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Skagway receives money for sewer system

By Gretchen Wehmhoff As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Alaska is expecting over $267 million in federal infrastructure grants. Skagway will get a better sewer system out of it.

Currently, Skagway’s primary permit for wastewater allows a certain level of treated discharge into Taiya Inlet. While the system is fine for year-round management of waste, it is pushed to near capacity during heavy tourist days in the city.

The $10.2 million grant will allow Skagway Public Works to plan for improvements at the wastewater treatment plant that could handle more visitor traffic.

This year will be a test of the current system as cruise ships return to near normal frequency and capacity. More visitors are also expected via ferries and the Klondike Highway.

With plans for future extension of the Ore Dock, the city hopes to handle larger 1,100- foot vessels, bringing more passengers to the port.

Without wastewater improvements, Skagway’s sewer infrastructure wouldn’t be able to handle the predicted increase of cruise visitors.

“This is good news,” Mayor Andrew Cremata said.

“Senator Murkowski really went to bat for Skagway,” Assemblymember Orion Hanson added.

Orion said the wastewater plant at 1st and Main is limited. Currently the municipality is working on odor control and maintenance. Skagway is limited in space compared to other sewer systems that might have room for tailing ponds.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of (see page 8- Sewer)

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Skagway’s historical love story doesn’t end so lovely

Abuse, exploitation; the demise of ‘Minnie Moore’

By Melinda Munson Editor’s note: A version of this article will appear as the cover story of this year’s Skaguay Alaskan, available mid-May. James Bernard (Ben) Moore first saw his future wife at a potlatch near Haines in March of 1890, in the Native village of Yen-daStucka. His recollection of their meeting, found in his diary accounts: “Skagway In Days Primeval,” reads like a romance novel, with details modern day readers will find problematic.

“The men who took actual part in the dance vied hard with each other to make the most impression among the large audience. While standing there taking all this in … I happened to glance up to a door that had just been opened … and two young girls came out; one apparently fourteen or fifteen years old, quite light of complex-

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ion, of somewhat delicate appearance, and with long black hair. In fact she looked pretty, refined and modest, and in a way above any of her class I had yet seen. She saw me at the same time I saw her, and after we held each other’s gaze for a moment, she… ran quickly back into the room. I became immediately interested in this little girl and curious to know all about her. I was lonesome and yearning for companionship from the opposite sex,” (136).

The young woman, Lingít Saayí (Klinget-sai-yat in most texts)* was in fact from a high-ranking Tlingit family. Her mother, Kudeit.sáakw, was of the Kaagwaantaan clan of the Finned House (Ligooshi Hít) of the Eagle moiety. Her father, George Shotridge, was headman, or shaadehunias, as was his father before him.

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Lingít Saayí was 14. Ben was 20.

That first glimpse almost didn’t happen. If Haines shopkeeper Mrs. Healy had her way, Ben would have stayed away from the village.

“Mrs. Healy strongly advised me not to attend the big doings but Mr. Healy saw no reason why I should not go up and see it all,” Ben wrote (132).

Ben considered Mrs. Healy like a mother, a substitute for his own, Hendrika, who lived in Victoria, Canada.

But Ben heeded Mr. Healy’s more palatable advice, and attended his first potlatch. He made it clear he regretted his decision, and the eventual union, which ended badly for both parties with a divorce in 1909, allegations of abuse and one partner later taking their life.

“Thus it was with me, and thus it was that lifelong un-

happiness was brought about for her and for me, and which one’s fault was it? Surely not hers, but mine,” he wrote (137).

After the mysterious encounter at the potlatch, Ben stayed overnight with Lingít Saayí’s family, and continued to visit the young girl.

“I took this little girl out sleigh riding with dog teams, and we went coasting, and in a short time became quite friendly and enjoyed each other’s company very much.

And unconscious of it, I grew to like and then love this little maid, and she in turn grew to think a great deal of me. But even then I did not realize or think she was destined to become my wife” (137).

After Lingít Saayít and her father left for Sitka for six weeks, Ben assessed his feelings and decided to seriously pursue the relation(see page 2- Lingít Saayí)

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Our 2021 Alaskan journey was a hit, so we’re back for more Tired of being stuck inside with zoom happy hours as our pandemic “big night out,” we booked an impromptu cruise to Alaska last summer for August 2021. This trip included a day in Skagway, where we enjoyed a hike on the Chilkoot Trail, rafting down the Taiya River followed by scrumptious cinnamon fry bread at Klondike Doughboy and a cold Spruce Tip Blonde Ale from Skagway Brewery.

Our tour guides, two younger outdoor enthusiasts (Amy and Ted), were eager to tell us about these and other hidden local gems. Please be aware these seasonal tour guides may be your best advertisement! What great ambassadors.

Our 2021 Alaskan journey was a hit, so we’re back for more fun on the first voyage of the Carnival Splendor to arrive in Skagway, May 11, 2022. This ship and crew have traveled all the way from Australia for one summer in Alaska.

I’m sure the influx of seasonal employees and tourists comes with mixed emotions. Suddenly, your peaceful Alaskan port is inundated by college age tour guides and a parade of ships full of adventure seekers. With visitors hopefully returning like spawning salmon this year, just a quick note we understand it may take some time to return to “normal.”

Nothing is normal these days! Travel has also changed with required COVID testing, conflicting rules, flight changes and the like … but sometimes you have to swim upstream to find places of beauty like Skagway.

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Lingít Saayí marries, becomes Minnie Moore continued from front page

ship, which everyone around him already believed to be a settled affair.

The two were married in October of 1890. Lingít Saayí was 15 years old.

They held a Tlingit ceremony, then traveled to Juneau where they were married by a Presbyterian minister with both of the bride’s parents present. None of Ben’s family attended the wedding.

Ben referred to his new spouse as his “little girl wife.” Prior to their marriage, he started calling her “Minnie,” after his sister.

From that point on, Lingít Saayí lost her Tlingit name and would forever be known by the new moniker.

While it appears to have been a love match, at least according to Ben, it also made sense financially for both families.

“The Tlingits were happy to make that connection because it would strengthen their trade relations,” said Dan Henry, professor of communication studies at Lane Community College in Oregon, and author of “Across the Shaman’s River.”

Ben’s father, Captain William Moore, a German immigrant to Canada, had arrived in Skagway in

1887, then called Shg̱agwei (heart-wooded place).** Captain Moore witnessed a small number of prospectors already working and foresaw the arrival of more.

He and his son built a small log cabin that today is Skagway’s oldest structure. They homesteaded 160 acres, built a wharf and a sawmill, and prepared for the goldrush, which would start in 1897 and end in 1899.

For the next several years, the newly married Moores traveled the Juneau area where Ben worked mostly at sawmills. Sometimes the couple rented a log cabin, sometimes they lived in a tent. In November 1891, their first child, Benny, was born. Lingít Saayí’s mother and sister were present for the birth. In November 1893, second child Edith Gertrude was welcomed into the family. Again, the maternal grandmother and sister were there to help. Their third and final child, Frances, was born in Skagway in August 1898. None of Lingít Saayí’s family were present for this birth.

“They [Lingít Saayí’s family] didn’t go to Skagway.

Skagway was a racist white town,” Henry said.

The Moores also didn’t have support from Ben’s fa-

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“Ben marrying Minnie cooled that relationship with his father,” Henry said. “He called her a squaw.”

Despite their wealth from the wharf and land claims, their well-furnished home and Lingít Saayís high Victorian fashion, the Moores also faced racism from the steadily rising population of new arrivals.

“The majority of people who came up to Skagway in an attempt to get to the Klondike gold fields were not well-traveled or educated.

They had never seen people who looked different than themselves,” said Johanna Evans, former National Park Service employee and Skagway history buff.

Evans said the children endured racial slurs, thrown rocks and being tripped.

“They had to go through the gauntlet,” Henry said.

By 1900, the two oldest children were in Tacoma, attending boarding schools, a far distance from the ill treatment their mother continued to receive.

“Although the number of women in turn-of-the-century Skagway was three times less than the number of men, Minnie was deliberately excluded from the normal clubs, card parties and charity events,” wrote Doreen C. Cooper, in the National Park Service’s, “A Century at the Moore/Kirmse House.”

“She pretty much stayed (see page 3- Skagway)

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continued from page 2 cloistered in her home,” Henry said.

“She was thrown into the white world where all she knew was the Tlingit world … In Skagway, there was nobody to talk to,” he added.

In 1906, the remaining members of the family relocated to Tacoma, probably to escape Skagway’s socially hostile environment. In 1909, Lingít Saayí filed for divorce, citing abuse, cruelty and her husband’s mismanagement of money. Because her name had always been included on deeds, an unusual arrangement for a woman, particularly a minority woman, she received half of the assets.

Lingít Saayí’s mother died sometime during the gold rush and her father passed away in 1908. Contact between her Klukwan family appears limited after the move to Skagway and there is no indication the Moore children were introduced to their mother’s village. Following the divorce, Lingít Saayí moved to Victoria in 1910 and remarried a man of Dutch descent. She committed suicide in 1917 after an argument with her husband.

“Mother was never very happy,” Frances said at the inquest. “I have heard her threaten to do away with herself quite a while ago.”

Ben died in 1919, having lost most of his money in bad investments and regretting that he emigrated from Alaska. While he left behind documents that would later become a book, there is no known written record from Lingít Saayí, although she wrote consistently to her brother, Louis Shotridge, an ethnographer for the University of Pennsylvania, and a controversial figure in his Native community.

Much of the information concerning the Moores is from the perspective of Ben and Captain Moore, white men afforded the privilege of directing the historical narrative.

“We have no first-hand accounts [about this topic] from the First Nation people,” Evans said.

Evans, born and raised in Juneau, is not of Native descent, and was at first hesitant to comment publicly on

the topic of Lingít Saayí.

“I very much believe in allowing people to tell their own story. It is not my place to tell another culture’s story,” she said. After informal conversations with members of Skagway Traditional Council (STC), she agreed to speak with The Skaguay Alaskan.

Evans, normally a “madame” for the Red Onion, spent time in the restored Moore House on 400 Spring Street in the summer of 2021 when she worked for the Park Service during COVID-19.

She said that time ignited a curiosity and inspired, “my research, my opinions, my personal interest in KlingitSai-Yat.” The Skaguay Alaskan reached out to various Tlingit entities regarding this article. STC, a federally recognized tribal government, responded with the following statement.

“Currently, STC continues to research, trace and gather the tribal side of various Skagway stories and voices; however, at this time, we do not have enough resources to endorse accuracy of stories covered in the Klingetsai-yat article,” said Sara Kinjo-Hischer, STC tribal administrator. “We believe that Klinget-sai-yat’s side of the story has yet to be told.”

Lingít Saayí’s narrative most likely wasn’t preserved by her descendants, some of whom were not even aware of their Native bloodline.

Cooper noted in her article that, “Even today, her grandchildren know much more about their Moore family background, but little about their Tlingit heritage.”

For Evans, the most tragic part of the story is the psychological trauma the wife and mother had to endure over and over.

“Klingit-sai-yat is trying to build community here. She is trying to have a good life.

She is trying to fit in. She is rejected over and over,” Evans said.

“She was extremely elevated in her own community.

She was supposed to have a future of matriarchal respect.

Instead, she was torn down,” Evans continued.

When the Moores first settled in Skagway as a family, they lived in the small cabin

Skagway ostracizes Tlingit mother and children that had been used to stake a claim, before eventually building and adding on to what became an enviable wood-built house.

“The restored homestead enables visitors to better understand the rapid changes faced by the Moores during Skagway’s development, from the rough log cabin to the Victorian house complete with piano and electricity,” Cooper wrote.

The homestead may also be a symbol of how quickly the Moore’s relationship changed under the influx of prejudice and societal expectations that arrived with the gold rush.

More details about the life and perspective of Lingít Saayí might be lost in a nation with a history of Native erasure. Glimpses of the matriarch can be found in Ben’s brief mentions of her in his diary, a divorce document, the handmade clothes turned to rags she used to chink the logs in the original Moore cabin. It’s not much

of a monument to a woman who endured separation and abuse.

“The gold rush changed the trajectory of her life, and not for the better,” Evans said. “She was exposed to some of the most abominable behavior and tried to move away, tried to re-marry, tried to find a way to exist in this holier-than-thou culture that had no idea of the beautiful, abundant culture and life she had in Klukwan.

Her resiliency did shine through; her many attempts to pivot, to learn, to adapt – but in the end – it feels like those efforts weren’t really acknowledged or valued.”

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*X́unei Lance Twitchell, Alaska Native language associate professor at the University of Alaska Southeast, noted that Kóox̱’ Dave Strong from Klukwan references Klinget-sai-yat as Lingít Saayí. **Twitchell provided this “more accurate” translation of Shg̱agwei.

Thank you to Melissa (Lissa) Kramer, curator for the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, National Park Service, and her staff, for assistance obtaining photographs and research materials.

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Cockroaches will inherit the earth

Editor’s column

As Melinda and I take turns with illnesses this month and we finish the Alaskan, I dipped into my writing file of favorites from my younger years. My first solo vacations to Hawaii. I was 24.

By Gretchen Wehmhoff Penny and I had met on the beach a day ago. Total strangers with one thing in common -- the dollar amount in our wallets. We were both in our early 20s, traveling alone and on budgets, but neither of us wanted to stay in any of the “roach” hotels within our budgets. Sharing a room wasn’t my idea of an ideal vacation, but I’d been in one of those other hotels for about twenty minutes when I decided I’d sleep on the beach before sleeping with a cockroach.

A tropical breeze drifted through the lanai door of our hotel room as I flipped through the Honolulu yellow pages. I craved one of those stylish restaurants where drinks came in pineapples decorated with paper umbrellas. Penny stood in the bathroom fixing her make-

up when a sudden shriek brought me to reality.

“It’s a monster!”

I looked up to see Penny backing slowly out of the bathroom holding her mascara wand like a switchblade. Her eyes fixed on the counter.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, wondering if she had overdone the mascara.

“Look!” she motioned with her weapon.

I walked to the door. Sitting on the counter staring back at me was the largest cockroach I had ever seen.

Actually, it was the only cockroach I had ever seen, having lived in Alaska all of my life. Monster? Yes. It stood at least four inches long with two dangerous looking antennae vacillating in front of his head. He commandeered the counter and appeared to be considering his next conquest. With a quick look, I knew how to handle this.

“Run!” I yelled. We bolted into the main hallway. Leaning against the wall outside our door, we caught our breath.

“What’ll we do?” whispered Penny.

“Go for help!” I said. We started towards the elevators.

Halfway there, we stopped and looked at each other.

“They’ll think we’re crazy,” she said.

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bug.” We turned around and headed back to defend our space.

I had visions of the cockroach sitting on my bed watching television and eating macadamia nuts. We were relieved to find that it had chosen to spend more time in the bathroom.

“Should we smash him?’’ said Penny.

“Go ahead.” I didn’t need to be a hero. I’d buy her dinner if she was willing to go head-on with the beast. That thing looked ferocious.

“I can’t” she breathed. She began to look pale.

“Okay, I’ll do it.”

I’ve faced thousands of Alaskan mosquitoes without fear. I’ve stared down angry dogs and avoided temperamental hornets, but nothing compared to the battle of wills I was about to have with this cockroach.

Grabbing a tourist magazine from the dresser, I silently approached the insect and positioned my arm above it. With all the force I had in me, I slammed it down on the bug. I felt immediate guilt for using such force on a creature smaller than myself.

The guilt was short-lived when I raised the magazine.

The roach was gone. I looked in the sink and on the floor.

The cockroach had vanished “Look-out! He’s on you!”

Penny screamed.

I looked in the mirror. The sly devil had attached himself to the back page and was crawling towards my hand. I dropped the magazine as we retreated to the hallway.

“What’ll we do?” Obviously, this was her first cock-

roach encounter as well.

“Did you see that? He must be made of steel! Any other bug would be mush!”

I found myself in a new battlefield. Mosquitoes respond well to sudden blows with magazines. They die. This insect was a miniature tank.

I had an idea. “Do you have any insect repellent?”

Penny looked at me quizzically. She obviously had not thought to pack any lotion other than suntan lotion. She started digging through her suitcase.

“Here!” She proudly handed me a can of super hold hair spray.

“Great!” Even if it didn’t kill him, it would keep him from going anywhere. I wanted to super hold this bug to the floor so tight it would take a chisel to remove him.

Back in the bathroom the cockroach still owned the magazine. I took a step towards him and started to spray. He jumped from his perch and headed for a closet. I followed him with a steady stream of hair spray until I had him cornered. The small area quickly became congested with fumes and I retreated, gasping for air. I fled to the balcony coughing spastically from the toxic overdose. Penny followed me, worried that I might die from hair spray asphyxiation.

“I’m okay,” I gasped.

“Give me a few minutes.”

Five minutes later we ventured back to the bathroom to throw the dead insect in the trash.

“Oh my God!” Penny froze. Crawling out of the closet unscathed, the cock-

roach marched straight for us.

“Quick! Get me some cardboard!” I shouted. I would scoop the beast up and drop him off the lanai. Penny ran to me holding two 3x5 index cards.

“Will this do?”

I looked at her in disbelief.

Did she expect me to scoop an angry four-inch cockroach with two tiny index cards? “Do you have anything bigger,” I asked, mildly sarcastic?

“No.” She shook her head hopelessly.

Taking the cards and a deep breath, I entered the bathroom. The air was thick with hair spray. Whoever said cockroaches would be the only creatures to survive a nuclear holocaust was right.

They are indestructible.

Trying not to make any sudden moves, I slipped one card in front of the creature and the other behind him. He took the bait and gingerly stepped onto the card as if he were stepping into a taxi.

I had him. Only had twenty feet to the lanai and we’d be free of this invader.

Sliding the second card under the body, I started toward the bathroom door. That’s when he made his move. He was crawling towards my hand. I panicked. Looking frantically about the room I saw my only choice. Taking two steps, I opened the cards and the cockroach dropped into the toilet bowl. Cockroaches make impressive belly flops.

“Wow, smart thinking.” said Penny, full of admiration.

“Do you think he’ll clog the toilet? I was starting to doubt anything could overcome this beast.

“Try it” I flushed. The cockroach started to swirl in the whirlpool. His legs were in motion, and for a moment, he almost grabbed the edge.

Then “guloop.” He was gone. I closed the lid. I was a warrior. I had won this battle, but I hadn’t won the war.

I now know that cockroaches may indeed inherit the earth.

They already have Hawaii.

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Benjamin David Burnham

After graduation, I plan on staying in Skagway for a year or two. I want to obtain some work experience over the summers, and also have a little bit of fun.

Also, I still need to build all of my lego sets, so that takes precedence over almost everything else. While I am in Skagway, I would like to read a lot of books, work as much as possible and just save up for the sake of saving up. After my stay in Skagway, I want to move to some other place. I have no idea where yet, but I think there is value in living somewhere other than Skagway, at least for a few years. I want to make new friends and experience life through a different perspective. If this doesn’t work out, I’ll probably go into the military, where I can also learn new things and get in better shape. No matter what, as long as I’m happy and the work environment or area I’m in is fun, I will probably end up having a good time, and that’s all I really want.

larger university to continue my education and earn my bachelor’s degree.

My reasoning behind remaining in Skagway is to give myself the freedom to travel throughout the two years I am online, as well as make extra money during this time to put myself through college. With this degree, I believe I can give back to my community and those around the world, bringing light and education to people through my ability to write and speak.

Paige Marie Turner

After graduating in May, I plan to take a gap year to save money. I am looking into vocational schools in Alaska. The first one is the Alaska Vocational Technical Center in Seward, where I would be able to obtain my certificate in diesel mechanics. Another option I am interested in is the Alaska Driving Academy in Soldotna, where I could get my CDL license and civil construction certificate. Currently, I am working for Hunz & Hunz and doing a diesel mechanics apprenticeship under Dakota McBee. All my life I have been interested in working on anything that has four wheels.

My passions are creating things to help make the world a better place. I want to save the world. I am going to achieve this by seeking higher education at Oregon State University to study environmental engineering where I can create systems and changes for the betterment of our planet and the people who live here. I aspire to make it safe, clean and long-lasting for the generations to follow, so I’ll work hard to become well versed in my study to make sure that the lives of civilians are not put in danger from unclean water, air pollution and waste disposal. Overall, I want people to be safe and healthy.

I am going to take further action on my plans by joining the Peace Corps so I can travel to other places in need of help. I want to go to countries in need so I can help inform and work with them on making their community a safer environment. If my teachings stick, they will have the knowledge to pass on to others if a problem ever arises that they can fix. The only way to better the world is through education and compassion. When those things are lacking, there is a lack in safety and health. I am going to change that. I am going to inspire people to choose kindness and to inform themselves on the issues around them so we can all work together, as humans, to keep the Earth, and ourselves, alive and well. That is my passion.

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After graduation, I plan on working through the summer and winter in Skagway, while attending online classes through the University of Alaska until the completion of my associate’s in journalism. After I complete all prerequisites and my associate’s, I plan on transferring to a

My plans for the future are to attend the University of Alaska, Southeast, in Juneau. Currently, I am interested in obtaining my certificate in early childhood education and eventually receive my associate of applied science in early childhood education.

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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 or 907-612-0313.

LEGAL ADS See page 8 for Request for Proposals

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BROADWAY BULLETIN BOARD COMMUNITY CALENDAR Library Hours: Weekdays 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Weekends 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Call 983-2665 or email library@skagway.org Dahl Clinic Winter Hours: Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Closed Sat. and Sun. 907-983-2255 For after-hours emergencies, dial 911.

Incinerator Hours T, Th, Sa. 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 M-F 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

See www.skagway.org for borough meeting updates.

Email Updates & New Events: editor@skagwaynews.com

SKAGWAY WORSHIP DIRECTORY

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OBSERVATIONS FOR PREVIOUS 24-HOUR PERIOD BEFORE 7 A.M.

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

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First Presbyterian Church 5th & Main • 983-2260 Sunday Worship 11 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Women’s Prayer 10 a.m Tues.

Bible Study time varies.

Please inquire.

Online access available to all events.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

11th & State • 983-2518 Sun. Sacrament Meeting...10 a.m.

Sun. School/Primary ...11:10 a.m.

Relief Society/Priesthood..12 p.m.

St. Therese Catholic Church 9th & State • 983-2271 Sun. Mass.......................5 p.m.

Mass Mon. & Tues.....12:10 p.m. (when a priest is available)

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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY PUBLIC NOTICE

THE MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY IS HIRING! Please scan the QR code below for an updated list of available job positions.

Skagway Recreation Center • 12th & Main • 983-2679 Cardio • Weight Room • Locker Rooms • Showers • Rock Wall OPEN regular hours Please sign up for classes, wt. room use and cardio floor use at https://signupschedule.com/src

(use camera on mobile phone) If you have any employment questions, please contact Alanna Lawson at a.lawson@skagway.org

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Police & Fire Blotter April 16 Dispatch and police personnel assisted U.S. Coast Guard with a search and rescue.

Police responded to a report of public alcohol consumption.

Fire personnel assisted Guardian Flight with a medevac.

Police responded to a non-permitted bonfire in Dyea.

April 17 Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm at a downtown business.

April 18 Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm at a downtown business.

April 19 Police assisted with a vehicle lockout.

April 21 Police and Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency in Liarsville.

April 22 Police responded to a call of an intoxicated person asleep on Broadway.

April 23 Police responded to a call

Submitted by Skagway Police Department

about a drone in a potential no-fly zone.

Police and fire personnel responded to a medical emergency on Dyea Road.

Police responded to a non-permitted fire.

Fire personnel assisted Dahl Memorial Clinic with a patient transfer.

Police responded to a rock slide on the Klondike Highway.

April 24 Police responded to a domestic dispute.

Fire personnel responded to a medical emergency.

April 25 Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm at a downtown business.

April 26 Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm at a downtown business Police personnel responded to a report of reckless driving on Dyea Road.

April 27 Dispatch helped reunite a lost phone and its owner.

April 29 Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm at a downtown residence.

Police responded to a call about someone camping on airport grounds.

May 1 Dispatch assisted with a dog at large.

Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm downtown.

May 2 Dispatch helped reunite a lost wallet with its owner.

Police responded to a call about an open door at a downtown business.

Police responded to a call about a person living in their van downtown.

May 3 Police assisted with a vehicle lockout.

May 4 Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm at a downtown busi-

ness.

Police personnel assisted with an investigation aboard a cruise ship.

May 5 Dispatch received a call regarding a possible scam on a Skagway Facebook page.

Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm at a downtown business.

Customs reported a minor avalanche on the Klondike Highway.

Police responded to a theft at a downtown business.

May 6 Fire personnel responded to a Fire Alarm at a downtown business.

May 7 Fire personnel responded to a fire alarm at a downtown business.

Police responded to a call regarding a non-permitted campfire.

May 9 Police personnel responded to a call regarding an unruly person at the library.

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continued from front page the Appropriations Committee, announced the funds in March.

“The funding I secured through this process will support local projects, create jobs and provide communities with a much-needed boost,” Murkowski said.

“These projects will have real, tangible impacts on the lives of Alaskans, but may not have been funded without explicit direction from Congress,” she said.

More Skagway funds, $3.9 illion, were also designated from the Environmental Protection Agency budgets to extend sanitary sewer to unserved areas in the borough.

“Someone should send Senator Murkowski a thank you note,” Hanson said after the funds were announced in March.

LEGAL ADS - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Port of Skagway - Freight Waterfront Lease

Bid/RFP Status: Open - accepting bids and proposals Bid/RFP Due Date: Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 2:00pm Bid/RFP Reference Number: Freight Waterfront Lease RFP Project and Background The Municipality of Skagway (MOS or Municipality) is requesting proposals from all qualified persons and entities to lease (as Lessee) certain waterfront real property for use as an intermodal freight facility, located at 280 Terminal Way, Skagway, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows (Property): Lot 6F according to Appendix A, within a portion of ATS #4, Skagway Recording District, First Judicial District, State of Alaska. If area or access is required outside of Lot 6F please identify that need in the proposal.

The Property is comprised of approximately 3.73 acres or 162,565 square feet and is depicted on the aerial image of the Property and surrounding area, attached as Appendix A. The Property is presently used for receiving and shipping freight via barge, truck, and rail, cargo handling and storage, and providing for the transport of goods between Washington state and Skagway, and Skagway and the Yukon. The Municipality intends that such use of the Property continue in the future by the successful Proposer, but is willing to consider alternative uses.

The Municipality is currently developing port plans that could require the lessee of this parcel to relocate to lease parcels 6 and 7 according to Appendix B; within a portion of ATS #4, Skagway Recording District, First Judicial District, State of Alaska. Parcels 6 and 7 comprise an area of approximately 1.54 acres or 66,961 square feet.

Upon decision to relocate the lease area, the Municipality will work cooperatively with the successful Proposer to amend the waterfront lease that results from this RFP. The Property currently has improvements that allow it to be used as an intermodal freight facility. The continued presence and use of these improvements are regulated by the current tideland lease and sublease, copies of which are attached as Appendix C. The term of the lease of the Property will commence on or about March 19, 2023 following the expiration of the lease term of the presently effective Property lease, and the term will not exceed thirty-five (35) years.

Port of Skagway - Fuel Waterfront Lease

Bid/RFP Status: Open - accepting bids and proposals Bid/RFP Due Date: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 - 2:00pm Bid/RFP Reference Number: RFP - Fuel Waterfront Lease Project and Background The Municipality of Skagway (MOS or Municipality) is requesting proposals from all qualified persons and entities to lease (as Lessee) certain waterfront real property for use as a fuel storage and transfer facility, located at 198 Terminal Way, Skagway, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows (Property): Lease parcels 8 and 9 according to Appendix A within a portion of ATS #4, Skagway Recording District, First Judicial District, State of Alaska. If area or access is required outside of lease parcels 8 & 9 please identify that need in the proposal.

The Property is comprised of approximately 2.19 acres or 95,315 square feet and is depicted on the survey of the Property and surrounding area, attached as Appendix A. The Property is presently used for receiving fuel via barge, storing fuel, providing fuel locally, and providing for the transport of fuel between Skagway and the Yukon. The Municipality intends that such use of the Property continue in the future by the successful Proposer, but is willing to consider alternative uses.

The Property currently has improvements that allow it to be used as a fuel transfer and storage facility.

The continued presence and use of these improvements are regulated by the current tideland lease and sublease, copies of which are attached as Appendix B. In the event that the Property continues to be used as a fuel storage and transfer facility MOS intends to provide the successful Proposer with the right to use and operate certain pipelines located outside of the Property.

The term of the lease of the Property will commence on or about March 19, 2023 following the expiration of the lease term of the presently effective Property lease, and the term will not exceed thirty-five (35) years.

Port of Skagway - General Waterfront Lease

Bid/RFP Status: Open - accepting bids and proposals Bid/RFP Due Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 2:00pm Bid/RFP Reference Number: RFP - General Waterfront Lease Project and Background The Municipality of Skagway (MOS or Municipality) is requesting proposals from all qualified persons and entities to lease (as Lessee) certain waterfront real property located at 101 Terminal Way, Skagway, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows (Property): Lease parcels 11 and 12 according to Appendix A, within a portion of ATS #4, Skagway Recording District, First Judicial District, State of Alaska.

If area or access is required outside of lease parcels 11 & 12 please identify that need in the proposal.

The Property is comprised of approximately 1.46 acres or 63,873 square feet and is depicted on the survey of the Property and surrounding area, attached as Appendix A. The Property is presently used as a heliport.

The Property currently has improvements that allow it to be used as a heliport. The continued presence and use of these improvements are regulated by the current tideland lease and sublease, copies of which are attached as Appendix B. The term of the lease of the Property will commence on or about March 19, 2023 following the expiration of the lease term of the presently effective Property lease, and the term will not exceed thirty-five (35) years.

A full copy of the Request for Bids can be obtained by e-mailing c.jennings@skagway.org, or on the municipal website at https://www.skagway.org/rfps.