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HIGHLIGHTS OF 1962
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arian, with total elapsed time of
1-58-26, Itecame first holder of
the perpetual trophy. George Att
la. the “Huslia Hustler,” who car
ried World Championship honors
at the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
the previous week, placed second.
Ten landowners in the Sterling
area, calling themselves the S-16
70 Group, united in offering some
11.000 acres of patented land for
lease in open competitive bidding,
object to seek oil development.
The “Two Brothers” fishing
boat, sunk in the Kenai River on
the preceding Halloween night,
was salvaged and put into ser
vice.
Papers of incorporation of a
community library in Soldotna
were approved.
Cheney Construction Co., of Se
attle, with a bid of $56,776, was
awarded the contract for 5*4
miles of work on the North Ke
nai Road Extension.
Following considerable contro
versy, the Central Kenai Penin
sula Hospital Association voted
to limit proxy voting in the future
and to expand the board of trus
tees to 12 members, giving wider
area representation.
Soldotna’s ambulance was pur
chased, repaired and put into
service.
A request was made to the
State Department of Education
by area advisory boards for con
struction of a central high school
large enough to accommodate
students from Kenai, North Ke
nai, Soldotna, Sterling, Cohoe and
Clam Gulch.
The weather station at Soldot
na Airport was completed and
put in operation with M. L.
Grange and Joanna Holder as ob
servers.
APRIL
Kenai Peninsula Borough Study
Group agreed the size of the pro
posed borough should encompass
the entire Peninsula.
D. C. Crowley was appointed
manager of the new 20,000 bar
rels per day refinery to be built
by Standard Oil Co. of Calif.,
Western Operations, Inc., near
Kenai. Contract for a road to the
refinery w-as awarded to Cheney
Construction Co.
The Kiwanis Club of Soldotna
Kenai was formed on April 14
and Billy Joe Mize elected presi
dent.
Tom Hurd arrived in* Soldotna
to be new manager of the Homer
Electric Association for this dis
trict.
New businesses opened included
the Yarn Shop, the River Terrace
Motel and Reed’s Body and Fen
der Shop, all in Soldotna, and Ma
Pic’s Cafe in Kenai. Preparing to
I
open were the Superior Building
Supply and two new bars, the
Wheelhouse and the Tiki House,
on North Kenai Road.
J. B. Warrack Co., Seattle, was
awarded the contract for construc
tion of the North Kenai elemen
tary school at Nikishka Bay.
John R. Bacak was appointed
resident manager of the Copper
Delta Mortuary to open in Soldot
na within the next few weeks.
MAY
Homer was winner of the Kenai
Peninsula Championship Track
Meet.
The nucleus of a Kenai-Soldot
na archery club was formed.
A1 Myrick opened up a readi
mix concrete and gravel business
under the name of Soldotna Con
crete and Gravel Co.
The Kenai High School Chorus
received a B-rating at the Music
Festival in Anchorage. The Kenai
Homemakers raised funds to pro
vide expense money for the chor
us.
James G. “Bud” Dye was elect
ed mayor of Kenai and Burton
Carver was relected mayor of
Soldotna.
Two Anchor Point families,
those of Elton Anderson and Ken
Stradling, were made homeless
by fire which burned the struc
ture to the ground.
The Methodist Men’s Club of
the entire Kenai Parish voted to
sponsor a foreign student in the
Kenai High School this coming
year. The student selected was
Benjamin Blastus of Nairobi,
Kenya.
Mrs. Lyman McBride, Kenai,
member of the Redoubt Toast
mistress Club, won second place
in the Regional Conference of the
International Toastmistress Club
at Coos Bay, Ore., with her speech
“Go North to Alaska.”
Beach fishermen were still
seeking a solution to the claim
jumper problem and trouble was
predicted on opening day of the
1962 commercial season unless a
legal solution could be found.
Fishing enthusiasts reported
that holligan and king salmon
runs had begun and some halibut
were being taken.
Commencement time arrived
and 29 graduated from Kenai
High School, 52 from Kenai Jun
ior High, 40 from the Soldotna
eighth grade.
Underwater exploration off the
coast of the Kenai Peninsula be
gan and offshore drilling got un
derway in Middle Ground Shoals
with Western Offshore Drilling
and Exploration Co. doing the
work for Pan American Petrole
um Corp.
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THE EAST KENAI CHURCH
CHRIST invites you ....
TO ATTEND ITS WEEKLY SERVICES WHERE THE
0 Open Bible is the basis for study.
0 \X orship is after the New Testament pattern.
0 Preaching is sound and Scriptural.
0 friendly < hristians make you feel at home.
TO STUDY THE BIBLE IN THE PRIVACY OF YOUR HOME
WITH
0 An illustrated Bible course in 5 Lessons
0 A non-denominational approach to study.
0 No obligation in any way to you.
WRITE TO .
Bible Course, Box 538, Kenai
Sterling
Homemakers
Meeting Planned
The next meeting of the Ster
ling Homemakers is to be at 7:30
p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9, in the
home of Mrs. Ken McDonald.
Mrs. McDonald lives in a trailer
house at the Reading and Bates
Camp.
All members are asked to bring
along their crochet hooks as work
will be resumed on the afghan
which is expected to be sold later
to provide more funds for club
projects.
The Christmas party of the
Homemakers was held on Dec. 21
in the home of Mrs. Harry Mitch
ell. There was a large tree with
gifts for each member present
and “enough food available for
Cox’s army,” as one member ex
pressed it. Candid camera shots
were taken at the most unexpect
ed moments.
It was also announced that the
teen doll and trunk full of doll
clothes upon which tickets were
sold was won by Mrs. Pat Hume
cky of Soldotna and made some
girl a wonderful Christmas pre
sent.
LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF KENAI
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION
WATER BONDS
A special election shall be held
on 5th day of February 1963, in
and for the City of Kenai, Alas
ka, in the City Administration
building-, at which the following
proposition shall be submitted to
qualified electors:
PROPOSITION
Shall the City of Kenai, Al
aska, issue general obligation
bonds in an amount not to ex
ceed TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS
($200,000.00) for the follow
ing purposes: For the con
struction of water mains and
water distribution works
within the corporate limits
of the City of Kenai, includ
ing acquisition of necessary
lands, appurtenances and in
stallation of all necessary
equipment, appliances, fH
tures and all other appur
tenances. All of said general
obligation bonds shall mature
in not to exceed Thirty (30)
years from the date of issu
ance and bear interest at a
rate not to exceed Six Per
Cent (6f/c) per annum and
shall be payable both princi
pal and interest out of annual
tax levies to be made without
limitation as to rate or
amount, all as more, speci
fically provided in Resolution
No. 58 of the City of1 Kenai,
Alaska.
QUALIFICATIONS OF ELEC
TORS: (a) Electors must be at
least Nineteen (19) years of age;
(b) Electors must be citizens of
the United States and for at least
one year immediately preceding
said election, residents of the
State of Alaska, and for Thirty
(30) days immediately preceding
the election residents of the City
of Kenai, Alaska; (c) Electors
must be able to speak or read the
English language as prescribed
by law; (d) Electors must not be
barred from voting by any other
provisions of the law; (e) Elec
tors must appear on the latest
tax assessment roll for the City
of Kenai. (f) Electors must be
registered in the manner pre
scribed in Ordinance No. 3 of the
City of Kenai.
REGISTRATION: Regis tra
tion of electors shall be accom
plished daily, except Saturdays,
Sundays and holidays at the of
fice of the City Clerk, City Ad
ministration Building, Kenai, Al
aska from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
daily. Registration shall be closed
5 days preceding said special
election.
POLLS: The only designated
polling place for the special elec
tion for all qualified voters shall
be in the City Administration
Building at Kenai, Alaska and
said polls shall be open for voting
from 8:00 A. M. to 8:00 P. M. on
5th day of February 1963.
Francis Torkilsen
City Clerk
Pub. January 4, U, 18, 1963.
ERVJCES
n tiie Kenai Peninsula
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CHEECHAKO NEWS—262-4420
KENAI ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH—Sunday School at 10 a m.
Morning worship 11 a.m. Evening worship 7:30 p.m. Mid-week
seivices Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Pastor Mrs. Carl S. Click.
EAST KENAI CHURCH OF CHRIST meets at Mile 105, Kenai Spur.
Sunday Services: Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Congregational singing. Thursday
Bilile Study 7:30 p.m. Billy Joe Mize—Evangelist.
DOWNTOWN CHURCH OF CHRIST (1 block from Kenai Fire Hall)
Bible School - 9:45 a.m., Worship - 11:00 a.m., Evening 7:00 p.m.,
Midweek (Wednesday) - 7:00 p.m. Carl Zehrung, Minister.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE GROUP meets each Sunday at 11 a.m. in
building back of Vera’s Variety, Soldotna.
KENAI METHODIST CHURCH—Church School 9:30 a.m. and Worl
ship Service 10:45 a.m. Methodist Youth Fellowship Tuesday at
3:30 p.m. John J. Shaffer, pastor.
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, SOLDOTNA — Sunda^Tschool77i5
a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m., adult instruction class 10 a.m.,
pastor’s office. Junior confirmation class 10 a.m. and Senior con
firmation class 9 a.m. Saturday. Bible study Thursday evening,
7:30 p.m. Rev. Richard J. Tuff, pastor.
FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST MISSION meet* each Sunda^Tfrom
10 a.m. to 12 noon at Soldotna Community Bldg. Maurice Murdock,
interim pastor.
SOLDOTNA BAPTIST CHURCH, at the Y- Sunday, School at 10 a.ra.
Morning Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service 7:30 p.m.
Rev. Paul Weimer, Pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULES—8 a.m. and
9 a.m. at Our Lady of the Angels church, Kenai; 4 p.m. at Wild
wood Chapel, Wildwood Station.
KENAI BIBLE CHURCH—Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; morning
worship 11:00 a.m.; Sunday evening 7:30. Prayer meeting 7:.'10
and Moody Bible Institute Correspondence Study Course 8:15 each
Wednesday. Kenai Youth Fellowship 7:30 p.m. each Friday. Pas
tor Fred S. Crozier.
CHURCH OF GOD (Pentecostal in Doctrine)—Located on Aspen Way
and Binkley Street, Soldotna. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Morning
Worship 11 a.m.; Evangelistic Service 7:30 p.m.; Bible Study and
Prayer 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Millard L. Cowdell, Pastor, Box
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ness ot his heart is worship if it is prompted by the
highest motives and the will to do service to humanity.
One s entire life should be a prayer. Every thought,
word or deed which is devoted to the welfare of one’s
fellow man is prayer in the truest sense of the word.
For more information write Box 42S, Soldotna
Bahai World Faith Firesides at Jess residence mile down
_Kalifonsky Beach Road on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
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