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Wonderful Week Skiing Way Out West
___by ANDREJ N. LAH
As the weeks pass and I reflect upon our trip to the mountain resort of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, my thoughts not only remind me of the wonderful time we all had, but also of the next time we will meet again. These annual excursions with this group come and go so quickly and it is the memory of the week spent with such wonderful people that holds the smile until the next time.
I thank Ivan Kamin for all his efforts in organizing these trips; I know it is a lot of work and I know I speak for everyone when I express our appreciation for everything he does. Ivan must spend extra time in church as the week approaches because despite a questionable start, the week’s weather was spectacular. Thus far, every trip I have taken with this group is blessed with wonderful weather. In addition to the prayers, I know Ivan must do some sort of weather dance before we go to ensure not only that we have a sufficient amount of snow but that we enjoy some sunny days. Our first day of skiing was very foggy and for some not very pleasant. However, the fog did not obscure our enthusiasm nor °ur confidence in the fact we Would still have a wonderful week.
Slovenians have an incredible resilience for whatever is thrown at them and We are able to accept adverse situations with a smile, such as our experience at the airport in Chicago. When we gathered at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to begin our journey, the excitement of being together again resonated through us ati. We boarded the plane ready to begin our journey to lhe Colorado Rockies when tile announcement was made that we would have to change planes due to mechanical problems. We took *t all in stride and soon we Were on our way. Nothing Was going to spoil our fun, a broken plane nor a jj. toggy day.
e^V^s the trip began, many of *arnented the absence of *~anachan friends as well few from Cleveland. We
missed them and while we enjoyed our week, their participation would have made it better.
While the mountain was still the same, the building boom had dramatically changed the landscape of the entire area. It was good that we stayed at The Lodge because amidst all this change was something familiar. We had come home to our vacation spot and were ready to take on the mountain.
We started our first day early but not bright. When looking up at what should have been a ski area, all you could see was thick white fog. The gondola which was just a few hundred feet from our condominium, disappeared into the thick blanket obscuring our view. Despite the lack of visibility, most of us found each other at the top of the gondola and tackled that first day together.
The experience was memorable, as we skied into that nothingness, our voices and the occasional yodel guiding our way. It was so thick that you couldn’t see the person standing just a few feet away. The group we started with made a valiant effjprt at staying together; however, some were lost regardless. As the fog lifted over the next few days and the sun and warm weather returned, the difficulties of that first day were quickly forgotten.
We were all given an opportunity to become reacquainted and to meet new friends at the wine and cheese party. Old friends and a few glasses of wiqe in a relaxed atmosphere makes for a perfect setting for a group of Slovenians. -For most of us the last time we got together was our trip to Vail, so it was good to have the time to catch up on the past year’s events. Many in the group have known each other for 40 plus years and others had just met, but we all felt like old friends. The evening ended early because skiing was still the priority.
One priority for Ivan was setting up a race for the group. I can attest to the fact that every effort was made to have a race dedicated to the group, but the NASTAR national races superceded the
resort’s ability to assist in this effort. With thousands of racers all over the mountain, the staff just couldn’t set up another special course for our little group. Since we didn’t have a race, the awards banquet was changed to dinner and dancing and no one seemed to mind, Dinner at the Ore House restaurant wifh polka music playing made us feel right at home. It was the dancing after dinner that made it clear who we are. We didn’t have a race to celebrate, but we did have racers to cheer.
Franček Toplak, Metod Ilc, Ivan Košir and Ivan Kamin were our representatives sent out to do battle. The racers made us all proud.
Time, as always, moved along quickly as we neared the day of departure. We all played and enjoyed the sunshine and warm weather. From the skiing to Peter Osenar’s goulash, the week was as expected. I expected great skiing and wonderful friendship, and I wasn’t disappointed.
At the end of our last day
of skiing, I had the opportunity of attending Mass in one of the condos. It was a Slovenian Mass and 'we celebrated in a manner that I imagined fvlass was celebrated ages ago. I thought of those who came before me, the refugees standing around a table, maybe in a tent or outdoors. Those who stayed behind and were forced to hide their faith to avoid persecution and proseqution, who celebrated the Mass in a
small room to avoid being seen by those who sought favor with those in charge. Their desire for a better life and their sacrifices allowed me to enjoy my week in Steamboat with people who know better than me those sacrifices that have provided me this opportunity.
See you next year.
To Marian, Park City, we expect you to be there.
To Liam, you were there with us.
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No. 15	May 11, 2006
Monica Mystery Solved
by RUDY FLIS
Sometimes it takes years to clear up a mystery. This mystery is hiore than 30 years old. It’s a unique mystery, which involves Almighty God and two of His special mothers and their daughters, who are best friends to this day. This is not a heavy story, about the weight of a baby.
Our last baby bom was our daughter, Monica, on March 22, 1976. My wife, Therese was in her early 40s, married to me for over 20 years. She could not believe she was pregnant. People our age were having grandchildren. We were not on the verge of divorce, but Therese could not figure out how her best friend could do this to her. I kept telling her it wasn’t my fault. It was no use; she didn’t believe me. Last August, on our 50th anniversary, Therese had not forgotten that in 1976 she had a son in his senior year of high school, and a brand spanking new daughter in the maternity ward of St. John’s Hospital, and it was all my fault in her eyes.
In our church, after Mass, we converse with fellow parishioners and neighbors. It was such a time a few
months ago that Therese and I were speaking with Bob and Loretta, our neighbors, of our age and parents of Sandra, Monica’s best friend. Sandra was bom on Halloween night, 1976. Sometime during Loretta’s pregnancy before Sandra was bom, Loretta got down on her knees, and pleaded with Almighty God. “Please, God, don’t let me be the only old lady on this street who iš pregnant.” This special plea to Almighty God was never told to anybody until a few months ago when Loretta told her story to my wife, Therese, just a few feet away from the tabernacle where Jesus resides in our Catholic Church. Therese was shocked that her friend and neighbor helped bring Monica into this world.
Therese and I are best of friends again, and will walk our daughter Monica down the aisle on her wedding day. This special day would never have been if not for the powerful prayer of our friend Loretta who convinced Almighty God that her daughter Sandra needed a very special friend who would be our daughter, Monica. Each of their mothers had a baby after their 40th birthday. Amen.
Mario’s Mothers Day Program Saturday, May 13 3 to 6 p.m.
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Edmund Turk (right), thanks his fellow Cathedral Latin alumni for selecting him as the 2006 “Cathedral Latin Man of the Year,” at the group’s annual communion breakfast held at the Downtown Marriott on Sunday, April 23.
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Some Facts About Mothers
•	In the United States, there are about 82.5 million mothers (source US Census Bureau).
•	About 96% of American consumers take part in some way in Mother’s Day (source Hallmark)
•	Mother’s Day is widely reported as the peak day of the year for long distance telephone calls.
•	There are more than 23,000 florists in the United States with a total of more than 125,000 employees. Colombia is the leading foreign supplier of cut flowers and fresh flower buds to the US. California produces two-
thirds of domestic production of cut flowers, (source US Census Bureau.)
•	Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for many restaurants.
•	Retailers report that Mother’s Day is the second highest gift-giving holiday in the United States. (Christmas is the highest).
•	Most popular month for having babies in the US is August, and most popular week-day is Tuesday, (source US Census Bureau).
•	About twice as many young women were child-free in the year 2000 as in the 1950s.
•	In the US 82% of women ages 40-44 are mothers. This compares to 90% in 1976.
•	In Utah and Alaska, women on the average will have three children before the end of their childbearing years. Overall, the average in the United States is two.
•	In 2002, 55% of American women with infant children were in the work force compared to 31% in 1976. In 2002, there were 5.4 million stay-at-home mothers in the US.
—Philip J. Hrvatin
St. Vitus Slovenian School Graduates
This year’s St. Vitus Slovenian School graduates are Stephen Baznik, Anne-marie Dolenc, Kristen Hebebrand,	Stefani
Kufbos, Anastasia Pintur, Anton Vogel, and Andrej Vogel have successfully completed the course of study of the Slovenian language.
They will receive their diplomas after the 10:30 Mass on Sunday, May 21. Immediately following the Mass everyone is invited to the Slovenian Village for refreshments.
Congratulations to the graduates.
Krofe Sale
St. Vitus Altar Society will hold a krofe and noodles sale on Saturday, May 13 in the auditorium social room.
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by RUDY PIVIK
After I made my two trips around the world and trips to Italy and Yugoslavia, I had plans to go home and buy a new car and start living, but a couple of months before that, my dad, Frank, bought a new Plymouth and told me we do not need two new cars in the family. He was still the boss, so my plans were changed.
I decided to go back to Slovenia and see where my dad came from. So through a travel agency I got a passport, visa, and got passage
on a ship to LeHavre, then traveled by train to Ljubljana to Dol. Logatec which is west of Ljubljana. In Logatec I stayed with families of Pivik and Križaj.
Mrs. Križaj and my mom were school chums years ago and we did send packages there after the war. During my first weekend, Franc Vidmar came to take me to his family farm. He worked in Logatec, but was from Jelecni vrh.
Now some nice lady who reads the good paper American Home told my wife I should not call the people farmers, so I will change their name to “country people.” But they all had cows, pigs, and chickens.
Franc and I walked for over one hour on flat country road toward Rovte to the gostilna (tavern) cesta. We stopped, got a drink, then up the hill for another half hour tvalk along the old Italian,
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Yugoslav border. Another half hour and we came to Med veja Brdi. That was where my dad was from. There was a little old church nearby. That was in 1955. My dad’s uncle, who paid for my dad to come to America, was still living and smoking his pipe. He had lived in Rock Springs, Wyoming, then came back home to Slovenia.
A little further up the road you come to Veharse and there is a road to the town of Godovič. Another two hour walk and you come to the town of Idrija, which is down in the valley.
I stayed with Franc Vidmar. The next day he took me to a country wedding where his school chum was getting married. At that wedding, the four closest neighbors and adults and relatives were invited to the wedding at a little farm house. Altogether about 40 people were present includj ing one button box player who played all night, which I enjoyed.
Early in the morning be-
Sausage Festival at Pristava
The date has been set for toe very popular Slovenian Sausage Festival, to be held °n Saturday, Aug. 26 at Slovenska Pristava recrea-
tional grounds in Harpers-field, Ohio.
file Sausage Festival is the jtolka Hall of Fame’s annual tond raiser. The good food great polka music has attracted a lot of people on a Weekday, even during Hurri-Cane Katrina. This year the event is on a Saturday, to accommodate people on the 'Veekend, rain or shine.
Sausage makers who spe-c,alize in Slovenian smoked ^Usages will be competing 0r 1st place at the Sausage estival, and runner-up. But t, ere is more to the Festival Slovenian sausages. s ere will be delicacies, sUch as cevavpcici, grilled ^usages, pierogies, barley Potato pancakes, stru-» aad potica available as e • As for the liquid re-
freshments, look for Slovenian beer, and complete bar menu.
The Slovenska Pristava should prove to be more of an attraction this summer, as a new main building has been built, doubling the capacity of the previous site. The large outdoor pavilion and dance floor is where several polka bands will play.
The doors open at 1 p.m., with music from 1:30 to 9 p.m. Each paid admission will receive a ticket to vote for the “People’s Choice” favorite sausage. Voting is from 1 to 5:30 p.m., with winners to be announced at 6 p.m.
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fore dawn, they performed the poster pies pillow dance. I was just standing around watching and some lady put me in the circle. After I danced I put the pillow in front of a most beautiful young girl. I just gave her a little smooch on the forehead. Later I found out if she would have had a posoda, she would have hit me with it. In those days, the weddings lasted all night. When dawn came, every country person went home to milk the cows.
The best man was Alexander who had two aunts living in Waukegan so he wanted to know all about the USA. So, we became friends and his girlfriend had three sisters who sang at the wedding, and served food there. They were all neighbors.
So, that week I stayed with relatives in the country and one afternoon as cousin Florian was walking with me to visit someone, I heard this wonderful music. I asked where it was coming from. We figured it came from a house hidden behind a ljttle hill. I asked him to take me there. Everybody knew everyone so after we went into the house, there was this pretty young girl playing that old foot pump organ. That was the beautiful girl I gave the kiss to at the pillow dance. My heart started to beat a little faster.
(To Be Continued)
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The Slovenian American Heritage Foundation invites all to attend the third talk in their 2006 lecture series. The Foundation is extremely pleased that Dr. Zvone Zigon, the Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia, will provide an update on current events in Slovenia.
The program, which is free and open to the public, will take place on Tuesday, May 23 at 7 p.m., in the Lower Hall of the Slovenian Society Home, 20713 Recher Avenue in Euclid, Ohio. A coffee and strudel social will follow the lecture.
In his presentation, Dr. Zigon will review the consular-diplomatic work of his office and provide an update on recent events in Slovenia. Specifically, he will discuss Slovenia’s role in the European Union and the resolution of border disputes with neighboring Croatia.
Dr. Zvone Zigon was named the Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia in Cleveland in June of 2005.
Prior to this appointment, Dr. Zigon was a consular to the Slovenian government in the Office for Slovenians Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this position he was responsible for matters concerning Slovenians in all countries and continents with the exception of the countries bordering Slovenia.
Dr. Zigon’s educational background includes an undergraduate degree in Journalism (1993), a master’s degree in Socio-Cultural Anthropology (1995)and a doctorate in Political Anthropology (2000) from the University of Ljubljana. Several of his scientific monographs on the subject of Slovenian emigration have been published.
From 1990 to 2005, Dr. Zigon was the manager of the prestigious mixed chamber choir Ave. In 2000 he was the manager of the world-famous Slovenski oktet male vocal group during its 50th anniversary year.
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Mlakar Walks Down Memory Lane
By RAY MLAKAR
Unfortunately, I missed last week’s concert at Recher hall with the Zaija Singing Society and am sure it was an outstanding success. Needless to say, I have been under the weather the last few weeks and seems that the antibiotic pills are not doing as much as I had hoped they would, but I won’t waste your time reading about my health problems. It goes without saying that when we do enjoy good health, we simply take it for granted and fail to give thanks to our creator.
Well, let’s get back to where I left off in my last column, namely the house robbery the morning of 21 Feb. 1982, a day that will live in infamy in my mind. After the police left, we tried our best to wash woodwork, getting all the finger dust removed. The police department stated they would leave one unmarked car and plain clothes man down the street to insure the burglars would not return, perhaps trying to get the sawed-off shotgun they left behind. Why would they rethm, for they had walked off with a brand new hunting rifle they confiscated from the recreation room wall in the basement.
Neither my wife nor my sister-in-law felt much like eating, hoping it was just a bad nightmare. The Reserve Center where I was scheduled to work had already been called and notified that I would not be coming to work.
Late that evening, about 7:30 p.m., all police had left the area. The front doorbell rang and needless to say I thought the worst and was not about to answer the door regardless of who it was. The doorbell kept ringing and a voice was heard, “Let me in.” That would be the day.
I got on the phone and called my neighbor Mike who lived across the street who was retired and had known what happened at our house earlier. I said, “Mike, I’ll stay on the phone and put my porch light and driveway lights on. Can you see who is at my door?” Guess one would have to know Mike for he was one tough retired dude. Peaking thru the blinds, I seen Mike open his door and yell, “Hey, what the hell do you want with the Mlakars?”
I heard the guy at the door saying, “I’m Father... and I come to pray with the Mlakars.” He “Father” was a true priest dressed in BDU’s (Battle Dress Uniform) from the Reserve Center.. Mike yells over, “If .you, are a
priest, I’m a Cardinal.”
“I really am a priest, a chaplain at the Reserve Center where Mr. Mlakar works." He gave his name,
Father..... I said on the
phone, “Ease off, Mike. Thanks, but the guy is a priest and I will let him in."
I did open the door, but even Josephine was afraid of him since he was not dressed as we ordinarily see priests, as he was dressed in camouflage uniform. I recognized him and he stated how he
missed me at the Reserve Center since it was I who would set up his altar on the rifle range for him to say Mass for the few Catholics who were still attending Mass on Sundays.
We all knelt in prayer and father said the rosary in hopes the Good Lord would look out for us.
The next day I went over to Mike’s house and thanked him for his concern and told him why the priest was dressed the way he was, since he was also a member of the Army Reserve and after he said his normal parish Sunday Mass here in Parma, he would get into his military uniform and attend the weekly drill at the Reserve Center.
When the Rosary was finished, I told Father I had learned my lesson for although I tried to be a good Samaritan by letting someone into the house whom I thought was in trouble with his car, for I decided that I would never again think of playing the good Samaritan role. If nothing else, by letting you readers in on this event, here is hoping that none of you will ever fall for that trick deception. For you have everything to lose, and nothing to gain.
When the claim forms were submitted to the insurance company for the loss of property, it amounted to $3,757. A very costly mistake. The sad part of it all, some of the things that were taken could not truly be replaced for they had a lot of sentimental value. Perhaps
my sound advice would be that if a caller comes to your door asking to use the phone, tell them to hold on and in the meantime, call the local police. Let them handle it. If someone is ringing your doorbell, even if they look like one of God’s chosen disciples, don’t fall for their story, for 9 times out of 10, it’s “just a story” for they will say anything to gain entrance to your home and then you are at their mercy which in most cases they do not have.
Well, let’s get away from iy;iv this misftvtpnQ andon with a
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joke before we close this column. Well, I dug through my pile and came across a joke from none other than my brother, Frankie Mlakar, but then he always has a good laugh handy when I am down and out. It seems a husband just finished reading a new book, “You Can Be the Man of Your House.” He stormed into the kitchen and walked directly up to his wife, pointing a finger in her face. He said sternly, ‘From now on, YOU need to know that I am the man of this house and my word is law. You will prepare a gourmet meal tonight, and when I am finished eating my meal, you will serve me a sumptuous dessert afterward. Then after dinner you are going to go upstairs with me and we will make whoopee. After that, you are going to draw me my bath so I can relax. You will wash my back and towel me dry and bring me my robe. Then you will massage my feet and hands. Then after
that’s done, guess who’s going to dress me and comb my hair?’
The wife replied, “The funeral director.”
With that, time I close and since I am the man of the house, and a widower at that, will have to draw my own bath and dress myself, not that I am going any place. In closing may the Good Lord bless and watch over each of you and above all, remember to thank our creator for the good fortunes that does come our way.
Twins Joke
A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named “Ahmal.” The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him, “Juan.” Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husbanti that she wishes to have a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, “They’re twins. If you seen Juan, you’ve seen' Ahmal.”
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The most important things in life aren’t things.
As long as you have a window, life is exciting.
You can begin to move mountains when you begin carrying away small stones.
You know you are getting old when you go duck hunting just to please the dog.
We could leam a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have wfcird names, and all are different colors... but they all exist nicely in the same box.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
The older you get, the more important it is to not act your age.
He who keeps his face toward the sun will find the shadows fall behind him.
Anybody can win unless there happens to be a second entry.
Birthdays are good for you: the more you have, the longer you live.
You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.
Time to give Harry some chow. So long for now.
20 Years of Marriage Joke
A husband and wife go to a marriage counselor after 20 years of marriage.
The counselor asks them what the problem is and the wife goes into a tirade, listing every problem they have ever had in the 20 years they have been married.
She drones on and on. Finally, the counselor gets up, walks around the desk, embraces the wife and kisses her passionately.
The woman shuts up and
sits quietly in a daze.
The counselor turns to the husband and says, “This is what your wife needs at least three times a week. Can you do this?”
The husband thinks for a moment and replies, “Well, I can drop her off on Mondays and Wednesdays, but on Fridays I go dancing at the West Park Slovenian Home.”
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‘Zarja” Singing Society sing the final song at their performance of “And Justice for All” on aturday, April 24 at Slovenian Society Home in Euclid, Ohio. The musical farce was very humorous and enjoyed by all who attended.	(Photo by TONY GRDINA)
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News About Cardinal Rode
The Vatican Information Service press release of May 8 contains no fewer than four items on the Slovenian Cardinal, Dr. Franc Rode, prefect of the Congregation of Institutes for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
On May 6, Cardinal Rode was appointed a member of three important bodies of the Roman Curia, which, under the Pope, serves as the supreme governing body of the Catholic Church that numbers over a billion faithful.
In addition to his position as prefect, the holy father appointed Cardinal Rode a member of the powerful Congregation for Bishops. Rode was also appointed a member of the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and is the only newly appointed member of the Pontifical Council for Culture.
The press release also reports that on Saturday, May
13, Cardinal Rode “will also take possession of the di-aconate of St. Francis Xavier at Garbatella, Via Daniele Comboni 4, Rome.” According to tradition, Rome’s leading churches are assigned to individual cardinals. The magnificent St. Francis Xavier church has now been assigned to Cardinal Rode.
What wonderful news. How proud we can be of the two living Slovenian cardinals, both of whom suffered the fate of refugees from communism in their tender youth: Cardinal Franc Rode, the highest positioned Slovenian ever in the Catholic hierarchy, and Cardinal Aloysius	Ambrožič,
Archbishop of Toronto, Canada.
May God continue to guide them and richly bless them.
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Immigrants brought their religious customs to the New World. Some were unique, others bore kinship to other countries. After settling in ethnic neighborhoods, new arrivals observed those common to their heritage: Slovenian Catholics had religious processions on certain Holy Days. Since we lived next to the church, fhese events were especially important. After circling several blocks, the solemn Pageants ended where they began - in the street in front °f our house.
On August 15th we celebrated the Assumption of bfary, the patron saint of our church. A statue of the Blessed Virgin was carried °u a flower-covered platform shaded by a blue and white satin awning. This day was ®lso observed in the adjacent Italian neighborhood, and ^as a major event in Little Italy on Murray Hill in mid-t°wn Cleveland. Their festivities lasted a couple of
days and were capped with fireworks.
In June the feast of Corpus Christi was celebrated with another procession; the object of reverence was the Holy Eucharist. Wearing elaborate vestments and walking under a beautiful canopy of gold and white tapestry borne by the parish elders, the priest held aloft the sacred host in a gold monstrance.
Visiting clergy often joined our parish priests for these ceremonies. The brass band of St. Joseph’s Lodge marched in full uniform, and older members, their suits decorated with lodge medals and ribbons, walked proudly in their wake. Scout Troops and civic groups were also represented. Spectators, lining the curbs in a joyful mood, paused in quiet reverence when the canopy approached.
After the High Mass and ceremonies, another Slovenian custom followed. So we could eat, drink, and make merry, large tents had been set up in the schoolyard. One
sold smoked sausage on buns, or big messy sandwiches of roast beef and gravy. A beverage tent dispensed beer or wine, and kid-sized bottles of Double Eagle pop. Coffee and homemade Slovenian pastries were served in another, and a polka band filled the air with lively music for singing and dancing. These occasions, shifting from solemn to festive, were happily anticipated by everyone, especially kids.
Most remarkable, was the preparation for the Corpus Christi procession. With seemingly no formal organization, curbs and tree trunks had been neatly whitewashed. Families along its route performed this ritual of respect every year. If there were non-believers among thqm, the neighbors probably helped with the job. The sparkling white decorations were a pretty sight, and lasted most of the summer. If you parked against a curb near St. Mary’s Church in Collinwood, you left with whitewall tires.
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Devotional to Our Lady of Brezje
On Tuesday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m., all are invited to meet at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine on Chardon Road in Euclid, Ohio, for the annual May devotions in honor of Our Lady of Brezje, Patroness of Slovenia. The Ohio Federation of KSKJ Lodges is sponsoring this devotional. Rev. John Kumse, Pastor of St. Mary Church, is planning the liturgical program. It is
anticipated that various Slovenian clergy will be joining him to participate in the devotional.
The prayer service will include recitation of the Rosary in conjunction with a candlelight procession, benediction, and the singing of Slovenian litanies to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
—Joseph V. Hočevar Federation President
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Notice of Annual Meeting of Members
Please carefully note the chanee of place and time
The annual meeting of members of the
SLOVENE HOME FOR THE AGED
To be held on Friday, May 19, 2006 in the LAURICH ROOM of the SLOVENE HOME FOR THE AGED 18621 Neff Road, Cleveland, Ohio Registration: 6:00p>m. - Meeting 6:30p.m.
Members are cordially invited to attend this important meeting. Members, as defined in the Bylaws, are those individuals and organizations who have contributed a minimum of $25 during the preceding year. For the 5/19/06 meeting, this is the period from 4/1/05 through 3/31 /06.
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AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, MAY 11,
AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, MAY 11, 2006
Good Polka Music Propelled Eddie Adamic’s Great Life
Editor,
Enclosed is our check in the amount of $100 for our annual $35 subscription to the “American Home,” and $65 in memory of our parents, Anton and Frances Adamic and Joseph and Mary Koshir, and of my wife’s sister Helen Crasser. The additional amount is towards the extra costs you are incurring for the publication of this newspaper.
. I am sure your recent announcement of the need to reduce the number of issues published was difficult for you, but it was no doubt a necessary business decision in view of the mounting operating costs that you are obviously facing. As I have told you many times before, we really look forward to receiving the informative and interesting American Home newspaper on the Cleveland happenings, as well as your coverage of national and international news.
Through the American Home, I can reconnect with the pleasant years I spent in Cleveland with my aunt and uncle, Anton and Julia Marolt, during the late 1940s. It was during this era that I was fortunate to see and hear the
great musical bands that created and popularized the Cleveland style of Slovenian polka and waltz music, bands such as those of Pecon and Trebar, Habat, and So-kach, Vadnal, Bass, Yank-ovic, Luzar, Perko, Benedict, Hoyer, Mullec, Lasicky, Strukel, Champa, and many others that I can’t immediately recall - all outstanding musicians. It was their influence that inspired me to emulate theih, which eventually led to a musical life that I have enjoyed for the past 60 years.
I have had my own bands for many of these years, and have also been a member of other bands during this period. I was honored to be inducted as a Trustee in the Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame in 1990, and in the Michigan State Polka Music Hall of Fame in 1982.
My wife and I met at a dance in Detroit in the late 1940s, when the Lou Trebar band played at our Slovenian Hall. Lou was accordionist, Eddie Platt on sax and clarinet, “Church” Smick on bass, “Whitey” Lovšin on drums, and Johnny Kaifer on piano. Fran was at the tender age of 14, and I was 18, and it was through our mutual
love of Slovenian music that our relationship developed and eventually led to our marriage in 1954. We had the Art Perko band play for our wedding reception.
We were fortunate to celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2004, and had the George
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Fish Fry dinners at Slovenian Society Home in Euclid, Ohio.
Friday, May 12
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Dragas, one of Perko’s band members for over 35 years. He served as our link with the Perko band of old, that also had played for our 25th anniversary cblebration, as well as for the weddings of our children, Barbara to Bruce Baloh, and Robert to Karen Zappio.
My wife, Fran, has been a great support to me in my musical career, and throughout our lives we have shared our mutual love for our
Slovenian heritage through music and through active participation in Slovenian organizations and functions. We are also fortunate to have our children and their families maintain a similar interest in their Slovenian heritage.
Best wishes to you and your staff for good health and continued success.
—Eddie Adamic
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St. Martin de Porres HS Benefit
On Saturday, May 13, the community of Saint Martin de Porres High School Will gather to honor its third year of bringing innovative private, college preparatory education to students from urban Cleveland. Saint Martin de Porres High School is dedicated to providing a unique educational experience with the goal of “Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time. ” This is the school’s only major annual fund-raising event and it’s being held at the school, 6111 Lausche Avenue in the St. Clair

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This will allow friends and community members to see the great changes that have been made to the school as well as the exciting plans for its future.
Guests will enjoy a gourmet sit-down three course dinner catered by A Taste of Excellence, live entertainment from students, and silent and live auctions featuring golf packages, sports memorabilia, and a private gourmet dinner prepared by noted Cleveland chef Michael Simon.
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American Home Mothers
All mothers (past and present subscribers to the American Home) are being remembered in a Mass novena at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois, and in a Mass at the Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
Your name has also been placed in the Memorial Prayer Capsule at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows until next Mother’s Day.
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dance from 7:30 - 11:15 p.m. with music by Frank Moravick.
Saturday, May 13 St. Mary’s (Coll.) Slovenian School Reverse Raffle in Parish Center, 6 p.m. $65 couple, or $45 single. Includes dinner, open bar, music by Veseli Godci and number on Main Board. For tickets call (216) 731-0287 or (440) 350-9526. Benefit students educational trip to Slovenia next year.
Sunday, May 14 Newburgh Slovenian Home, 3563 E. 80th St., Cleveland, Mother’s Day Brunch from 9 a.m. - 12 noon. Donation $8. Reservations (216) 341-6136 or (216) 662-3339.
Thursday, May 18 Polka promoter George Knaus and musician Joe Pet-rich celebrate their 92nd prebirthday at Recher Hall in Euclid, Ohio. Jeff Pecon 6 to 8:30, New Generation 8:30 to 11 p.m. Joey Tomsick 7 to 10 p.m. Everyone welcome. Donation $1.00.
Friday, May 19 West Park Slovenian Home, 4583 W. 130 St., Cleveland dance from 7:30 - 11:15 p.m. with music by Wayne Tomsic.
Saturday, May 20
Revive the “Nash,” Reverse Raffle $1,500 grand prize. $50 per couple, $35 single. Doors open at 6, dinner at 7. Music by Wayne Tomsic.
Sunday, May 21 Breakfast at Collinwood Slovenian Home, 15810 Holmes Ave. Includes eggs, sausage, bacon, hash browns, toast, coffee. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donation $6.
Sunday, May 21 St. Mary’s Slovenian School Mothers Day program after 10 a.m. Mass in parish hall. Fathers will serve delicious breakfast.
Tuesday, May 23 Devotional to Our Lady of Brezje at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Chardon Rd., Euclid, Ohio, sponsored by Ohio Federation of KSKJ Lodges.
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Friday, May 26 West Park Slovenian Home, 4583 W. 130 St., Cleveland dance from 7:30 - 11:15 p.m. with music by Frank Moravick.
Saturday, May 27 Igor and Ansambel Zlati Zvonski performs in St. Mary’s (Holmes Ave.) church hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. Donation $ 10. Food and refreshments available.
Sunday, May 28 61st anniversary Memorial Mass for all Victims of Communism and Nazism sponsored by DSPB Cleveland, noon at Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, 21281 Chardon Rd., Euclid, OH
Sunday, May 28 Slovenian Memorial Service at All Souls Cemetery,
Chardon, OH, 3:30 p.m. All are invited to both events.
Thursday, June 1 Slovenian night at the Captains baseball game in East-lake, Ohio at 7 p.m. Tickets $8 at Polka Hall of Fame (216) 261-3263.
Friday, June 2 West Park Slovenian Home, 4583 W. 130 St., Cleveland dance from 7:30 - 11:15 p.m. with music by Wayne Tomsic.
Friday, June 9 West Park Slovenian Home, 4583 W. 130 St., Cleveland dance from 7:30 — .11:15 p.m. with music by Fred Zi-wich.
Friday, June 16
Pork, sauerkraut and dumpling dinner 5 - 7:30 at Newburgh, Slovenian Home, 3563 E. 80 St., Cleveland. Music by Joe Novak & Friends. Donation $8. Reservations (216) 341-6136.
Friday, June 16 West Park Slovenian Home, 4583 W. 130 St., Cleveland dance from 7:30 - 11:15 p.m. with music by Stan Mejač.
Friday, June 23 West Park Slovenian Home, 4583 W. 130 St., Cleveland dance from 7:30 - 11:15 p.m. with music Eric Nolt-kamper.
Thursday, July 7
St. Vitus Alumni meet in St. Vitus Village, 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 15 Moonlight Bowling, 6:30 p.m. at Slovenian National Home Co., 3563 E. 80th St. $25 per couple includes bowling, prizes and meal. Call Tony at 440-243-4062.
Sunday, July 16
St. Vitus Parish Summer Picnic at Slovenska Pristava. Wednesday, Aug. 2 50-50 Raffle, 7 p.m. at Slovenian National Home Co., 3563 E. 80 St.. $10 admits two. Includes sandwiches, chips and pop.
Sunday, Aug. 13 Slovenian National Home .Co., Newburgh, 35.63JR, $0
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AL A. ARCHACKI
A1 A. Archaki, age 80, beloved father of Laura, Denise (Greg) Manke and Scott (deceased); loving Papa of Katie (Ian) Ross, Gregory and Mallory; cherished great papa of Owen Reid; brother of Clara, Terry and the following deceased: Zigmund, Alex, Joe, Casimir, George, Ignatius, Agnes, John, Chester and Eugene.
Friends were received at Zele Funeral Home, 452 E. 152 St., Friday, May 5 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., where services were held Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and at St. Vitus Church at 9:30 a.m. Internment Lake View Cemetery.
In Memory Thanks to Frank Smrdel of Barberton, OH who submitted a $1-5.00 donation in memory of Frank and Frances Smrdel of Barberton.
Donation
Thanks to Lenka and Joseph Chauby of Willoughby Hills, Ohio who renewed their subscription and added a $25.00 donation to the American Home newspaper.
Donation
Thanks to John and Joseph Hočevar of Cleveland, OH who renewed their subscription and added a $25.00 donation.
Large Donation
Thanks to Frank and Jennie Kogovšek of Willoughby Hills, OH for the $162.00 donation!
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In Memory
Thanks to Mary Skul of Solon, OH who added a $15.00 donation in memory of the Sadar and Skul Families.
In Memory Thanks to Michael Rutar of Lorain, OH who submitted a $15.00 donation in memory of Alice (Debevec) Rutar.
In Memory Thanks to Bill and Brian Žabkar of Brookpark, OH for the $50.00 donation in memory of their mother, Josephine Žabkar.
In Memory Thanks to Frances Sha-beck of Barberton, OH who submitted a $50.00 donation m memory of Jackob and Prances Shabeck.
In Memory
Thanks to Ann Golop of ^illowick, OH who submitted a $20.00 donation in memory of Rudolph Golop.
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Thanks to Jennie and Gene Kogovšek of Highland Heights, Ohio who renewed their subscription and added a $15.00 donation. They write, “The donation is for the great work you are doing for the Slovenian community.”
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Thanks to Felix and Helpn Gaser of Richmond Hts., OH who renewed their subscription and ^dded a $20.00 donation.
Longer & Longer
Editor,
Keep the news and views coming. I look forward to receiving the paper although the delivery time from Cleveland to Pittsburgh takes longer and longer.
Violet Ruparcich
Wonderful paper
Editor,
Thank you very much for a wonderful newspaper. I enjoyed growing up in the Col-linwood area of Cleveland. Delivered (he “Enakopravnost,” and later delivered for the U.S. Postal Service to the same people when I became a letter carrier.
—Robert Blatnik Rowlett, IX
Thanks, Robert, for the great $25.00 donation.
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Donations
Thanks to the following for their donations to the Ameriška Domovina:
Carole Czeck, Wickliffe, OH-$15.00
Annette and Andrew T. Celestina, Mount Airy, MD -$15.00
Doris Sadar, Willoughby Hills, OH-$15.00 Anna R. Hauptman, Eagle River, Alaska - $15.00 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ku-hel, Cleveland, OH — $5.00 Victor Luzar, Mentor, OH - $5.00
Joann and Silvan Birsq,
Lakewood, CO - $5.00 Marion and Mira Kosem, Kirtland, OH - $15.00 Frances Rigler, Willoughby Hills, OH - $15.00 Rudy Sterk, Kirtland, OH -$15.00
Anthony J. Baznik,
Euclid, OH - $15.00 Mary T. Zab, Bratenahl, OH -$15.00
Joseph T. Snyder, Sagamore Hills, OH - $15.00 Joseph and Louise Kolman, Pittsburgh, PA — $10.00
Julia Kacin, Westmont, IL - $5.00
Josephine Jakopič, Wickliffe, OH - $5.00 Lawrence Luzar, Mentor, OH -$10.00
Jennie Mramor, Euclid, OH -$15.00
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Thanks to John Zakrajšek, Jr. of Tucson, AZ who renewed his subscription and enclosed some articles about the first president of the United States, General George Washington and his struggles during the time of the American Revolution, and interesting facts about his life.
Slovenian School Fundraiser
Everyone is cordially invited to attend a Reverse Raffle on Saturday, May 13 sponsored by St. Mary’s (Collinwood) Slovenian School.
The raffle will be held in St. Mary’s Parish Center. Doors and sideboards will open at 6 p.m. Tickets for the raffle are $65 per couple or $45 for a single ticket, which includes dinner, open bar, music by Veseli Godci, and a number on the Main Board. The Main Board prize will be $2,000.
For tickets or more information, please call Christy Vidmar at 216—731-0287 or Julie Tromba at 440-350-9526, or email to stmarvslovenian-school@vahoo.com All proceeds will benefit an educational trip for the students, to Slovenia in the summer of 2007.
My Practical Mother
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I grew up in the forties and fifties with practical parents - my mother, God love her, who ironed Christmas wrapping paper and reused it and who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a name for it.
It was the time for fixing things - a curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep. It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, re-heating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there would always be more.
But then my mother died, and I saw in my kitchen that Sunday afternoon reading her old handmade cookbook in a binder. I was struck with the pain of feeling all alone, learning that sometimes there isn’t any “more.”
A PRAYER TO THE VIRGIN MARY
(Never known to fail)
O most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate virgin, assist me in my necessity. O star of the sea, help me, show me herein, you are my mother, O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of heaven & earth, I humbly beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity. (Make request). There are none that can withstand your power, O show me herein, you are my mother. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (Say 3 times) Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (Say 3 times). Thank you for your mercy to me and mine. Amen. Say this prayer for 3 consecutive days, then you must publish & it will be granted to you. Grateful thanks.
A.G.
Friendships without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life. __________—James F. Byrnes
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away, never to return. So, while we have it, it’s best we love it, and care for it, and fix it when it’s broken and heal it when it’s sick.
This is true... for marriage... old cars... children with bad report cards... dogs with bad hips... aging parents... and grandparents.
Some things we keep... like a best friend who moved away, or a classmate we § grew up with as well as our family and relatives and special friends we have met along the way.
There are just some people who make life important, like people we know who are special, like deceased mothers, whom we keep close... in our hearts.
Thanks to Emma Pogačar of Toronto for these important thoughts.
A Prayer to St. Joseph
Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of , God, I place in you all my interest and desires. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers. Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss whet) I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls, Pray for me. Say for 9 mornings for anything you may desire. It has never been known to fail. Publish.	A.G.
Happy Mother's Day Dorothy Urbancich
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Comments on ‘Jim’s Journal’
Editor,
“Where have all the flowers gone?”
Always look forward to reading “Jim’s Journal” and the Feb. 9th touching article on the horrific murder of Frank Tominc, and the demise of the former St. Clair Business Association and the takeover by the St. Clair Superior Coalition.
Sadly, what is happening in our country today is a lack
of civility as illustrated in Jim’s column about shopping and being “helped” by sloppy salespeople who don’t really want to bp bothered. Yes we’ve gone from an industrial, to a service, to a do it yourself economy: gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants. Yes indeed, where have all the flowers gone?
—Jennie Mramor, Euclid, Ohio
AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA MAY 11,
AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, MAY 11, 2006
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The life and times of Joseph Mihevc
1940-1945 My Apprenticeship and After
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Communist party members were very clever at hiding their identities. It was rumored that party members went to church “twice on Sundays.”
Nobody really knew what other contacts these people had. While ordinary people, like myself, did not pay much attention to these kinds of activities and focused on personal concerns, there were others who were very suspicious and aware of what was going on.
However, I do recall some over-the-shoulder laughs. For example, once when I was sawing wood with my father, before I started my apprenticeship, two party members (not known to us as such) passed by, laughed at us and made some unpleasant remarks that I did not quite understand. These same two individuals acted in a similar manner on an outing. They held very high party positions and after the war, one was hired as a judge and the other became a local official. I had met this judge a few years earlier in trade school, where his talk had always been secretive. It seemed that party members were focused more on advancing themselves than on improving the country, and I don’t ever recall any of them having to work for a living.
In 1941, soon after Yugoslavia was invaded by Italian fascists and the Nazis, the communist party, calling itself the “liberation army” used this opportunity to eliminate those people who were opposed to, or suspected of being opposed to, a communist takeover of the government.
The order came from the highest communist authority to eliminate all small farmers’ sons and intellectuals who opposed the communist regime. Unfortunately, those who carried out these commands went above and beyond, asked no questions, and whole families, including children, “disappeared.”
In addition, people, including women, were subjected to unbelievable torture. The young girl who helped out at the house where I worked
was one of many who disappeared. They stripped her naked and forced her on top of an ant’s nest. Apparently, she knew too much. Also, many villages and houses were burned. Young men, many of whom had been members of this “liberation army,” armed themselves against this terror. Having witnessed these atrocities, they escaped and formed another army (domobranci) of over 12,000 men to fight the communists.
During this time, my apprenticeship proceeded and was not interrupted. My daily routine was to go to work and then go back home. One’s activities was restricted to the town, as the exits were closed and controlled by the Italian army. This changed when Italy capitulated on Sept. 8, 1943. The Italian army left, leaving the town unprotected from the communists, who arrived shortly thereafter. When the Germany army arrived from the next town’s railroad station, Rakek, the communists opened fire at them. Although the Germans turned back, thdy returned shortly with heavy guns. I watched from a nearby town as a number of houses in my neighborhood were burned. Later in the afternoon, the Germans left.
A few days after this incident, the communist “liberation army” mobilized all the men they could find and also brought into town hundreds of newly-mobilized men. I worked in the shop that was mobilized to work for them. On Sunday, Sept. 18, 1943, the German army attacked the town including these mobilized men. They burned houses and fired on everybody who ran for cover. By the middle of the day, over 50 people had been killed while	many	died from
wounds in the surrounding villages. I knew many of the victims and they were not communists. They had been used as the front line in case of attack. Many of the mobilized men used this attack as an opportunity to escape from	the	communist-
controlled “liberation army.”
A few witnesses of that tragic day now live here in Toronto, Canada.
On the day of the attack, my family hid. My father , and I hid with the neighbors in their stable until late afternoon. I’m not sure where my mother was; my sister Milka was in the next village, while my brother Tone walked in the river while the Germans fired at him. He was lucky enough to make it unhurt to the next town. In
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At that time, the communists strictly controlled everything in my hometown, Cerknica. At the shop where I worked, I was told to report to the mechanical shop located 2Vi hours walking distance in a town called Bloke, where my former band partner had recommended me to the brigade. In reality, I had been recommended to be shot.
A couple of days after I arrived, I was sent back to the shop in my hometown where I apprenticed to make a part. When I returned to Bloke with thfe completed part, I was surprised to find almost everyone gone. A major German offensive against the communists was underway and everybody had disappeared. This saved me from the “brigada.” Not knowing where td turn, I returned home under cover of darkness, where twice I confronted, without realizing it, very dangerous situations and heavily armed and guarded outposts.
(To Be Continued)
Slovenian Polka Night at the Ballgame
The Polka Hall of Fame is extending a warm invitation to all to attend “Slovenian Night” at the Lake County Captains baseball game at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 1 at Classic Park in Eastlake, Ohio.
The game features the Captains, a Class A team of the Cleveland Indians versus West Virginia Power, a Milwaukee Brewers affiliate.
Slovenian entertainment starts at 6 p.m., with live music by the Magic Buttons accordion group at the Front Gate.
Before the game, atop the Captains dugout, an All-Star band will play, consisting of Polka Hall trustees such as Joey Tomsick, Wayne Tomšič, Denny Bučar, Joe Novak, Ray Somich, and Eddie Vallus.
The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by the honorable Zvone Žigon, consul for the Republic of Slovenia.
The Star- Spangled Banner will be sung by Ray Somich, and the Slovenian anthem will be sung by Fantje na Vasi.
Between innings, additional entertainment is planned and Slovenian polka music will be heard.
The Polka Hall of Fame would like to see a large crowd and are offering tickets to the game for $8. This is a $ 1 discount on the regular price of $9.
If you or an organization is interested in attending, order tickets by contacting the Polka Hall of Fame gift shop at 216 261-3263, or stop in at the Museum, 605 E. 222 St. in Euclid, Ohio.
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Slovenska Pristava Renovation Update
by STAN KRULC, JR.
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The “tax man” has come (April 15) and gone. The stress and worries of preparing the tax returns are over. The returns have been put in envelopes, stamped, and driven to the post office by April 17th. Like most good, frugal Slovenians (and especially those of us who trace our ancestry to the Upper Camiola (Gorenjska) region of Slovenia where we have been affectionately (I hope) accused of being “cheap”), the tax refund check will soon be in the mail.
What a wonderful feeling to know that finally, someone else owes you money instead of the other way around. When those refund checks appear in your mailbox, and your pockets are once again jingling, please consider making a contribution to the building fund for the new hall at Slovenska Pristava.
We have raised over $340,000 toward our goal of $550,000. We are still very much in need of donations and they can be sent to Slovenska Pristava, c/o Frank Zalar, 2886 Istra Lane, Willoughby Hills, OH 44092.
Great progress has been made on the construction of the new hall since my last update. You may have read Milan Ribic’s article in the Slovenian section of the Ameriška Domovina published on April 20. For those of you who missed it, or cannot read Slovenian, I’ll highlight some of the progress that has been made:
After the electrical and plumbing pipes were buried in the ground, the cement floor in the hall was poured over 5,300 square feet of floor. A big thank you to Joe and Jimmy Omahen and all of the other Pristava volunteers who accomplished this enormous task - all in one flay! The roof was mostly completed by Easter, while the carpenters continued to Work on the walls, partitions, and other areas inside of the hall.
Many of the windows and floors are already in place. Preparations for heating, cooling, and electricity are Progressing in earnest. The j’tore for the outside walls has arrived and our volunteer ricldayers have begun to ashion the stone into beauti-1 Walls. It is truly amazing 0 sce all of the cooperation ariA goodwill among the vol-Unteers who have come together and labored so long anfl hard to push this project ®^ard completion. Great job “fl“T4iANK YOU tffiifl the ' “ 0 Unteers who have labored
on our behalf. If you can come lend a hand with construction or help around the picnic grounds, your help will be greatly appreciated. Contact any of the board members if you want to help, or just come on out with a rake or shovel, gloves, and a big smile. You’ll be rewarded knowing that you are helping a very worthwhile cause. What a great legacy we will be leaving for our children and future generations. How proud our children will be when they can one day say to their offspring, “My dad (or mom) helped to build that, ft was a tough project, and it cost a lot of money, but somehow they found a way to get it done.”
Notable financial contributions since the last update include $2£,000 from The Frances and Jane S. Lausche Foundation (the second $25,000 installment toward a pledge of $100,000.) The foundation is administered by James and Madeline Debevec, and John Urbancich. Another important contribution was made by John Pogačnik who arranged for the purchase of the structural steel for the hall at a discount price and donated the many hours of labor needed to put the steel together,
The following is a list of donations received from January 3rd thru May 1st. We thank the donors for their generosity. (Any additional pledged monies are not shown.)
August Babuder $250 .. . ... John .& Mimi Cupar1 $500 Mary Okicki $50 (2nd donation - $100 total)
John Srsen $500 Mary Celestina $500 in memory of Miro Celestina Mark Celestina $25 Anonymous $2,000 Matt Stupica $500 Albin Orehek $500 Edmund Turk $500 Tom & Kim Lobe $1,000 in memory of Hinko and Bertha Lobe (2nd donation -$2,000 total)
Dave & Marie Kushner $100 (3rd donation - $300 total)
Minka Kmetich $500 in memory of Viktor Kmetich (2nd donation - $1,000 total) Joe & Martha Gaser $500 (2nd donation - $1,000 total) Pete and Helena Dragar $100
Charles Merhar $100 Ivan and Ivanka Turk $1,000
Branko Pogačnik $250 (2nd donation - $500 total) Valentin Mersol $500 Frank & Helena Jeglič $1,000 in memory of Prof. & Mrs. Milko Jeglič Greg Frank $500 Anton Satej $50 Jennie Satej Mohorčič $50 John Mohorčič $50 The Domines Family $200 in memory of Victor & Theresa Domines Joseph J. Omahen $100 Victor Nemec $50 Anton Dolenc $100 (4th donation - $400 total)
Dan Dejak $20 Matilda Tavčar $250 in memory of Ignac Tavčar Anton Vogel $100 in memory of Andrej Kozjek Tom & Julie Perovsek $300 in memory of Ivan Perovsek
Joseph Marinko $ 150 Kristina Rus $250 Andrej Zupančič $300
Frank & Marija Kovačič $500
Bob and Gerry Hopkins $100
Rudy Klammer $200 Folklorna Skupina Kres $500
John & Mimi Hočevar $200
Kathy & Miroslav Gorjup $100
John Jr., & Mary Kozina $500
Rev. John Kumse $500 (2nd donation - $1,000 total) Rok & Beth Ribic $100 Frank Fujs $250 Linda Holle $100 in memory of Joseph Klaus Amalija Champa $200 in memory of Jože Champa Mirko & Lucy Champa $200 in memory of Joze Champa
Jeff & Jo (Champa) Randlett $200 in memory of Joze Champa Ed & Sonja Mejač $500 Theodore Klammer $200 Frank & Juana Mavsar $500
Terezija Zelko $200 Pristava Camp $500 Frank Tominc $1,000 Marija & Hinko Zupančič $100 in memory of France Cencar
Anton Jr. Koželj $500 Peter Koželj $500 Anton Kanalec $300 Anonymous $3,000 Anonymous $500 Rudolph Goričan $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Rudi & Ani Knez $200 (2nd donation - $500 total) *Ray & Fran Gruber $500 in memory of the deceased members of the Gruber & Kristanc families John Tufk $100 in memory of Turk Family, Ratje 16 Slovenija
Anonymous $100 in memory of Irma & Mike Telich Ivana Volčjak $150 Tone & Martina Štepec $500
Darrell & Stella Saylor $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Joe & Jo Ann Ovnic $500 in memory of Max Ovnic Louis Pibernik $50 in memory of his wife Frank Komik $500 Mark Pust $100 Drago Androjna $250 Ivanka Stupica $100 in memory of Dominik Stupica Helen Vodopivec $500 (2nd donation - $500 total) Jack & Carol Maylish $100 in memory of Jaqueline Maylish
John & Ludmila Slavec $100
Milena Stropnik $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Pepca Kastigar $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Joseph Leban $100 Anna Žakelj $250 in memory of Frank Tominc Frank Hren $1,000 in memory of Mara Hren Frank Sega $250 in memory of Tončka Sega KSKJ Lodge #169 $250 George Voinovich $ 100 Anton Dolenc $100 (5th donation - $500 total)
Victor Štepec $250 in memory of Ciril Štepec (2nd donation - $500 total) Matthew Rus $1,467.28 Helena Nemec $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Steven & Mqry Beth Rus $250 in memory of Jacob Alexander Rus (2nd donation - $500 total)
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(Continued from page 9)
John & Mary Kozina $500 in memory of pokojnih starseve in bratov Jožeta & Franceta v Slovenia (2nd donation - $1,000 total)
Zdravko & Andreja Novak $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Ivanka Matic $100 AMLA $1,250 Joseph & Hermina Balažič $100
Christine & Thomas Blaško $50 in memory of Lela Gon.iek & Dale Blaško Jack & Natalie Bowser $500
Vicky Brown $250 Anthony Cerer $500 (2nd donation - $ 1,000 total)
Ed & Kati Cup $300 Mark & Kathy Debevc $100 in memory of Louis Kosmač
Marta & Joe Futey $50 in memory of Mary Vogel Bob & Joann Grcar $200 Alojz Hribar $250 David & Amy Kogovšek $250 in memory of the deceased of the Spisich & Kogovšek families.
Tim & Theresa Kosem $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Benjamin & Mindy Kosir $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Verena Krištof $250 in memory of Stefanie R. Krištof (2nd donation - $500 total) Helen Lallo $100 The Frances and Jane S. Lausche Foundation $25,000 in memory of Sen. Frank J. Lausche (2nd donation -$50,000 total)
Branko Leben $100 in memory of Joseph Leben Frank Lovšin $500 (2nd donation - $1,000 total)
Anton Medved $200 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Anton Mocilnikar $100 in memory of Antonija Mocilnikar
Tony Percic $75 Filip Percic $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Veronica Petrie $100 in memory of John Petrie (2nd donation - $300 total)
Ed Petrie $100 in memory of Alojz Petrie John Pianecki $50 in memory of John Pianecki Sr. & Lillian Pianecki Ivanka Povirk $100 in memory of Janez Povirk Alojz Pugel $250 Valentin & Helena Ribic $500 (2nd donation - $1,000 total)
Mike Rihtar $200 in memory of Colleen Rihtar Milan & Blažena Rihtar $100 (2nd donation - $200 total)
Toni Robinette $500 in memory of Alojz Gosar Frank & Vida Rupnik $250 in memory of the deceased members of Rupnik and Smuk families.
Joe Sojer $500 in memory of Družina Sojer St. Vitus Church $500 (2nd donation - $1,000 total)
Marjan Tonkli $250 Frank & Tončka Urankar $500 in memory of Alojza Gosar (2nd donation - $1,000 total)
Ken Urbic $500 in memory of Elizabeth Urbic Vili Zadnikar $200 Ciril Žagar $200 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Louis Zajec $50 (2nd donation - $150 total)
Julka Zalar $500 in memory of Frank Zalar (2nd donation - $1,000 total)
Marie Prayner $100
Zele Funeral Home $2,000 Matt Pogačnik $ 100 Maggie Gobetz $70 Anonymous $100 Stane & Metka Kuhar $100 in memory of Luka & Jožefa Kuhar (2nd donation -$200 total)
Ivana Kosir $130 in memory of Janez Kosir (2nd donation - $230 total)
Anonymous $1,000 Greg & Kathy Clack $100 in memory of Tone Nemec Amelia Tursic $125 Ken & Anne Tomsick & Family $100
Ivan Zupančič $500 (2nd donation - $ 1,000 total)
Marie Yaeker (Dolenc)
$100
Family Antloga $100 in memory of Mirko Antloga Albin Radisek $ 1,000 Millie Žnidaršič $100 in memory of John Žnidaršič Greg & Jen Sedmak $500 Maria Žakelj $200 in memory of Pavel Žakelj Vinko & Mary Vrhovnik $500 (2nd donation - $1,000 total)
Louis Vrhovnik $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
John Vrhovnik $250 (2nd donation - $500 total)
Anton Vogel & Family $1,000 in memory of Mary Vogel
Anna Vidergar $30 in memory of John Vidergar (2nd donation - $55 total) Urška Štepec $300 in memory of Ciril Štepec (2nd donation - $500 total)
James Jr. Slapnik $100
Corrections from previous reports:
Ivan & Zdenka Zakrajšek $500
Dušan Žitnik Family
$1,000
Mateja and Paul DeMare $250
Joe Grcar, Sr. $500 Joe Jr. & Mary Grcar $1,000
St. Mary’s Slovenian School Mother’s Day Celebration
The St. Mary’s (Coll.) Slovenian School invites all mothers to their annual Mother’s Day program. It will start shortly after the 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 21 in the St. Mary’s Parish Hall.
As usual, the fathers of the Slovenian school will serve a delicious breakfast for everyone after the program.
Come and honor our mothers and enjoy the work $, and efforts of our Slovenian school students.
Tony Mannion, center, president of the Federation of Slovenian National Homes, accepts a $9,000 grant from The Frances and Jane S. Lausche Foundation. The grant represents $1,000 for each of the eight Slovenian Homes, and the federation. At right is foundation president, James V. Debevec, and left, Madeline D. Debevec, foundation secretary-treasurer. The event took place on Saturday, March 25 in the St. Clair Slovenian National Home-	(Photo by TONY GRDINA)
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Slovenian Bears Moving to France
According to the Environment Ministry of Slovenia the relocation of five brown bears from Slovenia to the French Pyrenees began *n mid-April and will continue until the end of August.
The relocation plans fore-see four females and one male bear, age between three and five years will join between 14 and 18 bears al-ready living in the Pyrenees. They are to replace three bears that have died between >994 and 2004.
The Slovenian Institute for Forests estimates there are now between 500 and 700 kears in Slovenia. The Environment Ministry has or-hered the culling of 100 bears this year, a figure that mcludes the five bears moving to France.
According to reports from France, farmers, hunters and sheep herders are not happy about the newcomers to the Pyrenees because they be-neve the bears endanger humans as well as domestic
animals.
St. Mary’s Concert
Saturday, May 27, Igor ®n<i Ansambel Zlati Zvonih will perform in the St. jjy’s (Holmes Ave.) parish
Ooors open at 6 p.m.
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Donation is $10 per person.
Fweryone welcome.
Members of the Educational and Dramatic Club Slovenia in San Francisco at the farewell party for John Hutar, center
Questions and Answers About Motherhood
Q. - Should I have a baby after 35?
A. - No, 35 children are enough.
Q. - I’m two months pregnant now. When will my baby move?
A. - With any luck, a few years after he/she finishes college.
Q. - My wife is five months pregnant and so moody that sometimes she’s borderline irrational.
A. - So, what is the question?
Q. - My childbirth instructor says it’s not pain I’ll feel during labor, but pressure. Is she right?
A. - Yes, in the same way that a tornado might be called an air current.
Q. - When is the best time to get an epidural?
A. - Right after you find out you’re pregnant.
Q. - Is there anything I should avoid while recovering from childbirth?
A. - Yes, pregnancy.
Q. Do I have to have a baby shower?
A. - Not if you change the baby’s diaper very quickly.
Q. - Our baby was born last week. When will my wife begin to feel and act normal again?
A. - A few years after the child finishes college and has a steady job.
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12 Why Did God Make Mothers?
These are the answers given by elementary school age children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1.	- She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2.	- Mostly to clean the house.
3.	- To help us out of there when we were getting bom.
How did God make mothers?
1.	- He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2.	- Magic, plus super glue and a lot of stirring.
3.	- God made my mom just the same like he made me. Only he used bigger parts.
What ingredients are mothers made of?
1.	- God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world, and one dab of mean.
2.	- They had to get their start from men’s bones. Then they mostly used string. I think.
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1.	- We’re related.
2.	- God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s moms like me.
What kind of little girl
was your mom?
1.	- My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2.	- I don’t know because I wasn’t there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3.	- They say she used to be nice.
What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1.	- His last name.
2.	- She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer? Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores.
Why did your mother marry your dad?
1.	- My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot.
2.	- She got too old to do anything else with him.
3.	- My grandma says that mom didn’t have her thinking cap on.
Who’s the boss at your house?
1.	- Mom doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because dad’s such a goofball.
2.	- Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3.	- I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.
What’s the difference between moms and dads?
1.	- Moms work at work and work at home, and dads just work at work.
2.	- Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3.	- Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power because that’s who you have to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
What does your mom do in her spare time?
1.	- Mothers don’t have spare time.
2.	- To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.
What would it take to make your mother perfect?
1.	- On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery,
2.	- Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue.
If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1.	- She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d get rid of that.
2.	- I’d like to make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
Thanks to Bogo Avsec for this humorous insight on mothers.
Observing Mother’s Day
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SLOVENIAN MORNING NEWSPAPER
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Podpisovanje sporazuma Partnerstva za razvoj v Kristalni dvorani vladne palače. V sredini premier Janez Janša, na njegovi desni Andrej Bajuk, predsednik vladne koalicijske stranke NSi, na levi pa Borut Pahor, predsednik opozicijske Social demokratske stranke.
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Utemeljevanje Podpisa sporazuma
Ljubljana - Predsedniki SDS. SD, NSI, SLS, SNS ^ DeSUS ter predstavnl-k® manjšin so podpisali sPorazum Partnerstvo za razvoj. Izmed parlamen-tornih strank se sporazumu pričakovano ni pridružila opozicijska LDS.
Po podpisu je predsednik vlade in SDS Janez danša predstavil spora-ZUrn kot nadaljevanje po-zitivne tradicije širšega Političnega soglasja pred Pomembnimi odločitvami, na Politični ravni pa kot tomeljni razvojni doku-tocnt, kakršnega Sloveni-■I® še ni imela.
Sporazum predstavlja Vsebinski okvir, v kate-f_eto bodo podpisniki is-toi konkretne rešitve in °dgovore za slovenske raz-v°Jne izzive. S partnerstvom naj bi dosegli vklju-kev večjih potencialov v PriPravo zakonskih reši-CV' Preden bi jih obrav-P®vali v državnem zboru. Predsednik SD Borut
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stora za dialog o konkretnih zakonskih rešitvah, za predsednika SLS Janeza Podobnika pa nujen pogoj za nov razvojni preboj, ki ga Slovenija potrebuje.
Prvak nacionalne stranke Zmago Jelinčič je svoj podpis utemeljil s pojasnilom, da niso pripravljeni “ostati zunaj” kot nekateri, ki le kritizirajo in niso pripravljeni pomagati pri reševanju problemov, ki so posledica preteklih dvanajstih oziroma petnajstih let.
S tem je seveda kritiziral LDS, do katere je bil kritičen tudi predsednik DeSUS Karl Erjavec, ki je menil, da je odgovornost v tem primeru nad politiko.
Predstavnika manjšin Maria Pozsonec in Roberto Battelli sta izrazila zadovoljstvo, da ju obravnavajo kot enakovredna partnerja, in izrazila upanje, da bo njuno sodelovanje pripomoglo k še boljšemu položaju obeh manjšin v Sloveniji.
Pomisleki glede partnerstva
Po pričakovanju Je bil do podpisa kritičen predsednik LDS Jelko Kacin. Označil ga je kot "nepotreben obvod, ali kot bi rekli kirurgi, bypass mimo državnega zbora med vlado in delom opozicije".
Po njegovo Je mesto soočenja političnih programov državni zbor, kjer se išče podpora za zakonske predloge.
Podobna razmišljanja Je mogoče zaslediti pri komentatorjih, ki so blizu liberalni demokraciji. Po njihovo naj bi šlo za predstavo za javnost, ki naj bi imela predvsem propagandni učinek.
Korist od tega naj bi imel predsednik vlade Janez Janša, ki naj bi s sodelovanjem s Pahorjem koalicijske partnerice (NSi, SLS in DeSUS) prisilil k večji poslušnosti. Te naj bi se bale, da jih bo v koaliciji zamenjala Pahorjeva SD, kar pa je precej nerealna domneva.
Hkrati naj bi partnerstvo koristilo Borutu Pahorju, ki naj bi imel predsedniške ambicije in naj bi želel ugajati čim širši slovenskih javnosti. Nekateri menijo, da se Pahor zaveda, da lahko njegova stranka doseže primat na tranzicijski levici samo s konstruktuv-no, sredinsko držo.
Pridružitev SD sporazumu pomeni zato precejšen odmik od “rdečih" sindikatov.
Kakor koli že, javnomnenjske ankete kažejo, da se SD in Pahorju zmernejša drža obrestuje.
Metod Berlec
Demokracija, 20. IV. 2006
Krofi, rezanci—
Oltarno društvo fare sv. Vida ima to soboto dopoldne prodajo krofov in rezancev, to ob običajnem času v društveni sobi. Pridite!
Materinska proslava—
Slovenska šola pri Mariji Vnebovzeti vabi vse matere na Materinsko proslavo, ki bo v nedeljo, 21. maja, v župnijski dvorani, po 10. maši. Očetje učencev bodo pripravili in servirali okusen zajtrk za vse po programu. Pridite in uživajte nastop, ki ga pripravljajo učenci šole v čast materam.
Graduirali bodo—
Letošnji absolventi Slovenske šole pri Sv. Vidu so: Štefan Baznik, Anne-marie Dolenc, Kristen Hebe-brand, Štefi Kurbos, Staša Pintur, Anton Vogel in Andrej Vogel. Uspešno so končali tečaj slovenskega jezika. Svoje diplome bodo prejeli v nedeljo, 21. maja, po polenajsti maši. Vsem prisrčne čestitke! Takoj po sv. maši ste vabljeni, da se jim pridružite za prigrizek v prostorih Slovenian Village.
Molitve—
Ohijska federacija KSKJ dmštev vabi na tradicionalne molitve Brezjanski Materi, ki bodo v torek, 23. maja, v Lurški Materi božji na Chardon Rd. v Euclidu zvečer ob 7.30. Molitve bo vodil Rev. Janez Kumše. Več v angleškem delu.
Novi grobovi
Al A. Archacki
Umrl je 80 let stari Al A. Archacki, oče Laure, Denise Manke, Kate Ross, Gregoryja Mallory in že pok. Scotta, 1-krat stari oče, brat Clare, Terry in že pok. Zigmunda, Alex-a, Josepha, Casimirja, Georgea, Ignatiusa, Agnes, Johna, Chesterja in Eugenea. Pogreb je bil 6. maja v oskrbi Zeletovega zavoda s sv. mašo v cerkvi sv. Vida in pokopom na pokopališču Lake View.
Anna Stmisha
Umrla je 93 let stara Anna Strnisha, vdova po Johnu, mati Carole Polizzi in Linde Rossi, 3-krat stara mati, sestra Ethel Bakos, Georgea Misok ter že pok. Pauline Garzony in Marie Usnik, polsestra Josepha Roman. Pogreb je bil 10. maja s sv. mašo v cerkvi sv. Kristine in pokopom na Vernih duš pokopališču.
Slovenski dom za ostarele—
Letna seja Slovenskega doma za ostarele bo v petek, 19. maja, tokrat v Lau-ričevi sobi v domu, ki se nahaja na 18621 Neff Rd. v Clevelandu. Ravno končujejo s prenovo te sobe in tudi vhoda v zavetišče. Registracija se bo pričela ob 6h zv., sama seja pa ob 6.30. Seja je sicer odprta javnosti, pravico do glasovanja (za tretjino direktorjev - imajo pač triletne mandatne dobe) ima vsakdo, ki je od 1. aprila 2005 do 31. marca 2006 temu domu prispeval vsaj $25.
Večer z dr. Žigonom—
V	torek, 23. maja, zv. ob 7. uri ste vabljeni v Slovenski društveni dom na 20713 Recher Ave. v Euclidu. Generalni konzul RSlo-venije dr. Zvone Žigon bo govoril o razmerah v današnji Sloveniji in nato sprejel tudi vprašanja navzočih. Večer sponzorira Slovenian American Heritage Foundation, vstopnine ni, sledil bo družabno uro s prigrizkom. Odločite se in pridite!
Za nove naročnike—
Še teče kampanja za nove naročnike, kakor smo opisali pretekli teden. To je lepa priložnost, da preskrbite AD za eno leto sorodniku ali prijatelju za kar nizko ceno $15.
Konvencija—
V	soboto in nedeljo, 20. in 21. maja, bo imela svojo štiriletno konvencijo v prostorih Slovenskega doma na W. 130 St. Ameriška dobrodelna zveza oz. AM LA. Letos sta na sporedu podobni konvenciji za SNPJ in KSKJ.
Spominska sv. maša—
V	nedeljo, 28. maja, vabi Društvo SPB na spominsko sv. mašo pri Lurški Materi božji na Chardon Rd. in sicer ob 12ih opoldne. Ob 3.30 pop. pa bodo skupne molitve za vse pokojne na pokopališču Vernih duš pri Chardonu, O.
Otvoritev Slov. pristave—
Prva prireditev sezone na Pristavi se bo začela v nedeljo, 4. junija, s sv. mašo, ki jo bo ob 12.30 pop. daroval Rev. Janez Kumše. Po maši bo kosilo, zanj si rezervirajte nakaznico in pokličite Elizabeto Žalik na 216-486-0660. Po 3. uri bo za ples in zabavo igral ansambel Veseli godci.


Iz velikonočnega intervjuja kardinala dr. FRANCA-RODETA v mariborskem časniku Večer ...
Oglaševanje v angleški izdaji znane ameriške revije National Geographic ...
Verski pouk je urejen povsod, samo v Sloveniji in Albaniji ne
Trst (Novi glas, 4. maja 2006) - Časnik Večer v Mariboru Je v velikonočni izdaji objavil zelo obsežen (na dveh straneh) intervju s kardinalom dr. Francem Rodetom, prefektom kongregacije ustanov posvečenega življenja in družb apostolskega življenja v vatikanski kuriji.
Pripovedoval je o svojem delu na Svetem sedežu. izkušnjah iz preteklega delovanja v Sloveniji, pa tudi razgrnil svoje poglede na sedanje razmere in družbenopolitične tokove v Sloveniji.
Povedal je, “da je s tehniko, ki nam je danes na voljo, z internetom in s slovensko televizijo, domala ves čas na tekočem glede dogajanja v Sloveniji. In navsezadnje imam ob sebi dva Slovenca: tajnika in gospodinjo, sestro Barbaro, ki je Slovenka iz Štajerske. Delček Slovenije Je pravzaprav tudi tu."
Na vprašanje, ali ga je odsotnost iz Ljubljane kaj predrugačila, je visoki cerkveni dostojanstvenik slovenskega rodu odgovoril:
“Mogoče me je malo sprostila. Tukaj v Vatikanu so odnosi zelo korektni, v znamenju medsebojnega spoštovanja, vljudnosti, kulture, obzirnosti. Medtem ko v Ljubljani pri določenih ljudeh -mediji so jim naklanjali veliko prostora - nisem čutil ne kakšne posebne kulturne višine, ne srčne kulture ali vljudnosti.”
Novoimenovani kardinali Je v omenjem pogovoru za mariborski časnik razčlenil delovamje novega papeža, odnose v rimskokatoliški Cerkvi, starnje v redovntštvu, zatrdil, da število katoličamov narašča skladno s porastom števila prebivalcev v Južni Ameriki in s prodiranjem krščanstva v Afriko in Azijo.
Opozoril je, “da je Evropa precej razkristjamje-na. Vprašanje je, ali bo v svojem sekularizmu u-tonila, se v negativnem odnosu do življenja pustila preplaviti z ljudmi drugih celin in drugih religij, ali pa bo imela zadosti volje do življenja in se bo rešila.”
Nekateri so odhodu dr. Franca Rodeta iz Ljubljane pripisali krivdo, da je LDS na parlamentarnih volitvah izgubila, na kar novi kardinal odgovarja:
“Čepravi so mediji trdili drugače, sem prepričan, da so ljudje, ki jim je bilo vsaj malo do resnice, vedeli, da nikdar nisem imel nobenih političnih pretenzij in nikoli nisem hotel delovati na političnem področju. Res pa je, da sem ljudi stalno pozival, naj mislijo s svojo glavo, naj se rešijo strahu, naj bodo pokončni. Morda je tudi zato v Sloveniji zavladalo drugačno ozračje, ki je posledično pripeljalo k drugačnemu volilnemu rezultatu.
Jaz sicer v času komunizma nisem volil nikoli. Tiste volitve so bile zame komedija. Jaz pa za komedije nimam talenta. V komedijah preprosto ne sodelujm. Odkar so volitve demokratične, sem se seveda vseh udeležil.”
Ko je poudaril, “da država ureja zemeljske zadeve državljanov, da pa so človekov svetovni nazor, odnos do Boga, vrednote, na katerih temeljijo medsebojni odnosi, stvar človeka in njegove moralne drže,” je dodal, “da mora biti država na tem območju nevtralna, neideološka. Ta njena lastnost se predvsem kaže na področju šolstva. Šola mora biti v prvi vrsti podaljšek vloge, ki Jo imajo starši. Državna šola mora spoštovati pravice staršev pri vzgoji otrok. Vzgoja mora biti v skladu s prepričanjem staršev, ne pa z neko držav-
no ideologijo.”
Kardinal -Rode opozarja, “da je v Sloveniji ta stvar urejena nadvse čudno. Da Ustavno sodišče izjavi, da bi bilo proti ločitvi Cerkve in države, če bi bil verouk kot obvezni izbirni predmet, ki se poučuje v župniščih, priznan v šolskem sistemu. Kaj takšnega lahko razglasi samo Ustavno sodišče v Sloveniji, in to v takšni sestavi, kot je danes. Česa takšnega ne najdeš nikjer drugje. Verski pouk je urejen povsod, le v Sloveniji in Albaniji ne. V Albaniji po mojem ne, ker država še ne funkcionira normalno."
Visoki cerkveni dostojanstvenik je v pogovoru za časnik Večer, objavljenem v velikonočni izdaji, tudi ocenil ustanovitev novih škofij v Sloveniji. Dejal Je, “da je to dobro za zunanjo podobo Slovenije. Za samostojno državo in samostojno škofovsko konferenco so bile tri škofije premalo. Šest škofij z več škofi je kar normalna škofovska konferenca in normalna cerkvena situacija za Slovenijo. Zgodovinski projekt, ki Je bil dolgo teorija, Je uresničen.”
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Trst - Slovenska turistična organizacija se je odločila, da bo najpomembnejše turistične kraje, posebnosti in znamenitosti v okviru slovenske naravne in kulturne dediščine odslej reklamirala oz. predstavljala tudi v najbolj razširjenih in znanih tujih revijah.
V poštev prihaja zlasti svetovno znana ameriška revija National Geographic, prava ameriška ustanova z več kot stoletno tradicijo, ki izhaja od leta 1888 in je prvi turistični oglas objavila leta 1896.
Milijonom bralcev predstavlja okno v svet in nudi vpogled v naravo in življenje povsod po svetu. Slovenija bo oglaševala v angleški izdaji za Evropo, ki velja za medij komunikacijskega sistema najvišje kakovosti.
Ciljne javnosti evropske izdaje revije National Geographic so predvsem ljudje višjega srednjega razreda, strokovnjaki in drugi situirani posamezniki, izobraženi popotniki, skratka vsi, ki poleg lepot in vsebine želijo tudi razna druga doživetja, ki jih bodo lahko kritično presojali.
Evropsko izdajo tiskajo v nakladi 650.000 izvodov, bralcev pa naj bi bilo okoli 893.000, kar pomeni 8,3% bralcev vseh mednarodnih medijev v Evropi.
V prvem oglasu, objavljenem v februarski .-številki obravnavane revije, Je predstavljen slovenski Kras s fotografijo Postojnske Jame. Vsebuje ustrezno besedilo, slogan, logotip in celovito kreativno rešitev.
Oglas z naslovom v angleškem jeziku “Slovenia - National Terrific: Postojna Cave” je kreativno delo Borisa Balanta,
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Motiv prvega oglasa v angleški izdaji slovite ameriške revije so podprli vsi znani poznavalci slovenskega turizma ter posebnosti in znamenitosti slovenske narave in kulturne dediščine.
Dr. Janez Bogataj meni, “da bodo morali biti tudi nadaljnji ■oglasi svetovno izjemni. S tem bo tudi interes za Slovenijo lahko izjemen. Izogibati se moramo namreč zadevam, ki jfh imajo tudi drugje in povrhu vsega veliko boljše, kot so npr. pršut, gradovi, stara mestna jedra idr. Soglašam, da bi morali objaviti tudi neko šego, seveda tako enkratno. Nujno bi v nove oglase morali vključiti tudi Kočevski pragozd, ki je zaščiten od leta 1888, torej od leta, ko je izšla prva številka National Geographic, pa panjske končnice oz. Čebelnjak z njimi, pritrkovalci na zvonove, kar je svetovna posebnost, itd.”
Ob začetku oglaševanja slovenskega turizma v ameriški reviji svetovnih razsežnosti, National Geographic, omenjamo, da bo ta publikacija kmaW začela izdajati tudi v slovenskem Jeziku.
Raziskava potrdila sloves že znanih turističnih znamenitosti
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jo je Slovenska turistična organizacija izvedla med domačimi in tujimi obiskovalci slovenskih turističnih znamenitosti, ie največ obiskov na že z°a' nih in uveljavljenih priz°' riščih.
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BERNARD NEŽMAH - Intervju z Johnom Corsellisom
Intervju o pozitivni strani tragične zgodovine
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Kdaj ste prišli v Ve-trinje?
Na avstrijsko Koroško sem prišel v drugi polovici maja 1945 kot eden prvih članov skupine Friends Ambulance Unit (kvekerski mirovniški prostovoljci) in v Celovcu sem takoj izvedel, da obstaja taborišče slovenskih beguncev.
Ker sem že prej delal v begunskih taboriščih v Egiptu in Italiji, ker sem znal italijansko in nekaj srbohrvaško, so v britanskem štabu menili, da sem pravi za delo z Jugoslovani.
Kakšno nalogo ste imeli v taborišču?
Da olajšam življenje beguncem, da jih naučim Potrebnih veščin. Moje Prvo delo je bilo, da sem s skupino slovenskih taboriščnikov uredil sanitarne razmere, skopali smo latrine, da smo preprečili epidemije.
Kaj je bila prva slika, ki ste jo videli, ko ate prišle v taborišče?
Tabor je bil dobesedno Pod milim nebom, ljudje so spali zunaj, vreme je bilo nestabilno. Bilo je °čitno, da potrebujejo Vsaj strehe, ki bi jih va-r°vale. Med begunci je bilo dovolj gozdarjev, da s° posekali nekaj dreves, °lupili lubje in postavili lesena zaklonišča, ki niso Prepuščala vode.
Koliko beguncev je bilo?
Okoli šest tisoč, z nji-Pti. pa veliko konj. V taborišču so bili pomešani, bivali so skupaj s svoji-1111 konji. To ni bilo najbolj idealno s higienskega ^ika. Ena mojih prvih ^og je bila prepričati egunce, naj se ločijo od °nJ. naj konje prestavijo ^ Poseben del zunaj tabora.
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Kaj so ljudje jemali s seboj na pot?
Vedeti morate, da je večina prišla peš, da torej ni mogla s seboj prinesti česa večjega. S seboj so imeli dokumente in nekaj obleke. Posebej izstopajoče so bile obleke: v nedeljo so se begunci pojavili v nedeljskih oblekah, v bolj slovesnih hlačah, z zloščenimi čevlji. To je bil prekleman čudež: sredi taborišča bede!
Ste v taboru naleteli na anarhijo?
Nasprotno, delovala je učinkovita samoorganizi-ranost. Major Barre, ki je vodil taborišče, je imel izkušnje iz taborišč v Italiji, kjer je ugotovil, da je posredno vodenje prek notranje avtonomije veliko bolj učinkovito.
Dobro je sodeloval s slovenskimi sogovorniki, od katerih so bili nekateri nekoč župani in državni uradniki. Kremžar na primer je bil predsednik neodvisne slovenske vlade, ki je delovala vsega nekaj dni na začetku maja. Za notranjega vodjo taborišča je bil izbran dr. Valentin Meršol, eden vo-dilnih zdravnikov v osrednji ljubljanski bolnišnici, ki je tekoče govoril angleško.
Kakšen je bil socialni izvor beguncev?
Večina je bila skromnih kmečkih ljudi, številni so bili rokodelci najrazličnejših poklicev, proporcionalno veliko pa je bilo intelektualcev, univerzitetnih profesorjev, učiteljev, duhovnikov.
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So Britanci vojaško varovali slovensko taborišče?
So, v ta del Koroške so sočasno z Britanci prišli tudi jugoslovanski partizani, ki so zahtevali oblast nad tem območjem, vendar Britanci tega niso sprejeli.
Zaradi napetosti - begunci so vendar pribežali pred partizani - so taborišču zagotovili varnost z vojaško prisotnostjo.
Begunci so bili seveda zelo prestrašeni, ko so gledali zunaj taborišča dobro oborožene partizane.
Spominjam se vojaškega poročila o tem, da je nekaj partizanov vdrlo v taborišče in ga preiskovalo. Potem so prosili majorja Barreja, ali lahko ustanovijo civilno policijo. “Lahko,” je rekel, “samo jaz vas ne bom oborožil.” Tako je nastala civilna policija, ki je bila kdaj oborožena z lesenimi palicami.
Kaj ste sploh vedeli o slovenskih beguncih, ko ste prišli v taborišče: so bili za vas žrtve partizanov ali nemški kolaborantje?
Vedel sem, da so domobranci branili svoje domove, da je v Jugoslaviji tekla državljanska vojna sočasno z vojno zoper nemške sile.
Od kdaj sem to vedel? Tega me še nikoli niso spraševali. Točno bi težko rekel, vsekakor pa že med samo vojno.
Ali ste slišali, da so domobranci prisegli zvestobo Hitlerju?
To je bilo narobe, ampak bil je čas vojne, v kateri se dogajajo tudi napake.
V njih niste videli kolaborantov z nacisti?
JOHN CORSELLIS, angleški humanitarni delavec, je med letoma 1945 in 1947 v službi britanskega štaba skrbel za slovenska begunska taborišča v južni Avstriji. Upokojeni pravnik danes živi v univerzitetnem mestecu Cambridge in pripravlja knjigo o življenju Slovencev v begunskih taboriščih v Vetrinju, Spittalu, Lienzu. Poiskali smo ga, da bi dobili čim bolj objektivno sliko pričevalca travmatične in tako rekoč neznane slovenske zgodovine množičnega eksodusa, ko je skoraj 20 tisoč domobrancev in civilistov maja 1945 zapustilo domovino iz strahu pred komunizmom.
Domobranci so v večini tragično končali v Kočev-skem- rogu, civilisti pa so nekaj let živeli življenje beguncev, ki je po Corsellisovih dolgoletnih izkušnjah edinstven primer v sodobni zgodovini begunstva. Namesto da bi životarili in potem v obupu privolili v vrnitev v Jugoslavijo, so si postavili šole, zgradili tovarnice, ustanovili krojaške delavnice, odprli klinike, izdajali časopise, skratka, organizirali so se v sodobno skupnost. (Ur. AD: Gre tu za ponatis intervjuja, ki ga je bil pred časom v ljubljanski Mladini objavil novinar Bernard Nežmah, nato pa bil objavljen v argentinskem mesečniku Duhovno življenje v dveh številkah: Februar/Marec 2006 in April 2006. Posredujem bralcem AD. Že so izšli komentarji oz. ocene Corsellisove knjige, nekaj teh je tudi bilo objavljenih.
V	vojnah nastajajo različne oblike kolaboracije, bolj natančno bi bilo govoriti o skali kolaborira-nja. Na eni strain domobranci in Nemci, toda tudi partizani so v nekaterih situacijah sodelovali z italijanskim in nemškim okupacijskim režimom.
Ko je ogrožena tvoja eksistenca, ko gre za interes preživetja, si blizu vsaj minimalni kolaboraciji, toda po vojni" se rado pozabi na lastno ko-laboriranje.
V	času državljanske vojne v Jugoslaviji sta obe strani do neke mere kolaborirali z Nemci in Italijani. Domobranci bolj, toda celo britanski premier Churchill je prebivalcem okupiranih Kanalskih otokov svetoval kolaboracijo z nemškimi okupatorji. To je bilo v smislu izogniti se nepotrebnim žrtvam.
Kolaboracija je veliko preveč kompleksna situacija, da bi jo ocenjevali iz črnoJjele perspektive.
Kakšne odgovore ste dobivali, ko ste begun-
ce spraševali, zakaj so zbežali?
Bilo je samoumevno, da so morali imeti zelo močne razloge za beg. Prve dni smo jim človeško pomagali, nismo jih spraševali o motivih, zakaj so tu. Vedeli smo dovolj o komunizmu, da smo razumeli, da ljudje v njem ne vidijo ravno sreče.
Kaj ste počeli potem?
Moj angažma so bile šole, prišli so osnovnošolski učitelji, ki so otroke organizirali v šole. da bi jim pomagali oskrbeti se z materialnimi potrebščinami za učilnice. S seboj so imeli nekaj knjig, vendar so mnogi na začetku na novo napisali šolske učbenike po spominu, nekaj knjig so si sposodili pri katoliških institucijah med slovensko manjšino na celovškem območju.
Kdo je prehranjeval begunce?
Nekaj hrane so prinesli s seboj, dobivali so našo
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pomoč, a te Je bilo malo, tako da so bili na začetku precej lačni. Zato so poslali več konjev k mesarjem in začeli jesti konjsko meso.
Del mojih nalog je bil, da sem poskušal hrano, in tako sem prvič jedel konjsko juho; moram priznati, da nisem ravno užival. Kasneje so začeli obdelovati travnike in saditi zelenjavo.
Kako sta vrnitev domobrancev in poboj teh ljudi vplivala na razpoloženje v taborišču?
Moj posrednik v komunikaciji z večino beguncev je bil študent me-decine Jože Jančar, ki Je kasneje postal slaven psihiater v Veliki Britaniji-
Pogovarjala sva se italijansko in enkrat me je vprašal, zakaj jih nisem posvaril, da bodo Britanci vrnili domobrance v Slovenijo.
Postojnska
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(nadaljevanje s str. 14)
V raziskavo niso bili vključeni smučarski in drugi turistični centri ter naravna zdravilišča. Slovenska zdravilišča se, denimo, lahko primerjajo z najboljšimi v Evropi, v statistiki slovenskega turizma pa nočitve in prihodi zdravilišč predstavljajo že kar tretjino vseh nočitev in prihodkov.
Slovenska turistična organizacija bo turizem spodbujala tudi s prenosom in uporabo izkušenj, pridobljenih v tujini. Predstavniki malih hotelov iz Slovenije so se v Toskani seznanili, kako nadgraditi ponudbo malih hotelov z namenom povečanja njihove zasedano-sti. V časopisu Turizem so ob tem navedli misel ekonomista dr. Sočana, “da ni treba odkrivati smodnika, ker je že odkrit. Nekoč so Japonci prekopali prav vse, kar je bilo možno, potem pa napravili enake modele z mnogimi izboljšavami.”
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Rekel sem mu, da nisem vedel za to. Ni mi mogel popolnoma verjeti.
Tudi drugi so bili nezaupljivi, spomnim se, da sem v prvih nekaj dneh vzpostavil zelo topel in prijateljski odnos z njimi, nenadoma pa je med nas padla zavesa, nekaj sovražnega je prišlo med nas.
Nisem razumel, kaj se je zgodilo. Vojaško taborišče je bilo poleg našega, jaz pa sem spal v Celovcu in se vozil v civilno taborišče z džipom, tako da nisem opazil, kaj se dogaja. Še mesece kasneje, ko so taborišče preselili v Lienz, sem doživljal, da so bili Slovenci zelo nezaupljivi do mene, ker sem bil britanski častnik.
Popolnoma razumljivo. Ali bi bila lahko paranoja razlog, da Je toliko tisoč ljudi zbežalo iz Slovenije?
Ja, to je bilo vprašanje, ki smo si ga postavljali. še zlasti po prvih nekaj mesecih.
Ko je UNRRA, agencija Združenih narodov, prevzela taborišče od britanske administracije, Je poskušala rešiti begunsko vprašanje.
Enostaven način bi bil spodbujati begunce, da se vrnejo na domove. Brez dvoma smo se spraševali: ali so vsi tl ljudje res morali zapustiti domove? Ali niso samo sledili tem, ki so bili politično vpleteni in jih je zajela splošna panika?
V taborišču so se dejansko izvajale akcije, ki so spodbujale repatriacijo. Peščica se jih Je potem res vrnila.
Avstralski vodja UNRRE je obiskal Slovenijo in s seboj vzel seznam imen in naslovov teh, ki so se vrnili, da bi preostalim družinskim članom lahko potrdil, da je vrnitev zanje varna. Ko se Je vrnil v taborišče, Je moral priznati, da se mu ni uspelo srečati s temi, ki so šli nazaj v Slovenijo.
Nekateri so po skrivnih kanalih iz Slovenije prejeli pisma, v katerih so jih svojci opozarjali, da je vrnitev prenevarna. Bili pa so tudi primeri,
ko so vrnjeni sporočili, da jih Je čakala kmetija, in so vabili sorodnike, naj jim sledijo.
Vsekakor Je bilo dejstvo, da so begunci v taborišču pogrešali svoje domove in so razmišljali o vrnitvi, a ta Je ostajala zanje večni problem. Ko so leta minevala, ne da bi se pokazalo upanje, je večina obupala, da se bo kdaj vrnila.
Je bila selitev taborišča iz Vetrlnja, ki je blizu meje z Jugoslavijo, v bolj oddaljeni Lienz, poskus pomiritve beguncev, da jim ne grozi prisilna vrnitev?
Po mojem vedenju ne, britanske oblasti so leta 1945 preprosto presodile, da se bliža jesen, da proces repatriacije ne teče in da je treba poiskati trajnejšo rešitev za begunski center.
V Lienzu in tudi v Spi-ttalu so bile na voljo kolibe in barake, ki jih je med vojno postavila nacistična organizacija Todt
kot domove za suženjsko delovno silo.
(Ur. AD: To Je konec objave lz Duhovnega življenja februar/marec 2006 ln se začne objava Iz naslednje številke revije za april 2006.)
Kako Je delovalo slovensko taborišče v Lienzu?
Ustanovili šo osnovne šole, odprli so celo gimnazijo, kmetijske šole, tečaje za medicinske sestre, knjižnico - precej knjig so dobili iz fonda lastnine, ki je ostala za pomorjenimi Židi -, izdajali so časopise.
Kaj vas je najbolj presenetilo pri angažmaju Slovencev?
Celotna morala skupnosti, ki je bila izredna. Normalno bi pričakovali, da bo skupnost ob spoznanju, da Je bilo več kot 10.000 v domovino prisilno vrnjenih domobrancev pobitih, padla v stanje kolektivnega šoka.
Za njih Je s tem postala vrnitev v domovino nemogoča. To pomeni biti paraliziran in izgubiti vero v samega sebe ter voljo do dela. Še zlasti, ker so bili brez prijateljev. Zaupanje v Britance, ki smo bili ob njih, so izgubili, počutili so se kolektivno prevarane zaradi vrnitve domobrancev.
Zato me je najbolj pre* senetlla izjemna upornost, da navzlic temu vztrajajo v svoji delavnosti. Obstajajo številne fotografije taboriščnega življenja,
Jih lahko berete z očnti, zgodovinarja.
Skrb staršev, kako s0 oblačili otroke; stopnj3 skrbnosti in snažnosti Jc bila fenomenalna. Kakovost življenja, h kateri so težili, Je bila fascinantna-
Odpirali so šivalnic6, rokodelske delavnice. K&J vse so izdelovali iz k°' vin in lesa! Posebno krojaške delavnice, kjer s° bili zaposleni ljudje, ^ so izgubili nogo. ČepraV
(dalje na sir. 17)
Intervju o pozitivni strani tragične zgodovine
(NADALJEVANJE S STR. 16)
invalid, si bil vključen v družbo kot koristen, še več, lahko si postal odličen krojač.
Izjemno je bilo kulturno življenje:	gledališke
igre, celoten izobraževalni sistem. Profesor Božidar Bajuk je pomanjkanje knjig reševal tako, da je organiziral sofisticirano skupinske branje odraslih, ki so mu sledile diskusije. Entuziazem dečkov in deklic v skavtskem gibanju, ki je bilo izrazito nenacionalistično.
Spominjam se karizmatične osebnosti Ryderja Younga, ki je bil letalec pri RAF-u, pilot, ki je peljal premiera Chamberlaina na zgodovinsko srečanje s Hitlerjem v Mun-chnu. Ni bil poročen, bil je brez otrok in se je globoko identificiral z begunci. Bil Je rojen za voditelja, naredil je vse, kar je mogel, da je beguncem dobavljal stvari, ki so jih. potrebovali. Ustvarjali so se izjemni člo-j veški odnosi.
Opisujete fenomen, kako so begunci sami ustvarjali cela naselja tu celotno družbo. Zakaj so vas sploh potrebovali?
Res, že konec leta 1945 sem napisal britanskim oblastem in UNRRI Poročilo, v katerem sem Poudaril, da Slovenci vo-dijp svoje taborišče tako demokratično, da ni no-bene potrebe, da bi brivski častniki ali častnici UNRRE še vodili ta-l borišče.
Nasveti 22-letnega mladeniča, kar sem bil te-^aJ. seveda niso segli do v°dstva, toda to odgovar-^a na vaše vprašanje o rizmerah v taborišču. Ni-nas potrebovali, a krati so nas potrebovali, er smo bili kanal do raue, do denarnih virov.
Čeprav Je res tudi to, a so se hoteli ekonomiko osamosvojiti, postavi-so tovarno mila, še ruge proizvodnje, izstopajoča je bila delavnica ebljev za planinske čev-e- odprli so celo otro-§ko kliniko.
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se vrnili v Jugoslavijo, zato pa bi bilo treba ustvariti težke razmere v taboriščih. Namesto da bi bili po treh letih begunci tako obupani, da bi privolili v vrnitev, so polno živeli kot avtonomna skupnost. Vprašanje repatriacije se sploh ni več postavljalo.
Se je postavilo vprašanje, zakaj v begunskem taborišču ne živi škof Rožman? Zakaj duhovni pastir ne deli usode s svojimi verniki?
Nekaj časa je živel v bližnji vasi. Zato so ga spoštovali kot voditelja, hodil jih je obiskovat. Z njimi v taborišču je živel monsignor Škrbec.
Rožmanov položaj je bil zelo delikaten, jugoslovanske oblasti so zahtevale izročitev, da bi ga postavili pred sodišče kot škofa Stepinca. Obstajala je-resna nevarnost, da ga ugrabijo, zato so ga ti, ki so skrbeli za njegovo varnost, držali na bolj varnih mestih in so ga nato spravili v Ameriko.
Kakšne so bile razlike med slovenskimi taborišči v Avstriji in begunskimi taborišči v Egiptu in Italiji?
V	El-Shatu v Egiptu je bilo leta 1944 okoli 25 tisoč beguncev iz Dalmacije z zelo visoko moralo in naklonjenostjo do Tita. Prišli so v času, ko so se Nemci umaknili iz dela Dalmacije in se s tem odvezali tudi odgovornosti, da prehranijo prebivalstvo.
V	tistih časih je bil tam problem pomanjkanja celo v miru, kaj šele v vojni. Zato so jih Britanci množično evakuirali, da bi preprečili lakoto. Bilo jih je enostavneje hraniti v Egiptu in Italiji, kot Jim dovažati hrano v Dalmacijo.
Tudi Dalmatinci so vzpostavili odličen šolski sistem, obrtne delavnice, da bi mladostniki ne postopali naokoli in zapravljali časa. Toda tam je prevladovala neverjetna količina idealizma, zaupanja v partizansko gibanje in upanja v družbeno regeneracijo v domovini po vojni. Vodil jih je zanos,
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da so na zmagujoči strani.
Z njimi sem zelo lahko komuniciral, zakaj bili so očarani, ker se je Anglež naučil njihovega jezika.
V taboriščih niste delali kot pripadnik Rdečega križa, ampak kot kveker. Kakšna je bila vaša filozofija?
Kvekerji, ki smo delali v begunskih taboriščih, smo se zelo zavedali pomembnosti morale. Nevarnost, da ljudje postanejo nezaposljivi, smo poznali iz izkušenj z začetka tridesetih let na premogovniških območjih Walesa, ko so ljudje leta živeli brez dela.
Izkušnja je bila, da ljudje brez neprestanega dela in aktivnosti popolnoma otopijo. Zato je bilo naše načelo, da begunce spodbudimo k čim večji aktivnosti v taboriščih, da izkoristimo vsako priložnost za kakršno koli dejavnost.
Kaj je bila najbolj ekstremna točka zagnanosti med slovenskimi begunci?
Na gimnaziji je ravnatelj Bajuk, ki je tudi sam učil, nekoč izpraševal dijaka, ta pa ni vedel odgovorov. Profesor je bil strong in mu je rekel, da bo moral to vsekakor znati, če hoče dobiti pozitivno oceno, kar govori
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Tragika je bila, da se je fant pretihotapil čez mejo, na skrivaj prišel na svoj dom v Ljubljano in se vrnil s šolskimi knjigami. To so potem
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izvedele partizanske oblasti v Ljubljani in njegovo sestro obsodile na nekajletni zapor - iz katerega se je vrnila napol Invalid -, ker ni obvestila policije, da se je vrnil pobegli brat. Tragičen in hkrati spektakularen primer.
Kako so oblasti izvedele?
V taborišču so imele jugoslovanske oblasti svoje ovaduhe med begunci, in ti so jih obveščali o podrobnostih. Bili so seveda tudi primeri, ko so begunci odhajali v Jugoslavijo s sovražnimi nameni, vendar je slovensko vodstvo to strogo odsvetovalo. Zaradi prisotnosti nekaj komunističnih špijonov so se v taborišču kdaj pa kdaj širile tudi paranoične govorice.
Kako daleč so šli begunci z vzpostavljanjem svojih institucij? Tiskali so časopise, imeli tovarnice, gimnazije ... So ustanovili tudi banko?
Prek katoliških kanalov in tudi od izseljencev iz ZDA in Kanade so prejemali precejšnje vsote denarja. V taborišču je obstajal celo poseben odbor za socialna vprašanja, ki je delil del tega denarja.
Posebej radodarni so bili nekateri katoliški krogi v Švici, pošiljali so jim precejšnje količine oblačil in druge pomoči.
Kakšne so bile v kasnejši fazi samozadostnosti zahteve begunske skupnosti do britanskih obfasti?
Ne vrnite nas v Jugoslavijo, varujte nas pred sovražnostmi jugoslovan-
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ske tajne policije, pred avstrijskimi levičarji.
Avstrijski levičarji so bili precej sovražni do beguncev, po časopisih so se pojavljali napadi na begunce. Bili so pač blizu Titovi vladi.
Poseben strah je bil zaradi uradnih Jugoslovanskih zahtev po izročitvi posameznikov, ki naj bi bili na seznamu vojnih zločincev.
Sam sem to doživel osebno, v dramatičnih okoliščinah; začasno sem zapustil Avstrijo, da bi v Angliji končal študije, ko sem prejel telegram od študenta medicine Jožeta Jančarja, ki je bil moj tolmač.
V Gradcu so se namreč slovenski maturanti množično vpisali na univerzo. To je bil edinstven primer v evropskih begunskih taboriščih sploh, da so univerzo posebno odprli za begunce, da bi jim tam omogočili začeti ali nadaljevati študij. Zanje so odprli posebno taborišče pri Gradcu, kjer je živelo kakih 200 slovenskih študentov.
Če se vrnem nazaj na problem, kaj lahko storim za Jančarja, ki ga je medtem britanska policija zaprla na zahtevo jugoslovanskih oblasti.
Vedeti morate, da so imeli begunci kot posamezniki zelo nizek status pri britanskih častnikih, običajno so jih ti ignorirali in niso upoštevali njihovih ugovorov. Šlo je za vprašanje življenja in smrti, kot človeka sem ga poznal že nekaj let in sem mu popolnoma zaupal: poznal sem poslanca angleškega parlamenta in uspelo mi je posredovanje z zahtevo, da ga lahko vrnejo samo na podlagi konkretnih in trdih dokazov jugoslovanskih (DALJE na str. 20)
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Škofije na Slovenskem v preteklosti
II. del - konec
Tako je bila med letoma 1811 in 1814 ljubljanski škofiji dodeljena celotna zahodna Koroška (devet dekanij iz krške-celovške škofije) ter tirolski dekaniji Matrei iz salzburške in Sillian iz briksenske škofije.
S padcem Napoleona so v tem delu monarhije vzpostavili prvotno stanje cerkvene uprave.
Pastoralni razlogi so botrovali tudi spremembi cerkvene uprave v Dalmaciji in Istri (združitev majhnih in neučinkovitih škofij), ki sta jo pripravila ljubljanski škof Anton Alojzij Wolf in gori-ški nadškof Jožef Wal-land. Njun predlog je razglasil papež Pij. VIII. z bulo Locum beat! Petri leta 1828.
Spremembe, ki so stopile v veljavo 1. januarja 1830, so med drugim združile koprsko in tržaško škofijo pod upravo enega škofa, ljubljansko škofijo pa razširile na celotno ozemlje Kranjske (dekanije Idrija, Vipava in Trnovo in Ilirska Bistrica).
Ljubljanska škofija se je tokrat prvič v svoji zgodovini kot sufragan formalno vključila v obnovljeno goriško metro-polijo.
Pastoralni in narodnoobrambni razlogi so narekovali lavantinskemu škofu Antonu Martinu Slomšku, da se je s pomočjo salzburškega nadškofa in metropolita dogovoril s sekovskim in krškim .škofom za novo razmejitev med temi škofijami in leta 1859 prenesel sedež lavantinske škofije iz odročnega Št. Andraža v Maribor.
Prva svetovna vojna je boleče zarezala v slovenski narodnostni prostor. Pod Italijo je prišel celoten zahodni del slovenskega nacionalnega o-zemlja.
Ljubljana je morala izročiti župnijo Bela peč videmski nadškofiji, dekaniji Idrija in Vipava goriški nadškofiji, dekaniji Postojna in Trnovo-Ilirska Bistrica pa tržaški škofiji.
Slednja je bila skupaj z deli tržaške škofije leta 1925 dodeljena novi reški škofiji. Od goriške nadškofije je bila Ljubljani priključena lokalija Davča, od krške škofije pa obe župniji na Jezerskem. Po upravo mariborskega škofa je prišlo Prekmurje iz sombotelske škofije (dekaniji Lendava in Murska Sobota) ter dekaniji Slovenj Gradec in Mislinjska dolina.
V blag in ljubeč spomin
36. obletnice smrti mame
7. obletnice smrti očeta
Ivana Staniša Frank Staniša
23. 4. 1903. - 5. 7. 1970.	,	27. 3. 1902. - 5. 5. 1999.
V	miru božjem zdaj počivajta, draga nepozabna nama.
V	nebesih rajsko srečo uživajta do snidenja na vekomaj!
Žaliyoči:	otroci, snahe, vnukinje, vnuki
in ostali sorodniki
Okupacija med drugo svetovno vojno je zaradi različnega režima upravljanja okupatorjev zasedenega ozemlja močno otežila pastoralno delo, načelno pa ni spreminjala škofijskih meja.
Župnije, ki so bile po prvi svetovni vojni dodeljene v upravo ljubljanskemu in mariborskemu škofu, so se vrnile matičnim škofijam.
Najhuje je bilo na nemškem zasedbenem o-zemlju, iz katerega Je okupator izgnal večino slovenskih duhovnikov.
Nove meje z Italijo po drugi svetovni vojni so leta 1947 botrovale ustanovitvi treh apostolskih administratur za dele goriške, tržaške in reške škofije v Sloveniji, ki so se nato leta 1967 združile v enotno Apostolsko administracijo za slovensko Primorje.
Po podpisu Osimskih sporazumov, ki so mednarodno pravno opredelili mejo med Italijo in Jugoslavijo (Slovenijo), se je tudi koprske škofija razdražila od tržaške.
Ker čas za bolj smiselno in pastoralno učinkovitejšo razmejitev škofijskih meja v Sloveniji še ni dozorel, je bilo v novo koprsko škofijo vključeno celotno ozemlje nekdanje Apostolske administracije za slovensko Primorje.
Leta 1961 je bila ljubljanska škofija povzdignjena v nadškofijo, leta 1964 so bile meje škofij z izjemo župnije Razkriž-Je usklajene z republiškimi mejami, leta 1968 pa je bila ustanovljena slovenska cerkvena pokrajina s sedežem v Ljubljani in sufraganoma Maribor (1968) in Koper (1977).
Pobud za ustanovitev novih škofij v Sloveniji je bilo tudi v novejšem času več. Pri tem so predlagatelje vodili različni razlogi, čeprav so v javnosti radi naglašali predvsem pastoralne. Slednjim Je bil nedvomno naklonjen tudi papež Janez Pavel II. in celo sam spodbujal slovenske škofe k ustanovitvi nekaterih novih škofij.
Pretežno pastoralni razlogi so govorili za ustanovitev škofij v Celju in Novem mestu, pastoralni
in narodnoobrambni za ustanovitev škofij v Murski Soboti in Novi Gorici, vsi drugi predlogi pa so bili zgolj stvar prestiža.
Če so pri predlogu, za katerega so se zedinili slovenski škofje in ga proti koncu leta 2005 poslali v Rim, res odločali pastoralni razlogi, je popolnoma nerazumljivo, da v njem ni predvidena škofija v Novi Gorici. Goriški in tržaški slovenski in hrvaški duhovniki so se že leta 1920 v posebni spomenici Svetemu sedežu v Rim zavzeli za dve nadškofiji v Gorici, eno za Slovence in eno za Italijane.
Žal zaradi grobeta italijanskega nacionalizma, ki je že nakazoval prihodnjo fašistično diktaturo, osrednje cerkveno vodstvo v Rimu ni imelo razumevanja za upravičene pas-
ZDRAVNI K SVETUJE
toralne in narodnoobrambne argumente slovenske in hrvaške manjšine v Italiji.
Če odmislim, da je večina tam “navedenih argumentov še danes aktualna, ni treba biti prerok, da bi predvideli, kam bo šel razvoj v gornjesoški dolini. K "pastoralnim razlogom" pa le droben, vendar še zdaleč ne zanemarljiv podatek: župnik iz Bovca na primer ima do škofa v (italijanski) Gorici 37,7 km, do škofa v Vidmu 69,9 km, do škofa v Celovcu 94,1 km. do škofa v Ljubljani 130 km, "do škofa v Trstu 135 km, do svojega škofa v Kopru pa kar 144,6 km. Tu, žal, kakšnih posebnih pastoralnih razlogov ne vidim, še manj pa Je mogoče govoriti o prizadevanju, da bi škofa približali verniku. •
dr. JANEZ RIFEL
Dobri in slabi holesterol
Ljubljana - Telesna delavnost je zelo dobra za zdravo srce. Znižuje krvni tlak, zmanjšuje tveganje za pojav srčnih bolezni in znižuje raven LDL holesterola (slabega holesterola) v krvi, ki maši žile in s tern povzroča srčni infarkt ali možgansko kap. Hkrati redna telesna dejavnost zvišuje raven HDL holesterola (dobrega holesterola) v krvi, kar zmanjšuje tveganje za pojav srčnežilnih bolezni.
LDL "holesterol oziroma lipoprotein nizke gostote vsebuje velik delež holesterola in dragih maščob. Ko ti delci krožijo po krvi, neprestano iščejo, kam bi odložili svoj tovor holesterola. Kadar je v krvi veliko teh delcev, se lahko zgodi, da začnejo odlagati holesterol in maščobe v stene in na stene žil. Te se seveda začnejo ožatl. HDL holesterol po drugi strani vsebuj6 malo holesterola in drugih maščob in ko HDL dele* krožijo po telesu, iščejo, kje bi naložili tovor holesterola in ga odpeljali v jetra, kjer se bo predelal. Visoka koncentracija HDL v krvi je zato dobrodejna, kef * lahko zmanjša maščobne obloge na žilah, ki so nasta' 1 le v preteklosti tudi zaradi delovanja LDL holesterola-
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Neopazno napredovanje*
Alzheimerjeva beleženje starostna bolezen, ki največkrat prizadene populacijo, starejšo od 65 let, in se pri osebah, mlajših od 50 let, zelo redko pojavi; povzroča spremembe v možganih, vendar še ni popolnoma pojasnjeno na kakšen način.
Ni namreč znano, kaj natančno to bolezen povzroča, znano pa je, da je povezana z dednostjo. Če je imel Alzheimerjevo bolezen kateri od sorodnikov, je več možnosti za to obolenje.
Kaj se torej dogaja?
Zaradi odlaganja nekaterih snovi na nevronih oziroma možganskih celicah le-te odmirajo, njihovo število se tako zmanjšuje, zaradi česar so naj-
prej prizadete spoznavne sposobnosti.
Ker se odmiranje možganskih celic nadaljuje, tudi bolezen, demenca, napreduje in simptomi postajajo čedalje hujši.
Ponavadi so začetki bolezni zelo neopazni, bolniki se še vedno dobro spominjajo dogodkov izpred davnih let. čedalje pogosteje pa pozabljajo, kaj se je zgodilo pred pol ure. Zdi se. kakor bi se polenih, delo in opravila, ki so jih nekdaj zelo privlačila, jih ne zanimajo več in prej zelo družabni se brez interesa za dogodke v okolici za-porejo vase.
Težave s spominom se kasneje stopnjujejo, bolniki pozabljajo, kako se na primer pride iz trgovine domov, in se pogosto izgubljajo; izgubljajo tudi svoje osebne stvari in svojce sumničavo obtožujejo kraje.
Zaradi težav s spominom so vse bolj vznemirjeni in napeti, pogosto so obupani in polni občutka manjvrednosti.
Še huje postane, ko bolnik nenadoma ne razume več kaj mu poskušamo povedati, ali pa situacijo popolnoma napačno presodi.
Ob napredovanju bolezni imajo bolniki težave tudi z govorom, obliko-
vanjem stavkov in arti-kulacijo, besede pogosto izpuščajo ah jih izgovarjajo nerazumljivo, zahtevnejšim pogovorom pa sploh ne morejo več slediti.
Popuščati začnejo naučene socialne zavore, počnejo lahko stvari (slačijo se in urinirajo na javnih mestih), ki bi se jih pred kratkim močno sramovali, ali pa povsem neznanim ljudem začno pripovedovati zelo zaupne družinske zadeve.
Hitro se razburijo, ra-zjočejo, potem pa se hitro tudi pomirijo. Povsem razmuljivo je, da tudi finančnih zadev ne morejo več samostojno urejati, predvsem pa potrebujejo spremstvo, če morajo k zdravniku, saj se v prej znanem mestu ne znajdejo več.
Trpijo tudi svojci bolnikov
Več kakor jasno je, da zaradi napredujoče bolezni ne trpi samo bolnik, ampak tudi njegovi svojci, ki ga počasi izgubljajo, saj se je zaradi bolezni spremenil v nebog-ljenca, ki je le še zunanja podoba samega sebe.
Vsak nov simptom svojcem prizadene novo bolečino, posebej kadar bolnik ne prepoznava več niti najbližjih sorodnikov, se pogovarja z navideznimi osebami ali z lastnim odsevom v ogledalu.
Ker lahko v strahu in razburjenosti bežijo od doma in potrebujejo nadzor podnevi in ponoči, ker jih pogosto muči nespečnost, so za svojce ali za osebe, ki zanje skrbijo, veliko breme.
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v oskrbi v domačem okolju, saj je zaradi manjšega stresa propadanje možganskih celic nekoliko počasnejše, vendar je pri močno napredujoči bolezni, ko se bolniki ne znajdejo več niti v lastnem domu in začno početi zase in za druge nevarne reči, bolje, za zanje poskrbijo posebne ustanove, najpogosteje so to domovi za ostarele.
Zdravila proces upočasnijo
Bolnikov z Alzheimerjevo boleznijo je čedalje več predvsem zaradi staranja prebivalstva, vendar še ni znano, zakaj nekateri zbolijo za to boleznijo, drugi pa ne - pomembno vlogo ima še veliko neznanih dejavnikov.
Alzheimerjeva bolezen ni ozdravljiva, mogoče Je le do neke mere, upočasniti njeno napredovanje. Zdravila omogočijo, da bolnik dlje časa normalno funkicionira, ostane dlje v domačem okolju in ima manj vedenjskih motenj, s čimer so razbremenjeni tudi svojci, ki za bolnika skrbijo.
Najpomembnejša skupina zdravil, ki se uporabljajo za zdravljenje Alzheimerjeve bolezni, so zaviralci encima acetilho-linesteraze, poleg tega pa bolniki potrebujejo še dodatna zdravila za lajšanje nemira, depresije, razdražljivosti in motenj spanja.
Izboljšanje po zdravljenju je začasno in traja okoli enega leta. potem pa zdravila le upočasnjujejo napredovanje bolezni.
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30. marca 2006
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Manifest slovenskih liberalnih demokratov alternativa sedanji vladi
Kako povečati rodnost?
Ljubljana - Pred nedavnim je v prostorih Duhovnega središča sv. Jožefa potekala javna razprava na temo Rodnost in prebivalstvena politika v Evropi. Razpravljale! dr. Drago Čepar, direktor Urada RS za verske skupnosti, dr. Jernej Zupančič, docent na Filozofski fakulteti v Ljubljani, in Tomaž Merše, predsednik društva Družinska pobuda so v dobro pripravljenih in izčrpnih poročilih opozorili predvsem na dolgoletni trend upadanja rojstev, predstavili pa so tudi nekatere mogoče rešitve te problematike.
Število otrok na ženske? po podatkih, ki jih je predstavil dr. Čepar, pada že od leta 1953 - od takrat se je prepolovilo. Slovensko prebivalstvo se od leta 1980 ne obnavlja več, naravni prirastek je padel na 1,26 odstotka, to pa pomeni, da za obnavljanje prebivalstva “manjka” kar 260.000 otrok.
Po besedah predavatelja je višji naravni prirastek mogoč predvsem z aktivnejšo prebivalstveno in družinsko politiko, s čimer je soglašal tudi Merše. Dr. Zupančič pa je kot morebitno rešitev na tem področju izpostavil spodbujanje vračanja slovenskih izseljencev.	p. A.
Demokracija, 20. IV. 2006
Trst - V Sloveniji politične stranke, tudi prek delovanja v koalicijski vladi, namenjajo svojo skrb predvsem lokalnim volitvam, ki bodo jeseni. Na njih bodo prvič ugotovili oz. preverili razmerje moči med strankami, ki sedaj upravljajo državo, in opozicijo, ki jo predstavlja in vodi predvsem Liberalna demokracija Slovenije (LDS).
V bistvu bodo omenjene volitve pomenile soočenje dveh ideoloških in političnih izhodišč (konceptov), katerih nosilca in utemeljitelja sta Janez Janša, predsednik slovenske demokratične stranke in vlade, ter Jelko Kacin, eden od voditeljev vojne za osamsvoji-tev Slovenije in zdajšnji predsednik LDS (Liberalne demokracije Slovenije).
Na političnem prostoru med obema poloma se uspešno uveljavlja Borut Pahor, predsednik stranke Socialdemokratov, ki ima velike ambicije, tudi to. da bi postal novi državni poglavar Slovenije.
Premier Janez Janša je dosegel velik politični in tudi osebni uspeh z ustanovitvijo koalicije, ki bo usmerjala izvajanje tako imenovanega partnerstva za razvoj. To je projekt preobrazb (reform), ki jih bo izvajala Slovenija, da bi ohranili •oz. še povečali blaginjo prebivalstva ter povečali gospodarsko rast, s čimer bi Slovenijo čim prej približali najbolj razvitim članicam Evropske zveze.
Sporazum o sodelovanju pri izvajanju partnerstva za razvoj so podpisale vse politične stranke, zastopane v parlamentu, pa tudi poslanca italijanske in madžarske narodne skupnosti. Predlog Janeta Janše je zavrnila samo LDS, ki je s tem, po mnenju poznavalcev, še zmanjšala svojo vlogo v politiki in družbi.
Stališče LDS do Partnerstva za razvoj
LDS se je odzvala z objavo Manifesta slovenskih liberalnih demokratov, dokumenta, ki je de-
jansko prihodnji politični program stranke ali morda celo politične levice v Sloveniji.
Zatrjujejo, da gre za svojevrstno ustavo humanih odnosov v družbi, za kakršne se, tako so zapisali, zavzema LDS.
Zagotovo pa so sporne, nestvarne in tudi neresnične trditve, zapisane v Manifestu, denimo, "da -se sedanja oblast v Sloveniji uvršča med skrajno konservativne ideologije, ki se v nekaterih elementih spogledujejo z desnimi totalitarizmi, na primer s frankizmom. Do tega sedanji oblasti manjkata samo še verbalni delikt in politično zapor ništvo, čeprav s svojimi stopnje-valnimi zahtevami, da morajo državni uslužbenci držati jezik za zobmi, ali pa se glasno strinjati s svojim delodajalcem, do tega ni več prav daleč.”
Avtor dokumenta, dr. Dušan Keber, nekdanji minister za zdravje, zatrjuje, "da je Manifest slovenskih liberalnih demokratov namenjen vsem slovenskim državljanom in državljankam".
Sicer pa v politiki, državi in družbi potekajo mnogi dogodki in procesi, ki naj predvsem razširijo in utrdijo demokracijo ter povečajo delež in ugled Slovenije v mednarodnih organizacijah in povezavah.
Dr. Janez Drnovškovo Gibanje za pravičnost in razvoj
Dr. Janez Drnovšek, ki je v začetku marca kot Društvo registriral Giba-
nje za pravičnost in razvoj (tega je tudi ustanovil) načrtuje občni zbor članov. Bil naj bi 21. maja v gradu Turjak.
Dr. Drnovšek je sicer že večkrat zanikal, da bi bilo omenjeno civilno-dru-žbeno gibanje politična stranka, obenem pa dopušča možnost nastopa na letošnjih lokalnih volitvah. Gibanje za pravičnost in razvoj bo na volitvah najbrž dejstvo, saj ustanovitelj zatrjuje, “da to društvo želi vplivati na izboljšanje razmer v Sloveniji in po svetu".
Podpredsednika Državnega zbor kritična do dela predsednika
■V parlamentu sta podpredsednika Marko Pavliha (iz LDS) in Sašo Peče (iz Slovenske nacionalne stranke) izrekla žaljivke in obtožbe zoper predsednika dr. Franceta Cukjatija, ki so povzročile odmeve in polemike.
Pavliha je v televizijski oddaji obtožil predsednika Državnega zbora, “da pomaga predsedniku vlade izničiti parlament kot tudi sodno vejo oblasti, da spreminja demokratično državo v totalitarno”.
Stranke parlamentarne in vladne koalicije so omenjenima podpredsednikoma izrekle Javni opomin, niso pa zahtevale njune odstavitve.
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Slovenski begunci so Britancem	postavili
vprašanje, kaj narediti z njimi, ko že živijo kot samostojana skupnost?
Britanci so jim dali begunski status, toda ali, naj ostanejo v Avstriji kot stalni prebivalci?
Situacija v Avstriji je bila tvegana, država je bila razdeljena na posamezne okupacijske cone. eno so upravljali tudi Rusi, zato je grozila stalna nevarnost, da se p°' godijo: če se Rudi umaknete iz Avstrije, mi v zameno pošljemo jugoslovanske in ruske begunce v Jugoslavijo in Rusijo.
Begunci so se tega bali. zato so iskali drugo državo, kamor bi se skupinsko preselili. Duhovnik Hladnik je imel zelo dobre odnose s Peronovo vlado v Argentini. Argentina je bila podobno ZDA, saj je bila njeno ekpnomija odvisna od va- [ lov emigrantov.
Zato so bili Slovene1 zelo zaželeni begunci: bW so katoliki, odločni and'. komunisti in imeli so velike družine, tudi z °s' I mirni otroki. Peron Je i sprejel zamisel in z veseljem ponudil, da sprejmf 10 tisoč beguncev. Katoliška skupnost v Amerik je potem poskrbela za ^ nanciranje	ladijske^3
transporta in njihovo prC selitev.
Ko ste konec štirid6 setih let zapustili venska taborišča v striji, ste pomislili, bo usoda pripelji tamkajšnje šolarje?
Nikakor. Dijaki begu11' ske gimnazije, ki je del° vala vsega nekaj let. naredili izredne karief6 Alojzij Ambrožič je P°S tal kardinal, France ^ de Je prefekt v Vatika11 (op. ur. AD: Intervju i bil pred imenovanjen Rodeta za kardinala). ^ drej Bajuk, ki je živC* ^ tem miljeju, je bil Pf mier slovenske vlade.
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