HOmEITlfiKERS
SHORT COURSE EPOS
Nino we'ary but much
better informed Homemak
ers’ roturned to the
Palmer area last Satur
day night after attend
ing the Short Course
held at the University
of Alaska from October
26th. to,November 3rd.
Those nine days were
filled with discussions
on subject’s that were of
interest to .Homomakers,
crafts, and social act
ivities. Meeting Home
makers from other areas
and exchanging ideas
was of particular value.
Around thirty-five
attended the Short
Courso;.one Homemaker
from Juneau, two froip
Homer, ten from Anchor
age and the remainder
from Fairbanks and Coll
ege. The Short Course
was planned and carried
through by Mrs. Lydia
Fohn-Hansen, Home Dem
onstration Leader.
During the last sess
ion of the Short Course,
the winner of the award,
silver vegetable dish,
presented by the Garden
Institute, for the best
homo preserver of food
in Alaska, was announced
The winner, Mrs. Bertha
Meyer, of Anchorage.
The contestant from this
area, Mrs. Jack Dunlap,
ranked high, but more
varieties of food, great
er quantity gave Mrs.
Meyor the award.
JOYCE DINK EL
WINE AWARD
We are glad to an
nounce that Joyce Dinkel
is the Territorial win
ner in the I4.-H Clothing
contest. A trip to the
I4.-H Congress in Chicago,
financed by the Spool
Cotton Company, is Joy
ce's award. Joyce has
been in I4.-H club work
eight years. Not only
has she completed her
projects each year, but
has taken active part in
all U-H activities.
Joyce and the Home A
gent will leave for the I
-H Congress, November
19th. They will fly to
Seattle, then join the
Washington delegation
and travel with them to
the Congress which be
gins on the -2l|.th. It is
regrettable that there
are not more Territorial
winners from Alaska.
Como-on l;-H'ers, lot's
have more going to Chi
cago next year. If you
don't know the require
ments, your I4.-H leader
will help you or the Ex
tension Service.
WORKSHOP FOR
GlENNAUtN, GULKANA
The Home Agent leaves
for Glennallen and Gul
kana today for a work
shop in that area. She
will be rrone a week.
Glovo making, tooth
brush handle rugs, leath
er, aluminum etching,
textile painting and,
crayon on fabrics will
be the craft's taught. In
addition•there will be
Christmas•Ideas; trimm
ings, decorations and
gifts.
PROJECT LE ADERS MET
Thirteen project load
ers met in tho Extension
Craft room last Monday
afternoon. The Home
makers' Club discussion
this month is "Christmas
Idoas," which will be
under the direction of
project leaders. Many
Christmas ideas were
■seen and discussed.
The Extension Service
jhas a helpful bulletin
"Homemade Fun for Christ
mas." It Is free. Come
into the office if you
Wish a copy. It con
tains Inexpensive Christ
mas gift idoas and rec
ipes .
Jack Dunlap is on the
sick list this week at
his farm homo near Wa
si11a.
There will be a Bako
Sale on November 10th.,
at Bert's Drug In Palmer
Sponsored by the ladies
of St. Michael's Church/
MV BA ACCEPTS
FALK OFFER
At tho regular month
ly mooting .of the MVBA
last night, the mem
bers of the breeders
association voted with
out dissent to accept
the offer of Vic Falk
to sign over his graz
ing lease in the Little
Susitna area..
This action is one
of tho first the assoc
iation has taken for
tho benefit of its men>
bers bosidcs the reg
ular breeding service.
By taking this lease
for its members, the
association gains for
twenty years with op
tion to renew, one of
the choice grazing lo
cations in the Valley.
The value of this
lease will be more ap
parent in the.future,
but many dairymen have
already expressed int
erest in placing stock
on the range.
Vic Falk, Harold L.
Thuma and Joe Gislason
constitute the range
committee that will
handle tho details of
managing the range for
tho MVBA.
EXPELLEE FAMILIES
AVAILABLE.MARCH
In March or April
1952, there will be a
vailable 5*000 addi
tional German expello
farm families. Necos
ary forms can be ob
tained from the Fair
banks Extension office.
Intorosted persons
should write to Lynn
0. Hollist, Extonsion
Service, College, A
laska, as soon as poss
ible for forms and in
formation.
tho procoeds from this
sale will go towards
the Hospital Fund.
Helen Crites has re
turned to hor desk' at
tho Co-op after attend
ing tho Short Course.
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