Pioneers Picnic Without Drop
Of Rain on Sunday. June 23
By Heinie Snider
The Weather Bureau and lo
cal prognosticators predicted
Sunday, June 23, to be a day
of overhanging clouds, rain,
and wind.
For several days Sourdoughs
had worked to have the picnic
grounds at the Snider home
stead in first class condition
for the yearly event, the Pio
neers’ picnic. Only last week,
Joe Kircher had made an out
door fireplace of small rocks
and boulders from Moose
Creek. Old trees had been cut
down and the ground leveled
and covered with washed gra
vel, donated by genial John
Lemon of Wasilla Concrete
Products. A dock had been
constructed on the beach, and
boats were painted.
It looked very much like
rain on Sunday at 8:30 a.m.,
when the first Pioneers (from
Anchorage Igloo No. 51), bring
ing tables, chairs, and loads of
food and drink, arrived.
We stood in little groups,
discussing what to do and what
not to do in case of rain. The
Community Hall was hired.
“Let’s take a chance,” one
said.
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Mrs. Carl Lottsfeldt of the
Anchorage Ladies’ Auxiliary
said, ‘ Bet you it won’t rain!”
She proved to be right, for
while at times the sky was
dark with rain clouds, not a
drop fell on the Pioneers’ pic
nic. The rain fell between Wa
silla and Big Lake, we were
told.
As usual, we all felt like we
were present at a large family
get-together. Mrs. Evan Jones,
mother of Mrs. Walt Teeland
and Mrs. Lawrence Davenport,
and Mrs. Bagoy and family,
Mrs. Tony Wendler and her
family, and Mrs. Marie Silver
man were there.
The table was groaning un
der the load of food. It looked
like Thanksgiving dinner, with
the turkey replaced by fried
chicken, and, instead of pump
kin pie, ice cream and pop for
the kids, donated by the Tee
land family.
It would take many pages to
name all who helped to make
the picnic a success. Most out
standing was Chuck Porter,
master of ceremonies, who
with his loudspeaker kept the
crowds well-informed about
the events, and made them
roar with laughter at his funny
remarks.
Mrs. Carl Lottsfeldt and her
assistants from Anchorage,
Palmer Igloo No. 15, Mrs.
Neal Browne of Auxiliary No.
11, and Ted Buzby and his
gang handled the entertain
ment. Gene Smith gave a very
good imitation of the Jackie
Gleason character, Joe the Bar
tender. There were races for
the children, a nail driving
contest, boating, and swim
ming.
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Open Deity »10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday Evenings 6 to 8 p.m.
were open to all. Registration
shows that 585 pioneers were
present at the picnic.
As usual, it was a day of
hard work for the officers of
the igloos to keep such a large
crowd, including pioneers from
Fairbanks and Juneau, enter
tained.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hoskins
decorated the table with wild
flowers, and transportation
problems were handled by Ed
Ueeck, Emil LaWalter, Ted
Buzby, and Don Ingalls.
In charge of food were Mrs.
Lottsfeldt and Mrs. Hanson of
Anchorage, and Mrs. Neal
Browne, Mrs. Ted Buzby, and
Mrs. Ted Mommsen of the local
auxiliary.
Mr. and Mrs. Snider receiv
ed a wire from U.S. Sen. ‘ Bob”
Bartlett, saying, in part, “I
only wish I could be with you
at your annual picnic . . . per
mit me to take this means . . .
of wishing all Alaskans who
will be gathered there, sour
doughs and cheechakos alike,
very best wishes.”
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New officers of Women of
the Moose will be installed on
Saturday, June 29, at 8:30
p.m. in the Palmer Moose hall.
The public is invited to attend
the ceremony.
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the Moose picnic at Barry’s
Finger Lake Resort on Sunday,
June 30, at 1 p.m. Each family
is asked to contribute an item
of food to the potluck menu.
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