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08/30/2010
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Walking can add minutes to your life. This
enables you at 85 years old to spend an
additional 5 months in a nursing home at
$7000 per month.
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No cards will be sent out for this event/ If you want to attend Just mail your check to Terry
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Past Po.L.K. fo A. member Marcella Godlesky has passed away. She was a danceing freind of Roman Jaworski. I have no details on anything yet.
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August 25, 2010
Ralph J. Norman
JUDSON — Ralph J. Norman, age 88, lifetime Judson farmer, died on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at his home.
A private family burial will be held at Minneopa Cemetery. A gathering for family and friends will be held on Saturday, August 28 at 1:00 p.m. at Dean and Barbara’s home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to ISJ Hospice. Lake Crystal Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Ralph was born on June 30, 1922 near Lake Crystal to Ralph J. and Ada L. (Upson) Norman. He attended Lake View Rural School and graduated from Lake Crystal High School. Ralph served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II from 1942-1945. He was a navigator on a B-25 Bomber completing 39 missions in South West Pacific including: Philippines Islands, Formosa, Australia, and Indo-China. Ralph was united in marriage to Thelma Nelson on August 23, 1947 at Vernon Center. They spent a lifetime together farming near Lake Crystal. Together they enjoyed spending time with family, traveling, golf, playing cards, horse-shoes, polka dancing, and being the Dr. Pepper Kids at dances.
He is survived by his wife Thelma of Lake Crystal; children: Virginia (Wallace) Mathews of Hot Springs, AR, Mary Parker of Spring Hill, FL, Barbara (Bill Schell) Sinning of East Dundee, IL, and Dean (Barbara) Norman of Lake Crystal; nine grandchildren; twelve great-grandchildren; two sisters, Joan (John) Roth of Lake Crystal and Mary (Bill) Mensing of Mapleton; and sister-in-law, Beth Norman. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, John Norman.
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21st Annual Czech and Slovak Festival
Sokol Minnesota’s annual Czech and Slovak Festival returns to the Highland Park Pavilion, 1200 Montreal Avenue, Saint Paul, Sunday, September 19 from 11 a.m to 5 p.m. This colorful festival features Czech and Slovak food, costumed dancers, the Sokol Singers, as well as the Zuhrah Shrine Band!
The Food
This year’s menu features a wonderful selection of tasty authentic Czech and Slovak recipes including Slovak halušky s kapustou (dumplings with sauerkraut) and holubky (cabbage rolls); potato or cheese pirohy (dumplings), Czech žebírka (pork ribs), kurací paprikáš s knedlíkem (chicken paprika with dumplings), and Bohemian jitrnice (sausage). This year’s version of this wonderful pork sausage comes from Montgomery, Minnesota, where it is made with pearl barley. Not to be missed are oblozené chlebícky (open-faced sandwiches) made-to-order with cold cuts, eggs, cheese, or mayonnaise-based salads such as ham, pea, or potato. Booya is back! Made from the time-tested Sokol Camp (Pine City) recipe, the booya is for sale in individual servings or in bulk. The Sweet Shop has a wonderful selection of kolache (pastries), potica (a Slovak walnut and poppy seed delicacy), cookies, and other treats. Beverage selections include wine, beer, and specially brewed root beer.
The Program
The festival program reflects centuries of Czech and Slovak traditions. The Festival opens with recordings of beautiful folksongs brought over from the old country, including many sung by our own Sokol Minnesota Senior Singers. Under the direction of Georgiana Dolejsi, they share not only beautiful melodies, but also use the correct pronunciation of the mother-tongues and offer the true spirit of all the songs.
The theme of folk music will run through the program, 11:30 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. with concertinas and the Zuhrah Shrine Band. Musical selections of middle European marches follow the presentation of the national flags and our American, Czech, and Slovak anthems. Musicians are invited to bring accordions or concertinas . Everyone can enjoy a beer and lend their voices to the singing.
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Long time Po.L.K. of A. Member Walter Ehrke passed away Tues, 7/27.
Funeral will be Mon. Aug. 2, at 11:00 am at Prairie Community Church in Lester Prairie, with visitation at the church 2 hours prior to the service. Further visitation at the Maresh Funeral Home in Silver Lake on Sun from 4-7:30 pm.
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Gilly Maus of the Country Polkateers died from a heart attack Monday nite 07/12/2010
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Roman Rezac, 92
Roman E. Rezac, 92, of Lonsdale, died Monday, May 24, 2010, at his home.
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Po.L.K. of A. member and former royalty Walter Petterson passed away on Sunday 05/23/10
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Dan Kubes a long time member of the Po.K.L. of A. passed away in Airzona on Friday 23, 2010.
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Long time member of the Polka Klub has passed away
Joyce Flusemann Died on Easter Sunday.
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I have some pictures of the Coranation Dance under event pictures/coranation 2010
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I put some pictures from the Arizona Chapter dances I attened look under Arizona Chapter/ pictures
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Band Leader Ben Barta passed away I don't have any details but I belive his funeral was Tuesday 02/16/10
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I put some pictures of the Hoilday Party Good Dancing, Good meeting, Good food.
Look under events pictures/Hoilday Party 10
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I put some pictures from the Officers Christmas Party. A good time was had by all.
Look under event pictures/Christmas Party 09
The pictures are a little fuzzy new camara
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Withros Ballroom has a new owner
http://www.withrowballroom.com/
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I added some pictures from the 2009 Musicfest
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Here are some polka videos from the "Polka Video Guy" Evans Benz
There you will find over 220 videos of Polkas, Waltzes, Swing, Fox Trot, Cha-cha and maybe even some other styles of music and dance that I have videoed at various dances.
Polka Video Update on YouTube www.youtube.com/polkahard38
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I stopped at the B & L BAR in New Ulm MN and got
some more pictures of Johnny Helget look on the side menu under
Johnny Helget.. I also put a short video
of Johnny Helget in the top bar menu. .It may take a little
time to load depending on the speed of your internet server, but if
you enjoy Johnny Helget you wll enjoy This. It is a Windows
Media Video File (WMV) and opens in Windows Media Player but
they could open in any video format that you have as defualt I
hope. If you have any trouble let me know and I will try to fix it
if I can. I am always learning you know.
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If you have any good pictures to share send
them to me and I can put them on the site.
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Check out our specal events page for specal activity events and pictures
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To check on the dance schedule's click on dance schedule on the side
To check on Polkafests, bands or ballrooms click on the links on the side
Remember this is your Web Site and if you want to have something posted on it get it to me somehow and I will put it on.
e-mail to webmaster@polkofa.com
send to
Terry Pulkrabek
2817 Aquila Ave N
New Hope , MN 55427
To all Po.L.K. of A. chapters If you would like to have some information about your chapter put on this web site send it to me by e-mail and I will try to put the information under your chapter You can send me pictures,your events,your meeting dates , dance dates,meeting minutes (etc). I would prefer that only one person per chapter send me information.
If you have a website like Illinois let me know
e-mail me at webmaster@polkofa.com
