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I was born in Fulton County and lived there until 1965. We expect to retire back there to our 14+ acres that we own, across the creek from the house where I was born. I started to work with my mother on the Mellott Genealogy starting in 1958. My first work was to organize the data into a workable, simple system that would minimize individual records. In Fulton County, it was not unusual to be related by both father and mother on your mother's side (maternal) and both mother and father on your father's side (faternal). My mother would keep loose leaf notebooks on all four of these connections. I use what I call a 'birth order' system and always follows the male 'Mellott Decendant' if there is one. If there is no male 'Mellott Decendant' then it follows the female 'Mellott Decendant'. Everyone has a 'birth order' based on your birth order in your family. My birth order number is 0309 0205 0212. I am the 12th in my family, my dad was 2nd in his family, my grandfather was 5th in his family, my great grandfather was 2nd in his family and so on. The 03 is Obediah Roy Mellott Sr., the 3rd son of Elder John B. Mellott. Two people will never have the same 'birth order' number. When my mother, Catharine Harriet (Keefer) Mellott (0309 0205 022) died in 1991, I was given all her records. I am still organizing her handwritten work.
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RE: Jacob Mellott & Mary Polly Sipes
p.s. What a strange feeling it is to be in a cemetery and realize you're probably related to two-thirds of the people in it. And I don't even carry the Mellott name, so I bet it feels even more so for you. Very cool.
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RE: Jacob Mellott & Mary Polly Sipes
Thanks, Dale. I was in the Sideling Hill cemeteries yesterday as a matter of fact (stopped on the way back to Philly from visiting my family) and I see what you're saying. Hopefully we can figure it out together in 2015. Merry Christmas!
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I have a question?
Look at Silas Hess #106187785 born 14 Oct 1847 died 27 Dec 1935 Death Certificate states Father Samuel Hess Mother Mary Dishong
Have Death Certif for Christopher Hess 138989791list father name as Samuel Hess & mother as Mary Dishong
NOW LOOK at the TOMBSTONE for Samuel Hess Married Mary MELLOTT. Do you know which name in right Mary Dishong or Mary Mellott?
Hope you have a great Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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Dale--I re-read this and it is an intriguing theory. I will say that I haven't found a will for Jacob Jr. in Pennsylvania, which I think is odd because they definitely had assets (at least, land, it appears.) When would they have went west, do you know?
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Hi Dale--sorry, I misunderstood the message! I don't know where Mary is buried, unfortunately--just that from all accounts, her husband was Jacob Jr. Sounds like we have a mystery to solve together!
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Hi Dale, please see my response by email. What you sent me seems to indicate that Jacob was her husband, not Theodorius. Thanks!
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Apologies, I said it is on George W's birth certificate, it is on his death certificate. Would be happy to share the image. Thank you!
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Mary Mellott
Hello Dale--I am curious about this listing, because my understanding is that Mary Polly Sipes married Jacob Jr. Mellott. (And this is listed on their child, George Washington Mellott Jr's birth certificate. This leads me to question whether there was a second marriage to Theodorius, or if this is not the correct tombstone for Mary Polly Sipes.
If you would like to communiciate more about this, please email me at execdir at genpa.org. I would very much like to determine the correct information for my First Families application. Thank you!
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Hi. I have been researching Richard Kendall, Seaman 1st class on the USS Caddo. I have found that he and others on board the Caddo were forced off the ship by a German U boat and put into three life boats.. One of the three life boats was rescued but the other two were never seen again. Richard was on one of those life boats that was lost. His body was never recovered.
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Linear vs landscape
I'm so linear. Put in a hedge, slightly curved but none of this artful beautiful meandering that some use and which looks gorgeous.
I'm going to start paying more attention to the photos on this forum, and I hope y'all don't mind, but use some of the ideas I see because while loving beautiful landscapes, planning them does not come natural to me.
Of course you should do what pleases you, but I do wonder everytime somebody posts something like this if the meandering pleases you because you like it, or because people are telling you to like it.
The straight line in action.
You also have to keep maintenance firmly in mind. Many very "artfully designed" themes are simply gorgeous, but a total nightmare to maintain. A lot of it also has to do with the lay of your land. Some spaces are shaped and/or sized so they just don't permit a lot of curves and 'vistas'. So, yes do what pleases you; what fits; and just as importantly, what you can maintain. A garden is no refuge when it requires too much, too hard or too frequent WORK! Kim
Design your hedge like you like it, and remember, this is a place for sharing ideas! You can borrow!
I too like simple geometric designs in garden layout, but my site, a steep ex-field, doesn't permit me to use them, and my paths and walks curve around irregularly shaped beds. Your garden site will tell you a good deal about what you can best do with it.
Good luck and have fun!
Catsrose - entirely true for a linear person like me! I am finding myself "curving OUT" areas to make more rose spaces. In fact, just last night I was toying with some bordering materials on one of my new garden areas - my front "lawn" (loosely using lawn to refer to bermuda grass that just grows when it rains. I started out with the idea that I'd put 9 roses around the propane tank. I now have around 30 roses, and pathways instead of lawn. I like bordering things - not sure why, as I'm not sure it helps versus distracts aesthetically. I have a combo of 8' poles, concrete ends - some with single, some with 2 holes, and then about 6 pieces of those 8 foot little cheapy sections of stick in the ground white fence, where every foot they are turnable. Thus - the 8 foot sections are quite straight. Then I put the 8 ft moveable fence sections to "arch" out areas. Then the little concrete pieces and 3' pieces of wood between them. As I write this it sounds a bit of a mess, but it kind of works.
I love a nice formal garden set out with the mirrored matching sides, perfectly matches hedges and all. I have visited quite a few both private and public.
But I know my garden will never be that perfect, is always out of balance due to something I have seen and just have to have and I don't think our little old cottage is worthy of that formality. Besides, I like to guide people to where I want them to walk, but want them to enjoy finding the garden treasures on their way. I also enjoy a challenge, so straight lines and linear beds are not my first choice. I do use them in certain areas because they fill a need. Like in the veggie garden, although the fencing does take a corner off here and a bump out there. Those beds are more linear. Adding the curves makes your mind wonder what is just beyond the corner and each of those curves can have a focal point plant.
You can always do the old hose trick and set out some curves and see what you think. Use the hose to lay out the edges of the new beds. You can also make sure that a mower can easily be walked next to the new curves. And it helps to leave some access to the backs of the beds so they are easier to maintain. And like Kim said, if your yard is flat, it is probably easier to put in curves where you want focal points, but if there is a slope you have to listen to where the land wants a curve or bed. Also, look from inside the house and make sure that the curves give you the view you want as well. If you have something you want cover up, like a view of a power pole, you can make your bed deeper and add short flowering tree toward the front (making sure your mature tree is much shorter than your wires and planted well away so there will never be a pruning problem if the pole is in your yard or fence line)
I have both, linear and curving, and I think I like it that way. It wasn't my choice since all the hardscape was already here, but the design marries very well with the terrain, which is hilly and rocky, but with some flat areas around the house. A strictly linear garden carries few surprises and too much informality can verge on the messy, and so a happy marriage of the two seems to suit me very well.
It's not whether or not they are linear or meandering. It is if they are wide enough. Michelangelo didn't paint the Sistine Chapel masterpieces on his thumbnail.
If the beds are wide enough, you have room for tall plants in the back, creating a beautiful backdrop, medium plants in the middle, and small plants in front. Look at photos of the grand borders in the UK, they are often straight, but they are 12' wide or even wider.
A standard (good) landscape-architects rule of thumb is that bed width should be at minimum 1/3 the maximum height of your house. If your house at the tallest point is 15', then beds should be a minimum of 5' to be in proportion.
If you have lawns, straight lines are much easier to mow.
I have a back problem, so sharp turns on the ride-mower are difficult. My beds usually curve, so I don't have to turn the steering wheel so hard :D I use short groundcovers in any little spots left between mowing and the garden bed.
I like seeing large expanses, so I don't really do any hidden gardens, but I do like my gardens to look casual. That's about upkeep, too, for sure. I can't do all the weed-whacking, etc. So I use mondo grass or whatever to keep down on that while still having those curves I like.
I really like formal gardens, too. I have small areas of formality within the rest. Not too much, because it's too much work! I like the mixture, too. The eye really focuses on the formal parts, so having them be small works well. I put them where someone might put a big specimen tree -- where folks expect to see a focal point. The rest is much more casual and mixed up, which I like too.

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SACKETS HARBOR Years of learning the Spanish language came alive for hundreds of students Tuesday no passport necessary.
The Sackets Harbor Central School District hosted the Hispanic Flamenco Ballet, a traveling dance group, to bring Latin American and Spanish culture to about 450 fifth- through 12th-grade students from Sackets Harbor, Belleville Henderson, Massena, Heuvelton and Sandy Creek central schools.
This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to see traditional Hispanic dances, listen to authentic Hispanic music and stay right in their own school building, Sackets Harbor Spanish teacher Jennifer L. Berie said in a letter to parents.
The show highlighted two presentations that lasted for nearly three hours. The first was a tour of Latin America via dance. Dancers in colorful traditional clothing showcased tango, salsa, merengue and malambo. For the samba, native to Brazil,the dancers came out in colorful headdresses and feathers arranged dramatically like a peacock. Classical guitarists urged students to participate, calling out various Spanish words at parts of songs such as La Bamba.
Students who stayed for the second half were treated to traditional Spanish flamenco dances as well as classical music played with the mandolin, tambourine and accordion.
Students from other districts paid $18 to see both shows. Because Sackets Harbor hosted the show, those taking Spanish in fifth, sixth and seventh grades attended for free, Mrs. Berie said.
Traveling is very expensive, and even if you saw this in Spain, it would be $50 to $100, she said. The students know the tango and the basics, but we dont have enough time to discuss the culture because of testing.
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Legislature Plans For Gasline Special Session
Republican leaders expect that the Legislature will go ahead with a special session in October focused on natural gas policy.
Senate Rules Chair Charlie Huggins, a Wasilla Republican, says the Legislature needs to take up tax legislation in order to keep up with scheduled development of a North Slope gasline.
"We know that the governor has said that he wants to maintain or accelerate that timeline," says Huggins. "We agree on that, and hence we have targeted October as a date for a special session to address any issues that might be involved."
House leadership is committed to keeping with the timeline as well.
The project includes a liquefaction plant and a pipeline that would extend from the North Slope to Nikiski, to transport the gas reserves to market. Estimates put the cost between $45 and $65 billion.
Tanaina Child Development Center, UAA May Be Parting Ways
Tanaina Child Development Center at the University of Alaska last week received notice from the university that the center will need to find a new location. The decision has left many parents frustrated, but the two sides are still in discussions to see if a new agreement can be reached.
Though Tanaina has been housed on the university campus for decades, it operates as an independent non-profit organization. Scott Hamel is an assistant professor at the university and the president of the Tanaina board of directors. He says the university sent Tanaina a letter last week notifying them that their long-standing agreement would be terminated.
"It's from 1989, and that agreement basically states that Tanaina will provide services and preference to students and faculty and staff in return for the space that it now occupies – and utilities," he said.
In the letter, Hamel says the university cited space constraints and liability issues as reasons for the decision.
The program can accommodate around 60 children between 18-months and 5-years-old. Hamel says about 90 percent of those enrolled are the children of university students, staff and faculty – many of whom were wait-listed for 1 to 2 years.
Mark Shulman's oldest son is in 1st grade, but was enrolled in Tanaina when he was younger. And Shulman says the benefits of the program have been easy to see.
"He actually had some issues with speech and it helped him get early notice so we could him extra support when he was two or three in speaking," Shulman said. "And now, getting that help and continuing that help with the state and with them, it just, it helped him to progress into…he's reading now and he's doing a lot better with speech, but that extra help really..they need that development."
Shulman has another son who is currently enrolled in Tanaina and hopes his youngest can begin attending this summer.
Discussions are still ongoing between Tanaina and the university, but Hamel says the center is looking for a new location if a new agreement doesn't come to fruition. But, finding a new facility to suit Tanaina's needs could be problematic.
It costs approximately $900 per month for a child to attend Tanaina.
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Alaska Regional Hospital To Open Mountain View Clinic
Alaska Regional Hospital is planning to open a healthcare clinic in Mountain View by the end of year. There aren't any primary care services in the neighborhood currently. That's forcing residents to use Alaska Regional's emergency room for routine care, according to Medicaid data from the state Department of Health and Social Services. That costs the hospital in uncompensated care and it costs the state in unnecessary Medicaid payments.
When Julie Taylor became CEO of Alaska Regional a year ago, the board was already talking about opening a Mountain View clinic. Taylor says it was immediately obvious to her that there was a need.
"If we're looking at how we're going to be using healthcare dollars effectively finding ways to reach populations to treat them closer to home at the right level of care is a better use of those funds," Taylor said.
Neighborhood residents have been asking for better access to primary care for years. In 2002, the Anchorage Community Land Trust hosted a summit where the need for local health services was a clear priority.
Kirk Rose is executive director of the land trust. He says Alaska Regional has responded in a big way and residents are thrilled.
"We've been working on it for it, patience is a virtue- good things come to those who wait, but we've been very tough and staunch about fighting for a health presence in the neighborhood so we're hoping this is a really nice win in that in enhances quality of life for the people that live here," Rose said.
Taylor says the clinic will be large enough to offer about 3,000 patient visits a year.
Alaska Legislature Takes Second Look at Erin's Law
Erin's Law is back in the legislature. If passed, the bill would require school districts, statewide, to provide age-appropriate K-12 sexual abuse education. Last session Representative Geran Tarr, a Democrat from Anchorage, introduced Erin's Law which died in the House Finance Committee.
This time around Tarr filed the same version she introduced last year before the session even started, but for the same reasons.
"The idea here is by having this education students know how to speak up if they have experienced sexual assault or sexual violence if someone has, you know, done something to them that shouldn't have been done. It's about giving students that voice and giving them the language to speak up so they are empowered and can be a part of stopping this from happening in Alaska," said Tarr.
Alaska has some of the highest rates of child sex abuse in the country. There were nearly 2,700 sexual abuse cases involving children reported to the state Office of Children's Services in 2014. The law is named after 29-year-old Erin Merryn from Illinois, who was sexually abused as a child and has made it her goal to pass the law in all 50 states. Last year she testified before the legislature about the law which, Tarr says, had broad bi-partisan support.
"I'm looking forward to that same level of support this year. There were several different suggestions as to what happened. It got lost at the end of session, maybe there was some partisan decision-making involved, I was a freshman member of the Democratic minority, maybe we ran out of time," said Tarr.
Last year, Republican Senator Lesil McGuirecarried the bill in the Senate, but it went nowhere when the Legislature got caught up in a standoff over a minimum wage bill. This year, Republican Representative and Majority Leader, Charisse Millett has introduced another version. She says she wants to hear from local Alaskans throughout the process.
"I would like to have a face, folks talking about this bill that are from Alaska that have the Alaskan story that they can tell. Because I think it's important for folks in Alaska to hear from Alaskans. It's important that Alaskans take ownership that there is a problem, and then an ownership that they want to solve the problem," said Millet.
Bethel Democratic Representative Bob Herronsupports the bill. He says all too often he sees problems with how sexual abuse is handled in schools, especially in his district.
"They just call OCS and then someone else comes in. And that OCS person, though they are hard-working people, they're not around the children as much as a teacher is. And so, I think it's important that teachers, school administrators are taught the warning signs and then maybe we can collectively, society, can get involved earlier when a child is being harmed," said Herron.
"Or, prevent it altogether," adds Herron. He points out there was recently a large out-of-court settlement in Yukon Kuskokwim Delta's Yupiit School District over a teacher accused of molesting girls in Tuluksak.
"Of course it's well-chronicled that recently in one the schools in one of the villages in the Delta we had a school employee that was involved in abusing these young people, so we've got to talk about it. Communication is better," said Herron.
The bill does not have a fiscal note attached, however legislators say it could cost districts to train staff. Members of the House majority say bills that cost money will get extra scrutiny this session, as the state faces a multi-billion dollar budget deficit due to falling oil prices. Last year Tarr said the Alaska Children's Trust, theRasmuson Foundationand the Mat-Su Health Foundation had all expressed support for the bill.
Mine Dam Collapse Report Cites Bad Design
Poor design led to last summer's catastrophic failure of a British Columbia mine tailings pond. That's the conclusion of an investigation ordered by provincial officials and released Friday.
Mine critics in Southeast Alaska says the report illustrates their concerns about Canadian mines in watersheds that drain into or near the Inside Passage.
The engineering report identifies the likely cause of Aug. 4's dam failure at Mount Polley, an open-pit, copper and gold mine in east-central British Columbia.
A small part of the dam collapsed and millions of gallons of silty water poured through, widened the gap and sending a huge amount of water into nearby creeks and lakes.
The report says the breach was caused by failure of the dam's foundation. It says too much weight was put on an underground layer of glacial sand and gravel that developers and inspectors didn't know about.
It says the dam's face was too steep. It also says the pond behind the dam was very full and the weight triggered the collapse.
Sitka Mayor Mim McConnell is among those saying the report gives credence to concerns voiced by Southeast Alaska leaders.
"We need to protect our waters. And what they do upstream does affect us. It could have a huge impact if there were another spill. And the United States has to have a say on what happens in Canada on this particular issue," she says.
The report recommends more stringent standards for tailings-pond design, as well as better government inspections. Both could affect other mines in the province, including projects under development near waterways that flow through Alaska.
Karina Briño is president of the Mining Association of British Columbia. She says the report could speed, rather than slow, permits needed for new development.
"Decisions have been put on hold because we were waiting for this report. That clarity from government and the regulators will be helpful for the industry," she says.
She says mining companies are going through the report. And they're committed to build safe mines.
"A very significant part of the process is understanding what the root cause of the breach was and what are some of the measures they are recommending," Briño says.
"In my mind and in the minds of many other Alaskans it's whether business as usual will be changed fast enough," says Juneau's Heather Hardcastle, a gillnetter and co-owner of Taku River Reds, which catches and markets salmon.
She doubts serious changes will happen, because of the report, since the provincial government is doing all it can to support mine development. B.C. Premier Christy Clark this month announced her government would increase the Ministry of Mines by nearly $10 million.
"It certainly is a concern about the speed at which projects in B.C. for the last five to eight years have been evaluated, permitted, developed and constructed. And Mount Polley does raised red flags about the quality and frequency of inspections," she says.
Mount Polley does not drain into any Alaska watersheds.
But its owner, Imperial Metals, is about to open the Red Chris Mine near the Stikine River, which enters the ocean near Wrangell and Petersburg.
Another mine under exploration is the KSM, which will operate near two watersheds that drain into the Pacific within 50 miles of Ketchikan.
And, there's an attempt to reopen the Tulsequah Chief, a mine on a tributary of the Taku River, near Juneau.
"There's nothing that the Canadian government or their environmental people can say to us that would make us feel better," says Ketchikan's Rob Sanderson Jr., who co-chairs the United Tribal Transboundary Mining Work Group.
He's concerned about impacts on subsistence and commercial fishing.
"I think they're again going back to that Band-Aid approach. I don't think that's going to hold," he says.
Mine critics are lobbying the U.S. State Department to put transboundary mines before a panel that resolves cross-border conflicts. So far, there's been no action.
Sled Dogs Get Their Final Pre-Race Check Up Before The 32nd Yukon Quest Starts
Over the weekend, veterinarians looked over the sled dogs that will run the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in both Fairbanks and Whitehorse. They wanted to make sure the dogs were healthy, well-fed and ready to race on the 1000 mile trail.
Inside a large warehouse, veterinarian Nina Hansen checks the paws and teeth and listens to the heart beats of sled dogs.
"I look at their eyes make sure their eyes are bright and clear," she explained. "I look at their mucus membranes you can get a good idea of how well hydrated a dog is by looking at their mucus membranes," Hansen said. "I look at their teeth. They should have clean teeth that are in good shape. If there's a lot of dental disease, just like in people that can lead to problems in the rest of the body and then I will assesse body condition after that and I just run my hands along their spine, feel their ribs, feel their muscles in general," she said.
A small reddish-brown dog stood nearby. This dog didn't have a radio frequency microchip, so Hansen reached for a needle and inserted one in the skin just behind the dog's ear.
"So, it's about the size of a grain of rice," she said. "It's a passive identification when you run this scanner over it, it will come up with a unique number that only this dog has so we use this to identify them."
This is Hansen's first year as the Yukon Quest Head Veterinarian, but she's worked on the race for the last six years. For the most part, these dogs are calm, alert and many of them wag their tails. Hansen isn't surprised.
"When I was in small animal practice, which I did for three years, there was not a day that went by that a dog did not bite me," she laughed, "but I have been working with sled dogs for seven years now and I have been bit one time by a sled dog and I have looked at thousands of sled dogs," she said. "Sled dogs are very well socialized, they're great to work with they're great with people they're used to being handled, they're used to being around people," Hansen said.
A group of black and orange dogs surround us. They belong to four-time Yukon Quest Champion Lance Mackey.
"Mine are very personable, very opinionated, they always have something to say it seems like," he said of his dogs.
Mackey last ran the race in 2013, but he did not finish that year. He says this year, only one of his dogs is returning as a veteran. The others are young two-year olds he hopes to develop over the coming years.
"I want to race them like they are five-year olds, because I feel I have something to prove because of my race season in the last few years," he said.
The fiercely competitive Mackey is one of four returning champions. As well, he'll face off against a few big names who've never raced the Quest – that includes Ray Redington, Junior.
"Don't count me out. I want my two minutes," Redington said.
Redington may be a rookie to the Quest, but he's run 13 Iditarods, finishing in top ten four times. He decided to sign up after the race committee decreased the mandatory layover at the midway point in Dawson City from 36 to 24 hours this year. "I like the 24 versus the 36, I think the race is going to be definitely ran faster if we have good trail conditions because of that," he said.
This year, mushers are also required to take two additional six-hour layovers at a checkpoint of their choosing in the first and last thirds of the race. Like most of the sled dogs signed up , Redington's team checked out well. He says they've been in good shape all season. "Everyday after runs, they're stretched out. When you're taking their booties off, we're going through their feet to make sure everything is good and if they have any problems then you work on it," he said.
… And most of the musher's set to race are confident their teams will hold up on the 1000 mile trail from Whitehorse.
Alaska Regional Hospital To Open Mountain View Clinic
Alaska Regional Hospital is planning to open a healthcare clinic in Mountain View by the end of year. There aren't any primary care services in the Anchorage neighborhood currently. That's forcing residents to use Alaska Regional's emergency room for routine care, according to Medicaid data from the state Department of Health and Social Services. That is costing the hospital in uncompensated care and it's costing the state in unnecessary Medicaid payments.
When Julie Taylor became CEO of Alaska Regional a year ago, the board was already talking about opening a Mountain View clinic. Taylor says it was immediately obvious to her that there was a need.
"If we're looking at how we're going to be using healthcare dollars effectively, finding ways to reach populations to treat them closer to home at the right level of care is a better use of those funds."
Neighborhood residents have been asking for better access to primary care for years. In 2002, the Anchorage Community Land Trust hosted a summit where the need for local health services was a clear priority.
Kirk Rose is executive director of the land trust. He says Alaska Regional has responded in a big way and residents are thrilled:
"We've been very tough and staunch about fighting for a health presence in the neighborhood so we're hoping this is a really nice win in that it enhances the quality of life for the people that live here."
Taylor says the clinic will be large enough to offer about 3000 patient visits a year.
Alaska Regional is expanding in other ways. The hospital is planning to open two new freestanding emergency rooms, one in South Anchorage and one in Eagle River.
This story is part of a reporting partnership between APRN, NPR and Kaiser Health News.
Arctic Standards Won't Be Ready For Shell's Return
After Shell's troubled 2012 drilling season in the far north, the Interior Department began working on Arctic-specific standards for offshore drilling. But those new standards aren't done yet. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says they won't be in place to guide Shell's planned return to the Chukchi Sea this year.
"As Shell indicated just recently that they were going to go forward with their exploration plan this summer, we'll be holding them to the standards that we've held them to before, with upgrades and proof that they can do what they say they do before they're allowed to go up there," Jewell told reporters in a press call today, primarily talking about the president's budget for her department.
Jewell didn't say when the Arctic standards would be released for public review but indicated it would not be in the coming weeks.
"We've been working closely with industry and learning from the lessons Shell experienced in 2012 in formulating those," she said.
The standards are expected to require things like well containment systems and rigs on hand to drill relief wells and also limit the season.
The five-year budget President Obama sent to Congress today has nothing to bolster long-held Alaskan hopes of winning a share of federal revenues from offshore oil and gas. In fact, Jewell says the administration is trying to undo offshore revenue sharing with Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama.
"The outer continental shelf is owned by all Americans," Jewell said. "There is a small portion of the Gulf (of Mexico) where there is revenue sharing proposed for certain Gulf states. We believe that needs to be re-examined to look at what is a fair return to the taxpayers across the whole United States."
The Interior Department budget includes full support costs for Alaska Native health care contracts. It also has more than a million dollars for 3-d mapping of Alaska and nearly $3 million to clean up the Red Devil mine on the Kuskokwim River, in southwest Alaska.
The president's budget, though, is essentially just a request, because spending decisions are up to Congress.
String of Earthquakes Shakes Up Pribilof Islands
The Pribilof Islands aren't usually prone to shaking. But more than a dozen earthquakes have been recorded in between St. Paul and St. George since Friday afternoon.
Michael West, the director of the Alaska Earthquake Information Center, describes the activity as a "swarm."
"That is, a cluster of earthquakes that are responding to some stress in the earth that appears to be releasing itself kind of incrementally," West says.
Most of the earthquakes have been around magnitude 4.0, although five of them exceeded 5.0M.
Residents in St. Paul and St. George have been feeling the effects. But as of Sunday afternoon, there were no reports of damage in either community. And there were no tsunami warnings, either.
The National Tsunami Warning Center will only issue an alert for Unalaska and Sand Point if the earthquakes grow stronger – above a magnitude 7.0.
"This is a special region in Alaska," says science officer Paul Huang. "It's unlike the front part of the Aleutians. The water [around the Pribilofs] is shallower, so we have a different criteria."
It's been over 20 years since the Pribilof Islands saw a significant earthquake. A magnitude 6.7 quake struck north of St. George in 1991, sending a small tsunami across the Bering Sea.
But other than that, the Pribilofs have been pretty quiet. They're not affected by subduction along the Aleutian Chain, which causes a lot of seismic activity in the region.
West says the recent outbreak appears to be coming from a different source — tension that's built up in the Earth's crust.
"Most of what we know about whatever fault it is that's active is coming from the earthquakes that we've actually seen in the past couple of days," West says. "They are sort of enigmatic."
Eyak Salvaged, Back In Sitka
The Eyak is back in Sitka.
Ten days after the 80-foot tender and mail boat ran aground and sank just north of the Goddard hot springs, it's back afloat — after a virtual alphabet soup of state and federal agencies and local companies worked together to salvage it.
At about 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon (1-30-15), the tugboat Marauder chugged into Sitka Channel with the Eyak in tow. Those watching as the vessel was tied up at Sitka Sound Seafoods said the plan for now is to take the Eyak to Wrangell for repairs.
Michael Wortman, the head of the Coast Guard marine safety detachment in Sitka, said that in total, the Eyak spilled about twenty gallons of fuel — a fraction of the 800 to 1,000 gallons the boat was believed to have on board.
"We, honestly, got really lucky," Wortman said. "Since the vessel inverted, all the oil was trapped inside, and SEAPRO and SEAL did a great job preventing a lot more from being discharged into the water."
The vessel was upside down in forty feet of water, Wortman said, which counter-intuitively limited leaking.
And Wortman said most of what was spilled was soaked up with absorbent material by the Southeast Alaska Petroleum Response Organization, or SEAPRO, the agency tasked with responding to local spills.
The Eyak is a crucial lifeline for the small communities of southern Baranof Island.
Mayor Debra Gifford, of Port Alexander, said the Eyak's owner and captain, David Castle, has been supplying the town for more than two decades. Finding someone to fill the gap will be hard, Gifford said.
"It's going to be kind of difficult because the Eyak was a multi-service operation," she said. "Because they did all those things — the mail, the freight, buying fish — he was able to make a living doing those. But to do any single one of those is not super cost-effective, so we probably are going to have to think about the future here, to consolidate things and only get stuff in once a month or every few months. I'm just not really sure how that is going to play out yet."
But for now, the town's 45 year-round residents are in good shape, Gifford said. Castle owns a second, smaller boat, the Silver Arrow, which is taking mail and groceries down to Port Alexander while the Eyak is out of commission. Fuel comes in on a separate barge.
So while there's no way to get, say, a couch or a new washing machine, or lumber for a building project, nobody is in dire straits.
"Everyone's got food to eat and that kind of thing," Gifford said. "I think mostly people, off the bat, are pretty heartbroken for Dave Castle. The loss of the Eyak is more than just him bringing us stuff, it's his home, and it's a lifestyle for him to come out here and, you know, be a part of the infrastructure of our community. He's a good friend to all of us out here."
The Coast Guard's Wortman said Castle had insurance, which is paying for the salvage operation. Friends also set up a fundraising campaign for Castle. So far, it has raised over $25,000.
Petersburg Man Arrested For Meth Importing
Petersburg police and the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs task force arrested a Petersburg man this week in an investigation into two packages of methamphetamine mailed to town.
In a press release, police say they arrested 51-year-old Sam Nelson Wednesday afternoon for alleged crimes involving meth possession and distribution. The local police were assisted in their investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Postal Service.
Nelson is facing two counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree, one count of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree and a charge of evidence tampering.
A court filing by police alleges Nelson had two packages, both containing over 28 grams of meth, mailed to his post office box in Petersburg. Police say Nelson picked up one of the packages this week and was arrested outside of his home. The combined street value of the two packages is up to 28-thousand dollars according to police.
Nelson had a court appearance Thursday afternoon and was appointed a public defender. His bail was reduced to 20-thousand dollars and he has a preliminary hearing scheduled in February.
Commission Recommends Boost In Coast-Wide Halibut Catch
The International Pacific Halibut Commission Friday voted to recommend a 1.7-million pound increase in the coast-wide catch of halibut.
The joint U.S. and Canadian body oversees management of the highly prized bottom fish from California to Alaska. The commission held its annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia this week.
The IPHC voted for a coast-wide catch for combined for commercial and charter fisheries of 29.223 million pounds, up from last year's 27.515 million pounds.
Commissioner Jim Balsiger of Alaska noted wider participation at this year's meeting. "I found it refreshing is the right word, but it's certainly a change in direction that we had other sectors than the directed halibut users in the room," Balsiger said. "I think it's the only way we can make progress on what has been the major issue, major point of contention between Canada and the U.S. up here, is the other users of halibut that have not been in the room before. They were here full force. I think that's a great step forward."
The commission heard presentations on the issue of halibut bycatch, or fish caught in other fisheries by boats targeting other species. That included input from Bering Sea trawl fleet representatives and others on efforts to reduce bycatch. The additional halibut removal increased coast-wide last year, to over nine million pounds, with over six million pounds of that coming from western Alaska and the Bering Sea. Halibut are caught in trawl nets by boats fishing for sole and hook and line boats fishing for Pacific cod.
Commissioner David Boyes of Canada said the bycatch issue was important for the entire coast. "Juveniles from the Bering Sea migrate very extensively. They populate all areas of the coast right down to the southern most part of the range of this species. And so everybody has a vital interest in getting bycatch down to the lowest level that's practicable, as it says in the Magnuson Stevens Act."
The Commission plans to meet with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council on the issue February 5th. That council is scheduled to take action on recommendations for bycatch limit reduction measures this June. Those measures could be in place for 2016.
National Marine Fisheries Service assistant administrator for fisheries Eileen Sobeck wrote to the commission seeking a higher catch limit for the longline fleet in the Bering Sea. She highlighted the importance of the directed fishery to residents and businesses, along with efforts to reduce bycatch by other fishing fleets. The commission voted to recommend the same level for area 4, the Bering Sea and Aleutian islands, as last year.
For Southeast area 2C, the commission approved a combined commercial and charter catch of 4.65 million pounds. That's an increase from last year's limit of almost half a million pounds.
For the central Gulf, area 3A, the commission recommended a combined commercial and charter limit of 10.1 pounds. That's also an increase from last year, of over 600-thousand pounds.
The Commission also adopted catch-share plans for Southeast Alaska and the central Gulf that impact the number and size of halibut that charter anglers can keep.
Area 2B, British Columbia, was approved for just over seven million pounds, also an increase from last year's catch.
Commissioners approved a season start date of March 14th and end date of November 7th. Balsiger of Alaska was appointed chair for the next two years. The commission's next annual meeting is in Juneau a year from now.
Col. Laurie Hummel Named New Adjutant General for the Alaska National Guard
At a press conference in downtown Anchorage, Governor Bill Walker introduced the new Adjutant General for the Alaska National Guard. Retired Colonel Laurie Hummel served in Army intelligence for 30 years after graduating from West Point, and is the first woman to lead the Guard.
In her time with the Armed Forces, Hummel said, she has seen "walls come down" as equality and opportunity extend further into the military's diverse ranks. She plans to ensure the Guard follows the same course.
"We need to make sure that we have a moral and ethical climate that is worthy of our membership," Hummel told the room. "we need to make sure that we build a mutual culture of trust. There will be no old boys network, there will be no old girls network."
Hummel's hire comes after accusations of misconduct within the Alaska Army National Guard led to dismissals and investigations under Governor Sean Parnell's administration. Hummel and her staff will begin reviewing Guard policies and procedures to prevent sexual assault, harassment, favoritism, and other improprieties documented in a report by the Office of Complex Investigations.
A group of bills filed this session by Democratic legislators aim to modify protocols for reporting offenses within the guard and update the uniform code of military justice. Governor Walker's office will help that effort as a special investigator continues looking into years of allegations.
"Those wrong-doers will be brought to justice," Walker said, "I'll just leave it at that."
Hummel also assumes the role as Commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Her deputy will be retired Air Force Colonel Bob Doehl, who left the Air National Guard in 2012, and earlier worked as an attorney within the Department of Law.
In November Hummel ran an unsuccessful campaign for the Northeast Anchorage seat in the state house.
Middle school teachers upset over pay inequities
Anchorage Middle School teachers are upset about pay and workload inequities between elective teachers and core subject teachers and the divisions it's causing in the schools. They have brought the issue to the School Board.
Some middle school English, science, math, and social studies teachers are being asked to teach six periods per day instead of five to reduce class sizes. They'll give up one period of planning time. In return, they'll receive an extra 20 percent of their salary and will be expected to do their planning outside of school hours. But elective teachers already teach six periods instead of five without being paid any additional money.
A group of teachers packed the room at Monday night's school board meeting to speak about the issue. Hanshew Middle School social studies teacher Nancy Neil says it's unfair to pay core teachers more for teaching the same number of classes as elective teachers.
"As a core teacher, I have seen a division between core team members and elective teachers. This is not right. I'm a true believer in equity."
According to the traditional middle school model, core subject teachers work as a team and all have the same group of students. They are given daily team planning time so that they can collaborate. That's on top of their personal planning time. Middle School teachers are the only ones in the district that have two planning periods instead of one. Last spring, the School Board voted to take the team planning period away from elective teachers, who teach students from every team, but keep the extra planning period for the core teachers.
Some elective teachers, like Nadine Price from Wendler Middle School, say teaching six periods makes it hard to connect with students and share information with other teachers and staff.
"The Anchorage School District on one hand promotes social and emotional learning, yet in the specific classes where this is most apt to occur — electives — the educators are not being given the time or the resources to support their students. These teachers are caught not knowing what's going on with their students lives and educational plans."
ASD Chief Academic Officer Mike Graham says the district recognizes that some teachers are upset and does not want divisions in the schools. He says middle school principals plan to meet on Monday to discuss the issue and the value of team planning time.
"What needs to happen is real communication within the school internally as well as without –what's really happening with that team planning time? Is it worth it? Is it equitable? Is the amount of work that's going into that making a difference? If it's not, we shouldn't be doing it."
Graham says principals are supposed to be monitoring how core teachers are using their team planning period and holding them accountable. He says it is also up to the principals to help the elective teachers get information about the students from the core teachers.
Middle school team planning time is currently part of next year's school budget, but only for core teachers. The budget will be discussed during Monday night's school board meeting.
Lawmakers Skeptical Of State's Plan To Buy Fairbanks Natural Gas Utility
Governor Bill Walker's latest move to advance the state backed Interior Energy Project with the purchase of a private natural gas utility is expected to expand availability and lower the price of gas in Fairbanks.
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has signed a letter of intent to purchase Fairbanks Natural Gas parent company Pentex. AIDEA spokesman Karsten Rodvik says the state corporation would pay $52.5 million for Pentex company assets currently used to supply about a thousand Fairbanks area customers with Cook Inlet gas.
"The LNG plant at Point MacKenzie; it includes the trucking components, the storage components, the entire set of assets," Rodvik said.
The deal also includes a distribution system in the core area of Fairbanks, a piping network FNG is already in the process of expanding. Pentex and FNG President Dan Britton says AIDEA's access to low cost capital would help the company pay for infrastructure needed to meet new gas demand.
"Our current gas supply is maxed out, out of the Cook Inlet. In order to expand, it requires for additional liquefaction capacity in some form," Britton said.
FNG isn't the only Fairbanks area utility looking for more natural gas. Golden Valley Electric would wants to transition some generators from oil to gas, and the borough run Interior Gas Utility or IGU is laying distribution pipe to serve customers outside FNG's downtown service area. AIDEA's Rodvik says state ownership of the company will facilitate cooperation with the other entities.
"Promote an integrated gas distribution system that can be built and operated in a much more efficient manner for the benefit of Interior residents," Rodvik said.
The deal opens up the potential of FNG and the IGU merging, but even if they don't, IGU Board Chair Bob Shefchik says having both entities operating on a cost based, instead of profit based, business model, should be a plus to consumers.
"The idea that there'll be a single postage stamp rate for all residential gas customers in the Interior is a likely outcome whether there's a merger or not," he said.
Shefchick calls the state plan bold and decisive, and believes the $52 million price is fair.
"And one could not replace what they have for that $52 million," Shefchik said.
As evidence of the value Shefchick sites Hilcorp's recent attempt to buy FNG's gas processing plant, a deal blocked by the state. AIDEA's Rodvik says the state corporation plans to pay for the Pentex purchase with money from a revolving fund.
AIDEA's board of directors must approve the deal.
The Fairbanks Natural Gas acquisition will also come under scrutiny from the Legislature. Key Republicans, like Anchorage Representative Mike Hawker, are skeptical of the utility's purchase.
"We have a long history of failed dreams when it comes to these equity investments by AIDEA," he said.
Hawker says the deal is akin to the state investing in grain terminals and fish farms. He's also critical of how the deal has been brokered, even likening it to "insider trading." Pentex, the parent company of Fairbanks Natural Gas, was positioned to sell assets to Hilcorp, before the state intervened in December.
"I am very concerned about state government getting in the way of the private sector with regards to the Fairbanks utility purchase," Hawker said.
Gov. Bill Walker has pushed back against the criticism. At a press conference on Friday, he called the letter of intent a "first step," and said he was committed to a transparent process.
"We don't believe we're in any sort of overreach situation," Walker said. "It's time that somebody reaches out to Fairbanks, and that's what we're doing. So, any reaching we're doing is reaching out to Interior Alaska energy consumers to bring some relief to them."
While money for a Fairbanks energy project has been appropriated, there are conditions on the funding that could require statutory changes from the Legislature before the $52.5 million can be spent on the utility purchase.
Lack of Customers Puts CIRI Wind Farm Plans On Hold
Cook Inlet Region Incorporated has put the second phase of its Fire Island wind farm on hold because of a lack of customers.
A plan that once envisioned 33 turbines on the island west of Anchorage has stalled at 11.
CIRI's only customer is the Chugach Electric Association. Chugach says it's taking all the wind power it can under present conditions.
The other utilities have turned CIRI down. The Municipal Light and Power company says it's not interested; the Matanuska Electric Association says it doesn't pencil out for them, and the Golden Valley Electric Association is so far away that the cost of power balloons by the time it gets there.
So Suzanne Gibson, vice president of Fire Island Wind, says that for now, phase two of the wind farm is off. She says the state lacks the regulatory framework to deal with the situation.
"In the Lower 48, there's no question that we would be construction the second phase of Fire Island next year – or actually this year, it's 2015 already," Gibson said. "But, unfortunately there's just not the right regulatory and legislative framework here in Alaska to allow us to do it."
The Regulatory Commission of Alaska is beginning to look at how utilities should deal with independent power producers, and Gibson welcomes that development because, unlike Lower 48 power companies, Alaska utilities are not federally regulated. One issue is what are known as "wheeling charges" – the money that utilities charge to move power through their grids. Gibson says that's why a tentative deal for CIRI to sell wind farm power to Golden Valley has apparently collapsed.
"We were working with them and we thought that we were going to get an agreement with them. And what we offered them 6.3 cents a kilowatt hour to a utility that generates half of its power at 13.6 cents – so this is like less than half of the cost to generate their own power," Gibson said. "But, they couldn't see their way through it by the time they transport the power across another utility system to get it up to Fairbanks, they turned it into something they estimated was 20 cents a kilowatt. They didn't see the benefit for it."
The Regulatory Commission has set a date of February 11th to take up the issue of independent power producers.
Much To Sort Out Before Subsistence Gillnets Hit Kenai, Kasilof
A new federal subsistence fishery rule adds set gillnetting to the Kenai and Kasilof rivers. State and federal biologists are concerned the new rule will hamper conservation efforts aimed at preserving king salmon and other fish species in the rivers. But the Ninilchik Traditional Council, which asked for the right to set gillnet, says it can fish responsibly.
The Federal Subsistence board signed off on the proposal last week. And they did so despite objections from both the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which oversees subsistence use. The proposal was submitted by the Ninilchik Traditonal Council. Most of the concern is about the non-selective nature of gillnets.
"So when we talk about the conservation concerns that both agencies have, it's not just the king salmon, it's all the fisheries resources in the Kenai River," said ADF&G management biologist Robert Begich. The recognized subsistence areas on the Kenai river are around the Russian River Falls, Moose Range Meadows and just south of Skilak Lake; all active habitat areas for several species.
"That area of the river up there, it's only open to fishing with bait and multiple hooks for one month a year and 2011 was the last time king salmon were allowed to be harvested and we've been closing that area by emergency order since then. So, it's a very tumultuous fishing method that kind of flies in the face of all the other regulatory things that are in place to benefit the fish resource," Begich said.
"We want people to understand that we are 100 percent conservation-minded," said Ivan Encelewski, Executive Director of the Ninilchik Traditional Council. He says the gillnets are simply another method of harvest added to what subsistence users are already allowed, including rod and reel, dipnets and fishwheels
"And I think one of the things that people don't quite understand is that the feds, under this subsistence program, have so much leeway to either shut down or make emergency orders to close those fisheries. And as I noted in my testimony, the inseason federal manager has closed down the king harvest on subsistence the last two years. There's absolutely no way that this fishery that would be implemented; one that we would implement it on our end that would create a conservation concern, we believe, or that wouldn't have processes in place to maintain that conservation," Encelewski said.
Subsistence users are allowed 4,000 sockeye and 1,000 king salmon. Barely a drop in the bucket relative to the overall sockeye return in Cook Inlet, but it's a pretty large proportion of the king salmon return, which totaled fewer than 17,000 last year on the Kenai river. Enselewski says the push to allow the use of setnets is less about slaying fish and more about tradition.
"It's definitely important, because it's the actual traditional means of the community of Ninilchik, and that keeps in line with the culture and the tradition of our people, but it also allows for an opportunity for the community to work on subsistence harvest versus just the individual, so it keeps that connection to the history and the culture as well."
There's a lot to figure out before those nets hit the water, though. In the weeks and months ahead, subsistence users and Fish and Wildlife have to sort out whether the use of gillnets even fits into the already-established regulatory framework for the Kenai. And there are more specific questions to answer on the Kasilof.
"I think for the Kasilof River, it will be working out the details on an operational plan for fishing a specific time and area, so above the Tustumena boat launch during the month of July, within that framework, how do we provide an opportunity for qualified rural residents to harvest sockeye salmon with a gillnet," said Jeff Anderson, Field Supervisor for the Kenai Fish and Wildlife office.
Ivan Encelewski thinks it can all come together, and in a way that doesn't add to the management drama of two rivers that might already be too popular for their own good.
"We'll see. I think we can do this responsibly and we'll show people that this will be a good opportunity and a win-win for everyone."
Fairbanks Delays Vote On Air Quality Regulations
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly has delayed voting on a package of air quality regulations, following abundant public testimony for and against the ordinance at a hearing Thursday night.
The regulations are aimed at cracking down on wood and coal heating systems that chronically pollute neighborhoods, and many of the comments focused on the health impacts.
The second public hearing in two weeks on the proposed ordinance to clean up the air locally took place under a blanket of smog that's been sitting on top of this area for several days now since the cold snap set in last week.
That was reflected in comments by Assembly Deputy Presiding Officer John Davies when he opened the hearing.
"The levels of pollution are serious and constitute a true health issue," Davies said.
Like the previous hearing, another standing-room-only crowd turned out again to testify for and against the ordinance crafted by Davies and Assembly members Kathryn Dodge and Janice Golub.
Many talked about the health impact of the air pollution. Some expressed doubts there's a connection that can be made with smoke from wood-burning heating systems. Like Luke Mowry, who lives in Fox, He says he was born and raised in a wood-heated home, and says he didn't suffer any health problems.
"(I) Got wood heat. (I) Use it quite a bit at my place. That's our primary source of heat. My boy was born with respiratory issues. So, I know that piece of it, too," Mowry said.
Bob Hook is a 37-year resident of North Pole. He says he burns six or seven cords a wood a year at his house. And even though Cook suffers multiple respiratory ailments, he's believes they can't be directly linked to air quality problems.
"I have in the last eight years developed asthma. I have COPD. I have respiratory issues. And can I directly relate those to air quality? No," Hook said.
Hook says more research would be required to make a direct connection like that. But he says poor air quality is at least a contributing factor. And because of that, he supports the proposed ordinance.
But local health care professional Jennifer Nelson says Fairbanks Memorial Hospital has begun collecting data on whether and how much air quality affects the health of area residents. Nelson is the director of the hospital's Emergency Services, Forensic Nursing and Trauma Services. And she says the hospital wants to offer its perspective on those health impacts.
"There's been lots of comments made, but some of them were not necessarily backed up by hard data," Nelson said. "So we feel the responsibility of Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is to provide some HIPPA-compliant data to aid in this discussion as it relates to our health."
Nelson says hospital staff crunched numbers and found a rise in emergency room admissions from four areas that registered high quantities of respiratory-tract irritating particulate matter, or so-called PM2.5.
"We have quite a number of respiratory-related complaints, relating from wheezing, shortness of air, cough…," Nelson said.
Nelson says the data is preliminary, and that further studies are needed. She says the hospital is willing to conduct those studies, and Dodge enthusiastically encouraged her to proceed.
The Assembly will include that data and the public comments when it considers adoption of the air-quality ordinance in its Feb. 12 meeting.
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Laurie Hummel Named Alaska National Guard's Adjutant General
Zachariah Hughes, KSKA – Anchorage
At a press conference in downtown Anchorage Friday, Governor Bill Walker introduced the new Adjutant General for the Alaska National Guard. Retired Colonel Laurie Hummel served in Army intelligence for 30 years after graduating from West Point, and is the first woman to lead the Guard.
Lawmakers Skeptical Of State's Plan To Buy Fairbanks Natural Gas Utility
Dan Bross, KUAC – Fairbanks & Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau
The state is taking another step toward increasing the availability of natural gas in the Fairbanks area. Governor Bill Walker recently re-focused the state backed Interior Energy Project to tap Cook Inlet gas, and it's now proposing the purchase of a private utility to get the gas to more Fairbanks residents.
Lack of Customers Puts CIRI Wind Farm Plans On Hold
Steve Heimel, APRN – Anchorage & Ellen Lockyer, KSKA – Anchorage
Cook Inlet Region Incorporated has put the second phase of its Fire Island wind farm on hold because of a lack of customers. A plan that once envisioned 33 turbines on the island west of Anchorage has stalled at 11. CIRI's only customer is the Chugach Electric Association.
Much To Sort Out Before Subsistence Gillnets Hit Kenai, Kasilof
Shaylon Cochran, KDLL – Kenai
A new federal subsistence fishery rule adds set gillnetting to the Kenai and Kasilof rivers. State and federal biologists are concerned the new rule will hamper conservation efforts aimed at preserving king salmon and other fish species in the rivers. But the Ninilchik Traditional Council, which asked for the right to set gillnet, says it can fish responsibly.
Fairbanks Delays Vote On Air Quality Regulations
Tim Ellis, KUAC – Fairbanks
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly has delayed voting on a package of air quality regulations, following abundant public testimony at a hearing Thursday night. The regulations are aimed at cracking down on wood and coal heating systems that chronically pollute neighborhoods, and as KUAC's Tim Ellis reports, many of the comments focused on the health impacts.
In Response To Obama Actions, Senator Goes Seuss
Alexandra Gutierrez, APRN – Juneau
Since President Barack Obama announced his plans to designate millions of acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, state legislators have taken to the House and Senate floors to rail against federal overreach. The speeches have mostly been indignant and incensed.
AK: Curling
Shady Grove Oliver, KBBI – Homer
A warmer winter has pushed many Homer residents inside the local ice rink, looking for a blast of cold air and a good winter sport. And curling seems to be just the ticket. It's a centuries old game that can be played by people young and old, highly athletic or not, by rookies and experienced players alike. KBBI's Shady Grove Oliver stopped by an open curling night at the rink to see what the.
300 Villages: Huslia
This week we're heading to Huslia, near the Koyukuk river- where there has been no shortage of winter this week. Elsie Vent is the city administrator for the city of Huslia.
In Response To Obama Actions, Senator Goes Seuss
Since President Barack Obama announced his plans to designate millions of acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness, state legislators have taken to the House and Senate floors to rail against federal overreach. The speeches have ranged from incensed to righteously indignant.
But one state senator has decided to voice his displeasure in a more poetic way. On Friday, Fairbanks Republican Click Bishop gave a Seussian speech on the federal government's attitude toward Alaska, and read from a modified version of Green Eggs and Ham, titled "Click on Uncle Sam":
I do not like your crazy rules
like those proposed by Sally Jewell.
I do not like them
here or there.
I do not like them
I do not want them near or far
not Sally Jewell nor Salazar.
Could you, would you.. let us drill?
We have the folks, they have the skill.
We have the oil, underground..
we'll leave it nicer than we found
I do not like your EPA
they've run amuck – they're in the way.
I do not like this Federal Plan, I do not like it Uncle Sam.
The inspiration for the speech came from U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, who once read Green Eggs and Ham as part of a filibuster. The copy of the book Bishop carried with him to the Senate floor was signed by Cruz last year.


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BackgroundThis is a wonderful Fantasy RPG. It all starts with a professor who crash lands his space ship. To be able to fly again he must find the item known as 'element' which has scattered across the planet. Thus the professor decides to ask a young local boy named Chery to help him find the elements as it's the only way for Cherry to get home too.
GameplayTo battle and win against your foes, Cherry is able to attach seals to himself. This also helps Cherry when coming across an element...as he will need a seal to suck it up and take in along with him. Certain costumes for Cherry to wear also gives him advantages as he can earn new skills from them.
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i find umers better than a single google search as any one can make a web page and wiki isnt always right
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keninsc: You see what I bolded? Wiki just said that the undead coming to eat your brain are akin to god... Wiki is so accurate
Btw: I have personally seen some African forms of zombi, the ones I saw are not undead.. Just in a submissive trance that makes them appear to be undead. They can easily be turned back to normal if the "master" would just "release them" or if another person knew how to "take them from their master" and then "release them"...
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(a) Definition—(1) Ex parte communication means any material oral or written communication relevant to the merits of an adjudicatory proceeding that was neither on the record nor on reasonable prior notice to all parties that takes place between:
(ii) The administrative law judge handling that proceeding, the Comptroller, or a decisional employee.
(2) Exception. A request for status of the proceeding does not constitute an ex parte communication.
(b) Prohibition of ex parte communications. From the time the notice is issued by the Comptroller until the date that the Comptroller issues his or her final decision pursuant to § 19.40(c):
(1) No interested person outside the OCC shall make or knowingly cause to be made an ex parte communication to the Comptroller, the administrative law judge, or a decisional employee; and
(2) The Comptroller, administrative law judge, or decisional employee shall not make or knowingly cause to be made to any interested person outside the OCC any ex parte communication.
(c) Procedure upon occurrence of ex parte communication. If an ex parte communication is received by the administrative law judge, the Comptroller or any other person identified in paragraph (a) of this section, that person shall cause all such written communications (or, if the communication is oral, a memorandum stating the substance of the communication) to be placed on the record of the proceeding and served on all parties. All other parties to the proceeding shall have an opportunity, within ten days of receipt of service of the ex parte communication, to file responses thereto and to recommend any sanctions, in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section, that they believe to be appropriate under the circumstances.
(d) Sanctions. Any party or his or her counsel who makes a prohibited ex parte communication, or who encourages or solicits another to make any such communication, may be subject to any appropriate sanction or sanctions imposed by the Comptroller or the administrative law judge including, but not limited to, exclusion from the proceedings and an adverse ruling on the issue which is the subject of the prohibited communication.
(e) Separation of functions. Except to the extent required for the disposition of ex parte matters as authorized by law, the administrative law judge may not consult a person or party on any matter relevant to the merits of the adjudication, unless on notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. An employee or agent engaged in the performance of investigative or prosecuting functions for the OCC in a case may not, in that or a factually related case, participate or advise in the decision, recommended decision, or agency review of the recommended decision under § 19.40, except as witness or counsel in public proceedings.
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