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Cheechako News
THIRD YEAR
JANUARY 11, 1968
PRICE 10c
NUMBER 114
School Bus
Hit by Car
Near Site 17
By Miehaelene Pendleton
At 4:^0 p.m. Wednesday, Jan.
0, a station wagon driven by Mrs.
Jean B. Archer of North Kenai,
sideswiped the late bus from Ke
nai High School. The accident
took place at Mile 100 near White
Alice Site 17 on the Kenai-Sol
dotna spur of the Sterling high
way.
The bus, driven by Wellington
\\ iison, had stopped to unload two
passengers when Mrs. Archer’s
car topped the hill. She applied
her brakes and the car swerved,
missing the girls unloading from
the bus.
The left front fender of the
station wagon collided with the
right front fender of the bus. The
car slid sideways on the slick,
icy highway but remained on the
road.
Mrs. Archer’s car contained
another woman and a child. Al
though both vehicles were damag
ed in the collision, no one was
injured.
Alaska State Police investigat
ed the accident but no citation
was issued.
The car, a 1962 Rambler, was
towed into Soldotna. The bus,
which makes the Beaver Loop
run, had discharged most of its
passengers. Those students re
maining were transferred to ano
ther bus shortly after the acci
dent and the damaged bus return
ed to Soldotna.
Damage to the two vehicles
has not yet been estimated. The
bus had a bent fender and bump
er. After the fender on the car
was straightened out, Mrs. Arch
er was able to drive it home.
"hen Mrs. James (). Whaley of Ketchikan, volun
teer advisor on women’s activities for the March
of Dimes in Alaska, came to the office of Gov
ernor William A. Egan, she had two purposes in
mind. One was to present the Governor with a
sugar replica—in gold, green and blue—of the
Alaska State Seal (shown above), which came
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from the 28.000-pound I’aul Banyan birthday cake
displayed at the Seattle World’s Fair. The other
was to witness Governor Egan's signing of the
proclamation designating January 1063 as 2.">th
ANNIVERSARY MARCH OF DIMES MONTH
throughout Alaska.
New Precinct Chairman
To Be Named by Soldotna
Demos in Recall Caucus
A special recall election for the
Soldotna Democratic Precinct has
been set for Thursday, Jan. 24,
for the purpose of voting' on recall
of Frank E. Mullen as precinct
chairman and for election of a
new chairman. The meeting will
begin at 8:30 p.m. in the Colonial
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The recall meeting was an
nounced by Mullen Wednesday
and is in agreement with Demo
cratic party rules which specifies
that an election to recall and re
place an elected precinct officer
must be publicized at least 10
days prior to the meeting in any
precinct which has a membership
of over 100 voters. Written notice
of the meeting is also to be mail
ed to all registered Democrats in
the precinct.
Mullen has been the central fig
ure in a controversy which de
veloped within the party follow
ing his recent write-in campaign
in the November general election
for the District 10 seat in the
Alaska House of Representatives.
The South Central District
Committee asked for Mullen’s re
signation as precinct chairman
after the defeat of the Demo
cratic party’s sanctioned candi
date, Allan L. Petersen, by Re
publican Clem V. Tillion for the
same post sought by Mullen with
his write-in campaign.
Mullen, holding that he is the
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Kenai Voters
Asked to Check
Utility Designs
Designs for water and sewer
age systems arrived Tuesday and
are available for inspection at the
City Clerk's office in Kenai from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays.
Preliminary plans show where
water and sewerage lines are to
lie established following sale of
bonds, providing such sale is au
thorized by property owners in
the special election to be held in
Kenai on Feb. 5.
Voters will approve or disap
prove three bonding resolutions in
an amount totalling $750,000 for
utilities in the coming election.
The public is invited to study
the designs for the water and
sewerage systems prior to the
election in order to be familiar
with the proposed plans for util
ity installation.
ARE RUNNING CAFE
ANCHOR POINT — Ken and
Lenore Stradling are. running the
bar and restaurant at Aprill’s
Motel. On Friday evenings, they
have been serving some Mexican
dishes which proved to be quite
popular. The Stradlings formerly
lived in the portion of the country
where Lenore had an opportunity
to learn the art of preparing these
Mexican dishes.
North Kenai School Opening Delayed,
Mechanical Difficulties Blamed
Opening of the North Kenai
School, previously set for Jan. 14,
has been delayed, it was announc
ed Thursday afternoon by Conrad
Potter, Kenai School superinten
dent. Transfer of students to the
new school was scheduled Mon
day.
Mechanical difficulties, includ
ing; a boiler which is not func
tioning properly, brought about
the delay. It is reported that the
boiler did not pass the state in
spection Thursday morning.
Lee Hayes, Kenai area super
visor with the Alaska State De
partment of Education, met with
the Kenai School Board and the
North Kenai Advisory School
Board in a joint meeting Friday
regarding the matter. Results of
the meeting were not available at
press time.
As soon as a decision has been
reached and the mechanical dif
ficulties cleared up, there will be
another date set for the transfer
of North Kenai students now at
tending the Kenai school.
Principal Named
Dick Schuller, who formerly
taught in the Anchorage school
system for five years, is to head
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Trial Runs
Set Sunday
In Dog Race
Trial runs over a snow-pack
ed trail will he made Sunday at
Anchor Point in preparation for
the Kenai Peninsula Champion
ship Sled Dog Races to be staged
there next Friday and Saturday
in connection with the three-day
Anchor Point Snow Festival, Jan,
18, 1!) and 20.
Dick Iverson, president of the
Anchor River Sled Dog and Rac
ing Association, Inc., which is
sponsoring all events, says that
a trail has been made on Anchor
River itself as that is the only
place that is smooth with enough
snow to run on.
Local senior racers who will
participate will be Larry Clend
enen, Ray Charlton, Joe Brandon
and Cal Thurmond. Entering in
the 8-dog junior competition will
be Paul Mutch, Joey Aprill and
“Skeeter” Iverson. There will al
so be numerous 1-dog mushers.
Additional mushers are expected
to enter, some from as far away
as Anchorage.
The program for the Snow Fes
tival is as follows:
Friday, Jan. 18 — Judging of
grammar school snow carving, 10
a.m.; Kenai Peninsula Champion
ship Sled Dog Race, 1 p.m. In ad
dition to senior racing there will
also be,junior races for 5-dog, 3
dog and 1-dog mushers.
Saturday, Jan. 1!) — Second
heat of dog races, 1 p.m.; Snow
Flake Ball, with live music, 9:30
p.m.; 12 o’clock midnight crown
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lowed by drawing for door prizes.
Sunday. Jan. 20 — World's
Championship Weight Pulling
Contest, begins at 12 Noon and
will include contests for 1-dog and
3-dog light weights and for 1-dog
and 3-dog heavyweights. The
weight pulls will be followed by
cross country ski races (two
classes, up to 12 years and ver 12
years), snowshoe races and ski
joring. At 0:30 p.m. the free in
ner or musher’s mess will be fol
lowed by presentation of awards.
Trophies will be awarded all
winners. Special trophy mugs for
all first and second place winners
will be presented by Alida’s Gift
Shop, Anchor Point. A total of
3.000 pounds of dog food for the
weight pull will be awarded by
Don’s Chemical Co., Anchorage.
A total of $500 in cash awards
will he presented the top winning
mushers for best elapsed time in
the two days’ events. First prize
will be $200, second $150, third
$100 and fourth place $50.
The Weather
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