Moose Pass
Graduates Four,
Including Twins
Moose Pass elementary school
graduated four students, includ
ing twins, in a special program
Wednesday. May 15. Those in
the graduating class were Ann
Sherwood Bair and Daniel Steven
BaL, twin son and daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bair; Jerald
Wayne Barnes, nephew of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Ft. Estes, and Frank
Edward Estes, son o: Mr. and
Mrs. Edward R. Estes.
The first part of the program
consisted of presentation of the
flag by Steve Pelch, the flag sa
lute led by Sandy Johnson, the
singing of "America, the Beauti
ful" by the audience, presentation
of the Alaska flag by Jeff Eaton,
the singing of “Alaska’s Flag"
by the audience, the National
Prayer by James Clark and the
singing of “America" by Mrs.
Clark's group was followed by
choral readings by the third and
fourth grades.
Rieel Keith, school administra
tor. officiated at the presentation
of awards.
KiPoons won at the henai Track
Meet on May 11 were presented to
Jerry Barnes, first place in dis
cus, 110 hurdles and 880 relay.
Blue ribbons were also won by
Dan Bair for 440 dash and 880
relay; Rockwell Smith for 880 re
lay and Steven Pelch 880 relay.
Second place red ribbons went to
Jerry Barnes for high jump and
Steven Pelch, 220 dash.
Charles O’Leary, post com
mander of American Legion Post
No. 29, presented a medal to Dan
Bair as the student who excelled
in scholarship, leadership and citi
zenship during the past school
year. This is the fourth and final
year for this award as Post No. 29
has now merged with the Seward
Legion Post.
An award for having read the
most books in the sixth, seventh
or eighth grades during 1962-63
was given to Rockwell Smith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. C. G- Smith.
Awards for being neither ab
sent or tardy for the year were
given to Steven, David and Fran
ces Pelch, children of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Pelch; Jeff and
George Estes, sons of Mr. and
Mrs. E. R. Estes; Rockwell Smith,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Smith;
Rebecca Keith, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ricel Keith; Jerry Evett,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Evett.
An honorary award was given to
Mrs. Pelch for getting three chil
dren to school the entire year
with none of them being absent
or tardy.
After the farewell to the class
was offered by Mike Warburten
and the response by Dan Bair, di
plomas were presented the four
graduating eighth graders. “Now
the Daj* is Over” was sung by the
fifth-sixth- seventh grades and
the program closed with the bene
diction by Rock Smith.
Graduation was followed by a
reception and open house at the
Moose Pass school. Displays of
students’ work were on exhibit.
The refreshment table was in
charge of the fifth-sixth-seventh
grade girls.
NEW LANDS DIRECTOR
Effective June 1, the Bureau of
Land Management will have a
new director.
Secretary of the Interior Udall
has announced that Charles H.
Stoddard has been named to suc
ceed Karl S. Landstrom, who has
been appointed as assistant to the
Secretary for Land Utilization.
Stoddard has been head of the
Resources Program Staff of the
Interior since February of 1961.
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Kenai Bill’s Club
High School at HflBcr,,,,.
Graduates 17 Seniors
Lowell Thomas. Jr., well known
author and world traveler now liv
ing in Anchorage, was the com
mencement speaker at Homer on
Friday, May 17 when 17 sen
ior students were graduated from
Homer High School. Topic of his
address was '“Look North."
End of school activities began
with the annual awards assembly
on May 8 after which the elemen
tary music festival, under direc
tion of Mrs. Alma Miller, was held
on May 10. The Junior-Senior
prom, social highlight of the high
school year, was on the following
night.
The Homer Family Theatre was
Homemakers
Silver Tea
Is Success
A 165-year-old sterling silver
punch bow! was the center of at
traction on the afternoon of May
18 at annual “Silver Tea" given
in the home of Mrs. M. L. Grange
bv the Soldotna Homemakers
Club.
The bowl, use of which was do
nated by Mrs. Mert Archer for
the occasion, was a gift to her
from her great-grandmother. It
was brought ' from Spain when
the grandmother transferred her
home to South America. Mrs. Ar
cher, herself, is a South American,
coming to Alaska from Chile.
Many crafts of various types
were brought for display and re
presented projects taken up by
homemakers this past year.
Mrs. Edward Teague, club pre
sident, served the guests from the
silver coffee and tea service sup
plied by Mrs. Archer and Mrs.
Grange. Tea cakes were decorat
ed with pastel flowers in pink
and yellow shades. Organ music,
presented by Mrs. Paul Weimer
and Mrs. Paul Isaak, formed a
soft background for conversation.
Approximately 30 persons were
present. This was the last official
meeting of the club until activi
ties are resumed in the fall. Pic
nics or other informal get-togeth
ers may be held at various times
in the summer.
ACCA Gets Funds
SOLDOTNA — The Soldotna
Trim Club has disbanded but be
fore doing so the members voted
to donate the money in the club’s
treasury, $100, to the Kenai Area
Chapter of the Alaska Crippled
Children’s Assoc.
This donation will be used with
other funds in helping pay for
services of a speech and hearing
therapist. Many of the children
receiving this service through
work of the local ACCA chapter
might not be able to secure the
treatments if they had to depend
upon traveling a long distance to
a therapist.
More active members are need
ed to give their time to carry out
the work of the area organiza
tion. Fx-an Osmar of Clam Gulch
is currently heading the Kenai
Area Chapter as its president.
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the setting for the baccauleaurate
services on Sunday, May 12, with
the featured speaker being the
Rev. Jack Martin of the Homer
Methodist Church. His topic was
“Pillars or Wells."
Kathy Rearden, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rearden, was
valedictorian. Her father is with
the Homer office of the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game.
Carl Nelson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Nelson of the Fed
eral Aviation Agency in Homer,
was the salutatorian.
Commencement speeches were
given by both the valedictorian
and the salutatorian.
In addition to Miss Rearden and
Nelson, other seniors receiving
their diplomas were: Glenn Car
roll, Johnnie Jean Collie, John
Roger Gray, Stan Harrington, Di
anne Hatfield, Sharon Hatfield,
Florence Molly Heay, Betty Ir
vine Dees, John W. Klingbeil,
Lynn Kolar, Ellen Murto, Kurt
Nelson, Pete O’Donnell, Pat Rol
lins and Mark Williams.
Library Group
Changes Bylaws
A meeting of the Board of Di
rectors of the Moose Pass Library
Assoc, was held Wednesday eve
ning, May 22. The purpose of the
meeting was to amend the articles
of incorporation and to change the
by-laws of the Association. These
changes were needed in order to
set the terms of office at three
years and to arrange it so that
only one officer would be replaced
each year.
Mrs. Kenneth Condit was elect
ed president with a term that will
expire on June 30. 1965, Norman
E. Johnson will serve as vice pre
sident until June 30, 1966, and
Mrs. Jerry Bair will be secretary
treasurer until June 30, 1964.
The date for the annual meet
ing was set at July 25, 1963 at
7:30 p.m. in the community hall.
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