American Lutherans
Seek Building Site
RECENT ARRIVAL
Christopher I>avid May
Kenneth and Karen May, who
live 112 miles east of the V on
the Sterling highway out of Sol
dotna, are announcing the birth
The American Lutheran church
is seeking a three-acre location
in the Soldotna area for construc
tion of a church building ami par
sonage.
Authorization has been e
ceived from the church's board of
American missions for the pur
hase of a site location, construc
tion of a church building and
for either the construction or the
purchase of a home fc: the pas
tor. A new home, already con
structed and suitably located-, may
be purchased rather than to build
a home.
Rev. H. Adix, church dignitary
from the Pacific synod, was in
the area recently looking over
some of the sites under consider
ation. Erection of the church is
expected to begin early in the
spring construction season.
The Church building is to be
fully equipped, is to include Sun
day school rooms and the first
unit is to seat at least 200. A
full time pastor is to be as
signed to the church.
Membership in the American
Luther an church in the Soldotna
Kenai-Sterling- area now numbers
SO. Rev. O. B. FjeLstad of the
church at Seward is serving also
as temporai-y pastor at Soldotna,
coming each Sunday to hold ser
vice- in the theatre.
The steeidng committee for site
selection and the construction
project is composed of Dr. Paul
Isaak, Charles “Chuck” Hines and
Marvel Hansen.
The women’s group is headed
by Mrs. Paul Isaak. Mrs. Hines is
Sunday school superintendent and
church information director. An
organized confirmation class
with two persons to be confirmed
in the spring is being conducted
by the pastor and Mrs. Isaak.
Christmas services will include
a candlelight service and pro
gram by the children at 4 p.m.
The program will be followed by
refreshments and treats for the
youngsters.
A potluck dinner in the Soldotna
Community Hall is held at 4 p.m.
on the first Sunday of each month.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
SOLDOTNA— Kansas has lots
of snow, too, Vera Franklin was
informed Sunday when she called
her parents, Milton and Rhoda
McKinsey, at Holton, Kan. The
call was especially to say “Happy
Birthday” to her father, who was
85 years old on Dec. 17. He re
ported that his health is still
good, and needless to say, was
delighted to hear his daughter's
voice.
ATTEND OPEN HOUSE
SOLDOTNA— Dick and Bertha
Midyett were visited this week
end by her oldest son and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Louie W.
Knudsen, Jr. of Anchorage. The
Knudsens attended the open house
held by Lewis & Metzger, build
ing firm, in Marydale subdi
vision, Soldotna. After returning
home, they left at 9:30 a. m Sun
day for the Hawaiian Islands and
arrived there at 9:30 p.m. Alaska
time, Sunday. Knudsen, who is
engaged in cement and block lay
ing work, plans to work in the
Islands. He and his wife will re
main in the 50th sta: • until after
their first child (and Bertha’s
'irst grandchild) is bci.n in May.
HOMEMAKERS CLUB HAS
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Soldotna Homemakers held
their annual Christmas party
Monday evening at Riverside
House with 13 members of the
lub attending despite tempera
ures which dipped to more than
30 degrees below' zero.
After refreshments were served
gift wrapper! packages undar
n> ath a decorated Chri tmas tree
wore exchanged. Then members
guests made a mm scramble
;or additional small gifts that
4 lied from a pinata broken by
Ms. Audrey Shelmin,
Si;.ring of carols concluded the
? ven Tg’s entertainment.
Stumped as to that Uhri-stmas
^irx . (rive a gift subscription of
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Modem Accent for Traditional Dessert
Refreshing canned crushed pineapple adds an exciting new
accent to this steamed pudding. Decorate with sliced pineapple
halos and candied cherry jewels. Serve with fluffy hard sauce.
Pineapple Nugget Pudding
2 cups sifted flour 2 tablespoons molasses
2*4 teaspoons baking powder l egg
Vi teaspoon soda V2 cup pineapple syrup
1 teaspoon salt 1 cup drained crushed
1 teaspoon cirmamon pineapple
*4 teaspoon mace *4 cup dark seedless
i/s cup shortening (part raisins
butter) Vi cup sliced candied
1 cup brown sugar cherries
(packed) *4 cup chopped walnuts
Sift together dry ingredients. Cream shortening with brown
sugar and molasses. Beat in egg. Add dry ingredients alternately
with pineapple syrup. Stir in pineapple, raisins, cherries and nuts.
Spoon into well greased 1*£ quart pudding mold. Cover tightly
with foil. Set on raek in deep kettle. Fill kettle with hot water
to % depth of mold. Cover and steam pudding 2*2 to 3‘ hours.
Replenish hot water as needed to keep at same level. Let pudding
stand 5 minutes before removing from mold. Decorate with pine
apple and cherries. Serve with hard sauce. Makes about 10 servings.
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of their second child, a son, whom
they have named Christopher
David. Tlie infant weighed 7 lbs.
G oz. and was bom at 11 a.m.
Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Seward
General hospital. Father of the
baby is a pumper for Standard
Oil of Calif.
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he deeper,
its Friendships
stronger and
its Hopes
Brighter as
it comes to
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Kenai Chamber
Elects Officers
J. K. Lietzke, manager of the
Kenai branch of the City Natl.
Bank of Anchorage, will head the
chamber of commerce in Kenai as
its president this coming year. He
will succeed Allan Petersen, out
going president.
Other new' Chamber officers are
Jess Nicholas, who will be vice
president, and Peg-gie Steinauer,
of Kenai Business Services, who
assumes the office of secretary
treasurer.
Officers were elected from the
new hoard of directors selected
by Chamber members at the Dec.
13 meeting. Additional members
of the seven-member board are—
Billy McCann, Winford Hoover
and Leo Oberts.
Officers and board members
will take over duties of their of
fice on the first Wednesday in
January, initial meeting of the
new year.
Give a subscription of the Chee
chako News for "iristmas.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and
HAPPY NEW YEAR
From all of us to all of you
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MERRY CHRISTMAS and
HAPPY NEW YEAR from
and the staff
CHELLLS HILL
RUHENA McGRADY
JOHN AND GANELLE SWANSON
LEAH O’REAGAN
DONNA NORMAN
RONNIE SWANSON
DON MANN