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March 17, 2009 Issue 4, Volume 7 MONSTER Visit us often on the web at http://my.highschooljournalism.org/ak/galena/gila/ Lady Hawks go to state! By MARILYN Hawks beat Eileson 46-33 SHELDON and in the final conference KAITLIN IVANOFF game on March 6. Sports writers “My girls are rock stars. They have risen to The Galena Lady the occasion again,” said Hawks are going to the Beth Buchanan, Lady state championships. Hawks coach. “It was the The first game is sweetest victory I can Thursday at 1:15 pm remember. I was against Nikiski in overwhelmed and so Anchorage. happy for the girls. It felt The Lady Hawks sort of like a dream in a got to the state way. It was better than I championship by winning had imagined it.” the 3A Aurora Conference Lady Hawks Tournament last week in The Galena Lady Hawks show off their defense during the Glennallen. The Lady Cont. on back page Unalakleet game this winter. Staff photo GCI: Galena cell phones this summer By HALEY BROWN Galena residents phone. The monthly cost on the GILA campus, and Staff Writer will get local and long will depend on the type of the other tower is going to distance phone coverage, plan you choose.The be located on top of the Cell phones will texting, and voicemail. transmitting towers are city hall. “We are shooting be in Galena no later than Unfortunately internet going to be built between to cover 90 percent of the the end of August, said access and broadband will May and June. village, with an end result Scott Standard, the not be available, he said. One tower is of the whole village being project manager for GCI, The phones will going to be built on top of covered,” said Standard. Inc. function like any other the headquarters building

The GILA Monster is written and produced by the journalism classes at the Galena Interior Learning Academy, Galena, GILA energy conference Alaska. Students are Haley Brown, Kaitlin Ivanoff, Amber Harris, Raven Mustafoski, Wendy Parent, Ernie Peters Jr., Kyle Updates and articles about the April Sagoonick, Everett Semone, Marilyn Sheldon, Ariel Jade Turner, Justin Vasquez, and Hiram Walker Jr. The editor in chief is Tyler conference on pages 8-12. Martin; the associate editor is Kimberly Greenway. The teacher is Paul Apfelbeck. GILA students learn economics, ettiquette By SHERRI KESSNER and KYLE SAGOONICK Staff writers

GILA students learned about etiquette, financial planning, money management and other economic skills from visiting University of Alaska scholars during an assembly on February 25. “It’s not all about money, but everything we do,” said Daniel Knudsen, who taught about “sense of value.” Five presenters spoke with students at the assembly. Students take part in an exercise onstage in the GILA auditorium Paul McDonald, president of the University demonstrating the use of resources among many users. of Alaska’s Students in Free Enterprise program. He Staff photo said he was here to talk about financial literacy which includes managing money and standing etiquette - meet and greet techniques. He wants to make an impact by motivating students to go to UAF, help students make great opportunities for themselves, and assist Native Americans to get a college degree. The other speakers are Michael Penland, vice president of Great Alaskan Accounting, Daniel Knudsen, Sitara Chuahan, and Kimberly Fisher. Michael Penland said he was at GILA to provide skills and knowledge that is not provided to high school students or students in college. Visitors from the Students in Free Enterprise program are inter- Chuahan is here to teach about basic viewed by The GILA Monster reporter Sherri Kessner (lower education based on business meetings. right). Staff photo Kimberly Fisher is here to help teach about major economics as well as to help secure families, talk about government and life choices. Both Chuahan and Penland stated that they just want to help students have fun and to motivate students to go to UAF.

A speaker from the Students in Free Enterprise program speaks to students in the GILA auditorium. Staff photo 2 Serum run mushers find safe place to camp on GILA campus By KIMBERLY GREENWAY Associate editor

The dog mushers from the Serum Run used the GILA campus as a resting and unfortunately stopping place this year. There were 8 teams in Galena for the 2009 Norman Vaughan Serum Run. The mushers and their dogs stayed on the campus the first week of March. Sadly, the teams decided to cancel the expedition due to excessive snow on the trail and accompanying Photos by Kyle snow machines not being Sagoonick able to make it to Galena from Tanana, said Don Duncan, one of the diphtheria outbreak. mushers. There were 20 dog teams The serum run relaying the medicine to first ran in 1925 bringing Nome. “These people antitoxin from Nenana to were heroes,” said Nome to fight the growing Duncan. Senior slide show photos due soon Photos for the The deadline for on one slide won’t be selected by members of senior slide show are now getting photos to Mr. allowed this year,” said the class of 2009. being collected by Mr. Apfelbeck is Friday, Mr. Apfelbeck. “I really love to Apfelbeck. March 27. “We’ve had do this. It’s my favorite The slide show is Seniors can some problems in the past time of the year,” said Mr. a part of the graduation submit up to five photos with multiple photos on Apfelbeck. ceremony, and it is usually for the slide show. A photo one slide, and, frankly, it Student photos shown following the of the graduating senior is doesn’t look very good.” are returned right after handing out of diplomas to added by Mr. Apfelbeck. The slides are they are scanned. the graduating seniors. “Multiple photos accompanied by music 3 Next year’s goal: 175 students attending GILA By HALEY BROWN Advertisements will be and KAITLIN heard on the radio and IVANOFF displayed on the Staff writers television. Formerly, the procedure to attend the The number of Galena Interior Learning students at GILA next Academy took about two year will increase to 175 months, due to the slow students, said Harry process. Each student had White, GILA principal. to wait a long period of Currently, there time to find out if they are about 115 students were accepted or not. The Ptarmigan Hall on the GILA campus. Staff photo enrolled in the Galena online application will not Interior Learning only benefit the student, drivers ed course bigger, through out the entire Academy. This year’s but also the people who get a nursing program summer. classes were enlarged to put their time and effort going, and much more. At this time fit 150 students, but they into looking through the School officials nearly every student has have not yet reached that submission. are looking for students their own room, but with goal. Due to the small The school offers who are looking for a more students coming in number of students that many vocational classes career path way in one of next year, students will attend the Galena Interior such as cosmetology, the vocational classes and most likely have to double Learning Academy, many aviation, culinary arts, and ones who want a fabulous up in their living space. classes are smaller than automotive technology. In education. They also look Right now, the dorm planned. almost each one of those at the top three reasons - capacity is 175 to 200 To make classes you can receive a being committed to the people. We are most enrollment faster and license or permit. In the program, teacher definitely looking forward easier for this next year, near future the school is recommendations, and to having 175 students the application process planning to increase the student statements. The here at GILA in the near will be set up online, Mr. number of career path selection process begins future. White said. ways. How? Make the this month and goes on Water machine going up in commons By HIRAM WALKER In the near future, machines will help fund the ahead, you now be able Staff writer you’ll be able to with a student government which to purchase a favored new addition to our will in return help the beverage during class. Plans in the near school. Students will be students. Students will be All drinks will be future for GILA look able to buy water during able to ask the teacher if reasonably priced but set good for thirsty students. the course of the day from he or she can get up to get prices are being discussed Want a Vitamin a vending machine set up a drink of water in which right now. The vending Water between second in the commons lab. case the student and third periods? The water government has thought Cont. on back page 4 Opinion Obama inauguration was memo- rable, for all the wrong reasons By RALPH it was memorable, just as why Obama’s inaug- education, and, of course, MORGAN Barack Obama’s uration was memorable he furthers the mass Staff writer inauguration was – was because of some of hysteria over global memorable. the things he said. For warming. Being only 17 There were a few example: Another thing that years old, I haven’t seen things that made it stand “Our health seemed wrong was that too many American out. care is too costly, our he says adversaries presidents, let alone For example, the schools fail too many; instead of enemies – as if inaugurations. I have inauguration was lavish. and each day brings the war(s) in the Middle vague memories of Bill There were two million further evidence that East are some sort of Clinton taking the oath, people in the audience; the the ways we use energy contest. hazy memories from media was hailing it as an strengthen our adver- Either way from George Bush’s inaug- accomplishment for saries and threaten our his speech I think Barack urations, and a vivid America because we had planet.” Obama does stand for memory of Barack elected our first black That part of his change, just not the Obama’s. president and they called speech seemed wrong to change this country needs Some would say it a time of change. me. He hints at right now - unless you are that’s because of my age, There was even a nationalization of health a socialist. In that case, but that is not it. I can scandal [Blagojevich] care, a further role of then this president is a remember the day I was hanging over it. federal government in dream come true. born quite clearly because Another reason Opinion Village to GILA is a tough transition By WENDY PARENT different grade levels. It ready to be on my own. bad. I strongly disliked it Staff writer was very hard to do Plus I left right after my here. It got worse when anything. cousin’s funeral so that school started, I wanted I am used to a I was tired of not wasn’t a good time for me. to just go in the bathroom small school with only 52 having the opportunities I stayed only a week here. and cry. I felt students total. In my grade the other schools had like When I went home I uncomfortable being here, class, there is only about being able to actually missed this place, and I not knowing anyone, not nine students. There travel places, having great really wanted to come knowing where to go or weren’t enough teachers events, and getting an back. what to do, and most of for the school, so there actual education. One of So I applied all just being away from would be twenty-one my cousins was talking again and got accepted. home. After a while I got students in one class. We about a school at Galena, When I got on the plane used to it here and it didn’t switch classes like and I got interested. I to come here, I felt like I wasn’t as bad as I thought we do here. We had one came here in my freshman was leaving a part of me it was. The school was teacher a day, everyday, year, but I left. I missed behind. Then again I and the students were at home like crazy. I wasn’t wanted to go home really Cont. on page 7 5 Headbanger’s Ball !!!

By JUSTIN VASQUEZ great song called Bring Me to Life. people! Music reviewer Julia is a great singer, and if But still, as the songs went you think otherwise, then you’re on, the audience still appeared to Headbangers Ball was just a jealous hater. She has a voice be half dead and asleep! When it supposed to happen on a dark of an angel. was finally my turn to go up and winter night, but there was a slight There was a halftime play, I was still feeling alright, until I problem with the lights, and they headbanging contest, and Conrad walked onto the stage. My legs felt couldn’t get them to shut off. Finally Jones won! I wasn’t surprised weak and heavy. I felt like I had a they just decided to start the show. though because Conrad is fearless hard time putting on my guitar and The event took place at the and he has heart. Kaleb almost beat plugging in, but once I let that first Sidney C. Huntington School him but he didn’t push through with power chord loose I was ready to campus in the elementary gym. The all of the power I know he has. Plus riff. I was way too stiff on stage music was provided by the band Conrad is smaller and he seemed because I was too worried about Frostbite, featuring students Julia to be trying harder. messing up. Every time I looked Cox, Matt Goodwin, Tyler Martin, To be completely honest, a out into the crowd and I saw Ralph Morgan, Kaleb Sanford, and lot of you people need to learn how someone headbanging, moshing, or myself, along with residence hall staff to headbang. It’s not about just throwing someone around if felt Karrie Pavish Anderson and Ted flopping your hair or having a bobble like I wanted to play harder. Roach. head, unless you’re just jamming Tyler Martin and I would It started off really slow, out to yourself and not completely like to salute everyone who didn’t and everyone was standing around putting in all your effort. If you’re stand still and felt heavy metal in or sitting. I knew it would be that not feeling the music and adrenaline them that night. And to everyone way because the majority of people rush, then don’t even try! You’ll just who stood still and didn’t have fun, there didn’t really listen to that type look stupid. If you can’t headbang ha-ha, we took two dollars from of music in the first place. good then run around and push you! I was really pumped and excited, I was feeling great and I couldn’t understand why no one else was as adrenalized as I was. TNT was a great song with Tyler Martin’s death metal vocals running through everyone’s ears. That is a great song to roar at people, Tyler, glad you chose to do it. Another song that I think should have credit is Fade to Black, which had Bo on guitar and Ted Roach on vocals. That was a great song thanks to my Randall half stack, along with my MXR Kerry King ten band EQ, just kidding Bo; Eager fans wait outside the door for the Headbanger’s Ball to begin. it was all you and your well-played Staff photo solos. Finally, Julia performed a 6 Some scenes from the Headbanger’s Ball

GILA offers many surprises to student From article on page 5 The number of students that attending the GCSD is outstanding! I can’t believe that that many students actually go to school. Back at home it is rare way bigger and the first thing I thought when I came to even see a full class. There are usually about 5 or here was where they get the funding for the school? fewer students in a class everyday (nowadays). A lot I wasn’t used to getting up way early by of students have dropped out and just gave up on trying myself, keeping my room clean, and having curfews. to get an education. So I am all like, wow, when I see Another thing, I wasn’t used to having a lot of everyone come to school. This place is like so restricted homework, changing classes, and being nice. I changed to a lot of things, but I know it’s to keep the students a lot since I’ve been here and when I go home I know safe or whatever. The major thing for me was adjusting I’ll just go back to being me again. Okay, here is a to the environment around me. I think that I have come secret I kept to myself. I was scared of this school. I a long way I haven’t left this place yet. I don’t plan to have no idea why I just felt like it was going to eat me either, just because a thing become difficult doesn’t or something because it is so big. mean I have to run away from it. Ask Bob Hungry friend treats me like local store Dear Bob, Dear Bombalu, Two of my classmates in one of my classes If they’re hungry then they’re hungry, that’s are ALWAYS hungry! I brought snacks for them their problem…not yours. If they want snacks then a few times, but then I stopped and told them to they can provide snacks for them selves. Snacks bring their own snacks. But they didn’t because depend on the time of the class and what class you’re they “FORGOT.” What should I do? in, and if the teacher will even allow it. Ask the teacher Should the teacher give them food? first if you can hand out snacks, or you might get in Sincerely, trouble. Anyhow, don’t provide them snacks if you’re Bombalu tired of that. They can provide their own. Sincerely, Bob. 7 Energy conference updates Galena gets infrared inspection By RAVEN MUSTAFOSKI Staff writer

Jack Schmid, a member of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, came to visit the community of Galena in February to execute experiments with Galena science classes in which he used an infrared camera so see heat escaping from buildings and homes. An example of the infrared picture of a Galena home taken by Jack Schmid during his recent visit to Originally from Galena working with Mr. Hughes’ class. Staff photo Nebraska, Jack Schmid visited several homes in be more aware of the Schmid. now resides in Fairbanks. Galena, looked at the energy crisis we are in. Schmid has gone Schmid is a part of the amount of heat escaping Galena has a back to Fairbanks to talk Interior Weatherization the structures using an diesel generator that with the rest of his crew. project which helps infrared camera, and provides our energy, like He wanted people to families with low income helped put up window most rural Alaska villages. understand that Galena is pay their electrical barriers to stop heat Schmid mentioned Galena in dire need of help with expenses. leaking out. getting a nuclear power the cost of energy. Schmid Schmid’s main “There is always battery to help with the said residents of Galena focus while he was in a demand for people who cost of fuel and electricity pay 56 cents per kilowatt, Galena was to show the know how the physical in Galena. which he called community ways to world operates,” said Schmid rode outrageous. He said that conserve energy. He Schmid. around town with Mr. people in Anchorage pay worked closely with Schmid gave Hughes to look at many only 9 cents per kilowatt GILA science teacher advice to the members of different building and hour. Shayne Hughes and the community which homes. He was highly Along with a lot culinary arts teacher Rand included things like impressed with the energy of great ideas, Schmid Rosecrans. Both teachers keeping window doors conservation in the said to turn everything off are helping organize an shut, making sure your buildings here at the when you are not using it. energy conservation house is well insulated, and Galena Interior Learning This includes TVs, lights, conferene in April. patching up the areas of Academy campus. computers, and all Schmid is part of exiting air. “It has been appliances. It is said this the preparation for the Schmid has enjoyable being here. I will help cut the cost in energy conference. mentioned he would like enjoyed meeting students electricity. Schmid and students to see Galena as a whole and teachers,” said

8 Energy conference updates State lawmakers plan on coming to conference Rep. Sharon also attend the February, and youths from the issues of energy in Cissna, an Anchorage conference. Edgmon is a other Bush communities Bush Alaska plan on Democrat with a keen member of the Alaska are taking part in an essay joining the conference. interest in energy Renewable Energy Task contest about energy use Local and tribal conservation and Force. in rural Alaska. organizations from Nulato alternative energy The conference’s Students exhibits and Beaver have said they development, will attend focus is a series of will show their work will come to Galena for the Alaska Rural Energy educational projects, insulating the homes of the conference. Conference in Galena on events, and training elders in Galena, Another notable April 2-4. activities whose practical demonstrating energy person attending the Cissna is joined outcomes will be applied savings from insulation, conference is Jack by state Sen. Lesil by our students and differences in electricity Hebert, president of the McGuire, an Anchorage citizens to the challenges prices throughout the Cold Climate Housing Republican who serves on of energy in rural Alaska, state, concerns with plug- Research Center in the senate’s energy said Rand Rosecrans, ins for automobiles and Fairbanks. The research committee. McGuire is in Alaska Rural Energy trucks, and a display center finds ways to Washington, D.C., this Conference co-chair. about a student trip with create affordable, energy- week to talk with federal The conference the environmental studies efficient homes and officials about Alaska’s meets on the campus of class to Chena Hot buildings for people living energy concerns. Cissna the Galena Interior Springs learning about in the Arctic. and McGuire will be Learning Academy. alternative sources of joined by Erick J. Elem, Conference planners want energy. who recently announced students attending the In addition to the Go he will attend for Rep. boarding school to be an lawmakers attending the Don Young. integral part of the event. conference, dozens of Lady Rep. Bryce Students put on an energy Alaska organizations, Hawks ! Edgmon (D-Dillingham) conservation celebration tribal groups, and Hawks ! said last month that he will for the community in individuals interested in Trip to Chena Hot Springs was well planned By ERNIE PETERS swim. I got to see goats for the first time and the Staff writer restaurant had good food. After we checked out the hot springs we went The Chena research trip was a great learning back into town and toured parts of the University of experience. Alaska - Fairbanks campus. We also visited some The only thing that I didn’t like about the trip man’s house who had a masonry stove, which was was that Chena Hot Springs was way out of town and amazing because it does a very good job of heating a we had to drive there and it that was really boring. In house without a lot of wood. Anyways, it was a fun the end, it was all worth it, though. Some of the students trip. My thanks to Mr. Hughes for putting it together went swimming, but I didn’t because I don’t like to and having it well planned. 9 Energy conference updates Students visit Cold Climate Research Center By RAVEN the fire lasts the whole MUSTAFOSKI entire day to heat the Staff writer home or building. “Live green. Live Sustainable use of a good life,” said Zack energy and concerns over Richter, environmental climate change are two of director. the topics which will be Shayne Hughes addressed at the Alaska also took his class to the Energy Conservation Northern Alaska Conference in Galena on Environmental Center. April 2-4. Zack Richter, Jack Hebert, environmental director, president of Cold Climate who will also be attending Housing Research the Alaska Energy Center, plans to attend the Conservation conference to share ideas Conference, spoke about about saving energy for the dangers climate Alaskan homes. The change is having on your conference will be on the ecosystems. campus of the Galena At the rate of Interior Learning global warming and the Academy in Galena. fact America consumes so Eight students much oil and uses so from Galena recently much energy, the ability to visited the Cold Climate live the same subsistence Top photo: A researcher at the Cold Climate Housing Research Housing Research Center life style is going to Center shows off an innovative masonry stove that saves energy. Bottom photo: Students also visited the greenhouses warmed with recently to learn more in drastically change. water from Chena Hot Springs. preparation for the “Climate will Photos by Ariel Turner conference. change our world,” said Students saw a Mr. Richter. masonry heater in the When asked how people and students can companies that are related lobby at the Cold Climate this affects rural Alaska, get involved to see the to your topic of concern, Housing Research Center Mr. Richter said there is changes they want. let the IRAs be aware of and at an elder’s house. so many ways it is He suggested if the concerns the state and A masonry heater affecting rural Alaska now you have concerns, to the community face, and is the new fireplace. The and he said that if things write letter after letter to always report to the state heaters cost between do not change, the the legislature, always stay resource agencies. $15,000 to $20,0000 to dangers rural Alaska is in touch with different be installed into a home facing will progress. or building. These heaters Mr. Richter said use up to 100 lbs. of wood not to be discouraged. He a day and the heat from gave a variety of ways 10 Energy conference updates Here’s ways to save energy Here is the list of the ways we could save energy • Buy cans of insulating foam to seal up all the here at GILA, according to Jay Jacobs, coordinator cracks you have in your window frames, door of Alaska Rural Energy Conservation Conference, frames, etc. It will save heat from exiting and which will be held on April 2-4 at our school: cold entering the house. • Consider getting water saving shower heads. • You can use insulating curtains for windows in They use 2.5 gallons per minute and it saves the winter to keep cold out and heat in. Open the cost of water. the curtains in the daylight so the sun can help • Turn down your water heater to 120°F rather heat up the house. than 140°F so you won’t use as much • Put an insulating blanket on the water heater. electricity. • Fix all plumbing leaks in the house. One drop • When you’re washing clothes, use cold water of leakage could cost up to $1.00 a month. because any detergents can work as well in • Make sure your house is properly insulated. cold water as in hot water. Have audit done to your home, so you’ll be • Replace incandescent light bulbs with able to determine where insulation needs to fluorescent light bulbs. It cost $0.33 a month be added. with fluorescent and $1.00 a month for incandescent. Living on less a great way to spend day By KYLE the tender and they tender would give us a was looking forward to go SAGOONICK decided to start the huge vacuum that would home. Fish and game Features writer fishery. Department of suck up the fish. called an end to the fishery Fish and Game reported We set up camp and everybody rushed to We began the a two shackle fishery for on the beach after the first the tender to deliver. long, perilous ride to one eight hour period, period was over. All we There was a long line and Cape Denbigh in a 28- which meant we could use had was food and the tender was slow. We foot fishing boat called two nets for eight hours. sleeping bags. It was a lot waited for four hours until “North Country.” It was We would set different because there we finally unloaded and the start of the commercial one shackle, about fifty- were no technology or went home. herring fishing season. five fathoms, leave it and fancy gadgets. It was just The smell of go set another shackle. us, the fire, and the diesel exhaust filled the air After we set the second outdoors. We put set up Thanks for as the tender steamed into shackle we went to the our sleeping bags on the reading The Denbigh. Our crew had first shackle and pulled it rocks and slept until the GILA Monster, two deckhands and a in, taking the herring out next period opened. the only captain. We set half of the and setting it out again. We fished for newspaper net out, and waited for a This would go on until the another two days and I that cares while to sample the fish boat was full and water was getting a little tired. I about the before the fishery started. was coming over the bow. haven’t been on a Galena Inte- After the net was pulled, It was time to deliver the computer for three days, we brought the sample to fish to the tender. The haven’t watched TV, and rior Learning Academy. 11 Energy conference updates Is nuclear the way to go for Galena? By RAVEN might be found with sodium cooled and it will process and timeline MUSTAFOSKI nuclear power. provide more than ten leading to evaluations, Staff writer On December megawatts of power to industrial partners and 14, 2004, the city of the city of Galena. financial and contractual The cost of Galena accepted a If the Galena city arrangements to bring the electricity in Galena is at proposal from the proceeds with the plan, best environmental an all-time high. In Japanese manufacturer Toshiba plans on selling benefits of the nuclear Galena, it costs over 56 Toshiba to test their new more of their nuclear battery to Galena.” cents per kilowatt hour for Toshiba nuclear battery. batteries to Alaska and Although the electricity. Electricity in According to Wikipedia, then to other communities nuclear battery here in the Galena is produced by a if the reactor is in the United States. city of Galena will diesel generator at the successfully licensed, the By 2012 if the definitely benefit Galena, local power plant. Toshiba Company will nuclear battery is in effect there are also some Galena’s energy needs are install this nuclear battery here in Galena, according negative effects. Seeing provided by shipment of free of charge in the year to Nonukesnorth.net, by that the nuclear battery will fuel, oil, and propane. 2012. the year 2020, electricity be using liquid sodium, a Seeing that the Yukon This nuclear should average between 5 risk factor of having too River is frozen almost battery would be located to14 cents per kilowatt much disposal of eight months a year, this in a sealed concrete hour. radioactive waste into the limits the barge time the cylinder vault 98 feet The Galena City environment is a major city of Galena can get the underground, according Council asked former concern, according to fuel. to Wikipedia. The nuclear City Manager Marvin some websites. One solution battery will be liquid Yoder to “establish a Wind power finding a home in Bush By RALPH machines are also called Bethel, Kongiganak, three wind turbines in MORGAN wind generators, wind Quinhagak, and Toksook Bay saved Staff writer power units, wind energy Kiwigillingok to help offset 46,000 gallons of fuel last converters, or aero high energy costs in the year. Wind turbines are generators. impoverished Yukon- one of the alternative The State of Kuskokwim Delta. Have a concern ways of producing energy Alaska has a $100 million These wind being tried in the Alaskan plan for renewable energy turbines will make living that needs an Bush. projects around the state, out in rural Alaska more answer? Send To start off, a and one of these 72 affordable because fuel is your question wind turbine is a rotating projects is a set of wind already $6.50 a gallon or to “Ask Bob.” machine that converts farms in Western Alaska. more. While a renewable Put your ques- kinetic energy (the wind) Wind turbines will be built resource like wind won’t tion in the box into mechanical energy in the rural villages of eliminate need for fuel, but at the front which is then converted Mekoruk, Tununak, it can cut back on the into electricity. These Toksook Bay, Nightmute, need for it. For example, desk. 12 Sports Lady Hawks end season with three wins on road By MARILYN SHELDON and expended time out in the final 20 seconds of the game, KAITLYN IVANOFF which resulted with a technical penalty. It lead to two Sports writers shots for the Rams at the free throw line in the remaining 7 seconds. The Rams managed to get the ball to The Galena Lady Hawks did it again! Micheal Stepovich, who was fouled and went to the During the end of Feburary they traveled to line, shot once, missed and made the second shot. It three different schools in the Aurora Conference - was a very intense game. Hutchison, Monroe Catholic, and Eielson High School Last but not least of the regular season games – to finish the regular season. were played against the Eielson Ravens. The boys The Lady Hawk’s first game was against the played first and left with a score of 66 to 61 in the Hutchison Lady Hawks on their own home floor, and Raven’s favor on Eielson’s home floor. The Ravens Galena beat them with an enormous difference in led the scoreboard in the first quarter with 21 to numbers, 61 to 18 points. The Galena girls held Hutch Galena’s 12 points. to zero points in the first quarter. “The boys had to play sick and injured and Jenna Buchanan, a freshman at Sidney they were still impressive. John K wasn’t able to play Huntington School, was the high scorer in the Hutchison at all” said coach Buchanan. game with 20 points, followed by GILA senior John Kavairlook suffered an eye injury in his Adrienne Beans with 18 points. game against Monroe, forcing him to sit on the bench As for the Galena Hawks boys, they came off for the remainder of the road trip. For the third time the floor with a loss of 81 to 60 in Hutchison Hawks this trip, Brian Settle was the high scorer with 18 points. favor. Brian Settle, a junior at Sidney Huntington The second game was the girl’s game. The School, put up 24 points on the score board for Lady Hawks lost a well-played game in opposition to Galena, 18 of which came from behind the three-point the Lady Ravens with a final score of 63-45. line. The first quarter stood out from the rest of the The Lady Hawks pulled out a wild score 42 game. The Lady Hawks lead the scoreboard with 15 to 20 points against the Monroe Lady Rams in the 3A to Lady Raven’s 12 points. Then our girls started to Aurora Conference game on their own home floor as get in foul trouble and the Lady Raven’s led with 20 well. Jenna Buchanan was also the high scorer for this points to the Lady Hawks 19. Coach Buchanan said, game. “We had them on the run in the first quarter and a half, The boys lost their game against Monroe 41- got into foul trouble and then Eielson went off hitting 38 in tight contest. “For the boys at Monroe the game 9-11 in the third quarter. was the most exciting high school game I’ve seen in “What impressed me about this game what years. The crowd was awesome and the boys should the intensity that the girls played with when they were have won. They played with a lot of heart,” said Beth down by more than 20 in the fourth quarter. I was Buchanan, Galena Lady Hawks head coach. very proud of them. I hope we recognize the importance There were about 800 fans in the gym, each of playing hard and not giving up when we get down rooting for Galena or the opposing team Monroe. Brian by a few points. I also hope we learned that we cannot Settle was the high scorer again with double figures. get into foul trouble.” The end of the game was a nail-biter. Jenna Buchanan was once again the high scorer Galena’s head coach Naron Burks called an coming off the court with 23 points. 13 Sports Delta crushed By MARILYN Huskies fought hard to SHELDON and keep up with the Hawks, KAITLYN IVANOFF but unfortunately it wasn’t Sports writers enough. After the boys’ clean victory, it was time In their last home for the Lady Hawks to game appearance of the seek one, too. year, the Galena varsity Coming out basketball teams strong, the Lady Hawks welcomed the Delta managed to pull away in Huskies for their first the first quarter. They match up in the 3A region started out with a full court Trevor Settle goes up against Delta. Staff photo on Feb. 20-21. press which was very game was coming up and Huskies with another The Galena effective scoring many the Lady Hawks had quite clean win. The boys Hawks had to work hard points off of it. a lead on the Huskies, so managed to control the to overcome the Huskies Feeling confident, coach Buchanan started tempo of the game, on both Friday and coach Beth Buchanan subbing in her bench. It making it easier for them Saturday night with their tried something she hadn’t was a little slow at first, to lead on their challenging 3A conference done all season - a 1-3-1 but once the girls got with opponents. With a rivals. The Hawks lead defense. It turned out to the flow, they did very finishing score of 66 to 29, the Huskies throughout be very successful with well. The final buzzer rang the Hawks walked away the Friday night game, three steals right off the and the score was 66 to proud of another concluding with a final back, but after a while the 49. Contributing to the conference win. score of 50 to 43. Brian Huskies figured a way game score win was Jenna The Lady Hawks Settle scored a game high around it so Coach Buchanan with 27 points. also conquered the of 21 points and Jared Buchanan pulled back into On the second Huskies with a score of Burgett was right behind a full court press. night, the Galena varsity 62 to 46. him with 4 points. The The closing of the teams defeated the GILA skiier takes first at Nenana meet By EVERETT SEMONE Vance won the Skimeister award. In the junior Staff writer high 5-kilometer race, he came in with a time of 17 minutes, 40 seconds. There were seven skiers that went to the With a new coach this year, the ski team has Nenana ski meet last month. been improving a lot. They practice every weekday Kimberly Greenway came in first place in her after school with their coach Carlee Malemute. Justin events. The other skiiers who went to Nenana were Arrow had a little competition from one of the skiers Katrina Kruger, Elaina Richards, Mary Demoski, in Nenana but he was a couple of minutes behind him. Felicia Kayotuk, Justin Arrow, and Vance Gregory. Their fastest skier for junior high was Vance Mary Demoski came in second in her events; Gregory and he came in first against two skiers. One Katrina Kruger third, Elaina Richards fourth, and of the skiers from the Galena hawks scratched and Felicia Kayotuk fifth, according to the article about came in fourth. the event from the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. 14 Sports All-Star game was ‘the bomb’ By ERNIE PETERS JR. GILA student who is obviously a Lakers are my favorite team and, Sports writer Kobe fan. “LeBron was trying to of course, they represent the be too sick with it.” western team. Kobe is my favorite This year’s NBA All-Star A lot of people were NBA player and he got the MVP weekend was the bomb as the pleased that the Western All-Stars award so I was twice as happy as I Western All-Stars blew out the won and that Kobe and Shaq were was when I heard about the results Eastern All-Stars. playing together again. of the game. It was pretty cool I think It’s too bad for Eastern All- The shooting stars because Shaq made the all-star Stars that they lost because they competition was pretty interesting game to play again with Kobe won three times out of the last four to watch because the Phoenix Suns Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers all star games before this year’s all made the Detroit Pistons sweat and Phil Jackson, the Lakers head star game, and I thought that even though they weren’t even on coach. “It was tight, Kobe and LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, and the court by making the first 5-5 Shaq were playing together again,” Dwight Howard were going to pull shots in about 15 seconds. I thought said Curtis King, a GILA student it together and win again, but of that the Suns were going to win after who is a big LA Lakers fan. course the west is way better than that but eventually the time was Both Kobe and Shaq won the east, and proved it by blowing against them and they just couldn’t the MVP award. “Only Kobe them out. make that half court shot with the should have got it,” said Raymond I was very happy to hear time they needed so it will cost Huntington, a Galena resident and that the west won because the LA them the second place trophy. The skills competition was won by Derrick Rose, a rookie from the Chicago Bulls. He has beaten some of the NBA’s finest point guards such as Devin Harris of the Nets, Mo Williams of the Cavaliers, and Tony Parker with the Spurs. I think that Derrick Rose is going to have a great future being in the NBA and is starting off with winning the skills challenge. The three-point contest was definantly a bite on the fingertips because the final round involved sudden death elimination when Daequan Cook and Rashard Lewis had 15 points on the final round. Cook took it easy though in the sudden death challenge as he won 19-7. “It was awesome,” said Kyle Sagoonick, a GILA student and a fanatic NBA fan. “Nate Robinson Dudio Burgett goes up for the shot during the Delta game. Staff photo all the way.” 15 Music review ‘Lamb of God’ is relentless By JUSTIN Adler’s house and around released its second album, The album was distributed VASQUEZ Virginia. In 1995, the New American Gospel, through the band’s new mUSIC REVIEWER band released its self- in September 2000. In my record label, Epic titled first demo. After the opinion, Lamb of God Records. Johnny Loftus of Lamb of God demo, Burn the Priest provides a landmark upon Allmusic praised the has been a powerful, recorded two split albums which true American album, saying, “With the relentless sound to what with Agents of Satan and metal’s faith is maintained, genre getting clogged by pure American heavy ZED respectively. After effectively bringing the PVC goofs and Alice in metal should sound like the band’s first three ’90s’ insistence upon drill- Chains impersonators, since 1990. The band was demos, Burn the Priest sergeant technicality and Lamb of God balances originally known as Burn added vocalist Randy the old school’s the equation of power, the Priest and decided to Blythe to its line up. determined focus on riff rage, tradition, and craft. change their name shortly In 1997, Morton construction to the next It kills the filler.” They after the release of a self- returned to the band. The generation. released the Killidelphia titled debut album in following year, the band Recommended great DVD just after the album. 1998. Lamb of God released its first full-length songs from this album The DVD features consists of vocalist Randy self-titled album, Burn would probably be, “A touring, and live Blythe, guitarists Mark the Priest, through Warning”, and “Letter to performances of Ashes of Morton and Willie Adler, Legion Records. The the Unborn”. the Wake. The DVD was bassist John Campbell, album was produced by As the Palaces certified platinum by the and drummer Adler. These Today Is the Day Burn was released on Recording Industry members are the New guitarist and vocalist Steve May 6, 2003. This album Association of America in Wave of American Heavy Austin. Spear left the really made me realize 2007. Ashes of the Metal. band, leaving an open that I was missing out on Wake make me think of In 1990, guitarist position for a guitarist. some really good heavy the songs “One Gun”, Mark Morton, drummer (Adler’s brother), Willie metal. Kirk Miller of “Now You’ve Got Chris Adler and bassist Adler, became the band’s Rolling Stone wrote that Something to Die For”, John Campbell started a second guitarist a year “unlike many of their and “Break You” as the band named Burn the later, and a deal with overreaching, Slipknot- main feel for the album. Priest. The band Prosthetic Records was influenced contemp- In August 2006 members knew each signed. After being oraries, Lamb of God Lamb of God released its other from the college banned from playing in deliver a meticulously Grammy award winning, they were all attending, certain places (some crafted metal assault.” fifth studio album, Virginia Commonwealth venue owners believing This album has songs like Sacrament. The album University, in Richmond, the band possessed an “Ruin” and “Vigil” spring debuted at number 8 on Virginia. Morton left the “evil” name), Burn the to mind. the Billboard 200 and band soon after its Priest changed their name Lamb of God sold nearly 65,000 copies inception to receive his to Lamb of God. released Ashes of the in its first week of sales, master’s degree. Adler Memorable songs from Wake in August 2004, nearly doubling the first and Campbell replaced this album are, “Blood which debuted at number week sales of Ashes of Morton with Abe Spear. Letting”, and “Dimera”. 27 on the Billboard 200, the Wake. The album was For the next five years, With a new name and sold over 35,000 the top-selling metal the band practiced in and label, the band copies in its first week. album of 2006 and 16 received the Album of the you from 1999 to 2009. I because they have made from this album is how Year award from bring you to the highly such a great previous they go from a lightning Revolver magazine. This anticipated album that album that how can you fast machine gun riff to an album gave the band a lot came out on February 24, top that? They have torn ultra heavy breakdown. of recognition in the metal 2009... ~WRATH~ through the barrier that Not that stopping is hard, world because they had This album had they have built, and felt but the way they just kicked everyone in the highest standards that impossible to pass. They composed it to make it the face with their Ashes the band has ever had. have clearly and that much heavier is a of the Wake album, and This album was the second obviously ripped right giant adrenaline rush. A everyone wanted to see if album to make or break through it without any great example of this they could do it again. them. Even I was a little means of slowing down or would be in the song They did, but not like how nervous, I was afraid they stopping. “Reclamation.” Ashes of the Wake did might go out like Korn. WRATH wasn’t If you think that to me. But they did make Just kidding, I have a lot a kick to the face; it was any of this is even slightly everyone walk with them more faith in Lamb of a kick to the groin. Either an exaggeration, then I am in hell. If you haven’t God than that. I was just way, it’s going to hurt you, sorry that you do not feel heard this album than afraid they might not be as really, really bad. This what the average metal listen to the songs heavy as Ashes of the album has all the heavy head does when they “Forgotten (lost angels),” Wake. I was wrong. This riffing styles of Ashes, but listen to a great metal and of course, “Walk with album is like a faster insane put into turbo mode, and song. There is so much Me in Hell.” twist of Ashes! The band then some. There are a lot more I could say about Now that I have said during the production more solos in this album Lamb of God, but most given you a short quick of Sacrament that they than any of their previous importantly, you must review of what Lamb of have basically set albums. One important LISTEN TO THIS God has been up to, and themselves up to fail technique that I noticed ALBUM!!!!!!!!!! now that I have brought Special edition ‘Machine Head’ out By JUSTIN VASQUEZ They have thrash and Music reviewer melodic parts in their songs. They have One of Machine Heads greatest albums “The screaming vocals and Blackening” is being rereleased as a special edition singing vocals. They have album, with over an hour of live performances, music the super fast insane videos, and bonus tracks. Machine Head’s sixth studio solos, and the skull album, titled The Blackening, was released in North crushing breakdowns. America on March 27, 2007. It entered the Billboard Recorded in a period of four months, the 200 at number 53, the highest charting position for the writing process began in early 2005, and recording band. It also made the top 20 in the rest of the world. concluded in late 2006. Lyrical themes explored on Music critics praised the album for its aggressiveness The Blackening included love, war, suicide, organized and musicianship. The album received positive reviews religion, and anger in society. Id have to say that these from music critics, with some labeling “it the best metal are all great topics to write about because these are album of 2007.” This album truly is a masterpiece! things people deal with, and what is going on around In my personal opinion I would have to say us. that it really is one of the best albums they ever made. They have many greatly written songs on this They have all the right elements that make a great metal album. They have the shredding and the heavy riffs. Continued on page 19 17 Music review Thomson ‘most extreme player ever’ By JUSTIN VASQUEZ Doomsday X “Deliver My jumbo frets, custom “seven” inlay, Music reviewer Enemy.” He also made a guest black hardware, reversed appearance in the music video for headstock, and active Seymour Mickael Gordon Thomson Lupara’s “No Pity on the Ants”. Duncan Blackout humbuckers. It is is one of the most extreme heavy According to Slipknot available in black or blood red metal guitar players that you could vocalist Corey Taylor, Thomson is finishes. The MTM1 originally ever even begin to imagine. He was an avid fisherman, loves cats, and featured EMG 81/60 pickups, but born on November 3, 1973, also has a fascination with serial killers. Mick recently made the switch to known simply as Mick, or by his On that topic of this info, Thomson the Seymour Duncan AHB-1 #7, he is a musician known as one himself has stated, “If I were a Blackout pickups because he of the guitarists of Slipknot. famous killer, I’d take some of the favored their tone. Despite popular belief, his finer points of quite a few of them- The MTM2 is a more name is spelt Mick Thomson, not Albert Fish and Ed Gein spring to affordable version of the MTM1. Thompson. .Mick is a beast. He is mind. But I’m not a violent person It features Ibanez V7 and V8 a very large guy, he is an atheist, by nature. Don’t **** with me and pickups instead of Seymour and he’s 6-foot-2 (James Root is you’ll be fine.” Duncan pickups, and has no inlays, taller than Mick, by 4 inches). Mick Mick has a number of and is only available in black. still looks bigger though because he tattoos on his body: he has an Originally, Mick donned a is buffer. ideogram on his right arm (which Jason-style hockey mask, painted Thomson was born in Des means “disgust”, “detest” etc. in a dark green type color. This can Moines, Iowa. He shreds on Mandarin and “hate” in Japanese), be seen on the cover of their self alternate picking, prefers dropped the word “Seven” on his left titled major label debut, “Slipknot.” tuning, and 6-string sweep forearm, a “Morbid Angel” on his Shortly after Mick wore a dark arpeggios are another one of his shoulder, an inverted cross on his silver leather mask comprised of insane guitar techniques. He is an upper back, “Slipknot” going down separate pieces bound with metal extremely fast guitar player, check his right calf, and the Zodiac sign rivets, with a nose opening cutout out You Tube. His dropped tuning for Scorpio on his left calf. and vertical slits, this one was is 1-½ steps down and then Thomson was sponsored supposed to look like it was made dropped, or drop B. by B.C. Rich until early 2008, and of metal. Currently Mick wears a Thomson expresses his designed a signature model with this fiberglass mask that looks like a pseudonym #7 more than most of company based on their Warlock futuristic sinister version of his the other members of Slipknot. He model. Mick quit using BC Rich leather one. His current mask is the also has the word “seven” tattooed Guitars in 2004 because they were most heaviest and metal looking on his left arm. His signature guitars not supplying him with exactly what mask that could ever exist on this feature the number “seven” on the he needed, so he has since made a planet! fretboards of at least three guitar switch to Ibanez, with whom he Mick has severe back models he has used. designed his own Ibanez MTM1 problems from his head banging Thomson joined Slipknot in and MTM2 Signature Models. guitar style. He always goes all out 1996, replacing the band’s previous Before leaving B.C. Rich, his guitar in every show they do. He doesn’t guitarist, Donnie Steele. In his had the word HATE on the 2-5 care how bad it hurts. He says it younger days, he performed in a frets. just makes him want to do it more. band called Body Pit. Outside The MTM1 features Knowing how heavy he plays, and Slipknot, Thomson has appeared mahogany body, 5-piece Wizard II on Malevolent Creation’s album thru-neck, fixed Edge Bridge, Continued on page 19 18 Music review Dimebag Darrell: Missed, but not forgotten From page 17 Darrell. Grim wrote Darrell was “an ignorant, barbaric, untalented album that deserve much credit, but possessor of a guitar” who looks ill just tell you about a few. “more simian than human” and is “Clenching the Fists of Dissent” “part of a generation that has is an extremely well written song, confused sputum with art and and I have never been happier to involuntary reflex actions with know that this song over ten minutes emotion”. While Dime was long. I love every second of this performing with the band song. The band believed this song Damageplan on December 8, set the tone musically for the album. 2004, he was shot onstage by a Another song is “Slanderous”, this mentally ill former US Marine song is almost too good, listen to it named Nathan Gale. Abbott was and you’ll know what I mean. shot 5 times in the back of the head, Finally, listen to the song “Halo”, killing him instantly. Flynn has said these three songs are the ones that the song was written as a “**** stick out in my mind the most. But you” to Grimm and to pay tribute most of all, the biggest, baddest, to Dimebag. The song received a best song that deserves the most Grammy Award nomination for credit, and has the most important “Best Metal Performance” at the message; One of their greatest 50th Grammy Awards. songs of all time is……………. “Aesthetics of Hate”. “What would YOU know The album’s first single. about love or values? What would if you listen to this album and decide “Aesthetics of Hate”, is a YOU know about giving to the world? that you don’t like it than I am sorry retaliation to an article written by All that you know is teaching that your ears are broken and you prejudice, and your heart is as black as William Grim for the conservative don’t understand what truly good the ‘ignorant, filthy, and hideously web site Iconoclast. Titled ugly, heavy metal fans’ you try and heavy metal sounds like. “Aesthetics of Hate: R.I.P. paint in your twisted, fictitious R.I.P., Dimbag Darrell Dimebag Abbott, & Good ramblings. It’s because of people like Abott. Riddance,” the article praised the YOU, that there are Nathan Gale’s in murder of musician Dimebag this world, NOT the Dimebags and metal musicians who work to unite The GILA Monster wel- people through music.” —Robb Flynn speaks about comes letters from stu- Thomson William Grim who wrote an article dents and staff about praising Dimebag Darrell’s murder. issues of interest. You From page 18 can bring letters to Mr. This is probably everything A’s room or send an e- how much he throttles his abilities you will need to know about mail to papfelbeck to be as metal as he can, makes me Machine Head’s album, “The @galenanet.com. All wonder if he will be able to keep it Blackening.” Once again this truly letters must be signed for is an incredible album, it shows up in the future, but then I verification. remember, he’s Mick Thomson!!!!! extremely great musicianship, and 19 Galena girls headed to state! From the front page that other teams don’t,” well together and have all Nikiski Lady Dawgs have she said. “We don’t rely year.” won eight state players Adrienne Beans on one or two great She said that they championships since and Jenna Buchanan both athletes; instead we have are going to prepare by 1992. The last time they scored 18 points in the a whole team of girls that practicing more shooting, won was 2006. Eileson game. are fundamentally strong more team building, and Mrs. Buchanan Mrs. Buchanan offensively and especially more attention to detail. said the Lady Hawks are said the girls have spent a defensively. Our defense The Lady Hawks going to be practicing a lot lot of time working on has been our greatest face Nikiski, which has a and she’ll be looking over fundamentals. strength all year and to be history of winning many Nikiski to “find out what “They do the little great defensively you state championships. The they’ve got.” things right consistently need a team. We work Water machine set up in GILA commons From page 4 GILA. Drinks will be President vending machine to the available all day and when Adrienne Beans of the composite build and machine will be located in ever the composite GILA Student Govern- ordering the drinks for the the commons area of the building is open to ment appointed her machine. composite building of students. treasurer to get the

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