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MILE 149 glenn h w y •
break-up, or the muted roar of its frus
tration as it races through its confinement
at Woods Canyon.
1 hear the good-byes as the last
train leaves Chitina for tide-water,
ringing down a curtain on the fabulous,
historic role played by the Kennecott.
Then I hear just the wind, coming
out of the southeast...
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A good-sized group of residents met
at Kenny Lake School last Monday night
to discuss solutions to the problems
of inadequate school facilities here.
On the basis of projected present
enrollment, and pre-schoolers in the area
now, the fact became apparent that the
community is "growing out of its
britches" education-wise.
Also there is mounting concern
about the number of high school age
students in the community who are not
able to go to school, either because of
the lack of boarding facilities in other
areas or the impracticality of and lack
of qualified instructor for, the present
ly available home courses.
A letter was written by the group
and sent to the Board of Education ,
presently convening in Juneau, bringing
these problems to its attention.
Ralph Barnard is leaving long, naked
strips of ground behind the M-B Constr.
Co. D-8 he's clearing Bill Weaver's
homestead with. Block after block of
new ground is showing up along the
Edgerton.
The Kenny Lake community hall is
getting a set of roof-trusses, being
set in place one by one as they are
constructed by volunteer labor, under
the direction of Rgy Brittain, super
visor of the building effort.
People like Roy help cement an idea
together and carry it forward to complet
ion. Any area benefits by having indiv
iduals like him around, and this one has
its fair share.
The Barnard family is making healthy
progress on the construction of their
new log home at 18 Mile, fits in well
with the growing pictures of ’’getting
things done on the plateau."
Sam Lightwood, last year's teacher
here at Kenny Lake, came back into the
area a few days ago. He's on a trip
from Caribou Creek to get some clearing
done on his home-stead and lay out his
new house on the south shore of the lake.
Sam said he and his wife Marian are
anxious to get back here and be a part
of this rapidly expanding community.
.place. by_
COCKTAIL HOUR-$ P.M. to ?
DINNERS BY APPOINTMENT
the middle of February.
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Events like these are solid pegs,
driven into a strong, growing structure
of human endeavor.
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COMMENTS FROM THE YOUNG FRY_
At school with the sun
At school we work
At school we play
At school we do
This every day
Today up came the
great big sun
Which did not
Spoil our fun
And when we had
To go inside
We wished the sun
Was here to ride.
Christopher Morrow
Grade 5
Kenny Lake Shhool
Our school got some games for Christ
mas. They are to play with at recess.
We like to play with them. Tom Newton
got a new bus. It is fun to ride in.
Mr. Rubin, our teacher, left. Mrs .
Kibble is our teacher now. She is a
good teacher. .
Kathy Helken
4th Grade
Kenny Lake School
Electricity in Kenny Lake_
Since a few of the homesteaders in
Kenny Lake got electricity there has been
quite a change. If you were a neighbor
to a homesteader you might hear different
noises than you are used to hearing. Soon
all the homesteaders will have electricity,
then most of the people will be happy to
use the electric appliances that they
have longed to use since they have been
out here.
Since electricity has come into,the
community maybe it will encourage more
people to come out and homestead, then
Kenny Lake might someday become a town
like Copper Center. So we can keep the
community growing.
Chela tine Brittain
Grade 7
Kenny Lake School
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