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Photo by Tyler Rhodes A GRAND VIEW—Erika Rhodes and some canine buddies hike up a ridge overlooking the Grand Central valley Aug. 22. Mount Osborn, the region’s high point, is on the far right. C VOLUME CIX NO. 34 AUGUST 26, 2010 Council favors new rules for Belmont beach By Laurie McNicholas beach property. During a meeting on Monday the Ordinance 13.25.060 prohibits Nome Common Council accepted a overnight habitation in tents, vehi- recommendation from the Nome cles or other temporary structures Port Commission to designate one and overnight storage of any per- section of Belmont beach on the sonal property in the area bounded Snake River for gold dredge opera- by the mouth of the Snake River on tors who want to park there, and the the west, River Street on the north, other section for Belmont residents Bering Street on the east and the for recreational uses. (See related Bering Sea on the south. The ordi- story on this page.) nance defines overnight as any pe- The commission recommends the riod of time between the hours of 10 following. p.m. and 6 a.m. • A property use line that extends Mayor Denise Michels said the city off the southernmost property line of is required to advertise the proposed or- Lot 61A in Block 57. The northern dinance expansion, and the Port Com- portion of the beach would be desig- mission will need to conduct a public nated for vessel mooring, and the hearing on the matter. The council southern portion would be posted for unanimously approved a motion by Jon swimming and fishing with no ves- Larson to accept the commission’s rec- sels allowed. ommendation and advertise the pro- • Signs would be posted that pro- posed ordinance revision. hibit excessive noise and waste In comments to the council, Photo by Nadja Roessek dumping per city ordinance. Belmont resident Daniel Scholten PRETTY IN PINK—Paige Gustafson, 3, checks out Angela Hanson’s vibrant dahlias during the Aug. 22 • Ordinance 13.25.060 regarding described the commission’s rec- Nome Garden Tour. For more garden tour photos, see page 11. overnight habitation would be ex- panded to include the Belmont continued on page 5 Port Commission offers plan for dredge conflicts By Laurie McNicholas mended that dredges be required to play on the equipment here because between two dredges. lar to Scholten’s to port commission The Nome Port Commission has park north of lot 61A in block 57 to it is in their area,” Scholten wrote. Early this season, Harbor Master members. Baker told commissioners come up with a possible solution to provide continual beach access in He said a young child nearly Joy Baker and port employee Arlo a conflict between Belmont area res- front of the Prospect Apartments and drowned this summer after falling Hannigan reported complaints simi- continued on page 4 idents who use the Belmont beach southward to those who use the area on the Snake River for recreation for swimming, picnicking and sub- and gold dredge operators who use sistence and sport fishing. The beach the beach to park their dredges—and is nearly 600 feet long. The commis- in some cases live aboard them. sion also recommended posting signs Docking space is limited in the small on the beach prohibiting refuse boat harbor. dumping, excessive noise and During a meeting Aug. 19, the overnight stays on dredges. commission unanimously recom- The commissioners developed the recommendations as requested by the Nome Common Council follow- On the Web: ing discussion of complaints about www.nomenugget.net dredges from Belmont area residents at a council meeting on Aug. 9. In a E-mail: letter to the council dated July 27, [email protected] Daniel Scholten charged that dredge operators do noisy work on their rigs till 2 a.m., dump trash and honey- buckets in the river, spill oil and gas on land and water, and park dredges and vehicles on beach areas tradi- Photo by Tyler Rhodes tionally used for recreation. SMILE—First grade teacher Sandi Keller, flanked by David Miller and Grace Okleasik, takes a picture of “Children for the most part are not Serry Iyatunguk on the first day of school Aug. 19 at Nome Elementary School. More photos are on page 10. supervised in this area and they will 2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2010 OPINION THE NOME NUGGET Ulu News By Senator Donald Olson build Alaska. Stevens had an im- ship, I decided to study political sci- Building Strong & Healthy Tribute to Senator ‘Uncle Ted’ measurable impact in the lives of ence, completed a few political pro- Resilient Communities Stevens rural individuals, families, and com- grams after college, and it basically In efforts to curtail the suicide epi- My family, my staff, and I would munities. He was an important has led me to where I am today.” demic in rural Alaska, I’m so pleased like to express our heartfelt condo- player in the passage of the Alaska Senator Ted Stevens truly cared to hear that the communities of lences to the families that lost loved Native Claims Settlement Act of about rural Alaska’s people and com- Mountain Village, Shaktoolik, and ones in the Dillingham and McGrath 1971 and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline munities. His support and legacy Shishmaref will be receiving grants area plane crashes this month. We’d Authorization Act of 1973. He allo- will continue to bless us for decades for suicide prevention programs also like to share our deepest sym- cated funds to build and develop nec- to come. He will be greatly missed. from Division of Behavioral Health. pathy to the family and friends and essary infrastructure and services in Mountain Village is currently work- to all Alaskans for the tragic loss of Alaskan communities such as air- Governor Proclaims August to be ing with the state to develop and im- one of our state’s most influential ports, bypass mail service, the Denali Aviation Safety Month plement their community prevention leaders and one of the most powerful Commission’s village health clinics. Being a pilot myself, I’d like to plan. Shaktoolik and Shishmaref men in congress, former U.S. Sena- telemedicine, fuel farms and sewer applaud the Governor’s announce- have developed partnerships with tor Ted Stevens. projects, Internet access for our ment declaring August to be Aviation Kawerak and the Bering Strait Youth Also known as ‘Uncle Ted’ be- schools, libraries, and health facili- Safety Month. Aviation is essential Suicide Prevention Project. Also cause of his fierce loyalty to our state ties. Senator Stevens connected to the Alaskan way of life, relied from this year’s session, the state Senator Ted Stevens and unwavering service, he brought rural Alaska to the rest of the world upon for transportation, delivering legislature allocated about $200,000 billions of federal dollars to help and secured the necessary means to supplies, recreation, hunting and towards suicide prevention. James develop communities. We owe fishing, and connecting the remote Gallanos, the Alaska Department of ‘Uncle Ted’ our gratitude and sincere communities throughout Alaska. Health and Social Services Suicide Letters to the editor must be signed and appreciation for over 40 years of Sadly, August has had the highest Program Project Coordinator, says include an address and phone number. Thank yous and dedicated service to Alaskans and the number of aviation accidents and fa- the program is working on a new political endorsements are considered ads. rest of the country. talities in Alaska. Because of this strategy to help communities with My wife, Willow and I were hon- staggering statistic, aviation agencies suicides. This new approach is ored to attend Senator Stevens’ Cel- and organizations across the state termed ‘postvention.’ Postvention ebration of Life lastweek. We were have come together to support the refers to actions or interventions very touched by the speakers and to Governor of Alaska’s Proclamation after a suicide occurs. Its purpose is be part of the ceremony. Two of my designating August as Aviation to prevent further suicides as we Editorial staff members had the opportunity to Safety Month. learn to cope with the losses we have serve in Senator Stevens’ office. Education, audits, advanced safety already endured. The Suicide Pre- Laura Lawrence and Loren Peterson equipment, and training have greatly vention Program has been meeting Farewell to Senator Stevens both were interns at his Washington, enhanced safety awareness through- with the Alaska Mental Health Weʼre going to miss him. Senator Ted Stevens was more D.C. office and are so grateful for the out the aviation community. Avia- Board, the Advisory Board for Alco- than a senator, more than a politician. He was a statesman. experience. Laura comments, “I had tors are recognizing the need to be holism and Drug Abuse, and the He was “Uncle Ted.” He took a personal interest in the well- an excellent experience working for more alert in pre-flight planning, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consor- being of his fellow Alaskans, and his love of Alaska and the Senator Stevens. He utilized our tal- paying close attention to weather tium in developing postvention re- nation was evident in his role as United States Senator from ents and allowed us to choose topics conditions and visual cues indicating sources, which include online Alaska. The way he listened to and served his constituents to work on which were of special in- that weather could change, and hav- materials, training and preparedness should serve as a role model for all state and federal politi- terest to us. He let us both witness ing respect and knowledge for for suicide response.