2018 Coloring Contest Winners
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2019 Slovakia Heritage Tour
The 2019 Slovakia Heritage Tour, from September 6-15, 2019, will once again offer Slovak-Americans a chance to connect with their family histories, go back in time to experience the food, music and culture they grew up in, and better understand Slovakia’s intriguing history that led their ancestors to leave their families and lives in this … Continued
Foreign media on vote results
The presidential election in Slovakia has been reflected in the world media, too. Besides the Washington Post, the Washington Times also noticed it, claiming that the new presidential runoff could give the Central European country its first woman president. The BBC focused more on the anti-corruption agenda of the winner of the first round, Zuzana … Continued
Top 10 IRA Rules to Remember
Rule #1: Contributions to a Traditional IRA are Tax-deductible. In general, you don’t have to pay taxes on contributions you make to a traditional IRA. The tax on both your contributions and the growth in the account is deferred until you make withdrawals at some point in the future. Rule #2: Contributions to a Roth … Continued
2019 TOUR OF SLOVAKIA YOUNGSTOWN/SPIŠSKÁ NOVÁ VES SISTER CITIES TOUR
Mark your calendars—July 15-29, 2019, pack your bags, grab your passports and get ready to fly to Slovakia for the time of your life. We are one big family on our tours. Everyone watches out for each other. First class hotels, great food, entertainment, large roomy air-conditioned bus with rest room—best tour guide and bus … Continued
Miss Slovakia 2017
Meet Miss Slovakia, Vanessa Bottanova, a 19 year-old student who represented her country in the 2017 Miss Universe Pageant shown on FOX TV the evening of November 26, 2017. We have a connection! Sue Podhorsky Corbin, Gloria Podhorsky Streeter, and others in the family came on our 2008 Treasures of Slovakia Tour. We found lots … Continued
Join Youngstown /Spišská Nová Ves Sister Cities on its 20th Tour of Slovakia, July 2018
Are you ready with your passport to enjoy two weeks of excitement, fun, good food, entertainment, great people and fond memories for the rest of your life? Join Jim and Kay Bench on the 20th Sister Cities tour of Slovakia. Talk to the oldest living Slovak member of your family to find where your ancestors … Continued
Slovakia Heritage Tour is Taking Off in 2018
Celebrate the fall harvest and the beautiful culture, history and countryside of Slovakia, up close and personal, on the 2018 Slovakia Heritage ten-day, small group tour. From September 7-16, we’ll explore age-old cities, medieval towns and historic sites as well as folk-life museums, the Tatry mountains and picturesque villages. We’ll join in a few of … Continued
2018 Consular Tour of Slovakia & Its Neighbors
Tour Dates: August 13 – August 26, 2018 Slovak Honorary Consul Joe Senko has prepared a deluxe 15-day tour of Slovakia, Vienna, Poland and Hungary. The itinerary for Slovakia includes the historic towns of Bratislava, Svätý Jur, Devín, Bojnice, Tatras, Levoča, Kežmarok, Spišská Sobota, Spišský Hrhov, Ždiar, Stará Ľubovňa, Košice, Bardejov, Jedlinka and Prešov. Some … Continued
Traveling with Family to Find Family Roots
This September’s 2017 Slovakia Heritage Tour was a family affair in more ways than one with mothers, fathers, daughters, cousins and sisters coming together to find their family roots and return to the Slovak way of life they learned from their parents and grandparents. By the end of the tour, after hearing each other’s stories … Continued