ED KEITH.1HN
The Kenai Peninsula —S’-ET
SECOND YEAR
July 14, 1961
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Celebration Marks 15 Yrs of Progress for Soldotna
Contestant Elmer Bird poses with son. Glen (2), who rides
like a veteran. Elmer has his own "padlock" brand and fur
nished one of the lough black calves for the roping event.
GAS LINE IS ALASKAN FIRST
Over 5*4 miles of pipe are
going in to Alaska’s first civil
ian consumer natural gas ser
vice line, not including the
main line from the wells at
Kalifonsky Beach.
Gas from the wells at Kali
fonski Beach with a well head
pressure of about 1300 lbs. goes
to a separator building and then
to the dehydrator building
where it is dried and pressure
reduced to 810 lbs. from here
the gas enters the main 12”
line that passes through Ridge
way on its way to Anchorage.
In Ridgeway the Locher
Pipeline Company has con
structed a reducing station
where the gas pressure is re
duced again. This time to 60 lbs.
and here it enters a 3” main
consumer service line which
serves Soldotna and Ridgeway.
This main line, as it contin
ues. is reduced to a 2” and an
11/4 ” line.
From this main %” residen
tial service lines are run to
each customer’s meter where
the pressure is reduced for the
final time to about 4 lbs.
The gas line is being con
structed by Locher Pipeline
Company.
Frank McKinney, Engr. for
Anchorage Natural Gas did the
engineering for the line.
Morris Coursen of Sterling
did the right-of-way clearing
and Marvin Smith of Soldotna
is supervising the construction
for Locher Pipeline.
The first right-of-way clear
ing started on June 15 and
then Glen Chamberlain began
the ditching with a backhoe
and pipe laying began on June
19th.
Completion of line and in
auguration of service is sched
uled to begin on July 15th, the
first day of Soldotna’s Progress
Days weekend celebration.
KENAI CHAMBER SENDS
Kenai, Alaska
30 June 1961
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Anchorage, Alaska
Gentlemen:
We were very sorry to read recently that Anchorage is classi
fied as a depressed area. Here in booming Kenai, “Oil Capitol of
Alaska,” we feel that it is our clear duty to help sister commu
nities who are less fortunate than we and; therefore, we are en
closing a check for $5.00 in the hopes that it will aid your stricken
area and assure you of the good wishes of your neighbors in your
time of need.
Very truly yours,
KENAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Allan L. Petersen, President
Enel: $5 check
ROAD WORK PLANNED
EMERGENCY AID TO STRICKEN AREA
KENAI CAP FLIES OVER 30 MISSIONS
A recent report of emergen
cy missions flown by the Kenai
Squadron lists more than thir
ty-two missions flown this year.
The latest one, a search re
ported elsewhere in this paper
occupied 9Vi hours of flying
time and several members of
the squadron, and gives some
idea of the amount of time,
effort and money donated by
the squadron.
During a typical two week
period the missions read like
this:
June 6 — Rachell (2) and
Melody (1) L’Hirondell of
Sterling were flown to hospi
tal for treatment of aspirin
rugmy live projects, includ
ing some 666 miies of high
ways, bridges and bank protec
tion jobs, are included in a
plans, specifications and esti
mates progress report released
this week by the Alaska Divi
sion of Highways.
T. D. Sherard. highway di
rector, released the report
which shows that target dates
already have been set on 44 of
the projects which span the
next 13 months of highway
planning.
Plans, specifications and es
timates on 27 of the 85 projects
are expected to be completed
prior to the end of the current
fiscal year.
Included are: Kasilof-Ninil
chik, 24.1 miles; Anchor River
to Ninilchik, 22.5 miles; North
Kenai Extension, 6 miles; Ho
mer north to Anchor River, 15.3
miles; from Seward mile 11 to
18.5 Snow River, 7.5 miles;
Seward, Dowling-Potter, 317
miles; Bertha Creek slide, .5
mile; Seward from Mile 86.8
to 87.6 Kern Slide, .8 mile;
Alaska Railroad to Sunshine,
10 miles.
Balloons, cowboy hats, candy,
popcorn, hot dogs, hamburgers,
ice cream, soda pop, coffee,
cake, pie, hamburgers, chile,
you name it, they’ve got it on
the rodeo grounds at the Sol
dotna Progress Days Celebra
tion.
TELEGRAM
Cheechako News,
Kenai, Alaska.
The Alaska Congressional
Delegation has just been ad
vised of the approval of Kenai
City District Schools applica
tion Alaska, 61-E-1202, for
funds under Public Law 874.
Certified for immediate pay
ment, $8,045. Tentative entitle
ment, $10,727.
Ralph J. Rivers,
U.S. Representative
E. L. Bartlett, U. S. Senator
Ernest Gruening, U.S. Senator
Canoeist Believed Lost
The search for the two ca
noeists believed to have
drowned in Skilak Lake, Rey
mond Bass and his brother-in
Buffalo Hunt
Applications for permits to
participate in this fall’s bison
hunt arc now available at all
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game offices. The applications
must be completed or post
marked not later than July 15,
1961. Those persons who can
not personally contact an A. D.
F. & G. office may obtain an
application by writing to the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game office, Box 1027, College,
Alaska.
The bison season will be held
some time after August 1, 1961.
Fifty permits will be issued.
These will be determined at a
public drawing to be held in
Delta Junction in late July.
law, Richard Yettick, both of
Anchorage, was aided greatly
by the efforts of the Kenai
CAP unit. Nine hours and 15
minutes of day time flying, and
45 minutes of night flying were
logged by Pilots Carl Swanson
and Glen Kipp in the Beaver,
and Harold McGrady in his own
plane. With them as observers
were H.G, Van Sickle, Clarice
Kipp, Dan Harlan, Bill McDer
mott, and Jerry Willets.
The search was finally given
up on the 30th, when the fam
ily had gone by boat up the
Kenai River to see if some signs
could be found along the banks.
The canoe was actually found
in the Kenai River out of Ski
lak Lake, the CAP reports,
rather than in the lake as was
at first reported.
The families of the two miss
ing men expressed their appre
ciation for the extensive search
by the CAP.
poisoning after Dr. Weber
pumped out their stomachs.
June 14 — Jan Hursh (2xk)
went into convulsions and was
flown to hospital in Anchorage
while Dr. Weber of Wildwood
administered oxygen.
June 17 — Harry Pudas (24)
of Wildwood Station was shot
in the buttocks at close range
with a blank. Dr. Weber gave
first aid and CAP flew Harry
to 5040th A.F. Hospital in An
chorage.
June 18 — Billie Snyder 11,
an Air Force dependent was
badly injured in a fall on
Russian River. His father car
ried the boy to the main road
and after emergency treatment
by Dr. Isaak of Soldotna he was
flown to 5040th Air Force
Hospital.
June 23, Linda Echern 4,
unconscious and in convulsions
was flown to Providence Hos
pital in Anchorage. Linda was
the CAP’s 32nd mission this
year and after flying her in
the plane was fogged in and
Glen Kipp, pilot and Kenai
Squadron Commander, was un
able to return until late the
next day.
After the rodeo Sunday,
there will be a little league ball
game on the ball grounds next
(o Parker’s Cafe. The Soldotna
Little League will play the
Wildwood Station team. These
are real competitors.
Soldotna Rodeo Lists Top Riders
Top money winers in Soldot
na’s first two day rodeo held
July 8th and 9th in the new
350’ by 165’ arena were:
Walt Crow first, D. J. An
jelo second and Dan Jarrel 3rd
in the Bareback Division; Vern
Hansen first, Dan Jarrel sec
ond and Grady Morris third in
the Saddle Bronc riding; Joe
Tietjen first, Merven Wilkins
second and Elmer Bird third in
Calf Roping; Mervin Wilkins
first, Joe Tietjen second and
Elvin Lewis third in Wild Cow
Milking; and Joe Tietjen first,
Mervin Wilkins second and El
vin Lewis third in Team Rop
ing.
Joe Tietjen was all-around
cowboy with two trophies and
a belt buckle plus $467 in prize
money for winning or placing
in seven events during the two
days.
The trophies were donated
by the Kenai Peninsula Branch
of The National Bank of Alas
ka.
Fishing Derby prizes will be
awarded on the rodeo grounds
following Sunday’s perform
ance.
3234 Operations On Kenai Field In June
Mr. J. C. Lawton. Station
Manager in charge of the Kcnai
FAA facility, announced that
Systems Maintenance Branch
records for the Kcnai airfield
indicate a record month of 1617
landings for June of 1961. This
is quite an increase over 1158
landings for June of last year.
This report breaks dowm into
362 aircarrier / air - taxi; 1222
civil general aviation; and 33
military.
In the civil landing total, an
educated estimate divides them
into 831 local, and 391 itinerant
touchdowns A whopping 784
or more of the local category
were practice landings known
as touch-and-go, made by local
student pilots for the most part.
In the lingo of the trade, an
airport operation is either a
landing or a takeoff. Since we
only count them coming in, w’e
double the landing figure to get
total operations — presuming
that an aircraft that lands even
tually takes off again. This
adds up to a total of 3234 Kenai
airfield operations for the
month of June.