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Cooper Landing Gem
May 2016
Diamond in the Winter Emerald in the Summer
Cooper Landing
Chamber of
Commerce
& Visitors Bureau
Board Of Directors
Stephanie Ferry President
Jason’s Guide Service 847-651-1515
Trevalyn Sackett Vice President
Sackett’s Kenai Grill 595-1827
Angel Bond President Elect
Kenai Princess Lodge 598-1001
Shirley Wilmoth Treasurer
The Hutch B&B 595-1270
Rose Hetrick Secretary
Inn at Tern Lake 288-3667
Jen Harpe Member
Kenai River Fly Fishing 595-5733
Cheryle James Member
Wildman’s 598-1007
Ronald Sloan Member
Cooper Landing Seniors
595-3000
Dear Chamber Members,
May is a big month for us at the Chamber! We are excited to
be sponsoring the 12th Annual Drift Boat Regatta on May 28th.
We will be providing concessions for that night of softball and
will have the award’s ceremony before the first game. I hope
you will all join us in this fun event. If you are available to
volunteer for either the regatta or the after-party, please
contact us. We are always in need of extra hands. Included in
this issue of the GEM is a registration form, if you are interested
in participating, please fill it out and turn it in to any chamber
board member. We are hoping for a great turn out this year.
We are also having our opening day at the Chamber office
on May 14th. We are holding this in conjunction with the
Cooper Landing Historical Society and Museum, who will be
hosting a fun event/fundraiser to help create a trail map for
their building. We will have our New Upper Kenai Visitor’s Guide
available for our members to pick up and display at their
places of business. It has been a long process with a lot of love
and time put into the production, but it is well worth it because
we are so excited to showcase our special part of Alaska.
Tourism is expected to be up this year and that is good news
for our local businesses!
Hope this issue of the GEM finds you all well and preparing for a
busy and fun summer
Stephanie Stephanie Ferry
President
Mark Your Calendars!
Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce Open House &
Cooper Landing Historical Society & Museum
Dead Bear Poker Walk Fundraiser Saturday, May 14th, 2016 at 11 am to 2 pm
Cooper Landing Visitors Center & Cooper Landing Museum
7946 Sterling Hwy, Mile 48.7
Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce
Events & Membership Announcements
The Upper Kenai 2016 Visitors Guide is LIVE!
Visit https://issuu.com/upperkenaivisitorsguide2016/docs/
upper_kenai_visitors_guide_2016_web to enjoy!
Hard copies will be available at the Cooper Landing Chamber’s Open House
on May 14th. If you are a member and would like extra copies, please email
the Chamber to let us know and we will have them waiting for you at the
Open House to pick up.
Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce Membership Meeting Monday, May 2nd, 2016 at Sunrise Inn & Cafe
10:30 am — Board Meeting
12:00 pm — Membership Meeting
Cooper Landing Chamber Open House & Cooper Landing Historical Society Dead Bear Poker Walk
Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 11 am to 2 pm
Cooper Landing Visitors Center & Cooper
Landing Historical Museum
Cooper Landing Snail-a-Thon
Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 10 am
Start at St. John Newman's Catholic Church
Cooper Landing Trail Run
Sunday, May 22, 2016
Registration begins at 9:30 am
Cooper Landing Community Hall
Cooper Landing
Softball Tournament
Thursday May 26th, 2016
7 pm — 10 pm
Cooper Landing Community Hall Softball Field
12th Annual Cooper Landing Chamber Drift Boat Regatta
Saturday, May 28th, 2016 at 12 pm
Registration, start and barbecue at Eagle Landing Resort. BBQ be-
gins at 12pm, race starts at 1 pm. We are registering rowers now!
Please pre-register at Sacketts or Wildman's, or call
Stephanie at (847)651-1515. $40/boat.
Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce
Events & Membership Announcements (continued)
Bowmans Bearcreek Lodge in Hope is offering 50% off Cabins and Dinner for Alaskans
June first through the fifteenth. Book now! Call Kent or Melanie Bowman at (907)782- 3141
Or email them at [email protected].
Kenai River Drifters Lodge is offering $100 cabin rates for May 1-19, which includes their
nightly campfire and sauna. For more information, call Bob at (907)595-5555.
Wildman’s Hours
Open 7 Days a Week
7:00 am to 10:00 pm
Check out all our great
beers on sale!
Come in and eat lunch with us or take it to
go! Enjoy Wildman’s fried chicken made to
order or try out our awesome
chicken fingers & jojos!
Cooper Landing Historical Society & Museum Fundraiser
Dead Bear Poker Walk Open House
Saturday, May 14, 2016
This May 14 celebration is in honor of the recently
named Helen Gwin Peak and Old Buzzard Ridge.
Thanks to Mayme Ohnemus, Rose Hetrick, Ron
Sloan and the Chamber for planning this
special occasion. Thanks to Catch a Drift Guide
Service, Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge, and Inn
at Tern Lake for the Poker Walk prizes. Thanks to
Rose and Willow for the poster. Other fun activities
and lots of food will be available. We are working
with artist Katie Feichtinger toward a painting
showing local landmarks to be hung on the east
exterior wall of the school house museum build-
ing.
Mona Painter, 598-1042 [email protected]
12th Annual Drift Boat Regatta
Saturday May 28th, 2016 Sponsored by the Cooper Landing
Chamber of Commerce
Thanks for signing up to participate in our 12th Annual Drift
Boat Regatta! Please fill out the following form and turn it in
along with your $20/per person fee. Each participant will also
sign a liability waiver on the day of the race before launching.
The race is May 28th. Our starting point is Eagle Landing Resort.
You will need to launch your boat, shuttle your vehicle to
Sportsman’s Boat Launch and have your boat rowed down to
the Eagle Landing Resort no later than 12:45pm on May 28th.
The race begins promptly at 1pm. The race will end about 300
feet up from Sportsman’s Boat Launch, you will see the end spot as you approach. The
race is around 7 miles long. Our award ceremony this year will be held at the community
center in Cooper Landing at 5pm. We will have food and drink available for purchase at
4:30 pm-9pm. We are serving in conjunction with the softball tournament, so please plan to
stay and cheer on your local teams after the awards and dinner!
Again, thank you for supporting your local chamber, please do not hesitate to call with any
questions.
Stephanie Ferry
847-651-1515
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Cooper Landing 12th Annual Drift Boat Regatta Registration Form
Names of Rowers: _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Best Contact Number:_________________________________________
Boat Number/Identifying Info:__________________________________
Emergency Contact Info:______________________________________
Name:________________________________________________________
Phone Number:________________________________________________
Either bring this form with payment day of event or Pre-Register at Sackett’s or Wildman’s by May 27th.
Cooper Landing Library News
With summer just around the corner, spring cleaning is
done, books, DVDs, audios have been weeded, and the
bookcases rearranged. The library has a fresh and inviting
look to it. There are lots of little nooks where you can sit
and read or work on your tablet or laptop. The children's
section has expanded so that the young adult books are
separated from the juvenile books. It's light, bright, and
fun. We're looking forward to seeing your faces.
With lots of space on the shelves, new books and movies
are being added rapidly. New adult books: The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman; God Help
the Child by Toni Morrison; H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald; The Gluten-free Table by Jilly Lagasse
and Jessie Lagasse Swanson; About Grace by Anthony Doerr; X by Sue Grafton; The Marriage of
Opposites by Alice Hoffman; I Hate to Leave This Beautiful Place by Howard Norman; Trigger
Warning by Neil Gaiman; World Gone By by Dennis Lehane; Wisdom for Home Preservers by Robin
Ripley; The Paleo Approach Cookbook by Sarah Ballantyne, PhD.
The No Book Book Club will be showing The Perks of Being a Wallflower at 7 PM on May 28. Bring
your own beverage and a snack.
Cooper Landing Community Library is announcing a partnership with Driving-Tests.org, a company
dedicated to driver safety and education, to offer free DMV practice tests to library patrons. The
new service includes free tests, written specifically based on the state DMV materials, and is the
only site of its kind to include accessibility tools that allow users to hear selections read aloud, make
them into MP3s, translate pages into other languages, magnify text, and mask sections of the screen
for greater visibility on driving practice tests. Visit http://cooperlandingcl.driving-tests.org/alaska/.
Visit the library and enter to win $1,000 to open or add to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) by
participating in The DASH for the STASH contest, a multi-State investor education and protection
program and poster contest. To play, read the content on each poster at the library, scan the
unique QR code to access that topic’s quiz question, and submit your answer via smartphone,
tablet, or laptop computer. Participants can also play via public computer at the library.
We are at the transitional time of year again when many of our winter volunteers are getting ready
to gear up for their summer activities and the summer volunteers are returning. We are keeping the
same hours for the summer as for the winter, with only a couple of exceptions. Susanna will let us
know soon when the preschool summer reading program will take place and we are looking for
someone to take on the evening shift. Those days and hours will be announced in the near future.
Time to Pay The Pig!
There are far too many overdues. Please take the time to check your shelves or DVD players and
return what you may have. We do not have set fines for overdue materials but you are
encouraged to donate to the pig.
Library hours: Monday through Wednesday 1-3 PM; Thursday 12-4 PM; Friday 11 AM - 7 PM;
Saturday 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM.
Katie Thomas, Director
Cooper Landing Community
School Programs
Tot Time: Mondays, 11am, Cooper Landing School gym. Bring
those little ones in to run around and burn off some energy. You
might buy yourself some nap time later! Last day will be May 16.
No Book Book Club: 7pm at the Cooper Landing Community
Library. Enjoy literature but don't have time to read? Or do you
just really like movies? Even if you only read the Cliff’s Notes in
high school, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy the film. They
don’t call them classics for nothing! Feel free to bring a friend, a
beverage, and your own popcorn, just no kids under the age of 18.
Coming up:
May 28 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
June 25 - Jaws
July 23 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
August 27 - Lord of the Flies
Any questions call or text Melissa Fish at 598-2065
Book Club: 7pm at Cooper Landing Community Library.
Coming up:
May 20 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
June 22 - Things We Set on Fire by Deborah Reed
July 20 - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
August 17 - Trail of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani
For more information, contact Virginia Morgan at [email protected] or 595-3094.
Cooper Landing Community Directory: 2015-2016 directories are available. $10 each. Available at
Cooper Landing School during school hours. If you need to pick one up on a weekend,
contact Virginia at 595-3094 or [email protected].
Interested in teaching/hosting a class or event in the community, or have a
recommendation? Contact Deb at [email protected] with your ideas.
Cooper Landing Snail-a-Thon
Saturday, May 21st, 2016 at 10 am
Start at St. John Newman's Catholic Church
Once again, planning is underway for the Snug Harbor Snail-a-
Thon. Can you believe it first started as a local fundraiser in 1980, 36
years ago? In keeping with community tradition, the parents at
Cooper Landing School are continuing to promote the event but are
no longer using it as a means of local fundraising.
Meet at the Catholic Church at 10am on May 21 to begin the 5 mile
walk, run, or bike ride. Please leave your pets at home. POTLUCK
picnic begins at 12pm at Waikiki Beach. Everyone invited! Bring a
potluck dish and join the fun, family-friendly, community-building event.
Volunteers and a few donations are needed. Please contact Heather Harrison at 598-1210 if you
can help.
Cooper Landing Historical Society
& Museum
It was a busy meeting on April 16 at the museum for
CLHS members as we went through the proposed
bylaws doing a bit of tweaking, defining and eventually
approving. Barb Atkinson was elected secretary and
Bob Baldwin offered to work as treasurer pro tem.
Everyone is looking forward to Saturday, May 14, and
the fun day being held jointly with the Chamber of
Commerce. Mayme Ohnemus had all those present
take part in a rehearsal for the Dead Bear Poker Walk. I
had the winning hand of 3 eights!
Hope we’ll have a great bunch taking part in the fun at
the museum May 14 from 11 to 2 pm. Free hotdogs,
cookies, coffee, and pop and games like Feed the Bear and Cast a Line will be available. The mu-
seum buildings and the chamber cabin will be open for visiting,
too. Mona Painter
Cooper Landing Senior Citizen Corp. Inc. Senior Links Everyone interested is invited to attend the May 3, 2016 CLSCCI Board Meeting at Helen Gwin
Commons in Eagles View beginning at 1:30 pm and the May 10 General Meeting, same place,
beginning with a potluck luncheon at 11:30 am. On the May 10 business agenda will be election of
board members with nominated Alma Fowler and Frank Feichtinger being presented. Ed Holsten’s
program on "Indonesia Travels" will be the last scheduled presentation on May 10.
Tri City’s Construction Inc. from Soldotna plans to start on the Dean Birmley Memorial Entrance to
Helen Gwin Commons on the afternoon of May 10, after the meeting is adjourned. All the
damaged concrete will be removed and replaced for a super-smooth and safer entrance. Funds
for this project have been donated by friends of Dean.
Volunteers are needed for the June 18 garage sale taking place in the bus garage near Ravens
View. Articles for sale can be taken to the bus garage.
Photos show a very surprised Nana on April 17 when more
than 20 of her friends gathered to celebrate her birthday in
Helen Gwin Commons. Members of her family from Seward
joined in for cake and ice-cream before taking her to dinner.
And the second photo is showing
progress on the Snug Harbor
Road Project on a rainy
afternoon with beginning work
on the glacial moraine banks
below Eagles View. Eagles View
residents now have a little better
view of Kenai Lake with some of
the trees being removed.
2016 Cooper Landing
Chamber of Commerce & CVB
Please support our local businesses!
Adventure Guru 907/740-1855
Alaska Heavenly Lodge 907/595-0022
Alaska Horsemen Lodge 907/595-1806
Alaska Kenai Fishing for Fun 888/495-2194
Alaska Marketing Consultants 907/230-3055
Alaska River Adventures 907/595-2000
Alaska Rivers Company 907/595-1226
Alaska Streamers 907/205-0000
Alaska Troutfitters 907/595-1212
Alaska Wildland Adventures 800/334-8730
Alaskan Angling Adventures LLC 907/595-3336
Alpine Inn Motel 907/595-1557
Angle 45 Adventures (Hope) 907/782-3175
Bean Creek Gallery 907/595-3488
Best Route Productions 303/570-2081
Blue Yeti Food Truck 907/231-6089
Boatman’s 907/202-1004
Camp K on Kenai Lake 907/279-3551
Conoco Phillips Alaska, Inc.(Anch) 907/276-1215
Cooper Landing Community Club 907/595-2169
Cooper Landing Community Library
907/595-1241
Cooper Landing Community Schools
907/595-1244
Cooper Landing Emergency Services
907/595-1800
Cooper Landing Fish Camp 907/595-3474
Cooper Landing Gun Club 907/599-0004
Cooper Landing Historical Society 907/598-1042
Cooper Landing Senior Citizens Corp.
907/595-3000
Eagle Landing Resort 907/595-1213
First National Bank Alaska (Sold.) 907/260-6000
Gwin’s Lodge 907/595-1266
Hotel Seward/A Cabin on a Cliff 907/224-8001
Inn at Tern Lake (MP) 907/288-3667
Jason’s Guide Service 907/351-3036
Kahtnu Spirit Lodging 907/299-2855
Kenai Fjords Tours (Seward) 888/478-3346
KPB Mayor – Mike Navarre (Sold.) 800/478-4441
KPBSD Superintendent Sean Dusek 907/714-8836
Kenai Peninsula Econ. Dev. Dist. 907/283-3335
Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge 907/595-1425
Kenai River Drifters Lodge 907/595-5555
Kenai River Float-n-Fish, LL 907/595-3505
Kenai River Fly Fishing 907/598-1400
Kenai Kayak Co. 907/521-0244
Kenai River Trout Anglers 907/599-0085
Kenai Riverside Campgrnd/RV Park/B&B
907/595-1406
Kim’s Essential Oils & Gifts 815/751-7959
Major Marine Tours (Seward) 907/274-7300
Natalia with Century 21 Realty
Solutions @ Freedom Realty 907/830-1069
Professional Testing-Carrie Williams
907/598-1633
Prospector John’s Pan for Gold 907/598-1808
Sackett’s Kenai Grill 907/595-1827
Seramur Home Services 907/599-0019
Stevenson Retreat 907/595-3489
Sunrise Inn 907/595-1222
Talon Air Service, Inc. (Sold.) 907/262-8899
The Hutch Bed & Breakfast 907/595-1270
Wells Fargo (Sold.) 907/262-4435
Wildman TR Inc. 907/595-1456
Attention Current CL Chamber Members!
Is your phone listing above correct?
Is your business name missing from the list above?
If so, it is because we have not received payment for your 2016 dues AND your
membership renewal listing form with your most current information. Please send them in today to
be included in the list above and added onto our website. Visit our website to find & fill out our
most current application forms and where to send in your payments.
Are you interested in joining the Cooper Landing Chamber? Visit www.cooperlandingchamber.com for a complete list of the benefits your
business receives by joining and sign up today!
What’s Happening on the Peninsula
Polar Bear Pink Cheeks Triathlon
Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 11 am—2 pm
Seward High School
Includes a 5K Run; 10K Bike & 600YD Swim. Pink Cheeks online
registration is now open go to www.runsignup.com and type
in Polar Bear Pink Cheeks Triathlon.
Kenai Peninsula Harley Opener
Saturday, May 7th, 2016 12– 4 pm
Kenai Peninsula Harley-Davidson on Sterling Hwy.
Celebrate the start of riding season at Kenai Peninsula Harley-Davidson. Take a FREE Test
Ride on a 2016 H-D Motorcycle and enjoy Live Rock Music by Troubadour North. Ride in to
participate in fun bike games with prizes for the winners! For more information call
(907)260-6777.
Seward Community Choir Spring Concert
Thursday, May 12th, 2016 at 7 PM
Rae Building, Seward Marine Science Center
Seaview Live Music May 2016
May 13th & 14th
Hope, Alaska
Featuring Cold Country
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
Thursday, May 12th — Sunday, May 15th, 2016
Mark your calendars! Greetings Birders! Please visit our new website at
www.kachemakshorebird.org for information on our 2016 Festival!
31st Annual Kenai Peninsula Sport, Rec & Trade Show
Saturday, May 14th, 2016 - 10am to 6pm &
Sunday, May 15th, 2016 - 10am to 6pm
Soldotna Sports Center
$5.00 Adults / $4.00 Students & Seniors, Children under 10 FREE.
Kenai Peninsula Birding Festival
Thursday May 19th—Sunday, May 22nd, 2016
Kenai Birding Festival is flying your way… This four day event includes field
trips, children’s programs, van tours, birding float trip, children’s art, photo
exhibit, speakers, demonstrations and lots of birding information for the
beginner and advanced birder. Visit www.KenaiBirdFest.com for a
complete schedule and event details.
Seaview Live Music May 2016
May 27th & 28th, 2016
Hope, Alaska
Featuring -Denali Cooks
Community Activities
Soldotna Shuttle Bus Wednesdays 8:30 am
Game Night Fridays 7pm Helen Gwin Commons
Story Time Friday 11 am Library
After School Group Wed 3:30-5:30 pm CL Comm. Center
Sew & Sew Quilters Mondays 10 am Community Hall
Trap at Gun Club Sat at 12pm
Tot Time Mondays 11-12 pm CL School Gym
Gym/Volley Ball Tues & Thurs 6-8 pm
Cooper Landing Library Spring Hours:
Monday-Wednesday 1 - 3 pm
Thursday 12 - 4 pm
Children’s Story Time - Wednesday 10 am - 11 am
Friday 11:00 am - 7 pm
Saturday 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Church Services
CL Baptist - 11:00 am
Catholic - 12:30 pm
CL Community Lutheran Church - 9:00 am
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2Chamber
Board Mtg @
10:30 am
Members @
12 pm
Sunrise Cafe
————— CLES Meeting
@ 6pm
CL Fire Hall
3CLSSCCI
Board
Meeting @
1:30 pm
Helen Gwin
Commons
——————- Subsistence
Meeting
7 pm
4CL Fire
Training @
6 pm
CL Fire Hall
5
6 7
8 9
10CLSSCCI
General
Meeting @
11:30 am
Includes
Potluck &
presentation
by Ed Holsten
“Indonesian
Travels”
Helen Gwin
Commons
11 CLS PAC
Meeting
12:30 pm
CLS
12
13Cooper
Landing
School Flower
& Vegetable
Plant Sale
1:30 pm
CLS
14 Chamber
Open House
& Museum
Dead Bear
Poker Walk
11 am –2 pm
15
16
17 18 Last Day
of School!
——————-
CL Fire
Training @
6 pm
CL Fire Hall
19
20
Book Club
7 pm @
CL Library
21
Snail-a-Thon
10 am
St John
Neuman’s
Catholic
Church
22Cooper
Landing Trail
Run
23 24
Content for
June
Newsletter
Due
25
26Cooper
Landing
Softball
Tournament
Starts 7 pm
CLCH
27 28 Cooper
Landing
Chamber Drift Boat
Regatta 12pm
Eagle Landing
29
30
Memorial Day
31
1June 2 3
4 Cooper
Landing
Softball
Tournament
Finals 7 pm
CLCH
May 2016
Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce
The Cooper Landing Gem is a great way to get your business or community event information out to our friends and neighbors! Submissions for the June 2016 newsletter need to be in by May 24th. Remember that
chamber members are entitled to one insert per year! Please submit all newsletter and calendar items to [email protected].
Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce And Visitor’s Bureau, Inc. PO Box 809 Cooper Landing, AK 99572
Cooper Landing Chamber of Commerce
And Visitors Bureau, Inc.
Chamber Newsletter
Member Meetings
Referral Service
Brochure Display
Web Listings
Visitor Center Displays
Events Management
Visitor Inquiry Mailing List
Membership Directory
Bulk Mail Stamp
Joint Advertising
Networking
Teamwork
A Voice In The Community
Insert in Chamber
Newsletter
& Much, much more!!
For more information on becoming a member, contact:
Cooper Landing Chamber and Visitor’s Bureau, Inc.
PO Box 809 Cooper Landing, AK 99572
Phone at (907)595-8888 Email at [email protected]
