GIRL SCOUT PROGRAM IN THE VALLEY
SERVES 100 LOCAL CHILDREN
(The fifth in a series of arti
cles explaining the functions of
the various agencies benefitting
from Community Chest funds
in the Matanuska Valley.)
Girl Scouting in Palmer has
grown from a single troop, or
ganized in the spring of 1949, to
four troops now in existence. In
addition, there are five troops
waiting to be organized this fall.
In all, there are about 100 girls in
the Valley, ranging from ages
seven to 16 years, participating
in the Girl Scout program.
This growth in Scouting has
been made possible through the
aid of the Anchorage Girl Scout
Council, of which Palmer is a
member. The Anchorage Council
employs a full-time professional
worker, whose help is available to 1
Palmer leaders.
This professional leader already !
has given 18 hours of training ses
sions to eight leaders in Palmer.
She will conduct a series of addi
tional training classes this fall, for
leaders of the proposed five new
troops.
In addition to these special |
training sessions, the Anchorage
Council workshop is open to Pal
mer leaders. Here special classes !
are given in folk dancing, sing-;
ing, psychology and the like.
Palmer’s original Girl Scout I
troop, Troop No. 11, is led by Mrs.'
Robert Busby. Troop 11 meets in
the United Protestant Church and
in the school Gymnasium on Fri
day afternoons. Its membership
is made up of a very enthusiastic
group of older girls.
Their program for the year has
included folk dancing, hiking,
camping, first-aid training and
community projects. Among
those projects, Scouts of Troop 11
have helped the local public
health nurse, made 40 posters for
the current Community Chest
drive and made overseas school
bags.
Intermediate Troop No. 27. led
by Mrs. Carlos Driggars and Mrs.
Richard Thompson, meets in the
Church of God basement qn Fri
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day afternoons.
Their program last year includ
ed hikes, cook-outs, and com
munity projects. This latter item
included cleaning the library,
helping the American Legion
Auxiliary with the annual poppy
sale, and making overseas school
bags.
The former Brownie Troop No.
26 is to be divided into a Brownie
Troop and an Intermediate Troop.
These troops, together with the
Brownie troops to be organized
among second and third grade
girls, are awaiting more volunteer
leaders. Two additional leaders
also are needed for intermediate
Girl Scout work.
Although the Valley has 100
girls interested in the Scouting
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CHAMBER MEETS NEXT WED.
The next regular meeting of j
the Valley Chamber of Commerce
will be held on Wednesday, Oct.
18, president Clair Stock remind
ed members this week. The
luncheon meeting begins prompt
ly at noon in the former library.
program and all of Anchorage
has only 550, the Anchorage
Council has - requested only $200
from the Valley to help meet the
$8,950 budget for this year. Yet
without the aid of that Anchor
age office, the Girl Scout pro
gram could not be carried on in
the Valley.
A contribution to the Valley’s
Community Chest, which is now
soliciting contributions for its
1950-’51 program, will help fur
ther the Girl Scout program in
the Valley.
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Mrs. Sultich Called Outside
Mrs. Jack Suttich and son, John,
left for California aboard the
S.S. Alaska last Sunday. Mrs.
Suttich was called Outside by the
sudden illness of her husband’s
mother. She expects to be back
in Valdez by the first of the year.
INJURED MAN IMPROVING
John Wieler, injured recently1
in a highway accident, returned
to Valdez last week from An
chorage, where he had gone to
seek medical treatment for his
shoulder. Mr. Wiedler’s condition
is markedly improved.
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