SOCIAL NOTES
— Homemaking —
Happenings About Town
— Gardening —. #
(Ed. note: The regular editor of
the Women’s section of the Ko
diak Mirror is Beth Digree, vaca
tioning on the West coast of the
United States. Herewith are some
of her thoughts on leaving San
Francisco recently.)
Of THIS And THAT
By BETH DIGREE
San Francisco—It’s difficult to
leave this town of contrasts—-old,
shabby buildings lost in the sha
dow of towering new skyscrapers
of glass and metal reaching to
wards the sky . . . Shop windows
with glittering displays of jewels
. . . beautiful hats and gowns
. . . women in slacks and women
wearing sleek suits and furs . . .
flower stands on the streets . . .
tempting display of fresh vegeta
ble and unfrozen steaks in the
huge markets . . . aroma of fresh
roasted coffee ... a glimpse of
Alcatraz prison, grim and gray in
the distance.
Next by bus over the Oakland
Bay Bridge to Oakland and aboard
the train for the trip North . . .
Countless birds flying and calling
to each other in their sanctuary
... an old-time sailing ship on
the beach, its day of glory'long
past . . . masts fallen to the
ground ... no longer proudly
crossing the oceans . . . Leaving
the low, rolling foothills, we enter
the canyons of the mountains.
Climbing higher and higher . . .
White dogwood growing in thick
ets of redbud in full bloom . . .
then the first sight of Mt. Shasta
gleaming in the sunlight. A beau
tiful mountain, but no more so
than hundreds in Alaska! . . . On
into Oregon where cattle and
sheep feed on the new, green
grass . . . pear and apple or
chards in bloom, the trees covered
with clouds of flowers like snow.
Finally, Portland, and a day
spent with Bill and Olivia A’Von
ne Lavine . . . former Kodiak
residents ... a drive through the
city where huge new buildings are
being erected ... the beautifully
landscaped homes . . . hundreds
of rhodendrons and azaleas add
ing vivid splashes of color to the
scene . . . then dinner at Lavines
• . . talk naturally turns to Ko
diak . . . Bill and A’Vonne send
their greetings to all their old
friends, as do Pamela and Marcia.
"We’d like to go back to Kodiak
with you/’ said the youngsters.
Bill is doing very well with his
business of selling insurance and
they are well and happy. “But we
do miss Kodiak at times” . . .
The next day we say our farewells
and board another train for Seat
tle .. . prospects of more visits
with long-time friends . . . Vaca
tion time is Wonderful!
Wedding Plans
Are Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H.
Briesmaster of Valley Vista Inn,
East Northfield, Massachusetts,
recently announced the engage
ment of their daughter Ellen Jan
ice to Leonard Helgason, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Kristjan Helgason
of Terror Bay.
The bride-elect graduated from
Lt. Luke’s Hospital School of
Nursing, New York and is em
ployed at the University of Michi
gan Medical Center, Ann Arbor
Michigan. Leonard is associated
with Kristjan Helgason and Son,
guides and outfitters, and is also
a commercial fisherman and radio
technician.
Nuptials Unite
Station Couple
Sarah E. Schinippel of Glendo
ra, California, became the bride
of James W. Elder, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas S. Elder, 313 Ger
trude St. Latrobe, Penn., April
19th 1959, in the U.S. Naval Sta
tion Chapel, Kodiak, Alaska. Navy
Chaplain S. P. Robinson per
formed the double ring ceremony.
The, bride wore a pink polished
cotton and lace afternoon dress
and carried an old fashioned bou
quet of white carnations and pink
baby roses. A blue afternoon
dress was worn by Mrs.. R. E.
Hendrix, who was Matron of Hon
or.
Best man was Lieutenant R. E.
Hendrix, U.S. Navy, and ushers
were George Hanson, Seaman, U.
S. Navy, and Sam Halderman, Sea
man, U.S. Navy.
Parents of the couple were un
able to attend the Alaskan wedd
ing ceremony. A reception for 100
guests was held in the Chapel
Annex after the ceremony.
The groom, a graduate of Lat
robe High School in 1953, entered
the U.S. Navy in 1954, and is now
stationed at the U.S. Naval Sta
tion, Kodiak, Alaska.
The couple will reside in .Ko
diak, Alaska for an indefinite
period.
Ouzinkie Couple
Will Wed May It)
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Panamar
off have announced the marriage
of their daughter, Ada, to Theo
dore Panamarioff, both of Ouzin
kie.
The wedding is planned for
Sunday, May 10, at the Russian
Orthodox Church at Ouzinkie.
The reception is to follow the
ceremonies and will be held at
the home of the bride's parents.
MISSIONARIES
IN ANCHORAGE
Miss Estelle Marlin and Miss
Mildred Kroll, Baptist Missiona
ries, are spending several days in
Anchorage, combining business
with pleasure.
MRS. STURMER IMPROVING
Mrs. Roman Sturmer has been
suffering from an eye infection
and we are happy to report that
she is feeling better.
BERGS GO AND COME
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Berg have
been in Seattle on a combined
business and pleasure trip and
returned on the inaugural direct
flight of PNA.
JOE HEITMAN RETURNS
Mr. Joe Heitman, Senior, who
has been in Seattle for special
medical attention, returned to Ko
diak Thursday.
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MRS. KRAFT
JOINED BY HUSBAND
Mrs. Emil Kraft has been in
Seattle for special surgery. She
was joined last week by her hus
band and after a short vacation
both expect to return home soon.
Russian Easter
Bread (Kulich)
With the advent of Russian
Easter, here is a sweet bread re
cipe that will be welcomed into
every Kodiak household. My good
friend Katy Rogers, who has
spent most of her life in and
around Kodiak, has graciously
consented to let us publish her
recipe for Kulich. She says, and
all of us agree, that you will find
many variations of this recipe in
other Kodiak homes, but from ex
perience we know the ‘proof of
the pudding is in the eating’ and,
good eating it certainly is:
Dissolve:
2 pkg. day yeast
2 Tablespoons sugar in 2 cups
warm water and let rise until
doubled.
Mix: 15 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1% Tablespoons salt
1% cubes oleo
Add: 1 C. mixed fruit (candied)
1 cup raisins
1 cup coarse chopped^ nuts
Add to above mixture of
flour and oleo. *
Add: 4 whole eggs
4 cups warm milk
Add to flour mixture, then add
in yeast and kneed until your
hands come out dry or ‘clean.*
Grease dough lightly, cover and
set in warm place until doubled
in size. Punch down and let rise
again. Kneed slightly and fill but
tered No. 2 coffee cans or No. 2
crisco cans about % full of dough.
Let rise about Vs and bake at 400
degrees for 15 minutes, then at
350 degrees for 30 minutes or
until done. Remove from cans,
rub with oleo and cool.
Many ladies frost their Kulich
with a powdered sugar frosting,
and many add cake decorettes,
and of course there is nothing
more wonderful than a gift of a
neighbor’s Kulich, fresh out of the
oven.
Mrs. Edna Hester has a similar
recipe which includes Vz tea. cin
namon, Vz tea. nutmeg and a dash
of allspice.
Grandma Malutin says years ago
when the candied fruit, nuts and
cake decorettes were not available
in the stores the old fashioned
Kulich contained only spices and
raisins, and the younger genera
tion is dressing it up little by
little. At our house we make a
portion of this recipe in large
fruit juice cans, as the size of
these slices are just right for the
toaster* and if you want a new
special kind of breakfast treat,
just try a slice of toasted Kulich.
The proper way to slice Kulich,
however* is from top to the bottom
of the loaf, in wedge-shaped sliees.
No matter how you slice it, once
you’ve made Kulich you’ll not
wait for Easter but will make this
treat for your family several times
each year.
Boy Is Born
A baby boy,, christened Willie
Joe, and weighing 7 pounds, 12
oz. was born April 24, to Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Joe Nowell at
the Naval Station hospital.
Nowell, YN3 is serving with the
Navy at Kodiak. Both are from
Oklahoma, and reside in Kodiak.
Son To Burrows’
Christened Michael Allen, a
baby boy was bom to Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Lee Burrow. Weight at
birth was 8 pounds, 11 oz.
Burrow is serving with Fasron
114. The Burrows are from Texas,
and reside in Kodiak.
NEW CHEF AT 49 ROOM
William J. Andrews, originally
of Catskill, New York, and associ
ated with George Rector in New
York for eleven years is now chef
at the Mecca 49 Room.
Mr. Andrews was recently
Chef-Assistant Manager of the
Cloudhoppers dining room in An
chorage, and previously trained in
Europe with the Ritz Hotels. Fur
ther experience as Executive
Chef at Travis Air Force Base
Officer’s Club and Supervising
Chef for Diner’s Incorporated in
Seattle should put Mr. Andrews
in a position to offer Kodiak
diners a variety of excellent cui
sine.
MARINE-LIFE DISPLAY
Sportland has dressed up their
windows for the Crab Festival
with a unique display of marine
life, beach-combings and drift
wood. Mrs. Beth Wheeldon, who
has lived in Kodiak since 1940
has artistically arranged such ob
jects as fossil rocks, mussel, star
fish, sea sponbes, barnacles, shells,
crab eggs, fishnet floats, drift
wood and corks, in such a way
that all passers-by will view them
with much interest. We vote this
display of educational value to
young, old and all newcomers.
GRANDMOTHERS GATHERING
The Kodiak Grandmothers Club
will meet at the home of Mrs.
Sibyl Boggs at 8:00 p.m. Wednes
day, May 6th, quarters 22E on the
Naval Station.
Bridge Club Play
The monthly master point play
of the Kodiak Officers Club
Bridge Club, held Wednesday was
won by Mrs. Helen Stockard and
Mrs. Lina Gettys. Mrs. Arnold
McKechnie and Mrs. Joan Smith
placed second and Miss Johnnie
Sue Melton and Lt. Cmdr. Dwight
Ellis placed third. Friends of Miss’
Johnnie Sue Melton will be sorry
to learn that she expects to leave
Kodiak in the near future. She
expects to return to Thomson,
Georgia.
Our thanks to O. A. “Torgie"
Torgerson for bringing along
some sunshine when he returned
to kodiak this week. Torgie ex
pects to be here for several weeks.
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