4-H MEMBERS TAKING BIG PART IN FAIR
An interesting, and diversified
program, will be presented by
4-H members during the 1958
Valey Fair.
Starting today, registration and
entry of exhibits wil be held at
the fairgrounds from 1 p.m. to
8 p.m. Four-H'ers will get their
exhibitor’s number and enter all
4-H exhibits and contests at the
4-H building on the grounds.
Judging will take place Friday
morning from 9 a.m. until noon.,
Doors will be open to the public
folowing the official opening of
the Fair. At 2:30 p.m. there will
be a style revue in the demonstra
tion Quonset building. All Cloth
ing Project members will partic
ipate. Also slated for Friday is
the tractor driving contest, open !
to any 4-H boy or girl.
On Saturday (which is official
4-H Day), demonstrations will be
held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Livestock judging will take place !
at 9 a.m. and there will be a |
livestock showmanship contest
during the afternoon, and there
will be a repeat style revue of
winners.
On Monday the highlight of the
day will be the annual Cherry
Pie Baking Contest. Contestants
will bake cherry pies before au
diences and judges.
The public is cordially invited
to drop in on any of these dem
onstrations and to be sure and
visit the exhibit building and see
what the young farmers and
homemakers are doing in their
spare time.
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PALMER SCHOOL
BUS SCHEDULES
The following scnecule will ap- ;
ply to the Palmer Independent |
School District for the coming j
school year, which commences on '
Tuesday morning September 2. j
On that date school buses will
run their regular morning hours
and return students to their
homes at noon, allowing the af- i
ternoon for teachers to complete j
records.
School Bus Schedule
ROUTE 1. From Bus Garage!
out Wasiila Road to Four Corn
ers, south to Experiment Farm i
to Matanuska Station, and to
school along the railroad.
ROUTE 2 From garage south |
on Springer Road by the new
High School to Claire Stock’s, .
west M mile, south one mile to
Glen Woods, west a mile to Hos
kins, across the railroad track,
then south to the Carl Meier
place, east to Bob Webb’s, back
to Loyer’s up to Glen Woods cor
ner, then east one mile to the
Grover Corner, north to Lepak’s
corner, west to Claire Stock’s
and on to school.
ROUTE 3. From garage north
on Glenn Highway, turn on the
Susitna Road to Gather’s Chil
dren’s Home by Fortner’s, back
on same road to Glenn Highway
and on to school.
ROUTE 4 From garage north
on Glenn Highway and to Eska,
then return to Glenn Highway
and south to school.
ROUTE 5 From garage east on
Glenn Highway across Matanus
ka River to upper Butte Road,
around Butte by Falks, McKin
leys, Hurleys to lower Butte Road
and return to school.
ROUTE 6 From garage north
east on highway across the Ma
tanuska Bridge, up Lazy Moun
tain past Clark’s to Gus Schei
ble’s back to Lazy Mountain Chil
, dren’s Home and return to school.
| ROUTE 7. From garage to
Farm Loop at Stephan’s Corner,
J west to Washburn’s, and by
Hank’s to Elmore place, back to
Glenn Highway, in at Hoffman’s,
back to highway, in on Scott.
Road to Scott’s place, Beylund’s
; and Wiederkehr’s and return to
| school.
I ROUTE 8. From garage north
j on Glenn Highway to Chickaloon
Bridge and back on Glenn High
way to school.
ROUTE 9. From garage across
Matanuska River and across Knik
Bridge to Eklutna Housing Pro
tect (Bureau of Reclamation) and
j back to scheel.
ROUTE 10. From garage, west
on Wasiila Road to Four Comers,
j north to Kircher’s Corner, west
to E. W. Barry’s, back to Eugene
Reid’s, back to Kircher Corner,
i south to Wasiila Road and on
to school.
ROUTE 11. From garage across
Matanuska to Knik Bridge to
: lower Butte Road east on New
Roadway by Barnhardt’s, by Col
i berg’s to Trudell’s and back to
1 highway and to school.
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STOCK CAR RACES
PLANNED AT FAIR
FDR FIRST TIME
Stock car races, to be staged
the last three days of the Valley
Fair this year, will provide thrills
and excitement for fairgoers. The
races are being brought to Pal
mer by the Alaska Racing Assoc
iation and Auxiliary who operate
Parliment Stadium in Anchor
age. Drivers who belong to the
association are some of the most
experienced and best in Alaska
Top drivers who will be featured
include Frank Jones, high point
driver; Marion Hergatt, and Jim
Brown.
Events that will be held on
the fairgrounds track include a
trophy dash, consisting of three
cars that time the fastest; heat
races in slow, medium and fast
classes; consolation event con
sisting of all cars that do not win
one of the first three places in the
heat races; and the main event
in which all cars are entered.
Record Potato
Exhibit Expected
An exhibit of one of the largest
assortments of potato varieties in
Alaska will be displayed during:
this year’s Valley Fair.
Three prizes are being offered,
with a grand champion ribbon
and $10 to be presented to the
person making the most out
standing entry.
Famous potatoes to be shown
include Artie Seedling, White
Bliss, and Green Mountain. The
famous Alaskan spuds will be
scored on trueness to type, size,
uniformity, condition, freedom
from disease, and color. Dr. C. H
Dearborn will serve as supervisor
of this division at the fair.
The tentative schedule for the
races is as follows: Time trials.
3 laps each car, 6 p.m.; trophy
dash, 6 laps, 6:30 p.m.; slow heat,
10 laps, 6:40 p.m.; medium heat,
10 laps, 6:55 p.m.; fast heat, 1(1
laps 7:15 p.m.; consolation, 8 laps.
7:30 p.m.; and main event, 25-3i>
laps, 7:45 p.m.
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