Chicago Tribune Reporter, Becky Schlikerma, has given permission to share her story of Slovenian Union of America and what is called “Slovenian Row” in Joliet, IL where SUA’s home office is located. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-05-17/news/ct-met-nato-ethnic-enclaves-slovenes-in-joliet-20120517_1_slovenian-community-suburbs-older-generation
Read about SUA member Joe Tomsick: http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2012/04/13/news/doc4f88287a13c11020028822.txt?viewmode=fullstory
SUA member, Paula Mavec, Branch 99, Lemont, Illinois is planning to climb Triglav, Slovenia’s highest mountain. Can you help Paula in her quest? Paula is determined and has been in training for months. You can read all about Paula in the March/April Zarja. To donate to Paula’s Triglav climb, click here: Triglav. Thank you!
If you’re planning a family visit to Slovenia or looking for an event this summer for your children that will be a fantastic experience to learn/experience their heritage first hand, then open the attached flyer, Slovenian World Congress Summer Youth Camp for information and to complete your application!
želimo ti veselo Veliko noč
Greetings all, Enjoy Lepote Slovenije !
O, Vrba, happy village, my old home, My father’s cottage stands there to this day. The lure of learning beckoned me away. Its serpent wiles enticing me to roam. Else had I never known that heart’s joy, Sweet promise, could become a poisoned draught, Not known myself of self-belief bereft, Tossed in internal tempests like [...]
There’s a new exhibition coming to the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum. “All-Star Accordions” features the instruments of the greatest names in Slovenian-style music, including Johnny Pecon, Johnny Vadnal, Matt Hoyer, and America’s Polka King Frank Yankovic. The exhibition opens with a reception and jam session on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at [...]
Greetings! Attached is the final list of our SUA Nat’l Conv – Winner’s of 2012 Fund-Raiser
