IValley Churches Commemorate Birth Of Christ
Churches of the Matanuska
Valley will commemorate the
birth of Christ with traditional
services, church school pro
grams, candlelight services, and
/carol singing between now and
Christmas Day. Pastors em
phasized that Christmas serv
ices are open to all residents of
the community, church mem
bers and non-members alike.
Si. John Lutheran Church
The Rev. Rolland Fritz of
St. John Lutheran Church in
Palmer said that a series of
special services will begin
Sunday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m. with
the Sunday school Christmas
program, the theme of which is
“What Jesus Means to Us.”
Pastor Fritz will conduct a
candlelight service at 10:30 p.m.1
on Christmas Eve, his sermon
theme to he “God’s Great Gift.”
The service will include most
of the familiar Christmas carols
and the lighting of candles giv
en to each participant in t h e
service.
Christmas day services will
be conducted at 11 a.m. on Dec.
25.
First Baptist Church
The Christmas program of
the First Baptist Church in
Palmer will begin at 7 p.m.
on Sunday, Dec. 22, and will
include a showing of a Cathe
dral film which tells the Christ
mas Story.
A social hour of carol sing
ing, a visit from Santa, and re
freshments will follow.
The Rev. John Dickerson.
(a non-perishable item of food
pastor, said there will not be a
Christmas Eve service, but that
the church will be open to any
one who wishes to come and
meditate between the hours of
8 and 10 p.m.
The pastor will deliver a
Christmas message at the reg
ular 11 a m. service on Sunday,
Dec. 22.
United Protestant Church
The church school Christmas
program at the United Protest
ant Church will begin at 9:45
a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22. with
a Christmas message to be in
cluded in the regular service at
11 a.m.. Rev. Paul Moyer raid
this week.
Children are asked to bring
a “white gift” to the church
wrapped in white paper) < n
Dec. 22. The “white gifts” will
be distributed to needy fami
lies in the area.
The traditional Christmas
Eve candlelight service will
begin at 8:30 p.m., and will in
clude Christmas carols, a short
message from the pastor, and
the lighting of the candles.
The young people of the jun
ior high school class will go
carolling on Sunday, Dec. 22,
leaving the church at 6 p.m.
St. Michael's Catholic Church
Members of the catechism
classes of St. Michael’s Church
will present a Christmas pro
gram for all children and adults
of the parish in the Palmer
Grange Hall at 1 p.m. on Sat
urday, Dec. 21. Included in the
program will be presentations
by each class from pre-school
through the eighth grade, a gift
exchange presided over by
Santa Claus, and refreshments
for both children and adults.
Christmas Day, the Feast of
the Nativity, is a Holy Day of
Obligation for all Catholics.
Father James P. Snead will be
celebrant at two masses, a high
mass at 10:30 a.m. and a low
mass at 11:30 a.m. Confessions
will be heard before both
AMU CONCERT
IS TONIGHT
The Alaska Methodist Uni
versity Chorale will be under
the direction of Sharon Atack
when it presents its Fourth
Annual Christmas Concert to
night in the Sydney Laurence
Auditorium. The concert will
be the second presentation of
the 1963-64 Collegium Musicum
Series. Palmer members of the
Chorale are David Martin, Bill
Combs, and Carol Covich.
Sharon Atack serves on the
faculty of Alaska Methodist
University as instructor of
chorale music and is the most
recent addition to the growing
musical staff of the institution.
As director of the University
Chorale, Mrs. Atack is in
charge of the oldest and most
widely traveled musical group
from the University. During
the past three years the Chor
ale has traveled extensively
throughout the State and cur
rent plans outline another
tour for the group this spring.
AWARD CONTRACT
A $137,865 contract has
been awarded to Saunders, Inc.
Spenard, Alaska for alteration
work at Wildw'ood Station, Al
aska.
The firm was the low’est of
four bidders whose bids were
opened publicly on November
19 by the U. S. Army Engineer
District, Alaska.
masses on Sunday, Dec. 22, and
also before both masses on
Christmas Day.
The senior choir of St. Mi
chael’s will sing the 10:30 high
mass and will also sing tradi
tional Christmas music and
carols preceding the 10:30 mass
and during the 11:30 mass.
The Church of God
The Sunday school at the
Church of God at Matanuska
and Eklutna streets will pre
sent its Christmas program
Sunday evening at 7 p.m. un
der the direction of the super
intendent, Nancy Rowland.
On Monday evening, the
Youth Fellowship and the
choir will go Christmas carol
ling to a number of homes in
the area.
On Tuesday, Dec. 24. the
i public is invited to a Christmas
Eve candlelight service at 11
p.m., with the pastor, Rev.
William Miller ,in charge.
Highway Church of oGd
The Highway Church of God
will present its Christmas pro
gram on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 10
a.m. The children of the Sun
day school will take part, and
the pastor, the Rev. Paul Sher
bahn, will deliver a short ser
mon.
Palmer Church of Christ
Young people of the Church
of Christ will meet at the
church building at 7 p.m. Fri
day to go carolling. After their
singing, they will return to the
building for hot chocolate and
a final rehearsal of the annual
Christmas program.
“The Light of the Christmas
Star,” featuring a girls’ choir,
will be presented on Sunday at
6 p.m. A musical program com
bined with Scripture and pan
tomime, it emphasizes the im
pel tar.ee of the Christmas Star
1900 years ago, and its reflect
ed light in our lives today. Mrs.
Dorothy Haddenham has direc
ted the production, which will
1 be followed by carol singing
! by candlelight and a short
meditation by the Rev. Floyd J.
Haddenham. minister of the
congregation.
A coffee hour will follow the
program.
LDS Church
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints will pre
sent a special Christmas pro
cram at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday
Dec. 22.
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On Monday, Dec. 23, a 1 1
young people of the community
over 12 years of age are invited
to join a hayride carolling par
ty, which will leave the church
at 7 p.m. Refresments will be
served at the church after
ward.
St. Bartholomew's Church
Members of St. Bartholo
mew's Church will observe
Holy Eucharist at 7:30 p.m. on
Christmas Day, Dec. 25. The
Rev. Dennis Walker of the
Church of the Epiphany in
Valdez will officiate.
Sutton Community Church
Because of illness among
the congregation, the Rev.
John W. Marshall of the Sut
ton Community Church has
announced that the Christmas
services will be postponed un
til Dec. 29. At 10:30 a.m. the
regular services will center
around the birth of Christ, and
the church school Christmas
program will be presented at
6:30 p.m.
Wasilla Assembly
of God Church
The Rev. Paul Riley of the
Assembly cf God Church will
deliver his Christmas message
on Sunday, Dec. 22, at 11 a.m.
The annual Sunday school
Christmas program will be
presented Sunday evening,
with all church school classes
participating. A special feat
ure will be a solo, “In the
Sweet Bye and Bye,” sung in
Eskimo by Mrs. Carrie Ahsa
ruk.
Christmas bags will be pre
sented to the children, and re
freshments will be served in
the bast rnent after the pro
gram.
Valley Presbyterian Church
Regular Christmas -ervices
will be held at 11 a m. Sunday,
Dec. 22, at the Wasilla Presby
terian Church, according to the
pastor, the Rev. Claude Klaver.
The annual Christmas pro
gram will begin at 4 p.m. on
Sunday, Dec. 22, with the jun
ior class presenting “The Shep
herd’s Search,” and the entire
Sunday school taking part in
an original pageant, “What If
Christ Came Today?”
Following the program, pop
corn balls, cookies and punch
will he served.
On Christmas Eve at 7:30
p.m., the church plans a
candlelight Communion serv
ice.
Wasilla Church of Christ
The Rev. Wenter Harvey,
pastor of the Wasilla Church
of Christ, will include a Christ
mas message in the regular
Sunday morning service at 11
o’clock on Dee 22. That eve
ning at 8 p.m., the church
school will present its annual
Christmas program.
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Wasilla Group Meets With Three
Assemblymen To Discuss Borough
Meeting in the home of
Claude M. Kelton, Wasilla, last
Friday evening, borough as
semblymen Louise Kellogg,
Harold Newcomb and Robert
V r o m an discussed borough
problems with a group of Wa
siila residents. The meeting
was called at the request of
Kelton.
Vroman led a discussion of
: different methods for raising
tax monies, with most persons
1 present expressing a preference
MOOSE DEFEAT WARRIORS IN FRIDAY
GAME; JV’s LOSE TO GLENNALLEN
By DEE WOODS
and LARRY KLAYUM
Friday, Dec. 13, may have
been unlucky for some but
not for the Palmer Moose.
They tromped over the Wasilla
Warriors with a score of 78 to
53 in favor of Palmer. The
game was off to a fast start,
the warriors ahead early in the
first quarter with an 8 to 4 in
the first four minutes; but this
was the last time Wasilla fans
saw their team ahead. Palmer
took the rest of the quarter
slowly, and at the half were
pine points ahead. In the sec
ond half Wasilla’s big scorer
went dead, and Palmer moved
ahead without much trouble.
JAY JOHNSON
WINS HONORS
IN TRACK
Jay Johnson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Keith Johnson of Wasil
la who is attending Franklin
high school in Portland, Ore.,
has been named outstanding
runner in city track competi
tion.
This honor entitled h i m to
compete in the College Nation
al meet where, pitted against
West Coast college freshmen
(580 in all), he finished in the
98th position. His time for the
four-mile course was 18 min
utes and 52 seconds.
Jay ran the first two miles
in nine minutes and 21 seconds,
the second two in nine minutes
and 31 seconds. The meet was
held last month.
The young man will leave
Portland Dec. 26 on a tour
with the Youth for Christ
chorus and orchestra. The
group will perform three con
certs in Mexico, one in Reno,
Nevada, and others in Califor
nia and Oregon.
BOX SCORES
Palmer (78)
DeVries
Bolen _
Estelle .
fg
.9
-0
.3
Puddicombe
Bohman _
Patterson _
Pettit -
Hartung
Ingalls _
Woods _
Ehrhart
ft
1-1
0-1
2-0
0-1
0-0
2-2
1-2
2-1
2-0
0-1
0-0
Wasilla (53)
Belde
Huston
Carl _
Jackson
Bryant -
Sellens .
Sullivan _
Harbeson
_1
_0
_9
_1
_2
_4
_3
Kamaisky-0
Harvey -1
Score by quarters:
f pts.
2 19
0-0
1-0
5-1
3-2
1-1
0-1
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
8
0
4
16
13
8
10
0
0
2
1
23
5
Palmer _15-20-21-20—78
Wasilla _15-11-11-16—53
Jim Estelle, one of the first
string forwards, fell and chip
ped a bone in his foot. Mr.
Larson reports that he will not
be able to play until some
time after Christmas.
The Junior Varsity, playing
Glennallen Varsity, were un
lucky with a final score of 38
to 35 in favor of Glennallen.
The teams were evenly match
ed, and neither had played on
the Wasilla court before. The
Glennallen team had a slight
advantage with older players.
Next Monday the Palmer
Varsity will play an Alumni
team, to be made up of players
who have graduated during the
past four years. This game is a
Lettermen’s Club fund raising
activity. The lettermen also
wish to invite all season tick
et holders to a game free of
charge and also wish to thank
them for supporting the high
school basketball program.
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for a general sales tax instead
of a personal property tax.
Taxation of real property was
also discussed, including the
problems of evaluating and as
sessing the property in the
new borough.
It was suggested that school
children he given the chance to
name the borough and design
the seal in a borough-wide
contest.
Assembly members outlined
the problems the first assem
bly will have in setting up and
administering area-wide serv
ice.
Vroman explained the differ
ences between a first and sec
ond class borough, with those
at the meeting agreeing that
this item on the ballot was
least understood by the voters.
The three assembly members
at the meeting said they would
like to talk with more people
i of the borough to find out
what they expect of the as
i sembly and to answer ques
‘ tions. They invited groups or
organizations to get in touch
with them to arrange such
j meetings.
HOSPITAL PATIENTS
In and out at Valley Hospital
during the week ending Dec.
18 were Laura Kloster. Mrs.
David Grow and infant son,
Robert Fritz, Edward Charles
De Freese, Mary Dale, Helen
Wilkerson, Oren H. Stevenson,
and Daniel Giordano.
Still hospitalized yesterday
were William Gordon Huber,
Daisy Heaven, Mrs. Andrew
Smulick and infant son. Myron
W. F. Stineburg, Henry Kat
kus, Meg June Nunley, and
Gary Bacon.
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