The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-10-16
REcREATI0NAL
news

(This column is prepared by Anthony
Brimsek, director of Ely's recreational
prOgram-Editor.)
A day outing was held at Burley's
park Friday, and proved to be great
success.
Entertainment consisted of the Vir-
GINA reel, square dancing, La Conga,
ping-pong, touch football, stealing the
bacon, Rachel and Jacob, and a num-
Der of organized games. The program
was TOPPED off by an appetizing lunch.
Taking part were: Mary Ellen
SLENDER, Betty Prukki, Margery
Murn, Patsy Buccowich, Mary Stepic,
Agnes Hannula, Lorene Thompson,
Lorraine Erickson, Mary Ellen Klee-
mola, Robert Ellis. Eleanor Ellefsen,
Lorna Thompson, Helen Nankervis,
Jacqueline Ellis, Dicky Hedloff, Arthur
Murphy, Clinton Coombe, Charles
Pirila, Clark Rum, and Ronald
CerSine.
This department wishes to express
its appreciation to William Burley for
the use of his camping facilities and
to M. j. Murphy for the use of his
cabins.
Recreational leaders George Volt and
Ralph Majerle were in charge.
A day outing will be held next Sat-
urday. Members will meet at the
Community Center at 9 a. m.
A new social club The Funsters, has
been organized.
The purpose of this club is to slim
ulate interest in recreational and social
activities among girls in the city.
Club officers are: president, Virginia
Mattila; secretary, Margaret Shega;
treasurer, Anne Hutar; chairman of
entertainment, Dorothy Barich; chair
man of lunch, Tillie Gregorich.
Members are: Dolores Haapala, Eve
lyn Elioff, Ebba Salo, Myrtle Bunny,
Edith Lundein, Carolyn Lundein, and
Rose Bryant.
At the last meeting a lunch was
served and it was decided that a
candy sale would be held at the Com
Hlu1l1Gy ScllOCI NON. o.
The Twisting Twirlers," a baton
group of local youngsters, is rapidly
gaining in membership. To date the
group has % members as follows:
Helen Nankervis, Dora Peternel, Athena
Telich, Margaret Osaben, Ann Paun,
Julia Fink, Doris Loushin, Frances
Devich, Florence Kotchevar, Mary
Stepec, Patricia Helback, Lorraine
Erickson, Lorna Thompson, Lorene
Thompson, Marilyn Handberg, Betty
Handberg, Florence Handberg, Mar
garet zorman, Mary Barich, Patsy
Buccowich, Laverne Ranta, Joyce An
derson.
Miss Olga Tome, drum majorette of
the Ely drum corps, is instructor.
Miss Shirley Ellefsen is group leader.
George Volt, recreational leader, will
act as advisor. Helen Nankervis was
elected as secretary.
The group will be used for parades
and football and basketball games.
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instructions was conducted Saturday at
the Lincoln school under the super
vision of recreation leaders George
Volt and Howard Shiek.
Free instructions will be offered in
modern and old time dancing with
Miss Marion Tome as volunteer in
structor each Saturday from 4 to 6
and everybody is invited to attend.
Youngsters who took part in last
weeks instruction were: Doris Dyhr,
Doris Alfalfa, Waynetta Hill, Ruth
Perttula, Walma Mills, Bernadine
Brennan, Margaret zorman, Lorraine
Erickson, Agnes Hannula, Eleanor
Ellefsen, Shirley Enefsen, Helen Nam
kervis, Richard Kangas, Donald Koski
Clark Rum, Robert Ellis, Arthur
Murphy, Dickey Hedloff.
A series Of "Swing and Sway" dances
will be conducted each Friday eve
ming from to II p. m. for school
children from high school through
junior college at the auditorium of the
Community Center starting Oct. "a.
These dances will be under the
supervision of the city recreation de-