IT HAPPENED IN DILLINGHAM
0noe or twice in a life-timesomething
¥ig happens—and to us, it happened in
Dillingham. Mrs. Vining and I wish to
tnke this opportunity to express our deep
est appreciation to the many people in and
about Dillingham who helped to make this
for us the most wonderful Christmas yet.
But I do not want to leave it there. I
want you to understand why we feel as we
do.
We came to Dillingham in September as
’•new" teachers. This is not a novel ex
perience to either you or us. We have all
worked and lived together four months now.
Many of you are people we have never metf
we know you only through your children*
Yet when Christmas comes, you dhower us
strangers in a strange land—with gifts
and oarda, you invite us into your homes,
yen include us in jfOur activities, you mad«
ns feel right at home*
l.'e liked Dillingham from the first, b»t
after this amazing display of good will
you have made us realize just how good it
is 'co live in a oommmity of friends and
neighbors. If this is the real Alaska
then we want to b© one with yo»*
May the pleasures you have brought to
us return to you all texv-fold*
Sinooroly, Jehn M, Tining
““"CURTAIN GOING UPt"
Traditionally the b.W.ok stage curtains
opened upon the Dillingham Public School*s
Christmas Program at '-uven oiolock on the
23rd of December, as 115 students appeared
in various capacities during the musical
pagent which climaxed with the story of
the Nativity beeutifully staged with novel
lighting effects, Mrs, Tfassmann directed
the program; Mr, Vlning directed the music
INSjIlNTDOJJTSi
Frank Behr left Dae. • to join hie
wife in the states for a temporary vieit;
Y/indy Windmiller went to King Salmon
to work at the Skybel in "Nertz* s,f place
while she is on leave to attend the wed
ding of her son. Diok|
Adolph Larsen returned from California
where he was attending H.S., he will en
roll in school here;
Charley Wolfe left for Clark* s after a «
few days here. (V/hile here we heard Charley
trarned up missing and we asked him about
it, his answer was, WI knew where 1 was
all the time.”j
E.T.York, Robert Oligney and Wm. Atkin*
son frem Elmendorf were here a few nights;
H.T,Kruse waB in and out;
Dorothy Seibel. teacher at Aleknagik,
^spent the Christmas holidays here;
Uur Kaknek * regulars* Erect Kraun, Emil
Andereou, jutelvin juonsen, Allen Aspelund r
anxl Euaie ± naerson were in town visiting.
Lt« John ft* Ciarlo wishes to extend
Seasons Greetings to the many friends he
made while working in Dillingham last
^spring*
USTo EtmesT T^aTmers "are now at"home ~”in
Kingman, Arisena (Bex 3SA) They have sold
their beautiful homo in Denver* Well, all
we can say is that; they're getting closer
to Alaska all the time*.*
Hr* Den DeFoe, Commissioner of Education
from Juneau, expects to be in Dillingham
toward the end ef January!
BetTy Larso"n wa"s Tn""tKe'liosp’iTaT Tor bT
week following Dec, 3* She was being treat*
,ed for a leg infection*
GREETINGS FROM THE BEACON
The Bun*s up, Fa,
and the dum clock
haln*t struck
midnight yitl (