Three Outstanding*
Students graduated•
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mike tauriajnen
b.v Michaelene S. Pendleton
Michael Tauriainen is one of
Kenai's foremost students. He
transferred in 1959 from Pinck
ney, Mich.
Mike has been active in sports
and a 2-year lettermen in basket
ball. He was on the Junior Varsi
ty in his Freshman year, and Var
sity the last three. He was on the
All-Tournament Team in 19t>.‘}. He
bas participated in track for
years and earned a letter. He was
on cross-country teams for two
years apd lettered in that sport
also.
Academically, he has always
been a good student and became
a member of the National Honor
Society in his senior year. He be
longed to the Spanish Club in his
Junior year and was on the Kaknu
staff.
Mike was class treasurer and on
the Student Council in 11th grade
and vice-president of the Student
Council in the 12th. He was also
Salutatorian.
He plans to attend the Univer
sity of Alaska and study engin
eering. He received fche 4-year
General Motors Scholarship. ’
Mike is the oldest of five ehil- i
dren and the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur fauriainen of Halibouty 1
Road.
Larry Jordan
Larry Jordan was born in Ore- 1
Baptists Plan
Vacation School
“Living with Christ” will be the
theme for the one-week vacation
Bible school to be conducted at
the Soldo! na Baptist Church on
May 27-31.
There wilt be classes for every
one from pre-school children
through high school. Classes begin
at 9 a.m, and close at 12 noon, j
Monday through Friday. -
Special speakers will be featur
ed afld tBer?r-'WiU be games and
crafts. A beach picnic will be held
in the afternoon of the closing
day.
Kenai Democrats
Erfdbfse McBride
KE’XAT — At a special meet
ing of the Kenai Democratic Pre
cinct Committee on May 19, Ly- j
man McBride was endorsed by a
majority vote for the position of
ppstmtLs.tejj &enai. The endorse
ment followed receipt of corre
spondence from U.S. Rep. Ralph
Rivers submitting the names of
three applicants for the position.
' McBride ,hfis „ been serving as
aating ppsth^ps^r at Kenai since
he was sworn in on Aug. 3, 1961.
Soldotna Store
' i i ;
will. be closed
Memorial Day
H«)i, hut attended all ol- his school
years in Kenai. Larry has- been
active in sports. He has lettered
in track and been on the team
four years.
He was on the Junior Varsity
basketball team in the 9th grade
and the Varsity in the 10, U and
where he also lettered. He was
m the Spanish Club his Freshman
and Sophomore years and a niem
oer of the Kaknu staff.
Larry is a leader in activities
as proved by his record: 9th_
class vice-president and student
council member; 11th — student
council vice president; 1 tfth _
student council president. Larry
was valedictorian of his graduat
ing class and a member of the Na
tional Honor Society in his Sen
ior year.
Larry plans to attend the Uni
versity of Oregon and study law.
Von Phillips, Kenai high school
principal, was notified Wednesday
that Larry is the recipient of an
honor scholarship to the Univer
sity.
Ben Obolla
Ben Blastus Obolla joined the
Kenai Student Body in his Senior
year. Ben previously attended
school in his home city, Nairobi,
Kenya in East Africa. Ben was '
not sponsored by an exchange
program but came on his own in
itiative. He is a good student and
has consistently been on the
KCHS honor roll.
Ben has an innate talent for
music and was a member of the
KCHS chorus. He placed first in
the American Legion Talent Show
for his songs that were sung in
Sewahili. He also accompanied
himself on the guitar. Ben’s con- 1
duct an<l vivid personality have
been a credit to KCHS.
Ben received an Alaska Metho
iist University Scholarship for i
S425 and a Work Scholarship for 1
!>500.
The Kenya student’s trip to
\laska was sponsored by the Me
hodist Men’s Club „f the Kenai
Methodist Parish and he has made
ns home in Kenai with Deputy'
Magistrate and Mrs. Jess Nichoi
,s.
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KEN AI — Mrs. Mary Willed
Kenai teacher and Council 1:
winner of the Toastmistres;
speech contest held recently ii
Anchorage, left Thursday for Se
attle. She will represent Redoubi
Toastmistress Club and Coun
oil 1/ in the regional contests t<
held in connection with the re
gional convention this weekend
I he contest will begin at 8 p.m.
Saturday.
Mrs. M. L. Grange, of Soldotna
president of the Redoubt Club, al
so left Thursday to attend the
meeting.
Mrs. Jack Farnsworth, Soldot
na, regional winner in 1 <»(>!, also
is leaving this weekend and will
slop in Seattle to hear Mrs. Wil
l< ts speak prior to going on to
1 os Angeles and Michigan. She
plans to return in about a week
and will be accompanied by her
oldest daughter Linda, 14, who
has been attending school in Mi
chigan and making her home with
an aunt and uncle this past term.
Mrs. Marvene Sundby, owner
operator of a dress shop in Sol
dotna, will take time out from a
shopping trip in Seattle to join
the group at the speak-off. She
and Mrs. Farnsworth have reser
vations on the same plane.
Dog Gone Dogs
Found!
If anyone in the area has lost
* couple of dogs, Bill Strandberg
>ut at Consolidated Utilities pow
Jr plant near Kenai says he may
Je just the .man to see.
Strandberg has been entertain
ng, although somewhat reluct
•ntly, two pups for over a week
md will be more than happy to
urn them over to their owners.
One of the dogs is a black and
'hite spotted male, about half
frown. The other is a considerab
y younger female with an indis
riminate sort of gray coloring
uid has quite distinctive eyes_
me brown and the other pale,
learly white.
Tourist travel to Alaska in 1 <H>2
xeeeded the 'previous record set
uring the “statehood year/'
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