Sterling Sketches
Teacher Resigns
Mrs. Bertha Roberts, teacher
of the first and second grades at
Sterling school, has resigned and
has gone to he with her husband
in his work. Rev. Virgil Redmond
is taking her place until a replace
ment a rives.
Joe Widman, superintendent,
has stated that the Board of Ed
ucatiin is almost certain Sterling
will get an additional teacher
fiver the holidays. This will make
a total of five teachers when the
new school building is ready for
occupancy after the Christmas va
cation.
First Trip Outside
Mr. and Mrs. Geor ge Diggs and
Hap Diggs have started driving
down the Alaska Highway for a
few months visit in Idaho. This
will be their first trip Outside
since coming to Alaska eight
years ago. While there they will
visit their daughter, Mrs. Phyllis
Ward, and families on both sides.
Move to Kansas
Mrs. Mary Murphy, Ruth, Vic
kie, Linda and Mary Jo flew out
to Girard, Kan., where they will
live from now on.
Christmas Operetta
The school’s Christmas operetta
was held twice this year in order
to allow everyone to see it. First
performance was at 2:30 p.m. on
Dec. 21 at which time all moth
ers with pre-school children were
urged to attend. The second per
formance was at 7:30 that eve
ning. Santa Claus put in an ap
pearance. much to the delight of
the youngsters.
In Soldotna Now
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Vail, for
merly of Sterling, have moved
to Soldotna.
From Texas
Mrs. David Anderson has ar
rived from Texas and must have
brought some of that warm wea
ther with her. (Ed. comment: Is
this a joke?)
House Warming
Gift Presented
A large, hand-painted pottery
Alaskan ashtray was presented to
Dorothy Demaray as a house
warming gift Monday when the
Friday Afternoon Bridge Club
temoparily changed its meeting
date and met in the new lounge
at Parkers’ in Ridgeway f o r
luncheon and bridge.
Mrs. Demaray, her husband Ben
and their children recently moved
into one of the five new homes
erected by Standard Oil for em
ployees in the Swanson River
field.
Mary McGuire won the high
score prize.
Others present were Rusty Lan
cashire, Louise Johnston, rion
Oberts, Louise Bird, Da; ? -
T.ane, Jane Renfro, P . -
Bride, Rose Navar \ M
ington and Sue Hayes.
Early Haul
The first shipment destined for
Richfield Oil Company’s No. 1
oil site on the Kenai Peninsula
was 1700 tons, which included l ig
and drilling supplies, hauled by
Weaver Bros.
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Double Surprise
At Dinner Bridge
The monthly meeting of the
Dinner Bridge Club turned into
a double surprise Sunday night
when George ami Rose Navarre
of North Kenai entertained three
tables at bridge.
Gag gifts were supposed to
have been exchanged. Instead, the
guests surprised Mrs. Navarre
with a baby shower and Lyman
and Leggy McBride with a birth
day cake. Mrs. McBride’s birth
day is Dec. 15 and his is the 24th.
The huge cake, baked by Mary
McGuire and decorated by .Jack
McGuire, was inscribed to “Peg
and Lyman.”
Other couples attending were
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Me Lane, Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Lancashire, and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wells.
High and second high score
awards went respectively to Mr.
and Mrs. McGuire.
Recipe
OYSTER STUFFING
t pint oysters
1 a cup chopped onion
% cup chopped celery
U cup butter or other fat,
melted
1 qt. flay old bread cubes
1 tbsp. chopped parsley
1 tsp. salt
Dash poultry seasoning
Dash pepper
Drain oysters and chop, reserv
ing liquor. Cook onion and celery
in fat until tender. Combine the
cooked vegetables, bread cubes,
seasonings and oysters; mix thor
oughly. If stuffing seems dry,
moisten with oyster liquor.
Makes enough for a 4-pound
fish or small turkey. For larger
bird, double or triple the recipe.
BREAD STUFFING
3 tbsp. chopped onion
% cup chopped celery
6 tbsp. melted butter or fat
1 tsp. salt
Dash pepper
1 tsp. thyme, sage or savory
1 qt. day old biead cubes
Cook onion and celery in fat
until tender. Add cooked vegeta
bles and seasonings to bread
cubes. Mix thoroughly. If dressing
seems very dry, add 2 tbsp. water,
milk or stock to moisten.
Border Station
To Open 24 Hours
Canadian officials have agreed
to maintain around the clock ser
vice at the Snag Creek, Yukon
Territory border station.
Early last month, the U. S.
Bureau of Customs said it would
put 24-hour service into effect
at Tok next summer.
In Washington, Sen. Bartlett
«aid he had been advised by Com
missioner Philip Nicholas Jr.
that the Canadian Customs has
agreed to establish 24-hour ser
vice at Snag Greek each summer
from May 1 to Sept. 30 beginning
next year.
Give a subscription of the Chee
chako News for Christmas.
During the summer of 1957,
Weaver Bros, had the distinction
of being the first trucking firm
in Alaska to move an oil drilling
rig overland. Its destination was
to Richfield’s Swanson River Now
One on the Kenai Peninsula.
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