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Four Marooned On Skilak Lake Island
Gunsmithing
and
Machine Work
* Scopes
* Reloaders
* Slocking
* Rebarreling
Harold
FULLER’S
Gun & Machine Shop
Cooper’s Landing
Marooned for four days on
Skilak Lake’s Caribou Island,
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hale and
their two daughters, Valerie,
13, and Lou, 9, from Anchorage,
were none the worse for the
adventure. Mother and daugh
ter were finally taken off by
boat when the wind abated.
Hale remained to bring back
the boat and defunct motor that
had caused all of the trouble.
Summer Home
Dr. Wilson, Dean of the
Chemistry Department at Uni
versity of Alaska, is building a
cabin on the Kenai River in
Ridgeway.
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Mile 84/2
Sterling Highway
Open Occasionally
BURGER DEN
Soldotna—Next to Bear Den
Open 24 Hours
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Old Timers
An old - timers get - together
party resulted from the visit of
Jack and Margaret Irons and
son. Brad, of Redlands, Calif.
Jack was one of the original 18
Soldotna homesteaders.
Attending the party at Park
er’s were Jake Dubendorf, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Farnsworth, Vir
gil Dahler, Mr. and Mrs. Em
mett Karsten, Mr. and Mrs.
Beasley Tachik, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Suthard, Mr. and Mrs.
Loren Stewart, Mr. and Mrs.
Phil Stetzer. Mr. and Mrs. Stan
McLane, Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Lancashire, Mr. and Mrs.
George Denison, Mr. and Mrs.
Hank Knackstedt, Mr. and Mrs.
Ernie Kniekstedt, Jimmie
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Irons
and Howard Binkley.
Oil Visitors
Charles Whitney of Coastal
Drilling and Leonard Spray of
Continental Ensco are in town
to look over their business in
terests. They are expected to
return to California soon.
Bear Seeks Bear
Chell Bear and two compan
ions have flown into Drift
River with Swede Foss to go
bear hunting. They are taking
an airboat up the river and in
tend to be back any day.
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Harkin
celebrated their 14th wedding
anniversary recently with a
dinner party at Parker’s. Har
kin works for Coastal Drilling.
Bridgework
The Kenai River bridge was
closed for two complete days
last week and several other
shorter times since work began.
There is speculation whether
this discouraged trade by being
cut off from the heavily popu
lated area across the bridge.
Dorms
The 60-man dormitory being
built next to United Sales is
nearing completion and should
be ready to accept occupants
this week.
new canker
Carole Olsen, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Red Olsen, has ac
cepted a position at the National
Bank of Alaska. Taking the
place of Genevieve Caldwell
who is leaving the first of June.
News Snapper
Maurine Jones has joined the
staff at the Cheechako News as
clerk-receptionist, working her
way up to Managing Editor.
Outside
Tommy Jones and family
have returned to Bakersfield,
Calif., after spending the win
ter in Soldotna. Tommy was
with Coastal Drilling and later
Northern Oil Tool Co. He was
one of the three men who were
burned in the explosion in No
vember.
Howard Binkley, whose
homestead is now the site of
much of the city of Soldotna,
left for the outside May 19. He
will visit his sister, Mrs. Cath
erine West of Harrisburg,
Penn., and after a tour will
make his home with a daugh
ter, Mrs. Fred Kyper, R. D. No.
2, Box 274A, Huntington, Penn.
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Final Meeting
For Homemakers
The last meeting of the year
of the Soldotna Homemakers
was held at the home of Mrs.
Stella Eagle, with the installa
tion of officers highlighting the
activity.
Mrs. Dorothy Johnson, state
vice-president, presided over
the installation in a candlelight
ceremony.
Members were entertained by
a voice and piano combination
by Mrs. Eagle’s daughters.
Final plans were laid for the
Spring Bazaar, to be held May
26 at the community hall.
Homer Harbor Study Begins
The Army Engineers have
advised the Alaska congression
al delegation that the $1,090,
000 appropriated by Congress
last year will be put to work
this summer to dredge two
small boat harbors at Seldovia
and Homer.
Colonel Christian Hanburger,
Alaska’s District Engineer, has
announced that the Seldovia
harbor will be dredged to a
depth of 12 feet and will be
protected by two breakwaters
divided by an entrance. The
northern breakwater will be
400 feet long and the southern,
625 feet. The basin is to be lo
cated in Seldovia Bay south
easterly from Wakefield Can
nery. Last year Congress made
$548,000 available for the job.
The Homer small boat basin,
for which Congress approved
$542,000, will be located off
shore on the northern side of
Homer Spit and will be dredged
to a depth of 12 feet with the
moorage area to be protected
by a 1,200-foot breakwater.
Before operations start, the
District Engineer is seeking in
formation as to objections to
the proposed projects from the
sandpoint of navigation.
Rev. Frenz Visits
Lutheran Meeting
Rev. Frenz of the Anchorage
Lutheran Church was a sur
prise visitor at last week’s Lu
theran Women’s Society meet
ing.
The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Pauline Back and
Ruth Sandstrom acted as host
ess.
For time and place of the
next meeting contact Mrs. Amy
Isaac.
The library of the U. of A.
contains nearly 50,000 vol
umes and many bulletins and
pamphlets. It receives 700 per
iodicals. The collection is par
ticularly strong in books per
taining to Alaska.
JAMES E. FISHER
ATTORNEY
Announces the opening of an office
for the general practice of law
at the Obert’s Building
P. 0. Box 397—Kenai, Alaska
Phone 283-7565
KENAI OFFICE:
9-5 Mon. thru Fri.
ANCHORAGE OFFICE
By Appointment
Homer Freight Line
Operated by
W. L. “PeeWee” Hooper
“Serving the Sterling Highway”
Schedule — Anchorage to Kenai and Homer:
EACH TUESDAY - THURSDAY & SATURDAY
BOX 64 SOLDOTNA Ph. 262*4494
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KENAI
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