Reveal Recreation Plan...
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versity Park and Joy Schools and
Hamilton Acres will be offered at
the Joy School with a registration
fee of $5. The children will register
at those schools.
With the theme “Youth Fitness
Week,” the summer playground pro
gram will begin June 4, and carry
through until August 17.
Activities are 9:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
Each week throughout the sum
mer. the playgrounds will have spe
cial themes. The first week, “Youth
Fitness Week,” will feature getting
acquainted, a clown club meeting,
tennis and golf registration and
swimming.
Other special weeks are: June 11, 1
Family Recreation Week; June 18,
Recreation and the Arts Week;
June 25, Circus Week: July 2, Fourth
of July Week: July 9. Riverboat
Week; July 16, Golden Days Week;
July 23, International Week; July
30. . ature Week: August 6. Fair
Week; August 13, Picnic Week.
Activities Planned
Some of the playground activities
already planned include drama, arts
and crafts, rhythms, hobbies, team I
games, tournaments, tennis and golf
instruction, doll shows, dress up
days pet sho\vs, parades, novelty
days, horseshoes, hiking, camping, j
tumbling, excursions, swimming,
family days picnics and nature stu
dies.
As in the past, children will again
visit Rainbow Valley Ranch, take |
an excursion on the riverboat “Dis- j
covery,” see movies, have a ‘‘Hobo
Day” and visit the Fair. A Jr. Olym
pic track meet, skating and a bike 1
rodeo are also on the schedule.
Adults may participate in events
With their children in several fam
ily programs in addition to the adult
programs of slow-pitch softball, boc
ci, tennis, golf, horseshoes, bi
cycling. and fly casting.
An Old Timer Fourth of July
picnic is planned which will in
clude a fly casting contest, log
rolling, tree climbing, novelty races, i
pie eating contest and tournament.
Photograph lectures will be held
, during the summer for indoor fans
and boating regattas and other out
'door activities are scheduled for
those who enjoy the out-of-doors.
Baseball Practice
Baseball practice is now literally
in full swing with more than 40
adult and youth teams ready to be
| gin meeting game schedules sgHtSst.
There will be 20 or more sd^jpikluj,
teams in the area and approximately
256 softball games to be played dur
ing the summer, but officials are
still needed, said Strait. Anyone in
terested in officiating is asked to
call him at the Recreation Depart
ment, GL 2-1043.
Strait also said that coaches for
all ball teams should call his office
during mornings to arrange for
practice times and ball fields.
Team practices will be scheduled
one to two weeks ahead of time and
the schedules will appear daily and
weekly in the newspapers, as well
as over the radio and television sta
tions.
Fairbanks women are becoming
more interested in diamonds—base
ball diamonds. Several women's
softball teams have been practicing
for the last few weeks and they
plan to challenge men's teams
throughout the summer. Interested
players, both men and women, are j
still invited to try out for the vari
ous teams.
Bering Sea Full
Of Whaling Boatq
Whaling fleets are now in Bering
Sea for a long stint. One of the new
companies this year will concentrate
mainly on production of whale meat
for human consumption, the by
products being Used for mink and
pet foods.
Whale meal and oil comprises
the main objective of other whaling
vessels and concerns. The whaling
season ends September 15.
AMU COMMENCEMENT
Invitations have been received in
Fairbanks to attend the Second An
nual Commencement ceremonies at
the Alaska Methodist University, at
3 p.m., Sunday, May 20 in Grant
Hall Auditorium on the University
campus.
Baccalaureate services are at 11
a.m. Sunday in the First Methodist
Church in Anchorage.
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MANY NEW GIRL SCOUTS ARE INVESTED
1 Last night. 42 Brownie Scouts in
the North Fairbanks Neighborhood
of the Farthest North Girl Scout
! Council, flew up to Intermediate
Girl Scout rank at a ceremony held
at the Catholic School. Two others
will be promoted at a troop picnic
later this month.
After the 42 girls received their
Brownie Wings from their leaders,
Mrs. William Sexton invested them,
and members of her Troop No. 21
welcomed them as Girl Scouts.
Girls from Troop 7 who were
promoted are: Bonnie Mayo. Wilma
Thomas, Judy Mastin, Sharon Dun
can. Beth Askelin, Donna Ruble
and Helen Woodruff.
Troop 73
Those from Troop 73 are: Jan
Lindberg, Jackie Cohoe and Louise
j LeDosquet. From Troop 76 are:
Stephanie Stefano, Nancy Brooke,
Dorothy Dahl, Glenda Wright.
Kathy McBee. and Karen Kornwall.
Advanced from Troop 76 are: Su
san Regan, Anna Marie Morrison,
Kathy Sexton and Kathy Zigler.
I From Troop 89 are: Regene Durante.
Jean Dodier, Kathy Jo Jaeger, Ron
di Potter, Barbara Bucy, Irene
Johnston, Katie Scullion, Janice
Koudelka. Anna O'Carroll and Geor
! giana Spellacy.
Flying up from Troop 94 were:
Darlene Buss. Debby Richard, Den
; ise Major, Patricia Ritchey, Susan
Johnson, Marilyn Grant, Myra
Peterson. Niki Wilson. Ingrid Braas
taad, Jan Cornforth, Nora Stone
| and Martha Tegoseak.
Fly Up Later
Wendy Jones and Mary Ebenal
of Troop No. 1. who were attend
ing a Mother-Daughter banquet with
their troop as guests of their spon
sor, the Fairbanks Emblem Club,
will fly up at a troop picnic later
in the month arranged by their
leaders Mrs. John Bragg and Mrs.
Richard E. Jones, with Mrs. Leif
Bogen and members of her Troop
28 doing the investing.
Scout leaders taking part in last
night’s ceremony and their troop
numbers are: Mrs. Raymond Dun
can and Mrs. Askelin, Troop 6; Mrs.
Earl Cook and Mrs. William Sa
check. Troop 73; Mrs. Ralph Ste
fano, Troop 76; Mrs. William Regan
and Mrs. Joel Smith. Troop 86:
Mrs. Sandra Baker and Mrs. Victor
Dodier, Troop 89; and Mrs. Leonard
Buss, Troop 94.
Following the ceremony. Mrs.
Edward Darn and members of her
younger Brownie Troop 96 served
brownie cookies ar.d punch. Special
guests were Mrs. Ronald Doner's
Brownie Troop 32 and other mem
bers of the North Fairbanks neigh
borhood troops still too young to
fly up.
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