Summer may still be with us, but it’s
not too early to remember that school
is just a month away. The ’’task force”
frr Copper Valley School is gradually
trickling back, to the deserted halls.
*We welcome back two of the Sisters of
St. Anne who formerly taught at the
school...Sister M. Agatha, who will be
the new grade-school Superior, and Sister
Denise Marie who last taught the 8th
grade. Sister Ida was given a warm wel
come home,...the crew tore the kitchen
range apartl Father Fallert spent a
part of the summer at Gonzaga University,
but is now back in time to assist with
the Military Chaplains retreat which
begins next week. Sister M, Anne Rita,
who was remedial reading instructor,
has been transferred to Nulat*, where
she will assume the duties of Superior;
Sister George Edmond, former Superior
*f ..Copper Valley will be at the large
Indian Residential School in Kamloops,B,C.
Mrs William Boetigger is the house
guest of her sister, Mrs Leonard
Brenwick of Tazlina. Mrs, Boetigger*s
home is now in Tacoma, although in the
30*s she was a resident of Chitina. She
accompanied Lucy on the return trip from
the States, and expects to remain in
Alaska until the first of September,
Frank McCrary has been proving that
’’you* re only as rid as you feel”, He
built a raft for the local children and
has been seen propelling them up and
down the Copper River Slough A la
Huck Finn. The McCrary’s now have their
12 year old grandson Mike, with them,
and expect to be in the Territory less
than a week before heading down the Alcan.
Harry Isaacson was an overnight guest
recently, paying a visit to his Kenny
Lake1 cajoin. Known locally for his i;'/
excellent diamond willow carving, Harry '/
was a familiar figure as he putted
up-and down the highway on his motor
scooter.1 The need for prolonged medical
treatments has made it necessary for Harry
to live in Anchorage.
Herman Jackson, USN, has be'en home on
furlough from Bremerton, visiting his
Wifethe former Elsie Craig,, and his
parents, Mr and Mrs Tony Jackson*
Mrs Clarence McConkey and the. three
children have moved to Anchorage to be
near "Tiny" during his hospital stay.
Mrs Bacille George and daughters, Molly
and Glenna, have returned to their home
in Copper Center for the summer months.
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The Alaska}Uative Brotherhood held
their monthly’meeting at the Copper '
Center ANB Hally Saturday, July 28.
Tentative plans were approved for a
picnic to be.held at Tangle Lakes,
August 25. There is some suspicion
among the wives that this picnic was
maneuvered by husbands anxious to go: ,,
hunting’, ’ J , '
We extend a welcome to two new fam
ilies in the community, Mrs Vic Harshman
has moved her trailer-from Valdez to
her Pippin Lake homestead; Joyce and Bob
Weeks have moved into Bunsek’s Trailer
Court.
Miss Laurie Ashby was honored at a
party celebrating her eleventh birthday.
Ten guests were shown a special movie,
and later enjoyed games and goodies,
Mrs Harry Jons was surprised by ‘a
visit from her niece whom she hadn’t
seen in 20 years, Mrs Lena Horton, with
her husband and two children, spent a
few hours in Copper renewing the old
acquaintances. The Johns are also host
this week to Joyce ( Mrs Frank) Jordan,
now of Anchorage, Joyce and the, k
youngsters are spending a week at Copper,
The, political campaigning has begun
in earnest, with both the present governor
and ex-governor Mike Stepovich paying
visits to the community, Mr Stepovich
was accompanied by George Sullivan, form
erly vf Valdez and Fairbanks, and now of
Anchorage,- The Egans were travelling
without their son Dennis, who is
spending the summer in Seattle, Mrs Egan
says Dennis has a sure cure f*r home
sickness, He spends a day at the
Alaska Exhibit at the Seattle Worlds
Fair, handing out Alaskan literature to
the tourists. Invariably he meets a number
of Alaskan friends, and catches up on
the hometown happenings.
Former students of Copper Valley
School now working at Me KirfLey Park
Hotel are Joy Pettys (of Kenny Lake)
and Lorna Obat, an exchange student from
Kenya, Africa. Joy is making plans to
attend the University of Alaska this fall,
where she is the recipient of two -
scholarships.
FAA ’
Mr. Tom'-Carpenter returned' from his '
summer vacation this week and informs us
that the fishing was exceptionally good
in all the streams and lakesv Mr. Frank
Brown and family also returned from a
weekrs vacation reporting that fishing
was the ,lmostM'at Tangle Lakes*' Mr.
Herbert Hanson* Station Manager* returned
Monday from another’seige of surgery at
Providence Hospital. He is doing ok.