THE KENAI PENINSULA
Cheechako News
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Dorothy Stewart .. Manager
Stable Smith . News Mgr.
Loren Stewart.. Mean Credit Mgr.
Doug Stewart . Apprentice Mgr.
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Letters to the Editor:
Kenai, Alaska
12 January 63
Cheechako
Drawer 0
Kenai
Dear Stew:
1 don’t know how many times
I've gone to bat for your paper
when people would say, “It's a
Soldotna paper . . . there’s noth
ing but Soldotna news in it . .
I know news gathering isn’t easy.
I know fence straddling isn’t easy.
I know money talks.
But it seems to me that the is
sue of Jan. 11 was very lopsided
and rather than just fuming, I
did some measuring. There were
-17 column inches of Kenai news
of which 24 was school news such
as menus, etc. We have a Moose
paper and advertise in it, altho'
this may be of interest to some
people. This left 23 column inch
es of pure adult Kenai news (this
included 12 inches of a picture of
a bowler coming to town.) This
brings us down to 9 inches of
adult, Kenai write-ups. I don’t
know what you would have done
if Leo Tyler hadn’t died.
In this same issue, there were
19’o inches of North Kenai news,
and a whopping 139 inches of Sol
dotna news. The whole paper was
a Soldotna Chamber of Commerce
brochure. There was news from
the greater Peninsula, but I’m
not concerned with that. They al
so did some advertising, are of
interest to all. and. frankly, are
not competing with Kenai in the
manner you and I both know Sol
dotna is.
As I said. I know money talks,
so just for fun, I added up the
ads. I did not take into considera
tion the classifieds, nor the public
notices both the State and the
City of Kenai buy. The results?
Soldotna, 82 inches. Kenai, 292.
In return for 292 inches of ads
Welcome
To Players
Appreciated
February 4, 1963
Loren Stewart, Editor
Cheeehako News
Kenai. Alaska
Dear Loren and Dorothy:
Sorry we missed you last week
in Kenai. I did pet to see Doug
long enough for a “Hello”, how
ever.
I would like to publicly thank
High School Coach Jim Evanson
and the Kenai School officials
for the warm reception our Jun
ior High Basketball team, yell
leaders, and faculty team receiv
ed during our overnight stay in
Kenai last Friday.
I would also like to thank the
many parents who housed and fed
our students.
This trip has been the highlight
of our entire school year and one
the boys and girls will long re
member. All of us left with an
extremely warm feeling toward
the many generous people of Ke
nai that made our trip possible.
We hope we will be able to con
tinue this series.
Good luck to the Kardinals in
the coming State Tournament. We
will be pulling for them.
Sincerely,
“Chuck”
Elmer C. Smith. Superin
tendent, Chugiak-Eagle
River Schools
Eagle River, Alaska
ft we set <* (or 2M if you count the
f bowler) of news. Frankly, we
i want to support the paper. We've
bought as many ads as we felt
we could promptly pay for. Rut
there has to be a return. We can
count our Soldotna customers on
one hand and still have fingers
left over. We like the paper and
want to support it. We like you
personally and want the paper to
succeed. Please, let’s don’t have
any more papers like that one.
Very truly yours,
Donnis and Stan
Thompson
(There are Cheechako News
subscribers in Soldotna w h o
would disagree. To see why, check
any six consecutive issues( except
special editions) and take an av
erage. Editor).
Road Completed!
Feb. 4. 1963
P. O. Box 39
Kenai Alaska
The Cheechako News
Dear Sir:
The members of the Holt Farm
Road Association wish to thank
the staff of the Cheechako News
for the wonderful support given
us in our endeavors to get a state
constructed and maintained road.
Many thanks for all of your
help.
Sincerely
Linda M. Groleske.
Seeretary-T reasurer
Holt Farm Road Ass’n
Action Taken
By Subdistrict
Election of new officers, a de
cision to start an agricultural
newsletter, the appointment of a
new equipment supervisor, na
tional district affiliation, and a
“Land and People’’ conference re
quest to the Secretary of Agri
culture were orders of business at
the recent meeting of Homer
Soil Conservation Subdistrict.
The slate of new officers in
clude Norman Nelson, chairman;
George Dahlgren, vice chairman;
Herb Meade, secretary; and Gust
Lofgren. treasurer. Bob Barton
was appointed an alternate super
visor to act as manager of sub
district machinery.
\ ern Mutch, retiring from the
board after seven years of loyal
service gave a financial report.
\ ern has been acting as treasurer
and equipment manager. His de
cision not to run for re-election
was received with regret by his
fellow supervisors. Vern has
worked hard for the subdistriet
and its members.
Guests at the meeting included
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IT’S INCOME TAX TIME
AGAIN
AND AGAIN_
Soldotna Bookkeeping
is ready to do your Income Tax
AS WELL AS ... .
your payroll and general
bookkeeping
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SOLDOTNA
Youth Groups
Conduct Services
Youth groups of the Kenai
Methodist Parish conducted wor
ship services at Kenai, Ninilchik,
and Tustumena on Youth Sunday,
Feb. :>.
At Kenai, Rae Dell Gee spoke
briefly on the topic. “What M.Y.
F. Means to Me." Other youth
participating were Martha Ames,
Warren Ames, Mary Ellen Cole,
Thor Evenson, Roxanne Gee, Nick
Miller, Karen Morin, Joanne Ry
an and Elaine Struble. The Jun
ior Choir sang ‘We’ve Got a Story
to Tell,’’ with Kevin Morin as
soloist.
At the Methodist Church of St.
Peter the Fisherman in Ninilchik
and at the Methodist Church of
Christ the Victor on the Cohoe
Road, speakers and their subjects
were: Gary Cooper, “My Church
and 1;" Nancy Banta, “What My
Church Means to Me;” and Dar
ryl Cooper, on the M.Y.F. motto,
“Christ Above All.”
Special music was provided by
Linda Bock, Lynn Garroutte, Bil
lie Jean Hetherton, Darleen Heth
erton, Darryl Cooper, Jacquelyn
Hetherton and Bill Walker. They
sang “The Old Rugged Cross.”
Tim Jackinsky was pianist for the
worship service. Other youth par
ticipating were Danny Cecil. Da
vid Cooper. Kenneth Garroutte,
John McKibben, Allen Ogren and
David Palmer.
The Ninilchik young people
were assisted at the Tustumena
service by Nancy Russell, Neva
Russell and Karen Shettlesworth.
Rev. John J. Shaffer, pastor
for the entire parish, said Youth
Sunday provided an opportunity
for the young people to share in
leadership as well as providing
a time when they could express
their faith and speak of their con
cerns to adults of the various
churches.
Valentines and
Bouquets
A most deserved Valentine to
our Mayor, Al Buonassissi.
We wish you a fine trip, a quick
recovery and a speedy return to
your office.
(signed) “Friends of Mayor Al”
A big Valentine to Jeanie Hal
ler of The McMaster Studio of
Dancing.
We want you to know how
much we appreciate your efforts
in our behalf.
(signed) “Jeanie’s Students”
SOLDOTNA
Max. Min. Precip.
Jan. 31 26 ' 5 None
Feb. 4 22 -12 None
Feb. 5. 10 -19 None
Fob. 6 10 -18 None
Feb. 7 13 -11 Trace
William B. Oliver, State Conser
vationist with the SCS and Art
Hawk, the local SC'S technician
working with the subdistrict.
Weather
Feb. 1 33
F eb. 2 36
Feb. 3 22
8 None
2 None
0 None
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SERVICES
on the Kenai Peninsula
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CHEECHAKO NEWS—262-4420 * ‘ L
KENAI ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH—Sunday School at 10 a.m
Morning worship 11 a.m. Evening worship 7:30 p.m. Mid-week
services Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Pastor Mrs. Carl S. Click.
EAST KENAI CHURCH OF CHRIST meets at Mile 105, KenaFsp^
Sunday Services: Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11 atr
E\ening Worship 6:00 p.m. Congregational singing. Thursday
Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Billy Joe Mize—Evangelist.
DOWNTOWN CHURCH OF CHRIST (1 block from Kenai Fire Hall)
Bible School - 9:45 a.m., Worship - 11:00 a.m., Evening 7:00 p.m
Midweek (Wednesday) - 7:00 p.m. Carl Zehrung, Minister.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE GROUP meets each Sunday at 11 a.m. in
building back of Vera’s Variety, Soldotna.
SOI.DOTNA CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — Sunday School at
10 a.m.; Morning Worship 11 a.m.; Evengelistic Service 7:30 p.m.
each Sunday. Prayer Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
KENAI METHODIST CHURCH—Church School 9:30 a.m. and Wor
ship Service 10:45 a.m. Methodist Youth Fellowship Tuesday at
3:30 p.m. John J. Shaffer, pastor.
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, SOLDOTNA — Sunday School 9:45
a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m., Senior confirmation class 5 p.m,
Wednesday; Junior confirmation class 5 p.m. Thursday; Choir
practice 7 p.m. Thursday; Bible study 8 p.m. Thursday. Richard
J. Tuff, pastor.
FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST MISSION meets each Sunday from
10 a.m. to 12 noon at Soldotna Community Bldg. Maurice Murdock,
interim pastor.
SOLDOTNA BAPTIST CHURCH, at the Y. Sunday School at 10 aia
Morning Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service 7:30 p.m.
Rev. Paul Weimer, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULES—9 a.m. at Our
Lady erf the Angels Church, Kenai; 11 a.m. at Soldotna: 4 p.m. at
Wildwood Chapel, Wildwood Station.
KENAI BIBLE CHURCH—Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; morning
worship 11:00 a.m.; Sunday evening 7:30. Prayer meeting 7:30
and Moody Bible Institute Correspondence Study Course S:15 each
Wednesday. Kenai Youth Fellowship 7:30 p.m. each Friday. Pas
tor Fred S. Crozier.
CHURCH OF GOD (Pentecostal in Doctrine)—Located on Aspen War
and Binkley Street, Soldotna. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Morning
Worship 11 a.m.; Evangelistic Service 7:30 p.m.; Bible Study and
Prayer 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Millard L. Cowdell, Pastor, Box
514, Soldotna.
BAHA’I WORLD FAITH
Know Ye not why We created you all from the same dust?
That no one should exalt Himself over the other. Ponder at
all times in your hearts how Ye were created. Since We have
created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on
you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat
with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from
your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of
onenesss and the essence of detachment may be made mani
fest.
For more information write Box 423. Soldotna
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