RANDOM RAMBUNGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
- amily mysteries? * What hap
pens to mom’s and dad’s clothes
— when the kids find they fit
into them?
Wanda and Frank Gagnan
at the train Friday. Frank
was heading for Fairbanks from
where he'd go north on a con
struction job for ..Siems ..Drake
Puget Sound Contractors.
A once-a-week, popular gath
ering place is at the Palmer Elks’
“Aw Shux” game. Almost any
Tuesday you may see Bob and
Carol Powers, Pat and Harold
Newcomb, Mildred Minich, Jean
Dry den, Jean Polis, Betty Le
Pors, Mrs. Floyd Smith, Peggy
Smith and Glory Carson pushing
those black shields.
That Cessna on floats moored
on Wasilla Lake—by Green
Acres—belongs to Earl Brown of
Valley Airways. He'll headquart
er here for fishermen who wish
to fly out to other lakes for a try.
July Fourth will see another
speedboat regatta on Lake Lu
cille. The Anchorage Motorboat
Club will take over Hallea Lodge
again. The fifty cent admission
charged is used for prizes award
ed to the contestants. Seven
boats ar available for cruising
(car-powered) about the lake.
JEAN'S (Polis) roadside stand
is now open for business. Locat
ed at the turn of the road after
crossing the tracks to Pittman—
she'll handle fireworks, hoi dogs
—lotsa things for a quick snack.
Hope she has coffee (paper cups,
huh?).
We have a new family staying
at “Hulke Haven”. Mrs. Donna
Morley is staying on Lake Lu
cille with her two boys and girl.
Another girl by the name of
Julie is staying with them. Mr.
Morley is Theatre Supervisor for
Bendix Radio at Elmendorf.
Localities working with Joe
Dixon for Anchorage Builders at
Elmendorf AFB: Eldore Hulke,
Joe Smith, Dan Carney, and
Linn Hopkins.
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Went in to see the gang at
Green Acres. Betty Roth drop
ped off working at Piggly Wig
gly in Palmer in order to devote
more time to her popular pic
nic resort. She now has eleven
rowboats for rent. Les Holdt is
mixologist and Pauline Nord
strom is short-order cook. Bill
Kotilla pulled a 21 in. trout out
cf the lake—but the average size
caught run to 14 in.
Household pet? My wife and
I received a card from one of our
girls at King's Lake Camp. The
salutation read: “Dear Mom and
dog".
Dee Johansen, Bob Powers and
Edward Geving are on the crush
er at Fred Hurd’s gravel pit. Saw
the roller parked at the Four
Corners, so something must be
going to happen. Rodney Cottle
is on the road water tanker.
Lewis MacDonald just return
ed from Phoenix, Oregon. He
spent the last winter going to
school out there—staying with
his sister. Mrs. Lee Shafer.
Kenny Hurd is pinch hitting for
section foreman Pete Corcoran
at Pittman while Pete is off with
injuries. Remember?—His speed
er backfired and kicked him in
the leg.
Mommas are so handy—no
family should be without one.
Bob Johnson returned from a
visit to Seattle. Bob went to the
Virginia Mason Clinic for a
checkup—evenything seems to be
■fine and he’s looking well.
CAROLINE LENTZ
TO WED ON JUNE 25
Mr. and Mrs. William Lentz of
Palmer have announced the com
ing marriage of their daughter
Caroline Ida to Carl Raymond
Riley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Char
les Riley of Dallas, Texas. The
double-ring ceremony will take
place in St. John’s Lutheran
Church on Saturday evening,
June 25 at 8 o’clock.
All friends of both families are
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Under Laboratory Study
An Alaskan scientist is study
ing the Territory’s most wide
spread insect crop pest, the root
maggot. Dr. Richard H. Wash
burn, Alaska Agricultural Ex
periment Station entomologist,
anticipates that his project to
control the gardener’s and farm
er’s most persistent enemy will
take five years and include work
in the Matanuska and Tanana
Valleys and the Kenai Peninsula.
Root maggots are small, whit
ish worms fly larvae that attack
radishes, turnips, some greens,
and all members of the cabbage
family. Found from the tip of
Southeastern Alaska as far north
and east as gardens are grown,
the root maggot does the most
widespread and consistent in
sect damage in the Territory. Iso
lated homestead gardens on
newly cleared land and well-de
velopd commercial truck farms
suffer equally from three species.
The maggots will get worse as
more land is cultivated if ‘host’
plants like the common wild
mustard are allowed to increase,
Dr. Washburn stated. At present
chemical insect killers have
eased the problem.
“We will continue to study
chemical control measures with
.an eye for new and better ma
trials,” said Dr. Washburn, “but
we will also be looking for possi
ble parasites and diseases that
might be used as maggot control
measures.”
The scientist’s laboratory in
cludes a specially constructed
‘bug house’ with carefully
screened cages for the root mag
gots under observation.
invited to attend the ceremony
and a reception at Carpenters’
Hall, which will follow the cere
mony.
Suiion Buttons
Following a short business
meeting Judy James gave a
demonstration of a flat seam.
Refreshments were served and
we began our sewing.
Sheila Postishek, sec.-reporter
Niie-Clubbers
The Nite-Clubbers held their
regular meeting at LeAnn Hoff
mann’s on June 8
Clothing demonstrations were
given by Judy Hurley, Betty Jo
Wilson and Charmaine Sawby.
Ten dollars was given each
club member attending the 4-H
Round-Up.
The next meeting will be at
the home of Betty and Patty
Schaefer June 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Joan Hurley, reporter
Vegetable Growers
We elected officers on May 25
as follows George Sharp, presi
dent, Larry Trowbridge, vice
president, Roberta Sharp, secre
tary-treasurer, Craig Trowbrid
ge, reporter and Carol Lieser,
song leader.
On June 8 Larry Sharp gave
a report and demonstration on
use of hot kaps. Six members
and both leaders are going to
Fairbanks for 4-H Round-Up.
Craig Trowbridge, reporter
Clover Club
The 4H Clover club met at
Mommsen’s house and with 7
members present. Janet Mathie
and Joan Nunley gave a
demonstration on berry muffins.
We planned a meeting at Linda
Bergman’s house for June 17 th
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We Leave No Weeds Club
Our first 4-H meeting was held
June 9 at Johan Johnson’s home.
Fred Barnes was elected presn
dent; Norman Wilson, vice-presil
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tary-treasurer and Bill Combs,
reporter.
We had a discussion on paint
ing our gardens. Meetings will
be held every two weeks.
Bill Combs, reporter
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Sourdough Club
Members of the Sourdough
Homemakers’ club will hold their
annual picnic on June 19 at Mr.
and Mrs. Don Irwin’s summer
cottage on Wasilla Lake. *
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The Altar and Rosary Society
of St.‘Michael’s Catholic Church
will meet Monday evening, June
20 at the home of Mrs. Dick Mo
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