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Photo by Mayme Ohnemus |
Karaoke anyone? Thanks to John and Kendall Thomas, that was the cheerful question at Gene Craig’s farewell party Oct. 13 at the community hall. Gene moved to Homer recently and was looking forward to driving up for the party, but she was not feeling well that evening so didn’t make it. Forty of her friends did come and enjoyed the karaoke, potluck refreshments, dancing, and reminiscing about Gene. Turns out, George Anderson is an accomplished vocalist and Shirley Wilmoth tap danced her way to local fame
Cooper Landing Senior Citizens Corp. Inc.’s (CLSSCI) next meeting is Nov. 13 at 11:30 a.m. at the community hall. A potluck luncheon starts the event. Public Health Nurse Robin Nyce will speak on “My Medication—What’s Age Got To Do With It?” She will also give flu shots.
CLSCCI’s endowment fund is over $100,000 with recent contributions in memory of Marian Mlynarik, Jean Smith, and Helen Gwin. This fund will eventually provide stable income for CLSCCI from the interest once it reaches $250. It’s a good way to honor a friend and to remember loved ones with a memorial gift. Endowment fund board members are Al Fleetwood, Bill Fort, Norma Gipson, Jacque Greenman and Arlene Knock. Donations can be sent to CLSCCI at P.O. Box 552, Cooper Landing, AK 99572.
The local directory with names, phone numbers (land lines and cells), email addresses, and residence addresses sponsored by CLSCCI and put together by Mayme Ohnemus in Jan. this year is being updated. Business cards can be included for $20 to CLSCCI. Proceeds are split between the Cooper Landing Historical Society and CLSCCI. To send information, corrections, or to order directories at $6.00 per copy write to Mayme at P.O. Box 754, Cooper Landing, AK 99572. The new directory features a cover photo by Gyda Sears taken when 24 local women, in two rafts and a drift boat from Alaska Rivers Co, floated the Kenai River in Sept.
Carrie Williams is spearheading the preliminary work toward getting an immediate health care clinic in Cooper Landing. A meeting on Oct. 10 at the community hall brought out interested residents to hear Chris Hall, special projects coordinator for community development from Alaska Primary Care Assoc. Recently several people drove to Anchor Point to check out their new clinic which is on the order of what is being considered for Cooper Landing.
Mike Smith was hard at work installing the wood stove at Cooper Landing Museum Oct. 20 with help from Mike Gephardt. Soon Mike will be putting in the sliding wood doors on the lower shelves inside the school house museum building. This work is funded by a grant from the Kenai Peninsula Historical Assoc.’s book committee. Funds were earned through sales of “Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula; The Road We’ve Traveled.” $10,000 went in various amounts to museum work in Hope, Seward, Kenai, Soldotna, and Kasilof, and Cooper Landing.