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130 Slovenians at Children’s Games
Currently there are 130
people in the Slovenian delegation for the International Children’s Games to be held in Cleveland, Ohio from July 28 - Aug. 2. More than 3,000 athletes, ages 12-15 from about 150 cities in 50 countries are expected to Participate. They will com-Pete in several featured events including track and field, swimming, basketball, baseball, soccer, gymnastics attd tennis.
Competitions will take Place on the campuses of Baldwin-Wallace College, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, and John Carroll University. The Opening Ceremony is expected to jake place at Cleveland Browns Stadium or Jacobs Field.
Ninety-six Slovenian children are scheduled to Participate. The following is a fist of participating cities and events:
Celje:
Boys track Girls track -Total of 4 athletes Bonizale:
Boys tennis Girls tennis Total 3 athletes Maribor Boys basketball Boys swimming Girls swimming Boys tennis Girls tennis Boys water polo Total of 29 athletes
Pesnica:
Girls swimming Boys track Girls track Total of 7 athletes Ravne na Koroškem: Girls swimming Boys table tennis Girls table tennis Boys track Girls track Girls volleyball Total of 20 athletes Šentilj:
Girls basketball . Boys track Girls track Total of 12 athletes Slovenja Gradec: Boys tennis Girls tennis Boys track Girls track Girls volleyball Total of 21 athletes.
The center of downtown Cleveland comes alive as it is transformed into an International Festival Village.
A central gathering place encompassing three city blocks and part of the Cleveland Convention Center, it will be the epicenter of cultural exchange.
People of all ages, colors, nationalities and religions will meet here. Come exchange cultural experiences as live entertainment from around the world fills the village. Cuisine representative of many cultures - from exotic to traditional will tempt the palate.
Opening Ceremony
An Olympic-style Opening Ceremony with spectacular pageantry will kick off the games on Friday, July 30lh at 7:30 p.m. A procession of flags carried by participating athletes and coaches will parade past excited spectators, filling the center of downtown and energizing the Festival Village.
A torch-lighting ceremony and fireworks display will light up the skies of ClevelancL	^
Entertainment
There will be non-stop entertainment throughout the games. Performances representing a wide variety of nations and cultures will take to the Festival Village stages.
Closing Ceremony
Following the conclusion of sports action and cultural exchange, athletes, coaches and dignitaries will join a crowd of visitors to bring a close to the first International Children’s Games in United States history.
Medals will be presented to the winning teams and the international committee of The International Children’s Games will being to a close this spectacular weekend with fireworks and fun. The Closing Ceremony is open to the public.
The International Children’s Games formed in 1968 to promote world peace and goodwill. Slovenia hpsted the first games.
Peter Lavrisha and accordionist son Andrew enjoy St. Vitus Picnic on Sunday, July 18.
St. Vitus pastor, Rev. Joseph Boznar chats with Frances Jelar of Bessemer, PA at the St. Vitus parish summer picnic on July 18. A good-size crowd came to enjoy the sunny Sunday afternoon as a respite from the steady downpour all day Saturday. The dinner food, under direction of Linda Plečnik, was delicious and plentiful. Tasty edibles were also available throughout the afternoon. Frank Zitko was chairman. Music was by the Joey Tomsick Orchestra. It was an enjoyable day to be among friendly people. _______________(Photo by phil hrvatin)

^nsdl General Marcel Koprol hosted a Slovenian Independence Day celebration ^ 25 at Slovenian Society Home in Euclid, Ohio. Pictured above is Consul General
Cel Koprol holding his grandson Liam while Mrs. Tatjana Koprol speaks about
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Venian independence.
Slovenian Display in Library
Slovenian culture history, and snapshots Phil Hrvatin) will be on display at the So. Euclid-Lynd-hurst Library from July 12 to Aug. 13. -Ruth Abbott
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The services which begin at 7 p.m., will be conducted by Rev. John Retar.
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No. 28	July 22, 2004
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Memories...
by RUDY FLIS
As each day of my life passes, I use the five senses God blessed me with at birth. I see, I hear, I smell, I taste and I feel.
I need glasses to read as I have aged; my hearing has dulled, which helps our marriage; but my senses of smell, taste and feeling are yet sharp, as I smell food with my sensitive nostrils, sit at the table and consume Therese’s good food, and then sit there and just feel real content.
But my senses are also gratifying in other ways. See if you feel as I do in certain circumstances of the mind connected to our senses.
This morning I wound my dad’s pocket watch, and as I looked at it, I could see my dad winding it. He wasn’t there, but he was there. Do you know what I mean?
All of my life has been recorded through my senses
to my brain. A recall of an experience such as winding a watch is a memory. All of me just simply loves a good memory, whether it be about God, family, or food.
The other day when I came home from work, Therese served me strawberries after supper. They were so sweet and tasty I felt just inches away from heaven. But also I felt I was in the middle of a field, where I picked strawberries as a youngster for our family.
That memory is of when all of my family was alive. The memory of strawberries is of family, also.
Peanut butter and ginger snap cookies do the same with my memory. So you can see I am a strange person if only for the unique trigger to my memory.
You may not believe this, but I always try to eat in moderation, much healthier than gluttony.
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Slovenian School Picnic
On Sunday, July 25 the St. Vitus Slovenian Language School will have its annual picnic at Slovenska Pristava.
Mass will begin at 12:30, followed by a dinner of pork roast. Cost of dinner for adults is $10. A child’s pasta dinner will be available for $5. In the afternoon there will be a raffle and children’s games.
Everyone is invited.
1000 Anniversary of Bled
by JANEZ FAJFAR __________Slovenija___________
npihe first known mention of Bled in Slove-nia was in a title deed dated 10 April 1004 in which the Holy Roman Emperor Henry II ceded ownership of the Bled Castle and its surroundings to Albuin, Bishop of Brixen (Southern Tyrol). Since Bishop Albuin was bom in Carinthia, we can assume that he knew well Lake Bled on the other side of the Karavanke mountains and that he was also well aware of the income the acquisition of this already popular pilgrim destination would bring to his diocese.
Since the 8th century pilgrims have been coming to St. Mary’s Church on the island where the forefathers of Slovenians, Caranthani-ans, worshipped Ziva, the Slavic goddess of love and fertility. Owing to a substantial side-income earned from pilgrims, the inhabitants of Bled had a much better standard of living throughout the Middle Ages than most of their neighbors, although the
development of proper tourism only started in 1854 when a Swiss Arnold Rikli first came to Bled. Recognizing the curative powers of the lake and thermal water, sun and air, Rikli built modest wooden huts and a Health Center by the lake shore below the castle rock.
At the turn of the 20th century Bled was already able to accommodate more than a thousand guests. The first railway line was constructed in the vicinity of Bled in 1870, and in 1906 another line was built. In 1903, Bled received the Gold Medal at a large international exhibition of spas in Vienna as the most beautiful spa of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
After the empire’s downfall, Bled became part of the new Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Members of the royal family fell in love with Bled and regularly spent summers there. King Alexander invited foreign statesmen to Bled and soon Bled became the most cosmopolitan resort of the time, boasting more than 20 tennis courts, and
since 1937 even a golf course.
After World War II the town’s luck turned: at the location of the old royal villa Marshall Tito had a majestic residence built where he liked to receive important representatives of East-European and independent states. New hotels were constructed, providing a total of 2,300 beds. Since the 1960s Bled has been very popular with tourists from Great Britain and continental Europe, especially from Germany and Italy.
After 1991 when Slovenia became an independent state, Bled had to sustain a few dry years before it could enter a new era of development motivated by a common goal to win back the international acclaim it once had.
The 1,000-year anniversary of Bled, being celebrated in 2004, is marked with a wide range of events that is attracting crowds of visitors in hopes of persuading them to return to Bled time and time again.
100 WORDS MORE OR LESS
by John Mercina
THE SECRET OF STAYING YOUNG (According to George Carlin, a famous comic)
□	“Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.
Q Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
□	Keep learning. Learn more about computer, crafts, gardening. Whatever. Never let the brain idle. An idle mind is the devil’s workshop and the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s.
□	Epjoy the simple things.
□	Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
O The tears happen. Endure, gneve and move on. Be alive while you are alive.
□	Surround yourself with what you love, whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
LJ Cherish your health; if it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
Q Don t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county, to a foreign county but not to where the guilt is.
□	Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
□	REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.*
LIVE A LONG LIFE BY ACTING YOUNG!
Life in the Refugee Camps
1949
By Anton Žakelj, translated and edited by John Žakelj
Dr. Mersol Family Says Thanks
Monday, Jan. 24, 1949 Cilka and 1 were vaccinated against typhus today. Almost all children under 18 are being vaccinated against tuberculosis, but they have not included our 5-month-old baby, Janko, as yet. Tuesday, Jan. 25,1949 Tomaž Pivk sent me an accordion which my brother Joze had left with him. Karl says it’s worth more than 500 shillings.
Wednesday, Jan. 26,1949 The camp gives us points which we can exchange for goods in the camp store. I exchanged about a month’s worth of points for a pair of galoshes, a shirt and socks. Thursday, Jan. 27,1949 There will be no further emigration to Argentina for the time being. The IRQ is trying to force the Jesenko family to emigrate to Brazil.
This evening I went to an English class. We had a contest between two groups, and my group won 16 to 14. f Was the best in our group, fnaybe because I got easy questions.
Friday, Jan. 28,1949 Our friends’ 15-month-°jd daughter Jolanda is beginning to walk.
Saturday, Jan. 29, 1949 Cilka’s sister Manica Writes from Slovenia that my Slster Julka might come to jdsit us. We also received a etter from Helen, a friend ''’ho went to Argentina. She Says they are doing well, but
having problems because ey don’t know Spanish, he also writes they have ad some success in selling °hbin lace for borders on cnrtains and tablecloths, but ey can’t find any buyers ?r inrger, more expensive tj|eces- (We had been hoping at> wherever we go, we
^>uld get some jncome t,y
lac )g anC* seEinS bobbin
Sunday, Jan. 30,1949 Nice day. Cilka and I ent for a walk in the woods n the nearby hillside.
Monday, Jan. 31,1949 v . received our second * Ccination against typhus.
other snowstorm outside. ab asked engineer Karlin js ,Ut the job I was prom-c ‘ said the major (the n. P commander) hired a Slar>, but Karlin is not
happy with him. He will arrange for me to get the job, but it won’t begin February 1st as we had expected.
— February, 1949 --Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1949 This evening, we met with Frank Lorber, who explained the possibilities of emigration to Canada, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. He recommends emigrating anywhere. The sooner the better.
Wednesday, Feb. 2,1949 We went to Mass this morning in celebration of Candlemas, the feast day of St. Blaze.
This evening I went to English class from 7-8, and Spanish class from 8-9. Thursday, Feb. 3,1949 I took my turn praying in the chapel from 11 p.m. to midnight. The chapel was very cold. Outside it’s -4°F. Saturday, Feb. 5,1949 We each received a loaf of white bread, for the first time in a long time. For lunch, we usually get cabbage, peas, polenta or barley porridge with beans.
Sunday, Feb. 6, 1949 I wrote to the national bank for permission to send my brother’s accordion back to him in Slovenia. I also took care of business correspondence for a number of friends and relatives. I have become like a “clearinghouse.”
Tuesday, Feb. 8,1949 Jernej Zupan thinks I should write to Dr. Krek and ask him to help us emigrate to the United States. Thursday, Feb. 10,1949 I received my first ration card for milk in 40 days. The doctor prescribed milk for my ulcers again, but the card lay in the clinic for the past 10 days.
Friday, Feb. 11,1949 We received 200 pounds of coal for our barracks.
The national bank denied my request for permission to send my brother’s accordion back to him in Slovenia.
(To Be Continued)
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In the name of my family I would like to express our deepest thanks for the unbelievably generous donations for the memorials for my father, Dr. Valentin Mersol by the Slovenian refugees and their descendants. It is with humility and a heart full of pride that I accept the recognition of my father’s contribution to the saving of refugee lives and his lifelong dedication to truth and justice.
He was not an arrogant man, but he was proud of being a Slovenian. He was deeply religious, a kind man, dedicated to the saving of lives, whether medically or socially. He was catapulted on the world stage in Vetrinje in 1945 where he saved countless lives with the help of Major Barry by persuading the British from returning refugees under their control to Yugoslavia to certain death. He did not choose this role; it was thrust on him and he fulfilled it admirably.
He continued his dedication to the refugees in the various DP camps under the British, UNRRA and IRQ, both as a camp commander and head of the hospital.
As a member of the Dr. Mersol Memorial Tour in the past month I would like to inform you of the results of the donations. An excellent
bust of my father was dedicated at Zavod s. Stanislava at St. Vid with a blessing by Bishop Glavan following an address in excellent Slovenian by Dr. Corsellis, a lifelong friend and supporter of Slovenian refugees. Dr. Mate Roessman gave a magnificent speech outlining in detail my father’s achievements. The hall was packed and attended by people from Slovenia, USA, Canada, and Austria. It was a splendid affair and coincidentally was almost 100 years after his first appearance at this august institution.
Dr. Corsellis and Dr. Roessman participated in the tour as well as members of Slovensko Ameriški Svet and other past refugees from the USA and Canada. The Graz contingent was well represented.
The next ceremonial occasion was in Vetrinje at the monastery church where Bishop Kvas dedicated a “plaque” to the memory of my father’s and Major Berry’s life-saving contribution on the fields of Vetrinje in 1945. The plaque consists of a Slovenian and German text and is actually the front of the altar, at least two feet by five feet and of beautiful white marble with gold engraved lettering. Here again the large church was completely packed.
I	had	the	honor	and
privilege of unveiling the bust	and	the plaque,	my
feelings of awe, love and respect are indescribable.
It	is fitting	that I	ac-
knowledge the tremendous amount of work and dedication to make this occasion so memorable by the Sloven-sko-ameriski Svet, headed by Dr. Mate Roessman of the golden Slovenian tongue. Dr. Uros	and	Mrs.	Roessman,
Mr. Sega, Mr. Oblak, Branko and Maruša Pogačnik and all the others who so unselfishly gave of their time and talents to make this such a success. In Minnesota I would also like to express my thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Paul Gannon who had a big role in initiating this process.
As it is, my father and his memory belong to history. Hopefully these concrete monuments may help our Slovenian nation recognize the fact that these events were real and were necessitated by the previous regime’s illegal behavior which must be acknowledged and judged before it can be forgiven.
I would like to reiterate my and my family’s gratitude and humble thanks to all who so generously chose to remember and honor my father, Dr. Valentin Mersol.
—Dr. Tine Mersol
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Mlakar s Walk Down Memory Lane ^
N by RAY MLAKAR
Ready or not, Ray is back, but perhaps not in full swing. Before I continue, I wish to express my thanks to Jim and Madeline Debevec for their card and prayers as well as their staff.
Also thanks to the members of SNPJ Lodge 257 for their most welcomed card as well as the card and prayers from Donna Ohman and her daughter, Connie. Connie is one great girl for she made it a point to light votive lights in my behalf.
Also many thanks to Joe Snyder who made it a point to visit me daily while I was in Intensive Care and for his visits to my home by both he and his lovely wife. Also thanks to the members of St. Theresa especially Russ and Debbie who offered many prayers in my behalf.
Last but not least thanks to my sister Irene who made it a point to be here at the home each morning and night to feed and keep Happy Harry company. Irene always treats him like he is king of this castle. In fact when Irene brought me home from the hospital I thought the dog would be extra glad to see me but he just passed me by like I was not there and went right to Irene. If I know Irene she treated him with a fancy feast for she has an old cat “Smokey” that she feeds “fancy feasts” and the cat weighs well over 20 pounds. I guess those of us who have family pets know what a blessing they can be,
for they are always there to greet you, morning, noon and night.
Also thanks to Eda Gar-steck for her card and prayers.
Well, while at the hospital I was in Coronary Care Unit (Intensive Care) for four days and I have to admit that the nursing staff in that section are Angels of Mercy, but then anybody who can keep Ray quiet is an angel of mercy. It was complete bed rest and perhaps the hardest part was having liquid nitro being fed to you intravenously which is most painful in the respect that it gives one a terrific headache. The pain was so intense they gave me morphine to quiet it down for I guess they knew I was in pain when I kept asking for the key to open the window on the ninth floor.
The last day I was put in what they call a Step Down Unit, still on the ninth floor, my heart still being monitored constantly. Perhaps the hardest thing to take was the food. Without a doubt I am positive that when they dragged Saddam Hussein from his rat hole, he ate a lot better than I did. It seems nothing was what it appeared to be. Egg omelets were a fake, and when I switched to cereal, the milk was simply colored water. About noon on my last day when the doctor came, he said, “Ray, you can go home tonight or tomorrow morning; what do you think?” I said, “I want to go home right now for I am
sure Happy Harry saved me some real food.”
I am extremely grateful to the Angels of Mercy Nurses in the Coronary Care Unit for they were at my side constantly. It seems with the virus I was running a high fever, temperature at one time hit 109 and the sweat was just rolling off of me, and the next minute I asked for all kinds of covers because I was extremely cold.
Changing bedding with someone in the bed is extremely hard if not impossible. One day they decided to bath me, thinking I would feel more refreshed. I could not believe my eyes. There were three nurses on each side and all with luke warm soapy towels, some rubbing up and down, others rubbing from side to side, and one rubbing me in circles. “How does this feel, Ray?” they wanted to know.
“How does it feel? Like I am in some sort of car wash with brushes swirling all around me.” I tried to keep my sense of humor and told them that if they cleaned me up too well, the undertaker would not have much to do once he was preparing me for Marble College. (“Don’t talk like that Ray, you are not going to Marble College.”)
Perhaps their biggest challenge was them trying to start an IV into my veins for with collapsed veins, it is almost impossible. They had to use the smallest needle they had which meant they had to run the various medi-
cations at extreme slow speed so as not to burst a blood vessel. I kidded the one nurse when they were taking out the two needles from my arms since I was about to leave and suggested they use a big black Magic Marker to mark the spot, just in case I had to be rushed back, so they would know where the last vein was that they used.
Well, time to close that chapter on my hospital stay and can only hope that none of my readers have to go through such an ordeal. But with God on your side, you can’t help but pull through. Once again, thanks for all your prayers.
Hey, we can’t close this
article without a few jokes. The difference between the Pope and your boss is the Pope only expects you to kiss his ring.
Okay, one more. This joke was told to me by Happy Harry, my dog. Where he finds these jokes, only he and God knows. Anyway, my neighbor was bitten by a stray rabid dog. I went to see how he was and found him writing frantically on a piece of paper. I told him rabies could be cured and he didn’t have to worry about writing a will. He said, “What will? I’m making a list of people I want to bite.”
Well, time I bring this column to an end in hopes that the Good Lord bless and watches over all of you and keep you in good health.
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Polka Picnic at Fairport Harbor
An exciting polka event on a cruise ship as the versa-

a nautical atmosphere took place on Tuesday, June 29 in Fairport Harbor, Ohio 0n beautiful Lake Erie.
Billed as the first “Harbor p°lka Party,” the event was 0n pier and the sur-^unding patio areas by the Harbortowne Marina at the nug Harbor Restaurant at e foot of East Street and rew a couple of hundred People - a record turnout for at establishment.
Don Wojtila’s Orchestra eaturing vocalist Christine 1 bs performed in a cano-P'ed area for everyone’s pricing and listening pleas-re- The atmosphere gave Veryone a feeling of being
tile band played some appropriate pop music in addition to the usual polkas nnd waltzes.
Tony Petkovšek conducted his live polka radio broadcast on WELW 1330 and 247polkaheaven.com along with Eddie Ostry and Ray Somich.
Look for more summertime fun at a brand new venue for polkas in Fairport Harbor. Tentative dates for music at Snug Harbor are Tuesday, August 3 with Mike Wojtila, and also the 31s, band to be announced. The phone number is 440-357-7688.
KoJk Broadcasters Ed Ostry, Val Pawlowski, Joe and host Tony Petkovšek.
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''ke ^ Cornfy Mary-Jane-es but more casual
•	Lots of beaded things -shoes, purses, clothes
•	Cockroach killers (pointy-toed shoes)
•	Dresses or skirts over pants
•	Capri s
•	Big 80s influence
•	Big plastic necklaces, bracelets (like Marge from The Simpsons)
•	Linen pants as well
•	Piercings	(I was	sur-
prised, lips, chin, nose, above the lip, ears of course)
•	Lots of red
•	Big hoop earrings (80s)
•	Graphic tees +	with
sayings
•	Off the shoulder shirts (80s)
•	Belts wrapped around
twice._______________________
Ann Marie Manfreda is a senior fashion-major student at	Kent State University,
finishing her studies in Madrid.	She also	worked	for
four years in the office at American Home Publishing Co., in Cleveland.
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Attending the Slovenian Independence Day celebration on Friday June 2^r^lovSn Society Home in Euclid, Ohio are, left to right: Cleveland City Councilman Mike Polenšek, Terri Jarem, (owner of Big Bouquet Florist), Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Ron Šuster, 1330 AM Cleveland Polka Radio Host Tony Petkovšek, 830 AM Polka Radio Host Val Pawlowski, and Mark Sedmak, who presents altemative/modem Slovenian music on WELW radio.
-	(Photo by PHIL HRVATIN)
Donations
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Mr. and Mrs. Stan Janežič, Greenfield, WI — $5.00
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ulled up in front of the Slovenian Village <" around 6:45 p.m. on s Thursday, July 1st. So much ^ commotion. “What’s going on?” I asked myself. Well, it was just that three autos arrived at the same time and all were “looking” for the best, easiest spot to park their cars with accessibility to the entrance doors.
Of course, “YOU” were not there. That is “WHY” you are reading this. Hmmm?... Well, I will try...
I said “try,” to fill you in on all details of the meeting.
The “gavel” in the hands of Pres. Dan Reiger sounded at approximately 7:10 p.m., bringing	everyone’s
attention to the opening of the meeting. Prayer was led by our Spiritual Director, Rev. Vic Cimperman.
The Board, consisting of Vice President Josie Perpar, Secretary Daniella Avsec, Treasurer Ray Gobec, performed their ‘duties’ most efficiently, and the meeting was in full session.
The Slovenian Room (our ‘new’ gathering place) was attired in Fourth of July splendor, red, white, and blue. The ‘spirit’ of the oncoming holiday filled the air.
A sudden hush came over the room as the honorees for the 2004 Season Award were named by the nominating
Chairperson,	Albina
Pozelnik. They are:
1.	(posthumously) - Rev. Francis Pajk.
2.	- John Srsen
3.	— Albert Amigoni.
Another ‘air of silence’
filled the room as the names of the 2004 scholarship recipients were named. They are, in alphabetical order:
!•	— Olivia Avsec
(granddaughter of Joseph Avsec), who will be attending Holy Name High School. She received the award in honor of 2003 Honoree Jean Križman.
2.	- Evan Dolinar (son of Miran Dolinar) who will go to St. Ignatius High School. The award is in honor of the Lausche Foundation.
3.	- Martin Fuhry
(grandson of Mrs. Olga Horvat) will attend Notre Dame/Cathedral Latin High School. The award is in
> honor of 2003 Honoree Edward Mihevec.
4.	- Emily Hanna (granddaughter of Florence Hotujac) who will go to Padua High School. The award is in honor of 2003 Honoree Robert Jevec.
5.	- Mary Beth Okorn (granddaughter of Jos. Okom) who will go to Beaumont High School. The award is in honor of the Lausche Foundation.
6.	- Abbey Stražar (granddaughter of Ann Stražar) who will attend Magnificat High School. The award is in honor of Honoree Robert Jevec and mother Mrs. Jevec.
Congratulations to the recipients. May you all be blessed with a successful future.
Next business ‘on the floor’ to recognize the Student of the Year... Scholar, Mr. Edward Arhar, husband of member Annie Arhar. What a surprise. He received a second “Honorary Award” from the SVS Alumni, a tasseled cap made by Josie Perpar, a scrumptious cake (which we all enjoyed), and another	diploma.
Congratulations, Ed. Thanks for bringing your lovely daughters, Margie and Chris to the meeting. They added a bit of ‘YOUTH.’ Which is exactly what we need Youth.
It was great seeing Joe Avsec and Florence Jaksic at the meeting. Members a long time, but first time in attendance at the meeting. Hope to see you again at the next one in October.
Our favorite photographer Tony Grdina was there, but without his camera. Seemed strange seeing him without it.
Tony Baznik and Tony Brodnik, our friendly ‘inlaws’ enjoyed the conversation around them. Spotted Tony Brodnik giving Fr. Vic Cimperman an earful. Must have been good, Fr. Vic had a smile on his face.
Seated together were our tiny little ones Bernie Sajovec and Babe Cizel, along with Margie Batis, Mary Cimperman, and Florence Hotujac. Brought back memories of the Baraga Glee Club (former members). I wonder how many of you can recall the Baraga Glee Club that was
formed by Father M. Jager assistant to Msgr. Ponikvar, and later Pastor of St. Mary’s? After Fr. Jager left St. Vitus, Eleanor Karlinger took over as director. What wonderful memories of wonderful times - all right here at St. Vitus.
Our sympathy to Josepha Strauss on the loss of her dear husband / friend Richard. Your presence at the meeting was so meaningful. He, too, was there with us, in spirit.
Sitting next to her was Marcie Mills, our regular, faithful attendee. You can always count on Marcie for anything. She is a great worker, good friend.
Back into the ‘swing’ of things is Fran Forsythe. Glad to have you with us, Fran, along with her sister Lil Ribarich. Seen in conversation was Mary Lunder and Annie Kern. Wonder what they were saying? (sigh).
Of course, you can never go home without enjoying the scrumptious goodies the ‘ladies’ bring in, mmm, mmm, good. You just ‘gotta’ have some.
Albina Pozelnik’s famous ‘pick a number’ - ‘win a prize’ deal can’t be beat. She donates the prizes, could be candy ... $ ... to ‘whatever,’ all good. Special thanks to you, Albina.
The table decorations are credited to our VP Josie Perpar, our creative designer. Every meeting has a theme, and every meeting is full of surprises. The next meeting is in October so you can just ‘imagine’ what the theme will be then.
Mark your calendars for the first Thursday in October, the 7lh at 7 p.m. at St. Vitus Village Slovenian Room. Looking forward to seeing you... and especially “YOU.”
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Sunday, July 25 St. Vitus Slovenian Language School hosts Annual Summer Picnic at Slovenska Pristava. 12:30 Mass. Pork Roast dinner $10 for adults. Children’s pasta dinner $5.
Wednesday, July 28 Slovene Pensioners of Euclid Annual Picnic at SNPJ Farm, Kirtland, OH, 12 noon to 5 p.m. Dinner tickets $13.00, dance only -$5.00. Music by A1 Battis-telli. Information call (216) 486-3522.
Sunday, Aug. 1 Picnic by retirees of Slovenska Pristava.
Sunday, Aug. 8 Primorski Club picnic at Slovenska Pristava.
Sunday, Aug. 15 St. Mary’s (Collinwood) Church Picnic at Slovenska Pristava.
Sunday, Aug. 15 Second Picnic at Triglav Park in Wind Lake, Wis. Wednesday, Aug. 18 Federation of American Slovenian Senior Citizens invite all to their annual picnic at SNPJ Farm on Heath Rd. Dinner 1 p.m. Music for dancing by Frank Moravcik. Dinner & dance @ $13.00. Tickets from clubs or call (216) 481-0163 or (440) 943-3784.
Saturday, Aug. 28 Cleveland SNPJ Lodges celebrate 100th anniversary with banquet, dance at SNPJ Farm in Kirtland, Ohio. Tickets $30. Call (216) 481-6909 before Aug. 25.
Saturday, Sept. 4 Pristava Picnic.
Saturday, Sept. 11 Folklorna Skupina Kres 50lh Anniversary Performance at Slovenian National Home.
Saturday, Sept. 11 Rummage and Bake Sale Collinwood	Slovenian
Home, 9 a.m. until 5. Donations welcome. Drop off before 5 from Sept. 7 - 9,h.
Sunday, Sept. 12 St. Vitus Altar Society dinner in St. Vitus Auditorium.
Sunday, Sept. 12 Rummage and Bake Sale Collinwood	Slovenian
Home, 9 a.m. until 4. Donations welcome. Drop off before 5 from Sept. 7 - 9th.
Sunday, Sept. 19 Wine Festival at Triglav Park in Wind Lake, Wis.
Sunday, Sept. 19 Wine festival featuring Grand Avenue Band at Slovenska Pristava.
Sept. 24-26
Bishop Baraga Days> L’Anse-Baraga area Michigan.
Sunday, Oct. 10 Koline dinner (Retirees of Slovenska Pristava.)
Sunday, Oct. 17 St. Mary’s School Alumni (Collinwood) Annual Banquet following ^ noon Mass.
Sunday, Oct. 24 Newburgh Slovenian Home, E. 80th St., Annual Clambake catered by Maple Hts. Catering. Serving 2 - ^ p.m. Music by Joe Novak 4'
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Sunday, Oct. 31 St. Vitus Alumni Honore6 Day.
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Death Notices
JOHN J. MAHNE
John J. Mahne, 90, of Euclid, Ohio, passed away 0n Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at home with his family.
Mr. Mahne was a former resident of Roxboro, North Carolina for 40 years. He was bom on March 25, 1914 'n Cleveland.
Mr. Mahne was an avid golfer who was a member of lhe Roxboro Country Club, an octogenarian who played every day of the week. He Was a longtime member of St. Mary and Edward Catho-lc Church in Roxboro.
He is survived by his wife °E 67 years Louise R. (nee ^hlin); sons Jack R. Mahne Mike (wife Kathleen) Mahne; daughter Mary Jane Nottoli; grandchildren Mia, Jj*’ Jennifer, Brian, Micelle, Mary Beth, Rebecca and Rachael; great grandchild Gillian; and sister Christine Widmar.
He was preceded in death y parents John J. Mahne r > and Mary (nee Janezic); and sister Emily Mahne.
Mr. Mahne was a man-a8er for 40 + years at Eaton 0rp. (Valve Division) in f°xboro, NC. He retired in 1976.
Mass of Christian Burial ^as at 9:30 a.m. on Satur-Cay. July 17 at St. Paul’s ~hurch, 1231 Chardon Rd., rf^ld, OH, Rev. William . • Jerse, officiating. Burial 11 AH Souls Cemetery.
Friends were received at Vokman & Sons Funeral JJonie, 21900 Euclid Ave., uclid, Ohio from 2-4 and 7-P fn. on Friday.
.Family suggests dona-tyns to The Hospice of the Stestem Reserve, 300 E. 185 ■> Cleveland, OH 44119.
ALOJZ FORTUNA
EuprV*2 Fortuna> a8e 74> of j . 'd, died Wednesday,
J14, 2004 at Euclid Gen-"‘[Hospital.
StaK f Fortuna was h>orn 1° aJna Mas, Slovenia. He f0 S ^Ployed as a machinist he Parker Hannifin Co. tyj. e is survived by his d-6’Slavka (nee Omahen); Gj ghter Stanka “Stella” P0rfCr'ch and son Louis Chr' na’ grandchildren Qj lst°Pher and Victoria ton|erich; and brother An-
M0rtUna'
. r‘ Fortuna was preceded arid ^ his siblings Rudy Q Marija Fortuna.
Was ass °f Christian Burial Jm at 11 a.m. on Saturday, in	St. Paul’s Church
W'lld. Interment in All P Cemetery.
The anh'y received friends at Ho^ an Cosic Funeral Wj],6’ 28890 Chardon Rd., July a8hby Hills on Friday,
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One in a million - that was you.
Just in your judgment, always right;
Lbved by everyone you knew,
A wonderful mother — that was you.
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How Long Have People i Been Using Last Names?
It is perfectly natural to call people by names that describes them in some way. That is exactly the way first names were given originally.
A girl bom during a famine might be called Una (Celtic for “famine”), a golden haired blonde might be called Blanche (French for “white”). A boy might be called David because it means “beloved.”
A first name was all anybody had for thousands of years. Then, about the time the Normans conquered England in 1066, last names, or surnames, were added to identify people better. The first name wasn’t enough to set one person apart from another. For example, there might be two Davids in town, and one of them was quite lazy. So people began to call this one “David, who is also lazy,” or “David do little.” And this became David Doolittle.
The last names were originally	called
“ekenames.” The word “eke” meant “also.” And by the way, we get our word “nickname” from this word.
Once people got into the habit of giving a person two
names, they thought of many ways of creating this second name. For example, one way was to mention the father’s name. If John had a father called William, he might be called John Williamson, or John Williams, or John Wilson (Will’s son), or John Wills.
Another good way to identify people with second names was to mention the n> place where they lived or g came from. A person who lived near the woods might be called Woods, or if he lived near the village green he might be called John Green.
And then, of course, the work that a person did was a good way to identify him. So we have last names like Smith, Taylor, and Wright (‘Wright’ means someone who does mechanical work).
The nearest thing to last names in ancient times existed among the Romans. A second name was sometimes added to indicate the family or clan to which a child belonged. Later, they even added a third name, which was kind of descriptive nickname.
Smart Strategies for Older Adults
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. Cut the fat. “All types of fat add extra calories that you don’t need, so eat less. When you do have high fat foods, choose those that supply healthful fats, like olive oil and canola oil, or are rich in other nutrients, like nuts or avocado.”
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adults require additional calcium to help protect their bones from weakening. Dietary recommendations call for 1,200 milligrams of calcium for ages 51 and up, the equivalent of three to foxir daily servings of milk or yogurt. For more calcium per bite, mix nonfat dry milk into quick bread batter and enjoy a breakfast bowl of a calcium-fortified cereal like Whole Grain TVilal.
Listen to your appetite. Put down the fork and push away the plate as you start to feel full. If you’re gaining weight, cut back on the extras—snack foods, sugary soft drinks, candy—rather than cutting out nutritious foods.
Ask Mindy
Q: How can I eat wisely in restaurants?
A: Ask for a smaller or appetizer-size portion for your main course, or order a full main course and cat just half (bring the rest home or share with a friend). Ask for sauces and dressings on the side. Include at least one vegetable. Order one dessert, and several spoons, for the table!
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AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, JULY 22, 2004
8 Great Lakes Beware, Asian Carp Invading
by JEREMY GRANT	surface freshwater system on
Home on the Trading Range
Financial Times
Chicago has battled fire and flood since its founding in 1837. A more dangerous menace now looms: an invasion of alien fish.
The Asian carp, a species hitherto unknown in the Great Lakes, has found its way from fish farms in the southern state of Arkansas and is threatening to enter Lake Michigan.
Local conservationists and politicians fear disaster. They say the fish, which can grow to four feet and can weigh 100 pounds, could seriously deplete native stocks of salmon and white-fish and become the dominant species in all five Great Lakes. The fish is a voracious eater, feeding on animal and plant plankton that is the staple food for the young native fish in the lakes.
“Based on the havoc these carp have wreaked .on the Mississippi river, we have every reason to believe they would devastate the Great Lakes ecosystem as well, should they enter the lakes,” says Gerry Barnhart, chairman of the Great Lakes Fishery	Commission,
founded 50 years ago by the US and Canada to combat “invasive species.”
The prospect has resonance beyond Chicago: the Great Lakes are the largest
Muddy Rock Festival
OTOCEC, SLOV., July 9 - Rock Otocec, the leading Slovenian open-air rock festival, which in previous years hosted some of the largest bands in the music world, will this year focus mostly on the Slovenian rock scene. The three-day festival, famed for its mud rolling, will take place on an idyllic island on the river Krka, SE of Slovenia.
FM Sacked by Parliament
PRAGUE, July 5	-
Slovenia’s parliament sacked Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel on Monday in a vote of no confidence proposed by Prime Minister Anton Rop.
Rupel, a member of Rop’s center-left Liberal Democrats (LDS) was forced out following accusations by other party members that he was going against the conservative opposition.
“We talked a lot and tried to find some common points. Regretfully, Dimitrij Rupel has decided to take a different path,” Rop told Parliament.
According to reports from Ljubljana, Rop had asked Rupel to resign, but he re-
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earth, containing more than 90 percent of the surface fresh water in the US.
The Great Lakes Commission, another US-Canadian body involved in the management and protection of the lakes, says that as many as 160 non-indigenous aquatic species have invaded the Great Lakes from around the world.
Many, like the zebra mussel that first appeared in the early 1990s, were carried to North America in ballast water by ships sailing from the Caspian Sea. Zebra mussels have spread across the Great Lakes, clogging industrial water intakes, encrusting the keels of boats and costing millions of dollars of damage to business.
The Asian carp was originally introduced into the US from Asia in the early 1970s to control algae growth in aqua-culture ponds. The fish, capable of covering 40 miles in a year, have made it to within 20 miles of Chicago along a canal fed by Lake Michigan.
The only thing standing between the fish and Lake Michigan is an electrified barrier built in 2002 whose electrodes are expected to wear out within eight months.
Last Monday the US army corps of engineers broke ground on the first stage of a two-stage project
Rop has nominated Ivo Vajgl, Slovenia’s ambassador to Genriany, as Rupel’s replacement and the parliament is expected to vote on his appointment on Tuesday.
WTA at Portorož in 2005 The seaside resort of Portorož will host a women’s tennis tournament in the autumn of 2005 in what will
be the first-ever WTA tournament in Slovenia. The tournament has a cash prize of $140,000, which has been confirmed by the Women’s Tennis Association. Slovenians Living Abroad Annual Meeting LJUBLJANA, July 8 -Slovenians living abroad gathered for their annual meeting in Ljubljana on Thursday, July 8. Addressing
to build a second barrier, funded by the US army anc the state of Illinois.
But there is a $1.8 million funding shortfall and the second stage is under threat. Officials say it is only six months before the carp reach the barrier.
Phil Moy, a specialist in non-indigenous species at the University of Wisconsin and chairman of the barrier project, says the carp are a threat even to humans. “These are large fish and not very pretty,” he says. “They respond to the sound of boat motors and can leap six feet out of the water and collide with people. We really have to stop them.”
Officials at a conference in Chicago organized by the International Association of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors, Monday, appealed for legislation to help combat the threat.
But with dozens of national and local agencies responsible for Great Lakes pblicy, there is a fear that bureaucratic gridlock means funding will come too late, if it comes at all, for the Chicago barrier.
“These things are coming up the canal. They’re not worried about federal or state or local governments,” says Richard Daley, Chicago’s mayor. “If we don’t stop them now, they will destroy the Great Lakes.”
writer Zorko Simcic called for a “healthy” attitude of the homeland toward Slovenians living around the world. Slovenian Judge in EU LUXENBOURG, July 7 -Verica Trstenjak, the first Slovenian to serve as judge at the EU Court of First Instance in Luxembourg, was sworn in in the Slovenian language on Wednesday. Trstenjak starts a term in office which will end on August 31, 2007.
Rupel Joins SDS LJUBLJANA, July 7 -Dimitrij Rupel, who was dismissed as foreign minister by parliament on July 5 has joined the deputy group of the opposition Slovenian Democrats (SDS), the party leader Janez Janša told a press conference today.
--Philip Hrvatin
It’s Cool to be Slovenian J)
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JAMES V. DEBEVEC II
Last month I penned a missive which stated that stocks were overvalued but I expected them to go up anyway. I also hypothesized that the current decade will prove to be more conducive to traders rather than to buy-and-hold investors and promised some examples of long term oscillating markets.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached 995 in 1966. In 1982 it went down to 776. Buying at the 1966 peak and selling at the 1982 low would have generated a -22% return over a time period of 16 years. Over this interval there were significant rallies which were followed by significant lows in 1970, 1974, 1978 and 1982. Interestingly enough, those years were all the second year of the presidential cycle.
Gold peaked in 1980 and bottomed in 1999. However, gold had two separate rallies (around 1985-1988 and 1993-1996) which lasted about 3 years apiece. Gold had significant tops in 1980, 1988, 1996 and 2004. Gold seems to operate in an eight year cycle which is two presidential cycles.
In 1992, the Japanese Nikkei stock market index put in a bottom at 14194. The Nikkei then rallied for about 3 years and 10 months
to 22757. Then the bottom fell out and in 1998 it finally broke through its 1992 low. For perspective this would be like the United States stock market not going below its 2002 lows until October 2008. The Nikkei eventually went all the way down to 7603 in 2003.
In light of the presidential cycle, I expect a significant low in 2006 at which point the government will probably step up and start spending like maniacs once again to get re-elected. Unlike paSl major stock market bottoms over the past century, stocks never got cheap at the 20$ bottom. After the Novefflber elections, the massif monetary (low interest rates) and fiscal stimulus 0°" taxes and high governmen' expenditures) will be re' duced considerably.
The current defied spending is unsustainable with Baby Boomers Socin Security and Medicare P3^ ments looming ahead. Th's will bode ill for the stock market in 2005-2006. Ho'*'-ever, right now, the massif injection of pre-election 1' quidity in the economy should result in addition3 gains in the stock market th1 year. The piper will have t(j be paid at some point, b that point does not appear be now.___________________^
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Dimitry Rupel bo kandidiral na listi SDS - V Janševi vladi v senci je sedaj odgovoren za zunaiye zadeve
Do nedavnega večletni slovenski zunanji minister Dimitrij Rupel se je odločil, da bo na jesenskih parlamentarnih volitvah zopet kandidiral za poslansko mesto, tokrat na Usti Janez Janševe Socialdemokratske stranke (SDS). V to je privolila stranka, ki je tudi dala javnosti vedeti, da že zaseda Rupel mesto zunanjega ministra v tkim. vladi v senci, ki jo ima SDS po vzorcu iz britanske prakse. Ruplovi sedanji poslanski kolegi so mu na tajnem glasovanju dali klofuto, ko ga niso potrdili kot podpredsednika parlamenta za mesto, ki pripada opoziciji. Rupel je pojasnil svoje gledanje na najnovejše dogajanja v zvezi z njim takole: “Ker sem bil vržen iz vlade in stranke (tj. LDS), sem se moral po pomoč in v zave-fje zateči k prijateljem iz Nove revije in SDS ... Upam, da bom s kandidaturo na jesenskih volitvah prispeval k uspehu SDS in nove vladne kompozicije.”
Stranka SDS je še vedno v koaliciji z Novo Slovenijo (NSi) - tj. Koalicija Slovenija	v tej stranki pa se daleč največ
zanima za zunanje zadeve Alojz Peterle, ki Je bil pred nedavnim izvoljen v Evropski Parlament. Brez Peterleta bi NSi težko na-Šla primernega protikandidata Ruplu v slu-čaju, da bi Koalicija na volitvah zmagala. V Strasbourgu je Peterle na tajnem glaso-vanju politične skupine Evropske ljudske stranke padel kot kandidat za enega od Podpredsedniških mest v Evropskem parlamentu. V drugem krogu je pač dobil 37 glasov od 268-članske politične skupine.
Francosko podjetje Renault namerava narediti 210.000 vozil v Slovenyi letno
Minister Matej Lahovnik in predsednik uprave družbe Revoz Michel Bouton sta Podpisala pogodbo, s katero bo vlada s 40 milijoni evrov (desetina Renaultove naložbe)
Potresno območje
V ponedeljek, 12. julija, je Potres prizadel Posočje. K sre-je bil ob življenju le ena oseba, italijanski planinec (gl. karto), 20 ljudi pa je bilo ra-Plenih. Do ponedeljka (19. jul.) s° strokovnjaki ugotovili 36 stavb zelo poškodovanih, 114 nianj poškodovanih. Najbolj Prizadeto območje je Čezsoča, jer je 77 poškodovanih objemov. Strokovnjaki pa še vedno Podrobneje pregledujejo stavbe.
Slovenija je sicer znano po-resno območje. Najhujši po-res na slovenskih tleh je bil ^6- marca 1511 (3000 mrtvih na Idrijskem), v novejšem času ‘^opa tkim. velikonočni potres j. ‘ aprila 1895 v Ljubljani in «1 na njem pa so ugotovili ® sedem mrtvih. Nato je bil ,, tres leta 1976 v Posočju, ta-r^at jc bil Breginjski kot sko-v Popolnoma uničen, nato še e,k°nočni potres leta 1998,
^Pm v Posočju.
podprla Renault pri proizvodnji novega modela avtomobila (skrivnostni X 44) v novomeškem Revozu od leta 2006. V tovarni naj bi namesto 130.000 naredili po 210.000 avtomobilov na leto, na novo bodo zaposlili 700 delavcev, dodatnih 500 pa pri lokalnih dobaviteljih.
Feri Horvat sedaj predsednik parlamenta
Po odstopu Boruta Pahorja, ki je odšel v Strasbourg kot poslanec novega evropskega parlamenta, je bil na njegovo mesto izvoljen strankarski kolega iz vrst Združene liste, 63 let stari Feri Horvat (dobil je 72 glasov od 82 oddanih, potrebnih je bilo le 46). Horvat je nekdanji direktor Radenske, bil je minister v nekdanji jugoslovanski vladi, poslanec državnega zbora je že od leta 1992.
Najmanj brezposelnih doslej
Konec junija je bilo prijavljenih 89.156 brezposelnih v Sloveniji, najmanj po oktobru 1992. V primerjavi z majem se je njihovo število zmanjšalo za 2,6 odstotka, v primetjavi z lanskim junijem pa za 5,5 odstotka. Med njimi je bilo 46,9 odstotka brezposelnih že več kot leto dni, 24,2 odstotka je bil iskalcev prve zaposlitve, 24,7 odstotka pa mlajših od 26 let. V juniju je zaposlitev; našlo 4251 brezposelnih.
Bivši strankin predsednik Marjan Podobnik zopet postal aktiven v SLS
Marjan Podobnik, nekdanji predsednik SLS, ki je popeljal to stranko leta 1996. v vlado in postal tudi njen podpredsednik, se je aktivno vključil v pripravo predvolilne strategije SLS, to baje na prošnjo svojega brata, predsednika stranke Janez Podobnik. V stranki 'pa poudarjajo, da na letošnjih volitvah Marjan Podobnik sam ne bo kandidiral za poslansko mesto. Letošnji tabor SLS bo 5. septembra v Sevnici. Strankini organi sedaj intenzivno delajo na pripravo volilnega programa, i
Iz Clevelanda in okolice
Piknik Slovenske šole—
To nedeljo ste vabljeni na Slovensko pristavo na piknik Slovenske šole pri sv. Vidu. Ob 12.30 bo sv. maša, takoj nato bo servirano kosilo s svinjsko pečenko ($10), za otroke bo na voljo špageti kosilo ($5). Okrepčila in raznovrstne pijače bodo ponujali ves popoldan, ob 5h pop. bodo igre za otroke, sledilo bo žrebanje za lepa darila. Pridite tudi vi!
Pristavski upokojenci—
Klub upokojencev Slovenske pristav ima sestanek to sredo, 28. julija, popoldne ob 1.30 na SP. V nedeljo, 1. avgusta, ima klub svoj letni piknik, tudi na SP. (Dopis na str. 10)
V tiskovni sklad—
Bob in Marcie Mills iz Clevelanda sta poklonila $50. Iskrena hvala!
Novi grobovi
Robert F. Lekan
Umrl je Robert F. Lekan, mož Nancy, roj. Wisniewski, oče Roberta, 2-krat stari oče, sin Matta in Frances r. Perko (oba že pok.), brat Patricije Lasik, Jamesa, Davida in že pok. Richarda. Pogreb bo danes dop. s sv. mašo v cerkvi sv. Antona Padovanskega s pokopom na Sv. križa pokopališču.
Pauline Sajovec
Dne 14. julija je umrla 94 let stara Pauline Sajovec, rojena v Imperialu, Pa., vdova po Franku, mati Franka, Johna in že pok. Lois Norman, 6-krat stara mait, 9-krat prastara mati, štirje bratje in tri sestre so že pok., članica SNPJ št. 614 in ABZ št. 186. Pogreb v oskrbi Želetovega zavoda je bil privaten, družinski.
Michael J. Preskar
Umrl je 93 let stari Michael J. Preskar, vdovec po Genevieve, oče Joanne Me-yerhoffer, 3-krat stari oče, 5-krat prastari oče, brat Jane Vidic in Pauline Cen-trik. Pogreb je bil 19. julija v oskrbi Želetovega zavoda s sv. mašo v cerkvi Marije Vnebovzete in pokopom na Vernih duš pokopališču. Družina bo hvaležna za darove v pokojnikov spomin Slovene Home for the Aged Foundation, 18621 Neff Rd.,
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Romanje v Lemont—
Združena Oltarna društva bodo imela letno romanje v Lemont konec tedna tj. 7. in 8. avgusta. Stroški znašajo $100 na osebo. Za rezervacije na avtobusu in več informacij kličite Ivanko Matič (216-481-1514) ali Anne Nemec (216-541-7243).
Velika razprodaja—
Podjetje slovenske lasti Frangie’s Fashions na 475 E. 200 St. v Euclidu bo za vedno zaprla svoja vrata, to po več kot 40-letnem obstoju. S tem v zvezi poteka razprodaja vsega blaga z res velikimi popusti cen. Gre za ženske obleke. Ves inventar mora biti likvidiran, torej pridite in se pozanimajte. Tel. št.: 216-692-2099.	,
Dobitniki MZA žrebanja—
Na sestanku Misijonske Znamkarske Akcije so bili izžrebani sledeči dobitki: prvi dobitek, TV 20”, je dobila Marija Kobal; drugi, micro oven, Vili Zadnikar; tretji Justina Pičman; četrti Mary Vogel; peti Francka Hočevar; šesti Frances Kosem. Vsem, ki so srečke pokupili, se MZA lepo zahvaljuje.
Otroške olimpyske igre—
V Clevelandu bodo kmalu svetovne otroške olimpijske igre, na katerih bodo sodelovali tudi mladi športniki in športnice iz Slovenije. Lokalni mediji bodo o njih obširneje poročali, med številnimi sponzorji je npr. tudi Plain Dealer, in tudi mi bomo o njih še pisali. Pri tem je zanimivo, da je imel ključno vlogo pri organiziranju teh iger Celjan, prof. Metod Klemenc.
Primorski klub vabi—
Primorski klub vabi rojake na svoj piknik, ki bo v nedeljo, 8. avgusta, na Slovenski pristavi. Ob 12.30 bo sv. maša, po njej bosta odprta tako kuhinja in bara. Za zabavo bo igral ansambel Staneta Mejača. Odločite se in pridite tudi vi vmed vesele Primorce!
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29. — Društvo SPB sponzorira vsakoletno romanje k Žalostni Materi božji v Frank, O. Sv. maša ob dvanajstih, druge pobožnosti ob 2.30 pop.
5VANKA VELIKONJA-ANTOLIN, osemdesetletnica. Fotografija je nastala 12. junija 2004, na njej so (strogo) z leve proti desni: Tomaž, Meta, Helena, Kristina, Vida, Ivanka Antolin, Pavel, Kati, Ana, Jožef, Ivanka, Stane in Miha.
Ivanka Velikonja-Antolin, osemdesetletnica: simbol ljubezni in odpornosti
WASHINGTON. D.C. - Prejšnji mesec se je pri An-tolinovlh v FaJrfieldu (v državi Pennsylvanija) zbrala velika druščina: Ivanka Velikonja—Antolin, njeni otroci z družinami, sorodniki in Ivankini prijatelji, ki so prišli od blizu in daleč.
Na prijetni domačiji, samo ducat milj od Gettys-burga, prav na Mason-Di-xonovi meji, sem bila že večkrat. Prvi moji spomini na Antolinovo domačijo in Ivanko Velikonja-Antolin segaj v leto 1982, ko je Viktor Antolin, Ivankin mož, praznoval 60. rojstni dan.
Na tisto vročo julijsko nedeljo imam veliko lepih spominov. Omenim naj le dva. Prvi spomin: Potem ko smo zapeli Viktorju Kol’kor kapljic, tol’ko let in mu zaželili še veliko let, sta se Ivanka in sedaj že pokojni Viktor objela' in poljubila. Še danes ju vidim: tako kot, da bi bila na poroki, pa sta za seboj imela 30 let zakona in 13 otrok.
Drugi spomin: Antoli-novi otroci so pripravili kres. Ko se je stemnilo, so ga prižgali in so ob kitari prepevali, vsaj po mojem spominu, največ slovenskih pesmi: Kje so tiste stezice. Lipa zelenela je. Vsi so venci beli...
In nisem se mogla načuditi, da ti mladi ljudje, vsi rojeni v Kanadi in ZDA, niso samo govorili slovensko, ampak so tudi poznali besedila pesmi, ki jih jaz, ki sem bila nedavno prišla iz Slovenije v ZDA, nisem niti prepoznala.
To pot smo se pa zbrali, da bi nazdravili Ivanki ob njeni osemdesetletnici, ji zaželeli vse najboljše za večer njenega življenja ter ji čestitali za njene življenjske uspehe.
Ti niso majhni. Samo to, da sta Ivanka in, na žalost že pokojni, Viktor imela in vzgojila trinajst otrok, ki imajo univerzitetno izobrazbo, je izjemen dosežek.
Poleg velike družine sta oba imela uspešno poklicno kariero v ZDA. Nedvomno še posebej velik dosežek za Ivanko, saj je šla ponovno na univerzo, po drugo diplomo - magisterij iz knjižničarstva, ko ji je bilo že več kot 50 let. Naj posvetim naslednje besede plodnemu življenju Ivanke Velikonja-Antolin.
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Ivanka izhaja iz številne katoliške družine. V Ljubljani sta si Narte Velikonja, pisatelj in bančni uradnik, in njegova žena
Ivanka ustvarila veliko družino: 10 otrok. Ivanka, ki se je rodila 6. junija 1924. leta, je bila njun tretji.
Na otroštvo in mladost v Sloveniji ima Ivanka lepe spomine. “Mi smo se zelo dobro imeli. Moj oče in mama sta lepo skrbela za nas. Skupaj smo hodili po svetu. Ja, svet nam je bil odprt in nikoli se nismo čutili zapostavljene, ker nas je bilo veliko,” pripoveduje Ivanka.
Z veseljem se spominja številnih dvomesečnih počitnic na kaplaniji ob Sori, kjer so bili ves dan v naravi, rednih nedeljskih izletov in potovanj s kolesi po Primorskem. Varna družina pa je Ivanki dala neverjetno energijo, samozaupanje in vedoželjnost, ki jo spremljajo vse življenje.
V šole je hodila Ivanka po vsem svetu. Začela je v Ljubljani pri sestrah usmiljenkah v Lichtentur-nu, nadaljevala pa na elitni osemletni klasični gimnaziji, kjer je tudi maturirala 1943. leta.
Ivanka ni bila samo odlična dijakinja, ampak je bila tudi športnica, dejavna pri Prosvetni zvezi.
V peti gimnaziji se je pridružila Katoliški akciji. Njenih dejavnosti se spominja kot občasnih predavanj in rednih tedenskih sestankov, prijateljskih pogovorov o različnih temah. Posebej so se ji vtisnile v spomin diskusije o papeški encikliki Quadragesima Anno in Carnegiejevem delu Kako si pridobiš prijateljev.
V jeseni 1943 je začela študirati pravo na Hu-
bljanski univerzi, vendar se je njen študij hitro končal, saj so Nemci zaprli univerzo le nekaj tednov po začetku predavanj.
Ko se je začela druga svetovna vojna, je Ivanka imela 17 let. V njenem spominu sta živa prihod Italijanov v Ljubljano in bogoskrunski italijanski vojak, ki je med mašo v cerkev prišel s puško.
Številni dogodki so zaznamovali njeno doživljanje vojnih let in njeno osebnost:	pomanjkanje
hrane, iznajdljivosti pri kuhanju, delitev sošolcev in sošolk na “ofarje” in "naše”, občasno prenašanje propagandnega materiala, ki so ga dobili od Slovenskega doma, komunistični umori po Ljubljani in številni begunci: umetniki in študentje iz Štajerske in kmetje iz Dolenjske, ki jim je njen oče Narte Velikonja v Ljubljani pomagal iz skladov Zimske pomoči.
Ivanka pravi: Mi smo bili 100-odstotno proti komunistom, ki so pobijali.
Po zlomu Italije so Nemci dovolili Slovencem nekaj pravic na Primorskem: slovensko šolstvo in tisk. Ker je bila univerza v Ljubljani zaprta in Ivanka ni imela dela v Ljubljani, je poled 1944 odšla v Gorico, kjer je že bila sestra Mija, ki je pomagala pri organizaciji slovenske gimnazije.
In v Gorici sta sestri pričakali konec vojne: Nemci so čez noč izginili, četniki in domobranci so se začeli umikati na zahod pred prodirajočimi partizani. Ko sta Ivanka in Mija opazovali umikajoče se četnike, jo je e-den od njih kar na lepem ustrelil v nogo in morala je v bolnico. Ivanka se spominja bridkega razočaranja ob dejstvu, da so zavezniki pustili oblast partizanom.
Naslednji dan je Mija izginila na poti v cerkev, enaindvajsetletna Ivanka pa je na prigovarjanje župnika Mazore, nekaj dni kasneje odšla z manjšo skupino deklet na dolgo pot po Italiji.
Ivanka se je prvič znašla sama, brez družine, in tega se spominja kot najbolj boleče izkušnje svojega eksila. Iskala je (dalje na str. 12)
Pristavski upokojenci vabijo na piknik
CLEVELAND, O. - Klub upokojencev Slovenske pristave priredi svoj letošnji piknik v nedeljo, 1. avgusta, na Pristavi. Piknik se bo pričel s sv. mašo ob 12.30 popoldne.
Takoj po maši bomo počastili predsednika našega kluba Ivana Jakomina, ki je pred kratkim obhajal 75-letnico svojega življenja. Zadnjo nedeljo so se ga tako lepo spomnili na slovenski radijski oddaji Pesmi in melodije iz naše lepe Slovenije. Prav pa je, da ga počastimo tudi mi upokojenci in vsi člani Slovenske pristave. Ivan že več let vodi naš kljub, in Bog daj, da bi ga še več let.
Nato nam bodo naše članice postregle z okusnim kosilom; če še povemo, da ga bo pripravila naša članica Julka Zalar, veste, da bo izvrstno. Tudi dobrega domačega peciva bo na razpolago, saj se naše članice kar kosajo, katera bo kaj boljšega spekla.
Po kosilu nas bodo zabavali naši pristavski muzikantje tako lepo in mirno, da nam ne bo treba našiti ušes, kot prejšnji teden. Pomerili se bodo tarokaši, na balinišču bo veselo, mladi se bodo pa pomerili v plavanju v našem lepem bazenu.
Poletje je na višku, že sta za nami praznika sv. Ane in sv. Jakoba, ko so doma rekli, da je tedaj najbolj vroče.
Čas beži, dan se krajša in kar hitro bo prišla jesen. Za nas upokojence je res že jesen življenja tukaj, a Bog je tako dober, da nam da uživati našo jesen v miru, v tej dobri deželi, svobodni Ameriki.
Dragi rojaki, pridite v nedeljo, 1. avgusta, na naš piknik in pripeljite s seboj svoje družine, prijatelje in znance; najbolj bomo pa veseli naših mladih družin z živahnimi otročiči. Vsi boste dobrodošli. Na veselo svidenje v nedeljo, 1. avgu* sta, in Bog nam daj leP° vreme!	Klut>
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IVO ŽAJDELA (Družina, 11. julija 2004): Zgodbe naših zdomcev, ki so po vojni morali zapustiti domovino, so si na videz podobne, toda vsaka zase je svoj svet in vsaka nam pričuje o težki poti, stiskah, o prizadevanjih za preživetje v povsem tujem svetu, o veri v boljše življenje in o zaupanju v resnico. Čeprav so nekateri že v času režima obiskali domovino, so ti obiski postali pogostejši po demokratizaciji Slovenije. Tudi letos so prišli iz Kanade, Amerike, Argentine, Avstralije in od drugod. Pridružili smo se skupini, ki je prišla iz Amerike in Kanade v prvi polovici junija in si
je ogledala lepote Slovenije in zamejstva na poti, ki so jo posvetili spominu na dr. Valentina Mer-šola. Organizatorji te skupine so bili tudi pobudniki postavitve dveh spominskih znamenj, posvečenih dr. Meršolu: v Zavodu sv. Stanislava v Šentvidu in v cerkvi v Vetrinju. Nekatere med njimi smo za hip zmotili in jih prosili, naj nam na kratko povedo svoje življenjske zgodbe; na koncu pa smo vsakega vprašali tudi, kako gleda na politični razvoj v domovini. Tu je torej nekaj utrinkov njihovih zgodb.
France Šega
France Šega se je rodil leta 1924 v Goriči vasi Pri Ribnici v družini z desetimi otroki. S štirinajstimi leti je začel delati na žagi (dvanajst ur kot kurjač parnega stroja), deloval je v prosvetnem društvu in fantovskem odseku.
Avgusta 1942 so Italijani v vasi naredili racijo In pobrali vse moške od 18. do 55. leta starosti. ^1 tem je opazil, da so sosedje, ki so bili teren-cl. vnaprej vedeli za ra-ciJo in so se skrili v gozd.
Italijani so jih 64, sa-ntih protikomunistov, hoteli odpeljati na Rab, ven-dar je župnik Demšar iz-Prosil, da se to ni zgodilo. Odgnali so jih na prisilno delo v Kočevje, kjer s° sekali drevje.
Tam je bil zaprt se-ctem mesecev; prvi tri teesece je bilo hudo za-radi slabe hrane. Potem J14 Je videl, da so jih Ita-ijani začeli spuščati do-te°v- Pozanimal se je, ako to poteka, in je bil kokoš ali dve konec ebruarja 1943 izpuščen.
Ko so v Grčarice prišli etniki, je sodeloval z nji-tel- Vendar so jih kmalu pokolih pardzani in odšel ^ 'tez Kolpo, da bi tam piskal četnike z juga. išel je do Črnega Loga, Jer so ga zajeli hrvaški Uje a01' Tri dni Je bil „ V ^abru' °d tam so tiz straž0 enega par-
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§tiH V Celici skupaj s še dsjstimi drugimi.
Mobilizirali so ga v minerski vod Ljubljanske brigade. Bil je v Metnaju, v samostanu v Stični so jim “prali glave” s propagando, nad Krko pa so jih konec oktobra napadli Nemci. Bombardirali sta jih dve letali in ena bomba je padla tik ob njem, se zarila v zemljo, eksplodirala, vendar je us-dne drobce vrglo v zrak ob njem, tako da je bil samo močno omamljen, vendar nepoškodovan.
Od takrat se je še večkrat srečal s čudeži. Naslednji dan je “dezertiral”, prišel domov, se en teden skrival, potem pa ga je videl sosed, zato se je umaknil v Kočevje. Tam mu je župnik pomagal, da se je skril v nekem hlevu, kjer je dočakal partizanski napad na Kočevje 3. decembra, ki je bil zelo hud. Minometna bomba je padla tik ob hlevu, zdrobila vsa stekla na oknih, on pa je ostal nepoškodovan.
Po borbi za Kočevje je odšel v Lj ubij amo. Dobil je službo v Kramju in postal šofer tovornega avtomobila pri inženirju Jakobu Sidlerju. Večkrat je vozil tudi na Koroško.
Pomemben dogodek je doživel okrog božiča 1944, ko je peljal čez Trbiž v Beljak. Bilo je ponoči in pri Dovjem je
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Drugače tudi ne more razumeti, kako partizani v gornjesavski dolini niso napadali nemških vozil niti niso njega nikoli napadli ali ustavili.
Po koncu vojne je prišel v Vetrinj s poltovor-nim avtomobilom. Vozil je za Narodni odbor, med drugim tudi inženirja Remca, ki so ga Angleži dali na mesto šefa urada za promet. Imel je prometno dovoljenje za prevoz po vsej Koroški in pot ga je vodila vse do Lienza in Millstatta, kjer je bil sedež angleškega glavnega štaba. Večkrat je vozil tudi škofa Rožmana.
Ko se je nekega večera vrnil v taborišče - naslednji dem je bil za vrnitev določen Rupnikov bataljon - ga je poiskal general Krenner. Rekel mu Je, da se govori, da Angleži vračajo domobrEmce nazaj v Slovenijo, da je skrivno poslEil že več izvidnic za transporti, vendar so prišli le do Drave, ker niso imeli dovolilnic za gibanje po Koroški.
Naslednji dan mu je dal za spremstvo svojega adjutEmta in zunaj taborišča sta počakala transport ter se mu skrivaj pridružila. Pri Velikovcu se je transport ustavil in videl je, kako so iz osebnega vozila Vuka Rupnika izstopile tri osebe in se oddaljile stran od ceste.
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Na klancu proti Dravi pri Velikovcu je imel “gumidefekt”, vendar sta po sledi, ko jo je transport pušČEd na cesti, prišla v Pliberk. Tam sta na več mestih opazovala dogajanje in na železniški postaji, ksunor so dovažali domobrance, sta zagledala partizane z rdečimi zvezdami na kapah.
Pravi, da je bila zaradi tega spoznanja pot nazaj proti Vetrinju zelo mučna. Med Dobrlo in Sinčo vasjo sta srečala žensko, ki se je opotekala po cesti. Pobrala sta jo, bila je domobrEinska zdravnica Graparjeva, in povedala jima je, da se je je angleški šofer usmilil in jo odložil.
Šel je najprej poročat v Celovec Narodnemu odboru, potem ko se je že nekaj pred tem vrnil dr. Janež z enakimi vestmi, nato pa odšel v vetrinjsko taborišče, kjer je domobrancem povedal, kaj je videl in jih nagovoril, naj se umaknejo iz taborišč. Nekateri so to naredili, drugi ne.
Kasneje je bil kurir med taborišči Lienz, Ke-llerberg in Šentvid. Vozil Je RožmEina, Šmajda in druge. Pomagal je Mohorjevi ZEiložbi, kjer sta prelat Podgorc in pater Odi-lo Hajnšek pripravila natis prvih knjig, ki jih je razvažal. Kupil je večji tovorni avto, ki je bil prej last Božnarja iz Polhovega Gradca in se vse do avgusta 1949, ko je odšel v Ameriko, ukvarjal s prevozništvom.
Sponzor zanj je bil lastnik plantaže jabolk v državi Washington, kjer je eno leto delal. Odšel je v Cleveland, šel po vseh večjih tovEirnah in iskal delo. Ravno takrat je bila kriza. Na uredništvu Ameriške domovine ga je Jaka Debevec poslal k neki znanki na borzi dela, ta pa ga Je napotila v neko delavnico, ki jo je vodil Madžar. Tam je delal ograje in podobne izdelke šest mesecev.
Ko se je začela korejska vojna, je bilo takoj veliko dela. Zaposlil se je v tovarni za izdelavo svedrov in nožev za obdelavo kovin. Po petnajstih letih je odšel, delEil eno leto drugje, potem se Je vrnil v prejšnjo tovarno, kjer je delal še 18 let, do upokojitve leta 1986. Bil je tudi agent za zavarovanje pri Kranjsko slovenski katoliški jednoti, kjer je bil tudi 25 let tajnik.
Poročil se je leta 1950 z Antonijo Šepin iz Dravelj (emigrirala je z očetom, materjo in devma sestrama) in v zakonu so se jima rodili štirje otroci.
O stanju v Sloveniji je dejal, da je “žalostno”. Leta 1991, ob osamosvojitvi, je bil optimist in je imel namen priti na obisk vsaki dve leti. Toda prišel je le trikrat. Pravi, da so kapital in mediji v napačnih rokah, in doda, da na pomladni strsmi pogreša slogo.
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zavetje v različnih begunskih taboriščih in pri prijateljih ter novembra 1945 končno priromala v Rim, kjer je že bil njen brat Jože.
Med slovenskimi fanti v Rimu je srečala tudi Viktorja Antolina. svojega bodočega moža. Takrat so vsi upali, da se bodo kmalu vrnili domov, zato | so mnogi čas begunstva ! izrabili za izobraževanje. Med njimi je bila tudi Ivanka in takoj začela študirati pravo na rimski univerzi.
Toda politične razmere leta 1948 v Italiji so begunce prisilile, da so odhajali po svetu: v Ameriko, Argentino, Španijo. Ivanka je želela ostati v Evropi in doštudirati, zato je iskala možnosti za odhod v Španijo. Za pomoč slovenskim študentom v Španiji je skrbela Obra Catolica de Asisten-cia Universitaria, za dekleta pa ni bilo možnosti.
Iznajdljiva Ivanka je poiskala zvezo Špankami, ki so bile v Rimu na svetovnem ženskem kongresu, ki so njej in še 9 slovenskim študentkam omogočile nadaljevanje študija v Španiji: na univerzi v Barceloni in Sara-gozi, kamor je odšla Ivanka in še pet drugih Slovenk.
Po dveh letih je Ivanka diplomirala, vendar je iskala možnosti za nadalj-ni študij. Štipendija za doktorat na Svobodni
univerzi (Free University) v Strasbourgu! In Ivanka se je znašla med številnimi študenti - begunci iz vzhodne Evrope v Franciji.
V Rimu sta se Ivanka in Viktor domenila, da se bosta poročila, ko bo prilika in primeren čas. Ta se je pokazala oktobra 1952, potem ko je Viktor, ki je študiral v Madridu, dosegel doktorat pravnih znanosti.
Čeprav se je Ivanka vrnila v Španijo za poroko, ni prenehala s študijem. Le preselila se je iz strasburške na madridsko svobodno univerzo (Colegio de Europa Libre), kjer je dobila štipendijo za nadaljevanje doktorata. Izpite je Ivanka uspešno opravila, teže pa je bilo s pisanjem doktorske teze, saj je vmes rodila tri otroke.
Toda Ivanka in življenje sta imela svoj načrt: Ivanka je želela veliko družino; brez pomoči razširjene družine pri otrocih ni bilo veliko časa za študij. Po njenih besedah: “Ob otrocih sem lahko bolj malo delala in po desetih letih sem namesto ene teze, naredila kar devet tezic.”
Antolinovim je bilo v Španiji všeč, vendar tam niso mogli ostati, preprosto zato, ker zanje ni bilo dela. Do takrat so se tudi razblinile vse upi, da bi se vrnili domov. Zato so iskali mesto za stalno naselitev, ki so ga s pomočjo Viktorjevega strica dobili v Kanadi.
Tako sta Ivanka in Viktor s tremi otroci in četrtim na poti pristala oktobra 1956 v Halifaxu. Nič več študenta, ampak izseljenca, ki sta se pridružila več tisočim protikomunističnih Slovencev, ki so zapustili Slovenijo ob koncu druge svetovne vojne, da bi ubežali nasilju ali preprosto ostali živi.
Družina se je naselila v Torontu, v slovenski naselbini, in Ivanka je bila nadvse vesela, da je bila spet med Slovenci. Prijatelji, ki so bili že pred njimi prišli tja, so družini Antolin pomagali, toda življenje je bilo naporno. Viktorjeve in Ivan-kine diplome niso nič veljale, razen za nadaljno šolanje.
Zato je šel Viktor nazaj na univerzo: podnevi je študiral filozofijo, ponoči pa delal, da je preživljal naraščajočo družino, saj je Ivanka v Torontu rodila 6 otrok. Doktorat iz prava in magisterij iz filozofije sta Viktorju odprla dostop do a-kademske kariere na majhni katoliški univerzi, St. Joseph’s Collegeu v Em-mitsburgu (Maryland, ZD). kjer je dobil mesto univerzitetnega učitelja.
In tako sta se Ivanka in Viktor odpravila na pot septembra 1962. Tokrat z devetimi otroki. Preselili so se v Fair-field, kjer sta kupila domačijo, kjer Ivanka in sin Tomaž z družino živijo še danes.
V Fairfieldu, pravi Ivanka, smo imeli svojo republiko. Skromna hiša obdana s sadovnjakom in trinajst otrok, ki so hitro odraščali. Z otroci je vedno govorila slovensko, tako da so vsi dvojezični. Ob večerih, ko je zlagala plenice, jim je pripovedovala ali brala slovenske zgodbe, ki jih je dobila od svoje družine iz Slovenije. Rada se spominja, kako so bili navdušeni nad zgodbo o Marsovčkih, ki so imeli spalnico, jedilnico in igralnico!
Dela je bilo veliko; tudi zabave ni manjkalo, saj so imeli doma svoj pevski zbor. Viktor jih je učil slovenskih pesmi in to ne samo Moj očka ima konjička dva in Na planincah, ampak tudi zahtevnejše, saj so imeli vsi otroci dober posluh.
Imeli so tudi tekmovanje: Kdo zna več pesmi?
Toda razmere so zahtevale, da se je tudi Ivanka zaposlila. Napočil je čas za ponoven študij. Stara 51 let, se je Ivanka leta 1975 vpisala na college v Shippensburgu, Pa., kjer je že po letu in pol dobila magisterij iz knjižničarstva, ki ji je omogočil zaposlitev v javni knjižnici v Gettysbur-
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Nekaj let je bila kata-logerka. Ob delu se je dodatno izobraževala, saj so v tistih letih pospešeno opremljali knjižnice z računalniki in posodob-Ijali njihovo delovanje. Zaradi svojega znanja je 1.	1982 dobila službo
kot vodja tehničnih služb v bližnjem Mount. St. Mary’s College in se tu tudi upokojila pred desetimi leti. Ivanka je imela zanimivo delo, pri katerem je na univerzi orala ledino vodila je kompju-terizacijo celotne univerzitetne knjižnice. Pomembno delo, pri katerem je bila uspešna in tudi osebno zadovoljna. Pa tudi ponosna, da je poleg vzgoje trinajstih otrok, ki so vsi doštudirali na univerzi, ustvarila še svojo strokovno kariero.
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Anatole . France je v svojih Utrinkih iz Epiku-rejskega vrta zapisal, da je bolečina največja vzgojiteljica človeštva. Tudi Ivankina. V svojem življenju je marsikaj izkusila: ločitev od družine leta 1945, usmrtitev očeta Narteja in preganjanje vseh članov družine, ki so ostali po vojni doma, zgodnja izguba moža in smrt bolnega sina v osemdesetih letih.
Dozdevno nepremagljive krize in življenjske ovire, skozi katere se Je prebijala, so v njenem spominu izgubile ostrino.
Še več! V njeni duši ostajajo kot prijeten spomin, kot izkušnje, ki so jo vzgajale in klenile.
Toda Ivanka pravi, da ji je Bog dal tudi veliko lepega na tem svetu, za kar mu je hvaležna, in ostaja optimistična in vedoželjna oseba. Prepričana Je, da si moramo prizadevati za mir in svetovno sožitje med ljudmi ne glede na njihove razlike, njihovo nacionalnost, vero in barvo kože.
Ne verjame v postavljanje narodnih vrednot nad človeškimi, to kar je
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JAKOB JESENKO Umrl 12. julija 1972
ANA JESENKO Umrla 31. julija 1991
Odkar sta odšla od nas, počivata oba v miru v mehki ameriški zemlji.
Bog Vama daj večni pokoj.
Žalujoči ostali:
Ann Lekan — hčer
Myron Jesenko — sin
Ruth Abbott — hčer
Eugene Abbott — tast
Vnuki, vnukinje, pravnuki in pravnukinje.
Narte Velikonja, njen oče, med drugo svetovno vojno zapisal v govoru Malikovanje zločina in zaradi česar je po vojni dal tudi svoje življenje.
Ivanka pravi, da je res, da se življenje spreminja, pa vendar neke stvari ostajajo iste - človekovo dostojanstvo, ki ga moramo braniti z vsemi sredstvi, tudi z Združenimi narodi, čeprav se zdi organizacija slabo učinkovita.
Ivankina življenjska moč in odpornost izvirata iz ljubezni do Boga in do ljudi: svojih otrok in njihovih družin, ki jih pogosto obišče; do svojih bratov in sestra v Sloveniji, kamor se pogosto vrača; do prijateljev in ljudi v stiski.
Na njeni 80-letnici sem se zapletla v pogovor z bosansko muslimansko družino, nedavnimi emigranti iz Bosne, ki so se naselili v Emmitsburgu, pa so rabili pomoč in prijateljstvo, katerega so našli v Ivanki.
Prav to poletje spet preživlja v Sloveniji. Zanjo, pravi, da je božansko lepa in da postaja vedno lepša, saj se temni oblaki represije, ki jo je njena družina v obilici zaužila v zadnjih 60. letih, počasi, pa vendar vztrajno, zmanjšuje.
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Ob tej priliki naj Ivanki še enkrat čestitamo ob njenem visokem jubileju in življenjskih uspehih ter ji zaželimo predvsem zdravja, da bi lahko še dolgo uživala med svojimi otroki v ZDA in svojo družino v Sloveniji.
Ker zanjo življenje ni nič drugega kot proces nenehnega učenja, naj se ji izpolnijo želje, da bi se "še naučila kaj dobrega skuhat, kaj novega sešit, da bi poslušala dobro glasbo in uživala u-metnost ter prebrala še kakšno dobro knjigo”. In da bi bilo tudi nam lepše zaradi njenega prijateljstva in prizadevanja za sožitje med ljudmi.
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Slovenska skupnost v Torontu praznovala obletnico slovenske samostojnosti
TORONTO. Ont. - V nedeljo, 4. julija, je slovenska skupnost v Torontu Priredila 45. tradicionalni Slovenski dan, ki je bil združen s praznovanjem slovenske samostojnosti. Letošnjemu srečanju so dali prireditelji svojstven Pečat, poglobitev zavesti ln pripadnosti slovenski skupnosti v Kanadi. Ta osrednja misel je bila Povsem uresničena. Vzpo-redno s praznovanjem slovenske samostojnosti Je bil velik poudarek na delovanju slovenskih društev.
Vreme ni bilo najbolj odklonjeno. Že v jutra-ojih urah je pričelo rahlo deževati, a se je kljub lenau zbralo lepo število r°jakov. Dopoldne je bilo Oodeljsko bogoslužje, ki je vodil župnik Ivan ^Idzar. Svojo homilijo je Odvezal na vrednote, med kdterimi je tudi narodna Pripadnost. Bogoslužje je b°gdtil mladinski cerkve-111 zbor župnije Brezmadežne s cerkvenimi polkami.
^opoldanski kulturni brogram so v glavnem 2aPolnile mladinske orga-Oizacije, kar je navdušilo PNsotno občinstvo. Po čadski in slovenski hi-111111 je bil povabljen k Mikrofonu častni general-ni konzul Jože Slobod-dtk, ki je prebral poz-raVno pismo veleposla-Veronike Štabej, ker Se osebno proslave ni udeležiti.
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Govornik je poimensko nanizal dejavnosti in dosežke slovenskih organizacij v korist celotne skupnosti od dneva samostojnosti do danes, hkrati pa je tudi zelo nadrobno opozoril prisotne, kaj je slovenska skupnost v Kanadi pomembnega napravila v korist mlade države Slovenije. Kanada Je s pomočjo slovenskih organizacij izdatno pripomogla k naglemu mednarodnemu priznanju Slovenije in potem pri vključevanju Slovenije v NATO. Precejšnja je bila tudi finančna pomoč pri obnovi Slovenije. Zelo pregleden je bil tudi pri načrtovanju dejavnosti slovenske skupnosti v prihodnosti.
Po govoru je nastopila vokalna skupina Plamen, ki je odpela tri pesmi. Nato je na oder stopil 20 let stari Matthew Sta-Jan, mlad hokejski prvak. Izšel je iz slovenske skupnosti pri župniji Brezmadežne, bil je član slovenskih skavtov, mašni strežnik, član slovenskih športnih društev.
Dovršil je srednjo šolo in se nato posvetil profesionalnemu hokeju. Leta 2002 je v Halifaxu nastopil na svetovnem mladinskem festivalu, kjer je Kanada dosegla srebrno medaljo. Sedaj igra kot eden najmlajših v National Hockey League pri e-kipi Toronto Maple Leafs.
Matthew Stajan je nagovoril predvsem mladino. Poudaril je, da če hočete doseči uspehe v življenju, je potrebno veliko trdega dela.
Slovenski denarni zavod Hranilnica Slovenija je za letos nagradila Ludvika Stajana, znanega društvenega delavca. Nagrada v znesku $2000 je dobitnik obljubil slovenskim karitativnim ustanovam.
Folklorna skupina Nagelj je pod vodstvom Cirila Sorška odplesala slovenske folklorne plese. Nagelj že preko 40 let zbira mladino in Jo navdušuje za ljudsko izročilo. Mladinski pevski zbor Novi rod iz župnije Brezmadežne pod vodstvom Kristine Križan in Laurie Ulčar je zapel tri pesmi. Plesna skupina Planika je kot zaključno točko
odplesala tri plese pod vodstvom Nade Petrovič.
Program je sklenil g. Jože Slobodnik in se je v svojem nagovoru zahvalil organizatorjem proslave. Poudaril je, da so ti slovenski dnevi za slovensko skupnost nenadomestljivi.
Ob priliki Slovenskega dne je novo ustanovljeno Kanadsko slovensko zgodovinsko društvo ves dan nudilo v dvorani obiskovalcem bogato urejeno mizo s publikacijami in drugimi važnimi dokumenti. Razstavo je uredila podpredsednica društva dr. Anne Urbančič.
Kaj je mogel sleherni opaziti na letošnjem srečanju?
V veliki množici prisotnih na kulturni prireditvi je bilo izredno veliko mladih družin z otroci. Številna je bila odrasla mladina. Pri tem velja poudariti, da po organizacijah prehaja vodstvo v mlajše roke in to bo dalo skupnosti v Kanadi novega zagona. Res je tudi, da je bilo opaziti nekaj manj predstavnikov starejše generacije, gotovo iz različnih razlogov.
Poudariti še velja, da je Slovensko letovišče v Boltonu pri Torontu sedaj versko, kulturno, športno in družabno središče Slovencev v Velikem Torontu v poletnih mesecih.
Kanadsko . slovensko skupnosti (KSS) sestavljajo: Kanadski slovenski kongres. Vseslovenski kulturni odbor. Slovensko kanadski svet ter Slovensko letovišče.
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V Atene gre 75-članska ekipa
Ljubljana - Na 28. Olimpijske igre, ki bodo letos v Atenah, Grčija, bo šla 75-članska slovenska ekipa. Igre bodo potekale od 13. do 29. avgusta.
75 slovenskih športnic in športnikov bodo tekmovali vil športnih panogah. Pred štirimi leti, ko so bile poletne igre v
Slovenska pisarna —6114 Lausche Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44103
ovenska pisarna sporoča
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Slovenska pisarna za Slovence v Clevelandu
Pisarna, ki se nahaja v stavbi Vasi sv. Vida (St. Vitus Village), je odprta ob sobotah in nedeljah, obenem pa tudi ob drugem primernem času, kadar kdo želi nabavo določenih knjig v zalogi ali pregled novih pošiljk. Za to lahko pokličete g. Toneta Oblaka, ki je gospodar in upravnik teh prostorov. On enako zvesto sprejema naročnine za revije in časopise iz Slovenije. Mnogo izvodov tega branja je na razpolago prav v pisarni, tako da lahko vsak, ki se zanima za novice iz Slovenije, stopi v nedeljo po maši v Pisarno in pregleda, kar je Tone razporedil po mizi in policah.
Kdor želi posebne knjige, tiste npr., ki so že iz tiska ali je o njih slišal od drugih, ima priliko, da povpraša ravno v Slovenski pisarni. Prejšnji mesec je ga. Ivanka Matič želela knjigo Ane Karenine Emmerich Življenje in trpljenje našega Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa (The Life and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ), po kateri je Mel Gibson posnel film "The Passion”. Uslužna tajnica Zalka Likozar je vedela, da ima Slovenska pisarna več izvodov te knjige. Pregledala je police v zadnji sobi, kjer so shranjene naknadne in starejše knjige, ki še niso razporejene. Kmalu je našla zaželjeno knjigo.
Na razpolago je še mnogo izvodov naslednjih knjig: Med svobodo in rdečo zvezdo - Dušan S. Lajovic Resistance, Imprisonment & Forced Labor -Metod M. Milač, in še njegova nova knjiga Kdo solze naše posluša
V	spomin in opomin - (dnevnik) škof Anton Vovk Stanislav Lenič - Tamara Griesser-Pečar Popolna posvetitev Bogu - Anton Nadrah Zbornik pričevanj o slovenski nacionalni ilegali,
1941-1945
Neminljiva Slovenija - prof. dr. Ciril Žebot
V	vesolju: pet mesecev na vesoljski postaji Mir
-	Jerry M. Linenger
Janez Madon - Apostolski misijonar, oče Serafln Goriški - Ludvik Ceglar SLS - Janez A. Arnež Slovenija 1941-1948-1952
Tudi mi smo umrli za domovino — zamolčani grobovi in njihove žrtve - Zbornik (izdalo Društvo za ureditev zamolčanih grobov, Ljubljana-Grosuplje) Poletje molka. Pot molka in Summer of Silence
-	Mara Cerar Hull
V	znamenju osvobodilne fronte - (Izdano leto 1943, ponatis)
Črna knjiga komunizma
Leto brez sonca - Marko Kremžar
Moje celice - Jožko Kragelj
Pisarna ima tudi kuhinjske knjige. Pravljice, knjiga patra Ivana Tomažiča, o katerem je nedavno poročala Družina, piše o Slovencih-Venetih v knjigah, ki so vam na razpolago. Knjige lahko tudi pošljemo po pošti kamorkoli v Ameriki.
Slovenska pisarna se priporoča vsem Slovencem, ki jih zanima našo književnost in zgodovina. Pestrost in število knjig v Pisarni je poroštvo, da boste našli kar vas zanima in želite zvedeti. Mara Cerar Hull
avstralskem Sydneyu, je Slovenijo zastopalo 74 športnikov in športnic.
S slovenskim športnim zastopstvom bo v Atenah še 43-članska spremljevalna ekipa: štiričlansko osrednje vodstvo z predsednikom Olimpijskega
komiteja Slovenije dr. Markom Ilešičem na čelu, drugi pa bodo trenerji, zdravniki, fizioterapevti in pomožno osebje. Na igrah bo sodelovalo tudi nekaj slovenskih sodnikov, ki pa seveda niso člani slovenske ekipe.
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Mate Roessmann
Rodil se je leta 1920 v Vevčah. V osnovno šolo je hodil v Polju, klasično gimnazijo je končal v Ljubljani, kjer je leta 1938 maturiral. Vpisal se je na pravno fakulteto v Ljubljani, ki pa je zaradi vojne in revolucije ni končal.
Nazorsko je pripadal katoliškemu akademskemu društvu Zarja oziroma tako imenovani tretji miselni skupini, ki je bila pod vplivom Edvarda Kocbeka.
Toda po začetnih partizanskih umorih je hitro videl, kakšna nevarnost se je zgrnila nad Slovenijo. V Polju se je pridružil najprej vaški straži in kasneje domobrancem. Brat Jože je bil ubit jeseni 1943 na Velikem Osolniku.
Po vojni se je, tako kot mnogi drugi, odpravil na Koroško, prav tako tudi njegova družina, oče, mati, brat in sestri. Ko je prišla prva vest o vračanju domobrancev, se je skril med civilne begunce, ki jih je pred vračanjem rešil dr. Valentin Meršol.
Po vetrinjskem taborišču se je s starši ter drugimi begunci iz poljske fare preselil v taborišče Šentvid na Glini, nato pa v Kellerberg ob Dravi, kjer Je preživel nekaj mesecev.
Skupaj z nekaterimi drugimi študenti je jeseni 1945 odšel študirat v Gradec. Velike zasluge za to ima John Corsellis, eden pomembnejših ljudi v angleških begunskih taboriščih. V Gradcu je leta 1948 promoviral iz prava. Vrnil se je v begunsko taborišče v Spi-ttal, kjer je delal za IRO. Leta 1946 se je poročil v Bistrici na Dravi in že maja 1947 se mu je rodil sin.
Junija 1949 je z družino odšel v ZDA. V Cle-
velandu je najprej začel kot hišni uslužbenec, o-pravljal je vrtnarska in druga opravila. Ker mu graški študij v ZDA ni koristil, je moral v letih od 1951 do 1954 študirati še ameriško pravo. Toda po študiju se ni mogel takoj zaposliti, saj je čakal na pridobitev ameriškega državljanstva.
Zaposlil se je pri zavarovalnici, kjer je delal kot pravnik na področju zemljiškopravnih pravic do upokojitve leta 2000.
Na vprašanje, kako gleda na današnjo Slovenijo, je odgovoril, da tu žal veliko Slovencev ne zna ločiti med totalitarnim sistemom in pravo demokracijo. Povojno obdobje totalitarizma jemljejo kot nekaj normalnega. Ob tem poudari, da bi se morali zavedati, da je maja in junija 1945 v Sloveniji preteklo več krvi kot v katerikoli bitki v Evropi.
Toda vseeno goji upanje, da se bodo stvari uredile, čeprav zaenkrat na razvoj v Sloveniji ne gleda s prevelikim optimizmom. “Noben narod ne more graditi svoje prihodnosti na lažni oziroma zlagani zgodovini. Sedanja kontinuitetna oblast se trudi, da bi lažno zgodovino celo uzakonila.”
Pri tem misli na sprejem zakona o vojnih grobiščih, in doda, da je to popolno nepriznavanje zgodovinskega dogajanja.
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Uroš Roessmann
Matejev brat Uroš Roessmann Je imel do odhoda v Ameriko podobno pot. Rodil se je leta 1925. končal klasično gimnazijo in se vpisal na medicinsko fakulteto, ki pa so jo zaradi vojne kmalu zaprli.
Jeseni 1943 se je pridružil domobrancem v Polju, in se z njimi ob koncu vojne umaknil v Vetrinj. Tudi on se je izmuznil med civiliste in
se tako rešil pred vračanjem.
Oktobra 1945 je začel v Gradcu študirati medicino in opravil prvi rigo-roz. Ko je njegova družina leta 1949 odšla v Ameriko, je tla odšel tudi on, vendar s pomočjo štipendije, ki mu jo je podelila državna univerza iz Ohia. Tam je potem dve leti študiral v Co-lumbusu in eno leto delal v tovarni svedrov.
Po dodatnem tečaju medicine je lahko leta 1953 nadaljeval študij medicine v Clevelandu, kjer je po štirih letih doktoriral. Specializiral se je v nevropatologiji. Dve leti je delal na glavnem patološkem inštitutu za ameriško vojsko v Washingtonu. Služboval je na univerzi v Clevelandu, kjer je predaval in raziskoval, nato se je po 28 letih leta 1991 upokojil. V letih od 1991 do 1993 je vsako leto po tri mesece predaval kot gostujoči profesor na ljubljanski medicinski fakulteti.
Z demokracijo v Sloveniji ni zadovoljen. Na vprašanje, zakaj ne, je odgovoril, ker je na oblasti še vedno “stara garda”, javno mnenje pa se zaradi enoumja v medijih še vedno oblikuje le z ene strani. Pomladne stranke so se sicer trudile, vendar se bodo morale, kot je dodal, še bolj potruditi. Kljub temu, živi v upanju, da bo slovenska demokracija u-spela.
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Anton Oblak
Anton Oblak je bil rojen leta 1923 na Grabnu pri Svetem Gregorju. Vaškim stražarjem pri Svetem Gregorju se je pridružil že leta 1942. Kasneje je pristopil k domobrancem in bil* v začetku februarja v Žužemberku med letalskim bombardiranjem huje ranjen, zgubil je oko.
Po vojni se ni umaknd z drugimi domobranci.
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Anton je s sestro leta 1949 odšel v Ameriko, kjer sta imela strica, in se, kot mnogi drugi politični begunci, ustalil v Clevelandu. V začetku Je bilo težko z delom. V tovarni Je opravljal različna dela, v opekarni Je vozil opeke, ob delu pa je o-pravljal večerni tečaj.
Ustanovil je svoje podjetje za popravilo hiš, vendar zaradi konkurence ni bilo uspeha. Nazadnje se Je zaposlil na občini, kjer je od leta 1964 do upokojitve leta 1988 opravljal delo gradbenega inšpektorja.
Leta 1969 je prvič prišel na obisk v Slovenijo.
Vodi slovensko pisarno Clevelandu.
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nijo. Odgovoril je, da bi bila Slovenija tak^' kot si jo želi, bi se tako) da s°
vrnil. Tu se .čuti, politični emigranti oeza želeni in doda:
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greni. Nazaj grem s kim srcem. Toda raje ^ umrl v Sloveniji kot Ameriki.”
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sko vojsko skozi Stražo, Sotesko, Kočevje, čez Snežnik, Ilirsko Bistrico do Trsta.
Tam so v nekem gozdičku prespali, ko so jih 2aJeli Nemci. Ti so ga odpeljali v ujetniško ta-horišče ob reki Odri, Hter je bil nekaj tednov, ker pa je bil doma z Gorenjske, so ga mobili-zirali v svojo vojsko. Z nj° je bil v Romuniji, na Madžarskem, dokler ga nlso na Češkem ob kon-Cu vojne zajeli Američa-ni- Ker pa so jih zame-djali rdečearmejci, je po-begnil.
Pomešal se je med ^ehe, ki so mu povedali, kako lahko pride do Pl-2na. Tam je srečal sina direktorja Jugobrune iz ^anja Sinovca, ki ga je dapotil v manjši kraj pri Plznu, kjer so zanj naredi dokumente v angle-^oi- Z ameriškim tran-sP°rtom je prišel do ^Ogsburga. Pet let je de-^ Po angleških begun-skih taboriščih v Nemčiji. Novembra 1950 je od-e* v Kanado, kjer je en° leto moral odsluže-^ pot tja z delom v S°zdovih. Ustalil se je v °rontu, najprej kot ^dbenik. nato v Fordo-
vi tovarni, naredil je večerni tečaj za arhitekturno oblikovanje.
Od sedemdesetih let do danes je delal načrte za hiše, med drugim za več Slovencev, ki so zidali hiše, kot so Jože Kastelic, doma iz Žvirč, Jože Jereb, doma iz Polhovega Gradca, in Ivan Kavčič, doma iz Šentjošta.
S politično situacijo v Sloveniji ni zadovoljen. Na oblasti so tisti, ki so bili pokvarjeni in so to še danes. Upa pa, da bo nekoč boljše. Računa tudi, da bodo jeseni pomladne stranke uspešne, zato jim priporoča, da stopijo skupaj.
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Ema Pogačar
Ema Pogačar se je leta 1957 odpravila na obisk v Kanado, kjer je imela sestro in brata, eno sestro pa še v Ameriki, da bi si z delom kaj zaslu-
žila. Ugotovila je, da lahko boljše preživi tam.
Rodila se je v Tržiču, živela v Ljubljani, v šolo je hodila v Kamniku, kjer sta ji, siroti brez staršev, šola in internat pomenila dom. Končala je šolo za višje medicinske sestre. Ko je prišla v Kanado, se ni mogla načuditi tamkajšnji svobodi. Tam je morala še enkrat opraviti diplomo.
Spoznala je moža Jožeta Pogačarja in rodili so se Jima trije otroci. Ustanovila sta podjetje za prodajo nepremičnin. Ko smo se ob nedavnem obisku v Sloveniji pogovarjali z njo, nas je opozorila na usodo svojega moža, ki je doma iz Spodnje Hrušice pri Ljubljani. Na kratko nam je zaupala njegovo zgodbo.
Bilo je 16. marca 1942, ko so doma, v temi, molili rožni venec. Nekdo je potrkal na vrata, oče jih je malo odprl in neznanec ga je ustrelil, da je padel v nezavest. Z ženo sta imela šest otrok. Leta 1945 se je z vozom odpravil na begunsko pot na Koroško. Toda že po nekaj dnevih se je odločil za vrnitev domov, kjer pa so ga aretirali in obsodili sprva
na smrt, kasneje pa pomilostili na dvajset let zapora.
Po trinajstih letih zapora so ga izpustili domov, kamor je prišel samo še umret. Pred nekaj leti so otroci dosegli, da je bil rehabilitiran.
Sina Jožeta, bodočega Eminega moža, so pri šestnajstih letih prisilili, da je moral Udbi poročati o svoji mami. Mama ga je nekoč, bilo je ob peti uri zjutraj, videla, ko je šel čez polje in vedela je, da se poslavlja. Mami namreč ni hotel povedati, da bo emigri-ral, ker je s to informacijo ni hotel obremeniti, ko bi jo zaradi njega zasliševali. Mejo je skrivoma prestopil pri Gorici.
Emo smo vprašali, kako doživlja današnjo Slovenijo. Odgovorila je, da se preveč čuti, da so ljudem petdeset let prali možgane, zaradi česar ne poznajo resnične zgodovine. Dodala je še, da je Slovenija zaradi revolucije, povojnih pobojev in emigracije, povezane s preganjanji, izgubila veliko intelektualcev, požrtvovalnih, zavednih in vernih Slovencev. V svetu so bili sprejeti z odprtimi rokami.
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Dr. Valentin F. Meršol (rojen leta 1934) je sin dr. Valentina Meršola, zdravnika, ki je med reševanjem političnih beguncev v Vetrinju odigral zelo pomembno vlogo. Oče se je hotel umakniti sam iz Slovenije, vendar žena na to ni pristala, zato se je umaknila cela družina (trije sinovi in ena hči).
Šli so skozi begunska taborišča Vetrinj, Lienz in Spittal. Oče se je hudo ponesrečil z avtomobilom v Mollbrucku; angleški voznik je umrl, on pa je imel prerezano grlo, hud pretres možganov in poškodovani obe koleni. Zdravil se je v Beljaku in Lienzu.
Čez dve leti je, kot velik ljubitelj planin, že lahko splezal na Gross-glockner.
1949 so odšli v Ameriko, kjer so se najprej ustalili v Rock Creeku pri Clevelandu. Oče je bil najprej zaposlen v glavni bolnišnici v Clevelandu, ko pa je opravil (»•alje na str. 16)

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Sin Valentin se je šolal v begunski gimnaziji, ki jo je vodil prof. Bajuk. Marca 1950 je začel s študijem medicine v Chicagu. Specializiral se je za bolezni ušes, nosu in grla.
Dve led je služil vojsko. Na univerzi v Clevelandu je učil anatomijo in prakticiral v bolnišnici. To delo opravlja še danes. V zakonu se mu je rodilo šest otrok, ima pa tudi že devet vnukov. Sestra Irena je že umrla (delala je na možganskem inštitutu), brata pa še živita. Jože je zdravnik, Stane pa jezikoslovec in fizik.
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Frank Beck
Dne 14. julija je v Slovenskem domu za ostarele umrl 98 let stari Frank Beck iz Euclida, mož Mary roj. Bajt, oče Richarda, 2-krat stari oče, 2-krat prastari oče, brat Rudyja, Au-
gusta, Josepha, Alberta, Julije in Victorije (vsi že pok.), zaposlen pri Fisher Body obratu na Coit RA 45 let, član DNU pri Mariji Vnebovzeti, ABZ št 186, St. Clair Rifle and Hunt Club ter klubov upokojencev na Holmes Ave. in v Euclidu. Pogreb je bil 16. julija v oskrbi Želetove-ga zavoda s sv. mašo v cerkvi Marije Vnebovzete in pokopom na Vernih duš pokopališču.
Edmund Golinski
Dne 12. julija je umrl 85 let stari Edmund Golin' ski z E. 68 St., vdovec p° Josie, roj. Antončič, brat Thaddeusa in Helen Starc (oba že pok.), zaposlen do upokojitve kot strojnit pr‘ The Steel Improvement Co-Privaten pogreb je bil v oskrbi Želetovega zavoda 5 pokopom na Vernih duš pokopališču.
Eleanore Godina
Umrla je 69 let stara Eleanore Godina, rojena Zi' mmerman, žena Vincenta, mati Vincenta ml., Josepha in Roberta, 1-krat stara mati. Pogreb je bil 7. julija v oskrbi Želetovega zavoda 5 sv. mašo v cerkvi Marij6 Vnebovzete in pokopom & Vernih duš pokopališču.
Julie F. Cimperman
Dne 1. julija je umrla 30 let stara Julie F. Cimperman, hčerka Johna D. in že p°k Mary Helen, sestra Johna ml., Jamesa in Josepha, te' ta in nečakinja. Pogreb j6 bil 6. julija s sv. mašo v cerkvi St. Mary of the Fall8 v Olmsted Fallsu s pokop0111 na Vseh svetnikov pokopal1' šču.
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