Winners of 2016 Kielbasa Klassic

This year’s Kielbasa Klassic was held at Whiteford Valley Golf Course.  It was a beautiful day on the course, especially for the winners.  This year’s first place team is Eric Buczkowski, Ryan Buczkowski, Cary Garnett and Tom W.  Second place team is Jack Sparagowski, Angie Sparagowski, Billy Peneff and John Sparagowski.  Darrell Staup, Stan Machosky, A.J. Machosky and Tony Machosky came in third. Corey Lepiarz won closest to the pin on hole #5.  Cary Garnett had longest putt on hole #18, and on hole #11, Angie Sparagowski made the longest…

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2016 Kielbasa Klassic

Sign Up is now open for the 2016 Kielbasa Klassic 4-Man Golf Scramble! Sunday, August 7th at Whiteford Valley (blue Course) 7980 Beck Road, Ottawa Lake MI 10:00AM start time $75 per man/ $300 per team Includes golf, cart, food, beer, pop, team skins, door prizes, challenge holes, and the famous “Kielbasa Klassic” t-shirt. **Proceeds used to fund PACT scholarships and Child Help, an organization dedicated to helping abused children** Deadline to enter is July 30, 2016. There are 2 ways to register for the Kielbasa Klassic: 1 Register Online Register…

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60 Years Ago; Uprising in Poznan, Poland

Sixty Years Ago–Poznaǹ June 1956 and its Significance in Polish and World History excerpted from a longer study by David Gwidon Chełmiǹski, Ph. D. Not even a year after the formation of the “Warsaw Pact” mutual defense alliance in 1955, Poland suddenly made it into the world news headlines with the first significant uprising of the workers voicing dissatisfaction with the centrally-controlled Marxist economic system which had been imposed upon them in the decade since the Second World War, and remarkably, Poznaǹ, was at the center of what was happening. After the Minister of…

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2016 PACT/TPA Scholarships

  Polish-American Community of Toledo (PACT) and Toledo Poznan Alliance (TPA) Annual Scholarship Competition ends May 31, 2016 The Polish-American Community of Toledo (PACT) and the Toledo Poznan Alliance (TPA) have announced that their Sixth Annual Scholarship Competition to award $4,000 to area Polish-American students is currently underway. Over the past five years over $13,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to students of Polish-American heritage in the Toledo area. The competition is divided into two categories — High School and College. Applicants must fill out an application form and…

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2016 “Kielbasa King”

Polska Pryba Crowned 2016 Kielbasa King (Toledo, OH) — The team of Polska Pryba, led by Jeremy Pryba, was voted the People’s Choice and earned the title “Kielbasa King” for the Polish-America Community of Toledo (PACT) Fifth Kielbasa Cook-Off held Saturday at the St. Clements Community Center in West Toledo. Polska Pryba competed in the Fourth Kielbasa Cook-Off in October 2014 and finished in second place and tied for the Celebrity Judges Award. For the past 15 years, Mr. Pryba and his family have used the same recipe handed down…

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2016 Kielbasa Cook Off Contestants

Here is the list of the 2016 Kielbasa Cook Off Contestants (in alphabetical order)  with a short bio of each one.  After reading all of the bios, you will come to appreciate the dedication and love that these contestants have for making kielbasa and their strong desire to keep their family recipe alive. Mike Hofner and Ron Smith: “DziaDzia and Busias Old Fashioned Kielbasa” Dzia Dzia and Busia’s Old Fashioned Kielbasa recipe came directly from Mike’s grandparents – hence the name!  They have been making their kielbasa with the rest…

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2016 Kielbasa Cook Off

This year, the Kielbasa Cook Off will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2016.  It will be held at St. Clements Parish, 3030 Tremainsville Road in Toledo Ohio.  We are excited about this year’s cook off and want to get the word out early so potential contestants can register in plenty of time.  If you have questions, or would like to be a contestant in this year’s cook off, email us at info@polishcommunity.org or call Jack Sparagowski at 419-356-1811. KIELBASA COOK-OFF Contestant’s Information Sheet 1.  The Kielbasa Cook-Off is being held…

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Wigilia 2015

If you weren’t at Wigilia celebration on Sunday, you will have to wait till Wigilia 2016 to experience a Polish Christmas eve.  The candle was lit at the sight of the first star, a meatless dinner was shared by all and kolendy was sung.  Thank you to all who attended this year’s Christmas Eve dinner and special thanks to Rev. Daniel Zak for reading the Christmas story, Stan Machosky for being MC, Gayle Sparagowski for preparing our wonderful meal, Ken Stein for being our mailman and passing out Oplatek to…

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