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JUNEAU ALASKA
Cheechako News
THIRD YEAR
FEBRUARY 8, 1^63
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WILDWOOD PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL BOY SCOUT WEEK—Scoutmaster Fosberg is
shown discussing events in which Wildwood Scouts are participating during Boy Scout Week.
These include active participation in church services, a display of skills and knowledge in the
Wildwood Community Center, and the Cubies annual Blue and Cold dinner on Feb. 17. The Explor
ers Air Squadron 153 has just been organized and is participating only in the church services this
year. In the picture, from left to right, are: Sp.4 Marvin Graese, Explorer Scout advisor; El
dridge Fosberg. Scoutmaster; Sp.4 Robert Benton, Cubmaster; Joey Buffington, Denner, Den 1;
Bob Wroten, Denner, Den 3; Kerry Zernheld, Patrol leader; Fred Fosberg, Patrol leader; Frank
Rivers, Jr., “A" crew leader. Air Squadron 153; Rocky Parkin. “B” crew leader. Air Squadron 133.
Not pictured: Senior crew leader, Air Squadron 153, Jim Youngblood.
PLAN GRAND OPENING
SOLDOTNA .— March 2 is the
date tentatively set by the Soldot
na Bill's Club for the grand open
ing of the Soidotna Elks Club
Building. On days or evenings
when the building is no* in use
by the Elks, it is available for
rent for social gatherings or
meetings with proceeds going in
to the club’s building fund for
future expansion. Only the base
ment portion of the structure s
presently completed.
Elect Trio of New HEA
Directors at Annual Meeting
Three new directors were elect
ed and four amendments to the
by-laws were approved in the an
nual meeting of the Homer Elec
tric Assoc., Inc. held Tuesday in
Homer,
The meeting was well attend
ed and a heavy vote — a total
of 554 ballots .— was cast. This
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represented 238 votes cast in per
son by>» members attending: and
316 votes carried as proxies for
other stockholders who were un
able to be present.
New directors elected, each for
a three-year term, were Edward
Rehder, Jr., A. R. Cronin and
James D. Saling, all of Homer.
Cronin was an appointed member
of the board serving- out an un
expired term and Rehder was an
incumbent board member. Saling
had not run for election previous
ly.
Burton Carver of Soldotna, in
cumbent boai'd member and HEA
board president this year, was
defeated in his bid for re-election.
Other announced candidates de
feated in the election were Jack
C. Farnsworth, Soldotna; Mel
Jackson, Clam Gulch; Jess H.
Nicholas, Jr., Kenai, and Robert
B. Turkington, Homer.
Immediately after the annual
membership meeting-, a board of
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Recreation-Conservation
Work on Moose Range
Adds New Payroll to Area
Pay checks and public works
are the objectives of the Accel
erated Public Works law which
is materially boosting- the econo
my of the Kenai Peninsuia with
the recreation and conservation
program now underway on the
Kenai National Moose Range. The
program is designed to provide
immediate useful work in areas
where unemployment is a prob
lem.
The Kenai National Moose
Range, Bureau of Sport Fisheries
and Wildlife, was the recipient
of $200,000 under the President’s
Accelerated Public Works Pro
gram, with the grant specifically
indicated for recreation and con
servation activities.
Work began on Xov. 5, with the
Kenai National Moose Range di
rector in charge, and will continue
throughout the winter and spring
as weather permits.
With a biweekly payroll of ov
er $11,000, the project now em
ploys 15 men. all hired locally
through the State unemployment
office in Soldotna and cleared
through the Wildlife office in Ke
nai. Communities represented on
the present payroll include Kenai,
North Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling-,
Kasilof, and Homer.
Visitors to the Moose Range
next summei will find several new
campgrounds and many miles of
interesting hiking and horse
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Kenai Voters Say “Yes”
To All Three Bond Issues
resolutions was that calling for
issuance of general obligation
bonds in an amount not to ex
ceed $450,000 for the purchase
of electrical assets of Kenai Pow
er Corp.
Following the counting of the
one and only absentee ballot
Wednesday night, the power re
solution was approved by a vote
of 92 for issuance of bonds and
90 against. Of the 1X3 ballots
cast, including the absentee vote,
one ballot was mutilated. All
qualified voters within the city
limits could vote on this issue.
The absentee ballot was a “yes”
vote on all three resolutions.
Controlling interest in the Ke
nai Power Corp., now in receiver
ship, was sold two weeks ago to
Alaska Power and Telephone Co.
Only city property owners were
qualified to vote on the other two
resolutions, both calling for is
suance of general obligation
bonds. Both issues were approved
by a better than a two-to-one ma
jority.
Kenai voters in a special city
election Tuesday approved all
bonding issues for utility purpos
es in an amount totaling $750,000.
Passed by the narrowest mar
gin of any of the three bonding
A total of 104 property owners,
including the absentee, voted on
the water and sewer resolutions.
Highway Accident
Fatal to Homer Man
Guy Jacob Waddell, 69, Homer
businessman and Alaska resident
for 31 years, was killed almost
instantly at about noon Tuesday
when the station wagon he was
driving hit an icy spot on the
Sterling Highway and rolled
down an embankment at Mile
103 approximately half way
between Ninilchik and the Corea
Bar. His death was the first fa
tality of the year in the Western
State Police District.
Mrs. Waddell and Mrs. Clar
ence Dustman were passengers in
the car which was enroute to Ho
mer. Mrs. Waddell received facial
lacerations and bruises and was
taken to Homer for treatment.
Mrs. Dustman was uninjured.
According to a State trooper
investigating- the accident, the
driver apparently was blinded by
the sun as his vehicle rounded a
curve. The station wagon skidded
out of control, left the highway
and rolled down an embankment,
turning over twice. The driver
apparently was thrown from the
vehicle and was pinned under the
wreckage.
Waddell was owner of the Sea
Fair Motel at Homer and was en
gaged in the home-building busi
ness. He also was a licensed
hunting guide.
Survivors include the widow
and their five children, two of
whom, a daughter, Mrs. Robert
Proulx, and a son, Billy, live in
Homer. Another son and two
daughters live out of the state.
The 8200,000 water bond issue
passed 109 to 58 with two spoiled
ballots not being; counted. The
$100,000 sewer bond issue was ap
proved 112 to 52.
A fairly good turnout at the
polls was reported. According- to
the city clerk, there was a possi
bility of 325 registered voters
within the city proper qualified
to vote on the power issue and a
potential of 236 resident proper
ty owners who could hSTve vbWi •*’ ™
on the sewer and water bonds.
Application is being made to
the Accelerated Public Works
Program for funds to assist in
the water and sewer projects.
Anchor Point
Snow Festival
Set Saturday
Anchor Point's annual Snow
Festival celebration has been re
duced to one day only this year
due to insufficient snow coverage
to hold all events scheduled for
a three-day weekend.
This Saturday, Feb. 9, has been
set for the weight pulls, begin
ning at 1 p.m.; the Snow . Flake
Ball, beginning at 9:30 p.m. with
live music, and the Queen Coro
nation ceremony to take place at
midnight at the dance. Awards to
winning contestants in the weight
pulls will be made at this time
also.
Dick Iverson, president of the
Anchor Point Sled Dog and Rac
ing Assoc., Inc., said that Anchor
Point was practically barren of
snow until Thursday’s snow fall,
which was not enough to warrant
re-scheduling the dog sled races
for this weekend.
If it should continue to snow
before Saturday’s events begin,
the afternoon program will prob
ably include snowshoe races and
skijoring. Iverson said.
The Weather
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