Classic Manager Says Ice
Looks Skookum At Nenana
By Paul (Ip) Lien
Ice on the Tanana River at Nenana still looks solid, accord
ng to a telephone report from Don Clark, manager of the
Zenana Ice Classic.
“There’s a small opening near the mouth of the Nenana
liver near where the boats are tied up,” said Clark.
“Across from the Alaska Railroad*
)epot a small hole, about five feet I
n diameter, has opened up—and |
ibove the bridge, opposite the Mis
ion there is another hole opening
ip in the river channel.
“We are getting ready to set the
dock either tonight or tomorrow
BULLETIN
iTo the winner of the Ice Clas
sic this year will go $84,000 which
is $9,000 greater than last year’s
pool.
Weather at Nenana last night
was freezing with a chilly 19
- above zero recorded.
. No evidence of break-up of the
J Nenana River, which flows into
the Tanana one-haif mile below
town is in evidence as of today.
jmorning^just in case we get a sud
]den flow of water in the Tanana
River.
“My guess, however, is that the
ice will be here for at least another
week—and longer if we don’t get
warmer weather,’’ added Clark.
Mild Weather
, The weather at Nenana today
•was mild with the sun shining, but
was not warm enough to make any
Targe flow of water.
! Oldtimer George Hupprich, who
’has lived in Nenana for the past
[48 years, predicts the ice will go
jout on May 17.
; Books containing the list of
'guesses have been distributed to all
'places which sold the chances so
'interested persons.may check their
'individual tickets. ’
Those superstitious .persbns who
chose to play 1.13 p.rh. On May 13
I will find they are sharing the min
ute with 262 other players.
One optimistic fellow played
December 31 and another March 3.
There are hundreds of guesses in
June. July and August—and many
even in October.
We, at Jessens Weekly, think we
have the lucky ticket.
Alaska Airlines
Boosting Number
Of Local Flights
A boost in the number of Alaska
Airlines’ intra-Alaska flights was
announced this week by Robert
Giersdorf, Assistant Vice-President
of Sales.
Effective April 29. the morning
flight schedules between Anchorage
and Fairbanks have been increased
from three to five days a week,
operating daily except Saturdays
and Sundays.
Morning flights to Anchorage, via
Clear, will leave Fairbanks at 10:30
a.m. Flights from Anchorage to
Fairbanks will depart from the
Anchorage International Airport at
7:30 a.m.
The new morning schedules are
in addition to the daily Golden
Nugget jet service departing from
Fairbanks for Anchorage each
evening at 8:00 p.m., arriving in
Anchorage at 8:50 p.m., returning
to Fairbanks at 11:20 p.m. and de
parting for Seattle at 11:59 p.m.
Alaska Airlines flights from An
chorage to Nome and Kotzebue will
also operate daily except Saturday
and Sunday.
Further schedule increases ef
fective June 1, will be announced
in the near future, according to
Giersdorf.
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DISCUSS TRAINING PROGRAM
Committee reports were the main
order of business at last week’s
19th Election District Economic De
velopment Committee meeting. The
meeting was somewhat hampered
due to lack of attendance (12 pres
ent) and the absence of the Commit
tee Chairman Robert Jenks and
Committee Secretary Jim Couch
(both were in Whitehorse with the
local Kiwanis Club).
Stu Boudin of the Public Facili
ties Committee reported that the
retraining program now being car
ried out at the University of Alaska
was running very well. He said a
total of 15 people are presently tak
ing the course.
Boudin also mentioned that under
the new manpower development law
it might be possible to start an elec
tronics training program. Under the
new law, such a program could be
financed for up to one year.
Boudin urged all people having
suggestions for training programs
needed in the area to contact him.
The group also discussed the 13
per cent local participation financ
ing required by the ARA. H. Pren
tiss Gazaway, presently in Alaski
| as an ARA consultant, was re
quested to investigate the possi
bility of furnishing equipment or
services in lieu of cash to help meet
the 10 per cent.
Gazaway will investigate this and
other matters during May, while
he is in Washington, D.C.
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