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#14051 From: "Susan Rektorik Henley" <srektorik@...>
Date: Sat Jun 1, 2002 12:53 pm
Subject: TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted! srektorik
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>Demonstration Ideas: Jelly making; arts & crafts (sad to say, I'm not sure what arts & crafts exactly are Czech in origin, but maybe there are others out there who know!), blacksmithing, soap-making, a Czech wedding or other party, butter churning, classroom where Czech students learn
about their new country and learn English, making sauerkraut or pickles, wine-making from wild Texas mustang grapes. Any Czech glass-blowers out there? Docents at each demo would perform the demo or act out the
scenario being represented...<

Hi Anita,

Thanks for the ideas. I have printed out your response and added it to my Project File for reference purposes. And, thank you for volunteering to help with the kolaches.

But, the real problem is finding folks who will actually come and do these things. Now I know that some of the other Czech-related festivities in Texas have some activities such as this. That is why I am asking folks to help me collect names and contact numbers for the individuals who undertake demonstrations and cultural exhibits AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS TO UNDERTAKE DEMONSTRATION.

I will try to visit other festivals and make contacts myself; however, if people on this list would help, more could be accomplished.

Susan

"Life is too short not to live it as a Texas Czech."

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#14052 From: Tricia Burt <angelwriter98@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 1:14 am
Subject: Re: Re: Acceptable subjects for discussion. angelwriter98
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Sorry! i just assumed every Czech knew what an "Ogar"
was! I wasn't aware it was a word unknown to those
outside a small area of Moravia. I just grew up
hearing my brothers & other young men called that!
So I apologize if I confused you, I was ignorant of
the details that TJ Slansky presented us with. But its
very interesting! See, because of this little fuss we
learned something we wouldn't have known before.

--- richardkotrla <richardkotrla@...> wrote:
> Tricia:
>
> Thanks for your encouragement.
>
> However, I have a question which may show my
> ignorance a
> little...what's an ogar?
>
> Richard
>
> --- In TexasCzechs@y..., Tricia Burt
> <angelwriter98@y...> wrote:
> > You go, ogar!
> >
> > --- richardkotrla <richardkotrla@y...> wrote:
> > > Ray,
> > >
> > > While on the subject of volunteerism, perhaps
> you
> > > would volunteer to
> > > compile a list of accpetable subjects for
> discussion
> > > on the list.  I
> > > would not want anyone out of irgnorance to face
> your
> > > ire the way I
> > > did.  Obviously you have definite ideas about
> what
> > > is acceptable to
> > > be discussed on this list...
> > >
> > > You might also offer your services to your local
> > > district as to what
> > > books should be in student libraries, what
> textbooks
> > > should be
> > > allowed, and what movies students should be
> allowed
> > > to watch.  I am
> > > sure your local school district would appreciate
> > > this!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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#14053 From: "rebellous_99" <lennonluv@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 10:21 am
Subject: Obituary of Walter Luedecke rebellous_99
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Obituary of Walter Luedecke
Victoria Advocate Online
2 Jun 2002

Walter K. Luedecke

June 2, 2002

GONZALES - Walter Kurt Luedecke, 90, of Gonzales, died Saturday, June
1, 2002.
He was born Dec. 11, 1911, in Dorfman, Germany, to the late Herman
Frederick and Hermine Fredericka Heiland Luedecke. He was a local
businessman in Gonzales.

Survivors: daughter, Deborah Sue Luedecke of New Braunfels; sons,
Walter Lee Luedecke of Gonzales, Lynn Dale Luedecke of Del Valle and
David Ray Luedecke Sr. of Austin; sisters, Hilda Gage of Austin and
Gertrude Hanzalik of Gonzales; brothers, Erich Luedecke of Shiner and
Heinz Luedecke of Victoria; and seven grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: wife, Ella Emma Nagel Luedecke; parents;
brother, Herman F. Luedecke Jr.; and two grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home chapel.

Burial will be at Gonzales Memorial Park Cemetery. Seydler-Hill
Funeral Home, Gonzales, 830-672-3232. Memorials: First Lutheran
Church or donor's choice.

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#14054 From: "rebellous_99" <lennonluv@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 10:22 am
Subject: Obituary of Inez Cooper Stavarek rebellous_99
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Obituary of Inez Cooper Stavarek
Victoria Advocate Online
2 Jun 2002

Inez Stavarek

June 2, 2002

PLACEDO - Inez Stavarek, 82, of Placedo, died Saturday, June 1, 2002.
She was born Feb. 1, 1920, in Chickasha, Okla., to the late H.L. and
Lula Kirkland Cooper. She was a homemaker and a member of St.
Patrick's Catholic Church in Bloomington.

Survivors: husband, Frank I. Stavarek.

Preceded in death by: parents.

A rosary will be recited 7 p.m. tonight at Rosewood Funeral Chapels
and 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Dan Morales
officiating. Entombment will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph's
Catholic Cemetery in Yoakum, the Rev. Fred Soto officiating. Rosewood
Funeral Chapels, Victoria, 361-573-4546.

Memorials: St. Patrick's Building Fund, P.O. Box 400, Bloomington, TX
77951.

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#14055 From: "rebellous_99" <lennonluv@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 10:27 am
Subject: Obituary of Agnes Firasek Heyer rebellous_99
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Obituary of Agnes Firasek Heyer
Victoria Advocate Online
2 Jun 2002

Agnes Heyer

June 2, 2002

MOULTON - Agnes Heyer, 89, of Moulton, died Friday, May 31, 2002.
She was born Jan. 8, 1918, in Moulton, to the late Ludwig and Bertha
Simecek Firasek. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church,
Altar Society, American Legion Auxiliary and Herman Sons. She retired
from assembly with Moulton Products.

Survivors: daughters, Gail Henrichs of Moulton and Jerilene
Berckenhoff Houston; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: husband, August Heyer; parents; one sister; and
two brothers.

A rosary will be recited 7 p.m. tonight at Smith Funeral Home chapel.

Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, the
Rev. Gabriel Maison officiating. Burial will be at Moulton Catholic
Cemetery. Smith Funeral Home, Moulton, 361-596-4631.

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#14056 From: "rebellous_99" <lennonluv@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 10:42 am
Subject: Re: Obituary of Agnes Firasek Heyer rebellous_99
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If ANYONE has connections to this family I would like to know as
there is a Berckenhoff listed as a survivor and I also have a Frances
Firasek in my file married to a Berckenhoff and I would like to know
if she was a sibling to Agnes.

Matt


>
> Survivors: daughters, Gail Henrichs of Moulton and Jerilene
> Berckenhoff Houston; five grandchildren; and two great-
grandchildren.

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#14057 From: Anita Berka <akberka@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 11:07 am
Subject: Re: TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted! akberka
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Susan,

Those suggestions were just the 'first wave'.  I'll check with the
Burleson County folks next time I'm there to see if they have any names
and will forward to you.

Anita Berka

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#14058 From: Anita Berka <akberka@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 11:13 am
Subject: Re: Re: Word definition? akberka
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So, for the rest of us who still don't know what it means, could you
enlighten us?  Didn't want to put the word in the subject line in case
it was something offensive.

Anita Berka

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#14059 From: darlenbaker@...
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 1:08 pm
Subject: Agnes Vacek Funeral Services Held May 24 dbaker225
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Weimar Mercury 6-2-02

Agnes Vacek Funeral Services Held May 24
Agnes Dorothy Vacek, 92, died after an illness on Tuesday, May 21 at Schulenburg Regency.
The Funeral Mass was held Friday afternoon, May 24, at 2 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church in Ammannsville with Father Peter Kaplinski officiating the service with David Srubar assisting as altar server.
After interment in the parish cemetery.

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#14060 From: "John L. Mikeska" <jlmikeska@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 6:30 pm
Subject: Re: TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted! jlmikeska
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Anita,

You talk about Volunteering!!! Wow, you should be the Volunteer Webmaster or whatever for the CHS!!! Now, I am sure you are up at the top of list making kolaches (gotta be careful not to hurt any other feelings <G>) but if you happened to do any practicing on a few batches, send some to me and I'll guarantee you'll get an A+! <G>

You mentioned butter churning in a previous message. Know anyone that will be in Ennis Aug 3rd that might demonstrate butter making, or maybe a talk on how to formulate, etc. Frank Mikula commented it would be great to have this, but the feelers I've put out has brought naught in reply <G>

Hope you will be in Ennis - will meet you if you are.

Sir John

Subject: Re: [TexasCzechs] TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted!

Susan, Those suggestions were just the 'first wave'. I'll check with the Burleson County folks next time I'm there to see if they have any names and will forward to you. Anita Berka

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#14061 From: "John L. Mikeska" <jlmikeska@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 6:36 pm
Subject: Re: TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted! jlmikeska
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Subject: [TexasCzechs] TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted!

Okay folks, I stepped forward again.

My Dad had a sign posted in his office that read, "If it is to be, it up to me!"

Susan,

I like that - never heard it.

The ElectronicCzechs will surely be at La Grange, or at least I will be

if the Lord is willing. Sir John

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#14062 From: rubyTH@...
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 3:53 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Obituary of Agnes Firasek Heyer rubyTH@...
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I am trying to get started on a family history of the Simecek family. Bertha Simecek Firasek was the half sister of my mother Jennie Simecek Hranicky. Bertha Simecek Firasek had a sister, Vlasta Simecek Baca, and a brother, Julius Simecek. She had four half sisters, Jennie Simecek Hranicky, Viola Simecek Demmer, Helen Simecek Biedermann, and Ethel Simecek, three half brothers, Alfred Simecek, Raymond Simecek, and Frank Simecek. Bertha's parents were Frank Simecek and Johonna Vyvyla Simecek. Frand Simecek and second wife Agnes Bohac Simecek were the psa parents of Bertha's half siblings, I would appreciate hearing from any of the descendants of Ludvik Firasek and wife, Bertha Simecek Firasek.
Roy E. Hranicky

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#14063 From: Tricia Burt <angelwriter98@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 8:53 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Word definition? angelwriter98
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I don't know for sure if you are talking about "ogar"
or not, but if so, it simply means "boy" in Moravian.
If you'll read TJ Slansky's message from 5/29 you can
learn a bit more about it. I didn't realize it wasn't
a well known commonly used word among Czechs! I grew
up hearing it, so it came naturally to me. I used it
as the teens do "You go, girl" - mine was "You go,
boy". Except I said "You go, ogar", so...

--- Anita Berka <akberka@...> wrote:
> So, for the rest of us who still don't know what it
> means, could you
> enlighten us?  Didn't want to put the word in the
> subject line in case
> it was something offensive.
>
> Anita Berka
>

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#14064 From: "Mary Holy" <mholy@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 9:05 pm
Subject: Re: South Texas Farming--More svaty73
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Susan

Yes , cotton farming has changed a lot in the past year. Those big compactors are called Module Builders. They sure beat having to toss that cotton back and pack it. Plus saves a lot in labor and time. Tire flats and other problems.

As for the Boll Weevil Eradication program, we are in one of those zones. We voted for it. The cotton farmers have lost millions in dollars from the boll weevil. It only takes one puncture hole from a weevil to completely destroy, that single boll. It doesn't take very many to do a lot of damage to a cotton crop. We have had to spray a lot to try and control the boll weevil, before this program came into effect. We would like to eradicate them completely. There is some places that are completely eradicated in Texas and other states. It would be less spraying and a big savings to the farmer.

Now if you are having problems with being notified, before they spray. You send the BWE guys and the farmer that you are living next to, a certified letter, stating that you would like to be notified 24 hours in advance. You have to do this every year. If they do not notify you, you have the right to notify the Texas Department of Agriculture. I should now, because we have one neighbor that does this to us, but the letter has to be sent every year certified. If we don't inform, she has a right to call the TDA on us. Just some of the rules and regulations on spraying that ever farmer has to follow.

We use both cotton strippers on dryland cotton and cotton pickers on irrigated cotton.

My husband and his three brothers raise close to 3500 acres of cotton a year. It is a long harvest.

Mary (Soukup) Holy

----- Original Message -----

From: Susan Rektorik Henley

To: TexasCzechs@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 1:28 PM

Subject: [TexasCzechs] South Texas Farming--More

Cotton farming has changed Great Compactors Other big changes in cotton farming? The farmers voted in the Boll Weevil Eradication Program a

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#14065 From: Anita Berka <akberka@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 8:26 pm
Subject: Re: TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted! akberka
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Sir John,

Everyone I know who's into butter churning is out in West Texas
unfortunately, but I can check and let you know if any of those folks
are interested.  I'll check with the Burleson county folks too when I'm
there next weekend - maybe they know someone.  I don't even know anyone
down here who has an old churn.j

Anita Berka

P.S.  Will let you know about those "test batches" of kolaches. :-)

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#14066 From: Anita Berka <akberka@...>
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 8:28 pm
Subject: Re: Re: Word definition? akberka
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Ahh, that's where I missed out.  I must not have read TJ Slansky's
message cuz I don't recall seeing the word before your email.

I've never heard the word before, but that's not surprising since my Dad
never spoke Czech around us.  Wish he had, but that's history, so it's
up to me to learn in on my own.

Thanks for clearing that up Tricia!

Anita Berka

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#14067 From: "Susan Rektorik Henley" <srektorik@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 2:00 am
Subject: Re: South Texas Farming--More srektorik
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>Now if you are having problems with being notified, before they spray. You send the BWE guys and the farmer that you are living next to, a certified letter, stating that you would like to be notified 24 hours in advance. You have to do this every year. If they do not notify you, you have the right to notify the Texas Department of Agriculture.<

Hi Mary,

I was wondering if you would have any comments since I know that you farm (grin).

As I said, things have really changed as far as the BWE folks being public oriented. Our problems are always when the supervisor is ill or something such as that. After the fields had to be sprayed a second day in a row (due to rain), the crop duster pilot called me and introduced himself. He said that he would notify me 24-hours in advance of any aerial application up wind from our house. He also said he would forward my name and phone number to the other pilots/firms that spray in our area so that they could notify me when they are going to spray.

And, yep, I know that the compactors are called. If things work out right, I'll try to capture the cotton harvest with the digital camera. I might even write about "spontaneous combustion."

Mary, it was good to hear from you. Are you all as dry as we are?

Susan

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#14068 From: darlenbaker@...
Date: Sun Jun 2, 2002 10:06 pm
Subject: Check out CPROOTS Genealogy Resource Center,Whats in a Name?,Surname Meaning dbaker225
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Click here: CPROOTS Genealogy Resource Center,Whats in a Name?,Surname Meaning Surname beginning with Ma-Maz
http://www.cproots.com/surnameorigins/namesmiss/namesm.htm

Here is a site that has meanings of names. I thought this might be of interest to some of you.

Darlene Baker
Port Lavaca, Tx
Researching:
mine:
Rokyta, Barton, Balusek, Melnar, Coufal, Dusek,Marek, Kotrla,Krizak, Krizek, Pustejovsky, Michna, Valchar, Machac, Trlica, Janus or Janous, Sugarek, Mikulencak, Michalik, Mucela/Mucala, Pecena, Vojtek, Woytek

My Pages:
Calhoun Co. Gen. Soc
http://www.geocities.com/dbaker225/Welcome.html
http://www.geocities.com/texasczechs2001/familyties.html ---new family ties site.
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/czechfamily/index.html-- my personal site
TXGenWeb Calhoun County, Texas.

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#14069 From: "Ray J. Bacak" <rjbacak@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 3:53 am
Subject: Obituary: Bernard Kopecky rjbacak
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Houston Chronicle Online, 6/2/02:

Death Notices


Bernard Vincent Kopecky	View/Sign Guest Book

BERNARD VINCENT KOPECKY,83, of Houston, Texas passed away Thursday May 30, 2002. He was born August 3, 1918 in Tarver, a small community of fifteen or twenty people east of East Bernard, Texas in Fort Bend County. He was the son of Rudolph and Alzbeth Kodytek Kopecky of East Bernard, Texas. Ben was in theUnited States Air Force during WWII and retired as a Master Sergeant with twenty years experience. He married Viola Kopecky and lived in Wales, Massachusetts. He is survived by his son, Bernard Vincent Kopecky, Jr. and wife Jodi and children Hope and Bernard Vincent Kopecky III and daughter Deborah Loranger of Springfield, Massachusetts; brother, John Kopecky; sisters, Betty Arnold, Agnes Watson all of Houston, Rose Backwell of Vancouver, Washington and Helen Owens of Spring, Texas, and numerous other relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Houston Hospice (713) 468-2441. Visitation will be Sunday, June 2, 2002 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. in the chapel of Corl's Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Monday, June 3, 2002 at 11:30 A.M. AT Houston National Cemetery.

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#14070 From: "Ray J. Bacak" <rjbacak@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 3:56 am
Subject: Obituary: Rosie ? Tousek rjbacak
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Death Notices


Rosie Tousek	View/Sign Guest Book

ROSIE TOUSEK, 97, the Perfect Rose, passed away Friday, May 31, 2002. She was born in Moulton, Texas of immigrant parents from Czechoslovakia. Mrs. Tousek was preceded in death by her husband, John Tousek; three sisters; and three brothers. She is survived by her daughter, Dolores Von Bieberstein and husband, Paul; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. on Monday, June 3, 2002, in the Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2002, in the Forest Park Lawndale Family Chapel. Interment will follow in the Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. In lieu of Flowers donations may be made in her name to the Vitas Hospice or St. Dominics Catholic Church. Published in the Houston Chronicle on 6/2/2002

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#14071 From: "Ray J. Bacak" <rjbacak@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 4:36 am
Subject: Re: Solution! rjbacak
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And sounds a lot less caloric than all those donuts, right?  :>D     Ray
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Subject: [TexasCzechs] Solution!


> Melinda:  Several years ago we had a program at the college which taught
> students how to become sea merchants.  One of the
> instructors used to get "sick as a dog" while out in the gulf.  He was
> told to go to the store (I bought mine at Wal-Mart) and purchase
> some wrist bands that have a little metal indention attached.  Put one
> on each hand right above the wrist.  (According to acupuncture this
> is the nausea point).  It worked wonders for him.  When his wife became
> pregnant for the first time she suffered greatly from morning
> sickness.  According to him, she put on the wrist bands and no longer
> suffered.  Won't hurt to try and are very inexpensive.
>
> I also suffer from motion sickness but have never suffered with my wrist
> bands on.  That includes flying, cruising and riding in the back
> seat of an automobile.
>
> Try it you might like it!!!
>
> Gilbert
>
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#14072 From: "John L. Mikeska" <jlmikeska@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 4:41 am
Subject: Re: TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted! jlmikeska
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Anita,

Thanks for offering to check for someone who might be interested. I feel it will be some trouble to get a churn set up, mixture made, etc.

I'm from San Angelo, which is considered West Texas. Believe Concho County CHS is having festival this coming Sat in Rowena, TX, which is between San Angelo and Ballinger. Wish I could attend it but a little far for a days drive.

Sir John

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From: Anita Berka

To: TexasCzechs@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 3:26 PM

Subject: Re: [TexasCzechs] TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted!

Sir John, Everyone I know who's into butter churning is out in West Texas unfortunately, but I can check and let you know if any of those folks are interested. I'll check with the Burleson county folks too when I'm there next weekend - maybe they know someone. I don't even know anyone down here who has an old churn.j Anita Berka P.S. Will let you know about those "test batches" of kolaches. :-)

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#14073 From: "rebellous_99" <lennonluv@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 5:28 am
Subject: Obituary of Frank Kohler rebellous_99
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Obituary of Frank Kohler
Houston Chronicle Online
3 Jun 2002

Frank Kohler

FRANK KOHLER, 85, of Houston, Texas passed away on May 31, 2002.
Survived by his daughters: Betty Frost of Needville, Texas & Faye
Truskowski & husband Terry of Auburn, Washington. Son: Frank Kohler &
wife Stella of Alvin, Texas. Sister: Peggy Moreland, of Florida. 10
grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Numerous nieces & nephews.
Visitation will be on Monday, June 3, 2002 from 4:00 P.M. until 9:00
P.M. at Howard-Glendale Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held
on Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of Howard-
Glendale Funeral Home, 1015 Federal Road. Rev. Galen Cooper
officiating. Interment to follow in Forest Park East Cemetery.

Published in the Houston Chronicle on 6/3/2002.

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#14074 From: darlenbaker@...
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 7:02 am
Subject: Johnny G. Lesikar June 3, 2002 obit dbaker225
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Johnny G. Lesikar

June 3, 2002

Victoria Advocate online
Johnny G. Lesikar, 65, of Victoria, died Saturday, June 1, 2002. He was born March 8, 1937, in Inez, to the late George F. and Agnes Matejek Lesikar. He was director and caretaker of Shillerville Cemetery for 28 years. He was a farmer.

Survivors: wife, Joyce Sanders Lesikar; daughter, JoAnn Lesikar Johnson of La Crosse, Wis.; sons, Jerry G. Lesikar of The Woodlands and Jeffery G. Lesikar of Katy; sisters, Mary Raska, Lillie Smolik, Joyce Lemke, Vickie Hajek and Bessie Depine, all of Victoria, Dorothy Rokyta of Six Mile, Martha Branetsky of Flatonia and Dolores Lesikar of Houston; brothers, James Lesikar of Victoria and Robert Lesikar of Giddings; and two grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: parents; and brother, Victor Lesikar.

Family visitation will be 6-8 p.m. tonight at Rosewood Funeral Chapels.

Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be at Shillerville Cemetery. Rosewood Funeral Chapels, Victoria, 361-573-4546.

Memorials: Shillerville Cemetery Association or donor's choice.

***This fellow here is my aunt Dorothy Rokyta's brother.
Darlene Baker

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#14075 From: Cindy Harvey <cindyharvey@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 1:08 pm
Subject: Re: TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted! cindybolinger
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Yes, Anita would be great at my job, but I don't think she has time, with all her other volunteering!

Cindy Harvey

Webmaster (volunteer), CHS

----- Original Message -----

From: John L. Mikeska

To: TexasCzechs@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 1:30 PM

Subject: Re: [TexasCzechs] TCHCC May Fest Planning--Help Wanted!

Anita,

You talk about Volunteering!!! Wow, you should be the Volunteer Webmaster or whatever for the CHS!!!

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#14076 From: barbi grl <barbi_grl_1@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 1:13 pm
Subject: Re: photos wanted barbi_grl_1
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do you just want texas-czech or czech as well???

--- Russell Smith <rasmith@...> wrote:
> I am trying to put together a project for the summer
> state meeting with photos of the Czech people
> (farmlife, weddings, funerals, family gatherings,
> church photos, early Czech families, etc.).  I've
> already started with all the photos I have, but
> would like to add to the presentation.  We can claim
> it's an e-group project.  I can either leave it on
> my computer and project on the wall or make it into
> a video.  It would be easy to do if you will scan
> the photo and e-mail them to me.  If you don't have
> access to a scanner, you can snail mail them to me
> and I can scan them and add to the presentation.  I
> will return the photos to you.
>
> Thanks for all your help.
>
> Kathy
>


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#14077 From: FCP FCP <fcp5money@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 2:03 pm
Subject: Re: WESLEY BRETHERN CHURCH AND CEMETERY fcp5money
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Visited the Wesley Church and Cemetery saturday
afternoon...the historic original church was
closed...according to info I had gotten priviously,
the church was now a historic museum and supposed to
be open to the public 9-5pm  7 days a week...does
anyone know why it was closed...visited the graves of
some of my Czech relatives who are buried there. Also
visited the National cemetery near Nelsonville where
other relatives are buried...hope you'al will have a
great week...Frank Payne ( Slovak, Stepan, Gerhart,
Tomanec )

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#14078 From: "Susan Rektorik Henley" <srektorik@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 2:19 pm
Subject: Butter Churnning--Sir John srektorik
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Hi Sir John,

One of my first contacts will be with the Jourdan Bachman Pioneer Farm near Austin, Texas. The mission of the entity is to portray prairie life in the 1880's central Texas." I believe it is run by the Austin Historical Commission. When I lived in Austin and my kids attended elementary school there they made trips to the pioneer farm and saw cows being milked and butter churned. I think these folks will be an excellent resource.

So far, I do not have an e-mail contact for anyone there. I am in the process of sending them a letter on behalf of the TCHCC. If I get a contact number, I will share it with you BUT I don't know if we can get anything set up by August.

Susan

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#14079 From: "Susan Rektorik Henley" <srektorik@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 2:34 pm
Subject: Butter Churning--Procedure srektorik
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Hi Sir John,

I thought to myself, why not check the WWW. I have found so much other useful information there. So I did and I found step-by step instructions on a Gifted and Talented Education site. The full URL is at the bottom of this message. They have info on spinning too.

Sir John,

I do have the mechanical gear and wheel-driven butter churn. However, the glass jar base was broken years ago. The churn will need to be sanded and repainted. I think I can get my son to do this for us.

Does anyone have an idea where to get a glass jar of an old butter churn?

Butter Churning

The objective of this lesson is to taste freshly made butter and to make butter from cream as the pioneers would have done.
You will need a churn; 2 cups of fresh whipping cream which has sat in a cool place about three days; dash of salt; a bowl; and a spoon.

Pioneers used a wooden butter churn with a wooden dasher. If a small churn is unavailable, a glass one may still be purchased from Sears or Wards farm catalogs. A quart jar can also be used, as is, or converted to a churn. The dasher is made by nailing two flat, crossed sticks on the bottom of a dowel. A hole the size of the dowel's diameter is made in the cover of the jar.

Procedure:

1. Put the cream in the churn and work the dasher up and down (or shake the jar) for 20 minutes or more. First the cream will froth like whipped cream, then it will "break" (turn into a curdly mess). Finally, it will "gather" and small lumps of butter will form.

2. As the lumps begin to gather remove the butter and put it in a bowl. The buttermilk is poured out and may be drunk. The butter is squeezed with the back of a spoon to remove the excess water.

3. A dash of salt may be added if desired.
Taste great on warm homemade bread.

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#14080 From: "John L. Mikeska" <jlmikeska@...>
Date: Mon Jun 3, 2002 2:35 pm
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Susan,

Sounds like a good contact. I have never heard of the Pioneer Farms. Wish I had known about it as I would have visited it the two times I lived/worked in Austin.

Agree setting something up for Ennis probably is little late now. Hard to believe what was 6 months away is now two months!

Sir Jan

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