PRESIDENT - Ben Bohuslav
400 S. College
La Grange, TX 78945
(979) 966-0505
VICE PRESIDENT - James Kovar
SECRETARY
1338 Loehr Rd.
La Grange, TX 78945
(979) 247-4099
TREASURER - Georgia Kovar
977 N. Jackson
La Grange, TX 78945
(979) 968-3412
HISTORIAN - Helen Mikus
P.O. Box 94
Fayetteville, TX 78940-0094
(979) 378-2742
DIRECTORS
Pat Richter
730 Panorama Rd.
La Grange, TX 78945
(979) 247-4438
Lorenda Polasek
1221 FM 155
La Grange, TX 78945
(979) 247-4605
Johnnie Polasek
1221 FM 155
La Grange, TX 78945-6004
(979) 247-4605
Jerome Mazoch
Evelyn Jecmenek
Rose Rohde
George Janecka
History
The Fayette County Chapter of the Czech Heritage Society of Texas was organized on March 7, 1987, at the historical SPJST Lodge No. 1, Fayetteville, Texas. Membership is open to persons of Moravian/Czech descent or anyone interested in preserving Slavic culture in Fayette County and in the State of Texas. Meetings are held four (4) times a year, which includes a picnic at Polansky's Lake at Rek Hill, near Fayetteville, usually in June. The picnic is in conjunction with SPJST Lodge No. 1, Fayetteville. Other meetings are in the Senior Citizen's Center, La Grange, Texas. Also a Christmas party in December.
Dues
Dues for the Fayette Chapter are $5.00 annually and $10.00 for State Membership, for a total of $15.00. To insure that the member's name is listed on the state roster, the dues should be paid by the end of January. Any dues paid in October through December will be credited for the following year.
Fayette Czech Singers and Dancers
The Fayette Chapter is a sponsor for the Fayette Czech Singers and Dancers, co-sponsored by the S P J S T Lodge No. 1, Fayetteville, Texas. The group was organized in the fall of 1985 for the Fayette County Sesquicentennial pageant, for the spring of 1986. Authentic songs and dances are learned: Moravian, Bohemian, Silesian and Slovakian. The song leader is Carolyn Sumbera Meiners, La Grange and the dance instructor and coordinator is Helen Trnovsky Mikus, Fayetteville, Texas.
EVENTS
Fayette County Chapter will host the Fall State Meeting of Czech Heritage Society of Texas on November 10. Details will be posted here.
CHAPTER MEETINGS
Spring Meeting/Picnic
Sunday, June 8, 2008
KJT Center
SH 71 East of La Grange
Sunday, September 14, 2008
2:00 p.m.
Randolph Center
La Grange
Christmas Meeting & Social
Sunday, December 14, 2008
1:00 p.m.
Smalik House
Columbus