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One-Foot High Kicktakes center stageBy CHARLES PULLIAMUlu News

During most Arctic games,the One-Foot High Kick takesthe spotlight and it was no dif-ferent on the Kenai Peninsulathis week.

More than 300 spectatorspacked the stands at KenaiCentral High School Thursdayto watch the open Male andFemale One-Foot High Kickcompetitions during the InuitGames.

In the One-Foot High Kick,an athlete has three attempts tokick a small ball. The athletemust jump off of two feet,though kick the ball with onlyone foot, land on the same footthat kicked the ball, and holdthe landing for it to be a suc-cessful attempt.

“Usually you can just lookat the ball and feel whether or

not your going to hit it,” OpenFemale competitor SuziePearce said. “One of my lastkicks [6-8] I just felt I was goingto hit it.”

“I had a lot of fun this yearand really enjoyed the games,”Pearce said. She is from Iqaluit,Nunavut, and is participating inher seventh Arctic WinterGames.

Alberta North’s JenniferBell won the Gold Ulu in theOpen Female event with a kickof 6-10. Pearce missed all threeof her attempts at 6-10 and set-tled for the Silver Ulu.

In the Open MaleCompetition, a tie resulted in akick-off for first place. BothDavid Thomas of Alaska andSean Nipisar of Nunavutmissed all three kick attemptsat nine feet.

In the kick-off, Thomas hada successful first attempt at 8-

11, while Nipisar missed, givingthe Gold Ulu to Thomas andthe silver to Nipisar.

“We tried a different tech-nique, but I’m proud of them,”Nunavut’s coach Allen Anaviloksaid. “They had good gamesand had fun, and that’s what thegames are really about…havingfun.”

Aisa Pirti, Nunavik-Quebec, leaped to the BronzeUlu while Nunavut’s ThomasJohnston finished in fourth inOpen Male competition, with akick of 8-7. His attempts at 8-10failed, but through a kick-off,he took fourth.

“I just gave up [in midair] on my last attempt,”Johnston said of his final kick at8-10. “I should have gotten it.”

Johnston is competing inhis first Arctic Winter Games.“There was a lot of competi-tion, but it was a lot of fun,” he

said.In the Junior competi-

tions, Amy Elzibeth Miller ofAlberta North edged Alaska’sDanielle Malchoff by kickingher first attempt at 6-10.Malchoff used all three of herattempts before sticking thelanding on her third attemptfor a successful kick. The resultgave Miller the Gold Ulu andMalchoff the silver.

Nicole Elizabeth St.Martin of Alberta North beatout Deseray Cumberbatch ofNunavik-Quebec for bronze byconnecting at 6-6 on her firstattempt.

Nunavik-Quebec teammembers Alec Airo and PaulBeaulne took the gold and sil-ver in the Junior Male competi-tion. Airo notched first by kick-ing 8-6, while Beaulne settledfor silver after a kick at 8-2.

Alaska:Gold: 58Silver: 47

Bronze: 35Total: 140

Alberta North:Gold: 28Silver: 28Bronze: 28Total: 84

Greenland:Gold: 11Silver: 9

Bronze: 7Total: 27

Northwest Territories:Gold: 21Silver: 25Bronze: 25Total: 71

Nunavik Québec:Gold: 9Silver: 6Bronze: 8Total: 23

Nunavut:Gold: 10Silver: 15Bronze: 25Total: 50

Saami:Gold: 4Silver: 5Bronze: 7Total: 16

Yamal-Nenets:Gold: 17Silver: 20Bronze: 7Total: 44

Yukon:Gold: 10Silver: 14Bronze: 29Total: 53

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What’s pink and furry, andruns like the wind?

Take haute couture, addsnow, toss in some barking,add a dash of spice and every-thing nice, and you haveRebecca Baxter and her dogsled team.

Baxter, a great dog mush-er from the NorthwestTerritories, has been mushingfor seven years and won yes-terday’s Gold Ulu in sled dogracing.

Why does she mushdogs? Rebecca said, “It’s partof my culture and I get to gofast.”

Rebecca’s great sense ofhumor and style were obviousduring the races. She and herdogs were in matching pink

outfits, with her wearing abright pink coat with her dogssporting the latest in pink har-nesses.

Baxter and her family tookfour days to drive here “We letthe dogs out every two hoursto feed them,” she said.

When asked how old shewas, Rebecca said; “I’m 12, butI’m 10 in America because ofthe exchange rate.”

“I would like to stick tosprint racing but it would bereally cool to do the Iditarod,”she said.

Does anyone know ifSusan, Dede, Libby or Ailyhave worn a pink coat withmatching pink dog harnesses?If it hasn’t been done, watchout, “Ladies of the Iditarod”because Rebecca Baxter isready to make a fashion state-ment.

Yamal contingent misses borscht, but enjoyscompetition, friendlinessBy DAWN FITZPATRICKUlu News

This is only the second timeYamal—representing Russia—has participated in the ArcticWinter Games but they broughta country-size contingent withthem.

Yamal boasts athletes com-peting in figure skating, tabletennis, snowshoe, cross-countryskiing, snowboard, biathlon ski,and Inuit Games, along with acultural contingent.

“The AWG has done a goodjob organizing the games,” saidNikolay Sakal, a table tenniscoach. However, he has beensurprised to find no borscht(soup), but has enjoyed “vehi-cles stopping and people sayinghi.” He also has noticed that“everybody smiles a lot.”

The cultural contingent ismade up of four young ladieswhose wonderful presentationis a mix of traditional dance andmodern. Tamara Nevolina,Anastasia Vorobeva, DariaBoyarkina, and Yulia Nurtdinova

are all here for the first time.They have danced together for10 years and are very well knownin their hometown of Noyabrsk,a city of about 106,000 people.

When asked how they areenjoying the games and Alaska,they replied, in unison, “cool.”

The performers found the

“schools and stages very good,”they said, but they had troubleadjusting to the 14-hour timedifference so the first day wastough.

Special thanks for this arti-cle go to interpreter, IrinaRichards, who currently lives inAlaska.

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Yamal cultural contingent watching a skating event (leftto right): Antastasia Vorobeva, Tamara Nevolina, YuliaNurtdinova; below is Daria Boyarkina

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By JANICE HIGHUlu News

Terry Brooks’ official ArcticWinter Games badge identifieshim as “Chair of theAccommodations Committee2008.” But you wouldn’t knowthat to listen to him.

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kids are part of the act. We havefun, the time goes fast, andpeople end up making friends.”

Brooks has been seriousabout his magic act for aboutfive years. He hasn’t quit hisday job yet; back home inYellowknife, NorthwestTerritories, he works for thegovernment as the manager ofproperty assessment. He’s alsoa school board trustee, whichmeans he often visits schools—and often performs his magictricks while doing so. He’s alsoa charter member of a specialclub in town.

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Their dances andregalia are Kahtnu’tana in origin.Translated in English as “KenaiRiver village people,” theKahtnu’tana was named“Kenaitze” by the Russians thatcame to this area in the 1700s.

The group was named“Jabilaina”—people of the rain-bow—by the late PeterKalifornsky because of the manyraces of people interested in theKahtnu’tana culture.

“Most recently, therehas been Kahtnu’tana wantingto have their children be part ofthe dance group. That makes mereally happy,” said Reams, the

group’s language developer,referring to years of shame asso-ciated with being Native. “That’sa sign that people are healing.”

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“I used to be ashamed tobe Native when I was a girl and ifanyone found out that I wasNative, I would be embar-rassed,” said Reams. Wanting toshare the healing she has expe-rienced, Reams added, “I wantto encourage other people tono longer be ashamed to beNative because being Native is agood thing, it is our identity. Weneed to learn to be proud ofwho we are.”

Laura Olsen sings with the Jabila’ina (‘rainbow people’)Dancers during the Kenaitze- Kenai Visitors and CulturalCenter Community Night Tuesday. Olsen, a Polish-Norwegian is a longtime participant in the Tribe’s multi-ethnic youth programs.

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Catch your breath! Miss the targetor run the loop in biathlonBy AARON YANKEYUlu News

The 3-kilometer snow-shoe biathlon sprint onWednesday forced athletes torun quickly then instantlyswitch over to being a calmrifle shooter. “Catching yourbreath” takes on a whole newmeaning in this sport.

The event consisted ofthree 1-kilometer loops. At theend of each circuit athletesgrabbed a rifle and shot at fivetargets 50 meters away. Forevery target that an athletemissed they had to run oneloop on the short penaltytrack.

The junior females, rang-ing in age from 11 to 17, left thestart first. The shooting turnedout to be instrumental in theend. There were some that didwell running, but had difficulty

on the range leaving them los-ing precious time on thepenalty track.

“It’s important to maintainyour breath and calm down,”said Noel-Leigh Cockney, TeamNorthwest Territories. He wenton to win the Silver Ulu.

Betsy Mawdsley of TeamNorthwest Territories, age 17,ran the race with her youngersister, Alice, 15.

“I competed in the lastArctic Winter Games with myolder sister,” said Mawdsley.She likes having her youngersister around; “we’re there foreach other,” she said. She fin-ished fourth overall.

Jerad McClure of TeamAlaska took the gold in the jun-ior male event with a time of20:06. Kate Bolivar ran it in23:19 and took the gold forNorthwest Territories in thejunior female race.

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Noel-Leigh Cockeny anticipates the countdown before hestarts his 3-kilometer snowshoe biathlon on Wednesday.He went on to win the Silver Ulu in the event.

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Alberta NorthBronze: Stephanie Dunn, Alaska

❆ Junior maleGold: Kevin F. Jensen, AlaskaSilver: Joshua Adam Watson,

Alberta NorthBronze: Nathan D. Ord, Alaska

❆ Juvenile femaleGold: Megan Elizabeth Taylor,

Alberta NorthSilver: Kelley J. Hume, AlaskaBronze: Tricia J. Richardson,

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Soldotna, AlaskaSilver: Alexey Petrovich Melnik,

Yamal-NenetsBronze: Nikolay Alekseevich

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Yamal-Nenets Silver: Ivan Viktorovich

Vorobyev, Yamal-NenetsBronze: David Greer,Yukon

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Borisova, Yamal-NenetsSilver: Viktoria Andreyevna

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NorthSilver: Alyssa Jennifer Zack,

Alberta NorthBronze: Anna Rivard, Yukon

Gymnastics (cont’d)❆ Balance beamGold: Brianne Levia, YukonSilver: Kali-Ann Butala,

Northwest TerritoriesBronze: Kelsey N. Grace, Alaska

❆ Floor exercisesGold: Alicia V.R. King, Alberta

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Port Graham, AlaskaBronze: Nicole (Nikki) Elizabeth

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QuébecSilver: Paul Beaulne, Nunavik

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Alberta NorthSilver: Elizabeth L. Rexford,

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NunavutSilver: Paul Beaulne, Nunavik

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NunavutBronze: Denis Sergeevich

Longortov, Yamal-Nenets

Inuit Games (cont’d)❆ Sledge jump, junior femaleGold: Amy Elizabeth Miller,

Alberta NorthSilver: Danielle Marie Alexander,

Alberta NorthBronze: Ashley Dawn Goretzky,

Alberta North

❆ Junior maleGold: Aqqaluk Kristensen,

GreenlandSilver: Tyrone Courtorielle,

Alberta NorthBronze: Aaron Ryan Cardinal,

Alberta North

❆ Open femaleGold: Jennifer Lea Ann Bell,

Alberta NorthSilver: Susie Pearce, NunavutBronze: Elizabeth L. Rexford,

Alaska

❆ Open maleGold: Rodion Roaldovich Taligin,

Yamal-NenetsSilver: Bronze: Denis Sergeevich

Longortov, Yamal-NenetsBronze: Lasar Mikhaylovich

Eprin, Yamal-Nenets

Snowboarding❆ Halfpipe, junior femaleGold: Katelyn A. Delong, AlaskaSilver: Ashley Margaret Egan,

Alberta NorthBronze: Rachelle Marie Rebus,

Alberta North

❆ Junior maleGold: Cody Alan Zachariah

Burchell, Alberta NorthSilver: Matthew Young, YukonBronze: Tuumarsi Olsen,

Greenland

❆ Juvenile femaleGold: Lacy L. Merrill, AlaskaSilver: Kayla Wilks, YukonBronze: Brooke Nicole Voigt,

Alberta North

❆ Juvenile maleGold: Elliot E Matheis, AlaskaSilver: Darryl K. Tait, Northwest

TerritoriesBronze: Matthew Scott Munn,

Alberta North

Speed Skating❆ 666m, juvenile femaleGold: Stephanie P Bourgois,

Northwest TerritoriesSilver: Melanie A Tait, YukonBronze: Isabelle Gorgette

Martel, Nunavut

❆ Juvenile maleGold: Manasie Steven Kendall,

NunavutSilver: Philip Keeheinak

Verreault, NunavutBronze: David Coulombe,

Nunavut

❆ 777m, junior femaleGold: Jill M.D. Gilday, Northwest

TerritoriesSilver: Rebecca P Mahler,

Northwest TerritoriesBronze: Tara MacKinnon, Yukon

❆ Junior maleGold: Ryan Mark Schoorlemmer,

Alberta NorthSilver: Brett T. Elliot, YukonBronze: Ian L.C. MacDougall,

Northwest Territories

Wrestling❆ Individual, up to 52 kg femaleGold: Michelle Kailey Babb,

Alberta NorthSilver: Michelle S. Canete,

AlaskaBronze: Roxy Nanuraq Illnik,

Nunavut

❆ Up to 56 kg femaleGold: Coralynn Courtney

Shepherd, Alberta NorthSilver: Katie C Connor, Homer,

AlaskaBronze: Joanne E. Speakman,

Northwest Territories

❆ Up to 60 kg femaleGold: Melissa L. Apodaca, AlaskaSilver: Nelda Jane Anderson,

Alberta NorthBronze: Odelia Maggie

Emiktowt, Nunavut

❆ Up to 65 kg femaleGold: Jacklynn L. Carpenter,

AlaskaSilver: Tiffany S. Ayalik,

Northwest TerritoriesBronze: Malinda Dawn

Amundson, Alberta North

❆ Up to 71 kg femaleGold: Melissa Marie Morris,

Alberta NorthSilver: Daniella M. Vasquez,

AlaskaBronze: Lynn Emiktowt, Nunavut

❆ Up to 52 kg maleGold: Spencer T. Beckman,

AlaskaSilver: Aaron Benard Tulugarjuk,

NunavutBronze: Michael Ronald Lawless,

Alberta North

❆ Up to 57 kg maleGold: Jimmy S. Eggemeyer,

AlaskaSilver: Bret W. Snider, Northwest

TerritoriesBronze: Daniel Ernesto Sanchez,

Alberta North

❆ Up to 62 kg maleGold: Randy Takkataq Kataluk,

NunavutSilver: Craig R. Savo, AlaskaBronze: Lanze Larry Oatway,

Alberta North

❆ Up to 68 kg maleGold: Samuel T. Carlson, AlaskaSilver: Jeff Gerald Badry, Alberta

NorthBronze: Arthur Tootoo

Angootealuk, Nunavut

❆ Up to 75 kg maleGold: Justin R Tumbaga, Kenai,

AlaskaSilver: Troy Aqaat Netser,

NunavutBronze: Craig James Morris,

Alberta North

❆ Up to 82 kg maleGold: Brion Cameron

MacDonald, Alberta NorthSilver: Derek D. Verburgt,

Homer, AlaskaBronze: Ryan Joseph Paungrat,

Nunavut

❆ Up to 90 kg maleGold: Michael M. Dormady,

Kenai AlaskaSilver: Samson David Gerbrandt,

Alberta NorthBronze: Corey Panika, Nunavut

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The people of the City of Soldotna are brought

together many times throughout the year by

participating in many of our community events.

During the 4th of July holiday,

volunteers of all ages painted our

fire hydrants red, white & blue.

Numerous American Flags were flown along the streets of Soldotna showing our patriotism.

Kenai Peninsula Winter Games is fun for the whole family & offers ice sculptures, games, a carnival,dog sled races and much more.

There are so many things to do in Soldotna, you’ll need 48 hours in

a day! Fish the Kenai River, camp in one of our scenic campgrounds

or relax at one of the lakes in the area. If you are into a little

exercise, take a hike on one of the many area hiking or canoe trails

or head out for a day of golf at the golf course.

Don’t forget winter activities: There is snow-shoeing, downhill or

cross country skiing and snowmachining.

Great neighborhoods and residential areas.

A great day of fishing on the banks of the

Kenai River near the Bridge in Soldotna.Taking time out for a truly special golfing experience

near Soldotna.

Enjoy peace & serenity while canoeing on one of the

many area lakes.

The long winter months will not slow down

our outdoor enthusiasts!

If what you’re looking for is campsites, the Kenai River,and a quiet setting, Centennial Park and Swiftwater Campground are the places for you.

Located in the forest that borders the Kenai River are the 40 campsites of Swiftwater Park.

Over the last decade, Soldotna has increasingly become

a hub of business and visitor activity. Several malls and

clusters of stores, banks, restaurants and offices form

the commercial district. Vacant land and undeveloped

property are available for business expansion and new

ventures within the area.

Excellent health care with many physicians and a new hospital

expansion.

The Soldotna Airport

Joyce K. Carver Memorial Library

Central Peninsula General Hospital

Soldotna Sports Center

Sweeney’s, one of the many locally owned

businesses in Soldotna.

Proud Host Community ofThe 2006 Arctic Winter Games!

The citizens of the Kenai Peninsula Borough are honored to host the Arctic Winter Games and wishes to thank the thousand of individuals who have joined together during the last four years to help make 2006 the best Arctic Winter Games ever!

Special thanks to the following individuals & organizations who went the extra mile in supporting the 2006 Arctic Winter Games:

� The Staff of the Arctic Winter Games

� The 2,700+ Volunteers

� The 2006 Arctic Winter Games Host

Society

� The Arctic Winter Games

International Committee

� The hundreds of individuals,

organizations and businesses that have

contributed their money, time, goods,

services and efforts in support of the

2006 Arctic Winter Games

� The U.S. Departments of Defense,

Homeland Security, Housing and

Urban Development, and the

Department of Transportation

� The State of Alaska

� Senator Ted Stevens

� Senator Lisa Murkowski

� Congressman Don Young

� Governor Frank Murkowski

� Senator Tom Wagoner

� Senator Gary Stevens

� Representative Mike Chenault

� Representative Kurt Olson

� Representative Paul Seaton

� Kenai Peninsula Borough

School District

� The City of Kenai

� The City of Soldotna

� The City of Homer

� The City of Seward

� The City of Anchorage

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By BRETT A. ENCELEWSKIUlu News

The Arctic Winter Gamescontinued its tradition of hon-oring the cultures of the cir-cumpolar peoples involved byproducing cultural perform-ances throughout the week.

The programs have fea-tured performers from all ninecultural contingents attachedto the various teams. Theevents have been a spectacularway to celebrate the diversityand commonality of culturesby introducing people to thetraditional performing arts ofNorthern societies.

Some of the performancesare a blend of traditional andmodern art forms, while manyfocus on preserving and shar-ing time-honored songs andnarratives.

Max Fjelstad, Culture &Facilities manager—and pri-mary producer of the events—is very proud of the programhe put together for this year’sperformances.

“I think a lot of peoplehave been pleasantly sur-prised—it’s been awesome,”said Fjelstad.

Team Yamal, utilizing bril-liantly colored and elegant cos-tumes, has given short andgraceful ballet-style perform-

ances in the interim betweenthe primary performances.

Of particular fascinationhas been the Nunavut throatsingers who pair off and use anamazing breathing techniqueto create a unique vocal formof music and oral tradition.The throat singing is a compe-tition, each participant tryingto outlast the other.

Team Greenland hasastounded the crowd withspectacular performances.Sporting metal sculpture head-pieces with Raven motifs, andelaborate costumes, the per-formers tell their Raven cre-ation myth with narrative,song, dance, and a slideshowof vistas from across theirhomeland.

Final cultural performanc-es and an awards ceremonywill be held 7-9:30 p.m., today,at Kenai Central High School.

Games a Rewarding Experiencefor TranslatorsBy RHONDA LARSONUlu News

In an excited Norwegianaccent, Tor Holmboe talksabout meeting some, “won-derful Sámi, and absolutelythoroughly enjoy rubbingshoulders with them.” With aslight Russian accent, NataliaJohnson tells of enjoying,“the truly international spiritin the schools.”

Are these visitors or par-ticipants at the Games? No.Both are volunteer translatorsliving in Alaska.

Holmboe emigratedfrom Tromso, Norway in 1954and has lived at Mile 71.5 onthe Tok Cut-off in Alaskasince 1967. He generallyworks the Iditarod this timeof year but took “a year’s sab-batical” to come and trans-

late.The Sámi are “so linguis-

tic they are amazing” and“perfectly capable of han-dling the language,” exclaimsHolmboe. He feels it’sbecause students arerequired to learn at leastthree languages and the prin-cipal that came with them is“full of language.”

According to Holmboe,language fluency is importantin Sámi because “everyonelives in a small communityand if you don’t have knowl-edge of your neighbor’s lan-guage you’re in the dol-drums,” he said.

Johnson came to Alaskathree years ago from St.Petersburg, Russia. When sheheard about the Games shecalled and offered to helpcoordinate language services.

She greeted each Russiancontingency as they arrived atthe airport.

Her first important dutywas answering the question,“How do I call back toRussia?” For many this is theirfirst trip abroad and theywanted to know about inter-national calling cards.

She is on call 24 hours aday and has assisted with avariety of translating needsfor coaches, officials, organiz-ers and athletes. A highlightwas working with the YamalCultural group at KCHS help-ing insure their programwould go well. She foundtheir costumes to be excep-tionally beautiful and the pro-gram wonderful.

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‘Awesome, dude!’ Athletesdance their cares awayBy JOLEEN HUFFMON

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Hundreds of Arctic WinterGames athletes took a breakfrom competing Wednesdaynight and attended a dance intheir honor at the old Searsmall in Kenai.

The deejay was 19-year-oldTrapper Alsworth from localradio station 96.5 KKIS, hired byMike Sylba from “The MusicBox.”

“This dance took about afull day to set up the equip-ment and all the decorations,”said Alsworth. He geared hismusical selections to reflect thetastes of the high school crowd,and played mostly hip hoptunes.

While some of the athletessaid the dance would havebeen better if it had been heldin a larger place, most said itwas a lot of fun and were happythey were able to be a part of it

“I think this dance is awe-some and it is a good experi-ence, and I am having lots offun while I am making newfriends,” said Dino Milortok, an18-year-old Nunavut athlete.

“The music is good, and I

get to meet people from allover the world,” said 15-year-old Julia Ramoth from Nome,Alaska.

Helping out at the dancewere 30 chaperones, 10 coatcheckers, and about 16 volun-teers behind the concessionstand. The 3-hour dance endedat 10 p.m. so the athletes couldget enough rest for the nextday’s events.

President of AWGHost Society:Bagley’s personallook at the GamesBy CHARLES PULLIAMUlu News

Dale Bagley, President ofthe Host Society for the 2006Arctic Winter Games, sharedhis personal thoughts with theUlu News on this year’s Gamesand the preparation that led tothis circumpolar event on theKenai Peninsula.

“I think the thing thathas impressed me and every-one else is how well the volun-teers have stepped up,” saidBagley, former Kenai PeninsulaBorough mayor. “The volun-teers have done a really greatjob putting on the gameswhich is a testament to thesecommunities.”

During the interview withthis reporter, Bagley shared hisinsights on the Games.

Ulu News: Why did youbecome the President of theHost Society for 2006?

Bagley: “The board ofdirectors selected me as presi-dent. There is a 23-memberboard… We’ve actually beenworking this issue for about sixyears and first we had to decide[if] this was something we actu-ally wanted to do and get com-munity support with theassembly and cities. Then, weput together a bid committeeand had a site visit. After thevisit, the committee went toFairbanks, us (Kenai Peninsula)and Juneau. After visiting all

three places, they decided toselect the Kenai Peninsula tohost the 2006 Arctic WinterGames.”

Ulu News: How manyhours have you have spent onthis year Arctic Winter Games?

Bagley: “You know, I don’tthink I can even calculate howmany hours. I’m a real estateagent and I haven’t even doneanything real estate-wise inabout a month, it’s just beensolely Arctic Winter Games.”

Ulu News: What is thebiggest success so far duringthe games this year?

Bagley: “There have beenseveral…probably the accredit-ing and check in of all the folksthat were arriving. We handledthat very smoothly comparedto other host societies.”

Ulu News: …biggest fail-ure…?

Bagley: “I think the biggest

thing we’ve failed on comparedto other games is probably thesignage and flagging. Mostgames have a lot better signageand flagging; however, it’s real-ly only an issue the first day andafter that everyone usuallyknows where the venues are.”

Ulu News: …biggest disap-pointment…?

Bagley: “I don’t have a dis-appointment, things are goingwell.” Ulu News: If you coulddo it all over again, would you?

Bagley: “Yes, I would do itover again, but I probablywouldn’t do it again, there is adifference. I think a lot of thefolks that have been involvedwith doing it once wouldn’t betoo quick to sign to do to itagain.”

Athletes enjoy the musicand the interactions atWednesday night’s danceat the old Sears mall inKenai.

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Host Society PresidentDale Bagley attending amedia briefing Thursday.


Host Society President Dale Bagley attending a mediabriefing Thursday.




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Speed skater chooses ArcticWinter Games over“Canadian Idol” TV showBy CHARLOTTE NICOLETUlu News

Multitalented BrackenBurns, speed-skater ofNorthern Alberta, had to make achoice between skating withthe Northern Alberta team atthe Arctic Winter Games, orsinging for the televised talentshow “Canadian Idol.” Muchlike “American Idol,” if you’rechosen to perform on“Canadian Idol,” you have achance for fame and fortune inthe music industry. Burns choseAlaska, and the Arctic WinterGames.

When asked what swayedher decision, “I tried out for‘Canadian Idol,’” said Burns. “Isang; they said I had a wonder-ful voice and that I could go on.It was pretty much my choice,”she said.

She said she was undecid-ed about going further than theregionals. “Then I found outthat I had the games, and I won-dered if I should give up thegames for “Canadian Idol” ornot. No thank you!” exclaimedBurns.

“I really like it here. I’m gladthat I didn’t keep going throughwith “Canadian Idol,” because Iwould have had everything todo and I would not have beenable to come to Alaska. I loveAlaska,” she said.

The next round of the“Canadian Idol” competitionwill be held in Toronto thisweek. And not knowing whatmight have happened from thenext round on, Burns made her

decision to represent her homeand country in the Games. Butthe biggest determining factorfor Burns was the chance tocome to Alaska. “I saw a moun-tain across the bay; it was reallypretty, and I tried to take a pic-ture of it,” she said.

When asked if she hasmountains at home, “Not unlessyou go into Jasper. Where I liveis in the valley; it’s all hills.There’s mountains in Jasper, butthese are just huge. I think it’snice up here,” she said.

Burns is 15-years-old andhas been skating since she was10. When asked what she likedmost about skating she said,“There are two things actually:There’s the adrenalin you getwhen you’re like already to getout there; then there’s the com-bination of everyone else’sadrenalin,” she explained.

“And the whole group ideathat we’re all thinking on thesame path and everyone isencouraging everyone else.Everyone’s going for the samething, but everyone wantseveryone else to do just as goodas him,” she said.

When asked about theatmosphere surrounding speedskating, Burns said, “It’s justfriendly. Everyone’s so nice. Itdoesn’t matter if you get first orsecond. Or if you’re drafting offsomeone: like if you go behindthem you’re both workingtogether so all the contingentswork together; especially longdistances, you do a lot of switch-ing,” she explained.

Burns says that speed skat-

ing isn’t planned; it just hap-pens. “It’s amazingly fun, eventhe way they use the gun at thestart up, and the corners; you’reso close to the mat sometimeswhen you pass someone.Wow!” she exclaimed.

Burns will try out for“Canadian Idol” again.

“Next year for sure; I’mgoing all the way,” said Burns. “Itwould be so cool to win. I’vebeen singing a lot, like on thebus. And lately people are rec-ognizing me and starting to askme to sing for them,” she said.

Burns started taking pianolessons when she was eight and

started singing along with herpiano by age11. Now, she takeslessons from two music teach-ers. Burns follows her heart

where it leads her and has cap-tured many hearts in theprocess at home and from thecircumpolar north.

Photo By Charlotte Nicolet

Bracken Burns with her mind made up for Alaska and the Arctic Winter Gamesinstead of the “Canadian Idol” TV show.



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