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VAN DEVERE GETS BEAR ON ISLAND
Les Van De Vere of Parsons
lake has quite a bear story to
tell. Les, who lives on an is
land in the lake, was being
visited by Geo. Cartner when
they heard an unidentified
grunting and snorting They
finally identified the noise as
a black bear. Les got his rifle
and the first shot cut the bear’s
throat which annoyed him con
siderably. George decided that
he was too close to the angry
bear and started away from
there. Eye witnesses say that
George spun his wheels for
about 20 feet before he got
traction.
Les, after that first good shot,
downed the bear with the last
round in the rifle.
Les is still looking for a
place to display his trophy. It
is too big to hang on the side
of his house.
The Les Van De Veres arc
expecting relatives up from the
States within the next few
days. After Les’s bear story
they will believe anything
abou* Alaska.
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To Hospital
Jan Hursh, daughter of Keith
and Ruth Hursh of North Kenai,
was flown to Providence Hos
pital on Thursday. June 15.
However, she is home now and
much improved.
On the same day Don John
son flew a Palmer girl who was
visiting the Joe Kuchtas on the
Holt Loop Road back to her
home in Palmer for medical
treatment after she became
paralyzed suddenly in both
legs. Her parents met her to
take her to the hospital. No
further word has been received
as yet.
Help to Fish
Helping the Don Johnsons at
their fishing site are Dwayne
Johnson, Don’s brother, and his
son, Darrell.
Mother's Funeral
Sylvia Johnson flew to North
wood, Iowa, on June 3 to attend
the funeral of her mother, re
turning to Kenai on June 10.
Barging Logs
One of the interesting indus
tries of North Kenai is the barg
ing in of logs by the Hoyt Saw
mill from across the Inlet. One
load of approximately 50,000
board feet has already been
brought across, and the Hoyts
are readying their boat and
waiting for the right tide to
leave from the Kenai River for
another crossing. Going over
for the big timber will be S.A.
Hoyt, Bruce Hoyt, and Darrell
McKee.
School Funds
The U. S. Office of Education
has reserved $363,000 in match
ing funds for construction of
the North Kenai Elementary
School, it was announced by
Senators Ernest Gruening, E. L.
Bartlett, and Rep. Ralph J. Riv
ers in a wire from Washington
to Juneau.
First Visit
Dorrie McGahan reports that
her mother and stepfather, Mr.
and Mrs. Delmer Shaffer, and
daughter, Sharon, will be arriv
ing from McMillan, Michigan,
for a 2-month visit, their first
to Alaska.
Island Lake
Mrs. Mary Morgan, son, Ted,
and his family are now living
at the Morgan residence on Is
land Lake after an absence of 5
years. They have been living
in Boise, Idaho.
Daniels Visit
Florence and Earl Daniels
were in Kenai for a welcome
visit lately, after a long ab
sence due to weather and ill
ness.
Summer Home
Mark and Dovey Chisum and
family are living at the Jack
Chisum house on Island Lake
for the summer.
Visiting
Duane McGahan, nephew of
Ken, Tony, and Mac McGahan,
and his family, are visiting in
Kenai.
Emergency Reg. Extends
Kenai King Salmon Fishing
An emergency regulation ex
tending the king salmon sport
fishing season on the Anchor
River, Ninilchik River and
Deep Creek to July 4 has been
announced by Acting Deputy
New Mill
The Plumbley Mill, after 17
years of operation at Palmer,
has moved to a new location on
the North Kenai Road 8 miles
North of Kenai. Owner and
operator George Plumley will
produce squared logs and rough
lumber.
Oil Tanker "Frank A. Morgan"
The Frank A. Morgan oil
tanker loaded at the Nikiski
Beach Terminal on June 16.
So far the terminal has been
loading more than one tanker a
week and when the new storage
tanks are completed the facil
ity will load a tanker every
three days.
Brakes Fail
Dale McGahan had his brakes
fail on the hill by Morry Por
ters in North Kenai while haul
ing a cat on a lowboy. Dale
backed this rig down the hill at
considerably faster than Dale
would have liked to go. A trib
ute to his skill—he kept it on
the road until he hit the level
and when it had slowed down
enough Richard McGahan fi
nally brought it to a stop with a
pole chock under the wheels.
New Home
The George Navarris are
busy constructing a home on
their homestead 18 miles north
of Kenai.
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In Kenai
By the Old Russian Church
Vic Boerum Box 402 Kenai
Commissioner Ed Marvich,
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game.
The extension will permit
the anglers to fish for king
salmon over the holiday week
end on these lower Kenai
streams.
The original closure of July
1 is a part of the increased pro
tection for the king salmon
stocks which included a de
creased bag limit, added clos
ures of spawning areas and
complete closures on some
streams. The Department bi
ologists have found the regula
tions have provided the added
protection and that increased
fishing time can now be al
lowed. The closing date affects
only king salmon. The above
listed streams, along with oth
ers on the Kenai, remain open
to fishing for other salmon,
steelhead, rainbow trout, dolly
vaiden and arctic char.
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