RANDOM RAMBUNGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen
We eat by the clock (time to
be hungry). Citizens south of the
Kio Grande eat when they are
hungry. T. V., tho, seems to con
^°1 eating habits of our kids.
Amy Greenwood's book, “Roll
ing North" is being read about
town much discussed—and well
liked.
Some of the fellows that have
tendered their resignation”—
and are now out of the army: Ray
McDonald, Ed Church and Ted
Knutson.
Explorer Scouts will have their
party at the school—Saturday,
the 28th.
Playing to SRO on their clos
ing night—Earl Combs M.C.’d the
local talent to a Follies success.
Shades of burlesque were offered
by Grady and June Robinette.
Hay Jensen polished off repeated
encore* of cowboy ballads on his
accordion—voicing the songs in
Tex Ritter style. The entire pro
gram put on by Wasilla Grange
No. 3 was good. Wish there was
room for the names of the entire
cast- and the parts they played.
One number I particularly enjoy
ed was “The Old Spinning Wheel”
with Rose Johnson pedaling an
ancient wheel. Mrs. McClendon
sang the words—and played the
piano accompaniments for the
evening. Irving and Florence
Sawby were here to see the pro
gram—so was “Ben—the Bingo
Boy”.
Playing a card for her mother
(Betty) Linda LePors schreeched
the magic signal at The Palmer
Elk's “Aw Shucks" game to win
the accumulated jackpot.
Seen on a day of sunshine: Dan
Gray, Clyde Thorpe, Les Holt,
Jack Fabyan, Grady & June Rob
inette (homesteading), Pat Wells,
Bob Visnaw (from Little Susitna
River), Ray Otto, Jeanne Schaver,
R.N., Rose and Oscar Johnson
(shopping at Teeland’s) and the
Bowlbys (in a horse-drawn
sleigh). Couldn’t overlook Bill
Niemi and Paul Parson on Lake
Wasilla (cutting ice) and Jim
Kennedy with his “Buddy” (Bob
Herkimer)—out for a stroll with
“Mickey”.
To “Scotch" a rumor as to just
which family will be back. The
Wenter Harvey family have in
dicated they will be here some
time in May.
A sure sign of spring is to see
Capt. Rudy Krueger of the US
AAF. Rudy went to school in An
chorage—has his home there—
and a summer place at Big Lake.
Think most of you will remem
ber him from his family—his dad
was formerly Section Foreman
at Willow—and is now stationed
at Portage. To “joggle” your
memory some more, his wife is
the former Pat Chisholm—re
member now? Her “pop” came
into the Territory every year as
a salesman.
Dropped in on the Lynn Wright
family. Found that Lynn and
Clayt "Rocky" Racca are readying
their bulldozer for this season's
contemplated land-clearing pro
ject Understand the A.R.R.C. has
a sum of money earmarked for
loaning to homesteaders for that
purpose.
Another sign of Spring is to
see “Swede” (James) Sandvik
clearing the right-of-way with
the R. R. bulldozer.
It is said that the course of true
love never runs up a big light
bill.
Jean Dryden is back in Wasilla
MARCH 27
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8:00 Singspiration Service under the direction
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NURSES POSTPONE
MEETING TO APRIL 1
Members of the Matanuska
Valley Nurses Association are
reminded that their regular meet
ing, scheduled for March 25, has
been postponed to April 1, so
as not to conflict with the Ki
wanis Minstrel show being held
on the 25th.
Thp postponed meeting will be
held at the Health Center at 8
p.m. Gayle Rowland, RN, will
speak on laboratory procedures
and Helen Maze, RN, will speak
on X-ray procedures. All mem
bers are urged to attend.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
CUB SCOUTS, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs.
Combs, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
7 p.m.
MONDAY, MARCH 28
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
WASILLA LIBRARY CLUB, Li
brary, 8 p.mu
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 30
BROWNIE SCOUTS, Wasilla Li
brary, 3:30 p.m.
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
Returned by bus the other eve
ning, following a trip Stateside
where she assisted in the settle
ment of an estate.
NEW BABIES
Isaacson
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Isaacson
of Sutton are receiving congra
tulations on the birth of • their
second child, a daughter, who
was born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital on March 21. She has
been named Kim Louise and
weighed six pounds, 13 ounces at
birth. Mr. Isaacson is employed
at the Alpine Service Station.
GREENHOUSE BUILDING
DISCUSSED IN NEW
EXTENSION BULLETIN
Greenhouses make it possible
for Alaskans to eat home-grown
tomatoes, cucumbers and egg
plant.
To meet the demand for in
formation about building a
greenhouse, C. . Fahnestock, agri
cultural engineer has prepared
an Extension bulletin titled
“Greenhouses for You”.
The lean-to, detached and sash
are the three types of green
houses described in Fahnestock's
bulletin. He is with the Univer
sity of Alaska Agricultural Ex
periment Station in Palmer and
also serves as an Extension spec
ialist.
Fahnestock gives suggestions
for location of a greenhouse, its
size, advantages and disadvan
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