William Penn Life, 1991 (26. évfolyam, 2-10. szám)
1991-07-01 / 7. szám
WILLIAM ICIAL PUBLICATION PENN LIFE WILUAMPEN^ Volume 26 July 1991 Number 7 Home ready to welcome visitors to annual Festival Celebrity for a day Hectic homecoming is something special for Desert Storm veteran WELLSBURG, WV — The Association extends a special invitation to all its members and friends, especially those living in West Virginia, western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, to join us for a day of fraternal fun at the 69th Annual William Penn Home Festival on Sunday, July 28. The Festival will be held on the grounds of our Home for the elderly from noon to 6:00 p.m. Once again, the event will feature something to please every taste. There will be plenty of delicious American and Hungarian food, fun games of chance, special children’s games, live music and many more enjoyable activities for people of all ages. Admission to the Festival is free, and there will be plenty of free parking available on the Festival grounds. All proceeds raised during the Festival will benefit our William Penn Home and its elderly residents. So, while you and your family are enjoying a relaxing day, you will be helping to make sure that our aging members can enjoy their retirement years in comfort and security. The day’s events will begin with a pre-Festival field Mass at 11:00 a.m. Immediately following the Mass, there will be a brief ecumenical service. The food and game booths will officially open at noon. If you’re hungry, you can satisfy your appetite with a variety of tempting items, including veal paprikas, hot sausage, hot dogs, corn on the cob, cabbage and noodles, and an array of homemade cakes, cookies, pies and pastries. You can wash your meal down with your choice of beer, coffee or soda pop. Throughout the afternoon you can try your luck at bingo, instant bingo, the dart game and puttputt golf. You can take a chance on the special raffle drawings that will be held later in the day. You could win a basket of cheer, a hand-made afghan, or a beautiful 40-inch Hungarian doll. You could also win the right to have your name inscribed on the Home’s Memorial Honor Roll plus $100. Bargain hunters will enjoy a visit to the Festival’s flea market, offering many items for home and personal use. For the children, the Festival will again feature a series of fun By Paul Paterra The (McKeesport, Pa.) Daily News McKeesport, pa — For a McKeesport man, who has returned after serving in Operation Desert Storm, an appearance in Pittsburgh’s "Welcome Home” parade June 15 rounded out what was a hectic week. Coast Guard Machinery Technician Fred Stipkovits, a member of William Penn Branch 226 McKeesport, started his parade journey by participating in the nation’s capital June 8, then marching down Broadway in New York’s ticker tape affair. It ended with a chance to walk on home navpmpnt in PiffckiiritkU rtnrn^o It also was a hectic time for his wife, Carol, and his two sons, Fred, 12, and Steve, 10, who watched their father in the Pittsburgh event after getting the chance to see him honored in Washington, D.C. But there was a special twist to that trip, as the Stipkovits family was wired for its entire journey by NBC News. The hectic times really began Jan. 13, when the reservist left Pittsburgh for 35 days of training at Camp Landing, Jacksonville, Fla. After a delay from his originally scheduled Feb. 16 departure date, Stipkovits and crew finally u/erp skinned nvf>rs«is March 4. He said they arrived in Dharan at 3:15 a.m. Saudi Arabian time and were greeted by rain. "When we got on the plane, they said it hadn’t rained in some parts of Saudi Arabia in 400 years. We got off the plane and it’s raining.” But that was the last of that type of weather the McKeesport man saw until the local rainstorms invaded McKeesport on June 11, the day he finally returned home. Stipkovits’ tenure in Saudi Arabia started off with a span of 19 days of rotating watches as a boat engineer, usually 3-11 a.m., on "Raider Boats” stationed on the norf. "Our main objective was antiterrorism and anti-sabotage for the Port of Damman.” As the war effort ended, the 113-member crew, which shared the area with an estimated 80 Naval personnel, participated in watch rotation and also handled "stand down” duties, which involved packing and sanitizing all the equipment. After those duties all were completed and the last bit of ammunition and equipment was gone from the port, it was time to head stateside. The first stop was Washington, D.C. and the June 8 parade hon-----See STIPKOVITS Page 2 games and activities designed exclusively for our young guests. The games will start at about 2:00 p.m. and will be supervised by several adults. Parents can also join their children for a free hayride around our wonderful 500-plus-acre facility, or take a guided tour of our Home. Tours of the Home, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, will be offered at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. Guests can also sit back and enjoy the music of local performers, including a band featuring National Auditor Louis A. Fodor. At 4:00 p.m. attention will focus on the end of the thoroughfare where two area dance troupes will present a program of Hungarian folk dancing. The Hungarian Ethnic Group of Western Pennsylvania will perform first, followed by the William Penn Association Magyar Folk Dancers of McKeesport, Pa. The day will conclude with the drawings for the event’s various raffles. This list of activities is by no means complete. To list all the things that will be happening at the Festival would be nearly impossible. Organizers say that just about anything that makes a summer day enjoyable for the entire family will be at the Festival. We hope that all of our members and friends and people living in communities near our Home will bring their families and join us for this special event. Inside ■ Bishop pays tribute to Cardinal Mindszenty................Page 3. ■ "Welcome To Our Fraternal Family” ....................Page 4. ■ The latest news and notes from our branches .... Pages 5, 7. ■ Hungarian Page: The Pope’s visit to Hungary........Page 6. ■ In Memóriám and Donations for June ....................Page 7. Next Deadline August 2
