Wasiila
Walkie-Talkie
By Kitty Johnson
i-.kj t\nu Dt<nui_u : This is
the title of the stage production
being sponsored and presented
by the Valley Theatre Guild
this week-end at the Central
School auditorium in Palmer.
All but one of the cast is from
Palmer area. Acting as Minnie
tonka Smallflower, an indian
maiden, is Kitty Johnson of i
Wasilla. The Guild invites peo-!
pie from the entire valley to
join in forthcoming produc
tions. The Guild is NOT limit
ed to the Palmer area, The
The Guild’s prime reason for
organization was entertainment
for not only the audiences, but
also for the participants, as any
member of the current cast can
testify.
* * *
The Valentine Quilt which
was the door prize of the Big
Lake PTA dinner was won by
Jim Burrows of Anchorage.
* * *
Baby Marie Heath is a per-1
manent visitor at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Heath of
Houston since her arrival via :
the Valley P. hospital on Janu
ary 31st. This makes six ehil- ;
dren for Pearl and Jasper.
* * *
A business transaction re- ;
cently took place between j
Leonard and Gresha Brown and
me uwut'is ui di^ j-iaxe LXKige,
Roland Blank and Claire John
son when the latter purchased
the “Call of the Wild”. Don’t
know who will run which place
but with the two heads it will
be done well.
* * *
Dave Reaves, employed by
the WYCC was dozing the snow
off the traveled areas of the
camp the other day and must
have been day dreaming of the
-Mississippi swamps where he
is from because Bea Crawford
(cook at the camp) looked up
suddenly and discovered that
the kitchen was tilled with
snow. Like WOW r
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A warm welcome to Joseph
Rainman who is the newest
employee at the Wasilla Youth
Conservation Camp.
* » *
Leora (Mrs. Bob) Bechtol of
Big Lake Road left last Friday
for Arizona to visit her mother
leaving Bob to batch for him
self.
* * * (
The Big Lake 3rd annual air
show is scheduled for March
24 and 25 Saturday and Sun
day. The competitions will be
held on Saturday and Sunday
the top fliers will compete for
the trophies.
* * t
Visiting friends in the valley
last week-end was Jim Simp
son who formerly taught school
at Wasilla High School but is
now Community College Direc
tor in Ketchikan.
* * *
The Big Lake Advisory Sch
ool Board will meet March 5
'or a short business meeting
md adjorn to meet with the
■Vasilla Ad. School Bd. at a
ipecial meeting at Wasilla
school at 8 o’clock ... At the
ast FT A meeting of Big Lake
chool (last Thursday) new of
icers were elected for the
orthcoming year. Officers are:
bert; Vice-pres., Fred Notti;
“2nd vice-pres.. Connie Hib
bard; Sec., Mrs. Gennie Ed
wards and treas., Mrs. Vi
Beech.
* * *
Members of the Aurora Dog
Mushers Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. on March 2 at the Big
Lake School.
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TO SPEAK TONIGHT
BEFORE SPORTSMEN
Gary Atwell, biologist with
the Alaska Department of Fish
and Game, will be guest speak
er at the eight o’clock meeting
tonight of the Matanuska Val
ley Sportsmen. The meeting
will be held at Grange hall in
Palmer and Gene Kirsch, presi
dent, invites all interested per
sons to attend.
During his talk Atwell will
show a series of slides depict
ing malnutrition suffered by
moose. Wtih the big influx of
moose in the valley this winter,
it is felt that these slides will
be very timely and Atwell's
talk very informative.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Thursday. March 1
Wasilla Comm. Club, Comm.
Hall, 8 p.m.
Friday, March 2
Susitna Valley Grange No. 2,
Willow Comm. Hall, 8 p.m.
Wasilla Lions, Hallea Lodge,
8 p.m.
Monday, March 5
Wasilla PTA Exec. Committee,
Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
Wasilla VFW, VFW Hall, 8 p.m.
Wasilla VFW Auxiliary, Jane
Brown Home, 8 p.m.
Big Lake Advisory School Bd.,
Big Lake School, 7 p.m.
Borough Meeting, Wasilla Sch
ool, 8 p.m.
Thursday. March 8
Wasilla Grange No. 2, Comm.
Hall, 8 p.m.
Willow PTA, Willow School,
7:30 p.m.
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All sessions well
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lots of music and
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SAFETY ON SKIS CAMPAIGN
BEING CONDUCTED BY PATROL
I he National Ski Patrol |
Safety on Skis” fund cam- ]
paifjn is being promoted locally
i by members of the Susitna Ski!
Patrol. Donors are given SOS 1
| medallions. Hal Loomis, head
I of the local patrol, said this;
i week that all donors are assur
i ed their contributions will be
j pot to good use.
The SOS campaign is part of
a national campaign, the first
| of its kind, and Governor Wil
| liam A. Egan has issued a pro
| clamation in observance of
Safety on Skis Week and urges
i all residents to participate in
' the campaign.
i The National Ski Patrol Sys
tem. through its local patrols,!
provides rescue coverage at all
major ski areas, including those '
in Alaska. The Little Susitna
and Independence Mine ski
areas are covered by the Susit
na Patrol, which is composed of
a group of local skiers, who af
ter special training, which in
In addition to their work
with the skiing public, mem
bers of the Ski Patrol are avail
able for rescue work, winter or
summer.
Currently, in addition to par
ticipation in the SOS campaign
Ski Patrol members and mem- j
hers of the Matanuska Ski i
Club are seeking supporting |
memberships in the Ski Club i
Funds dervide from the mem- j
berships will go toward pav- i
ment on a $200 rescue sled
which the club has purchased
for the use of the Ski Patrol.
This sled is equipped with first
aid equipment, sleeping bag, j
cover and lashings and makes j
removal of a victim from a high
or distant area, fast and safe,
eludes a minimum of 40 hours ■
annual of winter survival, first
aid, and avelanche instruction, |
offer protection to skiers and j
the promotion of safety on skis. :
rhe qualification standards are
among the highest in the na
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Jr. High Basketball
Tourney Here Sal.
There will be a junior hig]
school basketball tournamen
Saturday, March 3 in Centra
gymnasium, it was announeec
this week by Norman Rousey
Central School principal.
Five schools will be fieldinf
teams in the tournament, Rou
sey said. A drawing will bt
held at 9 a.m. to determine
their order of play, with final?
to be played in the afternoon
The first game starts at 1C
o'clock. Persons interested in
determining when the various
schools will be playing may
stop over at the gym and check
a schedule w'hich will be post
ed, he added.
Teams playing will come
from the following schools:
Palmer, Wasilla, Chugiak, Eag
le River and Willow. These
teams have been participating
i in intra-school games this sea
t son. This past Friday Palme*
I plays Wasilla in the final*
I game, taking it with a 39-3?
. score. This is the first year in
many that there has been intra
school junior high school bas
ketball games, Ro'usey pointed*
| out. The Palmer team has work
all it's games.
A small admission charge
1 will be made to defray costs of
j officials and to purchase two
[trophies that will be awarded^
■ to first and second place teams.
; Admission for adults will be 50
cents and 25 cents will be
i charged students. It is hopetfc»
; that parents and other inter
ested persons will turn out and*
| support the young basketball
; players. Wasilla thas indicated
they expect a big following to
! attend from their area.
Among communicable dis
eases reported in the Palmer
area for the week ending Feb
ruary 23 were 12 cases of upper
respiratory infection; three ot
itis media and one each of
measles and scarlet fever.
Mrs. James Dolphi was the
lucky winner of the bicycle do
nated by Alpine Texaco Ser
I vice which was awarded at the
February 23 bingo game a*
1 Sutton Community hall.
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