News From—
Sutton-Eska-Alpine
By Sally Norris
Bingo was held at the Sut
ton Community Hall on April
11. Leonard Welch won the 25
cent game. Virginia Norris’s
name was called for the door
prize, but she didn't receive it
because she wasn’t there.
* * *
Birthday Club was held at
the home of Virginia Norris on
April 9. Mrs. Kate Maddie won
high prize, Mrs. Marie James
won low prize, and Mrs. Rivera
Hiber and Mrs. Marie James
won pinochle prizes.
* * *
Mrs. Elbe Mrak. Billie and
Kimmie left for Seattle on
April 14. They will be spend
ing about a week.
* * *
A play was given by the
members of the Sutton Com
munity Church on Easter Sun
day.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Richey
and Lee spent the weekend at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Boyle and family.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Eino Kuoppola,
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sandvik
and Brenda, and Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Richey and Lee were
dinner guests on Easter Sun
day at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Herb Boyle and family.
• • •
An Easter egg hunt was held
around the Alpine Inn on
Easter. Many children from the
Sutton and Palmer area at
tended.
* • •
Mrs. Herman Heubsch spent
the weekend at the home of
STUDENTS ELECT
1963-64 OFFICERS
Palmer High School student
council officers for the 1963-64
school year were elected April
11. They are Andy DeVries,
president: Mickey Pettit, vice
president: Liz Schreiber. sec
retary; and Mary Lou Johnson,
treasurer.
Varsity cheerleaders were
chosen April 16 by a vote of the
lettering members of the pep
club and the lettermen’s club.
They are Barbara Lentz. Holley
Schroeder, Ann Fowler. Susie j
Marple. and Liz Schreiber.
MRS. HULBERT
TAKES 4-H POST
, Mrs. James Hulbert has been ;
appointed to work part time
with the Alaska Cooperative
Extension Service during the
months of April, May and June.
Her special responsibility will
be with the 4-H program in the
area.
Mrs. Hulbert is a former
Home Demonstration Agent for
this district. She has also been
an active 4-H leader in the
Butte area.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson and
family of Sutton.
• • *
Mr. and Mrs. Woody Bersaw
of Sutton spent Easter Sunday
in Anchorage with their daugh
ter and son-in-law. Mrs. and
Mrs. Ron Lohr and children. j
* • •
Sunday guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Leppanen ,
and family were Mr. and Mrs. (
John Cooper and family of ,
Anchorage, Mr. and Mrs. .'
Harvey Estep of Palmer, Mrs. '
Fannie Wirtanen and Wally,
and Sergeant Ernie Kovach. ,
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Wasilla
News Notes
By Jane Browne
Miss kincia txautse uarney,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Char
les Carney of Wasilla. became
the bride of Clinton Neil Thom
as, son of Mr. Clinton Thomas
and Mrs. Eugenia Thomas of
Wasilla. Wedding vows were j
exchanged at St. Michael’s
Church in Palmer at 7 p.m.
March 30, 1963. Father Nugent
officiated at the double ring
.andlelight ceremony.
The bride chose a floor leng
th gown of chantilly lace over
taffeta. The bodice had a scal
loped neckline and was seeded
ivith sequins and pearls. Her
shoulder length veil fell from
i small satin hat fashioned with
ing pearls, and she carried a
arge orchid.
Cynthia and Charlene Car
ney, nine year old twin sisters
jf the bride, were flower girls
and preceded the bride to the
liter.
*The bride’s attendant was
Miss Helen Carter, and brides
maids were Miss Linda Berg
man, Miss Judy Garcia and
Miss Florene Neal. Their gowns
■vere lavender and mint green
'ashioned of embroidered ny
on over taffeta.
The groom's attendant was
3oug Carney, brother of the
aride, and ushers were John
Overstreet and Ralph McLain.
The bride’s mother wore a
alue floral print street length
Iress with matching accessor
es. The groom's mother wore
i beige jersey street length
iress with white accessories.
The reception, given by the
iride’s parents, followed at the
Wasilla Community Hall. Mrs.
id Carney baked and served
he wedding cake. Mrs. Ralph
McLain presided over the guest
look.
Mrs. Thomas is a 1962 gradu
ite of Wasilla high school and
Mr. Thomas is a 1960 graduate
tnd is at present serving with
he Air Force. They expect to
nake their home temporarily
>n Okinawa.
• » *
Miss Joan Nunley, daughter
if Mr. and Mrs. Leo Nunley of
Wasilla became the bride of
Sharon Daniel Fleckenstein.
son of Mrs. Florence Flecken
stein. Jan. 26. 1963, at 8 p.m.
Reverend Wenter D. Harvey
of the Church of Christ per
formed the candlelight cere
mony at the Wasilla Assembly
if God Church. Reverend Paul
Riley sang “I Love You Truly”
accompanied at the organ by
Mr. Ray Holtz.
The bride chose a floor length
gown of chantilly lace over
slipper satin with chapel train,
rhe bodice had a beau neckline
and was trimmed with sequins.
Her shoulder lengh veil fell
from a tiara of pearls and she
Harried a bouquet of carnations.
Miss Jane Nunley, sister of
the bride was the maid of hon
or, and attendants were Linda
Bergman and Janeil Roberts,
rheir gowns were street length,
in apricot, turquoise, and blue,
ana mey carriea wnue carna
tion muffs.
Joe Fleckenstein was his bro
ther’s best man, and Dave
Smith and Fred Nunley were
ushers.
The reception, given by the
bride's parents, followed imme
diately at the V.F.W. Home.
Florene Neal presided over
the guest book while Linda
Bergman and Janeil Roberts
opened the gifts. Mrs. Shirley
Bird, sister of the groom, serv
ed the punch and Mrs. Verlyn
Smith served the cake.
The bride’s mother wore a
fawn brown crepe street length
dress with brown accessories.
The grooms mother wore a jer
sey two tone brown suit with
beige accessories.
Mrs. Fleckenstein is a 1962
graduate of Wasilla High sch
ool and has been employed by
the F.A.A. in Anchorage. Mr.
Fleckenstein attended the Was
illa school and served with the
U. S. Navy. They will make
their home in Wasilla.
* * *
The chairman of this year’s
V. F.W. essay contest, Mrs. El
len Adcock, has announced
that first place went to Margar
et Woodward, a senior at Was
illa high school. Second place
winner was Tamara Mercier
and third place winner was
Barbara Clarke. This year’s
title was “What Can I Do for
my Country.”
• * •
Approximately 75 friends
stopped by the home of Mrs.
Martin Olson Monday evening
for a farewell party. Everyone
received a small gift, since
Edith took down knick-knacks
and did not find time or room
to pack them for shipping. Mr.
Ernest Peck recited the "Cre
mation of Sam McGee” and it
was taped for future enjoy
Palme* Kiwanii Ghtl
Presents Their Annual Spring
May 3 & 4, 8:30 P.M.
CENTRAL S3HOOL GYM
Producer "Dutch" Bailey, Manager Emil Ganschow,
Musical director Lee Plumbley
with scores of local talent.
A
TWO SCHOLARSHIPS TO
60 TO AREA SENIORS
Beginning this year, a schol
arship to a worthy senior stud
ent in each of the high schools
in the service area of the Mat
anuska Electric Association
will be granted in the amount
of $500, Phil O’Neill, president
of the MEA board of directors,
announced at the annual meet
ing on April 12.
At present, the Palmer and
Wasilla high schools are the
only ones in the service area. A
scholarship will also be avail
able to the Eagle River high
school after its completion and
occupancy.
The 1963 scholarships will go
to a graduating senior from the
Palmer and the Wasilla high
schools. Although the recipient
cannot accept any other local
scholarship, he is not precluded
from accepting other awards or
prizes at graduation exercises.
The award will be based
principally on scholarship, al
though leadership and financial
need will also be considered. No
field of specialization is speci
fied, except that the recipient
must enroll in an accredited in
stiution of higher learning lead
ing to any bachelor’s degree.
Students wishing to apply for
these scholarships should do
ment. Mrs. Olson expects to
make her home in Vancouver,
Washington.
• * •
You won’t want to miss the
basketball game between the
P.T.A. men and the faculty
Friday evening at the high
school gym. During half time
the local Kitchen Band known
as “The Sympathy 8” will en
tertain. Come and see—your
next door neighbor might be a
musician and you didn’t know.
STARTING APRIL 18, 1963
ON
M Prim
Regular
Tobacco
Candy & Pop
EVERYTHING WILL
Price on
GO
Bakery Goods
6Lt,*A L i Dairy Produch
Prodwe
CLOSING DATE APRIL 27 UNLESS SOLD OUT DEFORE
| so in a letter addressed to the
MEA board of directors. The
letter should include the stu
dent's reason or reasons for
pursuing a course of study in
higher education, and a sum
mary of the student's partici
pation in school activities, as
well as participation in activ
ities outside the school. Appli
cations should be turned in to
Alvin Okeson, Palmer high
school guidance director, or to
the Wasilla high school princi
pal by May 1. The application
deadline in future years will be
March 1.
The scholadship funds will
be sent to the registrar of the
college of the student’s choice,
where one-fourth will be dis
persed at time of registration
and the balance in either two
or three payments throughout
the year, at the choice of the
student.
In a resolution approving
:he scholarships, tne ivm.\
Doard of directors pointed out
[hat the shortage of college -
trained professional people is
jne of the most serious pro! -
lems facing our country today,
and that this problem is or.e
that now affects and will coi -
tinue to affect the economic
development of our state.
The board also voted to des
ignate the Palmer high school
award as the "Molly Pierson
Scholarship", since the scholar
ship idea was originally pro
posed by Mrs. Pierson before
her retirement from MEA last
year.
The members of the board
called the scholarship “a tri
bute to her unflagging devotion
to the interests of the Associa
tion and its owner-members,
and her concern for the contin
uing welfare of our young peo
ple, our community, and our
state.”
MOOSE
GAME NIGHT
EVERY WEDNESDAY NITE
PUBLIC WELCOME
MOOSE HALL-PALMER-8 P.M.
One word for
Rural Electric co-ops is...
Abundance is the op
posite of scarcity and re
stricted output. It makes
possible the selling of
something at a price the
user can afford to pay.
Electric co-ops lit up
rural America when elec
tric service was either un
obtainable or priced fan
tastically high.
Member-Consumers of
Rural Electrics could buy and enjoy the benefits of
co-op electricity . . . use it to produce goods efficiently
. . . increase output . . . and increase their income . . .
And they buy more and
more machines and appli
ances to use their low-cost
electricity . . . creating a
billion dollar market each
year!
Rural Electrics are pay
ing back their REA loans—•
with interest . . . and help
ing millions of people enjoy
a richer, fuller life . . .
Matanuska Electric
Association
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