Explorer Scouts Plan I
Week End Camping
-Trip to Big Lake
The Explorer Scouts of Palmer ^
will make plans for an overnight j
camping trip> this month at the ,
regular meeting to be held Mon
day evening, March 5, at the '
school. The plan now is to leave |
here the week end of March 10 .
for Big lake where the Explorers ,
will spend the night, returning to
Palmer on the following Sunday.
The Explorer Scouts recently en
joyed an overnight trip to Swan
Lake. Joe Lentz, Explorer mem
ber, will also give a talk on win
ter camping at the Monday meet
ing which is set for 8 p.m.
Bob Burkholder of Fish and 1
Wildlife Service is advisor of the j
Explorer Scouts here. He is now :
on temporary duty at Kotzebue I i
and during his absence James j
Hurley is acting advisor.
The local Explorers have been
greatly interested in a three-page j
article written by James Kelley,:;
16-year-old Anchorage Explorer,
and published in the February is
sue of “Boys’ Life,” entitled “In
the Shadow of the Great One.” In
his story Exploiter Kelly tells of ,
an expedition to McKinley Park
with a group of Anchorage Ex- ,
plorer Scouts last summer.
Scout Kelly’s article includes a
striking panoramic photograph of
Mt. McKinley and a topographic !
picture showing Mt. Eielson, \
<Thorofare Pass, and Highway |
Pass, in addition to McKinley.
Besides describing the thrilling
camping experiences of last year’s
scout party, “In the Shadow of the
Great One” gives authentic back
ground material on the history of
McKinley climbing expeditions, j
Young Kelley is a Life Scout in;
Troop 678, sponsored by the Non- i
Commissioned Officers Club at |
Elmendorf Air Force Base, just j
outside of Anchorage. He has 13;
merit badges to his credit, several j
of which were completed during :
..last year’s Explorer Trek. The ex
Donor Roil Siudenls
(re Announced Here
Superintendent William Zah
adnicek today announced Honor
loll students for the six week
>eriod of school just completed,
rreshmen whose grades made
hem eligible for a coveted place
>n the Honor Roll include Jack
rohnson, Jean McMahan, Alvin
Culver, Virginia Boulter, Dorothy
doffman, Margie Huntley, Ernest
loetman and Benny Ross.
Sophomores: Margaret Cope,
L,eola Gaylord, Jack McKechnie,
Mary Ann Mears, Bertha Wassili,
lobert Hartman and Geraldine
Kindgren.
Juniors: Gus Klem and Delores
L<entz. There were no seniors list
ed. Of the 17 students whose
lames appeared, three of them
vere straight A students for the
leriod. They are Robert Hart
nan, Geraldine Kindgren and
3enny Ross.
ledition has been planned as an
mnual event, open to any qual
fied Explorer Scout in Alaska,
vith the party being limited to
ibout 35. Last summer’s trip was
ed by explorer advisor Howard
jould and assistant scout execu
;ive Eugene Butler, both of An
chorage. The explorer trek does
lot attempt professional moun
;ain climbing, but, as described
oy scout Kelly, limits itself to
exploratory hikes of glaciers
around the base of the mountain
and to observation of wild life,
[n his article, .Kelly tells of seeing
grizzly bear, willow ptarmigan,
porcupine, red fox, and many
iwls. Over 700 Alaska scouts re
ceive “Boy’s Life” each month.
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| CUB SCOUT NEWS |
Seven Cub Scouts of Pack 334
received awards at the monthly
pack meeting held February 26
at the school gym. Gerry Combs,
George Kindler and Lief Kopper
ude received bob-cat pins, the
first award made in Cubbing.
Donald Prewitt completed his re
quirements and received a Wolf
badge. Silver arrow points were
awarded to Joey Lawton and
Gerry Fogg. Gerry also received
two gold arrow points. The arrow
points are awarded to Cubs doing
extra achievements after having
earned their badges. Roy Brager
was the only Cub receiving a Lion
badge. Cub Scout leader James
Kindler opened the pack meet
ing with the Cubs reciting the
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Cub Scout pledge.
An interesting game was played
following the awards in which
each Cub Scout told where he
was from, how he got to Palmer
and how he likes it in Alaska.
Mrs. Howard Estelle’s Den 4 per
formed a flag drill, followed by a
short skit, “What They Do to Mu
tineers,” staged by Mrs. William
Fogg’s Den 2. Mrs. Robert John’s
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. Cubs of Den 3 displayed soap,
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j the forthcoming Blue and Gold !
| banquet is to be held March 26, |
[ in the form of a pot-luck dinner, •
I with each family being asked to I
bring a dish. The meeting was I
closed with the living-circle cere- J
mony. Clark McHuron was in
charge of the games for the eve
ning, assisted by Charles S. Erce
govich of the school faculty.
There will be a general meet
ing for all Cub Scout parents
and leaders at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James Kindler, March 7,
at 8 p.m. Everyone interested in j
cubbing is invited to attend.
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