GIRL SCOUT NEWS
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Seventeen Brownies took part
in Fly-Up ceremonies held dur
ing the reecnt Court of Awards.
They are: Patsy Rice, Mary Ann
Boyd, Clare Hartley, Cathryn
Jaqobson, Judy Jacobson, Cher
yel Woody, Margaret Brewer,
Linda Bosininoff, Dorothy Camp
bell, Beth Estelle, Janis Hanks,
Virginia Hoffman, Kathy Hurley,
Mary Linda Steelman, Darene
Trudell, Carol Jean Wilson, and
Barbara Johnson.
Second class were awarded to:
linda Bergman, Joan Nunley,
Elizabeth Rickteroff, Ruth As
ians, Violet Kneff, Billie Brooks,
Patricia Hobson, Karen Cottrell,
Bharon O’Brien, Louise Askins,
Carolyn Nelson, Nancy Stowe,
Barbara Rice, Geraldine Ord,
Xathy Roark, Jackie Clark, Ida
Hoskins, Sandra McNally, Car
olyn, Wallace, Nancy Boyd,
Linda Braucht, and Nancy Wer
tanch. These awards were pre
sented by Mrs. C. O. Brown.
Those receiving proficiency
badges from their leaders were:
Lila Hoskins, Barbara Brewster,
Alice Buzby, Patty Berry, Phoe
be Martin, Sharon Mick, Ann
Jones, Helen Schaefer, Geraldine
Ord, Barbara Rice, Nancy Boyd,
Sandra McNally, Carolyn Wal
lace, Beverly LaPors, Louise As
kins, Joan Nunley, Elizabeth
Ricktroff, Ginger Lawton, Vir
ginia Crites, and Kathy Hodson.
Also: Carmel Lee Mohan, Lynn
Burnell, Andrea Monahan, Carol
Hartung, Lila Ann Graham, Mar
garet Johnson, Suzan Harring
ton, Ida Hoskins, Karen Cottrell,
Sharon Lovejoy, Sharon O’Brien,
Nancy Stowe, Linda LaPors,
Ruth Askins, Patricia Green,
Carolyn Nelson, Violet Kneff,
Nancy Bush, Arm Whetstone, and
Carol Leiser.
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Mrs. James Smith will be hos
tess for the Altar and Rosary
Society of St. Michael’s Catholic
Church at a meeting to be held
at her home at 8 pm., on May
16.
In spite of the windy day, quite
a bit of activity was observed
at the Palmer Airport this past
Sunda/v. Dr. and Mrs. Foster
Sims took a flight in their new
Tri-Pacer; several students flew
with instructor Rene Neilsen in
>he club ship and other local
layers took hops around the
country. The club ship was re
cently recovered and painted an
attractive Cub yellow, with aqua
trim.
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Sportsmen organization
will award a Johnson five and
one half horsepower outboard
mntnr* a mahoffanv Dlvwood boat
£ and a boat trailer at their annual
£ fish fry to be held in July. The
jc boat, motor and trailer will be
r awarded as one unit to some
je lucky individual at that time.
£ Prior to the award the unit will
£ be on display in the valley and
¥ neighboring spots.
£ Mrs. Iva France, Trading
¥ Post employee, is recuperating
£ foUowing an operation perform
jeJ ed at the Swedish Hospital in
£ Seattle. Mrs. France had been
£ called to Seattle by the death of j
¥ her mother and was taken ill
£ while there.
¥ The Palmer School Patrol was
£ gifted this week with two traffic
¥ control lights, according to Wil
l liam Zahradnicek, school super
j! mtendent. The lights were a gift
from V. Louise Kellogg and will
j? be used by members of the Patrol
k at bus time. “They are especial- j
- ly appreciated”, Zahradnicek |
II said this week.
Mrs. Everett Adams was hos-1
I tess for a Den Mothers Cub j
! Scout work shop conducted by
Mrs. Ben Hudgins this past week.
The all-day program was con
ducted to assist den mothers in
hand craft projects for Cub
Scouts. Those attending were
Mrs. H. P. Gazaway, Mrs. Gerald
McNally, Mrs. Bertran Curry, Jr.,
Mrs. Hudgins and Mrs. Adams.
Two nurses of the Valley
Presbyterian Hospital staff left
by plane for the states this week.
One. Mary Jane Casbeer has re
signed her position and will visit
with her parents at Lawrence
ville, Pa. Bernice Traphagen
plans a vacation with her par
ents in Seneca Castle, N. Y. She
will return to duty June 10.
Two baskets and a table ar
/ rangement of tiger lilies were |
j given to the Valley Presbyterian j
' Hospital this week, by the Pal- j
— mer Elks lodge, following their !
Sportsmen Plan
Turkey Dinner;
Public Invited
The public is invited to attend
a turkey dinner, served family
style, which the Matanuska Val
ly Sportsman are sponsoring at
Moose Hall Wednesday, May 18
from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Family style means “all you
can eat”, members pointed out.
Proceeds from * the dinner will
go toward the organization’s
building fund. Tickets will be
sold at the door at $2.50 for
adults and half price for children
under 12 years of age.
The menu will consist of roast
turkey, homemake dressing,
brown gravy, Matanuska Valley
potatoes, salad, rolls, dessert and
beverage.
NORMA RICHIE
INSTALLED NEW
SORORITY PRESIDENT
Mildred Buzby, out-going
president of Theta Chapter,
Beta Sigma Phi, conducted in
stallation ceremonies for incom
ing officers of the local chapter
at a Founder’s Day dinner held
by the group on May 2 in Cobb’s
reception room.
Norma Richie of Glenn High
way was installed as president.
Other officers for the incoming
year are Gladys Jones, vice
president; Lee Ehrhart, record
ing secretary; Mildred Marple,
corresponding secretary^ and
Ann Woodruff, corresponding
secretary, and Mildred Marple,
treasurer. Sponsor of Theta
Chapter is Amy Irwin; director, |
Viola Thuma.
Following the dinner and in- j
stallation ceremonies members
participated in a short business j
meeting and enjoyed a pre-view
of a skit the executive committee
will present at the sorority’s con
vention to be held in Anchorage
this week-end.
Mother’s Day program Sunday.
Work is being done on the
basement below the Co-Op gen- ;
eral office in Palmer. A large
storage space is being built and
an assembly room will be con
structed, large enough for mem- ;
bership meetings. When the base
ment work is completed the en
try door to the office will be at
the side of the building, with the
door previously used blocked off.
Space formerly used as storage
space on the ground floor will
be converted into a lounge room
for office personnel.
Mrs. A1 Brooks and daughter
j Lisbeth returned to Palmer this
week following a month’s vaca
' tion spent at Saginaw, Michigan.
LOCAL GIRLS TAKE PART
Twelve valley girls were chos
en from their Girl Scout troops
as representatives at the Juliet
Low ceremony held in the mun
icipal auditorium on April 30.
For this large ceremony, one
girl is chosen from each troop.
Seventy flags were flown in
the mass flag service which was
followed by the friendship fire
for Julliet Low in which a fagot
was brought forth by each troop.
Scouts from the Matanuska Val
ley performed the ceremony they
presented in Palmer during the
Court of Awards, which consisted
of a ceremony of the Alaska flag
IN SCOUT CEREMONY
with each gift representing some
part of the flag, such as the
dipper, bear, mountains, poke of
gold, flowers, last frontier, Norths
star and streams.
Girls making the Anchorage
trip were Nancy Chance, Doro
thy Campbell, Karen Cottrell,.
Lyla Ann Graham, Sandra Lee
Askins, Elizabeth Rickteroff,.
Barbara Clark, and Judy Betts,
of Wasilla. Mrs. Peggy Maley,
Mrs. Ruth Askins, and Mrs.
Maryalice Lovejoy accompanied*
the Scouts to Anchorage in a bus
donated by the Lovejoys.
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