Monthly Newsletter
February 2024
Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center Board Of Directors President Cheryle James Wildman’s 907-290-1213 Vice-President Open
Dear Members, Happy Valentines Day and Presidents Day! Thankfully the cold snap has released its hold on us. I am looking forward to the upcoming forecast if the weatherman is not way off base. The Upper Kenai River Guide has been completed and is at the printers. The new issue should be to us later this month. You are now able to see the online version. We are starting to plan the Regatta so please keep in mind that we need all you rowers to plan on entering and have some fun. We also will need folks to help with all the other parts to make this another fun day in the Landing.
Treasurer Shirley Wilmoth Our Place 907-598-1270 Secretary Rose Hetrick Inn at Tern Lake 907-288-3667 Director Jason Lesmeister 907- 351-3036
We would like to hear from you our members. Your suggestions on what you want from your Chamber is appreciated. Serving on the board would be wonderful, but your input on what you feel our community needs to be doing for you is appreciated even more. We would love to hear from you!
Thank you, Cheryle James President Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce PO Box 809 Cooper Landing, Alaska 99572 info@cooperlandingchamber.com Newsletter Layout & Design by Best Route Productions
Cooper Landing Library News Your library card provides you access to your account through our online catalog, to manage reserves, renewals, checkout history, and more. Your library card also provides you access to the Alaska Digital Library. If you would like help navigating any of these features, please email us at cooperlandinglibrary@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you in the library soon! Virginia Morgan Volunteer Director
Winter Book Club February 20 - Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver March 19 - American Dirt by Jeannie Cummins April 16 - Homecoming by Kate Morton Please note the date changes, as the January meeting was cancelled. Email cooperlandinglibrary@gmail.com for Zoom info.
Library Hours Join us for Chess Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 at the Cooper Landing Community Library All ages and levels are welcome! Benefits of learning chess: Improves cognitive skills, including concentration, pattern recognition, decision-making, algebraic and geometric thinking, problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and critical thinking. Improves selfconfidence and self-worth. Increases attention span. Come on in and play!
Monday: 1-3 pm Tuesday: 3-5 pm Wednesday: 1-3 pm Thursday: 1-3 pm Friday: 1-3 pm Saturday: 11 am - 2 pm
Contact Us: 907-595-1241 cooperlandinglibrary@gmail.com www.cooperlandinglibrary.com Cooper Landing Community Library
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Cooper Landing Emergency Services Cooper Landing Emergency Services would like to extend our thanks to the community members and businesses who have supported CLES and helped to fundraise to keep our organization afloat. We had a busy 2023 with 125 official calls for service ranging from water rescues to medical calls to motor vehicle collisions. We are proud of how our team of volunteers and our community combined forces to make Cooper Landing a safe place for all. Our volunteer responders have dedicated so much time to training and responding that our agency was granted the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ground Service licensure this year from the State of Alaska Office of EMS. The State of Alaska is facilitating a Firefighter One and Hazmat course for our volunteers that will keep them busy with class and skills practice multiple days per week until June. Another group of volunteers is studying to achieve EMT 1 and they are putting in some long hours as well. We thank these volunteers and their families and coworkers who are all sacrificing to support these extensive training commitments. Eleven new probationary members have been attending training and learning the ropes with our department. It is inspiring to see so many new recruits wanting to get involved and complete the necessary trainings to respond with our service at all hours of the day and night. Some of our new recruits are long time locals and others are new in town, holding down multiple jobs and still making time to volunteer.
Upcoming Events: • Training nights are every Wednesday and Sunday until Firefighter 1 is complete this spring. • Snowshoe Softball, Saturday Feb 17 at 1pm at the Community Hall. • CLES Board meeting Tuesday, Feb 20 at 6pm @ CLES • CPR party to honor Clay Adam’s birthday! March 19, time TBD @CLES - Help us celebrate our EMS Chief and Paramedic who gives so much to Cooper Landing. - Practice CPR compressions on our manikins and sign up for a class in May to learn more.
Contact Us: 907-595-1800 operations.cles@arctic.net www.cooperlandinges.org Cooper Landing Emergency Services
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Cooper Landing Lynx News
February 2024
Second Place Winners in the Middle School District Competition!
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS Battle of the Books is a highly competitive academic competition that requires teams to read twelve chapter books for elementary levels and ten for middle and high school levels. The books are selected by the Alaska Association of School Librarians and must meet of high quality and cover a diversity of subject areas. Students start reading the books in October and aim to complete the reading list by January. Students try to read the books as many times as possible before the District Battles.
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My teammate, Molly, and I work really hard to read all of the books. We share the same excitment and love for Battle of the Books. We have been competing since 2nd grade.
-Josie
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On Battle Day Cooper Landing students compete in four to five rounds against numerous other schools throughout the Kenai Peninsula. Each round consists of a number of questions that test students’ knowledge about facts and details from the books they’ve read. Teams have thirty seconds to figure out the answer and write both the book title and author on the answer sheet. One person from each team verbally announces the answer when asked by the game host.
This year Cooper Landing had a team at every grade level- a 3/4, a 5/6, a middle school, and a high school team. Competitions were held the week of February 5th. I am extremely proud of the Cooper Landing students who participated in the Battle of the Books this year. Being on the Battle Book Team is no easy feat. It takes hard work, commitment, and dedication to be a great team, as well as to read and memorize details in the books. Our students work incredibly hard and look forward to participating in this activity every year. Our 3/4 team- three third graders and one fourth grader competed in their first ever battle and did a nice job. The 5/6 team- three fifth graders and one fourth grader competed against 31 other schools and went into finals where they placed 5th! Our two sixth graders competed at the middle school level and went into finals where they earned 2nd place! Our two eighth graders rose to the challenge and competed at the high school level where they held their own in a battle with students much older than them.
The goal of Battle of the Books is to help students with reading comprehension, expand reading interests, and to promote academic excellence. If you’d like to be a future sponsor of the Battle of the Books, click the button below for ways you can support our teams. Become a Sponsor
Thank you Shirley Wilmoth and Marypat Montana for sponsoring our Battle of the Books teams!! We appreciate the money you donated for purchasing books and the sweet treats you provided to celebrate after the battles.
- Kristine Route, Battle Books Coach
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Before moving to Cooper Landing, I disliked to read. But after competing in Battle of the Books I discovered that reading is actually pretty fun. I found genres I enjoy. I also enjoy reading with our group where we read together and talk about the books.
”-Sydney
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Battle of the Books has been and always will be my favorite school activity! This competition has become part of my life and I can’t imagine not doing it. I love reading the variety a books chosen each year.
” -Athena
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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
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Cooper Landing Advisory Planning Commission (CLAPC) The next Cooper Landing Advisory Planning Commission (CLAPC) meeting is scheduled for February 07, 2024. We will begin reviewing the existing land use plan with an eye towards plan updates since the last publication in 1996. The draft agenda has been posted in the Cooper Landing Crier online and physically around town on bulletin boards. You can also see the tentative agenda and materials from previous meetings on the CLAPC website: https://www.kpb.us/planning-dept/planning-commissions/cooper-landing-apc. While you may not be interested in every detail of the Land Use Classification process, please plan to attend CLAPC meetings throughout this endeavor while we do land planning for our community. If you have thoughts and ideas about land use classification for lands within and surrounding Cooper Landing, please let us know. If you cannot attend a meeting in person, you have three options: 1. Attend via Zoom, 2. Write us an email, 3. Send us a letter. Please see the following resources. 1.
https://www.kpb.us/landmgt/what-is-classification
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https://www.kpb.us/landmgt/about-landmgt
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https://www.kpb.us/landmgt/land-use/cooper-landing On this page see helpful links.
Though the land classification map does not include all KPB lands in the Cooper Landing area it is a start. More comprehensive maps will be generated by Land Management soon. Here are links to the 1992 and 1996 Plans online if you do not have printed versions: 1992: https://www.kpb.us/images/KPB/PLN/PlansReports/1992CLPlan.pdf 1996: https://www.kpb.us/images/KPB/PLN/APC/Cooper_Landing/1996CL_Plan.pdf If you are unable to attend a meeting either via Zoom or in person then you may send us a written message one of two ways: 1. For email visit: https://www.kpb.us/planning-dept/planning-commissions/cooperlanding-apc/email-cooper-landing-apc 2. USPS mailing: Send your correspondence to Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Department, Attn: CLAPC, 144 N Binkley St., Soldotna, AK 99669.
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2024 Digital Upper Kenai Vistors Guide Now Available Print versions will be able sometime early March when the copies arrive from the printer. In the mean time, you can enjoy the digital copy on any computer, tablet, or phone.
Click Here to View
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Chugach Electric Association Community Meetings Thursday, February 22, 2024
Moose Pass Sportsmen’s Club Mile 29 Seward Hwy. 33675 Depot Road
Cooper Landing Community Club 18511 Bean Creek Road
3 to 4:30 p.m.
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Teleconference (844) 252-4224 Participant code 7624404# For More Information:
julie_hasquet@chugachelectric.com
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Cooper Landing Senior Citizen Corp. Inc
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2024 Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce & CVB Please support our local businesses! 5 Dogs Fishing
(907) 598-3525
Fish & Sons Kenai Charters
(907) 598-1065
Alaskan Angling Adventures LLC
(907) 595-3336
Grizzly Ridge
(907) 595-1260
Alaska Horsemen Lodge
(907) 595-1806
Gwin’s Lodge
(907) 595-1266
Alaska Outdoor Woodstoves
(907) 598-1633
Inn at Tern Lake (Moose Pass)
(907) 288-3667
Alaska River Adventures
(907) 595-2000
Jason’s Guide Service
(907) 351-3036
Alaska Rivers Company
(907) 595-1226
Kahtnu Spirit Lodging
(907) 299-2855
Alaska Troutfitters
(907) 595-1212
Kenai Cache Outfitters
(907) 595-1401
Alaska Waste
(907) 312-6267
Kenai Kayak Company
(907) 441-6753
Alaska Wildland Adventures
(800) 334-8730
Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area
(206) 920-9051
Angle 45 Adventures (Hope)
(907) 782-3175
Kenai Peninsula Econ. Dev. Dist.
(907) 283-3335
Bearfoot Publications
(907)320-1145
Kenai Peninsula Mayor
(800) 478-4441
Best Route Productions
(303) 570-2081
Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge
(907) 595-1425
Bike Cooper Landing, LLC
(907) 231-6793
Kenai River Float-n-Fish
(907) 519-0048
Boatman’s
(907) 202-1004
Kenai River Sportfishing Association
(907)262-8588
Camp Fire Alaska
(907) 279-3551
Kenai River Trout Anglers
(907) 599-0085
Cooper Landing Brewery
(907) 276-5044
Kenai Watershed Forum
(907) 265-5412
Cooper Landing Community Club
(907) 595-2169
Mystic Waters Fly Fishing
(509) 715-9697
Cooper Landing Community Library
(907) 595-1241
Our Place Rentals
(907) 595-1829
Cooper Landing Community School
(907) 595-1244
Resurrection Trail House
(907)202-6388
Cooper Landing Emergency Services
(907) 595-1800
Round Mountain Retreat
(907) 598-1333
Cooper Landing Fish Camp
(907) 595-3474
Salmon Run Lodge
(907) 595-2197
Cooper Landing Fishing Guide
(907) 599-0126
Seramur Home Services
(907) 599-0019
Cooper Landing Historical Society
(907) 598-1042
Sharon Saunders, GRI, Realtor
(928) 706-8901
Cooper Landing Rifle & Sportsman’s Club
(907) 599-0004
Sunrise Inn & Café
(907) 595-1222
Cooper Landing Senior Citizens Corp.
(907) 595-3000
Talon Air Service, Inc. (Soldotna)
(907) 262-8899
Conoco Phillips
(907)276-1215
Trail Lake Lodge (Moose Pass)
(907)288-3101
Eagle Landing Resort
(907) 595-1213
Upper Kenai Cabins
(907) 595-3055
First National Bank Alaska (Soldotna)
(907) 260-6000
Wildman TR Inc.
(907) 595-1456
(907)288-3667
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ACCOMODATIONS
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February 2024 Sunday
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Monday
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CLSCCI Board Mtg. 5:30 pm Helen Gwin Commons 11
Tuesday
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Wednesday
7 Chess Night Community Library 3:30 pm
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26
Winter Book Club Zoom Chess Night Community Library 3:30 pm 27
President’s Day 25
Friday 2
3
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10
Chamber Meeting 3:30 pm 15
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17 Snowshoe Softball 1 pm Community Club
Valentine’s Day 21
Saturday
1
CLAPC Meeting 6 pm
Chess Night Community Library 3:30 pm 18
Thursday
22
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Chugach Electric Meeting 6 pm Community Club 28
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Chess Night Community Library 3:30 pm Cooper Landing Library Hours • Monday: 1-3 pm •Tuesday: 3-5 pm •Wednesday: 1-3 pm •Thursday: 1-3 pm •Friday: 1-3 pm •Saturday: 11am - 2 pm Need the calendar on the go? Check out our digital version at: cooperlandingchamber.com/calendar.
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