SLOVENSKA
PRISTAVA
HALL
RENOVATION PROJECT
UPDATES
Slovenska Pristava Hall Renovation Project
Update - 10/26/05
Did you ever spend a great deal of time building something like a house of cards,
only to have your kid brother, sister, a pet, or someone else knock it all
down? Or were you ever the one that did the knocking-down? Perhaps you were
just an innocent bystander watching? Demolition! Is it something sinister or
primeval in us that causes us to be amazed at watching a demolition?
Perhaps you saw the picture on page 2 in last week's Ameriska Domovina. If you
missed it and haven't heard already, the old hall
at Slovenska Pristava has been completely torn
down and removed. All of it - beams, blocks, windows,
roof, gutters - all of it - gone. The concrete
in and around the hall, bar area, washrooms, and
kitchen has been removed. All that's left is bare
soil. The bar (serving area) has been dismanted,
but the bar storage area, kitchen and washrooms
still remain, and Lobe Hall sits alone seperated
from the rest. My most recent trip to Pristava
had me driving down the road from the chapel, and
as I saw the gap in the building, I had to assure
my brain that my eyes were not playing tricks on
me. That which I had come to expect as normal for
so many years was no longer there, like a missing
puzzle piece. It is truly an amazing sight and
if you are out for a drive in the country to see
the leaves changing colors, stop at Pristava to
see for yourself.
After I had gotten
out of my car and stared at the gap between the
remaining buildings, I finally realized just how
small and impersonal the old hall really was. It
seemed so much bigger. A big thank you goes out
to all the volunteers that helped with the demolition.
Visit our website www.slovenskapristava.org to
see some pictures.
Construction
of the new hall will begin this week in earnest
with excavation for the partial basement of the
new hall. Tom and Joe Znidarsic of the Building
Committee believe that the new hall will be under
roof by Christmas - weather permitting.
We are still
in great need of donations for this project. As
of October 17th, we have received donations from
238 individuals (or groups) for a total of nearly
$160,000. Those members (and friends) who have
not yet made a pledge or donation are kindly asked
to do so as soon as possible. We really need your
help on this worthwhile project. Please do not
delay any further. Please send your donations today
to Slovenska Pristava, c/o Frank Zalar, 2886 Istra
Lane, Willoughby Hills, OH 44092.
The following
is a list of donataions received from September
12th to October 17th. We would like to thank the
donors for their generosity. (Any additional pledged
monies are not shown.)
Matt & Breda
Loncar $500 ††††††††††††† Pepca
Kastigar $250
Anne
Nemec $500 in memory of Anton Nemec
Zele
Funeral Home $1,000
John
Skerl $100 in memory of Eleanore T. Skerl
Milena
Dovic $100
Louis
Skedel $300
Peter
Kosir $100
Joe & Martha
Gaser $500 in memory of Gaser & Svigelj Families
Jozi
Jakopic $100
Joseph
Radisak $500
Mark & Josephine
Pophal $50
Martin
Marsic $250
Nace
Omahen $500
Miro
Erdani $250
Matthew
Rus $50
John
Skerl $100
Rudy & Mary
Ann Hren $700
Joe
Baskovic $500 in memory of Josephine Baskovic
Anne
Luzar $1,000 in memory of Angie Luzar
August
Babuder $250
Peter & Sheila
Leksan $150
Tom & Michelle
Kmetich $500
Anton & Helena Gorshe $500 in memory of Anton Nemec
Peter Osenar $5,000
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Louis
Lobe $1,000 in memory of Berta & Hinko Lobe
Frances
Vasle $200 in memory of Gregor Vasle
Maruska & Frank
Coffelt $250
Lojze & John
Vrhovnik $500
Stane
Rus $10,000
Stane
Kodrin $500
Slovenska
Sola pri sv. Vidu $500 in memory of deceased
members of Slovenian School
Joze
Horvat $500
Verena
Kristof $250
Branko
Pisorn $1,000
Stajerski
Klub $500
Felix
Gaser $250
Pristava
Pensioneers $4,427
Paulina
Dolinar $100
Lojze
Zajec $100
Frank
Grcar $500
Ivan
Cugel $500
Ivan
Zakrajsek $500
Anton
Dolenc $100 in memory of Pavel Dolenc and
Andrew Scott
Louis
Mohar $1,000 in memory of Starsev Mohar & Zorman
Tom & Margaret
Luzar $1,000
Anonymous
$1,000
Eric
Kobal $250
Joseph
Chauby $1,000
Ralph & Kathy
Grajzl $500
Frank
Vidmar $500
Barbara
Beyer Vidmar $500
Victoria
Wade Vidmar $500
Lojze
Petelin $250
Frank
Rote $1,000.03 (correction from a previous
report listed at $100.03)
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Report submitted
by
Stan Krulc Jr.
Publicity Committe
of Slovenska Pristava
To
get involved, you can contact, via e-mail,
Tom Stepec or Frank Zalar.
