IV Sportsmen Ask Help for Booth
Help is still needed for the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen’s
shooting gallery at the fair, ac
cording to this week's newslet
ter. Anyone with time to con
tribute is asked to see Gene
Kirsch or Bruce Graham.
The club plans a display of
big game animals of Alaska, as
well as the annual trophy ex
hibit. Attendants are also
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needed for this booth, and
should make arrangements
with Gene Kirsch.
The regular meeting of the
Sportsmen will be held Sept.
6 in the Grange hall at 8 p.m.
The movie. “We Share This
Land,” will be shown. Guests
are always welcome.
The "Hunting by Permission
Only” and "Safety Zone” signs
proved to be popular, with
about 1500 given out.
The club will begin indoor
shooting (both rifle and pistol)
soon, and hopes to get started
on archery shooting.
4-H CLUB NEWS
4-H Pony Patrol
The 4-H Pony Patrol is plan
ning for the parade. Because
we made a 4-H flag and every
body was involved with other
activities, we decided not to
have a booth this year. The
club is participating in the
parade by having a drill team.
We discussed a polo team for
next year.
The next meeting will be at
King’s on Sept. 8 at 2 p.m.
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FRIDAY, SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY
Aug. 31 Sept. I
Sept. 2 Sept. 3
PALMER
• HORSE SHOW
• HORSE RACING
Parade, Saturday, Sept. 1
1:00 P. M.
• DISPLAYS
• EXHIBITS
• AWARDS
• PRIZES
• MIDWAY
• RACES
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PALMER
Fair Will Have
Information Booth
For the convenience of fair visitors, an information
booth has been planned for the 1962 Alaska State Fair,
Bill Miller, mangaer announced.
The number of inquiries received from visitors
during most fairs has indicated a need for this type of
service, Miller said.
The booth will serve a dual purpose in that informa
tion about location of specific exhibits, along with in
formation on points of interest throughout the valley,
and history of the fair and the valley, will be available.
To get an idea of how far people travel to attend a
fair, a two-part gate admission ticket will be used, and
visitors will be asked to fill in the stubs, to be deposited
in box at the information both, with their name and
address.
An added inducement to fill in the stubs will be
drawing for a prize of five dollars to five separate win
ners each of fourdays of the fair, August 31 through
September 3, Labor Day.
The booth will be manned by volunteers from the
Matanuska Historical Society and Totem Land Realty.
HORSEMEN TO VIE IN TIMED EVENTS,
EQUITATION RIDING AT PALMER FAIR
Ever try to carry an egg on
a spoon? Not too difficult, just
a matter of balance? How about
climbing on a horse and riding
him at a walk, trot, canter and
gallop while you carry an egg
on a spoon?
If you would like to try (and
if you're 15 years of age or
under), the Egg and Spoon
ride is one of the novelty
events scheduled for Friday
afternoon activities at the Al
aska State Fair horse show.
Horse racing is scheduled for
every day of the fair at 1 p.m.
except Saturday, when races
begin at 1:30 p.m. Other daily
events include pole bending,
key hole racing, and barrel ra
cing.
Besides the Egg and Spoon
race, a pony jump is set for
Friday afternoon for young
people 15 or under.
The Cowboy Polo game be
tween Anchorage and Valley
riders will be played during
Saturday’s events.
Equitation events, both Eng
lish and Western, are schedu
led for Sunday afternoon at 2 I
p.m. Stock horse events are
also included in Sunday’s pro
gram.
The Western Pleasure events,
both for seniors and juniors,
will be held Monday, with trail
horse events and Musical
Chairs also scheduled for the
final day of the fair.
First, second, and third place
ribbons will be awarded for all
events, and trophies w’ill be
given for the champion perfor
mance horse, as w'ell as for bar
rel racing, pole bending, and
key hole racing. The point sys
tem is as follow's: five points
for each first, four points for
each second, three points for
each third, two points for each
fourth, and one point for each
fifth.
NICE ROUND SUM
The states collected a record
high $5.5 billion in highway
user taxes last year. Oil Facts
reports that $400 million of
that total was spent on non
highway programs.
MODEL HOMES TO BE SHOWN
Three scale model homes
will be shown in the Totem
Land Realty booth in the Edu
cational Building at the Alas
ka State Fair, it was announ
ced this week.
The homes were designed by
Sharon Jenks, a young Port
land, Oregon, draftswoman,
who also made up the little
models which will be shown at
the fair. Roofs lift off, making
it possible to see the entire
floor plan of each.
One home in Palmer has al
ready been built by Hugh
Adams according to Miss
Jenks’ plans, and others will
soon be constructed. Open
house will be held throughout
the fair at the Adams house, lo
cated in the Smith Subdivision
in North Palmer. This home
has been sold to Walter Briggs.
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