DOTNA WOMAN 10 SEEK SENATORIAL POST
Bertha Midyett of Soldotna,
member of a local realty firm,
has announced that she will be a
candidate on the Republican tick
et for the legislative office of
state senator from the Kenai
Cook Inlet District in the forth
coming 1962 election.
Mrs. Midyett. a native of Cam
oridge, Mass., has been a resi
dent of Alaska for more than 12
years and of Soldotna since this
past April. Prior to her marriage
to Dick Midyett two years ago
they formed their own real es
tate business in Anchorage in
1957.
The “M-K” in the firm's name
was derived from the initials of
their surnames. Before becoming
Mis. Midvett. Bertha’s -surname
was Knudsen. Their main office
in Soldotna operates as M-K Re
alty and the branch office in An
chorage as Northern and M-K Re
alty Co.
Mrs. Midyeti worked in Anch
orage as a legal secretary for ap
proximately nine years and is a
charter member of the Legal .Sec
retaries Association of Anchor
age. Legal firms with which she
was associated during this time
were those of MeCutcheon and
Nesbett; Paul Robison, and Wen
dell Kay. She also worked for a
law fi\ m in Boston before com
ing to Alaska and attended law
school at night for two years. Last
year she was campaign secretary
in Anchorage.
The senatorial aspirant cur
rently is serving as secretary of
the Soldotna Chamber of Com
merce and also of the e ty’s plan
ning commission. She says that
her eve increasing interest into
the problems of Peninsula farm
ers and homesteaders influenced
her decision to become a candi
date, She feels they need some
one from this area to push for
them at Juneau.
Mr. and Mrs. Midyett are home
steading off Kalifortsky Beach
Load near Soldotna in a log cabin
built by Dick this fall. She has
two grown sons, who are married
and live in Anchorage. They are
Peter W, Knudsen and Louis W.
Knudsen. She expects to become
a grandmother soon.
Homemakers
Change Schedule
A special meeting of tvhe Ken
ai Homemakers Club was called
for Tuesday night, Dec. 5, at the
Civic Center in order that the club
may beg'in on a new schedule.
Meeting nights have been chang
ed to the first and third Tuesdays
-o as not to conflict with other
meetings held at the Civic Cent
er.
The project for this special ses
sion was the making of fancy
Christmas candles.
Claudine McDermott and Jessie
Muuson were hostesses when club
members met on the evening of
Nov. 28. Ten members were pres
ent. Maxine Lewis gave a dernon
-tration on how to make baskets,
1 lower vases and other decorative
objects from empty bleach and de
tergent bottles.
It was announced that the club
grossed $133 from the hake sale
held Nov. 18 and it Was voted to
put $25 into the ‘'piano fund.”
This project is of long standing
and the club continues adding to
the fund in hopes of someday hav
ing a large enough sum to pur
chase a piano for the Civic Cent
er for musical programs.
The Christmas project of col
lecting toys, clothing and other
articles for needy children also
Vi as discussed. This project was
carried out last year in a very
satisfactory manner.
Any person wishing to contribute
toys or clothing for this purpose
is asked to contact Mrs. Opal
James at the Federal Aviation
Authority offices in Kenai. Miss
Ruth Tewes, public health nurse,
is to be the distributor.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my thanks to
those who extended me so many
kindnesses during the recent loss
of Pappy. God bless all of you.
Mandv Walker 57-1
Recent Arrivals
Sue Ann Smith
A baby daughter, weighing 7 lb.
12 ox., was born to Marvin and
Phyllis Smith of Soldotna at 2:57
p. m., Friday, Nov. 17 at the Cen
tral Kenai Peninsula Medical
Clinic in Soldotna. They have
named her Sue Ann.
John Curtis Caulfield
George and Betty Caulfield of
Sterling are announcing the birth
of a son, whom they have named
John Curtis. The infant, weighing
7 lbs. <5 oz., was born in the Cen
tral Kenai Peninsula Medical Clin
ic at Soldotna at 11:01 a. m. on
Tuesday, Xov. 21.
Connie Dianne Mahan
Connie Dianne is the name Mi
chael and Mavis Mahan of Clam
Gulch have selected for their new
daughter. The baby was born in
the Central Kenai Peninsula Med
ical Clinic at Soldotna at 8:07 p.
m. on Friday, Nov. 21, and weigh
ed 8 lbs. 12 oz.
James Milos Gorr
Thomas and Tommye Corr of
Soldotna are parents of a new
son, born at 5 p. m. on Monday,
Nov. 27. at the Clinic in Soldotna.
James Miles, weighing 8 lbs. 14
14 oz., has three older brothers at
the Corr homestead home off Kal
ifonsky Beach Road. Mrs. Corr
taught last year in the Soldotna
school.
Suzanne Marie Mack
John and Carol Mack of Soldot
na are announcing the birth of
their first child, a daughter whom
they have named Suzanne Marie.
The baby was born at the Clinic
ir> Soldotna at 10:30 p. m. on
Monday,"Ndv. 27, and weighed 7
lbs. 7 oz. Her father is a truck
driver for Peninsula Fast Freight.
Founded in 1906
Seward, “Gateway to Kenai
Peninsula,” was founded in 1906
and named for U. S. Secretary of
State William H. Seward, who
was instrumental in engineering
the purchase of Alaska from Rus
sia in 1867.
Named for Engineer
Sterling Highway on the Kenai
Peninsula was named in honor of
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the late Hawley Steiliny, enjfh -
eer of the Alaska Road Commis
sion.
Founded by Russians
The townsite of Kenai was or
iginally a Russian fur trading
post founded >in 1791 and is tho
set-onj) olde t permanent settle
ment in Alaska.
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Saturday, Dec. 9, and arrive in
Kenai at 3 p.m and will be at
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