THE SKAGWAY NEWS.
Skagway, Alaska
Summer in Skagway comes to an end - SN seeks new owner(s)
By Gretchen Wehmhoff Publisher, The Skagway News
This summer Joe and I spent five months at Garden City RV Park. Part of the deal meant that I spent about 20 hours a week greeting guests and answering questions. That was enjoyable. I love sharing Alaska and Skagway with visitors. They love talking to Alaskans. In the evening, some would drop by the trailer and we’d sit around with coffee, wine or ice cream and learn about each other’s travels.
We stayed in Garden City because The Skagway News has no office and does not generate income to provide a place to live or work while in town - or ever for that matter. Jon Hillis, this summer’s manager of the park, needed an onsite host, and we needed a place to stay.
In addition to the opportunity at Garden City, Joe and I also relied on the food exchange to supplement our groceries when we were short on cash.
It was a good situation. I worked on the paper and in the park office, while Joe got up every morning with the Newsies, rain or shine. He also kept the town supplied with The Skaguay Alaskan, distributing nearly 7000 bundles over the summer.
We did this because we made a commitment to advertisers who placed ads in The Skaguay Alaskan. Newsies needed to be in place, and the publication needed to be distributed. The Park Service, alone, gave away at least 10 bundles a week.
Alaska absentee voters may pay $1.46 to cast their ballots
By James Brooks
The Alaska Beacon
The Alaska Division of Elections has not continued a ballot dropbox program operated in coordination with the Municipality of Anchorage during the last presidential election, elections officials confirmed Wednesday.
While that change does not impact Skagway, it will increase the number of ballots in the mail.
Tens of thousands of absentee ballots were mailed to Alaska voters Oct. 11, and the end of the dropbox program means voters will either have to buy stamps or visit an elections office during working hours.
The size of the ballot means voters will need two “forever” stamps, costing $1.46 per ballot.
Elections offices are located in Anchorage, Wasilla, Kenai, Juneau, Nome and Fairbanks.
In Skagway, the election is held in City Hall.
“Beginning next week, regional offices will be open 7 days a week including on Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.,” said division operations manager Michaela Thompson by email.
“Additionally, voters can drop off their ballots at any early voting or absentee voting location during the locations hours of operation and then also to any polling place on election day from 7 a.m. –8 p.m.,” she said.
In-person voting will begin Monday at hundreds of Alaska communities, running through Election Day, Nov. 5.
Anyone can choose to vote by mail instead, but mailed absentee ballots must be requested. Unlike in Anchorage, Juneau and other municipal elections, they are not automatically mailed to voters.
You must apply by Oct. 26 if you want to have a blank ballot mailed to you. If you want to download and print a blank ballot, you can wait until Nov. 4. Ballots cannot be returned by email: They must be mailed or dropped off at an elections office. If an absentee ballot isn’t dropped off in an office by Election Day, it must be postmarked on or before Election Day in order to count.
Because normal postmarking usually takes place in Anchorage or Juneau for mail sent from within the state, experts advise mailing ballots well in advance of Election Day.
Voters can also take ballots inside a post office and ask for them to be hand-postmarked if sent close to Election Day.
Skagway information was added to this story.
Photo by Jeff Brady`
(see page 2-Skagway)
The SHS Readers Theatre team gives a command performance of their winning piece at the awards ceremony at Eagles Hall. From left are Evelyn Borst, Mina Yee, Lina Hischer, and Sam Munson. Results on page 4.
These materials are mailed to Alaska voters who request absentee ballots. Clockwise, from the top right: The envelope from the Alaska Division of Elections, the return envelope, the ballot and instructions. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon)
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The Skagway News.
Skagway’s First Newspaper Christened in 1897, buried alive in 1904 and resurrected in 1978, The Skagway News is currently celebrating 47 years of reporting in Skagway and Dyea, Alaska, recording our Centennial years and beyond.
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October 25, 2024
Skagway News seeks new owner(s), publisher offers to help transistion
In addition, the Skagway News Forum needed to go on, and it did.
Now that the year is ending, the local elections are finished and Skagway is falling into its off-season peace and beauty, it’s time to look at the future.
On March 3, 2025, I will have been laying out, writing and handling business for The Skagway News for five years. That was my promise, that I would give this journey five years.
While it has been enriching, it has had its difficult moments.
The beginning of those five years started with a pandemic and no way to print the paper, few email addresses and a fledgling website. At the end of the first year, our daughter died and our two grandchildren needed us.
The most my former co-owner and I ever made was $15,000 each in 2020 due to the CARES Act grants. Since February 2024, I have made $400.
We missed a summer of watching our grandchildren grow, and they have both expressed their feelings about us being gone.
I love Skagway. I love the friends I have made. Joe and I truly enjoyed the town, the people and the experience.
But it’s time to look to the future. A friend in Skagway who loves the paper keeps checking in on me to see if the last negative comment or Facebook post was going to be “the last nail in the coffin.” for me, and subsequent-
Oct. 4
ly for The SN.
I usually pushed through those. There was criticism that I wasn’t a resident, yet there was no look at the consequence of my leaving. The funny thing is, I’ve been running this paper for five years, and only during the last year did these comments arise.
The time I give to this paper is also impacting my own finances and committing to the paper deters my ability to find financial success elsewhere. It’s not just writing, or layout, or website updates. It’s advertising, billing and subscriptions. It’s a lot.
These past few days the last nails came in.
I’ve been losing sleep for months trying to figure out how to pass this paper on. I was endeared to the past news of this town as I sorted through 50 years of papers for the archives in order to protect original copies.
Opitmistic thoughts of continuing with all of the great ideas are dramatically deflated when it is only me.
One person commented that working on the paper must be a “labor of love.” While I enjoy it, it is actually a “labor of commitment” to a town that values the printed paper. Going back to print was a good thing. Advertisers returned and subscriptions went up.
This is an 8-page paper because it is all I could afford. It is lacking in news because I’m tired.
I have been struggling to make sure I wasn’t the per-
Oct. 4 to Oct. 16, 2024
• Officer conducted a welfare check
• A phone was left on a person’s windshield. Upon the phone being turned in, it was reunited with its owner.
• A caller reported trash had been strewn about near a local residence, it had been cleaned up shortly after.
• An inebriated male was reportedly stumbling down State Street, officers were unable to locate the man.
Oct. 6
• Dispatch assisted in contacting the on-duty provider.
• Dispatch assisted a lost hiker find their bearings and make their way back to town from the Lower Dewey Lake Trail system.
• A crashed van was reported near the train tracks on the northernmost end of State Street. After officers’ investigation, Nicholas Kays Walker, 33, of Montana, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Refusal to Submit to a Chemical Test
Oct. 8
• Officers helped escort a piece of bro-
son who held the reins when the paper couldn’t continue. But here I am.
Those nails?
I received a letter from an advertiser explaining that the business would no longer advertise in the Alaskan, sharing a list of reasons (all my failings) and topping it off with our failure to remove the plastic straps off the bundles for all businesses. If I had a more concrete system in the future they might reconsider, the letter said.
Then the next day, a text listing several errors, not factual errors, but style errors, in the last issue that I “needed to know about.”
And in the same week, a “Hail Mary” attempt I made for a grant didn’t succeed.
I can’t do what this paper needs by myself and to continue trying is not good for my health, my writing goals, my family and Skagway.
So I am opening the channels to seeking a new owner for The Skagway News. I have given my time and skills to this paper and have adored the town it represents. Age teaches you to be selective about what you’re willing to do and put up with. I love Skagway and I hope the News will continue, but I know that I can not continue as things are.
I will certainly help and support new owners, non-profits and such who want to talk to me because I believe in this paper as a community paper. I will continue to produce the paper as long as I can. I know that the town needs a paper to celebrate their children, entertain their morning and prove that the town is still alive and well. But then, maybe not.
I tried. That’s the best I can offer.
ken-down construction equipment up to a location out of the way near the Dyea Road cemetery.
Oct. 10
• A bear was reported by a citizen who got startled by the bear as it happened upon them during a cigarette break.
• A fuel truck had reported struggles driving along the US side of the Klondike Highway, dispatch assisted in contacting DOT, who went to help clear and sand the road.
• Dispatch assisted Yukon RCMP in validating information for one of their cases.
Oct. 11
• Officer assisted entering a locked vehicle.
• Black bear cub was sighted jumping over the fence at Jewell Gardens.
Oct. 12
• A business reported a rental vehicle had been stolen – after some time, CBP located the vehicle and it was learned there was a mix-up with arrangements for the rental car.
• Dispatch assisted with contacting DOT regarding snowy road conditions.
• Fire personnel responded to a report of a
potential Carbon Monoxide leak in a residential structure.
• Fire personnel responded to an EWS Fire alarm in the downtown area.
Oct. 13
• Officer assisted jumping a vehicle at the Ferry Terminal.
Oct. 14
• EMS personnel responded to a medical emergency.
• EMS personnel responded to a patient transfer.
Oct. 15
• 911 was pocket dialed twice.
• Dispatch received important documents in a bag that was turned in for lost and found.
• EMS personnel responded to a patient transfer which was rescheduled for later in the day due to misinformation.
• Dispatch assisted in report of Lost and Found for a pouch or satchel, but item was not turned into SPD.
Oct. 16
• Officer assisted in a lock out.
• EMS assisted in a patient transfer.
Submitted by Skagway Police Department
Police & Fire Blotter
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Polling Places Will Be Open From 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Candidate Races on Ballot President / Vice President United States Representative
State Senator (Districts B, D, F, H, J, L, N, P, R, T)
State House Representative (All 40 Districts) Judicial Retention Ballot Measures Appearing on the Ballot Ballot Measure 1 – 23AMLS – An Act Increasing the Minimum Wage, Requiring Paid Sick Leave, and Prohibiting Mandatory Meetings about Religious or Political Issues
Ballot Measure 2 – 22AKHE – An Act Restoring Political Party Primaries and SingleChoice General Elections
To find Your Polling Place Call: 1-888-383-8683 (In Anchorage call: 269-8683)
Early, Absentee In-Person and Special Needs Voting
Early and Absentee In-Person Voting will be available at many locations throughout the state beginning October 21, 2024. For a list of locations and information on absentee voting, visit the division’s website at https://AKVoteEarly.alaska.gov or call your regional elections office below. If you are unable to go to the polls due to age, disability, or serious illness, you may use the special needs voting process by appointing a personal representative to bring you a ballot. www.elections.alaska.gov
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
for Skagway’s 38th annual
B. CLARK COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AWARD
••• Nominations accepted till Nov. 25 •••
Please drop off your nomination letter at Skaguay News Depot & Books, mail it to PO Box 498, or e-mail it to skagbooksak@icloud.com
Please keep nomination letter to 500 words; no petitions or mutlple form letter nominations please. Anyone who has been nominated in the past five years will be considered for the award, along with new nominees. For more information, email Jeff or text 907-973-2354
PAST WINNERS
Helen Clark, Darlene Hoover, Connie Conard, Elma McMillen, Bea Lingle, Anna True, Boyd Worley, Jaime Gagnier, Buckwheat Donahue, Jean Worley, Alan See, Mike O’Daniel, Bob Dill, Su Rappleye, John L. O’Daniel, Tina Cyr, Lynn Herbig, Barbara Brodersen, Don & Betty Hather,Lorene & Alvin Gordon, Blaine Mero, Jackie Schaefer, Katherine Moseley, Duff & Karla Ray, Cindy O’Daniel, Linda Calver, Ginny Cochran, Kathleen O’Daniel, Linda Bigham, Wayne Greenstreet, Tim Salter, JoAnn Arnold, Wendy Anderson, Jan & John Tronrud, Eric Moseley, Donna Griffard, Scott Logan. Award announced in December TBA – SPONSORED BY SKAGWAY BOOK CO. & THE SKAGWAY NEWS –
Panther Spotlight
DDF shines at local tournament
Skagway School hosted the second DDF tournament of the season Oct. 18-19. Here are the Skagway team results.
1st Place Oration - Lina Hischer
2nd Place Oration - Mina Yee
4th Place Oration - Sam Munson
1st Place Duo - Lina Hischer and Mina Yee
1st Place Readers Theater - Lina Hischer, Mina Yee, Evelyn Borst, and Sam Munson
5th Place Readers Theater - Kaylee Salazar, Chloe Harris, and Ethan Salazar
2nd Place Dramatic Interpretation of Litera ture - Kaylee Salazar
3rd Place Dramatic Interpretation of Litera ture - Chloe Harris
3rd Place Informative Speaking - Evelyn Borst
4th Place Humorous Interpretation of Litera ture - Ethan Salazar
Community Corner
Kids making place-based connection through writing Skagway School’s fourth and fifth grade classes explore life in Skagway with interviews and experiences in their home town in this new Community Corner series.
Jaime Bricker shares her history and culture
By Harper Ames
Jaime Bricker, an Alaskan Native, came to our 4th grade class on October 16, 2024, and taught my classmates and I about how the Aleut people got to Skagway. Native Alaskans from all over the state were brought to Skagway to attend the school, Pius X Mission. Sadly, the school didn’t allow the native kids to speak their cultural language because the government didn’t agree with native people’s way of life. Now Native Alaskans are trying to bring their language and culture back, so it doesn’t die out.
We also ate yummy foods like carrots grown from Jaime’s garden and mint grown in her kitchen. I’m so happy because we had a really good cultural food called akutag, also known as eskimo ice cream. Jamie handmade it with berries, sugar, vegetable fat, and water, but traditionally it’s made with whale fat and sometimes boiled fish. It left a film on the roof of your mouth that felt really weird. Thanks for the tasty treats!
Jaime also showed us native art. First, she showed us a holy water dish from the Pius X Mis-
sion. Then, she explained how she made a waterproof purse from animal guts. Next, she showed us a bag that her grandpa gave her that she loves and appreciates. It is made from deer hide and has native beadwork designs on it. The bag she showed us was so pretty! The fourth grade class loved the presentation about Aleut people. Gunesheesh, Jaime!
Place-Based Haikus
Written by the fourth grade class
Changing Seasons By Piper Caposey
The leaves are falling
Snow is creeping down quickly
Bugs are hiding now
Autumn By Iris Hansen
Autumn is lovely
The leaves falling make me calm Red, orange, and yellow
Snowflakes By Harper Ames
Beautiful snowflakes
Falling on the playground floor
Kids playing in it
A Snow Day By Scarlett O’Boyle
Winter is coming
Snow is made out of water
Build a big snowman
New Winter By Mila Nelson
Beautiful winter
Winter makes home feel peaceful
Snow is falling fast
Snow By Brixton O’Boyle
I love the white snow
The snow feels nice on my face
Snow is beautiful
Mountains By Ryan Fairbanks
Coast Mountains are tall
Mountains get snowy early
Mountains are rocky
Nature By James Reddick
Nature is useful
Nature has good tasting foods
You can make housing
Winter By Alyan Sumbal
Rivers are frozen
Everything is white and cold
And so beautiful
Dogs By Hadlea Franks
Playful dogs are cute
So soft and fluffy and warm
Love and happiness
The SHS Readers Theatre team performs during the finals round in the school music room. From left are Evelyn Borst, Mina Yee, Lina Hischer, and Sam Munson.
Mina Yee, left, and Lina Hischer perform weave poems of Sylvia Plath in the final round of Duo Interpretation of Literature.
Pictured from left to right: Scarlett O’Boyle, Alyan Sumbal, Ryan Fairbanks, James Reddick, and Jaime Bricker from the Skagway Traditional Council.
Photo by Danielle McManus
Photo by Jeff Brady
Photo by Jeff Brady
Scholarships, grants & opportunities
The Skagway Public Library
Wifi is available outside the library 10am-10pm.. U.S. Passports: Crystal Harris, our Library Assistant, is currently Skagway’s only passport acceptance agent. Applications are accepted by appointment only Tuesday through Friday. day. Please call to schedule. For more more information - 907983-2665 or email library@skagway.org
Rasmuson Foundation is accepting applications for Tier 1 and Community Support grants, now with increased award sizes. These awards form a central part of Rasmuson Foundation’s grantmaking activities, supporting nonprofit organizations in Alaska with key resources and infusions of capital.
Tier 1 grants
Tier 1 is a core program of the Foundation, known for fast capital and one-time funding. In addition to a 40% increase in the maximum award size, the program now allows organizations to apply up to 15% of an award toward administrative costs. Tier 1 grants will provide up to $35,000 per project and the application period opens Aug. 15. This is a rolling grant program, and applications are accepted throughout the year.
Community Support grants fund capital projects and programmatic projects with broad community impact. The grants are intended for requests between $35,000 and $250,000. Capital requests will be approved quarterly, while non-capital/programmatic requests will be reviewed twice a year. Grants of this size do not require an invitation to
apply, and organizations can access the application starting Aug. 15.
The Foundation anticipates awarding 150-175 Tier 1 grants and 10-20 Community Support grants annually.
Program details, application tips, and frequently asked questions are also available at rasmuson.org.
Applications for Micro-Grants for Food Security are Now Open. Alaska Div. of Agriculture receives $2.6 million to fund
The grant application period runs from Sept. 27 to Nov. 26, 2024 at 5pm.
Applicants must meet eligibility requirements as outlined in the Request for Applications (also on the Micro-Grants for Food Security website). Funding is available in four categories:
Small-Scale Gardening Projects ($2,500)
Small-Scale Livestock, Poultry, Fencing, and Apiary Projects ($5,000)
Food Processing and Storage Projects ($5,000)
Greenhouse Projects ($5,000)
More information on the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program is available through the Division of Agriculture. Applications must be submitted electronically via the SmartSimple application portal (https://akdivag.us-1.smartsimple.com/s_ Login.jsp). Successful grantees will have one year to complete their projects. The Micro-Grants for Food Security website will include the most upto-date timelines. Applicants who did not receive funding during previous grant cycles may reapply.
Weather Watch BULLETIN BOARD
the link to monthly tides on www.skagwaynews.com
Library Hours: Mon. - Thurs. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat-Sun 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Call 983-2665 or email https://skagwaylibrary.com/ library@skagway.org Dahl Clinic Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Closed Sat. and Sun. 907-983-2255
For after-hours emergencies, dial 911. Solid Waste Facility Hours
T, Th, Sa, Su. 1 - 3 p.m. Skagway Museum 907-983-2420
Border stations: 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. Call each station for specifics. Ferry Terminal Hours Daily 8:00 a.m. - 4 p.m. Earlier when there is an early ferry Skagway Rec Center https://skagwayrecreation.org 907-983-2679
SKAGWAY WORSHIP DIRECTORY
Assembly of God Church 8th & State • 907-983-2350 Sun. Worship....................11 a.m. Wed. Bible Devotions & Prayer 7 p.m. Email skagwayag@outlook.com
First Presbyterian Church 5th & Main • 983-2260 Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Online access available
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 11th & State • 983-2518 Sun. Sacrament Meeting...10 a.m.
St. Therese Catholic Church 9th & State • 983-2271 Sun. Mass..........5 p.m. October - April (when a priest is available)
SERVICES
FOOD BANK DONATIONS WELCOME. Donations may be sent to the Food Bank, PO Box 200, Skagway, AK 99840. The local Food Bank helps those in need with groceries. If you need assistance, or know anyone who needs assistance, at any time of year, call any pastor.
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
NOTICE TO BEGIN ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Skagway Klondike Highway Rockfall Mitigation
Project # SFHWY00499
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is proposing to mitigate rockfall hazards on the Klondike Highway.
The proposed project would:
• Focus on stabilizing high-risk slopes between mileposts 4.84 and 5.35 on the Klondike Highway
• Make alterations and reinforcements to uphill cliff faces including scaling, rock bolting, rock doweling, draping mesh, and roadside barrier installation
• Close off one lane of the Klondike Highway during the construction period
• Potentially recondition ditches, repair pavement, and/or replace guardrails
The proposed project would take place in an area which has not been officially mapped for floodplains. We have conducted a hydrological study and determined that the project and area is a low flood risk due to its location and geology.
Construction is projected to begin in summer 2025.
The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by DOT&PF pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated April 13, 2023, and executed by FHWA and DOT&PF.
Development of this proposed project would follow a process required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Based on project location and scope of work, the environmental document is anticipated to be a categorical exclusion (CE). Possible affected resources include floodplains, Section 4(f) properties, invasive plants, and cultural or historic properties.
The proposed project would comply with all applicable authorities including:
• 33 U.S.C. 403, Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
• Anadromous Fish Conservation Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Archaeological Resources Protection Act
• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
• Clean Air and Clean Water Acts
• Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
• Endangered Species Act
• EO-11988, Floodplain Management
• EO-12898, Environmental Justice
• EO-13112, Invasive Species
• Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act
• National Historic Preservation Act - Section 106
• Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
DOT&PF is soliciting comments on the proposed project. Your comments would help us evaluate potential environmental, social, and economic impacts of this project, as well as impacts to historic and cultural resources.
Please submit your written comments to:
Connor Brown, Environmental Impact Analyst DOT&PF, Southcoast Region Phone: (907) 465-4443 P.O. Box 112506 Fax: (907) 465-4414 Juneau, AK 99811-2506 Email: connor.brown@alaska.gov
To ensure that all possible factors are considered, please provide comments via email, fax, or mailing address by November 24, 2024.
It is the policy of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) that no person shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of, any and all programs or activities we provide based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin, regardless of the funding source including Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State of Alaska funds. DOT&PF complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
If you or someone you represent requires special accommodations in order to respond to this public notice, please call or email the project coordinator listed above, or call Alaska Relay at 711, or call (800) 7708973 for TTY, (800) 770-8255 for voice, (800) 770-3919 for ASCII, (866) 355-6198 for STS. Ask the communications assistant to call the project coordinator listed above so arrangements can be made to assist you.
GENERAL ELECTION
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Under Alaska law (AS 15.30.010), candidates for President and Vice President are nominated by recognized political parties or through the petition process. This means there will be more presidential candidate names than names for other races on the same general election ballot. But don’t worry! Just mark your ballot the same as you would any other ranked choice race.
HOW TO MARK YOUR BALLOT
Fill in only one oval per candidate, in each column. You do not have to rank all the candidates. Your second choice is only counted if your first choice candidate is eliminated.
If you skip a ranking, your next ranking moves up. Here, if your first choice candidate is eliminated, your third choice counts as your second choice and your fourth choice would count as your third choice.
If you give more than one candidate the same ranking, those rankings and later rankings will not count. Here, only your first choice counts.
Your vote only counts once, even if you rank a candidate more than once. When a candidate is eliminated in a round, they are eliminated from all future rounds.
If you skip two or more rankings in a row, only the rankings before the skipped rankings will count. Here, your first choice counts and the fourth choice would not count.