July 24 2014 NJUS Grapples with Rising Power Generation Costs by Sandra L

Photo by Diana Haecker FRESH AND NATURAL— Fish hang to dry on a rack at the beach overlooking Grantley Harbor. Protection of the sensitive area was the mission of an oil spill drill last week.

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VOLUME CXIV NO. 30 July 24 2014 NJUS grapples with rising power generation costs By Sandra L. Medearis a raise of two cents. However, fac- Berda Willson, board chairwoman The Nome Joint Utility System toring in lower cost fuel already on observed. board voted to increase the fuel sur- hand plus a rebate for fuel that tested charge on oil it is feeding into its below BTU values in the 2013 sup- Fewer kilowatt sold generators to light the town. ply lowered the average total cost per The revenue from kwh sales was At a penny a kilowatt, the increase gallon to $3.5387, halving the in- already down from 2013 by 10 per- slated for the July billing will take crease to one cent per gallon. cent, Handeland said Monday. A ratepayers’ costs up by $5 per 500 The board approved the increase major impact occurred when Rock kilowatts. July 16, but they were degrees cooler Creek Mine shut. A comparison of Sagging revenue numbers tell him than lukewarm on the issue. The ris- figures for January to June 30, year that Nome Joint Utility System ing cost of electric power has them on year, showed that, although the needs to raise the fuel surcharge to stymied. mine did not operate last year, main- the extent allowed by the current The board held their own feet to tenance, running pumps and the like, NJUS tariff, said John K. Handeland, the fire as well as Handeland’s, with had added to NJUS’ bottom line. utility manager. That means raising their oft-expressed—but unsatis- Add in energy saving moves by the charge to 21.51 cents, replacing fied— concern that a continued in- residents like installing LED light the current 20.5 cents. crease in utility costs would drive bulbs and the City’s installation of The increase would put $182,000 ratepayers out of town. LED street lighting. into the utility’s budget, the utility A continuing increase in power They thought the electric bills manager, said. costs would cause ratepayers to start would come down when the two The fuel surcharge accommodates turning off lights and to slow down giant wind turbines went up on Ban- rises in fuel prices. Based on 2014 their meters in other ways, with the ner Ridge, board members said, but fuel projections, the total cost per result that kilowatt sales would they have not. When the 900-kilo- gallon for new fuel received was droop, bringing down revenue. watted turbines started to spin, the $3.663, which would have raised the The revenue increase expected surcharge to 22.5 cents per kilowatt, from rate increases wouldn’t happen, continued on page 4 Bear and musk ox dispatched in defense of life and property By Diana Haecker cers Justin Timm and Jim Edson and sent to Fairbanks to be processed. Last week, on two separate occa- together they searched the area for Dunker said the hide will be auc- sions, a grizzly bear and a musk ox the bear, initially to no avail. tioned off at the Fur Rondy in An- were taken in defense of life and Dunker then drove north on the chorage. property inside of Nome City limits. Nome-Beltz Highway and spotted As for lessons learned, Dunker On Tuesday, July 15 at 2:30 a.m., the bear at Nome musher Kirsten said the public should not store food, a Checker Cab driver flagged down a Bey’s dog yard. He saw the bear had trash, animal parts or fish outside as Nome police patrol car and reported gotten into a container that stored those items may attract bears. Once having seen a brown bear near Bel- dog food. habituated to finding food near mont Point Cemetery and the dog Dunker called the NPD officers in human settlements, those bears are lots at Nome Gold land, according to and together they tried to run off the likely to become nuisance animals Nome Police Chief John Papasodora. bear by making loud noises, but that and most likely will be shot to pro- NPD notified Alaska Dept. of Fish didn’t have the desired effect. “At tect humans. and Game personnel. Bill Dunker, one point it looked like the bear was Kirsten Bey said she was out of Fish and Wildlife Technician with approaching one of the dogs,” town when the incident occurred. the department, responded. Dunker said. That triggered the deci- Her dog sitter texted her what had According to Dunker, he received sion to dispatch the bear. Dunker and occurred when he came in the morn- Photo by Bret Hanson the information that several loose one of the NPD officers shot the an- ing to find the food container SILVER MEDAL— Nome’s Elijah Cabinboy won a silver medal in dogs chased a bear in the vicinity of imal. knocked over and about 20 pounds the Alaskan High Kick, reaching 91 inches high. See more WEIO re- the AC store, the cemetery and the The animal was classified as taken of dog kibble scattered next to it. sults and photos on page 10. northern side of Little Creek Road. in defense of life and property. Its continued on page 4 He met up with Nome police offi- hide and skull were salvaged and Valuable lessons learned in Teller oil spill response drill By Diana Haecker But in the case of Alaska Chadux, barge equipment deployment held in Only rarely do oil spill removal the OSRO that set out last Wednes- Homer in May. It simulated the ini- organizations , OSRO for short, em- day to test how fast they could get oil tial response actions to be taken by brace bad weather, rough seas and spill response equipment from Nome onboard crew and Chadux respon- uncooperative elements. to Teller, bad weather was just what ders as they arrived on scene. they wanted and what yielded good Part two was a tabletop exercise results in terms of lessons learned. held in June. It involved an incident On the Web: Alaska Chadux conducted a drill management team comprised of per- www.nomenugget.net that simulated an oil spill at Port sonnel from seven member compa- Clarence. nies. They were tasked to create a E-mail: The drill was one component of a response plan to clean up oil during a [email protected] three-part exercise to test oil spill re- Teller scenario. sponse plans in place for Chadux Part three was to test the logistics members, consisting of operators of of getting oil spill response equip- marine vessels transporting fuel in ment stored in connexes in Nome to state waters, companies that operate Teller. large oil storage facilities and com- The intent of all three exercises Photo by Diana Haecker mercial fishing fleets. was to test member response capa- DRILL— Alaska Chadux response crew deployed an oil spill boom Part one of the exercise was a across the 200-ft. washout at the Teller sandspit as part of an oil spill continued on page 5 response drill. 2 THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 OPINION THE NOME NUGGET Letters Nancy with and went to school with him and there as a new shop in town and de- East Coast through the Northwest rules! If he can’t do the work, that’s Well, another summer has just have known Matt all their lives, and cided to go there. Passage with his family and stopped another story. about reached the halfway point, have had work done in his shop over I must say the work was first class, here on the way to SF! San Fran- And Matt, love you brother, but as with a nice June and just OK, July. the years and as the volunteer fire his shop clean, he and his employees cisco’s loss our gain! the Fire Chief of Nome, you need to The weather has been better than last dept. chief, admire his dedication and were polite and professional AND he Welcome to Nome Rolland, you be fair and honest, while working year to be sure, but hoping for more commitment to public service. Heck, was a little cheaper. bring the sprit, attitude and search for with your competition in the auto re- sunshine. I’ve known Matt for years, and have While talking to him I found him adventure that most of us were look- pair business. Everything is in full swing, with had work done several times on my to be smart, and very unassuming. He ing for when we made the decision to Let’s all pray for some more sun- the airport improvements, road re- old truck over the past 30 years I’ve mentioned that had moved here from locate here. shine. It’s not easy living in Nome! pair, gold mining and crabbing fleets lived in Nome. the East Coast and had stopped in Nancy, I just wanted to even the Your Neighbor coming and going, my favorite time But to award this contract on that Nome on his way to San Francisco. battle up a little bit, I can see both Terry Day of year. bases, is neither right nor fair. (How do you stop in Nome on your sides, but what’s right is right, we Nome, Alaska I’ve been following a story of On the other hand let’s look at way to SF?) need to let Rolland have this contract, David versus Goliath in The Nugget Rolland Trowbridge (David) He’s Well, he sailed a boat from the he bid on it fair and square, by the continued on page 8 the past month with interest, and only been in Nome for a few years; would like to make a few comments. most of us don’t know him at all. We It seems that some of our city just know he is a new guy, trying to council members would like to take a job away from our friend. Sure change not just the rules, but also the he went through the process just like sprit of the “process” of awarding the Matt to bid on the contract, but we A Look at the Past Fire Department maintenance con- don’t know him! tract. Well, I had an opportunity to meet Matt Johnson vs. Rolland Trow- Rolland this past month. My old pick bridge. Sure, Matt Johnson (Goliath), up broke down and needed some Fire Chief, family man and neighbor. work. I’ve been to every shop in He’s a good guy; some of us grew up town over the years, and I had heard

Letters to the editor must be signed and include an address and phone number. Thank you notes and political endorsements are considered ads. Editorial Are They Nuts? Why are the Republican candidates kissing up to the Tea Party? Itʼs hard to believe anyone could be such a flaming idiot. Treadwell, Sul- livan and Miller — what a bunch! Just when Treadwell seemed to be the sanest, he joined Miller in support of a 30 percent national sales tax. In Nome this would be on top of our city sales tax. Of course this would be in place of the IRS, which they wish to abolish. Thus the billionaires would get off tax free, and they can only buy so much tissue paper. How would Alaskans survive paying outrageous prices for food, fuel, rentals, mortgage and auto loans? How would the unemployed survive? Itʼs hard to believe the Republican candidates all have gone off the deep end just to curry Tea Party support. As if they havenʼt launched themselves into ex- treme enough orbit,they all have piled onto the stupidity of denying cli- Circa 1906 Photo Courtesy of the Carrie M. McLain Memorial Museum mate change science. How can they repudiate facts as plain as the A BUMPER CROP – Display of vegetables raised by S.A. Shay, Council, Alaska. Shay’s vegetable stand also noses on their faces about global warming? served as the Council Post Office. What a sad day for the Republicans in Alaska. Donʼt they realize they donʼt need the Tea Party? Alaska has its own brand of wingdings. What is wrong with being trustworthy and caring for good govern- High High Low Low ment? We need to look out for the well being of ordinary citizens, not Date Day Time Tide Time Tide Time Tide Time Tide 07/24 Th 5:23 a.m. +1.1 3:19 p.m. +1.4 9:05 a.m. +0.9 10:56 p.m. -0.0 just the billionaire boys. —N.L.M.— 07/25 Fr 6:31 a.m. +1.2 4:06 p.m. +1.3 10:04 a.m. +1.0 11:39 p.m. -0.0 07/26 Sa 7:22 a.m. +1.2 4:54 p.m. +1.3 11:05 a.m. +1.0 07/27 Su 8:01 a.m. +1.2 5:42 p.m. +1.3 12:17 a.m. -0.0 12:03 p.m. +1.0 07/28 Mo 8:30 a.m. +1.3 6:31 p.m. +1.3 12:53 a.m. -0.0 12:55 p.m. +0.9 07/29 Tu 8:52 a.m. +1.3 7:19 p.m. +1.2 1:28 a.m. -0.0 1:43 p.m. +0.9 Illegitimus non carborundum 07/30 We 9:12 a.m. +1.3 8:07 p.m. +1.2 2:03 a.m. -0.0 2:28 p.m. +0.8 Daily variations in sea level due to local meteorological conditions cannot be predicted and may significantly effect the observed tides in this area. All times are listed in Local Standard Time. All heights are in feet referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

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Compiled by Diana Haecker Revised Magnuson-Stevens open pit copper mines in the world EPA has used its 404(c) authority “This is that mechanism. It will draft under public review and would threaten one of the sparingly, beginning the process in attract the private investment that we Retired Admiral Robert A revised draft of the Magnuson- world’s most productive salmon fish- 30 instances and completing it only need while sending the message to Papp to serve as U.S. Special Stevens Act reauthorization legisla- eries. 13 times in the 42-year history of the the Federal Government that we feel Representative for the Arc- tion is now available online for EPA Region 10 is seeking public Clean Water Act. EPA use of its au- fortifying and strengthening our as- tic public review and comment, said comments on the proposal. thority has typically involved major sets in the Arctic is critical and we In a press statement Secretary of U.S. Senator Mark Begich, chair of The Bristol Bay watershed is an projects with significant impacts on are not afraid to lead this massive un- State John Kerry announced the ap- the Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, area of exceptional ecological value some of America’s most ecologically dertaking.” pointment of retired U.S. Coast Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast with salmon productivity unrivaled valuable waters. SB 140 authorizes the Alaska In- Guard Admiral Robert Papp as Spe- Guard. anywhere in North America. The re- The EPA determination is under dustrial Development and Export cial Representative for the Arctic. The MSA is the primary federal gion’s streams, wetlands, lakes and public review and an Anchorage Authority’s to extend loans, loan “President Obama and I are com- law that governs marine fisheries ponds provide intact habitat that sup- hearing is tentatively scheduled for guarantees, bonds and bond guaran- mitted to elevating Arctic issues in management in U.S. waters. ports all five species of Pacific Tuesday, Aug 12. Other hearings are tees to develop infrastructure in the America’s foreign policy and na- “This shorter, revised draft incor- salmon found in North America: planned for Dillingham and villages Arctic. tional security strategy because the porates many comments from coho, Chinook, sockeye, chum, and in the region. “The private sector should lead in- United States is an Arctic nation, and Alaskans and others around the na- pink. These salmon populations are vestment, but many times shared in- Arctic policy has never been more tion who responded to our initial dis- critical to the health of the entire Bill signed to boost invest- frastructure is best funded by important, particularly as we prepare cussion draft in April,” said Begich. ecosystem, which is home to more ment in Arctic government. SB 140 is the best of to Chair the Arctic Council in 2015,” “I hope the public will review these than 20 other fish species, 190 bird Last week, Governor Sean Parnell both worlds: it creates state-backed Kerry said. changes and get back to me soon so species, and more than 40 terrestrial signed Senate Bill 140 designed to incentives to attract private invest- Admiral Papp served with great we can advance to the next step in mammal species, including bears, boost infrastructure development in ment,” said Representative Herron. distinction as Commandant of the the process.” moose, and caribou. the Arctic. SB140 creates incentives “Senator McGuire and I, as Co- Coast Guard and retird in May after Begich noted that the current Bristol Bay supports commercial, to attract private investment to build chairs of the Alaska Arctic Policy a stellar thirty-nine-year career. As MSA version is still in draft form subsistence and recreational fisheries ports, roads, emergency and Commission, are trying to convince Commandant, Papp navigated a dif- pending a formal introduction of an worth hundreds of millions in eco- telecommunications projects in the the federal government to step up on ficult budget environment to recapi- amended bill. The public will still be nomic yield each year and create Alaskan Arctic. SB140 came out of the big investments needed in the talize the Coast Guard’s fleet, able to comment as the bill is taken thousands of jobs. the work by the Alaska Arctic Policy Arctic: a deep water port, roads, air- working with Congress to secure up by Begich’s subcommittee, and “Bristol Bay is an extraordinary Commission. ports, telecommunications, etc. In funding to complete five of eight Na- marked up by the full Commerce ecosystem that supports an ancient “Over the last year-and-a-half of the meantime, this bill allows the tional Security Cutters and to refur- Committee before moving to the fishing culture and economic power- meetings with the Alaska Arctic Pol- state to lead by example, and I’m re- bish and restore the Polar Star heavy Senate floor for action. Any Senate house,” said Dennis McLerran, Re- icy Commission (AAPC), we had ally proud of what the Legislature icebreaker to service. version of MSA must then be recon- gional Administrator for EPA Region vast discussions regarding how we has produced here and applaud the Kerry also announced the ap- ciled with the House version. 10. “The science is clear that mining can craft an Arctic policy for Governor for approving this impor- pointment of Fran Ulmer as special Begich held several MSA hearings the Pebble deposit would cause irre- Alaskans, and what that policy will tant legislation.” counsel to Papp. “I am also extraor- around the nation and six listening versible damage to one of the look like. All things pointed to in- The Alaska Arctic Policy Com- dinarily grateful that in our efforts, I sessions for Alaskans. world’s last intact salmon ecosys- frastructure as the foundation, and all mission’s final report to the Legisla- will be able to rely on senior advice The revised MSA discussion draft tems. Bristol Bay’s exceptional fish- of the identified steps forward re- ture is due in January of 2015. from a remarkable Alaskan, former can be found at http://www.com- eries deserve exceptional protection. quired a financing mechanism,” said Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer merce.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Se We are doing this now because Senator Lesil McGuire. who, as President Obama’s Chair of rve&File_id=645df928-1aee-416d- we’ve heard from concerned tribes, the U.S. Arctic Research Commis- bb82-8739b0ad3656. the fishing industry, Alaskans and sion, will provide invaluable counsel Send comments to many others who have lived and as a Special Advisor on Arctic Sci- [email protected]. worked for more than a decade under ence and Policy,” said Kerry. the uncertainty posed by this poten- COMMUNITY CALENDAR Admiral Papp will soon travel to EPA releases proposal to protect tially destructive mine. Simply put, Alaska to consult with policy-mak- Bristol Bay, Alaska fisheries from this will be a uniquely large mine in ers. potential impacts a uniquely important place.” Thursday, July 24 Kerry said the Arctic region is the The U.S. Environmental Protec- EPA Region 10 is seeking public *Weekly Women’s Circle Prematernal Home 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. last global frontier and a region with tion Agency Region 10 issued a pro- comment on its proposal from July *Vinyasa Yoga Nome Rec Center 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. enormous and growing geostrategic, 21 to Sept. 19, 2014, and will hold *Nome Food Bank Bering & Seppala 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. posal to protect one of the world’s *Open Bowling Nome Rec Center 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. economic, climate, environment, and most valuable salmon fisheries from public meetings in Alaska from Au- *Thrift Shop Methodist Church 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. national security implications for the the risks posed by large-scale mining gust 12-15. *Native Games Nome Rec Center 8:15 p.m. -10:00 p.m. United States and the world. “With at the Pebble deposit, the agency an- The Clean Water Act generally re- the team we’re building at the State nounced last week. quires a Section 404 permit from the Friday, July 25 Department, we will make sure that In a press release the EPA said that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers be- *Pick-up Basketball Nome Rec Center 5:30 a.m. - 7:00 a.m. the United States is in the strongest science has shown that development fore any person places dredged or fill *Tae Kwon Do Nome Rec Center 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. possible position to meet these chal- of the proposed Pebble mine, which material into streams, wetlands, *Open Bowling Nome Rec Center 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. lenges and seize these opportuni- is backed by Northern Dynasty Min- lakes and ponds. The U.S. Army *Drop-in Soccer (15+) Nome Rec Center 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. *AA Meeting Lutheran Church(rear) 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ties,” he said. erals and the Pebble Limited Part- Corps of Engineers authorizes those nership, would be one of the largest permits. Saturday, July 26

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continued from page 1 nasuak Native Corp. installed 18 generators of 50-kilowatt capacity energy produced from wind would on Banner Peak. reduce the need to burn costly diesel Effective Jan. 1, NJUS will as- fuel in the thirsty 5.5-megawatt sume control of the entire site Wartsila generators. So far, the util- through a land use agreement that in- ity is not using the wind generators cludes operation of any Banner wind at full capacity. generator assets that remain. NJUS “How can we better use the wind has a current contractual obligation generators?” Berda Willson, board to buy all the power produced by the chair wondered. ”Right now we Banner Integrity wind turbines don’t see any benefit. We don’t see standing with the utility’s two EWT any dollar amount relating to the use turbines. On Jan. 1, the power pur- of wind.” chase agreement will expire. Handeland explained that the kilo- Meanwhile, until Jan. 1, NJUS watts produced by wind had kept must buy and use power generated electric rate increases to a minimum. by the Banner Integrity turbines first, reducing the amount that can be used Do the math from the NJUS EWT generators, to Using the energy that wind tur- stay within efficient diesel operation bines are spinning out at a dime a levels. kilowatt was more complex than just When NJUS erected the genera- subtracting wind energy from the Photo by Diana Haecker tors a year ago, utility management community’s demand and flipping OFF LIMITS— The City of Nome’s Dept. of Parks and Recreation is in the process of re-seeding the lawn at said the 164-foot EWT generators the diesel generators up and down to Anvil City Square. In order to get the grass to germinate and develop into a nice park area, fencing was put could save NJUS anywhere from provide the difference. Variation in up to keep foot, four-wheeler and snowmachine traffic off the area until next summer. 250,000 to 450,000 gallons of fuel in wind speed and direction accounts power generation annually. The tab for only a small part of the math for tapping the wind came to around problem. $9.069 million. The money did not The community uses less energy come from ratepayers. The Dock Walk for various reasons, power plant op- The lion’s share, $8.069 came erators do not want to operate the 5.2 Stormy weather and rough seas Nome. The sailing vessel Balthazar have bad weather,” Stotts said. from state grants from Alaska En- megawatt Finnish Wartsila genera- were the story of last week. This departed and headed south to Sand In addition to paperwork, Harbor ergy Authority’s Rural Energy Fund. tors at less than 3.1 megawatts (60 makes for a short Dock Walk as ves- Point after spending the winter in staff need to deal with everyone’s On Monday noon, the Nome Joint percent of its capacity), because they sels were hiding inside the harbor to Nome. Alaska Logistic’s tug Kak- dredges and skiffs that are left unat- Utility System board approved a res- will lose their kilowatts-per-gallon wait out the storm. tovik departed. tended and cause damages to others. olution urging the Nome Common of diesel efficiency, increasing costs On July 15, Harbormaster Lucas On July 18, the Kaktovik returned “I find myself very busy as Council to OK a project budget to and rates. Stotts reports no vessel movement. to Nome due to weather. The sailing weather usually causes delays in my spend the $1 million in its Commu- “Therefore we are not always able On July 16, the U.S. Coast Guard vessel Artika departed and headed scheduling of large traffic. When one nity Energy Fund. to use all the wind kilowatts because cutter Spar arrived and left again due north to attempt the Northeast Sea vessel misses their window, it com- The perception of rate payers was we need to maintain the diesel gen- to swells at the docks. The landing Route, sailing along the Russian pacts the rest of the week or the that wind was going to reduce the erators at a certain percent of capa- craft Millie Cruz departed with coast line. The sail boat had spent month. rates by reducing the amount of fuel bility to stay in the fuel efficiency armor rock and headed to Unalak- the winter in Nome. Crowley’s barge Storms during bad weather have a the utility needed to satisfy the curve,” Handeland said. leet. On July 17, Brice Construc- Pt. Thompson departed. tendency to cause our water levels to town’s power needs, Willson said. A component of the wind genera- tion’s tug and barge Sam B/Lab On July 19 through 21, there was rise and cause some dredges an- Wind generation had replaced a tor program is to reintroduce the util- arrived and departed for fuel deliv- no movement in or out of the harbor. chored, to drift away, which need to substantial amount of fuel oil, but ity’s smaller generators into the eries. Alaska Logistics’ barge Ocean Stotts reported that on bad weather be rescued or cause them to drift into costs associated with financing, tank system to fine tune wind integration Mariner depart after discharging days, he and his staff caught up on others,” Stotts described. maintenance, pollution control/spill into the diesel percentage, Hande- cargo. paper work. “The Port office is just training and handling were calcu- land said. NJUS intended to use two U.S. Coast Guard Spar returned to as busy, if not more busy when we lated into the price, as was deprecia- Caterpillar units (3.4 megawatts and tion, Handeland said. 1.8 megawatts) as emergency These costs remain the same, de- standby generators only. However, spite lowered fuel use. Sale of ‘Spice’ against the law now NJUS has had the units modi- “The cost of filling the tanks has fied with replacement switchgear On Wednesday last week, Gover- not nice,” said bill sponsor Senator misleading” and must carry accurate gone up. We have to pay for it,” he and electronic controls. Testing has nor Sean Parnell signed Senate Bill Kevin Meyer. “Kids and parents see directions for use. added. begun to get the generators recerti- 173 in Anchorage into law. it sold legally in stores, and they The penalty for possession is $500 The board wants to investigate a fied under DEC permitting. Once Senate Bill 173 makes misleading think it is OK, but it’s not. ‘Spice’ is per packet. number of possibilities for curbing sufficient commissioning testing and packaging illegal and establishes very dangerous and responsible for “This is a rabbit I have been chas- electric power costs. How do other monitoring has occurred, plant oper- fines of $500 per package. hundreds of deaths every year in the ing for many years. Despite our best utilities operating wind generators ators will activate automatic integra- The law stops the sale of illicit United States. It is my hope this new efforts to outlaw the most common integrate them into the system to tion into the system. synthetic drugs by banning mislead- approach for keeping it off store chemicals, manufacturers changed lower the cost of energy? “When we add the sources to- ing statements on packaging. shelves will make a big impact.” the compounds slightly to make Maybe NJUS could offer a rebate gether and average them for top effi- Synthetic drugs are often used as The new law requires ‘Spice’ them legal,” said Senator Meyer. to customers based on savings gen- ciency, we will be able to keep rates alternatives to marijuana and co- packaging to include labels, which “That’s why we needed to take a erated by the wind turbines, Pat Kn- the same,” Handeland said. caine. They are sold legally in stores specifically state what is contained in new approach and focus on stopping odel, board member, suggested. Still, there is another factor affect- statewide as potpourri, bath salts, the packets, the intended use and the the sale of these dangerous drugs NJUS could go into the fuel busi- ing the energy cost computation. plant food, and even iPod cleaners. name of the manufacturer. based on their misleading packag- ness, board members Carl Emmons In order to place the large turbines “The real truth here is ‘Spice’ is The packaging cannot be “false or ing.” and Fred Moody agreed. at Banner Peak in optimum wind “We could burn our own fuel. We conditions, NJUS entered into a 20- have diesel vehicles. We might as year agreement with Banner Wind to well take advantage of it,” Moody provide power to the NJUS grid. said. • Bear and musk ox Banner, a partnership between Bering Straits Native Corp. and Sit- continued from page 1 the dog yard. give any further comments. Fish and Game area biologist Tony Gorn None of Bey’s sled dogs was in- Musk ox said the defense of life and property jured. Other than confirming that she incident occurred in the morning of For news anytime, find us online at Bey said she stores dry kibble in a shot a musk ox in her front yard to Thursday, July 17. tightly shut garbage can, but after the protect her dog and herself, Icy Gorn also did not comment any incident moved the dog food con- View resident Diana Adams did not further. www.nomenugget.net tainer inside the house adjacent to

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The search for missing Clarence Ray the area. According to AST, the people brought a seal net from Shish- Olanna has been suspended, troopers Blackhawk flew for two and a half maref, but it hasn’t been used be- said on Monday evening. hours over land and water surround- cause of the bad weather and stormy Alaska State Troopers received a ing Brevig Mission. sea conditions. report by the Brevig Mission VPSO The next day, volunteers in boats Troopers suspended the search on that Clarence Ray Olanna, 21, of and ATVs continued searching with- Monday, 6 p.m, but local SAR con- Brevig Mission has is missing. Ac- out results. tinue to look for Olanna. cording to troopers, he did not alert On July 19, gusty winds again pre- Brevig Mission Search & Rescue is his family of any travel plans. vented boats to be launched, but in need of donations of food and sup- According to AST, Olanna was last searchers used four-wheelers to plies. Donations can be dropped off seen around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, July search for signs of Olanna from Bre- at Kawerak, where they will be con- 15. vig Mission to Lost River point. solitated and taken to Bering Air or The Nome AST post was notified at As of Monday, July 21, searchers Ravn to be shipped to Brevig. 7:30 p.m. on two four-wheelers kept searching Brevig Mission SAR requested Photo by Diana Haecker On Wednesday, July 16, searchers and were about to be joined by more monetary donations to compensate ORIENTATION— Alaska Chadux response manager Colin Daugherty, found Olanna’s pants, socks, shirt “The weather has greatly hampered for gas, sandwich meats, bread, far left, explains to DEC, industry and community observers that bad and jacket left in a pile on the beach waterborne and air borne searching,” crackers, coffee, cookies, tea, sugar weather was actually good for the drill as it forced the response team to in front of town. wrote AST spokeswoman Beth Ipsen and paperplates, plastic cups and think of alternatives to deploy boom and response equipment in Teller, On Thursday, July 17, five boats, in an email to the Nugget. The search plastic utensils. during a drill on July 16. two four-wheelers and an Army Na- is limited to people on four wheelers tional Guard Blackhawk searched and walking along the coast. Two • Valuable lessons continued from page 1 ple pick-up trucks loaded with or- Juvenile reaches plea deal in 2012 bilities in the Northwest Arctic re- ange boom and a boat trailer with sponse region. The state is divided one of Nome’s fishing skiffs were musk oxen killings into 10 response regions. Part three hauled to Teller. In addition, trucks focused on logistics and the so- and vans with observers embarked By Diana Haecker per animal killed in wanton waste. chase the musk oxen, then shot into called geographic response strategy, on the 70-mile trip. On Friday, one of two children ac- The fine amount, in this case, was re- the herd with several .270 and .22 GRS for short. The complexity of the oil spill re- cused of wanton waste killing of duced taking into the account the rifle shots, wounding several ani- The Alaska Dept. of Environmen- sponse became clear as the convoy seven musk oxen and of harassing young age of the defendant. mals. tal Conservation initiated the drill to of observers reached the pebbly musk oxen near Brevig Mission According to charging papers, W.O. admitted to having shot a see if the GRS in place for the North- beach at Teller’s Grantley Harbor. In reached a plea deal with state prose- seven musk oxen were killed and left musk ox with his 20-gauge shotgun west Arctic region could stand the addition to the Alaska Chadux re- cutors. to rot in September 2012. The juve- and using the shotgun to “finish off” test of reality. sponse team and their contractors, The child, identified by his initials niles involved were charged with the musk oxen they had wounded. The DEC mandates that operators several representatives from fuel W.O., pleaded guilty to the charges. seven counts of wanton waste of a On Sept. 29, 2012 Alaska Wildlife of fuel transportation companies transporting industry were present, The plea deal included the forfei- big game animal, seven counts of Trooper Jay Sears was notified of must have a contingency plan and three DEC officials, two Coast ture of W.O. family’s ATV and the hunting without proper permits and dead musk oxen found near Brevig the agency is charged to help de- Guard officers,Teller Traditional forfeiture of guns used in the Sep- one count of using a motorized vehi- Mission and investigated the case. velop and approve those plans, Council President Wesley Okbaok tember 2012 slaughter. cle to harass, drive, herd or molest He found two bulls and five cows which are updated every five years. and several other Teller residents. The deal included a $3,000 fine. game. dead in the Fish River and Califor- In most cases, fuel transports also Other observers included Kaw- According to the Alaska restitu- W.O. was 12 years old when he nia Creek drainages. take place in the Exclusive Eco- erak Inc. Subsistence Director Bran- tion statute setting the penalty for vi- and another, a 10-year-old, over sev- The other child’s case is still pend- nomic Zone, a sea zone beyond the don Ahmasuk, UAF’s Marine olations, the fine would be $3,000 eral days, used four-wheelers to ing. 3-mile state zone that extend from Advisory Program agent Gay the coast to 200 nautical miles out at Sheffield and Nanuuq Commission sea. Contingency plans for those fuel Executive Director Jack Omelak and transports are approved by the U.S. staff, and two media reporters. Coast Guard and the Environmental The response team left Nome at Protection Agency. 7:45 a.m. By the time the observers John Kotula works in the DEC’s arrived at noon, the team had already Spill Prevention and Response Divi- assessed that it was too dangerous to sion under the industry preparedness deploy boom across channel be- program and manages the marine tween the Teller sand spit and the vessel section. Kotula explained that Brevig Mission side. Instead, a marine vessels transporting fuel need washout in the Teller sandspit was detailed plans to prevent oil spills used to demonstrate how the boom Advertise with The Nome Nugget and, in the worst-case scenario, to works. Alaska Chadux Response Call (907) 443-5235 or email: [email protected] contain, control and recover spilled Manager Colin Daugherty said that product to protect environmental the bad weather was perfect as it sensitive areas such as Grantley Har- forced responders to quickly assess bor. and come up with alternative plans. Wesley Okbaok was busy inform- Transport and deployment ing the crew about details such as Reliable barge service from Seattle and The drill involved deploying oil currents and their behavior in certain spill response equipment stored in wind conditions. Okbaok was more Anchorage to Western Alaska connex boxes in Nome to Teller. A than happy to share his knowledge. Q-Trucking semi truck hauled a continued on page 6 trailer with two connex vans, multi-

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Photos by Diana Haecker LOCAL KNOWLEDGE (top)— Stanley Milligrock, left, listens as Wesley Okbaok, middle, explains current and weather patterns to Alaska Chadux Corp. General Manager Matt Melton.

NOT AFRAID TO HELP (left)— Teller resident Jacob Okbaok helped when the Chadux response team re- moved boom across the washout of the Teller sandspit, during a oil spill response drill. • Valuable lessons

continued from page 5 Chadux General Manager Matt feet of so called river boom (8 to 12 equipment right there in Teller to a contingency plan and part of the Melton explained that in a real case inches), an aluminum work skiff, save on response time to haul con- plan is to be a member of an OSRO. “We are happy they are here to keep scenario, bigger boom would be de- several pumps and skimmers, ab- nexes from Nome? However, Chadux also responds to our waters safe,” he said. Because of ployed, but for the ease of demon- sorbent pads, sweeps and boom. If Melton argued that the logic be- non-member emergencies. Last year, the rain and the rough weather, most stration, the smaller diameter boom need be, Melton said, they can de- hind equipment storage in hub com- Chadux was involved in cleaning up subsistence fishers were at Tuksuk was used in this drill. ploy more equipment from Anchor- munities such as Nome is to save on spills after the spring flood of Channel to fish and not one net was With the rough seas of Port age. “We have 30,000 feet of boom costs. It would be too expensive to Galena. They also responded to the seen in the water. Clarence to the west and the calmer stored in the Anchorage area, ready store oil response equipment in every sinking of the fishing vessel Lone Under certain circumstances, Ok- waters of Grantley Harbor to the to go,” Melton said. For this exer- village, and those additional costs Star at the mouth of the Igushik baok said, currents run right along- East, and a raging channel in be- cise, they flew an inflatable boat would be passed on to the consumer, River near Dillingham and of the side the shore. The Alaska Chadux tween, the challenge to protect the from Anchorage, showing the capa- making fuel prices even higher in partial sinking of the fishing tender response team consisting of eight inside of the harbor became clear. bility to fly a boat to an incident. small communities. Fate Hunter near Valdez. team members used this information Once the first wave of responders is Chadux is an oil spill removal or- to set the boom right on shore to sim- Contain, control, recover on scene and the Incident Command ganization, one of several operating Reactions ulate the collection of oil transported Melton said Chadux’s role is to Center set up, a second wave of re- in Alaska. It is a non-profit organiza- With the projected increase in by current along the shore line to one protect and clean up. “In a real sce- sponders will attack. tion that is funded by member com- vessel traffic through the Bering area, where it would be skimmed off nario, we would be attacking out One lesson learned had nothing to panies, who are in the business of Strait due to an increasingly ice free the water. there,” he said, pointing to Port do with currents and weather, but transporting fuel, operating fuel stor- Inside Grantley Harbor, near the Clarence. In case of a spill, the re- how to manage logistics of deploy- age facilities or also commercial continued on page 20 tank farm, a cascading boom system sponsible party would first boom off ing many people to a small commu- fishery fleets. Those companies need was set up to demonstrate how their ship to contain the oil. Another nity. “We need to figure out where to spilled oil would be guided to an area ship that may be Chadux member set up cots for the responders to sleep where a skimmer would clean the could also come to aid in the initial and rest,” Melton said. In a small Alaska Logistics water surface of the oil. The skimmer response to boom off the leaking community like Teller, a large influx would pump the oil into a temporary ship. This part was practiced in a drill of people responding to a spill would collection tank with a capability of that took place in Homer in May, stretch the community’s capabilities. taking on 1,200 gallons of product. Melton said. The drill in Teller was Plans need to be in place to supply Barge In a real oil spill scenario, Daugherty all about testing logistics. “It’s sim- the workers with food, places to rest explained, the oil would then be ple to put boom in the water,” said and sleep after 12 hour shifts. “In a to Nome, Alaska pumped out into another collection Melton. “The tricky part is to get real response, we would bring in 50 Charters available! tank and hauled off for disposal. boom in the right place in a quick to 100 people,” Melton said. “And Departs: Booms fail if it has no angle into and efficient manner.” that’s just us, not counting the Coast current. Setting the boom to cross the Once alerted to a real spill, Guard and DEC people.” Seward Cutoff: 07/24/2014 (Voyage 14-05) washout didn’t allow for an angle Chadux would make an assessment In case of the 2004 sinking and re- into the current, explained Daugh- and put responders on a plane to sulting oil spill of the Malaysian soy Seward Departure: 07/26/2014 (Voyage 14-05) erty. “If deployed correctly, boom Nome and haul equipment to Teller. bean carrier Selendang Ayu near Un- Seattle Cutoff: 08/08/2014 (Voyage 14-06) can work in 7 knot currents, but At first, responders would aid the alaska, Melton said, Chadux had 150 waves larger than two feet will spill spilling vessel to contain the oil. Si- people working for four months. “It Marine Transportation from Seattle to Western Alaska oil over boom,” he said. 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By Jim Menard, ADF&G Chum-No goal established; Pink subsequent emergency order. Any king were 840 kings, 33,000 chums and exceeded. CRAB: 25,000; Silver 550-1,100 (aerial survey salmon incidentally hooked must be 155,000 pinks. The tower crew has Solomon River Weir – No escape- The catch through Saturday morn- goal) – cooperative project; NSEDC immediately released in the water. been unable to count since July 14 be- ment goals yet established – Fish & ing was 141,500 pounds by 29 permit with assistance from Fish & Game. Subsistence fishing is open 7 days a cause of high water. Game project. holders. The storm has slowed the har- Cumulative counts through July 13 week. Cumulative counts through July 18 vest because only a few boats have were 2,172 kings, 6,660 chums and Inglutalik River Tower – No es- Nome Subdistrict were 697 chums and 7,700 pinks. Last been able to get out for the last several 139,236 pinks. The crew has been un- capement goals established – A coop- For the fifth consecutive year the year by this date the count was 456 days and some that did quickly turned able to count since the evening of July erative project between NSEDC and Nome Subdistrict escapement goal chums with a final count of 1,377 back. If the current catch rate continues 13 due to high water. The average his- Fish & Game. range of 23,000-35,000 chum salmon chums. the GHL will be reached by the third torical midpoint for chums at the tower Cumulative counts through July 12 has been exceeded. Glacial Lake Weir - Escapement week of August. Crabbers are reminded is July 22 and the average third quarter were 1,600 kings, 61,000 chums, and The subsistence set gillnet fishing goal (aerial survey): Red 800 – 1,600 to record the latitude and longitude and points are July 15 for pinks and July 18 62,000 pinks. Counts for all species by schedule in the marine waters west of – A cooperative project between and tag number of any tagged crab found in for kings. this date were the highest in the 4-year Cape Nome is from 6 p.m. Monday Fish & Game and NSEDC. crab pots. Sublegal crab must be re- Unalakleet River Floating Weir – project history, except for kings which until 6 p.m. Saturday. The marine wa- A video system is being used exclu- turned to the water unharmed. Do not No weir escapement goals yet estab- were second highest. Unfortunately it ters east of Cape Nome are open seven sively this year and cumulative counts rip the tag off because it will kill the lished – cooperative project; Fish & looks like the end of the counting sea- days a week. The fresh water subsis- through midday July 8 were 3,223 reds, crab. Game, Native Village of Unalakleet, son because of high water. The crew tence area set gillnet schedule is from 6 1 beaver and 1 otter. This is the best red The R/V Pandalus began the trien- United States BLM and NSEDC. left for Koyuk because of high water p.m. Monday until 6 p.m. Wednesday salmon count by this date since 2005. nial Norton Sound crab survey on July Major funding provided by U.S. Fish and when they returned to the camp, or and from 6 p.m. Thursday until 6 p.m. The Glacial Lake counts usually drop 18, but came scurrying back to port and Wildlife Service – Office of Sub- where camp had been located, the Saturday. Beach seining is allowed at off about one week earlier than the Pil- after trawling a couple stations because sistence Management. camp was gone and presumably taken the same time gillnetting is allowed in grim River counts. The video has been of weather. The crew plans to go back Cumulative counts through July 18 downstream. Once water levels drop a both the marine waters and fresh water retrieved with counts through July 15, out on the morning July 20, weather were 1,044 kings, 38,000 chums, 1.16 new site for the project may be located. subsistence areas through July 25. Ef- so with Pilgrim River counts in a free willing. million pinks, 150 silvers, and 185 fective July 26 beach seining will no fall since July 14 the video would reds. Counts for kings and pinks by this Elim Subdistrict longer be allowed. likely show Glacial Lake counts drop- All pink salmon subsistence catch ping off too. limits throughout the Nome Subdistrict are waived, and except for the Port Clarence District Solomon, Penny and Cripple rivers all The Pilgrim River and Lower Kuz- chum salmon subsistence catch limits itrin River is closed to all net fishing. are waived throughout Nome Subdis- No nets or seines can be put into the trict. The Penny and Cripple rivers are Pilgrim River or its tributaries or the closed to all fishing for chum salmon Lower Kuzitrin River from 300 yards by regulation. The subsistence chum upstream of the confluence with the salmon catch limit in Solomon River is Pilgrim River to the mouth of Kuzitrin 40 fish. Check the back of the Nome River. Subdistrict subsistence salmon permit Pilgrim River Weir - Escapement for the subsistence areas where set gill- goal (aerial survey at Salmon Lake & netting and beach seining (until July Grand Central tributary to Salmon 26) is allowed. There are no subsis- Lake): Red 4,000 – 8,000 –Cooperative tence salmon catch limits in the marine project; NSEDC with assistance from waters. Fish & Game. Commercial salmon fishing has Cumulative counts through July 18 Photo by Jim Menard, ADF&G been on a weather hold. If weather im- were 36 kings, 4,600 chums, 2,450 ANGLERS— Fishermen line the banks along the mouth of the Nome River. proves then commercial salmon fishing pinks, and 3,475 reds. The count on periods will occur. July 14 (when net fishing closed) was SALMON: date are the highest in the 5-year proj- Sport Fishing: The retention of king Eldorado River Weir - Escapement 601 reds through the weir. The next 4 Norton Sound ect history, and chums are in the mid- salmon is prohibited until August 15 or goal: Chum 6,000 – 9,200 – coopera- days have had counts of less than 100 The department opened the com- dle. The average historical midpoints subsequent emergency order. Any king tive project; NSEDC with assistance reds a day with total for those 4 days of mercial salmon fishery in Subdistricts 2 for chums and pinks are July 16, and salmon incidentally hooked must be from Fish & Game. 227 reds. – 6 until 6 p.m. Thursday, July 24. The for kings the third quarter point is July immediately released in the water. Cumulative counts through July 18 At this time the Pilgrim River would buyer is setting up commercial salmon 18, however there has been no king Subsistence fishing: The retention were 15 kings, 22,000 chums and not be expected to reopen to net fish- fishing periods based on weather and passage the last three days. of king salmon is prohibited when hook 35,000 pinks. The chum salmon es- ing until the second week of August available capacity. and line fishing until August 15 or sub- capement is double the 5-year and 10- when historically over 95 percent of the Permit holders are limited to 100 Shaktoolik Subdistrict sequent emergency order. Any king year averages by this date and for the red salmon run has passed through the fathoms of gillnet and 6 inches or less Sport Fishing: The retention of king salmon incidentally hooked must be fifth consecutive year the chum salmon weir. There have been 234 Pilgrim mesh size and are reminded to stay in salmon is prohibited and the use of bait immediately released in the water. escapement goal range has been ex- River subsistence salmon permits is- close contact with the buyer to make is banned until August 15 or subse- Kwiniuk River Tower – Camp Joel - ceeded. sued this season; the third highest num- sure there is a market for their fish. quent emergency order in the Shaktoo- Escapement goals: King 300-550; Nome River Weir - Escapement ber in the 51 years permits have been Preliminary Norton Sound commer- lik River drainage. Any king salmon Chum 11,500 – 23,000; Pink 8,400; goal: Chum 2,900 – 4,300; Pink 13,000 required. cial salmon catches this season are: 250 incidentally hooked must be immedi- Silver 650-1,300 (aerial survey goal). – Fish & Game project with assistance kings, 68,000 chums, 150,000 pinks, ately released in the water. Fish & Game project with assistance from NSEDC. Kotzebue 230 reds and 260 silvers by 80 permit Subsistence salmon gillnet fishing, from NSEDC. Cumulative counts through July 18 The commercial fishery has taken holders. with nets restricted to 6 inches or less Cumulative counts through July 18 were 3,175 chums, 28,000 pinks and 13 off with 66 permit holders already par- All counting towers have been mesh size, is open in the marine waters were 405 kings, 34,000 chums and reds. The average historical midpoint at ticipating surpassing the 65 permits knocked out by high water, except for and all fresh waters 7 days a week. 225,000 pinks. The average historical the weir is July 18 for pinks and July that fished all of last year. The price has Kwiniuk River. All weirs are standing Beach seining is open in all fresh wa- third quarter points at the tower are 23 for chums. The chum salmon es- now hit 78 cents a pound for chum strong and counting continues. ters 7 days a week. All king salmon July 13 for chums, July 17 for pinks capement is triple the 5-year average salmon. If that price were to hold captured in beach seines must be im- and July 18 for kings. The chum count and double the 10-year average by this throughout the season it would be the Unalakleet Subdistrict mediately released in the water un- ranks seventh best in the 50-year proj- date and for the last four out of five second highest price on record without Sport Fishing: The retention of king harmed. ect history. years the chum salmon escapement adjusting for inflation. The highest salmon is prohibited and the use of bait Shaktoolik Sonar/Tower – No es- goal range has been met or exceeded. price was 1988 when it averaged 85 is banned until August 15 or subse- capement goals yet established – coop- Golovin Subdistrict Snake River Weir - Escapement cents a pound. quent emergency order in the Unalak- erative project; NSEDC with assistance Sport Fishing: The retention of king goal: Chum 1,600 – 2,500 – A cooper- Cumulative catch was 75,830 chum leet River drainage. Any king salmon from Fish & Game. salmon is prohibited until August 15 or ative project between Fish & Game and salmon by 66 permit holders. The catch incidentally hooked must be immedi- Cumulative counts through July 13 subsequent emergency order. Any king NSEDC. and effort are well above average and ately released in the water. were 2,000 kings, 38,000 chums and salmon incidentally hooked must be Cumulative counts through July 18 the CPUE is average. Subsistence salmon gillnet fishing, 395,000 pinks. The crew has been un- immediately released in the water. were 2,300 chums and 6,000 pinks. Kobuk River Test Fish - Fish & with nets restricted to 6 inches or less able to count since July 13 due to high Subsistence fishing: The retention The average historical midpoint at the Game project. mesh size, is open in the marine waters water. When the crew cannot count of king salmon is prohibited when hook weir is July 20 for pinks and July 21 for The crew got off to a fast start both and in the Unalakleet River drainage, from the tower the sonar counts are and line fishing until August 15 or sub- chums. The chum salmon escapement on the water and catching fish on July below the Chiroskey River and in all then used, but on July 14 the sonar sequent emergency order. Any king is double the 5-year and 10-year aver- 17. Extremely high water is causing other fresh waters. Beach seining is tumbled into the deepest part of the salmon incidentally hooked must be ages by this date and for the last four some difficulties, but the test fish cu- open in all fresh waters 7 days a week. channel and cannot be retrieved until immediately released in the water. out of five years the chum salmon es- mulative catch of 128 chums ranks All king salmon captured in beach water levels drop. Fish River Tower – No escapement capement goal range has been met or sixth best in 22 years. seines must be immediately released in goals established – cooperative proj- the water unharmed. Norton Bay Subdistrict ect; NSEDC with assistance from Fish North River Tower – Camp J.B. - Sport Fishing: The retention of king & Game. Escapement goals: King 1,200-2,600; salmon is prohibited until August 15 or Cumulative counts through July 14 Wild & Scenic Film Festival An event to promote the Norton Bay Climate Change Adaptation Plan

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Why I am Voting “Yes” to Repeal S.B. 21 can leverage a lower cost structure to take on smaller projects. Stedman (R) compared the North Dakota take from royalty to By Bill Walker They hunt deer, not elephants. the landowner and their state taxes to Alaska’s system. Alaska When throughput began to decline in 1988, I joined efforts to Yet while oil decline in Alaska has continued, production has would have received $1.4 billion more this year under the North put more oil into TAPS. I have been to D.C. numerous times taken off in the Lower-48. That L 48 success is due to technol- Dakota regime. A 2012 analysis to the Alaska Legislature working to get ANWR open for exploration. I joined Governor ogy breakthroughs applied to shale plays and the activity of showed ConocoPhillips’s net income in Alaska on a per barrel Hickel and others in an epic battle to ensure Phillips Petroleum scores of smaller producers, not tax breaks on conventional of oil equivalent basis was approximately 4 time more profitable (now ConocoPhillips) could purchase ARCO, rather than BP, legacy fields. Alaska should target tax and regulatory changes in Alaska than their L48 production. so Alaska could have more, not fewer oil companies. By open- that will lead to that same success. However, ACES does need adjustment. The progressivity rate ing the door for ConocoPhillips to come back to Alaska as a If Alaska is to experience dynamic oil production growth it is too high and investment credits are not adequately focused third major operator, Alaskans are better off today having them will likely be in one of four areas. First is large offshore pools on yielding large oil production increases. With minor adjust- on the North Slope. recently targeted by Shell in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. ments the balance between revenue to the state and effective in- When issues arise with the oil companies, I always take the Since taxes are not paid to Alaska from offshore development, centives can be achieved. Of concern to me is that under SB21 side that is best for Alaskans. This brings us to the massive oil it is not a matter of tax policy. Second, is the exploration of new the producers can take all of their tax savings out of Alaska be- tax reforms in SB21. Had I drafted SB21, it would have been a onshore fields. BP and Exxon will not explore outside of exist- cause the tax concessions were not tied to any reinvestment in balanced piece of legislation with better incentives to bring ing fields so tax reductions for them will yield no further ex- Alaska. more oil companies to Alaska, resulting in new oil into TAPS. ploration. Rather than hoping the larger companies explore for Encouraging production solely through tax incentives is also Should Vote No prevail in the primary, as governor, I will fol- smaller pockets of oil, we want an attractive climate for smaller failed policy. Instead tax breaks should coincide with other steps low the wishes of the voters on Proposition 1. However, given producers. The third area we should incent is the shale plays to encourage new investment and entrants. Wells can be drilled my 30 years of working in and around oil and gas issues here in largely south of Prudhoe. It is not known yet whether they are on Mental Health Trust lands in a fraction of the time and cost Alaska, I felt it appropriate to explain why I am voting yes on economic, but the efforts of this large potential resource should it takes for other State managed lands. Cutting the time and cost Proposition 1. be aggressively aided. Fourth, is heavy and viscous oil in the of permitting will significantly enable development. The State First, taxes don’t increase recovery from existing fields, ge- legacy fields (larger fields like Prudhoe and Kuparuk). These should also ensure new producers can access existing North ology and technology do. Production will decline no matter the are massive in ground deposits that co-exist with the conven- Slope pipelines/facilities at a reasonable cost, and build roads to tax structure. For example, although Kuparuk Field paid almost tional pools already under development. new developments to help make exploration affordable. no production taxes through much of its history, decline con- SB21 should have tied tax reductions to direct investment in My concern is that SB21 will result in depleting existing tinued. In order to stem decline, new fields and reservoirs need those areas. Instead it awards reductions for continued produc- fields faster but will do nothing to open new fields for the long to be brought on line. tion of already producing fields while eliminating the ACES in- term interests of Alaska. There are many dials that can be ad- In 2010, Shell Alaska’s vice president showed me their vestment credits. While ACES rewarded spending in Alaska, justed to put more oil into TAPS. If SB21 is repealed, under my Alaska leases, which were all federal offshore (OCS). They are SB21 rewards existing production, even for oil that will be pro- leadership I will work with all parties to bring forth legislation offshore he explained, not due to ACES, but because they hunt duced under any tax structure. The result will be more rapid pro- that incentivizes new exploration to bring long term production elephant fields. While new elephant opportunities are offshore, duction of the legacy fields, not more oil over time. of new oil into TAPS. there is plenty of oil on state lands and Alaska needs the next And Alaska was already competitive in the legacy fields. If Bill Walker is a lifelong Alaskan and owns a law firm in An- wave of independents content with smaller finds. His point was royalty payments to the State as the landowner are added to chorage that focuses on oil and gas law. He is an independent that majors like Shell, BP and Exxon are high cost operators not taxes, SB21 yields less revenue than typically paid in the lower- candidate for Governor interested in the smaller onshore prospects. Smaller operators 48 or internationally. With the Administration’s help, Senator • More Letters continued from page 2 the criminalization of mental illness, lions of dollars to them. The gover- the oil companies after he is out of state should take that money and de- as people left untreated end up in jail nor is doing the smoke and mirrors office, who will be Captain Zero velop the oil fields that the oil com- without proper care. thing, the empty hoop dance on this then? panies are not developing like Dear Editor: The correctional officers union and so far it is working. The gover- If 100,000 barrels of oil was in- Norway does. That way the state It was a disappointment to only sounded the alarm years ago and nor will be richly rewarded by the oil creased through the pipeline of would get all of the money and the see Democrat legislators at the July asked for help from Parnell admin- companies after he is out of office which projections say that is not billions of free dollars would then in 15th Legislative Briefing on Inmate istration officials and legislators, to with a cushy high paid job. So he going to happen, it would take to the fact be used for developing the oil Facilities in Alaska’s Correctional no avail. will be personally out on top with year 2040 before the state would fields. Facilities. Chaired by Senator Why did Republican legislators this while we will be stuck for years break even. By then the oil fields John Suter French, other attendees were Sena- not take part in the briefing, look paying income and sales taxes to will be playing out. The oil compa- Chugiak, AK 99567 tor Gardner, Representatives Joseph- Parnell administration officials in make up for the loss of income to the nies will not give the state 8 billion son and Tarr. Representative Tuck, the eye and ask them about deaths state’s budget. The next thing to go free dollars to help us out when they another Democrat, was patched in that occurred under their watch? will be the dividend check. Some leave and we will be in economic by teleconference. Andrée McLeod (R) call the governor Captain Zero, but desperation by then. The door is This hearing was to gather infor- Anchorage, AK 99508 when he gets that high paid job from swing only one way on this. The mation about the rash of deaths of inmates while under state care. Peo- Dear Nome Nugget, ple invited to speak were the top of- I visited during the Midnight Sun ficials from the Dept. of Corrections celebration a couple of years ago. I and the AK Mental Health Trust Au- enjoyed seeing and being close to thority, head of the Correctional Of- (while in an auto) the musk oxen. ficers Union, and some affected However, given the current situation family members. I would suggest trying the same Why were Republican legislators thing that we use on black bears not in attendance? Had they been down here in upstate New York (far there, they would have witnessed the from New York City). Game man- cynicism that emanated from the agers use rubber buckshot and slugs Parnell administration officials as to encourage the bears to move out they repeated their standard line of of and stay out of areas that are pop- these deaths being just business as ulated and frequented by people. It usual. They would have heard the does no real damage and the sting powerful testimony of family mem- and noise puts the fear of humans bers whose loved ones died in our back into animals that have lost it. jails under questionable and pre- Sincerely, ventable circumstances.. Larry M. Litwin Legislators don’t just pass laws Scotia, NY 12302 and fund government programs. They’re also to hold administration Dear Editor: officials accountable for the way The state has not done an audit on public dollars and programs are mis- the oil companies since 2007. The managed. governor does not want to have the The DOC currently is the largest state do an audit because it would mental health provider in Alaska expose the fact that the billions of with 65% of the inmate population free dollars he is giving away is all having some form of mental illness. going out of state. None of it will be Like any disease, mental illnesses spent in Alaska. The money the oil can be treated — and without help, it companies are spending now in the gets worse. oil fields was planned a number of Since the Reagan Era, psychiatric years ago and has nothing to do with institutions have closed resulting in the free give away of the state’s bil- THE NOME NUGGET sports THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 9

Photo by Crystal Tobuk Photo by Kalynn Booshu ON YOUR MARKS (left to right)— Dora Hughes, Mallory Conger, HALF MARATHON — Oliver Hoogendorn, left, won the Half Marathon, Joey Fonseca placed second, and Mercie McGuffey and Jane Lanford line up for the bike and full Rosa Schmidt was the first place winner for the women's Cape Nome Half Marathon. marathon. Fairbanks’ Lanford wins third annual Cape Nome Marathon By Keith Conger for people from Nome to travel and Tobuk competed in her first Ultra- turn around just past Cape Nome. the race. He said, “Weather Under- With a full 26.2-mile marathon, a compete, Tobuk organized this race Marathon, the 50-mile Resurrection The half marathon participants were ground posted a 17 mph reading at half marathon, and a marathon dis- in 2012. “This was the first Pass Ultra, last fall. trucked out to the cape, and ran back race time.” He said that the winds tance bike race, participants had marathon that I competed in,” said The full Cape Marathon, as well against the wind. picked up for the half marathon. “I plenty of ways to be challenged at Tobuk. “I felt like if I can complete at the marathon bike race, started at According to race official Jeff think that by feel, it was more like 20 the 3rd Annual Cape Nome a full marathon, I can do anything.” 10:40 at East End Park and ran to a Collins, the weather was a factor in mph, gusting to 25.” Marathon Saturday. The lone full marathoner was Jane Lanford from Fairbanks. She battled the wind, and handled the muddy conditions in a time of 4 hours, 13 minutes, 39 seconds. A veteran of over 76 marathons, she stated, “it was fun to be out there, but that wind AlaskansAlaskaans aarere sspeakingpeaking ooutut ttoo was really hard. Lanford, 59, began doing marathons in 1981 and is working to complete all the longer distance races Alaska has to offer. Her next opposeoppose BBallotallot MMeasureeasure 1 marathon will be in Sitka. Twelve people participated in the 13.1-mile half marathon. Nome’s Oliver Hoogendorn, an upcoming co-captain of the Nome-Beltz High School cross-country running team, A Stronger EconomyEconomy posted the fastest time at 1 hour, 43 Dz ǯǯ˜˜‡•‡‡ Ƥ””••–Šƒ† Š‘™ ‘‹Ž –ƒš More Jobs minutes, 48 seconds. 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Is Working WWoorking ““Mo“MoreMooreree ooilil mmeeaansns mmoreoorere revennuue foforor Schmidt set a female, half “T“There’Thheerere’’ss mmoreoorere gogoodoooddjo jjooobsbs aandnd mmoreoorere • Š‘‘Žˆˆ——†‹‰ ˆˆ‘‘” –Š‡ Ž‘‰Ǧ–‡””Ǥdz marathon course record with her ef- ••’’‡†‹‰Ǥ –ǯǯ•• ™‘””‹‹‰Ǥ  ǯǯ ˜‘–‹‰ ‘Ǥdz fort. Her time would have won the ƒ›Ǥǡ TTeeaeaceacheraccheherer half marathon the previous year. Schmidt, said that her college ››Ž‡”Ǥǡ ‘‘Ǧ‘™™‡””ǡǡ••ƒŽŽŽŽ coaches’ running instructions are to ‘••––”””—— ––‹‹‹‘‘ ‘‘’’ƒ›› do a long run each Saturday, so this race fit in nicely. “I’ve done 52 miles this week, and I’m just building by about five miles each week.” More Money in the Permanent FFundund Three people competed in the 26.2-mile bike race. Nome’s Dora Dz –ǯǯ••ƒ ‰””‡‡ƒ– –Š‹‰Ǥ  –ǯǯ•• ‰‘‘† ˆˆ‘‘” ‡˜˜‡‡”›”›‘‡Ǥdz Hughes was the first to pedal across the line with a time of 2 hours, 34 SShannonhannon BB.,., ‡•–ƒ–ƒ—”ƒ”ƒ–™™‘‘””‡‡” minutes, 38 seconds. Aaron Rose, 14, who plans on cross-country running for Mount Edgecumbe next fall, was the second male in the half marathon under-18 “It““IItt isi aboutabbo utt Alaska’sAlAAlaskllaasskkk’kaka’ ’’ss economicecoonoomiifc future.ffuttuturere. age division with a time of 2 hours I’mI’m vovotvotingtitiningng Noo oonn BaBallotllllolott MeMeasureeasureaasure ǤdzǤdz 12 minutes, 27 seconds. He has run 1 the race three years in a row. Rayne Lie and Rena Sparks were ‘˜‡”‘”‘› ‘™Ž‡•ǡ ‡‘ ”ƒ–ǡ ͙͜͡͡Ǧ͚͚͘͘ the second and third under-18 fe- males to cross the finish line in the half marathon, with times of 3 hours, 7 minutes, 40 seconds, and 3 hours, “I“ aamm vovotvotingtitiningngg Noo oon –‘’”‘–‡ –Žƒ•ƒŒ‘„•Ǥdz–‘ ’””‘‘–‡ – Žƒ•ƒƒ Œ‘„•Ǥdz  10 minutes, 48 seconds respectively. 1 Mallory Conger, 12, won the under-18 division in the bike race ǤǤ‡Ǥ ‹•ƒ —”‘™•‹ǡ ‡’—„Ž‹ ƒ with a time of 3 hours 14 minutes, 13 seconds. The Cape Nome Marathon is or- ganized by Crystal Tobuk, who grad- TThhhee coalitioncoalition opposingopposing BalloBalloott MeasureMeasurre 1 incluincluddees orgaorggannizedized uated from Nome-Beltz High School in 2000. She has run the race the llababbororr,, AAlaskalaska NativeNative corporatcorporaattions,ions, smallsmall businessebusinesses,, past two years, but has found that it Reppublicans,ublicanss, DeDemmocrats,ocrrats, andand indeindeppendeendennts.ts. is too hard to be both a race official and a participant. “It’s my guess that this is the www.VoteNoOnOne.comwww.VoteNoOnOne.com western-most marathon in the United Paid forfor by VVooteote No on 1, Anchorage, AK 99509. Leslie Hajdukovich,Hajduk Bob Berto, Rick Boyles, Linda Leary and Rick Mystrom, co-chairs, States,” said Tobuk. approvedoved this message. TToop contributors are BPP,, Anchorage, Alaska,Ala ConocoPhillips, Anchorage, Alaska, and ExxonMobil, Anchorage, Alaska. Knowing that it is very expensive 10 THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 WEIO THE NOME NUGGET

Photos by Bret Hanson NO PAIN— Vanessa Tahbone of Nome, blue kuspuk, won the bronze medal in the ear pull.

FLYING— Makiyan Ivanoff of Unalakleet won the silver medal in the one foot high kick, reaching 100”. Ivanoff also won the silver medal in the scissors broad jump, reaching 33’ 2 3/4”.

FISH CUTTING— Willa Eckenweiler of Unalakleet won the silver medal in the event, taking 37.84 seconds.

PAIN IN THE NECK— Vanessa Tahbone of Nome, left, won the gold CROWD EFFORT— Nick Hanson of Unalakleet won the bronze medal in the blanket toss. Hanson also won medal in the head pull. the gold medal and set a new world record in the scissors broad jump, reaching 36’ 7”. THE NOME NUGGET WEIO THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 11

READY TO CUT?— Marjorie Tahbone of Nome took 30.58 seconds to cut her fish, thus setting a new world record. The former world record of 33.59 seconds was set in 2007 by Willa Eckenweiler of Unalakleet. TWO FOOT HIGH KICK— Nick Hanson of Unalakleet won the silver medal in the event, reaching 94”. Nome’s Tahbone, Unalakleet’s Hanson post new records at WEIO

Several Nome and Norton Sound Gold Medal; Fish Cutting 30.58 sec- Fish Cutting 37.84 Seconds Silver Gold Medal (New World Record); Knuckle Hop, 116” ¾”, Bronze athletes participating in the 2014 onds, Gold Medal (New World Medal. Two Foot High Kick, 94”, Silver Medal, Blanket Toss, Bronze Medal; World Eskimo Indian Olympics Record) Grease Pole Walk, 29 ½”, Nick Hanson, Unalakleet: Bench Medal; Muktuk Eating, 2 minutes Sportsmanship Award. came home laden with gold, silver Gold Medal Reach, 47 ½”, Gold Medal; 43.57 Seconds, Silver Medal; One and bronze medals and the fine dis- Willa Eckenweiler, Unalakleet: Scissors Broad Jump, 36’ 7”, Foot High Kick, 98”, Bronze Medal. tinction of having set new world records. Norton Sound received 19 medals: 6 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 Bronze, the Sportsmanship award and set two new World Records. Nome’s Marjorie Tahbone set a new fish cutting world record in 30.58 seconds, besting Unalakleet’s Willa Eckenweiler’s record of 33.59 seconds set in 2007. Unalakleet’s Nick Hanson set a new world record in the Scissors Broad Jump, jumping 36 feet and 7 inches. In 1993, Jesse Frankson set the record at 36 feet 6 ¾ inches. The LIFELINE record was almost tied in 2005 at NYO by Alan Velasco by jumping 36 feet 6 ¼ inches. That record was tied by Nick Hanson at NYO in 2006. Hanson set the new record and commented, “Setting a new world record and receiving a gold medal is just a bonus. Achieving my personal best means the most to me.” Hanson also received the Sports- $1 phone plan, plus get a FREE Android smartphone manship Award. Nicole Johnston and Sam Strange gave out the award and when you pay up front. were very proud that 10 athletes were nominated by their peers. They said, this reflects on the kindness, quality and positive personalities of the current generation of athletes. The recipient Nick Hanson won by only one vote. Chanda Simon of Fairbanks was crowned Miss WEIO, with first run- ner up being Naomi Ahsoak of Bar- row, third was Christina Clark of TALK, Copper Center. Norton Sound Results Elijah Cabinboy, Nome: Alaskan TEXT & High Kick ,91”, Silver Medal; Blan- ket Toss; Silver Medal SURF Vanessa Tahbone, Nome: Ear Pull, Bronze Medal; Head Pull, Gold THE WEB Medal Stuart Towarak, Unalakleet: Two Foot High Kick, 92”, Bronze Medal. Makiyan Ivanoff, Unalakleet: One Foot High Kick, 100”,Silver Medal; Scissors Broad Jump, 33’ 2 ¾”, Sil- ver Medal. Marjorie Tahbone, Nome: Race of the Torch 5K, 23 minutes 22 sec, 12 THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 LOCAL THE NOME NUGGET

Photo by Beth Herzner JUMP FOR JOY— (Left to right) Rachel Berkeley, Cameron Minix, Danielle Slingsby, Ethan Hannon, Landon Wieler, Dustin Otton, Tia Prentice, Jonathan Smith, Kyre Milline-Car- denas, Hayden, Jason Gilder, Cole Gorn, Kaitlyn Johnson, Ayla Knodel, Kyle Martin, Richard Cross, Megan Timm, Caden Hanebuth, Daniel Brandt, Joey Fonseca. Camp CRAVEr’s thank the Nome City Council and Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation community share funds for making 2014 Camp Crave possible with their generous donation. Stebbins and St. Michael held first Wellness Walk

The communities of Stebbins and construction a mile from Stebbins, St.Michael held their first Wellness the participants walked to the bluff Walk, on Saturday July 12. north of Stebbins. One hundred and Stebbins mayor Morris twenty-four people signed in for the Nashoanak said the reason was to “Wellness Walk.” bring awareness to community well- “Circle of Life” was the theme ness and to address suicide preven- of the walk. The theme was inspired tion. by old Yupik-Inupiaq artifacts that The invocation was said by Dea- depict two circles within one bigger con Francis Pete, Sr. circle with a red dot in the middle. Speakers included Bernie Joe, The red dot symbolizes a baby or the Lucy Washington, Marian Mike, Al- beginning of new life. berta Steve, Ward Walker, Peter The organizers asked every per- Kobuk, Leonard and Mary Ray- son to write down the name of a Photo by Andrew C. Lee mond, Jessica Acoman, Joseph loved one lost to suicide and to place CLOUDS OVER ANVIL MOUNTAIN— Cirrus clouds above Anvil Mountain and Newton Peak are signs of Steve, Jolene Lyon, Damian Tom it in a collection bin. Once the circle a change in weather. and Morris Nashoanak, Sr. They was completed and the names placed talked about strengthening self es- in the bin, the names were collected teem, pride, self respect and being and burned. aware of the signs of depression, After the ceremony, there was Es- guilt and self pity. kimo dancing and a potluck with City of Stebbins organized the reindeer stew, hotdogs and Subway walk and asked both communities of sandwiches donated by Kawerak Stebbins and St. Michael to address Inc. Wellness. The St. Michael IRA some of the key concerns by the council supplied the reindeer. Hot- communities. The Walk was de- dogs and other support ingredients signed to meet half way between the were donated from the City of Steb- two communities, but due to road bins.

Photo by Meghan Topkok CAMP CIRCLE— Camp Igaliq (window) brought 20 youth and 5 mentors from across the region. Lots of WELLNESS— Participants of the Stebbins and St. Michael Wellness laughs, many new friends, and some of this summer’s best weather happened July 7-12 at the Salmon Lake Walk want to bring awareness to community wellness and address sui- Lutheran Church Camp site. The camp was sponsored by Kawerak Wellness in partnership with Norton cide prevention. Sound Health Corporation Division of Behavioral Health and the Lutheran Church. 15th Annual Poorman’s Gold Panning Contest 17 July 2014 - Old St. Joes Common 1. Dwight Ross, M-56, Port Aransas, TX., 18.0 Seconds 2. John Boudreau, M-53, New York City, NY., 20.1 Seconds 3. Bill “Wild Bill” Gauthia, M-40, Worland, WY., 21.0 Seconds 4. J. T. Fleming, M-69, Philadelphia, PA., 27.0 Seconds 5. Kenneth Hughes, M-55, Nome, AK., 27.4 Seconds 6. Jim Dunn, M-45, Toupah, NV., 28.9 Seconds 7. Sam Boucher, M-72, Cedar Lake, CA., 31.0 Seconds 8. Linda Steiger, F-50, Nome, AK., 33.1 Seconds 9. Kevin Queen, M-57, Keokuk, IA., 37.0 Seconds 10. Allaan Balodis, M-41, Erie PA., 38.1 Seconds 11. Robert Lynn, M-60, Tem, CA ., 55.0 Seconds 12. Seth Noot, M-9 Webster, AZ., 1 Minute 01.9 Seconds 13. Margaret Gmyrek, F-49, Colorado Springs, CO., 1 Minute 4 Seconds 14. Roger Webb, M-73, Phoenix, AZ., 1 Minute 04.7 Seconds 15. Carl Sharp, M-68, South Salem, OH., 1 Minute 06 Seconds 16. John Hammer, M-68, St. Joe, MO., 1 Minute 16 Seconds 17. Kimberly Lane, F-57, San Martin, CA., 1 Minute 35 Seconds 18. Celeste Menadelook, F-24, Nome, AK., 1 Minute 39.3 Seconds 19. Joan Fleming, F-70, Springfield, PA., 1 minute 45 Seconds 20. Steve Brock, M-55, Nome, AK., 1 Minute 48 Seconds 21. Kristina Hoffert, F-32, North Pole, AK., 2 minutes 14.4 Seconds 22. Barbara Payne, F-72, Cairo, GA., 2 Minutes 16.2 Seconds 23. Stephanie Sepulveda, F-20, Boardman, OR., 2 minutes 24.5 Seconds 24. Elise Davis, F-45, Nome, AK., 2 minutes 44 Seconds 25. Robert Lemanski, M-50, Milwaukee, WI., 3 Minutes 01 Seconds 26. Katie Ellanna, F-30, Nome, AK., 3 Minutes 14 Seconds 27. Nina Nicholson, F-69, Cairo, GA., 3 Minutes 37 Seconds 28. Doritza Rosas, F-40, Bakersfield, CA., 4 minutes 24 Seconds

Judges for the 15th Gold Panning Contests were: Patricia A. Coyne from Peculiar, MO. and Charles “Gypsy” Krosecz from Sugarland, TX. Official Starter: Al Marconi from Torrance, CA. Sponsors for this annual event: Photo by Diana Haecker GOLD PROSPECTORS ASSOCIATION of AMERICA and THERE’S GOLD— Elise Davis went at it during the 15th annual Poorman’s Gold Panning Contest. LEO and ERNA RASMUSSEN Weather: +45f, Cloudy and no rain!! THE NOME NUGGET LOCAL THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 13

Photo by Sandra Medearis TELLS OF TOOL-MAKING—Gunter Spreth of Hamburg, Germany explains how northern peoples made tools for survival. Scholar showcases Inuit tool making By Sandra L. Medearis “They had pictures in their minds. He has noted many examples in Gunter Spreth, anthropologist and They could see what they were to do. which northern peoples used spe- professor from Hamburg, Germany, They were similar to Inuit Eski- cific animals for specific tools, for years has studied the ways of mos—they thought in pictures, not Spreth told his audience of Alaska northern peoples. He has been fasci- in words,” Spreth said. “A craftsman Natives and newcomers. nated by how the Inuit and Eskimos can understand things in many di- Spreth cited work by anthropolo- invented tools necessary for survival. mensions. gist Edward William Nelson. He The Inuit and Eskimos, thousands “The Inuit and Eskimo way of found that Eskimos used fibers of years ago, looked at bones and thinking allowed them to optimize a from whale ribs to scoop ice chips stones and saw tools: tools for hunt- tool,” he said. “We can learn. Words from fishing holes illustrating that ing and fishing, tools for changing for communication are not enough. hunters and gatherers were innova- available resources into food and We can learn from the Inuit way of tive craftsmen. clothing. thinking. Spreth passed around a They looked at plants and saw During his annual summer study skin scraper of bone and flint. The tools. trip to Nome, Spreth shared his creator of the tool had fashioned one Poison for whales knowledge in several sessions at side to fit the user’s thumb and first Eskimos hollowed out holes in Carrie M. McLain Museum, demon- two fingers to push the tool against harpoons and spearheads where strating his findings to adult and an animal hide to clean and soften it they would deposit a fast-acting children’s groups. for clothing or footwear. The other poison made from roots of the Spreth’s program of study was In- side of the tool had grooves to fit the monk’s hood flower. Sometimes novative Inventions of the Inuit, one middle and little finger for a firm they smeared it on blades. of the topics he has followed in grasp on the scraper. “After about three minutes, the northern studies for the past 45 The tool fit smaller hands. whales fins and fluke would be par- years. “The men made them and the alyzed and it would drown quickly,” At the sessions on June 19, Spreth women used them,” Spreth said, Spreth told the 25 or so people gath- paid homage to clever and innovat- smiling. ered around the table at the mu- ing tool making, pulling tools out his The skin scraper tool like the ex- seum. “One of the rules, the old collection of 400-year-old tools, and ample shown in Nome had drawn rules, was to shorten their pain passing them around for hands-on the interests of many museums and when you catch them.” Spreth appreciation. Spreth showed how anthropologists, according to Spreth. added that hence came the practice the innovative implements fit the “It would be a prize winner of clubbing fish to finish them function needed by hunter-gatherers. among tools, This skin scraper is one quickly. His own three-year apprenticeship of the best examples of anthropo- His travels over the Seward under a skilled craftsman before morphic tools, tools to fit the hands Peninsula, Spreth included Teller, university gave him the key to un- of the users,” he said. where he saw a dog with a blackish- derstanding ancient tool making, Inuit beliefs and regard for ani- brownish bone. Spreth said. mals also helped guide tool innova- Picking up the bone, Spreth real- Photo by Sandra Medearis His mentor craftsmen hated to de- tion. They wanted them to die ized it was part of a woodworking FITS THE HAND— Vince Pikonganna remembers how his father scribe what they were doing. quickly to save it from pain. mallet. It turned out to be the under made tools when they lived on King Island jaw of a walrus. The toolmaker had cut only enough away to make a handle. Next, Spreth displayed a rib bone that had been made to catch fish. Split into a wishbone shape, each end had hooks that could move together in a pincer action when the user raised it or the fish attempted Coffee-Rubbed Tenderloin to escape. Recipe by Miller Health Consulting, LLC “These are examples of how cer- tain bones make specific tools,” Makes Approximately 6 Servings Spreth explained. Preparation Time: 2 hours The Inuit also took tools that al- Bake at 450°F for 20 minutes & 450°F for 30 minutes ready in use and improved them. An Difficulty Level: Medium example is the pump drill used for hole making and to start fire, often Ingredients: with driftwood. 2 Tbsp. finely ground coffee 2 tsp. jerk seasoning “My father used to make us 1 Tbsp. minced onion pump drills for toys on King Island, 2 Tbsp. lime juice to make us think,” Vince Pikon- 1-1 lb. moose tenderloin ganna shared with the gathering. Directions:   “The people of the Arctic were 1. Combine coffee, jerk seasoning,    able to create an array of tools using minced onion, and lime juice in a    available materials. What kind of small bowl. Stir to combine.    technical thinking both long ago 2. Gently rub coffee mixture onto all      and today? Everywhere I look I see sides of the moose tenderloin.     Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.      

genius,” Spreth said. 3. Preheat oven to 450°F.     

4. Place tenderloin in a shallow pan    !   and bake for 20 minutes, turning     after 10 minutes.    " 5. Reduce heat to 300°F, leaving the #  $  tenderloin in the oven. Bake for 30 additional minutes or until internal #   $ temperature reaches 145°F. % $  6. Let cool to room temperature. &  $ Refrigerate overnight before serving.

Tips: *To serve, slice into thin strips to eat individually or on a sandwich. Photo By Sandra Medearis *Pair with a colorful mix of vegetables for optimum mineral intake. MAKING HOLES—Parker Kenick explores the art of making a pump drill. 14 THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 OPINION THE NOME NUGGET Treadwell’s tax would crush homebuyers

Treadwell would eliminate provi- but eliminate a provision advancing Mead Treadwell strongly endorsed Alaska would cost $16 with Tread- cost $32,5200 with Treadwell’s tax. sion 30 million American families the American dream of owning a establishment of a 30 percent Na- well’s tax. · A new $10,000 snowmachine rely on home for thousands of working fam- tional Sales Tax. Treadwell joined · A $50 tank of gas would cost $65 would cost $13,000 with Treadwell’s U.S. Senate candidate Mead ilies in Alaska,” said Max Croes, Joe Miller in support of this tax, with Treadwell’s tax. tax. Treadwell is plugging a tax scheme Communications Director for which would drive up the cost of · A new $25,000 pickup would that would crush homebuyers in Alaskans for Begich. basic consumer goods while elimi- Alaska, eliminating a provision over Treadwell’s 30 percent national nating the home mortgage deduc- 30 million Americans rely on each sales tax would further complicate tion. The cost of living in Alaska year. Treadwell’s plan would force homeownership for Alaskans’, as the already is 131 percent of the national Alaskans and Americans to pay tax would include mortgage interest. average, and Treadwell’s sales tax thousands of dollars more when buy- Republicans, Democrats, and tax would make it even harder to afford ing a house. experts alike have criticized the living in Alaska. Treadwell’s extreme tax scheme scheme. Former President George “Mead Treadwell is completely would eliminate the home mortgage W. Bush’s administration rejected out of touch with working families if interest deduction. The provision has the proposal and said it would create he’s proposing a 30 percent Na- been commonplace for American “the largest entitlement program in tional Sales Tax,” said Mike Wen- families hoping to buy homes and its history” because of the extreme strup, Chairman of the Alaska elimination would shift the tax bur- poverty it would create among lower Democratic Party. den from wealthier Americans to income Americans. How Much Would Alaskans Pay lower-income households, strangling How much would Treadwell’s For Mead Treadwell’s National the finances of working Alaska fam- sales tax cost Alaskans? Sales Tax? ilies. Treadwell supports 30 percent · A $200 load of groceries from “Mead Treadwell’s tax scheme National Sales Tax, elimination of Costco would cost $260 with Tread- would not only raises taxes on every- home mortgage deduction well’s tax. day goods for Alaska households, At the GOP debate in Homer, · A $12 gallon of milk in rural All Around the Sound

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FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY THE NOME NUGGET REGIONAL THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 15 Red Dog Mine celebrates 25 years Saying It Sincerely By Rev.Ross Tozzi, Pastor St. Joseph Catholic Church On Monday, the Red Dog Mine in Northwest Alaska $199 million in dividends to NANA shareholders and Member of the Nome Ministerial Association held a celebration for mine employees in honor of its 25th $608 million of its $1 billion mine proceeds to all Alaska Love Your Enemy anniversary. The mine is one of the largest zinc produc- Natives through the 7(i) “sharing” provisions of the A natural response to violence, is to strike back. The idea of “An eye for ers in the world and is often cited as a positive example Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, or ANCSA [ANK- an eye, a tooth for a tooth” fits our sense of justice. As those in war zones of indigenous people and mining companies working to- SA]. The provision requires that Alaska Native Corpora- painfully know, when we strike back there is often collateral damage and the gether. Alaska Native Corporation, NANA Regional Cor- tions (ANCs) share approximately 60 percent of revenues truly innocent may suffer worse than those we intended to retaliate against. poration, Inc., owns the land on which the mine is from developed ANCSA lands with other ANCs. The Old Testament commandment of an eye for an eye was meant to mod- situated and Teck Alaska, a subsidiary of Teck Resources Red Dog Mine is an economic engine for Northwest erate vengeance; the punishment should not exceed the injury done. Jesus Limited (Teck), is the operator. Alaska, the state and the nation, paying approximately forbids even this proportionate retaliation. Jesus recognized that violence es- The celebration was attended by a number of special $119 million as payment in lieu of taxes (PILT) to the calates and that even proportionate responses are unjust because they per- guests, many of whom worked to make the mine a real- Northwest Arctic Borough, providing 70 percent of U.S. petuate the cycle of violence. Instead, Jesus teaches us to turn the other ity, including: former Governor Bill Sheffield, NANA zinc production and injecting more than $1.5 billion into cheek, to respond to evil with good, and to love our enemies. Regional Corp. Chair Donald G. Sheldon, Teck President the Alaska economy. In 2013, more than 586 NANA When Jesus was crucified on the cross, he showed us one way we can re- and CEO Don Lindsay, former NANA President Willie shareholders worked at the mine for Teck and NANA spond to evil. His next to last words were, “Father, forgive them, they know Hensley and past Chair Christina Westlake. companies operating at the mine, earning $29.4 million not what they do.” Is this humanly possible? Could you turn the other cheek Since 1989, Red Dog Mine has provided more than and making up 54 percent of mine employees. to someone who had shown no mercy to you? Marc Berkowitz was just a little boy when he and his family were taken to a concentration camp under the jurisdiction of Joseph Mengele. Marc saw Mengele send his mother to the gas chamber. A couple of days later, Men- gele asked the young boy, if he still believed in God. Marc knew that if he were to hate, it would be his undoing. Instead, he told Mengele. “Everything Public Notice for Miners, Sport Hunters, Guides and Aircraft Pilots has been taken from me now. But God you will never take because he in- stilled this feeling in me, and only he can take it away.” Years later, Marc speculated how he would repay Mengele if he had the chance. “I don’t want to see him suffer. Justice to me would be for him to spend time with me. I will be his servant again, very courteous. At the end The shaded areas on the map are privately owned of two years with me, he will say, ‘Yes, we can teach our children not to lands that belong to the Teller Native Corporation hate.’ Marc had no doubts he could redeem this evil man by loving his and (ANSCA) Alaska Native Allotment owners. Mining, sport hunting, guiding and hunting by aircraft enemy.

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For permission to enter Teller Native Corporation Lands please contact: Directory Telephone: (907)642-6132, Fax: (907)642-6133, email: [email protected] Bible Baptist Church 443-2144 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.. '"'"*"' 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 Interim Pastor Paul Hartley • 252-5773 Sunday Prayer 9:30 a.m. • Sunday School: 10 a.m.        Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Church: 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer: 7 p.m. 7/17/14 16 THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 THE NOME NUGGET CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Deadline is noon Monday •(907) 443-5235 • Fax (907)443-5112 • e-mail [email protected]

FOR SALE—1990 D65E KOMATSU Employment DOZER $19,000. Like New Undercarriage, Winch, Straight Blade. Runs Good. 300 E K Nome Eskimo plicants considered for the After School Activities Street Ph. 253-359-0563 Community Coordinator position. 7/24-31 Nome Eskimo Community is recruiting for To be considered for employment, the report three (3) positions located in Nome, AK: must be free of crimes involving sexual assault or • Youth Services Assistant: non-exempt, reg- sexual abuse of a minor, unlawful exploitation of ular seasonal full-time position. The pay range is a minor indecent exposure, crimes of violence Trooper Beat $18.79/hour - $21.15/hour (DOE). The position against persons, and must show that the appli- is open until 07/28/14. cant has not been convicted of a felony within the •Tribal Services Specialist: non-exempt, reg- past ten years. ular full-time position. The pay range is Native preference per Public Law 93-638 C Detachment ...No news reported. $23.79/hour - $26.78/hour (DOE). The position A full copy of the job descriptions and an em- is open until 8/11/14. ployment application can be obtained from the •Youth Coordinator: non-exempt, regular full- Nome Eskimo Community Website time position. The pay range is $21.15/hour - www.necalaska.org or from the Nome Eskimo $23.79/hour (DOE). The position is open until Community Office at 200 West 5th Avenue. Seawall A public hearing, as required by the Administration for 08/04/14. For any questions, please contact the Human To ensure the safety of children who receive Resources Manager, Cathy Lyon, at 907-443- Children and Families, will be held on August 12th, 2014 services, Nome Eskimo Community will complete 9114 or by email to [email protected] NOME POLICE DEPARTMENT a Criminal History Background Check on all ap- 7/24 MEDIA RELEASES 07/14/2014 through at 5:30 PM at 606 East I Street, to provide the Tribes in the 07/20/2014 Kawerak consortium, tribal members and other interested Disclaimer: This is a record of activity. The is- parties an opportunity to comment on the proposed activities suance of citations or the act of arrest does Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) not assign guilt to any identified party. described in the Child Care Development Fund Tribal Plan is committed to providing quality health services On 7/14 at 3:14 p.m. Nome Police and volunteer for the Period 10/01/14-09/31/18. and promoting wellness Ambulance and Firefighters were dispatched to 5th Avenue for a report of a four wheeler accident. within our people and environment. The accident happened when the juvenile went Copies of the plan will be made available at Kawerak, in tribal Available position: continued on page 18 offices, and on www.kawerak.org. 7/24 Maintenance Engineer I, Plant Operations Department Mary’s Igloo Native Corporation - Annual Shareholder Meeting Purpose of Position:

Provide skilled maintenance and complex repair work on the physical The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held in plant, hospital, campus grounds, and limited medical and non-medical Teller, Alaska at 1 p.m. on August 30, 2014 equipment. EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE and CREDENTIALS: at the Community Teller Bingo Hall for the purpose of: Education Degree Program 1. Election of seven (7) Board of Directors One year of Mechanical Operation 2. Approval of last annual meeting minutes February 25, 2012 Vocational-Technical college and/or Maintenance or 3. To transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting or any related discipline adjournment thereof. Experience General (Non-supervisory) Supervisory Shareholders 18 and over wishing to be elected (Nominees) for M.I.N.C. Board of Directors should 1 - 5 year(s) 0 year(s) performing work in facilities send a NOTICE OF INTENT before June 29, 2014. maintenance program or related field All proxies should be mailed to the Inspector of Elections of M.I.N.C. no later than 1 p.m. August Credentials Licensure, Certification, Etc. 30, 2014 to be valid. Must have valid AK Driver's License; Asbestos Inspector of Elections Certification, Boiler Operator Class III, EPA 608 Certification Refrigerants and HAZWOPER Certification If you have any questions or concerns, Mary’s Igloo Native Corporation within 90 days of hire. please contact our office at (907) 642–2308. PO Box 650 Teller, Alaska 99778 For an application, detailed job description or more information, please contact us: [email protected] (907) 443-4573 (907) 443-2085 fax www.nortonsoundhealth.org Wales Native Corporation 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 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting Notice workplace and performs pre-employment drug screening. Candidates failing to pass a pre-employment drug screen will not be considered for employment. 7/24 The Wales Native Corporation 41st Annual Shareholders’ Meeting will be held in Wales, Alaska on Saturday, August 2, 2014 and the doors will be open at 1:00 p.m. for registration.

Nome Investigator I/II/III The meeting will be held at the Native Village of Wales Multi-Purpose Building. The purpose of the meeting will be to elect three (3) Directors, review annual re- ($4,522-$6,386 monthly) ports and to conduct any other business that may come before the shareholders.

The Public Defender Agency has an opening for a Proxies for this meeting must be returned by Saturday, August 2, 2014 to be flexibly staffed Investigator (I/II/III) in the Nome valid. If you have any questions or comments, please contact our office at (907) office. The position information is available online 664-3641, submit a letter to the following address: Wales Native Corporation, P.O. Box 529, Wales, Alaska 99783-0529 or by e-mail at [email protected]. through Workplace Alaska. All interested applicants 7/24-31 must apply through the Workplace Alaska website at: www.workplace.alaska.gov NSHC BOARD OF DIRECTORS VACANCIES The State of Alaska is an AA/EOE. SEATS: COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE & REGION-AT-LARGE

The Norton Sound Health Corporation Board of Directors is in the process of accepting letters of interest to serve on the NSHC Board of Directors in the Community-At-Large seat and/or the Region-At-Large seat. Community-At-Large means the vicinity of Nome, Alaska. Region-At-Large means the area served by NSHC. City Of Unalakleet • City Manager The Board of Directors will hold elections at its annual meeting on September 15, 2014 to fill these seats for a POSITION OBJECTIVES: three year term beginning in September 2014 and ending in September 2017. Any interested person should send The City of Unalakleet is accepting resumes and cover letter for the a letter of interest with a brief resume by August 29, 2014 to: position of City Manager. A copy of the full job description can be picked up at the City office or via email [email protected] Board of Directors DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Attention: Board Secretary A bachelor's degree in Public Administration is strongly desired, but will Norton Sound Health Corporation consider experience. General knowledge of administrative aspects of mu- P.O. Box 966 nicipal government, ability to work under pressure and make decisions in Nome, AK 99762 accordance with local ordinances and state laws. Requires strong leader- ship skills, communication, budget, and computer experience. Please write “At-Large Seat” on the outside of the envelope. In order to serve on the NSHC Board of Directors in one of the at-large seats, a person must not be an employee of NSHC. Former employees are not eligible for a STARTING SALARY RANGE: period of one year after they stop working for NSHC, but the Board of Directors can waive this requirement. In Hourly: DOE - Salaried with annual contract addition, a director must pass a criminal background check. Details on these qualifications as well as information DEADLINE: regarding director duties and responsibilities can be obtained from: Open until filled; will start interviews within two weeks - July 22-29, 2014 range. Balla Sobocienski, Administrative Executive Specialist Submit resume and cover letter to: Norton Sound Health Corporation City of Unalakleet, P.O. Box 28, Unalakleet, Alaska 99684. P.O. Box 966 Nome, AK 99762 (907) 443-3226 THE NOME NUGGET THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 17 Real Estate Notice FOR SALE— Lots 1-6, BK 81, Nome, by school / hospital, one or all, 907-444-1854 , 5/4-tfn AREA VILLAGES, SPORT HUNTERS, GUIDES PILOTS AND MINERS Nome Sweet Homes 907-443-7368

4br/2ba ON LARGE LOT Close to Nome Rec and School 402 E 5th Avenue - $279,000 TRIPLEX Nice ROI Central location, 3 studio apartments Walk to rec center, hospital, shopping, movies The public is reminded 302 East Kings $150,000 that lands within the 3.92 ACRES JOHANNA Next to the Fort Davis Roadhouse 361 ft of road frontage across from Rec Mining Area shaded areas on the map Owner financing available $120,000 including King Island (not DONNA MARIE LOT 3 OWNER FINANCE General zoning, lots are 75ʼx205ʼ shown) are predominately 828 ACRES ON SNAKE RIVER SAVE MONEY – LOW FUEL USE privately owned by King Island Patented mining claim Warm and welcoming Property is on both sides of the Snake River Patented $621,000 Vaulted ceilings, nice deck, vinyl Native Corporation (KINC) and Newer kitchen and windows 12X16 CABIN ON 5 ACRES NEAR SNAKE its shareholders. Within the Only 10 minutes from town but feels a world away! 405 G St - $198,000 Cabin is small but new and very sturdy Lot 8 Katie Drive $45,000 boundaries are also Native Allotment Lands. MORE LISTINGS AVAILABLE AT: www.nomesweethomes.com

HOUSE FOR SALE: 1000 East Front Street Artifact digging, sport hunting, mining, guiding and hunting • Five Star Plus energy-efficient comfortable by aircraft is strictly prohibited. unique Nome home with ocean view. • 2614 sq. ft. gross living area on All non- shareholders for sport 10,071 sq. ft. lot. • 3 significant heating sources: passive hunting, guiding and hunting solar; woodstove; and in-floor. • Stainless steel kitchen appliances with by aircraft, mining or operating hickory cabinets. ATVs must have permission • Soapstone wood stove with marble mantel and natural rock background wall. by the King Island Native • Ceiling fans, tract lighting, marble floors in 1st floor and 2nd floor arctic entries. Corporation prior to entering • Marble master bathroom with Jacuzzi tub. • Australian Cypress hardwood floors on above mentioned land. throughout. • Vaulted cedar ceiling and crystal chandelier in Great Room. For detailed information or to obtain • HRV system, cedar wrap-around deck, large lush backyard and much more. permission to enter King Island Native Reason for Selling: Retiring in 3 years. Call Ray Droby (443-6075). Corporation lands contact KINC Office Manager at (907)443-5494, PO Box 992, Nome, Alaska 99762, [email protected].

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208-263-6947 Ask for Dave River Fish R kkRi Contact: Golovin Native Corporation RRiver (907)779-3251 err cchauik MUNAQSRI Senior Apartments • “A Caring Place” Kac NOW taking applications for one-bedroom . 10S unfurnished apartments, heat included CrC 10S kkC “62 years of age or older, handicap/disabled, regardless of age” •Electricity subsidized; major appliances provided enik Golovin LagoonL •Rent based on income for eligible households CheeC •Rent subsidized by USDA Rural Development 515 Steadman Street, Nome

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12S nnt Adopt a Pet PoiPPoint or make your Rooocky P donation NOTICE TO SPORT HUNTERS, GUIDES & PILOTS today! rbyby The Pubilc is reminded that lands within the shaded Dararbya ppe Da areas on the map are predominantly privately owned Cap 13S AdoptDog afood, pet and cat get food, a FREE cat bag litter of anddog/cat other food donations when you adoptare by Golovin Native Corporation and its Shareholders. a dog/cat. Dog food, cat food, cat litter and other donations are Sport hunting by non-shareholders, guides and their alwaysalways welcome welcome at at thethe Nome Animal Animal Shelter! Shelter! clients, and hunting by aircraft is NOT ALLOWED ON Nome Animal Control & Adopt-A-Pet CORPORAATTION LAND.LAND 443-8538443-5212 oorr 4443-526243-5262 21W 20W 18 THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 THE NOME NUGGET • More Seawall continued from page 15 ring on the west side of town. The investigation Chad Wilson, 21, for Assault in the Fourth, Do- On 7/20 at 12:52 a.m. Nome Police were dis- tion. Brent was transported to Norton Sound Re- led to the arrest of Nora Brown, 44, for Assault mestic Violence. Chad was remanded at AMCC patched to Front Street for a fight between two in- gional Hospital and then taken to AMCC. No bail off the road and struck a pole surrounding a fire Third Degree, Domestic Violence and Violating and held there without bail. toxicated parties. Investigation resulted in the was set. hydrant. The juvenile was taken Norton Sound her Order and Conditions of Release. She was arrest of Donald Oliver, 34, for Disorderly Conduct. Regional Hospital by EMS for what appeared to transported to Anvil Mountain Correctional Cen- On 7/18 at 11:07 p.m. The Nome Police Depart- Oliver was remanded to AMCC and held there with be minor injuries. ter. No bail was set. ment was dispatched downtown for a female who a $250 bail. was passed out on the seawall. The investigation On 7/17 at 1:05 p.m. the Nome Police Department led to the arrest of Charlene Brown, 24, for Inde- On 7/20 at 4:37 a.m. Nome Police were dis- On 7/14 at 4:57 p.m. Nome Police were dis- responded to a report of a female unwilling to th cent Exposure in the Second Degree. Charlene patched to a residence on Warren Place for a re- patched to a residence on 4 Avenue for a report leave a residence. The investigation led to Magde- of a minor that had consumed alcohol. The minor was taken to Norton Sound Regional Hospital and ported assault in progress between multiple line Omiak, 26, being on Conditions of Release then transported to AMCC with a $250.00 bail. parties. Investigation resulted in the arrest of An- had the odor of alcohol on his person. The minor and she transported to AMCC for Violating those provided a sample of his breath which resulted in drew Kelly, 32, for Harassment in the First Degree. conditions. According to her conditions, Magde- On 7/18 at 11:35 p.m. Nome Police were dis- Kelly was transported to AMCC and held there on being issued a citation for Minor Consuming Alco- line is not to possess or consume alcohol. PUBLIC NOTICE hol. patched to Third Avenue for a reported assault a $500 bail. Investigation in the assault continues with a weapon. Investigation resulted in the arrest and additional parties involved were transported On 7/18 at 3:02 a.m. the Nome Police Department of Frank Kavairlook Jr, 34, for hitting an elderly to NSRH for medical assistance. ND On 7/14 at 10:23 p.m., the Nome Police Depart- made contact with Martin Lincoln, 32, near Bering male in the head with a hammer. The elderly male 2014 2 QUARTER MEETING ment responded to a report of an assault taking Street. Investigation led to his arrest for Violating was transported to NSRH for medical assistance. On 7/20 at 7:06 p.m. The Nome Police Depart- OF THE BOARD OF place on the West side of town. The investigation his Conditions of Probation. He was transported Frank was remanded to AMCC for Assault in the ment was dispatched to the west end of town on a COMMISSIONERS led to the arrest of Gene Oxereok, 62, for Assault to AMCC. Third Degree and held there without bail. report of trespassing. The investigation led to the in the Third Degree, Domestic Violence and Vio- arrest of Brent Lockwood, 35, for Probation Viola- lating the Order and Conditions of his Release. On 07/18 at 8:43 p.m. Nome Police conducted a traffic stop on an ATV traveling south on Bering You are hereby notified that the He was transported to Anvil Mountain Correctional nd Center. No bail was set. Street, failing to turn off onto several side roads. 2014 2 quarter regular meeting of The driver, Aggie Attungana, was issued a citation the Board of Commissioners of the On 7/15 at 2:33 a.m. Nome Police Department for Operating an Off-Road Vehicle on State High- were made aware of a bear in town near the way. Bering Straits Regional Housing cemetery. At approximately 3:50 a.m. the bear Authority will be held on Tuesday, was terminated by Nome Police Department and On 7/18 at 9:41 p.m. The Nome Police Depart- Alaska Fish and Game. REMINDER: Please keep ment was dispatched downtown for a report of a Legals July 29, 2014 between 10:00 am your trash secure, as well as your dog food if it is passed out male inside a business. Investigation and 3:00 pm in White Mountain, being kept outside. led to the arrest of Ronald Ozenna Jr, 36, for In- decent Exposure in the Second Degree and Dis- CITY OF NOME PUBLIC NOTICE ing/final passage on July 14, 2014, but was then AK at the White Mountain IRA On 7/16 at 2:35 a.m. Nome Police Department re- orderly Conduct. Ronald was taken to Norton tabled until the regular meeting of the Council on building and between 4:30 pm O-14-06-02 An Ordinance Amending Section July 28, 2014 at 7:00 PM in Council Chambers sponded to a report of a Sexual Assault occurring Sound Regional Hospital and then to AMCC with and 5:30 pm in Golovin, AK at on the west side of town. The investigation is cur- a $1,000 bail. 17.10.010 of the Nome Code of Ordinances to of City Hall, located at 102 Division Street. Copies rently still ongoing. Increase the Rate of Tax by 1% on All Items of the ordinance are available in the Office of the the Chinik Eskimo Community On 7/18 at 10:48 p.m. Nome Police were dis- During the Months of June, July and August. City Clerk. IRA building. On 7/16 at 8:02 p.m. Nome Police Department re- patched to a reported domestic dispute on War- 7/17-24 sponded to a report of a domestic assault occur- ren Place. Investigation resulted in the arrest of This ordinance had first reading on June 25, 2014 and was passed to second reading/public hear- Court

Week ending 7/18 ing; Release or bail conditions remain in effect until defendant reports to serve sen- State of Alaska v. Gregory Saclamana (11/26/90); 2NO-13-469CR Order to Modify or Civil tence; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Revoke Probation; ATN: 113678442; Violated conditions of probation; Probation Lincoln, Precious A.E. v. Fagundes, Joseph R.; Civil Protective Order Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be paid if terminated; Suspended jail term revoked and imposed: 20 days; All remaining time; Symetra Assigned Benefits Service Company v. Ahkinga, Lenora; Superior Court probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail or Must pay suspended $100 jail surcharge to the AGs Office, Anchorage. Misc Petition is sentenced to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court State of Alaska v. Gregory Saclamana (11/26/90); 2NO-14-445CR Violate Conditions Hindman, William T. v. Osborne, Wilma L.; Civil Protective Order within 10 days; Probation for 2 years (date of judgment: 7/15/14); Shall comply of Release; Date of Violation: 7/11/14; 90 days, 90 days suspended; Initial Jail Sur- Barr, Dorothy v. Apok, III, Robert; Civil Protective Order with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless arrest for any charge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Police Training Sur- Reitheimer, Jason v. City Of Nome; Appeal from District Court violation of these conditions of probation; Shall commit no jailable offenses; Shall charge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days; Probation for 2 years; Ningealook, Norman v. Obruk, Annie and Antoghame, Leon; Petition for Disestab- not contact, directly or indirectly, or return to the residence of Susie Olanna with- Shall comply with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless lishment of Paternity out her consent; Shall not possess or consume alcohol; Shall not have alcohol in arrest for any violation of these conditions of probation; Shall commit no violations Huntsinger, Sarah v. Waggner, Randy; Civil Protective Order his residence; Shall not enter or remain on the premises of any bar or liquor store; of law, assaultive or disorderly conduct, or domestic violence; Shall not possess or Rietheimer, Jason v. Petkevis, Anthony; Civil Protective Order Subject to warrantless breath testing at the request of any peace officer. consume alcohol in any dry or damp community; Shall not have alcohol in his res- Small Claims State of Alaska v. Arthur Kakoona (1/6/77); 2NO-14-117CR CTN 002: Assault 4; DV; idence; Shall not enter or remain on the premises of any bar or liquor store; Sub- Cornerstone Credit Service, LLC v. Akeya, Corey; Small Claims Less Than $2500 CTN Chrgs Dismissed: 001 (CT 2 of indictment amended to misdo); Date of Vio- ject to warrantless breath testing at the request of any peace officer; Subject to Criminal lation: 2/22/14; 360 days, 300 days suspended; Unsuspended 60 days shall be warrantless search of residence for alcohol; Alcohol/Mental Health Assessment by State of Alaska v. Troy Mokiyuk (4/1/95); 2NO-14-26CR Order to Modify or Revoke served; Report to Nome Court on 8/25/14 at 1:30 p.m. for a remand hearing; Re- BHS; Participate in and complete recommended treatment and aftercare. Probation; ATN: 113672835; Violated conditions of probation; Probation terminated; lease or bail conditions remain in effect until defendant reports to serve sentence; State of Alaska v. Kordova Akerta Gipson (6/7/00); Possession, Control, or Con- Suspended jail term revoked and imposed: Revoke all time, consecutive to the Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Suspended sumption of Alcohol by Person Under Age 21; First Offense; Date of Offense: term in Case No. 2NO-14-318CR; Must pay suspended $100 jail surcharge to the Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be paid if probation is 6/22/14; Fine: $200 with $0 suspended; Probation for 1 year (date of judgment: AGs Office, Anchorage. revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail or is sentenced 7/11/14); Comply with all direct court orders listed above by the deadlines stated; State of Alaska v. Troy Mokiyuk (4/1/95); 2NO-14-35CR Order to Modify or Revoke to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 Defendant must enroll in and pay for the following juvenile alcohol safety action pro- Probation; ATN: 114192216; Violated conditions of probation; No action taken. days; Probation for 2 years (date of judgment: 7/15/14); Shall comply with all court gram if one is available in your home community w/in 120 days; Must submit to State of Alaska v. Troy Mokiyuk (4/1/95); 2NO-14-36CR Order to Modify or Revoke orders by the deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless arrest for any violation of evaluation by the program and pay for and successfully complete any education or Probation; ATN: 114192666; Violated conditions of probation; No action taken. these conditions of probation; Shall commit no jailable offenses; Shall not contact, treatment recommended by this program; May not consume inhalants or possess State of Alaska v. Troy Mokiyuk (4/1/95); 2NO-14-318CR CTN 003: Theft 3°; Date of directly or indirectly, or return to the residence of Susie Olanna without her consent; or consume controlled substances w/o prescription or alcoholic beverages, except Violation: 5/19/13; CTN Chrgs Dismissed: 001, 002; 6 months flat; Initial Jail Sur- Shall not possess or consume alcohol; Shall not have alcohol in his residence; as provided in AS 04.16.051(b). charge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Police Training Sur- Shall not enter or remain on the premises of any bar or liquor store; Subject to war- State of Alaska v. Ernest C. Booshu (9/2/92); 2NO-14-283CR Violate Protective Order; charge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days. rantless breath testing at the request of any peace officer. Date of Violation: 5/3/14; 270 days, 240 days suspended; Unsuspended 30 days, State of Alaska v. Woodrow Kitchen (7/23/86); 2NO-12-916CR Order to Modify or Re- State of Alaska v. Michelle Lynn Kavairlook (8/15/91); No Valid Operatorʼs License; time served; Initial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchor- voke Probation; ATN: 111176586; Violated conditions of probation; Suspended jail Date of Offense: 4/10/13; Classification: Non-classified; Any app./perf. bond in this age; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be term revoked and imposed: 3 days. case is exonerated; 30 days, 30 days suspended; Police Training Surcharge: $50 paid if probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to State of Alaska v. Woodrow W. Kitchen (7/23/86); 2NO-13-714CR Import Alcohol-Dry (Misd); Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this Area-Small Amount; DV; Date of Violation: 7/23/13; 90 days, 87 days suspended; paid if probation is revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to court within 10 days; Probation for 2 years (date of judgment: 7/17/14); Shall com- Unsuspended 3 days shall be served with defendant remanded immediately to jail or is sentenced to jail; Probation for 1 year; Comply with all direct court orders ply with all court orders by the deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless arrest for AMCC; Fine: $3,000 with $1,500 suspended; Pay unsuspended $1,500 fine listed above by the deadlines stated; No new criminal charges. any violation of these conditions of probation; Shall commit no jailable offenses; through Nome Trial Courts by 3 years; Forfeit alcohol to State; Initial Jail Surcharge: State of Alaska v. Thomas Cheemuk (1/16/85); Harassment 1; Date of Violation: Shall not contact, directly or indirectly, or return to the residence of Megan Apassin- $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 12/28/13; 120 days, 120 days suspended; Suspended Jail Surcharge: $100 per gok; Do not go within 100 ft of her house; Do not pass messages to her in any per case with $100 suspended; Must be paid if probation is revoked and, in con- case with $100 suspended; Must be paid if probation is revoked and, in connec- way; Do not watch, approach or follow Megan Apassingok. nection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Train- tion, defendant is arrested and taken to jail or is sentenced to jail; Police Training State of Alaska v. Ernest Booshu (9/2/92); 2NO-14-390CR Notice of Dismissal; Charge ing Surcharge: $50.00 shall be paid through this court within 10 days; Probation for Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 days; Probation for 2 001: Assault IV; Charge 002: Resisting Arrest; Filed by the DAs Office 7/17/14. 3 years (date of judgment: 715/14); Shall comply with all court orders by the dead- years (date of judgment: 7/15/14); Shall comply with all court orders by the dead- State of Alaska v. Ladd Soonagrook; 2NO-14-419CR Notice of Dismissal; Charge 001: lines stated; Shall commit no jailable offenses; Shall not possess or consume al- lines stated; Subject to warrantless arrest for any violation of these conditions of DOLP; Charge 002: VCR; Filed by the DAs Office 7/16/14. cohol in any dry/damp community; Subject to warrantless breath testing at the probation; Shall commit no jailable offenses; Shall not contact, directly or indirectly, State of Alaska v. Ladd Soonagrook; 2NO-14-429CR CTN 001: Drunk Person on Li- request of any peace officer in a local option community; Person and baggage are or return to the residence of D.C. without her consent. censed Premises; Date of Violation (no indication); 10 days, 0 days suspended; subject to warrantless search at any airport en route to local option community; Al- State of Alaska v. Ethan E. Kulowiyi (9/11/96); 2NO-14-231CR Possession, Control, Unsuspended 10 days shall be served with defendant remanded immediately to cohol/substance abuse assessment by 7/31/14; Participate in and complete rec- or Consumption of Alcohol by Person Under Age 21; First Offense; Date of Of- AMCC; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 ommended treatment and aftercare; Up to 30 days residential treatment if fense: 4/15/14; Police Training Surcharge: $10 to be paid to clerk of court 1 year; days. recommended; May ask court to review this order w/in 7 days; File proof by Probation for 1 year (date of judgment: 7/11/14); Comply with all direct court orders State of Alaska v. Ladd Soonagrook; 2NO-14-429CR CTN 002: Violating Conditions 1/30/15. listed above by the deadlines stated; May not consume inhalants or possess or of Release; Date of Violation: 7/1/14; 30 days, 29 days suspended, time served; Ini- State of Alaska v. Arthur K. Kakoona (1/6/77); 2NO-13-203CR Order to Modify or Re- consume controlled substances or alcoholic beverages, except as provided in AS tial Jail Surcharge: $50 per case; Due now to AGs Office, Anchorage; Suspended voke Probation; ATN: 113676507; Violated conditions of probation; Probation ter- 04.16.051(b). Jail Surcharge: $100 per case with $100 suspended; Must be paid if probation is minated; Suspended jail term revoked and imposed: all remaining time, report to State of Alaska v. Ethan E. Kulowiyi (9/11/96); 2NO-14-352CR Possession, Control, revoked and, in connection, defendant is arrested and taken to jail or is sentenced the Nome Court on 8/25/14 at 1:30 p.m. for a remand hearing; Release or bail con- or Consumption of Alcohol by Person Under Age 21; First Offense; Date of Of- to jail; Police Training Surcharge: $50 shall be paid through this court within 10 ditions remain in effect until defendant reports to serve sentence. fense: 4/29/14; Fine: $300 with $0 suspended; Unsuspended $300 is to be paid to days; Probation for 1 year (date of judgment: 7/17/14); Shall comply with all court State of Alaska v. Arthur Kakoona (1/6/77); 2NO-13-558CR Order to Modify or Re- the court by 1 year; Probation for 1 year (date of judgment: 7/11/14); Comply with orders by the deadlines stated; Subject to warrantless arrest for any violation of voke Probation; ATN: 113672628; Violated conditions of probation; Suspended jail all direct court orders listed above by the deadlines stated. these conditions of probation; Shall commit no jailable offenses; Do not go to any term revoked and imposed: 3 days, consecutive to the term in Case No. 2NO-13- State of Alaska v. Ethan E. Kulowiyi (9/11/96); 2NO-14-405CR Possession, Control, bars. 203CR, report to the Nome Court on 8/25/14 at 1:30 p.m. for a remand hearing; Re- or Consumption of Alcohol by Person Under Age 21; First Offense; Date of Of- State of Alaska v. Esther J. Olanna (12/12/81); Dismissal; Count I: Assault 4°; Count lease or bail conditions remain in effect until defendant reports to serve sentence; fense: 6/9/14; Police Training Surcharge: $10 to be paid to clerk of court 1 year; II: Harassment 2°; Filed by the DAs Office 7/10/14. Must pay suspended $100 jail surcharge to the AGs Office, Anchorage; All other Fine: $300 with $0 suspended; Unsuspended $300 is to be paid to the court w/in terms and conditions of probation in the original judgment remain in effect. 1 year; Probation for 1 year (date of judgment: 7/11/14); Comply with all direct court State of Alaska v. Arthur Kakoona (1/6/77); 2NO-14-117CR CTN 001: Assault 4; DV; orders listed above by the deadlines stated; May not consume inhalants or possess Date of Violation: 2/22/14; 360 days, 300 days suspended; Unsuspended 60 days or consume controlled substances or alcoholic beverages, except as provided in shall be served; Report to Nome Court on 8/25/14 at 1:30 p.m. for a remand hear- AS 04.16.051(b). SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF NOME

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Photos by Diana Haecker CASCADING BOOM (top)— Colin Daugherty, middle, explains the cascading boom designed to guide oil towards the skimmer to Wesley Okbaok, left, and Jacob Okbaok, right.

CLOSING THE GAP— Chadux response team member Dan Powell awaits instructions to take down boom deployed across the washout at the Teller sandspit. • Valuable lessons continued from page 6 fuel up and down the coast of west- edge can be utilized during a spill,” through,” Kotula said. “It was a well- the marine mammal users that we Arctic, residents of the region are ern Alaska. Cheryl Fultz, environ- said Fultz. done exercise that will help us to im- represent.” anxious to learn what measures are mental compliance specialist with After the drill, Melton said, the prove the contingency plans.” “We hope to be able to help de- taken to prevent an oil spill or miti- Delta Western said that tug and barge biggest lesson learned was the real- Those who look out for protection velop as federal marine co-managers, gate one if a spill or vessel accident companies have not had an increase ity of seeing the channel between of subsistence users also had good with agencies such as Chadux in the were to occur. The Alaska Nanuuq in vessel traffic through the Bering Teller and Brevig Mission. words to say. Jack Omelak said in an near future, a contact list or protocols Commission and the Arctic Marine Strait in the past few years. She said The terrific force of the current email to the Nugget, “From the for local and immediate responders Mammal Coalition are active in pro- in an email correspondence with the forced a change on how to deploy Alaska Nanuuq Commission and as many agencies and locals face the viding input in the US Coast Guard’s Nugget that this drill was more or boom and at what angle. Arctic Marine Mammal Coalition’s same immediate questions: who do Port Access Route Study and also less an experiment. “Every year our DEC’s Kotula agreed. “The re- perspective, the drill was a success we call or contact? How should it be work with federal legislators to pro- vessels are inspected and subject to sponse strategy for that area is going as it illustrated the commitment of done, and with what equipment?” vide marine mapping for pos- to require some the agencies involved to at least Omelak suggested. sible alternative shipping adjustment,” begin to develop an oil spill/ hazard Realizing that this drill is a small routes in hopes of lessening “It’s simple to put boom in the water. Kotula said. response process within our region.” piece of the puzzle to develop ade- impacts to communities and The tricky part is to get boom in the “It’s safe to say Gay Sheffield echoed the senti- quate oil spill and disaster policies in subsistence resources, said there is a better ment. “Everybody learned some- this region, Omelak made the case Jack Omelak. right place in a quick and efficient way to position thing new about the logistics of spill for cooperation between area resi- The urgent interest in the the boom.” response in the Grantley Harbor area, dents and spill experts. health and integrity of the ma- manner.” Vitus Marine both the people who live here and “It is evident that a network of rine environment for Bering Safety & Envi- those spill responders who will come local users with local knowledge, Strait region residents was a – Matt Melton, Chadux ronmental in from afar,” she said. “I am very combined with technical knowledge lesson learned for industry Manager Kevin glad the visiting responders said this about oil spills, and outreach cam- observer Captain Dan Nutt, O’Shea echoed was the first step. To be best pre- paigns for communities is needed,” director for regulatory affairs with drills by ADEC,” she wrote. “These the lesson learned. pared, we all need to work as a team Omelak wrote. Kirby Offshore Marine. Nutt said in are both the planned and unan- “There were several items that to become more informed about our “Of course mitigation is impor- an interview with the Nome Nugget nounced kind. This year all the plan were being tested during this exer- collective strength and the options tant, but more importantly is the pre- he felt the drill was a success. “I have holders within the vessel program of cise, the first was the ability to move we have to mitigate and respond to vention of oil spills or disasters.” a better appreciation for the stake- ADEC were asked to participate in spill response equipment located in maritime crises.” Recognizing the gap of knowl- holders and for the folks who live in the Port Clarence drill in lieu of Nome, to Teller. This was performed Omelak added modification of the edge in the communities of what is the area,” he said. “I understand that being drilled on our own. My im- successfully,” O’Shea wrote in an drill due to rough weather was ini- required of tug and barge trans- the industry can do a better job on pression of the drill is that it is a first email to the Nugget. tially cause for concern. porters and local oil storage facili- reaching out and letting them know step.” She learned the most from “The second item was to test the “But in order to provide solutions ties, Chadux management as well as what is going on.” Wesley Okbaok. Geographical Response Strategy for it is best to understand what the chal- DEC’s marine vessel manager John Nutt said that although stringent “When you meet a gentleman the Grantley Harbor Entrance as de- lenges are, or may be, and I think this Kotula and industry representatives prevention and spill plans are in like Wesley, you realize all of the tal- scribed in the Regional Response limited exercise was the beginning of such as Kevin O’Shea and Captain place and are up for review every ent available in this region. This Plan.We learned that the GRS for identifying the challenges to re- Dan Nutt agreed that it would be a five years, it is not enough to put a community lives off of the sea, and this location needs to be modified sponding in western Alaska,” he good idea to travel to Nome and legal ad in the paper to announce the to that end they know every nuance based on the actual conditions that said. maybe Teller and Brevig Mission to public review process. “We don’t of how the waters behave.” were experienced in Teller.” “From the perspective of those we hold townhall meetings to inform the have to wait for a plan review to visit Okbaok described the way tide The collective feeling after the represent, we were excited to be a communities about oil spill preven- the communities and explain what comes in at Port Clarence, how the drill was positive. Kotula said the in- part of this initial drill and hope to be tion and response and what goes into we do,” said Nutt. tides are very minute and that the formation gained from the drill was included in subsequent and more it. This drill mostly dealt with tug wind plays more of a role than the substantial. “We have pages and broad efforts as development, oil and barge companies that transport tide itself. “This type of local knowl- pages of notes and documents to go spill, and mitigation directly affects