KIDS DAY PROGRAM IS RECORD SUCCESS
Palmer Kiwanis Club played
host to several hundred Valley
children this past Saturday in ob
servance of Kids Day. Each
youngster attending the after
noon-long program was gifte<J
with an orange or apple, with
■winners in the various contests
receiving bonuses of candy and
prize x'ibbons.
Opening the popular annual
event was a long parade of cos- i
turned youngsters, pets and de
corated bicycles. Parade winners
were: Costumes: Keith Lovejoy,
first; Kathleen Hulbert, second;
and Barbara Collins, third. In
the pet catagorv Mary Ratliff and
her dog Amber took first; Mar- j
garet Johnson and dog Butch,
second; and David Nelson, with
two cute puppies, third. Decor- i
ated bike honors went to: Sharon j
Lovejoy, first; Jerry Earhardt, :
second; and Sharon O'Brien, |
third.
An excellent display of hand- :
crafts and hobbies was shown at j
the school gym. David Martin
took first prize in handcraft with
a lamp; Larry Todd’s model plane
took second place: and Carol Jean 1
Wilson’s tea towel took third, j
Diane Haight took first place in j
art; Jill Cope, second, and Lloy
deen Morley, third.
Faye Persinger’s large doll col- !
lection took first place in special
collections. Sharon Smoot took
second in the same class with her
Hummel collection. Karen Splet
tstoezer’s stamp collection took
first place, followed by Wayne
Eckert’s collection of leaves in
second, and George Smoot’s rock
collection, third. Class 6-A of
Central School took first place
in class display of the stone age
and prehistorica! animals, wea
pons and tools
Opening and closing of the tal
ent show, which was supervised
by Lloyd Morley, MC, were two
Donald Duck cartoons. Various
talent numbers were presented
by the youngsters, including solo
numbers, piano presentations,
duets, quartets, dancing and read- 1
ings. Winners in this group were:
Groups: Persinger children, pre
schoolers, first prize; Eklutna
Girls, first: Jane Hanks and Gin
ny Hoffman, second; Lila Gra- j
ham, Llovdeen Morley, Carolyn
Wilson, third.
Eighth grade: Murial Hanks,
baton twirling, first; Fay Persing
er, accordian solo, second; Fifth
grade: Billy Cottrell, first: Ginger
Lawton, second, David Nelson. :
third. Other winners and their
prizes were Larry Dearborn,
first; Sharon O'Brien, seconds ;
Barryr Dearborn, third; Dorothy
Campbell, first: Judith Adams,
second; and Carol Arnit and
Kathy Kleinbach, third. All prize
winers received blue, gold or
white ribbons.
Kiwanians hit the streets early
Saturday morning dispensing bags
of freshly popped pop corn to
help defray some of the program’s
costs. Although a smaller num
ber of children participated in
this year’s activities, it was felt
that it was the best and most suc
cessful Kids Day ever put on
here in the Valley. The hard work
by all committee members re
flected in the afternoon of fun
and treats provided by them for
the youngsters.
"COMBAT" FILM
TO BE SHOWN
A film entitle, “Combat” will i
be shown Sunday, October 3 at
8 p.m. at the Church of God. The
public is invited to attend. !
This unqiue Christian film,
mostly in beautiful color, portrays
the work of the “Sky Pilots” in
the training of boys, and tells a
true and most dramatic story
The special film in the evening
service follows a Sunday morning
Promotion Day program in the i
Sunday School.
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Notes j
By Mary Lou Rideoui
During the month of October
Valley Homemakers have several
important events scheduled. Ma- j
jor among these is the visit of I
Mrs. Lydia Lynde to Palmer- ;
Mrs. Lynde is a specialist in par- I
ant and family life education for
the Extension Service in the U.
S. Department of Agriculture in
Washington, D. C. She has help
ed the Extension staff in every
state, Hawaii and Puerto Rico
and is now coming to Alaska,
with many ideas.
Her program is scheduled for
October 6 and 7. All homemakers
are invited to attend her meet
ings, when one of the following
subjects will be discussed: 1.
Helping people solve their prob
lems. 2. The need for love and
acceptance. 3. A guide for work- i
ing with children and youth. 4. i
Family goals and planning.
On October 6 at 2 p.m. Mrs. |
Lyndes will meet with all pro- 1
ject leaders at the Extension Ser- ;
vice office. At 8 p.m. on the same j
late she will hold a second meet- j
ing to which all interested per- j
;ons are invited. October 7, from j
10 a.m. to noon, she will hold in- *
iividual conferences if desired.
Her final meeting, open to the
public, will be held at 2 p.m. at
the Extension Service office.
Anyone desiring individual con
ferences is asked to contact Mary
ou Rideout so that the confer
ence time may be scheduled.
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United Protestant
Church Plans
World-Wide Service
The first Sunday in October is
annually observed as World Wide
Communion Sunday in many Pro
testant churches around the
world. The United Protestant
Church in Palmer will observe
the Communion Service at 11
a.m.
During the Sunday School hour
at 10 a.m. the new classes will
meet for the first time and new
books will be given out for the
next quarter’s work. Classes are
held for everyone from three
years of age through adults.
The World Wide Communion
service at the First Presbyterian
Church of Wasilla will be held
at 9 a.m., with Sunday School
following the service at 9:45 a.m.
The date for the University of
Alaska Extension Short Course
has been changed so Mrs. Lynde
will be leaving Palmer with the
Short Course members on October
8. If enroute by rail, the Short
Course members will be leaving
from Wasilla on October 8. Many
items of interest are planned for
the week-end and on Monday the
Short Course begins. Mrs. Lynde
is to be the speaker, throughout
the week.
Homemakers’ Council, for new
and last year’s officers and past
Council presidents will meet Mon
day, October 4. Achievement Day
will be planned, also future plans
for the Christmas workshop. Pot
luck lunch will be served at noon.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16-7:30 P.M.
Palmer School Gym
Lot of Booths:
Featuring handmade aprons, toys, costume
jewelry, handcraft items, homemade cakes,
refreshments
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Everybody invited for an evening of fun
MOOSE DERBY
JUDGING TO BEGIN
Successful hunters who bagged
trophy-size moose—and were
foresighted enought to enter the j
Chugiak Moose derby—may be- (
gin turning in their racks any I
time now.
The rack, marked with the en- 1
try tag for the sports competition, j
may be left at any business house '
in the Chugiak community up to j
October 5, when judges will be- !
gin grading racks under Boone
and Crockett rules.
“We’ve heard there are some
pretty fine racks which will be
bi'ought in.” members of the
board of directors of the Chugiak
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Benefit Association commented,
The winning rack will have a
place of honor, for a year-round,
display, in the information center
on the community building
grounds.
Prizes for the finest racks are
an H&H Magnum rifle; a 375
Magr.um sidearm; a Marquette
deep freeze; and a big-game bow
for the finest kill by a bowman.
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