VCL, 10 Palmer, Ala si: a September 6,1947 lTo.36
LEflTZ - VflHOVER
Kiss Joe Ann Lentz became the bride of
John Vanover at a lovely wedding in
Anchorage, at 2:CO F.K. on Monday Septem
ber 1.
The bride was beautifully attired in a
white satin gown with a train and finger
tip veil which was held in place with
orange blossoms. She carried a”gorgeous
bouquet of gardenias and roses;
She vras attended by her sister, Roncrna,
who wore a gown of blue not and shoulder
length veil. She carried a bouquet of pin!
' ladiolas.
The bride and Garoom cut the beautiful
wedding cake at the Reception which fol
lowed. Guests ~ore served wedding cake,
ice cream and coffee. Following the ra
ce-1 ion the young couple dooanted on a
snofct honeymoon. They will be at home
to their friends at'the grooms ranch in
Erst Anchorage soon.
Mrs. John Vanover is the daughter of Mr.
or.d Mrs. Joo Lentz of Palmer. She came
to the Valley with them in 1935 and re
ceived her grade and High School educa
tion in the Palmer School graduating this
last year with the 1947 Class.
BACK TO SCHOOL
School opened this week for Palmer pupils
on Thursday September 4th following a
twu day institute for the Teachers, To
dote there'has been nc rouort &s to tho
enrollment, but from what we hoar it must
be a great deal larger than last year,
Py next week we' should be able to give
you tho figures.
From Tasilla we havo the announcer1 ent
that school opened on Tuesday September 2,
for both Elementary and High School. The
teachers are:
Anna border. Grades 1 and 2
I.'iss Leo Ida son " 5-4 and 5
Th-s. Gladiolus Gelzloff Grades 6—7 <-8
High School
Ernest Line and
T.1T. Pendleton
A fu.ll sized Valley Settler will be out
next week. Editor.
KILLED 111 PLAflE CRASH
Dale Sandvik, former Palner boy, loot bis
life in a plane cr eh at Wolverine Lake as
he was taking off rith a cargo of Moose
meat Thursday evening at about 5 p.n. A
Helicopter from Anchorage was dispatched
to the scene of the accident as soon as
word was received and the remains taken
to Anchorage.
Dalo Sandvik, who came to the Valley in'
1935 from Minnesota With his parents Mr.
and Mrs. I,M,Sandvik, was 23 years old.
Ho attended High School in Palmer and whan
the war broke out ho entered the Air Ser
vice. He served overseas in Hurone as
pilot of a Fighter plane ahd made 73 mis
sions over enemy territory. He was shot
down once 80 miles behind the lines and
walked back in about 3 days without being
captured.
Upon his return after the war, Mr.Sandvik
enrolled at the University of Alaska where
ho net and married Mary Ann Kaiser in
April 1946. They have one son, Kurt, who
is six months old.
During the past year Mr. Sandvik has been
with the Jadk Carr Hying Service of
Anchorage.
He leaves to nourn his loss, his widow,
Mary Ann; and son(Kurt; jjis parentsf jx.
and Mrs. I.M.'Sandvik of Palmer; 5 brothers,
James, ^eter. Lynn, Kent and Mark; and
one sister Mrs. Everett Yohn of Palmer.
Funeral arrangements have not been announ
ced at this writing.
NEW DOCTOR ARRIVES
Dr. R.3. Garrett arrived in the Valley
on Thursday evening of this week from
California to take over the practice of
Dr. Bernice Andrews who is leaving for
Tennessee this next week.
Dr. Garrett is a graduate of Loraa Linda'
University near Los Angeles. He did his
interne work in the Los Angeles County
Hospital. ' He comes to the Valley from
Lone Fine, California, where he was in
charge of a 20 bed Hospital. Cont. p. 4