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THE

ALASKA

CHRISTIAN

SCHOOL

THl ALASKA CHRKTMN SCHOOL NEWSLimR

QUARTERLY

REPORT

OF THE

ALASKA

CHRISTIAN SCHOOL NC.

Mailing

Address: The

Alasko Christian School,

S t a r Route A,

Homer,

Alaska

99603

December 1969

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Stephan, w h i l e r u n n i n g ,

f e l l down.

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up he

s a i d , " I t h i n k I

b r o k e my r a d i a t o r . "

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n o t

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i n

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was l o o k i n g

a t

h i s b r o t h e r J e f f ' s r e a d i n g r e a d i n e s s b o o k . There

w e r e

t h r e e p a i r s o f

m i t t e n s and

t h r e e

k i t t e n s . The

c h i l d was

supposed t o

t e l l i f t h i s

was

t h e

same

number

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k i t t e n s .

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IN

MEMORY OF:

Norah Davis

Norah

Davis

Kenne th Rogers

GIVEN BY:

L oy a i

Women s

Cl a s s

Jamestown, nd.

Dessie Lewis

Mr.

and Mrs. R.

Junzeler

a n d

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J

THOMAS

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AND

H I S FAMILY r e t u r n e d t o Homer

I n S e p t e m b e r .

He h a s a l r e a d y

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l e a d e r s h i p .

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as

t h e

a d m i n i s t r a t o r

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w i f e ,

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t h e i r

e f f o r t s t o w a r d s t h e

promotional e nd

o f things.

AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, w i t h t h e

c o m p l e t i o n

o f t h a t n e c e s s a r y

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p r o m o t i o n . U n t i l

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i s o u t t h e y w i l l r e m a i n

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as

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a n d

other such m a t e r i a l s , w r i t i n g newsletters. Key h ol e, brochures,

e t c .

WHEN SCHOOL

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OUT

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PLAN, ord w i l l i n g , t o a t t e n d t h e

a n n u a l

m e e t i n g

o f

t h e Alaska C h r i s t i a n

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i n

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o f f i c e a n d t h e i r h o u s e h o l d i n A l b u q u e r q u e , New M e x i c o .

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' t h e

p r e p a r a t i o n s o f p r o m o t i o n a l

m a t e r i a l s ,

t h e

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l i b r a r y

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s l i d e s ,

f i l m s t r i p s , d i s p l a y s ,

e t c .

w h i l e t h e i r

d a u g h t e r ,

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s c h o o l .

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t r a v e l e x t e n s i v e l y ,

r e p o r t i n g t o

s u p p o r t i n g c h u r c h e s ,

m a k i n g

n e w

a c q u a i n t a n c e s

a n d

r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e Alaska C h r i s t i a n

S c h o o l a t c o n v e n t i o n s , m i s si o n a r y f a i r s , e t c .

IN

OUR

NEXT NEWSLETTER March)

w e

h o p e

to give you more d e t a i l s , an

exact

date

and

an

address

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o f f i c e

i n

t h e l o w e r 48 r o m w h i c h a l l p r o m o t i o n a l w o r k w i l l b e c a r r i e d o n .

I n

t h e m e a n t i m e , t h e r e w i l l b e s l i d e s ,

f i l m s t r i p s ,

t a p e s , and d i s p l a y s a v a i l a b l e f o r l o a n a t t h e s c h o o l

a d d r e s s .

Be

s u r e t o

w r i t e

w e l l

i n advance f o r

b o o k i n g s b e c a u s e o f

t h e d i s t a n c e t h e y

m u s t b e

s e n t .

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slides.

ALSO, THE

1970

ITINERARY

IS

BEING PREPARED RIGHT NOW.

f r o m t h e Gateses

f o r

y o u r c o n g r e g a t i o n .

Our

t e n t a t i v e schedule

i s :

P l e a s e w r i t e

i f

you want

a

pers ona l v i s i t

Ju n e

6—15

L o s Angeles,

C a l i f o r n i a

area

Ju n e 16—22 Southern p a r t o f New

Mexico

enroute

t o

Tex a s

Ju n e 23—30

Central p a r t of

Tex a s

July

1—20

Florida

We

w i l l t h e n

h e a d t o w a r d A l b u q u e r q u e

a n d w i l l t r y

t o

s t o p a t a s m a n y c h u r c h e s

a s we

c a n a n d

s t i l l

g e t

t o

A l b u q u e r q u e

b y

t h e m i d d l e o f A u g u s t . f

y o u

a r e n o t o n o u r r o u t e f o r t h i s p e r i o d o f

t i m e

b u t y o u

d o

w a n t a p e r s o n a l

v i s i t p l e a s e w r i t e a n d

t e l l

us so t h a t we c a n

p l a n

t o h a v e

B i l l

c o m e y o u r

way

j u s t as

s o o n

as p o s s i b l e -

LIST OF

CHILDREN

Name

Birthday

Sandra

J u l y

8,

1958

LaVrine

Aug. 16,

1957

Mattie

Nov.

7.

1954

Irene

Aug. 22. 1953

Lenore

S e p t .

5

1952

Stephan

May 21. 1959

Bobby

O ct .

4 ,

1955

Franlr

Nov. 2,

1953

Patrich

Aug. 7,

1952 1

* M a i l e r y

Nov.

25,

1951

f

Alfred

Se pt.

13.

1950

Staff Children

rerry

Ma r ie G a t e s

Dec. 26, 1957

C h a r l e n e

Tyler

Nov.

24, 1965

Meilnda

Ty l e r

Mar. 14. 1965

Jeff Edwards

July 13,

1963

John Edwards

June 8, 1965

** Mary

Jo

Gates

March 25, 1947

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(Misses)

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14 (boys)

16 (boys)

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10 Misses

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th e

h a nd ic a p p e d-

i f t s

will b e fo r w a r d e d .

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th e

Bible i n

Seattle.

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f r o m

CHILDREN SPAGE

Dear

Friends,

C h r i s t m a s

i s

h e r e a g a i n .

Last

C h r i s t m a s t h e

k i d s

w e r e

h a v i n g a l o t

o f

f u n

T h e C h r i s t m a s

t r e e s

w e r e p r e t t y T h e

snow was f l u f f y .

We

a l s o , h a d a C h r i s t m a s p l a y l a s t y e a r .

This year

w e w i l l have one t o o .

We

went

C h r i s t m a s

c a r o l i n g .

We

w e n t

a l l

o v e r t h e

c o u n t r y s i d e s i n g i n g C h r i s t m a s c a r o l s . W e h a d f u n

t o o .

Merry

Christmas

Love,

Terry

M. Gates

Christmas is

a

time t o t h i n k of C h r i s t ' s b i r t h

-

o w He

came o earth and

was

born

in

a

manger.

Also

i t

can be a

time of

remembrance,

f o r

Christmas

t r e e s , b e l l s , and of

course,

S a n t a

Claus

I t i s

a

j o y f u l

t i m e

a n d

a t i m e

when

a l l

c h i l d r e n a r e

n i c e ,

by

Lenore

W h a t does he

word C hristmas

mean t o me?

Christmas i s

when

w e c e l e b r a t e Jesus' b i r t h d a y .

I t i s t h e time when t h e r e i s j o y and happiness, and

w h e n

we

g e t p r e s e n t s

f o r

e a c h

o t h e r ,

a n d s e n d

c a r d s

o u t

t o

other

people.

by

Bobby

I had a lesson.

I t was t o be kind on

Christmas

and no t

o n

Christmas only but

o n

o t h e r days t o o .

T h e r e i s a

s t o r y

t h a t s a y s , "Be k i n d t o someone a n d

S a n t a

w i l l d r i n k t e a w i t h y o u

o n

C h r i s t m a s . Then he w i l l

go

o n

y o u r r o o f a n d s a y , ' O n w a r d

d e e r '

hen y o u c a n

h e a r g a l l o p i n g and t h e deer have gone a w a y .

I

like Christmas.

by Siephan

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O n C h r i s t m a s w e h a v e p l a y s

a n d

g i f t s . W e h a v e s n o w

o n t h e

g r o u n d , a n d

w e g o

s k a t i n g ,

s k i i n g a n d s o m e t i m e s

s l e d d i n g .

C h r i s t m a s m o r n i n g w e

h a v e o u r s t o c k i n g s a n d

t h e n

we o p e n

o u r

C h r i s t m a s g i f t s .

by

Mattie

 MS,

CHRISTMi^S

Christmas

i s near

Oh hear Oh hear

But remember

C h r i s t ' s b i r t h

When He came to the earth

He came

to

save

men

From

all o f their

sin

But

He

ied

o n

the

cross

To save the

lost.

by Terry

O n C h r i s t m a s w e e l e b r a t e C h r i s t ' s

b i r t h d a y .

S o m e t i m e s

w e h a v e

a

p r o g r a m . L a s t

y e a r o u r

p r o g r a m

s t a r t e d

w i t h t h e

s t o r y o f Adam

a n d Eve

a n d how t h e y s i n n e d . T h e n w e w e n t

o n t h e

s t a g e

a n d

s h o w e d w h y

H e r o d w a n t e d t o k i l l J e s u s

Then

we

s a n g

J o y t o

t h e

W o r l d

a t

t h e e n d .

by . S a n d r a

I

h a v e

j u s t

d i s c o v e r e d

t h a t

w e

h a v e

u n i n t e n t i o n a l l y

l e f t o u t a

v e r y

i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f o u r c h i l d r e n ' s p a g e .

W e

h a v e a l w a y s

i n t e n d e d

t h a t t h e r e s h o u l d b e

a

t h a n k y o u l e t t e r

f r o m t h e

c h i l d r e n w h o h a v e b e e n

r e m e m b e r e d

o n t h e i r

b i r t h d a y s d u r i n g t h e q u a r t e r . I s e e t h a t t h i s h a s

n o t b e e n .

S o r r y

a b o u t

t h a t

F r a n k

w i l l , t h e r e f o r e , w r i t e

o n b e h a l f

o f a l l t h e c h i l d r e n w h o w e r e r e c i p i e n t s o f

g i f t s

f o r t h e

e n t i r e year.

Sarah Gates

Dear

Friends,

T h a n k y o u

f o r

t h e p r e s e n t s a n d

t h e

m o n e y

t h a t w a s

s e n t

t o u s

f o r

o u r b i r t h d a y s t h i s y e a r .

W e

u s e d

t o

h a v e

a

b i r t h d a y p a r t y

e a c h m o n t h

f o r

e v e r y

o n e

w h o

h a d

a

b i r t h d a y t h a t

m o n t h . N o w

w e

h a v e

a p a r t y

o n o u r own b i r t h d a y . My b i r t h d a y i s o n N o v . 2 .

I am

1 5

years o ld.

I n s c h o o l

I

p l a y

b a s k e t b a l l

a n d f o o t b a l l .

I

l i k e

t o g o

t o h i g h s c h o o l . g o t o s c h o o l b y

t h e

s c h o o l b u s .

Love,

Frank

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