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Colleen Murdoch, whose hobbies are ice skating and skiing, will
represent Soldotna at the Anchor Point Snow Festival on Jan. 18
19-20. Her candidacy for honors as Festival Queen is being spon
sored bv the Hear Den Bar and Liquor Store.
ftagiug Fires Cause
Great Property Loss
En Seward and Houser
Two Kenai Peninsula cities suf
fered extensive fire loss this week.
The Porpoise Room, a night
lub owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Sewell and located about
-ix miles north of Homer on the
Sterling Highway, was complete
ly destroyed by fire early Thurs
day morning.
Tuesday morning, a raging fire,
fanned by winds estimated at 75
n.p.h., destroyed the civic center
and fire department building at
Seward.
Only the fireplace is left stand
ing midst the debris remaining"
from the fire which demolished
the Porpoise Room. State Police
say the loss is estimated at $115,
000. The building itself was in
sured for $50,000 but no insur
ance was carried on the contents
which were valued at $00,000.
The frame building housed
four sleeping rooms and a pack
age liquor store in addition to the
night club. Cause of the fire has
not been determined.
The fire was discovered at
about 3:30 a.m. The Homer volun
teer fire department responded
but were unable to check the
blaze. Temperature was reported
at 10 degrees and a northeast
wind was blowing at about 15
m.p.h.
Seward’s fire threatened to
spread to nearby homes ami
buildings in gusts which sent the
sparks flying over the entire port
city. Many residents made pre
parations to evacuate their
homes.
The 35 by 90 foot fire station
and the 100 by 100 foot civic cen
ter, which was used for dances,
basketball games and other spec
ial events, were located on the
main street in the heart of the
business center. The second story
at one time housed city offices,
now located elsewhere.
The blaze is believed to have
started at about 4 a.m. from de
fective wiring or an overheated
furnace. More than 30 volunteer
firemen battled for hours in the
below zero temperatures to bring
the fire under control.
Fire equipment was saved and
the fire department is now set up
in temporary quarters at the Al
aska Railroad Dock until more
permanent facilities can be ob
tained.
Alaska farmers in 1962 pro
duced crops on 18,648 acres, ac
cording to the annual crop sum
mary prepared from figures made
available from the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Classifieds are news.
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Coming
Events
Friday. Jan. 11
Soldotna Elks Chib, Elks Club
Bldg., 8 p.m.
Farmers Feed Mill and Proces
sing’ Assoc., stockholders meet
ing. Soldotna Community Hall, 8
p.m.
Monday, Jan. 1 1
Kenai City Planning Commis
sion. City Administration Bldg.,
5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Kiwanis Club, breakfast meet
ing, Parkers in Ridgeway, 7 a.in.
Kenai Chapter of A.C.C.A., at
Kenai High School, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 16
Director’s Meeting, Greater
Soldotna Chamber of Commerce,
Kenai Chamber of Commerce,
Jet Cafe, Noon Luncheon.
Kenai City Council, City Ad
ministration Bldg., 8 p.m. *
Soldotna Seventh Grade girls
to organize Girl Scout Troop, at
Soldotna School, 3:45 to 4:45 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 17
Soldotna City Planning Com
mission, Community Hall, 7 p.m.
Soldotna City Council, Com
munity Hall, 8 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 18
Soldotna Elks Club, every Fri
day', Soldotna Eiks Bldg., 8 p.m.
Hearing Screening, at Kenai
Health Center, 7 p.m.
Anchor Point Snow Festival,
first day of 3-day event. Dog
races begin at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 19
Anchor Point Snow Festival,
Second day. Dog races begin at 1
p.m. Sno-Ball and queen corona
tion, begins at 9:30 p.m.
Sunday. Jan. 20
Anchor Point Snow Festival,
final day. Events begin at noon.
Weight pulling, skijoring, snow
shoe races, cross country ski
races, concluding with mukluk
dinner for mushers and award
presentation.
Read the News classifieds for
profit—use them for results.
NOTICE!
ALL DOG OWNERS IN CITY OF
KENAI GET 1963 DOG LICENSES
BEFORE JANUARY 31 AT CITY
CLERK’S OFFICE
9 to 5 WEEKDAYS
Publish Dec. 28, 1962 and Jan. 4, 11, 18. 23, 1963
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