LET’S GO SKIING!!
Fresh powder snow offered
ideal skiing conditions at Little
Susitna this week-end and many
skiers were out to take advantage
of the snow and perfect weather.
More and more skiers are tak
ing advantage of the 1200 foot
rope tow and making this new
skiing area a popular spot, not
only for Valley folk but visitors j
from other areas. Several An
chorage skiers were up for two
days of skiing again this week.
Bob Bronson was sporting 9
new Norwegian design racer’s
cap, this week.
Each week sees new member
ships in the Matanuska Ski Club
with three new ones added
Sunday. The senior club now
has over 50 members, with the
juniors coming right along in
their memberships. Both clubs
are open to membership, with
senior dues S5 per year and
junior's, S2.50.
Although the course through
•'Grandma’s Inferno" was covered
with new snow, Sitzmarks left
the tale of an attempt to do some
thing about breaking trail. In
structors Mekkelsen and Brauchli
plan to set up a giant slalom
course through the Inferno some
time in the future for the spring
races.
March first will see the
youngsters in the P-TA Ski
class up on the low hill, Mek
kelsen said this week Ski stu
dents got in another good two
hour lesson Sunday under the
teachings of Mekkelsen and fol
lowing one more Sunday i" the
lower area, the juniors will be
moved to the tow hill for their
first try at the bigger slope.
The Matanuska Ski club is re
questing the permission of par
ents before the juniors use the
ski tow. Slips will be sent home
for signatures next week. At
the completion of the course, all
students will receive a certifi
cate, it was announced this
week.
Dr. Dearborn, P-TA president
was assisting some of the juniors
again this week, with their snow
plow positions.
Parents and friends are in
vited to the skiing area to see
these youngsters, some who will
undoubtedly be Palmer's future
competetive skiers. There are
still a few youngsters in the
Valley who would like to ski
if they had the equipment. Any
one who has spare boots, poles
or ski is they would care to do
nate to the ski club is asked to
contact Joe Gallant or other
club members.
Andy Brauchli conducted an ad
vance skiing lesson Sunday morn
ing for several club members, and
plans instructions next week for
adult beginners.
Jack Hemmer and Bob Bron
son installed a safety gate on
the tow last week. If any skier
should go beyond the safety
zone, the gate will automatical
ly sfop the tow and prevent the
possibility of any accidents.
Juniors can start practicing
their schussing now% for sometime
in March there will be a downhill
race for juniors, with first, second
and third prizes planned for both
boy and girl winners.
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C.VIL ACTION BROUGHT
IN DEATH OF GIRL
A jury was selected in Judge i
Anthony J. Diamond’s court last
week to try the case of six per- j
sons accused of negligence in j
causing the dc^th of a seven-vear
old Chugiak girl on November 19, j
1951.
Henning Johnson, iather of the
dead girl. Sherry Lee Johnson;
his wife and their daughter Gail,
brought the civil action. They are
seeking a judgment of $15 000 f< r
the “wrongful-death” of the child.
Sherry Johnson had alighted
from a school bus and was run
ning across the icy ’■oad ”-hen
struck by an International KB 7
van truck, owned ov can ri.
Meier, and operated by Andrew
atton Cullison of Palmer. The bus
driver, James G. Parks of Chugi
ak, had discharged the little girl
and her sister and started up the
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NOTES FROM YOUR j
: EXTENSION SERVICE |
The Horticultural Department
of the Alaska Experiment Station
has made available to the Exten- i
sion Service, information on
kinds and varieties of vegetables
fc Alaska, 1953. This information !
also includes seed sources.
Varieties listed as worthy “For
trial in i95>” have been chosen
on the basis of outstanding per
formances in preliminary trials,
therefore they should be tested
further before they are adopted
for large-scale plantings. “Stan
dard Varieties”have been tested
and grown sufficiently under Al
askan conditions to warrant their
recommendation as being the best
available.
Seed supplies of the recom
mcin,c. . aes may oe vui- .a
[kw Safe Opens
On filer,ct Highway
Three Anchorage business
women have announced the open
ing today, February 19, of the
_*■ rway Cafe, located at Martin’s
Westside Service and formerly
known as the Vi-Ro Cafe. They
are Penny Clark, manager of the
cafe: Virginia Long and Laura
Conrad.
They have announced the cafe
will be open from 6 a.m. to mid
night. with future plans being ar
ranged for 24 hour service. Spec
ial dishes will include all cuts
of steaks, special chicken dishes
and home made rolls and past
ries.
ed at local retailers. Inquire for
them at your local retail store.
! Copies of the information may
be obtained at the Extension Ser
vice office.
The regular meeting of the
Square Dance club will be held
at the home of the Paul Martins
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