soldotna snaps
Vandals Strike Ski Hill
Evidence of indiscriminate
rifle shooting and other forms
of vandalism shocked skiers
WATCH
REPAIR
Prompt - Expert
Service
Mail or Bring
Your Watch
to
Harold
FULLER’S
Gun & Machine Shop
Cooper’s Landing
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and club members when they
visited the Soldotna Ski hill last
weekend. The ski hut window
and also the radiator in the hut
had been penetrated by rifle
shot. The door had been kicked
in on the ski hut and the lock
broken off to the storage room.
The skis and equipment at the
hut had been thrown down the
hill. The club also reports that
the emergency toboggan that
had been previously taken from
the hill has never been re
turned.
Ambassador "Tony"
Red Grange, President of the
Soldotna Chamber of Com
merce, presented Tony Bordi
nelli with an honorary mem
bership to the Chamber and ap
pointed him as an ambassador
of good will on his trip outside.
Tony should bowl them over.
Spring
Ted and Jody Grainge are
busy stocking Soldotna Supply
with building needs to supply
the area this coming season.
KHAR
HART Radio Station, KHAR,
Anchorage, is planning a news
and advertising hour to serve
the Kenai Peninsula.
Men React
The style show sponsored by
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Your Hostess—Millie Eaton
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WELDING
-QUIPMENT
and supplies
SNOW PLOWING
2 PLOWS—24 HR. SERVICE
PIPE THAWING
“If You’re Pipes are Frozen, that’s Bad.
If You Don’t Call LUKE, that’s Worse!”
(New Winter Shop Hours—9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.)
LUKE’S WELDING
Dealer for:
INDUSTRIAL AIR PRODUCTS
Reverend Paul Weimer, pastor of the Soldotna Baptist
Church, conducts Sunday services for his large congregation
in the new Baptist church on Birch Lane.
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the Soldotna Homemakers had
a very good turn out and the
few men in attendance had
nothing but praise for our local
models. Of course, it cost a few
men in the end.
Receives Scholarship
Kathleen Reger, a Junior stu
dent majoring in education at
the University of Alaska, has
received the Seward Business
and Professional Women’s Club
scholarship for the 1961 spring
semester. She received this
scholarship for the past fall se
mester also.
Miss Reger is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry F. Reger of
Soldotna.
Imported Birthday
Leota “Pat” Patterson and
John Hall celebrated their birth
days in a joint party at the Ace
of Clubs last Wednesday eve
ning. The occasion called for
imported champagne and a
chicken dinner. Judy Hall,
John’s wife, baked the huge
birthday cake.
Other guests who helped cele
brate were Mr. and Mrs. Chuck
Newton, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cal
ton, “Toot” Halstead, Mrs. Lilly
Davis, Miss Sue Hall. Mike Bur
ton, Elmer Kendall, Fariene
McIntosh and Monty Motague.
Just Waiting
Mrs. A. Lee (Mary) Amoss of
Hyattsville, mo., arrived iasi
Tuesday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Ted (Amy) Grainge and
grandchildren and await the
long expected arrival.
Homemakers Meet
Daphne McLane hosted the
Soldotna Homemakers during
Free Potatoes
Potatoes free for the asking
are available at the Homer
Swires homestead, mile 104.3
on the Kenai Spur.
Small, ungraded potatoes,
they can be used for feed for
chickens, geese, horses or hun
gry people, Skires said.
He has available about 10,000
pounds, which were left over
from last year’s crop, to give
away.
First balloon passengers were
a sheep, a rooster and a duck,
according to Encyclopedia Bri
tannica.
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ATTENTION MOTOR CARRIERS
All persons who transport property by motor vehicle for compensation
over the public highways of the State of Alaska are subject to the
provisions of the Alaska Motor Freight Carrier Act, Chapter 166, SLA
1960. Such persons who were engaged in bona fide operation prior
to October 1, 1959, are required to apply for authority on or before
March 31, 1961, to continue such operation. If you have not received
information concerning such application, you are urged to call or write
the Alaska Public Service Commission, Division of Motor Transporta
tion, 326 “I” Street, Anchorage, Alaska.
their March 20th meeting with
refreshments served by Betty
Harris and Janet Teague. The
fashion show was discussed and
plans made for a Spring Bazaar
to be held in May. The ladies
made crepe paper flowers and
hats after the business meeting
which they used as decorations
at the Fashion show. The next
meeting will be held at the
home of Buela Grange on April
3rd.
Elephant Butte Lake, formed
by a dam on the Rio Grande
River near Truth or Conse
quences, N.M., is one of the
largest artificial bodies of wat
er in the wrnrld. It holds more
than tw'o million acre-feet of
water.
This is no
April Fool
Joke
1 DAY ONLY
5at. April 1
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cn all Gas
Fill up on Saturday
We Close on Sunday
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