LET’S GO SKIIIfG!!
Local skiers were disappointed
this past Sunday, when upon get
ting within a mile and one half
of Little Susitna Lodge, they
were forced to turn around and
return to their homes. After hav
ing broken trail through the
snow-blocked road for several
miles, heavy drifts prevented the
group of approximately 60 ski
enthusists from going any furth
er.
Most disappointed of all were
the juniors who were to com
plete their ski school March 1.
Dick Mekkelsen, instructor, an
nounced the class will be held
March 8. weather permitting.
Juniors who will be using the
ski tow for the first time are
reminded that parent-permis
sion will be necessary. For
those who are members of the
Junior Ski club, the fee for tow
use will be 50c per day, for
those not regular members, a
day membership of 50c will be
added to the fee. Juniors will
be given instructions on the
proper use of the rope tow.
Road Commission crews work
ed five hours March 2 and were
back in the ski area again the
following day. If no new snow
falls before the week end, the
road will be open as far as the
slide in the upper ski area this
week end.
Senior members of the Matan
uska Ski club elected Ray De
Priest as new president; Ralph
Farnsworth. vice president;
Rene Nielsen, secretary and
Rose Mary Vickaryous, treasur
er at their annual meeting held
March 3. Elected to the board
of directors were Andrew
Brauchli and Robert Bronson.
They, the newly elected offic
ers and Joseph Gallant, im
mediate past president, will
complete the board. Following
the meeting, club members
were guests of Jack Hemmer
at his home, where coffee, cake
and ice cream were enjoyed by
the group.
Following a decision at the
ski club meeting, only club-rec
ognized tow grippers will be per
mited in the future. Members
pointed out that this measure is
necessary to prevent extreme
wear on the rope.
Ski Heil.
TAKE CHUGACH SHOOTERS
IN CHALLENGE MATCH
In a challenged shoulder to
shoulder match with Chugach
Rife and Pistol Club of Anchor
age on March 1, members of the
Palmer club took the match with
a high margin of 68 points. Ken
Westenbarger, Noel Woods and
Jack Dodge, all local shooters,
tied for high total with 386 points
apiece. .
SCORES:
PALMER HIGH FIVE
P S K oh. Tot.
K. Westenbarger 100 99 94 93 386
Noel Woods . 100 98 96 92 386
Jack Dodge .100 100 95 91 386
Dan Contini .100 99 95 90 384
V. Donaldson . 100 99 95 86 380
Total .1922
CHUGACH HIGH FIVE
P S K oh. tot
J. S. Donaldson 98 98 95 88 379
Mel Mollberg . 100 99 94 83 376
Jack Wessman .100 99 90 83 372
Burr Cillins . 98 98 92 78 366
Chuck White . 100 97 91 73 361
Total .1854
BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION
MEETS
The Matanuska Valley Breed
ers’ Association will hold their
regular monthly meeting Tuesday
evening, March 10, at the Agri
cultural Research Building.
The meeting will start at 8
p.m. with main business to be
considered are the revised by
laws and Susitna range program
for the next year.
The Senior Sodality of Blessed
Virgin Mary are holding a relig
ious-article sale each Sunday
morning from 9 a.m. to noon in
the entrance to St. Michael’s
Church.
Palmer Riflemen
Gutshnot Cut Bank
Team By Two Points
High individual shooter for the
Matanuska Valley Sportsmen
Rifle Club on February 9 was
Jack Dodge, with a fine score of
394. Nelson of Priest River and
Polette of Libby, Montana also
shot the same score of 394 in the
Empire League, over some 305
shooters.
The match was the sixth be
tween the Palmer club and that
of Cut Bank, Montana. There re
mains three matches yet to be
fired.
Scores:
PALMER HIGH FIVE
P S K oh. ToL
John Dodge.100 100 100 94 394
Murray Athearn 100 100 100 90 390
John Harris ... 100 100 97 90 387
K. Westenbarger 100 100 96 89 385
Allen Richie .100 99 96 87 382
Total .1938
K. Clarkson
Rex Neil
Dr. J. D. Jones
Rex Davis
J. Peoples
Totals
Palmer No. 2 team .
Cut Bank No. 2 team
CUT BANK HIGH FIVE
P S K oh. Tot.
100 99 98 92 389
100 100 99 90 389
100 99 97 91 387
100 100 97 89 386
100 100 98 87 385
1936
1904
1901
MATCH SCORE TO DATE
Palmer No. 1 team, won 5, lost 1 :
Palmer No. 2 team, won 4, lost 2
P-TA PHOTO CLUB
NEEDS INSTRUCTORS
More than 75 students have
signed blanks to form photogra
phy and stamp collection clubs in
the Palmer School, John DeVries,
member of the P-TA recreation
committee announced this week.
However, the group have found
themselves faced with the prob
lem of no instructor in the pho
tography group. The youngsters
range in age from grade three
through high school and anyone
interested in assisting in this pro
gram is asked to contact DeVries
or other P-TA officials.
These two clubs are in addition
to the ski lessons the association
is sponsoring for Valley youth
this year.
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WASILLA FOLK TO
CELEBRATE "THE
WEARING O' THE GREEN"
The Wasilla Community Club
who are sponsoring a St. Pat
rick’s dance on March 21 at Com
munity Hall have announced
their plans are complete and a
full evening’s entertainment
planned.
Schaefer’s orchestra will fur
nish the music for dancing from
10 p m. to 2 a.m., a ham will be
given away at midnight as a door
prize and refreshments will be
available at the hall.
During February the club spon
sored a very successful Valen
tine’s dance and members have
extended an invitation to all Val
ley folk to “come to Wasilla on
the twenty-first and enjoy an
other evening of fun.”
PALMER REALTY TEAM
OUTSHOOTS ARMY FIVE
The Palmer Realty basketball
team easily out-scored a visiting
Army team when they met in the
Palmer School gym last week.
High point man for the evening
wasT.ee Young with a total of 33
points. Hardage of the Palmer
team and Leach of the Army five
tied for second place with 17 j
points apiece.
The Palmer team is participat
ing in the current Kiwanis Bas
! ketbal Tournament and plan to
continue their season through
the month of March, their man
ager, Dave Vigdahl, announced
I this week.
BOX SCORE
PALMER
FT FG Total
Young, f ....
Hardage, f ..
Wade, c
Pedersen, g
Loyer, g
Gore, f
Meehan, g .
Total ....
3
1
1
1
0
3
0
30
16
10
12
4
2
0
33
17
11
13
4
5
0
83
196th INF. BATTALION
FT FG Total
Daley, f
Comes, f ....
Beninger, ..
Little, g
Leach, g
Penzotto, c
Total
2
3
.1
1
1
0
0
12
0
0
16
12
2
15
1
1
17
12
48
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CONSERVATION
NOTES
By Lew E. Hanks
The Palmer Soil Conservation
Subdistriet has ordered a wood
chipper through the facilities of
the A. R. R. C. This chipper will
be rented to farmers for use in
chipping small timber for cattle
bedding. The chipper ordered
should take poles up to four and
one-half inches in size. We have
a lot of second growth birch
around that should make excel
lent bedding material. There is
no need of throwing $40 per ton
feed under the old cows if we
can utilize something cheaper.
Whether we can get the chipper
in time to use this spring depends
on the speed of the Stateside sup
plier, the possibilty of our annual
shipping strike, The Alaska Rail
road, and the will of The Al
mighty. We can only hope.
In the matter of politics, Repre
sentative M. D. Snodgrass has
introduced a new bill in the Leg
islature. This bill sets up an Agri
cultural Loan Board and a fund
to make development and chattel
loans available to farmers. This
bill was prepared by Mr. Snod
grass after consultation with many
farmers and farm leaders of the
Territory. It has the active sup
port of the Alaska Soil Conserva
tion District Board as well as all
farm groups. It’s a good bill and
deserves your support.
In Alaska we’ve got the land,
we’ve got the markets and we’ve
got the farmers. If get we some
low interest loan money to clear
our land and develop our farms,
we’re on the way. A little good
planning, lots of hard work, and
we have it made both for our
selves and for Alaska. Prosperity
here we come.
SEWARD TO MEET
Biggest news in Seward recent
ly was the anticipated basketball
game between Seward, Nebraska
and Seward, Alaska.
A Mr. Davisson, resident of
Seward, Nebraska visited Seward,
Alaska this past summer and a
close friendship between the two
little towns bearing the same
name has since grown. As an act
of goodwill the Seward, Nebraska
Chamber of Commerce recently
sent the Alaskan town a highway
marker reading “Seward, Ne
braska, 4,135 miles.
ALASKA HIGHWAY
ROAD CONDITION GOOD
Report on the conditions of the
Alaska Highway from the Alaska
Road Commission states that the !
road is in fair-to-good winter
traveling condition.
Motorists are warned to use
caution in sections where active
icing conditions prevail. Frost
bumps are marked and tempera
tures remain low throughout the
region.
Julius Moor and Robert Pel
ley of the Water Resourse of
fice have been up the highway
the past ten days doing stream
gauging. They are expected
back in about five days.
marker reading, “eward, Nebras
ka, 4,135 miles.”
IMPORT BAN ON CANADIAN
LIVESTOCK IS LIFTED
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
son signed an order this week,
opening United States borders to
imports of Canadian cattle, sheep
and other domestic animals and
their products. The order is ef
fective immediately.
Imports have been barred the
past year because of an outbreak
of the foot and mouth disease in.
the .Province of Saskatchewan.
Benson said the disease no long
er exists in Canada.
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