Rodeo Day Money
Last Sunday’s winners in the
Jim Cannon events were:
Bare Back: 1st Walt Crow,
2nd Dan Jarrel, 3rd D. J. An
jelo; Saddle Bronc: 1st Vern
Hansen, 2nd Dan Jarrel, 3rd
Grady Morris; Calf Roping: 1st
Joe Tietjen, 2nd Mervin Wil
kins, 3rd Elmer Bird;
Wild Cow Milking: 1st Mer
vin Wilkins, 2nd Joe Tietjen.
3rd Elvin Lewis; Team Roping:
1st Mervin Wilkins, 2nd Joe
Tietjen. 3rd Elvin Lewis; Men’s
Barrel Race: 1st Joe Tietjen,
2nd Earl Fisler, 3rd Glenn
Moore; Ladies’ Barrel Race:
1st Inez Clendenen, 2nd Mon
te Osteyce, 3rd Abby Lanca
shire; Water Cup Race: 1st Joe
Tietjen and Glen Moore in a
tie, 3rd Larry Lancashire.
Boot Race: 1st Joe Tietjen,
2nd Bill Osteyce, 3rd Grady
Morris; Men’s Pole Bending:
1st Joe Tietjen, Larry Lanca
shire and Grady Morris tie for
2nd and 3rd.
Ladies’ Pole Bending: 1st
Abby Lancashire, 2nd Terry
Smith; Saddling Contest: 1st
Elmer Bird. 2nd Joe Tietjen.
Saturday night Cowboy dance
is a come as you are affair.
Cowboy boots or dancing slip
pers. Pinafores or jeans. Live
music and refreshments.
Billy Eylar (12) on his pinto rides point on the herd of rodeo
stock as they enter Soldotna on the way to the arena.
ARMY BAND IN PARADE
The Army Rand from Fort
Richardson will be present in
force to lead the Soldotna Prog
ress Days parade and to attend
the rodeo being held in con
junction with the celebration
The band has also been asked
to play seveidl numbers at the
rodeo grounds and it is expect
ed that they will assent.
Nurse Schedule Month of July
Current schedule for Kenai
Itinerant Nurse for July, 1961:
Immunization Clinics:
Clam Gulch, Cohoe, Kasilof:
Immunization clinic at the Ka
silof post office Tuesday, June
18. 1 to 2 p.m.
Cooper Landing: Thursday.
ASPEN FLATS
SUBDIVISION
Hails Progress Days
JOE FAA — Phone 262-4951
STERLING WAY
CAR — TRUCK — CAT —REPAIR
Wrecks Bought and Sold
TOWING ★ ★ WELDING
Mile 80—Sterling Hwy.
ART KEISL1NC BILL BOSTON
DON WILSON’S
Soldotna Store
ONE STOP SHOPPING -
For Food and Fishermen
PRIZES — Enter your trout
or salmon in
Progress Days Derby
SOLDOTNA Phone 262-4511
t
July 13, at the school, from 1
to 1:30 p.m.
Kenai Health Center:' Every
Wednesday from 1:30 to 4:30
and 7 to 8 p.m. Clinic for tu
berculin skin testing Monday,
July 10, 1:30 to 4:30 and 7 to 8
p.m.
Ninilchik—TB skin tests only
Tuesday, July 11, 2 to 4 p.m.
Immunization clinic Friday,
July 14, 2 to 4 p.m. Ninilchik
clinics at the Post Office.
Soldotna — At the Kenai
Health Center.
Sterling: Immunization clinic
at the school Monday. July 17,
2 to 3 p.m.
COHOE NEWS
Mike Morkrid
Is Remembered
Cohoe residents were shocked
by the untimely death of I. C.
“Mike” Morkrid, who died of
carbon monoxide poisoning on
June 17th. Although Mike was
raised in North Dakota, he and
his wife came to Alaska about
20 years ago and w'ere well
known all over the peninsula.
He homesteaded at Cohoe in
1947 and has fished on Cook
Inlet every season. He is sur
vived by his wife, Oline, at
present living at Yardley,
Wash. His brother, Carl, is em
ployed at Columbia Ward Can
nery.
Pete Convalesces
Pete Jonnson is convalescing
at home after spending a week
at Providence Hospital.
Trudy's Aunt
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Brand of
New Ulm, Minnesota, spent sev
eral days with the Wayne
Webbs. Mrs. Brand is Trudy
Webb’s aunt.
Tel. Co. Elect New President
Thomas C. Harris, Vice Pres
ident and General Manager of
Trans-Alaska Telephone Com
pany and Communications En
gineering, Inc., was elected
President of the two Compan
ies at Board of Directors meet
ings held last week, it is an
nounced by Kenneth J. Kadow,
Chairman of the Board of the
respective concerns.
Harris replaces John E.
Field who resigned in order to
devote his full-time efforts to
stateside activities of a newiy
organized electronic sales and
engineering corporation.
At the same meetings Wil
liam R Campbell, Comptrol
ler, was named Treasurer of the
two companies. campDen re
places Kadow as Treasurer.
Trans-Alaska now operates
exchanges in Kotzebue, Dilling
ham, King Salmon-Naknek,
Seldovia, Homer, Soldatna, Ke
nai. Portage, Nenana and North
Pole. By the close of 1961, it is
anticipated six additional ex
changes will be placed in op
eration.
The Company has the only
two privately-owned short-haul
toll circuits in the State: be
tween Dillingham and King
Salmon, and between Seldovia
and Homer. It also operates a
microwave facility at the top
of Mt. Susitna.
THE 4 ROYLE PARKERS
Open 5 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Chevron Gas - Cafe - Motel - Barber
COCKTAIL LOUNGE —PACKAGE STORE
On the KENAI SPUR—V/z mi. W. of Soldotna “Y”
TOWNE DORM
SOLDOTNA
$3.00 Per Night
$15 Per Week — $55 Per Month
CLEAN SHEETS ONCE A WEEK
TELEVISION IN THE LOUNGE
LOTS OF HOT WATER
Alaska Aggregate Corp.
Government Approved
Concrete and Aggregates
IDEAL CEMENT
MIRACLE LIME —
New Low Prices
Plant Location:
BEAVER LOOP ROAD
KENAI Phone 283-7575
(OPEN HOUSE)
Come Out and See For Yourself
High Quality — 2 Bedrooms
$13,950.00
If you arc tired of trailer living or if you are just plain looking
for a home to buy, you must be sure to inspect this home, built with
living economy in mind. Reasonable terms are available. Located at
Naptowne on Sterling Highway.
by WILSHER
Phone FE 3-1850 P. 0. Box 4-1458
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA