When Will The lee
Go Out This Tear?
Now that Alaska is coasting
toward spring, it’s time for Alas
kans’ favorite day dream to take
hold.
It’s the Nenana Ice Classic.
When will the ice ‘go out’—
that’s the big guessing game
throughout the Northland. (It’s
illegal to sell tickets outside of
Alaska or the Yukon Territory.)
This guessing game started 44
years ago in the little town of Ne
nana located at the confluence of
the Tanana and Nenana rivers 60
miles southwest of Fairbanks. It
was then, and still is, one of the
frontier’s favorite antidotes to
cabin fever.
Starting with a $500 pot, the
event has grown so large that run
ning the present day classic is a
full-time industry in the little riv
er town.
Ihe minute of the ice hreakup
is clocked by a mechanical device
placed on the ice on the shore. To
a tripod in the Tanana River is
attached 100 yards of slack wire,
the other end of which is fixed to
a clock on the bank.
During the thaw the moving ice
must carry the three-legged stand
100 yards until the wire trips the
clock, thus establishing the offi
cial minute of the breakup.
The ice has never gone out ear
lier than April 20, 1940, nor later
than May 16, in 1945.
One dollar tickets are on sale.
When the contest closes at mid
night on April 7, these tickets are
expressed to Nenana. Guesses,
with date, time and name of per
son submitting, are printed in a
big catalog.
Net pay-off for the winning
guess for the last seven years goes
like this: 1955. $104,500; 1956,
$106,000: 1957, $113,500; 1958,
$104,500: 1.959, $93,000: 1960, $80,
000; 1961, $75,000. Last year the
winnings were split by just a doz
en winning tickets naming the cor
rect minute.
Total take last year was $140,
000 but out of this came adminis
trative expenses, taxes, licenses,
labor and scholarships.
No great career can be launched
until a solid foundation has been
built.
F*OR
SEATTLE
TACOMA
PORTLAND
8ERVICE
CALL
486-2231
Baciric Northern
Pioneer Arthur
Marzan Nears 88
Arthur Marzan, long-time Alas
ka pioneer and resident of Kodiak
will celebrate his 88th birthday
anniversary at the Alaska Pio
neers’ Home in Sitka. Marzan
lived in Kodiak until entering the
Pioneers’ Home as a guest several
years ago and is widely known in
this area. He was born on March
21, 1874. His friends are urged
to send greetings to him at Box
198, Sitka, Alaska.
CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS
New parking meters will be or
dered by the City to replace most
of those in existence. This will
be done over a period of time,
with revenue from the meters de
fraying the cost of the meters.
The automatic type as in use
near Kraft’s Supermarket was de
cided on as giving the best ser
vice. Three types have been test
ed over a period of months, with
the Park-O-Meter proving the best.
Thirty-seven meters will be need
ed at $50.50 each, with purchase
being made on a 50 per cent in
come basis.
Special assessments were passed
on in two instances where the
City did special work for property
owners. An assessment of $1786.15
was levied on the Glen and Elaine
30 Days Required On All Orders Received After April 1st
(No Exceptions) Order Now!
WHEN YOU GET j
A GOOD TROPHY
REMEMBER WHERE
YOU GOT IT.
Banks property for culvert con
struction, and the Reynolds and
Kramer property for sewer con
struction.
THE COUNT-DOWN
The paramount issue at this time
of year seems to be centered
around an income tax blank.
ATTENTION BOWLERS
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There will be open bowling at the Elks Lanes Friday, Saturday
and Sunday nights, March 16, 17 and 18. This will be a good time
to get your practice for “BOWL DOWN CANCER” and “BEAT
THE CHAMP” tournament which will be held along with your
regular bowling the week of April 22—28, 1962.
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