Monthly Newsletter August 2022 Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center Board Of Directors President Cheryle907-290-1213Wildman’sJames Vice-President Kindra907-202-6377GrizzlyLeadersRidge Treasurer Shirley Wilmoth The Hutch 907-595-1270B&B Secretary Rose Hetrick Inn at Tern 907-288-3667Lake Director Shaun ProspectorSehlJohn’s907-250-7775 Cooper CooperPOChamberLandingofCommerceBox809Landing,Alaska info@cooperlandingchamber.com99572 Newsletter Layout & Design by Best Route Productions Thank you, CherylePresidentJames Dear Members, The season is starting to wind down and there is a bit of nip in the air. The Chamber Board will return to having meetings each month this September and we will be working on the 2023 edition of the Upper Kenai River Guide. We will be sending out information for renewing your memberships, updating the advertisements you have placed, new advertisements, and of course the costs for each member. Please take time to get this information back to us. If you are not a member of the Cooper Landing andChamberwant to join, please contact any of the board officers to get the information or visit our webpage at: Thewww.cooperlandingchamber.com.electionsfortheChamberBoard will be this fall and if you are interested in serving on the board please contact myself or any other board member. The Cooper Landing community has always worked together to keep Cooper Landing a place that retains its beauty and the feeling of community. It takes participation and that spirit of community to face the challenges of day to day living to keep that feeling. Visitors to our town return in part because of that community spirit and the beauty of our area. Thank you from your Chamber of Commerce for all the support and your community spirit.
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It would be impossible to list all of the volunteers that make this town so special and beautiful so be sure to give thanks to those that you see helping lend a hand!
As the season is winding down, we would like to recognize a few of the volunteers that make this town so wonderful.
Thank you, Julie and John Almanrode, for all the upkeep on the hall. It looks great! Also, a giant thanks to “Walking” Roger Elkins for running the Recycling Center. Roger walks down to the Center every day to organize the recycling and to make sure that others have not thrown trash in the recycling. He bags the recycling and keeps the place looking great! Please thank him, give him a high-five, or buy him a tasty beverage next time you see him. It is a lot of hard work! He is also looking for help too. If you are willing to help, please reach out to him at 907-394-7259. He mostly just needs people to take the recycling to town so let him know if you are going and have room. Thanks to the folks that have been helping take the recycling to town: Patrick McBride, JJ Brown, and Amy Brodersen.
Thank you Josi Lewis and Alaska River Adventures for providing the flowers at the Community Hall and the Library. With all the sun and rain this year they really look spectacular.
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Thank you to Riley Shurtleff and Clay Adam who have worked to outfit the community with new equipment and to organize the State of Alaska Training Trailer and other opportunities. Thank you to all the CLES volunteers who keep learning and working to keep us all safe.
Thank you, Russ Taylor, for mowing Helen Rhode Park and helping mow the ball field. Thank you, Maura Schumacher and the Kenai Watershed Forum, for arranging the volunteers to pull invasive species at Helen Rhode Park among other places in town. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped pull the weeds and to Cooper Landing Brewing Company for providing free drinks after the weed pull.
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Page 3 Cooper Landing Lynx News August 2022 Back to School It’s that time of year again when summer turns into fall and students return to school. This year, classes begin on August 16th. We are looking forward to the 2022-2023 school year! Have you registered for the upcoming school year yet? Anyone who has students that will be attending Cooper Landing School this year must register online prior to August 16th. If you need assistance contact Donna Tucker anytime Monday through Friday, 9 am to 3 pm. Click Here to Register Contact Us: kpbsd.org/schools/cooper-landingdtucker@kpbsd.org907-595-1244CooperLandingSchool ProductionsRouteBestby:Photo
Cooper Landing Gem News Do you have business or organization updates you would like to share with the community? All Chamber Members are invited to submit updates and information to the monthly newsletter. Contact us for more information. Contact Us 8/1 Titus Sullivan 8/4 Leihla Harrison 8/16 Ethan Osowiecki 8/16 Rick Holben 8/17 Kathy James 8/17 Terry Orr 8/18 Ben Romig 8/21 Dominic Bauer 8/23 Brighid Corbey 8/27 Julie Rogers 8/27 Malcolm Herbert 8/29 JoAnn Hartig 8/29 Kyle Milne Happy Birthday 8/4 Heather and John Pearson 8/4 L.A. Perkerson and Alec Lamberson 8/20 Marypat Montana and Julie Rogers 8/16 Brad and Ann Hanson 8/23 Jan and Gary Mitchell Happy Anniversary Photo by: Best Route Productions August 2022 — 4
Camp K on Kenai Lake (907) 279-3551 Peninsula Axe Throwing (716) 222-0556
Cooper Landing Senior Citizens Corp. (907) 595-3000 Kenai Cabins (907) 595-3055 Landing Resort (907) 595-1213 Wildman TR Inc. (907) 595-1456
Cooper Landing Rifle & Sportsman’s Club (907) 599-0004 Air Service, Inc. (Soldotna) (907) 262-8899
Angle 45 Adventures (Hope) (907) 782-3175
Best Route Productions (303) 570-2081
Alaska Rivers Company (907) 595-1226
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Alaska River Adventures (907) 595-2000 Kenai Kayak Company (907) 441-6753
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Alaska Outdoor Woodstoves (907) 598-1633 Kenai Cache Outfitters (907) 595-1401
Alaska Waste (907) 312-6267 Kahtnu Spirit Lodging (907) 299-2855
Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area (206) 920-9051
KPB Mayor –Charlie Pierce (Soldotna) (800) 478-4441
5 Dogs Fishing (907) 598-3525 Grizzly Ridge (907) 595-1260
Alaska Wildland Adventures (800) 334-8730
Cooper Landing Community Library (907) 595-1241 Mountain Retreat (907) 598-1333
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Alaskan Angling Adventures LLC (907) 595-3336 Gwin’s Lodge (907) 595-1266
Jason’s Guide Service (907) 351-3036
Cooper Landing Emergency Services (907) 595-1800 Home Services (907) 599-0019
Sharon Saunders, GRI, Realtor (928) 706-8901
Kenai
Bearfoot Publications (907)320-1145
Alaska Troutfitters (907) 595-1212
Andy’s Artwork (907) 802-1274
Kenai River Float-n-Fish (907) 519-0048
Boatman’s (907) 202-1004
KPBSD Superintendent (907) 714-8836
Kenai River Sportfishing Association (907)262-8588
Mystic Waters Fly Fishing (509) 715-9697
Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge (907) 595-1425 Bean Creek Gallery (907) 595-3488 Kenai River Drifters Lodge (907) 595-5555
Blue Yeti Food Truck (907) 231-6089 Kenai Watershed Forum (907) 265-5412
Bike Cooper Landing, LLC (907) 231-6793 Kenai River Trout Anglers (907) 599-0085
Salmon
Cooper Landing Community School (907) 595-1244 Run Lodge (907) 595-2197
Cooper Landing Community Club (907) 595-2169 Prospector John’s Pan for Gold (907) 598-1808
Cooper Landing Historical Society (907) 598-1042 Hutch Bed & Breakfast (907) 595-1270
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First National Bank Alaska (Soldotna) (907) 260-6000 & Sons Charters (907) 598-1065
Alaska Heavenly Lodge (907) 599-0022 Inn at Tern Lake (Moose Pass) (907) 288-3667
Cooper Landing Fishing Guide (907) 599-0126 Inn & Café (907) 595-1222
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Alaska Horsemen Lodge (907) 595-1806
Cooper Landing Brewery (907) 276-5044 Professional Testing (907)598-1633
Cooper Landing Fish Camp (907) 595-3474
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Kenai Peninsula Econ. Dev. Dist. (907) 283-3335
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CLSCCI Board Mtg. 11:30 am Helen Gwin Commons Cooper Landing Library Hours • Monday: 1-3 pm •Tuesday: 1-3 pm •Wednesday: 1-3 pm •Thursday: 1-3 pm and 5-7 pm •Friday: 1-3 pm •Saturday: 11am - 2pm Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce Newsletter Graphics & Design by Best Route Productions CL Advisory CommissionPlanningMtg.(viaZoom)6pm Russian CampgroundRiverClosed School Starts 2022 Upper Kenai Visitors Guide Now available online and in print. August 2022
1 LOGO BY JULAINE FLEETWOOD Cooper Landing Senior Citizen Corp. Inc. CLSCCI PO Box 552 Cooper Landing, AK clscci@arctic.net 907-595-3000 August 2022 Edited by Mona QUARTERLY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING TUESDAY, August 9, 2022 Where: Helen Gwin Commons, Eagles View, Snug Harbor Senior Haven 19958 Campus Drive, Cooper Landing, Alaska When: 11:30 am Potluck luncheon 12:30 pm Business meeting 1:00 pm Program: Michael and Sherry Janek present Michael’s amazing pottery! He designed, formed, glazed, and fired works of art. THANK YOU TO CONOCOPHILLIPS, ALASKA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, ALASKANS FOR LITTER PREVENTION AND RECYCLING (ALPAR), KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH FOR SENIOR GRANT FUNDING, COOPER LANDING COMMUNITY CLUB, RASMUSON FOUNDATION, ERIK PAINTER FUND: ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, STATE OF ALASKA, ALASKA WASTE, CLSCCI ENDOWMENT SEXY SENIOR DUMPSTER CLEANERS AT WORK FOR CLSCCI DRIVER Michael DeAngelis, Brigitte DeAngelis, Gary Galbraith, Nick Vanderhoff, and Lori DeFrance in Hope, continued their good work through spring. The spring highway cleanup was held on May 12. Thanks to Skye High for cleaning Helen Gwin Commons and driving the Sexy Seniors to work in the CLSCCI van, and thanks to all who volunteer for CLSCCI including the CL site gate openers and closers! Pictures from the May 12 cleanup and regular Mondays with the Sexy Seniors. CLSCCI BOARD CLAY ADAM, President GARY GALBRAITH, VP MONA PAINTER, Secretary JAMIE GONZALES, Treasurer SKYE HIGH, ARDEN RANKINS, AL CLAYTON SENIOR LINKS
2 CLSCCI ENDOWMENT BOARD AND MEMORY AdministrativeTREEAssistant Jamie Gonzales attaches leaves to the Memory Tree in Helen Gwin Commons, Eagles View. Donations to the EndowmentCLSCCIFund in memory of loved ones bring more engraved leaves.Endowment Board: Al Nierenberg, Chair Ron Sloan, Treasurer Paul Radzinski, Phil Weber, David Lenig, Shirley Wilmoth, Ann Hanson CLES Endowment Fund PO Box 552 Cooper Landing, AK 99572 Thank you to Kate Stevenson for organizing and working hours on the Community Bus Garage Sale to benefit the Community Garden. Thanks to all who rented tables, donated items, and bought treasures! Thanks also to Kate for the rose bushes in front of Helen Gwin Commons. Picture during the rainy Community sale day. The Sexy Senior Dumpster Cleaners (SSDC) were featured in a July 12, 2022 KDLL piece on the air and on Facebook. Reporter Riley Board joined them on a Monday workday. She called Mayme Ohnemus later and included SSDC history. And good to see Mayme July 25 out on a Monday run!
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As most of you know, we have been plagued with septic issues over the past months. We recently had the entire system checked with a camera to find any issues and I am happy to report that no significant findings were noted. I would like to remind all residents that paper towels, Kleenex, sani wipes and any other items are prohibited from being flushed into the septic system. Toilet paper is the ONLY item that can safely be flushed. If we strictly abide by this rule, it will hopefully eliminate the need to spend thousands of dollars on costly repairs. It will allow us more opportunity to tackle some much needed preventive maintenance that has been postponed due to these more pressing issues. I never dreamed I would be paying over $6 per gallon for diesel fuel for my truck and much more for routine household items, groceries and building materials. I realize all of you have been impacted with these increases in cost of living as well as recent rental increases. The LAST thing we want to do is raise rent, but with some of these recurrent maintenance issues as well as the cost of building materials to make units ready for new residents as well as on going repairs, we had no choice. I do NOT want to revisit this issue and we must be vigilant in containing costs as much as we possibly can during these turbulent times. We are always available for emergency situations, and I would like to give a big SHOUT OUT to Mona for tackling some of these septic issues over the past months. They seem to arise on weekends or holidays when I or others were not available, and she was able to expeditiously get someone out to make the necessary repairs! THANK YOU MONA!!!! As we move toward winter, I encourage each of you to get out and enjoy the summer weather while it lasts. I look forward to continue serving as your BOD President over the coming year. If you ever have any needs or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to any board member. If I haven’t met you, I encourage each of you to attend the next scheduled board meeting.
Best regards, Clay Adam, President, CLSCCI BOD Lawn Activity!
By Clay Adam On behalf of the Board of Directors for CLSCCI, I hope that all of you are enjoying this beautiful summer weather! The drought has finally been interrupted with some much needed rainfall over the past few weeks. The raised garden beds look amazing and several of you obviously have a very green thumb! What a sight to behold! I hope many of you can put away some fresh vegetables for the upcoming winter season.
President’s Corner
Thank you to Clay Adam and the great team of workers from CLES who completely restored the Community Garden in one day! Thank you to Brigitte DeAngelis and Shirley Wilmoth who helped with the lunch for Clay’s crew on May 24.
About the pictures: Thank you to Greg Staser for the maintenance at Ravens View like staining the exterior beams! Thank you to Connie Loveall for taking charge of the Community Garden and cleaning and beautifying around Ravens View.
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