GLENNALLEN BALLYHOO
We are becoming too great a popula
tion area for our building area. It has
been asked of this area reporter if some
thing could not be done about housing for
our teachersc We have some lovely apts*
at Ileintz's. for single teachers, our prob
lem is for teachers with families* This
year our High School was short a Shop,
Home Ec» and a Commercial teacher, A
number of teachers came out and* went else
where to.teach. How about it Mr* School
Board • A letter to the Editor would, be
appreciated,
John Knudsen and family are enjoying
an extensive visit in the lower 4$ while
nis employees' are loosing a week, They
are expected back the first of the month,
A buffet dinner was served at the
American Legion Hall by RosentTs on Oct,
20, About 30 members of the Legion enjoyed
the evening of turkey, ham, and cold cuts
and various kinds' of salads. Two. door
prizes were won by Dick Kloep and Gloria
McMahan*
The Glennallen Community Chapel
wishes to thank Leo Fisher for the gift
of the bus, The community will greatly
benefit by having their children driven
to Sunday School*
The local communities wish to express
their sincere appreciation to Blackie, of
Ranch House Lodge, for the donation of his
lodge-to the teen-agers for their dance
last Friday nighip* The ..proceeds of the
dance were donated to the Glennallen High
S,chool to help with their bleachers for
the gym* Blackiefs Ranch House Lodge
will ,close for the winter Nov* lo
Joe Goodlataw,. head of the Bible
Conference of Copper Center wishes to thank
all of the Committee Chairman and their
helpers for their assistance.
Ruby 'Hoephner saw a picture of a
Ruth Brown in the Legion Paper and out of
curiosity, wrote her a letter* Ruth is the
Dept. President of the American Legion
Auxiliary^ and they were happy to rediscover
each-other as'they had been childhood
friends, their parents were friends of
many years. Ruby and Ruth had lost track
of each other after their high school days *.
It was a pleasant and joyful reunion after
these *many years*
* The i-oVphners spent a very pleasant
■weekend in Anchorage where they met their
son Tony, Tony is with the Army and will
be going to Big D soon® The Hoepfners and
their son attended Mass on the Post on
Sunday* Ruby has expressed a wish that
the ladies of the Legion call on her and
she does need reading materials! The
days of convalesence are long.
Upon closing their lodge at Tangle
Lakes the Butcher’s will take over Gate
way Lodge for the winter.
Mrs# Blanche Dykes will be leaving
soon to join her husband who is very ill.
Glennallen High School would like
to form a town basketball team to give the
Varsity a workout# Those interested con
tact Mr. Veach, 5th and 6th grade teacher#
KENNY LAKE cont.
I saw six ducks on Kenny Lake as I
drove by last Sunday morning but five of
these had their heads under the water and
black tails in the air. Bashful people>
ducks.
Therers a long, swelling, wind tonight
on the plateau. It sifts along through the
bare aspen and dancing spruce, then busies
itself under the eaves of the house :for a
moment before slipping around the corner to
hurry to the next homestead with the news
of some weather making up back where it
started.
Ray Hooper was elected chairman of the
Kenny Lake Community Advancement League for
the coming year. Jack Morrow of Lower Ton
sina is the vice-chairman and the other offic
ers includes Phyllis Morrow, Recording Sec
ret ary; Frances Kibble, Financial Secretary;
and Ray Alley and Marge Brittain as trustees*
The election took place at the school house
on October 12, that date being the first
birthday of the organization.
Charles Bice is putting the finishing
touches on a log wanigan at the side of the
trailer house on his homestead, he calls
it his ” Adobe”, wonder where-he fs from;
anyway itfs very nice work and heTs moving
in with ”mucho gusto”; makes prima coffee
too and a bachelor at that*
John and Peggy Goertz made a week-end
trip out from the hub-bub and hassle for a
breathing spell on their homestead* John
hauled another tractor out, - making a
collection of them. Smoke bailed from his
windows all day Saturday.
Mail express and bus service started
along the Edgerton Cutoff last week all
in one package. Valdez-Copper Valley
Lines offers front door service to us
homesteaders here at Kenny Lake, something
a lot of us weren!t used to ever in the
South 48. Like I tell ya, another stride*
My better half, who is the community
librarian, keeps cocking an eye at the sky
for the first sign of a good snow storm*
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