Rader & Begich
Address Demos
In Local Meeting
John Rader, gubernatorial can
didate on the Democratic ticket,
and \’a.k Begich, whose formal
announcement as Democratic can
didate at large for a senatorial
pest is expected soon, were the
honored quests Monday night at
a meeting of the Central Penin
sula Democratic Chib.
Approximately 40 persons rep
resenting a wide area of the Pen
insula were in attendance at the
gathering held in the Soldotna
Community Hal!. Accompanying
Rader and Begich from Anchor
age were Bernie Simons and John
Clark.
Rader spoke informally and re
mained in the Peninsula overnight
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nai, Soldotna and Homer areas.
The former attorney general for
Alaska is currently serving as
attorney and one of the directors
for the First Federal Savings and
Loan Association, which plana to
open a fecaneh in Kenai soon.
Begich, currently principal of
Fort Richardson elementary
school and also instructor in polit
ical science at the Anchorage
Community College, discussed
‘Operation Support" and medical
care for the aged.
The increase in the number of
voters in the Kenai Peninsula is
phenomenal, Begich remarked. He
predicted that if the area con
tinues its rate of growth, the Pen
insula will become a power to be
reckoned with politically. In the
1968 general election, a total of
1308 votes were east in the Kenai
Peninsula ami in 1960 general
election Peninsula voters cast
2039 ballots. This percentage of
increase far outranked that in the
Anchorage and Fairbanks areas,
it was pointed out.
RES Hi NS
James W. Wilson, Commission
er of the former Territorial De
partment of Agriculture and,
since Statehood, Director of the
Division of Agriculture, has sub
mitted his resignation, effective
April 1, to accept a post as As
sistant Vice President of the
Matanuska Valley State Bank at
Palmer.
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Local Ski Race
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under eight) ended with Scott
Met ane. Ridgeway, receiving
firet-iplace trophy, His time on
the course was 58 seconds. Greg
Mead, 58.0, and A tray Carrol, 69,
both of Ilomor, took home tro
phies for second, and third places.
Coming in fourth and fifth were
Billy Deraney and Doug Hoedel,
both of Homer.
In adult races, Betty Harris,
Soldotna, with total time of 46.9,
placed first in women's class;
Halena Dahlgrecn, Homer, 52.1,
second; and Daphne McLaiue,
Ridgeway, 61.3. third; coming in
fourth and fifth were Donna
Whitney, Soldotna, and Hazel
Vandt. brink. Homer.
In men’s races, Stan Me I.ane,
Ridgeway, finished first with
time of 45.9; Harold Ryden, Ka
silof, 51,S, second, and Dave Spen
cer, Kenai, 53.5, third, followed in
fourth and fifth spot by Bob Moss
and Dave Vanderbrink, both of
Homer.
Races were conducted under
leadership of George Ryden and
Pat McKlroy, both of Kasilof, who
have served as instructors of local
classes held at the Soldotna Hill.
Those contributing toward the
trophy fund were Penn’s Hard
ware, Vera’s Variety, Wilson's
Store, B & C Auto Electric, Reg
er’s Garage, the Four Royle Park
era and Soldotna Bookkeeping
Service.
The Peninsula Sportsmen’s As
sociation said a large portion of
the success of the race can also
he attributed to others who did
so much to help, such as non
skiers, Art Jess, Larry Lanca
shire and "Red” Olsen, and to
skiers Charlie Prib, Wildwood
Station, and Chuck Simmons, Ka
silof.
Currently beading the Penin
sula Sportsmen’s Association,
which has approximately 40 adult
members, are Dick Munson, Ke
nai, president; Jess Sheiman. vice
president, and Betty (Mrs. Jim)
Harris, secretary, both of Soldot
na, and Stanley MeLane, treasur
er. All four serve on the board of
directors. Other board members
are Morris Coursen and Ray Mc
Nutt, both of Sterling, and Dave
Spencer, Kenai.
New officers will be elected at
an anual membership meeting to
be held in the McLane home at
Ridgeway at 8 p.m, on Thursday,
March 29.
The Yukon River is over 2,000
miles long and is one of the great
drainage system--. the world.
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j RETRACTION! |
To avoid being sued by Carl
Seaman of SEAM AX'S FURNI
TURE. The Gfaeechako News 13
forced to point the following cor
rection: ‘T a a recent issue of the
CHEECHAKQ NEWS I was
kuoted as saying that the main
door prize at THE COMING
BIRTHDAY PARTY AT SEA
MAN’S FURNITURE would be
the deed to the store. This is abso
lutely not so. What I said was
that the main door prize would be
the mortgage, not the deed.”—
Carl Seaman.
(Ed. note: Dear Carl, we are
happy to print -this retraction as
a pahi adv„ HAPPY BIRTH
DAY.)
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