Wasiila
News Notes
By Jane Browne
ine newly organized Wasilla
Businessmans' Associaton re
ceived second prize at the an
nual state fair in Palmer last
week for their float entered in
the parade. According to Fair
office records, theirs is the first
float ever entered from Wasil
la. Over 200 man hours were
spent gathering spruce boughs
and cottonwood leaves and at
taching each separately to the
frame. The cotton wood leaves
were stapled individually and
then sprayed to form the boat.
The mountain and water were
designed with aluminum foil
and small spruce bows. Young
John Polis was the hunter, the
country girl fishing was Sharon
Ruff and the skier was queen
contestant Joyce Paterson. The
tiny clowns distributing bal
loons were Pam Gillow and
David Scheele. The Association
will start earlier next year and
hope to bring home first prize.
* * *
The 1962 graduating class of
Wasilla High School has started
to scatter from Alaska to Tex
as. Mr. and Mrs. Eloy Garcia
and family saw daughter Judy
of to Texas last Friday evening.
Judy flew via P.N.A. to Seat
tle and on to Dallas via Los
Angeles. She will enroll at the
University of Dallas Wednes
day, September 5th. Employed
at Mats Maintenance on Elmen
dorf this summer. Judy plans
to major in journalism. Larry
TppInnH vnuncroct nf :
and Mrs. Walter Teeland left
Sunday morning via the High
way. He will visit family and
friends in the Seattle area and
Legal Notice
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON TUESDAY. OCTOBER
2, 1962 IN THE CITY OF PALMER.
ALASKA
Notice is hereby given that in ac
cordance with the Laws of Alaska, the
Home Rule Charter of the City of Pal
mer and the election ordinances of
the City of Palmer. Alaska, on Tuesday,
the 2nd day of October, 1962. between
the hours of 8 00 A M and 8 00 P.M
on said day. the polling place for
which shall be the gym of Central
School in the said City of Palmer The
purpose of the said general election is
to elect two councilmen for three
year terms and two councilmen for one
year terms.
The polls will be open during the
hours above stated and the following
persons, to-wit shall be entiled to vote
at said election: All persons who are
qualified electors of the City of Pal
mer, in accordance with the Con
stitution and Laws of the State of Al
aska, Home Rule Charter and Ordin
ances of the City of Palmer, such elec
tors being herein defined as any per
son who is a citizen of the United
States, nineteen years of age and over,
who is a bonafide resident of the State
of Alaska for a period of more than
one year and who has resided in the
City of Palmer for a period of thirty
days or more and who is able to read
and write the English language as pre
scribed and provided by the Constitu
tion and Laws of the State of Alaska.
For the purpose of said election, the
entire City of Palmer shall constitute
a single voting precinct. Registration
of voters will be done at the polling
place above named at the time of vot
ing and shall be supervised by the
judges who shall maintain a registra
tion book for such registration.
All candidates for election to Coun
ill atiaw inv a — ..
dacy with the City Clerk which states
the person is a qualified elector and
in addition has been a resident of the
State of Alaska for at least two years
next preceding the date of the declara
tion and a resident of the City of Pal
mer for at least one year next preced
ing the date of the declaration. In ad
dition to the Declaration of Candidacy,
a petition signed by twenty-five (25)
qualified electors of the City of Palmer
must be filed with the City Clerk not
earlier than twenty (20> days nor later
than ten (10) days before said election.
Forms for such Declaration of Candi
dacy and Nominating Petitions are
available at the Office of the City
Cleric and will be furnished to inter
ested candidates upon request.
Witness my hand and official seal of
the City of Palmer, Alaska this 5th
day of September. 1962.
CITY OF PALMER
By: EMILIE ST PIERRE
City Clerk
Published September 6. 13. 20 and 27.
1962.
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519 Barrow St.,
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Anchorage
the Seattle Worlds Fair before
entering the University of Ore
gon. Larry‘s major will be
Business Administration.
Patricia Beery, daughter of
Mrs. Beulah Hobson, has been
attending the University of
Oregon since last June. Pat is
a science major and from what
we hear she is just a little
homesick.
* * *
Linda Carney, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carney,
traveled to the south 48 for
several weeks and is now em
ployed in the bookkeeping sec
tion of the First National Bank.
Joan Nunley, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Nunley, is pres
ently employed in Anchorage
at the new F.A.A. building.
» « *
Helen Carter, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Carter, will
leave September 9th to enter
the University of Oregon.
T-T lf-l r* in ni nxi ^ __ J I
course.
* * *
See you at Bingo Saturday
night at the Wasilla Com
munity Hall. Two jackpots.
* * *
Martha Linnebur, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Linnebur
will be attending the Anchor
age Business College this win
ter.
* * *
Ray Blandin, son of Mrs.
George Aeikens, has been em
ployed at the Experiment Farm
and has enrolled at Methodist
University in Anchorage.
Mr. and Mrs. Courtney “Red”
Calhoun and family, formerly
of Seldovia and presently liv
ing in Homer, spent the holiday
week-end visiting the Lee Tur
ners. Dennis Calhoun attended
Wasilla High School last year
and though he says he will
miss Wasilla he is looking for
ward to attending Homer high
school this year.
* * *
Mav Cart.pr nnst.master, will
leave September 9 for Seattle
to take in the Worlds Fair and
visit family in Bellingham for
a week, then on -to Montana to
visit her mother and sister. She
hopes to be back home by Oc
tober 1st but I’ll bet on the
24th.
* * *
Graveside services were held
this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in
Wasilla Cemetery for Kimberly
Jensen, infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ronald Jensen of
Wasilla. Officiating was the
Rev. Wenter Harvey of the
Wasilla Church of Christ. The
three-months’ old child died
early Tuesday morning.
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EDITOR
Dear Editor:
Thanks to your paper for the
excellent full-coverage you
gave The Fair—in advance. It
iltfiptru dll Ul us iniu uui w aj
around throughout the City of
Palmer as well as the Fair.
Party from Anchorage
Dear Editor:
The Anchorage Tuberculosis
Association wishes to express
gratitude and appreciation to
the Management of the Alaska
State Fair at Palmer for the
courtesies and privileges pro
vided. To all who planned, to
the many who put it into oper
ation, to those who maintained
it in efficient working order,
our thanks, and our congratu
lations for a successful and
happy Fair.
Anchorage Tuberculosis
Association.
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Anchorage Woman
Wins Bread Award
In the various hornemaking
divisions of Alaska State Fair
I exhibits, the Fleischmann's
Yeast award for the best assort
ment of yeast breads always
arouses considerable interest.
This year the $50 savings bond
and gold ribbon went to, Mrs.
Vietta Pegal of Anchorage.
In the Kerr canning compe
tition, Mrs. Ora Rollins of Spen
ard won first place in meat can
ning, Mrs. Dee Johanson of
Palmer, first in fruits, and
Mrs. Eva Otchek of Wasilla,
first in vegetables.
Second place winners were
Mrs. Frances Dinkel, Palmer,
meats; Mrs. Geneva McDonald,
Palmer, fruits; and Mrs. Ora
Rollins, Spenard, vegetables.
In the Homemakers’ booth
competition. Nunaka Valley
won first for the most educa
tional, and the Golddusters
placed second; most artistic,
Nunaka valley, first, and Butte,
second; most original, Wasilla
first, and Nika Pilila, second;
best all-around display, Nika
Pilila, first, Wasilla, second,
and Nunaka. third.
PARTY PLANNED
FOR WENDY JONES
H. Wendy Jones of Anchor
age will be honored at an auto
graph party here on Friday,
Sept. 14, it was announced this
week.
Mrs. Jones, the author of
“The Man and the Mountain,”
which tells the story of artist
Sydney Laurence’s life, will be
at the extension office in Pal
mer between tne nours oi ana ^
4 p.m. The book includes an
anthology of prose and poetry, '
featuring the work of several <
Valley writers. ^
Refreshments will be served ^
at the affair, which is being
planned by the Butte and the ^
Riverbend Homemakers’ clubs. <
Guests from Anchorage have <
been invited to a pre-party
luncheon at the home of Mrs.
Bob Corbin of the Butte. <
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RUMMAGE
SALE
CLEAN CLOTHING,
ODDS AND ENDS, GRAB
BAGS.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 8
10 to 4
Sutton
Community Hall
This year . . .
pack ’em out with case
AMERICA’S NO. 1 TRAIL CYCLE
Ride into "big buck" country ond bring
bock your deer with ease. Designed for
off highway travel, the lightweight
"GCTE" is the first machine of its kind.
Geored low, it will carry a hunter and his
deer up 45# grades with the "Climb
away'* transmission shifting automatical
ly upon need. A frame of high test steel
will take the knocks and bumps without
damage. The compact Tote Gate will fit
into a car trunk for travel to and from
the hunting areas.
FREE Demonstrrtion P'rles
& FARM
DIVISION
Matanuska Maid, Inc.
(Formerly Matanuska Valley
Farmers Cooperating Assn.)
BUILDING
SUPPLY
Go-Kart Races Attract 40 Entries
Considerable interest was
shown in the Go-Kart races
held at the Fair on Monday af
ternoon, with numerous ent
ries in each class, and a total
of 40 Karts competing.
Lane Lahnum placed first in
ihe A standard lightweight
class, with Bob Lauri second
and Walter Donald third in a
field of ten entries.
Oren Peterson won first
in the A standard heavyweight
class, with Dana Stoker pla
cing second and Carlos Drig
gars third. This class had eight
entries.
In the A super-lightweight
class, Mike Johnson, Norm
ced first, second and third re
spectively. There were seven
entries here.
Dana Stoker, Zeke Karzak,
and Bob Gibson won first,
second and third in the super
heavyweight class, with only
four entries.
The Powder Puff race at
tracted four entries, with Jo
Ann Donald, Sondra Fowler,
and Linda Lahnum placing
first, second and third respect
ively.
PIONEERS RESUME
REGULAR MEETINGS
Pioneers of Alaska, Matan
uska Valley Igloo No. 31, will
resume its regular meetings,
begining Monday. Sept. 10, at
8 p.m. Meeting place will be
the Legion hall basement.
Pioneers are urged to attend
this opening meeting, as there
is a backlog of business and
delegates for the state conven
tion are to be selected.
The convention will be in
Ketchikan, Oct. 11-14.
Winners oi the A standard
junior were Greg Tibbetts,
first, Robert Lauri, second, and
Alan Patton, third. There were
six entries.
Eleven entered the B open
class, and first, second and
third winners were Zeke Par
zak, Dana Stoker, and Bill
Gibbs.
Winners of t h e main event
were Zeke Parzak, B; Bill Is
chi, A super; and Oren Peter
son, A standard.
First, second and third place
trophies were awarded for |
each class, and a first-place !
trophy for the main event.
HORSE SHOW
WINNERS NAMED
Growing yearly in popular
ity is the Alaska State Fair
horse show, which features
both timed events and equita
tion riding. Riders competed
each day of the fair, with day
winners and best of show win
ners named.
In the senior division, top
winner in pole bending and key
hole racing was Wally Kunell,
with Lee Caudill placing first
in barrel racing. Jim Edgerton
placed first in senior equitation.
John Norris was top junior
in pole bending, Susie King
placed first in barrel racing,
and Roberta Webb was junior
champion key hole racer. Susie
King took top honors in junior
equitation.
NOT GOOD
Don’t get yourself hopeless
ly in debt by spending what
your friends think you make.
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FARM MONTH
OBSERVED HERE
The period of August 8th -
September 9th has been pro
claimed by Governor Egan as
Alaska Form Month This
year's Alaska Farm Month is
the seventh annual campaign
to promote increased sales of
Alaska farm products.
Originating in 1956, Alaska
Farm Month has been sponsor
ed by a combination of the
various agricultural agencies
in the State. This year’s ac
tivities are under the leader
ship of the Alaska Division of
Agriculture and its new direc
tor, Sigmund H. Kestad.
District extension agents,
trades people, and others con
nected with the agricultural in
dustry in the State are playing
an active role.
Two color photo exhibits are
being displayed in the Anchor
age and Palmer areas. Alaska
Farm Month and its signifi
cance is also being discussed
,n newspaper stories and on
rV programs by the division.
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REBEKAHS RESUME
REGULAR MEETINGS
The Gold Star Rebekah
I Lodge will hold its first after*
vacation meeting at Carpenters
hall on Friday. Sept. 7. at 8
p.m.
The drawing for the hamper
will be postponed until Friday,
September 21, at which time
there will also be a potluck din
ner commemorating the anni
versary of the founding of the
Rebekah Lodge.
PIONEERS
OF ALASKA
Igloo No. 31
FIRST MEETING OF FALL
SEASON
Monday, Sept. 10th
8:00 P. M.
American Legion Hall
Palmer
DelRois
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