LOCAL 4-H CLUB WINNERS
(Cont. from page. 3) ^
LYNN • SANDV3K ; , j
This is t'lje, story of' a second member of
the Hatanuska Valley. Lynn arrived rith •
his parents, the I.M. Sandviks, as a sma].l
child in 1935.
Then Lynn ras old enough for 4—II Club rork
he joined the Carden Club and planted 9 " 1.
different varieties in a patch about l/4
acre in size. Lynn decided the best v;ay
"to inake the best, bettor" ’ as to stick to
gardening until he had really learned the
business. So instead of'entering a dif
ferent project each year, ho has taken
gardening each of'the 7 years that he has
been in Club nark, each year increasing
the number of varieties'planted and the
size of his garden plot. And he proved
his point. This past year he planted 27
varieties in a 3-1/2 acre plot. He raised
such fine products that vrhen he exhibited'
25 varieties at the Matairdska Valley Ihir,
he non a trip to Portland, Oregon, for the
best Garden display. Lynn has received
$2400 from his garden sales during the 7
years hp-has been in Club rork and $60 in
prizes, plus an additional $500 vhich is
the value he puts oh those products his
family used at homo. This is a record ho
might have had difficulty duplicating had
he remained in northern'Minnesota; however
the significant thing'about the project is
not measured in money. During his sixth
year Limn received 8 pounds of Finnish
potatoes direct frdm Finland and planted
them in his garden. Ho gave them,special
attention and rhen they rerc harvested
found that they averaged about 50 pota
toes to a hill. Out of the 8 pounds of
seed planted, he harvested over 300
pounds, Lynn says this beats any other
record of tiiich he has heard. Lynn can
probably lay claim to being Alaska’s
youngest experimental gardener.
In addition to his gardening, Lyhn found
time to join the poultry, rabbit, and HEA
clubs, to act as 4-H Club leader for
younger children in his community, end to
take part in other community activities.
EARL HECKER LAID TO iti'ST
Cont. freon page 1'
farm until January, 194-7, when he moved
his family into Palmer,
Ho'ras a charter member of Moose Lodge’
ITo. 793 of Title h he was a past f>relate.
He leaves to mourn'his loss his rife,
Kathreen of Palmer, Mrs. C.L. Burden 'and
TJilliam Earl Hecker'Jr. of Anchorage, Mrs.
J,L, L6ek of Palmer, Mrs, R.D. Totten 6f
Juneau, Barbara Lee and Beverly Joyce of
Palmer and nine grandchildren; three sis
ters, Mrs. A.R. Moffitt of Pdimer, Mrs!
Edvrln Wehmhoefer of Sterling,'Illinois,and
Ik’s. FLoyd Searles of Carlton. Minnesota;
tro brothers, Addm E, Hecker of Mount
Morris, Illinois, and LeRoy Hecker of
Carrington, North Dakota.
I.II.C.ANDERSON iras a visitor in Palmer
on Tuesday air TTednesday of this ueek.
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Mrs. Aileen Lucas
7:00 'p.n. to 9:00 p.n,
Mrs, Earl Graves
2:00 p.n, to 4:00 p.n,
Mrs. H.S. Bauer
7:00 p.n, to 9:00 a.n,
Mrs. F.R. Sins
2:00 p.n. to 4:00 p.n,
Mrs.'Jolly
2:00 p.n' 'to 4:00 p.n.
Mr3. 'W;Q. Mau
2:00 p.n. to 4:00 p.
Mrs. Derains
7:00 p.'n. to 8:00 p.n.
Mrs. Halter Zeile
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Located 1 MILE FROM PALM®
on the MAIANUgLA-FALMER ROAD.
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