61 30' N. Lat.
149 15' W. Lonf;.
BUY
"FAT ANUSKA FAID"
PRODUCTS
Vol. I
May 7, 1936
Palr.ier, Alaska
No. 38
FAY lGth OITOSEN AS ‘'COLONY ij
DAY" FOR TTTIS FIRST YEAR
Tie first annual colonists' cel
ebration in observance of their ar
rival in the valley will be held on
Saturday, Way 16th, the date being |j
chosen earlier than was at first am
ticinated because on this day Fon.
John W. Troy, Governor of Alaska, j
and Dr. Ernest Henry Gruening, Ri- !
rector of the Division of Territor- |
ies and Insular 'Possessions, will
visit the valley.
There will be addresses by both ij
the Governor and Dr, Gruening, and !j
there will be sports and contests
with suitable arizes. In the eve
ning there, will be a big free dance
at the community hall. Transporta
tion will be furnished and the buss-,
es will make their routes sc as to
land their loads at the community
center at 11 o'clock.
Coffee and boiled hum will be
provided for the noon meal, but
colonists and old settlers are ex
pected to bring the balance c.f their
lunch. It is especially important to
bring your own cups and other uten
sils.
All arrangements have been turned
over to the local nest of the Amer
ican Legion whose regular committees
are being aided by colonists and
non-member staff employees.
Transnortation Committee: Emil
La Walters, Chairman; George Black
and Harold Thuma.
Eood and serving: Lawrence Rorri
son, Chairman; Elmer Waugh, Bill
Bouwens and the Legion Auxiliary,
Equipment: Legion Building Com
mittee, Lawrence Arndt, Chairman,
Program: Walter Huntley, Gen,
Chairman.
Music nd sneeches: Legion Enter
tainment Committee, Einer Fuseby,
Chairman.
Athletics: Jack Allman, Chairman,
Driving contests, etc; Walter
Pippel, Chairman.
Dance: Francis Biggs, Chairman;
Don Irwin and Fay Stoddard. , .
Because the date has been nut
ahead from the 23rd as first planned
arrangements are somewhat delayed,
and though time has been shortened
and all committees are handicapped
it is honed that there will be
snorts enough to keep everyone in
terested. Better bring in your
teams, fellows, and enter.into the
contests for farm wagon race's and
team nulling contests.
There will be a ,pie-eating, con*
test for the boys.. twelve,:or under,
with both pies and' prizes- supplied
by Horton's Valley City Cafe. .
T. ere will be spoon,and egg
races for girls under,.twelve .with
prizes by Bert's Drugs,' Hirst'is
a Baby Brownie with; -a roll of film
and the second arize' is a Nomar '
Ho dak with film. .Third prize 'is a
big Scrap Book, . , ; , ,,0-.
Oh, yes, in the pie eating .con
test there will only, be ..ten, pl.es
and the first ten to, register,',at
the pioneer office will be the,en
trants, First prize. §1*5.0,’ 2nd
^l.OC and 3rd 500. The,.rest , of th<
contestants will get 250., aoie.ee,
A sack race and .a potato .race
for boys or girls - under sixteen
will be held and. prizes-,c,f hpuse
games will be presented, by'Kos'los
ky's Store,- All prizes'-are. worth
fighting for, sc- come, prepared to
win something,. ...... ~,rr,
Announcement will-.be ,mader on; the
grounds as to prizes. for .team, bull
ing and farm .wagon .races* --'-There
will be nail driving ic'e'nte-sits; for
the ladies, too,. >
All in all we look, for a big
time, and though this is .the first
of what will be an .annual'valley
event- we expect to pup-ii-p ..a -mark
for next year’s committee: to. shoot
at, ’ ..