Super Sweet S.

Miss S is a frequent LPA office visitor, and if we're all being honest her favorite person is Dave.  

Her current skills & interests include expediting orders from Home Depot and Costco, as well as her electrical apprenticeship - both supervised by her Mom.

On occasion S has even helped the LPA staff file paperwork and water flowers.  Everything she does is done with the utmost sincerity. This girl has got a bright future!

Business Expansion

We have started a new service - just for your enjoyment!  

PTA Summer Staff

Port Alsworth is rockin' some sweet summer staff!

We have: On-top-of-it-Anna, Aaron-of-all-trades, and 3-week-Nathan.  

Looks like it's going to be a great summer!

Deck Transformation!

LPA's back deck was recently transformed from Drab to Down-Right-Divine.

It took 3 people, 3 days, and 3 coats of stain... but it's ever looked better!

Caleb hit every nook and cranny with the pressure washer...

Then he & Kai & BethAnne spent many painstaking hours brushing on the stain.  Boss Lady Laura never even thought to give them rollers. Ooooppps!

 Then it was time to relax with a bag of chips & soda, and survey all their hard work.

Happy Birthday Grace!

Jacque threw a fun b-day party at her house for Grace! And a lot of the ladies came to celebrate.
Grace is a master quilter, and has accepted the task of sewing together quilt squares, made by the other ladies in Port Alsworth, into quilts for each Port Alsworth High School graduate - for precisely Umpteen years. It's been a labor of love to make them, and a treasure to the kids heading off to college. 

Happy Birthday Grace! Thank you for all you give! We love you!

Pressure Washing

We've been having amazing weather so we've had lots of time to work on our outside projects at the LPA office - like pressure washing this old staircase and walk-way.

Kai got a lesson on how to use the pressure washer today and did a great job cleaning off the grime. Next up... a fresh coat of paint.

"Growing Like A Weed"

That term has taken on a whole new meaning in the past 18 hours.

We pulled out all the flowers and buds from the LPA lawn at 5pm last night.

By 10am this morning all these had popped up!!!

We are shocked and appalled, and on our way to get some weed killer.

3rd Sourdough Fly-In

IT WAS A FLYING SUCCESS!  

Planes from near and far came by with gobs of folks to eat, run, play games, watch the film festival, support Tanalian Bible Camp, and watch or participate in the flying competitions.

Dave & Jacque opened up their Port Alsworth hangar and ramp for the party.  Friends, and strangers came by to check out what all the hype was about. Time well spent.

Taylor, Paul & Johnny got in on the fun - just by showing up.

This could be you and your friends next year....

The Carhartt bros, Lyle and Josiah, going hand crazy. From all the BBQ-ing maybe?

Noah singing and playing with the band while people ate and danced.

Chuck also played in the band. Trish did the 5K. Paul won the handsome man-child award.

Not totally sure who these clowns are, but I'm pretty sure they made sure everyone had a grand ol' time - for 2 days straight. (thanks Heidi & Anna!)

Sure hope you can join us next year. Lyle & Heidi throw a mean party!

Mark your calendar now for Memorial Day Weekend 2013!

Fun To Share

Fact: God grows delicious rhubarb in Jacques garden!  

Fact: She loves to share!  

Fact: You'll need a 4-wheel rig to get it all home!

Can't you just taste warm rhubarb crisp a-la-mode?

Winter Recap

Lyle Wilder here . . . So literally I could not sleep a wink last night, I am so excited for the Sourdough Fly-in and my brain was cranking away on all the good stuff of summer coming up. This is the first time I have been excited about summer coming. This past winter was the most fantastic winter I can remember. I enjoyed every bit of it so here are a few photos to remind us of how cold it was and how long the nights were. Enjoy!!

Fire works over Lake Clark for New Years!

Dad and I dropping a load of supplies at Island Lodge on upper Lake Clark to get Richard and Alison started for the year! That was an adventure be sure to ask about that one!!

The send off of the three mountain mommas on their ski expedition through the Chigmit Mountains:

Anna Burrows

Kristin Vantrease 

and 

Heidi Wilder

My very own mountain momma on a 40 below evening stroll through Port Alsworth!

Just Makin' Do

The lights randomly went out in the bathrooms today, and our favorite electrician, Rachel, can't get here until tomorrow. So in high LPA fashion we just made do with whatever we could find laying around.