COPPER NUGGETS
"AGE 5
. Evening twilight cbines earlier, now, the
summer solstice already in the past; the
afternoon, light slowly" diminishes* Land
tj. marks- seem to shift, even as the patterns
■Pi the ' stars Shift in, the ‘northern, skies•
Fewer ;-bird songs are heard, most of them
parentalr.scoldihgs. The trees seem reluct
ant tor part with1 their Autumn finery, but
mare and more of them are thrusting naked
branches skyward. Blossoms: fade, grasses
Wither^ summer passesi .T• r• ;•
Mrs. Patricia Goble, Acting. Postmistress at
Copper Center, has asked that* 11 outgoing
mail be in the Postoffice by 5; 3.0AM, as dis
patch time is 9:45* Outgoing mail leaves on
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
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The first meeting of the,Copper Center PTA
was held at the school oh the 20th i Newly
elected officers for the coming term are
Oscar Craig, President; Ruth *Johns* Vice
President; Pauline Lincoln*. Secretary; Beth
Head, Treasurer. The next meeting will be
neld October 4th, at which time the various
committee heads will be chosen. All parents
md interested parties are urged to attend.
College students Judy Ashby and Ed Roach
have both returned to the halls of learning,
Judy is a senior at Seattle University, and
laboring in Political Science, Ed is a fresh
man ‘at the University of Alaska, and hopes
to major in Wildlife Management. Also at the
U of Alaska is Joy Pettys of Kenny Lake, also
a freshman. All three students are graduates
of Copper Valley Mission School, and two of
them Judy and Joy, were,class valedictorians.
Snakes in the schoblyard, snakes on the lawn-*
all this was too much for the Joe Stones r
(Eisensteins) so it was out with the suit
cases again and back to Alaska,after only a
lew months in the Southwest •' The Eisensteins
taught at Kenny Lake when it was a two school,
two teacher operation. For the past two years
they have taught at Chefornak, Alaska. Then.
Creaming perhaps of warm, sunny skies and
■ear-round sunshine, they contracted to teach
for the BIA in Ganadb, Arizona at the KLag
etoh Boarcfing School. The heat ( and the.
shakesI) were more than they had bargained #
■hr, and soon the' four youngsters were
J.amoring to return tr Alaska,’After- checking
fh at Juneau ( no housing) the. family pame
to Copper Center, Valdez, Kenny Lake, and
Eenallen. Lack of suitable housing made '
.hem decide regretfully tb move to Anchorage.
Joe will be working for the State, and Willa
Till be teaching in‘the Anchbrage schools.
klod to see Virginai Lane back home after her
risit to the Anchorage hospitals. Husband
Uilph made three trips to town in one week.
:he first was to get building materials, and
second was a rush trip with Virginia. The
bird-trip was happier, with Virginia ready
o come back home.. The new Lane home in
•opper Center is rapidly ^eboming the show—
Jace of the community. The large log home
,3 in a picturesque setting, and blends with
• ae scenery beautifully. The Lanes expect to
t;end the winter at 47 Mile, refusing to move
.to the new home until it is completed.
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Welcome to littlerToni Lee Jackson, daughter
of Elsie (Craig)rand Herman Jackson, She . .
was born Friday/ the 20th, and'weighed in .r
at 6# 6oz. Proud, grandparents are.Mary and
Tony Jackson and Oscar Craig, all of' Copper
Center, The babies father is in the tJSN,
Another newcomer is Melody Ann Huddle ston,;
born to Shirley and Bill Huddleston of Anch
orage. This little gal is the granddaughter
of Neil and' Mary Huddleston of Copper,
Bill Bayless is now stationed at Fort Ord,
California, after'enlisting in the Guard, If
all goes.well, Bill expects to be home in
6 months,
”Grandma” Dreria Georgg of Kenny Lake, left
for Anchorage in the company of her son-in
law, Oscar Kindgren, Grandma is to have a
muoh"delayed operation for eye cataracts.
Mary Ripley, daughter of Jim and Joy Morgan,
was married in Seattle the evening of Sept,
1st, to Roy Seger, also of Seattle. After a
short honeymoon in Vancouver, the couple
returned to Seattle where both are employed.
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Mrs Maria McConkey and the three children are
moving to Anchorage this week-end. Marie is
the widow of Clarence "Tiny” McConkey.
The Bob Pettys family, now in Valdez, are
planning a move to GLsen Island in the Prince
William Sound area, where Bob will be crab
fishing. Julie and Dallas Pettys are already
in school in Portland, Oregon, staying with
their grandparents, Mrs Pettys will*teach the
three remaining children at home.
Mrs Jan (Bill) Mcllrcy has b^en appointed
Deputy Magistrate in Valdez, replacin'* ¥Trs
Margaret Harr a i s - o i ° re-’ ■*! ■ '• * •