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COPPER RIVER B ".SIN LIONS CHATI TER FIGHT
.Alaskans usually like to do things
in a big way .and the Cop-per River area
is no exception. When Senior Deputy Distx
rict Governor Ross T-Tood presented the
charter to the Copper River Basin Lions 01
Club, he informed the group that this
club has the largest charter membership
* of any Lions club ever chartered, state
wide, nationally or internationally. The
roll call revealed a total of 135 charter
members.
These new Lions, their wives and
guests assembled at Copper Valley School
Saturday evening, May 18, 1963, for a
banquet and charter night program which
ranged from the awarding of Lioness pins
to two Eagle River Lions, numerous shake
downs, and snitchin* shenanigans tothe
more serious formal acceptance of the
Lions charter by Bill Millard, president
of the newly formed group. Guests from
Anchorage, Mt. View, Spenard, Eagle River,
North Pole, Tok, Valdez, Fairbanks, Coli
lege and Delta attended the function.
Congratulatory telegrams were received
from Lions Internaional, Bethel, White
horse, Delta, Mt. Edgecumbe-Sitka, Jun
eau, ivetenikan and dome.
District Governor Mel Harris of
Fairbanks in his address to the group
explained the pur-nose of the Lions
organization and challenged the group
to respond to the Lions* ideal of service.
Don Fridley, Chairman of Zone 1,
extended the challenge as he explained
the duties of and presented pins to the
following officers:
President-Bill Millard
1st Vice Presidnct-Fred Lappi
2nd Vice President-Ed Hill
3rd Vice Presidnet-Bob Martin
Sec.-Treasurer-Ken Hughes
Tail Twister-Dick Clayton
Lion Tamer-"Red" Beichner
Board of Directors-Jack Wilson, Howard
Bayless, George ishby, William Burns, J
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Dwight "Doc" Pease, ;
Deputy District Governor Stan Davis
of Fairbanks and Francis Krseh of Val
dez awarded'charter nins to the 135 dew
Lions — many of whom were guarding their
paraphernal is trophies which, they had
accumulated hy hook or by crook(Mostly by
crook!) These Trophies, "gathered” from
various -Darts of the state, ranged from
a, gavel safely handcuffed to Bill hi Hard
to Governor Egan’s Lion's pin which myster
iously disappeared during the evening!
Other features of the evening*s
program were musical selections on the
violin and -accordian, instrumental
pieces and African songs by some students
from Conner Valley School, and a Chinese
auction. Mrs. Stan Davis of Fairbanks
received the door prize, a .44 cal. car
bine called the Deerslayer,
Charter night chairmen who-- planned
the program were Roger Williams of Eagle
River, Francis Krseh of Valdez and Bill
Burns of the Copper River Basin Lions Club,
Dr. Clarence Davis of Valdez was master
of ceremonies. Special ar>r>reelation was
expressed to T. P. "Smoky" Altenberger ci
Fairbanks for his help in getting the
club started.
Kenneth Hughes
LAWS OF ALASKA, 1963 CHAPTER 68 AN ACT'
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Alaska.
SECTION 1. The sum of $2,500 is appropri
ated from the general fund to Benny Benson,
designer of Alaska’s flag, as an award for
designing the flag. SECTION 2 The amount
appropriated by this Act shall be paid on
vouchers certified by the governor. SECTION
3 This Act takes effect 'o’rf 'the"\y "aften ’
its passage and approval or on the day it
becomes law without such approval.
Approved .April 15, 1963