Mew li.iy Mountain Children's Home
*leats Completion; Children Move In
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t
C"urti’<> of M * 'inusk:i Valley Rnorri
li -ii:«< that faith will m* w
uount.iins. Although then m.i
■>< n ■ piv-i nt day evidenei of tin»
possibility in the mountains sur
rounding the Valley, there is a
very concrete manifestation of]
what faith will do up on Lazy
Mountain.
Up there, two weeks ago. 50
children moved into an imposing
42-room home that was built by
aith. The home has been three
years in the building and it's not
entirely finished yet. but the new
.azy Mountain Children’s Home
:s the largest and certainly will
be one of the tinest for miles and •
miles around. Perched up high on
a shoulder of the mountain, it
ommands a breathtaking view at
the whole Valley and Knilt Arm
as it flows into Cook Inlet.
No Hi-ed Labor
No hired labor has gone into
the building of the home. Started
in 1949. there have been two to
four men from the home working
<>n it since it was begun. Last
summer, after a group of C. I. D.
officers discovered the building
under construction and learned
that it was being built entirely by
volunteer laborers, many service
men took part in the building
during their off-duty hours. Many
week-ends since have found aj
group of eager volunteer service
men helping the devoted workers
of the children's home with the
inside finishing.
The home is a monument to
the faith of Reverend and Mrs.
Kenneth Hughes, who came to
the Valley from Valdes, in 1947;
afer three of the five buildings}
belonging to the E! Nathan j
Children’s Home burned there.)
The temporary homes for the 30
children they brought with them ,
were made from Qudnset huts.
donated by the Army. They were
i-et up on a parcel of land dona
ted by Max Sherrod. Before the
children could be moved to their}
new home, it was necessary for |
Rev Hughes and five men and:
boys to build a roaa up to the.
site ana erect me Buuuiugs.
road opened up the area to new
settlers so that a few months af- j
ter the children had been moved!
to their Quonset homes, ME A.!
came up the mountain with elec
tricity.
Three other couples have con- [
.-ecrated themselves along with
Rev. and Mrs. Hughes to the task
of providing a Christian home for
children orphaned by death, sick
ness, and want. They are Rev.
and Mrs. Sidney Lindeke, Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Bryant, and Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Phillips. Two wo
men, Miss G. Van Arsdahlen and
Mrs. Helen Pearson, also help
with the many tasks involved in
keeping 50 children fed. clothed
andclean. Mrs. Vernon Fridley
teaches in the elementary school
maintained at the home. Last
year she taught 27 pupils in the
first six grades. This year, with
Dale Bryant teaching the upper
grades and Mrs. Fridley the low
er, there are 33 pupils being
taught at the Lazy Mountain
Home school.
Contributions
Out of the 50 children, the
Alaska Native Service contribu
tes toward the care of 17 and the j
Carpenters, Remember!
Carpenters Local! 2251
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Each Month
Ti'j nti'i‘ial U i! . j> re-pom
lor torn The icmamder ot th
children are cared for < n faith—
faith that niom-y will be provi
ded by persons of good will v.hu
uo interested in this work. Sneli
contributions from interested
people and groups have been used
in the purchase of supplies that
vent into the new home. They
telped to purchase 6 000 cornea*
blocks tor the outside walls as
w< !1 as the cedar trim, 1.000 sacks
>f cement, five tons of reinforcing
feel. 36.000 feet of lumber, and
iO.OOO feet of sheet rock. They
telped to provide the fiber glass
md foil for insulation, the 60
thennopiane windows equipped
with ventilators. They covered
the first floor with, tile - rubber
tile for the kitchen and dining
room and asphalt tile for the
>*' i »tn1 IN* olHf*r t«v.»
fl«*«*t• with plastic floor rovcrtait
('< fleet loti plate* *<t Iached to M(n>
okmt ' W«1 ot Stoker*" an l
I'Ut.ii in cafeterias nerving mm
of the C I I) Stall at linojif.
Mihtatv Polio*. ami the Food Sri
vico netted <<vei fiTrtti that wen*
1 a ,iH i ho purcfiia* of a »tok*
P* tlw beating plant and a lai *|o
Flamo stove fin- the kitchen
In Februai v IS4*i. Florvn■ <»
B.iin* •- o-.vnri of the C<W“i Con
|{>*a<1 llow ' pwhhI away n
V menu vet II C Sftni'tlv after
i death it \va» found thai she
i willed h< i • lit lie estate t i the
Nathan H"im Valder T*'
i I.(iUmj Was Mild and the El
• ’r an Homo turned ♦ *fih
, t'.o ! iri'% iVi'l ( *. • I •
’ iiiijt'im ( . Idicn'- He. i Th
*a>i’V I,a hi Iped ,t 12ii . * deal in
!. is mg th* v tio i.ii' fm ti e ni v
. Jdir.ii
There's a pa-sane in the U.hk
Pmhppians 4 HI. that says. "Rut
: y (tod shall supply . II VOUl
need according to his i irhes in
,auy by Christ Jesus' Rev.
Hughes and the othci workers
n tile home stand upon this pro
; mise in God's Word and Trust
Him to supply their need. The
■ home is a result of the faith of i's
husbandmen and the hard work
that went into its construction
Rev. Hughs.himself. is a master
carpenter and Walt Phillips is an
electrician. The men have their
.-•'.vn saw mill which provided)
much of the lumber that went
into the building. They made
their own moldings.did their own
hauling. The actual value ot the
volunteer labor represented in
the building so far amounts to:
about $54,000.
14.000 Square Feet
The building itself has 14.000
square feet of floor space in its j
three floors and basement. In the l
bfeKtiM'nl ate a miration mint
l«uti<1i>, huxl »t>>ritgi' end locker
,-p.-o-i and the Incline equip
*tn nt At prem nt the m-tr-ation
t|*«*tn i* «h\I ;»>• the klichen
and d mins room
Th.- first fl«*>t wlitu I’ontpl'1*
t«-d. will h’tvi a pvrptxNt room,
otv .•pattnii tit a kitchen dining
1*00111 office dlS|MI1V4t> end INI
1«1 i' ri mm iilfw*. nutxiv. and
tin nut m n attendant • room
The MHutnl floor i divided in
to a girl*' side and 11 Ikijji side
On eat h • id** there- arc hath
rooms t - dormitoi u * Im
•I'll-li nr li.ple tiedioums. ts.ti
11« t»t rooms and one apartment
t , attend..nt
(h. till t 111 llool I a l.utl'*
. t i . i-ii ti the lentil nf 1*3
i hum* Then- .:<te also fix i >m
1 nun* xxliu h i xi i,t i.dlx xx ll
\h , --lumd to it. h i K<ils m boy .
xx t*. i tiexi , then- lire the most ol
and an atti ndant The remainder
of tin floor is devoted to storag
spare with shelves rat-ks. work
tables and drawers for the starts
of clothing which are received
annuallx for the chldren’s use.
A ii.OhO-gallon septic tank moi ■
than provides for the sanitary re
quirements of tlie Alaska De
partment of Health.
Altogther. the new home can
provide for 70 children without
using double bunks and without [
crowding.
New Babies
Dr. and Mrs. Winston Laughlin
are the proud parents of then
first child, a daughter named
Ellen Valerie. Born Tuesday.
February 4. at Valley Hospital,
she weighed five pounds and 11
ounces.
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