENIAN WOMEN’S UNION Branch 32, Euclid, Ohio
President: Ann Cooke; Vice President: Alma Eppich; Secretary-Treas.: Charlotte Perdan, phone: 289-6316; Recording Sec.: Frances Ogoreuc; Auditors:	Josephine
Gornik, Josephine Comershik. - Meetings held every third Wednesday during the month of February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November and December at Slovenian Society Home, Euclid, Ohio, at 7 p.m.
S.W.U. BRANCH 47 Garfield Heights, Ohio
President: Olga Dorchak; Vice President: Ann Harsh; Secretary & Treasurer: Maty Taucher; Rec. Secretary: Elsie Spel lacy: Auditors: Elsie Lavrenčič, Kathy Dorchak.
Meetings 1 p.m.. in Maple HeigW5 Slovenian Home on the Second Sunday March, September, November. The First Sunday of May, December.
SLOVENIAN WOMEN’S UNION Branch 50
President: Ann Terček; Vice President: Mary Miller; Secretary: Mary Marin; Membership Secretary: Evelyn Pipoly; Treasurer: Jean Miller; Auditors: Frances Kajfez, Anne Skebe; Sentinel: Josephine Smith; Dawn (Zarja) Reporter:	Vi
Moravchek. Mother of the Year: Dorothy A. Winter.
PSWA NATIONAL BOARD Headquarters: 15335 Waterloo Cleve, OH 4411 Florence Unetich, Pres.; Joyce Plemef Vice-Pres.; Vida Zak, Sec.y./Treas.; Dolores Dobida, Rec.-Sec.; Auditors: A. Turk, Marn, M. Sterle; Education and Welfare Helen Joca (also Historian); Julie Zorc, F’ Rižnar, and M. Gombach.
National Board meetings are held the secoj1^ Monday of January, March, April, Ja September and November at Slovenia Workmen’s Home, 15335 Waterloo R"" Cleveland, OH 44110 at 7:30 p.m.
PROGRESSIVE SLOVENE WOMEN OF AMERICA CIRCLE 1
President: Betty Rotar; Vice Pres-: Dorothy Gorjup; Financial Secretary: Vida Zak; Recording Secretary: Sophie Matuch; Auditors: Dorothy Sile, E. Rižnar and Martha Meglich. Education & Welfare Ellen Downer, Dorothy Gorjup & Pat N«" var. Historian: Roberta Haic.
PROGRESSIVE SLOVENE WOMEN OF AMERICA, CIRCLE 2
President: Josephine Turkman; VicC Pres.: Agnes Turkovec; Honorary V.-P^ Frances Legat; Sec’y.-Treas: Margaret KajJ' 342 Rdige Rd. #505, Willoughby Hills, 44094; Rec.-Sec’y.: Florence Zalokar; Pu £ licity:	Florence Zalokar; Sunsh^
Lady:Christine Ujcich; Cookbooks: Turkovec; Auditors: Frances Piletec, Jen,, Zaman.
Meetings are held every 3 rd Wednesd in Eddie Kenik Room of the Slovenian ^ tional Home at 12 noon. New members welcome.
OF AMERICA — CIRCLE 3 Euclid, Ohio
President: Dorothy Lamm; 1st Vice-Pre^, Dorothy Gilmore; 2nd Vice-Pres.: Mary St«r j Recording Secretary: Diane Varney; Final1® Secretary: Fran Marn, 1541 E. 191 St., K-104, Euclid, OH 44117, tele.: 486-2^' Sergeant-at-Arms: Caroline Lokar; Auditorj Loretta Hlabse, Chairman, Millie Pike al1 Marilyn Bilicic; Reporter: Regina Burya; Su shine: Dorothy Elersich; Bingo: DorO1^ Gilmore; Cookbooks: Micke> Frank, ,e4 481-8693.
Meetings second Wednesday of monI*'h,f 7:00 p.m. at Slovenian Society Home, Rec Ave., Euclid, Ohio.	J
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Slovenski narodni domovi Slovenian National Homes
FEDERATION OF SLOVENIAN NATIONAL HOMES
President: Patricia Ipavec Clarke; 1st Vice President: Tony Mannion; 2nci Vice President: Robert Hopkins; Financial Sec.: Jean Fabian; Recording Sec.: Helen Urbas; Executive Sec.: Charles Ipavec; Corres. Sec.: Celeste Frollo Auditors: Lou Grzely, Bob Roger, Anna Mae Mannion; Historians: John Habat, Joe Petrie.
SLOVENIAN NATIONAL HOME 6409 St. Clair Avenue Hon. President Emeritus, Edward F. Kenik; President: Robert A. Hopkins; Vice Pres.: Jean Križman; Recording Sec.: Sylvia Plymesser; Business Sec.: Geraldine Hopkins; Treasurer: Larry Hočevar; Board Members: Jean Chohaney, Patricia Ipavec Clarke, Stanley J. Frank, Charles F. Ipavec; John Leonard; Dale Lunder, Donald Mausser, Ann M. Opeka, Sophia Opeka, Mike Radenkov; Christine Ujcich, Theresa Vegh, James Vokac, Jeff Zabukovec, Antonia A. Zagar. Alternates: Charles T. Ipavec, John F. Vatovec, Zachary Zak.
COLLINWOOD SLOVENUN HOME President: Evelyn Pipoly; Vice Pres.: Joyce Segulin; Treasurer: Alba Plut; Financial Secretary: Frank Ferra; Recording Secretary: Jennie Tuma; Correspondence: Josephine Wutchiett; Auditors:	Mike
Pipoly, Mary Podlogar, and Joyce Segulin; House Committee:	Dominic Cekada,
Cazimer Kozinski and Carl Schultz; Directors: Jim Krann, Florence Urankar, Stef-fie Segulin and Stan Erzen.
SLOVENIAN WORKMEN’S HOME 15335 Waterloo Rd. Cleveland, OH 44110
President: Celeste Frollo; Vice-President: ^orothy Gorjup; Financial Secretary: Millie Bradač; Treasurer: Joe Frollo; Recording Bw.: Martha Meglich; Sunshine: Eleanor Godec (944-3281); House Chmn. & Auditing: Don Goijup; Auditors: Ken Kleinhenz, Ralph Urbancek, Fred Nevar. nistees: Henry Kapel, Al Meglich, Pat Nevar, JoyCC p|Cmel, Harold Volpe. Alternates: Les Reade, Cheryl Reade.
Office hours: Monday, Tues, Wed.: 6 Pre- to 8 p.m. or by appointment, phone Mllne Bradač 481-5378 or 481-0047.
AMERICAN SLOVENIAN CLUB OF SOUTH FLORIDA
President: Ellie Meuser; Vice President: Ed Blatnik; Treasurer: Paula Beavers; Recording Secretary: Agnes Davis; Trustees: Bill Zupanc, Paul Tucker, and Frances Vraničar.
Meetings at 2 p.m., first Sunday of the month at Nob Hill Hall, 10400 Sunset Strip, Sunrise, Florida 33322.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SLOVENIAN SENIOR CITIZENS Cleveland, Ohio
President: Don Gorjup; Vice-President: Matt Kajfez; Recording Secretary: Matt Zabukovec; Treasurer: Ralph Urbancek; Auditors: John Habat, Harry Brule, Frank Sadar.
ST. CLAIR AVENUE PENSIONERS CLUB 6409 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland. OH 44103
President: Edward Kamak; Vice Pres.: Irene Tolh; Recording Sec’y.:	Frances
Nenianich; Fin. Sec’y.: Stanley J. Frank, 5919 Prosser Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103, Tel.: 391-9761; Auditors: Frances Kotnik, Anthony Brodnik, Helen Pisek; Tour Coordinator: Frances Karnak.
Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Kenik Room of the St. Clair Slovenian National Home.
SLOVENIAN PENSIONERS CLUB of Euclid, Ohio
President: Dorothy Lamm; Vice President: Frank Kalamasz; Treasurer: Frank Kosten, 4999 Highland Dr., Willoughby, OH 44094-5726 Ph: 946-3878; Recording Secy.: Patricia Habat; Financial & Membership Secy.: Marion E. Bocian, 29137 Edgewood Dr., Willowick, OH 44095-4739 Ph: 585-2845; Auditors: Frank Sadar, Stana Grill, Jeanette Yert, Alt.: Peggy Smerke; Sunshine Lady: Marie Selan 732-9172; Sergeant-at-Arms: Robert Lamm.
Meetings: 1st Wednesday of month at 1 p.m. at Slovenian Society Home, 20713 Reciter Ave., Euclid, OH 44119-2439.
SLOVENUN SOCIETY HOME 2<>713 Recher Ave - Euclid, OH 44119
President: Max Kobal; Vice President: 'Hiam Kovach; Secretary: Joseph Stavanja; reasurer:	Esther Podboy; Recording
ecretary: Dorothy Kapel; Audit: Karen lch, Steffie Smolič, Albert Pestotnik; lJ°hSe <~'0rnm'ttee: Robert Cigoy, Rudy r anick, Dorothy Lamm; Honorary 'reasurer: William Frank.
SLOVENIAN SOCIETY HOME LADIES AUXILIARY 13 Recher Avenue — Euclid, Ohio 44119
resident: Rose Mary Toth; Vice President: Se0rothy Lamm; Treasurer: Ruth Korelec; Rec. A^etary' Esther Podboy; Auditors: Ann ms> Norma Hrvatin, Christine Kovach.
ladies auxiliary of
S.N.P.J. FARM — Heath Rd.
Mat res'c*ent: B- Rotar; Vice President: S. PinUC^’ Recording Secretary: D. Dobida; K0raenCIal Secretary: V. Zak; Auditors: M. en> D. Gorjup. H. Sumrada.
SLOVENSKO AMERIŠKEGA PRIMORSKEGA KLUBA
resident: Sabina Milavec; Vice Pres.:
java11'«3 Bonutti; Treasurer: Stefan Dur-
don’p7Creta°': Lucy Col°’ 24,20 Char-
Boari EUClid’ OH 44,43 (486-8096); Gor' rncmI,ers: Juljan Bremec, Miroslav
KridU^’ ',osePl1 B Jenko, Joahim Mejac, Sle 311 Sedmak, Danilo Manjas, John Stef-’^0 Gdovich. Review Board:
me^rvDui3ava’ ■,0,ln Slavec, Juljan Bre-ec> Daria Družina.
FAIRPORT SLOVENIAN RETIREES CLUB, Fairport, Ohio President: Ann Barbish; Vice-Pres.: Rose Bradack; Treasurer: Rudy Stefanic; Recording Secretary:	Frank Minello;
Sergeant-at-Arms: Mary Shume; Auditors: Fran Mam, Chairman, Elsie O’Hara, Jo Minello; Sunshine:	Betty Kozar, Pearl
Vukčevič; Entertainment: Frank Shume, Esther Gerkosky, Nick Vukčevič
Meetings: Second Wednesday of month at 2:00 p.m at the Fairport American-Slovene Club, 617 Third St., Fairport, Ohio.
HOLMES AVE. PENSIONERS CLUB
Honorary President:	Gus Petelinkar;
President: John Habat; Vice President: Matt Zabukovec; Recording Secretary:	Jennie
Tuma; Corresponding Secretary: Ann Beckert; Financial Secretary: Louise Fujda; Sergeant-at-Arms: Frances Kajfez; Sunshine: Ann Eichler (731-9433); Auditors: Caroline Stefančič, Helen Pavšek, Edward Fujda. Federation Representatives: Matt Kajfez, Frances Kajfez, Matt Zabukovec, Mary Blatnik, John Habat, Alternate: Jennie Tuma.
Meetings are held every second Wednesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. in Collinwood Slovenian Home on Holmes Ave.
WATERLOO PENSIONERS CLUB Cleveland, Ohio
President: Don Gorjup; Vice-President: Pat Nevar; Recording Secretary:	Grace
Marinch; Treasurer:	Ralph Urbancek;
Auditors: Tilly Vranekovic, Pat Nevar, Al Marinch.
Meetings: 2n(I Tuesday of each month, 1 p.m. at Slovenian Workmen’s Home.
BARBERTON SLOVENE PENSIONERS
President: Tilden Steiner; Vice-Pres.: Martin Kumse; Rec. Sec.: Sarah Kumse; Sec.-Treas.: Mary R. Lavko, 14895 Calaboone Rd., Doylestown, OH 44230, telephone: (216) 658-2643: Advisor: Jennie Nagel; Federation Reps.: Martin Kumse, Frank Kumse, Sarah Kumse, Mary R. Lavko, Jennie Nagel; Alternate: Tilden Steiner.
Auditors: Mary Poje, Ann Novak, Jennie Nagel Meetings every 1st Thursday of the month at Sacred Heart Church Hall, 1263 Shannon Ave., Barberton, OH 44203 at 12:00 noon.
KLUB UPOKOJENCEV SLOVENSKE PRISTAVE
Predsednik: August Kragar; 1. podpredsednik: Anton Vogel; 2. podpredsedniic: Pepca Kastigar; Tajnik: Frank Zalar (Ph.: 486-3570); Blagajnik: Viktor Kmetich; Zapisnikar: Frank Urankar; Odborniki: Mary Koren, Jože Koren, Julka Mejac, Jaka Mejac, Jože Sojar, Stane Vidmar, Tončka Urankar, Mary Vrhovnik, Stefan Režonja, Miro Erdani. Nadzorni odbor: Vinko Vrhovnik, Jože Dovjak, Miro Celestina.
NEWBURGH-MAPLE HTS. PENSIONERS CLUB President: John Taucher; Vice President: Mimi Stibil; Financial Secretary: Josephine Rezin; Recording Secretary: Clara Hrovat; Auditors: Louis Champa, Frank Urbančič, and Tony Kaplan.
SLOVENSKA PESEM
1400 Main Sl., Lemont, IL 60439 (708) 257-2494
President/Treasurer: Michael A. Vidmar; Vice-Pres ./Secretary: Nandi Puc; Director/-Accompanist: Helen Rozman WiDiams.
Rehearsals every Sunday, except the first Sunday of month, 5:30 p.m., at Baraga Dorn, Lemont, IL. New Singers Are Welcome!
GLASBENA MATICA President - Olga Klancher First Vice-President - Eileen Ivancic Second Vice-President - Mathew Dolenc Secretary - Lori Sierputowski Treasurer - Robert Klancher Librarian - Sylvia Plymesser
PEVSKI ZBOR KOROTAN
Predsednica: Rezka Jarem; podpredsednika: Mary Ann Vogel in Franc Sever; tajnica: Maruša Pogačnik, 1991 E. 226 St., Euclid, OH 44117; blagajničarka: Mari Nemec; Tiadzornika: Zdenka Zakrajšek in Janez Nemec; odborniki: Nada Gregorc, Paula Hauptman, Martina Jakomin, Cirila Kermavner, Mimi Kozina, Frank Lovšin, Kristina Sedmak, Andreja Sever, Milena Stropnik in Marjanca Tominc; pevovodja: Rudi Knez.
JADRAN SINGING SOCIETY Cleveland, Ohio
President: Betty Rotar; Vice-President: Don Gorjup; Treasurer: Dorothy Gorjup; Recording and Corresponding Secretary: Dolores Dobida, 929 Connor Dr., Eastlake, OH 44095; Auditors: Clarence Rupar, Valerie Traska, Pat Nevar, Alternate: Florence Unetich; Librarians:	Florence	Unetich,
Josephine Kapla; Musical Director: Reginald Resnik; Accompanist: Thomas Rotar.
Rehearsals are held every Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the SWH on Waterloo Rd., Room #3. Everyone Welcome.
1997 Concert dates; April 12 and November 22
SLOVENIAN SINGING SOCIETY ZARJA
President: Edwin M. Polšak; 1st Vice Pres.: James J. Kozel; 2nd Vice Pres.: Marilyn Vidmar; Rec. Secy.: Vicky Kozel; Corr. Secy.: Sophie T. Elersich, 1755 Spino Dr., Euclid, OH 441l7(Ph: 531-8402); Secy.-Treas.: Barbara T. Elersich, 5936 Dorwood Dr., Mentor, OH 44060 (Ph.: 1-216-257-2540); Director: Douglas F. Elersich; Asst. Dirs.: Edwin Polšak, Josephine Turkman, Richard Tomsic. Auditors: Rudy Kozan, Irene Kelley, Vern Perme; Audio-Stage Mgrs.: Ed Ozanich, Jim Kozel; Planning Committee: Orelya Meden, Irene Kelley, Frank Kokal, Bea Pestotnik, Mimi Stibil, Emma Delach.
Rehearsals: Every Wednesday 7-9 p.m., SSH, 20713 Recher Ave., Euclid (on stage).
CIRCLE 2 SNPJ JUNIOR CHORUS President - Brian Blanchard Vice-Pres. - Anne Young Recording. Sec’y. - Elizabeth Yuko Att. Sec’y. - Brian Lennon Treasurer: ~ Chip Alich Historian - Milan Tomsic Music Director - Cecilia Dolgan
Meets Thursday, 7 p.m., Slovenian Society' Home, Euclid, Ohio
MISIJONSKA ZNAMKARSKA AKCIJA Cleveland, Ohio
Duhovni vodja: Rev. Charles M. Wolbang, C.M.; Predsednica: Marica Lavriša; Podpredsednica: Jelka Kuhel; Tajnica: Mari Celestina, 4935 Gleeten Rd., Richmond Hts., OH 44143, tel. 381-5298; Blagajnik: Stefan Marolt, 5704 Prosser Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103, tel. (216) 431-5699; Nadzornice: Ani Nemec, Tončka Urankar, Ivanka Tominec; Odborniki: Rudi in Anica Knez, Viktor in Nežka Tominec, Marija Ribič, Mary Ann Mlinar, Frank Kuhel, Marija Prosen. Namestnika: Pepca Tominc in Janez Prosen.
ST. VITUS ALTAR AND ROSARY SOCIETY President: Ms. Lillian Železnik; Vice-Pres.: Mrs. Marija Goršek; Recording Secretary: Mrs. Jelka Kuhel; Corresponding Sec.: Mrs. Julka Smole; Treasurer: Mrs. Maria Leben; Sergeant-at-Arms: Mrs. Ivanka Pretnar; Auditors: Mrs. Frances Kotnik, Mrs. Anne Brinovec; Honorary Pres.: Mrs. Mary Marinko.
Oltarno društvo fare Marije Vnebovzete
Duhovni vodja: Rev. John M. Kumse; Predsednica: Ivanka Kete; podpredsednica: Marija Ribič; blagajničarka: Paula Hauptman, 25922 Highland Rd., Richmond Hts., OH 44143, telefon 481-1871; tajnica: Marica Lavriša; zapisnikarica: Tončka Lamovec; nadzornice: Tončka Urankar, Mary Podlogar, Maria Frank; zastavo-nošinja: Josepine Sežun. Skupno sv. obhajilo vsako prvo nedeljo v mesecu pri sv. maši ob 10. dop. Isti dan popoldne ob 1.30 ura molitve, po blagoslovu pa seja v sobi za sestanke v šoli.
ST. MARY’S P.T.U.
Holmes Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
Spiritual Advisor: Rev. John M. Kumse; Spiritual Chairperson: Sr. Nina Vitale O.S.U.; Honorary President: Marcia M. Mlachak; President: Tom McNulty; Vice President: Laura Gorshe; Treasurer: Charlene Struna; Recording Secretary:	Lisa Johnson; Corresponding
Secretary: Linda Cindric.
HOLY NAME SOCIETY of ' ST. MARY’S PARISH (Collinwood)
Spiritual Director: Rev. John Kumse; President Victor Nemec; Vice-President: Herman Doefer; Secretary: Louis Koenig; Treasurere: Henry Skarbez.
CATHOLIC ORDER of FORESTERS BARAGA COURT No. 1317
Spiritual Director: Rev. Joseph Božnar; Chief Ranger: Dr. Anthony F. Spech; Past Chief Ranger: Rudolph A. Massera; Vice Chief Ranger: Joseph C. Saver; Fin. Secretary: Angelo W. Vogrig, 17220 Tarrymore Rd., Cleveland, OH 44119 (Ph: 531-2662); Treas.: John J. Hočevar; Trustees: Albert Marolt, Dr. Anthony F. Spech, Joseph C. Saver; Youth Director: Angelo W. Vogrig; Field Rep.: Richard Kuhar (Ph: 838-1889.).
Meetings held the 3rd Thursday of the month. Call Fin. Sec. for location of meeting.
P.S.W.A. CIRCLE 7 President: Lucy Glavač, Vice-Pres.: Jean H. Dragar, Rec.-Secy.: Pauline Krall; Treasurer: Frances B. Weyant; Auditors: Esther Larabee, Frances Forsythe, Lillian Ribarich; Reporters: Elsie Kozar, Jo Klein, Esther Larabee; Sunshine Lady: Frances Weyarit; Bingo Chair: Pauline Krall.
Meetings: First Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at Slovenian Workmen’s Home, 15335 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland, OH 44110.
AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
Roster of Organizations — Imenik društev —
ST. VITUS HOLY NAME SOCIETY 6019 Glass Ave.
Spiritual Director: Rev. Joseph Božnar, President: Charles Winter; Vice President: Frank Cerar (Slov.), Joseph Hočevar (Engl.); Rec. Sec’y-: John Hočevar, 1172 Addison Rd.; Treasurer: Lovro Milos.
Group Communion every second Sunday of month at 8 a.m. Mass. Breakfast-meeting following Mass in the church hall.
ST. VITUS LADIES’ AUXILIARY CATHOLIC WAR VETS #1655
President: Irene Toth; 1st Vice Pres.: Catherine Ostrunic; 2nd Vice Pres.: Marcie Mills; Secretary: Ann Clemense; Treasurer: Agnes Briscar; Welfare Officer: Helen Pisek; Historian: Mitzi Andrews; Ritual Officer: Josephine Sustarsic; Trustee, 3 year: Ann Bunevic; Trustee, 2 year: Rose Poprik; Trustee, 1 year: Mary Babic.
ST. VITUS ALUMNI Spiritual Director: Rev. Joseph Božnar; President:	Daniel Reiger; Vice President:
Josephine Perpar; Recording Secretary: Frances Nemanich; Corresponding Secretary: Daniella Avsec; Treasurer: F. Raymond Gobec, 10762 Wilson Mills Rd., Chardon, OH 44024, ph: 1 (216) 285-2359; Sgt.-at-Arms: Louis Shenk; Publicity: Frances Nemanich; Trustees: Mathias Perpar, Albina Pozelnik, Joseph Zelle; Auditors: Florence Hotujak, Daniella Avsec Meetings are held the first Thursday of January, April, July, and October at 7 p.m. in St. Vitus Social Room. Dues are $5 per year.
CATHOLIC WAR VETERANS ST. VITUS POST 1655
Commander: Steve Piorkowski; 1st Vice Commander: Robert Mills Sr.; 2nd Vice Commander:	Ed Mishic; 3rd Vice
Commander:	Raymond Jasko; Adjutant:
Thomas J. Kirk; Treasurer: Joseph Grdina, 6101 Glass Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103; Judge Advocate:	A1 Lipoid; Historian (open)
Anthony Grdina; Officer of the Day: Tom Tulloch; Service Officer: Robert Mills Sr.; 3rd Year Trustee: Joseph S. Baškovič; 2n(J Year Trustee: Ray Hrovat; 1st Year Trustee: John J. Kirk; Auxiliary Liaison: Joseph Mismas; Chaplain: Father Richard Evans.
TRIGLAV SOCIETY Milwauke, Wisconsin 1996 Picnic Dates:
First Sumer Picnic - June 23 (Sunday) Mission Picnic - July 14 (Sunday)
Second Summer Picnic - Aug. 18 (Sun.)
Wine Festival Picnic - Sept. 29 (Sunday)
1996 Board members President: Joze Kunovar; Vice.-Pres: Frank Mencak; Secretary: Vida Docherty; Recording Sec.: Marija Kadunc; Treasurer: Fani Logan; Park Manager: Joe Ornik Jr.; Asst. Park Mgr.: Janez Mejač; Kitchen Cook: Marija Kunovar; Bar Mgr.: Dan Mejac; Sports Director: Leon Sagadin; Choir Director: Marija Kolman; Delegate for Uspeh: Helen Frohna; Reporter for American: Alojz Galic; Auditors: Toni Limoni, Anne Sagadin, Vicki Maierle; Judges: Ivo Kunovar, John Bambič, and Kathy Kaye.
KLUB LJUBLJANA — OHIO
Adolph Somrak: President; Frances Nemanich: Vice President; Ann Terček: Recording Secretary; Steffie Segulin:	Financial
Secretary and Treasurer, 6814131, Auditors are Ceil Žnidar, and Josephine Comenshek.
Meetings held the last Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m., Recher Hall, Euclid, Ohio.
BELOKRANJSKEGA KLUBA
Predsednik: John Dejak Jr.
Podpredsednik: Matija Hočevar
Tajnica: Rezka Smuk
Blagajnica: Angela Hutar
Zapisnikar: Milena Dovic
Nadzorni Odbor:	Mark Blanchard,
Danica Cemas, Amelia Dejak, in David Hočevar; Gospodar: Franc Rupnik; Potniški voditelji: Mark in Mimi Blanchard
ŠTAJERSKI CLUB,
Predsednik:	Martin Walentschak; Pod-
predsednik: Edward Srok Jr.; Tajnica: Slavica Turjanski; Blagajnica: Kristina Srok; Gospodar: John Goričan; Pomočnik: Joze Simicak.
Odbor: Frank Fujs, Angela Radej, Cazimir Kozinski, Jerica Prelog, Tonica Simcak, Branko Senica. Nadzorni Odbor: Marija Walentschak, Angela Pintar, Angela Moser, Kristina Ferlinc, Elza Zgoznik. Razsodišče: Lojzka Feguš, Marija Goršek, Joze Rajšp.
SLOVENIAN AMEICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
President: Anthony W. Hiti; Vice President Dr. Alexandra Ukmar; Secretary: Dana L. Leonard; Treasurer: James E. Logar; At Large: August B. Pust, Dr. Rudolph M. Susel, Ann M. Opeka; Past Presidents: Dr. Karl B. Bonutti, Frederick E. Križman, Esq., Hon. August Pryatel, Dr. Vladimir J. Rus, Edmund J. Turk, Esq., and Joyce Ann Hribar, Esq.
SLOVENE HOME FOR THE AGED
President: Sutton Girod, Vice-President: Rudy Kozan, Treasurer: Bob Klancher, Recording Secretary: Suzanne Vadnal; Corresponding Secretary: Florence Unetich. Nominating: Bob Klancher, Rudy Kozan, Florence Unetich; Legal & Bylaws: Ron Zele, Maria Štepec, Suzanne Vadnal; Audit: Agnes Turk, Phil Hrvatin, Richard Tomsic, Maria Štepec, Financial Development: Jean Križman, Bob Klancher, Agnes Turk, Florence Unetich, Suzanne Vadnal: Finance: Richard Tomsic, Bob Klancher, John Dejak, Phil Hrvatin, Rudy Kozan, Frank Zak; House & Property: Toni Hiti, John Cech, John Dejak, John Pestotnik; Personnel & Professional Practices: Vera Candon, Bob Klancher, Rudy Kozan, Florence Unetich, Frank Zak; Long Range Planning: Toni Hiti, John Dejak, Phil Hrvatin, Rudy Kozan, John Pestotnik, Ron Zelet
SLOVENE HOME FOR THE AGED — AUXILIARY —
Co-Chairpersons: Genevieve Drobnič and Eleanor Pavey; Treasurer: Emilee Jenko, 331 East 266 St., Cleveland, OH 44132-1502 (Ph.: 216-261-3427; Recording Secretary: Genevieve Bohinc; Corres. Secy.: Bertha Walden.
SLOVENIAN AMERICAN NATIONAL ART GUILD
John Streck, President; Patricia Habat, Vice-president; Cheryl Pittard, Secretary; Carol Cercek, Treasurer; Anne Opeka/Sophia Opeka: Auditors; Mary Sell/Eleanore Rudman, Membership; Emilee Jenko, Historian; Mary Sell, Sunshine Committee; Doris Sadar, Heritage Committee; John Habat, Federation of Slovenian Homes; Michael Perme, Statutory Agent; Patricia Habat: Newsletter.
Monthly meetings every third Monday, 7:30 p.m. at Slovenian Society Home, Euclid, Ohio.
WATERLOO BALINCA CLUB
President: Don Gorjup; Vice-President: Stanley Preslan; Rec. Sec’y.: Eleanor Godec; Corr. Sec’y.: Dorothy Gorjup; Treasurer: Pat Nevar; Cooks: Ed and Marty Koren; Bar: Hildegard Preslan, Matty Zaharija; Auditors: Dan Pavšek, Bob Brewer, Harold White.
Join us and Balina indoors all winter long. Keep your game sharp and ready for the summer months. Enjoy Socials, Tournaments, and yearly Dinner Meeting. For any information call 732-9231.
ST. MARY’S COURT NO. 1640 CATHOLIC ORDER OF FORESTERS
Rev. John Kumse: Spiritual Director: Kathleen Spilar: Chief Ranger; Mary L. Jesek: Vice Chief Ranger; Jennie Jesek: Secretry; John Spilar: Financial Secretary; Vicki Skarbez; Treasurer; Alan Spilar, Gerry White, Hank Skarbez: Trustees. Dick Kuhar (838-1889) General Agent; Martin Hood: Youth Director; and Alan Spilar, Past Chief Ranger.
Meetings are held every 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Mary’s Baraga Hall, 15509 Holmes Ave., Cleveland.
SLOVENSKA FOLKLORNA SKUPINA “KRES’’
Predsednici:	Metka Gobetz in Katja
Zakrajšek; Tajnica: Nadia Domanko; Blagaj- ' ničarka: Suzi Rihtar; Organizacija Družabnosti/Kostumi: Kati Košir; Publiciteta: Diana Pugel; Odbornik: Ronnie Rus
Make Your Voice Heard On Park Issues Free National Park Guidebook For Your Opinions
AMERICAN SLOVENE CLUB President:	Gene Drobnič; Vice-
President: Emilee Jenko; Secretary: Terry Hočevar; Corres. Secy.: Emilee Jenko; Treasurer: Agnes Koporc.
Meetings: First Monday of the month at Gateway Manor at 7:00 p.m.
BALINCARSKI KROŽEK SLOVENSKE PRISTAVE
Predsednik: Lojze Mohar; podpreds.: Tone Vogel; tajnik: Feliks Breznikar; blagajnik: Tone Škerl; odborniki: Jože Bojc, Janez in Rezika Breznikar, Tončka in Janez Švigel, Ani Breznikar, Jože Marinko, Mici Mohar, Ferdinand Sečnik, Angelca Hribar; nadzorni odbor: Jože Sojer, Lojze Hribar, Filip Oreh
ST. CLAIR RIFLE & HUNTING CLUB
President: Richard A. Beck; Vice President: Edward Pečnik; Financial Secretary: Lonny A. Beck; Recording Secretary: Gus Babunder.
Mailing address: Mr. Lonny Beck, 7527 Apple Blossom Ln., Chesterland, OH 44026-1701.
DRAMATSKO DRUŠTVO LILIJA
Predsednik: Srečko Gaser; podpredsednika: Matija Grdadolnik in Peter Dragar; tajnica: Metka Zalar, tel: 943-3844, 2886 Istra Lane, Willoughby Hills, OH 44092; blagajničarka: Maria Maršic; zapisnikarica: Mojca Slak; programski odbor: Zdenka Zakrajšek, Mojca Slak, Matija Grdadolnik, Ivan Hauptman, Ivan Jakomin in Peter Dragar; oderski mojster: Slavko Štepec; Arhivar: Srečko Gaser; točilnica: Tone Štepec in Rudi Hren; kuhinja: Ani Nemec in Julka Zalar; reditelja Jože Tomc in Matija Hočevar; športna referenta: Frank Zalar st., in Frank Zalar ml.; nadzorni odbor: Viktor Kmetič,^Stane Krulc in Frank Zalar st.
Za uslugo se Vam že v naprej zahvaljujem in oprostite nadlegovanju.
DRUŠTVO SLOVENSKIH PROTIKOMUNISTIČNIH BORCEV (D.S.P.B.) — Cleveland, Ohio
Predsednik:	Viktor Tominec (Tel.:
531-2728); Podpredsednik:	Anton Oblak;
Tajnik: Lojze Bajc (Tel.: 486-3515); Blagajnik: France Šega; Tiskovni referent: Lojze Drobnič; Nadzorni odbor: Stane Vidmar in Frank Kuhelj.
WEST PARK BUTTON BOX CLUB
President: William Ilersich; Vice-Pres.: Joe Novak, Recording Secretary: Mimi Stibil; Finance: Rudy Pivik; Auditors: Albina Capek, Mimi Stibil; Music Director: Joe Novak; P. P.: Albina Capek (888-1454); Members: Ella Samanich, Bill Zmrazek, Leona Nocifera.
Practice every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., at West Park Slovenian Hall, 4583 West 130 St.
WEST PARK SLOVENIAN NATIONAL HOME 4583 West 130 St. Cleveland 44135
President: Jim Warmuth Sr.; Vice-Pres.: Chuck Gove; Recording Secretary: Robert Royer; Finance: Joe Lach; Treasurer: Jim Warmuth Jr.; Auditors:	Albina Capek,
Eleanor Cham, Mariam Royer.
For rentals call Rich 941-3224.
SLOVENSKE PRISTAVE Predsednik: Metod Ilc; 1. Podpredsednik: Frank Lovšin; 2. Podpredsednik:	Tone
Vogel; Tajnik: Milan Ribic; Blagajničarka: Maria Leben, Zapisnikar: Pavel Intihar; Pomožna tajnica: Mary Ann Vogel; Pomožni tajnik: (Članske karte) Stane Mrva; Pomožni blagajnik: Marjan Perčič.
Odborniki in odbornice: Kevin Booth, Jože Cerer, Edi Dejak, Frank Ferkulj, Larry Frank, Jože Grčar, Ana Jakovljevič, David Kogovšek, Joakim Mejak, Lojze Mohar, Tone Lavrisha, Tomaž Lobe, Gabriel Mazi, Branko Pogačnik, Valentin Ribič, Mate Roesmann, Frank Rožič, Ron Rus, Stane Rus, Mike Rus, Kristjan Sedmak, Janez Semen, Vid Sleme, Edi Veider, Helena Vodopivec, Vinko Vrhovnik, Tomaž Žnidaršič, Margie Žnidaršič, Jože Žalik, Matija Golobič.
Nadzorni odbor: Janez Sršen, Viktor Kmetič, Mate Roesmann.
Za rezervacijo piknikov in drugih prireditev pokličite Milana Ribič na tel. st. 943-0621.
(NAPS)—Last summer, Yellowstone and many other national parks closed campgrounds and went without much-needed rangers because Congress failed to provide needed funds.
In 1995, scientists told us that at least 29 kinds of animals, including the red fox, the caribou, the river otter, and the gray wolf
_____________have disappeared
Paul Pritchard frOm some of the national parks they used to call home.
Problems like these have become all too common, but solutions have not.
When Congress gets back to work in 1997, I would like to tell them what you think about solving park problems like these. That is why I am asking for your assistance in sharing your opinion on all or some of the following questions:
1.	Do you believe the parks need more money? If so, should the funds come from tax dollars? High entrance fees? Corporations that do business in the parks? Some other source? Please explain your answer.
2.	If the parks receive more money, should it be spent on accommodating more visitors? Protecting the plants, animals, and historic objects in the parks? What do you think are the most important spending priorities?
3.	If you believe the parks need more money, how would you rank the following in importance: law enforcement; scientific research; visitor education; protecting plants, animals, and historic objects; building new roads, hotels, and restaurants.
4.	Do you believe that private cars should be banned from the most congested national parks and replaced with public transportation? Why or why not?
5.	How can parks and nearby communities work together mor® effectively?
In exchange for your help> ^ would like to give you some important information about th® wonders our parks protect. A remarkable source is the newly updated set of eight regional par^ guides published by the National Parks and Conservation Association. I hope you will accept a free copy of the guidebook f°r your part of the country as my way of saying “thanks” for shat' ing your opinion. (Or you ®an order a full set of eight guides f°r $25—a $40 discount.)
To receive your guidebook, pleas® send your answers to NPCA, Depk POP, 1776 Massachusetts Ave-> N.W., Washington, DC 20036, or by e-mail at POPNPCA ©aol.com.

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Drnovšek ni dosegel potrebne večine — Glasovanje pretekli četrtek se je zaključilo z neodločnim izidom 45 : 45 — Mandatar ta
teden skuša v drugič sestaviti vlado
Pretekli četrtek zvečer, nekaj po deveti uri, je Janez Podobnik, predsednik parlamenta, razglasil izid tajnega glasovanja o listi ministrov, ki jih je bil predlagal za člane svoje vlade mandatar dr. Janez Drnovšek. Glasovalo je vseh 90 poslancev, za predlagano vlado jih je bilo 45, proti prav tako 45. Torej je eden med poslanci strank in obeh narodnostnih manjšin, ki naj bi glasovalo za Drnovška - glasoval proti. Tako za poslance kot novinarje in javnost je bil izid pravi šok, kajti je vladalo splošno mnenje, da bo Drnovšek dobil vsaj 46 glasov, če že ne kakšnega več. Pred parlamentom je bila pred glasovanjem velika demonstracija tistih, ki so bili proti Drnovšku (gl. str. 15), sama razprava v dvorani parlamenta je bila dve uri prekinjena zaradi anonimne grožnje po telefonu, da Je kje v poslopju nastavljena bomba (policisti niso nič odkrili).
Novinarka Sonja H. Vogrič je napisala ° mandatarju po izidu glasovanja: »Močno Presenečen je bil tudi sam Drnovšek, saj so bile njegove prve besede, da nima pojma, kaj se je zgodilo.«
Mandatar se je pa kmalu odločil, da bo skušal zopet oblikovati vlado, ki ga bo mogel ponovno predložiti v potrditev parlamentu. To dela ta teden, kajti ima deset dni od Prvega glasovanja za ta drugi poskus. Iz Mo-relovega poročila na Internetu: »Kot je povedal konec minulega tedna, obstajajo različne variante, katerih cilj je, da bi čimprej Prišel do nove vlade. Glede pogajanj z desni-mi strankami, ki so se združile v povolilno takoimenovano pomladansko koalicijo pa je ^ejal, da upa, da se bodo te stranke pogovarjale posamično, saj njihov skupni nastop na Pogajanjih ne bo uspešen in bo pomenil, da vztrajajo pri sedanji globoki politični polarizaciji., v tem primeru bo znova oblikoval vlado iz sedanjih strank, vendar pa bo zahteval, da se vse jasno izrazijo o podpori nove vlade še pred glasovanjem v državnem zbo-ru’ ^ ne bi prišlo do neprijetnega preseneče-
nja, ko se je to zgodilo v četrtek.«
Včeraj je predsednik parlamenta Janez Podobnik sklical sejo kolegija predsednika državnega zbora. Vodje poslanskih skupin naj bi se dogovorili o vladnem predlogu, da bi državni zbor obravnaval najnujnejše predloge zakonov o ratifikacijah nekaterih mednarodnih dokumentov, ki so pomembni za prihodnost Slovenije in bi njihovo zavlačevanje povzročilo nepotrebne zaplete. Gre za šest ratifikacij. Seja državnega zbora naj bi bila prihodnji torek.
»SKD vztraja pri enotnosti strank slovenske pomladi« — Sporočilo za javnost 13. feb.
Tekst, ki sledi, je dospel tik pred zaklju-čitvijo redakcije: »Danes se je sestalo ožje vodstvo Slovenskih krščanskih demokratov in obravnavalo včerajšnji predlog predsednika SLS Marjana Podobnika za morebitno vlado po formuli 1 + 2 (LDS in dve pomladni stranki). Koordinacija je ugotovila, daje Marjan Podobnik v javnosti napačno predstavljal stališča SKD do nove sestave vlade, saj SKD ni apriori zavrnila možnosti formule 4 + 1, čeprav zanjo zaradi stališč mandatarja ne vidi realne podlage in je kot najprimernejšo rešitev predlagala postavitev tehnične vlade.
Koordinacija SKD ne vidi potrebe, da bi SKD spreminjali stališče naj stranke slovenske pomladi sodelujejo skupaj, v vladi ali v opoziciji. Slovenski krščanski demokrati smo še pripravljeni pogajati o formuli 4 + 1 in sodelovati v vladi, če bi bili upoštevani temeljni moralni, demokratični in programski pogoji. Če bi SLS želela vstopiti v vlado, potem je treba najprej razčistiti, kaj pomenijo dosedanji dogovori in podpisan sporazum o skupnem sodelovanju strank slovenske pomladi. Slovenski krščanski demokrati vztrajamo pri enotnosti strank slovenske pomladi, kar je zagotovilo za prave demokratične spremembe in razvoj Slovenije.«
Sporočilo je posredoval po faksu danes zjutraj g. Anton Oblak, kmalu nato pa je bil faks iz tajništva SKD v Ljubljani. Vsebina kaže možnost novega precejšnjega presenečenja v slovenski politični sceni.
Iz Clevelanda in okolice
Slomšek kmalu blaženi—
Tekst, posnet preko Interneta izpod peresa Voja Lukiča v Rimu pravi: »Kongregacija za svetnike v Rimu je 4. februarja letos soglasno potrdila čudeže knezoškofa Antona Martina Slomška. Na tej seji je bil navzoč tudi papež Janez Pavel II.« To pomeni zvečine konec postopka Slomškove beatifikacije in je naslednji korak slovesna razglasitev Slomška za blaženega. Postopek je trajal 70 let. Košarkarska tekma—
Ta konec tedna poteka v treh gimnazijah v Brecksvillu 34. KSKJ košarkarsko tekmovanje, na katerem bo sodelovalo prav tako 34 ekip iz raznih slovenskih naselbin po ZDA, kjer ima KSKJ svoja podružna društva.
Služba oskrbnika—
Fara sv. Vida išče oskrbnika s takojšnjo zaposlitvijo. Plača po dogovoru. Zdravstvene in druge ugodnosti so zagotovljene. Prosilci za službo naj pokličejo č.g. župnika Jožeta Božnarja na tel. 361-1444. Ribje večerje—
Ne pozabite, da so ribje večerje v cerkveni dvorani sv. Vida vsak petek od 4.30 do 7.30 zv.
Novi grobovi
Jože Klammer
Dne 8. februarja je v Alter-care domu za ostarele v Mentorju po dolgi bolezni umrl 87 let stari Jože Klammer s Painesville, O., rojen 10. marca 1909 v Dolenji vasi pri Cerknici, Slovenija, v ZDA prišel 1. 1949 in ves čas živel v Painesvillu, mož Julije, roj. Urbas, brat Rudija ter že pok. Albina, Viktorja in Tilke Mele, zaposlen pri I.R.C. Fibers Corp. 30 let, vse do svoje upokojitve, član ADZ, American Slovenian Club v Fairport Harborju ter župnije sv. Marije v Painesvillu. Pogreb bo danes, 13. februarja, s sv. mašo v cerkvi sv. Marije v Painesvillu dop. ob 9.30 in pokopom na Riverside pokopališče. Družina priporoča darove v pokojnikov spomin St. Mary School, 242 N. State St., Painesville, ali St. Vitus School, 6104 Glass Ave., Cleveland, OH 44103.
Rudolph Marn
Umrl je Rudolph Marn, sin Frances in Johna (oba že pok.) in brat Alberta in že pok. Johna. Pogreb bo danes v oskrbi Želetovega zavoda s sv. mašo v cerkvi Marije VnebOv-zete in pokopom na Vernih duš pokopališču. Darovi v pokojnikov spomin St. Mary Church Endowment Fund bodo s hvaležnostjo sprejeti.
(dalje na str. 19)
Sporočilo Doma za ostarele—
Direktorij Slovenskega doma za ostarele na Neff Rd. sporoča, da je podpisal pogodbo z lastniki dveh kosov zemlje v Chardon Villageu. Površina je ok. 130 akrov na Rte. 44, zemlja meji deloma tudi na Rte. 6 in Auburn Rd. Sedanje zavetišče na Neff Rd. bo obdr-žano. Celoten tekst sporočila je v angleškem delu na str. 4. Srečanje s smučarji iz Sl*v.—
Na povratksu s smučarske turneje v Hull-Ottava in Hayward, ZDA, se bo 25-članska skupina smučarjev za nekaj ur ustavila tudi v Clevelandu. Ker bi se radi srečali z rojaki tu, je Slovenko ameriški svet poskrbel za prostor srečanja v šolski dvorani pri Mariji Vnebovzeti na Holmes Ave. in sicer v ponedeljek, 24. feb., ob 7. uri zv. S skupino potujeta tudi ribniški poslance SKD v državnem zboru Benjamin Henigman in ribniški župan Jože Tanko. Ostali v skupini so iz okolice Ribnice, Cerknice, Loža, Radovljice in Jesenic. Podrobnosti bodo še objavljeni, za več informacij pa lahko pokličete 216/481-9150.
Na obisku—
Pretekli teden se je v Clevelandu mudila Blanka Jamni-šek, svetovalka v slovenskem zunanjem ministrstvu. Bila je na potovanju po ZDA na povabilu ameriške vladne ustanove USIA, ki prireja taka potovanja za mlajše, obetajoče evropske voditelje. Zaposlena je v oddelku za Evropo in Severno Amerika. Dr. Vladimir Rus je povabil manjšo skupino rojakov na kosilo v Sterletov! restavraciji in je bil pogovor kar zanimiv. Navzoč je bil tudi konzul dr. Karl Bonutti. Skupina je obiskala med drugim tudi Washington, New York, Little Rock, državo Oregon, nekateri tudi Pittsburgh.
Dan multikulture—
Ta bo v nedeljo, 10. avgusta, v Columbusu, med letnim Ohio State Fair. Organizatorji se zanimajo za sodelovanje narodnostnih kulturnih skupin, ki bi lahko nastopile. Ce se katera slovenskih zanima, lahko vse podrobnosti izve, če pokliče v uradu guvernerja Voinovicha ali Augusta B. Pusta ali Marka A. Ozanicka na tel. 614-644-0894. Rok za prijavo je že 14. marec.
Kosilo—
Slovenska šola pri sv. Vidu vabi na svoje letno kosilo, ki bo v nedeljo, 9. marca. Kosilo bo na razpolago od 11. do 1.30 pop., v šolskem avditoriju. Nakaznice ($10 za odraslo osebo in $5 za otroka) dobite pri vseh starših učencev šole, v pisarni AD, na voljo bodo tudi pri vhodu na dan kosila. Vsi vabljeni.
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Za kulturo življenja in odnosov
Nekaj božanskega izraža beseda kultura. »Kult« pomeni bogočastje, to je tisto dejanje, s katerim se človek obrača k Bogu, mu izkazuje svoje spoštovanje in ljubezen. Ko priznava Božjo veličino, hkrati v njem spoznava in priznava tudi lastno veličino. Ko se z dejanji vere približuje Bogu, je tudi sam privzet v območje svetega. Z besedo »kultura« pa označujemo vsa tista dejanja človeškega duha, s katerimi človek svobodno in zavestno oblikuje sebe, svoje bivanje in podobo sveta, dejanja, ki presegajo snovni svet in časovno dogajanje, čeprav so tako v prvem kot drugem utelešena — kot beseda, glasba, arhitktura, igra, ples, oblika bivanja in odnosov do človeka in sveta.
Slovenski kulturni praznik, Prešernov dan, je priložnost, da se znova zazremo v kulturo, to čudovito stvaritev človeškega duha, še posebej v bogastvo in žlahtnost slovenske kulture, ki odseva in ohranja identiteto slovenskega človeka in naroda. Obvezuje nas, da iz nje živimo, jo ohranjamo in dopolnjujemo, sicer smo na poti njene zatajitve pred seboj in pred svetom. V sedanjem trenutku slovenstva je takšna obveza še kako pomembna in celo usodna. Zakaj?
Vedno več je znamenj, da nam za kulturo, na osebnostni in družbeni ravni, ni veliko mar. Besedni zaklad naše vsakdanje govorice je obubožan. Tujke, psovke, zmerjanja, obrekovanja in temu podobno onesnažujejo naše ozračje. Medsebojni odnosi v mnogih družinah so skrhani, v družbi pa zastrupljeni. Slovenci vedno manj beremo, razen seveda, pogrošne literature, ki sledi plehkemu okusu. Ljudje nimamo več časa za pogovor, za to prvobitno obliko človeške komunikacije. V mestih in na podeželju se širi nasilje, tudi vzgojne in družbene ustanove niso glede tega izjema. Ali nas bodo varnostniki varovali pred zlom? Ljudje celo kupujemo stvari in plačujemo naročnine za to, kar nas oropa človečnosti, nam jemlje merila za zdravo presojo in izbiro. Se več: v imenu neke nove kulture si sodobni človek lasti pravico odločati o rojstvu še nerojenega in smrti še živečega sočloveka. To ni več pristna kultura, ki daje in ohranja življenje, marveč je »kultura smrti«, uničevanja in propada.
Kultura ima svoje zakonitosti. Ni je mogoče vsiljevati od zunaj, ne s prisilo ne z zakonom. Zakonitosti njenega rojstva in rasti so drugačne. Začetek kulture je, kot navaja evangelij v priliki o gorčičnem zrnu, v skromnem semenu. Ko seme zraste, sprejema v svoje vejevje ptice, daje zavetje in senco popotniku, iščočemu. Čim bolj ji človek odpira vrata svojega srca, tem bolj se v njem poraja žeja po njej. Mnogi pa so kulturno nedohranjeni, ker jim družina, šola, okolje in družba niso omogočili srečanja s kulturo. Premalo je graditi razvoj naroda na stopnji družbenega proizvoda, na nizki inflaciji, na prenovi šolskega in izobraževalnega sistema, na vstopu v Evropo in pri tem pozabljati na tisto, kar nas je kot narod oblikovalo in ohranjalo: jezik, umetnost, versko izročilo, slovenska preteklost z vsemi sončnimi in senčnimi stranmi. Bodo imeli novi kulturni, šolski in drugi ministri dovolj posluha za nadaljnji kulturni razvoj slovenskega naroda, ki bo izhajal iz dejstva, da smo pred davnimi dvanajstimi stoletji postali del evropske kulture, ki je utemeljena na krščanskem izročilu, da se torej naša zgodovina ne začenja leta 1551, še manj leta 1941. Slovenski kulturniki se upravičeno zavzemajo, da bi umetnostna vzgoja, likovna in glasbena, imela večji delež pri vzgoji mladega rodu.
Štipendije za študij v Sloveniji
CLEVELAND, O. — Ministrstvo za šolstvo in šport republike Slovenije razpisuje štirideset polnih štipendij za potomce slovenskih izseljencev. Informacija se nanaša na ameriške Slovence, ki želijo študirati v šolskem letu 1997-98 na Univerzi v Ljubljani ali na Univerzi v Mariboru. Vrste študija, ki pridejo v poštev, so: dodiplomski študij (undergraduate study), krajše specializacije in enoletna šola slovenskega jezika. Kandidati naj govorijo tekoče slovensko, razen za študij slovenskega jezika.
Za nadalnje informacije in prijave prosimo, da kontaktirate lokalno uradno predstavništvo RSlovenije. V Clevelandu pokličite Slovenski konzulat (216) 589-9220, ali pišite na naslov 1111 Chester Ave., Suite 520, Cleveland, OH 44114. Izven Ohia pa kontaktirajte lokalna predstavništva. Vse prijave morajo biti poslane na univerzo do 8. marca 1997.
P. dr. VENDELIN ŠPENDOV
L EMONTSKI
Svečan je slovensko ime za mesec februar, ko je na Svečnico, 2. februarja, blagoslov sveč. Ta dan obhajamo praznik Jezusovega darovanja (prej Marijino očiščevanje), Cerkev pa blagoslavlja sveče za božjo službo in za domove. Doma jo prižgemo ob prihodu duhovnika s sv. obhajilom k bolniku in ob smrtni uri. Blagoslovljeno svečo naj bi imela vsaka družina.
Na praznik Lurške Matere božje, 11. februarja, se spominjamo Marijinih prikazovanj v Lurdu. Bernardki Soubirous se je Marija osemnajstkrat prikazala, prvič 11. februarja 1858. Večkrat ji je priporočala, naj moli za grešnike in pristavila, da je treba delati pokoro. Na Bernardkina ponovna vprašanja, kdo je in kako ji je ime, je 25. marca, na praznik Marijinega oznanjenja odgovorila: »Jaz sem Brezmadežno Spočetje«.
God sv. Blaža, škofa in mučenca, obhajamo 3. februarja.
Pismo v Družini:
Pomagajmo!
Maribor — V dnevnem časopisju smo brali, da je župnija Žužemberk v velikih finančnih težavah. Župnija dolguje 400.000 DEM (242 tisoč US, po trenutnem tečaju, op. ur. AD) za gradnjo cerkve in župnišča. Upnik toži župnijo in župnika Franca Povirka. Če se ne bo dolg z obrestmi poravnal, bo sledil rubež.
Ne dopustimo, da bi župnišče prišlo v roke zasebniku, ampak naj služi namenu, za katerega je bilo zgrajeno. Zato pomagajmo po svojih močeh. Darove lahko izročite v svojih župniščih ali pa nakažete na župnijo sv. Mohorja in Fortu-nata v Žužemberku.
Alojz Senekovič Družina, 2. feb. 1997
OD M E VI...
Na ta dan Cerkev deli poseben blagoslov, s katerim »naj te Bog reši bolezni v grlu in vsakega drugega zla«. Med preganjanjem kristjanov je bil škof Blaž leta 316 obsojen. Ko je šel v mučeniško smrt, mu je naproti pritekla vdova s svojim edinim sinom in prosila svetnika, naj ji ga reši gotove smrti. Fant je namreč požrl ribjo kost in ga je skoraj zadušilo. Blaž je nekoliko pomolil, mladeniča blagoslovil in ozdravljenega vrnil materi, sam pa nadaljeval pot v smrt.
Ker je letos Velika noč 30. marca, pričenjamo postni čas 12. februarja, ko pepelnica. Postna postava je sedaj zelo enostavna, zaj zapoveduje samo naslednje: 1. strogi post na pepelnico in na veliki petek (pritrganje v jedi in brez mesa);
2.	vsak petek v postu je brezmesen. Drugih postov Cerkev ne zahteva, pričakuje pa, da bi si vsak po svoji volji naložil kako dobro delo, pokoro, pa morda vsakdanji obisk sv. maše in več molitve.
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Po dolgih letih bo slovenska skupnost Chicaga in okolice letos mogla pozdraviti novo-mašnika. Bogoslovec Gregor Goršič je 6. decembra 1996 prejel diakonsko posvečenje, čez 6 mesecev bo pa mašniško. Ko Gregorju čestitamo k dia-konatu, mu želimo božjega blagoslova in stanovitnosti. Spominjali se ga bomo v molitvah. Čestitke staršem dr. Jožetu in Frančiški Goršiču in vsem v družini.
P. Metod Ogorevc, OEM, kaplan pri fari Sv. Terezije v Johnstownu, Pa., se je prišel poslovit, ker je v sredi januarja odšel v Avstralijo, kjer bo deloval med slovenskimi izseljenci. Pogrešali ga bomo. Želimo mu božjega blagoslova pri delu za božje kraljestvo med rojaki na južni polovici
Bosta etična in religijska vzgoja ostali zanemarjeno polje, ki ga bodo posejali novobodni liberalistični tokovi in versko zmedeni pojavi?
Kultura, ki raste iz človeka, iz njegove notranjosti in iz pra-potrebe ustvariti nekaj lepega, osrečujočega in vsakdnje življenje presegajočega, se izraža ne samo v umetniških stvaritvah, marveč najprej v harmoniji človeka s samim seboj, z drugimi in s stvarstvom. To pa je nenadomestljiva vloga vsakega človeka. Tedaj postaja dovzeten tudi za najvišjo lepoto, ki jo vsaka kultura odseva, za Boga. Tako je kultura večna spremljevalka vere, vera pa spremljevalka kulture.
RAFKO VALENČIČ
Družina, 9. feb. 1997
zemeljske poloble.
Božične praznike smo lepo obhajali. Cerkev je bila res božično okrašena, za kar gre zahvala Martinu in Julki Kacin, ki sta poleg dela še marsikaj darovala. Z darovi so priskočili na pomoč še Amonovi ($25), Koresovi ($25), Velka-vrhovi ($20), Jakupičevi ($10), Horvatovi ($5), Kučičevi ($5) in N.N. ($40). Rože so prinesli Turkovi in Ada Debevc. Tudi zunanjost samostana, pri Čem so imeli glavno zaslugo Magajnov!. Bog plačaj vsem!
Božične sv. maše so bile lepo obiskane, zbor, ki je sedaj povečan, je lepo prepeval, pri priljubljenih božičnih pesmih so se jim pridružili navzoči. Prepričani smo, da je novorojeno Dete blagoslavljalo vse za milosti polne božične praznike.
O Božiču je pritisnil hud mraz, snega je bilo pa le toliko, da je ceste in polja popra-šil.
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Pred leti, kakor se verjetno nekateri še spomnite, so pridelovali krompir in žito, ko so imeli tudi govedo, kokoši i^ vse, kar-spada k farmi. Nekaj delavcev je imelo zato stanovanje v nadstropju nad gara' žo, kjer so živeli tudi franči' škanski novinci.
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Seveda takoj za njimi pa pridejo muzikantje »Veseli godci«. Saj so res poskrbeli za pravo voljo in razpoloženje in ljudje kar niso hoteli nehati plesat — kar do jutra bi držali, če jih ne bi hišnik začel poditi iz dvorane.
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Največja zahvala pa gre vsem gostom, ki so se odzvali našim povabilom. Upamo, da se boste še naprej vedno radi udeleževali naših prireditev. Brez vas bi bila dvorana prazna. To se malo čudno sliši, ali res je pa le. Vsem najlepša hvala!
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Kakih 1500 protestnikov pred stavbo parlamenta
Poročilo je za Delo 7. februarja pripravil Grega Repovž. Sama demonstracija je bila dan prej, pretekli četrtek, ko je parlament razpravljat in nato odklonil vlado, ki jo je bil predložil dr. Janez Drnovšek. O tem poročamo drugje.
— Ur. AD
Ljubljana — Pred državnim zborom se je danes zbralo okoli 1500 ljudi in protestiralo proti vladi, ki naj bi jo vodil dr. Janez Drnovšek in v kateri ni pomladnih strank. Demonstracijo je organizirala skupina 14 ljudi, predsednikov raznih združenj in društev, ki že dolgo odločno podpirajo SKD, SLS in SDS in ki sami sebe imenujejo Civilna družba. Zborovanje pred stavbo DZ ni bilo prijavljeno pri pristojnih organih, čeprav zakonodaja to omogoča.
Zborovanje je bilo posvečeno izrekanju podpore in pripadnosti politiki pomladnih strank in protestom proti dr. Drnovšku in njegovi stranki, poslancu Cirilu Pucku, predsedniku Milanu Kučanu in medijem. Ker ni bilo prijavljeno, je policija zavarovala vhod v DZ šele po tem, ko se je zbrala večja množica. Na prihod konjenice, policistov s ščiti in čeladami ter postavitev ograj so se demonstranti odzvali burno, čeprav je ta zaščita normalen postopek ob demonstracijah.
Na govorniškem odru so se izmenjavali štirje govorniki: dr. Ludvik Čanžek, Irena Virant, Vinko Vodopivec in Franc Izgoršek. V govorih so poudarjali nelegitimnost in nelegalnost predlagane vlade, očitali poslancu Cirilu Pucku, da je izdajalec, in poudarjali zasluge in sposobnosti predsednikov pomladnih strank — ti so ta shod večkrat podprli, od organizacije pa so se distancirali.
Prav zaradi njihove podpore in zaradi nedvoumnega navijanja govorcev za Janeza Janšo, Lojzeta Peterleta in Marjana Podobnika so de-
monstranti pričakovali, da bodo prvaki omenjenih strank na improvizirani oder pred državnim zborom tudi prišli. To se ni zgodilo, so pa poslali pismeno izjavo, v kateri so poudarili, da predlagana vlada ni legitimna in da zborovanje podpirajo.
Sporočilo za javnost
V	tedniku Družina z datumom 9. februarja je »Civilna družba« objavila sledeče:
Globoko zaskrbljeni predstavniki slovenske civilne družbe smo se zbrali na skupnem srečanju dne 30. januarja 1997 v Ljubljani.
Slovenska civilna družba namreč ugotavlja, da je ogrožen obstoj demokracije.
Priča smo poskusom vzpostavljanja nelegitimne oblasti, ki ne kaže razumevanja in potrebne skrbi za normalizacijo slovenske družbe in vzpostavitev pravne države.
V	skladu s to ugotovitvijo bo slovenska civilna družba prisiljena koordinirano ukrepati. Poleg opozarjanja javnosti na zaskrbljujoča dogajanja bo organizirala množično zborovanje v Cankarjevem domu v Ljubljani.
1.	Civilna iniciativa — ing. Miha Burger
2.	Društvo za ureditev zamolčanih grobov — France Perme
3.	Državljanski forum za humano šolo — dr. Angelca Žerovnik
4.	Gibanje »23. december« — dr. Borut Korun
5.	Izseljensko društvo Slovenija v svetu — Boštjan Kocmur
6.	Liberalni forum za proučevanje političnih gibanj — Janez Vuk
7.	Socialdemokratski krščanski forum prof. dr. Marica Marolt-Gomišček
8.	Združeni ob lipi sprave »Lipa sprave« — Stanislav Klep, odvetnik
9.	Združenje lastnikov razlaščenega premoženja Slovenije — Franc Izgoršek
10.	Združenje mobiliziranih Gorenjcev v redno nemško
vojsko 1941-1945 — ing. Jože Ahačič
11.	Združenje za demokratizacijo javnih glasil — mag. Vinko Vodopivec
12.	Združenje žrtev komunističnega nasilja — dr. Ludvik Canžek.
Op. Ur. A D — Novinar Grega Repovž je omenil 14 predsednikov organizacij, ki skupaj sestavljajo Civilno družbo. V gornjem seznamu torej manjkata dve.
Poslanci o protestu pred parlamentom
Delo pretekli petek posreduje komentarje raznih poslancev o demonstraciji. Trije teh posredujemo. Ur. A D
Janez Janša: »Kar se pa tiče protestov, se mi zdi, da so upravičeni. Dejstvo je, da se volivci, ki so oddali glas za neko opcijo in nekega poslanca, počutijo ogoljufane, še posebno če poslanski prestop spremeni politično sliko v državi. To pa pomeni prevaro najmanj polovice volivcev. Ravnokar sem pogledal na prizorišče demonstracij in ugotavljam, da oblast v Sloveniji že čuva kordon policije in se sprašujem, kakšna je razlika med nami in državami na jugu Balkana, o katerih so nekateri še pred tednom dni govorili zelo zaničljivo.«
Franc Zagožen, vodja poslanske skupine SLS: »Demonstracije so nekaj običajnega. Mene bolj skrbi nervozna reakcija policije. Mislim, da ti ljudje nočejo nič drugega kot samo protestirat, in se mi taka obramba ne zdi potrebna. Ne vem, kaj hočejo s tem doseči.«
Lojze Peterle, predsednik SKD: »Pravkar so na protestu predstavniki civilne družbe prebrali pozdrav predsednikov strank slovenske pomladi, v katerem smo izrazili našo skrb oziroma povedali, da delimo skrb s temi organizacijami za razvoj slovenske demokracije.
Povedali smo, da ne bomo podprli te vlade, ker ne more biti porok za slovensko priho-
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2e smo posredovali poročila o argentinskem 'povratniku Marijanu Schiffreru, ki je prišel v novi parlament na listi SKD. Tokrat je dal intervju uredniku Usta Novi Glas Dragu Legiši. Tekst (23. jan.) je v celoti posredovan.	Ur. AD
•	Prosim Te, da se kar sam kratko predstaviš našim bralcem.
Rojen sem bil v Žabnici na Gorenjskem, srednjo šolo sem obiskoval v Kranju, nato pa sem poslušal šest semestrov na Tehnični fakulteti v Ljubljani. Študije sem moral prekiniti zaradi vojne, odpravil sem se na Primorsko, ker sem podzavestno čutil, da se bodo po vojni črtale nove meje na tem delu naše domovine in je bilo treba storiti vse, da jih potisnemo čim dlje proti zahodu.
•	Bil nam kaj povedal o svojem »delu za narod« v Argentini?
Maja 1945 sem se odločil za svobodo, sodeloval še štiri leta pri novoustanovljenem slovenskem šolstvu na Svobodnem tržaškem ozemlju, nato pa sem se proti koncu 1. 1949 odpravil v Argentino.
Tam je bilo treba prijeti za delo. Predvsem je bilo tu preživetje. Ker so bile na jugu dežele v Patagoniji boljše plače, sem se za nekaj let odpravil na jug. Toda kmalu sem videl, da je glavnina Slovencev ostala v Buenos Airesu, torej je bilo moje mesto tam in sem se vrnil.
V Argentino je pred novim slovenskim povojnim valom prišla že velika skupina Slovencev iz Primorske, ki so bežali pred fašistično diktaturo. Žal so bili naši začetni stiki z
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njimi bolj hladni, smo pa tudi ugotovili, kako strahoten je v Argentini asimilacijski pritisk na tujce (sicer popolnoma naraven) in da se mu mi moramo na vsak način upreti.
Tako smo pričeli povojni slovenski izseljenci v Argentini graditi svoje domove (središča), kjer smo imeli vse: od slovenskih nedeljskih' svetih maš do kulturnih prireditev, sobotnih slovenskih šolskih tečajev, do družabnih srečanj.
Pri graditvi enega od teh domov (Slomškov dom v bueno-saireškem predmestju Ramos Mejia) sem osebno sodeloval, bil dvakratni predsednik in poučeval na šolskem tečaju. Pozneje sem poučeval tudi na slovenskem srednješolskem tečaju, bil tudi njegov ravnatelj; slovensko šolstvo v Argentini mi je bilo skratka vedno pri srcu, ker sem vedel, da bo slovenska skukpnost obstajala v Argentini tako dolgo, kolikor časa bomo imeli slovenske šole.
Vmes sem na ukrajinski Univerzi Svetega Cirila v Buenos Airesu opravil tudi licenci-aturo iz filozofije in primerjalne filologije slovanskih jezikov.
S časom sem se začel posvečati tudi zadružništvu. V Argentini so znani zadrugarji še od doma (dr. Bajlec, Mavrič, Smersu, Lado Lenček in drugi) kmalu ustanovili Konzumno zadrugo, ki se je pozneje spremenila v Kreditno in se pozneje razcepila v Zadrugo in »Mutual« (podporno društvo), kjer sem bil predsednik od 1. 1980 do odhoda v Slovenijo.
Našteval bi lahko še druga sodelovanja, kot na primer pri Slovensko latinskoameriški trgovski zbornici in pa seveda pri takratni Slovenski ljudski stranki in pri poznejših Slovenskih krščanskih demokratih v Argentini.
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•	Kako je prišlo do Tvoje poslanske kandidature?
Pri delu v stranki SKD smo se kmalu odločili, da slovenska politična stranka v tujini nima končno nobenega smisla, če se ne naveže na matično stranko. Cas je bil zrel in sta to povezavo izvedla predsednika SKD v Argentini (po vrstnem redu) dr. Marko Kremžar in ing. Jernej Dobovšek, dokončno pa jo je prof. Tine Vivod, ki je medtem postal tretji podpredsednik nacionalne stranke in je našel odličnega sogovornika pri prof. Lojzetu Peterletu, predsedniku nacionalne SKD.
To je tudi prva stranka, ki je v slovenskem okolju našla posluh za izseljence (tudi za zamejce) in L 1995 obljubila, da bo med svoje kandidate za poslance v državni zbor uvrstila tudi izseljenca, kar je bilo dovolj zapleteno, ker slovenska ustava tega ne predvideva (v nasprotju z zastopnikoma italijanske in madžarske manjšine).
Ko se je na lanskih jesenskih volitvah pojavila ta možnost, je predsednik Peterle to mesto ponudil izseljenski SKD. Po mnogih pregovarjanjih so mlajši to mesto težko sprejemali; ker se po štirih letih ne ve, kaj bo, so končno našli mene in sem ponudbo sprejel.
•	Javnost si prijetno presenetil, ko si tako gosposko in hkrati suvereno vodil prvo sejo novoizvoljenega Državnega zbora. Kakšni so Tvoji prvi vtisi, potem ko si s predsedniške mize sedel na svojo poslansko klop?
Vodenje seje novoizvoljenega Državnega zbora ni bilo, če tako zapišem, zame kaj posebno nenavadnega, saj sem v Argentini predsedoval mnogim občnim zborom in na stotine sejam. Po pravici povedano, pred očmi sem imel vse tiste izkušene politike SLS (avtentične Slovenske ljudske stranke), ki so po vojni in že v izseljenstvu sanjali o vrnitvi, pa je, žal, praktično nihče ni dočakal. Tam sem jih videl sedeti v klopeh in premišljevati, s čim sem si zaslužil to milost,
Demonstracija pred državnim zborom
(nadaljevanje s str. 15) dnost, ampak je izraz naše preteklosti, in da se bomo borili skupaj z njimi za zmago poštenja, pravičnosti, resnice in demokracije. To je sporočilo strank slovenske pomladi in veliko nam pomeni beseda govornika, ki je rekel, da so veseli naše podpore in ker stranke slovenske pomladi držijo skupaj. Dejal je tudi, da niso užaljeni, ker nismo prišli med njih, saj je naše mesto v parlamentu, da preprečujemo stvari, ki niso primerne za našo državo.
Mislim, da je bila demonstracija dostojna in primerna, razlog, zaradi katerega so se zbrali, pa je zelo upravičen.«
da so se te sanje meni uresničile.
•	Za katere probleme se boš najbolj zanimal?
Kolikor bo to v mojih močeh, bo moja skrb veljala predvsem izseljencem, pa tudi zamejcem; predvsem prvim, ker imam vtis, da bodo v času globalizacije ravno ti veliko bolj izpostavljeni. Zamejec v težavah sede v avto ali na vlak in je v dveh urah v Ljubljani. Ali so bili njegovi problemi rešeni ali ne, je druga pesem, toda bil je med svojimi.
Izseljenec je odtrgan. Se danes mi zvenijo v ušesih besede mojega, takrat desetletnega sina: »Ata, ali je daleč do tam, kjer ljudje tudi po cestah govorijo slovensko?«
•	Vsaj četrtina slovenskega naroda živi izven meja domovine. Kaj lahko naredi matična država za Slovence v zdomstvu.
Slovenci smo imeli smolo, da smo bili vedno tujci v lastnih državah. Kaj je brigalo Avstro-Ogrsko, kam se odteka slovenska kri, kaj je brigalo srbsko čaršijo, koliko Primorcev odhaja v Argentino? In končno, kaj je pomenilo nekaj tisoč slovenskih beguncev za komunistični sistem v povojni Ameriki? »Tamkaj v Ameriki, tamkaj v Vestfaliji so nam izginili, več ne doseže jih naše oko.« In je bilo opravljeno.
Samostojna Slovenija bi se najprej morala zavesti, da je četrtina slovenskega naroda izven njenih meja. Se veliki narodi si ne morejo privoščiti te lahkomiselnosti, da 300 do 500.000 svojih ljudi pometejo enostavno čez prag. Ko se bosta ne le vlada, ampak ves narod zavedala tega dejstva (in upam, da bo to kmalu), potem bo treba ukrepati. Za vsako skupino po svoje: za zamejce s posluhom za njihove specifične težave, za zdomce (zdomce
imenujem izseljence v evropskih državah) spet drugače in za izseljence spet drugače.
Samo nekaj kričečih primerov. Primorci, ki so zaradi svojega slovenstva bežali pred fašizmom v svet, imajo velike težave pri pridobivanju slovenskega državljanstva: pred vojno niso bili jugoslovanski državljani. Slovenski državljani iz obeh Amerik in Kanade niso mogli voliti pri zadnjih volitvah zaradi skrčenih datumov med prejemom in obvezno oddajo glasovnic.
V načrtu imam (s pomočjo vseh zainteresiranih) predložiti državnemu zboru globalni zakon o izseljencih (pojem, ki obsega vse), nekaj podobnega, kkot imajo Spanci in Italijani.
• Ker iz lastne izkušnje po* znaš razmere pri nas (i.e. - v Italiji, op. ur. AD), boš gotovo pobliže spremljal tudi dogajanje v zamejstvu. Kaj bi ° tem povedal?
Razmere v zamejstvu P°' znam sorazmerno dobro. Tu so bili ukrepi najbolj pri roki-V zamejce ne siliti. Oni sami najbolj vedo, kje potrebujejo podpore. Imajo razvito društveno in politično življenje. Slovenija mora priskočiti na pomč, kjer je ta resnično potrebna; paziti pa mora, da se bo ogibala vseh političnih i* ideoloških priveskov. Pomagati je treba tam, kjer je v nevarnosti slovenstvo.
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Razne in različne vesti iz Slovenije in Slovenije v svetu
V nedeljo 5. januarja 1997 so trije Slovenci stopili na najvišji vrh Antarktike Mt. Vinson (5140 m) in tako za Slovenijo zaključili osvajanje najvišjih vrhov posameznih kontinentov. Vzpon na Mt. Vinson ne predstavlja kakšnega posebnega tehničnega problema, vendar pa je polet na Antarktiko izredno drag.
Na fotografiji je s polno Črto označena Slovenska smer na Mt. Vinson, s črtkano pa je nakazana smer sestopa. Na vrh so splezali Viki Grošelj, Stane Klemenc, Rafko Vodišek in Hrvat Stipe Božič.
Ko so izkušeni alpinisti prileteli v bazni tabor, je bilo vreme idealno, zato pa so se takoj začeli pripraviti za vzpon in iz base odšli 4. januarja. Odločili so se za še nepreplezan zahodni greben. Ker je ta čas na Mt. Vinsonu večni dan, s seboj niso vzeli niti šotorov niti spalnih vreč.
Prvih 2000 višinskih metrov so preplezali po širokem kolutu, v katerem se je naklonina gibala okrog 45°, v izstopnem delu pa je dosegla 55°. Ko so stopili na širok in tehnično nezahteven greben, so daleč pred Seboj zagledali vrh, do katere-ga so hodili še šest ur. Ob 10. dopoldne so ga končno dosegli 'J1 na njem ostali kar nekaj časa, saj ni pihalo, termometer Pa je kazal za Antarktiko in to nadmorsko višino ugodnih -30°.
Sestopili so po smeri normalnega pristopa, Grošelj pa J£ spust opravil na smučeh. Po dobrih tridesetih urah nepre-stane hoje in plezanja so se Pošteno dehidrirani vrnili v oazo.
Po dnevu počitka so opravi-1 Še celo vrsto plezalnih in smučarskih tur. Povzpeli so se na šest vrhov, ki so bili verjet-J10 še deviški. Zanje so izbrali udi imena, vendar čakajo na Potrditev kronistov agencije, 1 organizira odprave na ntarktiko, da pred njimi res ni bilo nikogar na vrhu.
^si trije so se vrnili zelo zadovoljni, saj so več kot ure-uičili zastavljene cilje. Ko so Odhajali, so bili pripravljeni a dosti trše vremenske razme-J'6’ kot so bile med njihovim lvanjem v bazi. Le na koncu f° doživeli vihar, v katerem bi 1 ° skoraj nemogoče plezati
Po vrhovih.
Ko so pripravljali opremo za ekspedicijo, so se skušali čimbolj opreti na domače proizvajalce. Vsi slovenski izdelki — od termo perila Beti Metlika do hrane — so se dobro obnesli.	Miha Peternel
Delo, 3. feb. 1997
Minoriti najeli minoritski samostan za petdeset let
Mariborski župan dr. Alojz Križman in pater Janez Alojzij Kurbus, minister slovenske minoritske province sv. Jožefa, sta podpisala pogodbo o najemu kompleksa mariborskega minoritskega samostana in cerkve s pripadajočim fun-kcionalneim zemljiščem za obdobje petdeset let.
Gre za brezplačen najem, najemnik pa se je v pogodbi obvezal, da bo v dveh letih obnovil zunanjščino ter v štirih notranjščino objektov, celoten kompleks pa v šestih letih od pridobitev soglasij za obnovo mariborskega zavoda za varstvo naravne in kulturne dediščine.
Konec 13. stoletja ustanovljeni samostan so leta 1784, v čšsu jožefinskih reform, ukinili, kompleks pa spremenili najprej v kasarno in nato v vojaško skladišče. Po besedah dr. Alojza Križmana se je na
lanskoletni javni razpis mariborske občine uradno prijavila le minoritska provinca.
Kot je dejal pater Janez Alojzij Kurbus, bodo minoriti v kompleksu, ki je zdaj v dokaj slabem stanju, uredili samostansko celico ter sobe za študente (v pogodbi so se obvezali, da bodo za mariborsko študentsko populacijo zagotovili 10% potrebnih postelj), ki bodo na voljo študentom vseh mariborskih fakultet in ne samo študentom teološke fakultete, v cerkvi pa bodo poleg verskih obredov organizirali še koncerte in druge kulturne prireditve.
Leskovarjev Očenaš za Janeza Pavla II.
Znani koroški glasbenik in skladatelj Jože Leskovar iz Slovenj Gradca je uglasbil molitev očenaš in jo posvetil obisku papeža Janeza Pavla II. v Sloveniji. Pesem je napisana posebej za moški, mešani ali ženski zbor.
Leskovarjev Očenaš je doživel krstno izvedbo na nedavnem koncertu Mariborskega okteta pod vodstvom prof. Mitje Reichenberga v cerkvi sv. Jurija na Legnu pri Slovenj Gradcu. Mariborski pevci so bili za uspešno krstno izvedbo nagrajeni z dolgotrajnim aplavzom navdušenih poslušalcev. Radio Maribor je pesem tudi že posnel.
Ko bo pesem posneta še v izvedbi mešanega in mladinskega (ženskega) zbora, bodo unikatno CD-ploščo, skupaj z originalnim notnim zapisom, izročili papežu v Rimu. Za to bo, je povedal skladatelj Jože Leskovar, poskrbel župan mesta občine Slovenj Gradec Janez Komljanec.
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Specialne učilnice Škofijske klasične gimnazije
Na Škofijski klasični gimnaziji v Zavodu sv. Stanislava v Ljubljani so imeli 1. februarja odprta vrata. Poleg športne dvorane, galerije, kapele, so bile na ogled predvsem njihove specialne učilnice za biologijo, kemijo in fiziko. Na gimnaziji, kjer se prva generacija dijakov že pripravlja na maturo, so na te učilnice zelo ponosni. Biološka učilnica je opremljena z binokularnimi mikroskopi in bogato zbirko mineralov, v kemični učilnici je digestorij, prostor za nevarne poskuse, ki jih za dijake, zavarovane s stekleno pregrado, opravljajo profesorji, sodobno pa je opremljena tudi fizi-kalnica. Poleg teh na šoli kot dobro opremljena izstopa še računalniška učilnica s 16 delovnimi mesti, specialna učilnica za glasbo (Škofijska klasična gimnazija ima kar nekaj uspešnih pevskih zborov) in likovna šola Zmaga Modica.
VABILO
TORONTO, Ont. — Kanadski Slovenski Kongres (KSK) bo imel 8. marca 1997 ob 2h popoldne v Slovenskem starostnem domu LIPA, 52 Neilson Drive, Etobicoke, Toronto, svoj redni letni občni zbor. Na dnevnem redu bodo poročila, volitve štirih (4) članov Sveta ter slavnostni govor. Tokrat bo slavnostni govornik dr. Stefan Falež, slovenski veleposlanik pri Sv. sedežu, ki bo govoril na temo:
Odnosi Slovenija-Vatikan od priznanja dalje.
Člani in prijatelji KSK prijateljsko vabljeni. Po občnem zboru bo na voljo zakuska ter prijateljski razgovor.
Glavni odbor KSK
Slavko Bajec, slovenski izseljenec v Kanadi, podjetnik, pilot
S svojim letalom želim v Slovenijo
Ljubljana — Pravzaprav nisem nič posebnega. Rodil sem se v Sloveniji, tako kot vsi drugi bolj ali manj uspešno drsal šolske klopi, se izučil za mehanika. Potem je prišlo seveda na vrsto služenje vojaškega roka. Tudi to sem opravil, potem pa...
Že dolgo sem skrivoma občudoval koledarje s čudovitimi pokrajinskimi slikami, ki jih je ded vsako leto pošiljal iz daljne Kanade. Tja je odšel že davnega leta 1912. Seveda je tudi pisal večkrat. Teh lepot z razglednic se kar nisem mogel nagledati. Potem je leta 1958 prek luže odšla še teta. Takrat mi je bilo sedem let. Tudi ona je večkrat pisala. Spet lepote.
Ko sem se po služenju vojaškega roka zaposlil, mi misel na to, da bi za nekaj let šel prek luže pogledat, kako je tam, kar ni šla iz glave. Ne da ne bi imel službe, nasprotno, imel sem jo, nisem slabo zaslužil, vendar me je vleklo drugam.
In tako se je zgodilo. Ko sem imel 24 let, leta 1975 je bilo, sem odletel v Toronto. Uf! Tiste ogromne stolpnice, vrvež na cestah, kolone vozil, vse to sem doslej videl le v filmih. Kar nekako nerodnega in izgubljenega sem se počutil sredi tega.
Ampak: okolje me je zelo toplo sprejelo, tega sploh nisem pričakoval. Sama država Kanada me je takoj dala za eno leto v šolo, da sem se naučil jezika, država je tudi plačala šolanje pa še nekaj žepnine sem dobil. Ker sem bil mehanik, so me, jasno, zanimali avtomobili, posebej še avtomatski menjalniki, s katerimi sem se prvič srečal.
Všeč mi je bilo, naredil sem šolo še za to in po treh letih sem postal mojster in šef mehanične delavnice za avtomatske menjalnike.
Vsega časa pa tudi nisem porabil za službo. Že kot mladenič, ko sem opazoval lepe pokrajinske slike, sem sklenil, da bom čim več tega videl. Tako sem se vpisal tudi med lovce, tako da sem bil precej časa v naravi. Saj pravim, Kanada, ogromna država, druga največja na svetu, je kraljestvo za tistega, ki ima rad naravo.
Naredil sem pilotski izpit, zatem pa sem ogromno Kanado preletel po dolgem in počez. Najlepše je leteti pozimi, ko je mirno ozračje. Pa še nekaj je. Namesto koles na letalo namestiš smuči in lahko pristaneš na
Slavko Bajec
katerem koli od tisočerih jezer, ki zamrznejo. To je šele prava idila.
Ce se lahko malo pohvalim: odkupil sem pilotsko šolo, sem inštruktor in imam dve letali -cessno 172 za 4 osebe in ultralahko letalo za 2 osebi, ki sem ga kupil v kitt izvedbi in potem sestavil sam.
Ves dan pa tudi nisem bil v službi. Tako sem srečal prijetno dekle, s katero sem se tudi oženil. Rojena je sicer v Torontu, starša pa sta iz Slovenije. Imava tri dekleta, moram jih pohvaliti, vsa znajo lepo slovensko, starejša Daniela je bila lani ves mesec v Sloveniji s folklorno skupino iz Toronta, srednji Andreji , in »ta mali« Mateji pa sem obljubil, da ju letos odpeljem v Slovenijo.
Prav ob tem moram poudariti, da je v Torontu veliko Slovencev, da smo zelo povezani, imamo svojo slovensko šolo, dramsko skupino, pevske zbore, precej je slovenskih ansamblov, skratka, priložnosti za srečanja in pogovore je res veliko.
Imam pa še eno željo, ki jo nameravam uresničiti. Rad, zelo rad bi v Slovenijo priletel s svojim letalom. Vem, da ne bo šlo »direktno«, voziti bom moral po etapah, sicer pa — tudi Lindberg ni prifrčal naravnost !	}> yikend magazin«
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Kako nastaja ameriška revija Društva za slovenske študije
Tegobe s Slovenci
Tom Priestly
Ponavadi z veseljem odpiram pisma. Tokrat pa ne.
»Cenjeni gospod urednik! Ne strinjam se z večino pripomb in mnenj o svojem članku. Pripravljen sem popraviti tu in tam kakšno besedo, nikakor pa ne predelati svojega prispevka... Zelo mi je žal, da članka ne boste objavili.«
S temi besedami mi je znan ljubljanski zgodovinar zarinil še eno trskico pod noht. Jaz, urednik, sem stisnil zobe. Še eno tako pismo! Zakaj bi jih bilo toliko?
In zakaj sem dopustil, da me to prizadene?
Leta 1985 sem prevzel uredništvo revije Društva za slovenske študije Slovene Studies. Ta revija, ki je začela izhajati leta 1979 pod sposobnim uredništvom Henryja Cooperja, profesorja na Univerzi v Indiani, je do sedaj že precej zrasla od svojih skromnih začetkov: prva polletna številka je obsegala le 48 strani; do 6. letnika (1984) pa se je uveljavila navada, da je bilo v vsaki polletni številki že 120 strani. In v sredi osemdesetih let je Društvo za slovenske študije privlačevalo mnogo več udeležencev na svoje sestanke in število prispevkov za revijo je močno naraščalo. In postajalo je vse bolj jasno, da se prispevki po kakovosti močno razlikujejo...
Postopek akademskega ocenjevanja v Severni Ameriki
Leta 1985 sem bil že nekaj let predstojnik oddelka za slovanske jezike (kasneje preimenovanega v oddelek za slovanske in vzhodnoevropske študije). Ena najbolj zanimivih pa tudi najbolj napornilvdolžno-sti, ki jih morajo taki administratorji opravljati na naši univerzi, je članstvo v odboru, ki ocenjuje delo vsakega stalnega člana akademskega osebja v prejšnjem letu; ker šteje profesorski zbor naše fakultete kakih 350 oseb, odbor potrebuje ves teden, da opravi svoj posel, in potem se nam že kar vrti v glavi... Kajti to nalogo je treba jemati resno: zvišanje plač in napredovanje sta odvisni samo od odločitev tega odbora.
Pri svojem postopku je odbor po zakonu obvezan, da in-sistira na tem, da je posameznik, če naj napreduje, ne samo dober učitelj, temveč tudi avtor kvalitetnih objavljenih raziskav. Zato mora odbor oceniti vsa raziskovalna dela, ki jih je objavilo nad 300 ljudi.
V času svojih let v tem odboru sem se tako naučil kar precej o izdajanju znanstvenih revij. Presedeti sem moral dolgotrajne razlage kolegov (z vseh področij, ki pripadajo naši fakulteti: od literature do ekonomije, od umetnostne zgodovine do psiholingvistike, od klasičnih jezikov do antropologije) o revijah na teh področjih. In globoko mi je bilo
vtisnjeno nekaj, kar sicer mora biti očitno vsakemu človeku, ki ne živi v slonokoščenem stolpu: dejstvo, da je najboljše poroštvo za visoko kakovost nepristranska ocena, kar pri izdajanju revij pomeni, da morajo biti članki, predloženi za objavo, ocenjeni popolnoma na podlagi vrednosti njihovih avtorjev.
V praksi to pomeni, da je treba pri tem uporabljati »dvojno slepo razsojanje«: tisti, ki delo ocenjujejo, ne smejo biti znani avtorju in avtor ne sme biti znan ocenjevalcem. Že pred tem obdobjem svojega poklicnega delovanja sem tudi sam začel, sodelovati v takem postopku: prejel sem v oceno predložene članke iz svojega lastnega področja, iz katerih so bila imena avtorjev izločena; zagotovljeno pa je bilo tudi meni, da moje ime ne bo omenjeno, ko bodo moje pripombe poslane avtorjem. Zato sem lahko članek kar se da dobro presodil, ne da bi me moralo skrbeti, ali je sestavek v mojih rokah delo slavnega profesorja s harvardske univerze ali pa zelenega začetnika s kakega majhnega kolidža bogu za hrbtom.
Razvoj naše uredniške politike
Moj naslednji uredniški korak je bil jasen: če naj bodo Slovene Studies kdaj sprejeti kot resna akademska revija, če naj si sami zaslužijo ugled, bom moral uvesti »dvojno slepi« sistem. In uvedel sem ga: najprej za tiste prispevke, ki so bili predloženi neposredno meni; pozneje pa tudi za tiste, ki sem jih slišal v obliki predavanj na raznih konferencah in sem nato prosil njihove avtorje, naj mi jih pošljejo.
Alternative? Lahka rešitev — objaviti vsak prispevek — bi na žalost pomenila preveč drugorazrednih člankov. Bolj sprejemljiv bi bil postopek, ki je v rabi pri marsikateri evropski reviji: da bi prispevke ocenil uredniški odbor. Ta postopek pa bi bil popolnoma neizvedljiv, saj so Slovene Studies široko interdisciplinarna revija, v našem uredniškem odboru pa ni dovolj strokovnjakov v vseh panogah vseh področij, v katerih objavljamo članke (trije nedavni primeri: umetnostna zgodovina, filozofija in cerkvena zgodovina); bolj smiselno je stopiti v stik s potrebnimi izvedenci, kadar se pokaže potreba.
In, verjemite mi, to je bil včasih utrudljiv, včasih pa kar neprijeten posel.
Ob neki priložnosti, na primer, sem prejel prispevek v svojem lastnem področju — slovenskem jezikoslovju — od katerega pa sem razumel komaj slabo polovico. Nikdar nisem niti slišal za jezikoslovno »šolo«, kateri je pisec pripadal. Moral sem stopiti v stik s kolegi, ki izdajajo jezikoslovno revijo, in jih prositi za imena možnih ocenjevalcev, po-
tem pa sem moral še pisati nekaterim od njih, da bi ugotovil, ali dovolj poznajo slovensko skladnjo, da bi lahko prispevek ocenili.
Ob neki drugi priložnosti je prispevek obravnaval določeno obdobje 20. stoletja v slovenski zgodovini. Na srečo sem se spomnil nekoga, ki sem ga srečal leta 1985 na neki konferenci v Angliji in ki se je ukvarjal s tem obdobjem v nekem drugem delu bivše Jugoslavije; ta me je spravil v stik z britanskim kolegom, ki pa ni hotel prevzeti posla, pač pa me je spravil v stik s tretjim...
In še: prejel sem članek od zelo dobrega prijatelja. »Objavi mi to,« je zapisal, »potrebujemo objavo, da dobim denar za naš oddelek.« In razposlal sem članek, in »slepi« ocenjevalci so odločili, da ni dovolj dober...
Ta ocenjevalni sistem je bil docela vpeljan do zgodnjih devetdesetih let. Vsi prispevki so bili fokokopirani brez imen avtorjev in razposlani v oceno (ko sem našel vsaj dva voljna ocenjevalca). Zelo zelo malo jih je prišlo nazaj s pripombo »neobjavljivo«. Še manj jih je bilo vrnjeno z oznako »objavi tako, kakor je«. Ogromna večina (dejal bi, da devet od desetih) je bila ocenjena kot bolj ali manj objavljiva, vendar pod pogojem, da se narede določene spremembe, ki sem jih potem jaz predložil s svojimi besedami, da bi tako ne bilo mogoče ugotoviti identitete ocenjevalcev.
— In nato sem moral še napisati vsakemu avtorju pismo »s šibo in vabo«: šiba, s katero sem jih tepel, je bila lista sprememb, ki so bile bistvene za rokopis; spodbujal pa sem jih tudi z »vabo«, da bo članek objavljen, če bodo vrnili rokopis s spremembami.
Poleg tega sem vselej tudi popravil članek, ki ni bil napisan v perfektni angleščini. To delo sem z veseljem opravljal, če je le bil članek sprejemljiv.
Celo nekaj prispevkov, ki so jih ocenjevalci zavrnili kot neobjavljive, sem dal v kategorijo »predelaj in spet predloži«, na primer če so bili avtorji mlajši kolegi, zlasti pa če so bili študenti in so zaslužili spodbudo; ali če tema članka že nekaj časa ni bila obravnavana v reviji, prav posebej pa še, če se je članek ukvarjal s snovjo, ki zbuja splošno zanimanje (uživamo namreč ogromno podporo slovenskih emigrantov, zlasti v Severni Ameriki, ki vzdržujejo naše društvo s svojim članstvom in ki — kar lahko brez ugovora domnevam — raje berejo članke, ki niso visoko specializirani).
In po vsem tem svojem trudu in po vsem trudu (neplačanih) ocenjevalcev sem menil, da ni pretirano pričakovati od avtorjev zaželene spremembe. Saj sem jim konec koncev zagotovil, da so njihovi članki (dalje na str. 19)
V drugi letošnji številki desno usmerjenega tednika Mag (8. jan.) je izšel intervju z dr. Andrejem Bajukom, ki je več našim bralcem znan. Tekst je posredovan v celoti. Glede na razvoj dogodkov po 8. jan., je malce zastarel, vendar bo gotovo zanimal mnoge bralce.
Ur. AD
Je ekonomist in živi v Parizu, pri nas pa so ga začeli omenjati kot pomladanskega kandidata za finančnega ministra. V ekskluzivnem intervjuju je razgrnil svojo življenjsko zgodbo in svoje bogate strokovne reference. Kot poseben problem zaznava vključitev Slovenije v svetovne integra-tivne procese.
•	Možni mandatar Marjan Podobnik vas je na eni nedavnih tiskovnih konferenc navedel kot najprimernejšega kandidata za finančnega ministra v vladi pomladanskih strank. Znani ste kot dober poznavalec slovenskih razmer, četudi zdaj živite v Parizu. Kakšna je pravzaprav vaša življenjska zgodba?
Četudi skoraj vse življenje živim v različnih državah, imam precej močno zavest, da sem Slovenec. Rojen sem oktobra 1943 v Ljubljani. Živeli smo za Bežigradom, na Detelovi cesti. Oče Božidar je bil klasični filolog in profesor, med drugim na klasični gimnaziji. Prav tako stari oče Marko, ki je bil poleg tega ravnatelj klasične gimnazije v Ljubljani. Mati Cecilija Radej je bila doma s Senovega pri Brestanici.
Vseskozi so me vzgajali v ljubezni do domovine in v spoštovanju do naših ljudi. Spomin na starše je povezan z vrednotami, po katerih sta živela, med katerimi je prva ta, da mora vsak človek skrbeti za druge z enako vnemo kot za samega sebe,; da je delo za druge vrednota in da mora v tem smislu vsakdo pripsevati, kar zmore. Prepričan sem, da je v takem kontekstu politika med naj plemenitejšimi družbenimi zvrstmi. Danes seveda mnogo ljudi politiko pojmuje drugače.
Petega maja 1945 sta se oče in mati odločila, da se začasno umaknemo iz Ljubljane. Sli smo skozi ljubeljski predor na Koroško. Ko se je razvedela zgodba o vrnjencih, je postalo jasno, da se ne bo mogoče več vrniti. Po nekaj letih smo se iz taborišča razselili in moja družina je odšla v Argentino.
•	Kaj je bilo neposreden razlog, daje vaša družina zapustila Slovenijo?
Presodila sta, da »novo vzdušje«, ki je nastalo na Slovenskem še zdaleč ne bo — če uporabim besedo, ki jo je danes slišati v slovenskem političnem prostoru — prijazno do ljudi našega prepričanja. Izkazalo se je, da je bila ocena točna, in po mojem sta se odločila docela pravilno, čeprav je emigracija povezana z mnogimi težavami. Ko smo odhajali, sem imel 18 mesecev in sem najmlajši od štirih bratov.
•	Oče in star oče sta bila oba humanistična izobraženca. Kako se počuti tak človek denimo v taborišču, zaprt v nekakšen geto?
Stari oče Marko se je odzval tako, da je v taborišču takoj organiziral slovensko šolstvo in postal prvi ravnatelj gimnazije. Pri tem mu je bil oče desna roka. Strokovnih kadrov je bilo dovolj, saj je Slovenijo takrat zapustilo zelo veliko izobražencev.
Pouk se je začel že prve dni na polju. Pozneje so popravili razpadajoče barake. Stari oče je imel stare zveze, saj je sam študiral na Dunaju; v Gradcu so tako priznali spričevala slovenske begunske gimnazije. Taborišče je bilo v angleški coni in nekajkrat so te šole obiskali angleški inšpektorji. Obstaja njihova ocena, da je bila tedanja begunska slovenska gimnazija na najvišji evropski ravni.
Motivacija profesorjev je bila tedaj zelo visoka, saj so bili namreč vzgojeni v prepričanju, da je treba delovati v dobro naroda. To mentaliteto je bilo pozneje občutiti v vsej naši vzgoji. Reči pa moram, da nas je oče zelo opozarjal pred mentaliteto geta. Vedno nam je govoril, da moramo delati tudi za družbo, v kateri živimo. Kakor moji bratje sem se zato tudi sam že kmalu vključil v študentske organizacije.
•	V tistih taboriščnih letih ste bili še zelo majhni. Se česa posebej spominjate?
Ko smo šli, sem bil skoraj dojenček. Spominjam pa se poti čez ocean. Takrat sem bil star pet let. Iz Genove v Buenos Aires so nas peljali Ameri-kanci z zaplenjeno nemško ladjo. Prvič v življenju sem tedaj videl črnce — dva sta se boksala. Spominjam se tudi, da se je tedaj zelo dobro jedlo. Na ladji je bil bel kruh.
Podobno je bilo v Argentini, ko smo prišli tja. V času Juana Dominga Perona, v svetu danes poznanega po ženi Eviti Peron, je v Argentini vladala blaginja. Zelo lepo so nas sprejeli. V Argentini ni težko biti tujec — do njih so zelo to-
(dalje na str. 19)
VABILO
NA LETNI OBČNI ZBOR
DOM LIPA
V nedeljo, 23. februarja 1997, ob dveh popoldne v DOMU LIPA na 52 Neilson Drive, Etobicoke.
TEGOBE S SLOVENCI
(nadaljevanje s sir. 18)
zanimivi; razložil sem jim, da so bile pripombe narejene docela objektivno; poleg tega pa so bile ponavadi še spremembe minimalne. Vendar sem se moral privaditi na dejstvo, da je življenje razočaranje.
»Cenjeni gospod urednik! Ne strinjam se z večino pripomb in mnenj o svojem članku. Pripravljen sem popraviti tu in tam kakšno besedo, nikakor pa ne predelati svojega prispevka... Zelo mi je žal, da članka ne boste objavili.« In to od zgodovinarja, ki bi mu po mojem mnenju svetovani popravki vzeli največ osem ali deset ur!
Ali so slovenski akademiki razvajeni in arogantni?
V	preteklem letu sta tudi meni sprejeli dva članka dve severnoameriški znanstveni reviji, obe priznani kot vodilni, vsaka na svojem področju. V °beh primerih so mi dejali, naj naredim obširne spremembe. V enem sem moral dodati del o »teoretičnem okviru«; v dru-gem sem moral preurediti in Predelati prvo in zadnjo tretjino rokopisa.
V	obeh primerih so mi spremembe vzele najmanj trideset Ur Časa. Oba članka sta zaradi tega truda boljša: seveda bi bil bolj zadovoljen, če mi ne bi bilo treba popravljati; zdaj pa sem zelo zadovoljen, da je delo opravljeno. Mimogrede, že 15 let sem redni profesor; teko z rednimi profesorji ravnajo na tej celini: prav tako kakor z vsakomer drugim.
Taka pisma, kakršno je navedeno, me spravljajo v, reci-l110, nezadovoljstvo. Važnejši *n zanimivejši kakor to pa sta dve vprašanji:
Prvič, katerih državah so d°ma kolegi, ki nočejo prede-ati svojih člankov? Do časa, ° sem predal uredniške posle svojemu nasledniku, je bilo Petnajst takih primerov. V ne-aterih od teh avtorji morda še Predelujejo, večina pa zagotovo ne — čeprav nas o tem niso °bvestili (kar bi seveda bila •tejmanjša vljudnost, ki bi jo č‘ovek pričakoval...).
Od teh petnajstih so trije ^ evernoameričani, dvanajst pa J’ je iz Evrope, sedem od teh lz Slovenije. To je čisto jasno evropska bolezen, ki sicer še
»SODNI DAN«...
(nadaljevanje s sir. 20)
skladišč, vendar pa bodo te za-°8e kmalu pošle.
Pomoč bomo skušali orga-^te'rati takoj, ko bo razvidno, aJ je najpotrebnejše. Upam, tra bodo na klic pomoči pote nih odzvala tako sredstva li V?.e®a obveščanja kakor tudi ^Ju je dobrega srca. Saj ven-ar moremo prepustiti na-1 misijonarjev na milost in emilost! Hudo je zagotovo že Pj'1 njihovem preživetju, še ve-' ° hujše pa ob nemočnem og edu na ljudi v stiski in obupu.
Jože Planinšek CM
zdaleč ni epidemija, je pa, kakor se zdi, najhuje okužila Slovenijo. Te številke sicer delno odsevajo dejstvo, da mnogo prispevkov pride prav iz Slovenije, vendar to še ne pojasni docela, zakaj popravke odklanjajo pretežno avtorji iz Slovenije.
Drugič, in zelo zanimivo, zakaj ti kolegi niso privolili v predelavo svojih člankov? V nekaj primerih je jasno, da so to preprečile druge okoliščine. Ena avtorica je doživela hudo avtomobilsko nesrečo prav v tistem kritičnem času, ko bi se morda začenjala lotevati predelave. Drugi morda prav dobesedno niso mogli najti časa (dasi je to storil nekdo na visokem administrativnem položaju na neki univerzi).
Eden ali dva mi morda niso verjeli, da bo popravljeni članek zelo verjetno sprejet. Nekateri, denimo moj dopisnik, pa so se morali docela premišljeno odločiti, da so »pripravljeni popraviti tu in tam kakšno besedo, nikakor pa ne predelati svojega prispevka«. Na misel mi prideta dva verjetna razloga za to:
1.	Da so navajeni, da je vse, kar napišejo, avtomatično objavljeno, in da jemljejo vsako spremembo v tej navadi kot napad na njihov ponos.
2.	Da imajo po drugi strani kot Evropejci Severnoameri-čane za novince na akademskem področju, ki dedičem starodavnih civilizacij ne bi smeli dopovedovati, kaj je sprejemljivo in kaj ne.
Če je katera od teh razlag pravilna, imamo na to samo en odgovor: »Cas je, da se zdramite in zavedete realnosti.«
V čem je odgovor?
Če obstajajo kakšni drugi razlogi kot ti dve obliki arogance, bi zelo rad izvedel, kateri so. Zares bi bil zelo vesel, saj bi mnogo raje videl, da bi kolegi, o katerih je govor (in od katerih jih nekaj osebno poznam), imeli razloge, ki bi jih lahko razumel in sprejel; mnogo raje bi imel, da bi mi vse to ne pustilo slabega okusa v ustih. Morda bo kdo kaj napisal v Delo in mi zadevo pojasnil.
Naša revija Slovene Studies potrebuje vse več kvalitetnih prispevkov, in to z obeh strani Atlantika, saj si je sedaj že ustvarila precejšen ugled. Skoda bi bilo, če bodo sotrudniki iz Severne Amerike na povabilo, naj prispevke predelajo in zopet predložijo, zvečine še nadalje to delali, mnogi iz Slovenije in drugih predelov Evrope pa še nadalje odklanjali.
Tom Priestly
Univerza v Alberti, Kanada
Delo, Sobotna priloga, 2.1.1997
Razne in različne
(nadaljevanje $ sir. 17)
Piknik Srečanje v moji deželi letos v Ribnici
Ribnica je kraj, piše Delo 1. februarja, ki bo prvo soboto v juliju za en dan »središče sveta«. Slovenska izseljenska matica (SIM), ki že več kot štiri desetletja organizira ta srečanja, je sporočila, da je po javnem razpisu in tudi po odločitvi, naj bi se ta prireditev »selila« iz kraja v kraj, izbrala za letošnje Srečanje kraj Ribnica. Ta kraj na dolenjsko-notranj-skem območju naj bi imel bogato etnološko in kulturno dediščino ter tudi prav tako znano izseljensko tradicijo.
Ta letna srečanja s Slovenci z vsega sveta so tudi v preteklih letih imeli po različnih krajih Slovenije, dalj časa so se pa ustavili v Škofji Loki, nato v Dolenjskih Toplicah in nazadnje v Postojni. Na SIM menijo, da bo letošnji obisk doma ali v domovini prednikov množičen.
Teran zoper holesterol
Vinogradniki, še zlasti na Primorskem, kjer je to zimo pogosto več sonca in toplote, izkoristijo lepo vreme tudi za obrezovanje trt. »To zdaj pri nas ni nič posebnega. Moramo pohiteti, saj je marca, ko bi bilo trto najbolje obrezati, že preveč drugega dela,« je povedal Emil Turk, upokojeni železničar iz Godenj na Krasu. Tisoč trt ima in pravi, da je lanski pridelek navrgel dovolj vina tkao za domačo rabo kot za zadrugo (oddal je štiri tone grozdja) in celo za prodajo na drobno.
Ker je rdeče vino (pri tem gre zlasti za refošk in teran) vedno bolj čislano, bodo Turkovi posadili še 1000 trt, če jih bodo le dobili toliko. Povpraševanje po sorti refošk je namreč tolikšno, da sadik ni mogoče dobiti kar čez noč.
Kraševci se radi pohvalijo, in to zadnje čase tudi znanstveno dokazujejo, da je njihov teran kot zdravilo. Menda celo — tako ljudski glas — preprečuje višanje holesterola v krvi.
Umrla sta
Konec januarja je umrl v 73. letu Branko Gombač, znani slovenski gledališki režiser. V Ljubljani je študiral slavistiko na Filozofski fakulteti in režijo na AGRFT ter leta 1962 diplomiral. Strokovno se je izpopolnjeval tudi v Veliki Britaniji in na Poljskem.
Po drugi svetovni vojni je bil med soustanovitelji celjskega poklicnega gledališča. V letih 1965—67 je bil režiser v Slovenskem stalnem gledališču v Trstu in od leta 1967 do 1977 ravnatelj Drame SNG v Mariboru; v tem obdobju je organiziral Borštnikova srečanja.
Posebno odmevne so bile njegove režije Smrt trgovskega potnika A. Millerja, V agoniji M. Krleže, posvečal pa se je zlasti Shakespearu in Brechtu.
V Ljubljani je pa 3. februarja umrl Janko Rudolf, ki je bil v prejšnjem režimu dolgo let visoki funkcionar in nagrajen z naslovom Narodnega heroja.
Bil je tudi nosilec partizanske spomenice 1941. Rodil se je leta 1914. Po vojni je od leta 1947 deloval v sindikatih ter imel vrsto funkcij. Med temi je bil minister vlade LR Slovenije - generalni direktor za tekstilno in usnjarsko industrijo v letih 1950-1951, član Izvršnega sveta slovenske Skupščine ter podpredsednik v obdobju 1965-1969, več let je bil tudi predsednik ZZB NOV.
ANDREJ BAJUK
(nadaljevanje s sir. 18) lerantni. Nikoli mi ni bilo treba skrivati, da sem Slovenec. Še danes je tujec spoštovan. Slovenci so se nemara zato tam drugače asimilirali; nismo imeli podobnih težav kot v ZDA.
• Toda vaša družina ni živela v Buenos Airesu?
Ne, preselila se je v Mendo-zo. Buenos Aires je velikansko mesto, v njem je že takrat živelo več kot osem milijonov ljudi. Marsikomu to ni dišalo in nekateri so začeli spraševati, kje so hribi. Skupina 100 družin se je odločila oditi naprej. Argentinska vlada jih je podpirala.
Med temi je bil moč oče, eden od redkih izobražencev, vsekakor pa edini od vzgojiteljev. Za svojo življenjsko dolžnost je imel, da je delal za to skupnost. Pozneje se nam je tam pridružil stari oče, ravnatelj Marko. Organizirali so vse, kar so znali in obvladali.
(nadaljevanje prihodnjič)
NOVI GROBOVI
(nadaljevanje s sir. 13)
Frank J. Brundic
Dne 4. februarja je umrl 82 let stari Frank J. Brundic, rojen v Clevelandu, zadnja leta živeč v Cape Coralu, Fla., mož Dorothy, roj. Koren, oče Judy Kikendall, 3-krat stari oče, 1-krat prastari oče, brat Pauline Krall, veliko let lastoval in vodil Dunham Products, od 1. 1974 do 1976 pa služil kot župan mesta Richmond Hts., O. Pogreb je bil 12. februarja s sv. mašo v cerkvi sv. Felicite in pokopom na Vernih duš pokopališču. Pogreb je bil v oskrbi Brickmanovega zavoda.
Mary Habat
Dne 7. februarja je v Meri-dia Euclid bolnišnici umrla 93 let stara Mary Habat, rojena Cerar v Domžalah, Slovenija, v Cleveland pa prišla 1. 1930, vdova po Johnu st., mati Johna ml., Edwarda, Betty Kozar in Anne Trost, 28-krat stara mati, 61-krat prastara mati, 7-krat praprastara mati, sin Herman je že pok., članica KSKJ št. 169, SŽZ št. 50 in Kluba slov. upokojencev na Holmes Ave. Pogreb je bil 10. februarja v oskrbi Zeletovega zavoda s sv. mašo v cerkvi Marije Vnebovzete in pokopom na Kalvarije pokopališču. Družina bo hvaležna za darove v pokojničn spomin župniji Marije Vnebovzete, 15519 Holmes Ave., Cleveland, OH 44110,
• Agnes Meglich
Dne 5. februarja je umrla 98 let stara Agnes Meglich, roje-
na Kralj v Sloveniji, v ZDA prišla v 1920ih letih, vdova po Mattu, mati Matthewa ter Eleanor Grimaldi, 7-krat stara mati, 15-krat prastara mati, sestra Johna Kralla (že pok.), članica KSKJ št. 162. Pogreb je bil 8. februarja v oskrbi Zeletovega zavoda s sv. mašo v cerkvi sv. Jeroma in pokopom na Vernih duš pokopališču.
KOLEDAR
MAREC
2.	— KSKJ društvi št. 25
in 162 sponzorirata golaž s polento kosilo v dvorani sv. Vida. Serviranje od 11. do 1. pop.
9. — Slov. šola pri sv. Vidu postreže s kosilom v farnem avditoriju. Serviranje med 11. dop. in 1.30 pop.
9. — Dramsko društvo Lilija poda igro v Slov. domu na Holmes Ave. Pričetek ob 3h pop.
16. — Federacija Slov. narodnih domov priredi letni banket v SND na St. Clairju.
APRIL
5. — Tabor DSPB priredi
spomladanski družabni večer z večerjo in plesom v Slovenskem domu na Holmes Ave.
12.	— Pevski zbor Jadran ima spomladanski koncert v SDD na Waterloo Rd. Igra Fred Zi-wich orkester.
13.	— Kr. št. 2 SNPJ ima Super Button Box Bash 16 v SDD na Recherjevi ulici, od 1. do 5. pop.
15.	— Izredno: Koncert svetovno znane pianistke Dubravke Tomšič v dvorani Severance Hall v Clevelandu.
19. — Slovenska šola pri sv. Vidu priredi Materinsko proslavo v farni dvorani. Pričetek ob 6.30 zv.
19.	— Primorski klub prireja
»Primorski večer« z večerjo in plesom v SND na St. Clair Ave.
26.	— Pevski zbor Zarja
ima koncert z večerjo in plesom v SDD na Recher Ave.
27.	— Klub upokojencev St. Clair Ave. ima večerjo v SND na St. Clair Ave.
MAJ
3.	— MePZ »Emil Adamič«
iz Ljubljane ima koncert v SND na St. Clair Ave.
25. — Društvo SPB Cleveland sponzorira spominsko sv. mašo ob 12. uri pri Lurški Materi božji na Chardon Rd. v Euclidu.
JUNIJ
14.	in 15. — Tabor DSPB ima
spominsko proslavo pri Spominski kapelici na Slovenski pristavi. Dne 14.6 zv. molitev pri kapelici in prižiganje kresa. Dne 15.6 sv. maša ob 11. dop.
JULIJ
13. — Misijonska Znam-
karska akcija priredi piknik na Slovenski pristavi. Ob 12. uri opoldan sv. maša.
20.	— Vsakoletni piknik fare Sv. Vida, na Slovenski pristavi.
Misijonska srečanja in pomenki
1169. Jezuit Lojze Podgrajšek iz Lusake,
P.0.35391, Luwisha House, v Keniji, 17. januarja piše:
»Prav prisrčno pozdravljeni! Bog poplačaj za darilo MZA ($500), o katerem nas je o. Stanko Rozman obvestil in tudi izplačal. Bog Vam poplačaj! Jaz Vam pa za Božič nisem pisal. Bil sem bolan: zaradi granoloma sem izgubil vse zobe pri svojih 44ih letih. Sedaj mi obljubljajo neko drago rehabilitacijo zobovja. Vaš dar bo še posebej prav prišel za tovrstni strošek. Bog pomagaj, če si sam ne bom pazil zdravje, tuid dentalnega, mi nihče ne more kaj posebej pomagati.
Gospod Karel, imam - kot študentski kaplan - 17 ruandskih študentov-beguncev, ki mi praktično izterjajo vse drobne ’rezerve’. V kolikor je ’kje’ kaj za begunce, bi jaz toplo priporočil svoje revne študente: iz grmovja - dobesedno! - hodijo na ’črno’ na univerzo, da bi se učili. Kakorkoli, vesel bom, če se boste kaj oglasili v zvezi s to prošnjo. Vaš hvaležni — Lojze Podgrajšek.«
Lani, 24. januarja 1996, se je o. Lojze kratko oglasil s temi vrsticami: »Hvala za pismo in priložen dar od g. M. Vi ste enkraten v Vaši univerzalni ljubezni do vseh misijonarjev - precej drugače, kot so mnogi drugi. Bog Vam poplačaj. Jaz sem dobro, ob delu v bogoslovju, v škofijski pisarni in na univerzi z mladino; le težko zmorem kaj več napisati. Zbogom. — L.P.«
O. Podgrajšku bomo skušali pomagati iz prihajajoče pomoči za ruandske begunce. Lepo bi pa prosil kake plemenite duše, če mu skupaj priskočimo na pomoč za zdravljenje njegovih zob. Samo pomislite, kako bi se vsak med nami počutil pri 44 letih življenja, če bi izgubil vse svoje zobovje? Mogoče bo za koga ta pomoč postala posebna postna žrtev za naše misijonarje v stiski.
Pepelnična sreda, s pepelom
na našem čelu oznanja vsakemu, ki ga ta dan srečamo, da »dolgost življenja našega je kratka, kaj znancev že zasula je lopata; odprta noč in dan so groba vrata, a dneva ne pove nobena prat’ka.«
Našega pesnika misel lahko spopolnimo s sv. pismom, najbolj čitano knjigo na svetu, ki med 773.000 besedami vsebine pribija, da je življenje človekovo dolgo 70 let in osemdeset, če je močan. Meni vse življenje opomin, da so najbolj dejansko duhovno ubogi tisti, ki živijo kot da bi bili prepričani, da bodo na tem svetu večno živeli. Isto sveto pismo nas svari istočasno, da na tem svetu nimamo stalnega bivališča.
V svetem postnem času imamo vsi možnost več in boljše moliti, kar krepi našo dušo in nas dela boljše katoličane. Posebej ljubimo obisk sv. maše.
Pozvani smo na post, ki je dandanes glede hrane zelo skromen. Vendar krepi naše zdravje, saj vidimo, kako je debelost bolezen množic, celo med mladimi.
Narekuje nam pa tudi dolžnost deliti naše dobrine z bolj potrebnimi, med katere brez dvoma spada v prvi vrsti za nas katoličane misijonska Cerkev v svetu. MZA vrši v tej nalogi čudovito važno poslanstvo in naše vztrajno sodelovanje stalno prinaša vsem našim misijonarjem pomoč, tako duhovno kot materialno. Darovali so za razne namene.
Družina iz Milwaukeeja za o. Pepita Lebrehta v republiki Benin $500 in $100 kot članski dar za 1997 kot Prijatelji Radia Ognjišče.
Dr. Jože Gole iz Hales Corners, Wis., $300 za letošnjo pomoč dodeljenemu mu mariborskemu bogoslovcu. V bodoče si želi nekoga bolj blizu njegovega rojstnega kraja v ljubljanski nadškofiji. Isti je
dodal za 50 sv. maš $250 za o. Cukaleta v Indiji, kar smo takoj odposlali. Istočasno smo na prošnjo o. Jožetu poslali več kopij njegovih prispevkov v Katoliških Misijonih iz letnikov 1952-54.
Družina Ralpha in Mary Coffelt je poravnala enoletno pomoč za Dušana Todoroviča iz 5. letnika, ki bo drugo leto novomašnik v Mariboru, $300.
Družina Edvarda in Milke Draksler iz Morris, 111., je darovala nanovo $300 za bogoslovca in smo jim dali diakona John Adjei Keyeremeha iz škofije Sunyani v Gani, ki bo letos posvečen v mašnika.
Dobrotnici iz Slovenije, ki ji bo pomagala prijateljica iz B.C., je bil dan diakon Gabriel Oduro Tawiah, ki je sošolec prvega. Tako potrebujemo za to škofijo trenutno samo še dve podpori in Boga prosimo, da v postu gane dve duši za tak velikodušni dar $300.
Neimenovana iz B.C., Kanada, je darovala svojemu duhovnemu snu, ki študira v Rimu za doktorat, Vencentu Lumumbi Likenda, $100 za njegove potrebe.
M.P. iz Chicaga je poslala $50
za naše misijonarje, in družina Stefana in Jožice Zorc iz Rye, Colo., $50 za dve sv. maši in razliko $30 za lačne po svetu. Iz Bessemer, Pa., sta poslali gospe Pavla Vrečar in Marija Kette $100 za najbolj potrebnega misijonarja in $20 za naročnino Misijonskih Obzorij v Ljubljani. 90-letna Ana Medved iz Clevelanda je poslala $20 za misijone in jo priporočamo v molitev, da bi si pozdravila zlomljeno roko, ki jo stalno boli.
Neimenovana je prvič darovala za članarino med PRO 1997 $60. Enako letno vsoto $60 je poslala kot članarino za 1997 dolgoletna sodelavka ga. Frances Hočevar.
Naj božja Dobrota povrne vsakemu in vsem z obrestmi misijonske žrtve!
If you play, then this may be the last time you’ll have to pack one of these.
Darovalec $500 za o. Pepita Lebrehta je v pismu pripisal: »Izročite mu najine lepe pozdrave, kadar mu boste pisali. Bil je nekaj mesecev na počitnicah v naši fari sv. Janeza. Že takrat smo videli, kakor dober duhovnik bo postal. Hvala Bogu za tako idealne duhovnike.« Vsa naša dolgoletna bo-goslovska akcija za domačo duhovščino in formiranje bogoslovcev po celem misijonskem svetu gre v to smer. Molimo in žrtvujmo! Gorje svetu, če bodo ljudje morali živeti in umirati brez duhovnika, kar se marsikje lahko že v kratkem dogodi.
Molimo veliko za Slovenijo.
Ko pišem ta članek 6. februarja, sem dobil zvečer telefonske klice iz domovine in Amerike same, da je poslanska
skupščina preživela težak dan dolgih govorov. Pomladanske stranke so po tajnem glasovanju, ki je izpadlo 45:45 dosegle odločitev, da dr. Drnovškov predlog za sestavo nove vlade ni uspel in da mora v 10 dnevih predložiti nove člane za novo vlado. Lahko se pa odpove mandatarstvu.
Med govori poslancev pomladanskih strank so se obnašali na nasprotni strani nekulturno, se med seboj pogovarjali, norčevali, odhajali iz skupščine. Pred parlamentom so bile demonstracije.
Rev. Charles Wolbang CM St. Joseph’s Seminary 65 Mapleton Rd. p.o. Box 807 Plainsboro, NJ 08536-0807 Telefon: 609-520-8839 Fax: 609-452-2851
»Sodni dan« na Madagaskarju
Prve vesti o hudem neurju na področju, kjer delujejo slovenski misijonarji
Družina, 9.2.97 — Poplave in neurja so v predelu okoli Farafangane, kjer deluje večina slovenskih misijonarjev, reden in pogosten pojav (od tod izvira trditev, ki je nastala med slovenskimi misijonarji, namreč da »pri njih dež tako zelo pada, da še vmes pada«). Ob takih priložnostih so nekatera naselja tudi po kakšen mesec povsem odrezana od sveta.
Tokratno neurje pa je po svoji rušilni silovitosti preseglo dosedanje ujme, kot pojasnjuje tudi poročilo, ki smo ga dobili od misijonarja Klemena Stolcarja (poročilo nam je posredoval Rok Gajšek iz malga-škega glavnega mesta in ga navajamo v celoti):
»Bog je velik! Bodimo še bolj ponižni. Odpovejmo se vsem oslarijam, ki so minlji-vejše kot muhe enodnevnice. Ne vem, če ujamem letalo, da oddam to pismo vizitatorju, ki je tukaj na obisku in se vrača, saj v večino naselij ni mogel priti. Nič hudega. Bogu hvala, da smo živi in da lahko delamo pokoro za svetovne neumnosti.
Ubogi naši ljudje. Groza je gledati množice, ki se zgrinjajo sem. Hrane nobene, brez vode, ker je umazana, da o elektriki sploh ne govorim. Sam delam kot nor z motorko, edino na svetu! Žagam podrta drevesa, utiram pota in z grozo gledam umiranje ljudi od lakote.
Ljudje so čisto brez vsega. Njihove koče je odpihnilo kot nioč — če pa so se še betonski zidovi rušili! Naše semenišče še stoji. Samo mokro je vse in vsa okna so razbita od groznih rafalov vetra. Molimo drug za drugega! Vsem lep pozdrav!«
Tako Klemen iz Farafangane. Mesto leži približno tisoč kilometrov južno od glavnega mesta Antananarive ob Tihem oceanu in je po tem neurju v skoraj devetdesetih odstotkih uničeno.
Drugi slovenski misijonarji so v okoliških vaseh, ki pa še niso dostopne, saj je voda previsoka, tako da je dostop prek mostov ali s splavi onemogočen. S helikopterjem, ki ga je
podarila Francija, reševalci počasi prihajajo do prizadetih področij in rešujejo ljudi z gričev, kamor so se zatekli in kjer čakajo pomoči kakor na otokih, največkrat brez vsega.
Predvidevamo, da so naselja, kjer delujejo Slovenci, zunaj zelo hude nevarnosti, saj so v glavnem na gričih, seveda kolikor jih ni uničil veter, ki je bil po doslej znanih poročilih najhujši prav na območju Farafangane in je prizadejal veliko škode v misijonu; razkrite so stolnica in druge stavbe, pa tudi hiša lazaristov.
Rok Gajšek in Janko Slabe, ki sta v glavnem mestu in s katerima imamo telefonsko povezavo, kaj več podatkov nista mogla posredovati. Televizija se namreč v teh dneh ukvarja z drugo problematiko, z na novo izvoljenim predsednikonb kar je v teh deželah, tako kaže, veliko pomembnejše od človeških življenj.
Na prizadeta območja se je takoj odpravil lazaristovski vi-zitator (on je tudi prinesel prej zapisanon poročilo Klemena Stolcarja). Po njegovih besedah gre za pravo apokalipso1 veter je bil najhujši v Farafan-gani, drugod pa je voda izredno visoka in je uničila skoraj vse. Povsod so tudi mrtvi ih veliko pogrešanih. Najhuje je> ker so uničeni vsi pridelki-tako da ljudje nimajo več niče' sar za preživetje. Vsi živijo d rok v usta, na zalogi ni prak' tično ničesar. Ko torej narava odpove, ostanejo ljudje pov' sem praznih rok. Da pa Je stvar še hujša, je prav zdaj Čas setve riža. Ujma tako pomen' izpad cele setve, kar napove-duje lakoto tudi v prihodnjih mesecih.
Več zanesljivih vesti zaeh' krat ne moremo navajati, ker jih preprosto nimamo. Gotov0 bomo o ujmi še več pisali, Že zdaj pa razmišljamo, kaj bise dalo storiti za prizadete. Trenutno moramo počakati na celovitejše informacije. Kjer je možen dostop do prizadetih krajev, pomoč gotovo že pri' haja iz drugih misijonov ah