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Airport Extends For Larger Airplanes
Extension
Work began last week to ex
tend the Soldotna Airport 1,000
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feet, making a total runway
length of 3,800. Birdsell Con
struction Co. is doing the work
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HARRY WEST
INSURANCE AGENCY
Now have 2 Locations to Serve You
KENAI-SOLDOTNA SEWARD
Theatre Building Gilfilen Building
AUTO INSURANCE
Standard Rates in Standard Companies
Mr. Rupert Kuline is no longer associated with the
HARRY WEST AGENCY
There will be some delay in opening the Soldotna office
Remember Harry West is a full-time Insurance Agent
and can write or secure any type of insurance.
In case of emergency Call CA-4-3021 Seward—Collect
on the project and expects to
have it completed by May 17,
to allow Cordova Airlines to
land DC-3’s.
City Advertising
The Soldotna Chamber of
Commerce has just put up a
“Welcome to Soldotna” sign
near the east city limits. The
four by fourteen foot greeting
proclaims the community “the
city of opportunity.”
Access Roads
Work has begun on the pio
neer access road to the airport
and the Funny River Road,
which extends beyond the air
port. Red Olsen is in charge of
the project locally.
Night Flight
The Cheechako News’ way
ward editor, Loren Stewart,
crept back into the suburban
community of Ridgeway late
one night last week. His ex
tended trip to the South 48, he
attempts to explain elsewhere
in the paper.
Fresh Milk
Reports of a proposed fresh
milk dairy in the Soldotna area
are gaining strength, but there
is no verification as to location
or possible opening date.
Homemakers
New officers for the coming
year were elected at the last
meeting of the Soldotna Home
makers, hosted by Leona Shel
man, president; Pauline Back,
vice-president; Ann Roser, sec
retary, and Betty Harris, treas
urer.
A spring bazaar is scheduled
to be held in the Soldotna Com
munity Hall on May 26 with
the doors opening at 3 p.m.
Soldotna Bills
A group of “Bills” went to
Homer recently to attend the
Homer Elks’ Purple Bubble
Ball. While there they char
tered a boat and went to Sel
dovia to go clam digging. At
tending from the hub commu
nity were Monty Montague,
Leota and Bill Patterson, Fay
rene Macintosh, Norm, Diane,
Chell and Maxine Bear, Dale
and Helen Sholin, and Jack and
Chee Chee Hager.
Square Dancers
Sixteen members of the Coke
dots, an area-wide square dance
group, travelled to Seward re
cently for a session. They were
hosted by Gateway Swingers to
a feed and a hall. Not tiring of
dancing, the local group stopped
at Sportsman’s Lodge on the
way home and danced the night
away.
Attending the rollicking
dance meet were Pat O’Brien,
Don Graham, Rodney Smith
(caller), Mr. and Mrs. Art Wil
lard and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Reger, Mr. and Mrs. Jom
Evenson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cline, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Encew
leski, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lewis and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
“Montana” Johnson.
Egypt’s valley rises about
four inches every 100 years due
to silt deposits by the annual
flooding of the Nile River.
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HOMER SWIRES
BOX 299 KENAI Phone 283-7857
D. W. HOBBS
Electrical Contractor
NEW CONSTRUCTION
METER LOOPS MADE UP FOR TRAILERS
Mi. 106 Kenai Spur — Phone 283-7888
Kenai. Alaska
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