Houslon-Willow News
By Kelly Palmquist
The three new 4-H clubs are
operating well and meeting
regularly on the second and
fourth Monday evenings.
The High Ridge 4-H Club
met on July 22. Two members
of this group plan to attend
the 4-H Kings Lake camp Aug.
11-15.
The other Willow club
adopted the name “The Lucky
Clovers,” and meets twice a
month on Thursday mornings
at the Willow Civic Center.
The third new club is the
Big Lake 4-H Club, which also
meets twice a month on Mon
day evenings. Mrs. Hilmie
Blank, sewing project leader,
recently arranged a home dem
onstration for the club mem
bers and leaders by Miss Myrtle
Bang on the subject, “Know
Your Sewing Machine.”
On Wednesday, July 24, Miss
Bang gave the same instruc
tion to leaders and members
of the “Lucky Clovers” at the
Willow school.
The Western 4-H Leaders'
Council meets once a month
for the Pittman, Big Lake,
Houston and Willow areas.
Leaders and junior leaders
met with Miss Myrtle Bang to
discuss problems of organiza
tion, education, recreation, and
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comunity service. The last
meeting was on July 17 at the
home of Mrs. Rose Palmquist
and featured an illustrated dis
cussion by Miss Bang on “Dem
onstrations.” The next meeting
of the council will be on Aug.
21 at 7:30 p.m. in the home of
Mrs. Mary Batchelor.
* * »
The Little Susitna area wel
comed the adidtion of a new
homestead family, Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Weber and their six
children. The Webers took up
the relinquishment on the orig
inal Bruce Thomas filing adja
cent to the Norwood Long
homestead.
Mrs. Nancy Woodward suf
fered a number of cuts and
bruises last week when her
car hit a gravel ridge and slid
off the road near the Houston
Market. First aid was adminis
tered by Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bry
ant, then Mrs. Woodward was
taken to the Valley Presbyteri
an Hospital. After stitches to a
knee and examination, Mrs.
Woodward was released. Mrs.
Woodward’s only passenger in
the car, who was not injured,
was the young son of Frank
and Rose Moss. He ran down
the road after the accident to
get help. The car was not dam
aged.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bryant
were hosts to a number of
youngsters last Sunday in a
double birthday party celebra
tion for their two children.
* • *
The Carl Beratos, having ful
filled their residence require
ments on their homestead, are
back at their original Pittman
location, enjoying hot and cold
water in the house, electricity,
and baseboard heating.
The Ken Gillow family, who
kept the Berato house “warm"
during this interval, moved to
their own homestead near
Hollywood and Vine.
* * *
Neighbors and friends gath
ered last Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Mary Batchelor
to extend best wishes to Mr.
and Mrs. William MacPherson
on their trip south, beginning
July 30.
Pat and Larry Byrd and
their three children recently
moved from the Wilkerson
place near the Big Lake-Wil
low Y to be closer to Larry’s
work. Their new home is a cab
in at Montana. Mr. Byrd is the
state department of highways
engineer for the bridge at Sun
shine.
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Palmer
Speech Therapist
Here Next Week
Margaret Hamilton, speech
therapist for the Matanuska
Valley area, will be at the
ACCA clinic in Palmer on July
29, 30, and 31, according to Mrs.
Lowell Simpson, president of
the Matanuska Valley chapter
of the association.
Miss Hamilton will be in the
clinic on each of these days
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appoint
ments may be made by calling
jthe clinic at PI 5-4811.
The regular meeting of
! MVCCA will be Monday, July
29, at 7:30 p.m. at the ACCA
clinic. Miss Hamilton will con
duct a question-and-answer
period concerning the work
being done here through the
speech and hearing program.
Anyone wishing information
about this program of correc
tional therapy is invited to at
tend the meeting.
A film, “PKU Mental Defic
iency can be Prevented," will
be shown.
FAULT-FINDERS
When a fellow starts up the
ladder of success he’s apt to
hear more complaints than
compliments.
Women spend lots of time
getting a husband and then
find they are chained to the
missing link.
RAINBOW GIRLS PLAN RECEPTION
Members of the Grand As
! sembly of Alaska who are also
members of Palmer Assembly
No. 7, Order of Rainbow for
Girls, will be honored at a
reception on Monday, July 29,
at 8 p.m. in Carpenter's hall,
Glee Casler, publicity chair
man, said this week.
Those to be honored are
Charles Wilson, grand execu
tive board member, Linda
Cope, grand love, Janie Hanks,
grand treasurer, and Glee eas
ier, grand outer observer.
All Rainbow Girls and
friends are invited to attend
the reception.
A man with tact has the abil
ity to change the subject with
out changing his mind.
Days like this are made for Olympia
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NOME PICNIC SUNDAY
The third annual picnic for
all former residents of Nome
now living in this area will be
held at Eklutna Flats near An
chorage on Sunday, July 28.
Further information may be
obtained by calling FA 2-5163
in Anchorage.
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