Miss Opal Hammer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Hammer of Kenai, will become the bride of
Sp. 5 Francis II. Becker, son of Mrs. Anna C.
Becker of Madison, S. D., in a ceremony to take
place in the chapel at Wildwood Station at 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 10.
Bids on U. of A.
Athletic Building
COLLEGE (UA)— On Dee. 20,
bids will be opened for the con
struction of a new health, phys
ical education and recreation
building (gymnasium) on the
main campus. University of Al
aska.
The new concrete and steel
building is to contain a gymnas
ium, a swimming pool, a rifle
range, several class and lecture
rooms, a ski room, offices for fac
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ulty mem hers, looker rooms and
similar facilities, storage rooms
and handball courts. The gymna
sium will.seat approximately 3,
600 people.
Linn A. Forrest, Architects, A.
I. A. of Juneau is the firm which
designed the building and will be
supervising architects during the
construction. The funds for fin
ancing will be secured from the
sale of general obligation bonds
which were authorized by the el
ectorate in a referendum dur
in the November, 1960, election,
implemented by the State Legis
lature and approved by Gov. Wil
liam A. Egan. The funds will be
part of the $2 million bond issue
described in Chapter 172, SLA
1960.
Sealed bids in single copy will
be received by Dr. William R,
Wood, president of the state un
iversity, until 3 p. m., Alaska
Standard Time, Wednesday, Dee.
20. At that time, all bids received
will be publicly opened and read
aloud in the Board of Regents
Room, Charles E. Bunnell Mem
orial Building, main campus, Col
lege. The bid invitations were is
sued early this month by the
architects.
Water System
In Operation
The main well on top of the
hill in Farnsworth third subdiv
ision in Soldotna has been com
pleted and the water system is
now in operation. Exceptionally
good soft water was reached at
154 feet in about 15 feet of water
bearing sand.
An alternate well has been
drilled in the Charles Parker sub
division. A storage tank is un
der construction near the Cres
cent Dairy.
These wells are regarded as
being the beginning of a water
system for the city of Soldotna.
Water is available now to more
than 50 lots in the third addition.
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Offices in:
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Dog Racers Plan
Biggest Season
Alaska's greatest outdoor spec
tator sport, dog mushing, is slated
this year to produce one of the
most fiercely competitive and
most exciting seasons in North
land racing history.
The Alaska Dog Mushers As
sociation, Inc. of Fairbanks, spon
sors of the North American
Championship Sled Dog Derby,
has announced March 16 through
25 as the dates for the 17th an
nual running of this event.
A purse of $15,000 guarantees
participation by top teams and
drivers, not only from Alaska but
from Canada and many of the
other 40 states as well.
More than 400 dogs raced in the
1061 championships.
Also coming up is the Fair
banks’ annual Winter Carnival
during the same period. Besides
the dog races, Carnival activities
will include a dance, torchlight
parade, fireworks, Hans Blinker
race, the Miss Alaska-Miss Uni
verse pageant, and dozens of
other activities.
Prior to the Derby and the
Winter Carnival, the mushers as
sociation has scheduled prelimin
ary races for January 1, 14, and
28, February 1, and March 4.
Similar races during January thru
March will also be held at Anchor
Point, Anchorage, Homer, Kenai,
Nome, Tanana, and Tok.
Peninsula Men
Drafted by Army
Four Kenai Peninsula men
were among the 22 inductees who
took the oath of allegiance at Fort
Richardson last Thursday prior
to leaving for Fort Ord, Calif.,
where they will take basic army
training. They were joined this
week by 41 other inductees who
officially became soldiers over the
weekend.
The total group of 63 is the lar
gest call-up of Alaskan Army in
ductees since Would War II.
Joseph A. button, Kenai; George
E. Rothweiler, Sterling, and Jack
T. Cushing and Ludwig Everett,
both of Seward, were among the
first inductees of the current
draft call-up.
North Pole
Goes 1st Class
Secretary of State Hugh J. Wade
today issued a formal proclama
tion, required by law, designating
North Pole as a city of the first
class.
Residents of North Pole, by a
vote of 39-9 recently approved re
classification of the city which
has previously been incorporated
as a city of the third class.
The proclamation ass erted
“that effective this date North
Pole is an incorporated city of the
first class under the constitution
and laws of the state of Alaska,
having the same boundaries and
assets and being subject to the
same debts and liabilities as when
it ceased to be a city of the third
class; and further, that the newiy
elected council shall immediately
take office and organize accord
ing to law.”
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SOLDOTNA, ALASKA
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SOLDOTNA, ALASKA
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