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Photo by Angela HansenARCTIC GARDENS— Josephine Valdez displays her 14-inch prize zucchini, during the annual NomeGarden tour last Sunday, August 25. Valdez raised the zucchini in a green house adjacent to the Nome-BeltzHigh School, as part of a college gardening class. See story and photos of the Garden Tour on page 20.

visit Nome, Kotzebue, Cordova andUnalaska.

Nome Common Council met withthe Coast Guard group in a work ses-sion.

Papp said he came to checkonhow the Coast Guard is advancingregional goals embraced in the U.S.Coast Guard Arctic Policy releasedby President Barack Obama in May.

These goals have the Coast Guardin a starring role to assure safety, se-curity and stewardship of environ-mental protection for endangeredspecies, commercial operators andpreservation of resources. The recentvisit was not the first time Papp hasbeen in Nome.

He visited in 1976 and marched inthe July 4 U.S. Bicentennial paradeand again in 2010 when he becamecommandant.

So far, Papp has realized threegoals he set for his service three

years ago when he took the top posi-tion:

• To get the polar icebreakerbudget back under the USCG budgetfrom the National Science Founda-tion; accomplished.

• To get the USCG icebreakerPolar Star restored and onto thewater. The Polar Star is in serviceand in all her previous glory.

• To convince the administrationand Pres. Obama to put money intothe budget to fund a modern ice-breaker.

Papp reported that the new ice-breaker was in the budget, a fact hecredits to the part the USCG CutterHealy played in escorting the Russ-ian-flagged oil tanker Renda toNome in January 2012—to supplySitnasuak Native Corp., one ofNome’s two petroleum product re-

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VOLUME CXIII NO. 35 August 29, 2013

Photo by Nils HahnOFF THEY GO— Junior High Varsity cross-country runners leave the start line at Nome-Beltz High School in full force on Saturday, August 24. Student athletes from Unalakleet, Elim,White Mountain and Kotzebue traveled to Nome to compete at the Nome-Beltz X/C meet on August 23-24. See results and more photos on page 10.

By Diana HaeckerDr. Brendan Kelly, the assistant

director for Polar Science at theWhite House Office of Science andTechnology Policy, traveled to Nomelast week to gather input for the im-plementation plan of PresidentBarack Obama’s National Strategyfor the Arctic Region.

Dr. Kelly is no stranger to theBering Strait region.

He worked for over 30 years as a

research scientist and faculty mem-ber at the University of Alaska, forthe State of Alaska’s Department ofFish and Game and for the NationalOceanographic and Atmospheric Ad-ministration. His studies of under-icenavigation by ringed seals, popula-tion dynamics of Pacific walrusesand analysis of walrus food habits,among other things, brought him fre-quently to the Bering Strait regionand St. Lawrence Island.

Kelly helped formulate the Na-tional Strategy for the Arctic, whichspells out the government’s prioritiesfor the Arctic region. They are to ad-vance U.S. security interests in theairspace and the waters of the Arctic;to pursue responsible Arctic regionstewardship; and to strengthen inter-national cooperation.

One of the guiding principles is tomaintain the Arctic as an area free ofconflict. Other principles include the

Botched rescueraises questions

By Diana HaeckerThe rescue of Carl Toshavik by

civilians has been the topic of dis-cussion by Alaska State Troopersand the local Nome Search and Res-cue group.

A string of misunderstandings andnon-communication left the elderlyToshavik in the remote area ofSafety Sound for days before helpcame, not by SAR or troopers, butcourtesy of observant civilians.

A passenger on a Bering Air planeflying over Safety Sound sawToshavik waving a white plastic bag.

The passenger, Chris Shannon,called the troopers and reported whathe saw. He also told Jay Craft, aSAR volunteer.

Craft followed proper protocoland informed Paul Kosto, coordina-tor with the Nome Volunteer Fire

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resolve to make decisions on bestavailable information, which in-cludes the most current science andtraditional knowledge.

The third cornerstone is to buildpartnerships with the State ofAlaska, other Arctic governmentsand the private sector to “better ad-vance our strategic priorities in thisaustere fiscal environment.”

A fourth principle is to consultand coordinate with Alaska Natives,to provide meaningful and timely“opportunity to inform federal poli-cies affecting Alaska Native com-munities.

The strategy was released in May. Now Kelly is traveling through

Alaska to find out what the plan ofaction should look like to implementthe strategy.

In an interview with The NomeNugget, Dr. Kelly spoke about thegenesis of the strategy paper.

“The strategy identifies prioritiesconsistent with National Policy forthe Arctic region, which was devel-oped by the Bush administration andreaffirmed by the Obama adminis-tration,” Kelly said.

A National Arctic StrategyPrior to 2012, the U.S. was the

only Arctic country without a clearlyoutlined strategic plan for the Arctic.

Coupled with prodding from theAlaska Congressional delegationand Fran Ulmer with the Arctic Re-search Commission as well as Arc-tic warming, the changes to the

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By Sandra L. MedearisU.S. Coast Guard Commandant

Adm. Robert Papp visited NomeAug. 20 and stressed Nome’s strate-gic location for Arctic logistics andresupply.

Adm. Thomas Ostebo accompa-nied the highest-ranking official ofthe U.S. Coast Guard on a trip to

Photo by Diana HaeckerBACK TO SCHOOL— First grader Alexis Evan celebrated her sixthbirthday on the first day of school on Wednesday, August 21.

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Comment and photo courtesy of the Carrie M McLain Memorial MuseumTHE ROOT OF ALL GOODNESS – Last Sunday’s Garden Tour hosted by Master Gardener Cheryl Thomp-son stands to serve as a reminder that many, many folks before us have enjoyed the peace and satisfactiongained by tending to your own garden. This crusty old Nomeite stands proud with the bounty of his NomeSummer harvest back in 1908. Note his simple yet creative lean-to greenhouse in the background. Keep onGrowin’!

DisconnectsNome is so very fortunate to have a dedicated group of volunteers

who are devoted to search and rescue activities. We can rely on agroup of men and women who are willing to go out in wind, rain, bliz-zard and darkness of night to look for a person who didnʼt make ithome or became lost. We know that our Nome Search and Rescuevolunteers are top notch. We also know that the volunteers in thecommunities all around western Alaska are top quality when it comesto conducting search and rescue. However, there is a problem.

In Nome the procedure is to notify the Troopers. Nome Search andRescue is not cleared to go unless they get the go-ahead from theTroopers. They can go without the Troopersʼ go-ahead, but they needthe Troopersʼ OK so that they are covered by insurance and can pro-ceed with the rescue efforts. Earlier this month a rescue was needed;the call was placed to the Troopers. Nothing happened. An elderlyman sat stranded in his boat for two days in Safety Lagoon. He waseventually rescued after an alert pilot saw him and willing fishermenwent for him in their boat. The rescue had a happy ending but it couldhave been fatal.

To prevent situations where there is a disconnect in the reportingsystem we need to establish a protocol. Each Trooper should checka reference list each time there is a call for service. There should bea written protocol to follow. No call should go unanswered. It is betterto initiate search and rescue and call it off if it is determined not to beneeded, rather than never start it if it is needed. Let the incident fromSafety Lagoon be a lesson. Letʼs have no more disconnects.

—N.L.M. —

Dear Mayor and Nome city coun-cil:

A radiological event, “level 3, se-rious incident”, on the InternationalNuclear and Radiological eventscale was reported by TEPCO inJapan on 8/21/2013. Hundreds oftons of water leaking fromFukushima nuclear plant into ourPacific Ocean is full of Strontium90, Cesium 134 and 137 isotopesthat were produced inside those 3nuclear reactors that melted downand blew-up. Although after suffi-cient dilution in seawater, radiationlevels may approach backgroundlevels, pure Strontium 90 and Ce-sium 134 and 137 are NOT found innature, and it is well knownthat even traces of these radioactivesources cause cancer, once ingested.

These contaminants are absorbedand concentrated in seafood andwhales to a much higher concentra-tion than in seawater. It is importantto measure the actual concentrationof these isotopes in seafood tissues,and not just radiation being emit-ted. Once consumed by seafood,and then by us, these radiologicalcontaminants are stored and furtherconcentrated in our bodies and con-tinue to be a source of radiation fromwithin our bodies for the rest of ourlives.

This is important to all coastalAlaskan residents, becauseSalmon juveniles that swam out in2011 to feed in the Pacific Oceanwill be returning to our rivers withinthe next few years. Whales,Tuna, and other seafood that have

been feeding in the Pacific are al-ready being eaten in Alaska.

It is time, now, to prepare for the2011 salmon juveniles to return toAlaska. I recommend that the City ofNome ask State of Alaska and FDAto provide emergency funding to setup a testing facility in your city tomeasure Strontium 90, Cesium 134

and 137 in whales and all fish andseafood that feed and grow in the Pa-cific Ocean. Such seafood must notbe consumed, if it is confirmed to bepositive for even a trace amount ofthese deadly radiological isotopes.

Truly, Daniel N. Russell, physicist[formerly, Term-professor, Physics

Dept. UAA][former employee at Navy Radio-logical Control Office, NorfolkNaval Shipyard]P. O. Box 577Willow, Alaska 99688

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Russia opens first SAR cen-ter along Northern SeaRoute

The Barents Observer reports thatRussia opened its first Search andRescue Center in Naryan-Mar lastweek.

In response to increased trafficalong the Northern Sea Route, Rus-sia has allocated approximately $27million to build 10 search and rescuecenters from Murmansk to Provi-deniya, to be operational by 2015.

The new center includes a fire de-partment, a department for searchand rescue operations with vehiclesand boats, a berth and training facil-ities.

Similar rescue centers will open inMurmansk, Arkhangelsk, Dudinka,Pevek, Vorkuta, Nadym, Anadyr,Tiksi and Provideniya.

Nome held mass rescue op-eration exercise

Last week, City of Nome, theNome Local Emergency PlanningCommission, the City of Nome, theCoast Guard and representativesfrom the Dept. of Homeland Securityand Emergency Management heldseveral training sessions.

On Tuesday, the participants heldan incident management overviewand conducted a Coast Guard massrescue training.

On Wednesday, they held a table-top exercise to train for a mass-res-cue operation.

The scenario simulated an emer-gency on a passenger vessel, withmore than 80 injured passengers andcrew.

IMO official on Arctic voy-age

The International Maritime Orga-nization’s Secretary-General KojiSekimizu set out on a fact-findingmission to the Arctic. On August 15,he went on a five-day Arctic sea voy-age as a guest of the government ofRussia aboard the nuclear-poweredicebreaker 50 Let Pobedy.

The ship took the Northern SeaRoute that links Europe and northernRussia.

Sekimizu was accompanied byhigh-level officials from the Russiangovernment and from the shippingindustry.

The trip came against a back-ground of increasing interest withinthe global shipping community inutilizing the Northern Sea Route andother northern passages, as Arctic seaice recedes and the navigation seasonbecomes longer.

Sekimizu assessed how the facili-ties and infrastructure needed forArctic navigation are being devel-oped along the Siberian coastline ofthe Russian Federation.

Sekimizu’s plan was to use thevoyage to observe and experiencethe difficulties inherent in Arcticnavigation, such as poor weatherconditions and the relative lack ofgood charts, communication systemsand other navigational aids that posechallenges for mariners. The remote-ness of the area makes rescue orclean-up operations difficult andcostly; cold temperatures may reducethe effectiveness of numerous com-ponents of the ship, ranging fromdeck machinery and emergencyequipment to sea suctions and, whenice is present, it can impose addi-

tional loads on the hull, propulsionsystem and appendages.

The IMO is the United Nationsspecialized agency with responsibil-ity for the safety and security of ship-ping and the prevention of marinepollution by ships. The agency iscurrently developing the Polar Code,a draft international code of safetyfor ships operating in polar waters.The code will cover the full range ofdesign, construction, equipment, op-erational, training, search and rescueand environmental protection mat-ters relevant to ships operating in theinhospitable waters surrounding thetwo poles.

The IMO reports that 2013 is ontrack to be a record year for maritimeactivity on the Northern Sea Route.There has been a tenfold increase inthe number of vessels using the routeduring recent years. In 2012, 46 ves-sels sailed the whole route, comparedto 34 in 2011 and only four in 2010.

Coast Guard to test oil spilldetection

The U.S. Coast Guard Researchand Development Center plans totest and evaluate oil spill detectionand recovery technologies in theArctic Ocean as part of OperationArctic Shield 2013. Engineers andscientists led by RDC researcherswill conduct a series of demonstra-tions in September aboard the CoastGuard Cutter Healy to test and eval-uate capabilities of various un-manned aerial systems, an unmannedunderwater vehicle and a remotelyoperated vehicle to search for simu-lated oil spills.

To support planned the unmanned

aerial systems testing, the RDC hasassembled a team to include NationalOceanographic and Atmospheric Ad-ministration personnel operating aPuma UAS; University of Alaska,Fairbanks researchers operatingPuma systems funded by The Centerfor Island, Maritime, and ExtremeEnvironment Security; representa-tives from the Department of Home-land Security Science andTechnology Center of Excellenceand personnel from the U.S. AirForce Special Operations Com-mand.

The team will also assess the ca-pabilities of the UAS to supportother Coast Guard operational mis-

sions while onboard the Healy.NOAA personnel will also em-

ploy the Environmental ResponseManagement Application onlinemapping tool that integrates bothstatic and real-time data for use dur-ing the exercise.

Coast Guard Cutter Healy, com-missioned in 2000, is the nation’snewest and largest polar icebreaker.Its primary mission is scientific sup-port, and as a Coast Guard Cutter, itis capable of performing criticalCoast Guard missions, includingsearch and rescue, ship escort, ma-rine environmental protection, andthe enforcement of laws and treatiesin polar regions.

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tailers. “That was the biggest advertise-

ment; I couldn’t pay for advertisingbetter than that,” Papp said. “I don’tknow if it was planned or not, but itwas appreciated and a good experi-ence for us. That helped us get thenew icebreaker and to get the PolarStar back into service.”

Chuck Fagerstrom, Sitnasuakpresident, said the Renda fuel deliv-ery showed what could be accom-plished with a partnership betweenthe Coast Guard and private indus-try. He suggested that the CoastGuard name its new icebreaker Sit-nasuak.

The receding ice cover from Arc-tic waters has opened the region toresource exploration and commerceas well as supporting scientific re-search and stewardship over tradi-tional lifestyles around Arctic coasts.All this, with new claims of sover-eignty over the region, has amplifiedthe need for a strong Coast Guardpresence.

Papp highlighted the new ice con-ditions from his own experience.

In 1976, he remembered, “Whenwe landed in Kotzebue from theheight of a helicopter, all I could seewas ice. In 2010, when we de-scended in from thousands of feet,we couldn’t see ice anywhere.”

“I’m telling you what you alreadyknow, because you live here—thingshave changed drastically in the past35, 36, 37 years since I first came uphere.”

With a deep-water port at DutchHarbor, Papp acknowledged an in-terest in a deep-water port in theWestern Alaska region, but said hehad not involved himself in favoringone site over another.

The Coast Guard has had a pres-

ence in Nome since the mid 1800s,Papp said, and had always dependedon Nome.

“As I did in 1976, we stopped inhere to do some logistics and get oursupplies before we headed up to theNorth Slope,” he said. “The impor-tance of Nome is going to increase.You know that. You don’t need a guyfrom Washington, D.C. to tell you.

“Let me say the guy in Washing-ton, D.C. knows how very importantNome is.”

Papp said he was really impressedwith what Nome had done with Portof Nome.

“U.S. Coast Guard ops depend onwhat we have up here and how wellwe are treated,” Papp said.

Papp said that instead of estab-lishing a Coast Guard base, the planwas to deploy ships to the area.

Charles Lean, biologist at NortonSound Economic DevelopmentCorp., thanked the Coast Guard onbehalf of the regional fishing indus-try for keeping cutter surveillance onthe International Date Line runningthrough the Bering Strait.

“It is important to have reliableenforcement … that keeps us all onthe same page,” Lean said.

Papp responded that covering thatbase was tough, because the CoastGuard is stretched thin by new de-mands for services.

“We used to have three, now wehave only one on the boundary line,”he said.

Mary David, executive vice pres-ident at Kawerak, Inc., applaudedthe U.S. Coast Guard’s stewardshipof the Arctic environment.

“Preservation of our way of life isvery important to us,” she said.

“The Coast Guard in our regionhelps with that.”

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Photos by Diana HaeckerPRESENTS (top)— Nome Mayor Denise Michels, middle, presented USGC Commandant Robert Papp, left,and USCG Rear Admiral Thomas Ostebo with gold pans during an appreciation ceremony on August 20.

STRATEGY (right)— Comman-dant Robert Papp pointed towarda USCG Arctic Strategy documentthat outlines the Coast Guard’sservice strategy for operations inthe Arctic.

Department’s Search and Rescue.Kosto said he delayed a planned tripin anticipation of a call from theTroopers that would’ve activatedNome SAR to go look for Toshavik.

That call never came. “I assumed that the Troopers took

care of it,” Kosto said. But they did-n’t. Kosto said that Jay Craft fol-lowed the correct procedures bycalling him. “He’s not at fault,” saidKosto.

By chance, Stan Morgan, flyinghis private plane, saw Toshavik sit-ting in his boat on Sunday. Morganlanded his plane and with severalother Nomeites in the area, rescuedToshavik and transported him toNome.

Alaska State Trooper SergeantCharlie Cross deferred questions re-garding why the Trooper who tookShannon’s call didn’t initiate a SARto AST spokeswoman Megan Peters.

The Trooper is still not identified. An AST investigator from out of

town, a source said, came to Nometo look into the incident.

Peters said in an email exchangewith the Nome Nugget that questionsregarding a personnel issue cannotbe answered based on AS 39.25.080.“Essentially, that statute prohibits usfrom answering any question aboutan employee’s work history and per-formance,” Peters wrote.

But is it a personnel issue?“Search and rescues are dealt with

based upon the merits of each inci-dent. We don’t have a specific budgetand do not take that into considera-tion when making decisions to sendresources,” Peters noted.

However, the Alaska Office ofManagement and Budget lists a sum-mary of the FY 2014 Governor’s Op-erating Budget for the Department ofPublic Safety, Search and Rescuecomponent at $577,900 statewide.Authorized FY 2013 funds totaledthe same amount.

Out of that statewide allocation

for Search and Rescues, $82,500 areallocated for fuel used during searchand rescue missions. In FY 2012$100,400 were actually spent onfuel. The line item for aircraft and/orhelicopter charters for search andrescue missions is listed as $127,500.Aircraft support with state aircraft islisted in the plan for $210,000. Thebudget summary document statesthat the most effective asset is theDPS’s sole day-and-night capablehelicopter based in Anchorage. Butthe helicopter crashed this springduring a rescue flight near Talkeetna,killing the Trooper pilot Stoll and therescued snowmachiner.

The budget also states that a train-ing specialist position has been filledto provide training for AST, WildlifeTroopers and volunteer SAR organi-zations.

Several questions from theNugget to the AST spokesperson re-mained unanswered. Among themwas whether an internal investigationis taking place to determine why thetrooper on call didn’t initiate a SARand whether a review of his actions –if there was one – concluded withrecommendations to avoid this in thefuture.

Sgt. Cross was asked if the AlaskaState Trooper Nome Post has a pro-tocol it follows when 911 calls comein that are potential search and res-cue cases. Cross said the Nome Posthas no checklist. “Each incident isunique upon itself,” he said. “It’s notreasonable to go by a checklist be-cause some searches are resolved bysending a hasty team, which preventsus from mounting a full on searchand rescue.”

How SARs workTrooper Sgt. Cross explained the

chain of events that are supposed tohappen once a call for help comes in.Troopers take the information andconsider the following questions: Isthere a medical emergency? Howwell- or ill-equipped are the victims?

What are weather conditions like?Those questions and more are also

posed by the local SAR. Once acti-vated by the troopers, Nome SARdevises a plan of action, which theSAR team executes.

Kosto said that in a typical situa-tion, either Nome SAR Captain JimWest, Assistant Fire Chief JerrySteiger, Captain Doug Johnson or hewill come up with a plan and coordi-nate the SAR from the Fire Hall.

The troopers, most of the time,operate from their office, deal withpaperwork and let the local S&Rteam do the fieldwork.

Sgt. Cross said that there are nohour limits assigned when calling aSAR mission and that the goal is tofind and retrieve the missing people.

That is the common goal, in con-cert with Nome’s SAR group.

Sgt. Cross also said that there isno budgetary limit for him to con-sider in case an air support by planeor helicopter is needed. Megan Pe-ters stated that the troopers have tobe good stewards of the state’smoney. “SAR volunteers are usuallyreimbursed or provided fuel for thesearch and rescue as long as they areoperating at AST’s behest on an offi-cial operation,” Peters wrote.

The Nome SAR is a division ofthe Nome Volunteer Fire Departmentand, as such, it is funded through thedepartment.

The NVFD gets its funds mostlyfrom the annual Fireman’s Carnivalfundraiser. Nome NVFD SAR Cap-tain Jim West said that there are dis-cretionary funds available to spendon rescues, but the budget is tight.The money is spent on food for thevolunteers during a search and res-cue situation, fuel, if not reimbursedby the state, and if necessary, for airsupport.

Key is that the troopers give thegreen light and assign a case numberto the local SAR. This makes themeligible for reimbursement of fueland for the SAR volunteers to be

covered by the state’s insurance. During off-hours things get more

complicated. If a 911 call comes in, itis routed to the city’s police stationwhere a dispatcher staffs the phones24/7. A 911 call can also come infrom a SPOT device. The dispatchernotifies the trooper-on-call.

Sgt. Cross said that any trooperhas the authority to initiate a searchand rescue and to get in touch withthe local SAR group. If in doubt, thetrooper should call the supervisor orofficer in charge for a discussionwhether a search and rescue shouldbe called.

That apparently didn’t happen ei-ther.

Nome SAR volunteers did notvigorously pursue whether a SARwas called for or not. NVFD assis-tant chief Jerry Steiger said thatNVFD has initiated searches in thepast when they received informationthat warranted looking for people.

But since the troopers did not callin the search, no action was taken.

Captain West said that clearlysomebody dropped the ball.

Kosto said that he learned his les-son. “I should have either called theon-call trooper and pressed the issue,or paged out and initiated the SARmyself,” said Kosto. But he stressedthat there is a good working relation-ship between the troopers and theNome SAR.

West said that the case will be ad-dressed in an upcoming meeting andthat talks with the troopers havetaken place to debrief the situation.

What can be done? As for cooperation, Steiger said it

is crucial that Nome SAR and Troop-ers know each other. “We alwayshave to work on communicatingwith each other,” Steiger said. “Weneed that to also understand theirperspective. It’s a two-way street.”

Sgt. Cross said that communica-tions between the Troopers andNome SAR are well maintained.

“However, instances like this shinethe light on mistakes and there is al-ways room for improvement,” Crosssaid.

Paul Kosto with the Nome SARgroup said that it would help if therewere a standardized protocol thatspells out the exact steps to take oncea request for rescue call comes in tothe Nome Police dispatcher, the StateTroopers and the NVFD SAR. Fur-thermore, Kosto said inter-agencycommunication needs improvement.“The Troopers have got to call us,and we’ve got to call them when ei-ther of us knows about a possiblesearch. We are eager to go out andsearch for our friends, family, andneighbors,” he said.

A bad scenario is when inconclu-sive calls come with very little infor-mation about when the person wassupposed to return and where themissing party wanted to travel, Sgt.Cross said.

In this incident, it was even worse.Nome SAR Captain Jimmy West Jr.said that part of the problem was thatnobody reported Carl Toshavik miss-ing.

Local SAR officers as well asTroopers agree that folks who go outin the country for trips or travel be-tween villages should always tellsomebody where they are going,when they expect to return, whatroute they’re taking and ideally carrya SPOT device or satellite phone.

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NVFD forms Regional SAR Coordination Center in NomeBy Diana Haecker

The Nome Volunteer Fire Depart-ment is in the process of forming aregional Search and Rescue Coordi-nation Center that would includecommunities in the Norton Soundand Bering Strait area.

Paul Kosto, coordinator with theNVFD SAR, said the idea had beenaround for many years, but in con-versation with the Rasmuson Foun-dation sometime last year, theconcept grew as Rasmuson encour-aged the NVFD to seek matchingfunds that could significantly expandthe budget.

And that is what happened.The City of Nome has appropri-

ated $34,700 of Norton Sound Eco-nomic Development’s communityshare money to the endeavor. Sitna-suak Native Corp. and Bering StraitsNative Corporation also recentlymade donations of $12,500 each.

Kosto explained that one of theintents is to a bring in trainers fromoutside to provide training for NomeSAR as well as SAR volunteers fromthe Bering Strait and Norton Soundcommunities.

Kosto said the group has com-posed a prioritized wish list of equip-

ment. The U.S. Coast Guard donateda rescue sled.

The group also has access to theCity’s motorboat, The Guardian forrescues immediately offshore fromNome.

Other offshore rescues wouldneed to be done by the U.S. CoastGuard.

The Regional Search and RescueCenter would be housed at the FireHall on Bering Street, utilizing theold Nome Police Department’s of-fices.

The impetus for thinking regionwide was not necessarily to improve

on rescue and search skills per se,but to offer a centralized service forsearch and rescue groups so theywouldn’t have to deal with paper-work and phone calls during an ac-tive SAR mission.

“We will have the ability to man-age people,” Kosto said. “Ourstrength is coordination.”

He added that local SAR teamsregion-wide are already doing out-standing work on the ground.

The teams know their community,people and landscapes best.

“The regional center can helpwith managing the money and doing

the paper work for the local SARgroups,” said Kosto.

The Nome SAR team has put to-gether a prioritized list for equipmentto be purchased with the funds.

This includes command centerequipment such as mapping soft-ware, promethium boards and com-puters as well as field equipmentsuch as satellite phones, SPOT de-vices, base camp equipment, two-way radios, first aid trauma kits anda budget for training sessions for re-gional SAR groups.

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environment and with it the rise ofeconomic opportunity, the strategywas formulated.

National security staff in theWhite House took the lead writingthe National Security section. Kellywas the primary of a writing teamformulating the environmental stew-ardship part. “I also have a second-ary role in that I have agreed to bethe primary organizer of our engage-ment with people in Alaska on this,”Kelly said.

The chapter on international co-operation was, in large part, re-searched by Dave Balton in the StateDepartment.

Asked how binding the documentis, Kelly explained that it is the Pres-idents strategy and as such, all de-partments of the administration areobliged to abide by its objectives andprinciples. “In forming budgets, theylook at documents like this to justifywhy it is that they argue, for exam-ple, for more icebreaker money,”said Kelly.

Utopia?The document states that “We

seek an Arctic region that is stableand free of conflict, where nationsact responsibly in a spirit of trust andcooperation, and where economicand energy resources are developedin a sustainable manner that also re-spects the fragile environment andthe interests and cultures of indige-nous peoples.”

Doesn’t that sound too good to betrue to be ever accomplished? Kellycountered by saying, “Why wouldwe shoot for anything less? It’s ourduty to set high standards.”

While it is a tall order to have re-source development done in theworld’s harshest climates while notharming subsistence resources orAlaska Native cultures, Kelly makesthe case that it takes a collective ef-fort to realize these lofty goals.

In this context, the National Strat-egy uses the term “integrated Arcticmanagement.” Too often, the re-gion’s tribes and residents have toponder how they fit into other enti-ties’ plans. The integrated Arcticmanagement is a notion that invitesthe Bering Strait region to come upwith its own vision and plan and askback: How does the government orindustry fit into our plan? “That is, inessence, what we try to get at withthe integrated Arctic management,”said Kelly. “Instead of trying to im-pose a plan from the top down —how do we encourage communitiesto make their own plans?”

What vision do the NortonSound/Bering Strait communitieshave for the region, 10, 20, 30 or 50years from now? What kind of bal-ance do communities want to see be-tween competing interests ofindustry, subsistence hunting andgovernment influence?

A common vision would help tak-ing an active role in the managementof the Arctic and the region’s termstaken into account. It is an all toocommon frustration that local voicesare not heard often and loud enough.

Kelly stressed that the region has theexpertise and knowledge dealingwith Arctic issues.

Alaskan engagementWhile meaningful and timely con-

sultations are listed as one of theguiding principles, only one publichearing with White House staff re-garding to the National Strategy forthe Arctic has taken place. This wasin June, held in Anchorge. Kelly con-cedes, “I think it’s a fair criticism thatwe could and should do much, muchbetter than this.”

“Whether we talk to AFN, theGovernors office or the Arctic PolicyCommission, we heard over and overagain the need to do more engage-ment with people in Alaska beforewe develop the implementationplan,” said Kelly. “So here I am.That’s part of why I’m here.”

Dave Balton, Deputy AssistantSecretary for Oceans and FisheriesBureau of Oceans and InternationalEnvironmental and Scientific Affairsat the State Department, is scheduledto be in Anchorage next month.

Engagement with Alaskans, Kellysaid, is not only the “nice thing” todo but it benefits the government be-cause here is where the knowledgeand expertise is. “Alaska is the U.S.Arctic and it should be no surprise toanybody to come and find what thereal concerns are,” said Kelly.

“You have to be here where peo-ple live in the Arctic to hear howpeople balance it out and to hearwhat tradeoffs they’re willing tomake in terms of economic develop-ment, environmental protection, sub-sistence hunting and culturalpreservation,” Kelly said. “You can’tglean that from talking with govern-ment officials in Juneau or Washing-ton.”

Needed cooperationThe National Strategy for the Arc-

tic also stresses cooperation betweenthe State of Alaska and the federalgovernment. However, the relation-ship is strained, as evidenced by therecent Federal Overreach Summitheld in Anchorage, featuring state of-ficials, including Governor Sean Par-nell.

This relationship needs mendingand Kelly said he had spent consid-erable time forging a relationshipwith the state as it relates to the Na-tional Strategy. “As I said, a lot ofknowledge and expertise that weneed to form our strategy exists inAlaska. Having a difficult relation-ship between different levels of gov-ernments is obviously going tohinder that communication, Kellysaid.

“I’ve been working quite hardwith the Governor’s cabinet and withthe legislative group on Arctic policyto improve our appreciation of eachothers positions,” Kelly explained. “Ithink we’re making huge strides.”Kelly has been working withStephanie Moreland, the Governor’sadvisor on Arctic issues, and findsher to be a positive influence on find-ing constructive responses. “Wedon’t agree on everything,” said

Kelly. “But we talk regularly andagree to work together in thoseplaces we do see eye to eye.” After ahistory of bad relations, the task is toreestablish conversations.

Vessel trafficThe increase in vessel traffic

through the Bering Strait is a contin-ueous, big concern for the region. Inresponse to the National Strategy,Nome Mayor Denise Michels sub-mitted recommendations for the im-plementation of the President’spolicy. The City recommends that“the federal government partner withthe State of Alaska to leverage fundsto build the necessary infrastructurefor national security, environmentalresponse, development and searchand rescue capabilities.” This means:provide funds to build a deep-draftport in Nome. Michels also recom-mended: no gray water discharge inBering Strait waters; provide fundsfor oil spill response equipment; pro-vide federal revenue sharing withAlaska for communities impacted byincreased vessel traffic; provide shipmanifests to the State of Alaska ofvessels traversing the Bering Strait;

expand visa-free travel betweenAlaska and Chukotka; and expandservices that allow residents to trackvessel traffic in the region.

Kelly said that during his trip toAlaska, he heard a lot about in-creased vessel traffic concerns.“Who’s on those ships? What are

they complying with? Where arethey going? How are they regulated?This is a message I wouldn’t get if Iwould’ve not been here,” Kelly said.

He assured that the President hastaken a very active interest in havinga National Strategy for the Arctic ar-

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By Laurie McNicholasThe Norton Sound commercial

red king crab catch totaled 272,300pounds on Aug. 23, reports JimMenard, area manager for NortonSound, Kotzebue and Barrow,Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game.

About 45 percent of this year’s495,600-pound quota awaits harvest.

Three of the four crab buyersfavor extending the season past thenormal closure date of Sept. 3, butthe major buyer, Norton SoundSeafood Products has notified the de-partment it plans to quit buying afterSept. 3, Menard said. In an email to

The Nome Nugget , he said the de-partment can decide to keep the fish-ery open beyond Sept. 3 and give allbuyers an opportunity to purchasecrab catches.

“There has been no change in themeat fill percentage that they checkdaily at the [NSSP] plant if there aredeliveries,” Menard wrote. “Somecrabbers believe the cold water tem-peratures slowed things down thissummer, and the molt would occurlater. Sometimes it starts to show upin August, and sometimes later inSeptember. It’s hard to say fromyear to year….”

Thirty-six permit holders are reg-istered for the open access portion ofthe crab fishery with a 458,430-pound catch quota, and 7 permitholders are registered for the Com-munity Development Quota fisherywith a quota of 37,170 pounds. TheCDQ harvest totaled 12,000 poundson Aug. 23.

Salmon harvest updateMenard provided the following

salmon fisheries update on Aug. 23.The Norton Sound commercialsalmon catch totaled 115,800 chums,8,000 pinks, 200 sockeyes and42,900 silvers as of Aug. 16. Thisyear’s silver run is average, and thecommercial harvest is projected tofall within the department’s presea-son forecast of 30,000 to 60,000 sil-vers.

The chum salmon commercialharvest was well above forecast andwas the second best harvest in over25 years. In three of the last fouryears, the Norton Sound commercialchum salmon harvest has been thebest since 1986.

Unalakleet subdistrictThe commercial harvest in the

Unalakleet subdistrict totals 53,100chums, 5,900 pinks, 22,600 silversand 149 sockeyes by 36 permit hold-ers. The chum harvest is the fourthbest in the 53-year commercial fish-ery history. The silver harvest is26th best.

The commercial salmon fishingschedule through Sept. 6 is from 6p.m. Sunday until 6 p.m. Tuesdayand from 6 p.m. Wednesday until 6p.m. Friday.Shaktoolik subdistrict

The Shaktoolik subdistrict com-mercial catch totals 22,800 chums,5,600 silvers and 42 sockeyes by 18permit holders. The silver catch is25th best. The commercial salmonfishing schedule through Sept. 6 isfrom 6 p.m. Sunday until 6 p.m.Tuesday and from 6 p.m. Wednesdayuntil 6 p.m. Friday.

Norton Bay subdistrictThe commercial harvest in the

Norton Bay subdistrict totals 35,600chums, 480 pinks, 5,200 silvers, and6 sockeyes by 13 permit holders.The chum and silver harvests arerecords. Norton Bay fishermen havebeen on a roll since commercialsalmon fishing resumed in 2008 aftera 10-year hiatus. The commercialsalmon fishing schedule throughSept. 7 is from 6 p.m. Monday until6 p.m. Wednesday and from 6 p.m.Thursday until 6 p.m. Saturday.

Elim subdistrictThe commercial harvest totals

1,200 chums, 600 pinks and 4,500silvers by 14 permit holders in theElim subdistrict. Commercialsalmon fishing resumed in the sub-district in 2007 after a five-year hia-tus.

Golovin subdistrictThe commercial harvest in the

Golovin subdistrict totals 3,100chums, 1,180 pinks and 5,200 silversby 10 permit holders. This year’s sil-ver harvest is the second best all-time, trailing only the record harvestof nearly 5,600 silvers in 2010.Commercial salmon fishing resumedin Golovin in 2008 after a six-yearhiatus.

Nome subdistrictThe silver salmon run in the

Nome subdistrict does not appearstrong enough to allow for commer-cial fishing periods at this time.

Subsistence set gillnet fishing inthe marine waters is open seven daysa week. The fresh water subsistencearea set gillnet schedule is from 6p.m. Monday until 6 p.m. Wednes-day and from 6 p.m. Thursday until 6p.m. Saturday. Beach seining isclosed by regulation for the remain-der of the salmon season.

Kotzebue chum harvest The cumulative harvest of more

than 296,000 chum salmon for 66permit holders is the best harvestsince 1988 in the Kotzebue area.Fishing periods have been 5 hours inthe last two openings after droppingto 2 to 3 hours for several openingsbecause of plane capacity in shippingthe catch out of Kotzebue.

Changes are afoot at the Nomeboat harbor as Pacific Pile & Marinelanded a City of Nome/Port of Nomecontract to begin the High Ramp andFloat Phasing project on the westside of Snake River. Vessels parkedat the west side of the Snake River,near the barge ramp had to move toanother section of the harbor.

Harbormaster Lucas Stotts an-nounced that yellow buoys mark thearea that should be avoided untildredging is complete.

An alternative moorage option isa portion of the southern half of Bel-mont Beach, which was previouslydesignated as a fishing/swimmingonly area.

Until dredging and constructionare complete, the area can be utilizedfor some moorage, as well as an an-chorage area south of Belmont Point.

Boaters and dredgers are asked toexercise caution, as the area still re-mains available for fishing or swim-ming.

Stotts said that vessel users are in-structed to continue parking vehiclesand trailers along the shore bank onthe north end of the beach, in an ef-fort to keep the beach and road clearfor local traffic and emergency ac-cess. Overnight habitation, excessivenoise and dumping are not allowed.Work at the project may last for sixweeks and possibly through freeze-up.

On August 18, a gold dredgeended up on West Beach after its an-chor line snapped. According to rep-resentatives of the owner DaveMcCulley, strong winds and roughwaters pushed the dredge Norpackonshore. The diver and tender onboard were not harmed. The dredgesuffered minimal damage and waspushed back into the water the fol-lowing day.

Harbormaster Lucas Stotts reportsthis about the comings and goings atthe Nome boat harbor: On August20, the sailing vessel Bernard Ex-plorer arrived. The landing craft andbarge Devon/BC 151 departed afterloading rock. The research vesselBristol Explorer departed andheaded north for scientific studies.The research vessel Aquila arrivedand departed after taking on crew

and fuel. The Aquila has on boardscientists to conduct a whale-taggingmission in the northern Bering Seaand Chukchi Sea. Brice Construc-tion’s tug and barge IslandViking/ITB 282 arrived and departedafter loading rock for Dutch Harbor.

On August 21, Northland Serv-ices’ Sam Taalak arrived and de-parted with village freight. The tugand barge Ari Cruz/BaranofProvider arrived and loaded all TwinPeaks’ Construction equipment to behauled out of Nome.

Northland Services’ mainline tugand barge, the Polar Ranger/HawaiiTrader arrived. The Cape Dawsontanker is still anchored offshore.They planned to come to the docksfor a fuel transfer to NJUS and Bo-nanza.

The Russian icebreaker VladimirIgnatyuk also anchored at Nome’sroadstead.

On August 22, the private motoryacht Michaela Rose arrived fromthe Galapagos Islands and plannedto journey through the NorthwestPassage after a few days of sightsee-ing in Nome.

On August 23, the tug and bargeAri Cruz/Baranof Provider departedwith Twin Peaks construction equip-ment on board.

The landing craft Sam Taalak ar-rived and departed after loading vil-lage freight. Northland Services tugand barge Polar Ranger/ HawaiiTrader departed.

On August 24, the sailing vesselBernard Explorer departed for thesouth. The sailing vessel Balthazarwas hauled out of the water by Rol-land Trowbridge and Phil Pryzmont.

The sailboat will be stored inNome for the winter.

The Russian research vesselGeoArctic arrived, as did the re-search vessel Norseman I. The motoryacht Michaela Rose departed on itsway to the Northwest Passage. Thetug Chukchi Sea anchored inside thebreakwater for a crew change.

On August 26, the research ves-sels Geo Arctic and Norseman I de-parted and headed north for studies.Alaska Logistics’ tug and barge FishHawk/ Logistic Provider arrived.

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ticulated. President Obama formu-lated a National Ocean policy, whichincludes significant policies and re-search for the Arctic. “He’s support-ive to ratify UNCLOS,” Kelly said.

In addition, Kelly said that thecommitment to tribal consultationsis not just lip service. In June, thePresident issued an executive orderthat established the White House

Council on Native American Affairs.In the order, Section 4 (c) reads, theCouncil shall “coordinate a more ef-fective and efficient process for ex-ecutive departments, agencies, andoffices to honor the United Statescommitment to tribal consultation asset forth in Executive Order 13175of November 6, 2000.”

Kelly went on from Nome toDutch Harbor and Anchorage.

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8 THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013 THE NOME NUGGETsports

Ari,Dawn,and Kathy would like to thank the community for their generoussupport. The ladies worked hard and earned money by fundraising duringthe spring months. The girls were then able to attend volleyball camps at theUniversity of California Irvine.Young players from all over the globe attended the camps.The head coach at UCI is Paula Weishoff, a three timeOlympian named MP for volleyball and MVP for the entire Games. She andher assistant coach, James Morrison were coaches for the US WomensOlympic volleyball team at the 2102 Games in London. Our girls had 6 fulldays of instruction, philosophy and play from world class players andcoaches.Their skills improved and they were exposed to life as college athletes. (UCI players must maintain a B average in order to compete). At the conclusion of each day Coach Weishoff asked," Did you learn anything? Did you improve? Most importantly, did you have fun ?" The coach-ing staff interacted personally with each individual athlete continually duringand after each camp session. They were impressed with the abilities and attitudes of our Nome girls and asked us to return next year.

Thank you Nome for enabling these youths to travel and learn and to be ambassadors for our community.

Kathy: This camp was a great experience for me. I wanted to keep play-ing! I wouldn't have had this opportunity without the community support.Thank you so much.

Dawn: I had a fabulous time and learned so much in California. It wouldnot have been possible without all the giving support from my community!Thank you!

Ari: thank you for the opportunity to go to California. I've never played afaster game of volleyball in my life and it was amazing to meet so manyplayers from all over with the same love for volleyball as I have.

VOLLEYBALL

8/29

By Reba LeanLate Edition Producer at KTUU

It was a near-perfect season forthe women of Nome’s Quality Autosoftball team.

Coming off their latest victory atthe Alaska Amateur Softball Associ-ation’s Women’s D League Champi-onship on Aug. 18, a few membersof the Quality Auto team gathered atan Anchorage watering hole to re-count the championship’s highlights.

“In a way, it still hasn’t hit us,”said Rhonda Sparks that Sunday.

Sparks served as a substitute onthe team made up of mostly NomeQuality Auto players, with a fewstragglers.

The team consisted of 12 women:Shaylyn Savok and Morgan Joule ofKotzebue, captains Rhonda Haneb-uth and Naomi Brunette, andRaenelle West, Jessica Luce, LizLuce, Fawn White, Sparks, ArielRock, Andrea Konik and NinaHanebuth of Nome.

In the weekend tournament, theQuality Auto women were pit againstseven other teams, including theNome Natives, sponsored by NomeLiquor.

It was a weekend full of rain andinteresting mud conditions, accord-ing to Sparks and Rhonda Hanebuth.

Spirits weren’t dampened like theturf, though.

The Quality Auto women facedoff against “Where My Pitches At,”an Anchorage team that came to be

their short-lived nemesis, three timesin a total of six games.

It was that team the Quality Autowomen ended up against in the finalround.

A rather large crowd supportedthe Quality women, full of Nometransplants, family members and An-chorage teams rooting against theircommon opponent.

The championship game came asthe Pitches were coming off anothergame, in the height of muddy condi-tions.

“They just got done playing onthat field, and we came on,” Sparkssaid. “They were already kind of ac-climated to the conditions.”

It was a fast game, Sparks ex-plained, with good defense from bothdugouts. Batters were struck out assoon as they were up to the plate in agame where each hitter already hadone ball and one strike countedagainst her to help the innings movealong.

Then came the last inning, and theQuality women were ahead.

Not nervous, but anxious, asSparks described, the women tensedup in the outfield.

A hitter wearing purple tie-dyesleeves stepped up to the plate. Shewas known as a big hitter.

“That girl popped it up to Jess,just a little dink,” Hanebuth said.

Jessica Luce played on secondbase.

Sparks said it was a hold-your-

breath moment and then a sudden re-lief as Luce’s mitt wrapped aroundthe ball.

“I was holding back tears, actu-

ally,” Hanebuth laughed. She saidother teammates wept freely as thegame rounded out the stellar seasonwith a score of 8 to 5.

Hanebuth and Sparks credited theNome crowd, Peggy and Jeff Dar-ling, base coach Rob Luce and theirteam cohesiveness with the success.

Nome women softball team wins D league championship

Photo by Sine’ HollyVOLLEYBALL— Nome Volleyball players Dawn Wehde, Hannah,Ari Horner, and Kathy Holly, left to right in white shirts, traveledto California to train for the upcoming season. The ladies in thecenter dressed in black shirts are UCI players.

Nome Volleyball players train with the pros

Photo by Irene KunnukCHAMPIONS— Front left to right: Andrea Konik, Liz Luce, Rhonda Sparks, Fawn White and Morgan Joule. Back left to right: Raenelle West, Niaomi Brunette, Rhonda Hanebuth, Nina Hanebuth, Ariel Rock, ShaySavok and Jess Luce.

Photo by Irene KunnukALL SMILES— The women of Nome’s Quality Auto softball team and their extended fan base are all smilesafter winning the Alaska Amateur Softball Association’s Women’s D League Championship on August 18 inAnchorage.

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THANKYOU!

Thank you Nome!On August 6 our Nome branch hosted a

Member Appreciation Night and silent auction.Our goal was $1,500 but

which provides shelter and safety to victims of abuse.

If you missed our face-to-face Discover Financial Fitness class, visit cu1.org to view upcoming online classes!

The 2013 Nome-Beltz X/C Meet was held Saturday. Top ten results in each of the races is listedbelow. NBHS will also host the 2013 Region I North X/C Meet on Saturday, Sept 28th.

BOYS VARSITY1 Gary Eakin 20:15.5 KOTZ2 Leif Erikson 20:43.5 NOME3 Jayden Wilson 20:44.7 UNK4 Oliver Hoogendorn 20:54 NOME5 Aucha Johnson 20:55 UNK6 Wilson Hoogendorn 21:09.5 NOME7 Junyor Erikson 21:15.5 NOME8 James Jorgensen 21:30.5 NOME9 Sam Smith 21:40.5 KOTZ

GIRLS VARSITY1 Rosa Schmidt 22:36.5 NOME2 Hannah Tozier 24:10:00 NOME3 Bianca Trowbridge 27:26.5 NOME4 Stephanie Sampson 29:01:00 KOTZ5 Alexis Hutson 30:18:00 NOME6 Laurel Katchatag 32:25.5 UNK7 Ember Eck 32:59:00 KOTZ8 Tanesha Lie 35:26:00 KOTZ9 Kanesha Lie 35:26:00 KOTZ10 Sara Ozenna 36:21.5 KOTZ

JUNIOR HIGH/JV1 Trevor Hickerson 21:58 KOTZ2 Harrison Moore 22:03.5 NOME3 Bobby Pate 22:29.5 NOME4 Jamie Yi 22:38 NOME5 Aaron Rose 23:21 NOME6 Josh Prentice 23:26 WMO7 Richard Takak 23:28 ELIM8 Gabe Smith 25:25:00 NOME9 Samuel Cross 25:46.5 NOME10 Dane Robinson 25:49.5 NOME

OPEN RESULTS1 Jeff Collins 19:23.52 Nick Schoelmeyer 19:443 Nick Hanson 21:064 Adam Hrmicek 21:32.55 Michael Lyon 21:47.56 Teddy Payenna 22:35.57 Aucha Johnson 22:578 Keith Conger 23:009 Crystal Tobuk 23:2610 Maisie Thomas 24:16:00

NBHS VOLLEYBALLThe NBHS Volleyball team played at Kotzebue over the weekend. Friday evening the Lady Nanook

JV team slowly beat the Huskies 2-0. Both sets were close scores and the lead went back and forthbetween each team. The varsity squad defeated the Huskies in three sets (25-8, 25-17, and 25-13). Amajority of the points scored were due to aces (ari-4, ashley 3, Dawn-2, Tamaira-2) or all out shankswhich I do not have a record of but their was plenty. Ari had three kills in all three sets and no one onboth sides recorded a block. Much of this is due to our beginners setting and Kotzebue having noheight at this match.

Saturday morning the JV team went out and played considerable better volleyball and sunk theHuskies in 2. Varsity was a little different we dropped our first set 23-25 after losing an 8 point lead.Selena Nelson-Loya sent 8 straight serves to slow us down and we couldnʼt recover the set. We alsohelped Kotz win by missing 8 serves and having 12 unforced errors. Handing Kotz 20 easy points. Afterthis debacle the ladies pulled it together and took the next three sets (25-6, 25-16, 25-10). In the lastthree sets Nome had 24 aces and 22 kills which assisted the Nanooks to another 2-0 start to the sea-son.

2013 Nome-Beltz X/C meet

HAPPY RUNNERS— Evelyn Rochon, left, and Summer Sagoonicksavor the moment after participating in the Junior High/ JV heat.

Photos by Diana HaeckerLIMBER LIMBS— Members of the Nome XC team warm up with the Bazooka dance before the races.

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Nome hosts Invitational Cross-Country running meet

NICE FORM— Mallory Conger approches the finish line during theJunior High/JV race.

TWINS— Kotzebue Huskies Tanesha and Kanesha Lie hit the home-stretch side by side during the girls varsity race.

WINNER— Gary Eakin of Kotzebue was the first one across the finishline in the boys’ varsity race in a time of 20:15 minutes. The two fastesttimes of the day were run during the open race by Nome XC coach JeffCollins with a time of 19:23 minutes and Elim XC coach NickSchoelmeyer with a time of 19:44 minutes.

Photos by Diana HaeckerRACE TO THE FINISH— Nome Nanook Leif Erikson, left, races Unalakleet Wolfpack member Jayden Wil-son to the line in the boys’ varsity race. Erikson finished in second place, coming across the line 28 seconds be-hind winner Gary Eakin of Kotzebue. Wilson finished in third place, 1 second behind Erikson.

AND THEY’RE OFF— Runners in the boys varsity race hit the trail behind the Nome-Beltz High School.

TOMORROW’S RUNNERS— The Nome Elementary School XC Team runners are ready to pound the dirtjust before the one-mile race. Eventual race winners Caden Hanebuth, red sweater and sunglasses, and SonErikson, third runner from the right in the black jacket, tied for first place at the line.

WARM-UP— Members of the Elim Eagles XC team warm up before the races.

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QUYANNA! IGAMSIQANAGHHALEK! ILI ANAMIIK! To all the BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS

who supported our last two events: A float in the Midnight Sun Festival Parade, and the Fall Fun Fest, on Aug. 24th, at Nome Elementary School. Our theme was

For the PARADE FLOAT A SPECIAL THANK-YOU TO THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES/ORGANIZATIONS: Q Trucking; Bering Straits Foundation; Kawerak, Inc., Family of Katie John; Native American Rights Fund; parents & families of the YOUTH celebrating their first subsistence harvests in 2012 and 2013. THANK YOU also to the FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: Charlie Reader and Nina Hanebuth, Joe Elliot, Moriah Sallaffie, Bernadette Yaayuk Alvanna-Stimpfle, Barb Amarok, Niaomi Brunette, Laureli Kinneen, Marie Tozier, Melanie Bahnke, Marjorie Tahbone, and Amy Russell-Jamgochian. For the FALL FUN FEST MANY, MANY THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: Jennifer Thelen; Marjorie Tahbone, Marie Tozier, MaryJane Litchard, Sherri Anderson; Darlene Trigg, Gwendalyn Manniq Trigg-Komakhuk, Francis Alvanna, Vince Pikonganna all the Volunteers who prepared the salmon fillets for the event; Jeanette Yuman, Lisa Ellanna-Strickling, Patti Lillie, Megan Timm, Amy Russell-Jamgochian, Bridie Trainor, Donna James, and Barb Amarok. THANK YOU also to the FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: Nome Eskimo Community; Sitnasuak Native Corporation; Nome Public Schools; National Park Service, Norton Sound Health Corporation; Kawerak Inc., Kawerak Social Science Program; Kawerak Wellness Program; and Norton Sound Seafood Products.

Fall Fun Fest

Unusual Arctic travelervisits Shishmaref

Photo by Timothy StenekI had seen this bird and then asked my 8 year old sonTimothy Stenek to take a photo of this female Brown-headed Cowbird, listed as a rare bird to Alaska (meaningthat it is seen "Annual or possibly annual in small num-bers; most such sightings occur at the perimeter ofAlaska, in season; a few are scarce residents" per theAlaska Bird Checklist). Certainly a Brown-headed Cow-bird is far out of its range in Shishmaref.

Photos by Diana HaeckerJEWELRY— Jeremy had fun at the fest working on jew-elry.

FRY BREAD— Henrik Brandt serves Eskimo fry bread as BarbAmarok approvingly looks on.

IDIDRAAK— Francis Alvana demonstrates the proper technique in the art of ididraak, a man’s game.

BEADWORK— Luda Mazonna is hard at work beading at the Fall Fun Fest on Saturday, August 24 at theNome Elementary School.

Mazonna


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upcoming project. Do

not disappoint them,

Capricorn.

Your appetite for

information is

insatiable. Lucky

for you, Aquarius,

a coworker whets it

considerably. A

mission in

organization starts

with a bang and ends

with a whimper.

Tiny steps now will

lead to big strides

later, Pisces, so move

with care. Approach

the project as a

process and learn to

delegate at each phase.

Humility is key to

settling a family feud.

There is no room at

the table for arrogance,

so squelch it every

chance you get, Aries.

A meeting provides

finality.

Prayers are answered,

and life looks rosier

than it has in some

time. Bask in the

moment, Taurus, and

take a leap forward.

A friend keeps a

promise.

Whispers are just

that—whispers. The

truth will come out by

week’s end. Give it

some time to settle in,

Gemini. A phone

message is returned.

A new face is a dead-

ringer for someone

from your past.

Don’t be fooled,

Cancer. There is no

comparison between

the two, as you will

soon discover.

Lucky Leo. You’ve got

the magic touch, and

the world knows it.

Soon you’ll have more

on your plate than you

have time for. Take

help where you can

get it.

Lots of love is ontap

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You’re the hit of the

party everywhere you

go. A faceoff at home

inspires you to make

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Triumph over tragedy,

Libra. Every cloud has

a silver lining, even

the one hanging over

you. You will soon

find the good in it and

turn it around.

You’re tested this

week, and you pass

with flying colors.

Share your insight

with a friend who’s

stumbling, Scorpio.

A party invite arrives

by mail.

The scale tips in your

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By Bob Lawrence, MDAlaska Family Doctor

Cardiovascular disease is the lead-ing preventable cause of death anddisability in the United States. Ac-cording to the American Heart Asso-ciation, Americans spend more ontreating heart disease in all its formsthan they spend on any other healthcare problem.

Cardiovascular disease is consid-ered an eroding disease, somewhatlike a coastal storm. Just as coastalstorms erode beaches and threaten todamage towns and villages, heartdisease slowly erodes almost everymajor body organ including theheart, brain, kidneys, eyes, andnerves.

High blood pressure, obesity, dia-betes, and harmful cholesterol arelike the waves in this eroding dis-ease. They cause damage gradually,sometimes for decades as symptomsdevelop.

To some extent, preventing heartdisease is like building a seawall toprotect the organ systems of thebody against this eroding disease.

Experts from the American HeartAssociation, the American DiabetesAssociation, and the Center for Dis-ease Control and Prevention recog-nize four important areas to controlin order to prevent heart disease.Think of these as four big vital signsthat, if controlled, form a protectivewall against the cardiovascularstorms that threaten the heart andbrain.

Blood PressureResearch shows that people who

follow their home blood pressurereadings and take appropriate meas-ures to keep their blood pressure in ahealthy range significantly reducetheir risk of having a heart attack,suffering a stroke, or developing kid-ney failure.

According to the American HeartAssociation a healthy blood pressuregoal is lower than 140/90 for an oth-erwise healthy individual. A lower

goal of 130/80 is recommended bythe AHA and the National KidneyFoundation for anyone with knownheart disease, history of brain ves-sel disease, or signs of kidney dis-ease. The lower goal of 130/80 isalso recommended by the AmericanDiabetes Association because dia-betes is considered a cardiovasculardisease equivalent.

Blood Sugar LevelBlood sugar, or blood glucose,

measured after an 8-hour fast pro-vides helpful information regardinga person’s risk of cardiovascular

disease. The risk of heart and vas-cular disease increases exponen-tially as fasting blood sugarincreases above 125 mg/dL (thelevel that defines type 2 diabetesmellitus).

People with diabetes shouldcheck their blood sugar daily, if notmultiple times daily. People whoare at an increased risk of diabetesdue to obesity, heart disease, or afamily history of diabetes shouldmonitor their fasting glucose annu-ally under the guidance of a physi-cian. The American DiabetesAssociation also recognizes the He-moglobin A1c test as an alternateway to monitor the average bloodglucose over a three-month period.

Body Mass IndexResearchers follow the body

mass index, a ratio of weight toheight, to determine a person’s riskof developing cardiovascular dis-ease. A BMI between 18.5 and24.9 is considered healthy. A per-son with a BMI between 24.5 and29.9, considered overweight, has anincreased risk of weight-relatedproblems. A person with a BMI of30 or above (for example, a 5 foot10 inch person over 210 lbs) is de-fined as medically obese with an in-creased risk of developingcardiovascular disease.

Cholesterol and TriglycerideLevels

Knowing the level of cholesteroland fat in the blood is important be-cause the pattern of having a lowHDL (good cholesterol) and high

triglycerides is called dyslipidemia,a pattern known to be associatedwith underlying problems in the car-diovascular system. In general, thehealthiest pattern is a total choles-terol less than 200 mg/dL, with anelevated good cholesterol (HDL)above 45 mg/dL in men and above55 mg/dL in women, and a triglyc-eride level below 150 mg/dL.

These numbers provide valuablefeedback regarding your currenthealth status and future risk of de-veloping heart disease. They areoften provided as a part of an annualexam. Over time, a general trend in

the numbers can show whether youare becoming healthier, becomingless healthy, or maintaining yourcurrent overall cardiovascularhealth.

Most people find these numberscan be improved for the better, oftendramatically, with attention to ahealthy diet, daily physical activity,and avoidance of harmful behaviorslike smoking.

Knowing these numbers is thefirst step towards protecting the heartfrom the harmful, often expensive,effects of cardiovascular disease.

How to measure your risk of having a heart attack

By Diana HaeckerAn internal review with the Nome

Police Department found that an of-ficer who shot a tied-up dog in townon June 7 was justified, said NomePolice Chief John Papasodora.

According to Papasodora, the stillunidentified officer responded thatday to two reports of a vicious dog.The officer went to a property atMoore’s Way and Third Avenue,saw the dog tied up to a white vanand found that the animal was “ex-tremely aggressive” towards him.

The officer made the decision touse force based on his assessmentthat the people in the area were atrisk, said Chief Papasodora.

The officer did not contact thedog’s owner Wally Merrill. Accord-ing to eyewitnesses, the officer shotthe dog three times until it was deadand did so in front of several chil-dren who had gathered around thescene.

Chief Papasodora told the NomeNugget that the dog had a trackrecord of showing aggression andthat week it had bitten a city workerwho tried to remove a vehicle fromthe property.

“What the officer did is withinCity Code,” said Papasodora. Hesaid, given the circumstances, theofficer did what he thought he hadto do in order to protect those chil-dren who were watching as the dog

got destroyed. Although the animalwas chained to a van, it was per-ceived as a threat to the public for itsaggressive behavior. Papasodoralisted the red flags that led the officer

to conclude he had to use force. Thedog, named “Bully”, bit a cityworker. It had no verifiable rabies

NPD finds dog shooting justified

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Bible Baptist Church443-2144

Sunday 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 Methodist ChurchWest 2nd Avenue & C Street • 443-2865

Pastor Julie Yoder ElmoreSunday: Worship 11:00 am

Monday: Bible Study 6:30 to 8:00 pmTuesday & Thursday: Thrift Shop 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Wednesday: Faith Followers 5:45 to 7:30 pm

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: Worship 11 a.m.Sunday: worship 7 p.m. (2nd and 4th Sunday only)

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.

Sunday Youth Meeting: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.( Ages: 6th grade thru 12th Grade )Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

St. Joseph Catholic Church Corner of Steadman & W. King Place • 443-5527

Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:30 p.m./Sunday 10:30 a.m.Weekday Masses: Mon. & Tue. 9:00 a.m., Thur. 12:10 p.m.Friday Hospital Mass: 12:10 p.m. (NSRH Meditation Room)

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.

Whether buzzing cabins at Dexter and BannerCreek or thrilling crowds at Safety Roadhouse,you were living your dream right here in Nome.

Kids called you the “Loop Airplane Pilot”. That little red biplane is quiet now;

but the memory and the pilot who flew her will forever be remembered.

All our love, ChrisMom, Dad and Brother ScottIf you have any special memories of Chris, please email to:[email protected]

The family of Yvonne Martinson would like to thank everyone who offered their support to our family such as JimmyWest Jr., Keith Conger, and Will Halleran who were on call the

morning of August 6, 2013, the ER staff at NSRH including Dr. Karen OʼNeill, Dr. David Head, Dr. Sai-Ling Liu, Sherry

Anderson, Christine Schultz, and all the staff that said a prayer for mom. We would also like to thank our employers for theirflexibility and support over the past few months, Pastor KarenSonray for her continued support and for officiating a beautifulmemorial service, Meredith Ahmasuk, Elsie Vaden and NSHC for preparing copies of the program, NSEDC for their generous

donation, Fred and Mari Lammer, Haven Harris, Kendra Nichols,Cheri Kruschek, Brynina Coronado, the Carpenter family and

everyone else who helped with the potluck. Thank you to everyone who sent cards, flowers, and prepared food for the

potluck and randomly for dad. Finally to anyone else who helped who may not have been

mentioned, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Betsey Ann BranigarBetsey Branigar was born August

24, 1925, in Trout Creek, Michigan,daughter of Elmer and Betsey (Bar-rows) Dreier. The family moved toSt Helens, Oregon, in 1936. Betseygraduated from St Helen HighSchool in 1942 and Oregon Collegeof Education (now Western OregonUniversity) in 1948. She marriedHarley W. Branigar of Woodburn onJuly 25, 1948 in St. Helen.

Betsey taught school in Philo-

math, Oregon from 1948 to 1952. In1960 the family moved to Mon-mouth, Oregon, where Betsey servedas special education teacher in theCentral School District from 1963 to1976. In 1976 she and Harley movedto Alaska. She taught school inShishmaref from 1976 to 1977 andin Nome from 1977 to 1984. Uponher retirement she and Harley re-turned to Oregon and settled in Tu-alatin. Harley died July 12, 2011,after which she moved to Capital

Manor in West Salem. Betsey diedat Capital Manor on August 17,2013, a week before her 88th birth-day. Cremation followed.

Betsey is survived by two sons,Thomas of Salem and Jonathan ofKlamath Falls; one sister, Mrs.Pauline Salmon of Milwaukie, Ore-gon; and one brother, John Dreierof Sparks, Nevada. She was pre-ceded by a brother Robert O. Dreierin 1984.

Betsey Ann Branigar

Obituary

turing loose dogs and to respondingbto complaints concerning animals.While community officers Carl Put-nam and Lance Cannon are the pointof contact for calls to service regard-ing animals, all officers chip in. “Wemake every effort to apprehend loosedogs or animals,” said Papasodora.

The police department houses theanimals at the shelter next to the Pub-lic Safety Building. The owner hasfive days to claim his or her animalfrom the pound. If the owner is not

found, the police try to find a perma-nent placement for the animal inNome. After five days, the animal istransported to Fairbanks to an animalrescue organization.

Papasodora asks cooperation ofthe public to realistically evaluatetheir animals. If it is a vicious animalthat poses a danger to the public, itwill be dealt with accordingly.“Every person is responsible for theiranimal and the goal is to have ahappy, healthy animal,” he said.

• Dog shooting

shots. There were two complaintslodged against the dog just that dayand more had been filed in the past.

The City of Nome police officersare not formally trained in animalcontrol or animal training issues.

When asked what the public canexpect from NPD officer when deal-ing with what is perceived aggres-sive dogs, Papasodora said that thesafety of the public is paramount andthat officers foremost have to protectpeople.

“Only as a last resort, do we shootany animal,” he said.

“The animal owner has to controlhis or her animal,” Papasodora said.He said he considered a dog like“Bully” feral, as it has spent most ofits life tied up, developing territorialbehavior that included attacking any-

body who came near, snapping at theend of its chain. His concern withdogs like that, Papasodora said, arechildren who may wander into theyard, try to pet the dog and get at-tacked.

However, Papasodora also saidthat the situation could’ve been han-dled better. He said he asks his offi-cers to take the entirety of thesituation under consideration, pe-ripherally as well as a focused lookat the problem at hand.

Instead of discharging theweapon, he said the area should’vebeen secured first. Second, the offi-cer should’ve called for another of-ficer or contacted the supervisor.

A point of contention was that theowner, Wally Merrill, had not beencontacted by the police. Papasodorasaid it would’ve been an option to in-

volve the owner and discuss the res-olution of the problem with him.

But things went differently. Afteran extensive review, Papasodora did-n’t find fault with the officer’s ac-tions.

“Whenever an officer dischargesa weapon, there was no other optionavailable in the officer’s perception,”Papasodora explained. While the of-ficer stayed within the perimeters ofCity law, Papasodora said that thesituation could’ve been solved at alower impact to the community.

“There is discretionary time thatcan be employed to come to a meas-ured conclusion,” Papasodora said.

The absence of a dedicated animalcontrol officer – when Amy Smith-hisler retired from the position, thejob was not filled again – the NPDofficers’ workloads now include cap-

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soliciting proposals to provide

7,400 net usable sq. ft. of court

and office space, for occupancy

by March 1, 2015 in Nome,

Alaska.

Sealed bids must be delivered or

mailed to the Alaska Court

System, Attn: Facilities Manager,

820 West 4th

Ave., Anchorage,

AK 99501. Sealed bids must be

received on or before September

23, 2013, at 2 pm.

Invitations to Bid stating the

requirements are available after

August 23, 2013 for pick up at the

above address or at

http://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePubli

cNotices/. A pre-bid conference

will be held at 820 W 4th

Ave,

Anchorage, AK 99501 on

September 4, 2013 at 2 pm.

Estimated annual lease cost is

393K, per year for the initial lease

term of 15 years. For information

and bid packet, call (907) 264-

8284 or fax request to (907) 264-

8296. 8/29, 9/5

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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Due to drilling and testing work being conducted to determine the potential forelectrical generation at the Pilgrim Hot Springs, Unaatuq, LLC and ACEPhave installed a gate at a point approximately ½ mile from the Kougarok andPilgrim Road junction. This closure is to protect the public while the work isongoing. There has also been a recent incident where an unpermitted visitorto the property made use of the contractorʼs heavy equipment, thereby endangering himself, the contractor, and the equipment. Because of this incident and the ongoing work, the Hot Springs property willbe closed until further notice. Unaatuq, LLC and ACEP appreciate the publicʼs understanding in this matter.

8/29, 9/5

WANTED—Muskox horn, moose/caribou antler,old ivory, Eskimo artifacts. Call Roger 304-1048or e-mail [email protected]/8-tfn

Managerʼs Assistant P/T I will be bringing in acontainer load of Freeze Dried Food. I need alocal supervisor or working partner. [email protected]/29-9/19

FOR SALE— Lots 1-6, BK 81, Nome, by school / hospital, one or all, 907-444-18545/4-tfnKawerak Recruitment Notice

as of August 13, 2013:Nome Based Positions:EWC SpecialistAdministrative Office AssistantHead Start Teacher Aide/JanitorPositions in surrounding villages: *Teacher aide/janitor-Shaktoolik*Recently AddedInterested individuals are encouraged to contactHuman Resources with questions at (907)443-5231. Applications can be accessed via Kaw-erakʼs website at www.kawerak.org or bycontacting Human Resources. Applications canbe faxed to (907)443-4443 or sent via emailto [email protected]. Quyanna!8/29

NATIVE VILLAGE OF UNALAKLEETJOB ANNOUNCEMENTPOSTED: May 28, 2013 CLOSING:until filledJOB TITLE: Assistant Housing Director andRentals/Property Manager DEPARTMENT: Housing DepartmentSALARY: DOE - HOURS: M-F 30-40 /wkJOB SUMMARY:This position will work with the Native Village ofUnalakleetʼs Housing Department to provide theHousing Director with administrative assistanceand also report to the General Manager and Hous-ing Director, functioning as the NVU Rentals/Prop-erty Manager - overseeing all Rental operationsand NVU Properties. Other duties as assigned.Full job description provided upon request.Submit application and resume postmarked by theclosing date to:Native Village of UnalakleetP.O. Box 270Unalakleet, AK 99684-0270Phone: (907) 624-3622Fax: (907) 624-3621Applications available at the NVU Office.8/22-29

Native Village of White Mountain Recruitment Notice as of 8/21/13

Open until 9/15/13To: All Qualified ApplicantsPosition: ANA Project CoordinatorCompensation: $30/hr. or DOE up to $40,000per year for ¾ time workBenefits: 1. You get to live in the village2. Possibility of other part-time employmentJob Location: White Mountain, Alaska

Brief Summary of Job Responsibilities: Coor-dinate and manage all aspects of the Native Vil-lage of White Mountainʼs Administration ForNative Americans grant currently in progress. Col-lect stream flow and water quality data at the pro-jectʼs gage site on the Ichupak River to USGSstandards. Document anadromous fish life cyclepresence on the Ichupak River and its tributaries.Archive data and manage database. Overseefield crews and youth technicians including as-sisting with recruitment, hiring, training, and re-tention. Work cooperatively with other projectswithin the Native Village of White Mountain Envi-ronmental Program. All duties which promote thesuccess of the project and tribal environmentalgoals as the IRA Council determines.

Qualifications:1. B.A. degree or commensurate experience inproject management or environmental data col-lection2. Strong organizational, oral and written com-munication skills3. Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel4. Proficiency in ArcGIS desired5. Ability to work well with the public6. Strong outdoors and first aid skills

Applications are available at the IgatuinmiutTribal Center in White Mountain, AK.Ph 907 638 3651Fax 907 638 3652Questions may be directed to Eric Morris, Water-shed Coordinator, [email protected], or DorothyBarr, Tribal Coordinator, [email protected]/29, 9/5-12

LegalsALASKA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORA-

TION (AHFC)

REQUEST FOR FY 2014 LOW-INCOMEHOUSING TAX CREDIT PRE-APPLICATIONS

FOR THE (RE) DEVELOPMENT OF SANROBERTO AND MOUNTAIN VIEW

Online Pre-applications will be accepted by AHFCuntil 4:30 p.m. (Anchorage time) on September13, 2013 for a local or national for-profit or non-profit Development Team (Pre-applicant) to serveas the Development Entity and potential co-Gen-eral Partner for the (re)development of SanRoberto and Mountain View. This Pre-applicationround will be held under the “Other Purposes”set-aside noted in the Rating and Award Criteria(page 12) for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits(LIHTCs). Per this set-aside, “AHFC, at its dis-cretion, may use the annual state tax credit cap,or portion thereof, to engage in demonstrationprojects that fulfill the mission of AHFC and areconsistent with [the] qualified allocation plan andthe requirements of 26 U.S.C. Section 42 of theInternal Revenue Service Code.” While no 9% LI-HTCs will be used, applications received throughthis provision will be deemed consistent with theQualified Allocation Plan for the purpose ofawarding non-competitive 4% LIHTCs. Only in-vited Pre-Applicants will be eligible to submit fullapplications for funding to (re)develop SanRoberto and Mountain View.

The selected Pre-Applicant will develop, andserve as co-General Partner with the Alaska Cor-poration for Affordable Housing, affordable rentalhousing in the San Roberto and Mountain Viewneighborhoods of Anchorage. AHFC anticipatesconstruction of 18 affordable rental units in theSan Roberto location and approximately 70mixed-income units in Mountain View. AHFC fur-ther anticipates that the Mountain View units willcontain a mixture of rentals targeting senior andfamily households. Anticipated funding for thesedevelopments is expected to include AHFC grantfunding, federal Public Housing Capital Fund Pro-gram dollars, a federal Neighborhood Stabiliza-tion Program 3 grants, Project Based HousingChoice Vouchers for up to 71 units and 4% LowIncome Housing Tax Credit in conjunction with tax


THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013 15THE NOME NUGGET

ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE?

If you plan to vote in the October 1, 2013 City of Nome

Municipal Election, you must be registered to vote at a

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS IN NOME by September 1, 2013.

Contact the Office of Elections in the State Office Building

or the City Clerk at City Hall to register to vote or

to change your address. 8/29

•More Legals

exempt bond financing.

Beginning August 21, 2013, copies of the Pre-Ap-plication materials and details regarding the Pre-Applicant teleconference to be held on September3, 2013 may be obtained online athttp://www.ahfc.us/pros/notices/funding-availabil-ity/ . Questions should be directed via email ortelephonically to:

Daniel Delfino, PlannerAlaska Housing Finance Corporation [email protected](907) 330-8273

Minority and women-owned businesses are en-couraged to submit proposals. AHFC is an equal opportunity employer.8/29

ABSENTEE BALLOTSNOME MUNICPAL ELECTION

Absentee ballots for the October 1, 2013 City ofNome Municipal Election will be available at the

Office of the City Clerk, located in Nome City Hall,on September 17, 2013. Application may be madeby mail to: City Clerk, City of Nome, P.O. Box 281,Nome, Alaska 99762 or by fax at (907)443-5345.Mailed ballot applications MUST be received inthe City Clerkʼs Office no later than September 26,2013. Ballot applications submitted in personMUST be received by September 30, 2013.8/29-9/5-12-19-26

PUBLIC NOTICE2013 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONCANDIDATE FILING DATESThe filing deadline for the October 1, 2013City of Nome Annual Municipal,School Board and Utility Board Election is September 10, 2013.The following seats will be up for election:Mayor (2 year term)3 City Council (two 3 year terms, one 1 yearterm)


Game Unit 22A -Unalakleet River Area

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC,GUIDES, PILOTS & HUNTERS

• The public is reminded the

land ownership within the

outlined areas on the map

are predominately privately

owned by Unalakleet

Native Corporation and its

Shareholders.

• Hunting by non-shareholders

is not allowed. Hunting by

Shareholders, spouses

of Shareholders, and

descendents of Shareholders

for subsistence purposes is

permitted. For other allowable

uses of land by non-

shareholders, please contact:

Unalakleet Native Corporation907-624-3411

InterShelter, Inc.“Alaska designed and tested”

GOING TO CAMP?

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Fits into one truck or boat.

Bear proof.

Locking door and windows.

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Excellent in the wind.

Order your dome now!

Nome Representative: Nils [email protected]

Save time and money, buy a dome.

Costs less than a cabin, goes up in one day!

20ft. or 14ft. diameter.

(314 and 155 square feet.)

Adopt a Petor make your

donationtoday!

Nome Animal Control & Adopt-A-Pet443-5212 or 443-5262

Adopt a pet and get a FREE bag of dog/cat food when you adopta dog/cat. Dog food, cat food, cat litter and other donations are

always welcome at the Nome Animal Shelter!

PLEASEHELP

Dog food, cat food, cat litter and other donations are always welcome at the Nome Animal Shelter!

443-8538 or 443-5262

Photo by Angela HansenTHE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND ON THE GARDEN TOUR — L-R, SierraGustafson, Clara Hansen, Paige Gustafson, Jenae Matson, Allie Gustafson and Luke Hansen.

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Bering Strait School District

Child Find Notice Bering Strait School District is required by federal and state law (34 CFR 300.220.34 CFR 300.121) to conduct an annual “Child Find” effort as a means to locate, identify and evaluate every student with a suspected disability or giftedness within its jurisdiction. Eligible students are entitled to a free and appropriate public education, including specially designed individualized instruction for disabled students between the ages of 3 and 21. This law applies to EVERY eligible disabled child, regardless of the severity of the disability and assures confidentiality procedures are followed. If you suspect that your child has a disability (emotional, mental or physical) and does not receive Special Education services, contact the principal or the special education teacher in your village. Disabilities that qualify for Special Education services include:

Autism, Deaf/Blind, Developmentally Delayed, Emotionally Disturbed, Hearing Impaired, Learning Disabled, Cognitive Impairment, Multiple Disabilities, Other Health Impaired, Orthopedically Impaired, Speech/ Language, Traumatic Brain Injury, Visually Impaired For more information, please contact the school in your village or Rebecca Concilus, BSSD Child Find/Section 504 Coordinator at: Bering Strait School District Special Education Department P.O. Box 225, Unalakleet, AK 99684 (907) 624-4278

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NOTICE OF UTILITY TARIFF FILING

The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA gives notice that Alaska Pacific Environmental Services – Nome,

LLC d/b/a Andersen Services (APES-Nome) has filed tariff revision TA15-655, seeking a permanent across-the-board

rate increase of 13.53% applied to all tariff rates. A sample of the current and proposed rates is as follows:

Service Current Interim Permanent

Residential Can (1 pick-up/wk) $26.13 $27.90 $29.67

Light Commercial Can (1 pick-up/wk) $48.98 $52.30 $55.61

Heavy Commercial Can (1 pick-up/wk) $81.64 $87.17 $92.69

Roll-On/Roll-Off (1 pick-up/day) $1,097.87 $1,172.20 $1,246.41

APES-Nome also requests Commission approval to implement new fuel and disposal surcharge mechanisms that will

be adjusted quarterly. This notice does not include all proposed revisions. The Commission may approve a rate or

classification which varies from that proposed. You may obtain more information about this filing from APES-Nome at 379

East First Avenue, Nome, AK 99762. You may inspect the filing at the Commission’s offices at 701 West Eighth

Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, Alaska 99501. You may also view the filing via our website at

http://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/home.aspx.

To comment on this filing, please file your comments by September 16, 2013, at either our website at

https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx or the Commission address given above. Please

reference TA15-655 in the subject line of your comments and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the

comments with APES-Nome at its address given above or [email protected]. Individuals or groups of people with

disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please

contact Joyce McGowan at 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TDD (907) 276-4533 by September 9, 2013.

DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 21st day of August, 2013.

REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA

Robert K. Lindquist

Chief, Tariff Section8/29



2 Utility Board (one 3 year term, one 2 yearterm)1 School Board (3 year term)

Contact the City Clerk, City Hall, 443-6663if you are interestedin filing for office and to obtain the forms necessary to file.8/29-9/5

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On August 12, at 3:45 p.m., an Alaska StateTrooper contacted Elias Pete, 18, in the commu-nity of Stebbins. Elias Pete had an outstandingwarrant issued by the court in Nome for charges ofAssault III (DV) and Assault IV (DV). Elias Petewas arrested, transported to Nome, and re-manded at AMCC pending arraignment.

On August 15, Matthew F. Sheehan, 58, of An-

chorage, pleaded guilty to one count of Miscon-duct Involving a Controlled Substance in theFourth Degree in the Nome Superior Court. Shee-han was ordered to serve 18 months in jail with 17suspended and placed on probation for two years.This conviction is based on a postal interdiction onAugust 20, 2011 conducted by Nome WAANT thatled to the seizure of 109.8 grams of marijuana.

Trooper Beat

NOME POLICE DEPARTMENT

MEDIA RELEASES 08-19-2013 through 08-25-2013

Disclaimer: This is a record of activity. The is-suance of citations or the act of arrest does not as-sign guilt to any identified party:

On 8-19 at 12:06 a.m the Nome Police Depart-ment received a report of an altercation on KingPlace. Investigation resulted with JeriKomonaseak being arrested for Assault in the 4th

Degree, DV. Jeri was remanded to AMCC andheld without bail.

On 8-19 at 12:49 a.m. Nome Police Officers re-sponded to a residence near C Street for a reportof an argument and person refusing to leave resi-dence. Upon police arrival the parties were sepa-rated. One was issued a warning for CriminalTrespass.

On 8-19 at 6:35 p.m. The Nome Police Depart-ment made contact with Foster Olanna, 47, behinda local business on Front Street. Olanna wastransported to NSHC for clearance, and then re-manded to AMCC for a 12 hour Protective Cus-tody Hold. Olanna was cited for an OpenContainer.

On 8-19 at 8:34 p.m. Nome Police conducted atraffic stop on Robert Keeley, 50. Keeley was citedfor failure to provide Motor Vehicle Insurance.

On 8-20 at 1:57 a.m. the Nome Police Departmentmade contact with Edmund Ulroan, 24, near WFront Street. Ulroan was in possession of alcohol,and was subsequently issued a citation for OpenContainer.

On 8-22 at 6:41 p.m. the Nome Police Department

responded to the report that a person was in vio-lation of their probation conditions. Investigationled to the arrest of Frank Miller IV, 34, for Violationof Probation. Miller was remanded at the AMCCwith no set bail.

On 8-23 at 10:17 p.m. Nome Police noticed a ve-hicle going over the speed limit on the Nome TellerHighway. Sergio Silva, 30, was given a citation forBasic Speeding.

On 8-24 at 1:20 a.m. Nome Police made contactwith a 14-year-old female near Division Street whowas in possession of tobacco, and was subse-quently cited for Minor in Possession of Tobacco.

On 8-24 at 3 a.m Nome Police were dispatched toa residence near West “C” Street on the report ofa trespass. Investigation resulted in the arrest ofAngela Kogassagoon, 18, for Criminal Trespassin the First Degree and Minor Consuming Alcohol.Bail was set at $500.

On 8-24 at 6:12 p.m. Nome Police came in con-tact with two females in front of a Business onFront Street. Nora Brown, 43, and RoxanneOzenna, 24, were each issued an Open ContainerCitation.

On 8-24 at 10:45 p.m., Nome Police Departmentwas dispatched to Kings Street on the report of anintoxicated female trespassing. Upon contact, Of-ficers identified the female as Justina Adams, 26.Adams was arrested for Criminal Trespass in theFirst Degree and remanded to AMCC without bail.

On 8-24 at 11:35 p.m. Nome Police were dis-patched to a location near D Street on the reportof a disturbance. Investigation revealed ZacharyAilak, 21, had placed others in fear of being in-

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Request for Proposal Stebbins Roadway Improvement Project

Proposals for the construction for the Stebbins Roadway Improvement Project located in the City ofStebbins, Alaska will be received by Kawerak Transportation Program, until September 5, 2013 at3:00PM. The project contemplated consists of rehabilitation of the community streets and includesbase material and surface treatment and final application of asphalt surface treatment (AST). Contract Documents may be picked up in person at Kawerak Transportation Program Office,(907)443-4337 for a $50 contract document fee. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided.

To the greatest extent feasible, preferences and opportunities for training and employment in connection with this project shall be given to Native Americans, and preference in the award of acontract, if any shall be given to Tribally Owned organizations and Tribally–owned enterprises, pursuant to Section 7 of P.L. 93-638. This contract involves:

General Preference: Contracts “for the benefit of Indians” generally are subject to the requirementsfor preference for training and employment to Indians and preference in award of subcontracts toIndian organizations or Indian-owned economic enterprises, as provided in 25 USC 459e(b); 5 CFR900.49(e).

Kawerak Transportation Program reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waiveirregularities or informalities in the proposals, and to award the contract to the respondent that bestmeets the selection criteria.

8/29, 9/5

NOTICE TOGUIDES,PILOTS &

SPORTHUNTERS

• The Public is reminded the land

ownership within the outlined areas

on the map is predominately privately

owned by Council Native Corporation

and its Shareholders, and White

Mountain Native Corporation and its

Shareholders.

• Sport hunting by non-shareholders,

guides and their clients, and hunting by

aircraft is NOT ALLOWED. Hunting by

Shareholders, spouses of Sharehold-

ers and descendants of Shareholders

for subsistence purposes is permitted.

For other allowable uses of land by

non-shareholders, please contact:

• White Mountain Native Corp.: (907)622-5003 or toll-free at 877-622-5003

•Council Native Corp.: (907) 443-6513

Game Unit 22B – Niuklukand Fish River Area

Council Native Corp.

PO Box 1183

Nome, AK 99762

(907) 443-6513

NW outlined area

White Mountain Native Corp.

PO Box 671207

Chugiak, AK 99567

(907) 622-5003 or

Toll-free 877-622-5003

SE outlined area


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Week ending 8/23Civil

Oleson, Joleen D. v. Blanchard, II, Donald E.; Div or Cust w/ChildrenGoodhope, Pearl v. Okpealuk, Sally; Civil Protective OrderCranston, Sonya v. Katcheak, Theodora; Civil Protective OrderRobinson, Cory v. Tingley, Ellen K.; Domestic Relations Other; Petition for Disestab-lishment of PaternityTakak, Rebecca v. Barr, Herbert; Civil Protective Order

Small ClaimsCredit Union 1 v. Michels, Devola M.; Small Claims Less Than $2500Cornerstone Credit Services LLC v. Saito, Perry H.; Small Claims Greater Than$2500

CriminalCity of Nome, NPD Citation; Janice Rookok (2/27/65); Open Container; Issue date:

3/12/13; Mandatory Court Appearance, 4/2/13, 3:00 p.m.; Nome Trial Court; Dis-missal; Date of Judgment: 8/20/13.

City of Nome, NPD Citation; Gabriel L. Muktoyuk (2/5/73); Open Container; Issue date:7/24/13; Mandatory Court Appearance, 8/20/13, 3:00 p.m.; Nome Court; Plea: Nocontest; Sentence Date: 8/20/13; Fine: $25.00, due date: 2/20/14.

City of Nome, NPD Citation; P00301471 Edward Vincent Soolook (9/25/66); Open Con-tainer; Issue date: 8/6/13; Mandatory Court Appearance, 8/20/13, 3:00 p.m.; NomeCourt; Plea: No contest; Sentence Date: 8/20/13; Fine: $25.00, due date: 2/20/14.

City of Nome, NPD Citation; P00316710 Edward Vincent Soolook (9/25/66); Open Con-tainer; Issue date: 8/11/13; Mandatory Court Appearance, 9/3/13, 3:00 p.m.; NomeCourt; Plea: No contest; Sentence Date: 8/20/13; Fine: $25.00, due date: 2/20/14.

City of Nome, NPD Citation; Peter Ahkvaluk (2/12/41); Open Container Citation; Issuedate: 8/3/13; Mandatory Court Appearance, 8/20/13, 3:00 p.m.; Nome Court; Plea:No contest; Sentence Date: 8/20/13; Fine: $20.00, due date: 2/20/14.

State of Alaska v. Pauline Apassingok (7/14/84); Electronic Judgment Record; Endan-ger Welfare child 2-Impaired by Intoxicant; Date of Offense: 6/23/13; Plea: No con-test; Plea Date: 8/20/13; Charge Disposition: Guilty after no contest plea; ChargeDisposition Date: None; Fine Amount: $250.00 due 8/20/14; Surcharge Amount:$10.00 due 8/30/13.

State of Alaska v. Richard Titus (1/8/76); 2NO-13-517CR Notice of Dismissal; Charge001: Assault 4; Filed by the DAs Office 8/19/13.

State of Alaska v. Richard Titus (1/8/76); 2NO-13-521CR Assault 4°; DV; Date of Vio-lation: 6/27/13; 330 days, 270 days suspended; Unsuspended 60 days shall beserved with defendant remanded to AMCC immediately; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 percase with $100 suspended; Must be paid if probation is revoked and, in connection,defendant is arrested and taken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Training Sur-charge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days; Probation for 2 years(date of judgment: 8/19/13); Shall not contact, directly or indirectly, or return to theresidence of Leanna Apassingok without consent; Shall not possess or consume al-cohol; Shall not enter or remain on the premises of any bar or liquor store; Subjectto warrantless breath testing at the request of any peace officer.

State of Alaska v. Edmond Ulroan (1/26/89); Order to Modify or Revoke Probation;ATN: 113291739; Violated conditions of probation; Conditions of probation modifiedas follows: Suspended jail term revoked and imposed: all remaining time; Must paysuspended $100 jail surcharge to the AGs Office, Anchorage.

State of Alaska v. Eric Pushruk (12/28/81); 2NO-11-54CR Order to Modify or RevokeProbation; ATN: 110670165; Violated conditions of probation; Probation terminated;Suspended jail term revoked and imposed: All remaining time imposed.

State of Alaska v. Eric Pushruk (12/28/81); 2NO-13-393CR Order to Modify or RevokeProbation; ATN: (not indicated); Violated conditions of probation; Probation termi-nated; Suspended jail term revoked and imposed: All remaining time imposed.

State of Alaska v. Eric Pushruk (12/28/81); 2NO-13-653CR Notice of Dismissal; Charge001: Drunk On License Premises; Filed by the DAs Office 8/19/13.

State of Alaska v. John Penetac (11/12/64); CTN 001: Assault 4°; Date of Violation:7/25/13; CTN Chrgs Dismissed by State: 002; 45 days, 0 days suspended; Un-suspended 45 days shall be served with defendant remanded to AMCC immedi-ately; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; PoliceTraining Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days.

State of Alaska v. Shirlene Apassingok (12/5/65); DUI; Date of Offense: 5/4/13; 30 days,27 days suspended; Report to Nome Court on 10/15/13, 1:30 p.m. for a remandhearing; Pay to Clerk of Court: Fine: $1,500 with $0 suspended; $1,500 due8/14/15; Police Training Surcharge: $75 with $0 suspended; $75 due in 10 days;Pay to Collections Unit, AGs Office, Anchorage: Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case,$0 suspended; $50 due; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 sus-pended; $0 due; Cost of Imprisonment: $330 (1st off.) with $0 suspended; Fullamount ordered due; Driverʼs license revoked for 90 days; Concurrent with DMV ac-

tion; Use an Ignition Interlock Device: After you regain privilege to drive or obtain alimited license, you must use an ignition interlock device (IID) as directed in the IIDInformation Sheet (CR-483) for 6 months; Costs of IID will be deducted from fine ifyou file proof of payment before fine due date; Probation for 30 days (date of judg-ment: 8/14/13); Obey all direct court orders listed above by the deadlines stated;Commit no jailable offenses.

State of Alaska v. Melissa Kazingnuk (4/2/87); 2NO-11-808CR Order to Modify or Re-voke Probation; ATN: 112697604; Violated conditions of probation; Probation ter-minated; Suspended jail term revoked and imposed: all remaining time, not toexceed time served; Must pay suspended $100 jail surcharge to the AGs Office, An-chorage.

State of Alaska v. Melissa Kazingnuk (4/2/87); 2NO-13-387CR CTN 001: Drunken Per-son on Licensed Premises; Date of Violation: 5/12/13; CTN Chrgs Dismissed byState: Resisting Arrest, 002; Time served; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Duenow to AGs Office, Anchorage; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid throughthis court within 10 days.

State of Alaska v. Melissa Kazingnuk (4/2/87); 2NO-13-471CR Violating Release Con-ditions; Date of Violation: 6/14/13; 45 days, 45 days suspended; Initial Jail Sur-charge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Suspended JailSurcharge: $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, 8/14/14; Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlinesstated; Subject to warrantless arrest for any violation of these conditions of proba-tion; Shall commit no violations of law, assaultive or disorderly conduct, or domes-tic violence; Shall not possess or consume alcohol; Shall not have alcohol in herresidence; Shall not enter or remain on the premises of any bar or liquor store; Sub-ject to warrantless breath testing at the request of any peace officer; Subject to war-rantless search of residence for alcohol.

State of Alaska v. Ernest Butler (4/3/82); 2NO-13-386CR Dismissal; Count I: Assault 4°;Filed by the DAs Office 8/22/13.

State of Alaska v. Ernest Butler (4/3/82); 2NO-13-485CR Violating Release Conditions;Date of Violation: 6/16/13; Any appearance or performance bond is exonerated; 20days flat; Consecutive to 2NO-13-443CR, Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Duenow to AGs Office, Anchorage; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid throughthis court within 10 days.

State of Alaska v. Ernest Butler (4/3/82); 2NO-13-594CR Dismissal; Count I: Violationof Condition of Release From a Misdemeanor; Filed by the DAs Office 8/22/13.

State of Alaska v. Warren Koozaata Jr. (4/6/76); Assault 4°; DV; Date of Violation:5/19/13; 180 days, 120 days suspended; Unsuspended 60 days shall be servedwith defendant reporting to AMCC; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now toAGs Office, Anchorage; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 sus-pended; Must be paid if probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant is ar-rested and taken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shallbe paid through this court within 10 days; Probation for 2 year (date of judgment:8/14/13); Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Subject to war-rantless arrest for any violation of these conditions of probation; Shall commit no vi-olations of law, assaultive or disorderly conduct, or domestic violence; Shall notcontact, directly or indirectly, or return to the residence of victim without consent;Shall not possess or consume alcohol; Shall not have alcohol in her residence;Shall not enter or remain on the premises of any bar or liquor store; Subject to war-rantless breath testing at the request of any peace officer; Subject to warrantlesssearch of residence for alcohol.

State of Alaska v. Harold Kiyuklook (2/13/77); Importation of Alcohol; Date of Violation:12/2/12; 90 days, 87 days suspended; Unsuspended 3 days shall be served withdefendant reporting for remand at Nome court on 9/30/13 at 1:30 p.m.; Release orbail conditions remain in effect until defendant reports to serve sentence; Fine:$6000 with $3000 suspended; Shall pay unsuspended $3000 fine through NomeTrial Courts by 4/14/15; Forfeit any alcohol to State; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 percase; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall bepaid through this court within 10 days; Probation for 3 years (date of judgment:8/14/13); Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Shall commitno violations of law pertaining to alcoholic beverages; Shall not possess or con-sume alcohol in any dry or damp community; Shall not have alcohol in his resi-dence; Shall not enter or remain on the premises of any bar or liquor store; Subjectto warrantless breath testing at the request of any peace officer; Subject to war-rantless search of residence for alcohol; Defendantʼs person and baggage are sub-ject to warrantless search at any airport en route to local option community; Subjectto warrantless arrest for any violation of these conditions of probation.

State of Alaska v. Jimmy Weyiouanna (3/17/67); Order to Modify or Revoke Probation;ATN: 111177729; Violated conditions of probation; Probation extended to 10/26/14;

Must pay suspended $100 jail surcharge to the AGs Office, Anchorage; All otherterms and conditions of probation in the original judgment remain in effect.

State of Alaska v. Geoffrey Milligrock (4/29/84); Assault 4°; Date of Violation: 8/9/13; 90days, 0 days suspended; Unsuspended 90 days shall be served; Initial Jail Sur-charge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Police Training Sur-charge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days.

State of Alaska v. Avery A. Porter (2/7/77); DUI; Date of Offense: 5/7/13; 30 days, 27days suspended; Report to Nome Court on 8/19/13 for a remand hearing; Pay toClerk of Court: Fine: $1,500 with $0 suspended; $1,500 due 8/14/15; Police Train-ing Surcharge: $75 with $0 suspended; $75 due in 10 days; Pay to Collections Unit,AGs Office, Anchorage: Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case, $0 suspended; $50due; Cost of Imprisonment: $330 (1st off.) with $0 suspended; Full amount ordereddue; Driverʼs license revoked for 90 days; Concurrent with DMV action; Use an Ig-nition Interlock Device: After you regain privilege to drive or obtain a limited license,you must use an ignition interlock device (IID) as directed in the IID InformationSheet (CR-483) for (time line not provided); Probation for 1 year (date of judgment:8/14/13); Obey all direct court orders listed above by the deadlines stated; Commitno jailable offenses.

State of Alaska v. Arnold Mueller (9/6/81); Notice of Dismissal; Charge 001: Assault 4;Filed by the DAs Office 8/22/13.

State of Alaska v. Martin Luther Saccheus (5/18/84); Order to Modify or Revoke Pro-bation; Violated conditions of probation; Probation extended to 3/26/14; Must paysuspended $100 jail surcharge to the AGs Office, Anchorage; All other terms andconditions of probation in the original judgment remain in effect.

State of Alaska v. Dakota B. Segock (9/8/93); 2NO-13-466CR Dismissal; Count I: Re-peat Minor Consuming; Filed by the DAs Office 8/22/13.

State of Alaska v. Dakota B. Segock (9/8/93); 2NO-13-CR Dismissal; Count I: MinorConsuming; Filed by the DAs Office 8/22/13.

State of Alaska v. Adam Queenie (5/7/49); Dismissal; Count I: Disorderly Conduct;Filed by the DAs Office 8/22/13.

State of Alaska v. Louis A. Pete (3/15/84); Judgment and Order of Commitment/Pro-bation; Plea: Guilty; Rule 11 Plea: Yes; CTN 001: Assault 3- Cause Injury w/Weap;Date of Offense: 3/31/13; The following charge was dismissed: CTN 002: Assault3 – Committ Assault 4, 2+ Convictions; CTN 003: Assault 4° - Recklessly Injure;Date of Offenses: 3/31/13; CTN 001: 18 months, 14 months suspended; The de-fendant is time served CTN 001 Fine: box checked no denomination indicted; Po-lice Training Surcharge: CTN 001: $100 due within 10 days; Initial Jail Surcharge:Defendant arrested and taken to a correctional facility or is being ordered to servea term of imprisonment; Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that defendant immediatelypay a correctional facilities surcharge of $100 per case to the Department of LawCollections Unit, Anchorage; Suspended Jail Surcharge: Defendant is being placedon probation; Therefore, IT IS ORDERED that the defendant pay an additional $100correctional facility surcharge; This surcharge is suspended and must only be paidif defendantʼs probation is revoked and, in connection with the revocation, defen-dant is arrested and taken to a correctional facility or jail time is ordered served;DNA IDENTIFICATION: If this conviction is for a “crime against a person” as definedin AS 44.41.035(j), or a felony under AS 11 or AS 28.35, the defendant is orderedto provide samples for the DNA Registration System when requested by a correc-tional, probation, parole, or peace officer; IT IS ORDERED that, after serving anyterm of incarceration imposed, the defendant is placed on probation for 2 yearsunder the following conditions: General and Special Conditions of Probation set,as stated in order.

State of Alaska v. Fredric F. Saccheus (8/28/89); Theft 3°; Date of Violation: 6/5/12; 90days, 90 days suspended; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Of-fice, Anchorage; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended;Must be paid if probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested andtaken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paidthrough this court within 10 days; Probation for 1 year (date of judgment: 8/20/13);Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Shall commit no viola-tions of law, assaultive or disorderly conduct, or domestic violence.

State of Alaska v. Martin Lincoln (1/30/82); Criminal Trespass 2°; Date of Violation:8/17/13; 30 days, 30 days suspended; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Duenow to AGs Office, Anchorage; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100suspended; Must be paid if probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant isarrested and taken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50shall be paid through this court within 10 days; Probation for 1 year (date of judg-ment: 8/19/13); Subject to warrantless arrest for any violation of these conditions ofprobation; Shall commit no jail offenses.

Court

jured. Ailak was arrested for Assault in the FourthDegree. There was no bail set for this charge.

On 8-24 at 11:54 p.m. Nome Police Officers con-ducted a traffic stop on a white Dodge pickup fortaillights not illuminated. Operator of the Vehicle,Martina Painter, 22, was issued a correctible cita-tion for Taillight Requirements.

On 8-25 at 12:23 p.m. Nome Police Officers madecontact with Charles Mayo, 30, who was being es-corted out of a local establishment. Mayo was is-sued a Drunk on License Premises Warning byNome Police Officers. Officers later contact Mayoin another establishment. Mayo was arrested forDrunk on License Premises. Bail was set at $500.

On 8-25 at 12:47 a.m. Nome Police Officers con-ducted a traffic stop, officers made contact with theoperator of the vehicle, Legrand Lebaron, 32, was

issued a correctible citation for failure to provideproof of insurance and Exhibited on Demand.

On 8-25 at 1 a.m Nome Police Officers were dis-patched to a business on Front Street on the re-port of an intoxicated person passed out in themenʼs restroom. Officers arrived and made con-tact with Jeffrey Nattanguk, 35, who was very in-toxicated. Nattanguk was arrested for Drunk onLicense Premises. Bail was set at $500.

On 8-25 at 2 p.m. The Nome Police Departmentgot an arrest warrant for Luis Brizuela, 22 forReckless Driving under a DUI. Brizuela was re-manded to AMCC with no set bail.

On 8-25 at 9:35 p.m. The Nome Police were dis-patched to a residence near Fifth Avenue for a re-port of a vehicle collision. Jeanie Waltz, 53,backed into another vehicle, damage estimated tobe over $2,000. Waltz was issued a citation forLimitations on Backing. Alcohol was not involved.

On 8-25 at 10:40 p.m. Nome Police conducted atraffic stop near Swanberg Dredge. Wayne Miller,57, was cited for driving without a valid license andgiven a ride back to his residence.

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www.alaskafamilydoc.comCall or text 304-3301

Robert Lawrence, MD

302 E. Front StreetP. O. Box 633Nome, AK 99762

(907) 443-3838 (800) 354-4606

www.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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P.O. Box 1596 Nome, AK 99762

704 Seppala DriveAppliance Sales and Parts

Plumbing – Heating – Electrical

Welding Gas and Supplies

Hardware – Tools – Steel

Builders Supply

443-2234 1-800-590-2234

443-5211

Checker CabLeave the driving to us

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

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Financial Services Professional*

New York Life Insurance Company

Licensed Agent

CA Ins. Lic.# OF 55163

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701 West 8th

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Anchorage, AK 99501

Tel. 907.257.6424 Tel. 907.522.9405

Fax. 907.257.5224 Cel. 907.529.6306

[email protected]

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*Registered Representative offering securities through NYLIFE Securities LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, A Licensed Insurance Agency, 701 W 8th Ave, Ste 900, Anchorage, AK 99501 • 907 279 6471

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©2011 New York Life Insurance Company, 51 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010SMRU 00447133CV (Exp. 05/20/13)

George KrierProfessional

Land SurveyorP.O. Box 1058

Nome, Alaska 99762(907) 443-5358

[email protected]

339 Lester Bench RoadMon – Fri: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

CALL 907-387-0600 NOME, AK

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Full Service Collision RepairComplete Auto Detailing

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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: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m. • Sat: 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Please call 443-6768 for appointment

Walk-ins welcome!

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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

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Call 907-443-5235

or email [email protected]

House Levelingat its best

House moving and beam replacement.

Jason and Becky Rietheimercall 304 - 0277

SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF NOME


By Nancy McGuireThe annual Nome Garden Tour

gathered in the parking lot in AnvilCity Square on Sunday afternoon.Participants ducked out of the windand climbed aboard Morgan’s bigyellow school bus and with a cara-van of private cars headed across thestreet to the Nome Community Cen-ter’s public garden.

Cheryl Thompson, organizer ofthis event explained that the Com-munity Gardens got off to a late startthis year, but had a fine crop of let-tuce, radishes and assorted vegeta-bles.

The bus trundled off to reveal Leoand Erna Rasmussen’s secret gar-den. Behind their home they have aprivate wall of trees in a rock barrierwall. The trees provide a special pri-vate patio for relaxation.

Kim and Blaine Galleher’s gar-den was a short trip around the cor-ner. Their patio was ablaze withcolor. Red, pink, yellow and orangeblooms burst out of the most un-usual containers. A rusty stovesported ruby red sweet Williams andpale yellow petunias. The Gallehersused recycled roofing tiles to pavetheir patio floor.

It was back on the bus for a trip tothe Little Sisters of Jesus’ green-house and a view of the “great broc-coli massacre” as Sister AliceSullivan described the previousweekend’s unauthorized harvest ofSister Damien’s broccoli and zuc-chini. However, the Little Sistershave a fine crop red, pink, yellowand blue nasturtiums, petunias, gera-niums, delphiniums, trilliums andlocal wildflowers in their small yardand sun porch.

After saying goodbye to the Lit-tle Sisters, the tour was off to Mar-tinsonville and the greenhouse ofKim Knudsen. Kim’s small green-house was bursting with tomatoesand other vegetables and wascrowned with hanging baskets ofbrilliant pink petunias.

It was a short hop over to Icyview

and the Hansens’ gardens. Both Kayand Jim and Angela and Peter liveacross the street from each other.Jima and Kay have a grassy awnwith a multitude of native willowsand cottonwoods interspersed withtundra wildflowers. Behind theirhome there is a small greenhousefilled with vegetables and sur-rounded by a crop of rhubarb andblue and white delphiniums.

Kay was proud to show off hernew sunroom where she can gazeover the tundra or read surroundedby geraniums and big red and yel-low begonias.

It was a short trip across the streetto Peter and Angela’s home. Theyhave a private garden behind thehouse with a couple greenhousesloaded with lettuce, peonies, lilies,nasturtiums, delphiniums and evenroses. Yes, very aromatic Hansaroses. Little tables and benches arein the gravely sunny spaces betweenthe willows and to top it off, thereare bunnies. The youngsters on thetour took to hugging the little crit-ters.

A rest stop up the road at SueSteinacher and Glenn Pardy’s al-lowed the tour to continue refreshedbefore heading out to the NomeBeltz High School community gar-dens three greenhouses whereCheryl teaches a gardening classwith the Northwest Campus. TheHungarian hot wax peppers were ahit, but Josephine Valdez’ 14 inchzucchini was a showstopper.

The bus headed over the DexterPass Road and paid a visit to DonnaMorgan’s camp, which overlooksthe Nome River. Spruce trees andcottonwoods surround the house andgazebo and a lawn borders theflower filled patio. Geraniums andpetunias were perfuse in her sun-room, while zucchini, carrots andtomatoes took over the greenhouse.After enjoying Donna’s camp thebus headed for the anticipated repastat Cheryl and Roger Thompson’shome. Cheryl maintains a riot of col-

orful flowers. Her driveway is linedwith brilliant blue delphiniums.There are baskets of nasturtiums,pots of petunias and pansies. Thereare currant and raspberry bushes andgreenhouses sporting a multitude ofkale, lettuce, tomatoes and even a

few strawberries. However the aroma of Roger’s

grilled smoked salmon drew every-one into the Thompson’s cozykitchen for a feast. Salmon, home-made rolls, salads, salsa, crackers,dips, kim chee, dirt pudding (it’s

made with ground Oreos), cakes, ba-nana bread, and pies filled the tables.Gardeners and want-to-be gardenerssettled in for some good eating andfriendly conversation.

We are inspired for next year’splantings.

Nome’s gardens: A secret delight

Photo by Angela HansenPETUNIAS EVERYWHERE—Donna Morgan basks in the whimsicaland floral beauty of her cabin sun porch on the Kougarok Road.

Photo by Angela HansenGAZEBO GANG—Clara Hansen, Lizzy Hahn,Jenae Matson and Luke Hanson strike a pose onDonna Morgan’s beautifully sentimental gazebo onthe garden tour.

Photo by Nancy McGuireTOUR GUIDE— Luke Hansen shows off his grandmaKay’s begonias in her new sun porch.

GARDEN TOUR INSPIRATION— (above) Cheryl Thompson and KayHansen in Kay’s yard. (below right) Garden enthusiasts explore AngelaHansen’s willow-enclosed, back yard garden. (below left) PaigeGustafson, and Clara Hansen at Galleher’s patio. (middle top )JosieStiles smells the Hansa rose at Angela Hansen’s garden. (middle bottom)Addison Knudsen enjoys the Icelandic poppies at Thompson’s green-house.

Photo by Nancy McGuire


Photo by Diana Haecker


Photo by Angela Hansen