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2017 NSS Scholarship RecipientsSee Pages 18 & 19 For Pictures

National Slovak Society of the United States of America

2017 Slovak Day At Kennywood Park See Page 20 For Pictures

Národné Noviny

2017 Pirates Night At PNC Park

See Page 20 For Pictures

Fraternal Life Insurance Since 1890 • Photo Contest Deadline: October 1st, 2017

Septemberfest 2017! Sept. 23rd, 11am-4pm

NATIONAL NEWSSEPTEMBER 2017 | NUMBER 3509 VOLUME 109

2017 NSS Golf TournamentSee Pages 6-8 For Pictures & Results

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Periodical Postage Paid at McMurray, Pennsylvania and Additional Mailing OfficesOwned and Published by the

NATIONAL SLOVAK SOCIETYOF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Organized February 16, 1890351 Valley Brook Road, McMurray, PA 15317-3337

USES 0371-140 - ISSN: 0027-7940Phone: (724) 731- 0094 -- E-Mail: [email protected]

NSS Web Site: www.nsslife.orgFax No: 724-731-0145

Founder and Honorary President, Peter V. Rovnianek

EDITORLORI CROWLEYPublished Monthly

Send articles for publication to:351 Valley Brook Road

McMurray, PA 15317-3337Deadline: 5th of preceding month.

“POSTMASTER” SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO:NATIONAL SLOVAK SOCIETY

351 VALLEY BROOK ROAD, MCMURRAY, PA 15317-3337

NSS EXECUTIVE OFFICERSDavid G. Blazek, FIC, President, CEO & ElderJoseph Stefka, Jr., Chairman of the BoardLinda M. Strom, Secretary/Treasurer, CFO

NSS BOARD OF DIRECTORSAlan Burns

Michael CzarneyAndrea GarbonAbigail GrossRobert KatricakSusan OndrejcoJohn PayerchinJoseph Stefka, Jr.Drew Wesnak

NSS HONORARY OFFICERS

Sophia Hudak, Tribunal MemberAnthony Beno, Director

Dean Burns, Vice-PresidentMary Jo Holker, DirectorEdward Koches, Director

Joseph Tomaskovic, Jr., Director

FSWFE HONORARY OFFICERSJustine Wesnak, President

Reverend Monsignor Thomas V. Banick,Spiritual Advisor

ROCWMAS HONORARY OFFICEROlga Kasnot, President

FSWFE and PBU merged with NSS in 1997ROCWMAS merged with the NSS in 1998

Inside this Issue...

From the Executive Officers

Assembly Activities

NSS Financial Matters

President’s Column................................. 4Secretary/Treasurer’s Column ................ 5

Activities at a Glance ............................ 3

Annuity Interest Rates ............................ 10

NSS News/Activities

2017 Final Golf Results ........................... 62017 Golf Photos ....................................7-82017 Photo Contest ................................ 21Assembly Activities/Photos .................... 14Spotlight on NSS Employee .................... 15NSS History ........................................... 17Scholarship Winners ........................ 18-19NSS Fun.................................................. 20

Na;rodne; Noviny

Assembly News

Departed Members ................................. 9PVR Donations ....................................... 9Assembly Meetings .............................12-13

NSS Sales Department

Septemberfest................................. 22Olta;r Majstra Pavla v Bzilike sv.Jakuba V Levoc'i sla;vi 500. Vy;roc'ie............................................ 22Stretnutie sa Slova;kov v Pittsburghu .................................... 22

�ational �lovak �ocietyN A T I O N A L N E W S

National Sales Director............................. 11

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REGION 2 Assemblies L075, 0617

October 22 Assembly L075, Meeting, Grande’s Restaurant, Moosic, PA at 1:00 pmNovember 12 Assembly L075, Pizza Party/Bingo, VA Medical Center at 1:30 pm

REGION 5 Assemblies P38A, 0039, 0100, L105, 0108, 0123, L161, 0377, 0434, 0441, 0588, 0737, 0774

September 10 Assembly 0039, Meeting, (Stuffers Club-9/11 Dinner) Eat’n Park, Uniontown, PA at 6:00 pmSeptember 18 Assembly 0588, Meeting, Panera Bread, North Fayette at 6:30 pmSeptember 23 6th Annual Septemberfest, Home Office, McMurray, PANovember 6 Assembly 0588, Meeting, Panera Bread, North Fayette at 6:30 pmDecember 3 Assembly 0039, Christmas Party, Knights of Columbus Hall, Uniontown, PA at 2:00 pm

REGION 8 Assemblies 0004, 0070, 0160, 0432, 0595September 9 Assembly 070/C070, Pot Luck Dinner, Dr. Martin Luther Church, Brooklyn, Ohio at 5:00 pm

REGION 14 Assemblies RO59, L102

October 1 Assembly R059, Meeting/Fundraiser, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, following Divine Liturgy

REGION 15 Assemblies L002, 0028

No activities at this time

AT LARGE Assemblies R019, L040, 0110, 0236, 0267, 0381, 0554, 0568, 0586, 0705, 0731, 0800, 0813

September 3 Assembly 0554, Meeting, Jim Stricek’s residence, DuBois, PA at 2:00 pmSeptember 17 Assembly 0705, Meeting, Buck residence, Seelyville, IN at 1:00 pmSeptember 17 Assembly 0110, Meeting, Bohemian Hall, Astoria, NY at 3:00 pmOctober 8 Assembly 0731, Hayride, Countryside Farm, Lowellville, OH at 4:00 pmOctober 11 Assembly 0731, Meeting/Lunch, Kravitz Cafe, Mill Creek Park Fellows Riverside Garden-1pmNovember 5 Assembly 0110, Christmas Luncheon, (Time/place to be announced)November 5 Assembly 0705, Meeting, Buck residence, Seelyville, IN at 1:00 pmNovember 5 Assembly 0554, Meeting, Jim Stricek’s residence, DuBois, PA at 2:00 pmDecember 16 Assembly 0731, Christmas Party, Elton Beard Cabin, Boardman, OH at 1:00 pmDecember 24 Assembly 0705, Christmas Eve Party at Butwin Residence at 6:00 pm

Assembly 0586, Meeting, Location, date and time to be announced (Letter to member)

Activities At A Glance

From The President’s Desk…

David G. Blazek, FICPresident, CEO


Punography Of The Month:She was only a whisky-maker, but heloved her still.

Greetings from the Home Office of the National Slovak Society. As summerwinds down this month, the children willbe heading back to the sounds of theschool bells each morning. Wishing all ofour children a very successful school year. Today as I walked into my office, it

was decorated like it was Christmas withlittle lights and banners that read “HappyBirthday”. Linda Strom and Pam Blumstayed after work yesterday to decorateand help make my birthday special. Ihave been blessed to work with such nicepeople over the years, and I appreciateeach and every person very much. Thismonth we celebrate Labor Day on the 4th which signals the end of summer. Wealso celebrate Grandparent’s Day on the10th. Speaking of grandparents, I wantto congratulate Sue and Rudy Ondrejcoon the birth of their newest grandson,Vincent Montalbano, son of Regina andTim. Vincent was born on July 18th, afterthe deadline for the August issue. Also,we just learned that congratulations arein order for Chris and Bob Katricak onthe birth of grandson Chase PatrickBerner, son of Jenny and Josh. Chasewas born August 2nd. All parents, grand-parents, and babies are doing well. Twonew members for the Society! Also thismonth, we will be holding our 6th Annual Septemberfest at the HomeOffice in McMurray, PA. There will be entertainment, vendors and of coursegreat tasting Slovak Food. It will be heldbetween 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Parking willbe available at our neighbor, Jordan TaxOffice’ s parking lot next door to ourbuilding. Thanks to Bill Linnert, who isalso a member of the society, for the useof his parking lot.

2017 Financial OutlookWe are more than half way through the

year and our steady growth continues in2017. Our model for controlled growth hascontinued to provide strong profits in 2017.People often ask me how is business, andmy response is very good. I go on to explainto them that we have to be careful as tohow much annuity premium we bring ineach year as it affects our surplus and sol-vency ratios. In addition, commissions toour agents who represent us are paid fromour surplus and affect the bottom line ofprofits each year. Speaking of agents, oursales force throughout the country hasgrown to over 1,600 and we are now li-censed in 18 states. Our investment port-folio continues to perform very well, due to the diligent work of our investmentcommittee in conjunction with our assetmanager, AQS. We work hard to make sureour investments are safe and will protectour member’s assets as we provide a fairreturn in interest on their monies.

Fraternal Trip To ArubaElsewhere in this issue of the Na-

tional News, you will find a page adver-tising an opportunity for our generalmembership to join us on the agent in-centive trip to Aruba, April 7th-14th,2018. We have a limited number ofrooms available on a first come, firstserved basis, so if you have never beento Aruba, this may be a great opportu-nity for you. Our trips in the past havebeen always very enjoyable, so considerthe opportunity. I hope to see many ofyou on the plane to Aruba.

News of NarodniarsHappy Birthday to former National Secretary/Treasurer Paul Payerchin, past Di-

rector Gary Cepko, Sales Director Greg Felton, Controller Donna Tenney, staff mem-bers Tracey Bastaroli, and Linda Buono, members Mary Cambest, John Palko,Millie Havir, Michael Eubank, son in-law Edwin Woods, Chris Katricak, Susan Knolland granddaughter Charlotte Lavin. Happy anniversary to Director Bob Katricak and wife Chris, Honorary Director

Joseph and Irene Tomaskovic, Jr., Monica and Frank Stanitski, and to my wife Franas we celebrate our 22nd anniversary at the end of the month.


A Page From My Notebook...Linda M. Strom, Secretary/TreasurerEmail: [email protected]

Important Message ToOur Members andAgentsIn order to provide our members and

agents the most accurate information re-garding their policies we have madeavailable the Member and Agent Portalswhich can be accessed via our website at www.nsslife.org (upper right side of initial webpage). Some of you may nothave the capability of accessing our website and we understand this issue,however, those of you that can connect toour website, please create a user id andpassword and gain immediate access toyour information via the Member and/orAgent Portal. The office staff is doing its best when calls come in requesting account balances. Placing calls into thehome office for account information canbe time consuming for both the callerand the staff member who always hasyour best interest in mind. Thank you foryour cooperation.

2017 Spring Board Meeting MinutesThe 2017 Spring Board Meeting was

opened and called to order on June 2,2017 at Rocky Gap Resort in Flintstone,MD by Chairman of the Board JosephStefka, Jr. After a few brief remarks heturned the meeting over to President &CEO David G. Blazek for the remainder ofthe meeting. President Blazek asked for a moment silence in memory of Past Secretary/Treasurer and Honorary Director

The Assembly Growth Committee re-viewed the Fraternal Tracking Program andDiamond/Platinum/Silver “Extra Effort”Awards presented and approved the 2016Fraternal Allowance and Extra Effortawards for all active Assemblies. The Fra-ternal Growth Committee acted upon allpetitions received for consideration. Thecommittee also selected and approved the2017 PVR Scholarship and PerpetualScholarship awardees. The MembershipGrowth Committee reviewed current inter-est rates and recommended they remainthe same for the 3rd Quarter of 2017. TheAudit Committee Report, presented by Director Robert Katricak, stated that theBond Audit was completed and all wasfound in order. The CPA firm of Reddinger,Will, Gallagher & Dickert, LLC were againretained to audit for year ending December31, 2016.The PVR Fund Board Report, presented

by Director Czarney reported that the com-mittee approved 55 First Year Scholarships;presented the list of approved Perpetualand Renewal Scholarships awardees; andreported that the PVR Scholarship FundAnnuity totals $1,027,756.22. The MuseumCommittee Report, presented by MuseumCurator Sue Ondrejco, provided an overviewof a very successful year for Museum eventsand marketing.Old Business provided updates on the

status of the Cyber Security Policy, Strate-gic Plan, Youth Ambassador Project, BoardEducation and a review of the results ofthe Assembly Officers Seminar Survey. New Business contained the appoint-

ment of the NSS Legal Advisor, Actuaryand Medical Advisor, Annuity InterestRates were reviewed and a motion wasmade to keep the rates the same for the3rd Quarter of 2017, new Exchange Serverstatus and the upcoming 2018 37thQuadrennial Convention.

2017 SeptemberfestMark Your Calendar! The NSS Heritage

Museum’s 2017 6th Annual September-fest event will be held Saturday, September23, 2017 at the NSS Heritage Museumthat is located at the NSS Home Office.Each year this event grows in attendanceand activities, provides “Delicious Slovak”delicacies and is simply a “fraternal goodtime”.

Paul J. Godor who recently passed awayand for all our dearly departed. AllBoard members were present alongwith: Legal Counsel P. Ronald Cooper,Esq.; NSS Sales Director Greg Felton;NSS CPA Donald Reddinger, RWGD;NSS Actuary of Record Edward Cow-man, Miller/Newberg; and AQS AssetManager Larry White. All Bond Sales, Exchanges and Pur-

chases through March 31, 2017 wereratified and all Mortgages reviewed.Minutes of the 2017 Winter Board Meet-ing were approved.Sales Director Greg Felton presented

the Sales Directors Report highlighting:2016 Sales; Membership and AgentGrowth; New Business; and discussionon the new DOL rule. CPA Donald Reddinger presented an Overview of the1st Quarter 2017 Financials thatshowed an increase in Total Assets($1.05B), Surplus ($45.3mm) and NetIncome ($2.05mm). Total Solvency (lessIMR and AVR) also increased to 105.6%.CPA Reddinger presented an overview ofIMR and AVR reserves, what their pur-pose is and how/where they are reported. The Fraternal Activities Coordinator’s

Report, presented by Fraternal ActivitiesCoordinator Pam Blum, recapped theevents of 2016 and those that are com-ing up in 2017. This year’s Fraternalistof the Year Award winner is Jill Grover, Assembly 0123 and the Youth Achieve-ment Award Winner is Josie Applegarth,Assembly 0731. This year’s Golf Tournament will be at Firestone Farmsin Columbiana, Ohio and the 2018 tournament will be held July 13-14 atTam O’Shanter in Hermitage, PA. TheUnited Slovak Fraternals 2018 Golf Tournament will be held in Erie, PA. Adiscussion was held pertaining to thenew rule requiring child clearance forthose that work with children. NSS Asset Manager Larry White,

AQS presented his report, providing thefollowing: Portfolio Metrics showing BookYield of 4.78%, Portfolio Quality of A2/A,Effective Duration of 8.4 and ModifiedDuration of 9.3; followed by a discus-sion on RBC and what impact, if any,the additional scenarios will have on theRBC. A lengthy discussion was held onvarious topics during the presentation.


Name Flight SaturdayNet

18 Hole Place

Sunday Net

36 Hole Total

36 Hole Place

Tom Harris A 67 1stDave Burns A 69 2ndAlan Burns A 71 72 143 1stAndy Burns A 73 72 145Rich Burns A 74 82 156Mike Czarney A 76 82 158

John Payerchin B 69 1st 77 146Albert Suess B 70 2ndAlex Blum B 72 71 143 1stMatt Toth B 75Joe Stefka B 82 69 151Floyd McKain B 83

Greg Felton C 72 1st 76 148 1stRick Toth C 77 2ndJoe Elliott C 78 79 157Greg Blum C 81 82 163Dan Froehlich C 85

Steven Garbon Cal 73 1st Ken Rainey Cal 75 2nd (Tie)Andrew Blazek Cal 75 2nd (Tie)Dale Blazek Cal 76Greg Holsinger Cal 77Ryan Strom Cal 77Andrew Garbon Cal 78Nancy Holsinger Cal 78Donald Minto Cal 79Zach Partyka Cal 79

Jim Czarney Sr 66 1st 78 144 2nd Dave Blazek Sr 69 2nd 73 142 1stDan Kralik Sr 73 78 151George Batyko Sr 73Jim Morehart Sr 74Chuck Froehlich Sr 76Ron Cooper Sr 79 76 155Tony Gambatese Sr 82 79 161

Georgiann Kralik Women 75 1st 67 142 1st

2017 Golf Results

Dave Blazek is the Joe Stefka, Sr. Memorial Golf Award winner for 2017. This is the second time Dave has won, he was the first recipient of the award in 1994.


2017 Golf Tournament

L-R: Tom Harris, Alan Burns, John Payerchin, Dave Burns

L-R: Ryan Strom, Matt Toth, Dave Blazek, Ron Cooper

L-R: Joe Stefka, Floyd McKain, George Batyko

L-R: Chuck Froehlich, Dan Froehlich, Jim Morehart, Jim Czarney

L-R: Tony Gambatese, Rich Burns, Andy Burns, Mike Czarney

L-R: Greg Felton, Joe Elliott, Rick Toth, Albert Suess

L-R: Georgiann Kralik, Dan Kralik, Greg Holsinger, Nancy Holsinger

L-R: Greg Blum, Dale Blazek, Andrew Blazek, Alex Blum

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2017 Golf Tournament

L-R: Don Minto, Ken Rainey, Andrew Garbon, Steve Garbon

L-R: Pam Blum, Drew Wesnak, Sharon Wesnak

Joe Stefka with Dave Blazek

L-R: Ed Krall, Georgiann Kralik, Linda Strom

Fraternal Night Dinner

Honorary V.P. Dean Burns and Martha Garbon

Dave Blazek

Andrew Blazek with Pam Blum

Bartender Alex Blum

Mike Czarney


PVR Scholarship Fund Donations

� YES, I want to help our young members attain their academic goals.Here is my donation of $ ________.

Name:

Assembly:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Please issue your check to: NSS PVR Scholarship Fund

And send to: National Slovak Society 351 Valley Brook Road McMurray, PA 15317

In Memory of Kathleen Masolotte : Assembly 0123 20.00

In Memory of Paul J Godor:Donald Reddinger 750.00Assembly 0737 50.00

In Memory of Robert Weaver:Assembly 0123 20.00

In Memory of James Yurko:Assembly 0123 20.00

Donations:Richard Toth 40.00David Jancisin 100.00Louis & Sharon Slovensky 240.00Esteban Troyanovich 25.00NSS Life 2017 Golf Tournament 5,155.53

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DONATE TO THE PVRSCHOLARSHIP FUNDHere are four good reasons why makinga donation makes sense...

• Every penny donated goes directlyinto the PVR Scholarship Fund.• Your contribution will help our youngmembers achieve their academic goals.• Your donation may benefit your ownson, daughter, niece or nephew. • Every year, requests for grants in-crease, making more demands on thePVR Scholarship Fund.

OUR DEPARTED MEMBERS July, 2017

Name City and State Date of Death Assembly

Chaffin, Ruth Ann Homestead, PA 06/15/2017 0441Christensen, Jack Racine, WI 07/02/2017 0774Di Pietro, Edward Oaklyn, NJ 05/15/2017 0774Dolfi, Helen Pittsburgh, PA 03/26/2017 0434Oleynik, Barbara Uniontown, PA 06/12/2017 0039Gomb, Alfred R Montoursville, PA 06/21/2017 0617Green, Mildred St. Clairsville, OH 04/06/2017 0774Husar, Virginia Joliet, IL 05/06/2017 0441Iaconis, Emma MargueriteColumbus, OH 06/21/2017 0595Kadzik, Marilyn Springfield, MA 06/16/2017 0774Kapetanovich, Frank Pittsburgh, PA 07/08/2017 L161Kasic, Andrew Greensburg, PA 05/21/2017 0737Kelly, Margaret B Roscoe, PA 07/03/2017 0377Kohout, William Monongahela, PA 01/01/2017 0434Koller, Terry Dover, PA 03/04/2017 L102Lee, Jagger Leesburg, FL 06/25/2017 0617Lewis, Barbara South Charleston, WV 01/06/2017 0774Matzonkai, Ronald Deland, FL 05/28/2017 L002McDonough, Diane Charleroi, PA 05/18/2017 0377Metil, Mary Pittsburgh, PA 04/26/2017 L161Migliori, Deborah Hanover Twp, PA 03/11/2017 0617Mihalcak, Patricia Hermitage, PA 06/17/2017 0731Minotas, Dorothy Cleveland, OH 07/07/2017 0004Ondick, Mildred Bradenton, FL 06/10/2017 0441Petruski, Elizabeth Pineville, NC 06/10/2017 0110Roberts, Carl Herndon, WV 06/13/2017 P38AScarton, Dorothy Portage, PA 07/17/2017 0737Sinclair, Susan Altoona, PA 05/25/2017 0774Stoops, Dorothy Cabot, PA 07/05/2017 L161Swasy, Margaret Hayes, VA 04/29/2017 0774Thomas, Larry C Punxsutawney, PA 06/15/2017 0554Trotta, Marie Monongahela, PA 07/11/2017 0377Vahosky, Melissa Elizabeth, PA 02/15/2017 0108Vrabel, Helen Willoughby, OH 04/10/2017 C774Whitsel, Josephine Huntingdon, PA 06/10/2017 0554Zielensky, Ruth Elco, PA 06/23/2017 0377

Slovak Catholic Federation Northeast Pennsylvania ChapterPilgrimage of Faith

Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Danville, PASaturday, October 14, 2017 - Cost $15.00

(includes lunch)Arrival 11:00 a.m. - Liturgy 4:00 p.m.

Tours of the Basilica and Jankola Library and Museum

RSVP by October 2nd to Theresa Kluchinski - Call 570-817-4657


Advantages of an NSS Annuity/IRA................• Competitive interest rates

• Guaranteed minimum interest rate• Tax-deferred earnings

• Avoids Probate• Liquidity/Withdrawal features

• Flexible retirement income options• No sales charges or fees

Did you know....

You can add money to almost any Annuity withNSS-just send us a check. Any additional funds

will not increase the timeperiod on early withdrawalpenalties.

Current Interest RatesEffective since January 1, 2013

Preferred Choice 1.00%Optimum 3 2.00%Preferred 5 3.00%Preferred 8 3.50%

*Preferred 7 and Flex earning 4%, these plans are no longer available.Please contact your NSS Life financial service representative or

Joe Elliott in the Home Office at 1-800-488-1890.

Access your account values

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September is Life Insurance AwarenessMonthSeptember is Life Insurance Aware

ness Month (LIAM). This national edu-cation campaign, which is coordinatedby the nonprofit organization Life Happens, is designed to get consumersto take stock of their life insuranceneeds and protect their loved ones withproper insurance planning. Danica Patrick, professional race car

driver and athlete, is the spokespersonfor Life Insurance Awareness Month forthe second year, spreading the mes-sage of financial fitness. She is themost successful LIAM spokesperson todate, and she is back for a second yearto take the campaign to new heights.

Be Fit—With Your Finances, TooHer message is one that will resonate

with everyone: “As a race car driver andathlete, being fit is important to me.But fitness extends to all parts of yourlife, including your finances. And whenit comes to being financially fit, gettinglife insurance is key.” And she speaks candidly about get-

ting life insurance, “If you’ve procrasti-nated getting coverage because youdon’t know where to start, ask for help—that’s what I did. Ask a friend for a re-ferral or give an insurance agent oradvisor a call. Then do what I do. Writeit down on your calendar or to-do list.”Then call your local NSS representativeor Joe Elliott in the Home Office formore information.

From the Sales Department...

By Greg Felton, CLU, ChFC

Sales Director

As the Beneficiary of an Annuity/IRA – Now What?Every day when someone passes away our claim department gets questions like

this and more. So what is a beneficiary to do? Download and review our claim packet that can be

found on our website: www.nsslife.org under annuities/forms. The packet outlines claim options and tells what forms or information is needed

to process the claim. (i.e.: certified death claim, original certificate/policy or a lostpolicy form). NSS always recommends consulting with your tax advisor to determinethe tax consequences for your particular situation. We do not provide tax or legal advice. Depending on the product (IRA, Roth IRA, non-qualified annuity) there maybe some subtle differences to the beneficiary. If the beneficiary is the spouse of the decedent, they can treat the deceased’s

account as their own, by putting their name on the account and naming their ownbeneficiary; or they can roll over the funds into their own account. Generally speaking,here is a quick guide to the options available to a spouse and to other beneficiaries:

Spouse is beneficiary Non-spouse beneficiary1. Rollover to spouse’s account/continuation 1. Close account by the end of the 5th year2. Select lifetime payments 2. Select lifetime payments3. Lump sum 3. Lump sum

If the beneficiary is a non-person (i.e.: estate, trust, etc.) the proceeds must be paid in a lump sum.

Taxes and Annuities - Generally speaking There are some general guidelines regarding taxes and annuities. As a rule the

taxes on annuities, IRAs and Roth IRAs are all different. On IRAs – all withdrawalsare taxable. On Roth IRAs the principal is returned first and any interest is paid outlast, for qualified withdrawals. To be qualified; the account must be at least fiveyears old and the person must be age 59½ or older. For qualified Roth IRA with-drawals, all interest would be tax-free. On non-qualified annuities; interest alwayscomes out first and is taxable. Any principal is paid out last and is considered a re-turn of capital and not taxed. The federal government (IRS) may charge a 10% earlywithdrawal penalty for monies taken out of an account prior to age 59½. Some ex-ceptions may apply. As always NSS assumes no responsibility for tax or legal advice.You should always consult with your professional advisor to see how it effects yourparticular situation.


ASSEMBLY 123Coraopolis, PA

It is hard to believe that summer isalmost over. Did it seem to go fast; itdid for me. It used to be the day afterLabor Day was the happiest day of theyear for parents, when the kids go backto school. Well has that changed, schoolstarts earlier each year. Is this a goodidea? Maybe it is like open classroomsand new math a noble experiment. September 10th is Grandparents Day.

Therefore, let us congratulate all thegrandparents in our assembly and hopethat their grandchildren bring themnothing but pride and joy. By the way, ifyour grandchildren aren’t members ofNSS, now would be a good time to havethem enrolled. You just have to get thema life insurance policy which is very rea-sonable and gives them lots of benefitsover and above the insurance coverage.If you want more details call me at 724-242-5085 or Bill Del Monaco at 412-264-7268.Do you like miniature golf? If can be

lots of fun and it is not too strenuous.Thanks to Bill Del Monaco of our as-sembly for scheduling a miniature golfouting on Saturday, September 30th.Tee time at 6:00 pm; be there by 5:30

ASSEMBLY L075Duryea, PAOur members will assist the Catherine

McAuley Center of Scranton with theirparade of baskets for matching funds atthe Luzerne County Fair, September 6ththru 10th. The baskets will travel to theKielbasa Festival in Plymouth, Carbon-dale Pioneer Days, the Pittston TomatoFestival, Luzerne Fall Festival and wrapup at the Mercy Center in Dallas for theirannual Volunteer Luncheon where thewinners will be announced. The centersmission is to directly minister to womenand the economically poor, to providetemporary shelter and medical and community resources and the matchingfunds will help them provide for thesewomen and their families. Our final meeting of the year will be

on October 22nd, 2017 at the Grande'sRestaurant, Moosic, PA at 1:00 pm.The pizza party bingo we are sponsor-

ing for the Wilkes Barre V. A. MedicalCenter inpatient Veterans has beenrescheduled to Sunday, November 12 at2:00 pm in conjunction with VeteransDay. Members will sponsor the bingo

ASSEMBLY R059/RC59Whitehall, PA

October 1, 2017 - Hot Dog Fundraiserto benefit the Allentown Rescue Missionat St. Nicholas Orthodox Church follow-ing Divine Liturgy.Call Nancy Sabol at 610-266-7346

for directions and/or additional informa-tion. Members are urged to attend.

Elizabeth SabolTreasurer

ASSEMBLY 0110New York, NYA meeting will be held on Sunday,

September 17, 2017 at the BohemianHall, Astoria, NY at 3:00 pm. Markyour calendars for November 5th, 2017for our Christmas luncheon, place andtime to be determined.

Richard DeSanctisSecretary

ASSEMBLY 070/C070Brooklyn, OH

A Pot Luck Dinner and meeting willbe held on Saturday, September 9, 2017at Dr. Martin Luther Church, 4470 RidgeRoad, Brooklyn, Ohio at 5:00 p.m. Sidedishes would be appreciated. Please callJohn or Mary Ann Karkosiak at 216-741-6990 if you plan to attend, so we canplan accordingly.

Mary Ann KarkosiakPresident

ASSEMBLY 039Uniontown, PAMark your calendars for Saturday,

September 23rd to attend the 6th Annual“Septemberfest 2017” at the NSS Her-itage Museum in the home office. Theday includes Slovak cooking and craftdemonstrations, Slovak dance perform-ers, Slovak food, vendors and much,much more. Festivities start at 11:00am and continue till 4:00 pm. Also, fea-tured will be the largest animated woodcarving in the United States!Congratulations to our youth members

Mara Lako who took First Place in theVan Gogh level of the recent NSS ArtContest and to Casey Lako for SecondPlace finish in the same level. Nothinglike sibling rivalry! Fitness matters to the NSS! Contact

Pam Blum at 724-731-0094 to sign upfor the NSS “Life Fitness Matters Walk-ing Club”. You will receive a free NSSLife pedometer and a mileage chart tohelp you track our progress. Call today.Our next meeting is Sunday, Septem-

ber 10th in the Community Room of theEat n’ Park Restaurant at 6:00 pm. Wewill be remembering the tragedy of 9/11in a memorial service. Come and enjoy afree meal and join our “Stuffers Club”!Something to think about: Be an as-

sembly delegate to the 2018 NSS Quad-rennial Convention June 24th-28th inHershey, PA.For those of you that like to plan

ahead, our Annual Christmas Party willbe on Sunday, December 3rd at theKnights of Columbus Social Hall startingat 2:00 pm.Senior scholarships are available to

members over fifty-five and who havesuccessfully completed a continuing oradult education course. You can submitup to two applications each calendaryear.

All of you photographers out there, thedeadline for the NSS Photo Contest isOctober 1st. Get your cameras and smartphones out and start clicking!Watch out for those youngsters that

are going back to school. Give them abrake.

John PayerchinPresident

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with canteen book prizes and then servethe veterans pizza and soda and fellow-ship. Members are asked to meet at1:30 pm in the Rec Room on 2nd floorof the main entrance. For more informa-tion contact Lehrae Edwards at 570-457-8402.

Lehrae Ann EdwardsSecretary

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ASSEMBLY 731- Lowellville, OHSunday, October 8, 2017 – 4:00 - 6:00 pm Halloween Hayride, Corn Maze, Pump-

kin Decorating, Refreshments, Games at Countryside Farm, Lowellville, Ohio. Thisactivity is free for NSS members. There will be an $8.00 charge for non-members.Please RSVP to Laurie Fox 330-536-8850 by October 5th. Wednesday, October 11, 2017 – 1:00 pm – Business meeting and lunch at KravitzCafe located in the Davis Education & Visitor Center at Mill Creek Park FellowsRiverside Garden. We will be finalizing plans for the Christmas Party and preparingfor 2018 activities. Following the meeting we will have an opportunity to tour theGardens and enjoy the fall flowers.Saturday, December 16, 2017 – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm - Christmas Party at the EltonBeard Cabin in Boardman Park near Kids’ Town, Boardman, Ohio. Santa will be at the party with a gift for each youth in attendance – please RSVP to Laurie Fox byDecember 5th. Additional details about the Christmas Party will be announced inthe Fall.

Laurie FoxPresident

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“Burnses at NSS Hospitality Night”

NSS Golf Tournament guests during hospitality night at Das Dutch Village Inn included Dean Burns,Jo Holker, Alan Burns, Laurie Fox, Mike Fox, Sue Burns, Andy Burns, and Richard Burns.

Family gathering at the Elmton in Struthers during the weekend of the Golf Tournament includes JoHolker, Ruth Burns, Dean Burns, Sue Burns, Nancy Burns with Mike Fox as the photo bomber.

pm at the Robert Morris Miniature GolfCourse on Neville Island. All are wel-come, green fees paid by the assemblyand prizes will be awarded for severalevents. We hope to turn this into an an-nual event. Afterwards we hope to gettogether and have ice cream and lieabout our scores. If you plan on comingplease call Mary Maniecki 412-264-3546 or Bill Del Monaco 412-264-7268.There are still a few places left for our

boat ride Sunday October 8th on LakeArthur at Moraine State Park. It is aleisurely ninety minute cruise aroundthe lake. I’m predicting good weather,and beautiful scenery. Call Mary if youwould like to participate.The October date for our volunteering

at World Vision is not finalized as of yet.It will be toward the end of October.Look for details in next month’s maga-zine.The NSS photo contest ends October

1st. Hopefully many of our memberswill submit a photo or two. There areprizes to be won and even if you are nota winner our assembly benefits just byyou entering a photo. There are severalcategories such as scenery and animalsand you must send in your photos to thehome office. You can get details fromPam at the home office 724-731-0094.I am wishing all our members who

have birthdays this month, including mydaughter, joy and happiness. I also wishthat you have fond memories of thispast year and exciting anticipations forthe year ahead.

Bill KnollPresident

Assembly 004 NewsOn Sunday, June 25th, Assembly 004

held their Miniature Golf Outing at Mr.Divot's in North Royalton. The winnerswere Julie Gullatta and Gail DiGiovine forthe women and Sam Gullatta and BobSirLouis for the men.After golf everybody enjoyed ice cream

and socializing in the restaurant. Thanksto all who attended.

Bob Sir LouisActivities Director

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ASSEMBLY 617 /C617Ashley, PAKNOEBELS FRATERNAL DAYWe had beautiful weather for our

Fraternal Day at Knoebels AmusementPark, in Elysburg, PA.On July 27, 2017, we welcomed 3

of our newest youth members, JaxsonSchatz, Amelia Miller and GabriellaMiller to our assembly's fraternal day.

For the youth circle, Margaret Lukas do-nated 3 jars with change in it. Winnerswho guessed the right amount of changeand won were: Gavin Ondeck, SamanthaAshford, Noah Strish, and Ben Ostrowski.Everyone had a great time enjoying

the park and the rides. Some of ourmembers even stayed till the park closed.We look forward to seeing even more as-sembly members joining us next year.

Rose Mary StrishPresident

Basket Winners,The Lynch’s whogenerously gave the cash back to ElSalvador.

Assembly 039 - Join Hands Day Event

L to R: Assembly Secretary,Paul Payerchin, Tony Bartok, former NSS Fraternalist of the Year andJohn Payerchin AssemblyPresident. Ford of Uniontown offered a car for the hole-in-one contest.

Assembly 039 "Joined Hands" with Knights of Columbus Council 1275 to raisefunds in the Tony Bartock Annual Golf Tournament at the Springdale Golf Club.Over sixty golfers came out, on a beautiful day, to raise funds for Fayette CountySpecial Olympics, Easter Seals and the local Battered Women's Shelter.

They planted the flowers at the Schoolhouseand the Gaither boys helped water.

Mike Fox clears the area under a large pinetree in front of the Schoolhouse that wasovergrown with low lying branches, weedsand small trees.

Members of Assembly 731 joined hands with members of the Poland Historical Society to spruce up the outside area of the Little Red Schoolhouse which main-tains local historical artifacts and information of the community.

We had a short meeting followed by re-marks from Abigail Gross, our Director.She and her family joined us again thisyear. She explained how well our societyis doing. Lunch followed with hoagies,which were compliments of the assem-bly, and desserts and snacks brought byour members. Free park ride tickets weregiven to members, compliments of theassembly.We displayed our raffle baskets and

held a 50/50 raffle which will be amatching fund for Father John Ostrowski,our assembly member, who is a Pastor inEl Salvador.Baskets were donated by: John &

Mary Ann Ostrowski, the Kurrilla/Lukas/Kovaleski group, Gail Mangan, Joe Os-trowski, McDonnell family, Strish family,and Maria Kita.

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Happy 5th Birthday to Isabella and Sarah

Happy Birthday to twins, Isabella Louisa Elizabeth Fernandez (Blue) and her sisterSarah-Lillian Antonia Fernandez (Pink). They will turn 5 years old on October 25th,2017. The proud grandfather is William E. Higgins of Assembly 795.

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Hello, my name is Fran Blazek. Iam the Marketing Representative forNSS Life Pre-Need Insurance inPennsylvania and Ohio for the lastsix years. My job consists of visitingFuneral Homes to promote and explain our Pre-need Insuranceproducts. I have the opportunity to

meet the compassionate and loving people who are there atthe time of need when someone loses a loved one. I sign upthe funeral home to use NSS as a Pre-need provider for theirfamilies. On a personal note I have been married for 22 years to an

amazing man and my soul mate, Dave Blazek. We love to travel,golf, and have date nights at the movies. But my greatest joyin life is spending time with our 5 children, their spouses,and 8 grandchildren. I have been blessed beyond words.

Spotlight On Fran Blazek Marketing RepresentativeNSS Life Pre-Need Insurance

Fraternalist of the Year Award

Jill Grover, 2017 Fraternalist of the Year receives a plaque from BillKnoll, President of Assembly 123 at her recognition dinner.

Family Does MatterIt is essential that life insurance agents believe in the

company they represent and in the policies they present,and that policy holders have confidence in their agents! I am so fortunate to represent such a reputable life insurance company as NSS Life, with all members of anadministration and staff who truly support and assist usagents. Agents and policy holders can count on receivingany information they request and answers to questionsthey ask with a simple phone call to the number 1-800-488-1890, the last four digits representing the year NSSLife began, 1890! I believe 127 years of experiencespeaks for itself.The NSS theme "Family Matters" is significant for

policy holders and agents alike. Family members call me when they are blessed with a new child and wish topurchase a "20 Year Payment Whole Life Policy" like thatof their other children. They appreciate that the youngerthe age, the less expensive, and that the rate remains thesame throughout those 20 years. They like the generous"guaranteed" cash values and illustrated "current" projected dividend values. Most parents or grandparentsare proud and pleased to initiate a policy with all of theseadvantages, but in addition provides contests to encour-age participation and monetary prizes for Art, Poetry, Photography, and Christmas Ornaments. Finally, NSS provides financial help to college bound members with the$500.00 per year scholarship for each offour years for a total of $2000.00. In addition, NSS Life offers many other policies including whole life, term, and annuities for young and adult alike. Pictured are a few of the many Northwest-ern PA families who have joined NSS and,with me as their agent found that theFamily Matters indeed.

The Weaver FamilyL-R Colton, Hayden, Sandy (mother) Kolee,and John (father). All three children re-ceived PVR Scholarships. Both Sandy &John liked the policies enough to purchasethem for themselves.

Proud Edinboro, PA GrandparentsMarilyn and John Marszalek, with (L-R) Kadence, Theo, Juliet, Everett, Brooks, Beauen, and David.

Proud Grandparents Lesterand Sandy Sherred with Wyattin back, and in front (L-R)Maddy, MacKenzie, Logan,and Hunter in Venango, PA.

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Congratulations to Alisa Christensen

Assembly 586 congratulates another brainy PVR Scholarship recipient this month! Alisa Lane Christensen graduated fromBartlett High School in the top 25 of her graduating class of600+ students, achieving a 4.67 average with straight A’s allfour years!In addition to the NSS PVR, Alisa earned scholarships from

Illinois State University, where she will attend, another fromLombard IL Citizens Police Academy, one from her high school’sFine Arts Boosters and another from the elementary school sheattended. As we said a few months back, Alisa was employed asa math instructor at Mathnasium while still in high school.Here’s a little fact about Alisa’s great-grandparents, Anna

Antol, nee Placko and George Antol, who were both born inKošariská in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, now Slovakia.Both were baptized by Pavol Štefánik, Lutheran pastor and fatherof Slovakia's national hero, Milan Rastislav Štefánik. Štefánik organized and led resistance to Austro-Hungary and ImperialGermany during World War I as a General of the French Armyand was on his way to becoming the first president of the newly-formed republic of Czechoslovakia at war’s end when the Italianmilitary plane he was piloting homeward crashed under mysteri-ous circumstances. Everyone aboard was killed. The village of Košariská now houses a very popular museum

in the hero’s childhood home, the parsonage in front of theLutheran church. Alisa’s great-grandma used to tell her familyabout attending the hero’s funeral in her village as a teenagerand also the dedication of his memorial before she made thetrip to America.

Rhianna, Alisa and Tyler; Christensen sisters: Future (we’repretty confident,) Present and Past PVR Scholarship Recipients!

Stefa;nikov doc'asny; pomni;k na Bradle

Janet TomaskovicSecretary

Ron Sturga814-449-9929

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The Kysor Family

Kenneth Kysor is entering his third year of medicalschool at Kent State School for Podiatric Medicine. Hewas a high school all state place kicker and went on tokick for Juniata College for three years.Sam Kysor will student teach in the fall in English and

Special Education. He played two years of baseball at University of South Caroline-Upstate and then transferredto Lock Haven where he was the starting center fielder fortwo years.Charles Kysor will be a junior at Juniata College where

he is a Chemistry major on the Deans List. Charlie is alsoa member of the Juniata Choir. He has performed in theCzech Republic, Austria, and throughout Ireland.All three sons are PVR Scholarship Recipients and also

Eagle Scouts! I as an NSS agent also wrote this familypolicies. I am very proud to work for NSS Life.

Ron Sturga


L-R Back Row: Samuel,Daniel, and Kenneth L-R Front Row: Kate andCharlie

This Month in National Slovak Society HistoryJoseph Stefka, Jr. Chairman of the Board

September, 1904National Slovak Society President Anton S. Ambrose,

along with eleven other Slovak leaders in America, presenteda memorandum to the Honorable Count Albert Apponyi andhis Hungarian colleagues of the Iterparliamentary Peace Con-gress held in St. Louis, Missouri. The memorandum outlined the injustices against the Slovaks in Hungary andasked the Hungarian government to provide full rights of citizenship to the Slovaks in Hungary.

September, 1911The “Second Special Convention” of the National Slovak

Society was held in Baltimore, Maryland. Albert Mamateywas elected as the third President of the Society. He contin-ued to serve as President until his death in December, 1923.

September, 1982The delegates of the 28th Quadrennial Convention held in

Cleveland, Ohio, made changes to the By-laws eliminatingthe position of Second Vice-President.

September, 2008The Western Pennsylvania Slovak Cultural Association

honored National Slovak Society National President David G.Blazek with the Lifetime Achievement Award at a banquetheld in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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2017 –2018 Scholarships – Perpetual Award Winners

2017 –2018 1st Year Scholarships

Josie ApplegarthAssembly 731

Youngstown State UniversityNursing

Joseph ArnoldAssembly 813

Wallace Community CollegeInformation Systems

Madison BeattyAssembly 039

Millersville UniversityBusiness / Marketing

Margaret BeyerAssembly 123

Jamestown Community CollegePharmacy

Emily BolashAssembly 731

McHenry County CollegeSpecial Education

Kristen CollinsAssembly L161

Pennsylvania State University BehrendEngineering

Cassidy ChorbaAssembly 434

West Virginia UniversityForensic & Investigative Sciences

Brandon CorbeilAssembly 554

Indiana University of PennsylvaniaClinical Laboratory Science

Alisa ChristensenAssembly 586

Illinois State UniversityEnglish Secondary Education

Natalie CiacchiAssembly 432

Cuyahoga Community CollegeBusiness

Hannah ColenAssembly 774

Indiana University of PennsylvaniaMarketing

Jacob BalbachAssembly L161

University of PittsburghEconomics

Dr. John Gulash Scholarship

Hannah DayAssembly 377

University of PittsburghNursing

Ann Marie Czarney Scholarship

Kelly HowardAssembly 123

University of DaytonBusiness

NSS Board of Directors Scholarship

Stephen Day IIIAssembly 588

Pennsylvania State UniversityBusiness AdministrationAssembly 065 Scholarship

Calypso FarrellAssembly 813

University of North AlabamaExercise Science

Mary B. Burns Scholarship

Daniel MartinelliAssembly 377

Geneva CollegeChemical Engineering

125th Anniversary Scholarship

Nicole HudakAssembly 432

Ohio State UniversityChemical Engineering

Stephen J Trusik Scholarship

Joseph JeffreyAssembly 123

St. Vincent CollegeBusiness

Assembly 065 Scholarship

Rachel SimsAssembly 110

George Washington UniversityPolitical Science/Law

Mary Mravec Scholarship

Alexander DickopfAssembly 774

University of Massachusetts AmherstComputer Systems Engineering

Emily DickopfAssembly 774

Massachusetts College of Art & DesignFine Arts

Emma GatesAssembly 108

West Virginia UniversityMarketing

Lorenzo GiacominoAssembly 123

Kent State UniversityBusiness Administration

Kayla BosleyAssembly 267

California University of PennsylvaniaElementary Education

John DayAssembly 588

Coastal Carolina UniversityFinance & International Business

Jack FarrellAssembly 123

Youngstown State UniversityMechanical Engineering



2017 –2018 1st Year Scholarships

Grace HolkerAssembly 813

University of Wisconsin Eau ClairePre-Med

Brennan JamesAssembly 774

Creighton UniversityBusiness

Keelia HeringAssembly 554

Pennsylvania State University BehrendBusiness / Mathematics

Macey HanesAssembly 554

Robert Morris UniversityBiomedical Engineering

Madelyn HankAssembly 432

University of ToledoEnviromental Engineering

Megan KropfAssembly 434

Dickinson CollegeEnglish

Rachael Lyster-JonesAssembly 774

Rutgers UniversityBiological Sciences

Michael McKenzieAssembly 381

Ferris State UniversityComputer Information Systems

Jesse NachreinerAssembly 774

Southwest Wisconsin Technical ColllegeAuto Collision Repair Technician

Loralee NemetzAssembly 039

Laurel Business InstituteBusiness Administration

Jared LeinsAssembly 123

United States Navel AcademyEngineering

Heather PerkovichAssembly 586

Texas Lutheran UniversityPre-Med

Hannah PerryAssembly 123

Slippery Rock UniversityPsychology

Brendan PhilbinAssembly 110

Middlebury CollegePhysics / Pre-Med

Rachel PhilisAssembly 588

Duquesne UniversityPhysician Assistant

Sarah ReynoldsAssembly 123

Slippery Rock UniversityPhysician Assistant

Braidon ShriverAssembly 588

University of Pittsburgh JohnstownEngineering

Hunter StangroomAssembly 377

Indiana University of PennsylvaniaCriminal Justice

Nicholas StutzAssembly 123

Butler Community CollegeNursing

Mira TerretteAssembly 554

Baldwin Wallace UniversitySpecial Education

Lauren ThomasAssembly 588

Waynesburg UniversityNursing

Julia ValeroAssembly 737

Lock Haven UniversityBiology

Emily VitteckAssembly 377

University of Southern Mississippi Business Management

Kalsie WalkerAssembly 377

Pennsylvania State University FayetteNursing

Trevor WeimannAssembly 110

Keene State CollegeElementary Education

Brooke WeirAssembly 774

Clarion UniversityNursing

Katherine WilliamsAssembly 123

Indiana University of PennsylvaniaAccounting / Economics

Francesca YanosickAssembly 100

Duquesne UniversityEducation/Speech Pathology

Lauren KanavyAssembly 123

Allegheny CollegeGeology

Austin RausoAssembly 100

University of Pittsburgh JohnstownFinance

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Youth Circle of National Slovak Society • 351 Valley Brook Road, McMurray, PA 15317

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2017 NSS Photo ContestContest Eligibility: The NSS Annual Photography Contest is open to all members regardless of age. The photos, however, have to be taken by the member submittingit (no computer generated photos, other than digital ones).

Deadline:October 1st of each year is the deadline for all entries to be received. Judging is done by an outside professional. Please mail to:

National Slovak SocietyFraternal Activities Coordinator 351 Valley Brook RoadMcMurray, PA 15317-3337

Contest Rules:.....Must be a member before October 1st.....One entry per category.....Any size photo up to 8 x 10, unmounted in

black and white or color (No touch-up orcomputer enhanced photos permitted)

Name and address should be submitted on a separate sheet of paper,

along with information where the photo was taken.

DO NOT WRITE ON YOUR PHOTO!

FOUR CATEGORIES

Scenic Human Interest Animals NSS Activity

PRIZE LIST1st Place - $50.00 2nd Place - $25.003rd Place - $15.00 Best Overall - $75.00

AttentionWould you please attach this form tothe BACK of your photograph.Entry Deadline – October 1st, 2017

Name

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Age Phone

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Junior PittsburghSlovakians

We’d like you to become a part of ourperforming ensemble!

* Learn to sing, dance and/or play the violin.

* No experience necessary, we’ll show you! * Meet new friends

* Learn about your Slovak Heritage!* Perform at the Pittsburgh Folk Festival,Slovak Day, Slovak Heritage Festival at Pitt

as well as other events!

We are now accepting new members andwould like to invite you to come and findout what we are all about! For more infor-mation, call Sue Ondrejco at 412-421-1204or e-mail: [email protected]


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DEADLINE FOR PUBLICATIONPlease be advised that all articles, notices, etc.,MUST BE received by the Home Office no laterthan the 5th of the month. Every effort will bemade to publish the article and photos in a timelymanner and space permitting. Also, all articlesshould be typewritten in regular type.

National Slovak Society(USES 0371-140)351 Valley Brook RoadMcMurray, PA 15317-3337

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Could you use a little extra “green?”RecommenderAs a proud member of NSS Life, there is no better time than now to shareyour experience with family and friends. Best of all, you will receive a cashreward for recommending someone that we issue a policy to. You will receivea $25 recommender fee ($10 on the youth term product) for each personthat becomes a member.

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National Slovak Society of the United States of America

NATIONAL NEWSJULY 2017 | NUMBER 3507 VOLUME 109

United Slovak Fraternals Bowling Tournament See Page 6 For Results & Pictures

Národné Noviny

NSS 37th Quadrennial Convention June 24th-28th, 2018 Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PASee Page 4 For Details

2017 Youth Achievement Award Winner2017 Fraternalist Of The Year

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