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AUGUST
SOCIETY #3, HOSTYN Sunday, August 22, meeting.
SOCIETY #48, HILLJE Sunday, August 22, Youth Appreciation Day, take youth to Incredible Pizza, Victoria.
ANNUAL HOMECOMING PICNIC, MARAK Sunday, August 22, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, seven miles northwest of Cameron, FM Road 2269, Mass at 10:15 a.m. Dinner of home-fried chicken and sausage with all the trimmings served starting at 11 a.m. with tickets $8 each and plates to go. Entertainment provided by Vrazels Polka Band from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Auction at 4 p.m. Entertainment for the entire family including games and refreshments.
AUSTIN CZECH HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION'S MONTHLY MEETING Tuesday, August 24, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 200 W. Anderson Lane, 7 p.m. The program will be "More About Old Czech Wedding Rituals," a DVD presentation made by Michelle Hyzak who photographed a relative's recent wedding in Damborice, a small village in Southern Moravia. She and her Mother witnesses many old traditions, which are still kept in this village today. Everyone is invited. Bring your favorite dish (Czech or other) to share and enjoy. For further information, call 836-2199.
NINTH ANNUAL SAN ANTONIO CZECH GALA Friday, August 27, St. Luke's Catholic Church Parish Hall, San Antonio, 6:30-10:30 p.m. Czech-style meal, music by Chris Rybak, silent auction, raffle, door prizes, split the pot. The guest speaker will be Dr. Jim Ayres, Professor Emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin and Director of the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center (TCHCC) in La Grange. Tickets are $30 each or $60 per couple. The gala benefits the TCHCC. For more information, call Barbara Hruby, (210) 410-8840 or (210) 481-1412 or Jerry Janecka, (210) 492-7128 or (210) 393-7128.
SOCIETY #4, AMMANNSVILLE Sunday, August 29, Mass for living and deceased members, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 8 a.m.
SOCIETY #132, PFLUGERVILLE Sunday, August 29, 5th Sunday Corporate Communion and parish refreshments.
SOCIETY #4, AMMANNSVILLE Sunday, August 29, meeting, with a meal to be served prior starting at noon.
HOVEZI-HUSLENKY VILLAGE ANCESTRAL REUNION Sunday, August 29, reunion of descendants that immigrated from Hovezi, Moravia, Czech Republic to Texas and the U.S., Conference Room, La Grange Public Library, 855 S. Jefferson located on South Hwy 77 1 1/2 mile south of Hwy. 71, 1-4 p.m. Anyone who has family or connections to Hovezi are invited to attend. Everyone will meet and discuss connections and stories. A lot of immigrants from that area first settled in Plum and surrounding area. For additional information or if you have connections to Hovezi but cannot attend, please call with name and contact information so you can be put on the roster. Contact Ted Kaspar, (979) 798-2475, email tokbrz@brazoriainet.com or T.J. Slansky, (210) 824-0235 or email tjslansky@sbcglobal.net.
