BOROUGH OF SNPJ, Pa. — The SNPJ Heritage Center just received a shipment of Slovenian road maps; we’ve had numerous inquiries over the years for a detailed map. It measures 52 inches by 37 inches, and covers over 5,000 villages, towns and cities. The map will be listed with our gift shop items on the Heritage Center web site, www.snpjheritage.org. The cost per map is $15; $13 plus $2 shipping and handling. Make checks payable to the SNPJ Heritage Center, 270 Martin Road, Enon Valley, PA 16120.

Also new to the gift shop is a beginner’s Slovenian language kit with CDs and a book for $31.45; $27.95 plus $3.50 shipping and handling. It’s listed with the gift shop items on our web site as well.

We have some collectible Steelers lighters for $25 each. Staying along the Steelers line, we have a 40th Super Bowl lighter and a five-year Super Bowl lighter, each for $30. We also have SNPJ, Slovenia, Croatia, button box and piano accordion collectible lighters for $25. Order these online from the SNPJ Slovenian Heritage Center web site. The map and language kit, along with our other gift shop items, would make nice gifts for the holidays.

Don’t forget to send in your recipes for the Heritage Center cookbook before Dec. 31 if you would like them published in our first edition. The cookbook will be going to print early in 2009. An overwhelming response has collected over 400 recipes so far. You can still submit your recipes to Carol Maruszak at 2151 Larchmont Dr., Wickliffe, OH 44092; Joan Gaspersic at 321 Woodcrest Dr., Coraopolis, PA 15108; or mail to them to the SNPJ Heritage Center.

Happy holidays from the SNPJ Heritage Center Committee!