Willing to Help
With Historical
Project at Kenai
Persons agreeing to assist in
the development of the historical
background for the Kenai area
have been listed by W. A. Hoover,
chairman of the historical com
mittee of the Kenai Chamber of
Commerce.
This is also a partial list, Hoov
er says, of those in attendance at
the recent lecture by Reman
Malach, superintendent of on
base schools at Elmendorf Air
Force Base and executive officer
with the Alaska Wing of the Civil
Air Patrol. Malaeh’s talk, con
cerning the old U. S. Army post
known as Fort Kenai, was' given
at a recent meeting of the Kenai
Historical Society.
Plans for rebuilding the fort
in accordance to old Army maps
to preserve the historical back
ground of Abe area and to provide
an attraction to tourists will re
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quirt} much research anti coopera
tion on the part of many people,
Hoover pointed out.
Those thus far signifying their
cooperation are included on the
following- list;
Mr, and Mrs, Allan L. Petersen,
James E. Fisher, Sharon G.
Knackstedt, A, V. James, Opal
James, Carolyn Nicholas, Teresa
Gannon, Glenn Kipp, Frank Mul
len, Richard Ruberg, Katharine
Ruberg, Peggy McBride, Mrs.
Hediey Parsons, Frances Torkil
sen and W. A. Hoover, Kenai
school superintendent.
First Aid Course
To Start Soon
SjSgt. Thomas N. Foster of
Wildwood Station is to serve as
iiiafe, uctor of the first aid training
course to be sponsored by the
SoMotna Volunteer Ambulance
Corps.
A preliminary planning meet
ing, prior to beginning of actual
instruction, is to be held at 8
p,m, on Monday, March 5, at the
SoMotna school. Classes will be
set up, hours for instruction de
cided upon and other details will
he ironed out at this time. Actual
instruction will begin on March
12.
The first aid training course is
open to all persons in the area
and especially those who will be
willing to cooperate with work of
the Soldotna Volunteer Ambu
lance Corps.
Painting is nearly completed on
the recently repaired ambulance
obtained through Civil Defense
and the ambulance is to be placed
on display soon.
It also has been announced that
the benefit dinner to raise funds
for ambulance supplies and equip
ment has been postponed and has
tentatively been rescheduled' for
the first week in April.
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The little village of Seklovia,
steeped in the culture, of ol <1 -
world Russian history, is located
across from Homer on the tip of
the Kenai Peninsula and is ac
cessible only by air and water.
Special Flights*
Reduced Rates
Set fur Dog Races
Family plan rates will be in
effect Satuiday and Sunday on
Cordova's DC-3 planes arriving
and departing from Soldotna air
port for the convenience of those
attending the Kenai-Soldotna sled
dog races.
M. L. Grange, local Cordova
manager, said a special flight has
been arranged for Sunday as the
regular schedule does not include
Sunday flight*. The I)C-3 will
seat 30 passengers in addition to
crew members, 'Grange said.
Inauguration of an evening
flight by Cordova's DC-3 to the
Soldotna airport took place Mon
day with ('apt. Gene Effler as
pilot. Other, crew members were
Go-piiot Simonson and the stew
ardess, Miss Carol Wiese. Fifteen
passengers were aboard.
The evening flights are sched
uled to continue. Grange said.
They originate at International
Airport in Anchorage, arrive at
Soldotna at 4:25 p.m. and leave
at 5:48 to return to Anchorage.
DISPLAYS RARE BEAR
COOPER LANDING—Now on
display at Jonas Bi os, at Anchor
age is a rare Glacier or blue bear
killed at Yukutat Bay last May
by Jack Randell of Cooper Land
ing. These hears, smaller than
black bears, are found exclusively
in the glacier-tidewater area
along the Gulf of Alaska and are
rarely seen or killed. The one on
exhibit is a two-year-old and has
a mottled iight gray coat.
CONDUCTS MEETINGS
KEN AI -- Rev. Fred Orozier,
pastor of the Kenai Bible church,
an inter-denominational organiza
tion, returned recently from King
Cove and Pen ryville where he con
ducted special meetings. He was
a gpest of his stater, Mfp# Bertha
Crozler, vmo started the missions
in those two areas. Miss Crossie-r
has been In mission work in
Alaska far 21 yesws.
Pre-nuptial Events
Honor Ninilchik
Teacher and Bride
Pr e-nuptial showers have re
cently honored Miss Patsy Rose
of Kenai, whose marriage to
Thane C-unry, Ninilehik teacher,
was an event of March 1.
The Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service of the Methodist
church at Ninilchik sponsored a
Feb. 14 surprise shower immedi
ately following a Valentine ban
quet at the church. Both the
bride-elect and the brklegroom
to-be were honor guests on this
occasion.
Preceding the shower, dinner
was served by Mias Nancy Tie
man ami Miss Nancy Rants. It
was followed by a program at
which Curry whs master of cere
monies after which refreshments
.were served, including a cake
baked and decorated by Mrs.
Elmer Banta.
On Feb. 17, Miss Rose and Mr.
Curry were honored at a potluck
supper given in the home of Mrs.
Mary Hawking bv the teachers
and school board members of the
Ninilehik school.
After the dinner, a heart
shaped cake was served with ice
cream wedding bells. The couple
was presented a royal hlae dual
control eleetic blanket.
The bridal couple hostad mem
bers of their wedding party ami
others assisting with the wedding
and reception when they enter
tained on Feb, 24 in the Kenai
home of Rev. and Mrs. Daniel
Harlan, Sandwiches, cake, coffee
ami tea were served by the bride
to-be and her mother, Mrs. James
H, Rose of Kenai.
VISIT HOMESITE
NORTH KENAT — Mr. and Mrs.
Harris Dintaman of Anchorage
have been spending several day*r
working on their homesite at
Melody Lane in North Kenai.
Arriving last Wednesday, they
also stopped in So! < jot. n a to visit
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Grange
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