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CONSTHUCTICN ROUNDUP
With most of the state under the grip
of winter snow, construction projects'
throughout Alaska Are coming to an icy
halt for the season.
During the past month, 19 highway
construction jobs have been put on winter
suspension because of the inclement
weather.* This, leaves 19 active projects
and five that have been contracted for
but work on has not yet started.
D. A. McKinnon, said projects on win
ter shut down are Badger Loop Road, 96%
complete5 Bertha Creek and Kern Creek
slide areas, 53%; Glenn Highway Matanuska ,
River bridge approach, 65%;* Worth. Kauai
extension, 67%;£0'Malley Road, 35%; Pal
me r-G a ntwe 11 Highway, five bridges, 95%;
Alaska Railroad' to Sunshine, 85%; Ester |
Siding' to Ester, ..72%; Rex to Lignite,. 38%;
vNenana-.*to Rex paving job, 2%; Tanana River
to Delta Junction, 8C%; Clearwater'Greek
southwest, 18%; Little Tok to Bartell
Creek, 27%;^uhcaSter ,9reek bridge, 78%;
Nome-Teller, $6%; Blue stone River-Teller,;
86%; Peger-Cushman-llgn Horn, 93%; and
Coffee Creek to'Kougarok River, 57% •
Presently there.* are .43 projects under
contractcworth nearly $3C,0QC,C0G, and
the total mileage' of construction under
way or completed during the' 1962 season y.
amounts to 307 miles, .of ., road.and 12
bridges at a cost of <$32,195,000.
Our goal is not just to win a cold war but
to persuade a cold world«
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GLENN ALLEN BALLYHOO
Thin Ice1 at Gunsight Lodge least week
end resulted in .the loss of a swamp'buggy
by Cliff Steadman while he was hunting- 7
in that area. -
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The lights from the Oil drilling rigs ■■
con be seen for many miles as one stp- ■
proaches the Eureka district. It seems
that the well;drilling company that was
formerly on the Lake Louise Road have
moved to a new location, which is just
off the road beside-Eureka Lodge.
Lou Cretzler spent a few days in •
Anchorage where she visited Ruth and John
Robertson and Fran and Johnny Spratt..
Like all women she did a bit of shopping
while visiting. Frank and Jerry Schoen
strup and Bud and Thelma Barker were
guests of the Gretzlers last week.
Tony Hoepfner plans to return to Alaska
to join the fishing fleet after his’dis-.
charge from the Army at Banning, Georgia.
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The' Dog Mushers Ball held at Glenn—
4alien Lodge was a huge success. Dancing
was enjoyed during the evening. Door
prizes were won by Shirley Miller and
Mavina B.ilium.
There was a Hunters Ball held at
Eureka Lodge on December 1st. ' There we re
many Anchorage people but bery'few people
from this area attended. Door prizes
were drawn hourly. The ' trophy winners’ •
will be announced later.
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Willow Abby” home of Mr. Murphy is
located on billow Lake. With frosted
fingers and much hard work he is trying
to prove.his. intentions of becoming a ■
real ”Sourdough”. Mr. Murphy is employed
by the state as . an engineer..
The -Wallaces spent some time in
Anchorage and upon. .their return are moving
-into their new cabin.. Mary says 11 Trailers
are fine but not for me I”
\ The Homemaker’s Club held a bake sale
Thursday, November 29. There was much
hurry and bustle, getting food, delivered
to, the schools and the picking up of
foods from the ladies homes. The cakes,
.cookies, rolls, pies and all the' food
was beautifully prepared by the Glennnllen
area ladles.
We. would like to take this' opportun
ity to thank the many non-members'who f
.s pe nt t he whole d ay he1ping t o -make our
Jaake- sale a success. Those helping were;
:-Midge Wot as ink, Allura Lewis, Jerry
Newton, Carl Schuler and "Shorty” Brennan.
Shorty” receive,! a Burn While pouring ;
hot. water - and ..holding his band aged 'hand
high ho said, ”1 don't wanna be; no Home
maker I”
If you find a star in front of the serial
number on a bill in your pocket, it means
the bill replaces a mutilated one.
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