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NUMBER 110
Community
College
Anticipated
What may well be the begin
ning; of a community college for
Kenai may develop from the adult
education program to be offered
in evening sessions at Kenai High
School, it is announcd by Conrad
Potter, school s u p e rintendent.
Kvening sessions are expected to
get underway during the last
week in February with Clayton E.
Brockel serving as director.
Starting time previously was
announced for the first week in
February but has been delayed,
Brockel said.
The education program is being
sponsored by the University of
Alaska as an extension service
to the community. College credits
from the University of Alaska
will be offered in many of the
courses planned. There will be
others of strictly interest value in
which no credit will be offered.
If demand is sufficiently great,
there may be high school subjects
included for adults who have nev
er completed high school.
John Niemi of the adult educa
tion division of the University's
Extension Service will be in Ke
nai next week to help set up the
program.
A report as to fees, schedules
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BENEFIT DANCE
SOLDOTNA — A benefit dance
for the March of Dimes will be
gin at 9 p.m. this Saturday, Jan.
28, in the Soldotna Elks Club
building. A cake, baked by Marion
F'ickey, will be auctioned off at
the dance with proceeds also go
ing to the March of Dimes.
UNIFLAME
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and
Propane Delivery
Call
Soldotna Delivery Kenai Delivery
262-4418 283-7705
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HAVE HEAT WHEN IT COUNTS
Standard Oil Company of California has named H. Kay Coleman
as Foreman-Services for the new refinery under construction near
Kenai.
Bonding for Utilities
Explained by Council
The City Council of Kenai, Al
aska wishes that all residents of
the City to he thoroughly inform
ed as to the progress to secure
water and sewerage for Kenai.
For the past eight months in
1962, an engineering study of the
feasibility of water and sewerage
for Kenai has been in progress.
T his engineering study has been
finished in time for submission in
connection with an application for
a Federal grant.
These funds can pay for as
much as 50' to 75 - of the en
tire cost of the water and sewer
age facilities feasible for Kenai.
Under the Federal grants,
which have been provided by the
Public Works Acceleration Act of
1962, work must be commenced as
soon as possible. In the case of
Kenai, it would have to be com
menced in 1963.
The portion to be provided by
the City will require bonding in
order to secure the needed money
for matching funds. When the fa
cilities are installed, the people
actually using the water or sew
erage systems will be repaying
most of the cost of the installed
systems.
The sums sought for bonding,
$100,000 for sewerage and $200,
000 for water, will provide the
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To Broadcast
Saturday Game
A live and on-the-spot radio
broadcast direct from the gym
nasium floor of the Kenai High
School will cover this Saturday’s
night game between the Kenai
Kardinals and East Anchorage
High School.
Basketball fans who will be un
able to attend the game in person
can follow their team’s play by
dialing radio station KENI.
Sponsoring the broadcast will
be Seaman’s Furniture, Kenai
Food Center, and the Rig Cafe
and Bar.
Skagway Firm Buys Out
Frank Rowley’s Holdings
masKa rower ana leiepnone
Co., with principal offices in
Skagway, has purchased the con
trolling- interest in Kenai Power
Corp., from Frank Rowley, pres
dent, it was announced Wednes
day. Negotiations for the pur
chase were concluded Tuesday by
Arthur Carrett, president of Al
aska Power and Telephone Co.
Kenai Power Corp. has been in
the hands of a receivership since
this past December 14, with Row
ley continuing- as manager.
Rowley announced the sales
transaction had been completed
when he introduced Garrett to the
Kenai City Council Wednesday
night and a question and answer
period followed. Under the terms
of a 20-year franchise granted by
the City of Kenai last February,
Kenai Power Corp. still has an
agreement to supply Kenai with
electrical power for 19 years.
Community May
Form Orchestra
KENAI — Considerable inter
est in the establishment of a
community orchestra is being
shown in connection with the sur
vey regarding courses the pub
lic would most like to see incor
porated in the community college
courses scheduled to be offered at
Kenai High School in evening
classes for adults. The adult edu
cation program is to begin during
the first week in February.
Persons who would like to par
ticipate in forming an orchestra
are asked to call the school,
phones 2851-75:} 1 or 2x:;-75T!.
There will be no cost to the course
and .no college or high school
credits will he offered. It will be
strictly a cultural course and Dan
Ballard, high school band direct
or. has offered to serve as in
structor.
iiarrett s company hopes to
help solve some of the problems
which have resulted iri receiver
ship for Kenai Power.
“Kenai Power Corp. is a good
sound company with a great
amount of assets in excess of lia
bilities,” the president of the Al
aska Power and Telephone Co.
said. “It has various financial
problems—which can all be solv
ed. Moreover, it has probably one
of the largest expansion possibil
ities in the State of Alaska. We
are coming in to help solve these
problems instead of creating
more problems,” he added.
Garrett lauded Rowley and his
long-time efforts in establishing,
operating and expanding the lo
cal power company.
“Taking care of power require
ments is not easy,” Garrett said.
“Frank Rowley has done a good,
sound, solid job in keeping the
city supplied with power, day af
ter day after day.” He added that
Rowley will continue to manage
the plant and its operation
throughout this summer.
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Standard Names
Refinery Foreman
H. Ray Coleman has been nam
ed Foreman — Services for the
new Standard Oil Company of
California refinery now under
construction on the Kenai Penin
sula near Kenai.
Prior to his new assignment.
Coleman was a foreman in the
cracking division at StandardV
Richmond, Calif., refinery. He has
been with the company since lt»48
in various engineering and re
finery operations capacities.
Coleman is married and ha
three children. The famly will
move this spring from their pre
sent home in Orinda. Calif., to
new quarters near Kenai.
fcew Officers Take Over
Soldotna € vi C Duties
Tom 11 m il, Soldotna manager
of the Homer Electric Assoc.,
Inc., assumed duties as president
of the Greater Soldotna Chamber
of Commerce at last Saturday’s
meeting. Hurd and other officers
of the Chamber were elected
from within the membership of
the newly named board of direc
tors at a director’s meeting last
Wednesday night. Hurd succeeds
Dr. Paul Isaak, who headed the
organization this past year.
Other new officers are Charles
Parker, vice president; Charley
Griffin, secretary, and Kearlie
Wright, treasurer. Other mem
bers of the 7-member board of
directors are M. L. “Red” Grange,
Jack Farnsworth and Joe Scaran
tino.
The new president says that
Mrs. Hurd has agreed to serve as
recording secretary for the Cham
ber after she has been briefed
into her duties by Mrs. Dick Mid
yett, who performed a similar
service this past year.
Organization was discussed at
last Saturday'- meeting. Hurd ex
pects to announce committee ap
pointments in the near future.
One of the most pressing prob
lems at the present time is the
working out of Soldotna’s part in
the second annual Alaska State
Championship Sled I) ok Race
planned for March 2-3 under joint
sponsorship of Kenai and Soldot
na. Jack Johnson has been ap
pointed Soldotna Chamber of
Commerce chairman of the dog'
race committee.
The second meeting of the new
directors is set for the evening
of Jan. 30 and the next regular
Chamber meeting will be at 12
Noon on Saturday, February 2,
at Parkers in Ridgeway.
The Weather
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Precip.
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