RANDOM RAMBUN6S OUT WASILLA WAY 1
By E. Hjellen
Car no start? The R. B. Bowl
ings overcame that by covering
two saddle horses to protect them
from the minus thirty four wea
ther and came ambling into Tee
land’s for groceries.
A Commissioners conference
will be held in Anchorage Janu
ary 5, 6 and 7th. May Carter will
be taking it in—so cross those
days off for getting any work
done t^at reauire May's signa
ture.
Pete Corcoran and his crew
were sweeping snow from Wasii
la’s RR platform. He and Ted
Mommsen have a reciprocity ar
rangement—when one has a day
off—the other does his work.
Mae and “Tuffy" left on a
"Cook's Tour" of the states to
visit friends and relatives. Grady
and June Robinette were left to
run Hallea Lodge.
Met Bill Patrick during the
holidays. He, Jerry and the chil
dren were up from Seldovia to
be with the folks. Bill has his own
boat, now—a 36 footer.
Cribbage was the pastime of
Roy Morrison and Phil Coleman
during the cold spell—waiting—
jus' waiting.
Mrs. Rex Kibbe has returned
from her outside hegira with two
additions to our community—a
niece and a new car (I dunno the
make). The niece Billie McLaugh-1
lin, a high school junior—has al-J
ready enrolled and is breaking
hearts of the boys in the school, j
Cross off the Saturday school
attendance of February fifth. The |
only remaining Saturdays to re
member are the 8th and 22nd.
An All Welcome pinochle party
will be held at Dinkle’s home.
The Grange is putting this on
Tuesday the eleventh.
Starting out from the second to
the last gun, Clem Tellman drove
his team to a big win. His time
was four minutes (plus) ahead of
the second placer—Orville Lake
of Anchorage.
Clyde Dimmick put in an ap
pearance. He’s an electirician cm
the school job. His good wife
Edith “Butch", is taking care of
things out by Spenard where
they have their new home.
Gotta card from Una McDonald
with the return address of Box
854 Kodiak.
Being just a “whistle stop"—
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the members of the Fish and
Wildlife; Holger Larsen, Don
Cross, Roger Allen, Gordon Wat
son, Mel Henson and Ed Keough
stopped off to listen to what
hunters, fishermen and trappers
had to say. After a discussion that
indicated no changes in regula
tions for '55 - '56 season were de
sired, Bob Burkholder drove the.
contingent eastward.
Jack Fabyan stuck bis nose out
of his parka long enough to com
ment "This is the coldest spell
we've had for thirty years—man
and boy".
It’s still not too late to send
in Christmas seal money.
WASILLA COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JANUARY 7
BOY SCOUTS, Wasilla School,
3:30 p.m.
MONDAY, JANUARY 10
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS, Wasilla School, 8 p.m.
VFW AUXILIARY, Wasilla Sch
ool, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11
WASILLA GRANGE, Grange
Hut, 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 12
GIRL SCOUTS, Wasilla Road
house, 3:30 p.m.
BROWNIES, Mrs. John Polis
home, 3:30 p.m.
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Barbara Cooper
Bride in
Pretty Ceremony
In a beautiful candlelight cere
mony on December 30 Miss Bar
bara Arlene Cooper, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Coop
er of Palmer became the bride of
Corporal Ralph Everett Pelchat,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Pelchat
of Gorham, Ne\y Hampshire. The
double ring ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Brian Cleworth
in the United Protestant Church
Organ music was played by Mrs.
Max Sherrod who also accompan
ied Neola Sandvik, soloist, who
sang “Oh Promise Me” and “Be
cause”. The church was bauti
fully decorated with green
boughs, white streamers and
white tapers in the candelabra.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, chose tra
ditional white satin for her wed
ding gown. Fashioned with a fit
ted bodice and scalloped sweet
heart neckline, her bouffant skirt
of sheer nylon net layers flared
out over a white satin underskirt
to floor length. Her elbow length
sheer veil was held in place by
a heart-shaped crown, trimmed
with tiny rose buds. The bride
carried a single large white or
chid on her white prayer book.
Attendants for the bride were
all former classmates. Jean Mc
Mahon, maid-of-honor, wore a
ballerina length gown of pastel
pink sheer with a matching stole.
Arlene Benson, bridesmaid', wore
a floor length formal of light blue
sheer, while bridesmaid Marilyn
Dragseth wore a pale orchid bal
lerina style gown. All attendants
of the bride wore matching cor
sages of white carnations.
The little tlower girls, both
cousins of the bride, were Sandra
and Patricia Mattingly of Anch
orage. They wore dainty nylon
dresses, styled with full skirts
and carried white baskets of pink
carnations.
The bridegroom’s attendants in
cluded Larry McAllister of Pal
mer, who served as best man,
and Duuane Cooper, brother of
the bride, and Arthur Fox of
Palmer, who were ushers.
For her daughter’s wedding
Mrs. Cooper chose a light beige
dress of faille, edged with black
velvet and with which she wore
a matching hat. The dress was
trimmed with self-material cut
out flowers and tiny rhinestones.
Her shoulder corsage was of white
carnations with silver trim rib
bons.
Following the wedding cere
mony a reception was held at
Grange Hall by the bride’s par
ents, with guests present from
^Palmer and Anchorage. The hall
was attractivly decorated with
white streamers hung from a cen
terpiece. The wedding cake was
served by Miss Dragseth who
with the other attendants assisted
in opening the gifts. Miss Benson
was in charge of the guest book.
The bride, who graduated from
Palmer High School in 1954, was
employed at Bert’s Drug store
prior to her marriage. The bride
groom, who was educated in the
Gorham schools, is stationed with
the U. S. Army at Fort Richard
son where he is Fire Chief at Sta
tion No. 3 Following a short wed
ding trip the young couple are
now at home in Mountain View.
W. W. ELLIOTT GUEST
SPEAKER FOR SORORITY
Members of Theta Chapter Beta ,
Sigma Phi took a “two-month
trip” through European countries
on Monday night of this week
when William W. Elliott cf Pal
mer showed colored slides and
spoke of his trip to Europe this
past summer during a sorority
meeting held at the home of Vivi
an Schaver.
The exceptionally interesting
collection of slides depicted the
highlights of his trip and tied in
with the cultural program cur
rently being studied by the sor
ority.
• During-a brief business meet
ing which followed members
voted to donate $10 to the Mer
chants Christmas party held on
December 24. Members of the j
executive and ways and means
committees will study possible
ways of raising money for the !
March of Dimes campaign being j
conducted this month.
Members in attendance drew
names for the 1955 Secret Sister
program, which will be in charge
of Betty Rice during this year.
The next regular meeting will
be held at the home of Bonnie
Bettine on January 17. Ann Wood
ruff will assist with refreshments.
If you make a right turn from
a left hand lane, you are prob
ably just careless and reckless
and not what the driver behind
you doubtedly called you.
ANNUAL MEET SLATED
AT UNITED PROTESTANT
CHURCH THIS SUNDAY
The annual Congregation and
Corporation meeting of the Un
ited Protestant Church will be
held next Sunday, January 9 at
1:30 p m.
A full day’s program has been
planned at the church, beginning
with Sunday School classes at 10
a.m. At 11:00 a.m. the morning
worship service will be held, fol
lowed by a pot-luck dinner at
12 o’clock noon in the assembly
hall. Everyone is asked to take
a covered dish or a dessert,
evrything else for the dinner will
be furnished.
The meeting will be called to
order promptly at 1:30 and the
election of officers, reports from
all organizations of the church,
will be conducted.
At the close of the business
meeting, a program has been
planned by the Fellowship Com
mittee under the * direction of
Lloyd Morely. During the pro
gram William W. Elliott will show
slides and talk on his trip to Eur
ope this past summer.
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meeting, and the program on Sun
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