The Kenai Peninsula
HISTORICAL MUSEUM & LIBRARY
BOX 205
JUNEAU ALASKA
THIRD YEAR
APRIL 5, 1963
PRICE 10 CENTS
NUMBER 123
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I ho Junior ( hoir at W ildwood Station, directed by Chaplain Fredrick Hoffmann, will begin a series
of Faster Season concerts by making a television appearance on Wildwood’s Channel 8 this Saturday
at 6:45 p.m. Members of the choir, Irom Left to righht: Front row—Shelly Wisecarver, Sandra Waters,
David Phelps, I ho mas Hollimon, Terry Griffin and Brenda Brown; Second row: Lindsey Taylor, Gary
( arlson, Albert Griffin, Terry Carlson, Danny Hoffmann, Otto Alwin, Robert Wroten and Carla Em
brey; Third row—Linda Hansz, Dennie Carlson, Donald Meares, Charon Hoffmann, Valorie Wilde and
James Waters. The pianist accompanying the group is Mrs. Betty May.
Soldotna Chamber Takes
Stand on Legislation
Bills regarded as of vital im
portance to the Kenai Peninsula
now before the Alaska Legisla
ture were reviewed Saturday by
the Greater Soldotna Chamber of
Commerce in a legislative meet
ing held at Parkers.
Following reports and much dis
cussion, the Chamber went on re
cord as unanimously favoring
support of CSHB 161, relating to
the leasing of land for fisheries
development, and of HB 16, per
taining to construction and main
tenance of local service roads by
the state to serve small rural
agricultural and industrial areas
not included in the primary or
secondary highway systems.
The Chamber, however, regis
tered unanimous disapproval of
HB 118, commonly known as the
contractor’s licensing bill, in the
form in which it was presented.
It was agreed that a bill was
needed to provide for bonding of
contractors to protect home build
ers and to regulate classifications,
but that the bill as drawn up
needed modification to protect
free individual enterprises so es
sential to the growth of the
state.
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A motion was passed that the
Soldotna Chamber wire legisla
tors to do all within their power
to prevent passage of the bill as
the Chamber felt it was too re
strictive on small contractors,
home builders and individuals
who are trying to develop not only
for their own economy but also
for the economy of their commun
ity and state;
The Chamber also passed a mo
tion by a 15-2 vote to urge the
State Legislature to eliminate
any mandatory portion in the
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Wildwood junior Choir
To Begin Easter Season
Concert Series Saturday
The V. lldwood Station Junior
Choir is preparing to spread good
cheer throughout the local area
once again as Easter Season ap
proaches. •
The choir, composed of military
dependent children, have put in
many long hours of practice un
der the direction of Chaplain
Fredrick Hoffman to round out
their repertoire.
This Saturday evening the
group will appear on Channel 8,
Armed Forces Television at Wild
wood at 6:45 p.m. Sunday morn
ing, Palm Sunday, the choir will
sing at church services in the
Wildwood Station Chapel and
then travel to Tustumena where
they will give a concert at 5 p.
m.
The program will consist of:
“The Beauty of Jesus,” “The
Lamb of God” by Stryker, “Jubi
late,” “Ride On King Jesus,” ar
ranged by Chaplain Hoffmanj
North Kenai
To Elect School
Board Member
Mrs. Guy Moore’s term of of
fice as a member of the North Ke
nai School Advisory Board has ex
pired and a school board election
has been called to fill this vacan
cy.
Voting time will be at 7:30 p.
m., Monday, April 8, and the place
will be at the North Kenai School.
Nominations will be accepted
from the floor and a secret ballot
will be taken. The person elected
will serve for a three-year term.
All eligible voters of the Nikis
ki precinct will be eligible to vote
in this election.
“Somebody Is Knocking At Your
Door,” and “Glory To The King
of Kings,” by Thompson.
On Good Friday, April 12, the
Junior Choir will appear at the
Kenai Chapel at 7:30 p.m. and
finally, to close out the Easter
Season, they will sing at the
morning church services in the
Wildwood Chapel on Easter morn
ing.
SCHOOL ELECTION CALLED
STERLING — The Sterling
School Advisory Board will hold
its annual meeting at 8 p.m. on
April 8 at the school. Purpose of
the meeting is to elect one new
member to succeed Morris Cour
sen, whose term is expiring. The
office will be for a three-year
term. The present board is com
prised of Ray McNutt, president;
Jess Robinson and Coursen.
Kenai Chamber Calls
Emergency Housing Meet
An emergency housing meeting,
to which the public is invited, has
been called by the Kenai Cham
ber of Commerce for 8 p.m. Mon
day, April 8, at the Kenai Com
munity Library.
“This meeting is to plan for the
housing care of the tremendous
influx of families into Kenai,”
according to James E. Fisher,
Chamber president. “Cooperation
and assistance of all trailer park
operators, landowners, builders
and persons interested in building
are requested.The needs of the
new residents will be met,” de
clared Fisher.
The influx of population into
the Kenai area has been so pro
nounced that Conrad Potter, Ke
nai school sunperintendent, has
announced that Kenai Schools
plan to add six new teaching po
sitions for the 1963-64 term.
Those teachers alone will no
doubt need housing for 5-6 more
families, it was pointed out.
In addition to calling the hous
ing meeting, a standing Housing
Committee was established by the
Kenai Chamber of Commerce at
its regular meeting Wednesday
noon. This committee will func
tion continuously to secure hous
ing locations in the Kenai area.
A chairman is expected to be ap
pointed at Monday night’s emer
gency meeting.
HAS HEART ATTACK
SOLDOTNA — Leo Creary, 67,
Echo Lake Road suffered a
heart attack Sunday and was
flown to Seward for hospitaliza
tion. He is the father of Leonard
and Wallace Creary, also of Echo
Lake Road near Soldotna.
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“The housing meeting- will bo
open to the public. Invitations to
attend are even being- sent t*
trailer sales agencies in Anchor
age,” Fisher said.
The Chamber has had a com
mittee collecting information on
rentals. This program has been
the cooperative effort of real es
tate dealers in Kenai and Carl
Seaman, who acted as collecting
agent for information gathered.
Kenai Boy
Reported
As hissing
State Police are attempting to
contact Charles “Chuck” Horn.
Horn is a white male, 15 Ms-years
old, 5’10" tall, weighs 135 pounds
and has dark blond hair and blu$
eyes.
When last seen, the youth was
wearing a navy blue nylon parka,
gold anil white sweater, blue
jeans and black Wellington boots,
Horn is believed to be staying
with a family in the Kenai area.
He is being advised not to hesi
tate to contact his mother immed
iately, due to illness in the fami
ly
Anyone seeing- or having infor
mation concerning a youth of
Horn’s description is asked t»
contact the State Police, Kenai*
phone 28-3-7878 or 283-7750.
This information published at
the request of the youth’s mother
and the State Police.
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