Monday morning’s rain might
have been gloom to some of ns,
but to ten 4-H’ers and two adults,
it was a very bright morning.
This is 4-H Round-Up week at
the University and twelve board
ed the train at Wasilla for the
week’s activities.
“Climbing the 4-H Trail” is the
theme of this year’s Round-Up.
Throughout the week a very in
teresting program is held. 4-H
boys and girls will hear J. C.
Parsons, clinical psychologist,
with the Alaska Department of
Health Mental team, discuss ap
titude tests and show how to
measure emotional development.
Mr. Parsons plans to show a film
before a discussion period dur
ing his two talks at the Round
Up.
On another step of the Round
Up Trail, the teenagers are to
learn how to let other people
know about 4-H work through
radio programs, newspapers, and
pictures. Mrs. Margaret Good- 1
fellow, Fairbanks home demon
stration agent; Charles Keim,
University publicity director, and
Mary Ar.n Hakes, extension in
formation assistant, are guides
for this section of the program.
The 4-H’ers are to edit a daily
paper to put their news skills in
to action.
Mrs. Eloise Raffety, Round-Up
foreman, has games and other en
tertainment ready for the evening
assemblies in the University gym
nasium. Mrs. Raffety is a for
mer county extension agent.
First picnic is planned for the
University’s experimental farm
near College where 4-H’ers will
watch the Aurora Pioneers’ little
rodeo and demonstrations about
ladder safety and milking.
The stampede is on for Easter
dome and the gold dredges
June 23. The day ends with a
weiner roast and movies. The
next day Anchorage club mem
bers are to demonstrate a good
business meeting. Later 4-H vis
itors are to tour a radio station,
newspaper, university museum
and the Geo-physical Institute.
Bicycle safety is the second dem
onstration for the day.
The 1954 Round-Up ends with
a campfire ceremony after dinner
cooked in an imu or fire pit
Friday evening.
We, who are staying home are
glad these twelve from the Val
iev were able to attend; and if
there is any tinge of envy, we
shall turn it into determination
that beginning now, we will sav&i
our pennies so we can attend S
next year’s Round-Up.
Or, for those of us who have
stayed home, we have 4-H Camp
to think about. 4-H’ers go to camp
August 8, return the 11th. Three
full days of fun!
VELVE-Teens 4-H Club
The regular meeting of Ahe
Velve Teens 4-H Club was held
June 15. The meeting was called
to order by the vice president.
The secretary called roll and
read the minutes of the last meet
ing. All members joined in re
peating the 4-H Club pledge.
There were ten members and one
•visitor, Marylou Rideout, present.
We discussed going to Anch
orage to be on Ruth Briggs radio
program and Audrey Davies tele
vision program on July 13. The
vice-president appointed Wilda
Harris to write to Mrs. Briggs
and Mrs. Davies.
We will have a bake sale on
June 26. We talked about having
a picnic but it was dropped until
next meeting.
After our business meeting,
Mary Lou Rideout, home demon
stration agent, gave a talk on
materials. She told us what to
look for in buying and showed
us various types of materials.
Each girl was given a piece of
material to describe.
At the conclusion of our talk
we had refreshments and recrea
tion, then worked on our pro
jects.
JUDY JAMES, secretary
Bake Sale a Big Success
The Mixing Bowl 4-H Bake
Sale really was an example of
4-H cooperation. First, we would
like to thank Koslosky’s, The
Trading Post, The Co-Op Cream
ery, Bert’s Drug Store, Palmer
Drug for donations of materials
and use of space for this sale.
We made $117.83 which we
think is wonderful. We had $29
expenses which gave us a net
profit of $88.83. We gave $10 to
each girl who is going to 4-H
Round-Up and will help each
girl who is going to Camp.
The baking was as much fun
as selling. Thursday ar.d Friday
we baked at the home of our
leader, Mrs. Blunck. We baked
57 pies, 222 cup cakes, 90 brown
ies, as well as Boston cream cak
es and many other good things.
It took team-work but it was fun.
Many girls baked at home and
brought food and baked goodies.
Betty Jo Wendt, Dorothy Lentz,
Judy Hurley and Karen Spletes
toezer will attend Round-Up.
We have 27 girls enrolled in
30 projects and hope to finish
up 100%. The girls are working
hard on their Clothing projects
because the style show for our
club will be early this year. Then
we will be ready for the Fair and
an early completion date.
We will meet at the Blur.ck
home June 23 from 7-9 p.m.
July 7 from 2 - 4 p.m. Then July
21, 4-H’ers of the Mixing Bowl
Club and friends and parents
will go to Barry’s resort for
swimming and a pot luck sup
per, at 6:30 p.m. August 4 will be
a day meeting 2-4 p.m. August
16 will be pra«tice for local Ach
ievement Day. Our Achievement
evening and style show will be
August 18. A Slumber party and
finish up will be Wednesday
night September 1 from 7 p.m. to
7 a.m.
It’s fun to be a 4-H’er!
Merry Mixers
The 4-H meeting of the Merry
Mixers was called to order by
President Marvel Doyle. Our
meeting day has been changed to
Friday.
A demonstration on how to
make muffins was given by Lead
er Ann Woodruff, Marvel, and
Donna Prewitt will conduct a
demonstration on gingerbread at
the next meeting.
Linda Jane Cope, reporter
Clover Club
The Wasilla 4-H Clover Club
held it’s third meeting at the
Momsen home. Four members
were present and the meeting
was called to order by Helen
Carter, vice-president.
Helen gave a demonstration on
how to begin a scarf by pulling
thread to make the edges straight.
She also gave a report on the
bake sale held last week.
Linda Bergman acted as secre
tary since the regular secretary,
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NEW BABIES
Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Moore of
Palmer are parents of their
fourth child, a daughter who wa5
born at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital June 20 and who has been
named Julia Katherine. She
weighed eight pounds, six ounces
at birth. Mr. Moore is an engin
eer with the Geological Survey.
Hanson
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd W. Han
son are receiving congratulations
on the birth of their first child,
a daughter, wrho weighed six
, pounds, 11 ounces at birth. She
| has been named Linda Catherine
I and was born at Valley Presby
} terian Hospital June 23. Mrs.
Hanson is a former Valley Hos
pital nurse. Mr. Hanson is a line*
man with the Alaska Railroad.
I Joan Nunley is visiting in Sew
! ■’rd. Terrie Granger, Janet Math
ieson, and Linda all worked on
their scarfs. The meeting was ad
journed, stories and jokes were
told while refreshments were
served. The next meeting will be
held at Erling Nelson’s home
June 29 at 2 p.m
LINDA BERGMAN,
LOCAL GARDEN CLUB
WILD FLOWER SHOW
WELL RECEIVED
One hundred and five exhibits,
! with a total of 76 varieties, were
j presented at the first Alaskar
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Valley last Saturday and Sunday
Members of the Matanuska
| Valley Garden Club who spon
| sored the interesting exhibit, re
j ported over 225 persons attended
; the two-day showing. "It was
| certainly a success”, they report
ed and announced plans to hold
j another similar show in the fu
i ture. Visitors attended from the
j valley. Anchorage, Fort Richard
son, Elmendorf Air Base, and the
following states: Washington
California, Idaho, Indiana and
; the guest book showed visitors
from Mexico.
Flowers, plants, shrubs and
ferns were gathered by clut
members from areas as far away
! as Little Susitna, Valdez, and
Seward. One of the outstanding
exhibits was that presented by
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Huff oi
Knob Hill Nursery, a number oi
wild flowers and plants. The
Huffs also assisted in the iden
tification of several varieties that
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