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2021 Souhrada Family Reunion - # 37

July 30th - August 1st, 2021

Holiday Inn Express and Suites

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Hosts: Dave & Cherie Souhrada, Janel Stephens, & Barb Erickson


 


This year’s reunion activities kicked off with pizza and drinks Friday evening (courtesy of the Flynn family) in the hotel conference room. The room was reserved for us the entire weekend which was very convenient and quickly became the hub of activities and a gathering place for all. The room was also well stocked with refreshments, snacks, and kolaches!  Your neighborhood grocery store kolaches just wouldn’t do, so Tammy Willimack prepared 15 dozen of the very best kolaches.

Saturday lunch was held a short distance away at “Barn Happy” restaurant. The restaurant was “transformed from a dairy barn built in 1925 and has become a business that works to preserve the agricultural heritage and values of the heartland in Cedar Falls, Iowa”.

The afternoon activities began with a group photo, a presentation by Pete on the newly shared Marlys (Souhrada) Gronwoldt’s photo albums, how to organize your photos, and a new surprise DNA result. Anton Vanicek’s shared his excellent video on our Souhrada family history and homelands. Pete also alerted everyone that you may begin to see some changes at souhrada.com to make the site more "mobile" (phone) friendly. After the formal presentations, the auction of donated items was conducted by Dave Souhrada, Crystal Merrill, Sam Callaway, and Paul Flynn. (The auction proceeds help defer the costs of future reunions.) Afterwards, a delicious buffet dinner was served.

On Sunday morning many of the guests gathered for the buffet breakfast in the hotel dining area before heading back home.


  


Those attending this year’s reunion were:

Rhonda Bickford

Sam Callaway

Deanna Comstock

MaryAnn Cox

Jerry and Maureen Currier

Mark and Barb Erickson

Mona Feuss

Kathleen Flynn

Paul and Tammy Flynn

Peter Flynn

Michael Flynn

Rick and Gretchen Flynn

Chloe Gotstein     

Josh, Connor, and Elizabeth Jarvis

Pat Lyon

Bill, Jeanette, and Crystal Merrill

Viola Noska

Dalyn and Phyllis Souhrada

Dave and Cherie Souhrada

Pete Souhrada

Janel Stephens

Ruth Steward

Anton Vanicek

Gary and Tammy Willimack


To view the entire picture album from this year's reunion, click here


To download a copy of Pete's presentation in PDF format, click here