Page 6 — The Frontiersman
Thursday. April 26. 1962
Laura Barnes Resigns
As Chamber Secretary
Mrs. Laura Barnes, who has
served as secretary of the Mat
anuska Valley Chamber of
Commerce for over a year last
week resigned ft-om the board
of directors due to pressure of
business. Mrs. Barnes owns and
operates Totem Land Realty,
with offices in both Palmer
and Chugiak and with increas
ed activities in both areas, felt
she could not devote the neces
sary time to her position on the
Chamber Itoard
Mrs. Marie Van Aukens has
been named new secretary of
the Chamber
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14TH ANNUAL EDITION
Emblem Club Holds Annual
Installation ol Officers
Officers of the Palmer Em
biem Club were installed ii
their offices in a ceremony hel<
at Elks hall April 21. A dinnei
prepared by the Elks, preceed
ed the ceremonies and orgai
music, played by Ray Holt?
was furnished during the din
ner. *
The impressive installatioi
services, followed the dinner
in which Dorothy Woods wa
installed as president, alonj
with her officers. The installinj
suite consisted of Lee Ehrhart
past president of the Palme
Emblem Club and installinj
chaplain, was installing officer
Rivera Hiber, also past presi
dent of the Palmer club was in
stalling chaplain. Carolyn Ahl
strom. president of Anchorage
Emblem Club, installing mar
shall; Mrs. Osky Weeda, in
stalling junior past president
Peggy Burnett installing vice
president; Cookie Hall, install
ing trustee. All three womer
are past presidents of the An
chorage club. Lola Malory ol
Anchorage played organ music
i during installation.
Retiring president. Midge
i Hudgins, introduced Ben Cabo
i exalted rulei of the Palmei
-1 B.P.O. Elks lodge and present
1 ed him a check for $781.79, part
1 of which will go to the Elks
, Cerebral Palsy Fund, and part
- for lodge use expenses. Several
i gifts were presented installing
, officers and the out-going
- president.
Officers installed included:
Dorothy Woods, president;
1 Midge Hudgins, junior past
president; Eleanor Mrak, vice
' president: Myrtle Hume, sec
’ ond vice-president; Jean O’
Neill, f:nancial secretary; Neola
Bowers, treasurer; and Hazel
Harris, recording secretary.
Also, Gertrude Burcher,
head trustee; Charlene Kock
ritz, Clara Buzby. Kathryn Cot
ten, and Betty Moffitt, trustees;
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Rose Evans and Janet Lewis
guards; Vera Hayes, historian
Karla Duff, press correspon
dent; Agnes Zaborac, chaplain:
Mitzie Graves, first marshall:
Marylyn McRae, second mar
shall; Betty Rice, organist:
Lee Ehrhart, Rivera Hiber
Midge Hudgins, and Carol Kon
ikson, advisory board; and ap
pointive officers, Joan Kogele
marshall and Ida Stadler, cor
responding secretary.
After the installation cere
mony President Wood presided
over a short meeting during
which she named committees
for the coming year.
The program was concluded
with a smorgasbord and danc
ing.
Local Church Will Observe
Silver Anniversary May 6
The United Protestant
Church will celebrate it’s 25th
anniversary on Sunday, May 6
with a fellowship dinner at 6
p.m. to be followed at 7:30 p.m.
by a service at which Dr. Earl
Jackman will be guest speaker.
Dr. Jackman has been affil
iated with the United Protest
I ant Church for a number of
j years as secretary for work in
Alaska under the Board of Na
tion; i Missions. Presbvterian
Church. U S.A
Former pastors and charier
members will receive special
invitations to attend the ob
servance and all friends and
former members of the
^te Time Fun
Roller skate and enjoy
a fun-filled evening.
All sessions well
supervised. Wholesome
recreation . . .
lots of music and
gaity.
Thursdays: Adults only
7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
Fridays: 6 - 9 & 9 - 12
Saturdays: 1-4 p.m. &
6-9 p.m. & 9 - 12 p.m.
Sundays: 1-4 p.m. only
Palmer Skateland
church are urged lo attend.
The first service in the val
ley. led by the Rev. Bert J
Bingle. was held in a tent on
Mother’s Day. 1935. The first
service held in the present
church building was on Easter
Sunday. 1937, with 75 people
in attendance. Charter mem
bers numbered about 59 and
since that time there has been
an increase to the present 200
membership figure.
A commemorative history of
the church, compiled by D o n
Irwin, will be available from
the church office after May 1
for 75 cents a copy.
Larry Vasanoja
Elected as
Moose Governor
Members of the Palmer
Moose lodge this week elected
Larry Vasanoja as new gover
nor. Named to serve with him
during the coming year are
Bill Hayes, junior governor;
Wayne Burkhart, prelate; Jim
Frey, treasurer; and Gerald
McNally, three-year trustee.
Installation of officers will
be held at 8 p.m. May 1 at
Moose lodge.
Appointed officers include
J i m Demming, sergeant-at
arms and Orin Peterson, inner
guard.
Other officers of the lodge,
whose terms have not yet ex
pired, are Harold Hughes, sec
retary, and Art Pierson and L.
P. Rorrison, trustee.
PIONEERS TO MAKE
SUMMER PLANS AT
MAY 7 MEETING
The season’s last meeting oi
Pioneers of Alaska Igloo 31
will be held at 8 p.m., Monday,
May 7 at Legion hall. A sum
mer recess will extend through
the months of June, July and
August. Plans for the Pioneer’s
picnic, usually held at the
Heinie Snider residence on
Lake Lucille, will be discussed.
Buttons will be available at the
meeting and pictures taken at
Igloo institution may be order
ed at the Palmer Drug store.
Don Ingalls, Igloo secretary,
says there are some interesting
notes on membership in the lo
cal Igloo, including two father
and son combinations — the
Smiths of Wasilla and the Falks
of Palmer; three sets of broth
ers—the Kirchers, Kosloskys
and Grows. The eldest member
is Jacob Berg of Matanuska
and the youngest, Lauritz Lo
berg, who attained the requir
ed age only the day before the
Charter was closed. M. D.
Snodgrass and Walter Teeland
have the longest Alaskan resi
'dences.
Information recently receiv
ed from the Grand Igloo indi
cates that the last Igloo formed
previous to the local unit, was
as Cbaig, over 30 years ago.
Pal Green Named
Queen Contestant
Miss Patricia Green, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Les Green
of Wasilla, has been named
“’Miss Matanuska Valley” and
will represent the valley in the
Miss Alaska Beauty Pageant to
be held in Fairbanks on May
5, it was announced this week
by Harold Dunn, chairman of
the Alaska State Fair, Inc.
queen contest committee.
Miss Green is a student at
the University of Alaska and
was a contestant in the 1962
ASF queen contest.
The winner of the Fair
banks Pageant, which is be
ing sponsored by the Com
munity Recreation League of
Fairbanks, will be designated
as Miss Alaska Beauty Pa
geant and will be entered in
the Miss Universe contest la
ter this year.
Pat Schoeporster, also a con
testant in the Fair queen con
test last year, was invited to
participate in the Fairbanks
contest as “Miss Palmer”. How
ever, due to a pressure of stud
ies and other commitments,
she was unable to accept.
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Wasilla
News Notes
By Jane Browne
Liinda Bergman and Florene
Neal, both 1961 graduates ol
Wasilla High School, are now
employed in Anchorage follow
ing a winter’s course at the
Anchorage Business College.
Linda is with F.A.A. and Flor
ene is at the New York Life
Insurance Co. office. The girls
will continue night classes at
the Business College.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Montgom
ery and daughters spent the
Easter holiday at their cottage
on Lucille Lake. Mr. Montgom
ery is the Principal of West
Anchorage High School.
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Mrs. Wilfrid (Myrt) Osborne
arrived home last Wednesday
following five months treat
ment at the Stanford Medical
Center in Palo Alto, California.
Mrs. Osborne also visited with
seven sisters and a brother dur
ing her stay in the Oakland
area. During her absence Mr.
Osborne and daughter Patsy
moved into ilieir new home.
Martin Betts and Frank
Smith left Wasilla early last
week for the Nabesna area.
Both are employed by M.E.A.
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Work progresses daily at the
new Gillow building just west
of Wasilla while in the opposite
direction new slash lines are
showing up and will soon be
streets in the new Smith sub
division.
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Mel Bjorn of Knik Drilling
has started a new well almost
on Main street that will ser
vice a new building soon to be
erected on the corner of Main
street and the Big Lake High
way. More about this project
after we’ve seen the owner.
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Mrs. Chester Peterson and
Mrs. Louise Purvis drove from
Anchorage last Thursday to at
tend the Wasilla School Band
and Chorus concert. Mr. Pet
erson is Superintendent of
Wasilla Schools and Mr. Purvis
is Principal of the Wasillp High
School.
WASILLA COUPLE NOW AT HOME
FOLLOWING WEDDING TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Allan E. Ger
shmal, who were married April
21 in the Church of Christ in
Wasilla, are now at home in
Wasilla following a short wed
ding trip.
The bride is the former Wy
thle Heaven, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Foster Heaven of
Wasilla. The bridegroom is the
youngest son of Harold Ger
shmal. both long time residents
of Wasilla.
The Rev. Wenter D. Harvey
performed the double ring
marriage service, witnessed by
75 friends and relatives. The
church was decorated with
Easter lilies, baskets of iris and
mums decorated the altar. John
Blissard sang. “I Love You
Truly”, accompanied at the
piano by Miss Helen Carter.
For her wedding the bride
chose a chapel length gown of
white floral lace over taffeta.
The bodice and cap sleeves
were of nylon tulle, patterned
with pearls and iridescent se
quins. Her finger-tip length
veil fell from a tiara of rhine
stones and she carried a white
Bible and an orchid.
Bridesmaids were Miss Elsie
Gerdig of Fairbanks, Miss
Sharon Ruff and Miss Sandra
Minick. Their gowns were of
street length in lilac, rose, and
pale green and they carried
bridal muffs.
Jerry Cottle, brother-in-law
of the bridegroom, was best
man. The ushers were Don
Wagner, also a brother-in-law
of the bridegroom and LeRoi
Heaven, brother of the bride.
Following the wedding cere
mony a reception was held in
the Wasilla community hall,
where floral arrangements
were furnished by Mrs. Rose
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Come to think of it the cost
of living hasn’t changed much
in recent years—it has always
taken all most people can get.
Johnson. Mrs. Don Wagner and
Mrs. Jerry Cottle, sister of the
bridegroom, presided at the
guest book and served the
three-tiered wedding cake.
Punch and coffee were served
by Don Wagner and Jerry Cot
tle. Presiding at the gift table
were the bridesmaids.
The bridegroom is employed
at the Alaska Agricultural Ex
periment Station farm.
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