Gift a great way to start school year

Soldotna High School would like to send out a special thank you to Kathy Gensel, Dale Dolifka and Irv Carlisle for the many hours they have spent working with our area businesses to secure the funding for the student/staff sweatshirt for our Skyview Middle, Soldotna Prep and Soldotna High Schools. What a great gift/way to kick off a new school year. We also appreciate the many greater Soldotna area businesses that donated to this cause! Kathy, Dale and Irv didn’t just stop with the sweatshirt, they are also helping us plan our new Sport Complex Dedication day on August 30 along with a free Community Feed (6:00 p.m. at SoHi) and a free Community/Family Dance (7-9 p.m.) to be hosted at Soldotna High School. Great leaders truly do make living in Soldotna both a pleasure and an honor. Many thanks from all of us at SoHi, So-Prep and Skyview Middle!

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