Annual Labor Day Picnic

District 11 Alaska Republican Party

invites you to

its Annual

LABOR DAY PICNIC

Monday, Sept 4th

Terry Miller Memorial Park

Come join fellow North Pole residents celebrate Labor Day and meet candidates for local and state elections. Free food and refreshments will be provided. The picnic starts at 2:00 p.m. and will end at 5:00 p.m. Terry Miller Memorial Park is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Santa Claus Lane. Bring the whole family!!!

This year we are inviting all Republican Party District Chairs, their families, and their candidate to the picnic, so as to make it a boroughwide celebration of Labor Day.

Labor Day started with a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in 1882 in New York. In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September. The Knights passed a resolution to hold all future parades on the first Monday of September, designated as Labor Day.

In the late 1880's, labor organizations began to lobby state legislatures for recognition of Labor Day as an official state holiday. The first states to declare it a state holiday were Oregon, Colorado, New York, Massachusetts, and New Jersey in 1887. Then in 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday.

Labor Day is over 100 years old. Over the years, it has evolved from a labor union celebration into an event signifying the end of summer.

For more information, contact Todd Larkin at 378-TODD or Rynnieva Moss at 488-6583.

Hooper Bay School Book Drive

Sen. Lisa Murkowski - Special Announcement : : Visit Senator Murkowski's Web SiteAugust 21, 2006

Drive Underway to Replace Books in Hooper Bay. As many of you know, Hooper Bay, a Yup'ik village of about 1,100, was struck by a catastrophic fire August 3. The school, teacher housing, a store and many other buildings and homes were destroyed. Hooper Bay's K-12 school served about 400 children, and the library was open to the public, as well.

Hooper Bay Book Days is seeking new and gently used books for children and teenagers, as well as reference books and books about Alaska. Book donations are being accepted at all Anchorage Municipal Library branches, at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and at other locations around the city.

In addition, Title Wave Books and Cook Inlet Books will both have a display of books aimed at the school's needs, so customers can buy something they know is needed. Both stores also will accept cash contributions so teachers may select their choices. Title Wave customers who have store credit may also donate their credit to a Hooper Bay school account.

The Alaska Center for the Book, Alaska's affiliate with the Library of Congress, is accepting tax-deductible financial contributions to buy more books and help offset shipping costs. Checks may be mailed to Alaska Center for the Book, Hooper Bay Fund, 3600 Denali, Anchorage, AK 99503.
For more information, or if your school would like to take part, call 907-336-1604. Hooper Bay Book Days runs through Sept. 1.