Daily Sitka Sentinel from Sitka, Alaska • Page 8

CONTEST WINNER Third-grader Destiny Dwyer meets with K- 911, the Sitka Volunteer Fire Department's new mascot used for educational programs, during a fire department open house Friday night. Dwyer won a contest held among schoolchildren to name the mascot. She received a smoke detector and $25 certificate to The Cellar. The girl is the daughter of Ray and Debbie Dwyer. (Sentinel photo by Allen Sykora) Seward's Feed Follies Slated Seward's Feed and Follies is planned 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 17 in i Blalchlcy Middle School's multi-pur- i pose room, sponsored by Ihe Sitka Health Alliance. I Planned activities include music, comedy, poetry by Robert Service and dance routines. Prospector stew, sourdough bread, pies and soft drinks will be available. Advance tickets are available at the Centennial Building and Old Harbor Books for $2.08 general admission, or $3 at the door.

Those age 7 and under and those age. 70 and over will be admitted free. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Silver Shears October Special $53 for perm HC on short to Med. Length Hair.

for Spiral Perm HC depending on length thickness of hair. off! Franklin Building 747-880O Call for your appointment today! Sitka Democrat Club will host a continental breakfast reception Thursday, October 19,8:00 a.m., at the Westmark Shee Atika. All Democrats and their friends are invited to attend. It's time to travel with TOTEM TRAVEL! Travel within Houndtrip Fares: Sitka to Juneau: $74.00 Sitka to Ketchikan: $105 Sitka to Anchorage: $181 Tickets must be purchased by Oct. 31,1989.

747-3251 All travel must be completed by Dec. 13, 1989. Ask us about special fares wherever you want to We will be closed from 4p.m., Oct. 17, until 8:30 a.m. Oct.

19. Our staff will be attending a seminar to help us serve you better. HAVE A HAPPY ALASKA DAY! Travel outside Roundtrip Fares: Sitka to Seattle: $286.50 Sitka to Palm Springs: $294.50 Sitka to Phoenix: $295.04 Sitka to San Diego: $294.78 Sitka to Los Angeles: $294.34 Sitka to San Francisco: $292.78 Tickets must be purchased by October 20, 1989. State Ends Year with $162 Million Surplus JUNEAU (AP) Because of higher oil prices, the state ended the 1989 fiscal year with a surplus of $162.7 million, about $63 million more than officials had expected. Those figures in the state's annual financial report released Monday were good news, but not enough to erase concern about an expected drop in revenue for the next budget year -fiscal 1991, which begins in July.

The report by the Administration Department says the price paid for Alaska oil in fiscal 1989 averaged $15.03 a barrel, compared to the stale's low estimate of $14.30 per barrel. More than 80 percent of the state's revenue comes from oil taxes and royalties. The report indicates the state's $2.3 billion operating budget for this year should finish in the black, assuming oil prices stay at current levels. The fiscal 1990 budget is based on an average oil price of $15.66 a barrel through June. World prices so far have slightly exceeded that level.

But the slate could face a deficit for next year, even with the higher-than- expected surplus from last year, said Alison Elgee, director of budget review. "It all depends on whether agencies can hold their supplemental requests down, and on the rate of decline in production of Prudhoe Bay oil," she said. "Production seems to be declining at a faster pace lhan we were estimating this spring, but that is still being determined." The administration, assuming production from the North Slope would decline by 7 percent this year and 10 percent in future years, last spring pegged the state's likely revenue shortfall for next year at about $155 million. The surplus from last year could reduce that amount, but that depends on whether the production estimates and other projections are accurate. The Revenue Department expects to release new revenue forecasts early next month.

The annual financial report looks at all income the state received, including Alaska Permanent Fund earnings, and all bills state agencies paid during the fiscal year. The report says the state spent $3.185 billion last year, $131 million more than in 1988. The state last year received $3.168 billion, $206.5 million more than in 1988., The state cut its total financial reserves during the year to $738.5 million, not counting the Permanent Fund. Daily Sitka Sentinel, Sitka, Alaska, Tuesday, October 17,1989, Page 9 Cheerleading Clinic Saturday The Sitka High cheerleaders and the "Wolf" will host a Cheerleading Clinic Saturday in the SHS gym. Registration begins at 11 a.m.

with the clinic to begin at noon. The clinic is open to those in grades second through eighth. Sonic items to be covered include cheers and chants, jumps and cartwheels, importance of warm-ups and spirit and unity. The clinic will end with a performance at 3:15 p.m. open to the public.

Cost of the clinic is $10. Each child will receive a booklet and a SHS rooter pompom. Rep. Cato, D-Valdez, Hands in Resignation JUNEAU (AP) Rep. Bette Cato, a Democrat who has represented Valdez in the slate Legislature since 1980, said Monday that she was resigning her seat effective Dec.

31 because of poor health. In a letter to Gov. Steve Cowper, Cato said she decided after consulting with her doctors that "resigning my position would be in Ihe best interests of District 6 and me." Cato, 65, was diagnosed with diver- ticulitis, an inflammation of the intestines, at the end of the 1989 legislative session, aide Wendy Moulder said. Her condition has worsened since then. In August Cato spent about a week in the intensive-care unit of a Spokane, hospital after she became dehydrated because of her illness.

Since then she has been seeing a specialist in Portland, and she probably will have to undergo surgery, Moulder said. The five-term representative said her decision to resign was not easy. "It has been filtering through my mind for some time," she said. "It was just about three days ago that I decided." Cowper will appoint a successor to serve the rest of Cato's term, which expires at the end of 1990. Cato said she has "some people in mind" as Preschool Plans possible replacements but declined to name them.

Cato was first elected to the House in 1980 after a brief stint as an aide to Sen. Jay Kerttula, D-Palmer. She moved to Alaska in 1957 after working as a shipyard mechanic and serving in the Navy as an aviation machinist during World War II. After receiving her teaching degree, she began her career as an educator in Kenai High School and then Anchorage's East High. She met her late husband, Jack, in Kenai.

She retired from teaching in Valdez in 1979 before beginning her legislative career. She also has been active in the American Legion. Cato said the highlight of her five terms was passage of a bill that allowed on-shore fish processors to apply their state fish lax toward improvements in their plants. The law has saved many businesses and boosted the state's fishing industry, she AS. the.

House Transportation Committee and Bush caucus, Cato was active in transportation issues. She was in Bellingham, earlier this month to witness the opening of the Alaska Marine Highway System's new terminal there, which Cato said was another highlight. "It was one of ihe most exciting things I'd ever seen," she said. Open House Mt. Edgecumbe Preschool has planned an open house 1-3 p.m.

Saturday for those who wish to visit its new location at Building 430, Charcoal Island. For further information call 9662675. Congratulations Congratulations are extended to the following persons listed on the Sitka High School Team calendar. Olga Kletzing, Everitt Calhqun, Mia Matteson, Ethel Thomas, Marilyn LPeratrovick, Jason Laueser, Myra Steinwinder, Pauline Knowles and Blake Hagerman are listed with birthdays today. On Wednesday, Rose Moore, Melissa Bowen, Joy Mariano, Dorothy Lord Mathew and Issac Koenig are listed with birthdays.

JF and CC and Munch and Beth Larsen are listed with anniversaries for Wednesday. Gets Contract KETCHIKAN (AP) A Bellevue, firm has been awarded $7.4 million contract to build a 72-room lodge and convention facility on Cape Fox Hill, overlooking downtown Ketchikan. Cape Fox Corp. announced the contract was awarded to Strand which is to build a three-story lodge with a wilderness theme. Much of the site preparation has been done, and the construction work is to be finished by next July, said Steve Williams, tour operations supervisor for Cape Fox Tours Inc.

Cape Fox Hill is a 17-acre area for which a 10-year plan has been created. Anticipated are a civic center, professional offices, parks, homes and trails. SNEP Closed Silka Native Education Program offices will be closed Wednesday in observance of Alaska Day. Van transportation and cultural classes will resume Thursday. PRINCIPAL FETED Blatchley Middle School Principal Walt Clark was presented with a specially inscribed hard hat last week when his staff had a surprise party in his honor, early in the morning before school began.

Teacher Harvey Brandt said the stall" wanted to recognize Clark for his many hours of extra work during the renovation of Blatchley, including time Clark put in during the summer when he is usually off. (Submitted photo) Amnesty Meets Members of Amnesty International-Sitka meet 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the basement of the Silka Lutheran Church. Amnesty International is a worldwide human rights organization that works for the release of prisoners of conscience, and an end to torture and capital punishment in all cases and prompt and fair trials for all, a group spokesman said. For further information contact Joan Kilcup at 747-6221 or Nat Mandel at 747-3170.

Parade Route, Line-Ups Told Parade coordinators Dick Heim and Frank Vilandre announce that the Alaska Day parade will again this year line up in the vicinity of Sheldon Jackson College campus beginning at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Entry via Sawmill Creek Road and Jeff Davis Street will facilitate arrangement of marching unils along Jeff Davis and vehicles in the SJC parking lot at Hames P.E. Center. The parade begins at 2 p.m., down Lincoln Street to Totem Square, with participants dispersing on to Katiian Street or Harbor Drive.

Captain David A. Worth, chief of slaff of the 17th Coast Guard District headquartered in Juneau, will be Parade Marshal. Worth will represent the district commander of the U.S. Coast Guard, which was chosen for honor this year in recognition of the start of its 200lh anniversary in the United States. Persons needing more information may contact Vilandre or Heim through 747-8086 or 747-8985.

Appearing at th rican The Entertainers Dennis Performing: Today's Menu Special xx CHEESEBURGERS $800 There is a lot of talk these days that our Tongass National Forest sells trees for the price of CHEESEBURGERS. We regret to inform you that the price of a cheeseburger has gone up dramatically. Timber companies are now paying up to $800 and more for high quality spruce sawlogs from the Tongass National Forest. Other prices paid for federal Irees have gone up or will go up in the near fulure. THIS BOTTOM LINE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR ALASKA LOGGERS ASSOCIATION.