News of Kasilof Area
Site Meet Set
For Kasilof Area
The site committee of the Cerv
ical Peninsula Hospital Associa
tion will meet with the people
in the Kasilof area on Saturday.
Feb. 24. Residents in this area
are urged to attend.
The main purpose of the meet
mg is to discuss the location of
the proposed hospital. There will ‘
also be members of the Associa
tion on hand who will answer
questions people in the Kasilof
area may have in regard to the
hospital project.
The meeting will be held at
S p.m. in the Kasliof Public Li
brary.
i HE 8/5 H,P. W ORTHINGTON, producing 600 kw, at 327 rpm,
is the smallest of the two engines recently installed at the first
gas generation power plant on the Kenai Peninsula. The dual
powered engines are automatically equipped to run on either
deisel fuel or natural gas. Consolidated Utilities, Ltd.’s powe*
plant is the first in Alaska to be built directly at a well head.
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Soldotna Theatre
March 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Showtime 7:30 n.m.
Saturday Matinees at 12:30 and 4 p.m.
Reg. Prices: under 14, 50c; adults $1.00
BOOSTERS ELECT
New officers of the Kasilof
Boosters Association will assume
duties at the .regular meeting to
be held at the home of Mr, and
Mrs. Walter Lahndt this Friday
evening.
Fred Huebsch heads the group
as its new president. Dick Grif
fing is vice-president; Alice
Huebsch is secretary and George
Jackinaky. treasurer.
Election of the officers took
place at the first meeting in
1962, Jan. 27, in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Archie McLane.
LIBRARY REDECORATES
The Kasilof Public Library is
about to start a redecorating pro
gram. Several new pieces of
equipment have been received and
will be put in use as soon as as
sembled.
New books are am lying regu
larly and a total of 61 books
were checked out this past Sat
urday. The library is open to the
public every Saturday afternoon
and there is no charge for mem
bership.
KASILOF REPORTER
Residents of the Kasilof area
have selected Mrs. Joan Lahndt
as their reporter. Mrs. Lahndt
expects to send news of the com
munity to the Cheeehako News
regularly- for publication. She
will appreciate cooperation of all
those in the area who may have
news items that may be included.
P-TA SMORGASBORD
The Tustumena school Parent
Teacher Association sponsored a
smorgasbord dinner and evening
entertainment on Feb. 16. Mon
ey collected from admission went
toward the school’s contribution
to Dr, Helen Dittman’s services
in speech therapy work on the
Peninsula.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Mrs. Enid McLane, accompan
ied by Ann Ramsell, Trudy Webb,
Lucy Pilard and Verna St, Lou
is, drove to Kenai on Feb. 17 to
help celebrate Mrs, Bertha
“Gram” Stryker's 93rd birthday.
Mrs. Stryker, mother of Mrs,
McLane, is presently staying at
the home of another daughter,
Mrs, Jettie Peteisen, in Kenai.
However, within a week, she will
return to the home of the Me
Lanes in Kasilof.
REDUCED FARES
ANNOUNCED BY PNA
Special reduced rate round
trip excursion fares will be in
effect between Pacific Northern
Airlines' points in Alaska for the
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous and
the Homer Winter Carnival,
says Harold A. Olsen, PNA Vice
President of Traffic and Sales,
The special fares will be in
effect from the cities of Anchor
age, Big Mountain, Cordova,
Dillingham, Homer, Iliamna, Jun
eau, Kenai, Ketchikan, King Sal
mon, Kodiak and Yakutat.
Dates for the Anchorage Lur
Rendezvous are Feb. 17 through
28; and Homer Winter Carnival,
Feb. 27 through March 7.
For that away-ftom-home stu
dent — a gift subscription to the
Cheeehako News.
FLY CORDOVA AIRLINES
from Anchorage to Soldotna
Alaska State Championship
Sled Dog Races
Cordova’s family plan for March 3 & 4
1 paid adult fare $7.00 one way
each additional family member $3.50
AH Fares Plus Tax
Call BR 8-5236 - ANCHORAGE for Reservations
CORRECTION
Due to typographical errors
in the Eeb, 16 issue of the Chee
chako News, the final paragraph
in the lead story headlined “Pow
er Plant Nearly Complete” was
confusing as to names mention
ed. The paragraph, as corrected,
is as follows,
Other current employees, who
assisted with building construc
tion and installation of machin
ery and who will remain to con
tinue plant operation, are Roy
Wright, Horace Van Sickle, Vie
Boreum, Earl Sparks, Bob
Schmidt, George Marshall, Mar
vin Hanson, and George Traffin,
JUNIOR PLAY
KEN AI — ‘Everyone is Get
ting Married,” a play to be pre
sented by the Junior Class of
Kenai high school, will be di
rected by J. Venn Phillips. It is
scheduled for 8 p.rn. Thursday,
March 8 in the high school gym.
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Kenai Firemen
Elect Officers
Charles Archer, -well known
businessman, is Ken&i’s new fire
chief, succeeding- former chief Al
fred Ivanoff. Archer and other
officers were elected at the
Jan, 19 meeting of the Kenai
Volunteer Fire Depart rent.
Other newly elected officers of
the organization are M. L, Mul
lin, president; Wayne TumSud
en, vice president; James Holl
inaworth, secretary, and Reed
K ent, treas u rer.
NOW UNIONIZED
SOLDOTNA — Mary Thomp
son, president, and Frank L,
Wooldridge, secretary - treasurer
of Kenai Pensinsula Local 885
Culinary and Bartenders Union,
both of Seward, were in Soklotna
recently organizing employees at
Riverside House which is now a
fully union esablishment.
Luke’s Welding Service
WELDING SUPPLIES
STEEL RADIATOR REPAIR
PIPE THAWING — SNOW PLOWING
283-7727 Kenai
GRAVEL HAULING
A. A. Farmer
Sfariiag Phone 2624739
Now Open!
Watson’s Motel
AT THE “Y” IN SOLDOTNA
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March 2, 3,4
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