TIIE CHARTERED FLIGHT of the Greater Anchorage Chamber
of Commerce, making a good will tour to the Kenai Peninsula,
was met at Kenai airport by Chamber delegates from Kenai, Se
ward and Soldotna.
Vehicles Damaged
In Three Crashes
A trio of motor vehicle acci
dents was reported this past week
involving local people, none of
whom were seriously injured.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gibbs, Sol
ti* -tna, were enroute to Anchor
age on Jan. 10 when' their sta
tion wagon was damaged exten
sively at Milepost 93 on the Sew
ard Highway, about three miles
cut of Girdwood.
Road machinery of a snow av
alanche crew was stuck on the
edge of the highway and a panel
truck belonging to the highway
commission had stopped to lend
assistance.
To avoid oncoming traffic, Mr.
Gibbs stopped his car back of the
highway equipment. Tim empty
trailer section of a Wright-Ways
auto carrier swerved ami jack
knifed as it passed and struck the
panel truck, .damaging the front
end. The panel truck in turn hit
the Gibbs' vehicle damaging its
front end. No one was injured.
A passing motorist, Jess Har
bin of Soldotna, took Mrs. Gibbs
to Anchorage while Bill remained
at the scene of the accident until
given permission by the inves
tigating state highway trooper to
remove his car.-It was pulled back
to Soldotna by a wrecker from
Reger’s garage and is now under
going repairs.
On Jan. 11, an accident occur
red in Soldotna at the entrance
of the driveway to Gibbs Appar
el The vehicle driven by Tony
Bordenelli, Kenai, overtook a car
driven by John Wesley McLain,
Soldotna, in front of the drive
way.
The right front of Bordenelli’s
car struck the McLain car on its
left side. According to Troop
er Wayne Haggerty, investigat
ing officer, there was no speed
involved and only minor car dam
age was sustained.
- The third accident, also invest
igated by Trooper Haggerty, was
or Jan. IS and involved vehicles
driven by Judith (Mrs. Jim) Byrd,
Soldotna, daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. Joe Farr, and by Charles
Jackson, 18, who lives on Kali
fonsky Beach Road.
Both cars were headed in the
direction of Kenai. Mrs. Byrd was
turning into the post office drive
way at .Soldotna when the left
side of her car was struck by the
right hand comer of the car driv
en by Jackson. The accident oc
curred in a school zone where the
more than 25 miles per hour.
Mrs. Byrd sustained minor in
juries and received emergency
treatment from a local physician
for shock; and a bump on her head.
Her younger sister and brother,
Jucele, 17, and Eugene, 6, pass
engers in the car, were unin
jured. Jackson and other young
people in the car with him were
enroute to a basketball game and
_ were uninjured.
Proceedings concerning both
. Soldotna accidents are pending in
the district magistrate's court at
Kenai.
FIRST CARNIVAL
HOMER—The first winter can
nival in Homer was in March
21*56. This year's annual event is
slated for March 2-3-4.
News from Cohoe
Jury Dufy
Dick Baldwin of Cohoe has
been summoned to serve on the
petit jury at Anchorage, He Is
to report there on Feb. 5,
Spenard Visitors
Ruby and Joe Meg-angel, Co
hoe, were visited by Roy and Eth
el Young of Spenard. The Youngs
landed their ski plane on Megar
gel's clearing.
Birthday Party
A family birthday party hon
oring Cynthia Ann (Mrs. Ira Lee)
Miller was held on the evening
of Jan. 24 at the Miller home
stead near Cohoe. In addition to
Mr. and Mrs. Miller and children
Cynthia Lee, Melody and Paul,
those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Nicholas and baby Tommy,
and Mr. and Mrs. E, Slawson
of Soldotna, parents of Mrs. Mil**
ler .and Mrs. Nicholas. The Mill
ers and the Nicholas family live
on adjoining homesteads.
Historical Group
To Meet Friday
A meeting of the Historical
Society has been called for this
Friday night at Kenai school. The
public is invited to attend the
meeting which begins at 8 p.ra,
Roman Malach, Anchorage, will
present information on the his
tory of Kenai and will show mi
crofilm he has obtained from the
archives in Washington, D, C., on
Gld forts in this ar^a.
"This is ju'sL.a, start to get
more interest and activity on Ke
nai's historical past,” according
to W, A. Hoover, who announced
the meeting.
The Historical Society is com
posed of members of the Kenai
Chamber of Commerce.
VISITED BY SENATOR
RIDGEWAY—.Sen. Ervin Met
calf, Seward, stopped briefly in
the home of Mr. and Mi's. Law
rence Lancashire on Jan. 15 to
say he regretted being unable
to attend the farmers’ meeting
being held in Soldotna that night
as he was on his way to Anchor
age to a finance meeting for the
state. He said, however, that he
was in favor of having bade ex
perimental work in agriculture
done in the Kenai-Soldotna area.
He also a aid he was much inter
ested in the school situation at
Soldotna, especially the lack of
space, and that from four to six
more classrooms are needed.
DOUBLE SURPRISE
KENAI— Mrs. Lyman McBride
entertained at three tables of
bridge last week with guests be
ing members of the Friday After
noon Bridge club. Top score prise
was won by Mrs. Jack McGuire,
The occasion also served as a
surprise birthday party for Mrs,
McGuire and a surprise baby
shower for Mrs. George Navarre.
Others present- were Mrs. Lar
ry Lancashire, Mrs. Leo Oberts,
Mrs, Stanley McLane, Mrs. Ben
Demaray, Mrs. Lee Bird. Mrs,
Lyle Johnston, Mrs. Newcomb ,
Hayes, Mary Ann Addington *hd ?
Jane Renfrew.
Cheechako News, mailed any
'acre, only $5 per year.
Coming
Events
FRIDAY, JAN, 26
Historical Society meeting and
film showing-, 8 p.m., at the Ke
nai school.
SATI HDAY. JAN. 27
Soldotna Chamber of Commerce
noon luncheon at Riverside House.
Inaugural Ball for Homer Win
ter Carnival, 1) p.m. at Elks Hall
in Homer.
Whiskerino Contest registra
tion (clean shaven) for H o m e r
Winter Carnival, Elks Hall in'
Homer.
MONDAY. JAN. 29
Alaska Crippled Children's As
sociation, Kenai area chapter, at
8 p.m. at Kenai Health Center.
Kenai Methodist Church official
board meeting, 8 p.m. at church,
Eugene Morin, chairman.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. ,11
Kenai Chamber of Commerce
noon luncheon meeting at Wes
tern Corral Cafe.
Soldotna C df C Board of Di
rectors meeting 7:30 p.m. at the
Village Shopping Center lounge
to set up 'budget. Dick Hall, bud
get advisor.
THURSDAY, FEB. 1
Kenai Dock and Harbor Com
mission—Final day to accept pro
posals for bids on proposed con
struction.
Sterling Homemakers, 7:30 v.~
m. at community log cabin. Dem
onstration on cake making by
Marian Fvickey.
Local support
Brin gs Success,
Says Lodge Owner
Mrs. Mildred i Millie) Eaton,
proprietor ami operator of Kenai
Lake Lodge at Cooper Landing
for more than six years, is not
leaving Alaska or the Peninsula
although she has sold her busi
ness because of ill health.
Gene and Tonia Burrows, orig
inally from Bristow, Okla., and
more recently of Anchorage, are
the new proprietors. They were
scheduled to take over manage
ment on March 1 but due to Mrs.
Eaton’s ill health assumed oper
ation on Jan. 8.
Starting in the cafe business
at the age of nine year's, when
she washed dishes for her room
and board, Millie has been a cook
for over 30 years. She owned and
operated the I-Bar-F Lodge at
Glenallen before taking over the
Kenai Lake Lodge.
“It is hometown folks— people
from the immediate area-— and
not tourists who make the lodge
a success ” says Millie.
Mrs, Eaton has no desire for
life Outside. “Give me Alaska
with its mountains, its forests,
its lakes and its friendly people.
Alaska is home to me.” she says.
In making the sale, Millie re
served Cabin 4 at the lodge for
the remainder of her life. She
plans to make her headquarters
there with her 11-year-old grand
son, Darrell Bell, formerly of Co
vina, Calif,
Until Sir. and Mrs. Burrow's
are established, Millie will assist
them several hours each day. Lat
er she and her grandson w i 11
“tour Alaska and have ourselves
a high old time.”
ORDINANCE PASSES
KENAI— The second reading"
of the subdivision control ordin
ance for the City of Kenai was
passed by the City Council on
Jan. 10, Mrs. Frances Torkilsen,
city clerk, says printed copies of
rules and regulations governing
subdivision development in Kenai
are being prepared by the Alas
ka Housing Authority and will be
available at her office soon.
SURVIVAL RATIONS
SOLDOTNA— Chuck and Shir
ley Hines at Crescent Dairy are
now stocking an> emergency or
f a
new all-purpose food pud out by
General Mills. A one-pound can
is reported to be able to sustain
one person for 14 days.
Chamber
Committees
Appointed
Committees for 19<>2 have been
appointed for the Greater ■»"!
dotna Chamber of Commerce by
Dr. Paul Isaac, newly installed
Chamber president. They are:
Area Development-—* Clarence
Goodrich, chairman; Dick Mid
yett and Charles Parker.
.Agriculture and Experimental
Farm: Lew Fields, Charles Hines,
Glen Moore, Charles Stiles, Joe
Kuehta. Charles Foster, Homer
Swires, with Clarence Goodrich
as agriculture advisor and Dick
as advisor regarding finance.
Airport — Clarence Goodrich,
chairman; “Red” Grange and
‘Tied” Olsen,
Boroughs— Burton; Carver as
chairman, and Dick Midyett.
Finance— Dick Hall, chairman;
Charles Parker,
Hospital— Virginia Gibbs, chair
man: Amy Grainae, Charles
Griffin, Frank Mullen,
Membership— “Red” Grange,
Dick Hall.
Program— Dr. Paul Isaac as
chairman; Jack Farnsworth ami
Red Grange.
Publicity*— Katherine Parker,
chairman,
Roads and Causeways-- Dick
Midyett, chmn.; Clarence Good
rich, Charles Parker, Ralph So
bers?.
School— Clarence Goodrich,
chairman; Charles Griffin, Vera
Franklin, Bertha Midyett.
" Tourism and Park— Joe Soar
antino, chairman; Charles Park
er, Jack Farnsworth, with Clar
ence Goodrich to serve in advis
ory capacity. _
Recent Arrivals
Kenneth Allen Roser
Charles (Chuck) ansi Ann Ko.v
er, homesteading’ near Soldotna,
but now Outside visiting members
of their family, have announced
the arrival of a son, weighing 6
lbs,, 14 07,., born on Sunday, Jan.
14, at Euciid, Ohio. They have
named him Kenneth Alien, Rose-y
is a carpenter by trade. The
family, which includes another
son “Chueky”, age 2, expects to
return early in the spring.
Lisa Jean Malloy
Sp-5 and Mrs, Thomas Malloy,
Wildwood Station, are announc
ing the birth of an S pound 2 oz.
daughter, whom they have named
Lisa Jean. The baby was born in
the 5040th Air Force Hospital at
Elmendorf on Fritiay, Dec. 29,
Katherine La Verne Hanson
Vera and LaDonna Hanson, who
live at Weaver Bras, camp near
Soldotna. are announcing the
birth of a daughter, horn Satur
day, Jan. 13, at Seward General
Hospital. The infant, weighing 8
pounds and 1414 ounces, has been
named Katherine La Verne, Han
son is employed as a truck driver
by Weaver Bros.
—
HEA Election
Set for Feb. 6
Election of three members to
the board of directors of the Ho,
mer Electric Association is sched
uled at the annual membership
meeting on Feb. 6 in the Family
Theatre at Homer. Tire meeting
begins at 1 p.in.
Candidates whose names have
been submitted to date are A. R.
Cronin. Homer; Charles Parson,
Anchor Point; Cad Seaman, X,
Kenai, and Charles Stiles, Sterl
ing. Howard Myhill, HEA. presi
-dent, is a candidate for re-elec
tion to the board.
Each of the three d i rector» el
ected will serve for a three-year
term.
New Club Officers
Recently installed officers of
.the Redoubt Toastmistress Club
are Mrs. Stanley McLane, Ridge
way, president; Mrs. Leo Oberts,
Kenai, vice president; Mrs. Wil
liam Stock, Soidotna, secretary,
and Mrs. William Gibbs, treas
urer
The installation was held in the
Soidotna home of Mrs. Jack Fain
sworth. Council 12 representative,
A resume of her term in office
was given by outgoing president,
Mrs. Burton -Carver, also of Sol*
Aetna.
Mrs. Lyman McBride, Kenai,
was named Toastmiatresg of the
Year.
David Fariel Collins
Born at 2 p.m. on Thursday,
■Ian. 11, in the Central Peninsula
Clinic at Soidotna, a son to Ed
ward and Loretta Collins of Ster
ling. The baby, weighing 7 lbs.,
has been named David Fariel,
FIRST GRADUATES
Alaska Mefitownst University in
Anchorage held its first gradua
tion exercises in the spring of
1&6I—with three graduating.
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