Photo by Diana Haecker SKIJOR— Nome’s Keith Conger and his daughter Mallory enjoyed a sunny but windy afternoon skijoring with their dogs around the Gold Hill loop on Friday, March 4.

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VOLUME CXIV NO. 15 April 10, 2014 NSHC/Kawerak joint boards discuss regional concerns By Diana Haecker NSHC nance, cooks, laboratory assistants Nome to Anchorage, your providers possible but we keep it as safe as Last week, the joint boards of CEO of the Norton Sound Health and licensed practical nurses. can access your health care informa- possible.” Kawerak Inc. and Norton Sound Corporation Angie Gorn reported Gorn reported that last month tion,” said Gorn. The software alerts Gorn updated the boards on an Health Corporation held a two-day that NSHC has 522 full-time or part- NSHC transitioned to electronic providers when it’s time for preven- ongoing concern among Saint meeting at the Mini Convention time employees, with 44 current va- health records. In order to make in- tative visits or follow-up visits. Lawrence Island residents about Center in Nome to update board cancies. tegration with other health care Asked if the information is kept safe high cancer rates. After the Agency members on pressing matters con- In order to train a local workforce, providers such as Alaska Native from identity theft, Chris Bolton, for Toxic Substances and Disease cerning the Bering Strait and Norton NSHC is looking into establishing an Medical Center easier, NSHC chose NSHC Chief Operating Officer an- Registry contacted the Alaska Can- Sound region and on the corpora- apprenticeship program. Positions Cerner software to be compatible swered that the data has to be en- cer Registry, the registry initiated a tions’ efforts to promote health and that would qualify for such a pro- with ANMC. crypted before it’s being sent. “It is cancer study in Saint Lawrence Is- wellness. gram include jobs in billing/coding, “Your health care visits will now protected by federal laws and stan- continued on page 7 certified nurse assistants, mainte- be integrated so that from village to dards,” Bolton said. “Breeches are Council cool to limit drivers’ cell phone use By Sandra L. Medearis the next council meeting. People who care about danger State law forbids text messaging coming down the street on four during driving, according to Papa- wheels are noticing the pauses, the sodora. erratic steering, the telltale glow “The state statute says you can’t lighting the faces of drivers texting view any screen device while driv- while operating their vehicles with ing,” he said. cell phones in hand. He favors a local law curtailing Derrick Leedy is one of them. hands-on phone use. Nome Police Chief John Papa- “We haven’t had any incidents sodora agreed with Leedy. purely related to cell phone use,” Pa- But Nome Common Council pasodora said. “It would be a proac- members did not push for the meas- tive move to send a definite safety ure. Or maybe that panel wanted message to the community.” public input before they draft a law Councilman Stan Andersen, pre- against using mobile phones in the siding over the Council meeting in driver’s seat. Mayor Denise Michels’ absence, put “Sooner or later serious injury or the quash on having a law re- death will happen because of a dri- searched and drafted. ver’s cell phone and texting use,” “I’m not in favor,” he said. “We Leedy told the Council during public have enough laws out there telling us comment March 24. “Distracted what to do already.” driving is a huge issue in “accidents” Nobody around the Council table Photo by Diana Haecker that are 100 percent preventable.” disagreed with him. PERPETUATING THE TRADITION— Kawerak Inc. board memberLarry Kava of Savoonga drummed and Leedy asked the Council to dis- Preston Rookok, NSHC board member, joined him singing at the end of a two-day joint Kawerak Inc. and Nor- cuss the cell phone issue and ask Pa- continued on page 4 ton Sound Health Corporation board meeting last Friday, March 4. pasodora to bring his suggestions to Deep-draft Arctic Port study release delayed to end of year By Diana Haecker of this year. formation, and more detail on the fu- The Army Corps of Engineers The Alaska Dept. of Transporta- ture conditions. We are working with last week announced yet another tion and Public Facilities and the the Corps’ Deep-Draft Navigation delay to present a draft of the Alaska Army Corps of Engineers are co- Planning Center of Expertise to com- Deep Draft Arctic Ports Study. sponsoring the three-year Alaska plete the evaluation with additional Lorraine Cordova, the project’s Deep Draft Arctic Ports Study to detail. This is the primary reason for Economics Team Leader with the evaluate potential deepwater port lo- the added time to get to a draft re- Army Corps of Engineers, said in an cations. port.” email that the Corps anticipates the Nome and Port Clarence rose to The study was spurred by in- release of the draft report by the end the top of a short list for potential creased vessel traffic in the Arctic port development. A draft of the and through the Bering Strait, which study was supposed to be released in gave reason for concern for the State On the Web: December, then it was postponed for of Alaska and federal agencies. this spring and now the Corps an- Since there is no deep draft port www.nomenugget.net nounced yet another delay in pre- north of Dutch Harbor, the state and E-mail: senting a draft. the Army Corps teamed up to look [email protected] “The delayed release is due to ad- for a potential site to develop an ditional scrutiny of the evaluation,” Alaskan Arctic port which would wrote Cordova in an email to The serve as a infrastructure asset and the Nome Nugget. northernmost port for the US Coast “We are currently gathering de- Guard, the US Navy and the Na- tailed information on vessels calling tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- in the area — length, draft (loaded ministration in protecting and Nugget file photo/Diana Haecker and unloaded), beam—, commodi- PORT CLARENCE— Port Clarence near Brevig Mission and Teller ties moved with lots of historical in- continued on page 5 rose to the top of short list for a deep draft Arctic port. 2 THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 OPINION THE NOME NUGGET Letters Dear Editor: And in the event that you have not agenda has had its negative effects. quality of education for the children problems is in our community’s “Forever at Each Other’s figured it out yet, our foreign ene- Over the last five years, Nome has gets lost in the constant turmoil. homes. Children who do well have Throats” mies are well aware of these constant experienced an unprecedented Students dropping out and low many of the following advantages. In the words of the illustrious power plays that take place within turnover of school staff. I believe student achievement are already Their home is for the most part sta- Abraham Lincoln: “Can any nation our own government. “In fact, they this pressure on the school is mis- being tackled and wrestled with in ble, peaceful, harmonious, and free so conceived and so dedicated long often unite in cause over our constant guided and unfruitful, and it is hurt- school each day. Most educators of chaos. They have role models endure,” and as countries go, less politician’s disunity!” ing the students. And, I have not chose education as a career because who expect good grades, are sup- than 240 years of existence is but a H. Rick Tavares seen the evidence that this approach they have deep compassion for chil- portive of school rules, and are re- drop in “The Bucket of State!” Campo, CA 91906 has raised student achievement or dren. School employees have the spectful of school staff. These same No one would ever think, not even lowered the student dropout rate in same desire as our community.... children often have parents or for the briefest of moments, that any Nome. Frequent administrator seeing all the students succeed. They guardians who ask how the school vested political faction is going to Dear Editor: turnover hurts program develop- are on the community’s side. day went, and request to see their agree all of the time with their polit- There are well-intentioned people ment. Inconsistent program devel- An additional place to apply ef- schoolwork, offer praise, and if pos- ical competition? But when numbers in Nome who have been supporting opment frustrates teachers. The fort and funding to solve these two alone (and not common sense or even the idea that the school can drasti- continued on page 10 our very survival) dictate the course cally lower the student dropout rate that we will traverse into the future, and improve low student achieve- then our democracy has a rocky road ment by changing the programs, ahead of it! teachers and administrators. This Juneau Juice Revenue Projections Confirm Oil Pro- to remove the Alaska Hire requirement from the law in Letters to the editor must be signed and include an order to legitimize Parnell’s appointment of a former duction Decline from SB 21 ExxonMobil executive from Outside,” said Mike Wen- address and phone number. Thank you notes and Oil Giveaway contributes to 38 percent re- strup, chair of the Alaska Democratic Party. political endorsements are considered ads. duction in revenue by FY 2015 Parnell’s Outside Appointments and Hires: The Department of Revenue has released its spring ·Parnell is attempting to appoint Richard Rabinow, a revenue projections, and beneath the rosy cover letter is Texan and former Exxon executive, to the Alaska Gasline a bleak picture of declining oil production and sharply Development Corporation. Editorial declining revenue. The Parnell Administration projects a ·Parnell attempted to appoint Dennis Mandell, a Cal- 38% oil revenue decline and a decline in Permanent Fund ifornian, to the State Assessment Review Board that de- income of nearly $150 million by FY 2015. In addition, termines value of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Mandell April Fools the administration continues to predict sharp declines in withdrew his name from consideration after public outcry production, from over 536,000 barrels per day to ap- in opposition to his appointment. Putinʼs threatening to gobble up the Crimea and throw Russia proximately 321,000 ten years from now. ·Parnell’s staff hired Paul Pozonsky, a Pennsylvanian, back a hundred years, and some idiot wants to give Alaska back to “This report confirms what Alaskans feared: Not only to be a Workforce Compensation Hearing Officer, in vi- Russia. Next thing weʼll have France wanting to take back the is the Oil Giveaway wreaking havoc by creating budget olation of Alaska Hire requirements. Pozonsky withdrew Louisiana Purchase and England wanting to collect taxes for speak- deficits, but it also is perpetuating our decline in oil pro- his name following controversy over the appointment, ing English. Letʼs not hold our breath for the return to sanity. There duction,” said Vic Fischer. “Only by voting “Yes” on and currently is awaiting trial for stealing cocaine while were a lot of lunatics in world history. We have legislators who want Proposition One can we begin to clean up the fiscal mess he was on the bench (a judge) in Pennsylvania. college students to tote guns to class. We have a governor who caused by the Giveaway and negotiate a better deal.” The content of the Department of Revenue report is in- wants to build a big hydroelectric dam on a fault line. We have leg- Committee Moves Food Security Legis- islators who donʼt read their proposed legislation. They try to appoint consistent with the report’s cover letter, which contains members to state boards who do not live in Alaska— as if we are glowing praise for the Oil Giveaway. The contents of the lation unqualified to handle our own destiny. report belie the administration’s attempt to hide the real Local preference would improve health, Sadly we have too many legislative carpenter ants in the state and impact of the Oil Giveaway. support local farms and businesses federal legislatures who are trying to destroy Affordable Health Care, Medicaid, and laws that help ordinary citizens. Unfortunately these politicians do not restrict their shenanigans to April 1. Apparently they Chenault bill would legalize outside ap- The House Community and Regional Affairs Com- assume the public is either too apathetic to read and apply critical mittee passed House Bill 238 from Representative thinking or that folks approve of their antics. Maybe they are right. We pointments to Alaska board Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) to increase the amount of are subjected to a barrage of political ads that are so idiotic and out- “Hijacks” domestic violence bill in at- food Alaska agencies buy from local sources. rageous that it makes us wonder how gullible the big boys think we tempt to appoint Outsiders “With just five percent of our food grown in state, we are. “FACT! FACT! LIES! LIES,” they shout, “Tell Senator…” they must do more to address food security by supporting scream, and “Tell ʻem yourself” we mutter as we speed read the paid those who grow and produce food here in Alaska,” said ANCHORAGE: House Speaker Mike Chenault is in- for by some patriotic sounding made up group of billionaires and cor- Tarr. “I’ve been working with Alaskan farmers for over troducing legislation to legalize Gov. Parnell’s appoint- porations who hide in anonymity and have baked themselves into a decade, and this measure can provide economic devel- ment of a Texan to the Alaska Gasline Development an apple pie and twisted themselves into an American flag. They opment opportunities for Alaskan businesses. I appreci- Corporation while insulting qualified Alaskans. Chenault serve us a thin slice and expect us to salute. ate the committee’s detailed consideration of the is attempting to “hijack” a domestic violence bill to le- These self-serving politicians and billionaires should be ashamed legislation, and I look forward to continuing the process galize the Outsider appointment. The previous Outsider of themselves. But they have no soul and no shame and the truth is to make it law.” Parnell tried to appoint to an Alaska board withdrew his oh so limiting. Folks in rural Alaska are rather forgiving, but we are The measure (HB238) allows state agencies more flex- name from consideration following public outcry that his not as easily fooled as those Valley folks. We have a lot of saltshak- ibility to purchase Alaska grown, even if the cost is appointment violated state law, which requires appointing ers for all the grains of salt they want us to swallow. — N.L.M.— slightly more. The bill addresses the Alaska preference Alaskans. statute, commonly referred to as the seven percent “You know, it’s not for every board,” says Chenault. Statute, which requires state agencies buy Alaska grown “You look at the cosmetology board or you’re looking at if the price is within seven percent of the price of other the hairdressers board, those folks should be from Alaska. items. This bill increases that to 12 percent. Strength- Illegitimus non carborundum They’re dealing with Alaskan issues. But whenever ening the use of the seven percent statute is a priority of you’re dealing with the possibility of a multi-billion-dol- the Alaska Food Policy Council. lar project, we want to make sure we’ve got the best.” The bill now moves to the House Finance Committee “There are plenty of qualified Alaskans ready to for consideration. serve. It’s appalling that House Republicans are trying continued on page11 Member of: Alaska Newspaper Association, National Newspaper Association P.O. 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Compiled by Diana Haecker Nikiski, has appointed Representa- The agency estimates that the pro- tional changes that are being consid- Federal Government that we feel for- tive Benjamin Nageak, D-Barrow, to posed fishery management changes ered would limit the amount, timing tifying and strengthening our assets Rio Tinto withdraws from replace Rep. Mark Neuman, R-Su- would relieve roughly two-thirds of and location of Atka mackerel, Pa- in the Arctic is critical and we are not Pebble Partnership Valley, on the Alaska Arctic Policy the economic burden imposed on cific cod and pollock harvests inside afraid to lead this massive undertak- London-based mining giant Rio Commission. Senator Lesil McGuire Aleutian Islands’ fishermen by sea Steller sea lion critical habitat in the ing.” Tinto announced on Monday that it and Rep. Bob Herron co-chair the lion protection measures that took ef- Aleutians. SB 140 creates incentives to at- will gift its 19.1 percent sharehold- commission. “As a legislator who fect in 2011. Fishermen could see tract private investment to build ing in Northern Dynasty Minerals represents an Arctic region, Repre- new regulations in place by January Bill passes to advance devel- ports, roads, emergency response Ltd., owner of the Pebble Project, to sentative Nageak is already familiar 2015. opment in Arctic systems and telecommunications two local Alaskan charitable founda- with many of the issues the Com- “Finding a way to protect endan- Last week, the Alaska State Sen- projects in the vast expanse of the tions, namely the Alaska Community mission is working on,” Herron said. gered sea lions while minimizing ate passed Senate Bill 140, spon- Alaskan Arctic and its many com- Foundation to fund educational and “The Commission appreciates Rep. costs to the fishing industry is a real sored by Senator Lesil McGuire munities by authorizing the Alaska vocational training and the Bristol Neuman’s participation over the past challenge,” said Jim Balsiger, NOAA (R-Anchorage), which is designed to Industrial Development and Export Bay Native Corporation Education year and in particular his contribu- Fisheries Alaska regional adminis- boost infrastructure development in Authority to offer several financing Foundation. This puts the Bristol tions to the wildlife section of the trator. “I applaud the North Pacific the Arctic. As Co-Chairs of the options aimed at building public-pri- Bay Native Corporation in an awk- Preliminary Report. We welcome Fishery Management Council and Alaska Arctic Policy Commission, vate partnerships for the develop- ward position, as it becomes a share- Representative Nageak to the stakeholders for recommending a Senator McGuire and Representative ment of infrastructure in the Arctic. holder in a project that BBNC AAPC.” new suite of measures that effec- Bob Herron (D-Bethel) developed The financing mechanisms in the opposes. Rep. Nageak was an enthusiastic tively balances those two objec- the idea behind SB140 during the bill are modeled after the Sustainable Rio Tinto’s decision follows the participant when the AAPC met in tives.” commission’s multiple meetings Energy Transmission and Supply strategic review of Rio Tinto’s inter- his home town of Barrow on June The agency’s last biological opin- around the state over the past year. Development Fund. The SETS fund est in Northern Dynasty, which con- 12-13. “I’m very excited to be ap- ion on the effects of fisheries, issued “This bill is the culmination of is currently leading to the first com- cluded the Pebble Project does not fit pointed to the Commission, whose in 2010, found that the ongoing hundreds of hours of work by the mercialization of Alaska’s North with Rio Tinto’s strategy, said a press work is so important to the region I groundfish fisheries in the western members of the Alaska Arctic Policy Slope natural gas while bringing en- release. represent and all of Alaska,” Nageak and central Aleutian Islands were Commission,” said Senator ergy relief to Interior Alaska in the “Rio Tinto has long and historic said. “I’ve been following the Com- likely to jeopardize the continued ex- McGuire. “As we traveled the state form of LNG trucking to Fairbanks. ties to Alaska and we continue to see mission’s work with great interest, istence of Steller sea lions and ad- to listen to the people in the commu- “This bill gives AIDEA the tools Alaska as an attractive location for and am really looking forward to versely modify their critical habitat. nities, the one recurring theme was it needs to reach out to the people potential future investment,” Rio serving.” This led NOAA Fisheries to develop the need for Arctic infrastructure. continued on page 4 Tinto Copper chief executive Jean- Bennie Nageak is a lifelong a “Reasonable and Prudent Alterna- This bill sends the message to the Sebastien Jacques said. “By giving Alaskan who was born in Kaktovik. tive” under the ESA, which closed our shares to two respected Alaskan He is currently serving his first term the Atka mackerel and Pacific cod charities, we are ensuring that as an Alaska State Representative for fisheries in the western Aleutians in Alaskans will have a say in Pebble’s the Arctic region, House District 40. 2011, and further restricted these COMMUNITY CALENDAR future development and that any eco- Nageak served in the U.S. Army fisheries in the central Aleutians. The nomic benefit supports Alaska’s abil- from 1970-1972 and returned home 2010 opinion underwent two exter- ity to attract investment that creates to begin a long career in public serv- nal reviews—one commissioned by jobs.” ice. In his own region he worked for NOAA and undertaken by the Cen- Thursday, April 10 BBNC President and CEO Jason the North Slope Borough in the As- ter for Independent Experts, and a *Kawerak Regional Conference Nome Rec Center 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Metrokin said that Rio Tinto de- sessing Department, and as Director second provided by the states of *Vinyasa Yoga Nome Rec Center 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. *Lap Swim Pool 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. serves credit for its willingness to re- of the Department of Wildlife Man- Alaska and Washington. NOAA *Nome Food Bank Bering & Seppala 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. consider its position in the Pebble agement. He served as North Slope Fisheries conducted several new *City League Basketball: Rec Center 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 pm Project. “This gift provides an exam- Borough Assemblyman (1995-1996) analyses in response to the reviews, *Open Bowling Nome Rec Center 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. *Thrift Shop Methodist Church 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m ple of what open discussion and re- and then Mayor (1996-1999). which are incorporated into the new lationship building between The AAPC’s preliminary report is 2014 opinion. stakeholders with differing views can available for public comment at The new biological opinion was Friday, April 11 accomplish. However, BBNC’s op- www.akarctic.com. 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To hesive, well-designed community in Eileen Bechtol, city planner, and Planners approved vacating the acres is too big, according to John make collection of ideas easier, the order to enhance Nome’s character Commissioner Sara Lizak prepared right-of-way and passed it on to Blees, acting city engineer. Ivanoff Nome Planning Commission has put and to advance citizens’ goals as the draft survey for Nome Planning Nome Common Council with a rec- must reduce the size. Blees has vis- zoning code enforcement survey on- identified in the Nome Comprehen- Commission’s review and comment. ommendation that the City vacate its ited the site with Nome Public Works line and made hard copies available sive Plan. In other business, the planning rights-of-way subject to conditions Dept. personnel and found the road at Nome City Hall. The survey asks questions on zon- panel combed over a preliminary plat that included NSHC accepting re- constructed to City of Nome second- People who live within city limits ing violations like additions or alter- submitted by Norton Sound Health sponsibility for the existing drainage ary road standards. and outside of the boundaries are en- ations on properties without proper Corp. concerning land along Greg or grant a utility easement to the “What we have in front of us, we couraged to complete the survey, ac- building permits, addressing junk— Kruschek Avenue west of the new City; NSHC construct and maintain a can’t approve,” Charlie Weiss, chair- cording to commissioners. They leftover construction materials, hospital. Along with the plat came an pedestrian easement from Sixth Av- man, said. have spent hours at work sessions derelict appliances, garbage, non- application for the City of Nome to enue to Greg Kruschek Avenue; The subdivision lies along Dexter tweaking it to pull out valuable in- functional vehicles, unsafe or aban- vacate right-of-way within the sub- Planners have again sent Nikolai Bypass Road north of Icyview. formation on the public’s priorities doned derelict structures, mining ject blocks. Ivanoff back to the drawing board to The Dept. of Transportation and and appropriate consequences for vi- debris, etc. NSHC plans to construct addi- provide more details on his Sons Public Facilities has agreed to turn olations. Additionally, they hope to Other questions deal with noisy tional facilities on the land— assisted Subdivision, but have approved the over Greg Kruschek Avenue to the use the information to create a man- and disruptive activities near resi- living housing and a wellness and preliminary plat with conditions to City of Nome. New signs along the ual to educate the public about the dences, need for sidewalks or widen- training center. The right-of-ways in be met. bypass road north of the city suggest At issue is Ivanoff’s request to a speed of 25 miles per hour and cau- dedicate Musk Oxen Way to the City tion for pedestrian safety. of Nome for maintenance. Ivanoff is Members of the Nome Planning • Strait Action providing a lot in the subdivision as Commission, in addition to Weiss a snow dump. and Lizak, are Robert Cahoon, Ken Before he got the green light, Hughes, Nikolai Ivanoff, John continued from page 3 said in a statement. “Despite the severe weather antic- BSEE calls for oil spill research commissioners said, they want more Odden and Larry Pederson. who are looking to invest in the ipated along the route, tow planners The Maritime Executive reports detail on the subdivision map, in- North. Right now, there is an esti- did not recognize the overall risks in- that the Bureau of Safety and Envi- mated $100 billion of private capital volved prior to commencement of ronmental Enforcement is investing that is looking for investment oppor- the tow. As such, no formalized risk up to $600,000 for targeted oil spill tunities in the Arctic,” said Senator assessment was conducted and no response research in drift ice condi- Nome man found McGuire. “Alaska is what makes additional scrutiny was paid to pre- tions. In an announcement released the U.S. an Arctic Nation. This bill vious towing operations of the Kul- on the federal government’s business dead in his home helps establish Alaska, and by exten- luk,” the Coast Guard reported. “The opportunities website last week, the sion the U.S., as a leader in the Arc- lack of written policies for tow plan- bureau called for white papers on Arnold “Arnie” Ashenfelter, 69, West to check on Ashenfelter. tic and positions us to capitalize on ning and execution contributed to new mechanical technologies for was found deceased at his home at Friends had noted he did not an- the massive new opportunities and this event.” cleaning up oil spills in drift ice con- 304 Steadman Saturday morning swer his cell phone but they thought challenges coming our way such as In a January 2014 memorandum ditions that could be found in an Arc- April 5. he was out of town visiting family in shipping, tourism, safety, and re- commenting on the report draft, tic environment. BSEE will select up He had been dead for several California. sponsible resource development.” Coast Guard Rear Admiral Thomas to three designs for prototype devel- days. Next of kin have been notified. SB140 now heads to the House Ostebo said, “I feel that an inade- opment and testing at Ohmsett, the He was discovered by his land- His body was sent to the medical for further consideration. quate determination of risk occurred, bureau’s National Oil Spill Research lord, Jim West, Jr. Ashenfelter was examiner, but foul play is not sus- demonstrating a lack of respect for and Renewable Energy Test Facility. always very prompt with his rent pected. Coast Guard report criti- the unique risks inherent in Alaskan This is the third announcement from payments and the delay prompted cizes Shell operations.” BSEE for oil spill response research The Hill reports that poor judg- U.S. Senator Mark Begich said in proposals within the last year. BSEE ment and an effort to avoid millions a statement that he appreciates the is the principal federal agency fund- • Council in taxes caused Royal Dutch Shell’s Coast Guard’s detailed investigation ing offshore oil spill response re- Arctic rig to run aground in 2012, ac- Later in the week, Councilman into the Kulluk incident and their search. The bureau supports a continued from page 1 cording to a new U.S. Coast Guard solid recommendations for better research program that includes oper- Louis Green Sr. said that he and oth- report. The report states that Shell training and stricter policies and pro- ation of Ohmsett, where many of Councilman Randy Pomeranz ers on the Council favored public showed “poor assessment and man- cedures for vessels operating under today’s commercially available oil commented that the Council had input before passing a cell phone agement of risks” associated with Arctic conditions. “I remain a strong spill cleanup products have been looked at the issue in the past. law. towing a heavy-duty drilling rig supporter of responsible develop- tested. “It’s a matter of doing something At least, with the coming of the across Alaskan waters during winter. ment of the Arctic’s resources. Mov- The U.S. Coast Guard and the to advance safety versus closing the sun shining 24/7, texting drivers’ The single most significant factor ing forward, it will be of the utmost U.S. Navy as well as private industry gate after the horse gets out,” Papa- faces will not glow with an eerie contributing to the grounding of the importance that the strictest stan- and oil spill response organizations sodora said. light as they put themselves and oth- Kulluk oil drilling rig, the report said, dards are adhered to under challeng- from around the world train their ers at risk. was the decision to move the vessel ing conditions. The Coast Guard’s emergency response personnel with “during the winter in the unique and investigation and recommendations real oil and their own equipment at challenging operating environment here will help guide that develop- BSEE’s Ohmsett facility in of Alaska.” The report also includes ment and gives me greater confi- Leonardo, N.J. Alaska Logistics dramatic descriptions of U.S. Coast dence about the role the Arctic will Guard rescue attempts during a play in Alaska’s future,” Begich said. storm that caused the rig to pitch up to 50 feet, and details multiple and Barge compounding errors in judgment and execution by Shell and its contrac- to Nome, Alaska tors. Charters available! The report, released last Thursday, A special Thank You to: Departs: states Shell rushed to move its rig to avoid state taxes in Alaska, which Joe and Terry Miller, Ryan Air/Kenny and Kerry, Seattle Cutoff: 5/06/2014 (Voyage 14-03) further led to complications. When Morgan Sales, Bering Air, Lucas Bauman, Ron Seattle Departure: 5/09/2014 the rig lost control a containment dome used to cap spills suffered Zugg, Hattie Keller, William Gray and Will Seward Departure: 5/19/2014 damage, which prompted the Interior Longley for supporting myself in the 2014 Department to review Shell’s opera- Marine Transportation from Seattle to Western Alaska tions. “We appreciate the U.S. Coast Archie Ferguson/Willie Goodwin Snowmachine Tug & Barge Service from Seattle to Western Alaska Guard’s thorough investigation into Race in Kotzebue. 1-866-585-3281 • www.Alaska-Logistics.com the Kulluk towing incident and will Jarvis Miller take the findings seriously,” Shell

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THE NOME NUGGET regionAL THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 5 Disputed HB 77 dies in Senate By Diana Haecker sel. “It is clear that this bill raised a “Thanks to the public input we’ve A bill that was introduced by Gov- lot of concern among constituents received over the past year, I think ernor Sean Parnell and designed to and at this point there doesn’t seem major improvements were made to streamline the Dept. of Natural Re- to be a resolution.” the bill,” said Senator Giessel. sources’ process for issuing land and The Senate Resources Committee “However, I can’t justify spending water use permits died in the Senate took over six hours of public testi- any more time considering this leg- Resources Committee last week. mony, hearing from every corner of islation this session.” Senator Cathy Giessel (R-An- the state. Chair Giessel received Senate President Charlie Huggins chorage Hillside/Turnagain Arm/N. more than 1,500 letters, resolutions agreed. “The idea behind HB77 was Kenai), chair of the Senate Re- and petitions both for and against good— to streamline the permitting sources Committee, decided to hold HB 77. process and help clear up a huge House Bill 77 in committee indefi- Language of the bill would have backlog,” said Senator Huggins. nitely. eliminated the word “persons” from “However, some of our members The bill was introduced last year. a section that defines who is eligible have concerns and I agree with Sen- Debates about the bill were drowned to apply for instream flow reserva- ator Giessel. We, as a Senate, need out by other controversial bills such tion for the “protection of fish and to be focusing on Alaska’s highest as the oil tax reform bill. wildlife habitat, migration, and prop- priorities right now which are in- However, several village entities agation. This effectively would have creasing oil production, creating af- and watershed alliances in the Nor- removed persons or tribal govern- fordable energy, cutting state ton Sound region have voiced their ments from being able to reserve spending and stopping federal over- vigorous opposition to the bill. The water flow. Under the proposed bill, reach. So, with so much on the Sen- Native Village of Elim, the Native only municipal, state or federal enti- ate’s plate right now, we have Nugget file photo/Diana Haecker Village of White Mountain, and the ties would have been able to reserve decided not to move forward on this PORT OF NOME— Besides Port Clarence, the Port of Nome emerged Norton Bay Inter-tribal Watershed water. This would have resulted in legislation at this time.” as a potential site to build a deep-draft Arctic port. Alliance went on record to oppose cutting out large parts of rural Alaska Senator Giessel’s decision to keep the proposed bill. from participating in watershed HB77 in committee indefinitely “What began as an efficiency per- preservation efforts. means it will die along with all other mitting bill has morphed into a The bill in its last throes under- not-passed legislation when the Leg- • Port study heated debate and it’s driving went some changes, but not to the islature adjourns ‘sine die’ later this Alaskans apart,” said Senator Gies- satisfaction of the bill’s opponents. month. continued from page 1 patrolling the northern US coastline. ties, establishing siting criteria, con- NOAA to develop oil spill and Study efforts for 2012 included ducting scenario analysis, identify- the definition of the study area, iden- ing potential sites, engaging tifying other agency efforts, evaluat- stakeholders and communities and disaster plan for region ing public-private partnerships, re-scoping study effort as needed for examining problems and opportuni- following years. By Diana Haecker biologist Jen Duschane to develop an Asked if the NMFS plan will be In light of increased ship traffic oil spill disaster plan for the region. integrated with other federal agen- in the Arctic and through the Bering Duschane traveled to Nome a few cies’ plans to protect marine mam- Strait, the National Oceanic and At- weeks ago to meet with UAF Alaska mals and other species in the Bering mospheric Administration has begun Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program Strait/Arctic area, Wright said “Yes, working on an Arctic Marine Mam- agent Gay Sheffield, representatives we are planning to link this Arctic mal disaster response plan. Sadie from Norton Sound Economic De- marine mammal plan to other, more Wright with NOAA Fisheries said velopment Corp., the City of Nome, general statewide and national oil Be seen that NOAA currently operates under Kawerak, Nome Eskimo Commu- spill response plans. We also want to a number of oil spill contingency nity and the Eskimo Walrus Com- link our response plan with future plans including the National Contin- mission. wildlife-related plans written by gency Plan and the Alaska Unified Wright noted that walruses are other federal agencies to ensure that Plan, which is a U.S. Coast Guard not directly covered in the NOAA the information is easily accessible.” and EPA coordinated oil spill re- Fisheries plan because that species is The agency aims to finalize the sponse plan for Alaska, and NOAA managed by US Fish and Wildlife plan near the end of 2014. NOAA Fisheries National Marine Mammal Service. “But we understand that in- Fisheries is accepting input regard- Guidelines. However, those plans are formation will likely be routed ing the plan that has not yet been not specific to the region. through the EWC regarding oiled drafted. Please contact Sadie Wright Advertise in The Nome Nugget “NOAA Fisheries saw a need to walrus and other marine mammals at [email protected]. Call (907) 443-5235 or email: [email protected] focus on the Bering Strait and the so we wanted to coordinate with that NOAA Fisheries is planning to Arctic due to increased oil and gas organization as well,” said Wright. make the draft plan available for development and increased shipping “While in Nome, we also spoke with public review in about six months. due to melting sea ice and opening other community members and or- For more information go to of a Northwest Passage,” said Sadie ganizations on the phone in Teller, https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/pro- Wright. “This plan gives NOAA Shishmaref, Diomede, Gambell and tectedresources/default.htm Fisheries the opportunity to work Savoonga.” with communities to develop a com- They also traveled to Wain- munication and response strategy wright, Kotzebue and Barrow to that will work well for this region.” meet with community members. The plan covers species co-man- After their meetings in Nome, ZERO TO 150 aged by NOAA including bowhead Wright said that everyone they spoke whales, gray whales, beluga whales, with was interested in receiving ringed seals, bearded seals, ribbon training to be able to safely handle seals, Steller sea lions and killer and sample dead oiled or potentially whales, but not walruses. oiled marine mammals. “We also The plan is supposed to respond learned that webinars, or other online to any type of disaster that results in training would work well in these Visit injured, sick, or dead marine mam- communities. We received input re- mals, for example, oil spills or other garding how to most efficiently con- manmade disasters and natural dis- tact the greatest number of people asters such as disease or tsunamis. with information about disasters or on Facebook NOAA contracted with marine the results of sampling.”

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In partnership with the Nome Na- gion, and the combined youth lead- the food boxes that were placed in Nome during the month of February. passion, vision and initiative. You are tive Youth Leadership Organization, ership group will choose a featured local stores. The food gathered in the Bering Air and Evergreen have gen- true leaders. Thank you to Nome and Nome Public School’s Commu- value for each month and develop a month of February will be sent to the erously donated all freight to get AC, Nome Trading Company, Han- nity Engagement youth, the Leaders project that demonstrates the value. communities of Gambell, Savoonga these boxes to Savoonga, Gambell son’s Safeway, Bering Air and Ever- of Life have been working together February’s Community Project was and Diomede. These communities and Diomede. Thank you to the green Helicopters. to honor our region’s values. Each based on: Share what you have, giv- face a food shortage due to low wal- community of Nome for your gen- week Nome Beltz High School high- ing makes you richer. In the picture rus harvest. Twenty boxes of food erosity. Thank you to NBHS youth lights a traditional value from the re- above, youth gather together to sort were donated by the community of leadership groups for having com- BSSD 2014 3rd Serena Martin Evelyn Oxereok Rhonda Kingeekuk Jessie Paniptchuk Luke Kokeok Wilson Okpowruk Tyrone Olin Allison Pete Adam Prentice Edwina Kiyuklook Alex Sampson St. Michael Ashley Nayokpuk Amanda Olanna Quarter Perfect Mary Andrews-Kirk Rachel Kiyuklook Elaine Rock Perfect Attendance Corben Nayokpuk Monica Olanna Honor Roll Attendance and Deion Andrews Honor Roll 3.8-4.0 Benita Kogassagoon Nathan Savetilik Jaylyn Matthias Noah Nayokpuk Bradley Sinnok David Anungazuk Honor Roll Blake Patrick Edward Charles Delilah Madsen Ashley Sookiayak Kameon Pete Hattie Ningealook Frederick Sinnok Caleb Okpealuk Thomas Kobuk Evelyn Oxereok Devin Miklahook Travis Savetilik Ryleigh Elachik Anita Obruk Gabriel Stenek Charles Oxereok Unalakleet Thaddeus Steve Tristen Douglas Tayden Newhall Ethan Evan Cheray Richardson Joshua Kotongan Sarah Stenek Roxanne Ongtowasruk Honor Roll Linda Jack Ashley Hoogendorn Chase Noongwook Edward Bekoalok Demi Levi Bert Kuzuguk Sydney Weyiouanna Dylan Crisci Jayden Wilson Renae Matthias Geraldine Nassuk Kennedy Olanna Albert Washington Clarissa Nayokpuk Shawna Keyes Svea Southall Heidi Tom Robert Charles Kylene Penayah Honor Roll Harley Pete Mary Obruk Honor Roll Henry Seetook Megan Katchatag Deynese Pete Alison Homekingkeo Myra Penayah Alexander Sookiayak Richard Elachik Loretta Olanna Hayley Weyiouanna Tyrone Olin Chaleen Mixsooke Serena Martin Annette Adams Derek Seppilu, Jr. Gabrielle Nayokpuk James Shelikoff Roxann Weyiouanna Katherine Mike Cyruss Sarren Deion Andrews Kyla Seppilu Jasmin Rock Autumn Barr Daniel Mike I, the Superintendent of Payton Commack Camille Katcheak Honor Roll Angel Toolie Emmaleigh Sagoonick Honor Roll Katie Nayokpuk Elsie Iyatunguk Bering Strait School District Joseph Kniseley Lovina Steve Tara Nassuk Jimmie Toolie Taylor Kulukhon Dmitri Fitka Frank Ningeulook Sarah Stenek and the Governing School Arctic Ivanoff BillieJean Thrasher Virginia Nassuk Tammarie Toolie McKenzie Sagoonick Tiara Andrews Amy Eningowuk Brian Taft Board would like to take this Steven Pitka Thaddeus Steve Amber Hoogendorn Ty Toolie Jessie Paniptchuk Richard Otten Raymond Ningeulook Bella Ahgupuk opportunity to spotlight the Victoria Fisher Celeste Katcheak Megan Henry Aavlan Waghiyi Rachel Moore Alvin Washington Michael Sinnok Sharla Iyatunguk individuals who have re- Florence Sarren Gunnar Pete Richard Oxereok Kia Waghiyi Joshua Takak Gavin Martin Timothy Stenek Amanda Olanna ceived honor roll recogni- Darrell Semaken Dennis Pete Susan Hoogendorn Trisha Waghiyi Ethan Evan Mary Tom-Oyoumick Aidan Turner Sydney Weyiouanna- tion for the first quarter. The Autumn Ivanoff Darien Washington AnnaMarie Adams Taylor M. Wongittilin Crystal Katchatag Joelle Hunt Madison Weyiouanna Kotongan individuals who are listed Alukka Ivanoff Allahmere Byrd Amy Charles Johanna Yenan Cheri Ione Rosie Matthias Bella Ahgupuk Debra Hersrud here are meeting the consis- Lauryn Nanouk-Jones Joycelyn Katcheak Melton Hoogendorn Trisha Yenan John Washington Darrell Eningowuk Roderick Huntington tently high expectations held Gage Ivanoff Charity Katcheak Allyssa Strachan Jevon Annogiyuk White Mountain Deidre Levi Dylon Iyatunguk Gabriel Stenek in their classrooms and Emmanuel Mittelholzer Shea Matthias Ian Dewey Timothy Gologergen Perfect Attendance Nayami Long Lydia Kuzuguk Gordon Weyiouanna achieving above and be- Lexi Ivanoff Gina Tom Jeanae Dewey Bernadette Iya Liam Adams Dominic Richardson Alfred Sockpick Madison Weyiouanna yond. Achieving academic Kadyn Erickson Brian Studie Jacob Iya Noah Egli Mathias Ambrose Timary Stenek Esau Sinnok success of this caliber is a re- Ada Harvey Alice Otten Elim Stephen Kingeekuk Stanley Jack Karla Lockwood Jeremiah Hersrud Amy Eningowuk flection of a network of mul- Kanayaq Ivanoff High Honor Ethel Kiyuklook Lori Nassuk Kayla Nakak Sharla Iyatunguk Frederick Sinnok tiple supports. The district Jayce Katchatag Perfect Attendance Tony Takak Cyrus Kogassagoon Angelicia Titus Hunter Steve Katherine Mike Hillary Sinnok would like to acknowledge Kael Erickson Peter Martin III Alyssa Jemewouk Elijah Kulowiyi Tyson Titus-Buffus Alicia Lockwood Walter Nayokpuk Eric Nayokpuk and thank the supporting Jonisha Wilson Linda Jack Meryl Otton Miriam Kulowiyi Ashley Agloinga Seth Myre Charley Ningealook parents, community mem- Fisher Dill Madelyn Nashoanak Victor Nylin Jr. Elias Noongwook Anjoli Agloinga Joshua Fitka Ralph Ningeulook Wales bers, affiliated organiza- Michael Haugen Alfred Andrews-Kirk Kathleen Aukon Joseph Noongwook Aaron Bergamaschi Cheray Richardson Sonja Ningeulook Perfect Attendance tions, and especially the BriAnna Ivanoff Gina Tom Kaylynne Davison Janana Toolie Harold Brown Tristan Richardson Edgar Kuzuguk David Komonaseak- teachers and principals in Bruce Eakon Jr. Charity Katcheak Lincoln Saccheus Kenneth Toolie Clyde Douglas Corey Ningeulook Nattanguk each school for working ex- Kollin Kotongan Serena Martin Shaun Daniels Matea Toolie Jenny Hansen Shishmaref Edgar Ningeulook Emily Milligrock tremely hard as an advocate Duncan Ivanoff Allison Pete Duane Aukon Alazae’ Waghiyi Tanner Hansen Perfect Attendance Hillary Sinnok Oliver Richard for precision and brilliance. Olivia Mashiana Mary Andrews-Kirk Katherine Waghiyi Julius Ione Gavin Nayokpuk Karlen Tocktoo Ida Sereadlook Keep up the outstanding Brianna Katchatag Deion Andrews Perfect Attendance Lenora Wongittilin Joshua Prentice Norman Obruk Kris Tocktoo Dave Jr. Ongtowasruk work! Jessie Katchatag Blake Patrick Jacob Saccheus Vadim Yenan Fredrick Olanna Kirstyn Davis Naomi Oxereok Jewel Wilson Thomas Kobuk Debra Saccheus Matthew Gologergen Honor Roll Carl Sinnok Kevin Nayokpuk Kayden Komonaseak Respectfully, Carter Commack Thaddeus Steve Kaylynne Davison Denae Kingeekuk Ashley Agloinga Loretta Sinnok Sarah Ningeulook Creedence Ongtowasruk Superintendent Brett Sikulik Johnson Michela Saccheus Kevin Miklahook Joshua Prentice Renee Kiyutelluk Christina Obruk Caleb Okpealuk Agenbroad Talon Erickson Gambell Keisha Saccheus Lenora Noongwook Ed Titus Roberta Walker Perfect Attendance Rhoda Kotongan Roseanna Rookok Melvin Amaktoolik Chalaa Ivanoff Ollin Apatiki Cara Barr Lucinda Toolie Yvette Barr-Apok Colton Ivanoff Wallace Ungwiluk Anita Jemewouk Melody Bergamaschi Summer Sagoonick Kayli Apatiki Ross Saccheus Jr. Teller Harold Brown Karlee Katchatag Shaina Annogiyuk Julia Moses Perfect Attendance Rayna Buck-Nassuk Nathan Ivanoff Braden Koonooka Kacy Aukon Myles Miller Gabe Egli Thomas Eakon Lucas Aningayou Julia Moses Seth Bell Jenny Hansen Paul Agibinik Jr Dylan Silook-Apatiki Richard Takak Jennifer Bell Tanner Hansen Kayla Tikiun Sadie Booshu Gustoff Nylin Cathy Okbaok Tyler Lincoln Francis Ivanoff Kirk Apassingok Victor Nylin Jr. Desmond Thomas Diane Lincoln CROWLEY FUELS Evelyn Johnson Cody Aningayou Leroy Bradley Micah Foster Anna Prentice Cody Ivanoff Russ Apatiki Erin Saccheus Theresa Soolook Lincoln Simon Aucha Johnson Brian Campbell Glen Saccheus Darin Olanna Shayla Titus Alexandria Ivanoff Ina Koonooka Jonah Amaktoolik Lauryn Garnie Laurel Katchatag Simber Koonooka-Apatiki Devin Nakarak Jeri Okboak Brevig Mission Kayla James Mitch Aukon Lisa Okbaok Honor Roll NOME Perfect Attendance Erin Apangalook Tony Takak Kevin Bell Laura Ann Kugzruk Paul Agibinik Jr Kimberly Kakaruk Francine Rock Alcinia Freytag Honor Roll Savoonga Audrey Topkok Waylon Okpealuk Shawn Mixsooke Dominic Apangalook Honor Roll Caitlin Noyakuk Maranda Kakoona Jayden Wilson Correy Campbell Flora Akeya Darrin Topkok Leah Tokienna Fisher Dill Ila James Kurtyss Akeya Kayla Komonaseak Ryan Tocktoo Aidan Ivanoff Hunter Tungiyan Martha Butler Ryan Topkok Robert Rock Darrell Semaken Ollin Apatiki Benita Kogassagoon Darrell Topsekok Helen Bruns Michael Haugen Ethan Soonagrook Eryn Miklahook Jazzlyn Garnie Kevin Tocktoo Colton Ivanoff Irene Apassingok Derek Seppilu, Jr. Isaac Okleasik III Jenna Picnalook Paul Towarak Nikolai Avalnun III Harry Toolie Allison Topkok Elizabeth Kakoona Roberta Walker Alexis Rexford Damien Annogiyuk Darcy Olanna Bruce Eakon Marilena Koozaata Sharlyna Gologergen Honor Roll Darcy Olanna John Soderstrom Tanisha Slwooko Evelyn Iya Angela Kakaruk Ida Seetot Lizabeth Ivanoff Jasmine Aningayou John Boy Kulowiyi Kiara Okleasik Kayla Kakoona Tristen Ticket Lilly Apassingok Myra Seppilu Isaac Okleasik Lennea Picnalook Micah Ivanoff Joana Apassingok Kayli Kava-Toolie Rebekah Oquilluk Ellen Pitka Kristina Apassingok Tauzzi Akeya Rebecca Pikonganna Perfect Attendance Steven Pitka Lydia Apassingok Keisha Gologergen Kaitlin Topkok Brady Henry Luceen Apangalook Barry Iya Darrell Topsekok Scott Seetot Golovin Wallace Ungwiluk Tasheena Kiyuklook Lauryn Garnie Ryan Tocktoo Honor Roll Hilary Ungott Chase Noongwook Cailtin Noyakuk Leah Tokienna Ethan Fagerstrom Tayler Apangalook Bernice Penayah Lisa Okbaok Elizabeth Kakoona Kacy Williams Simber Koonooka-Apatiki Tammarie Toolie Cameron Okbaok Phillip Tocktoo Tyler Henry Layla Booshu Trisha Yenan Audrey Topkok Ida Seetot Mariah Fagerstrom Skyley Ungwiluk Jevon Annogiyuk Ryan Topkok Steward Tocktoo Jr. Jonathan Willoya Sarah Campbell Timothy Gologergen Lindsay Weyanna Kayla Kakoona Chelsy Williams Aayi Apassingok Jacob Iya Jenna Picnalook Destiny Lewis Apaay Campbell Stephen Kingeekuk Shaktoolik Trevor Sockpealuk Kayla James Ethel Kiyuklook Perfect Attendance Diomede Jerome Takak Melissa Slwooko Miriam Kulowiyi Erin Takak-Sookiayak Honor Roll Marilyn Moore Kayli Apatiki Elias Noongwook Henry Katchatag Felicia Ahkvaluk Lisa Toolie Jeremiah Sookiayak Gene Soolook Perfect Attendance Koyuk Matea Toolie Leslie Sagoonick Maryanne Ozenna Bailey Amarok Perfect Attendance Vadim Yenan Isaiah Andrew Brandi Ozenna Rebecca Amarok Annette Adams Jonnie Akeya Jacob Katchatag Jacob Ahkinga Spring is on its way – and so is Crowley! 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The report found that in process of reestablishing the Code the 15-year time period between Blue program with the state so that 1996 and 2011, there were 33 cases vehicles that have fallen into disre- of cancer from Savoonga and 37 pair can be replaced. Once the new cases from Gambell. The report con- vehicles arrive, NSHC will keep cludes that while the number of ob- ownership of them and will establish served cases in Gambell exceeds the a maintenance program to make sure number of expected cases, the com- the vehicles are kept in good repair. bined number of cases also exceeds The same goes for clinics, Hansen the number of expected cases by said. “We currently assess where two, “the standard incidence ratio each individual clinic is at and we statistical test does not indicate that hopefully experience less closures this result is statistically significant.” by having maintenance on boilers Gorn broke down the cancer oc- and heaters done regularly to make currences, saying that 30 percent sure that we have clean and warm were lung cancer, 11 percent were clinics,” said Hansen. colon cancer and 7 percent were Gorn could not yet reveal news breast cancer. on the identity of a buyer for the old “Therefore, we cannot conclude hospital. NSHC is still negotiating that the observed number of cases and the deal has not yet been closed. reflects a real cancer increase,” the Gorn said although the old hospi- Photo by Diana Haecker report says. tal won’t be housing the Wellness POLICE REPORT— Nome City Manager Josie Bahnke shows a NPD statistical report during her report to Gorn added that Norton Sound is Center, a different concept has ma- the joint boards of NSHC and Kawerak. Kawerak board member Eddie Ungott of Gambell is shown left, taking a pro-active approach in terialized. The Wellness & Training Kawerak chair Robert Keith is pictured on the right. stressing the importance of cancer Center would put Behavioral Health prevention screenings, smoke cessa- Services, Public Health Nursing, about barrier crimes and the conse- tion efforts and diet consultation. Health Aide Training and Emer- quences. “Is anybody is taking at- A huge heartfelt “The prevailing causes are smoking gency Medical Services training risk-youth to tour AMCC?” Ojanen and diet,” said Gorn. “Those are fac- under one roof in a new building east asked. tors we can control. We know we of the new hospital. “No,” said Dittmar. “Not yet. But thank you have a large smoking population This will allow for intensive out- we had the Boy Scouts come here in our region and this is an area patient therapy and a detox facility through and they went away with a we can make a difference.” for long-term substance abuse treat- different view of incarceration. I to all the people of Gorn said that NSHC makes ment. don’t think they’d be so eager to smoke cessation and prevention The need for such a facility was come back.” screening a priority. wholeheartedly echoed by Anvil Nome, ANB, XYZ, Talking business, Gorn said that Mountain Correctional Center Su- Alcohol and crime NSHC focuses on revenue capture perintendent Lucy Dittmar. AMCC Nome City Manager Josie by getting people enrolled in Medi- has a capacity of 108 inmates and Bahnke echoed Dittmar’s assess- all businesses, family caid or Medicare when eligible in serves a geographical area between ment that new, synthetic drugs such order to stretch Indian Health Serv- Point Lay and Stebbins. Dittmar said as Spice etc. are bad news and are ice funds further. “The more we cap- that alcohol is involved in 99.9 per- making their way into Nome and the and friends for the great ture from third party payers the more cent of crimes that lead to incarcer- surrounding communities. She re- we can put back into health care im- ation at AMCC. ported to the two boards that the success of fund raising for provements,” she said. When Kawerak chairman Robert Common Council has passed ordi- Village Health Services director Keith asked if there is anything nances banning the sale and use of Chris Hansen updated the board on Kawerak can advocate for in Juneau, Spice. The city’s law enforcement, the status of village clinics. This Dittmar answered, “We need a resi- the Nome Police Department is summer, Wales will see an upgrade; dential alcohol and substance abuse staffed with six officers, two ser- “Jens Hildreth”. the Shishmaref clinic will be reno- program here.” geants, one chief and two Commu- vated, a housing project in St. “It’s something Nome really nity Service officers. In addition, Michael will start in partnership with lacks, it would be used and would officer Justin Timm will come to Kawerak to build a triplex to house have a big impact,” she said. continued on page 8 From the family of Jens. two health care providers and a Kawerak board director Ruth VPSO. The NSHC board approved Ojanen repeatedly asked throughout $400,000 each for two 5,500 sf clin- the meeting if Nome youth is taught ics in Savoonga and Gambell. Reliable barge service from Seattle and Anchorage to Western Alaska Community Meeting with Congressman Don Young

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continued from page 7 kuspuk making, including the proper vocabulary, biometrics on how to Nome with a trained K-9 dog for measure the hood and all the mate- drug detection and interdictions. rial needed. “The curriculum is sent Drug and alcohol-fueled crimes in a tote containing everything they are Alaska State Trooper Sergeant need to all the culture teachers in the Charlie Cross’s concern and he district,” Agenbroad said. pleaded with both boards to make To bring more home grown sure that a village brings up children teachers back into the villages who by having good role models. “Law are able to teach culturally relevant enforcement is the last line of de- curricula, Agenbroad proposed an fense,” Cross said. In fighting im- idea to tackle the college drop out portation of alcohol into local option rate at the root. communities, Cross reminded the He presented a vision of the boards that he and his troopers need BSSD board to build a College more than anonymous tips. “Those House in Anchorage, which would anonymous calls and reports carry no house BSSD and Nome students to weight in a court of law,” he said. give them a home outside of their re- “We need people to say ‘I’m willing gion and to prevent homesickness to testify in court’, then we can do and the overwhelming feeling of something.” Cross reminded the being alone in the city. “Let’s come boards that the first lines of defense up with a house, an island where stu- against alcohol and drug abuse are dents can have a supportive environ- family members. “The first line is ment in college,” he said. “We need parents, uncles, aunties, grandpar- to stay with our alumni for two years ents. I’m a father and I can tell you past their high school graduation.” that my kids push the line and they Agenbroad gave statistics that are will go as far as I will let them,” not promising. In a five-year period, Photos by Diana Haecker Cross said. “Troopers have a role in 59 students enrolled at the University WHICH WAY DO WE GO?— Kawerak President Melanie Bahnke, left, invited the joint boards of NHSC and preventing and enforcement of the of Alaska, Anchorage and only five Kawerak to learn a St. Lawrence Island dance with the meaningful title “Which way to we go?” as Vera Met- laws, but we all have to make sure graduated. calf looks on Friday, March 4. that our youth is in schools, not in the “I think we can do better than system,” he said. that,” Agenbroad said. In finishing the thought, he said, if five students Education from each community became teach- Nome Public Schools Superin- ers, it would mean an infusion of tendent Steve Gast as well as Bering $250,000 into each village annually. Strait School District Superintendent In order to get more students to be- Brett Agenbroad presented news come teachers and return to their vil- from their school districts. lages, the College House is seen as a Gast showed a multimedia pres- step in the right direction. For exam- entation filmed and produced by stu- ple, Agenbroad said, the North Slope dents. Ruth Ojanen wanted to see Borough built a $1 million dorm in more education given to children on Anchorage for their students and barrier crimes. Tiffany Martinson, have a tremendous success seeing NSHC director, said as an employer them through the first years of col- at NSEDC, the top two reasons why lege. she turns people away is that people Modeled on the North Slope’s have no drivers license and their success, Agenbroad said a College crime records. House would pick the kids up, help BSSD Superintendent Brett them through the first two years and Agenbroad broke the bad news that provide native foods and the support some grants will go away next year needed to make it in the big city. for Early Childhood Education, forc- ing BSSD to let go of three or four Marine update certified teachers for pre-school pro- Gay Sheffield with the UAF Ma- grams. rine Advisory Program updated the LEADING THE WAY— Melanie Bahnke, middle, and Vera Metcalf taught the joint boards a dance from Agenbroad informed the boards boards via teleconference on Bering their home, St. Lawrence Island. about culturally relevant teaching. Strait marine research news. In gen- BSSD provides culture camps for agencies are conducting walrus bio- eral, Bering Strait residents have monitoring at St. Lawrence Island, new teachers and also tries to embed concerns about the increase of ma- cultural messages in the core cur- ice seal monitoring in the North rine traffic and how it could effect Slope Borough and the Northwest riculum. For example, he said, the the health of the ecosystem and hu- district developed a curriculum on Arctic Borough, as well as in Shish- mans. Currently, federal and state maref, Gambell and Savoonga. Sheffield began a data set of dead non-harvested marine mammals and has so far counted nine whale strand- ings, 25 dead walrus strandings, two sea lions and 18 seals. She also still collected data on Unusual Mortality Event suspected seals, showing hair loss, skin sores and delayed molt. Of those, she counted 10 spotted seals, eight ringed and six bearded seals. The National Marine Mammal Laboratory and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is conducting a study to determine relationships be- IT TAKES A VILLAGE— Alaska State Trooper Sergeant Charlie tween prey animals and dominant Cross, second from left, asked the joint boards to provide leadership by currents passing from the Bering Sea being good role models and good family members to children to keep into and through the Chukchi Sea. crime down in the villages and Nome. The study will also provide im- portant baseline data on the occur- rence, distribution and habitat use of Zesty Black Bean Soup large whales in an area subject to Recipe by Kendra Miller, MPH, RDN, LD with Miller Health Consulting, LLC rapid changes in climate and human industrial development. As part of Makes Approximately 8 Servings their study, they deploy acoustic Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cook 8 hours in a crockpot on low recording devices along the northern Difficulty Level: Easy coast off Nome and in the Bering Sea. The Wildlife Conservation So- Ingredients: ciety, PEW Charitable Trust and res- 4 cups black beans, presoaked idents of Savoonga and Gambell 1 (15oz) can diced tomatoes 1 (4oz) can chopped green chilies, collaborate on a project that aims to drained establish a dataset of ambient under- 1 tsp. garlic powder water sound levels near St. Lawrence 3 cups water Island. Two spotted seals were taken cap- Directions:   tive out of the Bering Sea and are 1. Place beans, tomatoes, chilies, now at the University of California    water, and garlic powder in a      at Santa Cruz to help scientists un- crockpot set on low. Let cook for 8   derstand how spotted seals are af- hours. Stir occasionally.     fected by noise from ship traffic, air     

   guns or drilling activity. The results TIPS:     show that seals have remarkably sen- * For garnish and taste, top with two thin sitive hearing in air and water. slices of fresh avocado and a sprinkle of   !  "# Sheffield, the Whaling Captains As- cilantro.    $ sociation and the North Slope Bor- * Use dried beans for an inexpensive,    BSSD SUPERINTENDENT— Brett Agenbroad proposed a vision of yet healthy, approach to a tasty meal. % &  home-grown educators to teach BSSD and Nome students, by providing ough are collaborating on a bowhead %  & # a College House in Anchorage for the region’s students to study in a safe    & environment for the first two years of college. continued on page 9 ' &

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Photo by Anahma Shannon ALUMINUM BALER (left)— Nome landfill operator Glenn Jones shows compressed aluminum cans that he is able to process in a balerat the Nome landfill. In partnership with Kawerak, the aluminum can bales are sold and shipped to a recycling center in Seattle.

Photo by Diana Haecker NEW FEATURE (top)— A new shack at the Nome landfill on the Beam Road now accepts aluminum cans, glass and cardboard. The glass is crushed onsite and used as landfill cover. The cardboard is compacted in a baler. Kawerak and the City partner in reducing the amount of trash by recycling and compacting certain materials in order to extend the life of the city’s landfill. Kawerak has proposed to create a recycling transfer station in Nome to collect the region’s recyclable materials. • Joint boards continued from page 8 make progress.” grams, effective October 1, 2014. To solve the problem of accumu- whale health assessment document- Recycling lating trash and fading funds to get ing scarring and injuries of caught Along those lines, Bahnke re- rid of it, Shannon proposed building whales as well as documenting ma- ported that last year, Kawerak’s re- a regional transfer station for recy- rine debris entanglement of marine cycling program was able to ship clables in Nome. Currently, a few mammals. 40,000 pounds of recyclables out of Connex vans at Warren Place in After Sheffield’s presentation, Nome and to Seattle. Anahma Shan- Nome serve as a recycling center. both boards heard and adopted a res- non gave a presentation on the state There, fluorescent bulbs, lead acid olution to “encourage monitoring of of trash in Nome and the surround- batteries, household batteries, news- contaminants and pollution and for ing communities. While it was stan- papers, office paper, aluminum cans researchers to provide useful reports dard procedure to burn trash in the and electronic waste crowd a tiny to tribes.” The resolution states that past, Shannon warned that trash space that is often overflowing. Once “the potential for pollution events in- nowadays is no longer organic but a year, the contents are bundled and cludes oil spills, cargo or fuel spills, consists of synthetic materials and shipped out with the last barges to novel disease, invasive species, radi- plastics that turn into toxic ash once leave Nome. Shannon said that the ation, increased underwater vessel burned. “Those toxins then settle on creation of a self-sustaining transfer noise, marine debris, plastic, as well our land, the plants and the animals station in Nome would make sense as heavy metals and organochlorine and we end up accumulating these as a bigger storage space would contaminants” and that “the presence toxins in us,” Shannon said. allow for more recyclables to be ac- and movement of contaminants Also, the Environmental Protec- cepted. This would justify an indus- Photo by Diana Haecker which can impact wildlife and can tion Agency’s tribal Indian General trial-sized baler, which in turn would potentially be transferred to con- DANCING—To end the two-day board meeting on a cultural note, Assistance Program will no longer continued on page 16 board and staff joined Melanie Bahnke in learning a new dance. sumers is of high concern.” fund recycling or backhaul pro- The resolution demands account- able contaminant and pollution re- lated research and that such research be conducted in the context of human health, public health, food safety and food security. Kawerak Kawerak Inc. President Melanie Bahnke reported that the Education, Employment and Training Division is organizing an Education Summit to be held in Nome. The Community Services Division secured a grant for Essential Air Services for passenger service to Little Diomede through June 2015. The VPSO program is housed in the same division, and re- ports the employment of 11 VPSOs, one itinerant VPSO who travels the UNLIMITED region and is available upon request. VPSO openings are in Diomede, Elim, St.Michael, Savoonga, Shak- TALK,TTAALLK, TEXT & toolik, Stebbins, Teller and Wales. VPSO Sergeant Winfred Olanna Jr. of Brevig Mission received the VPSO of the Year award. 3X MORE DATA Bahnke informed the boards that LOWER PRICE Kawerak plans a gathering on Arctic shipping concerns and a Disaster than AAT&TT&T Summit in addition to the Education Summit. Echoing the dire reports from state and federal agencies of funding starting at:a shortfalls, Bahnke said Kawerak shifted to seek funding from private foundations. For example, Kawerak $ has administered a grant for fuel vouchers from the Citizens Energy Corporation to deliver 100 gallons of 303 fuel to regional households who ap- plied. This year, the grant has dried a month up to the point where Kawerak only issues vouchers to the surrounding communities, not Nome, for a total of $248 per household. Bahnke said that a grant has been awarded for the documentation of how to make a bird skin parkie and that Kawerak is pursuing funding to put on an Arctic Shipping confer- ence. “Our region has many things to tackle,” Bahnke said. “I have many sleepless nights over how many chal- 443.2550 • gci.com lenges we’re facing, but I feel we do 10 THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 THE NOME NUGGET A new you: How to restore the human body

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In other words, your and lifestyle. Choose poorly and you die, decay, or slough off. Like a mi- brain is yours from birth to death, but will find the body becomes a poorly croscopic factory, the tissues of your everything else is temporary. coordinated outfit that sags in un- body use the molecules Herein lies a sightly areas and is easily damaged you eat and the gasses bit of encourag- by normal wear and tear. you breathe to manu- ing news. You So next time you are walking the facture new skin, mus- have options re- grocery aisle or scanning a restaurant cles, bones, nerves, garding the body menu, avoid merely thinking, “What and blood cells. you will have 10 should I eat for dinner?” Rather The rate of cell years from now. think, “What type of body do I want turnover depends on If there is some- to work on building today?” the function of the cells thing unhealthy Load up on the vegetables, fish, in a particular part of the body. about your body, in many cases you fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts, and Cells that line the esophagus and have a chance to swap out items for dairy. Avoid processed foods, pop, stomach are replaced every 3-5 new parts. sugary drinks, tobacco products, days. You make a new layer of skin But an improvement in your chips, and foods with saturated fats. every two weeks. Red blood cells health does not happen by accident. And do something physically ac- live about 120 days. The cells of the Improvement requires thoughtful tive. Walk, bike, or ski to work. If liver are replaced every year or so. changes regarding nutrition, daily one part of the body does not work Some cells remain much longer. activity, sleep schedules, and sources well, exercise the other parts. The Your skeleton is completely re- of stress. If nothing about your joints of the body are like machines placed every ten years. And about lifestyle changes then you will al- that tend to rust with lack of use. one half of the muscle cells that ways look and feel the same, perhaps Furthermore, the body repairs areas make up your heart will be replaced worse, than you do right now. that receive more use. For example, in your lifetime. In a sense, cell turnover in the weight-bearing exercise increases • More Letters Across 61. Condition difficult to endure continued from page 2 sleeves to work to remove the road- lems by itself. 1. Duller from overuse 63. 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continued from page 2 state law relating to temporary commercial fishing crew “dude” safety net for Hotten if Parnell hadn’t denied coverage, reports licenses. House Bill 143 will limit crew to purchasing a single KUAC, which also reported that “lots” of Fairbanks residents temporary license per year, instead of buying numerous tempo- fall in the Medicaid Gap. Sullivan’s Ohio Family Can Spend Even rary licenses. ·Wayne and Sarah Taranoff own a gift shop in Sitka and have More After Court Ruling “The goal is to stop losing the revenue from the real year- spent as much as 60% of their income on medical bills in the long crew licenses, which is a loophole being exploited,” past. Yet because of Parnell’s Medicaid Gap, they don’t qual- Supreme Court ruling allows multi-million- Seaton, R-Homer, said. “The ‘dude’ licenses were intended to ify for Medicaid coverage, reports KCAW. aires further financial leverage in elections provide tourists with the opportunity to try commercial fishing ·A Nabesna worker with cystic fibrosis was denied coverage to help expand our tourism market. Certain short term fisheries because of the Medicaid Gap and had to seek work outside of ANCHORAGE: As the Koch brothers spend over $1.5 mil- like Bristol Bay, however, see some people buying consecutive Alaska because he couldn’t find affordable health care here, ac- lion to influence Alaska’s elections through secret groups and temporary licenses instead of the annual license.” cording to an Anchorage Daily News Compass column. anonymous money, the Supreme Court has removed caps on the Seaton said there has been an increase in the number of 7- According to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, total amount individuals can donate to federal candidates and day licenses sold since the program began in 2005, with 47 pur- Medicaid expansion would expand health insurance to some Political Action Committees (PAC) nationwide. Sullivan’s Ohio chased the first year, and 1344 purchased in 2012. The estimated 40,000 Alaskans with a 28:1 return-on-investment ratio for family already has invested heavily in his Alaska Senate cam- lost revenue to the state is more than $285,000. “Dude” licenses Alaska. APRN noted that this expansion of health coverage, paign and is noted for their national political influence and cost only $30 and last for seven days. HB143 keeps that level, along with other reforms in the Affordable Care Act, would re- fundraising but limits buyers to one license per year, allowing a buyer to duce the number of uninsured Alaskans by 50 percent. The An- The “McCutcheon” ruling would allow the Ohio-based fam- apply for reimbursement should they later purchase an annual li- chorage Daily News, Fairbanks Daily News Miner, and others ily of U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan to fund an unlimited cense. opined in favor of Medicaid expansion. which was endorsed by amount of Outside groups to support Sullivan’s candidacy. A HB 143, which passed by a vote of 38-0, now moves to the a wide range of groups including the Chamber of Commerce, single member of the Sullivan family gave over $89,000 to can- Alaska Senate for consideration. Hospital and Nursing Home Association, Anchorage Faith and didates and PACs in the 2012 election cycle and may now spend Action-Congregations Together, Alaska Native Tribal Health unlimited amounts of money without an aggregate cap on do- Rep. Pete Higgins cancels hearing on popular Medicaid Consortium, and NAACP. nations to federal candidates and PACs. bill “Unlimited spending has allowed super-wealthy individuals Stories from across Alaska show toll of Medicaid Gap but Speaker Chenault to introduce AGDC Board Member Bill to funnel money into races like Alaska’s, and the latest Supreme GOP not taking action on bill to extend coverage Speaker respects intent of SB124 sponsor, will still push for Court decision just opens the flood gates to more spending by ANCHORAGE: Rep. Pete Higgins (R-Fairbanks) is can- fix to law Dan Sullivan’s Outside supporters,” said Mike Wenstrup, Chair celling a hearing on a popular bill to accept federal Medicaid of the Alaska Democratic Party. funding and expand health coverage in Alaska. Medicaid ex- JUNEAU— Alaska Speaker of the House Mike Chenault an- Sullivan family members still own and operate the Ohio- pansion with federal funding has been endorsed by a wide range nounced that he will ask the House Rules Committee to intro- based international chemical company RPM International and of groups including the Chamber of Commerce, Hospital and duce a bill amending the Alaska Gasline Development are reliable donors to political candidates and campaigns. When Nursing Home Association, ANCSA Regional Association, An- Corporation statute to allow out-of-state appointees to the Board Sullivan announced his candidacy last October, Washington, DC chorage Faith and Action-Congregations Together, Alaska Na- of Directors. publication The Hill noted, “He has deep connections with some tive Tribal Health Consortium, and NAACP. Speaker Chenault, R-Nikiski, made the decision prior to Beltway players, and his brother is a top fundraiser for and ally “It is shameful that Pete Higgins is cancelling this hearing on Thursday’s Rules hearing on his proposed amendment to Sen- of Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio). Medicaid expansion when Alaskans are losing health coverage ate Bill 124. A statement from the Speaker follows. PACs are able to provide donations and assistance to federal because of the Medicaid Gap,” said Mike Wenstrup, Chair of “I thought I had SB 124 sponsor’s support to make this fix; I candidates such as Dan Sullivan at a limit of $10,000. There is the Alaska Democratic Party. was mistaken despite the fact he didn’t object to my amending no limit on the number of PACs capable of providing assistance Alaskans from across the state are falling into the Medicaid his bill. There is not, and has never been, any intent to place the to a campaign. Gap. The state’s non-partisan legislative research agency says domestic violence council at risk. I know my caucus, the House, Dan Sullivan himself has donated more money to federal can- “scores of deaths” will result from Parnell’s Medicaid the Senate, would never jeopardize such an important entity in didates for office in Ohio than Alaska. He has received more Gap. Alaskans are telling their stories about falling into Par- our state. Ever. campaign funding from Ohio than from in Alaska. He produced nell’s Medicaid Gap: “Now that it is clear that the bill sponsor doesn’t support the more than 30% of his campaign money from the Cleveland-area amendment I proposed, I will not force the issue. Only with his despite refusing to speak to his hometown newspaper and re- Personal Stories: Alaskans Fall Into Parnell’s Medicaid agreement could this mechanism have worked without threat- ported just over 100 Alaskans on his campaign finance report. Gap ening the domestic violence council. ·Audrey Saylor, who works six days a week at two jobs, does- “I want a discussion of the amendment, and we’ve had that House passes fix to commercial fish “dude” licenses n’t earn enough money to qualify for Medicaid as a result of now in the Rules Committee. However, I have withdrawn my House abides Seaton bill to close temporary crew license Parnell’s Medicaid Gap, reports the Anchorage Daily News. amendment after discussion. I am going to request a bill spon- loophole · Hillary Hotten, who works and obtains provisions through continued on page 14 JUNEAU— The Alaska House of Representatives unani- subsistence activities near Fairbanks, falls in the Medicaid Gap mously passed a bill by Rep. Paul Seaton to fix a loophole in and called it a “sock in the gut.” Medicaid could provide a

Get the news each week Subscribe Church Services Visit Directory 907.443.5235 • [email protected] Bible Baptist Church 443-2144 on Facebook Sunday School: 10 a.m./Worship: 11 a.m. Community Baptist Church-SBC 108 West 3rd Avenue • 443-5448 • Pastor Bruce Landry Sunday Small Group Bible Study: 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Community United Methodist Church West 2nd Avenue & C Street • 443-2865 Pastor Charles Brower Sunday: Worship 11:00 am       Monday: Thrift Shop 4:00 to 5:00 pm Tuesday & Thursday: Thrift Shop 7:00 to 8:30 pm Wednesday: Faith Followers 5:45 to 7:30 pm Nome Covenant Church 101 Bering Street • 443-2565 • Pastor Harvey Sunday: School 10 a.m./Worship 11 a.m. Wednesday: Youth Group 6:30 p.m. (443-8063 for more info)          Friday: Community Soup Kitchen 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church 5th Avenue & Bering • 443-5295 Sunday: Worship 11 a.m.  '#)& ) (%#%$% %#'($ &$& Sunday: worship 7 p.m. (2nd and 4th Sunday only) %# !! #!  %!  !# %! # ! +% $$%! Handicapped accessible ramp: North side River of Life Assembly of God    $)'    ### #,# 405 W. Seppala • 443-5333 • Pastor Mike Christian Jr. #! %!#%%$%  Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 11:00 a.m. #%$%!%!)+$ ! % "!" Sunday Youth Meeting: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. ( Ages: 6th grade thru 12th Grade ) ##) #$% #!# $#%+$ Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 p.m. )!&#$! $!( St. Joseph Catholic Church Corner of Steadman & W. King Place • 443-5527 !& %!( * ! "% Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:30 p.m./Sunday 10:30 a.m. Weekday Masses: Mon. & Tue. 9:00 a.m., Thur. 12:10 p.m. Friday Hospital Mass: 12:10 p.m. (NSRH Meditation Room) Patients going to ANMC and want to see a Catholic priest please call Fr. Brunet, OMI: cell 907-441-2106 or Holy Family Cathedral (907) 276-3455 Seventh-Day Adventist Icy View • 443-5137  #, Saturday Sabbath School: 10 a.m. Saturday Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Nome Church of Nazarene 3rd Avenue & Division Street • 443-2805        Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 11 a.m.

9/5 12 THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 THE NOME NUGGET CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Deadline is noon Monday •(907) 443-5235 • Fax (907)443-5112 • e-mail [email protected] Employment Real Estate th Community Office at 200 West 5 Avenue. FOR SALE— Lots 1-6, BK 81, Nome, by school / hospital, one or all, 907-444-1854 NATIVE VILLAGE OF UNALAKLEET Nome Eskimo Community For any questions, please contact the Human 5/4-tfn JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Nome Eskimo Community is recruiting for two Resources Manager, Cathy Lyon, at 907-443- OPEN: 3/13/14 CLOSING: 4/17/14 or UNTIL (2) positions located in Nome, AK: 9114 or by email to [email protected] FILLED • Accounting Specialist: non-exempt, regular, 4/10-17 JOB TITLE: Housing Director full-time position. The pay range is $23.79/hour - MUNAQSRI Senior Apartments • “A Caring Place” DEPARTMENT: Housing Department $26.78/hour (DOE). The position is open until SALARY: DOE - HOURS: M-F 40 /wk filled. NOW taking applications for one-bedroom JOB SUMMARY: • After School Activities Coordinator: non-ex- unfurnished apartments, heat included The Housing Director would be responsible for empt, regular, part-time position. The pay range Classified planning and administering, directing, supervising is $17.71/hour - $19.93/hour (DOE). The position “62 years of age or older, handicap/disabled, regardless of age” and coordinating all phases of NVU Housing De- is open until filled. Regarding Scott Travis— Your rent payment •Electricity subsidized; major appliances provided partment operations: i.e. construction, procure- To ensure the safety of children who receive of $140.00 (2012) $280.00 (2013) and annual ment, contract negotiation, selection of applicants services, Nome Eskimo Community will complete labor payment of $1,120.00 (2013) for our •Rent based on income for eligible households for hire, reporting to NVU General Manager and a Criminal History Background Check on all ap- claims in Nome, Alaska are due. Failure to pay •Rent subsidized by USDA Rural Development HUD, management of housing development pro- plicants considered for the After School Activities will result in forfeiture of your portion of these grams and budgets and/or monitors the work of Coordinator position. claims. 515 Steadman Street, Nome qualified specialists, assistant, and temp or p/t To be considered for employment, the report Submit payment to Stanley DʼOrio, 491 Dead workers. Other duties as assigned. Full job de- must be free of crimes involving sexual assault or River Road, Bowdoin, Maine 04287. EQUAL scription provided upon request. sexual abuse of a minor, unlawful exploitation of a 1/30 thru 4/24 OPPORTUNITY Submit application and resume postmarked by the minor indecent exposure, crimes of violence EMPLOYER closing date to: against persons, and must show that the applicant Nome liquor licence available. Contact Native Village of Unalakleet has not been convicted of a felony within the past Joseph Miller at RE/MAX Dynamic if interested. (907) 443-5220 PO Box 270 ten years. (907) 351-4794. PO BOX 1289 • Nome, AK 99762 Fax: (907) 443-5318 Unalakleet, AK 99684-0270 Native preference per Public Law 93-638 3/27, 4/3-10-17 Helen “Huda” Ivanoff, Manager Hearing Impaired: 1-800-770-8973 Phone: (907) 624-3622 A full copy of the job descriptions and an em- Fax: (907) 624-3621 ployment application can be obtained from the FOR SALE—Caterpillar Equipment for sale. Ex- Applications available at the NVU Office. Nome Eskimo Community Website cavators, dozers, off-road trucks, portable light 3/20-27-4/3-10 www.necalaska.org or from the Nome Eskimo plants and generators. Jewell City Conveyors, (270) 993-4255 Seawall 4/10 Trooper Beat Disclaimer: This is a record of activity. The is- Hard Hat rated Comm Diver w/5yr East Beach suance of citations or the act of arrest does not Permit looking for 8” Dredge/Investors to assign guilt lease/buy/build. 727-457-9556 C Detachment...No news re- to any identified party. 4/10-17-24-5/1 ported. On 3/31 at 7:52 p.m. Nome Police Officers re- sponded to a residence on Front Street for the re-     port of an uninvited, intoxicated female refusing to leave after being asked multiple times to do so. Upon arrival, Jerri Komonaseak, 51, was found               to still be in the residence. She was subse- quently arrested and remanded to AMCC for   Hiring soon: Criminal Trespass in the 1st Degree and was held on $500 bail.                                       !"    #       On 3/31 at 11:20 p.m. Police Officers were    $        dispatched to a residence on Port Rd. for the re- %    &&&  '   port of a female refusing to leave the residence. Stampede Ventures Truck Drivers: Upon arrival, Officers contacted Frieda ! #  !    Okoomealingok, 32, who was highly intoxicated, Requires current Class A CDL. Current Driving to the point of incapacitation. Frieda was found to be on current Order and Conditions of Release which prohibited the consumption of alcohol and record and medical Certificate must be submitted was subsequently arrested and remanded to AMCC for violating her Conditions of Release Deputy Clerk III with application. Wage DOE. and was held on $1,000 bail. Alaska Court System On 4/1 at 12:14 a.m. Police Officers re- Nome, Alaska sponded to a residence on Sixth Ave. for the re- $4,444.00 Monthly Stampede Ventures Trucking Foreman: port of a female attempting to push her way into Closing Date: April 14, 2014 the residence. Upon arrival, officers contacted Diane Katongan, 51, who was highly intoxicated Requires 5-10 yrs experience in transportation field and still attempting to gain entry into the resi- The Alaska Court System (ACS) is recruiting for a Deputy Clerk III for the Nome Trial dence while yelling and causing a commotion Courts. The selected applicant will serve as an in-court clerk for District Court criminal with minimum 5 yrs supervisory experience, current which awakened neighbors. Diane was subse- quently arrested and remanded to AMCC for proceedings, as a back-up for Superior Court criminal matters, and as a back-up in-court Class A CDL, knowledgeable in DOT, OSHA, ASI Criminal Trespass in the 1st Degree and Disor- clerk for grand jury. In-court clerks produce quality electronic recordings and written log derly Conduct and was held on $750 bail. note indexes of a wide variety of court proceedings, assist judicial officers in the courtroom, and prepare and distribute documents related to court proceedings. and other regulatory agencies, maintain operation in On 4/1 at 2:01 a.m. officers observed a vehi- cle driving erratically down Front St. with no Complete recruitment information is available on Workplace Alaska, How to Apply: compliance with D.O.T. Wages DOE. headlights on. Further observation of the vehicle http://workplace.alaska.gov. Applicants must submit a completed application through indicated that the driver may be impaired and a Workplace Alaska by 5:00 p.m. by Monday, April 14, 2014. For more information, traffic stop was conducted on C St. Upon con- contact the Alaska Court System Human Resources Department at tact, Jordon Lyon,21, was found to be intoxicated [email protected] or 907-264-8242. Applications available at the BSNC offices. and was subsequently placed under arrest for Driving Under the Influence. He was remanded to AMCC and held on $1,000 bail. The Alaska Court System is an equal employment opportunity For additional information, employer and supports workplace diversity. On 4/2 at 5:32 a.m. officers responded to a contact Peggy at 443-5252. residence on Prospect Place for the report of an 3/27,4/3-10 continued on page 13 Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) is committed to providing quality health services and promoting wellness within our people and environment. Interested in a nursing career? Available position: Patient Advocate position Essential Functions: GET YOUR NURSING • Promote customer service to patients and/or consumers, visitors, and the public and perform daily rounds on the inpatient unit to ensure the needs of the patients are understood and met • Work with NSHC staff and outside entitites to assist patients in accessing services, providing all services in a professional manner • Assist in drafting, investigating, resolving, documenting and reporting organization-specific patient/customer, and visitor DEGREE IN NOME! compliments, and/or concerns to staff • Assist in developing and administering patient education materials to communicate access to care and delivery of health services; JOIN THE INFORMATIONAL MEETING Assist in developing and implementing customer service and patient relations initiatives and provide monthly accountability and analysis ! *!/ 5Ĉŷ
,.%(ŷþăŷĽŷĂĉĀýŷ,ć)ć of customer service outcomes to all sections of the hospital +.0$3!/0ŷ),1/ŷ+*"!.!* !ŷ++)ŷ • Help Administration to build a Patient First/customer-focused culture at NSHC through department training and goal development; create The Nome-based associate degree R.N. program of the and lead training on customer/patient service • Collaborate with Compliance Officer and staff to document, track University of Alaska Anchorage School of Nursing will and respond to comments submitted by consumers/patients and admit four students in January 2015 and in January 2017. provide positive reinforcement to involved staff as well as meet customer service needs GET STARTED NOW! Before you can be accepted into • Act as first point of contact for all Contract Health Services issues the nursing program, you must complete more than Job Specific knowledge is listed below: 30 credits of pre-nursing courses. Start taking courses • Knowledge of Social Services policies, procedures and practices • Knowledge of customer service concepts and practices now! Most can be taken by distance from home. • Knoweldge of hospital policies and procedures • Knowledge of alternate resource programs and processes ŷ ŷŷŷććć attend the informational • Knowledge of medical terminology meeting Wednesday, April 16. Village residents are

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1 %+ŷ +*"!.!* !ŷ*1)!.ĉ 1-800-893-8850 [email protected] (907) 443-4573 Ľŷ ĉ 622-5300 (907) 443-2085 fax www.nortonsoundhealth.org NSHC will apply Alaska Native/American Indian (under PL 93-638), EEO, and Veteran Preferences. To ensure consumers are protected to the degree prescribed under federal and state laws, NSHC will initiate a criminal history and background check. NSHC is a drug free workplace and performs pre-employment drug screening. Candidates failing to pass a pre-employment drug screen will not be considered for employment. 4/10/14 THE NOME NUGGET THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 13 Legals AUCTION Plaintiff, Attorney for Plaintiff business manager 443-6190 housing in small communities. The program pro- AUCTION of complete turnkey Welding Shop: v. 4/10-17-24-5/1-8 4/10-17-24 vides grant funding to fill the gap between a pro- Quality Marine of Alaska, Inc, 2180 Mill Bay Road, IVA C. AILAK aka IVA AILAK aka IVA C. GANDIA jectʼs capacity to carry debt and the total Kodiak, Alaska AND ERNEST AILAK, HUSBAND AND WIFE; ALASKA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION development cost of the project, given reasonable Entire Business Liquidation to be sold as one RAMON F. GANDIA; NOME ESKIMO COMMU- Invitation to Bid NOTICE OF PROGRAM REGISTRATION expenses for the project. lot Monday, April 28 @ 10 a.m. at Alaska Auction NITY HOUSING PROGRAM; AND PERSONS Nome Public Schools is accepting sealed bids for SFYʼ15 TEACHER, HEALTH PROFESSIONAL Application for THHP funding is a three (3) step Co. 1227 E. 75th Ave., Anchorage, Alaska (907) IN POSSESSION OR CLAIMING RIGHT TO Food Management Services for the FY 2014-2015 & PUBLIC SAFETY HOUSING (THHP) process. Applicants must (1) register for the online 349-7078. Preview in Kodiak by appointment POSSESSION, School Year. The Request For Proposal is avail- GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCESS system, (2) submit a THHP Preliminary Applica- only. Defendant(s). able on the school website tion using the online system and (3) submit a In the event of no sale, another auction will be www.nomeschools.com AHFC announces the program registration pe- THHP Application using the online system. This held simultaneously online and at site in Kodiak NO. 2N0-11-48CI riod for the Teacher, Health Professional, and Pub- Notice contains requirements and deadlines for on Monday, May 5 @ 10:00am by lots listed in NOTICE OF SALE Bids must be delivered to the District Office no lic Safety Housing Grant Program. Under this website. By virtue of a Final Judgment and Decree of Fore- later than 4:00 pm on May 1, 2014. program, competitive funding is available for new continued on page 14 Rental of building containing: two 1500 sq ft closure issued August 21, 2013, by the Superior For more information, contact Paula Coffman, construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of rental bays with a welding shop and machine Court for the State of Alaska, Second Judicial Dis- shop, 600 sq ft office space, and 2 bedroom apt. trict, the undersigned shall execute upon a judg- 1000 sq ft; outfitted to support 8-12 welders any- ment issued in the above-entitled action on  where in Alaska, support for up to 7 boats simul- August 21, 2013, in favor of the Plaintiff and %&'()*+&'',,( %(-&.$ taneously in Kodiak Shipyard. Assets include: against the Defendants for the sum of $93,047.16, large inventory, 3 trucks: 2010 Chevy ½ ton plus interest and costs of sale. Said execution  pickup , custom flat bed 2010 Ford diesel ¾ ton was directed and delivered to me as a civil '&%/) ,(0 & 1'.( .( )-('(,( %2*-3(/ pickup, 2006 Ford Crew Cab F250 diesel welding process server in and for the State of Alaska. I truck with: custom boxes, Trail Blazer 350 pro 12k have levied upon all rights, titles and interest of  welder/generator, 26ʼ boat, 14 electric welders, 7 the above Judgment Debtor, in and to the follow- %  '   $ 4!(5!"+$ ! $+6 77 $"  $7   wire feeders, 5 plasma cutters, mill with complete ing described real property, to-wit: tooling, lathe with complete tooling, extensive LOT 18A, BLOCK 54 ACCORDING TO THE OF- ' "80  ' !+6 7$9" 9 6$ power and hand tools, hundreds of cables, cords FICIAL PLAT OF U.S. SURVEY 451 AS  and leads, and extensive supply of consumables AMENDED IN 1983, PLAT 83-7 and parts, etc., a 20ʼ mobile shop/Conex, 25ʼ SAID PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT: 309 West D +$:: $9" "7 :: '5(6  van/shop, power distribution at shipyard, 40ʼ in- Street, Nome, AK 99762  sulated van, and 2 storage Conexes with spanned All recorded documents shall be recorded in the roof, and much, much more. Fairbanks Recording District ;$!7 +  $9"$ 9 6$ ' "'$8 7 ' ";6(5. 9  2$ See complete business at: AlaskaAuction.com NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 15th, %7 +$ ! 7 <$((, )$ !":#6=:5(6 ) $ 7 =5= ">  4/10-17-24-5/1-8 2014, at 10:00 AM., the undersigned will sell the  above-described real property to the highest bid- IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR der for cash, certified funds or money order made THE STATE OF ALASKA payable to ʻClerk of Courtʼ. The sale will be held in SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT NOME the front lobby of the Nome Courthouse, 113 Front     Street, AK 99762, to satisfy said execution, to- DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COM- gether with interest and costs of sale. For infor-               PANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED mation regarding said property or sale, please call HOLDERS OF NOVASTAR MORTGAGE the undersigned at 206-876-3258. FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2007-2 NOVASTAR Dated:                HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CER- Joe Solseng, ASB #0909038 TIFICATES, SERIES 2007- Robinson Tait, P.S.               • More Seawall                  speech, and the strong odor of alcohol from his              continued from page 12 person. Brian was able to stand and walk with assault. Upon arrival, officers contacted Chad the officerʼs help. Brian did not need medical at-      ! "#$%    Jacobson, 28, and investigation revealed that he tention, and was transported to the N.E.S.T. had assaulted and injured a member of the &  ! '''            household. Chad was subsequently arrested On 4/4 at 8:25 p.m. NPD responded to a re- and remanded to AMCC for Assault in the 4th port of an assault on Fourth Ave. Investigation Degree, DV and was held without bail. revealed that Judith Noyakuk had assaulted a         ' member of the household, causing injury and On 4/2 at 9:40 p.m. NPD responded to a re- further attempted to prevent the victim from call- port of a fight on Third Ave. The investigation ing the Police for help. Judith was arrested for         led to the arrest of Max Iyapana, Jr. for Habitual Assault in the Fourth Degree, DV and for Inter- Minor Consumption of Alcohol and a Probation fering with the Report of DV. Judith was re- % (      ) *&  Violation. He was transported to AMCC, no bail manded to AMCC, with no bail. was set. + %       (,      On 4/3 NPD responded to a report of a On 4/5 at 2:15 a.m. NPD responded to a drunken male trespassing at the Seaside Cen- REDDI (Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately) ter. The investigation led to Shelby David, Jr. be Report of a vehicle being operated by a person --.)   /..  01..  ,   ".. taken into protective custody and transported to under the influence of alcohol. Vehicle was ob- AMCC for a Title 47, 12-hour hold. served driving at a high rate of speed West on     *      233#.4 Front Street. Officers initiated a traffic stop on On 4/4 at 12:10 a.m. NPD responded to a re- Nome-Teller Highway where the investigation port of a disturbance on Seppala Dr. The inves- led to the arrest of Dawn Warnke for DUI. Dawn 3.500/0/."    3.5//04/-. tigation led to the arrest of Florence Habros for was remanded to AMCC with a set bail at violating probation. She was transported to $1,000. AMCC, no bail was set. 3.500/"34# 6    3.5//04/-# 6  On 4/5 at 10:49 p.m. NPD responded to a On 4/4 at 7:20 p.m. NPD responded to the 911 call on Firstt Ave. The investigation led to  7        7      report of an intoxicated juvenile. Officerʼs made the arrest of Bernard Paniataaq for Probation Vi- contact with a 14-year-old male was who intoxi- olation, Violating Conditions of Release and Re-     !" cated, and in need of medical attention. The sisting Arrest. Bernard was transported to 4/10 male was transported to NSRH where he was AMCC, no bail was set. issued a citation for minor consuming alcohol. He was left with a responsible adult. Further in- On 4/6 at 2:58 a.m. officers observed Eu- 8S vestigation resulted in another 14-year-old male gene Fenton staggering out of the bar and into being issued a citation for minor consuming al- his vehicle and drive away. Eugene was cohol, and was released to his parents. 8S stopped and during the investigation was found to be too impaired to be driving. Eugene was On 4/4 at 11:12 p.m. NPD responded to the charged with DUI and Refusal to Submit to a report that an intoxicated male was sleeping be- Chemical Test. 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Don’t be fooled (again) by phony Kott was asked if the bill had been passed only to keep jority would then have to wait two years to thwart the will of the people. the initiative off the ballot and curb turnout by low-in- Ed Flanagan is chair of Alaskans for a Fair Minimum Wage (www.Alaska- support for minimum wage come voters who might lean Democratic. Here’s what NeedsaRaise.org), the sponsor of the minimum wage initiative which has been he told the Associated Press on May 16, 2002: certified for the August election as Ballot Measure 3. He served as labor By Ed Flanagan “Rep. Pete Kott, R-Eagle River, has said that was not commissioner under Governor Tony Knowles from January 1999 to Decem- In the Superman comic books of my youth, “Bizarro his motivation for sponsoring the bill. Kott had proposed ber 2002. World” was a parallel universe where everyday was Op- a smaller increase in 2001 but changed his bill to match posite Day. Up meant down, bad meant good, the world the ballot initiative. He has said it is better for the Leg- was a cube, and Bizarro Superman and Bizarro Lois Lane islature to address the measure than leave it to voters. looked like the Addams family on a bad hair day. That way, if legislators decide to change the inflation pro- In the Bizarro World that is the Alaska Legislature, we vision, they can do so next year, Kott said. If the change Jens Hildreth is bravely find ourselves in a situation where the only right vote on were made through a ballot initiative, they’d have to wait ANY minimum wage bill introduced by the House Ma- two years.” jority late in the session is NO. Kott knew what he was doing and was, in this case, battling cancer. Even to those accustomed to cynicism and insincerity true to his word. In May 2003, the Legislature repealed in the Legislature, the sudden interest in passing a mini- the indexing provision in a bill signed by Frank mum wage law that would preempt the voter initiative is Murkowski. Seventeen Majority legislators who had breathtaking in the contempt and disrespect for the intel- voted for the bill in 2002 voted to gut it in 2003. ligence of Alaskan voters it demonstrates. Protestations Had they left the indexing provision in place, Alaska’s by House Majority Leader Lance Pruitt notwithstanding, minimum wage would be $9.53 today, rather than $7.75, his Majority would only pass a bill identical to the initia- a huge difference in the lives of thousands of hard work- tive for two reasons, neither having anything to do with ing Alaskans. the best interests of Alaskan workers. The first would be A move is afoot to pull the same cynical stunt this year, to avoid bringing out low-income voters who might not preempting the minimum wage initiative already ap- vote as the Majority would prefer in statewide races or proved for the August ballot as Ballot Measure 3. While on other ballot measures. The second is to come back House Majority Leader Lance Pruitt claims it is wrong next year and repeal key provisions of the law before they to assume history will repeat itself, representatives of the take effect, as was done in 2003. hospitality industry work the halls with a top lobbyist In 2001, bills to increase the minimum wage and index seeking support for legislation to do just that. Is Pruitt it to inflation were stalled in the legislature. The AFL- really unaware that one in four of current Republican leg- CIO gathered 50,000 signatures for an initiative mirror- islators voted to gut the 2002 bill in 2003? He is being ing Governor Knowles’ bill, which was approved for the disingenuous - at best - when he dismisses valid concerns November 2002 ballot. As with the current initiative, of initiative supporters. A young man with likely polls showed 70% support for the measure. After trying statewide ambitions, he should consider finding a better Donations are welcome. to move a bill without indexing, which they were advised role model than Pete Kott. would not meet the test of “substantially similar” legis- If a minimum wage bill is introduced, Alaskans need to Wells Fargo Account “Jens Hildreth” lation required to block the vote, the Legislature passed let legislators know we won’t be fooled again. They a bill identical to the initiative, sponsored by House should stop playing games and insulting our intelligence, Account number: 5965933442 Speaker Pete Kott, in May 2002. and let the people vote on the initiative. At least the Ma- • More Juneau Juice continued from page 11 “AGDC’s board includes two commissioners. The governor Rabinow’s resume? appoints five public members. By statute, the governor is en- “HB 4 was complex legislation; 59 pages long. As is often sored by House Rules by request that amends AGDC’s statute couraged to appoint people who bring specific qualifications – the case in this process, we don’t always get it all right the first in order to allow for out-of-state board appointments, and I hope expertise in pipeline construction, large project management, time around. HB 4 specifically laid out a structure for AGDC as to have this bill through the process before confirmations this and so on. a corporation, defining what the Legislature wanted as far as session. “By statute, AGDC’s mission requires the board and the cor- board appointments, items generally addressed in 39.05, exist- “Mr. Rabinow, of Texas, is on the list of appointments we’re poration to act in Alaskans’ best interests. ing statute related to public officers and employees. to take up. I want us to be able to vote on confirmation on the And the board is all-Alaskan, except for one appointee. Bear “Alaska Statute 39.05.100 requires board appointees to be merits of Mr. Rabinow, and that means his appointment has to in mind that no matter how hard the board works to develop a Alaskans, unless otherwise provided. HB 4 laid out board re- be allowable by statute. If people vote for him, OK. If people project with Alaskans’ interests in mind, if the board lacks the quirements, without specifically stating whether members had vote against him, OK. But let’s have the vote. And regardless of global expertise to bring a project to fruition, they risk failing to be Alaskans or not; legal guidance at the time, plus testimony, Mr. Rabinow’s nomination, AGDC’s statute should be amended Alaskans. was that the HB 4 language allowed out-of-state and Alaskans to fix a technical oversight and reflect the intent of the Legisla- “Alaskans lose if a project is not developed well, constructed to serve. What we neglected to do – and this was an oversight ture. That desire – which was clear in testimony last year – is on time and on budget, and under terms with the major oil and – is to specifically exempt AGDC from 39.05.100, after we put that the governor has the ultimate discretion in appointing the gas producers that serve Alaskans well. Who better to under- into AGDC’s statutes what we intended.” most qualified people to lead AGDC in carrying out its mission stand the way the majors operate, and then to use that knowl- to develop projects that get gas to Alaskans. edge for the benefit of Alaskans, than a candidate with Mr. • More Legals

to the online application system according to Partnerships Program (HOME). 1020; by FAX at 1-907-338-2585; or by e-mail to a bid package by registering with the City Clerk by continued from page 13 this deadline. For information on how to submit a The Plan Draft includes general principles and [email protected]. email at [email protected], phone at 907- Steps (1) and (2). Applicants will NOT be eligible to registration request and submit a Teacher, Health priorities for use of these funds; description of the View the Plan at www.ahfc.us by selecting 443-6663 or by fax at (907)443-5345. Contract apply for THHP funding unless they meet both Professional, and Public Safety Housing prelimi- lead entity responsible for the Plan; citizen partic- “For Pros,” “Reference,” “Plans” then clicking on Documents will be available March 27, 2014. deadlines for Steps (1) and (2). nary application, please visit the AHFC website at ipation/consultation; housing needs assessment the link to the Plan by name. This document can www.ahfc.us. for the homeless, specific income groups, special also be reached by following this link: Step (1): Applicants must register to use the One complete set of Bid Documents will also online system. AHFC must receive a registration Or contact: needs groups, and lead-based paint hazards; http://www.ahfc.us/rent/plans/. Hardcopies may be Derrick Chan housing market analysis including homeless facil- downloaded or requested by contacting Toni But- be available for review at The Plans Room, 4831 request for the online application system no later Old Seward Hwy # 102, Anchorage, Alaska 99503, than June 1, 2014. Registration forms are avail- Alaska Housing Finance Corporation ities, special needs facilities and services, and bar- ler at 330-8280; outside of Anchorage at 1-800- P.O. Box 101020 riers to fair housing. It also provides a strategy for 478-2432. (907)563-2029. able for download at www.ahfc.us under the THHP The deadline for submission of sealed propos- Grant information page. Anchorage, Alaska 99510 meeting the identified needs, addressing barriers AHFC complies with Title II of the Americans 907-330-8235 to fair housing and lead-based paint hazards; non- with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation als is April 17, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. local time and Step (2): On June 9, 2014, applicants who shortly thereafter the bids will be opened publicly have successfully submitted a registration request 907-338-2585(FAX) housing community development plan; anti- Act of 1973. Individuals with disabilities who may 1-800-478-2432 poverty strategy; analysis of institutional structure need auxiliary aids or special modifications to par- and read aloud. Bids must be physically submitted for the online application system will be invited to to the City Clerk at City Hall. Bids must be sub- submit the SFY2015 Teacher, Health Professional, [email protected] and its coordination; public housing resident initia- ticipate in the public comment process should call 4/10 tives; and low-income housing tax credit use. Toni Butler at 330-8280. mitted in a sealed envelope and marked clearly on and Public Safety Housing Preliminary Application. the envelope as “Bid Enclosed: Nome High School The completed Pre-application must be submitted The SFY2015 Annual Action Plan is the fifth 4/10 NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD annual implementation of the current 5-Year HCD INVITATION TO BID – HVAC Controls Upgrades Project” along with the through the online system no later than June 29, name and address of the Bidder. Fax submissions 2014. PROPOSED ANNUAL ACTION PLAN (AAP) Plan. The draft specifically details how CDBG, NOME HIGH SCHOOL – HVAC CONTROLS For State Fiscal Year 2015 ESG and HOME annual funding allocations will be UPGRADES PROJECT are not allowed. Step (3): The preliminary application will pro- A five percent bid bond or cashierʼs check is re- vide sufficient information for AHFC to determine if used to carry out the strategy of the HCD Plan. It NOME, ALASKA The public is encouraged to provide com- includes information on state programs that en- OWNER: CITY OF NOME quired. Payment and performance bonds will also the project proposal is an eligible activity and can be required. The contract will be awarded to the be invited into the SFY2015 Teacher, Health Pro- ments on the State of Alaska (except Anchor- hance these HUD programs. P.O. BOX 281 age) Housing and Community Development The SFY2015 Annual Action Plan (draft) will NOME, ALASKA 99762 lowest qualified Bidder as determined by the City. fessional, and Public Safety Housing Grant Pro- The City of Nome reserves the right to reject any gram competition starting early July 2014. Annual Action Plan for SFY2015. be available for public comment from March 907-443-6663 (PHONE) The Annual Action Plan is required to receive 21, 2014 through close of business (5:00 p.m. 907-443-5345 (FAX) and all bids, to waive informalities, and to reject The deadline to register for access to the non-conforming, non-responsive, or conditional online application system is June 1, 2014. All federal funds for the Community Development Alaska time) on April 20, 2014. The Nome Public School District will receive Block Grant (CDBG), the Emergency Shelter/So- Submit comments in writing to Oscar Cedano sealed bids for Nome High School HVAC Controls bids. entities wishing to submit a Pre-Application 4/10 must submit registration requests for access lutions Grant (ESG) and the HOME Investment at AHFC; PO Box 101020, Anchorage, AK, 99510- Upgrades Project. Interested persons may receive Court Week ending 4/4 Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days. State of Alaska v. Kerry R. Brunette (10/15/83); Criminal Trespass 1; DV; Date of Vio- Civil State of Alaska v. Rochelle Giffin (7/8/92); CTN 001: Assault 4; Date of Violation: lation: 10/13/13; Any appearance or performance bond is exonerated; Suspended Williams, SR., Darrel K. v. Soclamana, Mike; Civil Protective Order 3/22/14; CTN Chrgs Dismissed: 002; 90 days, 80 days suspended; Unsuspended Imposition of Sentence: Imposition of sentence is suspended; The defendant is Kauer, Robert J. v. Pungowiyi, Donald; Civil Protective Order 10 days shall be served; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Of- placed on probation subject to terms, orders, and conditions listed below; Initial Jail Pungowiyi, Panganga L. v. Pungowiyi, Donald; Civil Protective Order fice, Anchorage; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Suspended Jail Sur- Alaska National Insurance Company v. PLS Construction, LLC; Civil District Court Must be paid if probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and charge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be paid if probation is revoked State of Alaska, Department of Revenue, Child Supp v. Westdahl, George; Domestic taken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid and, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Po- Relations Other through this court within 10 days; Probation for 1 year (date of judgment: 3/28/14); lice Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days; Pro- Tocktoo, Rhonda M. v. Kakaruk, Henry M.; Civil Protective Order Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless ar- bation for 1 year (date of judgment: 4/1/14); Shall comply with all court orders by the Noffsker, John J. and Noffsker, Luann R.; Dissolution with Children rest for any violation of these conditions of probation; Shall commit no jailable of- deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless arrest for any violation of these conditions Saclamana, Gregory v. Saclamana, John; Civil Protective Order fenses; Shall no contact, directly or indirectly, or return to the residence of Deborah of probation; Shall commit no violations of law, assaultive or disorderly conduct, or Westbrook, Ashley T. v. Miklahook, Christopher H.; Civil Protective Order Okitkon without consent; Shall not possess or consume alcohol; Shall not enter or domestic violence. Small Claims remain on the premises of any bar or liquor store; Subject to warrantless breath State of Alaska v. Michael Kost (10/2/89); Dismissal; Count 001: Sexual Abuse of a No current claims filed (start 2NO-14-00014SC) testing at the request of any pace officer; Integrated Assessment by 5 days after re- Minor in the First Degree; AS 11.41.434(a)(1); COUNT II remains before the court; Criminal lease; Participate in and complete recommended treatment and aftercare, 443- Filed by the DAs Office 4/1/14. State of Alaska v. John W. Bullock (3/28/73); DUI; Date of offense: 11/32413; 30 days, 3311; Appear 5/26/14 at 1:30 p.m. to show proof of treatment. State of Alaska v. Jeri Komonaseak (1/17/63); 2NO-13-656CR Order to Modify or Re- 27 days suspended; Report to Nome Court on 4/11/14 at 1:30 p.m. for a remand State of Alaska v. Johnny Ann Janette (6/2/71); Notice of Dismissal; Charge 001: Drunk voke Probation; ATN: 114189966; Violated conditions of probation; Suspended jail hearing; Pay to Clerk of Court: Fine: $1,500 with $0 suspended; $1,500 due in 1 on Licensed Premise; Charge 002: Criminal Trespass 2; Filed by the DAs Office term revoked and imposed: 1 day, not to exceed time served. year; Police Training Surcharge: $75 with $0 suspended; $75 due in 10 days; Pay 4/3/14. State of Alaska v. Jeri Komonaseak (1/17/63); 2NO-14-197CR Notice of Dismissal; to Collections Unit, AGs Office, Anchorage: Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case, $0 State of Alaska v. Tanya Noyakuk (9/24/79); CTN 001: DUI; Date of offense: 11/2/13; Charge 001: Criminal Trespass 1; Filed by the DAs Office 4/1/14. suspended; $50 due; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 sus- 30 days, 27 days suspended; Report on 4/28/14 to Nome Court at 1:30 p.m.; Pay State of Alaska v. Jennifer Russell (1/5/81); 2NO-12-81CR Order to Modify or Revoke pended; $0 due; Cost of Imprisonment: $330 (1st off.) with $0 suspended; Full to Clerk of Court: Fine: $1,500 with $0 suspended; $1,500 due in 1 year; Police Probation; ATN: 112698567; Violated conditions of probation; Probation extended amount ordered due; Contact other: Obtain assessment from NSHC (BHS) 443- Training Surcharge: $75 with $0 suspended; $75 due in 10 days; Pay to Collections to 4/1/15. 3311 within 5 days after release; Complete screening, evaluation and recommended Unit, AGs Office, Anchorage: Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case, $0 suspended; State of Alaska v. Jennifer Russell (1/5/81); 2NO-13-270CR Order to Modify or Revoke program; You are responsible for costs; File proof by 9/1/14 that you followed all as- $50 due; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; $0 due; Probation; ATN: 113676822; Violated conditions of probation; No Action Taken. sessment recommendations; Driverʼs license revoked for 90 days; Concurrent with Cost of Imprisonment: $330 (1st off.) with $0 suspended; Full amount ordered due; State of Alaska v. Marsha A. Otten (3/17/87); Order to Modify or Revoke Probation; DMV action; Use an Ignition Interlock Device: After you regain privilege to drive or Contact other: NSHC Behavioral Health, 443-3311 by 5/2/14; Complete screening, ATN: 112702482; Violated conditions of probation; Probation terminated; Sus- obtain a limited license, you must use an ignition interlock device (IID) as directed evaluation and recommended program; You are responsible for costs; File proof by pended jail term revoked and imposed: all remaining time. in the IID Information Sheet (CR-483) for 6 months; Costs of IID will be deducted 9/1/14 that you received an assessment and completed treatment; Driverʼs license State of Alaska v. Florence Habros (11/7/71); Order to Modify or Revoke Probation; from fine if you file proof of payment before fine due date; Probation for 1 year (date revoked for 90 days; Concurrent with DMV action; Use an Ignition Interlock Device: ATN: 111176118; Violated conditions of probation; Suspended jail term revoked and of judgment: 4/3/14); Obey all direct court orders listed above by the deadlines After you regain privilege to drive or obtain a limited license, you must use an ig- imposed: 10 days; All other terms and conditions of probation in the original judg- stated; Commit no jailable offenses. nition interlock device (IID) as directed in the IID Information Sheet (CR-483) for 6 ment remain in effect. State of Alaska v. Dawn Oozevaseuk (8/30/83); Violate Protective Order; DV; Date of months; Costs of IID will be deducted from fine if you file proof of payment before Violation: 3/3/13; 120 days, 0 days suspended; Unsuspended 120 days shall be fine due date; Probation for 1 year (date of judgment: 4/2/14); Obey all direct court served; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; orders listed above by the deadlines stated; Commit no jailable offenses. THE NOME NUGGET THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 15 SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF NOME

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Photo by Diana Haecker TRADITION— Vera Metcalf, front, leads a dance at the end of the joint board meeting on Friday afternoon, April 4, as Larry Kava drums. • Joint boards continued from page 9 Jones also designed and built an aluminum crusher with which he is turn the endeavor into a profitable able to make dense squares of alu- proposition because it would allow minum cans. Kawerak to sell the bales. They will be put on pallets and Right now, Kawerak actually send south this summer. pays a Seattle recycling firm to take Photo by Kim Knudsen Shannon then asked the boards AURORA BOREALIS— Nomeite Kim Knudsen captured a photo of the northern lights over Nome and Nome’s e-waste off their hands. blessing in form of passing a resolu- However, aluminum is sold and herself by setting the camera’s self timer. The image was taken between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Saturday, April tion to support a regional recycling 5. recycled into new cans. In partner- transfer station. The boards unani- ship with the City of Nome, the land- mously passed the resolution. fill now accepts cardboard and glass. The two-day board meeting ended The glass is crushed by a dozer with Melanie Bahnke reminding and used to cover up the landfill. Kawerak and NSHC board members Shannon said that the City is looking that the perpetuation of one’s her- at their budget to see if they can af- itage and culture is important. ford a commercial glass crusher Thus, she and Vera Metcalf vol- which would make uniform, pea unteered to teach all board members gravel size bits of glass that could be a St. Lawrence Island Dance titled sold back to residents for use in gar- “Which way should I go?” dens and yards. They were accompanied by Larry Kawerak obtained two small Kava’s drum and Preston Rookok’s balers and stationed them at the land- singing, bringing two long days to fill. Landfill operator Glenn Jones is and end with laughter and unity. using the balers to compact card- board. Legislature passes SJR15 By Diana Haecker fect, United States Secretary of State Last Friday, the Alaska House of Hilary Clinton and present Secretary Representatives passed Senate Joint of State John Kerry and the National Resolution 15, a resolution urging Park Service with representatives the federal government to stop pur- from Russia had drafted a Memo- suing the National Park Service randum of Understanding. project to create the Beringia trans- SJR 15 strongly urges the federal boundary international park or any government to pause this process other international designations and consult the State of Alaska on identified through the United Na- this MOU and any further federal or tions Educational, Scientific and United Nations designations in the Cultural Organization. future. It also requires if any land The resolution was sponsored and designations are made, both the U.S. introduced by Senator Cathy Giessel Congress and the Alaska State Leg- (R-Anchorage Hillside/Turnagain islature have to approve them. Arm/N. Kenai). SJR15 urges the Representative Eric Feige (R- Federal Government to stop pursu- Chickaloon) brought SJR 15 to the ing the creation of the Beringia In- House Floor and was instrumental in ternational its passing. The resolution is on its The Beringia Transboundary area, way to the Governor. Copies of the spanning from eastern Russia over resolution will be distributed to to northwestern Alaska, is meant to President Obama, members of his bond Russian and northwestern cabinet and the Alaska Congres- Alaska cultures together. To that ef- sional delegation.