* LOCAL COURT OF HONOR PRECEDES
BOY SCOUT CAMP AT KING'S LAKE
PLAN EXCAVATION
THIS YEAR FOR
NEW MEA BUILDING
Excavation for the new 130x40
foot MEA building to be built on
the block-square lot across from
the Fair Grounds between Fair
view Avenue and Airport Road
will be done this year. Mrs. Jus
tine Parks. MEA board president,
announced this week.
Plans for the building are now
in the hands of the Alaska Archi
tectural and^ Engineering Co. of
Fairbanks.
The first floor office space will
include an outer office, the man
ager’s office, a board of directors’
room, an inner office, an office
for the head bookkeeper, and two
rest rooms. A parts room, com
plete with warehouse and storage
facilities and a loading dock are
included in the first floor plans
for the garage, which will be
equipped for servicing of MEA
vehicles.
In the basement will be rooms
and lockers for linemen and con
struction men. There will also be
a large public meeting room
which will be available for local
gatherings.
Material shortages held up the
construction of the building this
year. It is hoped that invitations
to bid can be sent out about Jan
uary 1, 1952, and that actual con
struction will begin early in tfie
spring.
Cheechako Club Plans
Farmer's Market Booth
The Cheechako Homemaker’s
club will have a booth at the
Farmer’s Market Sunday, August
12. club members announced this
week. A list of articles to be sold
will be announced next week.
A workshop meeting was held
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In an outdoor ceremony July
24, Boy Scouts of Troop 654 held
an impressive Court of Honor,
under the leadership of Scout
master Victor Alfsen.
The ceremony was opened by
raising the flag on the newly
erected flag pole. Encircling a
glowing council fire, the troop
conducted an Investment cere
mony for five scouts passing their
Tenderfoot requirements. Scout
committeeman Walter B. Hunt
ley presented Tenderfoot pins and
offered his congratulations to the
following boys: Adelard Bevlund.
Henry Gallant, Gordon Gan
schow. Everett Johnson and Ron
ald Shook.
Howard Esslinger was presen
ted his First Class pin by newly
appointed Scoutmaster Vernon
Fridley. The troop now has three
first class scouts; Esslinger, Lad
die Huntley and Harry Camp
+ bell. The latter is the only Life
scout in the troop.
Following the close of the cere
monies, Howard Esslinger, on be
half of the troop, presented Scout
master Alfsen with a pen and
pencil set as a farewell gift.
Camp plans were discussed and
a final registration check made.
The following boys will attend
the King’s Lake camp for two
weeks: Howard Esslinger, John
Mears, Henry Gallant, Everett
* Johnson, Tim Miller, Laddie
Huntley and Carl Burnett with
Neil Hermon. Ronnie Aklastad.
Douglas Bixby and John Reed
planning on attending the first
week only. They will be accom
panied by Scoutmaster Fridley.
The scouts will be working jn
achievements with many plan
ing to pass second class require
ments while at camp.
OLIVER ONKKAS LEAVE
NEXT WEEK FOR LONG
VACATION 'OUTSIDE'
Next week the Oliver Onkkas
are taking off for a tour of the
States. It will be the first trip
‘•Outside” for the ARC chief here
* since he first arrived in the Val
ley 16 years ago. The Onkka
children. Russell 7 and Jean El
len 12, will see the States for the
first time.
The Onkkas plan to be gone for
two or three months.
“The children may not be get
ting home in time for school,.’
Onkka said,” but we figure they’ll
be getting an education.”
LET US HANDLE YOUR
UPHOLSTERING NEEDS
USED FURNITURE BOUGHT
AND SOLD
G. A. KRISE
Basement Palmer Drug
Camp Begins Sunday
Twelve Boy Scouts from Pal
mer troop 654 will leave for
King’s Lake camp Sunday after
noon at two o'clock. Meeting at
; the United Protestant Church, the
group will go to the camp with
volunteer drivers.
One hundred and fifty scouts
and their leaders, under guidance
of camp Director Eugene Butler,
will camp from July 29 to Aug
ust 12. Included in this group will
be scouts from Palmer, Wasilla,
Anchorage and Seward.
Scoutmaster Vernon Fridley
will head the local group. Other
camp officials will include Nor
man Lowenstein, assistant camp
director; Herb Rosen, from Big
Delta, program director; Sgt. Ora
Johnson. U.S. Army, who holds
certificates from the American
Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. in life
saving and first aid, water front
director and Bennie Dupris, his
assistant. In addition there will
; be several Junior counselors who
will act as assistants to the lead
| ers.
Each troop will have its own
program, in line with the over
all camp program. Opportunities
to work for merit badges and ad
; vancement in ranks will be evi
| dent in the full program planned
(in rowing, canoeing, swimming,
1 life saving, first aid and many
, others. Camp experiences will
| give practice in meeting require
ments for advancements.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reed of the
Grasser Hardware took a little
trip to Circle Hot Springs last
week.
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