THE VOICE OF INTERIOR ALASKA SINCE 1903
A comprehensive guide to our golden heart city
2016
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ON THE COVER: The Barnes family of Jason, from left to right, Malachi, 6, Elijah, 10, Tikvah, 8, and Tamera canoe on the Chena River near the Pioneer Park boat dock on July 4, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
Events calendar ........................................2 Elected officials ......................................10 Medical facilities ......................................4 USPS offices ..............................................X Government offices ................................5 Museums ...................................................X Area Schools ..............................................6
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FAIRBANKS EVENTS CALENDAR 19 Spring Equinox
neer Park
Walk, Creamer’s Field
2 Festival Fairbanks
Walks, Creamer’s Field, noon Tuesday and Thursday
20 Parka Parade 20 Iditarod Awards
1-27 World Ice Art
26 29th Annual Sonot
Vietnam Veterans Day Celebration and Art Show Auction, Friends Church
MARCH 1-31 Guided Nature
Banquet, Nome
Championships
1-3 32nd Annual Kkaazzoot Cross Coun-
14-18 FNSB School
try Ski Race, Fairbanks
District & UAF Spring Break
27 Chatanika Lodge Easter Egg Hunt & Dinner
17-19 North American Basketball Tournament, UAF
27 Fairbanks Winter
18 Doyon Annual
28 Seward’s Day,
Meeting, Westmark “Voices of Our Future”
Alaska
18-20 Open North American Championship sled Dog Races
ternational Bonspiel, Fairbanks Curling Club (ends April 3)
18-20 Alaska Trapper’s Association Fur Auction
Carnival ends
31 81st Annual In-
APRIL 1 Mush for Kids, Pio-
Home Show, Interior Alaska Builders Association, Carlson Center
1-3 81st Annual International Bonspiel, Fairbanks Curling Club
2 Owl Program at
7 Main Event/Race starts, Arctic Man Ski & Sno-Go Classic
Harley Davidson Run (usually seconnd weekend of May)
17-19 22nd Annual
International Curling Bonspiel
TBA Annual Clean Up
9 Awards Banquet,
Day
Arctic Man
TBA Bacon Festival,
2 Midnight Sun Bas-
16 Beat Beethoven 5K 22 Springfest, UAF 26-28 Alaska Rural
Fairbanks
Energy Conference, Westmark Hotel
30 Thaw Out Film
3 Ski for Women 4-9 Arctic Man Ski &
Celebration, Creamer’s Field
Festival, UAF
30 Spring Migration
Sno-Go Classic
MAY 7 Chena River Run,
Conference, Carlson Center
TBA Chatanika Spring
History Day, Creamer’s Field Great Alaskan Foodstock Musical Benefit For Those In Need, Fairbanks
7-10 Fairbanks
Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor’s Center
4-9 Alaska Miner’s
som, Birch Hill
Rotary Club of Fairbanks
13 Alaska Visitor Industry’s Walk for Charity
JUNE
21 Midnight Sun Run 21Summer Solstice,
1-30 Guided Nature
Creamer’s Field
Walks, Creamer’s Field, 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday; 7 p.m. Wednesday Weekly Fairbanks Downtown Market start Concerts in the Plaza
22 Yukon 1000 Boat
3-4 American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, West Valley H.S. track
12 Design Alaska “Wild Arts Walk,” Creamer’s Field
17-31 Fairbanks
UAF
Summer Folk Fest, Pioneer Park
TBA Clucking Blos-
17 Creamer’s Dairy
TBA Film Festival,
ketball game
Race
JULY 1-31 Guided Nature Walks, Creamer’s Field, 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday; 7 p.m. Wednesday Concerts in the Plaza 4 July Fourth Celebration at Pioneer Park 4 North Pole Community Fourth of July Celebration TBA Midnight Sun
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COMMUNITY GUIDE People walk around Pioneer Park during Fairbanks Day on June 17, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/ NEWS-MINER FILE PHOTO
EVENTS Continued from 2 Intertribal Powwow
9 Arthritis Founda-
Gone Canoe Race
AUGUST 1-31 Guided Nature
tion Day, Pioneer Park
Field
26-28 Tanana Valley
Catholic Schools of Fairbanks
sponsored by Festival Fairbanks
Sandhill Crane Festival
17-19 First Alaskan’s
26 Thanksgiving for
Elders & Youth Conference
the Birds, Creamer’s Field
17 Winter Solstice
20 50th Annual
28 Christmas in Ice
Walk, Creamer’s Field
21 Winter Solstice Celebration, Fairbanks
SEPTEMBER
16,17 Christmas Party for Children, Chatanika Lodge
TBA Parade of Homes, Interior Alaska Builders Association
Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
begins, North Pole
TBA Angry, Young &
Walks, Creamer’s Field, 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday; 7 p.m. Wednesday
Poor, Fairbanks
TBA Tanana Valley State Fair
18 Alaska Day 22 Creepy Critters,
DECEMBER
17-31 Fairbanks
22 Equinox Walk,
3-4 North Pole Winter
Break begins
Summer Arts Festival
12-13 Stand Down 24 17th Annual Ta12-21 Alaska Interna- nana Valley Potato Ex-
Creamer’s Field
Festival
TBA Sing-it-Your-
31 Halloween at the
3 Luminary Trail and
tional Senior Games
travaganza, Fairbanks
Museum, UAF
self-Messiah, Fairbanks
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
31 New Year’s Eve
3,10,17 Holiday
Sparktacular, UAF
Fairbanks
14 Renewable Energy Fair, Chena Hot Springs
Open House, Creamer’s Field
23 Yukon Quest Dawg
7-8 46th Annual
11 Veteran’s Day cer-
20 Military Apprecia-
HIPOW, auction for
emony, at Westmark,
Drop-In Ornament making, Creamer’s
tion Jingle Bell Walk/ Run, North Pole
20-23 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, Fairbanks
20-24 Golden Days,
Creamer’s Field
21 FNSBSD Winter
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MEDICAL FACILITIES Public Health Center
Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 451-6682
Toll-free: 1-800-478-5172
1025 West Barnette St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-1776
Basset Army Hospital
Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center
4076 Neely Road Fort Wainwright, AK 99703 Phone: 361-5172
Banner Health — Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
Fairbanks Regional
1717 West Cowles St.
Friends of Creamers Our trails are always open. Friends of Creamer’s Field is a nonprofit organization with a mission to inspire environmental stewardship and lifelong learning through experience, awareness and appreciation of the natural and historical resources of Creamer’s Refuge. \ Winter hours: Sat. noon - 4pm
Summer hours: Daily 9:30 - 5pm 452-5162 • 1300 College Rd
1650 Cowles St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-8181
Interior Community Health Center 1606 23rd Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 455-4567
Fairbanks Urgent Care Center 1867 Airport Frontage
Road Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-2178
Steese Medical Center — Steese Immediate Care 1275 Sadler Way, Suite 101
Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 374-7911
Tanana Valley First Care 1101 Noble St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 458-2682
PLANT A ROW GARDENERS AND FARMERS: Would you be willing to Plant a Row for the hungry? Plant a Row works with the Fairbanks Community Food Bank to gather "extra" produce to be distributed to the hungry, whether individuals, families or soup kitchens in town. Thank you! Contact: kherning@acsalaska.net for details.
Become a member at creamersfield.org
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LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES Fairbanks North Star FNSB Division Borough City Hall of Animal Control 800 Cushman St. and Borough Fairbanks, AK 99701 Animal Shelter
1931 Eagan Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 458-6700 Fax: 458-6751
Phone: 459-6715 City Clerk: 459-6702 Fax: 459-6710
State of Alaska Offices
North Pole City Hall 125 Snowman Lane North Pole, AK 99705 Phone: 488-8583 Fax: 488-3002
Fairbanks City Public Works 2121 Peger Road Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 459-6770
2408 Davis Road Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 459-1451
Alaska Court System Rabinowitz Courthouse 101 Lacey St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Clerk’s Office: 452-9277
Office of Public Advocacy
Dept. of Education FNSB School District
100 Cushman St., Suite 502 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 451-5933 Fax: 451-5934
520 Fifth Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-2000
Public Defender Agency
Fairbanks North Star Borough Administrative Center 809 Pioneer Road Fairbanks, AK 99701 P.O. Box 71267 Fairbanks, AK 99707 Phone: 459-1000
529 5th Ave., Suite 1 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 458-6800 Toll-free: 1-800-478-1621 Fax: 458-6802
Dept. of Corrections Fairbanks Correctional Center
675 Seventh Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 451-2886 Toll-free: 1-800-478-2850
Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game
675 Seventh Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701
Division of Elections Region lll Elections Office 675 Seventh Ave., Suite H3 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 451-2835 Toll Free: 1-866-959-8683 Fax: 451-2832 Fax Toll-Free: 1-855-977-3594
1300 College Road Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 459-7206 or 459-7306
Dept. of Natural Resources Fairbanks Public Information Center 3700 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 451-2705 Fax: 451-2706 TDD: 451-2770
Dept. of Health and Social Services
Division of Forestry Northern Region Office 3700 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 451-2600
Fairbanks Legislative Information Office 1292 Sadler Way, Suite 308, third floor of Alaska USA Financial Center Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-4448 Fax: 456-3346
Fairbanks Division of Motor Vehicles 1979 Peger Road Fairbanks, AK 99709
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Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities Northern Region Headquarters 2301 Peger Road Fairbanks, AK 99709 Regional Director: 451-2210
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Students, judges and science fair projects fill Pioneer Park’s Alaska Centennial Center during the Interior Alaska Science Fair on March 26, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER
AREA SCHOOLS Phone: 356-2038 Fax: 356-2189
FNSBSD Administrative Center
Phone: 372-2167 Fax: 372-3437
520 Fifth Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-2000 www.k12northstar.org
Anne Wien Elementary School
Badger Road Elementary School
1501 Hampstead Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 451-7500 Fax: 451-7564
Arctic Light Elementary School
2301 Bradway Road North Pole 99705 Mailing address: 520 Fifth Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 488-0134 Fax: 488-2045
4167 Neely Road Fort Wainwright, AK 99703
Barnette Magnet School
PUBLIC SCHOOLS Anderson Elementary School 768 Kodiak Street Eielson AFB, AK 99702
1000 Barnette St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 456-6072 Fax: 451-9602
Ben Eielson Jr./Sr. High School 675 Raven’s Way Eielson AFB, AK 99702 Phone: 372-3110 Fax: 372-3202
BRIDGE Program 513 12th Ave. Suite 110 Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: 474-2144
Career Education Center 724 27th Ave., Suite 1 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 479-4061 Fax: 479-0230
Crawford Elementary School 692 Raven’s Way Eielson AFB, AK 99702 Phone: 372-3306 Fax: 372-3199
Denali Elementary Chinook Charter School 3002 International St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-5020 Fax: 452-5048
1042 Lathrop St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-2456 Fax: 451-0792
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Fax: 490-9021
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Star of the North Secondary School
North Pole Elementary School
North Pole Campus 2945 Monk Court North Pole, AK 99705 Phone: 490-9025 Fax: 490-9021
Effie Kokrine Charter School 601 Loftus Road Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 474-0958 Fax: 479-2104
250 Snowman Lane North Pole, AK 99705 Phone: 488-2286 Fax: 488-1232
Tanana Middle School North Pole High School
Hunter Elementary School 1630 Gillam Way Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 456-5775 Fax: 452-8891
Hutchison High School 3750 Geist Road Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 479-2261 Fax: 479-8286
601 NPHS Blvd. North Pole, AK 99705 Phone: 488-3761 Fax: 488-1488
North Pole Middle School 300 East Eighth Ave. North Pole, AK 99705 Phone: 488-2271 Fax: 488-9213
Joy Elementary School
Pearl Creek Elementary School
24 Margaret St. Fairbanks 99701 Phone: 456-5469 Fax: 456-1477
700 Auburn Drive Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 479-4234 Fax: 479-4025
Ladd Elementary School
Randy Smith Middle School
601 F Street Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 451-1700 Fax: 451-9137
1401 Bainbridge Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 458-7600 Fax: 458-7676
Lathrop High School 901 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 9701 Phone: 456-7794 Fax: 452-6735
Nordale Elementary School 397 Hamilton Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-2696 Fax: 456-5608
North Pole Academy 2945 Monk Court North Pole, AK 99705 Phone: 490-9025
Ryan Middle School 951 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-4751 Fax: 451-8834
Salcha Elementary School 8530 Richardson Highway Salcha, AK 99714 Mailing: 520 Fifth Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 488-3267 Fax: 488-5358
600 Trainor Gate Road Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-8145 Fax: 456-2780
Ticasuk Brown Elementary School 785 Lakloey Drive North Pole, AK 99705 Mailing: 520 Fifth Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 488-3200 Fax: 488-6208
West Valley High School 3800 Geist Rd. Fairbanks 99709 Phone: 479-4221 Fax: 474-8901
Sand Point, AK 99661 www.aebsd.org Phone: 383-5222 Fax: 383-3496
BRIDGE Program Woodriver Elementary School 5000 Palo Verde Dr. Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 479-4211 Fax: 479-5077
Distance Education Adult Learning Programs of AK (G.E.D.) 60 Hall Street Fairbanks, AK 99701 www.adultlearning.org Phone: 452-6434 or 1 -866-452-6434 Fax: 451-6598 TTY: 452-6375
513 12th Ave., Suite 110 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 474-2144 or 452-2000
Copper River School District Correspondence Program (Statewide) 1976 Aurora Dr. Glennallen, AK 99588 www.crsd.k12.ak.us Phone: 888-822-3234
Cyberlynx (Statewide) P.O. Box 599 Nenana, AK 99760 www.cyberlynx.org Toll Free: 1-888-424-5969
Two Rivers School 400 Two Rivers Road Two Rivers, AK 99716 Mailing: 520 Fifth Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 488-6616 Fax: 488-8487
University Park Elementary School
AKTEACH (Statewide)
Delta Cyber School
722 Mill Bay Road Kodiak, AK 99615 www.akteach.com Phone: 486-7464
P.O. Box 369 Physical address: 2610 Isabell Ave. Delta Junction, AK 99737 Phone: 895:1043 Fax: 895-5198 www.dcs.k12.ak.us
Alaska Reach Academy (Statewide)
554 Loftus Road Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 479-6963 Fax: 479-6219
P.O. Box 454 Tok, Alaska 99780 www.reachacademy.us Phone: 907-883-2591 Fax: 907-883-5777
Watershed Charter School
Alaska Virtual Academy (Statewide)
4975 Decathlon Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 374-9350 Fax: 374-9360
P.O. Box 7 Metlakatla, AK 99926 www.k12/ak/va Toll-free: 1-866-989-0631 Fax: 771-9753 Phone (administration): 3316927, Ext. 1000
Weller Elementary School 635 Elementary Drive Fairbanks 99712 Mailing: 520 Fifth Ave. Fairbanks 99701 Phone: 457-1629 Fax: 457-2663
Aleutians Correspondence Education School (Statewide) P.O. Box 429
Delta-Greely Homeschool (not statewide) P.O. Box 527 Delta Junction, AK 99737 www.dgsd.k12.ak.us Phone: 895-4657 Fax: 895-4246
Denali PEAK Correspondence/ Homeschool (Statewide) 4240 Old Seward Highway, Suite 3-4 Anchorage, AK 99503 www.denalipeak.org Phone: 563-0990 Toll Free: 1-877-683-7325 Fax: 563-0996 SCHOOLS Âť 8
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COMMUNITY GUIDE Sophie Thomas, 7, blows a bubble at the Fairbanks Children’s Museum booth during Fairbanks Day at Pioneer Park on June 17, 2015.
SCHOOLS Continued from 7 Distance ‘Learning Center P.O. Box 772182 Eagle River, AK 99577 Phone: 694-6100 http://dlc.iditarodsd.org
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Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-7979
Fast Track (Statewide)
Frontier High School
2610 Fourth Ave., Ketchikan, AK 99901 Phone: 907-247-2127 rhs.kgbsd.org/ Domain/567
946 Cowles St., Suite 210 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-3019
Golden Heart Christian School
FOCUS Homeschool (Statewide)
P.O. Box 82997 1811 Farmers Loop Fairbanks, AK 99708 Phone: 479-2904
9312 Vanguard Dr. Anchorage, AK 99507 www.focushomeschool. org Phone: 522-7400 Fax: 522-3399
Hamilton Acres Baptist School 138 Farewell Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 456-5995
Fairbanks B.E.S.T. (Statewide) 520 Fifth Ave. Fairbanks 99701 fairbanksbest.com Phone: 452-2000, Ext. 11201 1-877-403-2989
Interior Distance Education of Alaska (IDEA) (Statewide) (Region F, Fairbanks area) 2157 Van Horn Road Fairbanks, AK 99701 www.ideafamilies.org Phone: 374-2200 or 1-877-582-4332 Fax: 907-374-2271
Lead Correspondence (Statewide) P.O. Box 429
Yakutat, AK 99689 Phone: 784-3317 www.leadschool.org
Mat-Su Central School (Statewide) 600 E. Railroad Ave., Suite 6 Phone: 352-7450 http://matsucentral.org
PACE (Statewide) 4105 Turnagain Blvd. E., Suite A Anchorage, AK 99517 www.paceschool.net/ Phone: 677-0992 Toll Free : 1-866-864-5491 Fax : 677-9664
Raven Correspondence (Statewide) 4762 Old Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99709 www.ravenschool.com/ Phone: 374-9401 Toll Free: 1-888-997-2836, Ext. 3 Fax : 374-9440
SE Island Correspondence (Statewide) P.O. Box 19569 Physical address: 1010 Sandy Beach Road Thorne Bay, AK 99919 www.sisd.org Phone: 828-8254 Fax: 828-8257
Upstream Learning (Statewide) P.O. Box 108 Glenallen, AK 99588 Phone: 822-8526 upstreamlearning.org
PRIVATE SCHOOLS Bible Baptist Christian School 32 Adak Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-1407
Catholic Schools of Fairbanks, Monroe 615 Monroe St. Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: 456-4574 Fax: 452-5978 Email: info@catholicschools.org
Fairbanks Montessori Association 2014 30th Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 451-8485
Fairhill Christian School 101 City Lights Blvd. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 457-2167
Far North Christian School 1110 20th Ave.
Open Arms Lutheran Child Development Center 2980 Davis Road Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 455-9466
North Pole Christian School PK-12 2936 Badger Road North Pole, AK 99705 Phone: 488-0133
Spruce Tree Montessori School 1830 Second Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 479-8733 www.sprucetree montessori.com
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FEDERAL, STATE AND FAIRBANKS REGION ELECTED OFFICIALS CONGRESS U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski Republican 709 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Main: 202-224-6665 Fax: 202-224-5301 Twitter: @lisamurkowski Fairbanks office 101 12th Ave., Room 216 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Main: 907-456-0233
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan Republican B40A Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Main: 202-224-3004 Fax: 202-224-6501 Twitter: @SenDanSullivan Fairbanks office 101 12th Avenue, Suite 328 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 456-0261 Fax: 451-7290
U.S. Rep. Don Young Republican 2314 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Main: 202-225-5765 Fax: 202-225-0425 Twitter: @repdonyoung Fairbanks office 100 Cushman St. Suite 307 Key Bank Building Fairbanks, AK 99707 Main: 456-0210 Fax: 456-0279
STATE EXECUTIVES Gov. Bill Walker Independent Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 110001 Juneau, AK 99811 Main: 465-3500 Twitter: @AKGovBillWalker Fairbanks office 675 Seventh Ave., Suite H5 Fairbanks, AK 9970 Phone: 451-2920 Fax: 451-2858
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott Democrat Alaska State Capitol Building, Third Floor Juneau, AK 99801 Main: 465-3520 Fax: 465-5400 Twitter: @LtGovMallott
INTERIOR LEGISLATORS Sen. John Coghill Majority leader, Republican, North Pole, District B Juneau Main: 465-3719 Toll free: 1-877-465-3719 Fax: 465-3258 Fairbanks 1292 Sadler Way Suite 340 Fairbanks AK, 99701 Main: 451-2157 Email: Senator.John.Coghill@ akleg.gov Twitter: @SenatorCoghill
Sen. Pete Kelly Republican, Fairbanks, District A Juneau Main: 465-3709 Toll free: 1-877-665-3709 Fax: 465-4714 Fairbanks 1292 Sadler Way, Suite 308 Fairbanks AK, 99701 Main: 451-4347 Fax: 451-4348 Email: Senator.Pete.Kelly@
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Sen. Click Bishop Republican, Fairbanks, District C Juneau Main: 465-2327 Toll free: 1-800-336-7383 Fax: 465-5241 Fairbanks 1292 Sadler Way Ste. 308 Fairbanks AK, 99701 Main: 456-8161 Fax: 456-8163 Email: Senator.Click.Bishop@ akleg.gov Twitter: @Click_Bishop
Rep. Scott Kawasaki Democrat, Fairbanks, District 1 Juneau Main: 465-3466 Toll free: 1-866-465-3466 Fax: 465-2937 Fairbanks 1292 Sadler Way Suite 308 Fairbanks AK, 99701 Main: 456-7423 Fax: 451-9293 Email: Representative.Scott. Kawasaki@akleg.gov Twitter: @alaskascott
Rep. Steve Thompson Republican, Fairbanks, District 2 Juneau Main: 465-3004 Toll free: 1-877-465-3004 Fax: 465-2070 Fairbanks 1292 Sadler Way Suite 308 Fairbanks AK, 99701 Main: 452-1088 Fax: 452-1146 Email: Representative.Steve. Thompson@akleg.gov
Rep. Tammie Wilson
Republican, North Pole, District 3 Juneau Main: 465-4797 Toll free: 1-800-860-4797 Fax: 465-3884 Fairbanks 1292 Sadler Way Room 304 Fairbanks AK, 99701 Main: 451-2723 Fax: 456-3346 Email: Representative. Tammie.Wilson@akleg.gov Twitter: @TammieKWilson
Rep. David Guttenberg Democrat, Fairbanks, District 4 Juneau Main: 465-4457 Toll free: 1-800-928-4457
Fax: 465-3519 Fairbanks 1292 Sadler Way Suite 304 Fairbanks AK, 99701 Main: 456-8172 Fax: 456-2490 Email: Representative.David. Guttenberg@akleg.gov Twitter: @DavidGuttenberg
Rep. Adam Wool Fairbanks, Democrat, District 5 Main: 465-4976 Toll free: 1-866-465-4976 Fax: 465-3883 Email: Representative.Adam. Wool@akleg.gov
Toll free: 1-888-465-4859 Fax: 465-3799 Email: Representative.Jim. Colver@akleg.gov
FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH Mayor Karl Kassel 809 Pioneer Road PO Box 71267-1267 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Main: 459-1300 Fax: 459-1102 Email: Mayor@co.fairbanks. ak.us
BOROUGH ASSEMBLY All assembly members can be reached by regular mail at 809 Pioneer Road, P.O. Box 71267-1267, Fairbanks, AK 99701
John Davies Presiding officer Seat H Phone: 388-0193 Email: jdavies@fnsb.us
Kathryn Dodge Deputy presiding officer Seat F Phone: 479-8103 Email: kdodge@fnsb.us
Rep. Dave Talerico
Van Lawrence
Healy, Republican, District 6 Main: 465-4527 Toll free: 1-800-491-4527 Fax: 465-2197 Email: Representative.Dave. Talerico@akleg.gov
Seat A Phone: 388-7738 Email: vlawrence@fnsb.us
Rep. Jim Colver Republican, Palmer, District 9 Main: 465-4859
Diane Hutchison Seat B Phone: 456-1531 Email: dhutchison@fnsb.us OFFICIALS Âť 11
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OFFICES Continued from 5
(Dial 911 in emergencies)
Fairbanks Federal Building
Fairbanks City Police Dept.
101 12th Ave. Fairbanks, AK 9970 Phone: 451-5791
911 Cushman St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 459-6500
Social Security Administration
North Pole Police Department
Local Office: Federal Building, 101 12th Ave. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Office phone: 1-800-478-0391 Toll Free: 1-800-772-1213
125 Snowman Lane North Pole, AK 99705 Phone: 488-6902 Email: nppd@northpole police.org
Public Safety Agencies
OFFICIALS Continued from 10 Janice Golub Seat C Phone: 347-4366 Email: jgolub@fnsb.us
Christopher Quist Seat D Phone: 687-5049 Email: cquist@fnsb.us
Guy Sattley Seat E Phone: 457-4149 Email: gsattley@fnsb.us
University Police Department, University of Alaska Fairbanks campus
BOROUGH BOARD OF EDUCATION Heidi Haas President Seat B Phone: 388-1912 Email: heidi.haas@ k12northstar.org
Lisa Gentry Vice president Seat A Phone: 699-6920 Email: lisa.gentry@ k12northstar.org
Lance Roberts
Sue Hull
Seat G Phone: 378-8856 Email: lroberts@fnsb.us
Seat C Phone: 479-5729 Email: sue.hull@ k12northstar.org
Matt Cooper Seat I Phone: 978-7143 mcooper@fnsb.us
Allyson Lambert Seat D Phone: 703-626-4322
612 Yukon Drive P.O. Box 755560 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Phone: 474-7721 Fax: 474-5555 Email: UAF-PoliceDept@alaska.edu
University Emergency Communication Center 612 Yukon Drive P.O. Box 755560 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Phone: 474-7721 Fax: 474-7377 Email: UAF-EmergencyDispatch-Center@ alaska.edu
Alaska State Troopers
Email: allyson.lambert@ k12northstar.org
1979 Peger Road Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 451-5100 Fax: 451-3002
Phone: 488-2232 Fax: 488-3747 Email: info@northpolefire.org
P.O. Box 80487 Fairbanks, AK 99708 Phone: 479-5672 Fax: 479-5858
Federal Bureau of Investigation
University Fire Department
1901 Airport Way, Suite 104 Phone: 452-3250 Fax: 452-3423
611 N. Chandalar Dr. Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 474-772
North Star Volunteer Fire Department
Fairbanks Fire Department 1101 Cushman St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 450-6600
800 William C. Leary Lane, Fairbanks, AK 99712 Phone: 457-3710
North Pole Fire Department
Chena Goldstream Fire and Rescue
110 Lewis St. North Pole, AK 99705
716 Chena Ridge Road Fairbanks, AK 99709
800 Cushman St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 459-6793
Phone: 479-9090
Mike O’Brien Seat E Phone: 378-8800 Email: michael.obrien@ k12northstar.org
Sean Rice Seat F Phone: 388-4607 Email: sean.rice@ k12northstar.org
Wendy Dominique Seat G Phone: 456-1619 Email: wendy.dominique@k12northstar. org
FAIRBANKS CITY COUNCIL All members can be reached by regular mail at 800 Cushman St., Fairbanks, AK 99701
Mayor John Eberhart City Hall
Ester Volunteer Fire Department 3570 Old Nenana Highway Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 479-6858
Jerry Cleworth
Phone: 455-0010 Thomas.McGhee@ northpolealaska.org
Seat E 4 Phone: 52-6461
Elyse Dawson
David Pruhs Seat F Phone: 750-2888
Phone: 520-221-1340 Email: Elyse.Dawson@ northpolealaska.org
Santa Claus
CITY OF NORTH POLE
Email: Santa.Claus@ northpolealaska.org
Joy Huntington
Mayor Bryce Ward 125 Snowman Lane North Pole, AK 99705 Main: 488-8584 Cell: 888-4444 Fax: 488-3002 Email: mayor@north polealaska.com
Elizabeth Holm
Seat A Phone: 328-8117
Perry Walley Seat B Phone: 451-5910
Bernard Gatewood
CITY OF FAIRBANKS
Steese Volunteer Fire Department
2358 Bradway Road North Pole, AK 99705 Phone: 488-3400
Seat C Phone: 978-4723
Jim Matherly Seat D
NORTH POLE CITY COUNCIL Thomas McGhee
Phone: 488-6125 Email: Elizabeth.Holm@ northpolealaska.org
Preston Smith Email: Preston.Smith@ northpolealaska.org
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Come one, come all, to the Greatest Show on Earth!
You may be eligible to receive assistance with paying for child care.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT DANCE CAMP Creative Movement, Ballet, Mime, Music Appreciation, Arts & Crafts, Stories and Activities all related to a Circus Theme. Funny clowns, acrobats, trapeze artists and other performers will dazzle you in a presentation at week’s end!
Contact us today!
2 one-week sessions: 9 am-noon
May 31-June 4 June 6-10
Call 479-2212 or Stop By!
1949 Gillam Way, Suite G, Fairbanks Email: thread@thrivalaska.com Online: www.threadalaska.com
A ThrivAlaska Program | Child Care Assistance
These services are made available through the State of Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Public Assistance.
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PEOPLE FIRST We are a community hospital. And we are not for profit. Which makes what we focus on all the easier. Our mission is to continually improve health care for the people in Alaska’s interior. That was our mission 43 years ago, and that hasn’t changed.
Please share your experience with us, and let us know how we are doing. FMHcommunity.feedback@bannerhealth.com
Nathan Spangler Porter Heart & Vascular Center
fmhdc.com
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USPS OFFICES Cold Foot 9000 Dalton Highway Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 678-5204 Hours of operation: 1:306 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, closed Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday-Sunday
Fairbanks Downtown 315 Barnette St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 452-3223 Hours of operation: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon-
day-Friday, closed Saturday-Sunday
Fairbanks Main Office 5400 Mail Trail Rd Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 455-5406 Hours of operation: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed Saturday-Sunday
Fairbanks Steese 646 Rohloff St. Fairbanks, AK 99712
Phone: 456-4258 Hours of operation: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, closed Sunday
Fort Wainwright 3726 Neely Road Fort Wainwright, AK 99703 Phone: 356-7602 Hours of operation: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday; closed Saturday-Sunday
Geist Road 4025 Geist Road Fairbanks, AK 99709 Phone: 479-6021 Hours of operation: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed Saturday-Sunday
Two Rivers/Chena Hot Springs Road 7291 Chena Hot Springs Road Fairbanks, AK 99712 Phone: 488-2349
Hours of operation: 2-7 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday
UAF/College Constitution Hall, 504 Tok Lane Phone: 474-7215 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Phone: 474-7215 Hours of operation: Noon to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday; closed Saturday-Sunday
MUSEUMS University of Alaska Museum of the North
$5 Museum Movie Ticket
907 Yukon Dr. P.O. Box 756960 Fairbanks, AK 99775 Phone: 474-7505 Email: museum@uaf.edu Winter Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Saturyday; closed Sunday Summer Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily; Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Admission: Free for museum members, UA students with ID, and children younger than 1 year $12/general (ages 15 and older) $7/youth (ages 1-14) $8 Alaska resident with ID (ages 15 and older) $5 Alaska resident with ID (ages 1-14); Free for Alaska stationed active duty military families with base ID $4 UA faculty/staff
Fairbanks Children’s Museum 302 Cushman St., Suite 101 Fairbanks, 99707 Phone: 374-6873 Email: info@fairbanks childrensmuseum.com Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday Admission: $8 per person Field trips (9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, ): $5 per child, free admission for teachers, parents and chaperones Birthday or other party packages available Family memberships available
Pioneer Park 2300 Airport Way Fairbanks, 99701 Phone: 459-1087 Email: pioneerpark@co. fairbanks.ak.us
Open all year, 7 days per week Park office hours: Summer: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; Winter: 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday No general admission fee
Pioneer Museum (March-April) 1-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday (May) 1-5 p.m. daily 11 a.m.- 8 p.m. Memorial Day-Labor Day (Sept.1-14) 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily (Sept.15-30) 1-5 p.m. daily (variable; please call to confirm) No admission fee Donations appreciated
Pioneer Air Museum Open May-Sept. (Memorial Day to Labor Day) Daily hours: noon to 8 p.m. Admission: $4/person $8/family (up to four) Free for children 12 and younger, accompanied by
an adult.
Alaska Native Museum Daily hours: noon to 8 p.m. No admission fee
Kitty Hensley House Daily hours: Noon to 8 p.m. No admission fee Donations appreciated
Riverboat Nenana Open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day Daily: Noon to 8 p.m. No admission fee Donations appreciated
Wickersham House Daily hours: Noon to 8 p.m. No admission fee Donations appreciated
Tanana Valley Railroad Museum Daily hours: noon to 8 p.m. No admission fee Donations appreciated
Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum
212 Wedgewood Dr. Fairbanks, 99701 Phone: 450-2100 Winter Hours (start Sept. 15): noon to 6 p.m. Sundays only Summer Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Special March Museum Hours: noon to 6 p.m. March 12-20 Admission: $10/general $5/youth ages 6-12 Free for ages 5 and younger Hotel Guests: $5 Adult Season (1 year) Pass: $40/person Family Season Pass (2 adults and 4 children): $60 Group and School Guided Tour (1 hour, 45 minutes; minimum 10 people): general group, $21/adult, $12/ child; hotel guests, $16/ adult, $10/child
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Left to right: Michelle Farrell holds Elsie Farrell, 3, as she, Becca Reinheller, 6, and Jakan Reinheller, 8, rock climb during the grand opening at the Fairbanks Children’s Museum on Jan. 31, 2015. ERIN CORNELIUSSEN/NEWS-MINER FILE PHOTO
MUSEUMS Continued from 14 Fairbanks Community/ Dog Mushing Museum 535 Second Ave., Suite 215 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone: 457-3669 Email: infofairbankshistory museum.com Winter hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday,
Fairbanks Ice Museum 500 Second Ave. Phone: 451-8222 Fairbanks, AK 99701 Hours: 10 a.m. t0 8 p.m. daily from May 1-Sept. 30 Admission: $12/adults $11/seniors and military $6/children 6-12 $2/ages 5 and younger
Aurora Ice Museum at Chena Hot Springs Resort
Milepost 56.5 Chena Hot Springs Road PO Box 58740 Fairbanks, AK 99711 Phone: 451-8104 Daily Tours (year-round): 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Admission: $15/adults (18 and up) $10/youth ages 6-17 Free/children 5 and younger with adult
Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center 101 Dunkel St. Fairbanks, AK 99701 Phone 459-3700 Email: info@morristhomp-
son center.org Winter hours (daily): 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Summer hours (daily): 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. No admission fee
A United Way Member Agency
517 Gaffney Road • 456-6212
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