Kenai Chit-Chat
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Chamber Moves
The Kenai Chamber of Com
merce has moved its meetings
from an evening hour to noon
to-1:00 on Wednesdays for the
sake of summer convenience
for its members. They meet and
eat at the Western Corral each
Wednesday.
Kenai in Post
The Saturday Evening Post
for the Week of June 24, 1961,
is selling at a premium in
Kenai. A two-page spread in
the “Face of America” series
which the magazine runs, fea
tures this week the old Russian
Orthodox Church, complete
with photograph by magazine
photographer Frank Ross and a
write-up of the history of the
church. It is subtitled, “Our
Gunsmithing
and
Machine Work
♦ Scopes
* Reloaders
* Stocking
* Rebarreling
Harold
FULLER’S
Gun & Machine Shop
Cooper's Landing
Russian Legacy, lhis tits in
well with the new motto that
has been suggested for Kenai:
Village with a past. City with a
future.
From Homer
Mrs. Vera Langsdale and
children of Homer are visiting
at the home of Mrs. Langsdale’s
mother. Mrs. Carolyn Kent, for
the summer.
Anderson Visit
Mrs. Juanita Anderson, for
merly of Seldovia, where her
husband's family operated the
Anderson dock, has been visit
ing with a long-time friend,
Mrs. Jettie Petersen of Kenai.
Mrs. Anderson drove up from
her home in Rancho Mirage,
near Palm Springs, Calif., with
Mr. Olmstead, a family friend,
and plans to remain until fall.
She will also visit with the Mc
Lane’s in Kasilof. It was a visit
with her friend, Juanita, that
first brought Mrs. Petersen to
Alaska in 1915, to Seldovia
where her friend was then
teaching. When Juanita became
Mrs. Anderson a year later,
Jetty assumed the post and has
been an Alaskan ever since.
Juneau Librarian
Visiting in Kenai on June 19
and 20 was Miss Helen Dirtadi
an, head of the State Library
in Juneau. This was her first
visit to the Kenai Peninsula,
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Rodeo On 15th and 16th Will Be Biggest
The rodeo staged by the Sol
dotna Rodeo Association is the
latest addition to the many ac
tivities springing up in the Sol
dotna area.
The Rodeo under the man
agement of arena director
Chuck Huber held the first
performance in the new 350’ x
165' arena last weekend.
Thirty four head of cattle
and calves were trailed in from
Glen Moore’s Funny River
Ranch for the performance.
Larry Clendenen of Anchor
Point made a great hit as clown
and then came out on Home
Brew as a contestant, and short
ly joined a long line of people
who have TRIED to ride Home
Brew.
and the Library Board acted as
hostesses to show her the coun
try. She had been to Anchor
age and Fairbanks, and plans
visits to all the libraries on the
Peninsula at a later date, in
cluding Kasilof, Homer, and
possibly Anchor Point and Sel
dovia.
McKinley Trip
A trip to Fairbanks, through
Mt. McKinley Park and over to
Valdez was a most enjoyable
experience for Frost Jones,
Frances Torkilson, and Mrs.
Torkilson’s father, Frank
Haughawout. They visited with
Mrs. Torkilson’s daughter, Kim,
and her husband, Ken Zonge,
in Fairbanks, and saw a mul
titude of wildlife on their way
through McKinley Park.
Taxes
Tax bills have been sent out.
They are due, the first half, on
Aug. 1. Second half Feb. 1,
1962. Tax evaluation is 15 mils
at 60 per cent of evaluation.
New Residents
Mr. and Mrs, Richard Dority
of Jerome, Idaho, have settled
in Kenai. Mr. Dority is em
ployed at Kenai Korners and
Mrs. Dority, until recently, has
been helping out in the city
clerk's office.
Floating Air Taxi
Harold McGrady and sons
have been fishing on a number
of lakes on the Peninsula try
ing out their new float plane.
Harold is now equipped to han
dle any air taxi service.
Business and Pleasure
Mrs. Lorraine Knight and
Mrs. Rose Gehler of Anchorage
were in Kenai on a business and
pleasure trip. They are former
Kenai residents.
Weekend Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Drake
and son, Gordon, of Anchorage,
were weekend visitors at the
Floyd Kent, Read Kent and
George Hunter homes. They all
enjoyed a Father’s day picnic at
Bernice lake, with boating,
swimming and water skiing.
Billy in Homer
Billy Choate has been visit
ing in Homer,
McBride Goes South
Lyman McBride left June 1st
for southeastern Alaska where
he will be stationed at a White
Alice site for a time.
New Schoolmaster
New superintendent of Kenai
school, Mr. Winifred Hoover,
and family have moved here
from Kodiak where Mr. Hoover
was in charge of Naval Station
school.
Horses ior me snow idiuu
from all over the Peninsula.
Events included were the
same as those listed on this
week’s program except for the
greased pig, cowboy polo and
junior calf event which have
been especially added for Pro
gress Days weekend celebration
July 15 and 16.
This coming July 15 and 16
weekend the rodeo will be pre
sented in conjunction w'ith Sol
dotna Progress Days.
The parade preceding the af
ternoon events is scheduled to
have some 20 floats and about
forty or fifty other auto entries
plus many riders and of course
dozens of beautiful girls.
The parade is scheduled to
be led by the Governor and the
Army Band from Fort Richard
son.
Progress Days events include
the dedication of the Soldotna
Airport by State and local of
ficials, and dedication of the
first civilian consumer service
natural gas line.
At the rodeo grounds there
will be everything from greas
ed pig contests (one each day)
sponsored by the National Bank
of Alaska, to clowns and wild
cow milking and all of the
other regular rodeo events.
Several concessions on the
grounds will provide every
thing in the line of food and
drink.
Added attractions include
little league ball games (both
days) at the ball field across
from the arena and a fishing
derby. Entries for the derby
w'ill be accepted at Penn’s
Hardware, Derk’s Trading Post,
United Sales and Don Wilson’s
Soldotna Store.
Come one, come all, there’s
something for everyone at Sol
dotna’s First Annual Progress
Days.
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