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Daily Sitka Sentinel, Sitka, Alaska, Tuesday, September 13,1988, Page 3 Services Scheduled For Paul H. Ozawa Services for Paul H. Ozawa, 74, will be held Thursday at the Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be at Sitka Memorial Cemetery. 0zawa died Sept.

9 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage following a long illness. He. was bora in Taku Harbor, near Juneau, on April 30, 1915, the son of Henry and Fanny (Sumdum) Ozawa. 'attending Sheldon Jackson High 'School, he moved south, and worked as a farmer and railroad work. er in Washington, Montana and Illinois before returning to Sitka during World War He married Ivy Cogo here in 1942, then returned south.

the war he returned to Alaska and was marshal in Klawock for three years before moving back to Sitka. He worked as a commercial fisherman, and was painting foreman for the federal government at Mt. Edgecumbe. He retired in 1977. During the 1960s he-also did sign painting.

He was active in the Lions Club and Mt. 'Edgecumbe Volunteer Fire'De- partmenL He was preceded in death by a son, Richard. Survivors include his wife; brothers, Henry Ozawa of Colorado arid Joe Ozawa of Jiineau; children, Raymond, Reggie, Roberta Steen and Rhonda Reamy, all of Sitka; and Renee Telefoni of San Clemerite, Rhea Eisenhauer of Kodiak and Brown Bear Season to Open Hunters seeking brown bear trophies in Game Management Unit 4 cart begin hunting on Thursday. Butch Young, area game biologist in Sitka, said hunters may only kill one brown ANCHORAGE (AP) Three bear every four years. Those who took Libertarians running for the legislature a bear in the spring of 1985 fie again sh have their names added to the eligible to hunt.

November general election ballot All bears taken are subject to sealing because the state's June 1 filing requirements. The skulls arid hides deadline for third-party political must be presented to the Department' candidates is unconstitutional, a of Fish and Game or the Division of Superior Court judge has ruled. Fish and Wildlife Protection for exa- Jud Se Douglas Serdahely said Monday the state infringed on the rights of William Sigler, John Ward and Stephen Pidgeon by rejecting their nominating petitions for office. The judge said he agrees with the candidates that the public deserves a chance to see who wins the major parlies' primaries before deciding if Judge: Libertarians Should be on Ballot Paul H. Ozawa Rita Stein and Roy, both of Anchorage.

Also surviving are 18 grandchildren and one great-grandson. Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Duncan, Russ Betterton, Ed Mercer, Tony Johnson, Earl Williams, Harold Jackson and Robert Littlefield. Pallbearers will be Raymond Ozawa Ronnie Ozawa, Robert Ozawa, Roy Ozawa, Reggie Ozawa, and son- in-law, Joe Telefoni. Visitation wasll be 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Prewitt Funeral Home.

The Alaska primary was August 23 this year. "It is not until the period between the major party primary and the general election that voters tend to tecome interested in candidates who present a fundamental alternative to the major Antique Cars Make Alaska Trip in Style JUNEAU (AP) If while, driving to Alaska you needed to replace a piston rod, timing gear, radiator, repair your car's points and condensers and fix three-; flat tires, you might be aggravated. But Dave Ryan thought it was a very trip. Ryan and Gene Wenlworth of Leavenworth, were the drivers of 14 Model A Fords that three weeks ago started out on a odyssey? from SI. Louis, to the Arctic Circle and back.

After 6,200 miles in the 50-year-old- plus autos, it's all downhill from here -figuratively, if not literally. The "Model A's to the Arctic Circle" road rally; sanctioned by the Model A Club of America, drove off the state night into Juneau. After a of-the capital. Monday morning, the group left B.C., on a Last week the group accomplished its primary: goal of reaching the Arctic Circle on the Dallon Highway north of Fairbanks. The trip was conceived four years, ago by Kansas City Mode! A owners John Hargrave and Bob and Helen Sanders.

When the 19 men and seven women planned their departure from St. Louis on they didn'i expect Ihe summer's heat wave to continue. Nor. did expect forest fires lo be Yellowstone National Park, one stop.on the trip. first 10 days wasn't much fun.

you're driving 11- and 12-hour days in the heat, that gets to be a grind," Ryan said Sunday, "And then there was Yellowstone," added -Wen(worth. "They held up (here for two hours. The ground was smoldered on both sides of the road and you could see- the wafer dropping from the airplanes" on ridge above ihe road as Ihey continued io fighl fhe wildfires. It was really sad. Yellowstone-had been (he prelliesi scenery, we had seen up i i i a i lime." After leaving Wyoming, the cars, all built between.1929 and 1931, north, for the Alaska Highway.

Cardtof Thanks The family of Rodney Lang would like to thank our families and friends for their support, the prayers, food, flowers, phone calkj visits and contributions which were greatly appreciated. To all that took the time to travel to Sitka to be with us, thank you! Rod's passing has left a great void in our family, all the love and understanding given him helped us through a very tragic time in our lives. A special you to the pallbearers, Father Eugene, John Litten; our chef, 'everyone that helped to make everything so nice. We love all of you and most humbly thank you. Gary and Freda Lang Mick, Rick, Gary, Charlie and Charla Lang Donna, Jim, Jason and Erin Howard Steve and Robert Carleson Congratulations Congratulations are extended to the -following persons listed on the biUca School drill ream calendar for Raven Wright, Dean jayidson, i'Kooch Bick'ar, Jeff Seifert, Keli Velaz- Katie Carroll, Arden Ames and Thompson are listed with and Ed and Cathy Bahrt arc with an anniversary.

1 J.II'-' was muddy in spots, but. the scenery" turned wonderful at the Canadian border. It's just been beauty for the last 3,000 miles," said Wentworth. The drivers from Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, North Carolina and Ohio all mechanics have got I en plenty of repair practice. for example, changed his car's timing gear in 45 minutes while parked in Denali National Park last week.

The group brought multiple parts, including at leasl two spare steel-spoked wheels per car. "We try to average 45 mph on straightaways. On the steep hills, though, we have lo slay in second gear all the way up and all the way down," slowing the cars to 25 mph, said Ryan. While the Rocky Mountains still loom, the group generally believes'the back in two been a great trip, we have received so much encouragement and so much help from everyone. People have really taken an interest in helping us," said Wenlworth.

miriatioh and sealing. Hides should be thawed and the skullremoyed from the hide for measurement Hunters have 30 days the kill to have the bear sealed. Young said fall bear hunting is best near salmon streams, but that bears, might be encountered almost anywhere. Deer hunters would be wise to other candidates would be better, obtain a brown bear tag when hunting 1 In a 23-page decision, Serdahely in bear country, he said. It is illegal for'wrote that a filing deadline months hunters to kill a bear to protect a deer before the primaries denies third-party that they have killed, but they may kill candidates that chance because many a bear to defend themselves or their -voters don't begin making up, their personal property.

Hunters until after should be especially careful since bears usually come quickly to a deer call; Young cautioned. The brown or grizzly bear tag.fee for Alaska residents is $25 and hunters must also have a big game hunting license. Brown bear cubs may not be killed in their first or second year of the latters' life, and sows accompanied by cubs stances on the important political issues," Serdahely wrote. "Any elections procedure, such as a filing deadline many months in advance of the general election, discourages the emergence of such 'third-party alternatives, infringes impermissibly upon the freedom of speech and association interests of such Sitka Council on Alcoholism and third party candidates and their voters Other Drug Abuse will hold its annual an( i supporters," Serdahely wrote, meeting 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the The Libertarian candidates argued in basement of Sitka Lutheran Church.

cour i as wee that the June The new director, Dan Fletcher, deadline, along with a requirement that be.Unable to attend the meeting. He is 1 third-party candidates, submit a hot' scheduled to arrive in Sitka until petition with signatures representing 1 mid-October. percent of the voters in their districts, Plans will be made for a reception makes getting on the ballot too difficult, for Fletcher and his wife when they Republican and Democratic can- arrive, didates need not file petitions to get on Agenda items for the meeting in- ihe primary ballot, elude the annual report of last year's Sigler's and Pidgeon's petitions were activities, elections to fill five va- rejected by the Division of Elections cancies on the board and a drawing for because they.did not have enough valid door prizes donated by White's Phar-' macy. The meeting coincides with the annual membership drive and members' are encouraged to renew. A 10 percent discount will be given to thosse pur- are not legal game, Young 'said.

SCAODASets Annual Meeting signatures. Ward did not file until August. "It's not fair for an older political party to be'able to show up on June 1 with $30 and get on the ballot and burden.the third party with having not only to show up but to have to go out and get 1 said Monday evening. Sigler plans to run. in the Nov.

8 election against incumbent Max Gruenberg, D-Anchorage, and Republican Wayne Waggoner in District 11B. is running against incumbent Dave Donley; D-Anchorage, in District 11A. Ward is an announced writein candidate in District 16A Curt Menard of Wasilla, who has served two years in the legislature. as a Republican but who filed at the last minute as a Democrat: In a related matter, Tuckerman Babcock, a Wasilla Republican who has been trying to get on the ballot since Menard switched parties, said he will meet with his party's attorney and officials with the state Division of Elections to decide what- Serdahely's decision means for him. "I would be entirely content to file under the; Conservative Progress Party," Babcock said Monday night.

"I would file under whatever provision the Division of Elections would allow my name on ANCHORAGE (AP) Mayor Tom Fink has vetoed two labor ordinances passed last week by the Anchorage Assembly, claiming they threaten his ability to bargain with the unions and that they may be One of the ordinances approved a municipal employee relations board decision that clears the way for fire department battalion chiefs' to be represented by the firefighters union. The other changed the 'city law governing labor relations, giving the assembly the right to observe negotiations between unions and the city administration, strengthen' the employee relations board, and ert- the use of mediation in earlier stages of contract talks. The changes were supported by union leaders as strongly as they were opposed by Fink and- the city administration. Several assembly members last week said the changes should smooth negotiations in the future and give them better information abqut what the administration is doing. Union leaders complained that city negotiators, from previous administrations as.well as Fink's, have not accurately reported to the assembly about.negotiations.

In memoranda explaining the vetries, however, -Fink said the changes strengthening the board violate the city charter and that other parts of the. ordinance are ambiguous. He said the new labor procedures could tie his hands as he tries to trim personnel costs. Alaskans Due Settlement in Chrysler Mileage Lawsuit Box Class Set A class on making band boxes will be taught by Elaine Steinbach 7 to 10 chasing individual or family member-' Sept 22 in Room 16 of Blatchley ships at the meeting. Middle School.

The meeting is open to the public. Cost of the class is $8 and a supply 1 (list is 'available at Calico Cross Stitch. Students, will use pre-cut kits and Deadlines'Set of A minimum of eight students is Deadline for submitting news re- required for the class, leases, photos, letters to the editor, ad. Registration is through Community copy and classified ads is 4 p.in; the-i'Schools, Room 114 atBMS. day before requested publication.

For more information, call 747- News releases are subject to editing. ,.8670. ANCHORAGE (AP) More than 60 people in Alaska stand to get at least J500 each because of a legal settlement with Chrysler Motors Corp. over unreported mileage accumulated during "overnight evaluation programs," state officials say. Attorney General Grace Berg Schaible said 48 states and many private action plaintiffs were involved in the.

consumer protection lawsuit against Chrysler. They allege that Chrysler temporarily disconnected the odomoters on thousands of new cars and trucks driven by company employees for personal use so-called "overnight test drives" or "overnight evaluation programs." The company was accused of selling the vehicles later without disclosing the mileage that had been accumulated while the odomoters were a spokesman fprjhe-'. consumer division of the state Attorney General's office, said Tuesday that qualifying Alaskans should be getting their claim forms from a federal court during the next several weeks. "They are advised to study them before filling them out," Dawkins said. "A mistake could cost them 500 bucks:" To qualify, under the proposed settlement, a consumer must have been the owner on July 31,1987, of Chrysler vehicle manufactured before 1986, that was driven prior to; sale in "the overnight evaluation program" and.

that originally, was sold as a new vehicle. i Alaskans Who believe they have one of vehicles and who aren't contacted by the courts within the next several weeks should contact the nearest attorney general's consumer division office for help, Dawkins said. Gym Open Open gym for toddlers through five- year-olds will begin Wednesday. The sessions will be held 9:15 to 10; 15- Wednesdays and atSaranof Elementary School multipurpose room. Parents or babysitters must remain with the children and are responsible for set-up and clean-up.

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