EXTENDS THANKS
FOR HELP ON
CLEANING CEMETERY
Everett P derson, commander
American Legion Post, this week
extended appreciation to the
many individuals who turned out
last Friday evening to help the
local Legionnaires clean up the
Palmer Cemetery. Pederson stat
ed the group had burned off the
dry grass, had raked up and
cleaned up refuse that had ac
cumulated, and readied the ceme
tery for the Memorial Day pro
gram which will again this year
be sponsored by the Mataouska
Valley Legion Post.
altar society
TO MEET MONDAY
Members of the Altar Society
of St. Michael’s Catholic Church
will hold a meeting May 14 at
the home of Mrs. A1 Metz at 8
pjm.
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THURSDAY. MAY 10
NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN
GE Grange hall, 8 p m.
MAT. VALLEY AIRMEN, Co-Op
club room, 8 p.m.
AM. LEGION AUXILIARY, Le
gion hall, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY. MAY 11
SQUARE DANCE, Carpenters’
hall, 8:30 pm.
SCHOOL PICNIC, Grades 4-8
SATURDAY. MAY 12
BACCALAUREATE, School gym,
8 p.m.
PALMASILLA club, bake sale,
Koslosky’s
MONDAY, MAY 14
KIWANIS CLUB, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
PALMER CEMETERY ASS’N.,
Moose Hall, 8 pjn.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 15
PALMER MOOSE, Moose hall, 8
p.m.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 18
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church, 7
p.m.
MAT. VALLEY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, Co-Op club room,
12:05 pm.
EASTERN STAR, Carpenters
hal, 8 pm.
PALMER ELKS, Elks hall, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY. MAY 17
AMERICAN LEGION, Legion
hall, 8 pm.
FRIDAY. MAY IS
FINAL DAY OF SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
HOSPITAL BOARD, Hospital
dining rm, 8 pm.
ARCTIC TRAILS RIDING CLUB
FAIR BOARD
TO MEET TUESDAY
A meeting of the Matanuska
Valley Fair board of directors
and other interested persons, will
be held Tuesday afternoon, May
15, at 4 pm. in the basement of
the Valley Theatre. Progress re
ports will be given by various
committees.
25 Take Part in
WasHIa Girl Scout
Program May 4
An inspiring candlelighting
service climaxed an interesting
program presented by 25 mem
bers of Brownie Scout Troop 60
and Girl Scout Troop 61 in the
Wasilla school gym last Friday
evening. Following a colorful flag
ceremony the Scouts gave dem
onstrations and reports on sub
jects learned in their Scout work,
and a history of Girl Scouting.
Highlight of the evening was
the Fly-Up ceremony when seven
Brownies received their wings
and flew-up to the Girl Scout
troop. Outstanding in the excel
lent presentations were Kather
ine Coghlan with her story of
• ‘The Brownies”, and eight-year
old Colleen Carter, drummer.
Flying-up were Judy Betts,
Barbara Clark, Katherine Cogh
lan, Ida Hjellen, Jane Nunley,
Kelline PaLmquist and Karen
Sikes. Mrs. Max Hoekzema flew
up with the girls and will be as
sistant leader for Mrs. Wenter
Harvey, Girl Scout leader.
Brownie leaders are Mrs. Martin
Olson and Mrs. Eldor Hulke.
Officiating at the candlelight
ing ceremony were Mrs. Keith
Lovejoy, community chairman;
Mrs- John Minnick, representa
tive of the sponsor; and Mrs. Ray
Bergman of ithe Veterans of For
eign Wars Auxiliary, sponsoring
organization.
ENGAGEMENT OF
MARIE BENNETT
IS ANNOUNCED
The Rev. and Mrs. Kenneth R.
Hughes, director and matron of
the Lazy Mountain Childrens
Home of Palmer, announced the
engagement of Miss Marie Ben
nett to SP/3 Raymond G. Black
man of the 813th Med. Det., Engr.
Avn. Bn, of Elmendorf Adr Force
Base- Specialist Blackman is son
of Mr and Mrs. R. B. Blackman
of Alameda, California. The wed
ding date has been set for Sep
tember first.
PALMER G.A.A. TO i
SPONSOR SPORTS DAY
The Palmer High School Girl’s
Athletic Association (GAA) is
sponsoring a Sport’s Day in Pal
mer on Saturday, May 12. Schools
from Seward, Anchorage, and
Wasilla will be participating in
the planned events.
Seward and Wasilla GAA’s will
arrive in Palmer on Friday after
noon and that evening volleyball
games are planned between the
two visiting schools and the Pal
mer girls. On Saturday the pro
gram will open at 9:30 a.m. with
basketball games planned be
tween Anchorage, Palmer and
Seward. A picnic lunch, furnish
ed by a the Palmer girls will be
held at 11:30; followed by bad
minton at 1:00 p.m, and softball
at 3:00 p.m. A dinner at the high
school cafeteria will begin at 6:00
p.m. with an evening program
to follow. Members of the Beta :
Sigma Phi local chapters will j
assist the girls on Saturday eve
ning.
The visiting girls will be pro
vided lodging at the Matanuska
Lodge.
NEW BABIES
Doyle
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Doyle of
Palmer are receiving congratula
tions on the birth of a son, Pa
trick O., who was born at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital May 6. He
weighed seven pounds even. Mr.
Doyle is employed at the Evan
Jones Coal Mine. The couple
have two other children.
Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick E. Pat
terson of Anchorage are parents
of their fourth child, a son, who
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital April 7. He weighed
seven pounds, eight ounces at
birth and has been named George
Timothy. Mr. Patterson is em
ployed by the Alaska Airlines.
RIDING CLUB TAKES
FIRST SEASONAL TRIP
Plans for participating in the
Colony Day celebration May 27
were made by members of the
Arctic Trails Riding club at a
club meeting held at the John
King home April 21. The club vot
ed to assist the Colony Day com
mittees in any way possible.
Fourteen members of the club
rode to the Experiment Station
farm this past Sunday and from
there to the Branton home for
a picnic luncheon. This was
the club’s first outing of the year
and they are planning a second
MRS. INGALLS HEADS
LIBRARY DIRECTORS
Mrs Don Ingalls was elected
president of the Palmer Library
board of directors at the annual
meeting of the Library Associa
tion. Named to serve with her
during the coming year were Mrs
T. A. Moyer, vice-president; Mrs
Winston Laughlin, secretary;
Mrs Dorothy Briggs, treasurer,
and Mrs. Dana Niemann, three
year trustee.
one within two weeks.
The next regular meeting will
be held at Pat Cullison’s May 18.
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lb.
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