If I were February,
I’ll tell you what I’d do,
I’d banish January,
and start the world anew.
After frost and icicles,
a thaw, and then a freeze,
I’d give my folks a cough,
and I’d laugh to hear them sneeze;
But when I’d fully carried out
my comical designs,
I’d make up for my tricks and pranks
with tender valentines'.’
LAND AUCTION
The Division of Lands has announced
a public auction of 29 recreational
tracts about 50 miles east of Chit
ina, near McCarthy, at 2 pm on Feb.
28th, at Copper Center Lodge. Thee
tracts range in size from 37 to £91
acres, with appraised prices from
$150 to $2300. A sale brochure on
this auction may be secured frorti
from the Division of Lands at 344
Sixth Avenue, Anchorage. Purchase
may be through an agent, if said
agent has qualified, prior to the
sale, by filing a power of attorney
or letter of authorization. Success
ful bidders are required to deposit
not less than 10% of the high bid,
plus $15.00 to cover appraisal costs.
Mrs Mary Brenwick, widely known and
respected pioneer of the Coppper
Basin area, passed away February 5,
1963, in the Alaska Pioneer Hospital
at Sitka. She was born in Hakadolan,
Norway, on March 24, 1885, and came
to Alaska in 1906. She was in Skag
way first and then went on up to
Dawson City, where she cooked in
logging camps for several years. She
later came to the Chisana country
where she met and married the late
Peter Brenwick, also from Norway.
She and her husband prospected and
worked small mining claims, and1 Mrs
Brenwick freighted by dogteam in
that area. The Brenwicks made their
home in McCarthy for many years, and
Mrs Brenwick was the last woman of
the original pioneer group, to leave
McCarthy. In 1952 she moved to Glenn
alien to live with her son Leonard.
She entered the Pioneer Home in Sit
ka just a year ago. Mrs Brenwick is
survived by a son, Leonard, of Glenn
allen; a sister, Mrs Oline Bolke of
Youngstown, Arizona; and a brother,
Iver .Larsen, of Ketchikan.
Word was also received here about
the death last month of Mrs Rose
Geoit of Cordova. The Geoitrs were
stationed at Gulkana FAA station at
one time, and moved to Cordova about
three years ago.
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ASHBY ARMSTRONG NUPTIALS
Miss Judith Winifred Ashby, daughter
of Mr and Mrs George Ingram Ashby
of Copper Center, became the bride
of Mr Jack Curtis Armstrong, son
of Mr and Mrs S. Curtis Armstrong ....
of Seattle, in a church ceremony
held in Seattle on the 27th of Jan
uary at 1:30 pm.
The Very Reverend John C Leffler
read the service in the presence of
friends gathered in the Thompsen
Memorial Chapel, Saint Mark's Cath- ,
edral.
The bride wore a f oor length gown
of white silk organza over taffeta
designed with a lace bodice, and
carried a bouquet of white orchids.
She was attended by Barbara Duffy
and Barbara Thompson, both of whom
were gowned in waltz length
dresses of peppermint green taffeta.
They carried yellow roses and daff
odils. ..
A reception m the lounge of Cath
edral House followed the wedding
ceremony. Miss Helen Blackgood, a
Godmother of the bride poured, and
Mrs Lucille McDermott, another god
mother of the bride, was in charge
of the cake. The guest book was
handled by Miss Agnes Anderson.
The bride attended the Annie
Wright Seminary at Tacoma, Washing
ton, and was graduated with honors
from the Copper Valley School at
Glennallen. At the time of her wed
ding, she was a senior at Seattle
University. The bridegroom attended
the Lakeside School for Boys in
Seattle, and was also a student at
Seattle University. He is presently
employed by International Business
Machines, Inc. After a two week
honeymoon in Carmel, California,the
couple plan to make their home in
the southern state, as Mr Armstroong
will be attending IBM School for 3
months, and the newlyweds expect to
finish their University training
also while in California.
The Oscar Craigs had their wedding
anniversary plans all set until
Oscar found out that it was also
First Aid School. His wife spent the
evening baking a cake for the school
party instead’.’
We failed to mention in the last
issue that one of our friends at
Gakona had written a splendid edit
orial that was published in the
’’Tundra Times” recently. Markle
Ewan made a good case for proper
schooling for the village yougsters,
and urged them to finish their edu
cation without dropping out of school