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BY JACOB MANN rette companies started to Frontiersman.com Ray Lozano will speak at: put filters on cigarettes pri- Colony High School Tuesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. marily to target women. He WASILLA — Ray Lozano Chugiak High School Wednesday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. also noted that whenever a is coming to Alaska and will Bartlett High School Thursday, April 12 at 6 p.m. state legalized marijuana, speak at various schools car accidents and insurance across the Mat-Su Valley ing is safe and the oils that round is Lozano’s bread rates for drivers aged 16 to about the effects drugs and say they do not contain and butter. He started pre- 23 goes up. alcohol has on the body. nicotine are outright lying. senting when he was in high “They smoke weed and Rather than fear-monger- He said that explains how school and made speaking have a tendency to stare at ing, Lozano aims to inform teens are getting addicted his main source of income things a lot,” Lozano said. rather than scare each and damaging their lungs. as soon as he realized he Lozano attempts to keep school he visits, because he He said that the chemicals could. He’s constantly his presentations interest- believes that facts are the within vaping oils have on the road and speaking ing and funny and makes it ticket. been FDA approved for almost every day. He gave a point to talk to students on “Information goes fur- ingesting — not inhaling about 325 presentations last their level. He doesn’t like ther than fear,” Lozano said. — and can essentially cook year. to “talk down” to them and He will cover all the sub- portions of the lung by get- “My mission is to make finds condensing presenta- stances from cigarettes to ting so hot. He calls that a difference in the lives of tions to be ineffective. heroin, describing the facts “I just want kids to be the who think weed is literally “popcorn lungs.” young people and teach “I truly believe young and statistics of each one. He best they can possibly be a cure for cancer — it’s just “The damage is pretty them to do the same with people have amazing poten- will answer common ques- and make healthy choices. crazy.” much irreversible,” Lozano others,” Lozano said. tial. With the right tools and tions asked by like, “why do There’s so much misinfor- Lozano said a common said. Lozano is chock-full of direction, that potential can I get the munchies?” or “why mation out there,” Lozano misconception he feels Going from school to history and statistics related be realized and even soar,” do I get paranoid?” said. “I still run into kids urged to dispel is that vap- school, state to state, year- to drugs. He said that ciga- Lozano said.
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Continued from Page 3 Train’ program, which played a big role in her selection for this year’s award. “I wanted to shine for our school and our district,” DGraffenried said. She said that created and structured mind- fulness allows kids to see their thoughts as they think them and feel their feelings as we feel them, helping them unlock their brain’s executive functioning which can be lost in flight-or-flight mode. When a per- son is stressed, they typically enter fight- mantras and little rhymes like, “scoop the or-flight mode and have narrower options water from the stream and wash yourself of thought and rawer emotional reactions. clean.” She said that mindfulness helps bring more She often tells her students, “you’re worth self-awareness and control over stressful one minute to have serenity and peace.” feelings, among various other benefits she’s They take deep breaths, hold it and exhale. seen work first-hand. Her go-to mindfulness quick fix is called “Teachers, parents and community the 7-4-8 breathing exercise. It only takes members, through mindfulness strategies, about a minute and can almost instantly can develop increased self-esteem, cre- relax an agitated child. ativity, relaxation, and self-control, while “Breathing is very good for the mind reducing stress, worry, anger, fears, and an after-school program and aims to have computer rooms and into the school atri- when you’re aggravated,” said one student, anxiety,” DGraffenried said. the entire district adopt it as a part of their um, where they gather in a circle and begin Truman. Dealing with difficult emotions is a trauma-informed curriculum. A handful of their mindfulness exercises. WMS is one of 15 schools that are trauma core principle driving trauma-informed teachers have already expressed interest in “I’m teaching them more words for the informed schools in the district, with more schools. She credited the advent of trauma- bringing Brain Train into their classrooms. emotions,” DGraffenried said. to follow suit in the coming years. informed schools with her chance to break She said that students who undergo stress DGraffenried has each student fill out “We are at the cutting edge,” DGraffen- out her original, hand-crafted program. tend to fight, flight or freeze. She aims to entry and exit tickets for each session, to ried said. “That’s why I started nursing, to work bring more balance into class by teaching quantify her data and gauge their overall Some students take Brain Train more with the troubled kids. Now is the time to kids how to “self-care.” emotional wellbeing. She has a color wheel seriously than others, DGraffenried’s said. share what I’m doing,” DGraffenried said. “Kids can’t learn when their brain is chart with numerous emotions, such as She credited the whole lot for making great She will be speaking about mindfulness flipped. I’m teaching the kids to take care of anxious or silly. Each student does a “stress progress and working very well together. at the upcoming Alaska School Nurses themselves,” DGraffenried said. check in” by indicating their stress level “These students have really embraced Association conference. She compared her Each Monday and Wednesday, about a from 1 to 10. She even has options with what mindfulness is. It lets them know works with the trauma informed curricu- dozen WMS students hang out in the caf- shapes and colors because sometimes a stu- they’re part of a whole and they’re all are lum to Angelina Klapperich’s Miss Alaska eteria when school is out. They wait until dent may not have a word for how they feel. good leaders,” DGraffenried’s said. platform for her compassion campaign. DGraffenried arrives, then they migrate to “It helps give me an idea of where their Each student has a chance to led mind- “Breathing brings the mind to balance,” one of the computer rooms where they have mind is,” DGraffenried said. fulness exercises, taking turns throughout DGraffenried said. some free time to socialize or play games Some students take Brain Train more sessions. One student, Kaleb, wasn’t so sure She plans to further develop Brain Train, on the computer. The students are jovial seriously than others, she said. They per- about Brain Train in the beginning. Now, with the hopes of integrating the program as they play pre-approved games alone form exercises like “mixing fire and water,” he swears by it. into the classroom, working with each or sometimes in teams. After free time, with each kid moving their arms around in “What we do here can carry on and should teacher. She hopes to make this more than DGraffenried takes the students out of the a Tai-Chi like fashion. She softly speaks out be practiced by everyone,” Kaleb said.
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Talkeetna Sewer and Water Board of Supervisors 04/04/18 1:00 pm Talkeetna Public Library Board of Equalization-Organizational Meeting and Late 04/04/18 2:00 pm Assembly Chambers The Abbreviated Plat Public hearing will convene at 8:30 a.m. on April 11, 2018, in Conference Room 110 of File Requests the Dorothy Swanda Jones Building, 350 E. Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, Alaska. If you would like to send comments Emergency Medical Services Board 04/04/18 6:00 pm Central Mat-Su Public regarding the proposed action, please mail to MSB, Platting Division, 350 E. Dahlia, Palmer, Alaska 99645 or fax to Safety Building, (907) 861-8407 or e-mail: [email protected]. Comments received from the public after the platting packet has Station 6-5 been written will be given to the Platting Of cer in a “Hand-Out” the day of the meeting. Caswell Lakes RSA Board of Supervisors 04/04/18 6:30 pm Caswell Public Safety Building, Station 13-1 Publish: April 4, 2018 04-02-18 Platting Board 04/05/18 1:00 pm Assembly Chambers West Lakes FSA Board of Supervisors 04/09/18 6:00 pm West Lakes Public Safety Building, Station 7-3 Central Mat-Su FSA Board of Supervisors 04/09/18 7:00 pm Central Mat-Su Public PROPERTY OWNERS NOTICE Safety Building, Station 6-1 Applications for Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran property tax exemption are now available in the Assessment Board of Equalization 04/10/18 9:00 am Lower Level Conference Division of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Palmer. Senior citizens or disabled veterans and their widows Room or widowers may be eligible for exemption from real property taxes up to $150,000 of assessed value of their Enhanced 911 Advisory Board 04/10/18 9:00 am Central Mat-Su Public permanent place of abode as well as contiguous property necessary for the convenient use of the dwelling unit. 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Abbreviated Plat 04/11/18 8:30 am Conference Room 119 Board of Equalization 04/11/18 5:30 pm Conference Room 203 Property owners who are receiving this exemption must notify the Borough of any change in status that occurs, Caswell FSA Board of Supervisors 04/11/18 6:30 pm Caswell Public Safety i.e., applicant moves or rents out part of the property. The Borough must be noti ed upon the death of the quali ed Building, Station 13-1 applicant. If you have any questions, or need assistance in making application, contact the Borough Assessment Knik RSA Board of Supervisors 04/11/18 6:30 pm Art and Boots Scates Division before April 30, 2018. Public Safety Building, Station 6-4 Board of Equalization 04/12/18 1:00 pm Lower Level Conference Phone: (907) 861-8642 Room Address: 350 East Dahlia Ave, Palmer, Alaska Greater Butte RSA Board of Supervisors 04/12/18 6:00 pm Mat-Su Borough O&M Building Publish: March 2, April 4 & 20, 2018 03-03-18 Greater Talkeetna RSA Board of Supervisors CANCELLED 04/12/18 6:30 pm Talkeetna Public Library Willow FSA Board of Supervisors 04/12/18 7:00 pm Willow Public Safety Building, Station 12-6 Port Commission 04/16/18 3:00 pm Lower Level Conference DESHKA RIVER RECREATIONISTS Room Planning Commission 04/16/18 6:00 pm Assembly Chambers LAND USE PERMITS for seasonal campsites along the Deshka River are available from the Matanuska-Susitna Board of Equalization 04/17/18 9:00 am Lower Level Conference Borough’s Land & Resource Management Division. Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, April 2, 2018 Room at 8:00 a.m., and will be processed on a rst-come, rst-serve basis. The land use permits allow seasonal use of Board of Equalization 04/17/18 1:00 pm Lower Level Conference borough-owned land to commercial and non-commercial users throughout the summer months. Room Assembly Regular Meeting 04/17/18 6:00 pm Assembly Chambers CAMPING PERMITS FOR DAILY & WEEKLY USE of the borough-owned land will be available in mid-May at the Abbreviated Plat 04/18/18 8:30 am Conference Room 110 Borough Building, 350 E. Dahlia Ave, Palmer, AK. Aviation Advisory Board 04/18/18 3:00 pm Conference Room 203 Agriculture Advisory Board 04/18/18 4:30 pm Lower Level Conference FOR MORE INFORMATION, call the MSB Land & Resource Management Division at (907) 861-7867. Room Board of Equalization 04/18/18 5:30 pm Conference Room 203 Local Emergency Planning Committee 04/18/18 7:00 pm Central Mat-Su Public Safety Building, PRIOR TO BUYING OR BUILDING IN THE MAT-SU BOROUGH Station 6-1 CONTACT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PERMIT CENTER If you would like further information on any of these meetings or are interested in serving on any of the advisory boards, please call the Borough Clerk’s Of ce at 861-8683, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Different rules apply in different parts of the borough. Important information: maps, codes, forms and applications Borough’s website address is: http://www.matsugov.us/publicmeetings. are available on the Borough website www.matsugov.us ~ Phone 907-861-7822 or email [email protected]
Disabled persons needing reasonable accommodation in order to participate at a Borough Board/Commission DID YOU KNOW? There are required SETBACKS in the borough. meeting should contact the Borough ADA Coordinator at 861-8432 at least one week in advance of the meeting. Setbacks for structures are: 10 feet from a property line, 25 feet from a Right-Of-Way or Public Use Easement, and 75 feet from any water body. The Planning Team meetings scheduled are: (Planning teams consist of Planning staff and members of the public who are appointed by the Planning Commission to work on community comprehensive plans and special land use Docks, piers, marinas, aircraft hangars and boathouses may be located closer than 75 feet and over the water, districts, and community planning meetings.) provided they are not used for habitation and do not contain sanitary or petroleum fuel storage facilities. Structures permitted over water under this subsection shall conform to all applicable state and federal statutes and regulations. None
Violating these setbacks may make nancing your property (buying or selling) dif cult, and could be expensive to The Community Council meetings scheduled are: (Community Councils are not agencies or subgroups of the Borough) correct after you build.
Willow Area Community Organization 04/04/18 7:00 pm Willow Community Center North Lakes Community Council Finance Committee 04/05/18 6:30 pm Land ll Admin Of ce Susitna Community Council 04/05/18 7:00 pm Upper Susitna Senior Center Big Lake Community Council (There may be a quorum of the 04/10/18 7:00 pm Big Lake Lions Big Lake RSA Board of Supervisors in attendance) Recreational Center Chickaloon Community Council 04/11/18 7:00 pm Chickaloon Community Center Meadow Lakes Community Council 04/11/18 7:00 pm Birch Creek Villas (Senior Housing) Lazy Mountain Community Council 04/12/18 7:00 pm Lazy Mountain Bible Church Point MacKenzie Community Council 04/12/18 7:00 pm Art and Boots Scates CLEAN AIR MAT-SU Public Safety Building, On still, cold winter days, air can become unhealthy due to smoke from wood stoves and open burning. Station 6-4 Chase Community Council 04/18/18 6:00 pm Alaska Railroad Gravel Pit, To prevent “bad” air days, here’s what you can do: Mile 232 1. Burn dry wood ~ 2. Use other heat sources if possible ~ 3. No open burning, burn barrels or campfi res Knik-Fairview Community Council 04/18/18 6:30 pm Knik Public Safety Building, Station 6-2 Matanuska-Susitna Borough will be issuing air quality alerts when air quality levels exceed healthy standards.
Publish: April 4, 2018 04-01-18 Please help keep our air clean. Call 352-dust for current information about air quality.
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Wasilla PoliceDepartmentPIO,saidofpos- code complianceofficer,”AmandaGraham, understaffing forwherewehaveadedicated of thethingsboroughhassignificant assaults, drugandsextraffic.- police service,duetorampantburglaries, annexation intoWasillatoprovidegreater a neighborhoodwatchanddiscussedpossible for theirneighborhood.Theyhaveinstituted changes whileincreasingeffortstolookout edge ofWasillaLake,isconsideringbusstop Williwaw subdivision,runningalongthe twice theofficersitcurrentlyemploys. than 20squaremiles,effectivelyrequiring Service Area—anareathatannexesmore roughly 5square-milescoveredinthePalmer which iscurrentlyonlyutilizedwithinthe what thechangeswouldlooklikeifPPD, most recentmeeting.Thestudyexamines Service AreaStaffingandCostStudyattheir lar studyentitledPalmerPoliceDepartment of 50,000to99,999.” police officersper1,000populationforareas well belowthePacificregionaverageof1.1 Troopers to1,000populationwouldbe0.81, 2017 staffingof45totalsworn,theratio stantial increase—57.8%overtheAugust August 2017staffing.…Thoughthisisasub- of 23TroopersandthreeSergeantsover Troopers,” wrotePayne.“Thisisanincrease lized. understaffed andthoseonpatrolareoveruti- va, GlenallenandtheRichardsonHighway,is the Mat-SuBorough,partsofValdez,Cordo- which coversthe24,000squaremileareaof hours torecommendthattheBDetachment, a combinationofobligatedtimeandtrooper Payne usesstatisticsofavailabletroopersand Description ofDispatchedPoliceIncidents”, ers BDetachmentPatrolStaffingStudyand In thestudy,entitled“AlaskaStateTroop- Department ofPublicSafetyinlateFebruary. Justice CenterpreparedastudyfortheAlaska forefront. TroyC.Payne,Ph.D.oftheUAA ers hasbroughttheissueofpolicingto and alackoffundingforAlaskaStateTroop- The PalmerCityCouncilrecentlyunani- “Benefits wouldbecodecompliance.one Some areasintheValley,including The PalmerCityCouncildiscussedasimi- “The totalstaffingrecommendationis58 PALMER —Risingcrimeratesstatewide City malities inany ofthebidswhen initsbestinterest. reserves to theright The City reject any orallbidsandto waive irregularities orinfor- For additionalinfo, contact thePalmer Public Works office at(907)745-3400. There isnofee for Contract Documents. Documents may bedownloaded atwww.cityofpalmer.org. Contract Documents willbeavailable starting DBE, andotherfederal requirements. the amountequalto 100% ofthecontract price. This project issubjectto Buy American, required to provide aperformance bondandalabormaterial payment bondeachin is required witheachbidintheamountof10% ofthebid. Successfulbidderwillbe andStateCity andshallcomply with Title 36andDavis-Bacon wage rates. A bidbond This isabonded,public project. works Contractors are required to belicensedby the with asite visitto follow. A pre-bid meetingwillbeheldattheabove address on April 26, 2018 at2:00pm. publicly andread atPalmer Hall,231 City W. Evergreen Avenue, Palmer, Alaska on performing for allwork theabove project are hereby invited. Bidswillbeopened Sealed bids, insinglecopy, for alllabor, furnishing equipmentandmaterials and and $500,000. intheContractdescribed Documents. Estimated $300,000 basebidcostisbetween surface treatment, pavement andotherrelated markings, asmore work fully Description of Work: PUBLISH DATES APRIL 1,4,2018 FR#6620 BY TIM ROCKEY Frontiersman.com 2018 Taxiway Pavement Maintenance This project includespavement repair, crack sealing, asphalt CITY OFPALMER Invitation to Bid Area would add four times the service and Area wouldaddfourtimestheserviceand theoretical annexationofthePalmerService officers perthousandresidents.However, service area,butisstillunderstaffedbasedon Palmer yieldsfastresponsetimesforthesmall ularly fromnoontomidnight,”wrotePayne. service theworkloadinBDetachment,partic- five Troopersinthefieldcannotadequately evening. Astheprevioussectionshaveshown, through Saturdaylateafternoonandearly ers isequaltoorgreaterthanfiveThursday Palmer toTalkeetna. remaining threecovertheexpansefrom permenantly stationedinGlenallen.The patrol theB-Detatchmentarefive.Two minimum requirednumberofTroopersto days throughSaturdays.Currently,the the lateafternoontoeveningfromThurs- ers’ obligatedhoursarerequiredrangefrom citizen callsforservice,”wrotePayne. where officersarefreefromrespondingto tives —theseactivitiesrequireblocksoftime nity policingandcrimepreventionobjec- it isdifficulttoconsistentlyachievecommu- percent oftheirtimerespondingtoincidents, work, thestudyfound. evidence filing,andothernon-time-sensitive a trooper’stimeisrequiredforpaperwork, officer-initiated calls.Roughlyone-thirdof time spentrespondingtocitizen-initiatedor for anoptimal60percentofeachTrooper’s troopers spendtheirtimedoing,aiming that we’retryingtodo.” and investigators,toaccomplishthemission terling. “Ithinkwehaveenoughstaff,officers pened,” saidPalmerPoliceChiefLanceKet- most importantthingsthatcouldhavehap- of Palmer. March 28, 2018 The PPD availability within the City of The PPDavailabilitywithintheCityof “The mediannumberofobligatedTroop- Times whereagreaternumberofTroop- “When policeofficersspendmorethan60 The UAAstudyexamineswhatexactly “The SROpositionisprobablyoneofthe April 12, 2018 at10:00am inelectronic format only. Nathan Wallace Manager
XNLV378648 logically that any PSA would need to increase logically thatanyPSAwouldneedtoincrease levels intheareacoveredbyAST,itfollows Since amajorcauseforconcernisstaffing AST tofieldenoughtrooperscombatit. crime rates,andtheperceivedinabilityof dents andMSBelectedofficialswithrising ing dissatisfactiononthepartofValleyresi- PPD weretoservicethePSA. PPD wouldlikelyneedtobeincreased30,if add twicetheresidents.The14officerswithin UAA studyshows Troopers are stretched too thininthe Valley “The mainimpetusforthisstudyisincreas- MatSuRegional.com 2500 S. Woodworth Loop, Palmer PRIZES, TESTS, SCREENINGS, Wonder Years and Wellness inthe NewNurturing Beginnings Baby andChildren’s Regional FAIR Mat-Su Saturday, April14 10 a.m.—2p.m.
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& MUCHMORE! during off-peak times,” wrote Payne. during off-peaktimes,”wrotePayne. out dramaticallyoverprovisioningresources (at leasteightTroopers1p.m.toa.m.)with- vide theneededresourcesforpeakdemand peak demand.Thispowershiftwouldpro- could providetheneededcapacitytomeet of addingoneadditionalshiftforpeakhours. city limits. officers forthe13squaremileswithininside ing investigatorsandtwolieutenantsof26 operates withaswornofficernumber,includ- officers per1,000Cityresidents.” serving apopulationof7,000yieldsratio2 ally consideredadequate.14swornpersonnel for thePalmerPoliceDepartmentisgener- ple livingwithinitsborders.Currentstaffing estimates, theCityofPalmerhad7,000peo- assessment. “AccordingtoJuly1,2016census what iscurrentlyinplace,”statesthePPD
AST alsooverseestheCriminal “A third,12-hourshift,from1p.m.toa.m., The UAAstudyalsoprovidesthepossibility The WasillaPoliceDepartmentcurrently
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7 XNLV378797 Records 8 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018 OBITUARY Wasilla man shot after alleged road rage incident JOYCE EILEEN SETEROFF BY TIM ROCKEY Wohlers followed a vehicle headed AST. The incident did not occur Frontiersman.com northbound on the Parks Highway inside the Sunshine clinic, but out- Joyce Eileen Seteroff, 74, of Palmer, Alaska, when the vehicle stopped at the Sun- side the facility. joined our Heavenly Father on April 2, 2018. A WILLOW — A Wasilla man is in shine Clinic. The female driver met No further details about the shoot- private memorial service will be held at a later critical condition following an early her boyfriend. There was a physical ing were available Tuesday afternoon. date. Joyce was born in 1943 in Willimantic, CT, morning shooting near Willow. altercation, according to troopers, and Investigation is ongoing as to who and married Sviatoslav “Steve” Seteroff in 1965. According to the Alaska State Wohlers was shot. took the shot. He preceded her in death in 2011. Joyce was an Troopers, Trent Wohlers, 25, was After troopers responded, Wohlers AST received the report of the shoot- avid quilter and an enthusiastic grandma and shot following what was described was medevaced to Providence Hos- ing at 12:17 a.m. on Tuesday morning. great-grandma. She was an amazing, adventur- as a “road rage” incident in an online pital with serious, potentially life- No arrests have been made and the ous mom and a lover of life, who was happiest dispatch published Tuesday morning. threatening injuries, according to investigation continues. spending time with family and friends. She will be greatly missed. She is survived by her daugh- ters: Leanne and Jeffrey DeBroeck of Wasilla, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Alaska and Barbara and Stephen DeMarco of Fincastle, VA. Grandchildren: Jeremy Seteroff PLACE AN AD TODAY! of Augusta, GA, Christopher DeBroeck of Hous- What action are you taking ton, Alaska, Abigail and Matthew Dunn of Roch- 102,000 READERS FROM GIRDWOOD TO TALKEETNA! Protecting to STOP the commercial ester, NH and Sydney and Hailey DeMarco of FrontierMat-Su Valley sm a n harvest of King Salmon? Fincastle, VA. Great-Granddaughters, Emma, Da- Do the Kings need there kota and Ava Seteroff. In lieu of flowers, the fam- Salmon own attorneys. DO YOUR ily requests donations be made to the Alzheim- XNLV320154 JOB. er’s Association, so no else need suffer the “long To the editor: 2. We are not sport fisher- goodbye.” CALL: 352-2250 OR EMAIL man. Don’t get a good feel- ADVERTISINGFRONTIERSMAN.COM Regarding the closure ing because you are restrict- of upper Cook Inlet ing a sporting activity. We are personal use fisherman. King Salmon: Sport fishermen catch and NOTICE Mat-Su Schools Foundation is offering “Our first job is to protect release. Our caught salmon the fish. We have a consti- go into our freezers to feed five $2,000 scholarships. The deadline tutional directive to ensure out families. Our families EARLAND JOHN WENTWORTH the sustainability and health need protein. We use the for applications is April 16, 2018. of the salmon runs, and with fish to fulfill our family’s Earland John Wentworth III, 38, took his own life our projection suggesting need for protein. This is not Monday, March 26, 2018, at his home in Wasilla, AK, Each scholarship is for Although the scholar- that we aren't going to make a sporting activity. The state after a long and grueling battle with PTSD and addiction. graduates of the Mat-Su ships aren’t based on need, escapement, we really don't wants to call the citizens A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Borough School District students will include a feel we have any choice sportsman so it can limit April 5, 2018 at Summit Worship Center, 125 W. Riley who intend to further their financial plan estimating but to start out with heavy our fishing because sport- Ave. Wasilla, AK 99654. If you or someone you know professional training in a their projected financial restrictions” ing is optional, and to think are struggling, call the National Suicide Prevention Life- college, university, or cer- resources and college or What a crock. we have no real right to the line at 800-273-8255. A GoFundMe has been opened for tification program beyond trade school expenses. A fish. They call us sports- those who’d like to help Karina and her boys, at https:// 1. Your job in the last 30 men so they can make us use high school. Applications letter of acceptance from years was to protect the www.gofundme.com/wentworth-family-fund. Words will highlight each appli- the college the applicant sports gear to fish. Those of comfort can be shared with the family at www.alas- King Salmon. So now you definitions do not sit well cant’s career goals, previ- will be attending will need take your responsibility kacremation.com ous community service, to be received no later than with us because we take our seriously? Where were you personal responsibilities and two letters of reference. December 31, 2018 for dis- then? You let 50% of king We will also look favorably bursement of funds from seriously. We have no right runs be caught as by-catch to the fish because we use a at applications which spec- Mat-Su Schools Founda- for as long ago as I can ify long-term plans where tion. fishing rod? Sleep well you, remember. Shame on you. bureaucrat. skills developed through More information and the lack of fish in the Matsu post-secondary education online application at: http:// Valley is a symptom, not will benefit our greater www.matsuschoolsfounda- — Donald Dunavant the problem. what are you Anchorage community. tion.org/scholarships.html doing about the problem? 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BY MEGHAN BOWKER larger-than-life fiberglass chef, years under the Clock Tower were For the Frontiersman was special-ordered by Harold their heyday: when the Nybergs DeArmoun. It stood vigil nearby. shopped twice yearly at the Fancy WASILLA — A landmark store The iconic clock tower was not Food Show in San Francisco and in Wasilla, whose origins go back original to Meta Rose Square. It the 6100 Building in Seattle, seek- 39 years, is quietly making its exit. was added several years later, when ing the best and latest items for All I Saw Cookware — and its sis- new construction in town blocked their clients. ter store, Mimi’s Closet — is clos- the building from view. The clock At All I Saw, one could pur- ing. And with it goes a piece of tower made the Square - and All I chase Italian stoneware or China Wasilla’s past. Saw Cookware - easy to find. (Spode, Royal Dalton, Noritake); If you’re not in the habit of shop- The current owner, Susan silver tea sets and silver flatware; ping local, you may have missed Nyberg, entered the picture in teas and linens from all over the this gem: specializing in high- 1991, when she answered a Help world; weathervanes, made in quality bakeware, French, Eng- Wanted sign posted on the candy Vermont, and birch bowls, made lish, and American cookware, and counter. The part-time work in Alaska; unusual copper molds fine chocolates, coffees, and teas, helped Susan stay busy while her and Wusthof knives. Wind All I Saw has been named Best in husband, David, who was retired chimes helped fill the vertical the Valley seven times. If you like after 20 years’ service in the Army, space and sounded, Susan recalls, to grind your own nutmeg or try worked on the North Slope. “like church bells.” unusual sauces, All I Saw is your Susan enjoyed All I Saw Cook- Our family will miss the choco- store. But soon it will be no more. ware so much that, in 1997, she lates and candies my husband Its history is peppered with and David bought it. They began always purchased as stocking some well-known names. In selling April Cornell table linens stuffers. And I’m probably not the 1978, Linda Menard, whose hus- and rapidly expanded to bedding only local who bought my daugh- band Curtis was then Wasilla’s and nightgowns. The line did ters lace-edged cotton nightgowns only dentist, opened a high-end so well that she opened a second every few years. The Nybergs cookware store in Wasilla called storefront, just across the hall and watched our girls, and many other Design Center. In its first loca- in view of the fiberglass Chef, in Valley children, grow up. tion, the shop shared a strip mall owned a bookstore with their one large entrance hall. Howard October 2004. Susan named it “We are going to miss our cus- with the consignment store The daughter Meta called All I Saw Nugent was the contractor. Mimi’s Closet, because her grand- tomers,” Susan says. Mouse House on Swanson Ave- Books. (“All I Saw” is “Wasilla” June DeArmoun thought that children call her Mimi. She has “mixed emotions” with nue. Later, she moved it to the spelled backwards.) They sold the some toys might be fun for children Both stores have carried on the All I Saw (she calls it her “first Land Company Building in the bookstore but retained the name, weary of shopping. Coin-operated DeArmoun’s standard: upscale love”) and Mimi’s Closet (her Carrs Mall. Though Wasilla and changing Design Center to All I rides — a galloping horse, a train establishments selling the high- “baby”) coming to an end. “It’s environs at that time had only Saw Cookware. engine for two, and a three-child est quality local, American, and hard to see them go away,” Susan about 4,000 residents, Linda’s They purchased a vacant lot at merry-go-round — soon filled the imported merchandise. The reflects. But she and David are business was successful. She the corner of Yenlo Street and hall. A huge gumball machine also employees, over 100 women over looking forward to having time added specialty boutique items, Herning Avenue from the Cottle vied for parents’ quarters. the years, always wore a dress or for each other. such as soaps and lotions, to her family. In 1984, the DeArmouns Howard Nugent’s carpenter skirt, another DeArmoun tradi- On April 30, unless the shelves inventory. built Meta Rose Square, naming it was engaged to construct a mini, tion. empty sooner, the Nybergs will In 1981, she sold the business after both of their mothers. They two-story house. Carrie’s Play- Since 2013, All I Saw Cook- close the doors for the last time. to Harold and June DeArmoun. wanted a building that would house, painted pink, was tucked ware and Mimi’s Closet have Stop by with a handshake, a hug, The DeArmouns, homesteaders enhance the town. Their plan fea- in a nook to the right of All I Saw’s been located in City Center on and a “Thank You;” let’s wish in South Anchorage since 1948, tured several shops opening onto entrance. The store’s mascot, a Knik Goose Bay Road. But the them both very well.
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DermAlaska.com • 907.646.8500 XNLV370789 ■ Sports editor: Jeremiah Bartz SPORTS Email: [email protected] 10 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2018 Valley hoops coaches reflect on experience at McDonald’s All-American games BY JEREMIAH BARTZ Jeannie Hebert-Truax, and Perez spent 10 total years Frontiersman.com assistants Karissa Rollman working with Lauwers, the and Stacia Rustad can now last three as an assistant at WASILLA — In the days all say they have coached in Dimond. He also severed as and weeks that led up to the the high school All-Ameri- an assistant on the Lauwers McDonald’s All-American can game. staff at Heritage Christian Games, Houston boys bas- ‘It’s a crazy feeling,” Perez School for seven years. ketball head coach Krehg said. “For the rest of my life “He gave me my first Perez didn’t know what to I can put this on my resume, coaching job at 20 years say when people asked him tell people I coached in the old,” Perez said. “He’s a about his chance to coach in McDonald’s All-American huge mentor. He’s encour- the most prestigious high Game.” aged me in my coaching school basketball event in In January, Hebert-Truax career. If it wasn’t for him, I the nation. was selected as the head wouldn’t have the resume I But after four busy days coach of the West All-Stars have today.” centered around basketball, in the girls’ All-American Perez said his stay in Perez looks back at it as an game. Dimond boys head Georgia included a scrim- opportunity of a lifetime. coach Brad Lauwers was mage, the game and the Perez was one of six Alas- named the West All-Stars skills competition. Perez ka coaches, four from the boys head coach. Each said the coaches and play- Valley, selected to lead the selected a pair of assistants. ers also had the opportu- West all-star teams during Hebert-Truax picked two nity to learn more about the annual All-American of her assistants at WHS, Ronald McDonald House games March 28 in Atlanta, Rollman and Rustad. Lau- Charities, which draws Frontiersman file photo Georgia. wers chose his son Colton proceeds annually from the Wasilla girls basketball head coach Jeannie Hebert-Truax was one of six Alaska coaches, four from “When people asked me and Perez to join him on the high school All-American the Valley, who had the opportunity to coach during the McDonald's All-American Games in before, how I feel about it, sideline. games, and visit children Atlanta, Georgia, late last month. it was hard to explain. It’s Perez said he was honored of families the charity helps not something on a coach’s to be picked by Lauwers serve. The Ronald McDon- Perez said visiting some to experience all of that and Rollman and Rustad board- bucket list. You can’t strive even though he is no longer ald House Charities pro- of the children connected hear about what the Ronald ed a plane in Anchorage just to be a McDonald’s All- on the Dimond staff. Perez vide lodging for families to the program, and learn- McDonald House is, how hours after leading Wasilla American coach,” Perez recently finished his first with hospitalized children. ing more about the Ronald they help kids and families,” to the 4A girls’ title game said. season as the head coach of There are more than 350 McDonald charities was a Perez said. “Being a part of for the third straight year But Perez and Wasilla the Houston boys program. Ronald McDonald houses great experience. that, getting to hang out March 24. Hebert-Truax girls’ basketball head coach “It meant a lot,” Perez said. worldwide. “It was really kind of cool with those kids was awe- said while it was tiring some.” jumping straight from the On the boys’ side, the 4A state tournament to the MAT-SU VALLEY FRONTIERSMAN West All-Stars included a festivities in Atlanta, she dozen of the top players in enjoyed spending the time the country including Bol with her assistants. HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Bol, an Oregon recruit, the “It was nice to be able fourth ranked player in the to hang out and not have nation according to espn. a lot of stress. In regions ALEX CARLTON PATRICK MCMAHON com and the son of former and state, we stress about COLONY KNIGHTS COLONY KNIGHTS NBA star Manute Bol. getting our team ready,” “Just being around that Hebert-Truax said. Alex Carlton, a member Patrick McMahon, a environment is unbeliev- Instead, Hebert-Truax of the Colony Knights girls member of the Colony able,” Perez said. “Being said they were able to go basketball program, has Knights boys basket- around those kids, who with the flow throughout been named a Frontiersman ball program, has been could end up being (NBA) the festivities. Athlete of the Week. named a Frontiersman lottery picks in the next And to top it all off, both Carlton, who capped a Athlete of the Week. couple years was hum- West teams scored a victory stellar career, was recently McMahon recently bling.” in the games. In the girls’ named to the 4A girls’ helped Colony finish Hebert-Truax said it what game, the West All-Stars all-tournament team. She fourth in the 4A state quite an experience to share beat the East 82-79. Chris- was also named first-team basketball tourna- the floor with the top play- tyn Williams, a Connecti- all-conference and second- ment. McMahon led ers in the nation. cut commit and the top- team all-state. the Knights with 19 “A lot of talent in those ranked player in the nation The Frontiersman con- points during a win over kids,” Hebert-Truax said. according to espn.com, led gratulates Carlton on her Juneau-Douglas. “It was pretty cool. Some the West team with a game- success. The Frontiersman of those kids are so quick, high 22 points. congratulates McMahon able to create on their In the boys’ game, the on his success. own.” West beat the East 131-128. Hebert-Truax said there Nassir Little, ESPN’s No. 10 was not a lot of time to struc- recruit and a North Caroli- ture specific game plans, na recruit, led the West with and the coaches focused on 28 points. ensuring all of the all-stars “It was great both teams Mike Devine, Agent Meet 2200 E Parks Highway Suite A got their minutes. got wins,” Perez said. “It CongratsCongrats Wasilla, AK 99654 “It was definitely a unique was great to represent the Bus: 907-373-4959 experience, and I am sure state.” www.teamdevine.org glad we got to experience AthleteAndy s of it,” Hebert-Truax said. Contact Mat-Su Valley Athletes It was all part of a whirl- Frontiersman sports editor Like a good neighbor, wind week for the Warriors Jeremiah Bartz at sports@ theand Week State Farm is there.® coaches. 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OVERUTILIZED Ketterling claims that staffing is adequate in his department, but that PPD is trying to push more proactive police activity, such as airport Valley Grown: Former Continued from Page 7 patrols and rising property crimes by reach- Suppression Unit, which operates nearly ing out to businesses and detailing how they entirely under not-obligated hours, provid- can make themselves a more difficult target ing crime prevention as opposed to reac- for theft. Colony standout leads tion. These three troopers and one super- “Can be working with the community and visor are unavailable to patrol duty during do we have time to go to neighborhood watch peak times. meetings? The answer is, yes we do,” said Ket- “We always want more officers — that's terling. college team in home runs always beneficial,” said Graham. “We’ve been Any police force would like to have more posting a lot of job opportunities; we’re just officers, according to Ketterling, and PPD has BY JEREMIAH BARTZ their second season at Feather River Col- trying to fill the spots that we have. There’s variable times with slow days and days lined Frontiersman.com lege in Quincy, California. a nationwide issue of getting qualified appli- up with back-to-back calls that prevent proac- Nolan Monaghan, a sophomore cants — it's a nationwide problem. tive policing. WASILLA — A former Colony High lefthanded pitcher, is 3-1 in five starts on School baseball standout has established the mound this season. He has fanned 24 himself among the top power options for hitters, while walking only six, in 26 1/3 Corban University. innnings. Monaghan, who pitched for Ben Ross, a 2014 graduate of Colony the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball High School and a Corban senior, leads League last summer, has a 2.39 earned run the Warriors with six home runs. The average. outfielder has started 37 games for the Forster, a redshirt freshman catcher, has Salem, Oregon, NAIA program. Ross, also appeared in eight games this season. He a standout for the Wasilla Road Warriors has two hits in five at-bats. American Legion baseball program, is Feather River is 19-9 and 9-4 in the Cali- third on his team with 27 RBI. Ross has 39 fornia Community College Athletic Asso- hits and 22 runs, and is batting .271. ciation. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound outfielder Minnesota-Crookston senior Jacob joined Corban after two years at Blue Butcher, a Colony High School graduate, Mountain Community College in Pend- leads his team with a dozen appearances leton, Oregon. As a sophomore at Blue on the mound this season. He is 1-1, and Mountain, Ross earned first-team All- has 17 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings. Northwest Athletic Conference honors Butcher also pitched for the Miners last and was named Blue Mountain’s most summer. The Golden Eagles are 10-17 valuable player. He led his squad in both overall. batting average and RBI. Corban is 21-18 overall and 11-9 in con- ** Valley Grown is a regular feature high- ference play. lighting the work of Valley athletes at the A pair of Wasilla High graduates are in next level.
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CITY OF WASILLA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018, 6:00 P.M. WASILLA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS 290 E HERNING AVE, WASILLA
1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 5. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 5.1. Mayoral Proclamation Recognizing April As Sexual Assault Awareness Month 5.2. Award Presentation - Wasilla High School 2018 4A Boys Basketball State Champions 6. COMMISSION AND AGENCY REPORTS 6.1. Planning Commission 6.2. Parks and Recreation Commission 6.3. Directors Reports 6.4. Wasilla High School Report - Student Representative Katelyn Boswell 6.5. Burchell High School Report - Student Representative Justin Krueger 6.6. Alaska Open Meetings Act - City Attorney Leslie Need 6.7. Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Presentation - Finance Director Troy Tankersley (Ordinance Serial No. 18-18) 7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Chris Rose 7.1. Public Hearing (3 minutes per person) 1. Ordinance Serial No. 18-11: Amending The Fiscal Year 2018 Library Budget By Accepting And Appropriating $5,000 From The MEA Charitable Foundation Operation Roundup™ Program. 2. Ordinance Serial No. 18-12: Amending Wasilla Municipal Code Section 16.04.070, Denitions, To Add Denitions For “Beehives”, “Exotic Animal”, “Pet Animal”, “Poultry”, And “Wild Animal”; Amending Section 16.04.070, Denitions, To Revise The Denitions For “Agriculture”, “Animal Husbandry”, And “Farm Animal”; Amending Section 16.16.060, Specic Approval Criteria, To Revise The Criteria That Does the RCA Regulates Farm Animals, Poultry, And Beehives; Amending Section 16.20.020, District Use Chart, To Identify The Appropriate Zoning Districts And Permit Types For Beehives, Exotic Animals, Poultry, And Wild Animals; And Other Minor Revisions. 3. Ordinance Serial No. 18-13: Authorizing The Sale Of The Meta Rose Square Property Located At 290 N. Yenlo Street In The Amount Of $975,000 To Sung Son Yu, Under Wasilla Municipal Code Chapter 5.32 Sales Or Lease of Public Lands; Authorizing The Mayor To Execute And Deliver A Contract For The Sale; And Providing For Related Matters. have any teeth? 7.2. Persons to be Heard (3 minutes per person) 8. CONSENT AGENDA All items appearing under the Consent Agenda are approved with a single motion, no discussion, and Railbelt utilities may have called the authority to issue orders to the utilities — one vote. A Council Member may request to remove an item(s) for discussion and separate vote. these are, after all, consumer-protection 8.1. Minutes of Preceding Meetings 1. Regular Meeting Minutes: March 12, 2018 consumer protection agency’s bluff issues. If there’s doubt about the RCA’s 8.2. Introductions - Recommended for Public Hearing on April 23, 2018 authority, the state Legislature could 1. Ordinance Serial No. 18-14: Amending Wasilla Municipal Code Section 2.04.035, BY TIM BRADNER strengthen the law. Compensation And Reimbursement; And Section 2.60.010, Establishment, Duties For the Frontiersman So far not much has happened. The utili- And Compensation, To Revise The Rate Of Pay For The City Council And Planning ties may have called the RCA’s bluff. Commission. 2. Ordinance Serial No. 18-15: Amending Wasilla Municipal Code Section 2.04.070, Almost three years ago the Regulatory Fairbanks Rep. Adam Wool has intro- Public Meetings, Related To Public Notice And Telephonic Participation In Council Commission of Alaska wrote a sternly- duced House Bill 382 to address the issue Meetings; And Amending Section 2.04.110, Agenda, To Discontinue Publishing but the first hearing on the bill was held Council Meeting Agendas In The Newspaper. worded letter to the six “railbelt” electric utilities, which serve consumers from March 28, less than three weeks away from 3. Ordinance Serial No. 18-16: Amending Wasilla Municipal Code Section 2.76.040, the Legislature’s scheduled adjournment in Duties; Amending Section 2.76.020, Qualications; And Amending Section 2.76.070 Southcentral to Interior Alaska. Appeal Procedures To Revise The Duties Of Administrative Hearing Ofcers. Get your act together — or else, the RCA mid-April. 4. Ordinance Serial No. 18-17: Amending The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget By Appropriating told the utilities. Chris Rose, executive director of the $32,387 Within The State And Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds For Sitka Academy Things like uniform reliability standards, Renewable Energy Alaska Project, a group Training Of Three New Wasilla Police Department Ofcers. that advocates for renewable and energy 5. Ordinance Serial No. 18-19: Amending The Fiscal Year 2018 Budget By Appropriating dispatch of the most economical power $175,000 From The General Fund, Fund Balance For The Roberts Street Extension through the grid and “open access” to trans- efficiency, makes no bones about his frus- Project. mission lines for independent power pro- tration with the glacial progress of moving 8.3. Introductions - Recommended for Public Hearing on April 23, 2018 and April 25, 2018 ducers, common in the Lower 48, are sorely the railbelt power grid into the 21st century. 1. Ordinance Serial No. 18-18: Providing For The Adoption Of The Annual Budget For Uniform reliability standards among the Fiscal Year 2019 And Appropriating Funds To Carry Out Said Budget. lacking in among the small independent railbelt utilities, even though they are now utilities may be the most pressing need as 8.4. Resolutions the utilities swap power among themselves. 1. Resolution Serial No. 18-10: Setting The Rate Of Compensation For An Administrative physically connected into one grid. Hearing Ofcer Pursuant To Wasilla Municipal Code Section 2.76.030 And Repealing Or else — what? Resolution Serial No. 13-20 In Its Entirety. The regulatory commission has the See RCA, Page 13 8.5. Action Memorandums 1. AM No. 18-05: Contract Awarded To Kelly Creswell In The Amount Of $81,989 For The Purchase Of One (1) Kelly-Creswell Intermediate Series WV-50HD-AL Self Propelled Airless Highway Striper Machine. 2. AM No. 18-06: Contract Awarded To Epic Solutions In The Amount Of $36,310 For The Purchase Of One (1) TITAN ProMark 200/250 (98:2) Electric Start MMA NOTICE OF SEASONAL Pavement Marking Machine. 9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 10. NEW BUSINESS WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS 11. COMMUNICATIONS 11.1. Informational Memorandums Within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Borough roads have the (None) 11.2. Commission Minutes following weight restrictions: 1. Planning Commission Minutes: March 13, 2018 CORE AREA extending to the Little Susitna River Bridge on the Parks Hwy: 2. Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes: March 14, 2018 12. AUDIENCE COMMENTS March 26, until further notice: 13. MAYOR, CLERK, ATTORNEY, AND COUNCIL COMMENTS 14. EXECUTIVE SESSION 50% legal axle load 15. ADJOURNMENT (Core area restrictions may also be enforced on city maintained roads in the City of NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS Houston, Palmer and Wasilla. Contact their Public Works Department for more information.) All meetings of recognized boards, committees, and commissions of the City of Wasilla are open to the public and are held at Wasilla City Hall, 290 E. Herning Ave., Wasilla, AK, unless specied otherwise. For information contact the Ofce of the City Clerk at (907) 373-9090. Meetings scheduled for the next NORTHERN AREAS beyond the Little Susitna River Bridge on the Parks Hwy: several weeks are as follows: March 26, until further notice: • April 9 City Council Regular Meeting 6 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers 100% legal axle load - No overloads • April 10 Planning Commission Regular Meeting - Cancelled 6 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers Axle loading limits are expressed as a percentage of allowable axle weight dened in 17 AAC • April 11 Parks and Recreation Commission Regular Meeting 25.013. Weight restriction exemptions that apply to ADOT roads also apply to Borough roads. 6 p.m. Curtis Menard Memorial Sports Center Additional emergency restrictions may be applied. Emergency restrictions will be advertised • April 11 City Council Special Meeting - Fiscal Years 2019 and 2020 Budget 6 p.m. Discussions to Include Department Presentations in the Frontiersman, posted on our web site: http://www.matsugov.us or be posted on the • April 16 Tentative - City Council Special Meeting - Fiscal Years 2019 specic roads. 6 p.m. and 2020 Budget Discussion to Include Department Presentations • April 18 Tentative - City Council Special Meeting - Fiscal Years 2019 For additional information, contact the Borough Public Works Department at 861-7753. 6 p.m. and 2020 Budget Discussion to Include Department Presentations For weight restrictions that apply to State maintained roads, please go to XNLV378785 • April 19 Airport Advisory Commission http://dot.alaska.gov/mscve/index.cfm?go=mscve.weightrestrictions 6 p.m. Wasilla City Hall, Council Chambers Updated: March 23, 2018 www.cityofwasilla.com Publish: April 4, 2018 XNLV378420 belief thattheLegislaturemustdelare it responsibilitytotheregion,isREAP’s and nottheregion,Rosesaid. responsibility toitsrespectivemembers, two municipal-owned,hasafiduciary being member-ownedcooperativesand is thateachoftheseparateutilities,four he saidinhisletter. much disagreementamongtheutilities,” mately besuccessful.Thereissimplytoo requested theutilitiestoengageinwillulti- believe thevoluntaryprocessRCAhas tary effortwon’twork.“REAPdoesnot dards. abiity Coucil,toimplementuniformstan- new railbeltorganization,theRailbeltReli- The initiativecouldresultinaproposed ability andotherissues. sulting firm,GDSAssociates,tolookatreli- ARCTEC andhiredaGeorgia-basedcon- erative TransmissionandElectricCo.,or have formedtheAlaskaRailbeltCoop- Rose saidfourofthesixrailbeltutilities ing. Energy CommitteeforitsMarch28meet- utilities,” RosewroteinalettertotheHouse standards havenotbeenagreedtobythe now nearlythreeyearslaterandreliability uniform regionalreliabilitystandards.Itis utilities timetovoluntarilycomeupwith reliability standardsarelacking. 2015 lettertotheutilitieswasthatuniform protect againstcyberattack. cal glitchesthatcancauseablackout—and safety andreliability—preventingtechni- These aretechnicalstandardsthatensure WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4,2018 Continued from Page 12 RCA RCA “Since noneoftheseutilitieshasanexplic- The problemwiththevoluntaryapproach However, Rosebelievesanothervolun- GDS hopestowrapupitsworkbyMay. Some progressisbeingmade,however. “In itslettertheCommissiongave One oftheRCA’sfindingsinitsJune, Happy Mother’sDay Tell thepersonwholovesyouandtakes care ofyouhowmuchappreciate Email, mail totheo orcome Email, todrop oice them byshowingtheworldwith [email protected] F Deadline May 9, 2018 a inscriptioninthepaper! your picture andinscription! your picture rontier sm a 5751 E. Mayflower Ct. Wasilla, AK Ct. Mayflower E. 5751 24 coloredwithpicture 22 coloredw/opicture M at- S u V alley 907-352-2250 $25 $15 public hearsonestoryfromutilityand those negotiationsaregoing.Instead,the consistency andtransparencyabouthow Anchorage area.Furthermore,thereislittle and thereisstillnotightpowerpoolinthe implementing this,“havecomeandgone for economicpowerdispatch. ly-managed) powerpoolingarrangement Association, haveproposeda“tight”(firm- pal Light&PowerandMatanuskaElectric Electric, Anchorage’scity-ownedMunici- said threeSouthcentralutilities,Chugach pened. a voluntarysystemtodothat.Ithasn’thap- the RCAaskedutilitiestocomeupwith tens ofmillionsdollarsayear. railbelt electricratepayerscouldbeinthe mon inotherstates,andthecostbenefitsto as possible.Thesearrangementsarecom- most efficientgenerationsharedaswidely efficient generation.Thegoalistohavethe up, andthenthethirdfourthmost second-most efficientgeneratorsarefired mal duringdaytimepeaksofactivity,the system. provide asmuchpowerpossibleinthe which utilityownsthem,isoperatedto efficient generatorsinthegrid,nomatter years, withnotmuchhappening. the utilitieshaveagaintalkedaboutthisfor most economicalpowerthroughthegrid, RCA, Rosesaid. the standardsaresetandenforcedby from here?” tion ishowareweevergoingtogetthere needs reliabilitystandards.Therealques- 382 wouldaccomplish. through asystem-wideentity,whichHB reliability andotherstandardsbeset,” However, thedeadlinesforformingand Again, someprogressisbeingmade.Rose Just aswithreliabilitystandards,in2015 As electricitydemandpicksup,asisnor- Economic dispatchmeansthataremost On anothermatter,thedispatchof A system-wideauthoritywouldensure “There isnodisagreementthattheregion n
XNLV378678 he said. power projects)thatAlaskasorelyneeds,” ment fromtheprivatesector(intonew municipal orcooperative,”Rosesaid. one sortoranother,suchasfederal,state, constructed entirelyfrompublicmoneyof transmission system,asystemthathasbeen transparent setofrulesforassessingthe the poweruneconomic. fees andchargesthatwouldmakethesaleof ple amine,couldresultin“pancaking”of ect toacustomernearFairbanks,forexam- the privately-ownedFireIslandwindproj- tariffs formovingpowerfrom,example, imposes afee.Thismeansthattheseparate power toacustomer.Instead,eachutility an independentpowerproducermoving power intothegrid. wind, hydroorevensolarproject,canput producer, suchasaprivatedeveloperof tent processhowanindependentpower there areothers,isthelackofanyconsis- said. another storyfromutility,”Rose
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Publisher: Dennis Anderson • Managing editor: Matt Hickman ■ To send a letter: email [email protected] or fax 352-2277 Eureka! Eureka CHALK windy road to the position with them in Juneau, and dle, and high school, so I pick out their classes for Displaced teacher TALK I wanted most; from music during the interim. I went am officially qualified for next year; at Palmer High, REBEKAH KITCHIN to kindergarten and first, to to budget meetings, asked many of the jobs that will I have become past tense. disagrees tors, I have recently been middle school, and finally questions, and wrote for be vacated by nontenured One of the things that helps labeled as displaced, but no to Palmer High School, the newspaper about how teachers. I have signed my students be successful is My name is Rebekah one is shouting in enthusi- where I teach English. important stable and pre- contract, so I am assured a having choices for classes Kitchin, and I have fallen astic amazement. I was sent to Florida for dictable funding for edu- position somewhere in the that fit their interests and prey to a physics problem. I graduated from Palmer International Baccalaure- cation is. I thought I was district. For those things I goals. Students have fewer Archimedes is fabled to High School. I thought I ate training, and for the doing it for the new teach- am thankful. I hope that I options for classes, and have watched the water would retire from Palmer past five years, I have been ers, especially the ones am not going to be bump- teachers will have more rise in his bath and shout- High School. After teaching part of the teaching staff who are not yet tenured. I ing someone else out of a students. This weakens stu- ed ”Eureka! Eureka!” as for about 20 years outside, of an IB World School. thought I was past the time position they love. dent/teacher relationships he grasped the concept of I returned to my home- The staff is excellent, and in my career where those I am already missing my and further divides time so water displacement. Along town. When I started back the students are inspiring. cuts would affect me. I have school family. My teach- that students will have less with many other educa- in the district I took the The tiny music students been teaching for 30 years, ing partner, in particular, individualized instruction I taught when I first came have been in the district for will be a huge loss. We are and feedback. Students, to the district are now my 10, and in my position for better together. I feel like I who have come to depend students in English 1,2,3, 5. I was wrong. am letting the team down. on one of the three teachers or Creative Writing, or IB Last week I was told that I have become the lame who has been displaced as Literature. This is the year my position is being cut; not duck who can't participate an essential stable presence some of our freshmen are only mine but two others as in future building plans. I in their lives, lose those students I had in music well. The crystal ball says we can't plan ahead because connections. class as kindergarteners. will lose about 30 students, I don't know what I am Part of the solution for What a privilege it has been but the ratio of pupils to planning for; it could be this mess is more stable with your lunch or dinner to watch them grow, and teachers (PTR) is also being another high school posi- funding for education. then to be able to write let- adjusted. It seems that now tion or elementary music. Opinions concerning rais- Take-Out ters of recommendation the plan is to have a 33:1 I streamline my belongings ing the mil rate, institut- Dine-In or for them as they go to col- ratio in our high schools. and prepare to pack up and ing taxes, and approval of When you present or mention this ad. lege or apply for jobs. Teaching six periods per relocate. borough and state budgets Cannot be combined with other off ers. Last fall I was encouraged day, a teacher could see up What now? I try to find vary greatly. What we need One per table. Valid until 4/30/18 to get involved speaking to 198 students. As an Eng- job postings that are a good are decisions and leader- to legislators about fund- lish teacher, that number is fit for me. Just because I am ship that clearly evidence ing for education. 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