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A concert ty the Anchorage Symphony Or
chestra will be presented here February 18
under the auspices of the local Music Ap
preciation Group, chairman Dan Fleming an
nounced this week. Tickets for the con
cert which will be held at the school gym
at 2:30 p.m., will go on sale this week.
The Symphony Orchestra, under the direc
tion of Peter Britch, will present Tschai
kowskyfs 51 Swan Lake” as the major work of
the concert. Guest artist will be dancer,
Huthe11a Wade.
miiS.i.H.fifnson visits
Mrs. Maude Hosier, owner and operator of
the Matanuska Valley Gardens, who was call
to Van Etten, New York last December by
the death of her father, has returned to
the Valley bringing her mother with her.
Her mother, Mrs. L. H. Benson, plans an
extended visit here.
The board of directors to serve the Mat
anuska Valley Sportsmen Club for 1951 was
announced following the annual election on
February 7th. Members re-elected to the
board are Ken Westenbarger, Bruce Graham,
Vern Donaldson and Leo Lucas. Newly el
ected are John Plarris, John Bush and Roy
Brock making seven board members in all.
Officers of the club will be chosen by
the o ard members at the next regular meet
ing t. be held on February 12th. at 8 p.m.
Retiring board members of the Club are
Bill Smith, the IS50 president, and Bob
Walker and Claude Carroll.
School activity was suddenly disrupted
last Monday morning in Palmer, when it was
discovered that the water had been ?1shut
off” in the boiler room, but was found to
be non,F in other parts of the school. The
building was ordered emptied at once by
Mr. Zahradnacek. While the school wcs
emptied of pupils and teachers in slightly
less than two minutes, it was an hour be
icre school resumed for the day. Luring
this hour the boiler was cooled to the
point where the water could again be turn
ed cn. At this time, a large crock was
found in the boiler, and water was dis
covered to be running Into the fire-box.
It was then necessary to switch heating j
facilities to a second boiler. It was
stated that the heat was so intense in the
boiler room, the tidier wss ’’burning” to
the touch through the thick asbestos in
sulation.
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Miss n3obby Jo'1' Hemmer leaves February
15th., on the first leg of her flight to
California for a three weeks vacation. Go
ing first to Valdez for three days with
the Palmer Basket-ball teams, then to Spo
kane, Washington, for a few d°ys visit
with her sister, Tessle, who Is new Mrs.
D. McMichrel. Leaving Spokane BobbyTi
will go on to Los Angeles where she will
spend the remainder of her vacation before
returning to Palmer in M°rch. She will be
replaced by Mrs. Loretta Hensley in the
Co-op Garage, during her absence.
LINNEBUR FAMILY RETURNS TO FALMER
Mr. and Mrs. John Llnnebur and family re
turned to the Valley last week from Port
land, Oregon, where they have been making
itheir home. Mrs. Llnnebur is the former
Audry Bouwens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Bouwens.
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John Flint, Valley resident, left last
week for the Wenatchee Valley in Washing
ton, where he entends purchasing a fruit
farm. Mrs. Flint, the former Eunice Bou
wens, ^nd children are staying at the Wm.
Bouwens farm until she toe,leaves for the
States.
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Palmer residents who were acquainted
with the Harold Zook family, will be sorry
to learn of the death of the Zook’s eldest
son, ”Billyri in Korea. Mr. and Mrs. Zook
were original colonists, but returned to
their former home in Michigan some ye^rs
ago.
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Mr. and Krs. Emil Lrrsh announce the
engagement end coming marriage of their
daughter, Bennie, to Robert Meier, son of
Mr. end Mrs. Cerl Meier. 3oth young peo
ple come to the Valley in 1935 with the
first colonists, end have spent most of
their lives here.
The young couple’s wedding is to take
place at the United Protestant Church late
this month.
LAMPSHn.DE WORKSHOP MARCH 1 & 2
Mary Robinson, Housing Specialist, will
conduct a workshop in the Extension Craft
Room, Palmer, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. and on
March 2 at 1":00 p.m. Bring your old
frames to be covered, OR, IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE n FRAME, Miss Robinson will make one
for you. You will need two measurements,
the CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TOP RING AND THE
LOWER RING' of the lamp sh°de which will
fit the ,tjpse you have. In order to have
these frames ready for you before work
shop, bring dimensions to the Extension
office PRIOR to FEBRUARY 26th. All mater
ials will be furnished at cost, however,
if you have a covering which you prefer to
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