Cooper Landing News

Mona Painter/Turnagain Times Geneese Peterson vacuums while Mary Fort takes a phone break while cleaning the old post office and Jack Lean’s store now a museum building. The Cooper Landing Historical Society, and all interested, are invited to the museum April 19 for a soup supper beginning at 4 p.m.

By Mona Painter
Turnagain Times
Cooper Landing Correspondent

A wide variety of upcoming activities and events for every segment of local population were reported during the March 27 meeting of the Cooper Landing Community Club. Funding received for Ravens View, the next wing of senior housing, was reported by Cooper Landing Senior Citizens Corp. Inc.’s President Marjorie VanKooten. Working with the Kenai Peninsula Borough for the additional land needed and environmental studies are in the works. Sundance Construction Co. is the contractor. The seniors next fund raising pancake breakfast is at the community hall April 12 from 8 a.m. until noon.
The St. Patrick’s Day dinner brought $1,300 to the school, Yvette Galbraith reported. The next Parent Advisory Committee meeting is April 8. Kindergarten orientation is May 2. Parents and kids will play softball and have a picnic at the school on May 21, the last day of school. Susanna LaRock’s popular reading program for pre-schoolers at Cooper Landing Community Library will continue through the summer.
Gary Galbraith volunteered for the remainder of Ken Jensen’s term as treasurer for Cooper Landing Emergency Services. The new building is nearly complete so an open house may be held in the near future. Twenty volunteer firefighters have training once a month. Katie Thomas is working on funding for a powered gurney for the ambulance and posting a message online to MyHometownHelper is supportive and many are responding.
Community Schools lists of potential courses and events include: canning, smoking, jewelry making, soap making, piano, kayaking, bicycle mechanics, languages, and computer training. Jen Harpe is the coordinator. Call the school for more information. Information about available spring classes will be mailed out soon. Community Schools will help promote the annual Drift Boat Regatta and the Snug Harbor Snail-a-thon. Terry Hook, Susanna LaRock and others will Mona Painter/Turnagain Times
Geneese Peterson vacuums while Mary Fort takes a phone break while cleaning the old post office and Jack Lean’s store now a museum building. The Cooper Landing Historical Society, and all interested, are invited to the museum April 19 for a soup supper beginning at 4 p.m. work on the May 17 Snail-a-thon.
Cooper Landing Wildlife Conservation Community Program is holding an event April 19 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the community hall with door prizes, a drawing to win a bear resistant garbage container, kids activities, a presentation by the KPB about improvements to the local waste transfer site and more. Bring a dessert to share.
The annual Cooper Landing Softball Tournament will be held May 23-June 1, with Dan Michels directing. Cooper Landing Emergency Services will have the daily food and drink concessions and Terry Hook offered to take charge of the playoff day dinner.
The Chamber of Commerce is planning to have representatives from CIRI speak at their May 6 meeting. The Chamber will represent Cooper Landing at The Great Alaska Sportsman Show in Anchorage and will sponsor the community cleanup on May 10. Chamber members are selling $50 raffle tickets for an all-expense-paid trip for two to Thailand. Wildman donated a building to be placed next to the Chamber cabin to be used for recycling computer parts, all kinds of batteries, and more.
Jerrod Williams was a witness during the Skyview High School State Mock Trial Team competition held in an Anchorage court house. The Skyview team placed second in the state competition. Many hours were spent preparing for the competition which provided opportunities for students to better understand our legal system, learn to think on their feet, work as a team, do problem solving, and meet lawyers, judges, and law clerks. Jerrod’s grandmother, Carrie Williams, is understandably proud of Jerrod for his role and for earning top speaker points. She thanks General Manager Dan Michels and Maintenance Manager John Williams of Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge for supporting the Skyview team with vans and drivers.