Ruthy Hebard Heads to the WNBA
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One dollar SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2020 newsminer.com T HE VOICE OF INTERIOR ALASKA Inside Today XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Volunteers make masks for FMH. » OURTOWN A6 | WV’s Kramer commits to UAF. » AX » B1 Ruthy Hebard heads to the WNBA Hebard, who was watching the draft at home with her family in Former West Valley standout heads Fairbanks, appeared to experience a small delay. “She’s in Alaska. It’s a long way to Chicago as No. 8 draft pick to go,” said WNBA Hall of Famer Rebecca Lobo, who was co-hosting By Laura Stickells Commissioner Cathy Engelbert the ESPN broadcast, joking about [email protected] announced the selection from her the technical difficulties that came home in New Jersey, holding up with the virtual draft. Top prospects The Chicago Sky selected Fair- a light blue Chicago jersey that were supplied with a technology kit banks’ Ruthy Hebard with the No. Hebard will wear instead of the so they could take part in the broad- 8 overall pick in the first round of green and yellow that she donned cast remotely. Friday’s WNBA Draft, which took at the University of Oregon the past place virtually on ESPN. four years. HEBARD » A5 Oregon’s Ruthy Hebard shoots during the first half as the No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks face the No. 3 seed Stanford Cardinal in the championship game of the Pac-12 women’s basketball tournament on March 8 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The Chicago Sky selected Fairbanks’ Hebard with the No. 8 overall pick in the first round of Friday’s WNBA Draft on Friday. PHOTO BY SERENA MORONES FOR THE OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVE Hunter Elementary School Tribes sue over Principal Jane Bedford led a congregation Alaska Native of cars while dressed as the Hudson Corporation Hornet. School staff drove through inclusion town on Thursday to wave to in federal students and their families from relief funds a distance. By Erin McGroarty PHOTOS [email protected] COURTESY OF BILLY SMITH A group of Alaska Native communi- ties has teamed with several tribes out- side of Alaska in criticizing the fact that Alaska Native corporations can share in the coronavirus relief funding included for tribal governments in the recently passed federal CARES Act. A group of tribes including Confeder- ated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation Hunter Elementary staff parades to students’ homes and the Tulalip Tribes in Washington state, the Houlton Band of Maliseet By Kyrie Long Indians in Maine, and the Akiak Native [email protected] Community, Asa’carsarmiut Tribe of Mountain Village and Aleut Commu- Hunter Elementary School school nity of St. Paul Island in Alaska filed the staff piled into their cars and trucks lawsuit over the issue in U.S. District and drove through the streets to see Court in Washington, D.C. on Friday. their students Thursday afternoon. The lawsuit seeks an injunction that “We just felt like it would be neat to would hold off distribution of the funds find a way to reach out to our families until the legality of the issue could be and let them know that we’re thinking investigated. about them,” said Mesa Matheny, the Additionally, the Great Plains Tribal school’s administrative secretary, “and Chairmen’s Association has taken the still think about social distancing and position that Alaska Native corpora- keeping everyone safe.” tions are not tribes and should not be About 35 teachers, support staff, provided any of the $8 billion in relief tutors and aides from the South Fair- funding from the CARES Act. The banks school turned up in 26 vehicles, association consists of more than a doz- according to Matheny. en tribal chairmen and presidents from “So we drove all through the area 16 tribes. over here close to Hunter and then our The relief bill uses the definition of other big area is over on Washington tribes set out in the Indian Self-Deter- Drive, Sophie’s and Jillian’s, Executive mination Act, which includes a 1994 Mark Ellingrud, a second grade teacher, and his family drove through Estates,” she said. list of federally recognized tribes that Fairbanks on Thursday as part of a convoy of Hunter Elementary School includes Alaska Native tribes but not staff. The staff members convened in cars and drove through town to see HUNTER » A5 students and wave hello while keeping social distance. TRIBES » A5 Man facing drug charges for allegedly selling LSD to student who jumped from university dorm window By Dorothy Chomicz The student survived the fall after getting a report that a sules. The drugs were sent to psilocybin mushroom capsules [email protected] but was seriously injured. 19-year-old male student the state crime lab for analysis. from the dark web with the Brentley Alexander Powell who was possibly on LSD had Powell told police he want- intent to sell them. A 21-year-old man faces fel- is charged with one count of jumped from his dorm room ed to make a confession about Powell admitted he sold four ony drug charges for alleged- felony third-degree drugs mis- window. criminal activity but would hits of LSD on Feb. 28, 2019, ly selling LSD to a University conduct. Witnesses told police that like to talk in a more private but would not tell police who of Alaska Fairbanks student According to a criminal Powell might have LSD in setting, according to the com- he sold them to, according to who then jumped out of his complaint filed in Fairbanks his Bartlett Hall dorm room. plaint. After he was transport- the complaint. seventh-floor dorm room win- court April 9 and released Fri- Police searched Powell’s room ed to the UAF Police Depart- Contact staff writer Dorothy Chomicz dow last year while high on day, UAF police responded to and found 41 hits of LSD and ment, Powell said he had pur- at 459-7582. Follow her on Twitter: the drug. Moore Hall on March 1, 2019 41 psilocybin mushroom cap- chased 50 hits of LSD and 56 @FDNMcrime. GOOD MORNING The Fairbanks Memo- The weather. SOURDOUGH JACK: rial Hospital COVID-19 Today will be cloudy. • • “Congrats to Sunrise: 6:03 a.m. hotline for any questions High today ..............46 Ruthy Hebard Sunset: 9:38 p.m. regarding symptoms or Low tonight ............34 and all she’s other virus related inqui- accomplished!” WEATHER » A5 ries is (907) 458-2888. INSIDE Classified » B5 | Comics » B6 | Dear Abby » B4 | Nation/World » B3 | Obituaries » A3 | Opinion » A4 A2 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Saturday, April 18, 2020 INTERIOR HAVE A CORRECTION? The News-Miner strives to Health officials commend Fairbanks correct inaccuracies in a timely manner. To report an error in the newspaper, call or fax the newsroom or email correc- [email protected]. for no new COVID-19 cases By Erin McGroarty of COVID-19 within Fairbanks The governor added, however, vaccine and no disease specific SUBSCRIBE [email protected] was the result of hard work.” that physical distancing and treatment.” Call 459-7566 or go to www. The borough’s numbers hold heightened personal hygiene Dunleavy added Friday after- newsminer.com. Thursday brought the Fair- steady at 79 cumulative cases will likely be parts of everyday noon that assisted living facil- banks North Star Borough into confirmed, more than half of life for months to come. ities and nursing homes will its fifth day without any new which have recovered. “We’re going to be wash- remain closed to visitors for an HAVE A STORY confirmed cases of COVID-19, The state reported nine new ing our hands a lot more than extended period of time. IDEA? a streak largely attributed by cases of COVID-19, seven of we ever did,” Dunleavy said in President Donald Trump told health care officials to aggres- Editor: Rod Boyce, 459-7585 which are Anchorage resi- a media briefing Thursday eve- reporters last week he hopes to Features: Gary Black, 459-7504 sive testing and fast response to dents, one of which is a Juneau ning. have significant portions of the Sports: Danny Martin, 459-7586 confirmed cases. resident and one of which is a Ramirez shared similar advice U.S. economy open by May 1. Outdoors: Alistair Gardiner, “As of today, we have truly Kenai resident. Friday’s report with reporters in her statement Alaska will be charting its own 459-7575 flattened the curve in Fair- also included one additional Friday. course, however, Dunleavy said. Columnist: Kris Capps, 459-7546 banks,” said Dr. Angelique death. “It’s tempting to think now “We’re going to be looking at General newsroom: 459-7572 Ramirez, quality medical direc- With numbers still gradu- that [Fairbanks has] flattened getting things open, while at the Letters to the editor: 459-7574 tor for Foundation Health Part- ally rising but not to the dras- the curve, now we can get back same time taking into consider- Obituaries: 459-7572; obitu- ners, said in a video statement tic extent expected, Gov. Mike to normal,” Ramirez said. “The ation the health of Alaskans,” [email protected] shared with reporters Friday Dunleavy told reporters this reality is that we are in the Dunleavy said. Fax: 452-7917 Contact staff writer Erin McGroarty General newsroom email: afternoon. “Flattening the week he hopes to gradually midst of a global pandemic and [email protected] curve did not happen by acci- begin opening up certain sec- have a new normal ahead of us. at 459-7544. Follow her on Twitter: @ dent. Suppressing the spread tors of the economy like retail. We still have no immunity, no FDNMpolitics.