Cleveland Slovenian November 11 2010

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Published November 11, 2010 E-mail: [email protected] Est. MMVII

Phil Hrvatin Senior Editor ClevelandSlovenian.com Tim Percic Creative Design

U.S. Senator George Voinovich and Rob Portman at theSlovenian Museum & Archives in Cleveland, Ohio

Friday, October 22, 2010

Cleveland, Ohio - U.S. Senator George Voinovich and senatorial candidate Rob Portman visited Slovenian Museum and Archives and Slovenian National Home as part of the Senator's tour of Slocations that have been significant to him during his administration.

Slovenian Consul General Jure Žmauc and his staff greeted Senator Voinovich, Mr. Portman andmembers of Cleveland Slovenian Business and Professional Association to this special event.

On November 2, 2010 Rob Portman won the election campaign for US Senator and is currently tUnited States Senator-elect from the state of Ohio. Portman ran in 2010 for Ohio's open Senate sbeing vacated by retiring Senator George Voinovich.

Additional photos:http://picasaweb.google.com/philip.hrvatin/VoinovichPortmanSMA



Slovenian American Business Association (SABA)On November 10, the Consulate General of the Republic of Slovenia in Cleveland, the Cleveland Slovenian Businessand Professional Assocation (CSBPA) and Frank Svet,

President and CEO of EMTEChttp://www.emtec.org/,hosted a business meeting of CSBPA members and otherinterested parties to introduce SABA – the SlovenianAmerican Business Association. Business leaders andprofessionals from Cleveland, Dayton, Detroit andPittsburgh were in attendance at the Slovenian NationalHome.

Consul General Jure Žmauc discussed the demand thatCSBPA mature to the level of a multi-state SlovenianAmerican business organization, incorporating Slovenianbusiness chapters from various states within and beyond the

10-state jurisdiction of the Consulate General. Businessleaders in several states outside of Ohio have expressedinterest in pursuing this goal. In order to reflect the newmulti-state and international objective, the CSBPA isworking toward officially registering itself as a new

organization, the Slovenian American Business Association (SABA).

Frank Svet, who recently organized and conducted a bilateral business summit in Dayton whichincluded 10 CEO's from Slovenia, gave the feature presentation. He presented the history of theCSBPA to date and laid out the SABA mission, vision and organizational structure. He describethe significance and potential of Ohio and the USA in business with Slovenia, and the next steps iSABA development. Excerpts from his presentation include:



WHAT IS CURRENTLY NEED AND MISSING

A business oriented forum and support entity

Membership outside of ClevelandSlovenes in the US – other regionsSlovenes in the motherlandSlovenes in other countriesInterested Third Party business men and women

A voice to "lobby" for bilateral trade support betweenSlovenia and the US

Within the StatesAt the Federal levelIn the motherlandIn the EU

An organization designed to identify, foster/facilitate and manage the creation of bilateral businesrelationships between Slovenia and the US

A vehicle to identify and support FDI for the US

A vehicle to identify and support FDI for Slovenia

SABA VISION Be the recognized global business association leader in facilitating bilateral trade between Americ

and Slovenia.

SABA MISSION

To significantly increase the value, frequency, and quality of bilateral business trade deals andbusiness relationships between the U.S. and Slovenia through the use of a unique set of tools,focused training, and continuous support of its members.

SABA SCOPE – »A BUSINESS TRADE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION« SABA is a business trade development organization that focuses on building relationships

increasing sales, and promoting member businesses in the global markets with a particulaemphasis on Slovenian and American bilateral trade. Using a variety of activities that includhosting targeted business events, facilitating business introductions, and providing educationa educational opportunities the objective is to strengthen global business growth for SABAmembers.

Some of the next steps for SABA development are in process and include developing bylawscreating a board of advisors and electing a president. Creating a strategic and operating plan, anfunding proposal will follow, as well as legally registering with other states where SABA wilconduct business.

If you are interested in being a participant or simply learning more about SABA, and you are noalready receiving CSBPA email alerts, please contact Johanna Bajc at [email protected].



Photos by Phil Hrvatin

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Luka Zibelnik sent a message to the members of Center for Slovenian Studies.Luka Zibelnik November 10, 2010 at 11:23pm Subject: Visit by the Ethnomusicology professor Spoštovani,

I am sorry about the late notice, but it was in the last minute that I've been informed thata known Slovenian professor of Ethnomusicology, Drago Kunej, PhD is visitingCleveland. I went with him for a lunch and arranged for him to have a lecture about theSlovenian folk music (not just polka, all of it), its first attempts to record it, a littlehistory of it and lots and lots of information, that will be quite new to all of you.

The lecture will be at Lakeland Community College on Thursday; November 11th at6PM in the T-137 (T-building) during our normal beginners class at that institution. Youare all invited and more then welcome to come. We will listen to some old recordings,get to know ethnomusicology a little bit better and of course get to know another Slovenian cultural aspect.

Come and bring your friends too!Here is something about the speaker:

Drago Kunej, PhDArea of study:sound archives, archiving sound, historical audio recordings, field recordings inethnology and ethnomusicology, selection, use and positioning of microphones,

protection of audio material, restoration, processing and systemisation of audio material,acoustics of folk instrumentsOther activities:

preparation, sound design and editing of audio publications, research and revival of folk music, member of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives(IASA), the Audio Engineering Society (AES), the Slovene Acoustics Society and theIASA Technical CommitteeSelected publications:

* Nastajanje zvo č nega arhiva Glasbenonarodopisnega inštituta (The Creation of theSound Archive of the Institute of Ethnomusicology). Traditiones 27, Ljubljana 1998,* Prva magnetofonska snemanja zvo č nega gradiva Glasbenonarodopisnega inštituta (TheFirst Tape Recordings of the Audio Material of the Institute of Ethnomusicology).Traditiones 28, Ljubljana 1999,* Akusti č ne lastnosti mikrofonov in njihov vpliv na kakovost terenskega snemanjaljudske glasbe (Acoustic Properties of Microphones and their Influence on the Quality of Field Recording of Folk Music). Master's thesis, Ljubljana 2000,* Možnosti in omejitve zvo č nih zapisov ljudske glasbe (Possibilities and Limitations of Audio Recordings of Folk Music). Traditiones 29, Ljubljana 2000,

* New Perspectives on the Beginnings of music: Archeological and MusicologicalAnalysis of a Middle Paleolithic Bone 'Flute'. The Origins of Music, Cambridge 2000(co-author),* Instability and Vulnerability of CD-R carriers to Sunlight. Proceedings of the 20thInternational Conference of the AES, 2001 October 5-7, Budapest, New York 2001.

Best,Luka Zibelnik



LETTER TO THE SLOVENIAN COMMUNITY:

Slovenec sem!

I am proud to be Slovenian and very proud of what the Slovenian Community hasaccomplished over the last few years. A few of those accomplishments include:

Slovenian National Home – all the improvements including the completed andlandscaped parking lot.

Slovenska Pristava – the beautiful hall and fantastic pool St. Vitus Church – roof, impressive church improvements and the secure and

comfortable St. Vitus Village St. Mary’s Church – Beautiful church hall and grounds Slovenian Cultural Gardens – several dedications and maintenance of the gardens Slovenian American Times – informative and collaborative newspaper Cleveland Slovenian.com – great website offering community news and events National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame – continued promotion of our

Slovenian music and great venues to promote the musicAnd the list goes on and on …

It is important to support these fine Slovenian institutions!I have donated to many of the above organizations because I strongly believe in them.

Another newer organization that I strongly believe in is the Slovenian Museumand Archives. This vibrant and beautiful facility has had many great exhibits over thepast two years including our recent addition of a “Slovenian Kurent”.

Some of the exhibitions that we have presented: Feb 2009 – Ljubljana-Washington…..and Cleveland Exhibit

Aug – Nov 2009 – Arne Hodalic – A River’s Gifts: Archaeological Excavation of the Ljubljanica River in Photographs Nov 2009 – Poetry reading by Tone Kuntner from Slovenia Nov 2009 – Reception for the Ambassador to the United States from the Republic

of Slovenia – His Excellency, Roman Kirn Nov 2009 – Jan 2010 – Christmas in Slovenia Feb 2010 – The Never Forgotten: A Cultural Legacy of Treasured Works by

bygone Slovenian artists and writers of Cleveland



March 2010 – April 2010 – Gary Bukovnik Exhibit: The Rebirth of Flora May 2010 – Odprta Knjiga/Open Book Project Gifting Ceremony (over 6,000

books were donated to the SMA by the Maribor Rotary Club Sept 2010 – Oct 2010 – Genealogy Month: Family Tree Exhibits – SGSI Sept 2010 – Oct 2010 – Great Race of the 10 th Mountain Division at Mangart

from June 1945

As you can see, the SMA has been extremely busy promoting our Slovenian Culture.

The SMA is open from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and5:30 PM to 7:30 PM on Wednesdays.

As important as all the above referenced organizations are to the Slovenian Community,the Slovenian Museum and Archives is just as important.It takes a lot of money to run a facility such as the Slovenian Museum and Archives andto continue to have top notch exhibits.

We need your help! Please consider donating to the Slovenian Museum and Archives.We are a 501c3 organization. All amounts are welcome!!

Please make checks out to and send to:Slovenian Museum and Archives6407 St. Clair AvenueCleveland, Ohio 44103

With warmest regards during the holiday season,

Bob HopkinsPresident



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NEWS RELEASE

New CD Set Features Early 1900's Slovenian-American Musical Artists

JSP Records, a London-based recording firm specializing is releases of classicalcountry and jazz recordings, released a three CD set of early1900s Slovenian-American music, featuring three of the most well-known recording artists.

The first CD contains twenty selections recorded by the Hoyer Trio featuring MattHoyer on the accordion, Ed Simms on the accordion and guitar, and Frank Simmson the banjo. The Hoyer Trio popularized a lively “Americanized” polka style basedon arrangements of traditional melodies brought to America from Slovenia.

The second CD contains nineteenselections sung by the virtuoso AntonSchubel. Schubel acquired classicalmusic training in Europe, and sang withthe Metropolitan Opera in America. Hislove for Slovenian folk music alsoprompted his participation in singinggroups in Cleveland and the recordingsfeatured on the CD.

The third CD contains twenty selectionssung by the duet, Josephine Lausche andMary Udovich. Both lived in Cleveland,Ohio, but recorded all of the selectionson the CD in New York City with

accompaniment by a full recording studioorchestra. Many of their songs were arranged and

accompanied by Miss Lausche’s brother, Dr. William Lausche.

This is the first reissuance of the fifty-nine selections contained in the 3 CD set.

Release: Immediate

JSP2306 SLOVENIA, USA: Slovenian Music Made In America: 3CD Set

JSP Records PO Box 1584 London N3 3NW England

Tel: +44 208 346 8663

Website: www.jsprecords.comemail: [email protected]



Fantje na vasi Fantje na vasiantje na vasi Fantje na vasi

in concertin concertn concertin concertWith special guests: The Alpine Sextet

Sunday

November 14, 2010 – 3pm Breen Center for the Performing Arts

At Saint Ignatius High SchoolWest 30 th and Lorain Ave, Cleveland, Ohio

Tickets: $12 Adults; $5 StudentsCall (440) 487-6100 for information

Tickets available at the door - Free & secured parking – Wheelchair AccessibleCheck out our website: www.FantjeNaVasiUSA.com



Letters to the Editor

PozdravljeniSem Timotej in obiskujem tretji letnik gimnazije. Zelo me zanimajo ZDA in njena pokrajina, kultura,ljudje, jezik...Ali mi lahko vi kaj več poveste, kakšno je življenje pri vas v ZDA?

Zanima me tudi glede kakšnih izmenjav, ali bi bilo možno na kakšen način organizirati kakšne obiskeiz Slovenije. Oziroma, ali bi se dalo za nekajčasa prebivati pri kakšnemu slovencu v ZDA?

Jaz si namre č zelo želim spoznati to državo. To so bile od nekoč moje največ je sanje. Zelo mezanima fotografiranje; predvsem narave(živali, rastlin, pokrajin) in držav. To bi bila zame največ jadogodivščina.Če boste karkoli izvedeli glede tega, mi prosim odpišite.lpTimotej

Timotej Žvanut [email protected]

********************************************Podravljeni vsi slovenci v Ameriki!

Konec septembra tega leta je bila na Radiu Slovenija, VAL 202, oddaja namenjena Slovencem posvetu, katere gost je bil g. John Valen čič , kateri je tudi omenil naslov spletne strani Slovencev vClevelandu, in sem se odloč il, da poizkusim srečo še tu, v zvezi iskanja mojega starega o četa,BARTOL LUDVIGA, roj. 16.3.1912, v Dragi pri Loškem Potoku, kateri naj bil živel v Clevelandu.Naj vam na kratko razložim vso zadevo.Moj oče, Benčina Alojzij, je nezakonski sin, Vavtar Angele, roj. Benčina, 31.5.1905, v Travniku, LoškiPotok in Bartol Ludviga, roj. 16.3.1912, Draga pri Loškem Potoku. Po mojih podatkih je omenjeniBartol Ludvig imel še dva brata, in sicer, Bartol Robert in Bartol Friderik. Bartol Ludvig naj bi prišel Ameriko, naj bi bilo to mesto Cleveland, okrog leta 1945 ali 1947, kjer naj bi bil tudi njegov oče, BartolLudvig st., roj. 17.10.1885, v Hribu, Loški Potok, po domače Birtek. Po pripovedovanju moje staremame, Vavtar Angele, naj bi Bartol Ludvig ml., naj imel še dva sinova v Ameriki, od katerih pa naj beden umrl v prometni nesreči, kjer naj bi se zaletel v cerkev. Bartol Ludvig ml. naj bi bil v Amerikiporočen s Slovenko, katere pa imena ne vem, znano mi je samo to, da naj bi izvirala iz obmo č jaKrškega.Moj oče, Benčina Alojzij st. je v preteklosti, cca 15 - 20 let nazaj in pa tudi že prej, navezati stik zočetom, Bartol Ludigom ml., žal pa je to bilo vedno neuspešno.

V upanju na kakršnokoli pomoč , se v zvezi tega se obra čam na vas, saj bi bila dobrodošla vsakainformacija, še enkrat vas lepo pozdravljam v Cleveland z upanjem, da bi kdorkoli mi posredovalkakršnekoli informacije v zvezi mojega starega očeta, Bartol Ludviga ml.

Lep pozdrav, Benčina Alojzij ml., Bevče, Slovenija!

[email protected]



Greetings,

I am contacting you regarding Slovenian artist & writer Benka Pulko, who will begin touring the UnitStates in 2011. Ms. Pulko is a Guinness World Record holder for her 5.5 year solo motorcycle journeyaround the world,during which she set the following records:

* Longest Female Solo Motorcycle Ride - Distance (111,856 miles)* Longest Female Solo Motorcycle Ride - Duration (2000 days)* Documented: First Woman to Ride Across Saudi Arabia* Documented: First Person to Motorcycle on All Seven Continents

Since the conclusion of her trip, Ms. Pulko has focused on educating the public and promotingcultural diversity through her books and photo exhibitions. Her latest exhibition "Black & WhiteRainbow", was composed of photographs of exiled Tibetan children in India, and culminated with MsPulko interviewing the Dalai Lama.

In February 2011, Ms. Pulko travel to Missouri, along with her husband, a native Missourian. Withanticipated assistance from the Slovenian Ministry of Culture, she will be bringing her photoexhibitions and well-traveled motorcycle along, with plans to present her exhibitions and multi-mediapresentations in schools and public venues, as she has done for years in Slovenia.

We are currently seeking organizations interested in hosting photo exhibitions, multi-mediapresentations, or both, after September 2011. At present we have two exhibitions scheduled inSoutheast Missouri, and anticipate our calendar filling up rapidly.

If you are interested in learning more about Benka Pulko, or discussing her exhibitions/presentations,please feel free to contact me back through this email address. Below I have provided a list of links toinformation about Ms. Pulko, along with photos of some of her exhibitions. We have more informatioavailable (a .pdf of one exhibition catalog, resume, etc.) and would gladly provide it to interestedparties.

Thank you for your time,

Keith Carr Ljubljana, [email protected]

Benka's website: <http://www.benkapulko.com/> (in English & Slovene)

Opening of exhibition "Black & White Rainbow":http://lenartzore.com/2009/11/21/opening-of-exhibition-benka-pulko/

Opening of Benka's exhibition "Markets of the World" (Tržnice sveta)http://easyriderka.wordpress.com/2010/03/28/trznice-sveta/

Photos from "Black & White Rainbow":



http://www.benkapulko.com/razstava/razstava.php

Documentary film for "Black & White Rainbow" (in 2 parts due to size):Film is in High Definition, which does not transfer well to Youtube.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97IdeCYcuTs

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benka_Pulko

Facebook Page in English:http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Benka-Pulko-English/113892578668926

Main Facebook Page:http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=1411008442

Facebook Page for Benka's Autobiography (in Slovene)http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=34225734010

Main page for her autobiography (Slovene language only, but withphotos).http://www.pocestnica.si/

********************************************Dober dan Mr. Hrvatin and Mr. Percic iz Slovenia for you!

Our names are Greg and Ronalee Kodric and we’ve started a new tourism information website inEnglish for Slovenia called Slovenia for you.Our goal is to promote tourism for our magnificent country and to spread the word around the world.

Besides providing only the most useful information we think a tourist may require, the website is alsobranching out into other areas.We can also offer day tours and full length sightseeing tours plus hiking tours and accommodationthroughout Slovenia.

We were wondering if you could please include a link for www.sloveniaforyou.com on your club’swebsite and possibly a mentionif you have a newsletter publication.

We are more than happy to feature your club on the website if you have any news you want to sharewith our viewers!

Also feel free to join our facebook page at:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Slovenia-for-you/359504198265

Ok, hvala lepa in lepo pozdravljam tebe in tvojo druzino.Looking forward to hearing from you,

Greg and Ronalee Kodric



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hello, I'm a producer on local tv station INFO TV..the channel is visible online..if there is an interest ilocal news, world news, local and world weather, daily press overview, talk shows,...the stationbroadcast in slovenian language..you can pass on the link, the feed is without commercial breaks :] and in 720p HD quality.

http://veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4bf9280fe2593

pozdravljeni,infotv je informativni program, ki pokriva najnovejse domace in tuje dogodke, podaja svezevremenske informacije, predstavlja dnevno casopisje in podobno..ce koga zanima, lahko spremljakanal na spletu v HD tehnologiji..za ogled je potrebno namestiti datoteko, katero stran ob vstopu tudiponudi..nisem preprican, mislim pa da safari browser na applu ne zahteva instalacije...

lp,sebastian

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Searching for Relatives

My name is Nejc Lokar, and I decided to find my relatives in the U.S. I'm looking for descendants of Kristijan / Cristiano / Christ Lokar who moved to Cleveland Ohio. Because I do not know how to start,I am asking for your help, if you can help me how to get in touch with his descendants.

LOKAR CHRIST Birth: 05 Sep 1891 Death: 27 Mar 1972

Lokar Christ worked until his retirement in 1959 for company named "Wean Equipment Co." Morethan 50 years was a member of the Society “Vipavski raj št. 312 SNJP”. Then he was a member of the Society “Kras št. 8 SDZ” and "Slovenian Pensioners Club in Euclid, OH” He was also ashareholder in Slovenian Home on Holmes Ave. He was buried on 03/30/1972. Funeral Mass was inchurch of St. Robert, and he was buried in the cemetery of St. Paul. His wife was Marica. Daughter Mary Doles with son in law Clarence. Granddaughters Barbara Peters, Sandra, Marcia, grandsonRichard and great-grandson Michael.

His Wife: LOKAR MARY Birth: 06 Jan 1902 Death: 28 Nov 2000

Hope to hear from you soon and don't hesitate to contact me!Yours sincerely,

Nejc Lokar [email protected]

********************************************Can you help in my efforts to find my relatives in the USA? My future interest is to establish a contactwith them. I'm looking for descendants of my two grandaunts and two my granduncles who migratedto the USA from Hrova č a, a village near Ribnica na Dolenjskem about 1905, namely:

Ivana, Fran č iška, Janez and Franc PUCELJ.My trouble is to learn the names (at least some of them) of their direct descendants and their addresses (e-mails).

I hope that my wish is not too great and demandful.So I'm thanking you in advance for your kind readiness to help me and answer my mail.

Sincerely yours,

Jernej D. Kožar [email protected]

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