BREEDER'S ASSN. TO MEET
The annual meeting of the
Matanuska Valley Breeder’s
Association will be held at 8
p.m., February 14 at the home
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Of V. Louise Kellogg. Dr. Ar
thur Brundage will show pic
tures taken during a trip to
England. Members will elect
two directors.
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Homemaker’s News
Homemakers Council
The Matanuska Valley Home
makers Council met January’
30 at the Extension office. Ber
nice Linn, president presided at
the meeting. Marge Heddles,
Council representative to the
Alaska State, Fair, Inc. direc
tor’s meeting, gave a report and
reported on tentative revisions
i in the Council Constitution.
As yet, return of question
j naires has not been sufficient
1 to make definite plans for
March Hobby Days. Homemak
ers who haven't returned their
interest sheets are asked to do
so as soon as possible. The
Hobby Days committee will be
meeting February 12.
The Council authorized a
letter to the Legislature, urg
ing Palmer to be the permanent
home of Alaska's State Fair.
Highway Work Bids
To Be Opened March 14
Bids will be opened March 14
for the construction of more
than 24’z miles of roadway
from Rex to Lignite on the pro
posed Anchorage - Fairbanks
highway.
Richard A. Downing, Com- j
missioner of the State Depart
ment of Public Works, said the
project involves grading and
drainage of the roadway, and j
the construction of two steel
girder bridges.
Their majesties invited only clients of Wright
travel service to the palace for tea!
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Tickets are still on sale fror
all seniors for the Senior Clas
play, Gidget, written by Free
erick Kohner and published b
the Dramatic Publishing Com
pany. Gidget will be presente
on Friday night, February 9, a
8:00 p.m. Tickets may be pur
chased at the door.
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On February 13, Operatioi
Petticoat will be shown in th
high school cafeteria. Admis
sion will be 50c and the fresh
man class will receive the pro
fits from the movie. This priv
ilege was won by the freshmei
for having the largest paren
attendance at “Back-to-School'
night.
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Thirteen members of th<
Pioneer Band and the PH5
have been chosen to participate
in the Western Alaska honoi
band and chorus an event to be
held March 22 and 23 in Fair
banks during the annual tea
chers conference.
Earlier this year interestec
members sent in application;
which continued a summary ol
their band or chorus experience
and recommendations by Mr
Lee Plumbley, band director
FIRST BANK
First bank in Washingtor
was opened in Walla Walla ir
1809.
i I or ivirs. Lorraine Koranda
sjchorus director. Members o
- j the 60-piece band and choru:
V j groups were chosen from appli
- ; cations by the sponsoring Fair
1 | banks group.
1 | Pioneer band members chos
en are Fred Barnes, trombone
I Nancy Bush, flute; Linda Cope
|Eb clarinet; Trudy Huston
1 French horn; Ginger Lawton
Bb clarinet; Paul Stieger, 3rd
' cornet; Ron Sullivan, baritone;
and Donna Watts, Bb clarinet.
. I Members of the PHS chorus
, chosen are Ed Hanks, bass;
I Clare Hartley, first tenor;
’ Grace Hurt, first soprano; Da
vid Martin, first tenor, and
Ruth Phillips, first alto.
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TWO OBSERVANCES
PROCLAIMED BY
GOVERNOR EGAN
Governor William A. Egan
i | this week called upon Alas
i kans to observe two special ac
1 tivities.
The Governor has proclaim
! ed February 1 through Feb
j ruary 28 to be Heart Month in
| Alaska and urged all Alaskans
I to lend support to the worthy
| objectives which t h e Alaska
Heart Association is pursuing.
In addition, the Governor
has proclaimed the week of
February 18 through February
24 as Engineers' Week in Alas
ka and he urges every citizen
of Alaska join him in extend
i ing recognition and honor to
' Alaska’s trained engineers.
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The Frontiersman Page 7
Thursday. February 8. 1962
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Valentine’s Day is believed
to come from the old Roman
festival of Lupercalia, reports
World Book Encyclopedia. The
festival was held on February
15 in honor of Juno, Roman
goddess of women and mar
riage, and Pan, god of nature.
People once thought, that
Valentine’s Day was for the
birds. According to World
Book Encyclopedia, it was be
lieved that birds choosy their
mates on February 14.
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