Soldotna’s 62nd annual Progress Days celebration took place over the weekend. A new tradition for the even started last year, with the recognition of one of the city’s longtime residents as the weekend’s grand marshall. This year, Al Hershberger was selected for those duties by the Soldotna Historical Society.
Vice-mayor Paul Whitney delivered the proclamation, noting Hershberger's military service in Europe during World War II and his many contributions to the community over seven-plus decades, including his work relaying information to and from the Peninsula following the Good Friday earthquake in 1964.
