September 1*5, 19^2
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Volume 1-7
Glennallen, Alaska
KENNY LAKE NOTES
Another figure goes down the dim high
way and through the portals of history, Augie
Mack, colorful local resident of Lower Ton
sina, passed away last weekend at Chitina.
A trapper and wood cutter who knew and roam
ed the little known valleys and peaks across
the Copper, Augie was one of a slowly dis
appearing hand of men. There coursed through
his veins a restless flow that sent him along
trails few men know.
Alaska owes much to such men5 they leave
no industrial empires, no towering buildings
or broad avenues with the bronze plaque or
lettered signs; just a heritage and maybe an
axe mark on some lonely trail that will give
pause and wonder to another someday. "I
suppose that was made by man, but why way back
in here? Guess I’ll follow and see”
Roy Hooper and family are about to seek
greener pastures, from one end of his home
stead to the other, that is. He is about
ready to pick up, house and loggage, and move
onto his newly prepared site. This qll takes
place on the Richardson-near the Kenny Lake
Turnoff.
Gregory Kibble left last weekend for
Klamath Falls, Oregon and the Oregon Techni
cal Institute. "Young man whose hands just
fit a tool and a head full of gears and
rocket fuel."
LaVern Pettys and daughters stopped on
the plateau on their way back to Valdez after
seeing son Dallas off in Anchorage. He will
start his freshman year in high school in the
lower forty-eight. . r
Adam Bell broke the barrier with the
first.moose at Kenny Lake. . He nailed the
steaks, as it were, out on the Richardsonj
should be some more hung up soon around here.
Bob Bice can sit and grin at the wood
cutters this fall. A new oil heater goes
into his home. Reminds me, I better get out
md«* sharpen my chain saw.
, Kenny Lake will officially welcome the
new teacher, Phil Reuben, at the League
meeting, September 14th, A teacher’s recep
tion will follow .the. .sho.rt business meeting.
In the meantime, we are getting acquaint
ed, Phil comes. .into .the educational field
in Alaska highly, .qualified,,, having earned
a bachelor’s .degree .in southern .California,
a master’.s in .Colorado.,., and experience both
as a teacher and as a counselor in Califor
nia,
Evidence of Phil’s energy and thorough
ness are to be noticed in the school environ
ment already. And, according to the Kentona
Club women who met at the school last Thurs
day, he’.s an excellent housekeeper! We
trust that he will be charitable when he
comes into some of our homestead cabins,
Phil reports an enrollment of twenty
three in seven grades. The only grade miss
ing is third.
The homesteaders, are watching with
pleasant anticipation, the advance of CVEA's
pole setting operation dovm the Edgerton
Highway. All along the way* lighting fix
tures, washing machines, freezers, refriger
ators, sewing machines and the whole gamut
of ..lesser household electrical servants as
well as numerous tools and outdoor equipment,
are waiting- poised, ready to go to work the
moment the line is activated.
This is something we've dreamed of but
hardly dared hope for this soon. Now we can
boost this area with undampened spirit?
Progress is on the way!
The advent of power will undoubtedly
shorten the time until we have that one ad
. ded high school student which would allow
us a pilot high school here. As it is,the
eight high school ,students who live here
must, leave their homes and scatter to the
four winds to get .their education, or labor
alone on home courses. Too, we look forward
to. an increase of elementary school' enroll
ment to allow for a two teacher school.
Twenty-three youngsters in seven grades is
quite an undertaking!
Gordon and Bobby‘Absher report good
beginning progress~0h‘their University.of
Nebraska home courses Their Mother /conlt P