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We recently visj_sted’the Pan Amer- j
ican Oil Company drilling site-down 1
by mile 178 on the G-lenn highway. Top,
soil and grave}, has been haul ed in anc
th£.site is now level and buildings t •
_have started to spring-up. Six large-.
house trailers have been moved in to
__be used as office, mess hall and liv- i
ing Quarters for the crew. (•
Mrc Cale Porter*, the tool pusher 1
and manager of the drilling site, has
been in the oil business since 1978.
.He has drilled for oil all over the
"South 48", Canada and parts of the
Artie circle. Mr. Porter calls Oklah
oma home. He said his will be joining
him here soon.
.. When fully operational, the^camp
site will employ 25 personnel includ
ing two women cooks. ^All personnel.. * v
Iv • re already been hired for the- job.
Most of the men are from the Texas
and Mew Mexico area. The climate is
quite different hero, but they are
getting used to it.
The drilling rig is owned by the
Trinity-Canadian Drilling Company.
. It is on itT s way here from up north
in the Yukon territory where the Bla
cks tone river runs into the pee_i_ in
side the Artie circle. The rig start
ed it’s journey by Cat train for the
first Q6 miles. It will come.down the
Alaskan highway to Tok Junction and
then to mjJ.es 173. .
Mr,, porter said they plan to start
-drilling on or. about 01 March 1963.
Hq* tenative date can he determined
for completion of the well.
We would like to t*ke .this oppor
tunity to welcome this new industry
and its personnel to ou.r nrea.
Lhe Shiftman, "for the B.P.W. insp
ected equipment in snd aground G-lenn—
alien and went to Slanaand Lover* Ton
aina H- gave first «W instructions
for 3 night, If- 14- 15th. Went to
•lncboraae ,on the 15th.
Dr. lumhard went through 11 enr
oll en on hie way to the Anchorage
*yj_r Rond . He had 10 dogs and stepped,
at Red ha Service on his way down.
A. moose was se^er^ted from her
calf unbeVnown to Florence Clayton
and the d.og Mischief. The Cow stood
about 5 feet.away while tying the
dog, She waited till the dog was ti
ed and tooF after us both. The res
ferrant.h°cF door was opened and in
*lumped Florence, Screaming as the
moose hit the bottom of the stees
"with her head between her legs. She
~a,nd the calf would not shoo off.
"Rich came to our rescue and tooF nic|
tures of them and then shot in the j
air to scare them. That did not do
it so they went up to Fpriius and
ate some lettuce leaves end Martins
got some pictures,
They were around all weeF and*were
close to torment the dog all day _
Sunday. * J
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• GLENN YLLEN PIGF SCF001 NT# BY
Christine Charley
“Another strident entered G-lennallen
Hiph, Nancy Winchester, 15, and a so
phomore. Nancy was at Silka before
she cane to G-lennallen, she is now
li^inp at F.A.A.,
Feb, 14-, the Student Council put on
a Valentine Dance for the students,
. The refreshment was Cake, fudpe and
Fool-aid.
Hey, we notice our coach is limp^
inp around live Chister. Due to the
f result of the Saturday nipht Basket
ball pane, Fefs we^rinp two different
pairs of shoes, one brown and one bl
ank, ’And vi^enty he’has two different
r.airs at hone also. - : —
Senior Tests . ..
Saturday*morning, February 9th
three seniors, Christine Charley and
Donna Holcomb of Glenn Fiph and Arn
old Lincoen of Cooper Valley School
took the A.C.T. test (Amer?c^n Coll
epe Test), -These tests were taken in
one of the classrooms at Glennallen
Fiph School, from nine thirty an to
one nn.
GRIDE SCHOOL TOURNAFENT
Febiirary Qth, a torrnapent between
Carreer Center, Gulkana and Glennallen
grade schools was held in the mittc
rnmoae roon of Glenn High. There we
re two g^pes each in the norning and
afternoon. The first pane Copper
Center 20 joints; Paul Pete 6, Jimmy
‘Morgan 0, Don Johns 5, Warren Johns -
6, Pennie Mart j n 3, Ron £ Lynn Craig,
Roy ewan, Don £ Mark ¥orpp,n didn’t
score any.
Gulkann score 15 noints ; Morris
ewan ?, Harley McMahan 4, David Gene
2 Norman ewan 1, Fiene G-ene 1, Mart
Lappi, Chris Gene, Royer Swan, Chuck
McMahan, and! a rry Bw a n'.d id n ’ t aco re
any noints.
The second g°pe G-lennallen against
Conner Valley. Copper Valley had* 40.
points* Peter Fuwnuk 11, Bernd ibbot
6 Francis Semakin 10, Bob Schaeffer
A y Gary Fredrick 9, Ron Edwardson,.
Don Floresta and Nigel Cuwninghan did
n’t score any noints. *
Glennallen score 21 noints* Fen
ny Polcopb 15, Butch Yab 3, Finer
Marshall 3 ,The test of the team ...
didn’t score.
* Third gape Glenn vs. Gulkana.
Glenn. A4 and Gulkana 6.
Fenna Folcopb 30, Finer Marshall '4,
Danny*. Tegeler 4, Billy W* 4, Jim Jo
hnson' 2; Gulkana Morris Ewan 5> No
- rnan Ewan. 1, The repainder of the
teapn didn’t score at all.
The. Copper Valley Grade Solool won
this tournament .. Congradulationfc
FEFO PROF PM TP HOSPITAL
Prom time to time are minor probl
ems- that arise in orr service to the
y people of the Copper River Valley *
■ One of these* which is a particular
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