^-|IJ|,'n bTke MEWS ( c□ nt from P g . 8 )
uniforms though.
firs. Jim Hensley and son had to
fly back outside last ueek because of.
: the little boys health. Bill said
maybe his uife mould be coming up: mow
for awhile.
Al Taylor arrived back from, his ;
1 trip outside this meek too.
■The Lenny Hartmans moved their
i trailer from Anchorage and onto the
; homestead near 20 Mile. Lenny Hart
man is still morking in Anchorage
.and gets out on meukends.
The Dave Bromns have filed for
a homestead across the road from Al
;Roig. Dave works for Pl.B. Construct
; ion.
iENNY LAKE DOTES
The establishment of a church
mission at Kenny Lake is about to
become a reality. Hr. and Mrs. Joe i
i 1/irgin of GlonAllen arc to be the
! resident markers, with clearing to
! fetart this meek on the piece of land
' given by Ton Ross for this purpose.
The importance of such an addit
ion ad this to a new community is for
from minor, its rather like the
segments of a cut pie, each wedge
such as homes, businesses,, etc. go
.to round our the thing, but it takes
' a church to make it whole. ’
!\io community, however small, can;
iaTford to crutch along withour an
influence of this kind and I've not
iced that, people being as they are,
.one seldom does.
This urea is a prime example of
the adage that "man does not live by
bread alone." Ille have the loaf in
.ever increasing amounts, now we are
| to get on opportunity to feed the mint
•and soul* Welcome to the Uirgins.
!
t JUNE
Lupines in the poplar g r a v c „
Robins nesting in the trees,
Roses showing off their buds
Give thanks for such os those]
Bright greun leai/es o-fluttor
ing in
The skoet or-chasing breeze,
Tiny bluebells waving
Give thanks for such as those!
Berry b 1 c s s o m s popping our,. i
I Humming of the active boos,
i Salmon in the fishuhoels
; Give thanks for such as those!
Althea Hughes
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Mrs. & Mrs. Norman C. Brown of the
Anchorage Daily News stepped by Gakona on
| their way to Chicken for a visit with Mrs.
Purdy who writes a column for the Daily
News. While here, Mr. Brown gave us a few
I pointers on operating a newspaper and will
send the News to the Current in exchange for!
■ copies of the Current.
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L. D. S. CHURCH HAL JjISITDRS _ !
A quartnrly conference uas con- j
ducted Monday evening by J. F. Bedin g*t
field, President of the l/aldez Branch
□ f the Church of Jesus Christ of -Lat
ter-Day Saints. Presiding uas Milton
L.. UJeilenmann, President of the A le
ak an-Canadian Mission. President
tileilcnmann is from Vancouver* B. C .
He uas accompanied by his' counselor*
Steuart A . Ourrant , and firs. Durrani ,
from Palmer, ^nd Mrs. Beal, uho is
Primary Association President for' the
Alaska District.
Also visiting ucrc Mr. and Mrs.
William Grediagin, from Mile 126, on
the Richardson Highuay* they are home
standing *up there.
From The l/aldez Breeze
ALASKA FESTIl/AL OF F1USIC
Twelve tskirna t Aleut and Indian
high school seniors have been select
ed to come to Anchorage' for the Ala
ska Festive 1 of Music. June 12-27 „
under terms of a Sears Roebuck F a u n ri
ot i on g rant.
The Sears Foundation grant of
32,500 will pay transportation costs
of the young people. liffhil’e here in
Anchorage they mill be guests in local
homes where hi.gh school seniors of th
eir own age and similar interests arc
to he found.
From as far north as Point "Barrow
and as far south as Ketchikan, about
2,,000 miles, these young folks mill
come, representing five Indian tribes,
ana the Eskimo and Aleut peoples.
They mill be flown into Anchorage for
a schedule of events ranging from
Japanese folk singing, a summary of
j:Eskimo music, to the music of Bach
and Bcetho.ven.
Representing the Eskimos uill be
Elizabeth Washaknik □ f Point Barrow,
Sally Walker of Nome, Harry Harvey of
f\l □ □ r v i k and Shirley Major o f F a i r b a ink s .
From, the Chilikat Indians uill b'e Katn
ryn- Kennis of Skaguay and Sacha' So
bol off of Juneau.
Wes Morrison of the Haicia Indians
uill came from Ketchikan; Kenneth Cam
e ra n, Tlingits, from Sitka;; Ethel
Patricia Milne, Tsimpshians, Metick
et la; and Christine Charley of Glentil
alien and Rose Frank, Copper 1/ a 11 e y
School, uill represent the Athabascan
Indians..
Bonnie Andarson, of full Aleut
blood, uill come.from Kodiak. To
Anchorage for the vinal. l/IP lunche.cn
honoring the.12.visitors.uill came
C□ ui s' K. Bye, general manager of the
Sears Roebuck mail order branch, and
E.R. 0ameran, regional director of the
Spars Roebuck Foundation.
Mrs. Mary Hale, foundjr advisor
for Alaska Festival arranged final
details in.Seattle uith the aid nf
several other foundations.
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