BIDS OPENED FOR GAKONA JOB
Chris Berg was the apparent low
bidder on the Copper River Riprap
and Bank Protection project near
Gakona. The states estimate had been
$ 591, 950 and Berg’s bid was 4296,
The second lowest bid was 4477,000,
and was submitted by the M-K Co. nil
work is to be completed by Sept.’64.
RUMMAGE SALE
The Copper Center 4-H girls will hold
a rummage sale on October 5th, in
the Copper Center Schoolhouse, Hours
will be from 1-5 pm, and home baked
goodies will also be on sale. Why not
take in the Lion’s turkey shoot first,
and then treat yourself to some cake
or cookies? The girls put a lot of
work into these fund raising projects;
let’s show them we appreciate their
community spirit ’.
Louie Lincoln is back working at Bay
less and Roberts after a medical
check in Anchorage. Ruth Johns ex
pects to leave Copper on the 30th for
Anchorage and medicaltreatment• ^lsie
Jackson is also receiving treatment
in town.
The Fred Lappi’s have certainly cre
ated a genuine Alaskan tourist att
raction with their attractive log
store. Betty has worked hard to secure
- genuine Alaskan made items, and has
a good stock of native crafts from
all points of the state. When you
visit the shop don’t neglect seeing
the old horse drawn freight sled
that the Lappi’s found at Eagle. They
hope to hitch the horses up this
winter and give it a go l Betty also
has on display some clever doll parkas
made by a Copper Center teenager,
Jill Goddard. Give you any ideas for
Christmas?
COPPER BASIN RAMBLINGS Joy Morgan
Ethel Brenden of the Copper Center
Lumber Co. expects to leave for
Seattle on the 30 to lend a helping
hand to her daughter Joyce. Joyce
•has been told by her doctor to pre
pare for the birth of twins, and Ethel
plans to be on hand for the big event.
Josephine Van Orman, cook at Copper
Center Lodge, suffered a fall last
Saturday evening, and required 26
stitiches for a leg-cut. She was taken
to the hospital by George Ashby.
Mrs Jessie Coates of Delta, Colorado,
and mother of Lee Holcomb of Glen
allen, has spent a rather miserable
Alaskan vacation so far. ;,fter only
a week of enjoying the grandchildren
and sightseeing, she was put to bed
suffering from an elevated blood
pressure.... complicated by an attack
of pneumonia. Lee says her mother is
now much improved, and they hope to
have her back to normal soon.
Faye Crandell and Mrs Cowen figure to
brave the cold and wind and take a
group of young people on an early
morning cookout to Liberty Falls
next Sunday. Five AM is departure
time l
Did you hear, the latest from San
Francisco? The devil was crossing
Geary Street just as a cable car came
along and ran over his tail. The
devil picked up the piece and was
wandering down the street when he met
a policeman. "Hello, there, Lucifer,"
said the cop, "what are you doing
here?" Lucifer answered, TTITm looking
for a place where they retail spirits'.*
Bill Huddleston and his wife Shirley
were weekend visitors from Anchorage»
Like the Phoenix, the new Tolsona
Lodge has risen from the ashes.
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TURKEYS BACON