HOMEMAKER’S
NEWS
Nugget Club
To observe the 25th anniver
sary of Home Extension work in
Alaska, the Nugget Homemakers’
club of Palmer have noted some
of the many ways the Exten
sion Service has helped them.
Those of us who were new to
the Territory have been able to
make a better adjustment to life
in Alaska because of things the
Service has taught us—how best
to use locally available materials
and foods; how to do for our
selves many things we hired
others to do in the States. The
Service keeps us abreast of new
trends in homemaking—sewing,
cooking, cleaning, gardening. We
learn the easiest, most economical
way to do these things.
Our children have been taught
homemaking and farming skills
through 4-H work, and have been
guided to wholesome use of their
spare time.
The Homemakers’ clubs pro
vide us with recreation as well as
training for better homemaking,
and there we have been able to
meet and make friends with
other women whose interests are
are similar to our own.
Life in Alaska would be more
difficult and less interesting
without the Extension Service.
Palmasilla Club
The Palmasilla Homemakers’
club wishes to congratulate the
Extension Service on the occa
sion of it’s 25th anniversary this
month. As beneficiaries of the
Extension Service, we take pride
in being a part of such an or
ganization.
When the Palmasilla club was
organized in 1950, we had no idea
that the Extension Service cov
ered such a wide range of sub
jects. We have thoroughly enjoy
ed demonstrations on such a var
iety of projects as ceramics,
cleaning furniture, greenhouse
culture, and kitchen tools and ap
pliances. We have had help with
our cooking, claning, 4ewing and
care of our children. There have
been discussions on the newer
fabrics and colors in our clothes
and homes. When the holidays
roll around, the Extension Ser
vice is right there with recipes,
decorating tips and things to
make. These are just a few of the
things that have held our interest
in tlie past five years. We are
looking forward to the many new
things that we know will be
offered in the future.
Riverbend Club
We decided that the best way
to express our appreciation to
the Extension Service on its 25th
anniversary in Alaska, would be
for each to write as briefly as
possible what the Extension Ser
vice and Homemakers’ clubs
have meant to her. The following
statements do not represent the
entire membership, but I am very
sure that they express the senti
ments of the entire membership.
“When we moved into the Val
ley almost five years ago, River
bend club was the means through
which I met and learned to know
many of our neighbors. I especi
ally appreciate the helpful ideas
brought to us by the Home Dem
onstration Agents—the fine craft
room provided by the Extension
Service and the useful things
which I have learned there.
Many of my favorite recipes have
come to me through the Exten
sion Newsletter.”—Esther Kirsch,
secretary.
“Homemakers’ clubs offer a
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jj Buddy Poppy Day
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|| Palmer otni Saturday, May 21, !;
;j selling Buddy Poppies, it was j;
!> announced this week. The an- !;
!’ nual sale will be conducted !;
throughout the valley again !;
!; this year, with funds derived j;
!; from the sales to go toward
veterans aid projects. ||
Auxiliary President . ..
Names New Committees
New committee chairmen were
named at the April meeting of
the Matanuska Valley Unit Am
erican Auxiliary by Mary Steel
man, Unit president.
Chairmen named were as fol
lows: Eva Plumley, rehabilita
tion; Dorothy Trudell, American
ism; Annabelle Kelleigh, poppy;
Theo Campbell, constitution and
by-laws: Erma Leibing, publicity
and radio; Dorothy Newby, Pan
American; Eva Campbell, music;
Dorothy Trudell, membership;
Bess Johns, community service;
Karla Duff, education of war or
phans; Pat Weisenberger, legis
lation; Minnie Clark, past presi
dent’s parley and child welfare.
good way to see one’s neighbors,
and a good way to take part in
worthwhile community projects”.
—V. Louise Kellogg.
‘‘I do appreciate the Extension
Service and the : Homemakers’
clubs. In 1937 when my family
moved to the Matanuska Valley
from North Dakota, Riverbend
Homemakers’ club was establish
ed in my community—making
our adjustment to the new en
vironment much easier. In the
busy days ahead to meet with the
dear, friendly Riverbend club
members was a joy indeed— and
to learn of the timely things
which the Extension Service
had for us in homemaking and
farming. To be a member of a
Homemakers’ club; to work to
gether; entertain together;
through the passing years has put
down good roots in Alaska’s
homes, thanks to the Extension
Service at our command for un
tiring help and research in build
ing good homes and a happy out
look on life”.—Sara E. Moffitt
“The Homemakers’ club meet
ings are, to me, an excellent op
portunity for an exchange of pro
fitable ideas, pleasant conversa
tion ,ard a chance to catch up on
activities outside our own
homes”.—Mary K. Doherty
“I always enjoy club meetings
—meeting with all the good peo
ple—exchanging ideas—it is al
ways a “folksy’ time”.—Sara B.
Brewster
Homesteaders Club
The Extension Service stands
ready to help us all, men and
women alike.
For women there are recipe
folders including: pies, candy,
canning, use of Alaskan berries,
weeds, mushrooms, fish and wild
meat. By no means does Exten
sion Service help only the cook.
There are also special classes on
knitting, rugmaking, sewing for
beginners, advanced tailoring,
ceramics, and housecleaning.
For the men of our community
there have been public meetings
on meat cutting, which could be
exceptionally beneficial for hunt
ers, and proper insulation of Al
askan homes to benefit the home
builders.
It is impossible to touch on
every subject of interest because
of the wide scope. The Extension
Service stands ready to assist
jach of us at any time. You have
but to ask.
Golddusters Club
The Golddusters Homemakers’
club held their May meeting in
the lovely new basement home of
Lee Ann Dodds.
Members were busy fitting our
21-inch doll with pretty clothes.
She will be displayed in local
stores beginning Colony Day and
benefit tickets will be sold by
all Golddusters during the next
few months. Some lucky little
girl will get this well dressed doll
on August 10 with complete
wardrobe of play clothes, morn
ing ,after noon and evening wear,
bridal outfit and trousseau.
Final arrangements were made
for our part in the Silver Anni
versary Tea.
Lee Ann Dodds offered her
leadership and the Golddusters
will sponsor their first 4-H club.
Norma Benson will assist her.
Marylou Rideout gave an in
teresting demonstration of table
setting and serving.
Midge Hudgins will instruct us
in raffia making and decorating
at our craft meeting at the
Krauses on May 19.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
GIRL SG8UT NEWS
Troop 71
Girls from Troop 71 who took
part in the Brownie Fly-Up
ceremony at Court of Awards on
April 23 were: Linda Basinoff,
Margaret Brewer, Dorothy Camp
bell,. Beth Estelle, Janie Hanks,
Virginia Hoffman, Kathy Hurley,
Darlene Trudell, Mary Linda
Steelman, and. Carol Jean Wil
son. Barbara Johnson could not
attend because of ill health.
Wings were presented by Lead
er Mary Steelman and a gift to
the girls from Mr. Steelman.
Leader Steelman, Assisant
Leaders Theo Campbell and
Gladys Chance and committee
women, Emma Basinoff and Mrs.
Cy Brewer were presented Girl
Scout pins by a leader from An
chorage. The pins also were a gift
from Mr. Steelman for our troop.
Mary Linda Steelman and Vir
ginia Hoffman were in the flag
ceremony. Nancy Chance and
Dorothy Campbell were in the
Juliette Low ceremony. Carol j
Jean Wilson led the troop in i
our display of articles we had i
made while we were Brownies, j
All girls from our troop did
real well in selling Girl Scout
cookies the past two weeks.
Dorothy Campbell, scribe ;
Troop II
This past week Girl Scouts of
Troop 2 sewed badges on their
sashes. Badges were given to:
Lila Ann Graham, mammal;
Shannon Mick, cook; Andrea
Monahan, cook; Anne Jones,
child care; Phoebe Martin, child
care, housekeeping, cook; Alice
Buzby, mammal, aviation, cook;
Barbara Brewster, homemaker,
animal raiser ,cook; Lynne Bur
nett, child care; Margaret John
son, child care; Susan Harring
ton, child care; Patty Berry,
needlecraft, Helen Schaefer,
group musician.
This week we wrill be working
on the history of our troop for
a scrapbook. We are meeting at
Mick’s basement which will be
our meeting place for the com
ing year.
Helen Schaefer, troop reporter
Sailing Is Theme of
Vacation Bible School
“Sailing with Christ” is the
theme of daily vacation „ Bible
School this year sponsored joint
ly by the United Protestant
Church, the Church of God, and
the Lazy Mountain Childrens
Home. Dates are May 23 through
Jure 3 and classes will be held
from 9 a.m. to noon each morn- j
in g.
Preparations for the school
have been underway for some
time, with leaders and teachers
making appropriate plans and
gathering supplies. The Marin-1
ers Club of the United Protes
tant Church have met several]
evenings and prepared decora
tions to fit in with the sailing
theme.
Movies will be used to make
the program even more interest
ing, it was announced. The craft
program will be under the train
ed leadership of Mrs. Guy Word
ings and will be interesting to
the boys and girls.
Meeting at the Church of God
will be the primary department—
children in. the age 6, 7, and 8
group, while the nursery-kinder
garten group, and the junior and
senior high groups will meet at
the United Protestant Church, j
There will be over 30 leaders!
- participating in the program.
They are hoping all parents will
encourage their children to at
tend. Ages three through 14 are
invited to attend.
Capming Cut gotwes with story....
GORC-LAND NUPTIALS
HELD IN PALMER MAY 14
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
was the scene of a pretty even
ing wedding ceremony on May
14 when Betty Ann Land, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Land
of Palmer became the bride of
John F. Gore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Hardisty, also of
Palmer. The double ring cere
mony was performed by the Rev.
Harley Baker of Anchorage be
fore a large gathering of friends
and relatives. Candelabras and
baskets of white gladioli and
stock and bouquets of mixed
flowers banked the altar. Mrs.
Cy Brewer, organist, played tra
ditional wedding music prior to
the ceremony and accompanied
Art Stacy, soloist, who sang “On
This Day O Beautiful Mother”.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
beautifully fashioned white sat
in gown with fitted bodice and
floor-length full skirt with an
overskirt of white lace and in
serted panel of net tulle. Her
fingertip length veil of sheer net
fell from a stand-up cap of seed
pearls. Her only ornament was a
strand of pearls, gift of bride
groom. Her bouquet was fashion
ed of Esther Reed daisies, step
hanotis, and a center corsage of
symbidium orchids, trimmed
with white and nile green maline
ribbons.
The matron-of-honor and
bridesmaids wore similar gowns,
all fashioned in a ballerina leng
th. Mrs. Norma Steen, matron
of-honor, wore a pale lavender
gown with full skirt and carried
a bouquet of Esther Reed daisies
and stephanotis. The bridesmaids,
Sharon Lee O’Brien, cousin of
the bride, and Betty Jo Wendt,
wore similar gowns of light
green and pink. Their bouquets
were fashioned of Esther Reed
daisies. Little Miss Cathy Jacob
son was flower girl and scatter
ed yellow rose petals along the
aisle. Ring bearer was Jack Land |
Jr., brother of the bride.
The bride’s mother wore an
aqua colored street length dress
with pink accessories and a
shoulder corsage of pink roses.
The bridegroom’s mother wore
a two-piece dress of rainbow vio
let velvet with white accessories -
and a corsage of yellow roses.
Best man was Lewis Steen of
Palmer. Keith Stanton and Jos
eph Gallant, also of Palmer,
were ushers.
Following the ceremony a re
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LITTLE LEAGUE
PRACTICE TO BEGIN
All boys in the Little League
program will turn out for their
first practice on Saturday morn
ing, May 21 at 9:30. Sessions will
be held at the Little League field
in the Co-Op area. All boys sel
ected for teams on Tuesday of
this week are expected to report.
Ary boy of Little League age
who has not yet been assigned to
a team is also asked to report at
the field for this first practice
session.
All coaches are asked to attend
the next regular meeting of the
Board of Directors which will be
held in the meeting room at the
Co-Op office on May 23 at 7:30
p.m.
ception was held by the bride’s
parents at Elks Hall where over
200 friends and relatives from
Palmer, Anchorage, and the Ma
tanuska Valley were in attend
ance. Mrs. Florence Sandel was
in charge of the guest book and
Mrs. Steen presided at the re
freshment table.
The bride came to Alaska from
Longview, Washington with her
parents in 1951 and has lived in
the valley since that time. The
bridegroom has been a resident
in Alaska since 1940, and in the
valley since 1944. He is associat
ed with Tost’s Service in Palmer.
Following a wedding trip to
Seward the couple will be at
home in Tost’s Apartments until
their new home is completed.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
THURSDAY, MAY 19
LEGION & AUXILIARY, Legion
Bldg., 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 20
PHS COMMENCEMENT, School
! Gym, 8 p.m.
| TEEN AGE ROUND UP, Elks
Hall, 8 p.m.
VALLEY HOSPITAL BOARD,
Hospital, 8 p m.
MONDAY, MAY 23
GREAT BOOKS GROUP, “Rous
seau’s Social Contract”. Ex.
Serv. office, 7:30 p m.
PALMER KIWANIS, Co-Op club
room, 12:05 p.m.
RAINBOW GIRLS, Carpenters'
Hall, 2:00 p.m.
EXPLORER SCOUTS, U. P.
Church basement, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY. MAY 24
MOOSE & WOMEN OF THE
MOOSE, Moose Hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS, U. P. Church
basement, 7 p.m.
PALMER CITY COUNCIL,
Clerk’s office, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
CARPENTERS’ LOCAL, Carpen
ters Hall, 8 p.m.
PALMER GARDEN CLUB, 8
p.m.
PALMER B. P. O. ELKS, Elks
Hall, 8 p m. .
WELL CHILD CONFERENCE,
Health Center, 1-4 p.m.
THURSDAY, MAY 26
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