More About Races
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Dick Iverson, president of the
.Anchor River Sled Dog Racing
Assoc., said Thursday that Joe
Brandon of Anchor Point u ill
run his dogs in the race and that
two other Anchor Point mashers
plan to enter.
It is also reported that James
Met by. Soldotna, will compete.
He could not, however, be reach
ed for confirmation before press
time.
The trail to be run between
the two cities has been laid out
and is reported to be in good
condition. It will be unique in
that almost the entire race can
be viewed by spectators from
their cars on the Kenai Spur
Highway connecting the t w o
cities.
Races are to have radio cov
erage both days by KENT of An
chorage, KENT will have five an
nouncers, one camper, a trailer
and movie cameras on hand to
(record the event for later view
ing on television. Radio cover
age is being sponsored by the
National Bank of Alaska.
Mushers will draw for posi
tion on March 2, at 7 p,m. on
Wildwood Station’s Channel 8,
the night preceding the first
heat of the races.
Fvv'o heats of 15 miles each
are scheduled, the first to begin
at the Soldotna Theatre and to
terminate at .the fair grounds
in Kenai, across from the Kenai
high school. The following day’s
races will originate in Kenai and
end in Soldotna,
Dog owners in Soldotna and
Kenai are being advised to tie
up or confine their pets at home
for the duration of the races.
Cordova Airlines will have a
special flight originating at An
chorage on Sunday, March 4, to
bring in spectators from that
area, M. L. Grange, Cordova man
ager at Soldotna sakl Thursday,
Homer Swires of Kenai broke
the trail for the races with his
Sno - Traveler this week with
Wright riding along to lay out
the course, Swires says he will
go over the trail again and
smooth it out prior to the races.
Wright Truck and Tractor Co.,
Soldotna, is putting up a per
petual trophy which is to be re
tired after being won three tim
es by the same niusher.
Anchor River Sled Dog Rac
ing Association, a non-profit or
ganization,which is to supervise
the race, js ejIso conducting a
sweeps takes. Tickets are avail
able now at business establish
ments in both Kenai and Soldot
na. One-half of proceeds from
ticket money will go to promote
future sled dog races on the Pen
insula. The other half will be us
ed for prizes to be awarded to
ticket holders.
Presentation of prize money
and trophy will be made at the
to ushers’ banquet at Riverside
House at 7 p.m, on Sunday,
March 4. The banquet honoring
the mushers will be free to them
and $4 per plate for others who
want to attend.
Other features of the two-day
Babies
GIRLS
Boys
WOMEN’S
and
Men's
Clothing
EVERYTHING
FOR THE WHOLE
FAMILY
—AT
Gibbs'
Apparel
SOLDOTNA AT THE Y
Curb Pets
For Paces
Keep your pets at home wr
ing- the coming sled dog races,
dog and cat owners are being
a vised.
Injuries to pets and perhaps
to humans may develop if slc-d
dogs, excited by crowds and com
petition with other teams, are
distracted from their course by
the sight of a strange animal on
the sidelines.
Many a race has been lost by
a good team when the dogs left
the trail to pursue a stray fe
line or to engage in a free-for-all
fight with a likely canine.
Mushers have no lines to curb
their teams. The racing dogs are
guided an controlled only by the
driver's verbal command.
So -— urges the Kenai-Soldot
na Sports Committee —please tie
up or confine those pets as a
cou.tesy to the mushers an as
a safeguard to animals and on
looker alike.
AMBULANCE CORPS GETS
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are advised to call the Sky Bowl,
Phone 262-4904, next door to
where the fire truck is stored.
The alarm far fire is one long -
and one short blast every SO sec- *
onds. The alarm for ambulance !
is three shorts every SO seconds. »
In case of nuclear attack, the 1
Civil Defense call will be a I
steady five-minute wail of the 1
siren, the area director said. The 1
“take-cover” warning will be a
wavering call lasting three min- '
utes.
Denison also explained that the
two vehicles being used as am
bulances by the Soldotna Volun
teer Ambulance Corps were not
obtained from military surplus,
as had been previously reported,
but were obtained through Civil
Defense.
event will include an oldtime
dance to begin at 9 p.m. in the
high school gymnasium at Kenai
on Saturday, March 3. It will fea
ture old time music played on
guitar, accordian and violin. Tic
kets will be $1.50 per person.
In addition to the dance there
will be a style show at the Vil
lage Shopping Center from 3 to
4 p.m. Saturday, originating* at
Marvene’s Dress Shop and con
tinuing into the Colonial Room :
and Lounge at the Village Inn.
A free smorgasbord is planned
at 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the
Western Corral Bar and Lounge
in Kenai.
I he Solaotna Theatre has by
special arrangement brought in
the movie “Around the World
in 80 Days” to be shown Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday dur
ing the sled dog race weekend
with two special matinees on
Saturday at 12:HO and 4 p.m.
The Sky Bowl in Soldotna has
arranged a head pin tournament
for the same weekend in which
all are invited to participate.
Thirty percent of the proceeds of
this tournament will be divided
equally between the Kenai-Sol
dotna Sports Committee, which
is directing arrangements for the
dog races, and the Soldotna Vol
unteer Fire Department. The re
maining 70 percent will go to
tournament prizes.
Kenai Peninsula Championship
Kart Races, sponsored by the
Soldotna Moose Goosers.wjjl run
three heats in each class, begin
ning at 10:30 a.m. with two heats
scheduled for Saturday and one
for Sunday. Approximately 5 mi.
will be covered in each heat. The
event will be held at Heath’s
Lake at the top of Soldotna Hill
and will be free to spectators. 1
Bill Gibbs, who is directing ar- ;
rangements for the races, said
10-15 competitors are expected.
Chili, hamburger and hot dog
stands will be located at the fair
grounds in Kenai for hungry
spectators. Food eo n c e s sion
booths are also planned at the
end of the trail in Soldotna.
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