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Photo by Bret Hanson FISH CUTTING FOR ELDERS— Nick Hanson, Davida Hanson and Joanne Semaken (left to right) were part of the fish-cutting crew who processed pink salmon caught for Elders, during the Unalakleet Humpy Derby held on July 6 and 7. See story page 8. mercial Co., closed for over a decade, and two adjoining unused buildings except for storage for fam- ily belongings. Additionally, a build- ing occupied by the offices of Mary’s Igloo Traditional Council fell to ashes for a total loss. Troopers say the fire started on the second floor of one of the buildings. Villagers report, unconfirmed, that kids were playing in the building prior to the fire with cigarette lighters. The fire started in the store and moved from building to building, threatening the Alaska Village Elec- tric Coop power plant and new clinic down the way, as well as Teller Catholic Church across the street. Firefighters from Nome Volunteer Fire Dept. took equipment and per- sonnel to the village on Grantley Harbor by chartered aircraft and ve- hicle. With the help of local people, they contained the fire with seawater and other defensive moves. City em- ployee Albert Oquilluk moved con- tainers and other potential kindling with the Cat and with the front-end loader. Firefighter Jim West Jr. helped push debris back into the fire and also took down two buildings across the street to remove tinder that could have let the fire spread into housing nearby, he said. The loader was later lost when a wheel became stuck in a utility re- cess and the machine caught fire and fuel exploded. There were no injuries. Norton Sound Economic Devel- opment Corp. had funded purchase of the loader for the village in 2007, Joe Garnie, city official said. The loader had been insured, Garnie said, and he was working with the insur- ance company this week to get reim- bursement before the snow flies. Use of the loader was vital for clearing streets for sanitation control and school bus routes, Garnie said. He said there were ongoing discus- sions with NSEDC that if no re- placement were in sight by freeze-up and snow time, that Teller could use another loader that NSEDC has at the fish plant. The burned building debris was still taped off over the past weekend, pending completion of the investiga- tion by state fire marshal staff, ac- cording to Luann Noffsker, executrix of the Richard Blodgett estate. Garnie said not only did Teller not own equipment for clearing the de- bris, but also that health and safety issues prevented the city from just jumping in immediately. “We have only one small dump truck,” Garnie said, “and we don’t know what the li- abilities and health hazards are.” VOLUME CXII NO. 30 July 26, 2012 IN THE SPOTLIGHT— With the busy Port of Nome in the backdrop, a TV crew filmed the Nome gold dredge Christine Rose in the afternoon on Saturday, July 21. By Sandra L. Medearis Cheap energy for Nome? Who knows how or where to get it? The officials elected to run the City and facilitate quality of life say a solution has to be found for energy costs as high as a cat’s back or Nome will end up a ghost town, bereft of year around residents. “People are leaving. Look at Kotzebue. All those people that work at Red Dog are living in the [Matanuska-Susitna] Valley. No one is living in Kotzebue anymore, un- less they are on public assistance,” Carl Emmons, utility board member, said. “If you want a job, you have to go somewhere else, so they are going to Red Dog, but they have to live elsewhere.” “The same thing is going on here,” he continued. “People can’t afford to stay here anymore. We are rapidly turning into a community of little birds with our mouths open waiting for the federal government to put something in it. Everybody is going to move to Anchorage, Fair- banks or Arizona and come back here for fish camp. Rural Alaska is just going to become a fish camp ba- sically …a hunting and fishing camp for the Railbelt.” This summer, numerous weekend garage sales by people preparing to move elsewhere have become the Q Trucking scores city contract By Sandra L. Medearis Nome Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief Matt Johnson assured the Nome Common Council meeting in regular session Monday night that providing 10 firefighters to fight a major fire in Teller village north of Nome had not left Nome itself defenseless. Ten firefighters went to Teller with equipment by air and vehicle, but 20 members of the department re- mained in town. Johnson applauded the firefight- ers and department for fast response and tenacity in fighting the fire that destroyed four buildings in Teller early July 12. He wanted the Council to understand how dedicated and re- lentless this fire department is, he said. “Having been notified by Alaska State Troopers, we were within 45 minutes in an airplane wheels up and in Teller in 30 min- utes where we were faced with a massive fire,” Johnson said. “If you’d had a fire of that mag- nitude in the Lower 48, there would have been at least 150 firefighters. We did it with 10.” “I think if we hadn’t gotten up there, Teller would have ceased to exist” Johnson told the Council. City Manager Josie Bahnke com- mended the NVFD for bravery and a job well done. Five firefighters went to Teller by chartered airplane with Troopers collar kids in Teller fire investigation C On the Web: www.nomenugget.net E-mail: [email protected] Photo by Diana Haecker community Craig’s List for buying second-hand goods. Residents who grew up here are leaving. The Council hired Ethan Berkowitz as a consultant to ferret out possibilities in new energy sources to ease the high cost of en- ergy in the Nome area—natural gas, coal, wave mechanics, geothermal— where heating fuel costs $6 a gallon and is expected to go up again soon after the season’s barge deliveries. Berkowitz has a contract for two years at $3,000 per month. New on the job, Berkowitz had yet to dig into his homework on real-time sugges- tions for energy relief at a work ses- sion with Nome Common Council members and the utility board June 18. “What I consider energy means for a community, what low-cost en- ergy is all about — I look at it in broader terms than simply bringing low cost energy to the families and businesses that operate here,” Berkowitz said. “Low cost energy is about economic development. It is about economic opportunity. It is about quality of life for people. “I tend to look at what sort of policies you want to implement, what sort of programs you want to implement in that context. I’ve al- ways considered when you import a dollar’s worth of diesel you’re ex- porting a dollar’s and you’re export- ing a job. The more a community can do to produce energy locally the more control it has over its economic future and the quality of life for its people,” he said. Council, NJUS kick-start low-cost energy search continued on page 4 continued on page 5 By Sandra L. Medearis Troopers have identified a pair of suspects, both minors, in a fire that leveled four buildings in Teller early July 12. Troopers would refer charges to the state juvenile justice system this week, according to Megan Peters, AST spokeswoman. The fire burned four buildings owned by the Blodgett family— the former village store, Teller Com- Photo by Diana Haecker RUBBLE— The July 12 Teller fire burned four buildings to the ground.
Transcript of Nome Nugget Newspaper - July 26, 2012 - The Nome Nugget
Photo by Bret HansonFISH CUTTING FOR ELDERS— Nick Hanson, Davida Hanson and Joanne Semaken (left to right) werepart of the fish-cutting crew who processed pink salmon caught for Elders, during the Unalakleet HumpyDerby held on July 6 and 7. See story page 8.
mercial Co., closed for over adecade, and two adjoining unusedbuildings except for storage for fam-ily belongings. Additionally, a build-ing occupied by the offices of Mary’sIgloo Traditional Council fell toashes for a total loss.
Troopers say the fire started on thesecond floor of one of the buildings.Villagers report, unconfirmed, thatkids were playing in the buildingprior to the fire with cigarettelighters.
The fire started in the store andmoved from building to building,threatening the Alaska Village Elec-tric Coop power plant and new clinicdown the way, as well as TellerCatholic Church across the street.Firefighters from Nome VolunteerFire Dept. took equipment and per-sonnel to the village on GrantleyHarbor by chartered aircraft and ve-hicle.
With the help of local people, theycontained the fire with seawater andother defensive moves. City em-
ployee Albert Oquilluk moved con-tainers and other potential kindlingwith the Cat and with the front-endloader.
Firefighter Jim West Jr. helpedpush debris back into the fire andalso took down two buildings acrossthe street to remove tinder that couldhave let the fire spread into housingnearby, he said.
The loader was later lost when awheel became stuck in a utility re-cess and the machine caught fire andfuel exploded.
There were no injuries.Norton Sound Economic Devel-
opment Corp. had funded purchaseof the loader for the village in 2007,Joe Garnie, city official said. Theloader had been insured, Garnie said,and he was working with the insur-ance company this week to get reim-bursement before the snow flies.
Use of the loader was vital forclearing streets for sanitation controland school bus routes, Garnie said.He said there were ongoing discus-
sions with NSEDC that if no re-placement were in sight by freeze-upand snow time, that Teller could useanother loader that NSEDC has atthe fish plant.
The burned building debris wasstill taped off over the past weekend,pending completion of the investiga-tion by state fire marshal staff, ac-cording to Luann Noffsker, executrix
of the Richard Blodgett estate. Garnie said not only did Teller not
own equipment for clearing the de-bris, but also that health and safetyissues prevented the city from justjumping in immediately. “We haveonly one small dump truck,” Garniesaid, “and we don’t know what the li-abilities and health hazards are.”
VOLUME CXII NO. 30 July 26, 2012
IN THE SPOTLIGHT— With the busy Port of Nome in the backdrop, a TV crew filmed the Nome gold dredge Christine Rose in the afternoon on Saturday, July 21.
By Sandra L. MedearisCheap energy for Nome? Who
knows how or where to get it?The officials elected to run the
City and facilitate quality of life saya solution has to be found for energycosts as high as a cat’s back or Nomewill end up a ghost town, bereft ofyear around residents.
“People are leaving. Look atKotzebue. All those people that workat Red Dog are living in the
[Matanuska-Susitna] Valley. No oneis living in Kotzebue anymore, un-less they are on public assistance,”Carl Emmons, utility board member,said. “If you want a job, you have togo somewhere else, so they are goingto Red Dog, but they have to liveelsewhere.”
“The same thing is going onhere,” he continued. “People can’tafford to stay here anymore. We arerapidly turning into a community of
little birds with our mouths openwaiting for the federal government toput something in it. Everybody isgoing to move to Anchorage, Fair-banks or Arizona and come backhere for fish camp. Rural Alaska isjust going to become a fish camp ba-sically …a hunting and fishing campfor the Railbelt.”
This summer, numerous weekendgarage sales by people preparing tomove elsewhere have become the
Q Trucking scorescity contract
By Sandra L. MedearisNome Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief
Matt Johnson assured the NomeCommon Council meeting in regularsession Monday night that providing10 firefighters to fight a major fire inTeller village north of Nome had notleft Nome itself defenseless. Tenfirefighters went to Teller withequipment by air and vehicle, but 20members of the department re-mained in town.
Johnson applauded the firefight-ers and department for fast responseand tenacity in fighting the fire thatdestroyed four buildings in Tellerearly July 12. He wanted the Councilto understand how dedicated and re-lentless this fire department is, he
said. “Having been notified byAlaska State Troopers, we werewithin 45 minutes in an airplanewheels up and in Teller in 30 min-utes where we were faced with amassive fire,” Johnson said.
“If you’d had a fire of that mag-nitude in the Lower 48, there wouldhave been at least 150 firefighters.We did it with 10.”
“I think if we hadn’t gotten upthere, Teller would have ceased toexist” Johnson told the Council.
City Manager Josie Bahnke com-mended the NVFD for bravery and ajob well done. Five firefighters wentto Teller by chartered airplane with
Troopers collar kids in Teller fire investigation
C
On the Web:www.nomenugget.netE-mail:[email protected]
Photo by Diana Haecker
community Craig’s List for buyingsecond-hand goods. Residents whogrew up here are leaving.
The Council hired EthanBerkowitz as a consultant to ferretout possibilities in new energysources to ease the high cost of en-ergy in the Nome area—natural gas,coal, wave mechanics, geothermal—where heating fuel costs $6 a gallonand is expected to go up again soonafter the season’s barge deliveries.
Berkowitz has a contract for twoyears at $3,000 per month. New onthe job, Berkowitz had yet to dig intohis homework on real-time sugges-tions for energy relief at a work ses-sion with Nome Common Councilmembers and the utility board June18.
“What I consider energy meansfor a community, what low-cost en-
ergy is all about — I look at it inbroader terms than simply bringinglow cost energy to the families andbusinesses that operate here,”Berkowitz said. “Low cost energy isabout economic development. It isabout economic opportunity. It isabout quality of life for people.
“I tend to look at what sort ofpolicies you want to implement,what sort of programs you want toimplement in that context. I’ve al-ways considered when you import adollar’s worth of diesel you’re ex-porting a dollar’s and you’re export-ing a job. The more a communitycan do to produce energy locally themore control it has over its economicfuture and the quality of life for itspeople,” he said.
Council, NJUS kick-start low-cost energy search
continued on page 4
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By Sandra L. MedearisTroopers have identified a pair of
suspects, both minors, in a fire thatleveled four buildings in Teller earlyJuly 12.
Troopers would refer charges tothe state juvenile justice system thisweek, according to Megan Peters,AST spokeswoman.
The fire burned four buildingsowned by the Blodgett family— theformer village store, Teller Com-
Photo by Diana HaeckerRUBBLE— The July 12 Teller fire burned four buildings to the ground.
2 THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012 THE NOME NUGGETOPINION
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Dear Nancy,This letter is to The Nome Nugget
as a concern of the public regardingNPD’s slow response to a theft of a“local” guy getting robbed of hismoney and other belongings. Thefirst call made to NPD was around7:05 a.m., second call was around8:20 a.m. It’s now 9:21 a.m. and NOshow. 10 a.m. finally talking to thevictim. Yet…Nome is not ready tohandle the overflow of people eitherlocal, miners or construction crew ofroads and hospital. All people de-serve respect and cooperation ofNPD when called.
Thanks,Rachel MenadelookNome
To the Editor,When Alaska’s economy col-
lapsed in 1986, there wasn’t a singlespec home built in Anchorage for sixyears. Apartments and condos didn’tresume in quantity for twelve. That’stypical of how long it takes foreconomies to turn around.When Bush took office, thanks toeight years of Clinton’s policies, thenation had a balanced budget and athriving economy. Seven years intoBush’s new policies unemployment
was rising at a record rate. By the endof Bushes eighth year, according tohttp://zfacts.com/node/319 the nationwas losing a historical never beforeseen 800,000 Jobs every month.
Obama’s stimulus package, thepackage Republicans say didn’twork, reversed the rising unemploy-ment the month following its pas-sage. Within a year, the nation’s jobhemorrhage had shrunk to zero. Thenumber of American jobs has beenslowly climbing ever since.
Obama’s biggest mistake was un-derestimating how long the economywould take to fully recover.
If Romney is elected, he will re-embrace Bushes policies and finishsteering America’s economy over theeconomic cliff George Bush almostsent us over.
Ray MetcalfeAnchorage907-344-4514
Dear Editor,After the ice breakup in the spring
of 1982 the barge carrying suppliesto Nome also contained the miningequipment for the first Gold Prospec-tors Association of America AlaskaExposition. It all started from a bullsession at Italian Bar gold mining
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AT THE READY TO MEET ANY CHALLENGE – “Tooni, Penny RiverEskimo.” Are you related to him? Please contact the Carrie M. McLainMemorial Museum.
Photo by Wilfred McDanielfrom the Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum Archives
A Look at the Past
camp in California when the conver-sation got around to the gold foundin Alaska. I commented that I al-ways wanted to go to Alaska andGeorge Buzzard Massie, the presi-dent and founder of the GoldProspectors Association of Americasaid that we should come up with agold mining trip. Well, that state-ment brought on the selection of thecrew that would take the club’s firstgold mining trip to Nome Alaska.The gold rush of 1982, which tookover 100 gold miners out on the tun-dra at a camp on the Casa DegageRiver by way of the Alaska air Linesflight from Anchorage to Nome. Thefeat of moving some eight tons ofsupplies consisting of mining gear,building material, food, fuel, clothesand bed rolls up the Salmon Riverthen out the corduroy road to thecamp site. We got lucky when BlueBerry John, the bus driver offered tohaul the miners out to the SalmonRiver where they had to walk the restof the way to camp.
Let me tell you the city of Nomehas certainly changed from thosedays when one walked o board walksand crossed a muddy street wile threewheelers buzzed all over town andthere were always something goingon day and night. Night? It ever gotdark! This is when we learned aboutThe Day of the Midnight Sun Cele-bration. The Massie gang was theones who robbed the bank, ran downMain Street and got caught, wasfound guilty and put in jail.
We were always welcomed to therestraints, shops and bars but myfond memory of the Show House Re-straint with the Front Street Folliesand the girls that I preformed with.The polar cub Café’, The Board ofTrade Solon with Jim West and hisIvory Shop, The Safety Road House,Maruskiya’s Eskimo Artifacts Shop,the Polaris club and soo many othersthat supplied us with their services.Bob, the chief of police, his dis-patcher Ruthie, BJ from Alaska AirLines, Mississippi the electrician, theGlue Pot, the Masonic Lodge, Therotary Club, the Booshu’s, Ambros,Fat Freddy’s and the waitress thatshowed off her panties, AaronBurmeister who ran the 1994 Idi-tarod carrying my 44 magnum pistol,Clowning in the Forth of July parade,
and so many others who played apart in the thirty years that the GoldProspectors Association of AmericaNome Exposition has each summerbeen coming to Nome to mine thebeaches.
WE all regret the passing ofGeorge Buzzard Massie, the founderof the G.P.A.A. and his brilliance that
brought about the club’s existence inNome and we pray to have manymore years here in the city of NomeAlaska. God bless you all.
Thank You.Sincerely, BooCooDavid “Boo Coo” HaasP.O. Box 512Junction Texas 76849
THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012 3THE NOME NUGGET Feature
Thursday, July 26*Open Gym Nome Rec Center 5:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.*Crafts & Library Activities Library 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.*Summercise 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.*Summercise 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.*Essentials of Discipline: The Middle Years
Prematernal Home 1:30 p.m.*Ranger Talks, Demonstrations & Games Bering Land Bridge Visitors Center
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.*Child Abuse and Neglect Prematernal Home 2:30 p.m.*Strength Training Nome Rec Center 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.*Open Gym Nome Rec Center 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.*Nome Food Bank Bering & Seppala 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.*Kripalu Yoga Nome Rec Center 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.*Thrift Shop Methodist Church 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.*Body Blast Nome Rec Center 7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.*hardCore! Nome Rec Center 8:15 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Friday, July 27*Pickup bball Nome Rec Center 5:30 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.*Kindergym Nome Rec Center 10:00 a.m. - noon*Open Gym Nome Rec Center noon - 8:00 p.m.*Junior Ranger Programs Bering Land Bridge Visitors Center
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.*CAMP Class Prematernal Home 1:30 p.m.*Contraception Prematernal Home 2:30 p.m.*Latin Dance Fitness Nome Rec Center 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.*AA Meeting Lutheran Church (rear) 8:00 p.m.*Drop-in Soccer (15+) Nome Rec Center 8:00 p.m.- 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 28*Wyatt Earp Dexter Challenge see ad on page 4*Close To The Heart/Breastfeeding Prematernal Home 1:30 p.m.*Project Diabetes Prematernal Home 2:30 p.m.*Summerfest - see ad on page 5 Anvil City Square 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 29*Audiology Class Prematernal Home 1:30 p.m.*Vaccines and Your Baby Prematernal Home 2:30 p.m.
Monday, July 30*Pickup Bball Nome Rec Center 5:30 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.*Kindergym Nome Rec Center 10:00 a.m. - noon*Denali Kid Care/Medicaid Class Prematernal Home 1:30 p.m.*First Aid: Vol 2 Illnesses Prematernal Home 2:30 p.m.*Latin Dance Fitness Nome Rec Center 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.*Open Gym Nome Rec Center noon - 10:00 p.m.*Open Space Yoga Nome Rec Center 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.*Tae Kwon Do Nome Rec Center 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.*AA Meeting Lutheran Church (rear) 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 31*Open Gym Nome Rec Center 5:30 a.m. -10:00 p.m.*Preschool Story Hour Library 10:30 a.m. *Denali Kid Care/ Medicaid Class Prematernal Home 2:00 p.m.*Celebrate Birth Prematernal Home 2:30 p.m.*Strength Training Nome Rec Center 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.*Nome Food Bank Bering & Seppala 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.*Kripalu Yoga Nome Rec Center 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.*Latin Dance Fitness Nome Rec Center 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 1*Pickup bball Nome Rec Center 5:30 a.m. - 7:00 a.m.*Kindergym Nome Rec Center 10:00 a.m. - noon*Preschool Story Hour Library 10:30 a.m.*Tundra Tots Bering Land Bridge Visitors Center
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.*TBA Prematernal Home 1:30 p.m.*Open Gym Nome Rec Center noon - 10:00 p.m.*TBA Prematernal Home 2:30 p.m.*Latin Dance Fitness Nome Rec Center 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.*Open Space Yoga Nome Rec Center 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 a.m.*Nome Food Bank Bering & Seppala 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.*Tae Kwon Do Nome Rec Center 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.*Evening Ranger Presentations Bering Land Bridge Visitors Center
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By Laura Samuelson, Director,Carrie M. McLain Memorial
MuseumIn the spirit of the 1900 Nome
Gold Rush, the Carrie M. McLainMemorial Museum is pleased to con-tinue “The 1900 Diary of Wilfred A.McDaniel” in the next several issuesof The Nome Nugget Newspaper.
Wilfred McDaniel was 25 yearsold when he first landed at Nome inJune 1900 in the midst of the largestgold rush in Alaska. Wilfred was agifted photographer, writer, artist,poet and an amateur dentist. Duringthe eight years he lived in Nome helugged his 20 pound Kodak camerafrom town to beach claim throughrugged creeks and mosquito infestedtundra, during powerful Bering Seastorms and furious blizzards. All thewhile he wrote descriptive letters tohis parents in California and main-tained a diary covering almost everyday he lived on the coast west ofNome.
The result of this determined per-severance is the documentation ofthe lives of successful beach minersin the Nome gold rush era as well asan insight into the Eskimo peoplewho lived at the Penny, Cripple andSinuk Rivers at that time. Wilfreddied at the age of 80 in 1954, how-ever his thoughts, memories and love
of Nome are preserved forever as hislegacy in the “McDaniel FamilyCollection” now owned and on ex-hibit at Nome’s Carrie M. McLainMemorial Museum. If it ever rains,stop by Nome’s Museum located tothe west of the BOT.
In the last issue of the NomeNugget Newspaper, the brothers Wil-fred and Ed dealt with the tragicdeath of their fellow miner Ed Rousewho is still buried in Nome. It’s start-ing to get darker at night as the Mid-night Sun begins to wane. Now it’stime for some weather to set in …
July 29, 1900Today is Sunday and we are lay-
ing off. I made some bread and apudding today. We will set the boxesand start work in the morning. Weset our boxes and are ready for worktomorrow. A man who said he was alawyer stopped here and said that themarshall told him that the soldierswere coming up the beach and arresteveryone at work. He said he wasdefending a man who was arrestedand he was getting all the names ofthe beach miners. If we are all ar-rested there’ll be a hot time in the oldtown tomorrow night, my honey.
July 30, 1900Started as usual this morning.
Some soldiers came by but did notnotice us. One returned with nineprisoners. We worked out a pit 24 x1 ft. cleaned up the bedrock. Found asmall nugget today. The only one wehave seen from the beach. Al Raneycame up to camp today. He bought apumping plant for $200 and will lo-cate next to us.
July 31, 1900Al staid with us all night. No hard
trouble again with our pump. Thesea is rough and the surf is full of seamoss. It gets into the pump runnerand clogs it up. Ed went to a miner’smeeting this afternoon. Lots of talkabout the beach. We worked until9:15 PM. The water jacket on theengine became clogged with sandand moss so that we had to stop.
August 1, 1900All the pumping plants are
stopped today as there is a rumor thatwe are all to be arrested today. Wetook our boxes down and cleaned up.The weather is getting very stormyand the sea is getting rough. We tooksupper with Al Raney.
August 2, 1900There is a big storm on now. The
sea is rolling high and coming higherup on the beach than I have ever seen
A Look at the Past: The 1900 Nome Gold Rushit. Al R. stayed with us last night.The vessels down at Nome are get-ting further out from shore. We hadnotice served on us this morning bythe N.Y. Co. They forbid us work-ing or moving our boxes or machin-ery.
August 3, 1900We cleaned out the water jacket
on the engine enclosed the pumpbelt. We are awaiting development.
The storm has gone down. Severallaunches and one schooner werewrecked during the gale. New ar-rests were made today. We are goingto see the N.Y. Co. again tomorrowand try and make an arrangement sothat we can work.
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Looking around Nome,Berkowitz said, he saw tremendousopportunities—Pilgrim Hot Springs,offshore gas and all sorts of poten-tial.
“There’s what people like to call‘negawatts,’ which is reduction inconsumption, conservation efforts.All that can occur. The rule I’mgoing to have is to try and assist peo-ple in this room and those who aren’there to make sure those plans cometo fruition because I want to seeNome be much more energy self-suf-ficient,” Berkowitz told the assemblyat Nome City Hall.
Get some concrete answers,Councilwoman Mary Knodel said.
“What I want to know is how weare going to go about this,” she said.“People are leaving town left andright, because they can’t afford tolive here any more because of thecost of fuel and the cost of electricity.I know we have a million plans and amillion things have been written.Now, how do we get down to themeat of it and get going. We all knowthere’s gas out here and we readthese things. Where do we go to getthe money that’s what I want toknow? I want to know what the roadmap looks like.”
“There are different time horizonsfor different aspects of what can hap-pen. I think the fastest recipe for sav-ing money and reducing cost isthrough conservation efforts,”Berkowitz said. “A lot of those ef-forts have gotten under way. Weneed to make sure we are monitoringthose efforts correctly to continue topush them. Specific proposals thatI’d like to see incorporated inNome’s energy are future things likesmart gridding where you can have abetter model of what the energy useprofile is so that when John [Hande-land, utility manager] is running allthe power facilities, he knows whenthe load spikes, when they’re downso he doesn’t have to keep things on-line unnecessarily.”
In the long-term future Nome hadto produce its own energy, Berkowitzsaid. “There’s no way around that.That’s why Pilgrim Hot Springs [ge-othermal] is such an attractive possi-bility. That’s a significant amount ofenergy. You can’t sustain communi-ties at 30 to 40 cents a kilowatt.”
When the state budget gets tight,power cost assistance is going to bein trouble, he said.
He mentioned process ships thatcould take gas from Norton Soundand turn it into a diesel equivalent, apossibility that could provide reliefin the long term. However,Berkowitz said, near-term solutionscall for increased efficiency and con-servation.
Knodel was past turning out lightsand turning down the thermostat.
“I understand the smart grid and Iunderstand the customer conserv-ing,” Knodel said. “I’m more con-cerned with the long-termdevelopment. I think that is what wewere looking for. Correct me if I’mwrong. What we’re looking for is
some direction and some assistancein getting to those long-term solu-tions in a hurry. That’s what wetalked about in November. The restof it is all fine and good, but we needto get to a solution and in a hurry, be-cause we can’t afford to live here.”
Mayor Denise Michels suggestedthat Nome could use some of thetechnology floating by on resourcedevelopment ships on the way tonorthern seas. “There are ships thatare capable of doing testing andsonar because they are going north todo the same thing for oil and gas onthe North Slope, she said. “Permit-ting may take a couple of years, butwe know for the next four years thereare ships with equipment we need todo studies will pass by us, so whatdoes it take for us to get to the pointwhere we get the studies to get thepermitting to see if [natural gas] is aviable option.”
Studies have been done in the1970s and 1980s on offshore naturalgas and how much it would cost todevelop, but further studies are re-quired for permitting.
Nome’s two 900-kilowatt windturbines that Nome Joint UtilitiesSystem plans to put up next summerare the fastest move Nome can make,Berkowitz said, to show that Nomeis willing to make its own effort tosolve problems, which creates a goodatmosphere for seeking funding.
“It’s a power source that youknow about and a power sourcethat’s going to displace maybe aquarter of the fuel costs that exist.”
Emmons made the point thatNJUS and current kilowatt pricescould not survive a loss of customersand diminished revenue.
“Along the avenue of conserva-tion back in the 70s when we had thefirst oil crunch, everybody boughtwood stoves and actually drove theprice of fuel up, because the distrib-utor lost all of his customers,” Em-mons said. “We are a very smallcommunity. We can conserve up to apoint where the costs of the power-house are still going to be there. Ifwe lose customers to the power-house, the price of electricity isgoing to go up.”
Developing natural gas in north-west Alaska could supply Kotzebueand Unalakleet, points in between,and further. Gas takes less refiningthan oil, Emmons said. The gascould go to the powerhouse, becausethe electrical distribution is alreadyin place, rather than run the gas tohomes, making cooking and heatingwith electric power feasible.
“We could pay our linemen in-stead of the Arabs for oil,” Emmonssaid.
“If you use all these renewable re-sources to drive down the cost of en-ergy, then you can present yourselvesas Nome, a city that really has takenall the efforts it can to use renewableresources so that when you do min-ing activities which has a PR push-back you can say, ‘Look we aredoing the responsible thing,”Berkowitz said. “The energy that isgoing to be coming from that is
going to be green energy. That is avery strong way of promoting eco-nomic development. The part I canplay is to be eyes and ears in differ-ent places, because I am plugged intoenergy conversations. I can helpsteer things, but the impetus fordoing all this comes from Nome,”Berkowitz said. “You’ve got to takecare of yourself. No one else is goingto do it for you.”
In other business at the work ses-sion, Council and utility board hearda presentation from Gwen Holdman,director of Alaska Center for Energyand Power, concerning exploratorywork at Pilgrim Hot Springs. TheCity has long eyed geothermal de-velopment at the site, around 45miles from Nome.
The work comprises using remotesensing equipment to determine howmuch heat is available for develop-ment and the exact source of the hotwater. The team is backing up thenew technology with drilling andsampling.
“We want to find out where thathot water is coming from and wewant to see what is available forpower generation.
The potential looks good, as Pil-grim Hot Springs is the hottest springon mainland Alaska excluding theAleutian Islands, and bigger thanChena Hot Springs where that heat is
generating electricity,” Holdmansaid.
About 20 people associated witha number of agencies—U.S. Geolog-ical Survey from Denver, Dept. ofEnergy, Alaska Energy Authority andothers are running the project on $3.6million from the Dept. of Energy and$1.7 million from the Alaska EnergyAuthority. Holdman anticipates a re-port available this winter. Then thecurrent project will be done. Anywork on future development wouldbe a completely separate project, ac-cording to Holdman.
“Our objective with the currentproject is to get good information forthe property owners so they canmake good decisions on develop-ment and to provide information onwhat has been done in other places,”she said. “For example, there havebeen some interesting options for de-velopment in such places as Icelandand Chena Hot Springs. There are alot of models you can follow for de-veloping a geothermal system.”
While the hot water is there foruse directly or for power generation,a major cost factor is the distancefrom Nome and the expense of run-ning a transmission line.
“Numbers of $20 to $40 millionhave been thrown out,” Holdmansaid, as costs of getting the energy tothe Nome area.
According to state labor econo-mist Neal Fried in Alaska EconomicTrends, fresh off the press, energyprices played a starring role in 2011’srise in inflation. Even in Anchorage,the cost of energy went up almost 11percent from 2010 to 2011 on theAnchorage Consumer Price Index.Anchorage gasoline prices, a factorin the energy cost zoomed upward byalmost 16 percent in the AnchorageConsumer Price Index.
It is no secret that Nome con-sumers also take a beating at grocerycheck stands, where partly attributedto transportation energy costs, theypay 226 percent of the Anchoragegrocery prices, or more than double.
Interestingly, Nome was not men-tioned in an Alaska Fuel Price Reportpublished for January 2012 by thestate Dept. of Commerce, Commu-nity and Economic Development. Asurvey of prices in 100 selected com-munities did not include Nome.
Although the survey was not men-tioned in the energy work session,the omission was echoed when sev-eral attending the session said thatNome would have to push its ownenergy cost needs.
Berkowitz served in Alaska’sHouse of Representatives from 1997to 2006 and was Democratic minor-ity leader for eight years. He foundedan alternative energy company.
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Voters have until Sunday, July 29to register to vote in the August 28primary election. Sunday is thedeadline to register to vote, to updatevoter registration, or to change polit-ical party affiliation for voting in thePrimary election.
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gional office in Nome will be openthis weekend to assist voters. Officeswill open on Saturday, July 28 from10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday,July 29 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. forvoter registration. The Division ofElections also accepts voter registra-tion applications submitted by mail,
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By Sandra L. MedearisAt its meeting on July 19, the
Nome Port Commission received adraft Nome Port and Harbor Devel-opment Plan. Its author, port con-sultant Paul Fuhs, attending viatelephone, took the commissionthrough the 19-page document.
The roadmap is necessary forseeking state and federal funding forport expansion and upgrades.
The draft contains a planning se-quence, short-, medium- and long-term development options andadvocates strategies to attract cus-tomers to the port:
• Strategies to attract tourists tothe port.
• Strategies to market Nome as ahub for fisheries and other researchefforts in the Arctic.
• Strategies for increasing vitality
of the harbor.• Strategies for staging for oil ex-
ploration and drilling in the ChukchiSea.
• Strategies for security measures.The Port of Nome this summer is
busy with construction preparation asit does with construction activities.Construction-ready projects for sum-mer 2012 include:
• High mast lighting and electricalline upgrade project to put two highmast lights on the causeway and afoundation for a third. Total cost:$833.136.
• Snake River bridge replacement.• Harbor floats and anchor system
project to remove failed piling andreplace it with an anchor chain sys-tem. The cost, $177,000.
Three additional projects are bid-ready:
• East and south dock fender re-pair and replacement.
• Repair for the sagging bargeramp.
• Federal authorization to regu-larly dredge the small boat harbor.
Four projects are at the 35 percentdesign stage:
• Extension of the Nome PortCauseway to become a deep-waterport at a depth of 35 feet.
• Causeway middle dock con-struction—meaning 476 ft. of sheetpile between City and Westgolddocks. The cost would be around$13.5 million.
• Barge high ramp, a project thatwould install a 35 ft. wide sheet piledock with a loading ramp. The cost:$3 million.
• Snake River floats and moorageexpansion project would dredge out
80,000 cubic yd. of river bank andinstall two 600-ft. float sections. Thecost, $13.7 million.
Fuhs emphasized that uplands de-velopment was critical, especiallythe Air Force tank farm area and twoacres by the barge ramp.
“Stay on getting the tank farmproperty,” Fuhs said. “That is goingto be extremely valuable.”
Once again, Fuhs emphasized thatPort Clarence was also being consid-ered as a deep-water port where littledredging would be needed and it wasnot exposed to weather, but on theother hand, had zero infrastructurecompared to Port of Nome. The twolocations—Port Clarence and Port ofNome could complement each other,he suggested.
Once again, Fuhs advocated con-necting with Teller and Brevig Mis-sion to see if they wanted to have ajoint effort for a port authority.
“If the arctic port is moving thatdirection, Nome wants to be a part ofthat,” Fuhs told the Nome port panel.
In other business, the commissionlooked over a letter that MayorDenise Michels had written to U.S.
Coast Guard Rear Admiral ThomasOstebo of USCG District 17, to pulla Coast Guard foot into the door aspart of an ongoing campaign for U.S.Coast Guard to establish a presencein Port of Nome.
Michels requested the USCG toconsider staffing personnel in Nomefor one week per month during sum-mer months to provide water safetyeducation and enforcement. Cur-rently the USCG participates in pub-lic meetings and has scheduled onevisit in Nome for education and en-forcement.
The City of Nome has been col-laborating with the Coast Guard toassess what the City has to offer andto identify USCG needs for supportin an attempt to get a Coast Guardpresence in Nome.
In her letter, the mayor woos theCoast Guard with an offer of officespace in the harbormaster’s officeand informs Ostebo that Port ofNome has land available for CoastGuard use for equipment required tooperate successfully in the Nome
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In business at home, the Councilunanimously approved awarding acontract to Charles J. Reader’s QTrucking Garage for repair and serv-ice on the City’s heavy and specialtyvehicles in the public works depart-ment.
The garage will get $90 an hour towork on the equipment, higher by$20 than the hourly charge set in2010 for the previous bid period. Forwrecker service, Q Trucking will get$25 per callout plus $3 a mile. QTrucking will bill for parts at costplus 25 percent.
The contract is for one year with aone-year renewal option.
The resolution, passed unani-mously by the Council, said that QTrucking submitted the only respon-sive bid. If there were other bids sub-mitted in the sealed bid transaction,they were not included in the publicdocument packet.
Delivering a vehicle to the QTrucking repair department will re-quire department head approval withrepairs beyond usual maintenance inexcess of $500 to be approved by thecity manager or designee. The con-tract allows the City to order certainparts for specific vehicles for whichthe garage cannot charge for cost or25 percent markup.
These vehicles include about 20assorted vehicles dump trucks, doz-ers, various loaders and graders cre-ated by Caterpillar and a Volvotracked loader skidsteer.
The Council unanimously passedanother resolution that approved anincrease to $8.3 million in a creditline from Wells Fargo bank forNome Joint Utility System to financefuel coming in by barge over the
summer for running the utility’s gen-erators.
NJUS board of directors had toraise the line of credit from $8.1 mil-lion to $8.3 million to meet the ris-ing diesel prices coming in on theseason’s barges, NJUS utility man-ager, John K. Handeland said. The$8.3 million would not cover thecosts, but the utility would use itsgeneral fund, he said.
Diesel cost $2.80 per gallonaround July 1, but by last Friday hadgone up to $3.20,” he said. “It‘sgoing south, or north, depending onhow you look at it.
“This is not a good thing for thecommunity. However, the averagewill still be within 15 cents of theprice for last year,” Handeland said.
City Manager Jose Bahnke askedthe Council to consider a motion toauthorize her to solicit proposals fora project manager for the pre-con-struction phase of the Richard FosterBuilding that will house the CarrieM. McLain Museum, Beringia Cen-ter for Culture and the KegoayahKozga Library. Such a managerwould make final land acquisition,coordinate design, steering commit-tee and contractors, prepare grant ap-plications, obtain and monitorpermits, oversee procurement andcontracts and maintain the projectbudget.
“Put it out to bid,” CouncilmanLouis Green Sr. advised.
Councilman Stan Andersen:“We’ll digest it and take it up at thenext meeting.”
Bahnke reported to the Councilthat:
• Brooks Chandler, city attorney,had made final some changes to thesales tax ordinance coming up forCouncil vote with a work session forCouncil to go over changes withChandler this week.
• architects and engineers hadmade final the specifications for apaint job on Old St. Joseph Churchso that bid documents could go out
with bid openings slated for August,after which weather would decidewhen the selected contractor wouldopen the paint.
• State Dept. of EnvironmentalConservation and Bristol Engineer-ing had inspected the landfill andmonofill during a visit July 17-18with a report coming to the Councilin August.
Finally, the Council adjournedinto executive session for “discus-sion of legal matters that may havean adverse impact on City finances.”Joy Baker, harbormaster, remainedfor the executive session. The NomePort Commission also attended thesecret meeting: Randolph Rome-nesko, Jim West Jr., Charles Lean,Jimmy Adams, Iura Leahu.
Councilwomen Josie Stiles andMary Knodel had excused absencesfrom the Council meeting.
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By Laurie McNicholas“The third week of July shows the
king run being very weak, the chumrun all over the board from the worstcounts at escapement projects toabove average at others, pink salmonare average and silvers starting toappear in Norton Sound,” reportsJim Menard, area manager for Nor-ton Sound and Kotzebue, AlaskaDept. of Fish and Game. TheKwiniuk River tower in the Elimsubdistrict recorded the worst cumu-lative king and chum salmon countin 30 years through July 20, his up-date shows.
Only 2,700 sockeye (red) salmonhad escaped past the Pilgrim Riverweir in the Port Clarence districtthrough July 18, so ADF&G closedthe lower Kuzitrin River and PilgrimRiver to all net fishing on July 20.
“The average historical midpointat the weir is July 18, and escape-ment projections show that the es-capement goal at Salmon Lake willnot be met at current passage rates,”Menard said in a press release July19. “The escapement goal atSalmon Lake is 4,000 to 8,000 sock-eye salmon observed by aerial sur-vey. To have any chance of reachingthe escapement goal, all gillnettingand seining must be closed in thePilgrim River drainage and lowerKuzitrin River.”
Menard reported a cumulativecount of 3,284 sockeyes past the Pil-grim River weir through July 20, andhe projected 6,000 sockeyes for afinal count. He said daily sockeyecounts at the weir were starting todouble compared to daily countswhen net fishing was allowed. “Theclosure to net fishing was two weeksearlier last year, and [the] escape-ment goal was reached in 2011,” headded.
“[The] Norton Sound commercialsalmon harvest to date is 185,000pinks, 42,000 chums, 60 sockeyes,and 400 silvers,” Menard said. “Thepink salmon harvest is the best since1998. In Norton Sound, commercialchum salmon fishing is occurring inNorton Bay, Shaktoolik and Unalak-leet, and commercial pink salmonfishing is occurring in Golovin andElim. Kotzebue had an averagechum harvest for the second week ofcommercial fishing.”
Menard said Norton Sound crab-bers had harvested nearly 190,000pounds of the 465,450-pound com-mercial red king crab quota throughthe morning of July 21. “The 2012harvest to date has been tracking thesame with last year’s harvest,” headded. “There was a slight dip incatches with the recent windyweather slowing deliveries for a cou-ple of days.”
Following are excerpts fromMenard’s report on salmon fisheriesin Norton Sound subdistricts for thethird week of July.
Unalakleet and Shaktooliksubdistricts
Sport fishing for king salmon isclosed until August 15 in the Un-alakleet and Shaktoolik subdistricts.This closure includes catch and re-lease fishing for king salmon. In ad-dition, the use of bait is banned in
the Unalakleet River and ShaktoolikRiver drainages.
Subsistence salmon gillnet fish-ing is open seven days a week in theUnalakleet and Shaktoolik subdis-tricts, and mesh size restrictions inmarine waters and fresh watersended on July 23. Beach seining isallowed seven days a week, but anyking salmon captured must be im-mediately released in the water.
The commercial harvest to date inthe Unalakleet subdistrict totals17,399 chums, 53,076 pinks, 32sockeye and 277 silvers. This sea-son’s pink harvest is the largest since1998.
In the Shaktoolik subdistrict, thecommercial harvest totals 16,186chums, 19,345 pinks, 24 sockeyesand 119 silvers. The chum harvestranks third best in 20 years, and thepink harvest is the best since 2000.
Norton Bay subdistrict: The gillnet mesh size is restricted
to 6 inches or less, and net length isrestricted to 100 fathoms or less.The commercial harvest to date is4,062 chums, 48,122 pinks and 19silvers. The pink harvest is a record.
Elim subdistrict: The commercial harvest to date is
1,762 chums, 42,619 pinks and 2 sil-vers. The pink harvest is the bestsince 2000.
Golovin subdistrict: Gillnets are restricted 100 fath-
oms or less with a mesh size of 4 ½inches or less. The commercial har-vest to date is 2,372 chums and22,776 pinks. The pink harvest is thebest since 1998.
Nome subdistrict: The subsistence set gillnet sched-
ule is in effect. Pink salmon catchlimits have been waived. The sched-ule is from 6 p.m. Wednesday until6 p.m. Saturday in the marine wa-ters. The fresh water subsistencearea schedule is from 6 p.m. Mon-day until 6 p.m. Wednesday andfrom 6 p.m. Thursday until 6 p.m.Saturday.
Salmon escapement proj-ects
Menard provided the followingcumulative counts at Norton Soundand Port Clarence salmon escape-ment projects through July 20.
Unalakleet River test fish–26kings, 727 chums, and 376 pinks.The king catch ranks fourth lowest.The chum catch ranks 10th highestout of 28 years. The pink catchranks second lowest in the 2000s foran even-numbered year.
North River tower–606kings, 2,771 chums, 101,504 pinksand 84 silvers. The king count rankssecond lowest. Late run timing pro-jections show a final count of 804kings, which would be 33% belowthe goal of 1,200 kings. However, in2010 for this date the cumulativecount was 563 kings and final es-capement was 1,256 kings. Chumpassage ranks 13th out of 17 years.Pink passage ranks seventh out ofnine even-numbered years.
Unalakleet River floating weir–
Chums vary from worst to above average, pinks average, silvers arriving (No weir escapement goals yet es-tablished)–330 kings, 36,721 chums,516,232 pinks, 173 sockeyes and175 silvers. The king count is lessthan half the 2010 count and one-
third the 2011 count. The chumcount is 20 percent below the 2010count and one-third the 2011 count.The pink count is one-quarter belowthe 2010 count.
Shaktoolik sonar (no escapementgoals yet established)–Cumulativepassage since July 10 is estimated at
Photo by Nils HahnGONE FISHING— Nome anglers enjoyed a sunny Saturday afternoon fishing for humpies at the Nome Rivermouth.
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152,000 salmon with an apportion-ment of 400 kings, 13,600 chumsand 138,000 pinks. This is the firstyear the project is providing escape-ment estimates, and the sonar isgreat addition to Norton Sound es-capement counting projects. Thanksto Norton Sound Economic Devel-opment Corp. for initiating this proj-ect.
Inglutalik River tower (no es-capement goals established)–1,032kings, 23,259 chums and 51,486pinks. This is the second year of theproject. Last year’s counts throughthis date were 1,453 kings and42,934 chums.
Kwiniuk River tower— 21 kings,4,942 chums and 253,438 pinks.Both the king and chum counts arethe poorest in over 30 years for thisdate. The pink count is well below
the record 2000s even-numberedyear runs when the average count bythis date was over 1.4 million.
Niukluk River tower—15 kings,14,612 chums, 188,843 pinks and 33silvers.
King counts are the same for thelast three years and tied for the low-est in the 18-year project history.The chum count is a little over halfthe recent 5-year average for thisdate and tracking slightly above lastyear when the escapement wasmade. The pink count is trailing alleven-numbered years for this date.
Eldorado River weir—12,208chums and 46,763 pinks. The chumcount ranks 5th highest out of 16years. The pink count ranks 6th outof 8 even-numbered years.
Nome River weir—1 king, 877chums, 38,058 pinks and 25 sock-eyes. The chum count is about half
the recent 5-year average for thisdate. The pink count ranks 8th out10 even-numbered years at the weir.
Snake River weir —239 chums,2,559 pinks, 1 sockeye and 4 silvers.The chum count is lagging and ranks16th out of 18 years. The pink countranks 8th out of 9 even-numberedyear counts.
Glacial Lake weir—1,209 sock-eyes. The count ranks 10th out 12years.
Pilgrim River weir—7 kings,7,429 chums, 25,014 pinks and3,284 sockeyes. King passage is2nd lowest out of 10 years at theweir. Chum passage is 4th highestat the weir for this date. Pink pas-sage is in the middle for 5 even-numbered years. Sockeye passageranks 8th lowest, and has fallen totwo-thirds of last year’s passage forthis date.
• Fish reportcontinued from page 6
Crab tagging project underway in Norton SoundThe Alaska Department of Fish
and Game has a new Fish andWildlife Technician from Anchorageand she’s helping to conduct a redking crab research project in easternNorton Sound. Mary Sherbick, bornand raised in Anchorage, attends theUniversity of Alaska Anchorage andis majoring in biology. She is a mem-ber of the Alaska Native Science andEngineering Program for about fouryears now. ANSEP encourages in-digenous Alaskans to become scien-tists through middle and high schooloutreach initiatives, summer pro-grams, college courses, and profes-sional internships. Through ANSEP,Sherbick has interned with the U.S.Geological Survey and as a lab tech-nician for UAA professor Frank vonHippel. “Since I have plenty of labexperience under my belt I figured itwas time for a change of pace and
get my hands dirty with some fieldwork,” she said. So, off to Nome shewent.
ADF&G Research Fishery Biolo-gist Jenefer Bell hired Sherbick towork as a Fish and Wildlife techni-cian on a research project. The proj-ect, done in cooperation withNSEDC and funded by the North Pa-cific Research Board, is to examinemovement, size composition, andbycatch of red king crab, aka Par-alithodes camtschaticus, in easternNorton Sound. “We tagged over4,500 crabs from Cape Nome toElim chartering the F/V Mithril,Frank McFarland’s boat,” Sherbicksaid. “We used 90 collapsible crabpots weighing around 130 lbs each.We had two strings, 5 and 10 milesfrom shore with 45 pots runningalong each. To get a good look at thepopulation we tagged males and fe-
males, legals, anything 4.75 inchesin shell width, and sublegals.” Theydid not tag crab smaller than 70 mmin carapace length but did record thesize and gender. Now that the com-mercial crabbing season has startedBill Dunker with ADF&G, MikeMcGowan with NSEDC and Sher-bick have been observing on willingcommercial crab boats to collect lo-cations of recovered tagged crab andexamine bycatch. Captains can par-ticipate in the study without an ob-server aboard by taking part in thecrew program. In this case they fillout data sheets which will provideinformation similar to what an ob-server would record. Over the nextthree years ADF&G and NSEDChope to get a better perspective oncrab movement and populationstructure that will help in evaluatingcurrent guideline harvest levels and
management of Norton Sound redking crab. Boat captains interested inparticipating in the study can contact
Jenefer Bell or Justin Leon at 443-5167 for observer and crew programdetails.
Photo courtesy of ADF&GHOLD STILL— Mary Sherbick tagging a red king crab aboard theMithril.
USGS tags walruses in the Chukchi SeaBy Diana Haecker
Among the many barges, shipsand dredges out at sea in front ofNome last weekend was the Norse-man II, a research vessel that arrivedin Nome from the Chukchi Sea lastweek. Chad Jay, a research ecologistwith the Alaska Science Center at theUnited States Geological Survey inAnchorage, has been on board andreported that he and his researchteam was successful in tagging 40adult female Pacific walruses withsatellite radio transmitters.
The researchers were at the south-ern edge of the sea ice, northwest ofWainright. According to Jay, the pur-pose of the USGS’s multi-year studyis to identify the foraging and migra-tion patterns and the distribution ofwalruses and how the patternschange as the sea ice diminishes in-creasingly in the fall due to climatechange. When the sea ice recedes
past the continental shelf - and theirfood source - into very deep watersof the Arctic Basin, the walruses haulout on land, Jay said.
The ongoing study has revealedthat walruses haul out increasinglyon land, rest onshore and swim outto foraging grounds, which can be 30to 40 miles offshore. “We found thatsome animals are swimming up-wards of 60 miles on foraging trips,”Jay said. He also said that some ani-mals tagged in the eastern ChukchiSea end up on the opposite shore, inChukotka.
According to the USGS website,the Alaska Science Center PacificWalrus Research Program has col-lected data on walrus foraging be-havior and movements throughoutareas of the Bering and Chukchi seasduring periods when sea ice is pres-ent and when sea ice is absent overthe continental shelf since 2004. In
2010, walruses came ashore in lateAugust. Last year, the sea ice disap-peared from the shelf earlier andwalruses began to come ashore inearly August.
The study will be taken into ac-count when the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service makes it decisionwhether or not to list the Pacific wal-rus species as threatened. The deci-sion will be made in 2017. Jay saidthat the reduced sea ice conditions doaffect walruses in their foraging andresting behavior.
Jay said the tagging teams areusing crossbow to embed the radiotransmitter in the animals’ blubber. Ifat all possible, he asks subsistencehunters to spare radio-tagged ani-mals, but if taken, to please returnthe radio back to the USGS office inAnchorage.
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Unalakleet fishermen and womenturned out in force on July 6 and 7 tofish in the Humpy Derby organizedby Francine Johnson, Kawerak
Tribal Family Coordinator, who wasplanning the event as part of theFamily Fun Time program.
Kids as young as one year old to
Elders showed up and fished to theirheart’s content. The derby started atnoon on July 6th and ended not untilmidnight. Laughter and smiles pre-vailed and some kids begged to keepfishing after midnight. The first dayended with over 300 humpies caught.Three-hundred fish were donated tothe Elders and stored in the canneryfor the next day to cut and give to theElders.
The next day, at 8:30 a.m. sharpkids and community members onceagain came down to participate in thederby and the last fish was weighedat 5 p.m. A picnic consisting of 300hamburgers, watermelon and CapriSuns followed with generous dona-tions from Kawerak, Norton Sound
Health Corporation, and the NativeVillage of Unalakleet, UnalakleetGeneral Store, Peace on Earth,Hansen Grocery of Nome, NortonSound Sled Dog Club. Every partic-ipant entered into a raffle for donatedround-trip tickets by Bering Air andPenAir.
Johnson hopes to run this eventannually. She said it’s time to createactivities in all communities basedon families and this is just the begin-ning to dreams of making a changein a community.
After the picnic a table was set upby Davida and Bret Hanson to helpteach anyone how to cut a humpy.They cut an estimated 100 fishcaught on July 7 and then more fish
cutters joined in to cut over 300 fishcaught on July 6. The fish were cutand donated to Elders in the commu-nity. Johnson thanks Davida and BretHanson, Darlene Katchatag , Jeff andDonna Erickson and Harvey Brown.Nick Hanson JoAnne Semeken andKiki Storms were youth who came tolearn and stick with fish cutting forthe Elders.
Prizes for ages 1-9 were for theHeaviest Humpy to the LightestHumpy, up to sixth place received aprize. Prizes for ages 10-Elder werefrom Heaviest Humpy to the Light-est Humpy with prizes for the top 13participants.
Unalakleet Humpy derby draws anglers of all ages
Photo by Bret HansonLUNKER— Andrew Doty, age 6, weighs in his prize catch during the Unalakleet Humpy Derby.
Unalakleet Humpy Derby Results:
10-years and older:Heaviest humpy: 1. Ron Rodriguez 4.07 pounds; 2. Erin Sher-
man, 3.59 pounds; 3. Dean Towarak 3.52 pounds. Lightest catch: Warren Katchatag, 1.21 pounds
1-years old to 9-years:Heaviest humpy: 1. Paxton Commack, 4.16 pounds; 2. Sonja
Koutchak, 3.48; Ian Ivanoff 3.37Lightest catch: Isaac Smith, 1.12 pounds
Photo by Henry JohnsonPREP WORK— Clarence Towarak Jr. gets the gear ready for his grand-daughter Sierra Musgrove during the 2012 Unalakleet Humpy Derby.
Photo by Henry JohnsonTHE SWEETEST CATCH— Chace Doty, age 3, shows off his fish dur-ing the Unalakleet Humpy Derby.
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Name Home Overall time1. John Bunce Nome 20 Seconds2. West Beach Buddy Rehm UK 23.75 Seconds3. Cody Moen Nome 27.75 Seconds4. Shawn Harper Nome 28.75 Seconds5. Chris Pomereke Nome 33.75 Seconds6. John Beaudreau N.York 36.5 Seconds7. Richard Beneville Nome 37 Seconds8. Steve Pomerenke Nome 39.5 Seconds9. Zeke Tenhoff Nome 42.5 Seconds10. Savannah Schoffner Nome 47.5 Seconds11. Cynthia Karmun Nome 52 Seconds12. Heather Schoffner Nome 54 Seconds13. Kenny Hughes Nome 56 Seconds14. David Miller Nome 1 Min 03 Sec15. Emily Schoffner Nome 1 Min 04 Sec16. Pat Malone Nome 1 Min 14 Sec17. Tim Smith Nome 1 Min 23 Sec18. Savannah Schoffner Nome 1 Min 28 Sec19. Steve Riedel Nome 1 Min 30 Sec20. Dylan Pomerenke Nome 1 n 35 Sec 21. Tracie Karmun Nome 1 Min 47.5 Sec22. Myrna Outwater Nome 2 Min 06 Sec23. Don Carr Louisiana 2 Min 19 Sec24. Ralph Rogers UK 2 Min 22.7 Sec 25. Nick Klezewski Nome 2 Min 25.5 Sec26. John Elander Calif 2 Min 36 Sec27. Bonnie Clark NewYork 3 Min 56 Sec28. Leo Rasmussen Nome 4 Min 0 Sec29. Morgan Hands Texas 4 Min 28 Sec30. Owen Outwater Nome 4 Min 55 Sec31. Jonathan Outwater Nome 4 Min 59 Sec
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Photo by Nadja CavinREADY, SET, GOLD!— West Beach Buddy Rehm outpanned all butone competitor during this year’s gold panning contest.
Photo by Diana HaeckerCOMBAT FISHING NOME STYLE— Real estate was at a prime at the mouth of the Nome River on Satur-day afternoon as Nome anglers tried their luck fishing for humpies.
Photo by Diana HaeckerWEARABLE ART— Alice Bioff sold her own T-shirt designs at last Sat-urday’s Bearing Song Farmers Market.
Photo by Diana HaeckerLET’S GO TO THE MARKET— At least seven vendors pitched their canopies in front of Bearing Song to sellbeadwork, paintings, qiviut knitwear and unique t-shirts at last Saturday’s farmer’s market.
By Diana HaeckerThe Port and Harbor of Nome re-
sembles a busy beehive these dayswith cargo barges, gold dredges,lighterage vessels, fishing boats andresearch vessels coming and going ata fast pace. Nome Harbormaster JoyBaker gives a weekly report on traf-fic in and out of the port and harbor,and this week had a heck of a timeto read her own logs so tightly werewords spaced on the whiteboard cal-endar. Baker said that Thursday andFriday were very busy days whenvessels waited in line to get insidethe port or harbor for dischargingand loading cargo, refueling, gettingwater or conducting repairs.
Baker reports that the U.S. CoastGuard buoy tender Hickory visitedNome last week Monday and Tues-day to conduct small vessel safetychecks and to give crew some well-earned R&R time on land.
An Alaska Logistics barge arrivedwith stacks of containers, bringingmore goods into Nome. Also, a bow-head freight barge arrived in Nometo transload cargo to landing craftsfor the trek to the Arctic; one gravelbarge came and went; and sevenlanding crafts made trips in and outof the harbor to move freight to thesurrounding villages. The Norseman
II research ship spent time anchoredoutside the port during heavy trafficperiods, but was able to get to thedock over the weekend. The Profes-sor Khromov research vessel alsocalled on Nome again Friday andSaturday.
Researchers aboard the NorsemanII report they completed a walrus-tagging mission for the U.S. Geo-logical Survey and tagged 40 femaleadult walrus with satellite radio col-lars. (See related story on page 7).
The Seabird, a tender, deliveredherring from East Norton Sound tothe Norton Sound Seafood process-ing plant to be used as crab bait inthe red king crab fishery.
Vitus Marine’s tugs Naniq andCavek await the arrival of the tankerOrestina to assist into the causewaydock and have been assisting theMoor in delivering fuel to coastalvillages.
Three sailboats are still anchored
at the small boat harbor, waiting forthe sea ice to clear as they attempt avoyage through the Northwest Pas-sage.
As of Monday, Baker reports thetotal number of registered golddredges up from 70 to 72 dredges,plus 24 support vessels. There are 19fishing boats registered.
As of press time, a looming stormwas forecasted to arrive Mondayevening.
High winds and surf were ex-pected to last for a few days andBaker reminded vessel owners toproperly secure their boats and tocheck lines and anchors.
Baker said that August looks to bean even busier month with more re-search boats, the Coast Guard and acruise ship already have announcedtheir arrival on top of the regularbarge, dredge, fishing and cargo traf-fic.
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Concerns mount over a senior’s situation. Be careful how you approach them, Aquarius. One wrong word could send everything into a tailspin.
No more complaints, Pisces. Time to pull up your bootstraps and get crackin’. News from home lightens the load and reveals what really matters.
Heads up, Aries. Someone you least expect has big plans in the works, and you’ll play a part in making them happen. The foundation is set at work.
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any better, they do. Small windfalls and creative bursts give you the freedom to do more. Enjoy, Taurus.
Full steam ahead, Gemini. You are getting bogged down in the details and progress is seriously lagging. An offer is too good, way too good, to refuse.
Romance hits an all- time high with a trip someplace special. A project is given the go-ahead and the real work begins. Gather the troops, Cancer.
Playing favorites never works, Leo. You’re far better off being impartial and allocating the job to someone with the skills to complete it.
Requests multiply by the minute, and you have no choice but to learn the word no. Relax, Virgo. Those that you turn down will understand.
You’re not one to get your feathers ruffled, but a young friend takes it a bit too far and you must say what’s on your mind, Libra. A chance encounter proves lucrative.
Career goals move front and center this week, Scorpio, and you put together a plan. Travel is on the agenda, and it starts sooner than expected.
Green efforts pay off big time, providing impetus for more radical moves. An old friend stops by for an insightful chat. Who knew, Sagittarius?
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Across1. Easy open flip top (2 wds)7. Spanish sparkling wine 11. Branch14. “Seinfeld” gal15. Eastern ties16. Compete17. Bring up18. Taps (2 wds)20. French vineyard21. “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice___ Agin)” (#1 hit of 1970)22. Intuitive feeling 23. Tendencies 27. Abnormal respiratory sound28. Discouraging words29. Growls32. Bad day for Caesar33. Schuss, e.g.34. XC 36. Bit of a draft37. Ancient Grecian district NW ofAthens39. “___ we having fun yet?”40. Mountain range section 42. ___ King Cole43. Hip bones44. African antelope45. Nod, maybe46. Plundered 47. Tail of a dressed fowl (2 wds, pl.)50. Go off script (hyphenated)53. Directorʼs cry54. Amazon, e.g.
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Photo by Diana HaeckerTHE GUARDIAN— A short-eared owl perched on a utility linelast Friday afternoon.
BUSY— The Port of Nome saw a lot of boat and barge traffic last week. Harbormaster Joy Baker expects the port and small boat harbor to get really busyin August.
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By Rev. Karen Sonray,Our Savior’s Lutheran Church Member,
Nome Ministerial Association
“A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that theboat was already being swamped. But Jesus was in the stern, asleep on thecushion.” Mark 4: 37
This is one of my favorite bible stories—Jesus asleep in the boat asthe storm rages and the disciples cry out, “Lord, don’t you care that we areperishing?” I think we can all relate to this universal cry, “Don’t you care,God”?”
In Seminary we talked about our experience of God as both “distant” and“close” - the transcendent and the immanent God. In this story God seems“asleep” to our storms. But then as a parent I am reminded of the many timesI have “looked out the window” - at a distance — keeping an eye on my chil-dren as they were outside playing. I had my eye on them watching with con-cern though it seemed as if I were oblivious and removed.
God gives us a large amount of freedom and does not treat us as Hispuppets but His children. Thus, when we find ourselves in things beyondour control, feeling helpless we may think God is distant. But God is filledwith concern and we are the object of that concern.
God sends Jesus into the midst of our storms. Jesus falls asleep ona pillow! Why? Perhaps Jesus can rest in the midst of nature’s turmoils ; Heknows no matter what happens he is in God’s hands. Not even death is to befeared. He is our example of complete faith.
Jesus’ cry , “Peace be still.” not only rebukes the winds and stillsthe waves of the chaotic ocean, but it is meant for us and our inner emotionsand spirit: “Have faith God is here.”
As you are out in the land and the sea and enjoying God’s creation thissummer, be still and know that God is there, too, watching from a distanceand yet also right there in the midst of your “boat.”
Remember Jesus’ words: “Why are you afraid? Have you still nofaith? “ (Mark 4: 40) God can transform our fears to a sense of awe and faith.
Saying It Sincerely
By Bob Lawrence, MDAlaska Family Doctor
Plantar fasciitis is a commoncause of foot pain typically localizedto the bottom of the foot near theheel. It is often caused by a suddenincrease in activity or a change infootwear.
The pain from plantarfasciitis is typically worse inthe morning or after sittingfor extended periods. Manypeople with the condition de-scribe a sharp pain under theheel on the first few steps ofthe day. The pain tends toimprove with activity orstretching.
Without proper treatment,plantar fasciitis can becomea chronic annoying pain that pre-vents healthy levels of activity, or atleast takes away any fun associatedwith being active. But if the prob-lem is recognized early, treatmentcan result in rapid recovery and pos-sibly prevent a trip to the doctor.
The plantar fascia is a thick semi-elastic band of tissue that extendsfrom the bottom of the heel to theball of the foot.
The pain of plantar fasciitis re-sults from a sudden overstretching ofthe fibers of the plantar fascia. Thissudden stretching causes micro tearsin the fibers that attach the fascia tothe base of the heel leading to in-flammation and pain. If the problemis allowed to persist for a long time a
small extension of bone will developoff the tip of the heel forming a sharpspur seen on x-ray. The “heel spur”is not the cause of pain, only a signthat the problem may have beenpresent for a long time.
Treatment for plantar fasciitis is
straightforward. Stretching the plan-tar fascia on both feet, even if onlyone side is hurting, is the most im-portant part of therapy.
Proper stretching is performed byleaning with arms outstretchedagainst a wall with one leg extendedbehind you, taking care to ensure thetoes of both feet are pointed forwardand both heels are lowered to thefloor. If this maneuver is too diffi-cult, one may also stretch the fasciaby looping a towel or elastic bandaround the ball of the foot and thenpulling upward toward the knee. Ingeneral, any stretch that stretches thecalf or Achilles tendon will alsostretch the plantar fascia.
Next, use ice over the affected
area for 15 minutes at a time. Thisis best performed at the end of theday to reduce any inflammation.Some people find a frozen water bot-tle rolled under the foot makes ahandy tool for both stretching andicing the plantar fascia.
Third, consider using a nightsplint. Most people sleep withtheir toes pointed downward.This leaves the plantar fascia ina shortened position for hours,which explains why the first fewsteps of the day can be the mostpainful. Night splints designedto keep toes pointed up duringsleep can be purchased online orin some cases be specially madeby your provider. These splintskeep the fascia stretched during
the night so that waking pain is re-duced.
Fourth, ensure your shoes haveproper arch support or use orthoticsthat more evenly distribute pressureon the feet.
Fifth, consider modifying youractivity to allow time for the plantarfascia to heal. This could meanswitching physical activities. Run-ners may choose to swim or ride abike for a few weeks.
If these measures fail to addressheel pain, see your doctor to ensurethe diagnosis is correct and rehabili-tation maneuvers are being per-formed properly. An x-ray may beordered to rule out other causes offoot pain. Your provider can also dis-cuss further treatment options in-cluding physical therapy orcorticosteroid injection.Church Services
DirectoryBible Baptist Church
443-2144Sunday School: 10 a.m./Worship: 11 a.m.
Community Baptist Church-SBC108 West 3rd Avenue • 443-5448 • Pastor Bruce Landry
Sunday Small Group Bible Study: 10 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m.
Community United MethodistWest 2nd Ave • 443-2865 Sunday: Worship 11 a.m.
Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thrift Shop Tuesday & Thursday: 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Nome Covenant Church101 Bering Street • 443-2565 • Pastor Harvey
Sunday: School 10 a.m./Worship 11 a.m.Wednesday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m. (443-8063 for more info)
Friday: Community Soup Kitchen 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Our Savior Lutheran Church5th Avenue & Bering • 443-5295
Sunday: School 9:45 am/Worship 11 a.m.Handicapped accessible ramp: North side
River of Life Assembly of God405 W. Seppala • 443-5333 • Pastor Mike Christian Jr.
Sunday School: 10:00 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.Thursday Youth Meeting: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
( Ages: 6th grade thru 12th Grade )
St. Joseph Catholic Church Corner of Steadman & King Place • 443-5527
Mass Schedule: Saturday 5:30 p.m./Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Patients going to ANMC and want to see a catholic priestplease call Fr. Brunet, OMI: cell 907-441-2106
or Holy Family Cathedral (907) 276-3455
Seventh-Day Adventist Icy View • 443-5137
Saturday Sabbath School: 10 a.m.Saturday Morning Worship: 11 a.m.
Nome Church of Nazarene3rd Avenue & Division Street • 443-2805
Sunday School: 10 a.m.Sunday Worship Service: 11 a.m.
Plantar Fasciitis: How to Heal the Heel
Photo by Diana HaeckerSUMMERTIME IN NOME— Musicians Sarah Hofstetter, Dave Coler, Phil Hofstetter and Kellen Baker en-tertained during the Farmer’s Market on Saturday, July 21 in front of Bearing Song.
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Alaska Operating Engineers EmployersTraining Trust,
5400 N Cunningham Rd / PO Box 0989Palmer, AK 99645
1-877-746-3117, www.aoeett.orgThe recruitment, selection, employment, andtraining of Apprentices during their apprenticeshipshall be without discrimination because of age,disability, sex, marital status, changes in maritalstatus, pregnancy or parenthood, race, color,religion, national origin.7/26;8/9
Kawerak Recruitment Notice7/24/12 until filledDEPARTMENT: AdministrationJOB TITLE: General CounselPOSITIONS STATUS: Regular Full TimeEXEMPT STATUS: ExemptPAY SCALE GRADE 23-24-25 ($93,991 + DOE)REPORTS TO: PresidentQUALIFICATIONS:1) Law degree from accredited law school. Mustbe licensed to practice law in the State of Alaska,or able to become licensed in Alaska within sixmonths of employment. 2) Two years related experience as an attorney.Working knowledge of Alaska Native legal issues,Construction Law/Contracts, Employment Law,Tribal/Native issues (ICWA, Tribal Jurisdiction),Corporate in house (policy drafting, resolutions)preferred. Work in directly related field may sub-stitute for the two years as an attorney, on a two-years-for-one basis.3) Must possess strong research, writing, verbalcommunication and organizational skills. 4) Must be dependable, self-motivated, and ableto work with minimum supervision.5) Must possess basic knowledge and skills in Mi-crosoft Word, Excel, Windows and internet.6) Must be able to work and communicate in multi-cultural setting.7) Must be willing to travel extensively within andoutside the Bering Strait region.
Native Preference in hiring under PL 93-638.Approved (3/12/10)
Interested individuals may contact Human Re-sources with questions at 907-443-5231.Applications can be accessed via Kawerakʼs web-site at www.kawerak.org or by contacting HumanResources at 907-443-5231. Applications may befaxed to Kawerak Human Resources at 907-443-4443 or sent via email to [email protected]/26
WANTED—Ancient mammoth ivory tusks andpieces. David Warther [email protected]/17-24-31;6/7-14-21-28;7/5-12-19-26;8/2-9-16-23-30
FOR SALE—Skyline drag-line bucket dredgingsystem near Nome W/2 6 cu.yd. buckets, lots ofcable. Dredge deep or shallow / water or land. Callfor details. $250k (541) 291-0529 / (541) 582-0803 7/26;8/2-9
FOR SALE – Mining Claims and Equipment—Several 160 Acre mining or prospecting claimswith or without equipment plus some miscella-neous equipment is available, plus I have a D-8caterpillar as is where is that needs some repair at$25,000 and a 1066 Koehring backhoe with twonew batteries at $50,000. E-mail [email protected] or call @ (907)443-5715.6/7-14-21-28;7/5-12-19-26
FOR SALE: Lots 1-6, BK 81, Nome, byschool/hospital, financing/joint venture, 406-755-13805/31;6/7-14-21-28;7/5-10-19-26
FOR SALE – Cabin on 5.99 Acres for sale in FoxRiver. Located at mile 67 Nome-Council Road.Three rooms with screened porch and deck. Oiland wood stove for heating. Cabin is clean, wellmaintained and finished inside. Tile floor, sheetrocked and painted inside. Private driveway andzero dust from the Council road. Asking $95,000Contact Scott Babcock at 907-304-4062, 907-443-7615.7/19-26
Nome Sweet Homes907-443-7368
MORE LISTINGS AVAILABLE AT: www.nomesweethomes.comWe buy distressed properties
For an application, detailed job description or more information,please contact:
NSHC Human Resources Department:Gerri Ongtowasruk, Recruitment Assistant
[email protected](907)443-4530 phone
907-443-2085 faxwww.nortonsoundhealth.org
NSHC will apply Alaska Native/American Indian (under PL 93-638), EEO, and VeteranPreferences. To ensure consumers are protected to the degree prescribed under federal and statelaws, NSHC will initiate a criminal history and background check. NSHC is a drug free workplaceand performs pre-employment drug screening. Candidates failing to pass a pre-employment drugscreen will not be considered for employment.
Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) iscommitted to providing quality health services andpromoting wellness within our people andenvironment.
NSHC is currently recruiting for the following positions:
FOREMAN – Nome Terminal Supervises and responsible for promoting and maintaining Crowley’s safety culture, supervises the daily operations of a combined marine terminal and petroleum tank farm, supervises and repairs equipment from power tools to hydraulic equipment, supervises and maintains shop in clean and orderly manner and the use of welding torches, arc and gas welders in basic metal repair. Responsible for basic mechanical and electronic troubleshooting, basic engine and machine repairs. Prepares reports, records work orders, and maintains daily/monthly records.
be willing to work long, variable hours, which include evenings and weekends.
A valid A-CDL with hazmat and tanker endorsements and a clean driving record. High school diploma or GED. Five years petroleum industry or fuel tank farm experience with minimum of two years experience in a supervisory position.
Resume to: [email protected] Fax resume to: 907-777-5596
Crowley is an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace.
MANAGER PETROLEUM TERMINAL – Nome
deliveries, customer service, and maintenance and repair of equipment and facilities, supervises employees with emphasis on health and safety. Reviews operating results to ensure budgeted goals are achieved and expenses are controlled. Develop and maintain business relationships with community leaders, local, state and federal agencies. Oversees seasonal freight activities.
Five plus years general business experience, preferably relating to petroleum product sales and deliveries, preferably in remote locations. 3-5 years supervisory or management experience preferred. Some experience in administering a collective bargaining agreement desirable. Experience developing, improving and streamlining processes to meet established goals and objectives.
experience may be substituted for degree.
Submit Resume to: www.crowley.com
Crowley is an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace.
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MINERS - Tired of waiting on weather
Permitted Mine 2012-2013
Ready to start with equipment
$100,000
Call Dale: 907-304-1345
Mile 5 Teller Highway
Employment
LegalsINVITATION FOR BIDSNome Eskimo Community is requesting written,lump-sum, fixed price proposals from qualifiedlicensed and insured contractors for the plumbingwork in a residential home located in Icy Viewsubdivision. Nome Eskimo Community will acceptwritten proposals until 12:00 pm (noon) local time,on Wednesday, August 1, 2012. Proposals shouldbe submitted to: Nome Eskimo Community Attn: Denise BarengoRE: Project 12-0506P.O. Box 1090 200 West 5th Ave. Nome, AK 99762IFB and all required forms, wage determinations,proposal rating factors and other information maybe obtained from the NEC Housing office.A site visit is required. Each contractor must visitthe project site prior to submitting a proposal fora clear understanding of the scope of work. Sitevisits may be arranged by contacting NEC, atleast 24 hours in advance.For additional information regarding this IFB,contact Glen Pardy, Housing Director, at (907)443-9105.7/26
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Proposed Issuance of an AlaskaPollutant Discharge Elimination System
(APDES) General Permit to Discharge toWaters of the United States
The Alaska Department of EnvironmentalConservation (DEC) has tentatively determinedto issue a discharge permit for the activitydescribed below
Permit No.: AKG426000
Permit Name: Graywater Discharges FromFacilities Related to Oil and Gas ExtractionThat Have An Approved Minimum TreatmentWaiver
Proposed Project and Location:Owners and operators of facilities engaged in oiland gas extraction that have an approvedminimum treatment waiver, located in the areabounded by the North Slope Borough and offshore up to the inner boundary of the territorialseas, are authorized to discharge graywater towaters of the United States, only in accordancewith effluent limits, monitoring requirements, andother conditions stated in the general permit.
A Fact Sheet and associated documents areavailable for review. For inquiries or to requestcopies of documents, contact:
Michael MartzADEC Div. Water555 CordovaAnchorage, AK 99501(907) 269-8198 [email protected]
For office locations or to view electronic copies ofthe permit documents, please see the DECwebsite at:http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wwdp/index.htm
Public Notice Start Date: July 25, 2012Public Notice Expiration Date: August 23, 2012
Mailed comments and requests must bepostmarked on or before the expiration date of thepublic notice. The deadline for written commentsor request for public hearing is August 23, 2012at 5:00 p.m. AST
Disability Reasonable Accommodation NoticeThe State of Alaska, Department of EnvironmentalConservation complies with Title II of theAmericans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you area person with a disability who may need a specialaccommodation in order to participate in thispublic process, please contact Deborah Pock at(907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 30 days of publicationof this notice to ensure that any necessaryaccommodations can be provided.7/26
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATEOF ALASKA
SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:NORA HENRIETTA DOUGLASDeceased.Case No 2NO-12-18PRNOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given Burlene Oliver has beenappointed personal representative of the above-entitled estate. All person having claims againstsaid deceased are required to present their claimswithin four months after the date of first publicationof this notice or said claims will be forever barred.Claims must be presented to Burlene Oliver c/oLewis & Thomas, P.C., Box 61, Nome, Alaska99762.DATED this 10th day of July , 2012H. Conner ThomasABA # 8006049Attorney for Burlene OliverPersonal Representative,Box 61, Nome, AK 997627/19-26;8/2
Health Aide(GAM, KKA, SVA, SKK, UNK)
$16.07 + DOE
VBC (ELI, SVA, SMK/WBB, WMO)$16.07 + DOE
On July 13, Unalakleet AST Karl Erickson seizeda suspicious envelope sent from and adult malein Koyuk to an adult female in Anchorage at alocal air carrier in Unalakleet. Both the male andfemale were uncooperative with investigation ofthe freight. On July 14, Nome Police K-9 Sagehad a positive indication on the freight for the odorof narcotics. Nome WAANT applied for and servea warrant on the freight and located $1890.00 incash. Suspects have been identified and the in-vestigation continues.
On July 19, at 4:20 p.m. Golovin VPSO Navarroarrested Darryl Egger, 46, of Anchorage, for Driv-ing Under the Influence and Reckless Endanger-ment. Egger was remanded to the Anvil MountainCorrectional Center.
Trooper Beat
OPEN HOUSEWednesday Aug. 1
4pm-6pm503 D Street
Landscaped yard with trees!Views of Dry Creek & Anvil Mountain
Tons of storage, basement$324,900
STUDIO UNITS TRIPLEX302 King Place $175,0004PLEX NEAR NEW HOSPITAL307 E 4th Ave - $450,000DUPLEX IN ICYVIEW502 Watchglass - $239,000HIGH EXPOSURE COMMERCIAL101 Front Street -$250,000TWO MOBILE HOMES – OWNER FINANCE7,000 Sq ft lot - $75,000409 D STREET – OWNER FINANCELocated blocks from harborGood for parking or storage - $10,000MECHANIC’S DREAM HOME2br/1.5ba w/2 garages and studio apartmentHuge garage with smaller second garage803 E 3rd Avenue - $245,000 CASHFOX RIVER SUBDIVISION COUNCIL5 acre lots, 6 miles from Council $20,000ICY VIEW DUPLEX – REDUCED3-story duplex with large 4br/2ba upstairsSmaller 2br/1ba downstairs - $239,000
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PUBLIC NOTICE PORT COMMISSION
SEAT APPOINTMENTS
The Port Commission has one seat open forappointment. Anyone interested in serving onthe Port Commission should submit anapplication to the City Clerkʼs Office by
Friday, August 10th, 2012 at 5:00 PM.
Applications are available at City Hall or atwww.nomealaska.org
Please call 443-6603 for more information.
Seawall
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PUBLIC NOTICE PLANNING COMMISSIONSEAT APPOINTMENTS
The Planning Commission has one seat openfor appointment. Anyone interested in servingon the Planning Commission should submit anapplication to the City Clerkʼs Office by
Friday, July 27th, 2012 at 5:00 PM.
Applications are available at City Hall or atwww.nomealaska.org
Please call 443-6603 for more information.
Necessary qualifications: To represent any of the three categories on the RAA, a nominee must maintain a per-
manent domicile and mailing address in any one of the following communities: Brevig Mission, Diomede, Elim,
Gambell, Golovin, Koyuk, Nome, St. Michael, Savoonga, Shaktoolik, Stebbins, Teller, Unalakleet, Wales or White
Mountain; and be eligible to receive an Alaska Permanent Fund dividend at that address for the entire term of
office as director.
To represent regional commercial salmon permit holders, a nominee must hold a valid Norton Sound/ Port Clar-
ence salmon permit (SO4Z). To represent regional sport fishermen, a nominee must be eligible to sport fish for
salmon and hold a license number. To represent regional subsistence fishermen, a nominee must be eligible to
subsistence fish for salmon.
How to nominate: Petitions are available at www.nsedc.com, from NSEDC offices in Nome and Unalakleet,
or from NSEDC community liaisons. Petitions are also available from the Kawerak office in Nome. Nomina-
tion petitions need to have 10 signatures from residents who also meet the requirements for the seat being
sought by the nominee (i.e. a petitioner seeking to represent commercial permit holders needs to have sig-
natures from 10 fellow permit holders).
Where to send petitions: Completed nomination petitions for commercial salmon permit holders must be
received by 5pm on Aug. 16, 2012. Completed nomination petitions for sports and subsistence fishermen must
be received by 5pm on Sept. 20, 2012. Nomination petitions should be sent to the following address:
Executive Assistant, NoBSRAA Fax: (907) 443-4461Kawerak, Inc., Manager Phone: (907) 443-4381PO Box 948 Nome, AK 99762
How representatives are selected: The director for commercial salmon permit holders seat will be elected
by Norton Sound/Port Clarence (SO4Z) permit holders and the runner-up will be the alternate. Ballots will be
mailed to permit holders on Aug. 30, 2012 and must be returned by 5pm Sept. 20, 2012 to be counted. Mem-
bers of the NoBSRAA board will vote on nominations for the Sports Fishermen and Subsistence Fishermen
alternates at the NoBSRAA annual meeting on Sept. 27, 2012, in Nome. The top vote-getters for the three
salmon groups will be seated at the annual meeting.
About the NoBSRAA: The NoBSRAA is intended to bring salmon fishery stakeholders to a common regional fo-
rum to discuss issues regarding salmon enhancement and human needs. One of the NoBSRAA’s main responsibili-
ties is to choose representatives to the Regional Planning Team, the body that writes the Comprehensive Salmon
Plans and advises the commissioner of Fish and Game on salmon hatcheries and local needs.
Call for Nominations: Salmon usersThe Northern Bering Sea Regional Aquaculture Association (NoBSRAA) representing
Norton Sound/Bering Strait salmon users is seeking nominations for the following
positions on its board of directors: 1) the director and alternate for the seat representing commercial salmon permit holders; 2) the alternate for the seat representing sport fishermen; 3) the alternate for the seat representing subsistence fishermen.
Starting Wednesday, August 1, 2012, West E Street will be closed to all traffic atSeppala Drive. This closure is to facilitate the Horizontal Directional Drilling beingperformed by Kinnan Engineering on behalf of Nome Joint Utility Systems. Thedrilling operation will be in place for approximately 6-8 weeks, and is necessary forthe replacement of the aging water main into town. NJUS regrets anyinconvenience this may cause and appreciates the cooperation and understandingof the local residents. If there are any questions or concerns, please feel free tocall Jeff Juelson at the Project Office at 443-6326.
ROAD CLOSURE
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NOME POLICE DEPARTMENTMEDIA RELEASES
07-16-2012 thru 07-22-2012Disclaimer: This is a record of activity. The is-
suance of citations or the act of arrest does notassign guilt to any identified party.
On 07-16 at 4:34 a.m. NPD responded to thereport of a Burglary at a residence on 1st Avenue.After investigation Ayyusue Katchatag, age 25 ofNome was arrested and remanded to AMCC oncharges of Criminal Trespass in the First Degree.Bail was set at $500.
On 07-16 at 5:18 a.m., NVAD and NPD re-sponded to a business on Bering Street to a re-port of an infant who was not breathing. Efforts torevive the child were unsuccessful. The StateMedical Examinerʼs Office was contacted and theinfant was transported to Anchorage for examina-tion and determination of the cause of death. Nofoul play is suspected however the investigationremains open, as cause of death has not yet beendetermined.
On 07-16 at 11:51 a.m. NPD, along with NVFDand NVAD, responded to the report of a fire at aresidence on 2nd Avenue. No injuries were re-ported and the fire was contained. Damage to thestructure appears to be minimal.
On 07-17 at 9:40 a.m. NPD responded to therequest of a welfare check on Michael Hyder, ofPhiladelphia. NPD was unable to locate Hyderand information indicates he left the area. Anyonewho has information leading to the location ofHyder please contact NPD at 443-5262.
On 07-18 at 1:03 a.m. NPD responded to a re-port of an intoxicated person on Middle Beach.NPD responded and contacted two young peoplein the area. Investigation resulted in a juvenile,age 14 of Nome being issued a citations for re-peat Minor Consuming (alcohol) and Curfew vio-lation. Ashley Thomas, age 18 of Nome wasarrested and remanded to AMCC for HabitualMinor Consuming (alcohol). Bail was set at $250.
On 07-18 at 10:48 p.m. NPD responded to thereport of an intoxicated person near Front Street.Ellen Hunt, age 43 of Shaktoolik was arrested andremanded to AMCC for providing False Informa-tion.
On 07-18 at 10:58 p.m. NPD conducted a wel-fare check on East 1st Avenue on two juvenileswho appeared to be intoxicated. Investigation re-sulted in Rebecca Tokeinna, age 18 of Nome re-ceiving a citation for Minor Consuming (alcohol)and a juvenile, age 14 of Nome being transportedto the hospital by NVAD. The 14 year old was latercited for Minor Consuming (alcohol).
On 07-19 at 0:49 a.m. NPD conducted a traf-fic stop on Seppala Drive. After investigation,Alan Balodis, age 39 of Erie, Pennsylvania wasarrested and transported to AMCC for DrivingUnder the Influence (alcohol). Bail was set at$1000. Passenger Daniel Milhisler, age 28 ofNome was issued a citation for possessing anOpen Container.
On 07-19 at 12:24 p.m. NPD responded to therequest of a welfare check at a residence on EastKing. Sytel Pete, age 29 of Nome will be sum-monsed to court for Violating Conditions of Pro-bation.
On 07-19 at 1:37 p.m. NPD responded to thereport of an assault at a residence on West 5thAvenue. The suspect has not been located, in-vestigation continues in this case.
On 07-19 at 7:08 p.m. NPD responded to thereport of an individual violating the conditions oftheir probation (consuming alcohol). After inves-tigation Barton Johnson, age 21 of Nome was ar-rested and remanded to AMCC for ViolatingConditions of his Probation.
On 07-19 at 11:08 p.m. NPD conducted a traf-fic stop on 6th Avenue. Investigation resulted inthe arrest of Glenn Jones, age 48 of Nome forDriving Under the Influence (alcohol). Jones wastransported to AMCC and remanded for DUI. Bailwas set at $1000.
On 07-20 at 1:29 a.m. NPD conducted a traf-fic stop on an ATV driving at excess speed onSeppala Drive. Investigation resulted in the arrestof Tracey Harrington, age 38 of Pompano Beach,Florida for Driving Under the Influence (alcohol).
Harrington was transported to AMCC and re-manded to custody for DUI. Bail was set at $1000.
On 07-20 at 1:51 a.m. NPD responded to therequest of a welfare check on a juvenile. Contactwas made at the residence and the welfare of thechildren were established however, Darryl Aukon,age 23 of Nome was arrested and remanded toAMCC for Violating Condition of Probation (con-suming alcohol).
On 07-20 at 3:01 a.m. NPD conducted a traf-fic stop on the Nome Beltz Highway. After Inves-tigation Clyde Iyatunguk Jr., age 20 of Nome wasissued a citation for Minor Consuming. Harry Kar-mun, age 18 of Nome was issued a citation forOperating a Vehicle after Consuming Alcohol.Evonne Newhall, age 24 of Nome was arrestedfor Violating Conditions of Probation.
On 07-20 at 10:16 a.m. NPD responded to avehicle accident on 2nd Avenue where a truck raninto a building. Investigation resulted in the arrestof the 16-year-old driver after it was found he tookthe vehicle without permission. The youth was ar-rested and remanded to Nome Youth Facility forVehicle Theft. Damage to the building is undeter-mined at this time. Damage to the truck was min-imal.
On 07-20 at 12:35 p.m. NPD responded to thereport of a theft on Seppala Drive. Investigationindicated that a red Nissan drove away withoutpaying for the fuel they had pumped. The loss isreported at $30.02. The license plate was re-ported and NPD investigation is continuing.
On 07-20 at 7:25 p.m. NPD took into its pos-session a small Huffy Outlaw bicycle, red in color.If you have any information as to the owner of thisbicycle, please contact NPD at 443-5262.
On 07-21 at 6:25 a.m. NPD responded to thereport of a disturbance at a residence on EastKing. Investigation resulted in the arrest of GarrettAdsuna, age 33 of Nome for Violating Conditionsof Probation (alcohol consumption) and CriminalTrespass.
On 07-22 at 0:31 a.m. NPD conducted a barcheck at a business on Front Street. After mak-ing contact with Randall Huffman, age 41 ofNome, he was arrested and transported to AMCCfor Violating Conditions of Probation.
On 07-22 at 6:44 a.m. NPD conducted a wel-fare check near the Port on a female who was cry-ing. The female was identified as a juvenile, age14 of Nome who had been consuming alcohol.The juvenile was transported to her residence andthen to the hospital for medical evaluation. The ju-venile was cited for Minor Consuming (alcohol)and remained at the hospital for evaluation.
On 07-22 at 8:23 a.m. NPD responded to thereport of a Motor Vehicle Collision on 3Rd andCarstens. The complainant reported that theywere struck by a blue Subaru hatch-back and thatthe Subaru failed to stop at the scene. Investiga-tion in this case continues. No damage estimatewas available. There were no injuries.
CHIEFʼS NOTES:Itʼs hard to believe that weʼre halfway through
the summer and looking at the approach of fall inabout a month. Itʼs been a busy season for every-body including the young people in our commu-nity.
Looking through the media releases this lastmonth, the number of juveniles who have beencontacted and who have been consuming alcoholis getting higher, but the ages are getting lower.Some of the youths we are contacting are 12 andmany are less than 15. One of the more alarmingaspects though is that these young people aredrinking substantial quantities of alcohol; in manycases to levels where they require medical inter-vention.
The hazards of youth are many without alco-hol creating an entirely new tier of potential vic-tims. Kids are the same as adults when it comesto alcohol. They have reduced judgment; impairedthought processes; impaired motor skills; and attimes, become incapacitated. However, kids haveincreased risk because they are generally un-skilled in handling the effects of alcohol to theirsystems. Accidental injury is the #1 cause ofdeath among young people with many of these
events involving alcohol. It is critical that thecommunity look out for the welfare of young peo-ple who are at risk.
To parents: know where your children areand who they are with. Check up on them to in-sure they are safe and keep track of any alcoholyou may have around your residence as this fre-quently is a source of the alcohol kids are drink-ing. To kids: be careful and donʼt consumealcohol. Accidents occur every day that involvealcohol and alcohol incapacitation is the numberone contributing factor to sexual assault andother victimization. And to the community: helpus keep our youth safe. Report intoxicatedyouths immediately and provide as much spe-cific information as possible. Look for and reportadults who are hosting parties or buying alcoholfor minors.
With your help, we can help insure that theyouth of today have a future tomorrow.
Please report any suspicious situation to theNome Police at 443-5262. Or if you have infor-mation about a crime, you can call us at 443-5262 or email us at [email protected]
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGVariance Application
A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CONDUCTEDDURING THE REGULAR MEETING OF THENOME PLANNING COMMISSION TO SEEK
COMMENTS ON THE FOLLOWING:
Approval of a variance request from Dave McDowellfor his property located at 104 W. 3rd Ave.
DATE: Tuesday, August 7, 2012TIME: 7:00 P.M.LOCATION: City Hall Chambers
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CourtWeek ending 7/20CivilRiedel, Steven v. Meisterheim, Scott; Stalking: Ex ParteSoltanian, Babak v. Manz, John; Foreign Judgment - District CourtCapital One Bank (USA) NA v Seetot, Sara J.Ahnangnatoguk, Elsie v. Ahnangnatoguk, Gordon; Domestic Violence: Ex Parte with
ChildrenAlaska Housing Finance Corporation v. Aningayou, Debbie
Small ClaimsNo current claims on file.
CriminalState of Alaska v. Jeffrey Kimoktoak (6/20/89); 2NO-12-451CR Notice of Dismissal;
Charge 001: DC; Filed by the DAs Office 7/13/12.State of Alaska v. Jeffrey Kimoktoak (6/20/89); 2NO-12-456CR CTN 002: Violating Re-
lease Conditions; Date of violation: 7/5/12; CTN Chrgs Dismissed by State: ct 001;90 days, 70 days suspended; Unsuspended 20 days shall be served; Initial Jail Sur-charge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Suspended Jail Sur-charge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be paid if probation is revokedand, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Po-lice Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days; Pro-bation to 7/13/13; Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Subjectto warrantless arrest for any violation of these conditions of probation; Shall com-mit no violations of law; Shall not possess or consume alcohol; Shall not enter orremain on the premises of any bar or liquor store; Subject to warrantless breathtesting at the request of any peace officer; Alcohol Assessment by 8/31/12; Partic-ipate in and complete recommended treatment and aftercare.
State of Alaska v. Mary Iyakitan (4/17/90); Order to Modify or Revoke Probation; ATN:111030858; Violated conditions of probation; Conditions of probation modified as fol-lows: new assessment for treatment within 30 days; Suspended jail term revokedand imposed: 10 days, remanded into custody; All other terms and conditions ofprobation in the original judgment remain in effect.
State of Alaska v. Jason Merculief (5/5/80); DUI; Date of offense: 7/15/12; 270 days,210 days suspended; Remanded; Pay to Clerk of Court: Fine: $4000 with $0 sus-pended; $4000 due date 8/1/13; Police Training Surcharge: $75 with $0 suspended;
$75 due in 10 days; Pay to Collections Unit, AGs Office, Anchorage: Initial Jail Sur-charge: $50 per case with $0 suspended; $50 due; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100per case with $100 suspended; Cost of Imprisonment: $2000 (3rd offense) with $0suspended; Full amount ordered due; Complete Substance Abuse Treatment As-sessment: Contact other: NSBHS within 90 days; Complete screening, evaluationand recommended program; Program may include residential treatment up to 60days plus required aftercare in addition to any jail time ordered above; You are re-sponsible for costs; File proof by 1/15/13 that you received an assessment, and fileproof by 2/15/13 that you followed all assessment recommendations; Obey DriverʼsLicense Directives: Driverʼs license is revoked for 3 years; Concurrent with DMVaction; Surrender license or ID card to court; Use an Ignition Interlock Device: Afteryou regain the privilege to drive or obtain a limited license, you must use an igni-tion interlock device (IID) as directed in the IID Information Sheet (CR-483) for 18months; Costs of IID will be deducted from fine if you file proof of payment beforefine due date; Probation for 3 years (date of judgment: 7/16/12); Obey all directcourt orders by the deadlines stated; Commit no jailable offenses; Do not possessor consume alcohol for a period ending 3 years from date of this judgment; Other:Subject to warrantless breath test at request of peace officer based upon reason-able suspicion; Warrantless arrest for violations.
State of Alaska v. John Penetac, Jr. (11/12/64); Dismissal; Count 001: Disorderly Con-duct; Filed by the DAs Office 7/13/12.
State of Alaska v. Anna Oxereok (11/3/61); Harassment 2°; Date of violation: 2/25/12;Any appearance or performance bond is exonerated; 30 days, 30 days suspended;Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; SuspendedJail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be paid if probation is re-voked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail or is sentenced tojail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days;Probation for 1 year (date of judgment: 7/18/12); Shall comply with all court ordersby the deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless arrest for any violation of these con-ditions of probation; Shall commit no violations of law; Shall not consume alcoholto excess (.08 BRAC or greater).
State of Alaska v. Maxine Ungott (12/14/64); Order to Modify or Revoke Probation;ATN: 111497823; Defendant refused probation; Probation terminated; Suspendedjail term revoked and imposed: all remaining days, remanded into custody.
State of Alaska v. Ashley Thomas (1/14/94); Possession, Control, or Consumption ofAlcohol by Person Under Age 21; Habitual Offender; 90 days, 80 days suspended;
Unsuspended 10 days are to be served with Defendant remanded immediately toAMCC; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage;Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Surcharge mustbe paid if probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and takento jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 to be paid to clerk ofcourt within 10 days; Driverʼs license or privilege to apply for one is revoked for 6months; Defendant must immediately surrender any current driverʼs license to thecourt; Community Work Service: Within 120 days, complete 96 hours communitywork service and give the clerk of court proof of completion on the form provided bythe clerk; Probation until age 21; Comply with all direct court orders listed above bythe deadlines stated; Defendant must enroll in and pay for alcohol screening andtreatment; Contact NSBHS, Nome, within 20 days of release from jail; Must submitto evaluation by the program and pay for and successfully complete any educationor treatment recommended by this program; Defendant may not consume inhalantsor possess or consume controlled substances or alcoholic beverages, except asprovided in AS 04.16.051(b).
State of Alaska v. Kenneth Koozaata (10/17/73); DUI; Date of offense: 7/18/12; 80 days,60 days suspended; Remanded immediately to AMCC; Pay to Clerk of Court: Fine:$3000 with $0 suspended; $3000 due date 7/18/13; Police Training Surcharge: $75with $0 suspended; $75 due in 10 days; Pay to Collections Unit, AGs Office, An-chorage: Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case with $0 suspended; $50 due; Sus-pended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Cost of Imprisonment:$1467 (2nd offense) with $0 suspended; Full amount ordered due; Complete Sub-stance Abuse Treatment Assessment: Contact other: NSBHS within 30 days of re-lease from jail; Complete screening, evaluation and recommended program plusrequired aftercare I addition to any jail time ordered above; You are responsible forcosts; File proof by 10/11/12 that you received an assessment, and file proof by2/1/12 that you followed all assessment recommendations; Obey Driverʼs LicenseDirectives: Driverʼs license is revoked for 1 year; Concurrent with DMV action; Sur-render license to court; Use an Ignition Interlock Device: After you regain the privi-lege to drive or obtain a limited license, you must use an ignition interlock device(IID) as directed in the IID Information Sheet (CR-483) for 1 year; Costs of IID willbe deducted from fine if you file proof of payment before fine due date; Probationfor 2 years, until 7/18/14; Obey all direct court orders by the deadlines stated; Com-mit no jailable offenses; Do not possess or consume alcohol in a dry or damp com-munity for a period ending 2 years from date of this judgment (7/18/12).
MARUSKIYA’SOF NOME
Ivory & WhaleboneCarvings
Eskimo Arts& Crafts
Jade, Hematite, Gold & IvoryJewelry, “Nome” Tees & Sweats
Marty & Patti JamesRetail & Wholesale
(907) 443-2955/5118
Fax: (907) 443-2467
Home Loans You Can UseTM
Hilde Stapgens, CMB, AMP Mortgage Originator (# AK 193345)
100 Calais Drive, Anchorage AK 99503Phone: 888-480-8877 Fax: 888-743-9633
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Business Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Closed on Sunday
http://www.morgansnowmobile.comFactory authorized full service Polaris and Yamaha Powersports dealer
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& Personal Injury Trialsin Rural Alaska
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or email [email protected]
Mon-Fri: 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. Sat-Sun: 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.305 Front Street • Nome, Alaska • 443-4900
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Levelingand
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304-1048Roger Thompson
Surveying & Mapping – Nome, AlaskaYour property is an important part of your life. When choosing a Doctor, do you shop for the
“low bidder”?Call me or send me an email anytime to discuss the
quality of service that your project demands R. Scott McClintock, Sr., PLS • [email protected]
Phone: 907-443-6068 V/F • Mobile: 907-304-2663
SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF NOME
Photo by Nikolai IvanoffWEATHER MOVING IN— A fog bank hangs over Nome, on Friday, July 20. After a sunny weekend, Nome experienced an unusual summer storm, courtesy of Russia.
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Alaska Court System’sFamily LawSelf-Help
CenterA free public service that answersquestions & provides forms about
family cases including divorce, dissolution, custody and visitation,
child support and paternity.www.state.ak.us/courts/selfhelp.htm
(907) 264-0851 (Anc)(866) 279-0851 (outside Anc)
www.alaskafamilydoc.comCall or text 304-3301
Robert Lawrence, MD
302 E. Front StreetP. O. Box 633Nome, AK 99762
(907) 443-3838 (800) 354-4606www.aurorainnome.com
BSWG provides services to survivors of violent crime and promotes violence-free lifestyles in the Bering Strait region.
24-Hours Crisis Line1-800-570-5444 or
1-907-443-5444 • fax: 907-443-3748EMAIL [email protected]
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G R O U P
P.O. Box 1596 Nome, AK 99762
704 Seppala DriveAppliance Sales and Parts
Plumbing – Heating – ElectricalWelding Gas and SuppliesHardware – Tools – Steel
Builders Supply
443-2234 1-800-590-2234
443-5211
Checker CabLeave the driving to us
C.O.D. Orders welcome
VISA, MasterCard, and Discover ac cept ed
1-800-416-4128 • (907) 443-4128
Fax (907) 443-4129
Chukotka - Alaska Inc.
514 Lomen Avenue“The store that sells real things.”
Unique and distinctive giftsNative & Russian handicrafts,
Furs, Findings, Books, and Beads
Nome Custom Jewelry803 E. 4th Ave.907-304-1818
Hrs: Mon. - Sat. 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
•Custom Made Jewelry •Czech Beads•Seed Beads •Bugle Beads
•Watercolor - Prints, Cards, Postcards•SS Chains (by the inch or foot)
•Earring Wires
Beading Classes ScheduledCall to get the current schedule.
Contact Heidi Hart at 907-304-1818
Arctic ICANS A nonprofit cancer
survivor support group.For more information call
443-5726.
1-800-478-9355
907-443-4111316 Belmont St., Nome, AK
Larry’s Auto and Repair
Nome DiscoveryToursDay tours
Evening excursionsCustom road trips
Gold panning • Ivory carvingTundra tours
CUSTOM TOURS!
“Don’t leave Nome withouthooking-up with Richard at
Nome Discovery Tours!”— Esquire Magazine March 1997
(907) 443-2814 [email protected]
24 hoursa day
7 days/wk
ALASKAPOISON
CONTROL1-800-222-1222
uresco constructionmaterials, inc.
8246 S. 194th — P. O. Box 1778Kent, Washington 98035Fax: (253) 872-8432 or
1-800-275-8333
www.snc.org
Sitnasuak Native Corporation (907) 387-1200
Bonanza Fuel, Inc. (907) 387-1201
Bonanza Fuel call out cell (907) 304-2086
Nanuaq, Inc. (907) 387-1202
Kap-Sun Enders
Financial Services Professional*
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George KrierProfessional
Land SurveyorP.O. Box 1058
Nome, Alaska 99762(907) 443-5358
339 Lester Bench RoadMon – Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
CALL 907-387-0600 NOME, AK
HARD CORPS AUTO BODY
Full Service Collision RepairComplete Auto Detailing
YOUR complete hunting & fishing store
120 West First Avenue(907) 4,2880 o r1-800-680-NOME
COD, credit card & special orders
OPEN M-F 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sat. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
120 W 1st Ave. (907) 443-2880 or 1-800-680-(6663)NOMEMon. - Fri. • 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
COD, credit card & special orders welcome
NOME OUTFITTERS
Spa, Nails & Tanning
120 W. 1st Ave. M-F: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. • Sat: 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Please call 443-6768 for appointment
Walk-ins welcome!
George KrierProfessional
Land SurveyorP.O. Box 1058
Nome, Alaska 99762(907) 443-5358
[email protected], MORTGAGE & SUBDIVISION SURVEYS • YEAR ROUND ANYTIME & ANYPLACE
ARCTIC CHIROPRACTICNome
Dr. Brent Oesterritter
Treating~ headaches and neck pain~ muscle and joint pain~ back pain and stiffness~ sprains and strains
113 E Front St, Ste 102 “Life is good when youʼre pain free.”Nome, AK 99762(In the Federal Building next to the Post Office)
With~ chiropractic adjusting~ myofascial release~ physical therapy andrehabilitation~ conservative care
907.443.7477
SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF NOME
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By Diana HaeckerSome things need to simmer and
stew for a while until they’re goodand ready. The same holds true fordreams and their fulfillment.
When Erica Pryzmont, 37,opened the door to her brand newbakery and seafood restaurant“Pingo” at 308 Bering Street in May,a decade-long dream had become re-ality for her and her husband PhilPryzmont.
The Pryzmonts have come far tomake this dream happen, including acareer change for Erica and a lot ofhours of building and remodeling theeating place for the husband, whoalso is a full-time fisherman.
Erica Pryzmont, a native ofWyoming and a lawyer, has beenworking as a public defender inNome when she quit her job in 2009to attend culinary school for twoyears at the University of Alaska inAnchorage.
Always having had an interest inthe culinary art and having workedat restaurants while attending lawschool at the University of Wyomingin Laramie, she wanted to learn moreand develop different skills. “Peoplego to culinary school for all kinds ofreasons,” Pryzmont said. “I had onevery specific reason: I knew that Iwanted to open up my own restau-rant and bakery. It was fun going toschool knowing exactly what Iwanted to do with it,” Pryzmont said.She graduated with honors in 2010with an Associate degree of CulinaryArt.
On top of the degree, Pryzmontaspires to get the professional certi-fication from the Alaska CulinaryFederation, which is the equivalentof the bar exam for the culinarytrade.
The Pryzmonts’ bought therestaurant a few years ago and beganremodeling with the help of friendsin 2011. In its past, the building has
housed a lawyer and at a differenttime in its history, it was a Chineserestaurant and later a “Burger Barn”.Now, the interior offers a three-tableseating area, a brand new kitchenand a bakery rack. “The concept ofthe restaurant is to prepare freshlymade food, simply presented and de-licious,” Pryzmont said. She focusesher menu on seafood items and of-fers seafood caught in NortonSound, like fresh salmon, red kingcrab and halibut. “It’s nice to be ableto serve food that has been locallycaught,” she said. Although themenu changes, depending on what’sin season, the constants are the houseseafood omelet, house chocolatechip cookies or pistachio/whitechocolate chip cookies and at leasttwo types of bread as well as cinna-mon rolls for breakfast. At times, sheeven prepares homemade ice-cream.
Pryzmont still works full time atthe Nome Court, and on the week-ends exchanges her business suit forthe chef’s apron. For now, she said,she’ll be the one cooking, baking,waiting on tables and then doing thedishes as well. She gives credit to herhusband Phil, “He has put in a ton ofwork and friends also pitched in andhelped,” she said. Despite applyingat marketplace-type grant competi-tions for small businesses, the Pryz-monts weren’t awarded a grant butwere able to finance their restaurantand bakery dream the conventionalway: with savings, loans and thehelp of a family member. “Lots ofpeople gave me their time in helpingto build, and I even have been givenkitchen utensils,” Pryzmont said.She plans to open the bakery andrestaurant a few nights a week, butthat is still in the future. “For now, Ifocus on making good food andfeeding folks on the weekends,”Pryzmont said. So far, business isbrisk, she said. “I’m very pleased theway things are going.”
Pingo is the geological term for ahill on the tundra created by a frostheave, explained Pryzmont. She’s al-ways liked those land features andwhen they bought the building, an is-land-shaped dormer on the front re-minded her of a pingo. And, bingo,there was the name.
The Pingo Seafood House andBakery is open on Friday 4 to 7 p.m.(bakery counter with soup andbread) and on Saturday and Sundayfrom 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (bakery andrestaurant)
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A SurvivorThe American Cancer Society considers a cancer survivor to be anyone who defines himself or herself this way, from the times of the diagnosis throughout the balance
of his or her life.
A Caregiver.....A caregiver is a family member, friend, loved one, or other support person who
leads, physical, emotional, or other support to someone at any time during the
cancer journey and continues to do so
for those who have lost a love one to cancer.
Survivors And Care Givers
You are invited to a special dinner!Date: August 11, 2012
Time: 4pm
Place: Firehouse
Chef: Wes Perkins
Please RSVP : Catherine DeAngelis, (907)387-0334 leave a detail message and phone number.
Special Survivor’s Lap will kick off the event at
2:00 PM at Old St. Joe.All survivors will receive a free T-shirt
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Photos by Diana HaeckerPINGO— Erica Pryzmont presents her new seafood restaurant and bakery Pingo. Having worked as an at-torney for years, she decided it was time for a career change and went to culinary school from 2009 to 2010with the idea to eventually open her own restaurant in Nome.
New bakery and seafood restau-rant opens in Nome
WELCOME— Erica Pryzmont opened the doors to Pingo SeafoodHouse and Bakery in May.
Photo by Jim Menard, ADF&GCRAB LINE—Workers process a catch of red king crab at the Nor-ton Sound Seafood Products plant in Nome on July 20.
