The Temperature’s Below Freezing, But
Swimming Pool Talk Hotter Than Ever
Let’s go swimmin’.Brrr,
not right now, but plans to have a
swimming pool in operation for
Kodiak youngsters next summer
are going full steam ahead, accord
ing to Pete Deveau who is working
to have the land behind the armory
and adjacent to the school trans
ferred to a non-profit corporation
so that an indoor pool can be con
structed.
Deveau has opened his own priv
ate pool to the children of Kodiak
since 1957. He says that the pool
was excavated from solid rock at
a cost of $550, and that cement
work was contracted out for $2,800.
Nearby is a hot and cold water
shower.
The Deveau pool is chlorinated
and the chlorine content is kept
to a level prescribed for public
pools. At times it has to be heated
to bring it up to the 62-65 degree
range, but this past summer the
average temperature was 631& de
grees and no heat was used. How
ever a heat exchanger is connected
to the filter system and the av
erage cost per month is $48, al
though most of this can be charged
to the circulating pump which
costs about $30 to operate.
AN OBSESSION
Deveau explains that he has
spent many hours talking to people
in Kodiak about a swimming pool
and is convinced that he has con
verted most of the doubters.
He says, “The idea of a pool for
Kodiak has been an obsession of
mine for years. At the age of 9
I fell off a dock and my brother
Fritz attempted to save me, al
though he could not swim and as
a result my father had to rescue
us both. Since then I have always
had the ambition and dream to
construct my own pool which I
opened to the children of Kodiak.”
The proposal to finance the pool
will call for shares to be sold at
$100 a share—on the same basis as
the Spa in Anchorage. Anyone
leaving the Kodiak area could sell
his share or shares to anyone after
first giving the board of directors
first choice to buy the shares.
COMMITTEE OF SEVEN
Deveau explains that only five
people have turned down the pro
posal. and that a group of seven
will soon submit a plan of the
land-use to the Adjutant General
so that a land-use agreement can
be made with the city who in turn
would turn the control over to the
Swimming Pool Corporation.
Part of the land, he states, would
be used for a teenage center and
the remainder for a park for Ko
diak.
After the corporation is formed,
a board of directors would be
elected from the paid-up members.
A plan has also, been devised to
have prospective members work at
a skill trade in which they may
be proficient to acquire their
stock.
Deveau confidently says that an
outdoor pool can be constructed
with showers by the early summer
of 1963 and by fall have it covered
for winter use. He says Juneau,
Ketchikan and other Alaskan
towns have community pools—why
not Kodiak.
In conclusion he states that he
has enough pledges for the near
phases of the work on an outdoor
pool, and urges organization so
that by this time next year a cov
ered pool will be a reality.
Anyone interested in the future
progress of the plan is asked to call
Deveau.
LOU VEERMAN
AGENT
486-2650
SAILING FROM SEATJTLE
DEC. 26, 1962
MS TANANA
Womens Ray, Kodiak
Port Williams, Seldovia, Homer
Fishermen Urge 6 Months Rule
A six months residence in Alaska
immediately preceding application
for a resident commercial fishing
license is being proposed by
Alaska fishermen, according to the
Wrangell Sentinel.
The Sentinel quoted R. J. Ingle
as saying that fishermen, who at
one time established residence in
Alaska who most of the year live
in other states are obtaining resi
dent commercial fishing licenses
in competition with bona fide
Alaskan residents.
Ingle said that such a law is now
in effect in Oregon, and reportedly
has the support of the Alaska De
partment of Fish and Game.
FOUND GUILTY
Kenneth Kvasnikoff was handed
a $100 fine and given 30 days m
jail this week after being found
guilty of having no drivers license
and being charged with reckless
driving. It was also recommended
that no driver’s license be issued
to him for a one-year period.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The parking lot at the rear of our store is for the conveni
ence of our customers and those making purchases at the City
Market. The limit is 30 minutes.
Any vehicle left overnight or using the area for other than
its original purpose will be towed away at the expense of the
owner, effective immediately.
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