“FAIR WEATHER”
By Barbara Hamilton
A flurry of activity has been
noted on the Fairgrounds over
the weekend and the first part
of this w’eek. The Army, the
56th Engineer Construction
Company to be exact, has men
working on the new armory
slated for the Palmer area.
The Matanuska Valley
Sportsmen’s Club has moved
their rifle range from the front
gate of the fairgrounds to an
other location. It was quite a
job moving the heavy steel
targets that had just been in
stalled last year. Many thanks
to the Sportmen for their co
operation and for being such
good sports.
Curly Sutton, manager for
the Fair, has announced (we
will be repeating this from
time to time) that exhibitors
must have all exhibits in by
August 29th. There will be no
entries accepted after that
date.
Concessions at midway
booths and the Snodgrass
building have nearly all been
rented. The few that are left
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Wasilla-Big Lake News
BY PHYLLIS EDWARDS
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Barnes
and children have returned to
Wasilla after an extended trip
to the Lower 48, where they
visited Mrs. Barnes' parents in
Oklahoma. They are at pres
ent staying with the Ted Mom
msens.
• » *
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Rob
inson are the parents of a sev
en pound, three ounce baby
boy. Eric Charles, bom July
17 at Valley Presbyterian Hos
pital.
• • *
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cook of
Poughkeepsie. New York,
spent a few days visiting the
Darel Smiths, getting a first
hand view of homesteading to
take back to the Smith’s fam
ilies, and enjoying what they
called "unbelievable fishing"
in Cottonwood Creek.
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The Rock and Roll 4-H Club
meeting of July 16 was at the
Tony Vickaryous farm. Main
topic of the day was camp and
the trip to Chicago. Roland
Patrick gave a demonstration
on rabbit nests, and David Pat
rick’s demonstration was on
treating tender calf’s foot. The
group played games and were
served refreshments. The next
meeting will be at Knutsons
on July 30 at 7:30 p.m. Club re
porter is Patty Knutson.
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Ernest Gann of Mendeltna
visited his sister and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilky Wilkerson
of Hollywood and Vine Road
over the weekend.
* • *
Grace and Suzie Black from
Washington State and Mrs.
Raymond Kula of Michigan
were visitors of the Tony Vick
aryous family.
Dick Baker, organist at Wil
liwaw Lodge, celebrated his
birthday July 22.
* * *
Hallea Lodge on Lucille Lake
is now under the management
of Keith and Kitty Johnson,
who report good fishing in the
lake.
* * *
Mrs. Don Ballard of Glen
allen visited her brother and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Lou In
gram of Big Lake, last week.
* * *
Ed Beech is clearing the Big
Lake school building site,
F & W Construction Co. of An
chorage was awarded the con
tract for the new school.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilfert
from Burlington, Wise., are
spending the summer with the
Pat Mahoney family. They are
Mrs. Mahoney’s parents.
* * *
Oscar Dahlberg, formerly of
Island Lodge at Big Lake, is
busy preparing for a trip to
Sweden to visit relatives. John
and Loyce Huber have leased
the lodge. Huber is superin
tendent of maintenance for
Cordova Air Lines of Anchor
age, and spends weekends at
the lodge with Mrs. Huber and
their children, Renee, Bill and
Betty Kay.
Eleven young beauties have
entered the Beauty Contest,
and one will be crowned “Miss
Big Lake Regatta of 1963" on
Saturday, July 27, at 8 p.m. at
Big Lake Lodge. Earlier in the
i afternoon, short course races
will get under way at the
Yacht Club at 1 p.m. On Sun
i day, 12:30 p.m., the Big Lake
Marathon starts at Ship Ahoy,
and awarding of trophies and
the ticket drawings will be
held at Call of the Wild Lodge
at 5:30 p.m. All of Big Lake
; extends an invitation to two
i fun-filled days during the Re
gatta to one and all. See you
there!
The Wasilla Church of Christ
will hold a fellowship pot luck
dinner after services Sunday at
the church. Following the din
ner, the closing Bible school
programs will be presented at
1:30 p.m. Twenty-two students
are enrolled in the school.
Final day is Saturday, July
27, 10 a m. to 2 p.m. Students
are reminded to bring a sack
lunch.
* * •
Wasilla Assembly of God
Church announces the opening
of two weeks of Bible school,
beginning Monday, July 29,
from 9 a m. to 12 noon, and
continuing daily Monday
through Fridays through Aug.
9. This year's theme is “Living
with Christ,” and is directed by
the Rev. and Mrs. Howard
Shaffett, missionaries from
Springfield, Mo. The school is
open to all children and young
people from three to 17 years
old. If transportation is needed,
phone the Rev. Paul Riley at
FR 6-3161.
* • *
Special guest speaker for
Sunday services will be the
Rev. Arvin W. Glandon of
Fairbanks. Rev. Glandon has
been holding Bible schools
along the north coast of Alas
ka for the Eskimo people,
i Everyone is invited to hear
him speak.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Teeland
drove to McKinley Park last
week for a three-day vacation
and belated observance of their
thirtieth wedding anniversary.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fisher
and children of Sutton spent
the weekend at their homestead
in the Meadow Lakes area,
visiting friends and neighbors.
* * *
If you wondered why so
many young ladies, ten to be
exact, were sleep-walking
around Wasilla last Friday,
Miss Donna Harvey explains
that she hosted a slumber
party Thursday night. Starting
out with a swim in Wasilla
Lake, the fun continued with
pizzas and games at the Har
vey residence. Slumbering
with Donna were Cathy Cogh
lan. Jane Nunley, Ida Hjellen,
Sherri Wiliams, Shiela Reding
ton. Dee Dorsit, Patsy Osborne,
Barbara Kelton, and Phyllis
Edwards.
Mrs. Beda Anderson has re
turned to her home at Big Lake
after an extended trip to Cali
fornia, Sweden, and Denmark.
Mrs. Anderson visited rela
tives in Sweden she had not
seen for 26 years, when she last
made the trip abroad. She said
the flight home was marvelous,
only eight hours long, from
Denmark to Anchorage. She
told of flying over the North
Pole with the sun shining
brightly overhead and ice and
snow below. She was able to
tour the countryside in Swe
den and Denmark, and reports
it as beautiful. Residents there
are enjoying the best summer
in years, she said.
* • *
Wasilla VFW Post 9365 will
host the first anual VFW state
picnic at the Post home on
Sunday, July 28, from 12 noon
on. All VFW and auxiliary
members and their families
are welcome to attend.
The Matanuska- Susitna bor
ough committee reports that
the following places will accept
contributions for the cost of
legal fees in the injunction suit
to stop the Captain Cook bor
ough election slated for Sept.
17. If you wish to contribute,
you may do so at Smith Auto
motive Service, Teeland’s, the
Wonder Shop, and Houston
Market.
Rummage Sale
Offers Variety
Name anything you might
need, from a fruit jar to a fur
parka, and you can probably
find it at the Matanuska Val
ley Crippled Children’s Asso
ciation rummage sale which
opened this morning in the
Center Theatre building.
The sale which is being con
ducted in the office space for
merly occupied by the state
highway engineers, will con
tinue tomorrow and Saturday,
with the doors opening at 9
a.m.
A wide variety of useable
articles of clothing, household
goods, and tools have been do
nated for the sale, and addi
tional items will still be ac
cepted.
MVCA members promise in
teresting browsing to anyone
who wishes to come in and
look around.
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