Sterling Club
Plans Programs
tentative program plans as
presented by Mrs. Ted Grainge,
program chairman, have been ap
proved by the Sterling Home
makers subject to minor changes
to fit the schedule of Mrs. Gladys
Musgrove, home demonstration
agent, Homer.
The program schedule was sug
gested at the Jan. 2d meeting held
in the home of Mrs. Merle Brown
at which time three guests were
present, Mrs. Herb Brown, Mrs.
Richard Keating and Mrs. Bette
Dupler.
Mrs. Mike Oberts and Mrs. Carl
Smith were cohostesses at the
Feb. (i meeting when Mrs. Mus
grove addressed the group on
“Human Relations.’’ The meeting
was in Mrs. Smith’s trailer home.
A film was shown by Mrs. Wil
liam Hanson displaying in detail
the migration of birds on Moose
River last spring. A film of En
glish scenes was shown by Mrs.
Keating, who is formerly from
that country.
Future program schedules call
for working with fiber glass on
Feb. 20; hairstyling, with Mrs.
Keating as demonstrator, on
March 6; copper tooling, with
Mrs. Jesse Moore as demonstra
tor, on March 20; gardening,
April 3; second workshop in fiber
glass, April 17; election of offic
ers, May 1; installation of offic
ers and a party on May 15,
Shower Honors
Library Worker
Members of the Soldotna Pub
lic Library board recently hosted
a baby shower in the home of
Mrs. Wally .Janarette with Mrs.
Charles Parker, board secretary,
as honoree.
Roads were extremely slick and
icy at the time and some of those
invited were unable to attend.
Several others, who did, slid into
ditches but without injuries to
vehicles or occupants.
Individual sifts were presented
the honoree. Prizes awarded to
winners in bingo and other games
were re-wrapped and sent to
PARCA (Parents Association for
Retarded Children of Alaska) in
Anchorage for auctioning off in
a fund-raising parcel post sale. A
ako. made and decorated by Mrs.
Paul Frickey, was served.
Those attending were Mrs. Bur
ton Carver, board president; Mrs.
Lyle Johnston, board member;
Mrs. Richard Douville, the libra
ry's “story hour lady” each Satur
day morning; Mrs. Tom Hurd and
Mrs. Janerette, who have assist
ed the library in various ways,
and Mrs. Parker, honoree.
Ask for Help
In Improving
“Tote” Road
At an organizational meeting
held last Wednesday night in the
homestead home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. “Hud” Robinson, Mile 1 (Id'v.
Sterling Highway, plans were
made to push efforts in obtaining
improvements on a road which
serves 10 families in the immedi
ate area. The group named itself
the Totem Road Assoc.
First drafts of letters to Gov
ernor Egan and to Lee Hubbard,
secondary roads engineer, regard
ing the matter were approved and
signed.
Points emphasized in the meet
ing and in drafted correspondence
were the number of children (111)
to be served by the road, the im
passability of the road during
break-up and in the rainy season,
the amount of time and money
(about $2000-$8000) already ex
pended by area residents on the
road to date, and the urgent need
now for some help from the
State.
It was pointed out that an ade
quate road will also open up State
land and that much interest has
been shown by persons wishing to
acquire proper ty in the area.
The road in question is about
three miles long and is what is
left of the old Kasilof Trail after
th building of the Sterling High
way. It is commonly called the old
Tote Road, with the explanation
being that anyone wishing to get
anything in has to “tote" or carry
it. Robinson told of having to
“tote” his daughter out with a
broken arm during one break-up.
All present agreed that it is time
that something is done to improve
it.
Families represented at the
meeting were those of Gary Bier
deman, Bud Robinson, Khaki Ro
binson, A1 Ulen and a Mr. Grue
ber, newcomer to the vicinity.
Another meeting of the group
is tentatively set for this Satur
day evening at the same location.
All families in the area and other
interestd persons are urged to be
present.
IS POLITICAL VISITOR
Bob Ross, executive director of
the Republican party, arrived on
the Kenai Peninsula last Tuesday
to confer with various precinct
groups regarding- precinct organ
ization. He plans to cover the en
tire Peninsula, spending approxi
mately two weeks before return
ing to Anchorage. Ross was an
unsuccessful candidate for secre
tary of state in the primary elec
tion last August.
Wrestling Tonight!
What is believed to be the first
wrestling meet ever held in the
Kenai area is scheduled tonight
when the Kenai Central High
School team meets the undefeat
ed West team from Anchorage.
This will be a return meet as
the Kardinal mat men were de
feated by West in a recent bout
in Anchorage. The local wrestlers
are coached by Jerry Near.
It is expected that wrestling
eventually will create as much
area interest among- sports fans
as basketball presently enjoys,
Conrad Potter, school superin
tendent said.
Members of the Kenai wrest
ling- team are Larry Hobbs, Gary
Bonin, Richard O’Regan, Darryl
Leach, Jerry Harvey, Frank Riv
ers, Denny Van Sky, Jim Valen
tine, Dave Gagnon and Bob Lite.
The first match gets underway
at 7 p.m. in the high school gym
nasium.
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First Finalist Named in Redoubt
Toastmistress Club Speak-off Contest
The Redoubt Toast mistress
Club has started its annual speech
contest speak-off with Mrs. New
comb Hayes as the first finalist.
Mrs. Hayes will compete against
other local finalists in future
area contests until one of the
group is named club contestant
to participate in district compe
tition.
1 he first speakers resounded
in the lower level of Riverside
House, Soldotna, on Jan. 2-'!.
Speakers were Mrs. M. L. Grange,
whose topic was “Artificial;”
Mrs. Burton Carver on “The Pre
valance of People;” and Mrs.
Hayes, whose topic was “The
Wildest Wildlife of All.” Mrs.
Carver placed second with her
speech on the population boom.
Judges were Father Thaddeus
Dean, Soldotna; Fritz Hall of
Sterling, president of Kaknu
Toastmasters; Sgt. Vince DeRose,
Wildwood Station, and Mrs. Don
Johnson, North Kenai. Time
keepers were Mrs. James E. Fish
er and Mrs. Hedley Parsons.
Tellers were Mrs. George Deni
son, Mrs. Billy Joe Mize and Mrs.
Wayne Hagerty.
The opening was given by Mrs.
Mize and topics were handled by
the topicmistress. Mrs. Jess Nich
olas, who practically “threw”
those she called upon to partici
pate by announcing the topic as
“Why do you think the David
Brinkley Journal was correct?”
Mrs. Stanley McLane conducted
the program as toastmistress. Fi
nal plans were made for the
Council 12 meeting. The next re
gular meeting will be at the home
of Mrs. .Jess Nicholas on Beaver
Loop Road, Kenai, at 8 p.m. on
Feb. 13.
New Officers, Chairmen
The new slate of officers and
committee chairmen for the next
six months will be headed by
Mrs. M. L. Grange, president,
with Mrs. Jack Thompson as vice
president and program planning
chairman; Mrs. Hedley Parsons,
secretary, and Mrs. J. S. Smith,
treasurer, who also doubles as
parliamentarian.
The various committee chair
men for the same period will he
Mrs. Wayne Hagerty. hospitality
and publicity; Mrs. Mert Archer,
membership; Mrs. .John I,. Wood,
community service; Mrs. Burton
Carve*-, evaluation; Mrs. Ted
Grainge, education; and Mrs. Bill
Gibbs, budget and finance.
The speech contest committee
consist of Mrs. Jess Nicholas.
Mrs. James Fisher and Mrs. Billy
Joe Mize. Mrs. Ted Grainge is
treasurer for Council 12 and Mrs
Nicholas is Council representative
from Redoubt Club.
Band Boosters
Being Organized
Dan Ballard, hand and instru
mental instructor at Kenai Cen
tral ilia'll School, announced
Wednesday that a Band Booster
Club is being organized. The
group's first project will be to
raise funds for purchase of band
uniforms.
A major stage production is
being planned and scheduled by
the group for Thursday, April 11,
at. X p.m. in the school gymnas
ium.
Anyone wishing to participate
or to become a member of the
Band Boosters Club is asked to
contact Ballard at the -ehool,
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