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Leann Dodds and Norma Ben
Eon, members of the Goldusters
Homemakers Club, this week
planted a number of flower
plants in the flower beds at the
entrance of the valley hospital.
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Chapter No. 14 Order of
Eastern- Star were guests of An
day evening. The local chapter
thorage Chapter No. 8 on Mon
exenaplified degrees. The custom
of entertaining the chapters and
^exemplifying the degrees by the
^visiting chapter has been con
ftinued on an alternate plan since
.the valley chapter was organized.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Byers of
Wasilla have returned to the val
ley following a winter vacation
Spent at Newcastle, Wyoming.
The Rev. James P. Snead, pas
tor of St. Michael’s Catholic
Church, attended a Priest’s Re
treat held in Skagway June 3 -
June 6. He expects to return to
Providence Hospital in Anchor
age, where he is hospital chap
lain, today.
Mrs. Henning Blunck leaves
for Tuscon, Arizona tomorrow.
She expects to be gone about
three months and during her trip
to the States will attend her
daughter Betty’s graduation ex
ercises from nurses training and
take graduate work at the Uni
versity of Arizona. She will be
accompanied to Seattle by her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Johanna
Blunck, who will vacation in that
section during the summer.
City volunteer firemen were
called out last week Tuesday
afternoon to quell a grass fire.
The fire was started from rubbish
-being burned in a barrel setting
in dry grass. Another similar fire
called them out again on Sunday
afternoon,
A blueprint proof of an Alas
ka Visitor’s Association brochure
on the Matanuska Valley has
been received by the local Cham
ber of Commerce and copies are
expected to be printed within a
short time. When completed the
colorful folders will be available
for mailing to persons interested
in the Matanuska Valley as a va
cation spot »
The Glenn Highway, at Granite'
Creek, Mile 62.5, was closed be
tween the hours of 8 a.m. and 6
p.m. on June 3 for the purpose i
Palmer Boy Building
Soap Box Derby Entry
A 13-year-old Palmer boy is
spending all his spare time on the
construction of a racer which will
be entered in the Soap Box Derby
to be run in Anchorage July 13
and 14. He is Lynn Puddicombe,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Puddi
combe of North Palmer and is'
being sponsored by Kirk’s Sales
and Service of Palmer.
The races will be held at 3rd
Avenue 2nd E street on the men
tioned dates. All racers entered
must conform with strict nation
al rules which govern not only
the race itself, but the entire con
struction of the racer.
Each racer must have been
built entirely by the youth him
self. Not over $30 may be invest
ed in the racer and this sum in
cludes the purchase of specified
Soap Box Derby wheels .These
wheels are the same as used on
each and every racer built and
entered in the area, district, state
and national races. The vehicle
must be built within a specific •
weight, size, and conform with
specific mechanical requirements.
As far as can be determined
this is the first time a Palmer
youth has planned to enter a Soap
Box Derby.
BUTTE FIRE ASS'N
TO MEET JUNE 12
Members of the Butte Fire As
sociation are reminded that their
postponed meeting will be held
at the fire hall June 12 at 8 p.m.
All residents of the Butte area
are urged to attend the meeting.
of moving the old bridge down
stream where it will serve as a
detour bridge during the Con
struction of the new Granite
Creek Bridge.
The Palmer C-D fire Jeep
went to the Sutton area on Tues
day of this week to assist in a
fire that was out of control.
Anglers of the valley area, as
well as a number of Anchorage
fishermen, have found fishing in
the area lakes to be very good
this first week of fishing. A great
number of limit catches have
been reported out of Matanuska
lake and some real big fish have
been taken out of Echo lake.
Good catches have been reported
in a number of other lakes in
cluding Keppler, Bradley, Wasil
la, and up the highway at the
Bonnie lakes.
4-DAY FAIR PUNNED
FOR 1957 SEASON
Members of the Matanuska
Valiev Fair Association board of
directors this week voted to hold
a four-day Fair in 19$7. The fair
will begin August 30 and con
tinue through September 2. Fri
day, August 30, has been desig
nated as Family Day and bar
gains will prevail.
Mrs. Merle Puddicombe has
been named Fair secretary and
will be in the office located at
the entrance to the fairgrounds
each afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00.
Persons seeking information re
garding concession space, display
spaed or other information rela
tive to the 1957 Fair are asked to
contact Mrs. Puddicomb at the
office or phone PI-3151.
This year’s Fair Book will be
dedicated to superintendents Of
the many departments for all
past and for the 1957 fair.
Arrangements are being made
for a three-day rodeo, with two
shows daily. Participants will be
members of the Amateur Rodeo
Club of Alaska, which is in the
process of being formed by Larry
Marvin Laby of Fairbanks, vice
president of AARCA. Special
stock will be brought in for these
events and rodeos will be held in
various cities prior to the Fair
and the championship events will
be run off during the fair, accord
ing to plans being made now.
Permission was granted to the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen to
erect a permanent-type building.
The structure will be built on
skids for easy moving.
A special meeting will be held
in the fair office Wednesday,
June 12 at 8 p.m. at which time
the manager for the 1957 fair will
be designated.and the queen con
test will be discussed.
ANCHORAGE CHOIR
TO SING HERE SUNDAY
On Sunday, June 9, the choir
from the Holy Family Catholic
Church, Anchorage, will sing a
high mass at St. Michael’s Cath
olic Church in Palmer. June 9
will be Pentecost Sunday.
ANTICIPATED
DIVIDEND
SATE
Retroactive to Jan. i, 1957
iflrst Federal Swings t Loan Ass*, ef Anchorage
223 East 5th Avenve • Anchorage, Alaska
41 si Anniversary
Being Observed by
Piggly Wiggly Store
Along with the five Piggly
Wiggly stores of the Anchorage
area, the Palmer Piggly Wiggly
store will celegrate the 41st an
niversary of the founding of the
nationwide food store organiza
tion.
The Palmer store was opened
in 1954 by Jack Barrett and Keith
Lesh, co-owners, and features the
same types of merchandise at the
same prices as offered in the
Piggly Wiggly stores in the An
chorage area. In line with this
policy, during the two-week cele
bration patrons in the Palmer
store will be eligible to receive
some of the $3,000 worth of priz
es and will receive “lucky bucks”
which can be used at an auction
to be held in the Spenard store
June 13. During the celebration
free balloons and hats will be
given away, and special sales will
e featured throughout the stores.
FIRE GUARD STATION
SEEKING WORKERS
All men of the valley area inter
ested in working with the Bur-1
eau of Land Management Fire
Guard Station personnel this
summer are askecl to contact For
ester Michael Leach at the Pal
mer Fire Guard Station.
Forested Leach said this week
they prefer men who have tele
phones in their homes for speed
in contacting. Interested persons
must be 18 years of age or older.
The fire conditions in the en
tire valley area are extremely
hazardous, Leach pointed out and
to prevent the fire from escaping,
requested that any controlled fire
burning be done with great care
Fishermen and campers are urged
to exercise great care in building
and caring for campfires. All
campfires should be extinguished
as soon as their use is completed
and must be extinguished before
the camper leaves the immediate
area.
A fire of undetermined origin
did considerable damage in the
Goose Bay area this past week
end. Nine fire fighters from the
Palmer Station were on the job
in two shifts. The fire was under
control the following morning but
was not entirely “mopped up”
until Monday.
PALMER COUPLE
WED ON MAY 18
The United Protestant Church
in Palmer was the scene of a
candlelight ceremony on May 18
which united Mrs. Beatrice A.
Huntley of Palmer, daughter of
Mrs. Katherine Hoag of Seattle,
and Guy John of Palmer, former
ly of Slana, Alaska. The double
ring ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Bertram Rutan and Mrs.
Huntley was given in marriage
by her son, Duane Huntley. Mrs.
Max Sherrod, organist, played
Schriener’s wedding march and
accompanied the soloist, Duane
Huntley, who sang rtO Promise
Me” and “The Lord’s Prayer”.
Candlelighters were the Misses
Janets Rupp and Carol Covich.
For her wedding the bride
chose a sheer nylon gown of
chapel length in a champagne
shade. The skirt was full,
with unpressed pleats. The
fitted bodice had a scoop neck
line and three-quarter length
sleeves. For her accessories the 1
bride wore a rhinestone necklace
and earring set, a small pastel
green hat and rose mitts. She car
ried small pink roses on a white
Bible.
The bride’s only attendant was
Mrs. Miles Rice, daughter of the
bridegroom. Mrs. Rice wore a
soft green silk gown with long
fitted bodice, and short sleeves.
She carried a muff fashioned of
yellow roses.
Frank Randall was oc;st man
and William Grasser and Roy
Hooper were ushers.
Mrs. Kenneth Foster sister of
the bride, represented their
mother. She wore a blue taffeta
dress in waltz length and a shoul
der corsage of white carnations.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was held in the social
room of the church by Mr. and
Mrs. Roman Splettstoezer and
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Huntley.
Miss Karen Splettstoezer presid
ed over the guest book. Among
the many guests present were
Mrs. Don Galbreath of Tok,
daughter of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Jack Cope and Mrs. C. O.
Huntley served the tiered wed
ding cake which was made by
Mrs. Martin Olsen of Wasilla.
The cake was baked in the shape
of a clover leaf and decorated
with love birds holding wedding
rings in their bills. Mrs. Williard
Cook and Mrs. Thomas Moffitt
King's Lake—
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elude Mrs. John Shaw, Charles
Schaefer, Lew Hanks, Rev. Bert
Rutan and Rev. Victor Urban of
Wasilla.
Camp schedules for the 1957
season are as follows: Church, of
Sod Family Conference, June 3~
10; Girl Scouts, June 10-30;;
5f.-M.CA.., June 30-July 14;
Methodist and Episcopal Church
es, July 14-28; Presbyterians.
Church, July 28-August 11 (Jun
ior camp, July 26-Aug. 4; Junior
high-Senior high conferences*
July 5-11); Four-H, August 11-18;
Evangelical Lutheran Church*
August 18-25; Protestant Youth
Conference, Elmendorf and Fort
Richardson, August 25-31; Marin
er’s Family Camp, August 31
September 2.
Those interested in attending
any of the above camps should
contact the organization listed
above for information as to agfe
eligibility, cost, and other facts.
served the punch which was
made by Mrs. Alva Saxton, and.
Mrs. Frank Gagnon and Melba
Copa’s assisted with the gifts.
Prior to the cake cutting cere
mony Mrs. Walter Covich played;
the piano for those assembled at
the reception.
Following a wdding trip to the
north section of Alaska, includ
ing Tok, Fairbanks, and Circle
Hot Springs, the couple will be at
home in North Palmer about
June 20.
The bride is postmaster at the
Palmer Post Office and plans to
continue in this position.' The
bridegroom is head custodian at
the Palmer high school..
The bride’s gift to her attend
ant was a necklace and the mea
of the wedding party received
neckties, tie clasps and cuff links.
The bridegroom’s gift to his bride
was a white gold wrist watch.
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