1639 South Palos Verdes Street, San Pedro, CA 90731

Office Voicemail: (310) 831-2629 RSVP: (310) 223-6970 FAX: (310) 831-9355 Email: info@dacsp.com

Web Site: www.dalmatianamericanclub.com

President: Hon. Rudy Svorinich, Jr. 1st Vice-President: William C. “Bill” Brownell, 2nd Vice-President: Don Matulich

Secretary: Nicholas A. “Nick” Mardesich, Treasurer: Gene Gimenez Directors: Gojko Spralja, Dinko Bozanich, Frank Antolos

Nikola Bumbak, Mike Sestich and John Brunac Club Bulletin Processor: Deann M. Svorinich

Executive Chef: Tony Pielin Assistant Chef: Jose “Chuey” Navarro Facility Manager: Juan Lumbreras Finance Manager: Genevieve Robinson

Banquet Manager: Renee Orefice

Monthly Bulletin April 2017 Display Project! Thank you, Nick!

The monthly Board of Directors meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 11th, 2017 at 7:00 PM. Members wishing to have an issue dis-cussed by the Board should forward their re-quest in writing to the club mailbox no later than Monday, April 12th for consideration or email it to the Club’s email address.

ACTIVITIES Easter Sunday Family Brunch: Sunday, April 16, 2017 – 10am – 1pm. Tickets are $25.00 per adults, $15.00 for kids 4-13 and children 3 and under are free. Reservations are a must! Please call (310) 223-6970 by Friday, April 14th. Last year. Over 200 persons attend-ed and we sold out! We have the best brunch (especially on Easter!) for the money anywhere in the South Bay! And yes, by popular demand, we will have both a carved turkey and ham, waffle, and omelette stations! Please plan to attend with your family and friends! Mother’s Day Brunch: Sunday, May 14, 2017 – 10am – 1pm. This event was also a sell out last year. Details are the same as the Easter Brunch. Reservations are also a must! Please call our RSVP line at (310) 223-6970 before May 12th. Croatian Musical Festival 2017 (Hrvatska

MEETINGS Our monthly General Membership Dinner Meeting will be held on Friday, April 7, 2017. (Please note this is one week earlier than usu-al due to Good Friday.) Social hour will begin at 5:30 PM with dinner at 7:00 pm. A great menu will be prepared consisting of the follow-ing: Bruschetta appetizer, Fried Uligne (Calamari), Mostaccioli Pasta with Marinara Sauce (due to Lent), Grilled Swordfish, mixed vegetables, rolls and butter and a great dessert. All members - regular members, associate mem-bers, and auxiliary members are and their spous-es or significant other are invited to attend as we will have a special viewing of a Croatian Musi-cal Entertainment Video featuring Dalmatian Klapa Ensembles. You will not want to miss this special presentation! Tickets are $25.00 each and members are kindly requested to RSVP by Thursday, April 6th if you plan to attend as this helps with meal plan-ning and ordering of food. Tickets will also be sold at the door on a first-come, first served ba-sis, but RSVP is preferred by calling (310) 223-6970. Last month, our attendance was 62 members and guests. The 50/50 drawing for $110.00 was won by brother member Nick Biazevich who donat-ed all $110.00 back to the Club’s Military Flag

Muzika Festa 2017): Sunday, June 4, 2017. Doors Open: 3:15pm Musical Program: 4:00pm Social Hour: 5:30pm Dinner: 6:00pm Kolo Dancing: 7:45-9:00pm. This is one event that you will not to miss this year! Live from Kostanje, Croatia (a little south of Omis and Split), we will host the 12 member Klapa Pasi-ka (male vocal and music ensemble) as our fea-tured performance. Tentatively joining them will be other Croatian musical performers from our local area. More details will be in our May Bul-letin. Tickets are $65.00 per adult for the pro-gram and dinner and $40.00 for the program on-ly. Children 5-13 are $15 for the dinner and $5.00 for the program only. Tables of ten (10) persons are available for groups. Please RSVP to (310) 223-6970 by May 27th so we may plan ac-cordingly. We expect an early sell out, so please make your reservations asap! San Pedro Retired Elks Monthly Luncheon: Due to a lack of attendance, our Club was no longer able to afford hosting the monthly San Pedro Retired Elks luncheon without incurring a substantial loss. While we were able to be hospi-table to this fine group of folks since the San Pedro Elks Lodge fire tragedy a few years ago, we no longer could justify the very large deficit this event was incurring. They will continue to meet at a local restaurant beginning on April 12th. Please call Retired Elks President John Brunac for further details at (310) 831-9991. Monday Night Kolo Dancing: Due to the ma-jority of our kolo dancers having reached the “Golden Years”, quite a few passing away and not many new participants joining them, our Monday night Kolo dancing has sadly been dis-continued at their request. Thursday Night Chess Club: Due to a lack of participation, the Thursday night Chess Club has been discontinued. New Activity Ideas: The Club is always open to new ideas for member activities. If you have an idea for a new Club activity for members and/or members and their families and guests, please call the Club office at (310) 831-2629 or send us an email at: info@dacsp.com. Thank you!

ANNOUNCEMENTS Club Scholarship Applications: Applications for the Club’s prestigious scholarship program are now available. Students graduating from high school to a two or four college, university or trade school qualify for consideration. The student must be a junior or regular member in their own right, a child or grandchild of a regu-lar member in good standing. Applications may be requested via email (info@dacsp.com) or picked up at the Club (Lobby or Patio Room) Monday thru Friday, 10am to 1pm. Ap-plications must be returned to the Club mail-box by Friday, June 30th. New Outdoor and Indoor Ceremonial Flags: The Club remains in need of monetary donations to purchase some new flags for in-door display. We have quite a proud tradition in our Club of veteran members who have served our country in the armed forces. We would like to purchase indoor service branch ceremonial flags for permanent display. We would appreciate monetary donations to pur-chase these ceremonial flags. Full or partial contributions to this cause can either be in memory of a loved one (living or deceased) or by a member who served in a particular service branch. Donors (and/or their loved one) will be listed on a commemorative wall plaque in proximity of the flags. Each armed services flag set costs $200.00. We would like to un-veil our Armed Services flags for Armed Forc-es Day in May. Your generosity would be greatly appreciated to honor our veteran mem-bers. Thank you to the following members for their contributions to our military flag display: Army (full donation) – Councilman Anthony and Chris Misetich in honor of their son Jon-athan who is serving in the United States Ar-my and is the only Club member presently on active duty. Navy (full donations) – Jerry Lovarov and the Svorinich Family in honor of Rudy, Sr. and Anton (Zrini) Svorinich, Stella Rukavina in honor of Anthony Rukavina (partial donation). Marines (full donation) – Nick Biazevich in memory of Pete Zankich. Coast Guard (full donation) by the Svorinich Family in honor of Andrew

Svorinich, Marion A. Rafkin, Dr. Joe Mardesich and Dr. Gerald N. Felando. We remain in need of a donor(s) for the U.S. Mer-chant Marine Flag. The purchase of our out-door American, Croatian and California State flags were made possible by the donations of Past-President Lou Malnar, and brother mem-bers Mario Bijelic and Mike Medak. Our President also donated an outdoor Los Angeles City Flag for Club use at appropriate occasions (such as the Chamber luncheon last month where it looked great!). Thank you all for your generosity. New Club Email Address: To make com-municating with the Club easier, our new email address is: info@dacsp.com Please make a note of it. Thank you. Club No Smoking Policy: Recently, the Board of Directors have received reports of some members and guests smoking within our Patio Room and with 20 feet of entrances. Cal-ifornia State Law strictly prohibits such behav-ior. Club staff has been authorized to rigorous-ly enforce the law with zero tolerance for of-fenders. Members and guests that exhibit poor judgement in regard to smoking within or too near Club buildings will first be asked to cease their activity – and if they refuse, asked to leave the premises. Our Club, as all buildings in our state, are smoke free areas.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS The Club would like to extend our congratula-tions to Dan and Nina Jo Mircovich on the celebration of their 60th wedding anniversary in March. Our best wishes for many more years of happiness together! Please note that The Board of Directors has voted to have membership dues remain the same for 2017 as they were for 2016. Regular member with an emailed Bulletin = $125.00, Regular member with a mailed Bulletin = $137.00, Associate Member = $35.00 and a Junior member = $25.00. Auxiliary member’s dues are $25.00. Club dues notices were mailed in mid-December and were due by De-cember 31st. If you have not mailed in your

dues, please do so asap. Membership cards for paid members and Second Notices for non-dues payment will be mailed out next week.

MEMBER WELFARE The Club would like to extend its deepest sym-pathy to brother member Nick Boskovich and his wife, Diane on the passing of their 28 year old son, Alex. Also surviving Alex are his brothers Nicholas and Mathew, sister Kristen (Pere) Dusevic and grandparents, Katie Bos-kovich and Jerry and Dolores Strosnider and niece Maja Dusevic. May Alex rest in peace. Please let the office know of any member or close family member of a member who is ill or has passed away so we may mention them in this Bulletin by calling (310) 831-2629. Thank you.

MEMBER BIRTHDAYS Congratulations and best wishes to the follow-ing members who are celebrating their Birthday in April: John Kelly, Ante Grskovich, Jack Kuljis, Vince Comparsi, RoseMary Calla-han, Boris Stipicevich, Cindy Glumace, Ted Simon, Andy Marinkovich, Vince Gargas, James Serici, Dr. Nick Brajevich, Nevenko Budesa, Tom Mladinich, Jerry Jelenic, Jus-tin Karmelich, Patrick Bartolic, Anthony Meyers, Don Swanson, Anthony Mardesich, Anthony Misetich, John Zuanich, James Trudnich and Lou Drazin. The oldest members this month are Ted Simon at 96 years young and Lou Drazin at 91 years young! Our youngest member this month is Anthony Meyers at 39 years old. They each receive a complimentary dinner at our April membership dinner. If we missed your April birthday, please let the Club office know by calling (310) 831-2629. The “Random Winners” for a FREE BIRTH-DAY DINNER at our upcoming April mem-bership dinner meeting are: Boris Stipicevich, Jerry Jelenic, and Justin Karmelich. Congrat-ulations!

MEMBER BENEFITS Members and their families are kindly re-minded of our Club’s courtesy policy in the form of a significant discount when renting the Club for either a joyous (wedding, anni-versary, birthday party, showers) or solemn occasion (memorial luncheons) for them-selves or members of their immediate family. The Club’s Grand Ballroom, Upstairs Harbor View Dining Room, Main Bar or Patio Room are available for rent. Please note that the Club must provide all food and beverage ser-vice on our premises. We do not allow “pot-luck” or outside food, beverages or alcohol to be brought onto Club premises under ANY circumstances. Our staff would be pleased to accommodate our members’ needs for Club rental. Please call (310) 831-2629 for rental details when a need arises.

MEMBER THANKS The Club would like to thank the following members for their recent donations: Scholarship Fund: Joe, Marian and Joe Jr. Marino in memory of Frances Misetich. Al Marchin and Dawn Anzack with their pay-ment of dues.

MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT The President, Officers and Directors of the Club are pleased to present the following Fi-nancial Report to the Membership as of March 25, 2017: General Operating Checking: $20,726.56 General Savings: $88,993.11 Operating Cash: $1,600.00 Scholarship Account: $10,141.00 Building Fund: $1,161.51 Auxiliary Checking: $9,749.07 Auxiliary Savings: $2,518.78 TOTAL ALL ACCOUNTS = $134,890.03

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dear Members of our Club Family: We hope the writing of this Bulletin finds

you and yours well! A very Happy Easter to

you and your loved ones! Please note the

General Membership Dinner is one week

earlier this month (on April 7th) due to Good

Friday being on the second Friday of April.

We have a very nice musical video presenta-

tion of Dalmatian Klapa (male vocal ensem-

bles) for your enjoyment. You will not want

to miss this special treat! Everyone is wel-

come to attend our April dinner- members,

their spouses, auxiliary members, associate

members and guests. Also, please join us on

Easter Sunday for our fantastic brunch! We

have a wonderful event planned for all of our

members and guests. So, please plan to join

us on Easter Sunday! We continue to make

improvements to our Club facilities. It takes

quite a bit of monetary effort to maintain an

eighty-two year old building, but we hope

our dedication to preserving our “Monument

to our People Achieving the American

Dream” is noticeable. We have a great Club,

with a great history, great traditions, and

most importantly – great people! It remains

an honor and privilege to serve as your Presi-

dent. We hope to see you at our Club real

soon! God Bless you, your loved ones, our

Club and our Country!

Sincerely yours,

Hon. Rudy Svorinich, Jr., President

Dalmatian-American Club of San Pedro, Inc. 1639 South Palos Verdes Street San Pedro, CA 90731

Monthly Bulletin April 2017

DALMATIAN-AMERICAN CLUB CALENDAR OF EVENTS: RSVP Line: (310) 223-6970

Tuesday, April 18th – Women’s Auxiliary Regular Meeting – 7:00pm Weekdays: Patio Room open – 11:00am – 4:00pm

Friday, April 7th Membership Dinner & Croatian Klapa Video – 5:30pm/7:00pm Tuesday, April 11th Board of Directors Meeting – 7:00pm Friday, April 14th Good Friday – Membership Dinner moved to Friday, April 7th. Sunday, April 16th – Easter Family Brunch – 10:00am – 1:00pm

Auxiliary Monthly Bulletin April 2017

Monthly Meeting: The regular monthly Auxiliary meeting will be held on Tuesday April 18, 2017 at 7:00 pm at the club. Board/Fashion Show Meeting: There will be an Aux-iliary board meeting on Saturday April 8, 2017 at 2:00 pm at the club immediately following our garage sale. Hostesses: Dora Marovich and Mary Vidovich will host the April meeting. Birthdays: Dora Marovich and Mary Vidovich will be celebrating their birthdays in the month of April. Wishing both ladies a very “Happy Birthday”. May your birthday and the year ahead be as special and won-derful as you are! Anniversaries: There are no Auxiliary members cele-brating their anniversaries in the month of April. Get Well: Our best wishes for a speedy recovery are extended to Auxiliary members Lina Cavadoni, Lu Kusar, Mary Vidovich and Roxy Vitalich. May your days ahead be sunny and bright. 50/50 Drawing: Last month Terri O’Donnell was the lucky winner of the 50/50 drawing. 2017 Annual Dues: If you are unable to attend the April 18, 2017 monthly meeting to pay your annual dues of $25.00 you may mail your dues to the club office in attention to Auxiliary Vice President Lillian Felando. This will be the last reminding notice for all those who have NOT paid their dues and you will become delin-quent and your name omitted from the roster. Thank you to all those members who HAVE paid their dues in a timely matter. Easter Family Brunch: Dalmatian American Club members, their family and friends are invited to attend The Easter Family Brunch to be held at the club on Sunday April 16, 2017 from 10:00am to 1:00pm. The tickets are $25.00 for adults and $15.00 for children 4-13 years of age and children 3 years of age and under are free. For reservations call 310-223-6970.

Scholarship Awards Applications: The Auxiliary will be offering scholarships to young women or men who are currently in high school and are planning to further their education beyond graduation. The ap-plicant must have a parent, grandparent, stepparent or legal guardian who is in good standing with the Dal-matian American Club in order to apply for the scholarship. A 2.5 grade point average is required through out high school. They must meet certain criteria with in the main focus on hers or his spirit of volunteerism out side of the school environment. Students are asked to write a short 1 to 2 page essay. To obtain an application call President Emily Man-estar at 310-977-5617. Applications must be re-ceived no later than Friday May 19, 2017 Activity/Fieldtrip: The Auxiliary would like to plan an outside activity/fieldtrip and we need your help in planning it. Where would you be interested in going or doing? Bring your information to the April meet-ing so it may be discussed and voted upon. We would like to plan our activity for the Fall. Thank you: Thank you Lillian Felando and Lilija-na Stanojevich for hosting the March meeting and providing us with the delicious treats. Up and Coming Auxiliary Events: So you may mark your calendars and save the dates the following events are in the planning stages and committees are being formed. Watch the monthly bulletin for the up dates, for new events that are added, dates, times and any changes that may occur. Family members and friends are always welcome. Looking forward to seeing you at our future events. Garage Sale Saturday April 8, 2017 The Club Easter Family Brunch Sunday April 16, 2017 The Club Mothers Day Luncheon May 7, 2017 Think Café Scholarship Awards Friday August 11, 2017 The Club Fashion Show Sunday October 8, 2017 The Club Christmas Dinner Saturday December 9, 2017 Think Café

Dalmatian-American Club of San Pedro Womens’ Auxiliary Founded May 1962 – Celebrating our 53nd Year

1639 South Palos Verdes Street, San Pedro, CA 90731

President: Emily Manestar Vice-President: Lillian Felando, Secretary: Jackie Bologna, Treasurer: Roxy Vitalich,

Historian: Lilijana Stanojevich, Parliamentarian: Anna Velickovic, Publicity & Bulletin Chair: Cheryl Utovac, Sunshine Chair: Mary Vidovich, Activities: Vivian Pesic, Terri O’Donnell, JoAnn Manestar,

Telephone Committee: Dora Marovich, Violett Moretti, Mary Tamburovic