Wildwood Post Names
Soldier of the ftlonth
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1*FC. BOB JAR US
Soldier of the Month
Wildwood Soldier of the Month
for January is Pfc. Bob Jarus.
f'fo. Jarus was given the award
alter competing in Post-wide com
petition.
Pfc. Jarus is from Cleveland,
Ciiio, where he graduated from
hiph school before entering Pur
due University. It was at Purdue
that Jarus became known as one
ot the best fullbacks in college
football. He was on the varsity
team for three years and made
the All-American third team in
his Junior year at Purdue. Bob
affiliated with the Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity at the Univer
sity-. VV .die taking a physiology
class he met his wife Donna, a
Chi Omega at Purdue.
In 1960 Bob was drafted by
the Cleveland Browns and later
KEXAl — The Board of Evalu
ation for the City of Kenai will
hold its first meeting of the year
next Monday (Feb. 11) in the
city- clerk’s office. Purpose of the
meeting will be for assessment
of land within the city for tax
purpose; f r 1963. The meeting
begins at 7:3.) p.m.
I
traded to the Green Bay Packers.
After playing for the Packers
for a short time Bob accepted an
offer from the Hamilton Tigers
of Canada. He played two seasons
as fullback for the Tigers. Just
before the Tigers played in the
Grey Cup Championship playoffs
Jarus was drafted into the U.S.
Army.
Jarus took his basic training at
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. and was
assigned directly to Wildwood
from there. His wife joined him in
Alaska and in November they be
came the proud parents of a dau
ghter named Kimberly. Pfe. Jar
us works for special Services on
the Post. He is happy to be work
ing- in an area where his athletic
background is of some use. He is
also an active participant on all
the athletic teams at Wildwood.
Jarus enjoys the beautiful coun
try and tremendous fishing in Al
aska last summer and is looking
forward to this coming summer.
After Bob’s separation from ac
tive duty in the Army this com
ing September he will take up his
position as fullback for the Ham
ilton Tigers again.
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KCHS Students Will Hear Talks
By Renowned Scientist Monday
by Michaelene S. Pendleton
Dr. Courtland L. Agre will be
visiting Kenai Central High
School from 9 to 12 Monday
morning, Feb. 11. The topics he
will speak on to any interested
students are: “Why Water is Not
H20,” “Concepts of Molecular
Orbital Bonding,” “Principles of
Equilibrium,” and “Origins of
Chemistry Doctrates.”
I>r. Agre was selected by the
Committee on Visiting Scientists
of the Division of Chemical Ed
ucation of the American Chemical
Society to visit Alaska school- be
cause of his success with high
school students.
Dr. Agre was born in Minneso
ta in 1913 and obtained his K.
< h. E. from the University of
Minnesota in 1934. He earned his
degree in organic chemistry there
in 1937. During his career he has
been a research chemist for the
Dupont Foundation, professor of
chemistry at St. Olaf College, and
professor of chemistry at Augs
burg College in Minneapolis,
which is his present post.
KCHS is the only Alaska school
LEGAL NOTICE
INVITATION FOR BIDS
STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Sealed bids in single copy for
furnishing all labor, equipment
and materials and performing all
work for Project F-021 -1(11),
Sterling Highway, Happy Creek
to Anchor Point, described here
in, will be received until 10:00
a.m., PST, March 7, 1963, in the
Commissioner’s office, Depart
ment of Highways, Island Center
Building, Douglas, Alaska.
1 his project consists of grading
and drainage of 13.913 miles of
roadway on the Sterling Highway
from Happy Creek to Anchor
Point near Anchor Point on the
Kenai Peninsula, State of Alaska.
Principal items of work consist
of the following: Clearing and
grubbing, 145 acres; Pit clearing
and grubbing, 35 acres; Unclassi
fied excavation, 560,000 cubic
yards; Borrow excavation, Case
1, 6,000 cubic yards; Selected ma
terial, Type I borrow, Case 1,
540,000 cubic yards; Selected ma
terial Type II borrow, Case 1,
grading A, 52,000 cubic yards;
Stripping borrow pits, Case 1,
11)8,500 cubic yards; Furrow
ditches, 45,000 linear feet; Exca
vation for structures, 3,500 cubic
yards; Class A concrete, 58 cubic
yards; Beam-type guard-rail,
2,185 linear feet and miscellane
ous minor drainage structures.
All work shall be completed with
in 200 working days after date of
receipt of notice to proceed.
Plans and specifications may
be obtained by all who have a
bona fide need for them for bid
ding purposes from the Commis
sioner of Highways. Plans may
be examined at Department of
Highways District offices in An
chorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and
Valdez.
A bid guaranty is required with
each bid in the sum of not less
than 10',f of the total amount bid
for the work when the amount
bid is $100,000 or less, and in the
sum of not less than 5% of the
total amount bid for the work
when the amount bid is over
$100,000. If the bidder fails to
accompany his bid with the re
quired bid guaranty, his bid will
not be read or otherwise consid
ered. Telegraphic notification of
execution of a bid does not meet
the above requirements of a bid
security accompanying a bid.
Bidders are hereby notified that
prequalification of contractors is
a mandatory requirement and no
bid will be accepted if the bidder
has not prequalified. All individu
als and firms submitting propos
als for this project must be pre
qualified in an amount no less
than the total amount bid. Action
will be taken if i-equest for pre
qualification is received 10 days
prior to bid opening date.
D. A. McKinnon, P. E.
Commissioner of High
ways.
John C. Becker
Chief Road Design
Engineer.
Pub. Feb. 8, 15, 22, 1963
with loss than 1,000 enrollment
that Dr. Agre will visit. This is
because Kenai High teaches tin
difficult CBA course. Other
schools he will visit are in An
chorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and
Ketchikan.
Other School News
The Kenai Chess Club has
gained a new membei. He is Ken
Thompson, a Junior and a recent
transfer.
A Junior class meeting- was
held Monday. Feb. I; the purpose
of which was to decide on a theme
for the Junior Prom. The theme
that was chosen is “Moonli rht
and Roses.”
Is High Bidder
On Island Lease
James G. “Bud” Dye, Kenai
mayor and businessman, was suc
cessful bidder for a 55-year graz
ing lease on Marmot Island offer
ed by the Division of Lands in a
public auction at Kodiak on Jan.
This lease covers 11,070 acres,
which is all of Marmot Island
with the exception of a 40-acre
homestead. The high bid was
$540 annual rental, the Land Of
fice said in announcing results
of the land lease sale.
Marmot Island lies shortly
northeast of Kodiak Island and is
separated from Afognak Island
by the Marmot Strait.
Adult Education
Program Details
Being Finalized
Pre-registration for clashes to
be offered in the adult education
program in evening sessions at
kenai Central High School has
been tentatively set for Monday
and Tuesday, Feb. 18-10
As a result of ; public inter
est survey recently c mulcted,
courses have been . *. ( and
are waiting approval of | ..
si tv of Ala.-ka officials, i* wa
announced Wedt ■ -d y
The four course- • \y 1 f,
offered now are e!er, .< j.
ence education, elemt r.t . yhy
sical education, colleta'
and a course in c db ,
tion and literature.
A minimum of 15 to le \;
be required for e h ■ ' ■:
course. Complete inf r:.c. • >
courses, registration p hr. .
and date of starting will 1
nounced next week.
Clayton E. Bro I- st . vin.
as director of the - w . ■
is planned to c\ ent • d:; ’.-ad t
the establishment of a c noniu1:
college.
AT NATION'S ('AI'lTAk
SOLDOTN’.A — Mr. and Mr
1. \. “Ted" Ciainge of Soldotn.
were among the winter-time vis
itors droppinj ■ ib ef vis
it in Washington. 1 recently
with member- of Alaska' Con
gressional delegation Senators
Ernest Gruening ..nd 1’ a Bart
lett and Hep. Ralph -T. Rivers.
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