PHS MOOSE TRAVEL HIGHWAY
FOR FAR-NORTH BASKETBALL GAMES
By Sam Lazenby
The Palmer High School
Moose are in Fairbanks today,
having left Palmer Wednesday
by car for the far-north city!
where they will play a two- •
game series with the Fairbanks I
Malemutes and one game with
the Eielson team. The team will
be traveling with Lew Hanks,
member of the PIDS board of
education, and Clifford Jantz,
coach. They expect to return
to Palmer sometimes Sunday.
East Anchorage’s Thunder- !
birds swooped down on the
Palmer Moose this past week
end, taking two games with
scores of 51-42 and 63-51.
The Friday night game was
played on the Anchorage court
and at half time the Palmer
five were ahead of their hosts.:
However, at the end of the
third quarter the Thunderbirds |'
passed the Moose and during
Different Races c
Seven different races of I
geese pass through or winter in t
the Pacific Northwest eachi 1
Fall. 1
final quarter racked up 1’
points to nine for the Palmei
team. Steve Curry and Bol
Fowler tied for total points ir
the Frdiay game, each account
ng for 11 points. Lynn Puddi
:ombe picked up nine points
\ndy DeVries six; and Wayne
Sckert five points.
Tim Gordon of Anchorage
vas high point man for hi;
earn, with 14 points Friday
md on Saturday night led hi;
earn to victory in Palmer, by
icoring 18 points. The Moose
ost the game in the first halt
>y letting East get a nine-point
each Palmer did, however,
;eep up with their opponents
n scoring after the first quar
er. The Thunderbirds had a
letter average, making 68 per
er.t of their shots to Palmer’s
4 percent.
Curry was high point man
or the Palmer Moose on Satur
lay, making 16 of his team’s 51
ioints. Puddicombe accounted
or 12 points; Eckert 10; Few
er eight; DeVries, three and
Cen Bouwens, three.
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Revised Prospecting
Bulletins Ready
Revised editions of two bul
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• j are now available from the
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Homemakers News
Cheecnako Club
!
J Two pictures on Civil De
fense were shown at the Chee
I chako Club's January meeting
! held at Bernice Linn’s with
; Katheryn Wilson, co-hostess. I
| An informative question and j
l answer period followed which
showed much interest in CD
| problems.
The 1962 budge- was accept- \
ed and $5.00 contributed to the,
j March of Dimes.
A committee was appointed1
| to make definite plans for the 1
! Tasting Tea to be held in the
spring. Each member is to bring
two recipes—(names only) to
be used at the Tea, to the Feb
ruary meeting that will be held
at Karen Tye’s home. Her ad
dress is Apartment 5. Bellve
dere Manor.
The program for this meeting
will be led by Miss Agnes
Bangs on the subject of enter
taining and etiquette.
The Club will have a Chinese
auction at the February meet
! ing so members are encouraged
| to bring their pennies as well
j as articles for the auction.
The club is pleased to wel-1
come Jean Farmer as a new
members.
SISTER OF LOCAL
RESIDENT DIES
Word was received on Mon- j
day of this week by Mrs. Ed '
(Molly) Barrett of Palmer of :
the death of her sister, Mrs.
Francisca Forco at Oslo, Nor
way on January 22. Mrs. Forso,
who had been ill several weeks,
also is survived by her husband
and one son.
I
DOG MUSHERS
NAME OFFICERS,
PLAN MORE RACES
A1 Hibbard has been named j
president of the recently or
ganized Aurora Dog Musher '
Club. Named to serve with him ,
were Joe Redington, Sr., vice-!'
president; Shirley Puhl, seere- *
tary; Connie Hibbard, treasur- !
er and Bob Bacon, Ray Puhl,
Dick Kopsack, Barney Ander
son and Clyde Stingley, direc
tors. 1
Jasper Heath heads the trail ;
commitee which also includes.
Bud Smyth, Kopsack, and Joe ^
Redington, Jr.; Puhl is race | ]
marshall; Judges are Clyde t
Singley, Frank Smith and1 c
Clark McManus. McManus and
Lee Twing are on the publicity
committee; Hettie Stingley.: r
Jennie Edward, and Mary Ann ,
Anderson, refreshments; Wade
Charles is junior advisor on the I
junior race committee, assisted ■
by Leo Kammermeyer, Ed Car- j
ney and Jack Carl. : '
The club announced there
will be no races this Sunday !
at Big Lake, as the Willow 7
Winter Carnival races Febru- J
ary 10 and 11 have been desig- *
o jted as the Big Lake M i.sher 1
Annua! Racing Championshin '
race. Plans for junior races t
are being made by the club.
Trophies for the champion
ship races were donated by the '
following: Perpetual trophy.
Matanuska Valley Chamber of
Commerce; sportsmanship tro- '
phy, by Ketchikan Spruce 7
Mills. Palmer; Musher of the .
Year by Reed’s Hardware. In ,
addition there will be trophies1,
awarded on a point system.
Trophy winners in the Janu- ! j
ary 28 races hold at Big Lake I
were Dick Kopsack, 51:0875,!
first who received a trophy do-1 j
natcd by Gus Scheele Excavat -
ing: A1 Hibbard, 80:15, Smith
Auto Service trophy; and Bud
Smyth, 82:28, Totem Realty
trophy .Other races included
Joe Redington, Jr., 84:32; Bar
ney Anderson, 70:49; and Jas
per Heath, 84:43.
Winners of the January 21
races were Kopsack, 55:11;
Wade Charles, 58:10; and Joe
Redington. Jr., 50:3250. Tro
phies were donated by Tee- i
land’s Country Store, Brook’s1
Equipment, and Totem Realty.
Flounders
Sole and sand dab caught in '
Pacific Northwest waters are
actually types of flounder.
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Wasilla News
By Jane Browne
Mrs. Martsolf’s third grade
lad their first home economics
Jass last week when Mrs.
dartsolf demonstrated the art
>f making bread. The following
lay the class enjoyed home
made bread during their lunch
iour.
* * *
Rodney Cottle has been ap
minted camp athletic director
t the State Youth Camp.
The Wasilla PTA executive
ommittee will meet at 8 p.m ,
'ebruary 5 in the school cafe-1
eria. Committee chairmen and
fficers are urged to attend. i
The Wasilla Varsity team
layed a very fast and close
lame last Friday against the
Man 4-H Club for
Sirfs in Sutfa Area
All girls living in the Butte 1
rea who are interested in
Dining a 4-H club are invited
a attend an organizational
reeling to be held at the home
f Mrs. James Hulbcrt The
roup will meet February 2.
allowing school hours.
During the meeting projects
/ill be reviewed and chosen
ar the coming year.
All girls who will be 10 years
f age before September 1, 1962 |
re eligible to join. Further in
armation may be obtained
tom leaders, Mrs. Hulbert or
lrs. Joseph Sweeney, both of
he Butte area. Parents are es
ecially invited to attend the
neeting.
Largest of all wapiti is the
loosevelt Eik named a f t e r
'heodore Roosevelt.
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Kenai team, with Kenai coming
out in the lead, 36-20. Saturday
night's game was another fast
one, with both teams fighting
hard. However, in the last four
minutes of play Kenai star
player Ross Cooper was dis
qualified on a technical foul
and Kenai forfeited the game
to Wasilla, 2-0, The Kenai
Junior Varsity lost to the Was
illa JV's on Friday 48-46 and ’
then reversed it Saturday night
by steaming out ahead of Was
olla, 58-30.
Susltna Auxiliary to VFW
Post 0365 held their January
meeting Monday evening. Dur
ing the business discussion
members planned a bake sale
for the March of Dimes. Every
one will be welcome to donate,
A definite date and place will
be announced next week.
The Wasilla Homemakers
Club will meet at 11 a.m„ Feb
ruary 1. at the home of Mrs.
Ernest Peck on Bogard Road.
For information leading to arrest
and conviction of person or persons
responsible for theft of Sealskin
Parka from Thrifty Variety Store.
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VARSITY TEAM
TO PLAY FACULTY
IN BENEFIT GAME
Tickets are now on sdle for
admission to a benefit basket
ball game that will be played
in Central Gym on Saturday,
February 10 between the Pal
mer High School varsity team
and the Palmer Faculty The
game will begin at 8:30 p.m.
and from all indications, prom
ises to be one of the best local
basketball games played.
There will be a preliminary
game at 7 p.m. between the
Palmer junior varsity team and
a team from Elmendorf Air
Force Base.
Admission will be SI for
adults, or by season ticket. Pro
ceeds from the game will go to
ward defraying costs of the an
nual basketball tournament.
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Including Celery, Cucumbers, Pansy, Petunias; also
have Fireball and Chatham Tomatoes. .
Will have a complete line of bulbs and plants for
spring planting.
SEED AND FERTILIZER ORDERS FOR SPRING
DELIVERY BEING ACCEPTED NOW.
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