★ Coming Events ★
Friday, Feb. 22
Challenge basketball game on
Kenai courts, Kenai vs. Wasilla,
high school gym, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 23
Alaska Entrymen’s Rights As
sociation, in Soldotna Communi
ty Hall, 7 p.m.
Challenge basketball game, Ke
nai High School llym, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 23
Soldotna P-TA, Soldotna school,
7:30 p.m.
Kenai Planning Commission,
City Administration Bldg., 5:30
p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 2(1
Greater Kenai Concert Assoc.,
ami free showing of New York
Philharmonic film of Venice Con
ec: in Kenai High School gym,
S p.m.
Films of Kenai Moose Range to
be shown at Soldotna Communi
ty Hall, public invited, 7:30 p.m.
Kiwanis Club, breakfast meet
ing, Parkers in Ridgeway, 7 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Benefit show, “White Wilder
ness,” at Soldotna Theatre. Pro
ceeds to dog race purse.
Free Clinic, Kenai Health Cen
ter, 1-5 p.m.
Kenai Chamber of Commerce,
Jet Cafe, 12 noon.
Kenai City Council, City Ad
ministration Bldg-., 8 p.m.
Redoubt Toastmistress Club, at
home of Mrs. Jack Farnsworth,
8 p.m.
Soldotna C of C Board of Di
rectors, at Soldotna School, 12
Noon.
Thursday, Feb. 28
Soldotna Planning Commission,
Community Bldg., 7 p.m.
Soldotna City Council, Com
munity Bldg., 8 p.m.
Central Peninsula Communi
ty Orchestra, to hold first meet
ing. in Kenai High School, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 1
Homer Winter Carnival, min
strel show begins at 8:30 p.m.
Mushers to draw for starting
positions, Wildwood Channel 8,
6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
Tea and style show, Marvene's
Dress Shop, Soldotna, 3:30 p.m.
Homer Winter Carnival, min
strel show, 8:30 p.m. (repeat per
formance) also coronation ball
and selection of Carnival Queen.
First day of Alaska State
Championship Sled Dog Races,
begin at Kenai at 1:30 p.m.. end
in Soldotna.
Winner of first day’s dog race
to be presented trophy at public
dance in Soldotna Elks Club
Bldg., dance begins at 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 3
Second day of Alaska State
Championship Sled Dog Races,
begins at 1:30 p.m. at Soldotna,
terminates at Kenai.
Annual Winter Carnival
To Be Staged at Homer
On Weekend of March 1-3
Another gala weekend on the
Kenai Peninsula will be staged at
Homer on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, March 1-3, dates of the
annual Homer Winter Carnival.
Highlights of the weekend will
be numerous ski races, selection
of a new Carnival queen at the
Coronation P.all on Saturday night
during the h eighth of festivities,
and the old fashioned minstrel
show to be presented in the Hom
er High School gymnasium at
8:30 p.m. on Feb. 28, March 1
and 2.
Other features of the weekend
include a parade, snowshoe base
ball, basketball games, car racing
on ice, bowling and a Homer So
ciety of Natural History display.
Queen contestants, all from
Homer, and their sponsors are:
Shirley Ann Hurley, daughter of
Mrs. Dorothy Abbott, Waterfront
Bar and Dining Room; Diana Hat.
field, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Hatfield, Lawrence Air
craft Service; Pamela Kay Wad
dell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Orville Waddell, Dari-Delite;
Vicky Paquette, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Paquette, Hom
ei Cleaners and Laundry; Fern
Schildt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Schildt, Clemens the Watch
maker and Peter J’s Shoe Store
2 Car Crash
Injures Three
Three Soldotna residents re
ceived minor injuries and their
vehicles were extensively damag
ed in a two-car collision about 5
a.m. last Tuesday on the Kenai
Spur Road.
Henry George Minich, driving
a 1961 Pontiac, reportedly had
driven out of the Ridgeway Trail
er Court and was headed east on
the highway. His car was struck
broadside by the front end of 1959
Meteor driven by Romain Jean
Coupal, who was driving out of
the driveway near the building
bousing Dorothea’s Beauty Sa
lon. Coupal’s vehicle was turning
in the direction of Kenai.
Minich and Coupal received
minor bruises. Most seriously in
jured was Dan Alyward, Jr., 33,
who was taken to the Central Pe
ninsula Clinic in Soldotna for,
treatment of facial lacerations
and bruises. Alyward was a pas
senger in Coupal’s car.
The police officer investigating
the accident cited Coupal with
“failure to yield right-of-way.”'
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and Ski Shop; and Florence Mol
ly Heay, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Heay, Club Bar and
Sam’s Liquor Store.
Mrs. Fran Cronin is chairman
of the Queen committee and di
rectors of the Midnight Minstrels
are Lou Gould and Jack Dunham.
Harvey Drahos has been chosen
to head this year’s board of direc
tors of the Homer Winter Carni
val Assoc., Inc. Other members
of the board are Earl Engel, vice
president; Mrs. Fran Cronin, se
cretary-treasurer; and Larry
Shorb, fourth board member, who
is serving as chairman of events
for the Carnival.
Standard Oil Gets
New Producer
Standard Oil Company of Cal
ifornia, as operator of the Soldot
na Creek Unit for Richfield Oil
Corporation and itself, announces
completion of Soldotna Creek
Unit well 21-8. This well was
completed February 5, and is es
timated to be produced at approx
imately 300 barrels per day.
With the completion of this
well, 30 wells have been drill
ed and completed in the Soldotna
Creek Unit, which brings the to
tal for the Swanson River Field
to 53 wells completed in the Hem
lock Zone.
The Coastal Drilling Company
rig, which drilled the well, has
been moved approximately one
mile east and is now drilling well
43-9 in the Soldotna Creek Unit.
Pilots Cautioned
Against Using
Beach Airstrip
Old Ninilchik Airport, located
on the beach adjacent to the com
munity of Ninilchik, has been re
leased from Federal obligations
by the Federal Aviation Agency.
This determination was based
on the fact that the State has re
cently completed an adequate re
placement airport to serve the
needs of the Ninilchik community,
Eugene C. Roguska of the Divi
sion of Aviation has announced.
The new Ninilchik field, which
was completed on Sept. 18, is a
gravel-surfaced 2500 x 100 foot
strip and is located 3Vs miles east
of .Ninilchik.
All pilots are cautioned tljiat
the old beach airstrip is abandsn
e(J and* dosed tp all operations due
to* extensivfe dftrtiagtr by erosi&n.
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Newcomers
Terri Lee Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Sam E. Gibson,
Jr., of Kenai, are announcing the
birth of a daughter, whom they
have named Terri Lee. 1 he infant,
weighing 8 lbs. <1 oz., was bom
Friday afternoon, Feb. 15, in the
Central Peninsula Clinic, Soldot
na. Gibson is a construction work
er. Maternal grandparents are
Sgt. and Mrs. R. O. Womble of
Ft. Sill. I.awton, Okla. Paternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Sam E. Gibson. Sr., of Sterling.
Gregory Alan Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bell of
Soldotna have selected Gregory
Alan as the name for their son,
who was born at 6:33 p.m. on
Feb. 15 at the Central Peninsula
Clinic, Soldotna, weighing 7 lbs.
8 oz. Kell is employed as a truck
driver in local oil field operations.
Per Dean MeGahan
Mr. and Mrs. Dale MeGahan of
North Kenai are announcing the
birth of their first child, a son,
born at 4:05 p.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 16. The youngster weighed
7 lbs. 11 oz. when he made his
arrival at the Central Peninsula
Clinic, Soldotna, and has been
named Per Dean.
Paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth MeGahan,
North Kenai, and maternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Johnson, also of North Kenai.
Suzzanna Lynn McArthur
Suzanna Lynn is the name
chosen by Mr. and Mrs. John Mc
Arthur of Funny River Road near
Soldotna for their daughter, born
Monday afternoon, Feb. 18, at
the Central Peninsula Clinic, Sol
dotna. The hahy weighed 9 lbs.
3 oz. McArthur is an oil field
worker.
James Kenneth Lietzke
Mr. and Mrs. Jay R. Lietzke,
Kenai, are announcing the birth
of a son, whom they have named
James Kenneth. The youngster
was born at 3:16 a.m. on Satur
day, Feb. 9, in Providence Hospi
tal, Anchorage and is the second
child in the family. His sister.
Kim Marie, is 20 months old. Ma
ternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Schmidt of Cot
tonwood, Ida., and paternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. James
K. Dunn, Seattle, Wash.
Mary Edith Navarre
Mr. and Mrs. George Navarre,
Kenai, are the parents of a new
daughter, Mary Edith, w-ho made
her arrival at 3:45 p.m. on Sat
urday, Feb. 9, in Providence Hos
pital, Anchorage, weighing 8 lbs.
6 oz. Mr. and Mrs. Navarre now
have nine children, seven hoys
and two girls. Grandmothers are
Mrs. Mary Doogan, Kenai, and
Mrs. Edith Navarre, Lansing,
Mich.
Post Physician
Addresses Nurses
Capt. Victor Vore, post physi
cian at Wildwood Station, was
ffuest speaker when the Kenai
Area Nurses Group met on the
evening of Feb. 6 in the Officers
Club building at Wildwood Sta
tion.
Nine members were present to
hear Captain Vore’s talk on “New
Medication” in terms of oral me
dication for diabetes, measles vac
cines, control of obesity with var
ious types of medication, new me
dication for heart diseases, hor
mones, oral immunization for po
lio, various medication used in
psychiatric treatment and similar
subjects.
The post physician formerly
practiced in Portland, Ore., which
was one of the test cities for the
new oral polio vaccine.
Mrs. Pat Carruthers was host
ess for the evening.
The group will hold its next
regular meeting at 8 p.m. on
March 6 at ihe Officers Club.
HELEN’S
B E A, U T Y S H i) p
New Phone Number
283-7506
Seaman Bldg., Kenai'
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Attention!
Camera fans are being- request
ed “No flash pictures, please,” as
they record on film the dog teams
mashers, and other interesting
sidelights of the coming two-day
events to be included in the se
cond annual Alaska State < ham
pionshij) Sled Dog Races.
Racing dogs may be blinded by
the flash and cause the driver to
lose the race. Such an incident
happened last year at the Anen
orage Fur Rendezvous. The team,
which had just left the starting
line, stopped dead in its tracks
and delayed the driver by four
seconds, causing him to lose $100.
As a courtesy to the partici
pating mushers and their dogs,
“Please leave those flash bulbs
at home!'' the dog race commit
tee implores.
Kenai School
Lunch Menus
Monday, Feb. 25
Turkey-rice soup, buttered peas
apricot cobbler, crackers, milk, ’
Tuesday. Feb 26
Wieners and buns, macaroni
salad, fruit Jello, milk.
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Heel' stew, buttered green
beans, pear halves, hot buttered
rolls, milk.
Thursday, Feb. 28
Chicken with noodles, buttered
carrots, peach halves, hot biscuits
with honey butter, milk.
Friday, .’March 1
Toasted cheese sandwiches, but
tered mixed vegetables, pineap
ple cake, milk.
• DAILY SHOW TIMES 7:30 P. M. ft
Pre-school Children Admitted Free with Adults Only
SATURDAY ONLY, FEW 23
SUN., AND MON., FEB. 24 ■ 25
SUN. MATINEE 3:00 P.M.—EVENING SHOW 7:30 P.M.
THURS., AND FRI., FEB. 28
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