DANES STAGE YEARLY OBSERVANCE
OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
John Adams thought the
birthday of the United States
ought to be celebrated “from
one end of this continent to
the other” and prescribed
calendar
of EVENTS
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Wednesday, July 3
AA, Mile 58, Glenn Highway,
7 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS. LDS Church, 8
p.m.
EXPLORERS, LDS Church, 8
p.m.
Thursday, July 4
INDEPENDENCE DAY
Friday, July 5
GOLD STAR REBEKAHS,
Carpenters hall, 8 p.m.
IOOF LODGE. Carpenters
hall, 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 7
AA. Milfe 58, Glenn highway, 7
p.m.
Monday, July 8
KIWANIS, Grange hall, noon
ALTAR SOCIETY, Member’s
home. 8 p.m.
SCHOOL BOARD. High sch
ol, 8 p.m.
BAHA’I DISCUSSION GROUP
BAHA’I DISCUSSION
GROUP, Verne Stout home,
8 p.m.
Tuesday. July 9
LIONS CLUB, Frontier Cafe,
noon
THEATRE GUILD, High sch
ool, 8 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL, City hall, 8
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ARC. Extension office. 8 p.m.
EPISC. WOMEN. St. Bartholo
mew’s, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10
AA. Mile 58, Glenn highway,
7 p.m.
CARPENTERS LOCAL. Car
oenter’s hall. 8 p.m.
BPO ELKS. Elks hall, 8 p.m.
BOY SCOUTS. LDS Church. 8
p.m.
EXPLORERS, LDS Church. 8
p.m.
BOY SCOUTS. Legion hall. 7
p.m.
C. A. P. SQUAD, Moose hall,
7:30 p.m.
NORTHLAND PIONEER
GRANGE, Grange hall, 8
p.m.
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pomp and parade, bells and
bonfires for the occasion. But
one of the largest and most
impressive observances of In
dependence Day takes place
thousands of miles away, in
Denmark, according to World
Book Encyclopedia.
Each year as many as 40,000
Danes and Americans gather
t Rebild National Park in
northern Jutland in an endur
ing gesture of international
friendship. While the Stars and
Stripes waves beside the Dan
nehrog, Denmark’s flag, and
television cameras glide along
an avenue of U. S. state flags,
there is band music and sing
ing and even the traditional
Fourth-of-July oratory.
The Rebild Festival was the
inspiration of a group of Dan
ish-born Americans led by Dr.
Max Henius, a chemist who
became a prominent citizen of
Chicago. In 1911 they purch
ased 200 acres of Denmark's
heathery hills and in 1912, re
ports' World Book Encyclope
dia. they presented the land
to the Danish government with
the stipulation that the U. S.
Independence Day be observ
ed there every year.
The celebration has taken
place annually except during
years of war. But even in 1940.
when Denmark was an occu
pied country, a group of Danes
raised the American flag
alongside the Dannebrog with
in the park grounds.
In recent years, American
speakers have included Chief
Justice Earl Warren, Paul G.
Hoffman and former vice
president Richard M. Nixon.
True to the memory of John
'\dams, however, the pomp
doesn’t end with the speeches.
After the ceremonies in the
park, the guests move to the
neighboring town of Aalborg,
where they end the Fourth
with parades and fireworks.
Lions to Sell
Brooms Next Week
Broom salesmen will show
their wares to local household
ers on Thursday, July 11, and
Friday, July 12, members of
the Matanuska Valley Lions
Club have announced.
The broom sale, sponsored
annually by members of Lions
clubs everywhere, is a means
of earning funds for the service
club's program of sight con
servation, which supplies
medical care and glasses to
those who would otherwise be
deprived of these services.
The Lions door-to-door
salesmen will be able to sup
ply local housewives with all
kinds—push, whisk, house
hold.
The broom sale scheduled
earlier for late May, was post
poned because of conflicting
activities.
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Wasilla Girl
Wins VFW Contest
On State Level
First-place winner on the
state level in the Ladies' Aux
iliary of Veterans of Foreign
Wars’ essay contest is Mar
garet Woodward of Wasilla.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pet
tis Woodward.
Miss Woodward, a 1963 grad
late of Wasilla high school,
was awarded a silver medal
by the state organization for
her winning essay, “What I
Can Do for My Country.” Her
essay was submitted on the lo
cal level to the Ladies’ Auxil
iary of Susitna VFW Post 9365,
from whom she received a
bronze medal and a $20 cash
award.
The Wasilla students’ com
position will now enter nation
al competition, where it will
be eligible for scholarship
awards and a gold medal, con
ferred upon the first-place
winner. The first- place nation
al winner will receive a $1,000
scholarship; second place, $500;
third, $250; fourth, $100. In ad
dition, there will be ten hon
orable mention awards of $10
each.
Miss Woodward will attend
the California Baptist College.
Riverside. Calif., where she
will major in English to pre
pare for a career in religious
writing.
Mrs. Ellen Adcock, essay
chairman for the local auxil
iary group, stated, “We hope
that by winning the award Miss
Woodward’s journalistic aspir
ations have been encouraged,
and that we may have helped
ner to gain a university educa
tion."
4-H CLUB NEWS
Cookieiles
The Cookiettes 4-H Club
was organized, with Mrs. Mar
ian Johanson as leader and
Mary Weisenberger as junior
leader.
Eight girls are enrolled.
Paula Griffin is president, Deb
bv Cabo is vice-president,
Elaine Griffin is secretary, and
Annette Johanson is reporter.
Other members are Linda Mof
fitt. Cynthia Cabo, Betty Teel
ing, and Valerie Demming.
We plan a summer health
food program.
The next meeting will be a
cockout at Deneke Park on
July 8 at 1:30 p.m. All mem
bers are to bring their o w n
paper plates and napkins.
Valerie Demming
Acting Reporter
Junior Chef's Club
We met June 29, 10:30 a.m.,
at Mrs. Schmidtke’s. The hosts.
Mark OeJulio and Carl Kop
perud, made frankfurters and
tomato soup. Refreshments
were enjoyed by all.
Eleven members answered
roll call.
The next meeting will be
July 13 at 10:30 a.m. at Mrs.
Mielke’s home.
Kandace Williams
Reporter
Lillie League Club
Revises Schedule
The Palmer Little League
baseball club has revised its
season schedule, club officials
announced this week. Begin
ning July 8, only one game a
night will be played, with
games scheduled Mondays
through Thursdays, beginning
at 6:30 p.m. If makeup games
are necessary, they will be
played on Friday evenings at
McKinley Legion
Installs Officers
At Palmer Picnic
Officers of Mt. McKinley
Legion No. 51 were installed
at the Palmer Moose Lodge pic
nic on Sunday, June 30 with
Past North Moose Leo Lucas
•f Palmer Loupe officiating as
installing officer.
Taking office were Donald
Ingalls, Palmer Lodge. North
Moose; John J. Arkels, Fair
banks Lodge, South Moose;
Samuel V. Green, Sr.. Anchor
age Lodge, East Moose; Wil
liam Webber, Cordova Lodge,
West Moose; Thomas Moffitt,
Palmer Lodge, treasurer; Ro
bert Lucus, Palmer Lodge.
Guiding Moose; Billie Hubert,
\nchorage Lodge, Custodian;
and James E. Deming, Palmer
Lodge, Herder.
Moose members reported
that although it was a cloudy
day and the picnic had to be
held at the Lodge home, a very
fine crowd turned out. and
that everyone enjoyed the bar
becued bear and moose, excel
lently prepared by Bernie
Bouwens. Other delicious dish
es were furnished by the mem
bers.
A well-planned program
kept members and their famil
ies enterta ned throughout the
atternoon.
Patience may be a virtue,
but the more you have the
more some people use it.
8:30 p.m. in two five-inning
double headers.
Date
July 8
July 9
July 10
July 11
July 15
July 16
July 17
jufv 18
■Ju.y 22
Juiv 23
July 24
July 25
July 29
July 30
July 31
Aug. 1
Aug. 5
Aug. 6
\ug. 1
Aug. 8
Aug. 12
Aug. 13
Home Team
Kiwanis
MTA
MTA
Jonesville
Moose
MTA
Jonesville
Moose
K iwanis
Moose
Moose
Jonesville
Moose
Kiwanis
MTA
Visitors
Moose
Jonesville
Moose
Kiwanis
Jonesville
Kiwanis
M'i A
Kiwanis
MTA
Jonesvil'e
Kiwanis
MTA
M 1'A
Jonesville
Kiv/arii:
Jonesville
Kiwanis
Moose
MTA
Moose
MTA
Joncsville
Moose
Jonesville
MTA
Jonesville
Kiwanis
Kiwanis
Moose
Science Students
Begin Training
Program at U of A
Forty-two science-m inded
ligh school students con
verged on the University of Al
aska campus June 22 for the
Deginning of the annual sum
ner science training program
for secondary school students,
sponsored by the University
and the National Science Foun
dation.
During the six-week pro
gram, the students will receive
intensive instruction in mathe
matics and the sciences under
the direction of Dr. William S.
Wilson, head of the University
chemistry department and the
director of the science training
program.
Matanuska Valley students
attending the program are
Ueorge Harbeson, Jr., Wasilla;
Judith Marshall, Palmer; Col
leen Pettit, Palmer, and Ruth
Phillips, Palmer.
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PALMER
MOOSE LEAD
LITTLE LEAGUE
With their fifth win under
their belts at the close of Mon
lax c. ening's double header,
'he Lti; League Moose team
was leading in the summer ser
ies. In a close game with Jones
ville leading all the way until
the final inning, the Moose
eair.e ahead to win by a score
of 10-9. Frye was the winning
pitcher, with Fippei taking the
loss.
In the first Monday evening j
game, Kiwanis downed MTA.;
9-7. Ganschow was the win
ning pitcher, with Peterson
oitching for the MTA team.
In last Thursday’s double
header, the Jonesville team
defeated the MTA. In the sec
ond game, Meiers pitched the
Moose to victory over the Ki
wanis, with Bowers charged
with the loss.
One of the highlights of the
Moose-Kiwanis game was a
triple play in the first inning
by the Moose. With the bases
loaded. Combs hit a line drive
fly to the second baseman,
Caniparoli. who tagged second
and threw to Adams on third
for the third out.
People with lots of money to
lend find it easy to keep in
touch with society.
TEAM STANDINGS
Won Lost
Moose _
Kiwanis
Jonesville
MTA_
_5 1
_3 3
_2 4
2 4
BOHMAN IS NEW
LDS BISHOP HERE
K. Daryi Bohman has been
named bishop of the Palmer
Ward of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints,
according to a rec#ht church
innouncemer.t
The appointment was made
during the denomination’s Al
as.-: . ^take c. Merence in An
chorage on Ju e 22 23.
Bohman succeeds Ethan
Peay. Others named to Palmer
Ward posts during the confer
ence arc Clifton Spendlove,
first counselor, and Ben Dan
sie. second counselor.
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